Senior Pics!

Here are just very few of my Senior pictures. All credit goes to Melissa Robinson. She did an amazing job, and I'm sooo glad it worked out where we found her! We did the session at a local park in the extreme heat! But, you can't even tell we spent 2 hours in over 105 degree heat index. I am very pleased with all the pictures. My prints actually came in yesterday, and they look great. Now, my Presitge pictures on the other hand....are HORRIBLE!!!! We have to get our drape and casual shot done by them for the yearbook. I am not happy with those at all. They wouldn't let me smile as much as I wanted to. I even ASKED to smile...but they said no! :( So, I'm only smiling in very few. OH WELL!

Be on the lookout for more Senior picture stuff! :)

I only have a few more days of work, and I'll be done for the summer! Plan on spending the next couple of weeks shopping, swimming, and probably reading...because I have yet to begin my summer reading. Ha!

Have a great LAST WEEKEND in July!!! :)

It's been awhile...

So, summer is just about gone, and I haven't blogged the first time! BUT, I've had an amazing summer and stayed super busy! I was gonna upload tons of pics, but Blogger is giving me an error...so that will have to wait.

My beach trip with Laura was AMAZINGLY GREAT!! Sooo much fun. I could go back to the beach right this second!

I've been working for my dad this summer answering phones and doing paperwork at the store he manages. Thankful to be able to make some money!

I'm actually not dreading going back to school...as of right now. Haha:) I think I'm excited about SENIOR year! Just about done with highschool! Gotta make this year count!

Speaking of SENIOR...I got my senior pics taken and absolutely love them!! (Not the ones the school did, but the ones where I chose the photographer.) We spent 2 hours out in the super hot weather...as in around 110 degree heat index! But it was SO fun & definitely more than worth it. The pics turned out great. I'll share those soon!

I'll try to post all my recent pictures soon!

This & That...

About 2 Saturdays ago, I attended the most beautiful wedding ever with my best friend! It was the absolute best wedding!!

We took some cute pictures together at the place...it had great pic spots! :)



Laura and Me

Laura, Me, Marie

Best Friends!

Mom and Me on Mother's Day 2011

Erin, Mom, Me

Erin and Me

^They're engaged! Erin and Casey have been engaged since last Thursday...May 12. They are planning on setting the date for next summer. (Summer 2012)



4 school days left until SUMMER!
15 days until BEACH with Laura!

Excited? YES!! :)

Have a wonderful night!

From Easter to Tornadoes..

First off, we had a wonderful Easter!! It was a beautiful Lord's day, and we enjoyed our time together.

Erin, Mom, Dad, Me

Erin & Me.


Erin, Dad, Me

My Easter basket.

This past week has been totally different. I have seen something I have never seen before...a natural disaster in my own state. As I'm sure you have heard, Alabama was torn apart last Wednesday. I am SO thankful that my family was safe during all the many tornadoes. Our house was safe as well. But, many people (as close to about 8 miles from us) had everything taken away. Houses are destroyed, and many people lost loved ones. It's crazy to see complete devastation so close by.

Power has still not been resotred everywhere yet. Thankfully, we only lost power at my house for about 30 minutes on the day of the storms. So many people are still without power, though. We just got internet back at my house today, and T.V. has been in and out. We've been out of school and are supposed to go back Thursday if everything goes as planned.


Please keep Alabama in your thoughts and prayers!

Choco-Kissed Cookies

Mom and I made a new recipe tonight!! They turned out super cute. I'm taking them to my Sunday School class in the morning to celebrate April birthdays! :)

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 up granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 large eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
48 Hershey Hugs, unwrapped

Beat butter, peanut butter, sugars, and vanilla in bowl until smooth and creamy for about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa, and salt. On low speed, beat into butter mixture. Refrigerate 30 mins to an hour.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough into balls, 1 tablespoon each (size of a quarter). Dip each ball into sprinkles, so one half of the ball is covered. Place sprinkle side up on an ungreased baking sheet, 1 inch apart. Bake until set, about 9-10 minutes. Press an unwrapped Hug into each cookie. Let cool slightly on sheet on rack. Removing cookies to rack and let cool completely.

*Very sticky!
*The recipe says to bake for 9-10 minutes....we did 8-9 minutes.
*Don't put sprinkles on the side of the ball too much...it will cause the cookie to stick to the pan.

Enjoy!!

Red Carpet Romance - April 1, 2011

PROM was this past weekend!! (April 1st!) At first, I didn't think I was gonna make it through the day in one piece. We HAD to be at school to pick-up our tickets, and we couldn't check out until 11:40. (Last year check-out time was 11...but whatever!) My hair and make-up appointment was at 12:30. I had to go home, get a shower, and be back in town by then. I really didn't think I'd have a hard time getting this done until I had to stand in a 30 minute check-out line and wait to get my ticket. BUT...that's just it. I didn't even get my ticket because they LOST mine and my date's. I was highly upset. (And the people didn't act to concerned about it.) They told me that our names were on the list so I would just have to explain everything when we got to prom at the gate. I get in my jeep and call my mom crying because it is now 12:05 and I need to be leaving my house at 12:15 with my hair washed and dried ready to be fixed at 12:30. I flew home and finally rushed in and took the fastest shower of my life. Got ready and headed back to town and walked into my appointment 20 minutes late. Thankfully, we had called them, and they had told me to get their ASAP. But I still felt bad making them behind on one of their busiest days. It all worked out though, and I was home in plenty of time to finish getting ready before my date came to pick me up. It was a huge relief when everything was in place and I was ready. I still don't have my prom tickets (for keep-sake) but everything turned out to be wonderful, so I'll just have to deal with it. :)

Here are some pictures from my Junior prom!!

Me and my date

And here are some of the professional pics we had made...

Have a good week!

Ready for Friday!

Well, it's almost April!!! Easter will be here before we know it.

Life's been pretty fast lately...only about 7-8 weeks left of my Junior year! In fact, I registered for SENIOR year last week! :)

PROM is FRIDAY! So, I'm pretty sure the stress will start building soon. Got all the basics covered, though. :) I am more excited about getting dressed up and going out to eat more than the actual prom part I think. Haha. I'm hoping things will go smoothly with timing of the hair, makeup, nails...and all that good stuff! And hopefully I can leave the restaurant without anything on my blue dress! :)

Here is just a pic with one of my friends...

Laura and Me

Happy Tuesday!!