Perfecting the speech...

I wanted you all to see this post from Carlos Whittaker's blog highlighting an amazing baptism from last weekend!
I definitely giggled, teared up and thanked God for the amazing testimony heard.

Check it out...

So at Buckhead Church we pride ourselves in giving Jesus our best. In every beat of our heart.
Yet sometimes our best comes in the most unrehearsed of moments. Take this past Sunday for example. Simon was to be baptized.
We have all baptiseees give their testimony on video before they are baptized.
That way they can get across the message of hope Christ has placed in them clearly.
Simon took 2 DAYS to film his 2 minute video.
He was mortified. Nervous is an understatement.
Time came to show the video.
Nothing…
Then it played…
No audio…
Then it played again…
Audio this time, but no video…
The crowd was beginning to mumble…
Then video but no audio…
You get the drift.
Luckily our pastor Jeff Henderson was baptizing him and he was money.
Jeff waded through the uncomfertableneds of 3000 pairs of eyes staring at them and moved on with…
“Well Simon, I know your story…”
So in the middle of all the chaos somebody yells from the crowd at about 1:02 in the video…
“TELL US YOUR STORY!!!”
And the rest was history…
Watch below how God shows up when our lame equipment does not…


God is good!!

Let's play catch up!

I always seem to neglect the thoughts in my head on the weekends. They never seem to make it to the blog and then on Monday I have to play catch up. I apologize for that!

My weekend was loaded with laughter and great moments. I'll list some key points for you and if there are questions, I'll elaborate.

Six Feet Under
Mac's hatred for sitting alone
Opera
Courtney's fun crimped hair
Old Towne
Waitress comments
Shoe shopping with Coker and Walker(hilarious)
Sidelines
Georgia vs. Alabama game
Top of the Westin
Chris' Birthday
Brent's scary elevator ride
Waiting in line for gas...why is one of the biggest cities in the US out of gas???
Across the Universe
Andy's message
Pappasito's
Ben Snider's laugh
Funny quotes on the to-go boxes

Wow...when you write it all out it looks like a week's worth of activities. I can't believe all that happened between Friday night and Sunday night.

Sheesh now wonder I'm tired!

Scooting around

Sometimes working at NAMB can be stressful!

I mean answering phone calls, responding to emails, filling out invoices, setting up meetings and of course walking back and forth to the printer can take a lot of out a person! Your legs get very tired and it can cause poor production with everyday tasks.

That is why my co-worker Shawn is brilliant. He has come up with a way for our team to not only improve in our work performance but he has implemented a way to get to the copy machine faster and in style.

Yep, that's a scooter and only the Communication team on the third floor has one. It's such an awesome sight to see Jill, my lovely co-worker whizzing past my desk on her way to a meeting or the printer.

Now I know all of you are jealous, especially those of you who work at NAMB but don't worry...Shawn is renting the scooter out by the hour, so you can enjoy the exhilarating feeling of scooting on your floor too!

Please call for reservations:)

I love my Mom!

Yesterday when I got home from work I found a little surprise on my doorstep.

This lovely decorated box is from my mom and yes she decorated herself...even though she wanted me to think my 6 year old niece did it, haha!

My Mom is the greatest! Let me just tell you, she would do anything in the world for her children...actually she would do anything in the world for anyone! She has the most generous spirit and loves to see people smile.

My whole life my mom has tried her hardest to be at every event, to cook for every occasion, to please every single person and to love harder than any woman I've ever met. She somehow always knows when to send a letter or the perfect time to make a phone call! She is one of the strongest women I know and she puts everything above herself just to see the joy on people's faces.

I hope I grow up to be just like her!

Needles and Buckets

Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness...

I had blood drawn today!

And not just a little bit of blood, a lot of blood. Like a bucket...OK that's an exaggeration but it was a lot!

I hate needles and whenever the nurse mentions that little sharp piece of horror, I cringe in fear. Today was no different.

"We're going to draw a little bit of blood to run some tests" -nurse says to me in a sweet upbeat tone. Why do nurses always sound so happy to take blood? Don't they know that most people hate them for it? OK not hate...that's a strong word...but dislike them for it. I know I do! I instantly think to myself "me and this person will never be friends because she is going to pierce my skin with that dreadful object."

Cruel, yes I know but it's totally how I think!

So after my heart dropped a little and I looked towards the wall to keep the needle out of my view, she pricked me! And it hurt...it really HURT!!! Three tubes later and what felt like an hour in my mind, she removed the needle which HURT too! Then she held some gauze on my arm and placed a band-aid over it. It wasn't even a pretty band-aid...what happen to all the Barbie and G.I. Joe band-aids? Can't a girl get something fun for that traumatic experience??? Nope just a flesh tone band-aid...

Then I stood up which was a mistake. Yep, I was lightheaded and almost passed out. But no worries, I laid down, had some water and finally was able to regain my composure!

Dang needles...I hope they find what they're looking for with all my blood cause I refuse to give any more any time soon!

Well at least until next week when I have to go back:(

Young and Domestic

I have realized that I am way too domestic! I am 26 and I absolutely love cooking and cleaning and baking and...well anything that deals with the house. I would probably garden if I have yard to grow one in. I catch myself doing 'grown up' things whenever I have a night where I stay at home.

Take tonight for example... I decided at 8:00 PM to cook dinner, which involved breaking out the pots and pans and of course the tea pitcher because a good meal requires some good sweet tea. While I was cooking, I got the bright idea to bake some cupcakes(yes I had cupcake mix in the cupboard, WHAT!?) So I baked them along with a cake to match...

...a heart shaped cake! Oh my goodness I am turning into my mom (not a bad thing at all).

But it was nice. I had a little something sweet to follow my yummy dinner...which I get to have more of at work tomorrow. I love leftovers:)

Then I washed the dishes...


So there you have it. I cooked then cleaned!

So maybe this domestic thing isn't so bad...but don't tell anyone I said that.

Pulling it from the shelves

Gospel Today Magazine pulled from LifeWay Bookstores... Read Below!


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Gospel Today

By CHRISTOPHER QUINN

Smiling women on the cover of a slick magazine. Sold from under the counter. Must request it from store clerk.

That’s not something a buyer would typically find in a Christian bookstore. Not unless it’s one of the more than 100 Lifeway Christian Bookstores across the United States, including about six in metro Atlanta.

Gospel Today, the Fayetteville-published magazine, was pulled off the racks by the bookstores’ owner, the Southern Baptist Convention. The problem? The five smiling women on the cover are women of the cloth — church pastors.

Southern Baptist polity says that’s a role reserved for men.

Teresa Hairston, owner of Gospel Today, whose glossy pages feature upbeat articles about health, living, music and ministry, said she discovered by e-mail that the September/October issue of the magazine had been demoted to the realm of the risque.

“It’s really kind of sad when you have people like [Gov.] Sarah Palin and [Sen.] Hillary Clinton providing encouragement and being role models for women around the world that we have such a divergent opinion about women who are able to be leaders in the church,” Hairston said. “I was pretty shocked.”

Chris Turner, a spokesman for Lifeway Resources, which runs the stores for the Southern Baptist Convention, said, “It is contrary to what we believe.”

It bases those beliefs on their interpretation of New Testament Scriptures.

Southern Baptist representatives at national meetings have adopted statements saying women should not be pastors, but each church is independent. A few churches have selected women, such as Decatur First Baptist, where the Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell preaches each Sunday from the pulpit.

Pastor Tamara Bennett of California is one of the featured pastors on the magazine cover and talks in the article about the challenges of breaking through the stained-glass ceiling.

“God’s assignment is that no souls are lost and all are saved,” Bennett said. “Gender is not how God sees it. We are about winning souls, period.”

Southern Baptists are not the only ones to frown on women preachers. Catholics, the largest Christian denomination in the nation, do not allow women priests. And some conservative evangelical groups, such as the Presbyterian Church in America, do not ordain women.

“We weren’t trying to pick a fight,” Hairston said. “We just did a story on an emerging trend in a lot of churches.”


I have several things I would like to say but I will hold my tongue.

Thoughts? Comments?

But it sure is Fancy how you love me...

I couldn't sum up the whole weekend in one blog so here are some more fun times from Josh's wedding...

V-neck shirts are cool!

Puzzles are a must at rehearsals.

Dave Barnes should always be sung in red heels.
Ketchup can be used for art, haha

Duck Tape fixes everything!

Such a good weekend... Can't wait for another:)

There's Nothing Fancy about the way I love you!

Have I mentioned that all my friends are getting married?

No seriously...ALL of them!

Today my friend Josh married an amazing girl named Brandi. They had there wedding up in Glade Springs, Va. and it was so adorable. Seeing Josh's face as Brandi made her entrance was just how I always imagined it would be... Sweet and absolutely adorable.

You see about six years ago, this amazing friendship began between this group of young crazy kids. We all worked at Caswell ( the camp I refer to often) and every since 2002, we have been there for each other through it all! It's been six years of laughter, tears, break ups, make ups, engagements, weddings and now even babies. Our little group has expanded from the original six to more than I can count.

Josh is the third from the group to get married and we are so excited about welcoming Brandi into the family!

Here are some moments from today...






I love you Josh and wish nothing but the best for you and your lovely bride forever and ever:)

How do you chase paper stars?

I've had a few people ask me 'What does the title of your blog mean?' and with all this curiosity I thought it would be nice of me to explain...I can be sweet sometimes, haha! So here we go...

Some of you know that last year on my birthday I got a tattoo on my foot of three unique stars. All are different but each one perfect in my eyes. I got the tattoo to represent a thought I had when I was little. You see as a young girl, my favorite thing to do was to lay under the stars at night. In my little tiny town there were no street lights so stars in the sky were endless. It felt like you could see for miles and miles... miles of just miraculous beauty created by God. I used to think about how God created each star making it perfect but no two the same. All are unique, special and gorgeous just like us. I used to make wishes on those stars.

Star light, Star bright, First star I see tonight...A wish I may, A wish I might, May I have one wish tonight?

I would wish for happiness and opportunities. I would sit still for what seemed like a hour just to catch a glimpse of a shooting star so I could chase it with me eyes and wish with my heart. I used to chase stars all the time. I still do it! There have been countless times that I have laid under the stars. There were Caswell moments on the top of Vespers and under the lighthouse. There were instances on the beaches down Florida and the even on the coast of California. Moments laying on the trampoline and moments just laying the grass. I just love laying under the under the big black sky and seeing the glittery accents shining all over. Just thinking about it brings a smile to my face:)

Anywho, about a year ago I started a list...a list of things I wanted to do. Things I want to accomplish in life, things that I hope will happen in life and things that are a great passion in my life. Each dream, wish and hope are unique just like me tattooed stars. Beside the list I doodled some shooting stars. I guess I associate my dreams and hopes with wishing on stars because I've done it for some long. But my list is made of paper and so my dreams and hopes were listed beside paper stars. I am chasing my dreams and running towards a bigger picture everyday and every time I look at the list I think about chasing my paper stars.

So there you have it.... my obsession with one of God's most magnificent creations, so much that I took what I see above and made it visible on paper:)

Saying goodbye to Tie Tuesday

Yesterday we had a Going Away party for the infamous Brent Moxey.

We had cake...


and coloring...


And even some posing...

For all of you who don't know Brent he is known for his socks...

Anywho, Brent is leaving NAMB to become the Children's Pastor at West Ridge Church in Dallas, GA. He has been a blessing to so many at NAMB and he will be missed tremendously. He was the creator of all things good on the 3rd floor for the Communications team. We will miss his argyle socks, his sarcastic remarks, his eating habits, great stories about brisk runs in the mornings and of course Tie Tuesday!

Good Luck Brent and never forget the little people, the big people and the medium people!

Skipping ahead...

So I was driving to work this morning going about my normal rountine...

You know, music turned up too loud, driving way too fast because I was running late and trying to fight the urge to stop at McDonald's because my tummy was talking to me, all while keeping a very Christian attitude about the slow volvo that was driving slow in the fast lane!

...anyway as I was driving I heard something out of the ordinary come on the radio. It was so bizarre that I starred down at my Mitsubishi issued radio and thought to myself "did I just wake up in December." The station 94.1 was playing Christmas music!? WHAT?! And not just any Christmas music, NSYNC Christmas music! I was SO confused.

After the song ended, Mikey, from the radio show, said the statement "only 99 more shopping days till Christmas." >this is where I began to get a little irritated<

It's September and we haven't even celebrated Halloween, Thanksgiving, My half Birthday and we're already moving on the Christmas. Something about that doesn't seem quite right.

Now don't get me wrong I LOVE Christmas. I love time with my family, decorating the house, the smell of Spruce and Christmas cookies, wrapping gifts, seeing my home church all done up in green and red and of course hearing one of the greatest stories ever told about my Lord and Savior. I love all those things plus many more but, I also love Halloween. I love seeing little kids all dressed up and eating candy corn till my tummy hurts. I love Thanksgiving. Getting together with family and friends, sitting around the table indulging in some turkey, dressing and cranberry sauce...basically I love food, ha...but I do love both of those holidays. I love my half birthday too but we can talk about that later :)

Basically what I'm trying to get to here is give Halloween and Thanksgiving a chance. A chance to be the holidays I know they can be. Give them the opportunity to have a month dedicated to them, to their history and to the joy they bring...and the yummy treats they bring as well. We can celebrate the birth of Jesus all year long and think about it in all months but, in order to fully appreciate the holidays in October and in November, let's save the Christmas music for December!!! Kapish?

first few minutes, first few dollars

Challenge for the next 30 days...

Give God my first few minutes and my first few dollars!

Sounds pretty simple huh? But how many of us can actually say that we give God enough time during the day or enough of our funds during the week. How many of us can say that we completely trust Him...enough that if we only have 50 dollars in our account, that we would give it all knowing he would provide.

God gives us all! He gives us our funds and He gives time...so why not give the first few minutes of every day and the first dollars that we make?

Bringing church to them!

I totally forgot to tell you all about one of the coolest new projects in the Atlanta area (I know I've mentioned it but here's more). It's called the Buckhead Music Project and it's taking place in a local bar near you. Some of you are seriously confused right now because I just used the words Buckhead and bar in the same sentence but it's true.

Buckhead church is reaching out to the community in a new, innovative way. It's our way of reaching to those who would never step foot in a church. We're bringing the church to them in a rocking new way!

Here are pictures of night one...

My girl Chrystina killing it...she was amazing!

Moxie rocked the place!

Me, Nikki and Jen excited about the night

Hope to see you all at the next one in November!!!

Joy in Loneliness

Where do you find joy in loneliness? Paul sitting in a lonely prison shows us how he did and in turn how we can.

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers[a] and deacons: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. ~ Philippians 1:1-11

Where do you find Joy in Loneiness?

1. Look to grace:

Grace is the best word to express what we feel about God.We sin, spirit convicts, we repent and he gives us unmerritted love, giving us grace in every way. our love knit to grace, received humbly and then to share it gladly. God gives grace to those who receive Christ as their Lord and Saviour, and He gives us another chance.


2. Grace leads to peace:

We are not by nature at peace. we are objects of God’s wrath… When our sin is taken away there is no condemnation. Grace enables us to have peace. peace changes everything in our relationships. If you don’t have peace in your relationships you need to work on the grace thing in your own life. Because of Christ we can forgive eachother, reconcile and move on.


3. Grace & peace leads to memories:

When not centered in Christ you’ll have bad bitter memories. But if it is a gospel based partnership there is frienndship, there is peace, love, new memories, reconciliation, healing… I’ve seen God do amazing reedeeming things and those memories constantly remind me of the peace and grace I find in Christ.

Lazy Saturdays

Lazy Saturdays are the best!

Curling up on the couch, watching a movie and just relaxing from all the craziness of the week. Having all this time to sit and reflect makes you think about several things that are going on around you.

I've had time to think about all the great people in my life, how much I miss my dog, all the mindless things on TV, how much I love grilled cheese sandwiches and of course how amazing it feels to take a little nap.

I think Saturdays should be in the middle of the week so that our little breaks were spread out instead back to back, haha.

A case of Hives

I think something is wrong with me...now I'm not trying to be sarcastic so all of you that just thought in your head " I've known that for years" please refrain!

But seriously, I really think something is wrong with me! I woke up this morning with a case of hives. I had some serious whelps on stomach, down my back and on my hands and I was having a little bit of trouble breathing. I was itchy and it was very unattractive. Not a great thing to wake up to.

I took some Benadryl when I arrived at work so that I wouldn't pass out on stage this morning during the second verse of 'You are God Alone'(I had to sing in Chapel this morning at NAMB in case you were wondering why I was on stage). But now I am sitting here trying to figure out why this happened. My diagnosis...stress and stupid Sheetrock dust in my room from traumatic ceiling collapse.

Cure: Hmmmm well that is undetermined! I mean, I could rest to cure the stress but that would require laying in my bed which has the Sheetrock dust nestled in my comforter. So there lies yet another problem. Why is life so complicated?

Any suggestions for a remedy?

Internet Down

My Internet is not responding at my house and Comcast seems to be taking their sweet time to fix it so I am sorry that I haven't had a free moment to write some good, encouraging, deep blogs. haha

I promise I will be back with some wisdom and sarcasm soon:)

VMAs

Paramore rocked...
Pink Rocked...
Chris Brown looked amazing...

Other than that, I was extremely dissappointed with the VMAs!!! MTV needs to get it together for next year...

What did you think?

Dear God...

Dear God,

Father, Protector, Giver. You are so holy and so magnificent! You are the Glorious One, the King of all kings. The maker and creator of everything. You are big enough to hold the entire world in the palm of your hand yet small enough to see into every little crevice of my life. You give me grace when I am undeserving and you love me when I am unlovable. You call me your daughter, your beautiful child and I am blown away by the forgiveness you give and your unfailing love.

You are my strength, my eternal guiding light. You sit with me in the sunshine and calm me through the stormy nights. You stand with me on the mountain tops and walk with me upon the beaches, always there to pick me up when I fall on bended knees.
You are each and every breath I take. In every path within my sight. You greet me with the morning, as each new day awakes and paint me a beautiful canvas in the sky as the sun sets. What a beautiful sight.

You renew the strength with in my heart. My faith shall never falter. For, when I sing praises, my soul becomes even stronger. WOW! How amazing is your love. Your grace.

Thank you for being so mighty and for taking me as you found me.

I love you!

The hurricane life

So for the past two weeks I've been a bit stressed with work and life...oh and the chaos of my house. It just seems like from the time my eyes open in the morning to the time they close, I have a billion things to due but not enough time to do them. I try to make schedules and lists but somehow in the tornado of the day, my whole plan is blown out the window.

Stress has always been something that I've struggled with. It's not so much the fact that I lead an extremely stressful life, it's the fact that I will analyze every little aspect and worry if it is not completed or carried out correctly. I try very hard to be detailed and to be very reliable when it comes to co-workers, friends and family...but what do you do when you just can't seem to keep up?

Last week, as most of you saw, my bedroom ceiling collapsed causing chaos in my house and craziness in my life. I had to organize places to sleep, impose on my roommates space, drive out of the way most mornings and just rearrange my normal routine. I didn't sleep much...about 4 hours a night just because everything around me was out of wack, and the room was just the beginning...

Over the past two weeks, my room became UN-functional, our A/C decided to break making it miserable to sleep at night, our Internet decided to call it quits making my RYC duties impossible from home, I got bit by a spider on my stomach while sleepin gone night and Mal and I developed sick feelings from the insulation and mold from the ceiling. Not a good few days.

I don't say all this to complain or to make anyone feel sorry for me...I say this because I wanted to know what you guys do when your life seems to spin out of control? How do you get everything done, please everyone around you, keep up with the detailed routine and still smile like you've had a good nights sleep?

What is your remedy to the unexpected hurricane of life?

Helping Little Hands and Little Feet

Hello fellow readers! I need your help...

Here is your opportunity to make a difference for some amazing children. My friend Mark along with the band members of Audio Adrenaline started an orphanage in Haiti a few years ago. The Hands and Feet Project , a 501c3 non-profit organization, is a children's village in Jacmel, Haiti that has been helping orphans in Haiti since 2004 when it was established. The mission is to care for orphans and to use pop culture to introduce the 1st world to the orphans of the world.

Due to the high winds and heavy rains of Hurricane Gustav, the orphanage has been damaged and parts have been destroyed. Here are the details from the website...

Please pray for Haiti. Hurricane Gustav pounded the southern coast of Haiti Monday and Tuesday, and heavy rains continue today. Thank God all of our children and staff are safe. However we have had major damage to our property, even worse than when Noel hit last November. Two of our children's houses on the lower floor have 3-4 feet of water in them. Many of our perimeter walls have been destroyed. Larry, one of our new US staff, cannot get his truck out because it is covered in boulders. We are so thankful that Larry and Michelle are there caring for our kids. Please pray for them as they try to figure out how to begin the overwhelming cleanup process. Please also pray for our neighbors as most of them have lost quite a bit. One of our neighbors' tin roof flew off forcing the family to stay with a neighbor.

We know God is in control but we definitely need your prayers and support during this crazy time. The Internet is down in Haiti right now, so we will send more updates to as soon as we have them.

Please pray for this devastated island nation... and pray about possibly being a part of their recovery (whatever that may mean for you)! We ask that you prayerfully [2 Cor. 9:7] consider a donation to the Hurricane Gustav Relief Fund. If each person donated only $1, imagine the difference we could make!!



To donate online, please CHIP IN here: http://www.chipin.com/contribute/id/d6f9c48d492e24f6
To mail-in a contribution, please SEND here:
Gustav Relief
c/o Hands & Feet Project
PO Box 682105
Franklin, TN 37067

If you want to help please please please visit the link above or go to http://www.handsandfeetproject.org/

Together we can help rebuild and renew!

Free treats

FREE DONUTS!

Let me say that again...FREE donuts! Assorted and original glaze delivered to my desk in that little white and green box. You see I have a passionate relationship with Krispy Kreme Donuts. I know they are terrible for me and I only eat them occasionally when the opportunity arises. Problem is, at NAMB we get free Krispy Kreme donuts at least once a week so the opportunity arises quite often.

There is this sweet vendor man that brings us goodies to win our affection and business...well, actually it has a lot to do with his genuine, giving spirit but bribing us makes it all sound more professional, haha. Anywho, this sweet fellow has already won my affection especially since there is always a lemon filled piece of Heaven in every box he brings...just for me!

Yes, that is something that you guys may not know about me. I love, loathe lemon filled donuts. They make me weak in the knees and I indulge in every single bite...and yes I lick my fingers when I'm done just so no glaze is wasted. It all started a few years ago when the lady at the drive thru window at KK (Krispy Kreme in case you missed that)gave me the wrong donut. I was severely upset that I haven't received my regular Chocolate, cream filled donut in the little paper to-go bag. I didn't have enough time to venture back to KK due to class schedule so, disappointed with what had occured, I tried the lonely dessert that I had been sold to me. It was the best mistake ever...and that is where my love affair began:)

Now please know that I regulate my donut intake because I am trying to keep my girlish(stick)figure, but when they are Free and delivered to my desk, they're hard to pass up.

Judy and Jill have a hard time passing them up as well...


...yes we are sinful, haha!

You're wishing you had Free Donut day at your work right now, aren't you??

Missing them today!

Today I am missing several things...

I miss Cambi. Her little cheeto feet and the snooty way she looks at me when I try to lay beside her on the couch.

I miss waking up in 223 5th Avenue South, looking over and seeing Emily there to greet me in the morning.

I miss Jonathan. The stars on the back of his arms and way he makes fun of me for not liking coffee.

I miss my porch swing on 101 Rotary. All those crazy people that used to walk down 1st street and the way you could swing for hours without a care in the world.

I miss Little Pier and all the memories that come with that little boat basin.

I miss my bed, seriously! But I should have that back in two days if I'm lucky.


What do you miss today?

Labor Day Weekend

So at this very moment I am sitting in the Charlotte airport delayed once again! I ran off my flight from Myrtle Beach trying to catch my connecting flight and arrived at the gate just in time to watch the plane roll away! >insert loud furious scream here<

I've learned three things over the past few days!

1. I HATE flying. Every single flight that I was supposed to be on this weekend was delayed or late or missing. I know that airplanes get you to your destination faster but after this weekend, this little girl will be driving to all upcoming events and engagements!

2. I LOVE Labor Day sales! Yes I took full advantage of the discounts. Here's what happened...I walked into BCBG, the entire store was 50% off, I spent way too much money. But let me just say, I bought some cutie cute things!

3. Hanging out with my family is always an adventure. I had so much fun with my family this weekend. I ate some yummy food, laid in the relaxing sun and basically caught up on all the rest I DON'T get in Atlanta. Incredible!

So to recap...I love my family, I love Labor Day sales and I absolutely HATE flying!

There, venting session over! I will now sit here till 10:25 PM and wait to board yet another late flight:(