Bayside Academy Sports Hall Of Fame

This past weekend my family and I attended an event that we will never forget, especially me! I was inducted into Bayside's sports Hall of Fame for swimming, which was a huge honor! I started swimming at the age of five and never stopped. I swam for a local year around swim team and in 7th grade started swimming for my high school. Our schools swim team started out with only two swimmers ( me and my friend Erin). Swimming was my passion and my dedication to the sport has paid off in my adult life. I could not have done it without my wonderful parents who were my biggest fans and my little brother who attended all of my swim meets. I owe my successful swimming career to them! I also had a fabulous coach named Terry Martin who presented me at the Hall of Fame banquet. I truly cherish our friendship and was honored that he could be there last night. It truly was a night that I will never forget!

Coach Terry and I (he was my presenter)

Jon and I

My family!

My brother and I

My family (without Matt)

Labor Day Weekend At The Lake

This past weekend we loaded up our car and called some friends to join us and we were off to the lake. Jon's family has a house on Lake Wedowee and it is the perfect spot for relaxing. Rachel and Bubba brought their little boy named Mason and he was precious. We all enjoyed swimming, paddle boarding, laying out, riding in the pontoon boat, playing pool, eating yummy food and sleeping in. Saturday night we watched both of the BIG games...Roll Tide & War Eagle!!! We had a house divided so we flipped back and fourth a lot!! We are all so happy football is back! Sunday we all went up to Cheaha State Park and looked out over the highest point in Alabama. It was so fun! Here are a few pictures from our trip:

Rachel and Cat

Rachel, Bubba and Mason

Jon thinking

The boys found a cool spot

Jon being our tour guide

Watching the Auburn game

Mason checking the ropes out

Lilly says " Roll Tide"

Mason running the boardwalk

Lilly found herself a friend

Rachel on the SUP board

Mason loved his cheese puffs

Mason riding on the SUP board with Bubba

Summer Fun

I really have been a huge slacker with this blog so this is going to cover a lot of events. I think my last post was back in March so I will start with April. Jon and I played on my company's softball team. We were called the Pinnacle Pounders and we played against other company's around town. It was a blast! Our season started in April and ended the last week of July so we played all summer. Jon rocked left field and I played catcher. This was a recreation league so most of the games were pretty laid back. We ended up placing fourth overall.
In June my family rented a beach house for a week on Dauphin Island. We had so much fun fishing, laying out, walking on the beach, watching sunsets, crabbing, shrimping, kayaking, SUP boarding, eating delicious food, evening cocktails and relaxing. The weather could not have been better and like all vacations, it was hard to come home.
At the end of July, Jon and I went to Kentucky with some friends. We enjoyed the local pub and checked out a few bars. Our main reason for going was because on Saturday we were running in The Great American Beer run. This race was like no other one I have ever participated in. It was a 3 mile run with 4 beer stops along the course. People were dressed up in costumes and there was a band playing as we finished the race so it was a fun experience. I guess I should not call it a race because we were not racing at all. Also on the trip we stopped at a few Winery's for some wine tasting. This was such a fun experience. The vineyards were gorgeous and the wine was delicious. It was a great trip!!
We had a busy summer and had some great times. I'm sad to see the summer end but excited to see what the Fall has to bring.
Cheers!!

Spirited Art "Paint Your Pet"

My friend Clara and I had a girls night last night and it was so much fun. We went to Sprited Art in Huntsville to "Paint Your Pets" night and we had a blast. After a few glasses of wine and some serious laughter we came up with these beauties:

 Clara painted her dog Atticus and I painted Lilly. They make me laugh.....so silly!

Can you see the real picture??? I tried!

This was our class. Everyone brought in a picture of either their dog or cat and most of them turned out fabulous! I was shocked at everyone's creativeness.

Cheers!

Coming Out Of The Gloom

Spring is almost here and I could not be more excited. Every year I feel as if the cold, dark days of winter take over and I become lazy. Next week is the beginning of March and in 2 weeks the time with change so I am one happy girl. This weekend Jon and I decided it was time to get are gardens going so we made a trip to Lowe's for some organic soil and vegetable plants. After a few hours this is what our garden looks like:

In our garden we have broccoli, cauliflower, two kinds of lettuce, collards, and strawberries. We have another garden on the other side of the yard that we are saving for other veggies that we will plant in April. Jon and I love piddling in the yard!

 Last night I was looking on Pintrest and came across these cutties:

I think today I will paint some of these rocks so we can tell what we have in our garden. Huntsville's high today is going up to 60 so I think Ill enjoy the sunshine, you should too!
Enjoy your day!!