GO GATORS!

The Gators played their first big SEC game yesterday and were victorious!  I wasn't sure how the game was going to go considering our team's still in a big learning curve, plus the Vols have a new coach (who looks pretty promising if you ask me...I actually do hope he'll do well) and it turned out to be a good game as always.  One of our best rivalries every year.  The game was exciting and even until probably 3/4 of the way through the 4th quarter, you really weren't sure how the game was going to go.

Way to go Gators!  Hopefully we continue to learn and play together as a team!

Long Weekend Ahead!

Friday is here. Not just ANY Friday though, it's football Friday! That's right...college football kicked off last night, and there's a weekend of football ahead of us! Florida kicks off at noon tomorrow which I'm SO excited about! Way to represent the SEC last night South Carolina. The SEC has one win under our belt! Time to prove that once again, we are the dominating conference! Yeah! :-)

Enough football talk...now to the puppies! Last night, I ended up going to see my friend's puppies alone (John had some work stuff and couldn't get out of the office in time). The mom is pretty, and the puppies are, well, hamsters still. At least I feel like all puppies look like hamsters for the first couple weeks. There are only 6 puppies left, 1/2 of them did not survive, and there are 2 females, with one spoken for. So, she is our option for a new lil American Bulldog. Here are some photos of them:

Mom Dog

*Potential* Future Pup

All the pups-Top left would be ours

Other female...she's pretty

Anyone else see the hamster resemblance here?? So, now it's deciding time. John & I both really would like to have an American Bulldog, but when's the right time for a new pup? They take so much time at first and with the wedding coming up in March...well, it's not the easiest time I suppose. But, I'm sure we will figure it out...puppies ARE so much fun! :)

I'm also going to play along with 5 question Friday, so here goes!

1. What do you do when you have time for yourself? Sometimes I read, sleep, or watch a nice girly movie that I'm sure John wouldn't want to watch.

2. When you look out your kitchen window, what do you see? I'm going to go ahead and consider John's house my house, since it will be soon and I use his kitchen more than mine :) There's a lake out there...sometimes with these annoying geese that poo all over the back porch. Get 'em Lily!

3. Who/What would you want to be reincarnated as? No one. I'll go ahead & be myself in heaven :)

4. What is your biggest pet peeve about other people's kids? My pet peeve is more about the parent's response. I HATE to hear kids screaming bloody murder. Not that parents like it, but I literally leave stores when I hear it. I understand sometimes kids do that and sometimes they are in a mood and the parents can't control it, but take your kid out or at the least, tell them to stop. Just because YOU are use to hearing it, does not mean anyone else cares to hear it through their whole meal. The worst I've run in to was on a plane when this kid was kicking the seats and screaming and his dad was playing a video game with headphones on and mom was looking out the window...neither said anything to their child (which I know because they were across the aisle and I was watching them the whole time). Finally the flight attendant came to them and said, "Is there anything we can do for him? He is disturbing the entire flight." Then they finally helped him calm down and he fell asleep. Really, that's what it takes for you to do something about your kid screaming in an enclosed space...how embarrassing.

5. Regular or diet soda? Not a soda drinker really, but if I do have it, I'm going all the way with regular!

Hope you all have a happy Labor Day weekend!!

GO GATORS!!!

Thankful Thursdays

I'm linking up with Cheerful Carolina for Thankful Thursdays this week!

I'm thankful always for John, my friends, family, & Lily! Today marks the start of college football...kicked off with an SEC game to boot, so I'm super excited! Only 2 more days til Florida takes the field and I can't wait!!! The long weekend makes me very happy. Here's a little of what I'm thankful for & what I'll be doing this weekend:

We have fun-filled 3 day weekend ahead. Plus, my new Gator shirts came in for the season yesterday, so I'm ready!!!

PS: We're looking at puppies tonight! Update tomorrow!

The End to a Good Weekend

Well, Sunday night has rolled around and there's that whole work thing that starts again tomorrow (unless you're John, he had to go into work tonight...boo). Tonight was the end to a wonderful weekend spent with my love, friends and some family! Plus, I won the grand prize package at the bridal show today...woo! Free stuff. Love it!

Yesterday marked 3 weeks until my favorite day of the year! That day would be the kick off to the Florida football season. For the next 4 months, I'll be a happy girl :-) Football season makes life seem simple, wonderful, and brings me this joy I can't explain. Yes, it may sounds stupid to place this much emphasis on a football season, especially if you don't know me but to be fair, some of my greatest childhood memories were made at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. My Grandad and Granny started taking me to games with I was about 3. I grew up a Gator. It was one of the things I did with my grandparents every fall and I loved it. They were always so enthusiastic about it and loved taking my brother and I...it's some of those memories that will last forever. Going in the stadium for the first time after my Grandad passed away was a tough game for me, but I have to keep the family pride going! I've been making sure to catch my 'Breakfast with the Gators' on Sunday mornings and have started gearing up. Planning for games, grabbing tickets and getting ready for house parties!!! Oh yea, and wearing my Orange and Blue. 20 days! Go Gators Baby!