Fall

Fall is one of my favorite times of year. I love the change of weather (not too hot and not too cold) and I can't wait to see the leaves change color. I love the colors of fall and all of the events that come with Fall (just to name a few -football games, various fall festivals and events - trade day, syrup sopping.) Joey is extremely busy during this time of year because with Fall comes cotton farmers picking cotton, which in turn Joey and his co-workers pick up and gin. :) If you've never taken a tour of the gin that Joey works at, you should! It is amazing the technology that is used to gin cotton! Oh, and I hope you like the updated Fall background! Happy Fall!!

First Dance Song

Since Joey & I have been engaged, we've been thinking about what song we would use for our first dance. I have a few ideas about what we could do and so does Joey, but it seems that we always run into some obstacle or the lyrics end up being something that aren't really happy. haha. So, I thought I would ask for suggestions - and we don't want something that everyone has danced to before. We would like something really unique. Yeah, I know we (mostly just me) are difficult. If you have any ideas, please post them here! I appreciate your help.

More Cake

Wow! Mom, Mrs. Alunda and I went and tasted more wedding cake! Oh my gosh, I thought I was going to turn into a wedding cake. We went to Peggy McKinney's and her cake and fillings were delicious!! I think we have found a winner (the caramel filling sold me)! While Joey and I haven't signed on the dotted line, I'm pretty sure that we'll go with this one. Let's see, it will be a 5-tier cake (the top layer being vanilla cake with caramel - so we can eat that on our first anniversary - did I say I LOVED this caramel filling??) We'll also have another layer of the vanilla and caramel. Then each of the other layers will be something different - one will be her "wedding" cake with is a vanilla lemon almond cream cheese pound cake (OMG!!!), another layer will be lemon cheese and another will have strawberry filling (again oh wow!). I know you're getting hungry just reading this. haha.

Wordle

The things that amaze me. I was playing around with the blog today and I was looking for cute save the dates to post here. I came across another bride's website and she had used wordle to post her save the dates. I had fun playing around with several different fonts, colors, etc. It is a neat site and you don't have to use it just here, they can be used for just about anything. I think you'll have fun playing around with it - so go for it!

Check it out at www.wordle.net.

Need a good laugh? Burn after reading then...

Joey & I laid low this weekend, but yesterday I had the idea that we should go to a movie sometime soon. So, we decided to do that yesterday afternoon. There were two movies that we were considering watching, but we narrowed it down to Burn After Reading with George Clooney and Brad Pitt. (The other was Righteous Kill and we figured that the movie theater would be packed. There is nothing more annoying than paying close to $9.00 per movie ticket and then have a packed house with cell phones ringing, etc.) I am so glad we chose this movie, I haven't laughed so hard in a while. Keep in mind, this movie isn't for kids, but if you need a good laugh, it is funny. Brad Pitt was my favorite character and Joey loved the guys that portrayed CIA agents.

Watch the trailer!

What's a blog without?

What's a blog without music? One thing that I can do for hours and hours is listen to music. So, it seems that it would only be natural that I would have music on this blog. I've started a playlist with some of my favorite songs, and Joey's too! I have to admit that most of the songs on this playlist are a little on the "softer" side than the ones I have on my social network playlist. I'll add some rock before it is over, I'm sure. Oh and if you ever get a hankering for 80's music, tune into to WTLS on 1300 AM / 106.5 FM or www.1300wtls.com.

While I was adding songs to my playlist, I googled "Best Lyrics of All Time." Here's a little of what I found:

(I found this at www.spinner.com.)
Best Opening Lyrics:
"You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips." - The Righteous Brothers' You've Lost That Loving Feeling
"Hello darkness my old friend" - Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence
"I was dreaming when I wrote this" - Prince's 1999
"Tommy used to work on the docks" - Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer (I love this song!)
"She's a good girl, loves her mama, loves Jesus and America too." - Tom Petty's Free Fallin

Enjoy!

Cake, China, and more

Today, My mom, Mrs. Alunda, and I ventured to Montgomery. After eating at Cracker Barrel, we went to look at china and get some information on wedding cakes. For my everyday china, I decided on Butler's Pantry by Lenox. I chose the Butler's Pantry style that has the "shell". If you've seen the china before, you know what I'm talking about. Leigh Anne had told me how beautiful it was before and it was indeed beautiful. For our fine china, I chose the Platinum Beaded Pearl by Nikko. While the pictures on the Internet are not as detailed, it is beautiful in person. Then, off to Cake Designs and Icing Illusions we went. The cake was delicious and we had fun looking at all of the possibilities!

Engagement Pictures, etc.

Joey & I have been working on several aspects of the wedding and getting everything planned. He's been calling around for bands. We were planning on using a gentleman that played at his surprise party a couple of years ago. We were going to have Lucky Jackson play at the ceremony and then the band that he plays with to play at the reception. We've been having a little trouble getting in touch with Lucky so we are looking to others. If you know of anyone, please send your suggestions to me. :) In late July, we had our pictures made for our engagement announcement. Josh Moates with Kimbox Photography is our photographer and he did an awesome job. I do not like having my picture made, but Josh made it fun and a little less stressful.

Our Engagement

Joey proposed on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Yes, that is right - on a Wednesday. I had been at home sick with a virus. As I lay on the couch (looking lovely I must say) - I was sporting what one of my best friends, Ashley Moon, calls "my disco pajamas" (They are black with metallic stripes) and a t-shirt. He asked me what kind of ring I wanted. I thought, what in the world is he asking me this for at a time like this. haha. So of course, I said I don't care - anything. And he insisted no, there was a kind that you wanted. (Joey and I had talked about this, but not in detail.) And I said, whatever, really. And then he asked wasn't it a channel setting? That's when a red light went off - I'm thinking - now what does he know about channel setting - I don't even know much about channel setting - I just knew that my fingers were fat and a solitaire made them look that much more fat. haha. I said yes, I guess so...then he said well, I have a question for you - and that's when he got down on one knee with the most beautiful ring I've ever seen. He had picked it out all on his own, he did such a good job!! Needless to say, this was at the most unexpected moment and I wouldn't have had it any other way. I always was convinced he would do it when I least expected it and that's exactly how I wanted it.