The Goody Life

Sunny Days in Destin

Destin owed me some nice weather, after last month's soggy weekend.  And this time, it couldn't have been more beautiful.  I went to visit with Judy, Susan, new baby David and big sister Reagan, and it was a wonderful couple of days.  They have lots of people coming to the condo in the next couple weeks, but I managed to beat the crowd so I could spend some good quality time with some of my favorite friends and little ones.  David is a good, sweet baby, and Reagan is a riot!  I try to turn off my speech therapist mode when I'm with my friends' children, but I admit I was impressed with Reagan's speech and language.  At one point she climbed up on the bed and chatted with me for a good ten minutes, in a very intelligible and coherent way.  Somehow though, my name sounds like "chicken" when she says it, but I'm hoping that unfortunate nickname doesn't stick...

 
(Don't you just love that pancake-filled grin??)

Thanks ladies, I had a blast! 

Tammy & Jon's wedding

Saturday I went to Tammy's wedding with my high school girls and their hubbies (but no Stewart, he couldn't get away from his rotations.  Boo!)  Of course we had fun as always....Danny and Ted were three sheets to the wind by the time the bridal party was introduced at the reception, and Erica did her best to catch up with them by the end of the night.  It was admittedly a little bit weird for Robin and I because we used to be really close to Tammy and have definitely grown apart over the years.  But she was beautiful and looked happy, so we are happy for her and were glad to be there.  I'm being choosy about which pictures I post, because most of the pictures on my camera involve one of my friends (mostly the boys) doing something inappropriate... 

We think Ted and Danny are brothers separated at birth.

Robin, Tammy, and me

 
Tammy and Jon
 

Robin, Erica, me, Becky

Possibly the funniest picture of Josh (Becky's husband) EVER!

Danny not wanting to be left out of the dance party

I just realized that this was the last wedding of my high school girls!  Wow!  We need to start thinking of some other excuse for big parties now! 

Blueberry Picking

Saturday morning we got up early to go pick blueberries with our partners-in-crime, Brian and Krisita.  It turned out to be a beautiful, cool morning and we had a lot of fun.  I think Stewart and I were a little too choosy with our picking, and we ended up with about half of what everyone else picked.  But honestly, what would I have done with more than three pounds of blueberries anyway? 

So far I've made Blueberry-Buttermilk Scones that were pretty good and a Blueberry Cobbler that was to die for.  I have about three or four cups left, and I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with them.  Probably just make some smoothies, sprinkle on ice cream and cereal, etc.  But seriously, if you can get your hands on some blueberries, make that cobbler!!

Pops in the Park

Last night we enjoyed Pops in the Park, put on by the local symphony orchestra.  We had a lot of fun picnicking with Brian and Krisita and hope to do it again next year!

Spring Break '09 baby! Woot woot!

Let me begin this update with some post-wedding wishes for my dear friend and Nashville roomie Heather, who got married in Hawaii on Thursday.  It just killed me not to be there, and I had big plans for a fancy Hawaii themed post in her honor on the day of her wedding.  Unfortunately nature had other ideas, and a big storm knocked out our power for the entire evening on Thursday.  I did manage to talk Stewart into putting on a bathing suit and taking pictures with me in various Hawaiian paraphenalia to send to Heather and let her know we were with her in spirit.  Sorry I can't share the pictures; the only way I could convince Stewart to put on the flower headband was if I promised not to post them on the blog.  Heather is the most selfless, giving person I know, and I hope her wedding turned out to be just as beautiful as she is. Love love love you Heather!
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So yesterday was my last day of school before spring break!  Man, I am so ready for some down time.  I have no plans to go anywhere or do anything, except maybe a day trip to see some fam and friends.  My mom got here last night for a long weekend's visit, which is going to be such a treat.  She arrived just in time for Stewart's softball game, and took it upon herself to be his personal photographer.  I gave her a hard time about it, but really I am glad to have some pictures of him playing.  Unfortunately their team got moved up into the next higher division, and they basically got slaughtered.  Mom was having a hard time getting action shots of Stewart, who plays shortstop, because practically every ball they hit sailed over his head to the outfield.  Even their girls were hitting it to the fence; it was crazy.  It was so painful that by the end of the game, the other team was purposefully trying to get outs, just to stop the misery of such an unbalanced game. Here are her best pictures.

Stewart with a base hit
 

Krisita is awesome at first base!

Can you see the frustration?

The rest of the weekend, Mom and I are just going to hang out, shop a little, maybe tackle a sewing project or two.  After spring break I think I have seven weeks left of school.  Stewart only has two more weeks of classes and then exams!  This is the home stretch of the school year for both of us, THANK GOODNESS!!!

Cat vs Computer

This cracked me up!  Thanks Robin for sharing.

Florida-Georgia Game 2008 ***Updated with video***

We got to take a quick trip to Jacksonville for the Florida-Georgia game last weekend.  We stayed with Debbie, my dear friend and college roommate at her parents house, and on the way over there I realized that it has been 10 years since my first trip to this game with my dorm friends (aka "the ghetto crew")!  I also realized that I was wearing the same sweatshirt that I did on that first trip....hmmm, might be time for an upgrade.  I missed the rest of my crazy friends being there, but it was so wonderful to spend some long-overdue time with Deb and Ryan. 

As of 30 minutes before kick-off Stewart and I were the only ones with tickets, and they were still being sold for $150-$200 per ticket outside the stadium.  Thankfully everyone in our group was able to find some at the last minute.  I knew it was going to be quite a game when Stewart nearly knocked me down after a great tackle during one of the first plays.  The crowd was really into it, which always makes the game even more fun.  But of course, the final score was the best part!

(L-R) Ryan & Deb, Dan, Me & Stewart, Ryan's sister Jen & her boyfriend Nick 
 

 

FL stands at the beginning of the 4th quarter:
 

GA stands at the beginning of the 4th quarter:
 

Final score!
 

 

Just for nostalgia's sake, here's a picture from the original FL/GA trip, 1998:
 

I hope even more people can come next year....what do you say, ghetto crew?

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Update: Here's a video of the play that got Stewart so fired up he literally knocked me about 3 feet into the next fan!