Christmas Countdown

I can't believe it is already time to think about Christmas, but Thanksgiving is gone and Christmas is not far away!!!


Countdown Clocks, Christmas Countdowns at WishAFriend.com

Found it...kind of...

In an earlier blog, I mentioned the Saturday Night Live skit with Justin Timberlake and Beyonce. I found the video - kind of, not the exact skit, but I guess this is the best that you tube could get by with without having NBC take it off. I wish there was the actual skit I could share, it is so much more funny - for those of you that have seen it - Introducing "The Dancers." hahaha.

Katie Austin

Joey has been working hard this "ginning season" so I decided I would go ahead and get back on track with telling a little about our wedding party, specifically my bridesmaids. When Joey has a little more time at home, I'll get him to write up stories about his groomsmen.

I met Katie Daniels (Austin now) at the awesome DQ in Auburn. I had just moved to Auburn and was a shift manager for the DQ in AU (which is no longer there by the way) while I went to school at Southern Union. Well, I met Katie and she was still in high school. After I left Auburn, Katie & I kept in touch and have been the closest of friends since. She's lived in several places since - one being Clarksville, near Nashville, since it is a fairly short drive, I would drive up and we would stroll the streets of downtown.

One of my most fun memories is a road trip that Katie & I took to go to a John Mayer concert. We went to North Carolina. hahaha. If you know me, you should know that I have a slight infatuation with John Mayer, although it has faded over the years. Poor Katie, the whole concert she had to watch me with my mouth open, saying Oh my Gosh over and over!!

I also spent New Year's in New York City with Katie when she lived there while her husband was overseas. It was so much fun! Katie is married to Marc Austin and they live in Harker Heights, Texas currently. Marc is a career Army soldier and will shortly be leaving to go back overseas.

Thank you Katie for being such a wonderful friend and thank you Marc for keeping my friend happy (I see the goo goo eyes she gets every time she talks about you or looks at you) and thank you for all that you do for our country!!

Back on Track...

It has been a little while since I've posted anything about the wedding. If you ever have planned a wedding, you know why - there is always a lapse (or so I hear I'm not alone). I do plan on getting back to posting the blogs about each of the grooomsmen and bridesmaids in the wedding.

Well, we're back on track and we got our tables, chairs, chandeliers, tents, lanterns, and all other miscellaneous decorating stuff that needed to be rented. Now, we just need to get up with the caterer to find out what tables she needs... We also figured out what we needed as far as bathrooms, etc. Our guitarist and band member, Lucky Jackson, just had hand surgery, but has had the procedure before and will be ready to go in April, but we just have to get everything squared away with him.

We still haven't decided on the first dance song, still taking suggestions - all the songs that mean something to us, aren't really "first dance" songs. Any suggestions are welcome...

Anyway, my point is, I'm in full wedding planning mode...

New songs...

You may notice that I've put a few new songs on the playlist. Some of them are just new songs that I've heard that I like, but most of the new ones are from the Twilight soundtrack. If you've read the blog recently, you'll notice that I've become (um, what's a good word??, I guess I'll use "obsessed") with the Twilight series. So, enjoy! There's also some information about Twilight at http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/.

HOTTT POCKETSSS

We love the comedian Jim Gaffigan. Beth, Byron, Joey & I went to see him in Nashville a couple years back and he is just too funny. I thought I would share one of his funniest and most famous jokes...

Saturday Night Live

Okay, so if you missed this past Saturday's SNL show, then you missed a good laugh. I watched it and showed the video to Joey on Sunday, but now I can't find it anywhere b/c of NBC's copyright. Not even on the NBC site, but anyway...The skit was with Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, and some of the SNL cast. I wish I had the video to share, but all I have is this photo.

This was taken from www.stuff.co.nz -

Beyonce says she is "in awe" of Justin Timberlake after the fellow pop star played a camp back-up dancer with her in a skit on hit TV show Saturday Night Live.

Timberlake, wearing a black leotard and high heels, played one of three dancers who annoyed Beyonce as she tried to record a video for her new song, Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It).

"I still can't believe he did that," Beyonce told People.com.

"He was incredible. We rehearsed it two times. He picked up the choreography. He has this photographic memory. He could probably kill it if he wanted to."

The song Single Ladies appears on Beyonce's new album, I Am ... Sasha Fierce.

The SNL skit had received more than 600,000 hits before being removed by YouTube.

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I aspire to be like LAB.

I wish I were as talented as my sister-in-law, Leigh Anne. I never cease to be amazed at her creativity and craftiness. I guess it is good that she can do the crafty stuff for me - she makes the most amazing canvas art and frames. If you need Christmas gifts, check it out at www.georgiegirldesign.net.

For Thanksgiving

I saw this quote online and it reminded me of Thanksgiving, although we should think this way all year long...

"When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself."

(From Tecumseh Shawnee Quotes)

A Christmas Carol

Joey & I went to Alabama Shakespeare Festival's, A Christmas Carol, the musical on Sunday. (Thanks for the tickets WTLS!) I absolutely loved it and so did Joey! I was most amazed at the set and the costumes! I don't want to spoil the whole production (of course you probably already know the Christmas Carol story), but this take on it was especially entertaining! It just reminds me what a special thing we have in Montgomery that I know I take for granted. I wish I would go to more plays/musicals there! If you don't have tickets already, I highly recommend you buy some and go before there all sold out! (You can win tickets at www.tallasseetimes.com.)

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. I can't wait to spend Thanksgiving with our families and eat lots of turkey!! What are you thankful for? Joey & I have so many things to be thankful for...each other, our families and friends just to name a few.


Countdown Clocks

Quotes

I found this and wanted to share it - Quote of the Day. I will also put it on the blog and it should change each day.

Sick...

I've been at home sick and bored. Bored enough that I started googling cold commercials. I found this one on you tube. Classic.

Twilight

My cousin Erica told me about the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. She was nice enough to let me borrow the book and I read it in only a few days. I couldn't put it down! There is a series and I'm currently reading the 2nd book - New Moon. I highly recommend this book!!

Here is a review I found online for Twilight...
When her mother gets remarried, Bella moves in with her father, Charlie, who lives in a small town on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, where it rains nearly all the time. There she meets Edward, a strange and gorgeous boy from a strange and gorgeous family, and soon she has fallen madly in love with him. She also discovers that he and his family are vampires, and this bothers her not at all. It bothers Edward, though; even though they had long ago sworn off human blood in favor of animal predators, he still worries for her safety, both with him and with his family, who control their lust for human blood only by willpower.

Vote!

Don't forget to vote today! I won't go into my right wing political views at this point. lol. Here's a video for you to enjoy!

Halloween Night in AU

The first Halloween that Joey & I were dating, we packed up (with his family) and went to Auburn (School of Architecture) to see the fabulous pumpkins. Each year the architecture students carve pumpkins and put them on display. There are really some intricate designs! This year, mom, Georgia Anne, Jack & I went. I've attached some photos. Georgia Anne and I's favorite is the joker from Batman. You may have to look closely to figure it out. Georgia Anne noted one that had the AU symbol was an "Aubren" one. lol.