splendid sunday! :) march 6, 2011

last week, i made my first [[splendid sunday]] post.

however, according to my lovely and logical boyfriend bryce,

a tradition isn't really a tradition until it's been done twice.

so here's to the start of a tradition! :)

[[maybe once i figure out how the whole button thing works, you can join me!]]

since this past weekend was so incredible, and so full of splendid things, i'm going to dedicate this splendid sunday list to my birthday weekend!

[1] if you're ever in need of a yummy, cheap reasonably affordable bottle of wine, may i recommend the central market foodie wines??

[2] sex and the city 2.  yes, i know i've talked about SATC in practically every post, but for real.  it's the perfect movie to watch while folding laundry and cleaning your apartment. i just love their relationship, the way the girls are so supportive and real with each other.  oooo realness. but that's another post in itself. o, and did i mention the shoes? eeeeeeek!

[3] red velvet cake + cheesecake = the perfect combo. 

red velvet cake on your birthday is a tradition in the akerly household, and when you can't have it homemade from mama's kitchen, the cheesecake factory is a great second.

i've been talking about the cheesecake factory for weeks, and my sweet boy caught the hint! it was so yummy! 

this is one of those times i'm grateful i'm in love with a boy who could give or take sweets.
i'm eating the leftovers as we speak.

[4] i am the proud owner of a beautiful new dress, full of pockets and zippers! i love me a dress with some pockets, and when i received this sweet gift from bryce, i was so excited! i wish i had gotten a full length photo of the dress, but this will have to do! mrs. chastain raised a very sweet and stylish boy! :)

[5] bowling is really under-rated.  ever since wii-sports came out, i feel like real-life bowling has gotten stuck in the corner and labeled lame. 

so, since my friends and i are the complete opposite of lame, we decided to get our bowl on!
let me introduce you to my sweet friends in the photo below:
mallory
one of my best friends from middle school
sarah mullis
she and i are the result of a blind date.  a blind friend date to be precise!
connie
i'm so glad God is the planner and not me, because if it weren't for college dorm life, i may not have ever met this sweet lady, and that would have been a huge tragedy! 

we made that bowling alley look good.  

we don't discriminate, we bowl in all colors.

ok, now that i've talked your ear off about myself and my splendid weekend, what are you grateful for on this splendid sunday?

ballaaaaaa!

last night, my sweet friends indulged my super-mature idea to go out on the town and get our bowl on!  it was definitely a great way to start off my birthday weekend!!


we had tons of fun, so try not to let your jealously get the best of you when you look at the photos (courtesy of connie!!)

meet sarah.  we dominate the blind friend date.  

i couldn't imagine celebrating a birthday without sweet connie!
red raiders have to stick together! ;) 

i don't think i've ever gotten charlie to take a normal picture with me.
ever.  

that sweet boy on the right almost got schooled.....almost. ;)

we made that bowling alley look good.

yup, i'm a lucky girl! :)

embrace the camera! march 3, 2011

i've decided to follow in the footsteps of my favorite blogger and

[[[embrace the camera!]]]

meet my lovely friend stephanie.

we've been through a lot.  and we've taken a lot of pictures.

but i will have to say, the sequence of photos we took on that lazy Saturday morning last fall has to be my favorite. 

who cares if we both had homework piled up and hours of studying lurking in the corner, 

there was fun to be had and fish to be imitated.

o, and did i mention those bad guys we had to fight??

watch out boys, we know self defense.

pretty sure i couldn't imagine my life without this beautiful little crime fighter.

we make quite the duo.
 

Here are the rules [via the anderson crew]

so, are you ready to embrace the camera?

here's the nitty gritty:

1.  take a picture with you and your kids/spouse/family member/friend/whatever.

2.  blog about that picture and include a link to our blog, or grab our button.

3.  link your blog post up on mr. linky below.

4.  visit the other embracers...give each other lots of compliments about how good we look with our greasy hair and sweatpants velour jogging suits on.  cause yah, we need a little boost when it's been days since our last shower.

5.  have fun!

up in the air

today was one of those days. 

the kind of day where you just want to curl up into a ball, 

take a quick nap and hope that when you wake up, things are different.

have you seen the movie [Up In The Air]??

the one where george clooney travels around the country firing people?

there is no way i could handle that. i got a little piece of it today.

as part of my job as recruiting coordinator, i handle the day to day tasks surrounding resume collection and responses. i'm the girl that everyone hopes is in a really good mood the day their resume arrives in the inbox.

usually i get to send responses in the form of letters or emails, but today i had to break a poor heart over the phone.

why couldn't he just have let it go to voicemail??

it just killed me.

so i called my mom for a little pick me up.  

and the brilliant mother that she is, prescribed the perfect medicine: 

[chick fil a sweet tea]

luckily, it's just a few quick blocks from the office.

definitely the perfect mood changer.

this picture makes me miss jamaica,
and my mama!

it was a good reminder that even when you get beat down, 

even when you feel like you just want to curl up into a ball,

God is still so sovereign, so great, and so loving.

he has surrounded me with so many reminders of his faithfulness.

thanks for spreading the love mama! :)

p.s. tonight i came to the realization that i'm dating the most adorable 80 year old boy.

i'm so proud of him though:

tonight he made his first online shopping purchase,

and he's blogging.

yup. he wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

watch out world. we're blogging.