Elizabeth's Monogram Shower

We all know her as EBL,

soon that will change with wedding bells.

In May, she's changing her last initial,

so let's help to make it official!

This was the saying on the invitation for Elizabeth's Monogram Shower, which was today. We had so much fun! She got lots of cute things, and I am sure she will enjoy them. Here are some pics below from the shower!!

Jessica, Me, Katie, Stacey

Here are some of Elizabeth's gifts!

Elizabeth trying on her new towel wrap and slippers!

The five of us who gave the shower and Elizabeth!Us acting silly with Elizabeth's new aprons!!

My Thursday

Well, I have been out of work since Tuesday, not feeling good. I wasn't sure what was going on, so I went to the doctor today. I told them that I was aching really bad, and had been exposed to FLU A. As I walked into the doctor's office, I was asked to come to the front desk. The lady told me I had to wear this mask. Talk about total embarrassment...Thank goodness there were only old people in there, b/c that mask was horrible. I am sure they were thinking, what in the world is wrong with this girl, since she is having to wear this awful mask. I have a picture below so you can see. I wish I had taken a picture of me wearing it, but I tossed it in the trash on my way out the door. Good thing is, I don't have the flu or strep!!

I will for sure have more updates on the blog this weekend. Jessica, Stacey, Melissa, Katie, and I are giving Elizabeth a Monogram Shower at my house on Saturday. We are all super excited, so be looking for some pictures!

Elizabeth's Bachelorette Weekend

So, this past weekend we headed to Myrtle Beach to celebrate Elizabeth before she gets married on May 2. We had the best time. We did lots of shopping and way too much eating. Here are some pictures from our weekend. Things are starting to get busy, as her wedding is almost here!!!

This is something we all signed so Elizabeth could remember this weekend!

Stacey having way too much fun dancing to the music on the radio!!

This is what she wore out on Saturday night.

We had to make sure everyone knew she was the Bachelorette!

This is all of us at California Dreaming

Alex, Katie, Elizabeth, Me, Stacey, Melissa

Sorry man, she's taken. Just had to put this up!

The Bachelorette and Me!

Hope you had a great weekend Elizabeth!!!

Busy Sunday

Today was a busy, busy day. This morning Johnathan, Brad, and I loaded up to go to Kinston for Church. My great-grandma Taylor's favorite song was "Sweet Sweet Spirit." My cousin, Briley, was singing that song this morning in church, so the whole family went to hear her sing. Not only did we get to hear her sing, but her and Big, my mom's dad, sang a duet together. It was so good, it brought a tear to my eye. I was surprised at how good they sounded. I wish I had pictures to show you, but they sang in the balcony, and I couldn't get a picture of them from where I was sitting. Good Job Big and Briley!!

This afternoon we had Connor's Birthday Party! We had so much fun. He was surrounded by 57 friends and family members. We had tons of food and, of course, cake and ice cream. Here are a few pictures from the party!

Connor getting ready to celebrate!

Getting dressed so he can eat his cake!

The cake before he starting diggin' in!

The cake after he started diggin' in!

The cake everyone else ate...It matched his invitation!

We had a great time...Thanks Stacey and Bryan.

Happy Birthday, Little Man!!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Connor!

Today is Connor's first birthday. I can hardly believe it has been a year ago today that he graced us with his presence. I will never forget the day that Stacey told us she was pregnant. Elizabeth, Bryan Radford, Katie, Bryant, Stacey, Bryan Meeks, Brad, and myself went to Busch Gardens the weekend of July 20-22, 2007. We were all getting ready to get on our first roller coaster ride of the day, when Stacey looked at us, and said "wait, I can't ride." I looked at her and said "are you pregnant?" Of course her response was YES!! I am sure the entire park knew we were excited because Elizabeth screamed, to the top of her lungs, "I'm going to be an auntie!" We were all so excited, but had to keep our mouths shut until they went to the doctor in August, and told their family. Let me just tell you, that was so hard to do, because we were so excited, but we did it!

St. Patrick's Bunco

Tonight Hope hosted Bunco. She has to be the craziest girl I have ever met...Gotta love her! Her theme for tonight's Bunco was St. Patrick's Day. Everything was green/Irish. For dinner we had fried chicken (which I didn't eat b/c of lent), string bean casserole, potatoes and a biscuit. It was very very good. For dessert we had chocolate cup cakes with green icing. For our drink they were all in a green bottle (Mt. Dew, Sprite, and Green Kool-Aid.) All of the prizes were green. I got the prize for the most wins...I had 15! My prize definitely fit me, since I love getting out in the sun.

Here is my prize!

Watch Elizabeth's blog for more Bunco pictures!

Tonight is the Night!

Well, tonight is the start of Dancing with the Stars. I am so excited! Just as it is getting dark tonight, there will be something on TV for me to watch. So, I hear the rumor today is that my girl Melissa, from The Bachelor, is taking someones place on Dancing with the Stars. I had already said that I thought my favorite would be Shawn Johnson because I loved watching her during the Olympics, but I think I might have changed my mind. Guess I will just have to wait and see who wins my heart tonight after they dance. Please let me know who your favorite is after watching tonight!!!

Loving the Time Change!

As you know from my earlier post, we watched the Tar Heels this afternoon. We went over to the Meeks's house to watch the game. After the game was over, we had to listen to all the seniors speak! They were all sweet. I loved when Danny Green pleased the crowd by dancing. When Tyler gave his speech, I am sure he melted the hearts of all the girls, until he said thanks to his girlfriend (Cousin, we know he was really talking to you.) He made a sweet speech, and even made Stacey tear up. I sure hope Connor doesn't ever have to make speeches like that, because there is no hope for Stacey!

After all the game festivities, we cooked out...I love it getting dark later. It was a fun time. I gave up fried food and diet drinks for lent, thank goodness Sunday is a day to celebrate. I sure did celebrate eating chips and dip all day! Oh well, back to the real world tomorrow. Hope you all have a great week! GO HEELS!!!

Watch the Heels at 4!

Well, this afternoon will be Tyler's last home game at Carolina. Make sure you pull hard for the Tar Heels today, as they face Duke at 4:00. I know my cousin is sad that this is Tyler's last year, but I am sure he has more playing time in his future!

The Bachelor is officially over...

Last night was the final night of The Bachelor. I am sad that it is over, but Dancing with the Stars starts next Monday. I love this time of year when I have something to watch on TV. I am known for watching just about all of the reality TV shows!!

Well, just in case you didn't watch The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2 last night, you missed them naming the next Bachelorette. It's Jillian! She was on this season of The Bachelor.

Be sure to watch and see if she finds the man of dreams, starting in May!

THE BACHELOR...

I was on a rollar coaster ride last night as I watched The Bachelor. The whole time I kept saying "he's going to pick Molly isn't he?" I just knew with Melissa's parents not being in the "publicness" of the whole situation, that it would not turn out in her favor, so I had almost convinced myself that he was going to pick Molly over Melissa. Well, if you watched it last night, Melissa was the who received the last rose. I was so excited. She looked so pretty, and I knew this would make her the happiest girl ever.

Jason just had to make me not very happy with him! I told Brad that I love Jason and Melissa just like I do Ryan and Trista; they would stay together forever. Guess I was wrong....I can not believe he hurt my girl, Melissa. I know Molly is on cloud 9 today, after she got the wonderful news last night that Jason is still in love with her. I hope it works out for them, although deep down inside I wish it were Melissa that is with him.

Make sure you watch The Bachelor: After the Rose Ceremony, Part 2 tonight at 10. Gosh...they are keeping me up too late, two nights in a row!

Let me know what your thoughts were on The Bachelor!

Tomorrow is the big day!

Well tomorrow, we will all finally find out who Jason has picked to be his bride! I'm getting excited; I can hardly wait. I am wondering what in the world is going to happen when Deanna comes into the picture. I'm sure she is going to make the decision a lot harder than it really is. Guess we will all find out tomorrow. Let me know who is your pick for Jason!