10.21.2009

Update #4: A rehearsal dinner...

This past Friday night was my cousin Heidi's wedding. Chase was an usher and I was the Maid of Honor. Here are before we left for the rehearsal & dinner. He is getting so old! {Tear}

Here are all 3 of us before the dinner... I was freezing. Literally. How cute is my cowboy?!


The dinner was the Old Rucker Place. Everything is pretty original and to die for!!! The decoration was elegant with white pumpkins. 

The food : chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes la gratin, bacon wrapped green beans, and roll. Dessert: homemade snickers sundaes. 

Although this sweet boy would have loved to be anywhere but here, he looked like a prize with this starched jeans, white Polo and sports coat. He smiled and held me up during my toast which involved a story of me, Heidi, and my Mamaw and late Papaw going on a family vacation to the beach where Mamaw bought Heidi her first wedding magazine. Mamaw is very sick and Papaw is fishing in Heaven with Uncle Will. It was beautiful and tear filled night. 

I am glad my cowboy was there :)

Here we are together...

There were better full shot pictures of us. Sadly, Susie Q doesn't have the greatest photography skills with my camera... they were ALL blurry. No worries. We seriously have a million pictures of just us. 

Stay tuned for wedding and reception posts!!!

Update #3: Neck Pain

Even though I have already touched on this a bit... it was on the list so I will cover it.

A few weeks ago my neck started hurting REALLY bad. It got worse and worse. Then my left arm went numb. This freaked me out.

I went to the doctor he prescribed Prednisone (steroid) for 5 days.

No help at all.

Went back to the doctor. He ordered an MRI. 

It showed that I had 4 bulging disk and one herniated disk.

I went to the specialist yesterday - got a steroid injection this morning - here I am.

Stiff, annoyed, and hoping that it works.

The next step is surgery. Pray this won't have to happen.

They think the injury is from a car wreck I had last November or Cheerleading for 15 years. 

Update #2: Walmart + Mission + Deadline = One crazy adventure..

I have wanted a sewing machine for well... a very long time. I have always wanted someone to teach me how to sew with it as well. I always wanted my Nannie to teach me to quilt.

Well... they bought me one when I was like 5. It broke because it was made for kids and I was most likely to rough.

Time is precious and I always felt bad when I knew someone I could ask to teach me.

Nannie claims she forgot how to quilt. Riiiight.... but she pretends to be dead serious when she says this to my face.

So the Saturday we played Ole Miss... I was on a mission. It hit me at 12 that I had enough extra money to make my purchase. I had found the one I wanted online. Walmart was it's home.

I yelled at mother so she would rush to get ready so we could make it back in time for kick off. (Not yelling mean at her, but or less encouraging her...) I was ready wearing RD's tee shirt, leggings, and flats. She prefers real clothes when making an adventure. 

Drove like a crazy person to Sylacagua, only to learn that they had gotten rid of their Craft department. Yes. Gone. I was pissed. No other word to describe it. Beyond pissed. Livid. 

The man told me that the closet one was in Anniston, I YellowPages.com'ed  it, (Who would have though? I used what I sell all day long... hmmm) and called Talladega... YES!!! CRAFT DEPARTMENT!!!!

Drove like an even more crazy person and tah dah!!!!!

My own little sewing station.... I bought all the goods: Sewing Machine (50 Stitch Selection), carry case, supply box, fabric scissors, needles, thread, and a whole bunch of fabric.

Here is the whole setup... 

And my work so far...

In case you are wondering, RD is getting a quilt for Christmas. I told him it was for Payson. He was so jealous and has now decided it is really for him! Silly boy...


Random though: Steroids + Injected into spine = Pain and Stiffness... UHH!!!

Update #1: Momma's Birthday & Spooktacular Lingerie Shower Final

Today I had a cervical epidermal injection... english: steroids injected into my disk that is out of place. So that means... pain, numbness, dizziness and plenty of blogger time!!!

This is the cake I baked for my Momma's birthday (9.18). It's homemade from scratch! It includes an entire bottle of Hershey chocolate... yeah. But she loves it...

This is her really awesome candle holder/wine bottle top we bought her....

We had steaks, potatos, rolls, and cake... she also got several more pieces for her Spooky Village (the same as a Christmas Village except spooky...)

Then here we go.... 

{Note: NO pictures have been edited yet! Sorry...}

The food table....
The drink table....
The Witch Bride....
Witch bride again...
Witchy me and the Witch Bride....

We had such a great time! Everything went perfectly! Food and drinks were great... everyone came dressed as a witch... she got lots of goodies....

More updates to come.. after a nap :)

10.18.2009

An update...

Many posts will follow this post. They will cover what all has been going on the past few weeks. Life was busy, busy, busy.. but is now slowing down.

What to expect...
  1. A final post pertaining to the Spooktacular Lingerie Shower...
  2. A trip to Walmart in a rush to make it back to see kick off and one new sewing machine later...
  3. Cowboys love their boots... and to stay warm at night...
  4. A trip to the doctor... a MRI order... one herniated disk... 
  5. A Rehearsal Dinner...
  6. A wedding... a party... and a ball... {RD's priceless "Get me out of here" face}
  7. A dinner for a hunter that spent Sunday in a tree... literally. 
As you can tell, I have been super busy! I have so much to say and I think I am finally going to have time to say it.

One post at a time!

See you soon! :)

10.05.2009

Something blue...

These guys are on their way....
I decided I needed them for Heidi's wedding... 

They will go with both dresses I have to wear...

One for the ceremony and one for the reception.... did I mention I have a peacock mask for the reception? Can't wait for pictures. RD's mask is a Zorro one :) And his suit... it's to die for! Houndstooth tie included :)

I still have to post the final pictures of the Spooktacular Lingerie Shower... I am still editing them for Heidi.