Really? No..A Squirrel Tail?

So Mom works with in the same building with a man who LOOOOVES to play pranks on everyone that works there, but especially Mom because she is so gullible. This is what he did today....



Yes. Yes, that is a deceased sqirrel's pride and joy. Does it make sense? No. Is it funny? Yes.

Little Red Riding Hood.. You Sure Are Lookin Good

It has been quite a long time since I have posted, but it has been hard for me to figure out if there is anything of interest to talk about.

THE dress has been purchased!! That is one milestone down in the wedding. The ladies from the bridal boutique where I bought it have been so great and helpful. I really recommend Ivory and White in Mountain Brook.

Halloween is coming up! This is going to be fun since I'm home this year. I'll get to see all the little kiddies dressed up!! Timothy's family usually goes all out with Halloween - its so funny. His mom will stand on the little veranda above the front door and throw down candy dressed as a witch. My favorite Halloween outfit was Little Red Riding Hood - I wore it for 3 years. No kidding. What was y'alls favorite Halloween outfit?

Happy Autumn!

Good morning! Can you believe that it is already the first day of Fall? I took a hint from Kate and Sarah Rhodes, and picked up a pumpkin spice latte yesterday, and it was amazing! They are right when they say that it is an Autumn right of passage.

One of my favorite quotes that I do enjoy telling people is "Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower." Today is a very rainy day, so you can't really get out to enjoy it, but maybe by the end of the week the weather will be better.

This time of the year reminds me of all the trips to Gatlinburg to see the changing leaves with my family. That is always a really warm spot in my heart - the drive was half the fun. Now that I am getting married and will have my own family one day, it makes me think of all the fun trips and experiences we will hopefully take one day.

When I was in college, I was walking on the quad between classes when I ran into a sorority sister, and she said something I won't forget. I feel like it was a change of seasons from the winter to the spring when we were talking that day, and she said "Isn't it great that God knows just when we need a break from this cold weather?" That is so true. He always knows just when we need a change, and its always so beautiful.

Viva Las Vegas!

I made it back from Vegas - and the one day I was able to spend having fun was GREAT! Timothy was able to play while I worked the first two days, and he had so much fun...I don't really know what he was doing, but he was having fun.

We definetely want to go back sometime, and stay for longer than we did. While we were there, we went to the Cirque du Soleil Beatles LOVE show. It was AMAZING. I can't even describe what it was like, because it was really like nothing I've ever seen!! I wish we had pictures, but NO PHOTOGRAPHY PLEASE!

Here is a picture of us after we sat down after a HOT walk. It was over 100 degrees every day we were there - BLAZING.



We watched "The Hangover" a few months ago, so we were expecting our trip to be CRRAAZY, and Timothy did try to make it his bachelor party all by himself; however, the craziest things we encountered were taxi drivers. Here are some pictures of Caesar's Palace - like the Hangover. When we first walked into the lobby, a Mariachi band was playing with at least one hundred people gathered round with people dancing. So exciting.



It was a great trip.

Birthdays and Las Vegas

Good morning. This past weekend was Art in the Park at home in Scottsboro, and that, to me, always signifies the beginning of Fall. Well, that and football season, but I know that this is the last warm weather event that I'll go to before crisp breezes and pumpkin pies start turning up. One of my favorite quotes is "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower". Don't you LOVE that? I don't remember who said it, but I'm sure it was someone deep and thoughtful.

Today is my grandmother's 95th birthday. Yes, that's right 9-5. Can you imagine living 95 years? Think about all the things that she has seen and done in that lifetime. Mama Sisk is such a sweet, strong woman. She may not be physically strong anymore, but she is just as strong in spirit. Here is a picture of her the day we cut her cake (we brought the cake home early).


I'm so happy she's been here for me in my lifetime so long. Being 95 and knowing you have led a long life can I'm sure give you a sense of accomplishment, but can you imagine what it feels like knowing that soon you'll be with God in Heaven? It seems like it would be a surreal, scary, joyous feeling. Mama Sisk has said she knows she will be gone soon, but she has a sense of contentment from what I can tell. What a wonderful lady.

Speaking of death, I am DEATHLY scared of flying. I don't mean to be such a baby - I try to be hardcore, but guess what - I'm not. I'm flying out to Las Vegas with Timo (of course he somehow got off of work to go) on 11 Sept - this Friday. 5 hour flight. I hope I don't get sick on the flight - I'm a nervous wreck. I don't know who reads this, but please say a little prayer for 1. safe flight there and back, and 2. no sickness on the flight. Thank you so much.

I also have to show you how sweet my two families are. For my birthday, I didn't get just one birthday cake - I got TWO! Mom and I picked up this chocolate Southern Lady cake from Edgar's Bakery in Birmingham when we were down there looking at wedding dresses.


Then, Doc (Timothy's Dad) gave me a strawberry cake. How sweet is that!

After all this cake, I don't know how I'm going to fit into a wedding dress! haha!

I'll leave you with a few pictures of Coach Wakefield a few weeks ago when his Shoals Strikers beat the Huntsville Rockets. Go Strikers!

New Background

Cute background, eh? This could be an inspiration for the reception next May.

I did end up running yesterday. I ran about two miles, and walked two with my Mom. Isn't that good for an un-athletically inclined gal??

I won't be able to post for a while because I'm going to be very busy again. The birthday is coming up, bridal gown appointments (woo woo!!), and a work trip to Vegas will hold me off until September probably.

P.S. - Fall is on it's way!!!

Also, here is picture of a deer I saw grazing in the neighbor's front yard. Fun!

Busy Bee

Good morning all. I know that it has been quite a long time since my last post, but I have been a busy gal. So, a little side job came up a few weeks ago, and for two weeks I was flying by the seat of my pants trying to stage 18 beds for a furniture company's showroom in Tupelo, Mississippi. That job was finished last Thursday, and since then I have been chilling out and doing normal things people do like sleeping. I am so thankful to have been presented with that opportunity because I had been worrying quite a bit about trying to make a little money. Thank goodness the Lord gives you what you need.

Moving on from that, I have a confession. I want to run a marathon one day. Bigger confession: I cannot stick to a running schedule more than a pig can fly. I truly do think about going to run all day. I'll set my alarm clock for 6am, sometimes even 5am, thinking that "This is going to be the day, Katie. You are going to start your training TODAY! WOO HOO!" 5:00 rolls around and where am I? snoozing... How can I make it happen? I need to stick to my goals! Maybe I should be much harsher with myself, like - NO NCIS for you today Katie until you run.
*Side note - NCIS is my favorite show; It could possibly be the downfall of my running because I love to watch Gibbs and DiNozzo so much.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do about this?



In fact, I watched an Ironman documentary the other day, and I was so inspired. Chrissie Wellington truly is so inspiring! There were even seventy year old people competing. REALLY? yes, really. So if they can do it, so can I.

I guess I am going to go celebrate one of the last days of summer right now by going outside to run... I'll let you know later if this happens.

P.S. I wanted to post a picture of the cake I baked a few weeks ago. It was a pistachio cake with blackberry buttercream frosting. MMMM.