Sweet Summertime...

This is where I can be found for the next week:
http://www.thebeachhousestthomas.com/
Hopefully when we get back next Sunday I will be much tanner, relaxed, and have lots of goodies!
I am really looking forward to spending some time with the family. This will be Annelise's first vacation! :)
Our flight leaves at 6am tomorrow morning, so I am off to bed!
I will post pictures as soon as we get back

"Big, orange ball, sinkin in the water
toes in the sand, couldn't get much hotter
little umbrella-shaded margaritas
coconut oil tannin' senoritas
oh now i know how jimmy buffet feel..."

Paige's Visit

One of my really good friends from college, Paige, came to visit us last weekend from Midland, Texas. It was such a wonderful 4 days for us to get to catch up and have some girl time together!
We took here around Baton Rouge to get some Cajun food when she got into town on Friday. Saturday, we went to get pedicures, did some shopping, and then took her down to see the main sights in New Orleans, including Bourbon, Cafe Du Monde, Jackson Square, etc... definitely a must for first timers!
Sunday we went to Mandeville and Covington to have lunch with Stori and Elysha. We did some more shopping (I was looking for a china cabinet) and then got some cheescake at Copelands. We took it easy Sunday night and rented some movies and just enjoyed our time together.
Monday, she had to go home :( . We got some lunch and I showed her around Ponchatoula for a bit before taking her to the airport.
Thank you Paige for coming to see me! You have no idea how much it meant!
P.S. I posted the rest of the pics on Facebook if you want to see them

So Sweet

This is one of the cutest things I have seen in a while...

A Little Inspiration

* If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
* If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
* If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
* If you plant hard work, you will reap success
* If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
* If you plant faith, you will reap a harvest

So, be careful what you plant now;
it will determine what you will reap later.

"Whatever You Give To Life, Life Gives You Back"

LOST...

Here is another thought:

What about that time that Christian and Claire were in the cabin? Can MIB (man in black) be two people at once? Is Claire even really dead for him to take her form? She could just be brainwashed to follow him since Christian is her dad, she may just be doing anything he says, trusting that he is right.
Also, an "Anubis" Egyptian god of the underworld (which is what the statue is of), so if MIB is an Anubis, then it would make since that he could take the forms of dead people.

Dedication

Love Actually was on TV tonight and so I thought I would dedicate my favorite part to my sisters, Emily and Hannah, since they share my love for the movie and this scene: