Check Yourself, Before You Wreck Yourself (or your car)...

Bags? Check. Fritz? Check. Phone charger? Check. Air in tires? Uhhhhh……

So, this weekend started out fab. I left work early Friday. Fritz and I were on the way to Vicksburg by 4:00, with the exception of a small wreck, we made great time.

Saturday, all of us went on a walk through the Civil War Military Park. We took the long way, and it’s about 4 miles. Fritz was totally worn out, and the babies loved the fresh air.

PLUS, check out this beautiful view…

My sister made my FAVORITE meal ever, roast and rice and gravy. No one can make it like my grandma could, but this was pretty damn close and I think the picture does it serious, SERIOUS justice…

My mom, sister, and I got to catch up on good gossip – plus, we got to decorate my sister’s living room with her new furniture and rug. Well, I walked through the door, my mom pointed me in the direction of the couch and we moved while she directed. But anyway, you get the picture.

As for Sunday, my mom and I left about 11:30. I’d say at 11:35:12 my car dings, LOW TIRE PRESSURE.

SON OF A BITCH!

I call my mom, (let me insert here, my stepdad owns a tire company, let me also mention, neither me or my mom know how to put air in a tire), she tells me to call Oscar to see what to do. Of course, he says to pull over and put in air in {DUH}. Well, remember how I said the south was NOT going to be dry this weekend, it wasn’t. Here we are out in the steady rain, learning how to put air in a tire. Needless to say, when we FINALLY got home we were given our own private, tire changing, air filling, play-by-play lesson.

Pretty much, moral of the story, take full advantage of what your parents do for a living.

HAPPY OCTOBER!

Linking up with Sami, Leeann, and Dana

T.G.I.F

Happy Friday y'all! If your work week was anything like mine, then today is a miracle it even arrived!

I'm linking up with Lauren again today, for my #H54F

1. I saw this AMAZING sunset; me and the rooms went for a walk around the lakes again and we got to witness this. (P.S Loved all the extra time I got to spend with her while her boy toy was gone!)

2. Tuesday, I left my purse AT WORK! Who does that?? I must have been itching to get out of there REALLL bad!

3. Fritz, just because this pic is adorbs, also cause it’s nice when he’s not jumping all over the place

4. Last night I ate Zoes Kitchen. This Greek salad is awesome, if you haven’t been there. GO NOW, you can thank me later...

5. After work today, me and Fritz-ter are off to Vicksburg for a weekend with my sister, mom, and the babies! Can’t wait to spend some time just the three of us, well five of us, but you knoww….

Hope everyone’s week is dryer than the souths is planned to be….

 Also, HOTTY TODDY #BeatBama!!!!! 

"Sleepless in Vicksburg"

Do you know what it’s like to wake up to a child screaming bloody murder? And you realize you’re the one who needs to be wearing pampers because you practically shit yourself trying to get to their room? I witnessed this, this past weekend, as my sister came barreling through the den into my niece, Caroline’s, room. She must be used to this, because she had already turned the corner before I could wipe the drool from my mouth…Everything, of course, was fine – except her eye was crusted together from what we assume was pink eye. Did I mention this was the night before her little brother’s first birthday party? Yes, it may have been sabotage to get pink eye and ruin poor Noah’s day; but honestly, does she know that farting on her pillow can lead to conjunctivitis?!

Turned out none of the parents were too worried about it, and made an appearance. Here are some pics of Noah devouring his first taste of sugar:

He probably would have devoured rice cakes, since he has only been subjected to organic foods for the past 12 months.

Now, here is where I vow to never complain about Fritz waking me up at 7:30 on a weekend! At least I can take him out, let him do what he has to do, and then put him in his kennel or throw him outside, if he decides he is up for the day. What do you do when both of your kids are up at 7:30, one wont let you put them down and the other is screaming because she doesn’t want the baby touching “her toys?”  ((I guess it’s considered child abuse if you put your child in a kennel? )) Seriously though, I want kids; but, I also want a nanny, no job, and a prescription to xanax. Major props to my sister for the devotion she has to her tiny tots! And to her pup, who if you read my previous post, is referred to as the “peepee bandit”.

I hope everyone else’s Labor Day weekend was as exciting as mine was! College football started this weekend, this is one of the only reasons I am ok with saying goodbye to summer.  I’m also sad to say adios to my white jeans though – they are my fave. But, with the heat index ill gladly toss them aside for some cool air!

So bring it on Fall! I’m ready for pumpkin spice coffee, a cool walk around the lakes with Fritz, and LSU/Ole Miss! 

"Prepare for the Worst, Hope for No Secrets"

Well, looks like I got my wish as far as getting a few extra days off work. Issac made his way to my neck of the woods; fortunately, all my friends and family remained safe. The weather really wasn’t terrible, just strong wind and lots of rain. We lucked out compared to the cities around us. My dad however was prepared to take on Katrina, boarding up our front door, and retaining enough gas to launch the next Apollo mission.  We did however have plenty of beer and wine. Nothing like the lights going out, and you getting a little tipsy to help make the time go by faster.

Im not sure if you have experienced a hurricane; this was my first one since Katrina and I felt a little out of the loop. During Katrina, one of my friends got power back fast, a bunch of us slept over there and re-watched One Tree Hill episodes for a week. I was in Oxford during Gustav, which really hit Baton Rouge hard. It left my dads house without power for about 7 days. They had a generator and all of the essentials, but here is where I should mention he was housing an 80-something year old couple, 2 kids under 8, and a another couple going through a divorce no one was aware of. Note to self: what’s going on inside during a hurricane, can be far worse than what’s going on outside. 

This, of course, was Fritz’s first hurricane. He really didn’t seem to phased…

I’m surprised how mellow he was, considering he was inside all day. I guess if I felt like I was going to be blown away while using the bathroom I probably wouldn’t hate taking a breather from it either.

This weekend I am in Vicksburg for my nephew’s first birthday. Hurricane or not, my sister would have had me swim here if I had to...