I'm BACK!!

Hey soul sisters!! Long time, no blog huh? Oops...I have abandoned my poor little blog and for that I am greatly sorry. Guess what girls....I'm back!!

Let's get right down to business by discussing where the heck I have been hiding for the last few months. No, I haven't been under a rock. ;)

How about we just hit the highlights with a little photo session. I mean who doesn't appreciate a good photo post?

1. New teaching job!!! Well, technically I just went back to my roots. I love being back home and working with the kiddos in my community. So thankful to have a job I LOVE!

Before....

...and after. Many long days and hours went into making this room look so super cute. 

2. Job #2...Ella Ivy. This lucky girl gets help our  wonderful customers play dress up every weekend and I love every minute of it. I am knee deep in Karlie, Free People, Uncle Frank, and Wish just to name a few of my favorite brands. It also doesn't hurt that I get to work with one of my besties. Love you E!

My E!!

My work Mama!

3. Building friendships. Some new and others old. I love these girls so much! Words can NOT describe how much each of these beautiful ladies mean to me. I am truly blessed the Lord placed them in my life.

Buddies since pre-K!

These two girls are my sanity!

Sweet little Mama! I am so blessed to call this amazing woman my friend. She is going to be the best mama in the entire world. I think it goes without saying that I in turn will be the best aunt. Le duh!

And then Landon...we both love leopard print so it was obvious we should be friends. 

Sweet Emily...the blushing bride to be. Love you!

Mrs. Nelson, I like to refer to her as Nelly. God has blessed me with many "Mamas" to watch over me. This little lady just happens to be one of them. 

My little world traveler. This girl is my rock!

The little family from the college days. Mama, Daddy, and the two girls. Miss them so much!

4. Oh by the way...the teacher became a student again. What can I say? I'm a bit of a nerd. There I said it. I have always wanted to continue my education and I jumped head first into grad school last fall. Is it the most fun I've ever had? Um...NO. However, it will be so worth it in the end.

5. What's going on the boy department you might ask. Well ladies, I have no news to report at this time. Still waiting on my prince charming. Trusting in His timing and enjoying the single life.

6. Family time. You all know how important family is to me. I am pleased to announce that we have added a new addition to my crazy family. I love this little girl so very much!! Sports were played by the brother. Which in turn means that I lost my voice quite a few times yelling like a crazy person. What can I say? I get a little too into the games sometimes.

The parental units. I'm am a wonderful mixture of these two. Sweet like my Mama, but feisty like my Daddy. 

Baby Sarah!! Don't you want to just pinch her chubby little cheeks?!?!

They say that daughters eventually turn into their mothers. I hope it's true. 

My boy. The baby brother has me wrapped around his little finger.

Now that you all know I'm alive and we have had time to do a little catching up, let's get this little blog back on track! ;)

Love you ladies!!

Josh + Emily = Engaged

I can hardly contain my excitement, my beautiful friend Emily is engaged! 

The proposal was so sweet. I was truly honored to be a part of it.  Hiding in Vault Hemingway Stadium watching Josh propose to Emily was one of the best moments of my life. I still get goosebumps thinking about it.  Josh did such a great job planning and organizing everything. It was so perfect and I think it's safe to say that Em was completely floored. 

Josh called me Tuesday and told me he was planning on proposing to Emily Thursday at the stadium. He asked me if I would be willing to take pictures of the engagement. I'm pretty sure that was the moment I about wanted to throw up. I love photography and it is one of my true passions. However, it is SO nerve wracking to take pictures for friends. Especially when we are taking about taking pictures of major life changing events, such as engagements. 

I made it through the shoot, shaky hands and all. I was so excited and nervous all at the same time. I am truly amazed that all the pictures didn't turn out completely blurry because of the earthquake that decided to take up residence inside on hands. 

Here are a few of my favorites from the day.

Picnic on the 50 yard line

What they had on their first date.

About to pop the question..

If there was any doubt in your mind, she said YES!

The happy couple.

My girls! 

Josh did such a good job with the ring. Gorgeous! 

Saturday night we all got together to celebrate the engagement. Of course we had to have a mini photo shoot at the restaurant.

Emily and LP were rocking the floral. 

Sweet Em! 

Josh and Emily,
     I am beyond excited for you! It has been a pleasure to watch your relationship grow over the last few years. I am so blessed to call you guys my friends. You both mean the world to me! I can't wait to see what God has in store for your future. Let the wedding planning begin!!

 

Reunited

What do you get when you have a blonde, a red head, and a brunette in the same place at the same time? A good time, duh!! 

 I have missed these two ladies so much!! Last night we were all able to meet up in our favorite town and have dinner together. It was so nice to be back in Oxford with my old roomies.

Dinner at Chilis with my faves!

After dinner, we went to Lauren's house to see little Harp Harp!! Emily and I couldn't wait to get our hands on our little niece. I have missed this little girl!

Auntie Emily and Auntie Haley love you Harper!

And your mama loves you just a little bit too!

Lauren and her future hubby Mr. Cooper. Look how dressed up he got to meet us for the first time! Such a sweetie. 

Okay, this is where this normal little blog post about having a fabulous time with my long, lost friends takes an interesting turn. Very interesting. Lauren's brother decided that Emily, the city girl, needed to get a little taste of the country life. So the obvious thing to do was take her for a little ride. I think you can tell from the picture below how much she enjoyed it! 

Poor Em!

I'm fairly sure that by this point and time we were all fearing for our lives just a tad. You see we were in a deserted field that was overgrown with kudzu and Adam and Lauren were telling us about how some murderer used to live in this school bus. Oy vey! 

After Emily recovered from the trauma of seeing the spooky bus in the empty field, we got ourselves into another scary sistuation. Apparently, someone had kicked the door in on this building and the law had to be called to investigate the situation. 

I had a wonderful time with Lauren and Emily last night! We went through so much together last year in our little apartment. We survived Senior year at Ole Miss together, Senior practicum, Dr. Holmes, student teaching, and finding jobs. I really don't know what I would've done without them last year. These girls were my rocks. We will forever be tied together because of all the wonderful memories we made together in Oxford. 

Let's take a trip down memory lane shall we.....

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. -Audrey Hepburn