I am so thrilled that football season starts in 16 days. More specifically, tailgating season is about to start! This means lots of black and gold, booze and blackouts. Football season also means the end of my favorite season- SUMMER! This summer has definatly been one for the books. The start of summer was marked with getting engaged to the most wonderful man ever! It's been filled with plenty of fun weekends with friends in both Columbia and at the lake. Lots of pool time with my girl friends. Denver. Baseball games on both sides of the state. Fourth of July fireworks with friends. Snoop Dogg. Bruised legs from too much tambourine at Leland & Dana's going away party (tear) with Dale Blue. All in all, I think that it's safe to say this has been the best summer of my life so far...and the good news is, it is only going to get better. I'm going to miss summer...but knowing that fall will bring cool weather, football games and lots of wedding planning (plus an Aspen wedding weekend) it's not too hard to look forward to the months to come.

Catalog Living...again

It's been awhile since I checked out Catalog Living...and I got quite a few giggles today while catching up!



Gary has no idea what exactly Elaine does in the shower every day, but he certainly knows better than to touch her wooden shower spoon or shower branch.

Hot Hot Hot

With a projected heat index in the 100's today along with a heat advisory, I think it's safe to say that today is going to be a VERY hot day! Luckily, I have the best recipe to help cool you off (along with staying inside in the A/C!) WHITE SANGRIA!!!
It's easy to put together and so insanely refreshing!



1 bottle of white wine
2 cups of apple juice or white grape juice
2 (or more!) cups of Vodka
As much fruit as you'd like- I like to use frozen to cool it down even more
A touch of Splenda (if you need a little more sweet)

Good luck Caleb!

Good luck in today's election to our good friend Caleb Jones! Caleb is running for Missouri State Representative 117th District. Unfortunately, I'm not able to go out and vote for him today but Gavin and I will be there tonight showing our support as the results come in.

I FOUND A WEDDING DRESS!!!!!