Real Life: Live & Unscripted

Soooo Jaelyn went to the prom...

Y'all KNOW I took like fifty-leven pics right? lol

I'll just post a few of my favs here lol

Ok, I could really keep going but I won't lol

Toodles!

I can't believe it's been 3 years...

It has been three years since I wrote this post..

http://adrienneslittleworld.typepad.com/a_glimpse_of_me_a_peek_in/2009/05/it-hurts-so-bad.html

It STILL hurts. We STILL miss Patrick. We STILL love him. He is STILL so very, very missed.

We love you Patrick RIP

Happy Birthday Patrick (RIP)!!!

I still can't believe you are gone.

This is THE ONLY picture I have with Patrick. I spent so much time behind the camera that I never got many pictures with people.

We love you so much Pat. RIP Happy Birthday!

Happy 1st Birthday Aiden!

I can't BELIEVE my baby is ONE. Well not MY baby but you know.

This little boy is such a blessing!!!!

I'm so thankful for his mom and dad. I love Andre & Zanete and I just thank God for them.

As Aiden celebrates his first birthday I pray that he grows into the young man that God wants him to be.

I pray that Andre & Zanete continue to be great parents to him and allow God to show them how to bring him up.

I speak nothing but blessings upon this family!

Love y'all!!!

And my Aiden pooh pooh!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!! Auntie loves you so much!!!

Happy Sweet 16!

I can NOT believe how quickly this time has passed by!!! Happy Happy Birthday!!!!!!!! We love you!

Ohhh and lookie lol

**GIGGLES** Every 16 year olds dream lol.

Happy Birthday to my brother Corey!!! He is the BIG 30!!!!

Love you dude!!!

Thanksgiving in Pictures

We went to my moms and had a great time as always. We ended the night at the movies.

Oh, it's Gizmo's first Thanksgiving :)

The dogs were WAITING on someone to drop something lol. It was so funny.

Nothing fancy, just food on the table!

Gimme a kiss! LOL

That's a wrap! LOL

Kayla's Pageant

I'm SUPER late on these. I have a video but uhh Jaelyn and I are screaming lol. I MIGHT put it up... we will see lol

**NO I DID NOT MAKE HER DRESS LOL**

Y'all know Kayla does NOT like to take pictures all the time. By the time we got to this last picture I was mumbling under my breath and DARING her not to smile lol.

She didn't place or anything but she had a great time and that's what it is ALL about!!

Ok, more later! LOL

I forgot I had a blog lol

Mannnn oops! LOL I totally forgot about this here blog thing lol.

We've been BUSY so I'll take the next few days to catch you up lol

How about some Orlando pics???

I LOVE the navigation on my phone lol. I can go ANYWHERE lol

They were KNOCKED out. All except Kayla lol

This is my favorite picture. Our church had our annual Convention and Tony and I were able to snag a pic with our Presiding Bishop. He seems really personable and down to earth. I love that. His wife is BEAUTIFUL. Just classy. Didn't get a picture of her though.

 

 

 Jaelyn had to get prayer lol. I don't care HOW many times we go in the M&M store they still act crazy lol.

His mouth was blue for the LONGEST!

 

God parent(s) lol

Yvetteeee. Sweet sweet woman.

FOOD! lol

SHOPPINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. These girls can GO. LAWD.

This is THE most hilarious picture lol. She ran right into my shot lol

Heyyyy lol

They had TONS of pool time lol. That's Aj and Kayla lol

Tony got some great chill time lol

That sun was NOT playing with Kayla lol.

THE CASTLE!!!

AT NIGHT!! LOL

Group Shot!!!

The Nixon Five! Tony calls us the "wise 5".

I LOVE this picture of Kayla watching the show. Just love it.

Turkey legs all around! LOL

LOL Ajjjjjjjj lol.

LOL They are silly!

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Jaelyn *STILL* loves Pooh lol

 

THIS is how the Nixon's will do you. We will wear you OUT lol. We had a blast though lol.

Alright, of course I took 4,456,456,786,443,908 pictures but I will NOT upload them all lol.

Toodles!

 

Vacation

See ya'll in a couple weeks!

Happy Birthday Tony!!!

I thank God for allowing you to see another year! I'm gonna make your day superb!!! Love ya baby!

Jaelyn is home from China!

Jaelyn spent the last 17 days in China. I'm SO glad she is back home! I'll share more pics later on! I'm not sure where the first pic was taken but I think the 2nd one is on the Great Wall lol.

 

Because I am SO excited about being an Aunt!!!

Here are a few pics from Andre and Zanete maternity shoot that I did. Yes, I still do photography, just don't talk about it much here lol. Word of mouth and good work is all I need! Thank God for that! LOL

This one is my favorite...I think it's Zanete's also...

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW lol

MY BROTHER IS FINNA BE A DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.

Happy Birthday Jaelyn & Corey

I can't BELIEVE my brother is 29 and Jaelyn is 15!!! **WEEPS**

WHERE did the time go.

My baby is trying to DRIVE lol

Jesus be a nerve pill lol. It's actually not THAT bad and she's only hit Tony's truck ONCE coming in the driveway lol.

I'm so thankful for my family. SOOOOOOOO thankful.

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day! OH, yeah you know I'm going to make sure of that!

Happy 14th Anniversary!!

It's our anniversary today! I can't tell y'all how blessed I am. How blessed WE are.

When I look at these pictures it amazes me how young we were. I'm soooo thankful for this man.

We have had our share of ups and downs and even lower downs lol, but we have made it through them all.

I can honestly say that getting married at 19, I had NO clue how to handle marriage. Add to that an 11 month old, and we were an instant family. Tony and I have literally grown up together. He has seen me at my lowest low. Like bottom of the barrel low, and he stuck by my side.

When I look at the state of some marriages today, it seems like people don't realize what they are saying in their vows. For better or for worse..sometimes you get to the "for worse" before you get to "for better". You just have to hang in there.

Words can't describe how much I love this man. He has sacrificed soooooo much for us and I don't take it lightly. He is my best friend. I love the way he loves me. He is my perfect match. He knows just what to say and when to say it. He makes me laugh and he even makes me want to kick him in the knee cap but I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world.

Everyday that I'm with him it's a gift. Everyday that I'm able to tell him that I love him and show him that I love him, is a wonderful day. I'm glad that we are able to talk about any and everything. That has NOT always been the case, but we have learned that being open and honest about everything no matter how upset you think the other is going to be is the ONLY way to go.

I consider us to be "seasoned" now. We certainly haven't been through it all, but God has brought us through a LOT! A WHOLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE lot lol.

Thank you for being my perfect man. I love you dearly!!! Happy Anniversary! Looking forward to many, many, many, MANY more years together!

 

Pageant Time!

Jaelyn had her pageant last week and here are a few pics and a short video....

 

Here is a video recorded by Kayla so pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee excuse it lol.

 

She silly! Wanted y'all to see her shoes lol.

They have A.K.A in their blood. And it didn't come from me lol. I"m NOT greek lol.

Can't believe my baby will be 15 next month.  **CRIES**







And that's it! Jaelyn had a great time and momma did too! LOL

 

Pictures!

This is the cake I picked up the other day. Glad I got that craving out of the way lol. I joined scale back alabama with some of my church members and we are in it to win it! LOL

The kids did some yard work. I took a couple of pictures and watched from my window lol.

Aj didn't want to take a picture lol.

Jaelyn gives a mean side eye lol.

Heyyyy Tony! LOL

I was in NEED of some new knives...so glad I got some.

I PROMISE, I only had TWO forks in my house. I told the kids I am going to count them everyday and they better not come up missing lol.

Ok, that's all I have today lol. Y'all have a good one!
Toodles!!

Bahamas (VERY PICTURE HEAVY)

So we decided to do a family cruise for New Year's. The kids had NO clue. The look on their face when they figured it out?

AWESOME! LOL Y'all know I love to keep secrets lol. We booked this trip back in JUNE lol.

Won't tell y'all how many of these we took with us lol. That's also a good way to take your own umm strong drink of choice on board ;)

My Nephews lol

Practicing...for another trip :( lol

Tony had to give Kayla a pep talk. She started to freak out lol.

Finally got up the courage to look over lol.

Brother and Sister In Law

Random pics from when the kids had the camera lol

They still had up Christmas decorations! LOL

Mouth was full lol. I love food. lol

When they turned the bed back at night, they tucked away Kayla's bears lol

Hot tub time!

Kinda like this pic lol. I need to find out who took it lol

Mother In Law

 
These kids should have been prunes from the amount of time they spent in the pool lol

She wasn't ready lol.

These things turned into hats lol. Kayla was SOLD lol

It was BEAUTIFUL. The weather was perfect.

I think I'm cute so take my picture please? LOL

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE this picture of AJ!

Everybody smile! lol

They tried to baptize her lol. They tried to baptize me to but those pics are on another camera lol

Still swimming lol

After this pic, they tried to baptize me. I PROMISE, I wasn't ready to change into my swimsuit yet so I pulled my dress SO FAR UP TO KEEP FROM GETTING WET lol. It was truly hilarious. If I EVER get my hands on those pics lol

SMH. CRAZY lol

Yep, you are seeing correctly lol. They are STUPID lol

Aj WILL get his nap in lol.

**thinking** put that camera DOWN

Yeah she was feelin herself lol. 

The boys were WORN SLAP OUT lol. Told y'all he gets his nap in lol

He messed up our picture! lol

Random women O_o I'll spare y'all the rest of these lol

OOps...out of order lol. The dinner table lol

**shrugs** don't even ask lol

Group pic, but I guess you knew that huh? LOL

Man I was straight CHILLIN lol

I kinda like this pic lol

SMH Crazy!

KNOCKED OUT lol

YUM

So fun lol

I think that should just about wrap it up lol.

We had a really good time. The kids told me this morning they wish they could have gone to the LIDO deck for breakfast lol.

If you got through all of the pics, hope you enjoyed it lol. If you got tired of scrolling, maybe next time lol.

 

 

 

I'm back from the Bahamas!

Here is one picture until I rest up lol. I am totally exhausted lol.  Hope you all are having a Happy New Year! LOL

Ahhh a post full of pictures... (very pic heavy)

  We spent Thanksgiving with my folks. The best folks EVER! LOL

Jaelyn has some serious side eye going on lol.

Going...

going...

goinnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggg lol

gone lol

So now it's time to eat. No fancy settings lol, just enough chairs for everybody lol

Every man for himself!!! lol

Soooo my mom cooked greens from her garden. Yeah. Don't nobody care lol. They picked them Thanksgiving morning. WHO CARESSSS lol. I'll grow my own greens one day lol.

Everybody has the ITIS lol

OMG!!! I kept hearing about this cheesecake. LAWD HAVE MERCY! ITS SOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!! I've found a recipe and I'm going to try it out. I'll let y'all know! LOL

Emilee is a sweetieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol

Movie time!

My dad is straight chillen lol

I don't know why I love this pic so much. Hmm where was Andre? LOL

Love this pic of Aj and Dad

I think my momma was trying to hit my daddy? LOL

My favorite one of them lol. They are SO SILLY.

LOL, y'all see how her hair changed!? LOL She LOVES wigs lol

Traveled down a long road lol

 ...to one of our favorite fabric stores...This place really has some gems. My fabric is all put away lol. I need to take pics of it lol

LOVE this pizza place! YUM.

This pic is SO hilarious to me because Kayla had a mouth FULL of food but you can not tell lol.

So we had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I'll leave you with my absolute favorite-est-est-est pic in the whole wide world:

My Family. THAT'S what it's all about!

Toodles!

 

 

Magic City Classic 2010 Weekend Wrapup...(VERY PICTURE HEAVY)

Finally have some time to post these pics lol.

As always we had a ball! I love this time of year!

Had a great time out with my girls Friday Night at the K.id Ca.p.r.i Party...

If you like that kinda thing, next time he comes anywhere near you. GO. Best party I've been to in FOREVER.

It was PACKED but babbbyyyyyyyyyy I danced until I just couldn't lol. I refuse to tell y'all what time I came home AND had to be UP and OUT of the house Saturday at 7am!

Love this pic lol. Her feet were on FIYAH lol

Saturday the weather was PERFECT for the game! It was great...

Heyyyyy lol

I love this pic of Aj and Tony

Even though Uncle Pat is no longer with us, Aj asked Tony to sign his name on his cast. He tells me almost everyday that he misses him.

Hey mini me lol

The kids always have a good time!

Aj will take a nap ANYWHERE lol

Kayla know she loves the camera lol

see...knocked out lol

Gotta do the wobble wobble lol. LOVE that dance lol

There must be fire to keep you warm lol

Mommy and Aj time lol

Not right if I don't put up a pic of Marvin lol.

Then there was the bday dinner on Sunday lol

I have THE best brothers in the world.

And the best twin brother a sister could EVER want lol

lol, yep. They were good lol

That's Randolph lol

That burger is as big as she is lol

Yes, Andre is dumb lol. Wonder if Zanete is gonna kill me for posting this pic? LOL Love you! :)

We had a great time!

That's it for now !LOL

More later!
Toodles!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Aj!!!

My little guy .......man. He is REALLY growing up!! Happy 9th Birthday!
We love you!

Happy Birthday to meeeeeeeeeeee and Andre!!!

This has been SOME year y'all.

I'm so glad I've made it to see another birthday.

My birthday song this year?!?!?

 

And babbbbyyyyyy. This is my ringtone lol. I loveeeeeeee this song!

I've learned some great lessons this year. Some of which I never ever hope I have to learn again lol.

I'm so thankful for my husband, my children my family and friends. I'm thankful that my 33rd year on earth with be 100 times better than my 32nd!!!! I'm looking forward to it!

I'm 33 and FANTASTIC!

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

Kayla Bday Wrapup lol

Soooooooooooooo this is a little late but better late than never right? LOL

Kayla had a great bday and party! Let me show y'all lol

I wish y'all could have seen the look on her face when she saw her cake. AND OMG it was GOOD lol

 

Andddd she had a bday party a week or so ago lol

She was jazzy huh? LOL

 There were kids EVERYWHERE. I won't post those becaues I don't know if the parents want their kids on the internet lol.

Alright lol. Y'all have a good one lol.

 

 

Aj Update

Yesterday (wow was that only yesterday?) Aj was playing outside with Kayla and he fell. Kayla came in the house screaming bloody murder saying Aj's arm was backwards. I was TERRIFIED to look at him because I didn't know WHAT to expect.

He looked fine when he came in and I looked at both his arms and they looked fine. I was upset with them because they were screaming like he was bleeding from the eyeballs and it SEEMED as if nothing was wrong. I was able to touch his arms and he was ok. He cried a little but that was it.

Welllllllllllllllllllll, he said his arm was hurting so I told him to take a bath and I was going to give him some tylenol and put some ice on it and he could rest in my bed.

WRONG.

I went to check on him in the bathtub and it looked like a tennis ball was attached to his elbow.

*freaking out on the inside*

I didn't want to frighten the other kids so I had to keep my calm.  It just looked weird and yes it freaked me out. So what. I'm a softee lol.

I decided it was best to go ahead and take him to the ER and make sure it was all well, instead of trying to treat it as a sprain myself.

BEST DECISION EVER

Turns out it was broken in two places and dislocated.

Say whattttttttttttttttttt?

Everything with him is fine now, thankfully he was out of school today and tomorrow so he will go back to school Monday with a big ole blue cast lol.

He isn't in TOO much pain but he does have some liquid lortab when he does. So far he has only had to take it twice today.

Thanks guys for all the prayers and emails checking up on my baby.

Now, I'm going to attempt to get some rest. Normally I'm a vampire and can go without much sleep but ummm. Momma is TIRED lol.

Happy Birthday Kayla!

We love you!

Can't believe my baby is 11!

*tap tap* is this thing on? lol

Tony is home and doing pretty well. We are both getting adjusted to this "new" lifestyle.

We take a class on Wednesday morning and I'm really looking forward to it.  We have both been educating ourselves, knowledge truly is power.

I really want to thank you all for everything.  It's amazing to me how many of y'all really care. It's like we are all apart of this little "family". Blogging has brought some beautiful people into my life and I'm truly thankful for it.

We are trying to get back into somewhat of a normal routine lol.

Hot water tank burst today and my car ran hot lol. Whewwwwwwww instead of crying I just laughed lol.

I was surrounded by the love of my family....all the grandkids were at my house lol

 

Fun times indeed lol. I was glad when everyone went home. Gotta love PEACE! LOL

I have been crafty! LOL well just a little. Needed something to do with my hands. I still need to remove the threads but it's almost done. I'll show a completed pic and a link to the tutorial I found while blog hopping next post.

It's a little jazzy tshirt lol. I really like it and my girls are begging for one too lol

Ok, that's it for me. Gonna be a super busy week.

Thanks again guys for EVERYTHING. Its truly appreciated!

Toodles!

An update on Tony

Tony had a condition called Ketoacidosis. We had NO idea he was even diabetic until last Thursday, the 19th. He got sick at work, and they called me out there. LONGEST DRIVE EVER, because I had NO clue what was going on.

They said he was type 2 diabetic and sent him home with a pill, instead of insulin.

Pill did NOT work and he developed a horrible rash.

We made it through the weekend (LITERALLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD).

He went to his Dr. on Monday morning, and they were just going to admit him. WRONG.

The "hospitialist"<---- (I love that word lol) came in and saw him and proceeded to scare the crap out of me.

She was in a frenzy to get him to ICU.

When I finally talked to her, she said she's never seen a patient come in, in his condition still alive.

According to his blood work, he wasn't even supposed to be ALIVE.

Tony is now out of ICU and doing very well. I hope to have him home soon.

God is GOOD and I KNOW prayer changes things!!!!!!

(He looks SO much better than this tonight)

I can't even beging t tell y'all how thankful I am for all of the prayers, well wishes, kind thoughts, emails, texts, everything. It truly made the difference. I appreciate yall so much. Your kindness will NEVER EVER be forgotten.

 

First day of school pics...The final chapter lol

My babbbbbbbbbbbbyyy awwwwwwwwwww sniff sniff!!!

Jaelyn wanted a new picture lol

Kayla didn't want to take a picture today! LOL

Sorry! LOL

First day of school pics...Take ONE lol.

Jaelyn and Kayla started school today. Aj starts Monday, so of course I'll post more pics then lol.

Kinda tired of the camera lol.

Can you BELIEVE they RAN from ME!?!? lol

*Sigh* I have a 14 year old lol.

More later!
Toodles!

Let's play catch up!(VERY picture heavy)

Our family and close friends went to Destin in June..YES JUNE lol

It was hard to jump in that dress and flip flops lol.

Kayla said her burger was good lol. Check out the look on Aj face lol.

View from our condo

 

Had a great bday/4th of July gathering for my girl. WE HAD A BALL lol

That pic was taken BEFORE the humidity got to our hair lol.

Takin shots 2 at a time lol. Hey, I love Patron lol.

Gotta get my dance on! LOL

 

Celebrated another birthday with our folks lol

Got a new kitty!

His name is Wall-E lol. They were giving them away outside of Walmart lol.

My bestest-est buddy ever came by. Got a chance to play with her and the kids lol. Hilarious.

This is what 20+ years of friendship looks like lol. If you can go through it...we have lol.

Went to one of the most fabulous restaurants  for a private party and babbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbyyyy we had TOO much fun for a Monday night lol. Like August 2  Monday night lol.

I can't remember what this drink was but it was SO.DAMN.GOOD.

Fried Grit Balls. Ummhmm. lol

The French Chefs were HILARIOUS.

LAWD! Mrs. Ann was a TRIP and a HALF! LOL. Nothing like a lady selling C.hex toys to make a party lol. Talking abotu FUNNY! LOL

whew! that's it! LOL. I'm almost all caught up but I'll save thoes pics for another day lol.

Have a good one!

Toodles!

Happy Birthday Tony!

 

Hope you enjoy your day :)

Uncle Pat's Flowers

The flowers we planted for Uncle Pat last year came back just like they were supposed to :)

 

We miss you Patrick

Happy 14th Birthday Jaelyn

 

I seriously can NOT believe my first born is 14 today.

Jaelyn really is a great kid. Smart, funny, SILLY lol.

I am indeed blessed.

Happy Birthday baby!

((Psssstttttttttt)) Happy Birthday to my brother Corey too! LOVE YOU DUDE!

 

Happy 13th Anniversary

 

Happy 13th Anniversary Tony!!!

Simplicity 3514

 

Simplicity 3514

The first garment of 2010 and it's not even for me lol.

Lemme tell y'all,. Kayla has had this pattern and fabric picked out FOREVER and I FINALLY got around to sewing it. She is WELL beyond happy lol.

Pattern Description:

Girl or Girl Plus Dress, Mini Dress and Tunic: Hannah Montana Collection

Pattern Sizing:

8-16

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?

YES!

Were the instructions easy to follow?

I only glanced at them a couple of times. Looked pretty straight forward though.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?

Loved how well it went together.

Fabric Used:

100% Cotton

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made:

I made the dress longer.

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?

I recommend this dress if you have a little girl that would like it. Unless Kayla wants me to make it again, I think we will move on lol.

Conclusion:

Great pattern.

December pics....

Gotta get these on here before January lol

 
I made my mom a quilt for Christmas. She LOVED IT! I even used my new embroidery machine to add a very nice little tag to it lol.

I made Pj's for the menfolk in my life. ANDRE WAS SOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!! I promise it took an act of congress to find this fabric for him lol. The pants are not huge...he just has them stretched ALL the way out lol. BIG deal for me since this is like the first time I've EVER sewn ANYTHING for someone OUTSIDE my house lol.

 
Hmm why did he get dimples and I didn't?!?! <_<

 
Can you see Chico? LOL

 
 
Aj wasn't fully awake yet lol.

 
I ADORE THIS PIC OF AJ AND MY DAD. Yes I was in church with my camera. Don't judge me lol.

 
Lil bit loves my necklace...she now has one VERY similar thanks to Forever 21 lol.

 
Kayla wasn't happy...can't even remember why lol.

  

Kayla's girlscout troop had a mother daughter tea and my mom and grandma came along. We all wore gloves and flowers in our hair since we couldn't find hats lol. It was cute and fun. Kayla has on the satin glove since we couldn't find the lace ones in her size lol.

 
 
Love this one.

 
Aj getting just tickled to pieces lol.

 
The girls LOVED these tires lol. These are pics from the Christmas parade lol.

 
Can you see Kayla getting her twirl on!? LOL

And that is December lol

Toodles!

Weekend wrap up...

Helloooo eeryyybody!! LOL

Did y'all have a good weekend?!?! Mine was SUPERB...let's get started lol

I went to paint pottery with Kisha and some other ladies who shall remain NAMELESS lol and we had a great time. A few pics....

 
I'm going to paint what she painted next time lol.

 
I worked on a Christmas gift ;)

  

**waves** lol. I HATE the way the zipper on my jacket doesn't lay flat! LOL. HOW can I fix that next time? I think I know...I'm ready to make it again lol.

Went to see NEW FREAKING MOON!!! IT WAS INSANE!!!!!!! LOL

The line to get in....

 
oh and this....

  

IT WAS SO INSANE LOL.

It wasn't like this for Twilight lol. AT ALL lol.

The girls and I walked over to B&N to get some starbucks to keep us warm lol

 
FORGETTING it was NOT Friday night, we quickly had to walk BACK to the movies lol. They close at 10 on Thursdays....BOOOO lol

 
LOVE this pic of them!!!

 
Kayla didn't want to take a pic lol.

And don't worry...they only had cocoa lol.

 
FINALLY inside lol

 
Kayla decided to take a little nap before the movie started. She kinda dozed on and off during the first  half but was awake for the second half lol. She did good. lol

 
This one, on the other hand was WIDE awake. AND she lost her voice lol. She was sending me text messages during the movie lol. So sad lol.

We had a great time. I love spending time with the kids. The girls are really growing up. *sigh*

I spent some much needed time with my Grandparents. Granddad would NOT let me take a pic of him lol. I got one but it wasn't good lol.

 
My Grandma is a MESS!!! LOL.  I had the heaviest heart and she sure did make it better. That's my Grandgrand! LOL

We went to a local"lighting ceremony"

We did some window shopping...

 
She was IN LOVE with the MAC lol,....once you go MAC lol..

 
Aj wasn't happy lol.

Jaelyn was somewhere drooling over the ipods lol.

We got cookies from Mrs. Fields....

  

Had to get one for myself.,...the snowflake ya know? LOL

The kids made friends and watched the parade...

 
Aj wondered why the men had on skirts lol

 
LOL

Jaelyn took pics through her glasses lol

 
There were fireworks....

 

And a final pic lol

  

I had a "crop" at my house lol. NOT much got done lol. We did eat and laugh lol. THis is why I don't GO to crops lol. Imma do better though.

I DID scrap. I'll take pics of what I started when I finish it lol. Sorry Kisha...didn't finish  lol.

  

She lurves my camera. I told her I put the neck strap on EVERYBODY lol.

 
They were telling secrets lol...ummmhmm lol

 
Aj LOVES the camera lol. He has gotten a hair cut lol

 
Yes, there was some scrapping going on lol

 
I was on the table lol. I know my limits lol.

 
LOL a farewell shot lol.

Whew...NOW I'mma go to sleep! LOL

Y'all have a good one!
Toodles!

 

Magic City Classic 2009 (VERY PICTURE HEAVY)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!!! Y'all ready!??!

The Magic City Classic is THE NUMBER ONE BLACK COLLEGE CLASSIC IN THE COUNTRY!!!

  

Just a puff of smoke lol.

 
You KNOW you are in for a good time with the "bruhs" that wear purple and gold are next to you lol

  

Gotta start off right!!! lol. BTW, I was at THREE different tailgates lol. TALK ABOUT FUN! LOL

 
THe kids gotta "catch up" lol

 
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT! LOL

 
Those chickens are standing at attention! LOL

 
Havin a little fun lol

 
Heyyyyyyyyyyy Marvin lol. My brother didn't want me to take that pic lol

 
Food in one hand...cup in the other lol. That's how we do it lol.

 
This pic is more for my mom than anyone else lol. Jaelyn was sooo not happy lol.  Y'all locals should know who that is lol. The Smitherman's have been close with my family for yearssssssssssssssssssss.

 
  

 
 
A TV Crew from ESPN was there and came over to see us lol...did anyone see us on TV? LOL

 
She still not happy...notice the neckwarmer, she JACKED? Ummmhmm <_<

 
Let the games begin!!!! Alabama A&M

    

Alabama State

The Bands...

 
 

  

AAMU KILLED IT ON THE FIELD!!!! THE WHOLE FREAKIN BAND MOONWALKED!!!!!!!! THE. WHOLE. BAND! It was "tight" lol.
 
Ok...I'm so not an ASU fan, but the drummajors KILLED IT!!! The band sucked but the drummajors...they DID THAT!

 

Myspace type pics?? SURE....

 
 

Wanna see some kids?

 
 
He was SO knocked out lol.  But when he woke up and realized his mom didn't have him and I did!?!? My lil nephew acted a fool lol.

 
The Fellas lol

 
Lil Bulldogs lol...

AAMU WINS AGAIN!!!! LOL

 
I LIVE FOR THE 5th Quarter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (That's after the game, when the non-band heads leave...the two bands play back and forth for a while...LOVES IT!)

 
Kayla was SO beyond happy. She LOVES the Dancin' Divas! LOL

 
**teehee**

 
What has HE been drinking lol

 
FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE LOL...that's a fish fry gone wrong lol.

 
LOL Fire Department anyone? LOL

 
I can't BELIEVE my nephew is almost 16 **faints**

 
WHAT!???????????? LOVE HOT SAUSAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ummm Eileen?? LOL ;)

 
Umm after being up and out since 7-ish am...yeah..he was POOPED lol.

  

He got a ride to the car lol.

GTFOOH CLASSIC 2009 EDITION

Ok I know y'all ready lol

 
Why he got on his Easter suit..IN THE RAIN!?!?!?

 
Chick in the middle.....umm WHY does she have on a belt???

  

Ummm. Yeah ok. OH BTW...it was really cool that morning...in the rain...ummhmm

 
**sigh**

 
SMH

And this was all BEFORE we even got INTO the game!

  

Chick with the belt on.....I WISH I could have gotten a better pic...

 
******CAPTION THIS****** lol Look how she looking at him lol...he loves blue... in his hair AND it matches his jacket lol.

 
Girl in the green pants was SO COLORFUL!!! I wish y'all could have seen her shoes!! SMH.

 
Bobby B.ro.w.n is that you!?!?! Bobbbaaaaayyyyyyyyyy his had a gooooddddddd whop lol. Isn't that what that haircut is called? What year is this? LOL I'm not going back to the 80's lol

But the lady that took the cake?!?!?!

 
TALK ABOUT SCHOOL SPIRIT!!!!

Ok...how is that for a Friday Post?! LOL

Y'all have a SUPERB weekend!! Stay safe!

Toodles!

Pageant time of year again!

Last week Jaelyn was in a pageant again. She really enjoys doing them and so do I lol. She was in the top ten this year. Here are a few pics:

Before:

 

  

  

  

 

During:

  

  

  

After:

  

  

  

 

  

 

 
LOVE this blurry one of Aj helping her out lol. He did the same thing last year!

Alright, that's it for me!
Toodles!!!

More fun lol.

I'm playing catch up (STILL) with the blog! LOL

A couple weekends ago, we had a fish fry at the house lol

 

Two big boxes of fish and 5 lbs of fries later.....

  

That was the only pic I managed to get lol...of the food anyway lol

  

 
LOL he KILLED that Pepsi lol. Tyler is my little buddy lol

 
 

I don't play monopoly. AT ALL. Patrick and Big Marc stopped me from liking that game YEARS ago...like Jaelyn was a toddler lol. Yep. I do NOT play.

 

  

  

Ain't they cuteeeeeeeeee lol.

 
 
 
LOVE that last pic! They were KNOCKED out lol.

OHHH We played Table Topics...TOO MUCH FUN lol. We did the "regular' one while the kids were up, then when they went up stairs, we pulled out the couples edition lol. LEMME tell you, if you aren't in a STRONG solid relationship lol, you might not want to ask these questions lol. They were too much fun lol.  I learned a LOT about my friends lol....from Timberlands, to ties, and shiny shirts, candle wax, spaghetti strings, see thru, baby oil....yeah buddy lol. HILARIOUS. I already know what I will be giving folks for Christmas lol.

The weekend before (I think) we went out and had a good time lol

 
My little cousins walked up in there and I was like whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa lol. They made me feel SO old lol. Even though they are 23 and 27...just still lol.

  

Alrighty...that's it lol.

Toodles!

I miss him so much....

 

The other day I was sitting down and all of a sudden my mind went to Patrick. The day he died.  I don't know where the thoughts came from but they were there. It's been almost 6 months. It will be 6 months on my birthday.  Not really even looking forward to my birthday this year, I mean I know it's a blessing but just not excited like I was. Maybe that's what started it? I don't know.

I remember being home. Up early on Saturday because I wanted to finish my zebra dress to wear to church the next day.  I was about to season some fish so that it could just marinate all day and night. We were gonna have a fish fry for Patrick's birthday that Sunday after church.

I started sewing, hoping and praying that the machine wouldn't wake up the kids lol. Y'all know I love my quiet time.  I called Tony at work around 545 6ish to say good morning and to let him know I was awake. He didn't answer so I figured he was busy. 5 or 10 minutes he called me back, he was at work but like I said, he was busy so he couldn't pick up. 

Around 8 or so he called me back and told me he had to tell me something. It was kinda quiet in the background so I just assumed he outside. The alarms started flying when I heard a baby in the background. The only person I could think of was his mom and sisters. His sister has a small baby and I thought something had happened. I was NOT prepared for what he said next.

Adrienne, Patrick died this morning.

Now, I'm waiting. SERIOUSLY waiting on him to laugh and say he is kidding but it never came. 

I did NOT believe him. I had JUST talked to Patrick, he was JUST over our house. He was JUST out with Tony the night before. It seriously couldn't be real.

I'll never forget the way I felt when I realized he wasn't joking. Never.

I know people deal with death and dying a lot. But I didn't grow up and see my friends constantly dying. So this was really hard. I've had realitives to die when I was younger but I was too young to understand. The ones I've lost that I remember, I haven't been close to. This was the first time, I can remember feeling this way and I'm almost 32.

I went to the funeral home to see him, before everyone else did. I was going to support someone else, so I actually got there before she did.

Walking in that room, seeing him from far off, just killed me inside. The closer I got to him, to see it was actually him, I lost it. Even though I initally cried, these were tears from somewhere else. I can't describe it.  I'd never really gone to a wake before, but mom told me I needed to do it so I would be prepared for the funeral. I'm so glad I did.

It really took some convincing to talk Tony into going. He flat out refused.  There was nothing i could do or say. He got a call from a REALLY close friend and they were able to tell him how much he needed to come and see him before the funeral. He still refused. He got another call that changed his mind. I don't know what they said or how it happened but it worked. I left to go pick him up and bring him back.

The look in his eyes when he saw Patrick still haunt me.

The funeral was at a huge church here and it was packed. Standing room only. It was such a beautiful sight to know that Patrick had touched so many lives.  In the time that I have known Patrick (I met him in 1993 when I met Tony) I have only seen him mad/angry/upset ONCE and that was about a week before he died.  He was such a great man.

I love him so much. I miss him even more.

I thought it would seem more real, more final after the funeral but it's not. It still doesn't seem like he is gone.

Sometimes when I'm downstairs, I can still see him sitting on the sofa, I can still hear him laugh, asking me what I cooked, looking at whatever I was sewing at the time. I can hear the kids getting excited when they see his truck pull up in the driveway. I can hear him and Tony talking about how they are gonna torture the girls dates when they start dating...that scene in Bad Boys II? Yep, that's them all day long. They have it memorized.  I can remember them laughing till they couldn't breathe while watching "Life" or "The Water Boy" like they were watching it for the first time. 

I don't know. This is like my therapy I guess. The tears flow freely. I don't try to stop them anymore when I miss him, when I think about him.

We had some friends over last weekend and it was the FIRST time, since he passed that I haven't been sad when they all came over. Sad because he wasn't physically here. Not that he wasn't missed, but it was, I don't know...peaceful.

I still have some of his clothes here, some papers I helped him fill out for school. His medicine bottle is still sitting next to my printer. I still have pics up, I still have memories.

I will always have memories.

I guess I'm done now. I feel better. I don't talk to everyone about him, I don't trust everyone like that. Those that are really close to me know when I'm really hurting and missing him.  My heart isn't as heavy. I love him, I miss him and he will forever be in my heart.

AAMU Homecoming 2009

I can't BELIEVE I am JUST now taking these pics off my camera!!! This is SO late..ESPECIALLY with Classic RIGHT around the corner lol.

We had a BALL this year..but BOY DID IT RAIN!!!!

 
Let me start off by saying, I DID look halfway decent before the rain started lol....keep that in mind mmmkay? LOL

 

 

The bands...Arkansas Pine Bluff

  

  

Just a snippet of AAMU. LOVE the band...lawd.

Now the fun stuff lol. Marvin just so happened to be in the tent NEXT to ours lol. That has NEVER happened. We had too much fun. The kids used his truck as shelter during the rain. It was MUDDY by the end of the night. Had my nieces and nephews calling him Uncle Marvin before the day was over lol.

  

The kids had a ball. It rained SO much, it was SOOOOOO muddy. Many a shoes were RUINED lol

  

  

Look at Jaelyn showing her true colors lol

 
LOL look at that face! LOL

 
 
Those are Kayla shoes lol. Can you see her socks!? FILTHY. My SIL and I had to make a run to Walmart the following Sunday morning to buy ALL the kids new shoes lol. NO ONE had any extra lol. Mine were ruined lol. I wore flip flops home lol.

These guys are a mess lol. We missed Patrick SO much. Classic is gonna be HARD.

 

I love Kristy's t-shirt. I want one lol.

 

Glad to see Patrick's sister there... :)

 

 

I wasn't drinking lol. Marvin was trying to make it LOOK like I was lol. Ummmhmm you should see the pic on HIS camera lol.

 

A good time was had by all. Mud and all. OH and I WILL buy me a pair of rain boots and keep them with me at all times. That is all.

  

I promise, I know about 10 people named Keisha lol.

 

This is the biggest dummy alive. SO CRAZY, but SO MUCH FUN LOL. He and his wife are a PERFECT match lol.

  

Craziest BIL on the planet. Add the above guy to the picture!?!?? PURE COMEDY.

  

PLENTY of good food. The rain stops no one lol.

 

Now for the crazies....

This year I was off my game lol. I will come with it for Classic lol...

 
Yep, her hair was PURPLE.

 

I WISH I could have gotten a front view of this lol. I try to not be so obvious but umm yeah lol. There was NO way to get it lol. TRUST me when I tell you it was a HOT mess lol.

 
So is this what's up now!? Just throw on a shirt and some shoes!? Ummm no thanks.

 
The front of this was WAY worse than the back. Keep in mind it was POURING down raining and kinda chilly...

 
ummm. yeah. that is all.

 
The thing that makes this SOOOOOOOOOOO funny is that she KEPT pulling her shirt down. Girl get somewhere and "satdown".

 
Ok, so is this the new thing now!? Keeping your tags on your clothes!? I saw sooooooooooooooooo many folks with their tags still on. ESPECIALLY on Polo stuff. Someone enlighten me.

Alright folks..that's it! LOL

Toodles!

R.I.P Asia :(

My beloved kitty died a couple weeks ago and we all took it SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard.

I love animals, and Asia was a part of our family. She is so missed around here. Just sad :(

We miss you Asia and we will always love you!

 
  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

  

 

Learn to crochet party lol

Lawd, Y'all I didn't realize I am SOOOOO behind in posts lol. I have a LOT of reviews, food, and just STUFF now scheduled to post lol.

OKKKK this weekend I decided to throw a "learn to crochet party" lol. We had TOO MUCH FUN! LOL

Family, Friends, and food always equals a GOOD TIME!! LOL

I forgot to take a pic of all the food lol. Y'all know I love to have folks over and I love to cook and bake! We had potato soup, fruit, cheese cake, and just party foods lol.

  

Just a shot of everybody busy lol. At this point, we realized the book we had wasn't working...had to pull out the laptop lol. Thank GOD for youtube lol.

  

Kayla got a little one on one support lol.

then she was good to go...

 

  

Jaelyn was working away....

  

So was Zanete....

  

and Shun.... we were kinda doing our own thing and looked back up at Shun and her chain was long enough to JUMP ROPE WITH! LOL

 
and yes Jaelyn did jump rope with it. HILARIOUS LOL.

 
Some point during the night, the Nuvo came out lol. Making everything even more hilarious lol. ESPECIALLY those that weren't drinking. *AHEM* lol.

  

The beads came out lol. SOMEBODY had a good time lol.

We had a goooooooooooood time. Laughs all around. Next party will be at my moms lol. She told us to bring the sewing machines lol.

THAT will be PURE comedy! LOL

Toodles!

Happy Birthday Kayla

 

Awwwwww they grow up so fast...

  

I took this picture, this morning before she left for school...

 
Mrs. Patrice got the favorite gift award.  She loves ALL THINGS pink and green. Patrice and Ian did good lol.

 
She LOVEDDDDDDDDDDDDDD this card lol. It was so funny.

 
There were balloons....

  

We had cake....

  

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww her name is Sunshine.

 

 

 

annndddd the shutter on my 20D just kinda STOPPED (as in can't take a picture...AT ALL) and I missed the shot of her blowing out the candles :(

Toodles!

A little family picnic...

This weekend we had a little picnic at Oak Mountain State Park . It is really a gorgeous, gorgeous place. I love doing things as a family. It's my hope and prayer that we will continue to have a great relationship with the kids the older they get, and they'll never get "too grown" to want to do things with us as a family. Shoot...I'm almost 32 and LOVE doing stuff with my mom and dad so there is hope right? LOL

 

I just thought this was pretty....green Alabama water and all lol.

The kids had a good time running around and playing...

 

 

 

They decided to "pose" for a few pics...

 

 

 

 

At some point, he decided to pour water over his face...to cool off lol

 

Love the look on Aj's face here, sunglare and all !!!

After a little playing we finally unpacked our basket,cooler and blankets...

Quilt is getting some great usage lol

We grabbed some of the food...

 

 

 

YUMMM lol. Of course there were chips, snack cakes and capri suns lol. Sometimes its nice to just pig out lol.

 

 

I don't know what they were yapping about but I loved seeing them together like this...NO fussing or fighting lol

 

Told y'all Aj said he was hot lol. I cropped Tony out because he was hot too ;)

I laid back and took a little nap lol

 

What I saw when I turned over lol

 

That was my view lol. Isn't is gorgeous lol.

 

I actually love this picture lol.I ended up putting the basket on top of our little cooler because ants kept trying to take it away lol.

We met another family out there and it was amazing...the oldest daughter was 13 and the younger one was 9 lol

 

The two nine year olds became good friends FAST....they shared in a game of hide and seek lol

Can you believe Jaelyn played too!? LOL

 

Once they exchanged phone numbers it was OVER lol. It amazed me how much these two were alike lol. I was looking at two Kayla's lol. They do and say some of the same stuff lol.

The oldest two exchanged "cell phone numbers" lol

I saw these and HAD to get a pic...

 

 

I'm in love with all things red after I saw those red doors lol.

We had a really good time and managed to make it home before the storm hit lol.

That's it for me!
Y'all have a good one!
Toodles!

Photoshoot with Jaelyn...

 

 

Kwik Sew 3333 and weekend update.....

Kwik sew 3333

I wouldn't have ever seen this pattern had it not been for Subversive Sewer's blog! That is one thing I LOVE about blogging lol. Ya just get so much inspiration! LOL

Pattern Description:
Misses' dresses are very close-fitting, have a slightly dropped waist, and flared skirt. View A is strapless and has stitched elastic at the top edge.

Pattern Sizing:
xm-xl
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?
Yes

Were the instructions easy to follow?
I didn't use them.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?
If I could do anything differently, I would have used a wider elastic instead of what the pattern called for. I think it would have given it a smoother finish. IMO.

Fabric Used:
Jersey

Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made:
I underlined the bodice using the same fabric because the jersey I used was thin.

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?
I doubt if I will sew it again this season but I highly recommend it.

I think I'm done with maxi dresses for the season lol. This was the last one I REALLY wanted to make lol. I'm doing pants, pants, and MO PANTS now lol.

I just saw that I was/am Pattern Review Feature Member! Neato!

We celebrated Tony B'day Friday night / Saturday morning with a bunch of his/our friends lol...

Marvin made a pit stop.....I love my brothers lol...

So did Andre...who should have shaved *ahem* lol

Getting our laugh on lol

Gettin our dance on lol

I had a GOOD time....had to get my swerve on lol

My folks....GOOD PEOPLE....love em dearly!

T-Boneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol Drove all the way from DENVER! lol

My girlsssssssssss lol

 

 

LOVE this picture!

Sam is STUPID. Seriously lol.

Y'all already know how I feel about those shades....indoors...no comment.

 

One of the group shots lol. Derrick (in the wheelchair) was injured when they were in highschool and when I tell you he is silly!?!? I DO MEAN SILLY LOL.

We had such a good time. ALL NIGHT LONG lol. LITERALLY.

Alright y'all have a good one!

Toodles!

Happy Birthday Tony!!!!!!!

Y'all know we celebrate everything all the time, but this year Tony's birthday is EXTRA special to me.  You see he was supposed to be in the car with Patrick the night he was killed.  That hit me HARD ya'll. HARD. Things just didn't work out so they could ride together. I hate that Patrick lost his life but I'm SO GLAD THAT GOD SPARED TONY LIFE.

Tony and I have been together a LONG time. 1996 to be exact lol. We have had good days...NOT so good days and we have had times when I had to make sure my life insurance policy was good lol. There have been times when I wanted to choke the mess out of him and I KNOW there have been times where he has wanted to do the same.

We've been through a lot and I'm glad all that stuff has been ironed out and I'm with him now to celebrate his 32nd birthday. I love you baby!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Happy Father's Day!

To two of the most important men in my life!!!
My dad is such a great dad...not to mention grand-dad!! He does so much with the kids and really enjoys spending time with them.

Tony is a wonderful husband and father. He works a lot but is never too tired to play playstation or a few games on the wii with the kids. He makes sure the kids always have a good time and will not hesitate to put them in their place when they get out of line lol. I am truly blessed to have both of these men in my life.

Everyday with the ones you love is one to cherish....don't just do it on "special days" do it everyday :-) I know I do.

Love you both!