when the dogs are away...

...the stuffed animals will play!

This is what happens when I'm delirious from boredom after sitting at work all day with absolutely N-O-T-H-I-N-G to do. I'm so over it right now.

2 chicks and a little dude

Today I got to hang out with my BF Micah and her precious little man. It was such a treat for me because we rarely get to do that anymore. We had such a great day just hanging out, eating lunch and shopping...and of course I had to get a few shots of her handsome man!

I mean, come on, isn't he THE cutest guy you've ever seen?!!

traveler

I'm just a traveling fool lately! I have been asked to tag along with the UM soccer team to there pre-season training in England (for those of you who don't know, my brother-in-law is the head men's soccer coach for the University of Montevallo, where I also work). He had an extra, non-refundable ticket and no one else could go, so I'm going along to take pictures and document the trip on a blog we are creating. We leave on Monday and will be there for 2 weeks! I will be uploading pictures to the blog daily and different team members will be contributing stories to go along with the pictures. You can check in on us here, if you'd like to see what we are up to!

Since I've never been out of the country before, I didn't have a passport, so I had to drive to New Orleans to visit the US Passport Agency in person to receive my passport immediately. Of course, I made Jordan go with me so that I wouldn't get murdered by myself :) Here are a few pics from the one day we got to spend there.

too sexy for my...

For those of you who know us, get ready for hysteria. For those of you who don't...well, just trust me.....HYSTERICAL. A few weeks ago I had the greatest idea ever. I decided that it would be super fun (as well as beneficial to me) to go somewhere cool in downtown Birmingham to take photographs and to make Jordan tag along as my model!! And believe me, I had to do MUCH arm-twisting to convince her to go. The conversation went a little something like this:

Me: Hey, do you know what we should totally do on Sunday?

Jordan: What?

Me: We should go find someplace really cool and have a photo shoot, and YOU could be my model.....so I can practice with my camera!!

Jordan: ......(1.2 second pause).........OKAY!!!

Me: Sweet! Where should we go?

Jordan: I don't know. But, I CANNOT believe I let you talk me into this!

Right.

So, here are some of the photos from that day....and, again, if you know us, get ready to pee your pants! I could not stop giggling as I sorted through all of these on my computer! Such a fun time!

finally

I'm FINALLY getting around to posting photos from our 4th of July beach trip! I had an amazing time with my family and friends. This trip has been an annual vacation for so many years (and with the same crew) that I can't even count! I am so blessed to be surrounded by such a wonderful circle of people that I love so dearly. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the week...enjoy!

If you would like to see the rest of the pictures from the week, CLICK HERE to view them on Shutterfly.com!

date night

Saturday night I had a date with this handsome fella...

This is Christian, my bff Micah's son.  What a cutie! We hung out Saturday night while his mommy went to a bridal shower and as you can see, he was all smiles....for about 5 minutes!  Well, that's not all true.  He was happy long enough for me to snap a few shots of us playing outside and then it was all over with.  He had, apparently, had a very long day and was exhuasted and was none too happy with me being there instead of mommy-dear! But all in all, he is just the sweetest baby boy I've ever known! (And cutest!!!)

puppy-love Thursday

Here is some puppy love that I found today.  The unconditional love of a dog.....specifically Lily, Charles and Maggie with Jordan.  Happy love Thursday everyone, hope you found some love today!

bfff

This past Saturday, my BFFF Jordan assisted me with a little home improvement project.  We painted a chest of drawers and a file-cabinet-turned-underwear-drawer.  She wasn't too thrilled about it.......

.....I, on the other hand, was ECSTATIC!!!!!!!!!

Okay, so that's not really how the story goes, but that version just made the pictures way more hilarious!  In all actuality, Jordan was just as excited about the furniture rehab as I was and once we finished the first chest we wanted to do more, so that is where the old file cabinet came in. Both pieces turned out really well and look oh-so-fab in my bedroom! 

The picture above happened when we came inside while waiting on the first coat to dry and were apparently a little high on paint fumes....I would post the picture of Jordan "flying" but she was wearing some pretty short gym shorts and, well, we'll just leave it at that.

We also thought it would be great fun to capture an image of a "kitchen-floor-angel"........

Such a fun day spent with one of my very best friends...don't know what I'd do without her!