Lovely Ladies

The past two Friday nights have been excellent Friday nights. Most week nights and weekend nights inclue me planning and watching tv or listening to Pandora. However, last Friday night we had a ladies event and this Friday I ate dinner with some Friends from college. It felt nice to feel like my life isn't completely boring.

Ladies Event
Last Friday we had a ladies event at our church. Each lady was supposed to bring a yummy treat to enjoy and an acessory to exchange. We begin the evening with wonderful food prepared by some awesome ladies. After we ate, we began our evening. Donna Pierce who is the pastor's wife of a previous pastor and my first grade teacher was the speaker. She had a very meaningful and memorable talk on being an acessory of Christ. She began the eveing with a fun game of acessorizing someone from your group wearing a plain t-shirt using the acessorizes that she brought with her. She talked about all the different attributes we should carry as a Christian woman. Then, we went through a series of excerices with our tablemates. We talked about people who have made an impact on our lives and events that have impacted us. We shared in time of communion and in prayer. We ended the first part of the evening with an acessory swap.

After our swap we played a fun game of hot potato (or big red bouncy ball if you will) where we had to answer questions out of a bowl. I got "What is your most embarrassing moment?". This was pretty difficult, because well..I have daily embarrassing moments that I don't let bother me, they just make life more exciting. After our game, a few of us spent the night at the church. After lots of giggling with Erin (surprise, surprise) we went to bed and woek up to some left overs for breakfast. It was a wonderful evening with some ladies who are full of wisdom and fun!

Friend Time
This past Friday evening Carly, Jillian, and Ashley all happened to be here for different reasons. So we decided to meet for dinner. We had such a great time catching up. I think we spent the majority of our time laughing at each other stories, and probably drove our waitress crazy with staying so long to tell those stories. We ended our night with ice cream from Sweet Cece's (my favorite)! It was such a nice night to catch up with friends from college! I miss college so much

36. laughter and memories
37. free Sweet Cece's
38. a great college experience to look back on and remember
39. leftover Rice Krispie Treats to snack on
40. a bridesmaid dress that fits
41. giggling with Erin
42. sweet notes from my kiddos
43. blankets to keep my cold feet warm
44.a toothbrush and toothpaste to use everyday
45. honeycrip apples and peanut butter

In my shoes..

In my shoes...you would laugh at yourself a lot, because if you didn't you would be a very sad person.

For example, when you drop poster board not once but four times in the middle of Wal-mart and beacuse you are laughing at yourself you are unable to successfully pick up said poster board.

or...you have to pick up lots of little bitty counters off the floor because you picked up the tub of counters and the lid wasn't snapped all the way...

or you have to sweep up pencil shavings because you knocked off the pencil sharpner while sharpening pencils while teaching

or you spend half your morning looking for copies you had made and drive yourself completly crazy before realziing they were left in the copier

or my very best in a while almost break your finger during lunch break on staff development day..this particular moment deserves the full story.
About a month ago we had a staff development day for our teachers at my school. We got to leave school for lunch, which is an exciting thing for teachers because it never happens. I had planned on staying and working through lunch to get some things finished for the next week. However, after some playful prodding from the other teachers I decided to go eat with them. After pulling into the parking lot I hop out just like any ordinary human being would. Yet, I forgot one very important step in the process of shutting the door...removing your finger...Yeah, shoved that baby right in the door. It felt as if it happened in slow motion, and if I can recall correctly, my lovely co-teacher opened the door so I could remove my finger. It didn't really hurt all that bad, the other teachers were freaked out more than me. Then, I started feeling dizzy and light headed. If you know me, you know that I can throw up basically on command and I got that feeling...that feeling that I was about to lose my breakfast. I started shaking and getting really hot..and still had that loose breakfast feeling. After the other teachers fanned me, put wet rags on the back of my neck, and were concerned of my pail complection I was able to avoid passing out. Needless to say, it was a bit of an adventure (points for using our weekly vocab word)!  I never went to the doctor, that is until it became infected about two weeks later. I got a shot and drained and lots of more gross things. Now my nail is in the process of falling off. However, it is definitly a story to tell and one of those wounds that you can brag about because it looks so cool!

Here is the picture story of my thumb in the past month!

the night of the incident 

The night of the infection (it was super hot after an hour of ice being held to it). I taught the next day with a bag of ice on my thumb before heading to the doctor!

This was after the drained it ( I don't have a picture with my red bandage on it) 

You can't tell really well, but the bottom portion on the left side is hanging on by a nail (no pun intended) 

26. hot chocolate and a wood stove to keep me warm on this chilly day.

27. A wonderful lady that can come to the rescue with my bridesmaid dress

28. a great Friday night with two of my best friends

29. wonderful ladies in my church who hold lots of wisdom

30. a quick phone chat with both  of my brothers on Sunday

31. lunch with my best friend Ashley and plans with her again this weekend

32. the reminder that God is delighted by me and craves for time with me

33. my beautiful morning drive every weekday

34. a working thumb

35. a coat to keep me warm and toasty

Wordless Wednesday(well sorta)- Happy Birthday Chelsea

16. Really yummy Roast Beef with corn bread.

17. a great co-teacher who is laid back yet supportive (even though she plays mean jokes on me)

18. a  sweet boyfriend who listens to all my stories

19. honeycrisp apples...they're my favorite

20. my friend Chelsea who turned 23 today...so thankful for the frienship that we share

21. the fact that my first graders think I'm cool and a good artist (they said I was awesome at it..)

22. a beautiful fall day

23. the funny fact that my kids say "you know what" when they are getting in line order since I told them not to say line order anymore because it drove me nuts

24. sweet pictures of my awesome niece and nephews

25. maxi skirts...because I can sit like a boy and still be in a skirt

Planted

Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction. (Psalms 1:1-6 NLT)

Last night out pastor spoke on this passage at church, and it is one of my passages in the whole bible. I also decided on reading from Psalms this morning not even realizing I would be reading the same passage.

I love the picture this verse creates. I like examples when I'm learning about something. If you give me something that I can relate it to or apply it to its much easier for me to understand. My pastor talked about what it meant to be blessed and how we are supposed to fear God. How we should allow the fear of God to guide our choices and to keep us pure and holy . He told us that when the fear of god is absent..man will be controlled by desires, fears, and circumstances around him. When this happens there is a tendency to conform, lose focus, spend less time in prayer..etc.... Makes since really.. When our focus is off centered our lives become a bit skewed, yet we wonder why everything seems so off. Growing up my dad has always told me to focus. If you know me well, you know that I sometimes find it difficult to focus. Now I find my self telling my student to "Focus!!". Sometimes they decide to do their own thing and not listen...that's when I wanna grab their little faces and say "if you would just listen"...then one day I had this crazy revelation. I bet God wants to exactly that to me. "Hannah if you would just focus and listen!!"

One of the last thing Pastor K said was "a man who truly hungers will do something about it." Pretty spot on and kinda was a elbow to my stomach. Aimee always told me that you go through many seasons in your walk. I do believe that I'm going through a season of drought. I'm "longing" for more but I keep searching for that fulfillment in Christ. I wouldn't say I'm searching in "worldly" areas..but I'm searching and searching and wanting immediate gratification. When I don't get that immediate gratification I'm left frustrated and discouraged. I'm not really doing anything about that hunger that I have for The Lord. If I'm hungry I'm obviously going to do something about. So would I not apply that same principle to my walk with God, and when I do make those steps I need to be patient in The Lord, I won't always sense an immediate gratification or that "amazing feeling". 

Back to the verse, it's always been a favorite. I would love to be compared to a tree that is rooted so close to a spring...not literally obviously..but just think  how rooted that tree is. Because that tree is rooted in goodness and truth it can bear fruit. Because it bears fruit and is rooted in strength and righteousness it doesn't have leaves that wither. But before all of that I need to back up to what it says about the tree and how deeply it's planted. The Lord says we should delight in his instruction. That means we should do it joyfully, not with a bad attitude or a sense of have to but follow his ways in an attitude of delight. 

Trip to Visit Nathan

Two weeks ago I went out to visit Nathan at school. I was so excited about this trip and worked hard that week to get things done so I could enjoy my visit. It also made it nice that Chelsea was going down to visit Justin as well. I went to pick her up right after school. I left at 3:45...a record!!! We made pretty good timing despite the traffic because of construction and when we finally made it there we took a trip to Steak and Shake with the boys.

Nathan has quickly learned that I'm a planner, and I sometimes   really like to take charge :). I kept trying to plan things even though I told him it was his week to take charge. He didn't think I could sit back and enjoy the ride. In order to prove him wrong I told him that I wanted a program for the weekend. Everytime we talked on the phone I reminded him that I expected to see a detailed program when I got to his apartment. After steak and shake we went to his apartment and I indeed walked in to see a program of the weekend events, and it made my day! I'm not one for corny things, but this was just corny enough to be sweet, thoughtful, and funny to impress. After attempting to watch "O Brother Where Art Thou" we watch some Duck Dynasty before heading to Tra and Aly's. (So thankful they let me sleep at their house so I could visit Nathan) That morning Nathan came over to make biscuits and bacon and while the boys worked on things around the apartment, Aly and I watched How I Met Your Mother. After the boys got done working we took a fun jeep ride with the top down. It was a gorgeous Saturday, and a first time for me.

We went to an area park and walked around..well Nathan tried to call in ducks..but a fun time was still had. We headed back and Nathan and I went to his apartment to watch the UT game and get ready for supper. We had plans to walk around campus and play tennis but ended up being lazy. Nathan cooked a yummy supper of baked chicken and veggies with sweet tea of course. He also surprised me with my two favorites gummy bears and peanut butter m & ms, which I shared with him. I introduced him to the movie BIG Green before heading back to Tra and Aly's. They introudced to a game Tra's family has always played. Nathan and I got really dilarious after playing which resulted in lots of laughter.

Nathan picked me up that morning and we went to a local donut shop and got donuts for breakfast before heading back to his apartment for a lazy morning. He made one of my favoirte meals for lunch, roast, potatoes, and carrots before I had to head back home. Such a great relazing weekend tha twe both needed!

"A Taste of" Adulthood

    As I drove to JC to meet girls from my Class 15' freshman  group for dinner I reflected on how much I missed college. How much I missed those random trips to McDonald's or Sonic while "studying for Sociology", sliding on our socks in the hallway, late night talks, Simply Apple, taking pictures during class,  and Well dances. If you asked me if I would go back to high school,  it would be an automatic "NO", however I would go back to my freshman year at ETSU in a heartbeat.

     This whole "adulthood" thing isn't all it was cracked up to be. If I'm honest with myself, I have only exprienced a very mild version of adulthood. I still live at home, and although I am very much indpendent in a lot of things, my parents still do a lot of things for me that they don't have to.  Don't get me wrong, I absoultely love my job. I love my kids, my co-teacher, and my school. I have been very blessed in where I have been placed and wouldn't change it for the world. There is no doubt in my mind that this is exactly where I am supposed to be. When I say that I would go back to college, I wouldn't change my major, I would just go back to those nights when being a responsible adult wasn't necessary. ( Not that I got into any major shannigans, but I like to thnk I had fun!)

       I've learned a lot since this May, like how much an eye appointment costs, how confusing insurance is,  and being an adult is not fun! :) More than that, being a teacher is hard..really hard. I'm really overwhelmed about 98% of the time, and I feel like I am constantly trying to catch up with what's next. I am still in awe that the Lord provided me this job, my dream job.  I still can't get over the fact that I am teaching in my old classroom, I would like to think my kids think that it is as cool as I do (I remind them constantly)! However, I have to be on it 100% of the time because teaching is important. (At one point during reading I killed a bug, picked it up with a tissue, and threw it away while still teaching.)  During my new teacher orientation I was introduced to this quote, and I really believe it is 100% true. Teaching matters, and I have already seen the benefits of how rewarding it is, but the pressure to do well is tough, because I don't want to disappoint myself, my principal, my school..and most of all my students.

I spend most of my waking hours planning, organizing, cutting, researching, or thinking about school. I thought that I did a lot of work in college, but it doesn't quite compare. Please don't think I'm complaining,  because I'm not, I'm just saying that I spend a lot of time working on stuff for school. i just know that I could do so much more. I want to be the very best first grade teacher there is. I want to please everone, I want my students to learn and enjoy while learning ,and I want to impress.  I know that the Lord has called me to this for a reason, why else would he place me at the exact spot I had always dreamed about. However, I'm still trying to figure out what exactly he has up his sleeve.

I randomly found a book on our book shelf at home called You Matter More Than You Think. I started it last night, and boy does it speak to me already. It got my attention with the very first line in the summary on the back... "How can I make a difference when some days I can't even find my keys?"...If you know me, then you know that is right down my alley! I've really struggled with trying to find a balance between meeting standards, forms, and all the above and really being Jesus to my students. I know God's called me to be there, but how in the world do I balance that and making sure that I teach them all the things that I am required to teach them. I want them to always know that I love them and that I care about them, but I feel that I am constantly throwing tens and ones, adjectives, and writing down their throat. How can I truly make a difference in their life when I can barely remember to take them to the bathroom,  on my way to take them to the bathroom (don't ask..it was a long day). Like I shared with another educator earlier this evening, "How in the world do I make time for Jesus with Common Core??" I was joking, but really. I am stressed with the pressure to do well, because I don't like to disappoint. I don't like to fail, and  I always strive to be the best,  because well that is what I've been taught to do. I don't know if that is a good quality to have or not because sometimes I allow the competitive side of me to take control and cause sin in my life. The author shared this verse, and it summed up my feelings pretty well...

  "Make a careful exlporation of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself.  Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life." Galatians 6:4-5 MSG

I need to stop and think, slow down, breath and realize what the Lord has given me (Oh what a blessing it is)! I can't compare myself with others,  because I have a different life. There is nobody else in my exact life for a reason, because God created me (as crazy and spastic as I may be) exactly for what he had planned. "That's why measuring the way we love against the way someone else loves is bound to lead us down the wrong path."  I guess what I am trying to say is that I need to take a deep breath, and do the best that I can with the blessing God has handed me. I guess all I can do is love. God isn't asking me to do something crazy, he is just asking me to love,  with a kind of love that only He can be a perfect example of.  I haven't gone above and beyond in my first two months of teaching, but I have certainly worked hard. Now I hope that I can take a deep breath and realize that "What matters is that you are making the best use of your life by loving the people in it. This is the difference that endures."

I know that this is spastic and crazy, and probably doesn't make any sense...but you see my mind is a little spastic and crazy..and I'm ok with it!

Labor Day Weekend

This past weekend we had a 4 day weekend because of Labor Day. It was quite marvelous actually. I've pretty much been going non stop since the first of August, and I was getting a little overwhelmed. My weekend started on Thursday afternoon, I had planned (we can all dream, right?) to have the next week planned before leaving school, but that didn't quite happen. I drove up to Johnson City to meet Chelsea for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. I can't really tell you why, but this place is also my first choice to go to in Johnson City. We ended up choosing this place because The Well card has a 10% discount, buuutttt Chelsea left hers at home. It actually was exciting because it was 60 cent boneless wing night. We sat there and caught up and I drank 3 glasses of sweet tea for about two hours before calling it a night. It was so nice to catch up with Chelsea. We roomed together our sophomore year, and I basically lived with her my freshman year. Chelsea is in her last year of being an education major, so we are able to share stories with each other about our "favorite" teachers. Chelsea always laughs at all my stories..so that helps too! I don't have any pictures from our rendezvous, but here is an old picture that always makes me laugh!

This is a horrid picture...but it is full of memories!

Friday I woke up at 8:30. I had planned on sleeping late, but I guess since I am an adult now 8:30 is late. I worked on cleaning my room, since I hadn't done any type of cleaning since school began. Then, after taking some strolls down memory lane I went out by the pool for a few hours before Larry and Rhonda dropped Ginnie and Maddie off to spend the weekend with me while they went out of town. After we swam, we headed out to there house for movies and pasta. It was relaxing night of yummy food, silly girls, and movies. We woke up to a thunderstorm on Saturday and before heading out to play tennis and go to Paint Creek we watched several episodes of Boy Meets World. We ended our night with Monts, Sweet Cece's, and more movies. We got to church 3 minutes early on Sunday, which I thought was very impressive had corn dogs and hung out until their parents got home. It was a good way to spend my weekend with two sweet girls I'm very proud of.

Ashley came down to visit right after I got back from house/kid sitting. Once again, I don't know if it is because we are old, lazy, or just good friends, but we literally did nothing while she was in. We hung out at the pool and chatted and talked about...well boys. Then, we came inside for some chicken fries and french fries (maybe our food choices aren't very adult like) watched The Proposal and other shows on tv. made a trip to Creekside for their famous soft serve,  and talked before heading to bed. We slept in (finally), and headed out to my classroom so I could show Ashley what it looked like. Then after lunch at Pals and a second trip to Sweet Cece's we went back home to sit on the couch (again) and chat about our "adult" lives. Before she headed home she helped me make a trip to the garden to gather some veggies. It wasn't an exciting visit, but it was so nice to catch up with my best friend in person! So thankful that she drove down to visit me!

11. fresh okra from the garden
12. a really soft hoody from Yellowstone
13. parents home safely from their vacation out west
14. google maps and google ;) (that's for you Ashley, if you're reading)
15. a reminder that missed opportunties are sometimes blessings in disguise

Gray Fair with Great Friends

Two weeks ago Nathan had mentioned that he wanted to go to the Gray fair, and I was totally up for it. So Drew and Erin tagged along too. Erin and I jabbered and chattered the whole way there about school, and entertained the boys ,funny stories. We stopped at Taco Bell on the way, despite Erin's worries :). We walked around and entertained ourselves by people watching. We went through the barn and Erin made a new friend with a slight over bite, that poor cow just wanted her to pet him. After walking through the barns and exhibits we watched part of a monster truck race. That was...etertaining, but I ended up getting a free t-shirt, can't go wrong with that. After, entertaining ourselves for a few hours we walked over to the Jeremy Camp concert and enjoyed ourselves for a while before getting ice cream and heading home. It was nice evening spend with three of my best friends before Nathan went off to school.

I lasted a whole day with my 1000 gift list...but I am going to try and start it up again.

6. Skyping with Nathan and my sweet babies. Despite being far away, I can still see people that I miss. 

7. Eyes lighting up when they've figured out the answer.

8. Lazy Boy Meets World Saturdays.

9. Watching y best friend who searched for a Godly man, marry the one the Lord made for her.

10. strawberries dipped in chocolate 

My Best Friend's Wedding

(true story..i struggled on how to use the apostrophe in the post title..and I totally taught possessive nouns this week..oops)

Anyway...one of my very best friends, Kristy, got married a week ago! CRAZY!!  So a week before her wedding we celebrated with a fun Bachelorette party for her and all the bridesmaids. We met at my house where I showed her, her wonderful cake that we got for her. Then, we headed to Johnson City to go to Texas Roadhouse. We kept ourself entertained by trying to add things to her Bachelorette Bucket list. I found this neat idea online. I used an old coffee can and taped "Bachelorette Bucket List" on it that I had printed out in her wedding colors. Then, I printed off sheets of paper that said "To do before the "I Do". Kristy refused to do mine, but she did have to sing "Let's Get it On" everytime she heard the word bride, get a piggy back ride throughout the restaurant with her homemade toliet paper veil! She was a trooper, after dinner we headed back to my house for some games after a few stops. We ate cake before we played a few more games. I found a fun mad-lib game to help Kristy write her vows. We had way to much fun with this, and although Tyanna became very uncomfortable it was hilarious! We ended the night with a game about  how well we knew the bride, and after discussing details of the wedding we called it a night. Fast forward to Saturday.

It was Kristy's big day! It was a beautiful outdoor wedding held at Still Hollow Farms. We started out the day getting our hair done, and helping Kristy get ready. She was soooo beautiful all dressed up and dolled up for her big day. We headed to Still Hollow and the sun was shining and the clouds were blue. The bridesmaid had a time getting down to the creek as we all 7 of us piled in one vehicle without ripping our very tight dressing or messing our hair up. The wedding went smoothly, and all but one bridesmaids cried..some harder than others (we won't name names).  After some pictures we went up for the reception for food and cake. Then, we got to put our dancing shoes on! Thanks Kristy for allowing me to spend your day with you!

Getting the beautiful Bride ready!

I loved my hair!

What A Whirlwind

My First Day of School Picture 

Well friends...long time to see! It has been a very busy, exciting, and crazy month. I am basically living, eating, sleeping, dreaming, and doing school. Although I've been stressed, overwhlemed, and very tired during my first month of teaching I absolutely love what I do. It is so hard, but so worth it. I am honestly excited about going to school despite being so tired and overwhelmed. School has been crazy and I haven't had much time for anything else...but I've been able to squeeze in a few things since school began, but more on that later!

Wedding Bliss

Nathan was a groomsman in a wedding yesterday, and I got to be his date. One of his best friends, Tra got married at Still Hollow Farms. It is a beautiful and sweet little farm by the creek that made a perfect location for an outdoor Sunday wedding. I loved the little touches that the bride and groom   made to their wedding. They had a sweet and huge Mr. and Mrs. sign when you first walked onto the field where the wedding was .They had a sign with the names of those in the wedding party instead of programs. I liked it, and I think it's a great idea to save money. However, I'm the type that likes programs and I keep them for some odd reason. The colors were really pretty and complimented each other really well. The boys wore a light blue striped shirt and navy pants, and the girls wore beautiful lacy coral dresses.

Kimberly Perry is a really good friend of Aly's and Nathan got to escort her in the wedding! 

  

The food was great at the wedding and it took place in a rustic but beautifully decorated pavilion like barn. They had vanilla, chocolate, and red velvet cake. I wanted the red velvet, but just barely missed it. The vanilla was super yummy though. After cake we finally got to do some dancing.

I was a little concerned that Nathan would have nothing to do with the dancing. We all know that I love to dance, and I was a little skeptical to scare him away. Much to my surprise he joined in and danced. He is no Mario Lopex, but I was impressed with the effort. Makayla and I got a kick out of him and Kenan shakin' it to the Macarena, who knew the boys had it in them.

Congratulations to Tra and Ally!

Sunday Funday

Sunday was a great summer day despite the rainy day. After church, we had roast, what more do you need on Sunday?? After lunch I spent the entire afternoon....really the entire afternoon working on my classroom rules poster. Don't ask me how I  managed that, but I did. I found the idea off of pinterest, but I added the "working minds".

After church Drew, Nathan, and Erin came over and we made a fire, roasted hot dogs and smores, played games, and watched a movie. Such a fun evening with great friends!!!!!

Beach Trip

The second week of July I had the privledge of going to the beach with three of my best friends. Drew's parents got him a beach trip for graduation, and he so generously asked me to go with him. He of course asked Erin to go, and he let us take Eliza as well! We left on a Saturday morning and headed to North Myrtle Beach.

We made it around 5 or so and got settled in our room and headed to the Nacho Hippo! I went there with my parents earlier this summer and it was so yummy. The atmosphere is super funky and cute and really fun. We had to wait a really long time for seats, and a watier wasn't great...but the nachos were yummy. At this place you can build your own nachos, and Eliza and I shared that! 

The rest of the night we didn't do much but go to walmart with the rest of the people in North Myrtle! Sunday we got up that morning and made our way to the beach!!!! We spent most of our Sunday reading and laying on the beach, enjoying the sunshine, waves and each other!

Sunday evening we went to what was one of our favorite restaurants of the week. It isn't a very popular restaurant, but it is so yummy. It is called Empire Fire-Mongolian Grill! It is a buffet style restaurant, but all the veggies and meat are raw. You choose what you want and they cook it in front of you. We all ate for less than 15 bucks, and if you love suishi, they also have that! We almost caused a scene because our ridiculous laughter throughout our dining experience! 

After dinner we went to Bearfoot Landing and walked around! 

Monday day time was the same as Sunday, spending all day on the beach was great! Eliza purchased some paddle balls, so we worked on being paddle ball champs!!!!

Monday evening we ate in and some yummy spaghetti that Drew made and the ladies assisted with! We walked around down by our hotel and got to hold a parrot on our shoulder!!!! How cool is that! We also took some funny beach pictures before heading back to our hotel for some games (which we all know I love)! 

Tuesday, Erin found out she got a 1st grade teaching job!!!! Wahoo!!!!!! We spent Tuesday on the beach again of course! Then went to a yummy seafood restaurant where I had super yummy fried fish that was soaked in grease. Then, we went to play putt putt...where I stunk it up!!!!!!

Wednesday we had plans to  stay on the beach until about 12:30 or so and then go to the all you can eat buffet at the Giant Crab. Eliza, Erin and I headed out, but it started raining on us and we had to come in earlier. We got ready and got the buffet for 5 bucks cheaper. I had never been to a buffet before so I was super excited! The girls finished in about an hour or so and and an hour later, Drew finished his 105 crab legs. After dinner, we headed to get 75 cent sunglassed and then  to Broadway at the Beach and people watched before we went to Crocodile Rock. It is a dueling Piano bar with amazing and talented piano players. Such a neat expereince! 

Thursday was another fun day of beach weather and walking on the beach with two of my best girls!  We walked to kroger form our place and got ingredients to make chicken ranch tacos. They were so yummy, and since I was jabbering on the phone they snuck in a bag of peanut butter m & ms so we snacked on those after dinner while playing games! The highlight of the day was glow sticks on the beach! I was a rebel and busted mine and poured it all over me and the sand! 

Friday was our last day on the beach before heading home and we had a rainy day. We spent the day at tanger, a cute little pink seafood restaurant, and the boardwalk! It was a nice relaxing day before heading home on Saturday. 

It was such a fun trip with some of my best friends and fellow recent college grads!