Engagement Photos - Sneek Peek

We had the best time Sunday with Becca taking photos for our official engagement photo shoot. These aren't the final ones or all of them, but a good sample. We tried to get the pups to take some with us and they didn't really think that was such a great idea.

Addiction - Jersey Shore

Thursdays are fabulous for several reasons. 1. Its the day before Friday, 2. Project Runway is on & 3. JERSEY SHORE is on! Bobby is a recent fan (don't tell him I told you) and we are a bit obsesses and addicted. In fact, I think we're going as Snooki and Ronnie for Halloween. Or Bobby might be the situation depending on his "situation".

So last night's episode was great, Snooki and her bf had several yelling matches on the phone, the F word was flying and then he called and "joked" with her about sleeping with another girl. It was hilarious. I just love Snooki, she is a cute little firecracker. You just can't hate her even if she is a bit trashy... but its entertaining trash.

Then there is Sammi and Ronnie. Sad that her name is Samantha, but it is funny. The drama there is terrible, she just puts herself back into that over and over again. I really think she's going to hate herself later when she looks back at it all. Its like a bad relationship that you can't see until you are out of it. Like Situations said " he needs to give up the cookie so he can have better cookies every night." Terrible, but hilarious!

If you don't watch Jersey Shore let me suggest that you do so! It comes on MTV Thursday nights!

Engagement Party

This past Saturday my parents hosted our engagement party! It was fabulous. My mom really outdid herself. We invited close family (mostly local) and the wedding party, which still gave us about 50 guests. My parents are in the middle or redecorating the house, but it really looked great and mom went over the top with the flowers, bar and catering from Ms. Wilma. Her food is wonderful and Saturday was no exception. Overall the event was a blast. And Becca our wedding photographer captured it all. I'm still waiting on the full pictures but below are a few from the night.

Bama Falls Short

When we were little we all learned the song that goes along with spelling Mississippi. M, I, crooked letter, crooked letter...you know the rest. But somehow, the word "Mississippi" is misspelled on football tickets printed by the University of Alabama for the team's game vs. Mississippi State. I love this story because Alabama fans think they are perfect and that their team is unbeatable. The missing "p," or a humpback, if you will, makes the tickets look fake but a good representation of an Alabama education.

According to an article in the AJC, most single-game tickets will be corrected,but season tickets have already been distributed. For national champions they sure do know how to stay in the news.

Here's to hoping we can beat Alabama next time we play them!

Renie Hill Phillips

My sweet grandmother passed Sunday, August 8th @ 4:45 am. My loving father was there with her at the time and had been by her bed side since the previous Monday when she got really sick again. He really loved her and wanted to make sure she wasn't alone when she passed. We moved her to Hospice last Tuesday and were really just waiting for her to be at peace. Hospice while a wonderful facility is really a terrible place at the same time. Once you are in hospice and if you are unable to feed yourself you do not get any more water or food. Grandma was clearly scared and not sure what was going on, but she is in a much much better place now. I loved her dearly and wish she could have been at our wedding, but I know she and grandpa are loving life together in heaven. And she met Bobby last summer and really liked him, she even told me he was the best person I've dated and that I should keep him around. She was a smart, smart lady.

Jolie Turns 1

This weekend we celebrated Jolie's 1st Birthday! She really is the cutest little thing. I'm a bit obsessed, but she cries sometimes when I hold her. But, she loves Bobby and he usually can keep her from crying too much. It's amazing what great dad skills he has, can't wait for him to be a dad. Jolie's birthday was a fun family event with lots of kids running around, cake and of course fun gifts. We enjoyed celebrating with her and look forward to the next 20+ birthdays!

Celebrating The Martins

Earlier in July our friends Jennifer & Jimmy got married. They opted for a very small, family only ceremony. It was (from what I could tell in pictures) very sweet, intimate and special for them. So, after the wedding some of her sorority sisters got together to give her a bog party to celebrate. We joined in as hosts and it was really something to see. Alicia did a fabulous job of planning as we had all their favorites; Modern Logic (1 of Jimmy's favorite bands), a potato bar, an armadillo cake, plenty of beverages (pink signature drink included) and the night was topped off with crystal burgers on silver platters. Overall a great celebration. I didn't take that many photos because I was busy refilling things and dancing! But, I got a few.