Weekend = Wonderful

Well its been 2 weeks since my last post, and I have no good excuses for it!

Actually...I do. I've been under a lot of stress at work. We've been going through a lot of changes and I've been really uneasy about everything. I feel like I've had a constant migraine for 2 weeks. Then today, I got a lot of clarification which was nice. But at the same time, they let go of about 15-20 people, 4 of which that I'm really really close to. Needless to say, I'm sick about it all.

But enough of that. All I need is to start crying...again.

So just like everyone else, I needed this 3 day weekend. And it was fabulous. Friday night I went to see my boyfriend, Mr. Pattinson, in Eclipse. One word...Amazing. I'm not going to go into detail about my favorite parts because they were all fabulous!

I went with Laura and Shelby from work. My bff Kelly came, too, along with Shelby's friend Lauren. We had sooo much fun! Here are some pics from work...

A To Do List Laura has had up on my erase board all week :)

Countdown complete!

Me and the work bestie, Laura!

Laura and Shelby in their Twilight gear. Shelby's shirt said "Only vampires can love you forever"...love it!

Saturday Miss P and I did our weekly trip to Target and the mall. We both got some new clothes...like she really needs any. I, however, did.

Saturday night we went to a firework show on the lake behind the in-laws neighborhood. They weren't near as good as they usually are, but it was still fun.

My two loves :)

Couldn't get the camera focused, and you only get one shot with a 2 yr old.

The fam...

Presley and Ben on the motorcycle. Yes thats a look of fear on his face...rightfully so!

Sitting at the edge of the lake. So sweet:)

I hated that I couldn't capture this any better...but Presley is covering her mouth in awe of the fireworks! I have never seen the child so freakin excited!

Sunday we laid low, due to another migraine. We missed out on our Church's fireworks, but it was nice to just hang out by ourselves, too.

Monday my mom and I went shopping and got some great deals! I bought a really pretty painting that was normally $330 for only $60!! My mom bought two kids Adirondack chairs for only $20 each and they were normally $100 each! Last night Clinton and I grilled some steaks and corn, and enjoyed being at home with our Little P.

Top Two Tuesday....reality shows

This was a hard one for me because I'm not obsessed with any reality show, but I'll watch all of them. Make sense?! So, I decided to go with one of my new faves, and then my all time favorite!

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New fave...The Cake Boss!!!

LOVE. THIS. SHOW. because...

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1. I'm obsessed with beautiful cakes, AND I've been guilty of paying what I consider to be a small fortune for Presley's birthday cakes. SOOO...I need to learn to make them myself.

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2. I pretty much love all things Italian. So any reason for me to watch and listen to someone Italian makes me happy.

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3. Its in New Jersey which is basically New York in my opinion, so whats not to love?!

Then, after I gain another 100 lbs on top of the 100 I already need to lose, I would head on over to the Biggest Loser.

The Biggest Loser is probably my all time favorite reality show! There isn't a week that goes by where I don't cry like a baby! I love to hear their stories and celebrate their success! And if wouldn't have to weigh in front of millions of people with nothing but a sports bra, I might would sign up!

Hop on over to Taylor's blog if you would like to play along!

Dear Weekend, I wish you were still here....

...because Monday sucks. The air at work has been screwed up all day and we've been chillin' in 90 degree temps for most of the day. All of my makeup as officially melted off my face, and it's not pretty folks.

Anyway, on a brighter note...this weekend was fabulous! Friday night was a success!! Clinton's two best guy friends came in town and surprised him for his post-birthday dinner! Clinton was a little suspicious about everything, but when they walked in, he was totally shocked.

Clinton showing some love to Josh and Sonny!

Betsy is Josh's wife, and one of my closest friends!

Me and the hubby!

Saturday I got to meet up with me bestie LA and her little boy L. We met at Bass Pro...don't be jealous...and then had lunch at Chick-fil-A. It was a short trip bc the kiddos were not cooperating very well. That afternoon I went to a wedding shower, and then I spent the rest of the day curled up in the air conditioner watching golf. Yes, I watch golf...now. I use to hate it. In fact, I would have rather watched paint dry. But I really do enjoy it now.

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Then of course Sunday was Fathers Day!! We woke up and tried a new church in our area and we both really liked it. Then we took my parents out to breakfast for Fathers Day. Here are some pics of the best daddy in the world....and the sweetest little lady I know :)

You can't really tell, but her dress has little yellow lab puppies smocked on it...perfect for daddy's day!

That was basically our weekend....friends, family, golf, and napping. Fabulous!

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Well, while I'm at it, I thought I would upload some other pics of Miss P....

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Presley in her Snow White dress (holding her Snow White doll).

She loves playing dress up now.

My mom found a baby doll at a yard sale that had blonde piggy tails... and she talks...needless to say, Presley is a fan.

I love the pic below...you can barely tell, but Presley is rubbing the inside of the babies hand.

I do that to her :)

Having fun with her new sprinkler that only made it one day at the Pair house. Thats what happens when you have two labs....

Ready for tonight!

I 'm pretty sure I speak for everyone when I say thank God it's Friday!!! This has been the longest. week. ever!!!

Tonight I'm having a little surprise dinner for Clinton's birthday and I'm so excited!!! Both of Clinton's best friends live out of town...one in Arkansas, one in Nashville....so I always feel bad that he doesn't get to celebrate his bday with his buddies.

I called his bff, Sonny, a few weeks ago to see if he thought he could come in town tonight. Then I realized Josh and Betsy, who is Clintons other bff, might be in town this weekend for Fathers Day. Lucky me, I was right!

Side note: My friend/coworker, Mark, was watching me type this, and mumbled the words "Poor Clinton." When I asked why, he pretty much said that it was gay that I kept calling Clinton's "friends" his "BFFs." Guys are stupid.

So everyone is coming down tonight and we're meeting up at Mulligan's! Clinton has no idea that they're coming, so he'll be really surprised! Plus it has been really long time since we've all hung out together.

Josh and Betsy use to be our neighbors, which is how we became so close. They moved to Nashville about 2.5 years ago, so we only get to see them a few times a year. Here are some pics of Clinton and his "buddies"....aka BFF"s.

Sonny ( his main "BFF) and Clinton

Sonny, Clinton, and Josh

Josh's best friend CJ (second from the left) is also one of the boys. He moved to Nashville when Josh and Betsy left, but he's not able to come in town tonight:(

This is from their little camping trip they took...thought they were really cool.

At one of our "family" Christmas get-togethers that we do every year.

And lets not leave out Betsy, aka "Aunt BB!" One of my favorite ladies!

Well I hope that y'all have a great weekend...be safe!!!

Thankful Thursday....BFFs!

Happy Thursday! So once again I've gone another week without blogging. I don't know what my deal is, but I've just had nothing to talk about!

One thing to be thankful for this week is Clinton's new job. He is really enjoying it although he's having to work his tail off!

I also started school last week and I'm taking Sociology of Gender.

LOVE. IT.

This has been one of the funnest classes I've taken. It is super easy and interesting, and for that I am thankful!

Another thing I'm thankful for this week is this family right here....


MY BFF HAS MOVED BACK TO MEMPHIS!!!! AND I get to see her on Saturday! I haven't seen her beautiful face since January, so I am thrilled!!! Love you LA!!!
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On a totally different note...have y'all read the Carrie Diaries yet?

I'm not gonna lie...not a fan. I mean, it's cute, but its definitely for teeny boppers. I know they said that about Twilight, too, but I never felt that way. I'm about half way through it, but I just don't know if I want to finish. Partly because its not that great, and partly because my other BFF got me 3 other books for my bday and I'm dying to read them!

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Speaking of Twilight....

I totally need to read this before Eclipse comes out!

Candice also got me these two....

I've been wanting to read these books for a while, so I can't wait to get started on them!

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Lastly, Candice also got me David Gray's Draw the Line cd....LOVE IT! Shes the best ever!

I'm so glad that one of my BFF's knows who David Gray is and is equally in love with him! So many people don't know who he is, and thats a crying shame. He's A-Mazing! We just found out that he's coming to Nashville in August with another guy I like, Ray Lamontagne, and we are going!!! He seriously put on the best concert I've ever been to, and I'm dying to see him again!

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Well thats about all I have for today. Have a good one!

28 and counting....

As some of you know, I celebrated my 28th birthday on Tuesday! It started out a little rough. Miss P was not cooperating like I would've liked, but hey...thats normal nowadays!

My coworkers gave me a wonderful birthday though! My friend Ashley got me a really funny card, some flowers, and a $15 itunes card so that I can FINALLY upload some songs to my IPOD that I've had FOREVER and have yet to use! Not only that, but Ashley also paid for my lunch when we all went to eat, and then made me a homemade strawberry cake that was A-MAZING! She's the best!! Needless to say, my not-so-good morning that included me chasing Miss P down the street, turned out to be a wonderful day!

After work, I met up with my parents, in-laws, and Clintons aunt and grandparents for my bday dinner. Unfortunately, Clinton wasn't able to come :( He started his new job on Monday, and he has to work a little later than usual. Plus he had to go do some of his yards after that. I still had a great time visiting with our family though. My parents gave me money like they always do, and Clintons parents got me these new kicks...

...which I'm taking back because they aren't that comfortable :( She also got me some lotion, body wash, a candle from Bath and Body Works, AND surprised me with my favorite....a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake! White cake, strawberry ice cream...yummy!!! I have the best family ever! *

But not only do I have the best coworkers and family, I have the best BFF ever, too :) I know that as we get "old", people don't put as much thought into friends birthdays, which is totally understandable. We work, have husbands, kids, or whatever! But I love that Candice always makes the biggest effort to do something special for me! She emailed all my closest friends this week to try and get everyone together "to celebrate my birth" haha! Even though it didn't quite pan out, it was such a sweet gesture to know how much she tried to make it happen! You don't find that much anymore these days! So she and I are still going to get together tonight, and I think Miss Laura is going to come, too! I can't wait to hang out with some of my favorite ladies :)

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Well other than that, a lot has been going on this week. Clinton started his new job and he's really enjoying it! I also started summer school, and it's going great! I'm sooo glad that I decided to take it! He let us out after 1 hour the first class, 1 hr 45 mins the 2nd class! Can't get better than that! We have no tests, no projects, no exam! All I have to do is write a paper each class, 2 per week! How awesome is that?!

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Well I hope yall are having a wonderful week....almost Friday!!

Top 2 Tuesday- Books...and a little bit more!

Hey there, I'm back!! I have no excuse for why I haven't been blogging. Well, ok I do...I have absolutely nothing to blog about! Nothing exciting going on, no drama, no stress, nada. Just taking a little break I guess!

Anyway, this weeks topic for Top 2 Tuesday is...Books! I'm right there with Taylor when I say that I'm not much of a reader. How I got through Honors English classes and get A's on all my papers/book reports is beyond me...because I never read them! But I've made it a point to read a little more lately, and its all due to my #1 Fave...

I remember all my friends talking about these books over and over...and over again! I had absolutely no interest at all, in fact the whole idea of them was a little annoying. But I gave in, and the rest is history! In fact, I loved them so much, and just reading in general, that I was so bored when I was done. Never thought I'd see that day, I promise!

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Probably my 2nd fave is Dear John...

I read this one years ago and its one of my all time favorite books! I seriously thought about this book for a solid week after I was done reading it. I've yet to see the movie, but I heard it doesn't even compare, so I'm really skeptical about seeing it.
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If you'd like to play along, head on over to Taylor's blog!
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And for the sake of doing a second post...

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Tonight I had my first class for summer school and was NOT looking forward to it! The teacher had awful ratings, and frankly I just wanted a break...a longer one. But I stuck with it, went to class, and low and behold one of my friends from last semester is in there! On top of that, the teacher seemed pretty cool AND let us out at 6:30!
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I came home to Clinton cooking dinner for him and Presley, and he informed me that "she" got me some birthday gifts. Apparently I wasn't specific enough when I told Clinton to not get me a thing...this way, Presley was the culprit!

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Here's wonderful gift #1....

I know, I know...everyone has a white watch now. But I love it!
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And wonderful gift #2....

Smells sooooo goooood! Clinton loves it, too!
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Now speaking of SJP...lets talk SATC2. My initial response when I left the theater..."egh." Don't get me wrong, there were some cute parts and funny scenes, and anything with them in is always wonderful. But I just didn't feel like it measured up to the series and the first movie.
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With that being said, my heart did skip a beat when I saw this fella....

(Yes I totally think she should be with Big, and I LOVE Big...but I have a major Aiden crush!)

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And it skipped 2 beats when I saw this one....

Umm hello there! Who are you and why have I never seen you before? Or maybe I have and didn't realize it! Either way, he is definitely a site for sore eyes!

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Anyway, back to SATC2. I did like it. I don't think you can be a true blue SATC2 fan and not like it. But it was a disappointment for me, too.

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Well that's all I have for today! I turn the big 2-8 tomorrow! Good Lord where has the time gone?! Happy Tuesday!!!