South Carolina State Fair 2011

  Timmy and I decided to head down to Columbia this past weekend to visit family, friends, and go to the State Fair! This was the second time I was able to attend the fair and I absolutely love it! Now, I don't like to ride the rides... Too expensive and not that thrilling. However, I love seeing all of the exhibits, and shows, but my favorite thing has to be the fair food! I don't know what it is about food being cooked in grungy old carts (normally something to avoid...) but at the fair, it's DELICIOUS.

This year there was a new show, which I was thoroughly excited about, Elephant Encounter! I LOVE elephants! So seeing them up close was one of the highlights of the day! I've also decided that I plan on owning an elephant, but that'll take a while... Maybe when I'm lucky enough to win the lottery...

So HAPPY!!!

After the elephant encounter, we saw my two favorite shows, Swifty Swine's Racing Pigs and AirMutts, the Frisbee catching dogs!

The awesome racing pigs!!

Go Sarah Jessica PORKER!!! Yup, they all have "piggy" names!

Can you find the dog??

 

 

Timmy has decided we HAVE to get a Frisbee dog...

 

 

 

 

Got to love Fair food!!!!

The day after the fair we decided to hang out with Timmy's best friend Corey and his wife Ashley. We decided to go to the River walk in Columbia. It was a ton of fun catching up, finding geocaches, watching Corey try to cross scary pipe bridges, and of coarse finding strange creatures....

Timmy and Corey call it "cute", I say slimy bug-eyed lizard...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But it sure was beautiful! My husband's not too bad looking either...

Overall, it was the perfect way to spend the weekend. It also helped Timmy and I realize that Super Mario Brothers on Wii is either great relationship therapy or a quick way to break one up... Just kidding!!! Oh, the things you learn while hanging out with friends...!

Football and Pizza

Last night Timmy came home from work and announced, with pure excitement, that the Clemson- UNC game was going to be on at 12pm today. For me, this statement meant that I wasn't going to be able to finish watching my movie, but for Timmy it meant that he would actually be able to watch one of the games! Most days he has to head to work either before they start or at least in the first quarter. Now my husband is a die hard Clemson fan, but I on the other hand could really care less about college football... The only college team I've ever really pulled for is the CU BUFFs, but they don't get a whole lot of coverage here in the south,



GOOOOOOO Buffs!!!

so I semi-reluctantly support him in cheering for his team of choice.... Since Timmy was so excited about the game I decided to make his favorite food, which is luckily a typical football watching food, but with a twist. Timmy LOVES pizza, but I didn't just want to go get Little Caesars or pop a frosen one in the oven, so I found a super easy recipe and we both loved it! Here it is:

Pepperoni Roll Ups
Ingredients:
Crescent Rolls
Pepperoni
String Cheese
Ranch/Marinara Sauce
(You can make as many or as few as you like.)

Directions:
Separate the crescent rolls into triangles. Place 4-5 pepperonis on each triangle and top with half a string cheese. Roll up and bring up sides to seal. (Sorry about the gross looking cookie sheet, not my picture... I got it straight from the website... blick)

Bake according to directions on crescent roll package.

They were great! Not to mention they only took approximently 15 to make & bake, so I call that a win! Well, here's to a successful 8-0 for Clemson! (I guess I'm now offically a fan by marriage... -_^ )

That Darn Cat

As many of you know, Timmy and I have a third member of our family, a 7 month old calico cat named Lila. I adopted her from some friends and we've had her since she was two months old. Having her in our lives is essentially like having a baby/puppy combo (she acts more like a dog than a cat...). Lila is FULL of energy and is constantly getting into trouble; however, I can't help but laugh whenever she misbehaves... This week has been interesting, never a dull moment with her around... Here are the top stories this week from "That Darn Cat":

1. She LOVES to "help" out around the house.


"Doing" laundry....

"Folding" clothes...

"Assisting" Timmy in putting together the bookcase....

2. Family time. Lila is incredibly social and constantly follows us around the house... To the point of causing problems! It's hilarious to see what all she partakes in!

If you do a nightly devotion, so does she....

If you're in the bathroom, so is she...

If you watch TV, specifically The Price is Right, so does she....

3. She loves "getting into" things..... LITERALLY.

I spy with my little eye.....

A kitty in a boot....!

and a box......!

and a bug in the rug...!

4. Nevertheless, she always has a way of making me laugh... Which coincidentally, usually involves her getting into trouble...

Yup... Ran up into a tree...

Timmy trying to get her down... He eventually had to lift me up, and I grabbed her.
Then we decided to put her harness and leash on,
(yes, she has a harness and leash, otherwise we'd be constantly getting her out of trees!)
and let her sit outside....



That's when this happened.... Multiple times...
She wasn't hurt because her harness supported her, but it was HILARIOUS.

 5. No matter how much trouble she gets in, she makes my day!

                                  Lila playing with any cats favorite toy! String! Or in our case rope....!

                                                   Everyone is intrigued by shinny things....

That darn cat... But man, you've got to LOVE her!!!

Parents Weekend (10/2-3/11)

About a week and a half ago my family (Mom and Dad), friends (Amanda and Meredith) and I traveled to Winthrop to spend some time with Jonas. Meredith, Amanda and I drove up to Rock Hill on Saturday morning to begin the festivities. I knew the ROAR soccer season had started, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to head to Westminster Park and watch some of my favorite kids play! We had so much fun cheering each of them on, and catching up with all of the other families that were there that morning. I never fully realize how much I miss a place until I go back and visit!

The offical cheering section!

 

It might have been a little windy....

 

Stokes cheering on his brother!
 No cheering section is complete without signs!!!

After the games, we headed over to the Winthrop campus to listen to Jonas' concert! The band did an amazing job, as did the jazz band! It was nice to be able to sit outside, relax, and listen to some beautiful music (even though we, the girls, were FREEZING...)!


Of coarse the Winthrop eagle showed up for the fight song!




Jonas, on the right, playing his Bari Sax! So proud of him!

 After the concert we decided to go see the movie Couragous. It was such an amazing movie! I think any person who ever wants to get married or have children needs to see this movie. It really opens your eyes (girls) to look for a Godly man who truly pursues and loves Him above all others, and (men) to realize what your responsibilities are as men of God and how to prepare yourself to become the husband and father that God requires of you. It's a great movie for families, father/son days, date nights, pretty much any event is a great excuse to go see this movie. It also reminded me of how lucky I am to have been given such an amazing father, both earthly and heavenly. I am truly blessed.

                                           Trailer for the movie Couragous. Go see it NOW!

Overall, it was a wonderful weekend to reconnect with family and friends! I could not have asked God to place better people in my life, and I am being continuously blessed by each and every one of them.