The Higginbotham's Take Rome

In June we had the opportunity to go to Rome and photograph a wedding at the Vatican. David will have more on his blog about the actual wedding once the picture can be released and I will put some of those on here as well. Traveling that far with all the photo gear made for an interesting trip. Imagine the clown cars you see at the circus, because that is what we looked like getting out of our vehicle with all of our gear. We had an amazing time, the wedding was perfect and then we stayed a few extra days to see the sights. I am so glad that David and I are alike when it comes to traveling. We both love to travel and see new places, however, about 3-4 days away from home is about our limit. I guess we are little homebodies. :) If you ever get the opportunity to go to Rome, I say take it. It is truly beautiful and there is so much history there that you will be amazed. Here are some of our snap shots...the fabulous pictures will come later. :)

This was the view out of our room. It was beautiful and we ate breakfast in that courtyard each day...more to come on the breakfast later...


The Spanish Steps...right outside our hotel.


David laughs at me for photographing my food...but I like to remember what I ate!




Treve Fountain
















The breakfast at our hotel was amazing...I still think about it often. :)

Sugar Creek Fish Fry

Last weekend, my neighbors got together out at the river and had a fish fry. The food was absolutely wonderful and all caught out on the creek! We had more fish than we knew what to do with and sides out the wazoo! The Neely's hosted us all at their house and a great time was had by all. I made a Texas Cavier for the first time that turned out absolutely amazing. I will have to put the recipe on here sometime soon because it is worth making for sure!! Here are some shots of the party!

The Phi Mu Superfriends Take Mexico

I am so behind on blogging now, I don't think I will ever catch up. On Memorial Day weekend, the Phi Mu Superfriends took a cruise to Mexico for Lindsey's Bachelorette Party. When it comes to weddings and bachelorette parties, we know how to throw them. If you will recall, my fabulous Superfriends took me to Las Vegas for my Bachelorette Party. We also added a few new friends to our group while we were there. Lindsey had two friends from Texas and her high school friend Emily come with us as well. To say we had a great time is an understatement. It was all very familiar to being back in the Phi Mu house and also our little house on Lake View Drive in Tuscaloosa. I hope we continue to have these fabulous trips for weddings or whatever reason. Here are some shots of the cruise!

Me and Ginger....roomies again!!! :)




















For the life of me, I can't remember what song we were singing...I just know we were SINGING....




Lindsey had to go all over the boat to find boys with all of her exes names....then give them a heart with their name on it....it was SUPER fun!


Lovely Mexico..














The girls became expert black jack players.... :)


In true Phi Mu form....we needed a gun group shot... :)


I'm not sure about this one...there was a little confusion if we were doing a "regular photo", "Cute face photo", or "Surprised Photo...."




Can we say windblown?


The last night, Lindsey and I had a little private dance party....great memories there!! :)

Happy Birthday Steven!!

I cannot believe I am writing this post....my little nub is 14. I know....it seems like only yesterday he was learning how to walk. Steven has been a true joy in my life. I know if I love my own children half as much as I love him, it will be amazing. (And on a side note, I will need to get a 3rd job....) All in all, Steven is a wonderful young man who is very mature for his age, and pretty much stays out of trouble. Lets hope it stays that way. :) Many kids his age do not have good social skills, especially when it comes to being around adults. Steven can walk up to any group of adults and blend in the conversation effortlessly. *He gets his conversation skills from his aunt and grandmother.* Anyways, enough about him for now....we celebrated with a family lunch at Rosie's after Steven had been at Van Tiffin's kicking camp for the morning. We got to see Van, Lee and their entire family in Rosies as well after the camp which was a nice treat. So, here are some shots of the lunch! Happy Birthday Steven!!

The End of an Era

Wednesday May 10th was a hard day for the Higginbotham's for many reasons. The main reason though was that my grandmother, Mamoo, was losing her job. She is 81 years old and has worked at Freds in Athens for 41 years. The store closed its doors on May 10th. I was in Athens for work that day, so I stopped by to see the ol' store one more time. Most of my childhood was memories of going into Freds to see Mamoo. She and that store went together like peanut butter and jelly. If you have a Decatur Daily account, you can go here to read the article they did on her.