Holiday Kick Off!

Mistletoe is always the kick-off to my holiday season and this year is no different! This year, a group of us (consisting of us, Ty & Rebecca, Ben & Jessisca, and Jon Paul & Amelia) got Totally Awesome and took it to 80s Night, the Friday night event at Mistletoe. We had too much fun!

Pre-party with our Blueberry Lemonade martinis




Jess, R, Delly Welly, and A

Hooray for a drumstick!!

The whole gange in front of Rubix Cubes and a balloon arch

(how 80s is THAT?!?)

Cousin Lee and Cliff

On the way home... I got stuck in the middle with no seat!

Here's to the holiday season! Hope yours is Merry!!

I love the Delta!!

I had my first trip to Greenwood to celebrate our 4th anniversary, my 29th birthday and for Cliff to ride his bike. It was all complete with a stay at the Alluvian, girlie time (aka pedicure and shopping) with one of my favorite girls Del, and yummy food at the Alluvian, Delta Bistro, Steven's BBQ, and Luscos. I even got a birthday surprise from the Alluvian with a bottle of my favorite dressing - Comeback! It makes everything taste better... Here are a few pics to recap our stay... At Lusco's... I think we were the next to loudest table!

Chris starting his ride

Del and Jes pre-ride

(sorry, I can't figure out how to turn it around)

Chris, Jes, Cliff and Clayton

at Delta Bistro - SUPER YUMMY!

Duck with a fried egg on top - DELISH!

Chris didn't like his hug...

Clayton and friend Scott

Del and Jes at Delta Bistro

Boy, how time flies...

So I know it's been over a month since I updated this thing, but we have been SUPER busy! It's all been fun, but I've gotten way behind and need to catch up! We've been here, there, and yon so look at the following posts for our fun adventures...

Once again I must ask too much of you, Harry...

I CANNOT tell you how fired up I am about Harry Potter tonight! My sweet hubby and dear friends Mary Straton and John are flying to the movie theater to see the magic of the 6th installment of Harry Potter. I was first introduced to HP when Cliff had to read the first book for his English Lit class in college. He drug me to the first movie and like magic I was hooked. For our 7th dating anniversary, he bought the 6th book for me and I read it on our honeymoon. This book has some significant meaning to me because of when I read it. I can't wait to see how the movie compares!! For all you Muggles out there, get ready to fill your life with the magic of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore and the others as they continue to battle the ultimate evil villain Voldemort...

Praise God from whom all blessings flow...

Yesterday was such a wild day at work, so I was thrilled to have 2 huge blessings come my way! First, my daddy called right after lunch to let me know that my Auntie Dee's cancer HAS GONE AWAY!!! I am absolutely thrilled because she is one of my favorite people in this world! Lots of prayers have been answered... Please see below from a post from cousin Fran:

Auntie Dee & Fran

Oh the nerves of today. Mom had her PET scan last Thursday, June 11th, and we were to report to Dr. S's office this morning. At that point, Dr. S. would tell us what the PET scan revealed and whether or not Mom was going to undergo the last two rounds of Rituxin and Fluderabine, the first of which put her in the ER on Mother's Day, followed by a three night's stay at Baptist. Yeah, we were nervous. I wish we could have taken some of the pills pictured above. A good dose of sanity would have been nice.Mom's nurse took us back to a treatment room, so we figured the cancer was still there and settled in. Mom reminded the nurse that we haven't yet seen the results of the PET scan, so the nurse disappeared to find Dr. S, only to reappear 15 minutes later to take us to a consultation room. Soon Dr. S. came in to say Mom's PET scans were NEGATIVE. As in, NO MORE CANCER IS PREVALENT IN THE SCAN. Woot! At this point I'm going to dog-cuss the protocol of doctors today. Not the doctors themselves - they're awesome - but the bureaucracy of it makes me crazy. I understand that everybody must follow the rules and that we live in the most litigious state of America. But really. This is stuff the guy doing the scan on THURSDAY could have told us. Grr.Anyway, the negative doesn't mean that Mom is completely cancer free, and chances are very good (almost positive) that her lymphoma will come back. But for now she is free and clear and doesn't have to worry about anything cancer-related until her next PET scan in October. I think quarterly PETS are going to become a way of life, but as long as it's not chemo, Mom's happy.Thank you for all your prayers, thoughts, and support. It worked.


On top of that wonderful news, I also got some great news that my dear friend Amy is going to have a little baby!! I'm so thrilled and now that Amy and Justin will make fabulous parents. The funniest thing is that they found out on the Thursday before we saw them on Friday. I noticed that she wasn't drinking any wine at dinner but I just thought she prefered red over white. :) Shows how much intuition I have, huh?

Justin, Amy & Roux

Again, congrats to Aunt Dee Die and to Amy and Justin! Praise to the good Lord above for all of the wonderful blessings in all of our lives!!!

So I've never really had a green thumb...

I tend to kill anything that's green. However, I've kept the plant that came from my Granddaddy's house alive for quite some time, so Cliff and I figured we needed to spruce up the backyard for the summer. Cliff and good buddy Rob spent all Friday and Saturday building an arbor and hanging my swing that my sweet parents gave us. I spent all Saturday looking for plants, pots and potting soil. Thanks to Cliff's dear Aunt Muffett (for all of the many times I called her on Saturday and her guidance), we now have a beautiful backyard that we can enjoy!

A very proud Rob & Cliff

Good job boys!!

The finished product
(minus the latice on the sides and pots with jasmine or wisteria or something else...)

Still needs a cushion too!

Hydrangeas, hostas, impatiens, and creeping jenny

Marigolds

A banana plant and Knock-Out Rose

Our deck!!

Happy Summer y'all!!!

Come by for a swing anytime!!

Prom Pose

Cliff and I got all dolled up for the Barrister's Ball that the Student Bar Association sponsors every year. The way I was standing was not very flattering but I love this pic of my cute hubby!!