I Just Want To Celebrate

Went to Brittan's wedding on Saturday July 17, 2010. It was very pretty. She looked gorgeous. Her wedding was at Grace-St.Luke's and the reception was at the Pink Palace. The reception was a lot of fun. They had an amazing band. I got to talk to a couple people I had not spoken to in forever, Ben Knapp and Burke Hanson. Burke brought his girlfriend and she was SO sweet. I took my best friend, because I did not have a date. Thank God for girl friends!

Burke and I at Brittan's wedding

So on July 24th we all went out for Beth's birthday. It was girls night and we had so much fun. We started with dinner at Itta Bena downtown. Then we took a trip to Silky's and ended the night at Raiford's which was SO much fun. I so love dancing.

Birthday girl!

Beth and I

Beth and Katie ~sisters~

Katie and I

Emily and I drinking a diver :) YUM!

Tricia-Elizabeth-Katie

Caitlin and Brennan

Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue

For my 4th of July, I went with the BFF to Fort Payne, AL. Her cousin Alan, his wife and their 4 children live there. Also meeting us, her Uncle and Aunt from North Carolina and a few other people :) They were the sweetest people ever and welcomed me with open arms! We had such a great time. We rode with her mom and dad up there on a Friday afternoon. Got there at about 7 or 8 that night and got to eat Greek food. Samantha did an AMAZING job! So delicious! We went back to our hotel that night and the next day we spent the entire day there. They live on a mountain and it is seriously gorgeous. We ate, rode on the go-cart, played with Hannah, watched an AMAZING backyard firework show, celebrated birthday's and played a little Wii :) It was seriously an awesome time. The weather was insanely perfect! I had to call Nicole because we were only 1.5 hours away from each other. Sucks I could not see her, but at least we were close. haha....some pics....

View from their house


Another view from on top of the mountain :)

We went home that Sunday and my family was having a cookout that day. I got back just in time for it. There were about 40 people there. My family is huge and I love everything about it. My Uncle Jim cooked out hamburgers, hotdogs, BBQ, ribs.....and so much more. We ate and ate and it was ALL delicious. It was so nice being able to spend time with my family, whom I love SO much! All in all this was an amazing 4th of July.

But let's not forget why we celebrate this day. Thank you to all soldiers, past, present and future who defend our freedom every single day. You are the true hero's and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

There's A New Sheriff In Town

This will be a cluster blog of Brad's b-day, Eclipse premiere and helping Mr. Bill Oldham win for Sheriff! So we will start with Brad turning 30. Happy 30th Brad!!! Emily and I got a hotel room downtown that night so we did not have to drive home after drinking. (Arrive alive, don't drink and drive) So we stayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites at Beale Street. We got down there early and decided to drink a little vino as we got ready. Carrie (who is awesome) decided to buy Emily and I wine glasses that you could write on with chalk. YAY! So Emily was Starr and I was Taloolah...why? I don't know!

I love vino!


Thanks for the wine glasses Carebear!!!


Emily as Starr


Anna as Taloolah

So we hung out in the room for awhile and then decided to grace Brad with our faces. His fiesta was at Molly Fontaine's downtown. Which is a house....a haunted house. No, but for real. It was a bit creepy, not gonna lie. So we did that for awhile and then we went to Silky's. I love that place. I met Angel Garcia, who plays for UofM Basketball. He is tall!

Angel Garcia

So that was about it for Brad's b-day. Next was the Eclipse premiere. Yes, we are 12 years old and go to the midnight premiere's. Don't judge! It is a good time :) Well, we got there at 10:10ish I think. And there was already a line. So we were glad we left early! Well, we had to stand in line outside until 10:30. But the bonus...as soon as we went inside we got to go into the theater! Which is awesome, because at the New Moon premiere we had to wait in the lobby forever! The movie was great. I was exhausted, but it was worth it!

This photo is just amazing! Connie, Emily, Carrie and I waiting in line outside for Eclipse


Our ACB friends, we only see at Twilight premiere's haha


Connie and her hubby Tim

Now we will go to Bill Oldham for Sheriff. If you live in this city and are registered to vote (which everyone should be!) you should really go out and vote for Bill Oldham for Sheriff. Not just because I know him, but he truly is the best for the job! He had a fundraiser out at Justin Timberlake's new golf course in Millington, Mirimichi. It is seriously beautiful out there! We had so much fun and we even got to drink a little of JT's new tequila 901. And ride in his personal golf cart! :)

Mirimichi


B and me :)


JT's tequila 901


Open bar!


JT's personal golf cart in the shape of a hummer....cute!