Catch Up!!

Hellooooo!!! Anyone out there???? To say its been awhile since I updated the ol' blog is an understatement. I'm going to have to combine several post into one as today is actually Christmas Eve and I am still back in the beginning of November with posts. Here goes....

We had a few more fabulous tailgate weekends down at the quad and some of the lovely superfriends joined us! By this point in the season (towards the end) I am about done with football. I really like going and seeing everyone, but it is absolutely exhausting driving down and back in the same day, hauling food and chairs to the tailgate and especially the late night games. I will say however, that this year was the best as far as we have ever had logistically. We had a parking pass this year that was literally one block from our tailgating spot, so it was super nice to get to park in the same spot and not have to get into town 5 hours early to get a space.







For LSU weekend, we spent the night with cousin Joy in Birmingham. We got to play with Alex which was a lot of fun too! Minus the big loss that weekend, it was great!



For those of you that don't know, I have kind of a big birthday coming up on the 29th...I would like to request that everyone wear black that day in mourning for me...yes, I will be the big 3-0...For my gift, my fabulous and I do mean fabulous husband took me out for an early dinner back in November to give me my gift. For those of you that don't know, I have been saving my pennies for many years now to build a house on the river...my hubby gave me the rest of the money I needed to start the building process for the house, so we are currently working on getting the house up! WAHHOOO!! We had a fabulous dinner at Conner's and then had the check presentation. :)



Coming soon....Caroline's wedding weekend!!!

The Phi Mu Superfriends Take California

A couple weeks ago, I hopped on a plane to fly across the United States to meet up with the superfriends! Caroline is getting married in November and we had her bachelorette party in California. It was an awesome trip! We toured several wineries, went to Pier 39, and basically saw a lot of San Francisco! I love these trips that we all take. We may not see each other for months at a time, but when we are all together, its like we are still meeting up each night at the Phi Mu house in Tuscaloosa! I love my superfriends so much and am looking forward to all the weddings and bachelorette parties we have in the near future! Here are some shots from the trip!

This was our view from lunch of Alcatraz...

























This cheese tray was absolutely amazing!!
















Okay, so for those of you that don't know, the lion is Phi Mu's mascot. Sir Fidel is his name...look what we stumbled upon at one of our winery tours!!! We about died!


The lingerie shower!!


What a great trip! I look forward to our next one!!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!

Yes folks, that is right...BOW Weekend! For those of you that don't know, Outdoor Alabama sponsors Becoming and Outdoors Woman twice a year. Its a wonderful weekend with all kinds of classes taught by some of the best experts around! This is like my 5th time to go and I wouldn't miss it for the world! I have made such great friends there and have such an awesome time at the event. This fall, I took Waterfowling, Archery (repeat, I loved it so much I took it again), Squirrel Hunting and From Field to Table. Now most of these classes are about hunting of some sort, but there are plenty of classes that don't have anything to do with dead animals for those that don't have a strong stomach!

This is Stewart showing us some of the different items used while duck hunting. I have never been duck hunting but I am going to give it a try!


On a side note, David always wonders what actually goes on at these events....


For squirrel hunting, we went out early in the morning and rustled up some squirrels. Then they taught us how to clean them and cook them. We had squirrel dumplings and brunswick stew made with squirrel. Pretty tasty!!




Next was archery which I loved. This is the 2nd time I have taken the class because I enjoyed it so much the first time!






Here are my fabulous roomates! We have become great friends over the years and I look forward to seeing them each time!


My final class was called From Field to Table where they teach you how to prepare an animal that you kill or catch. We did fish and a deer. I was excited to do the deer so that I wouldn't need help when I shot one on my own. Its very in depth though but pretty snazzy.












If you are interested in BOW, either attending or finding out more information, let me know!

Austin's Homecoming 2011

Its hard to believe that my little nub is in high school...and went to his first homecoming...with a date! Kill me now! I will say that I really liked his little date though. She was a cutie and so sweet and well mannered. We decided to do a few pictures of them before the homecoming festivities started so we headed off to the Old State Bank Building. Please excuse my non professional photos. I tried to get David to come, but he had a paying gig...so I lost out on getting free professional photos made.





How many cameras do we need???


Love this one!

David's 33rd Birthday!

I just realized that it has been almost a month since I have had a post on here. Things have been rather crazy at the Higginbotham House. In the midst of the craziness, we celebrated David's 33rd birthday. He got lots of awesome new clothes from Banana Republic and Mountain High Outfitters...to see his big present, you will have to keep reading...





Yes I made him hold up all his presents...




And drum roll please.....


A trip to Washington DC!! He has been wanting to go and see all the museums and such. I on the other hand would rather poke my eyes out with a spoon, but it's his birthday, so Washington, here we come! (**Sidebar**-after speaking with one of my co-workers about her recent trip to Washington, she said I would actually like the museums..that they are not the boring kind of museums.**)

After presents, the birthday boy wanted a little breakfast at City Cafe...


Later on that evening, my mom had a little party for David at church with several of our friends...check out the gift that my mom gave David...


For those of you keeping score...that would be a woman's jacket. Funny story...my grandmothers birthday was that weekend and my mom had everyone's presents in her car. she brought in the wrong present and when David unwrapped his, this is what he saw....


He was confused when he saw the tag, and even more confused when he pulled it out. Vick about died of humiliation and we all got a huge laugh out of it. I think he wore it well though!





Happy Birthday to my fabulous husband!!!