My Mom & Dad came to town one night recently for another one of his Doctor’s appointments. It went well! Here we are at Nanny & Papa’s, with me being my usual self.
We had a delicious dinner (Ziti for the "adults" and chicken tenders for me) followed by watching over an hour of "Just for laughs" pranks on YouTube. They are absolutely HILARIOUS!!! And totally addicting.
Last week Ryan & I partook in a cleaning frenzy. To help us whistle while we worked was the little cricket in our attic. We don’t know where in the world it came from or how it got there, but it is seriously as loud as a bird. I have affectionately named him Jimmy and have considered taking a plate of food up there.
What do crickets eat anyway?
Speaking of insects...a few nights ago I went downstairs in the dark to get a glass of water. I was getting some ice when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Satan in the form of a cockroach about a yard away. I. FREAKED. OUT!!!! It's a toss up between who was more scared of who at that moment. That disgusting specimen starting flailing around and perched as if he was going to pounce on me at any minute. I looked around for anything I could find to defeat this creature and found some spray starch. He didn't like that; it stiffened his legs, but he still managed to start flying for a moment, after which I screamed bloody murder. Poor Ryan was upstairs asleep with a headache. No doubt...
Anyway, I spent the next fifteen minutes of my life perched on top of a chair holding a swiffer mop like a baseball bat for protection.
The little heathen fled off somewhere, and I never found him...but that didn't stop me from leaving Ryan a proper warning for when he woke up:
Spiders, scorpions, and roaches are some of my absolute biggest fears. If I see one of these I get panic stricken.
Better not get too comfortable, buddy. You're not welcome here...
A couple of Saturdays ago I heard some ruckus outside. I opened the front door to see what all the commotion was about and found Randolph "Paul Bunyan" Carlson hacking away at the shrubbery. Absolutely hilarious.
Queen/Mama Ann was clearly taking out some of her frustrations on the landscape as well...
That afternoon Meagan, Dawson, Noah, and I headed to Dillon’s Main Street Celebration.
I think Dawson has a career in traffic directing.
He had a blast playing the games!
This is the infamous shirt that I was wearing inside out and didn’t realize until I got home… Noah, why didn't you tell me?
Maybe that's why he looked confused...
Later, little Dawson ordered a snow cone, and it took the cashier at least 10 minutes to crush and prepare the ice correctly after fussing with a machine whose instructions evidently required an engineering degree. Now I know why that snow cone cost $2; the entertainment fee was included.
At least the sugar in Dawson's treat provided enough energy to do these things:
We had a great time!
That evening, many of the Moody family members and friends celebrated Granny Earl’s 80th Birthday!!!
Here are some highlights of the event:
We cooked out and had a lot of fun. When I “worked” at Kiwanis I would always look forward to Aunt Robin’s famous chili. It is so good that I really only eat a hot dog when I can have her chili to go along with it. She needs to sell it!
Nice photobomb, Ryan!
Anyone who spilled something had to spend the night in the giant port-a-potty.
I challenge anyone to have a conversation with Uncle Danny and not laugh within 10 seconds...
Kevin must've been wearing some special cologne!
Happy Birthday to a special lady!
This is a picture board Aunt Missy made of Granny Earl through the years. I told her she should've cut a hole in the center so that Granny could poke her head through for the year 2012: here I am now!
Granny Earl & her children
Most of the grandkids. One of these is not like the others...
Yes, I let Carson DRIVE me around on the four wheeler. Honestly, it would have been just as dangerous with either of these drivers...
Life is about improvisation. Case in point: Autrey finding two majorly huge ant piles. How do you get rid of ants
On Sunday April 30th, two of my FAVORITE people-the incredible Ricky & Peggy Davis- catered lunch at my Dad's church. They are more than caterers; they make dreams come true!!!
It seems like just yesterday when we were planning my wedding reception!
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Every weekend that I travel, I leave something behind. It. never. fails. I figure however with the amount of things that I pack, I'm doing pretty well to LEAVE only one thing... Ryan doesn't necessarily agree.
Last week it was my Macbook, without which I am lost. One afternoon my sweet father and I met halfway between Florence and Columbia so that I could have my computer. Here he is saving the day!!! He earned major points for this.
Another recent fun outing was a dinner at TGI Friday's with Jamie, Chris, Dorothy, and her sweet coworker, Jennifer, followed by seeing this movie:
During the movie some girls a few rows behind us kept yelling. Disruptive? Yes, but at least legal. An hour into the movie we heard glass bottles crashing everywhere, after which the girls ran out of the theater. Ten minutes later a random man comes stumbling in with what looked like a police hat. At first glance I thought, "Man, those girls are busted," but then I realized that this gentleman had some issues of his own. We watched timidly as he criss-crossed his way through the isle and then fell into a seat. Soon after one of the theater employees came to escort him out. Talk about EVENTFUL!!! Our $10 movie tickets got us more than we bargained for... somehow I feel like bizarre things like this only happen to people around me... I am the common denominator among the chaos.
This past weekend was Ali and Austin's wedding!!! It was such a special time for everyone, and everything was so beautiful! Here we are on Friday before the rehearsal dinner...
Thank Heavens we left Columbia extra early, because this is what we came upon when approaching Latta...stand still traffic.
It was great to see Ashley!
You may remember my post about student teaching in Mrs. Paulette's class during my senior year. I love this family!!!
The beautiful Abingdon Manor!
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On Saturday afternoon I attended a very heart felt funeral service for Kim Curry. Please keep my dear friends Jamie, Laura, and their families in your prayers in the loss of their sister. Please especially pray for Kim's two girls whom she loved dearly. I recently read that those who experience great loss while on earth will have an intimacy with the Lord that few will know. I pray that everyone in Kim's family will take this opportunity to lean on Him and realize that our eternal life is not here. No matter how tragic, pain and suffering are temporary if we are born again and live in His word.
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 8:38-39
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At approximately 6:00 PM on Saturday evening the beautiful Ali Rogers married Austin Morrell.
It was a beautiful wedding, and I was honored and thrilled to be a part of it.
Some awesome FBC folks : )
Hey, Ellie!!!
Mrs. Paulette Rogers, the Queen of the day!
Funny how the oldest one in this picture looks like she belongs in the youth group...
Congratulations, Ali!!! I am SO thrilled for you. And Shelley is an AWESOME director.
My sweet husband of 11 months! : )
Elizabeth is next!!!
Sunday was Mama's Birthday! We had a lovely lunch at the Charcoal grill, preceded by (of course) photographic documentation.
Happy Birthday to my sweet Mama who always does for everyone else before herself!
One of her many famous quotes: "I wanna do something I wanna do...ME!" This is usually in response to one of our immediate family members calling and asking her to stop what she's doing because of a crisis.
Now meet Mr. Always Right Senior and Junior as they assemble a patio table and chair set. No instructions are needed; they were born with the intellect.
Can you tell that I haven't gotten much sleep lately??? At least I have some vacation time to look forward to in the near future, thank the LORD! I hope you have a wonderful week, and God bless you!
Until my next crisis or social event,
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