War Eagle!

Yep, that's right, the Auburn Tigers won the BCS Bowl this week, making them NCAA National Champions.  And if you're wondering why you should care, stop.  Rule #1, if it's written here then it's important.  It's really the only rule we need around here.

Back to the point - my second team (behind my beloved Gators, of course, who had a terrible season) is on top and Auburn, Alabama is in celebration mode.  Except the Auburn coach, who is ready to get back to business: the business of rebuilding his team, since it looks like they are losing some key players to the NFL draft this year.

Speaking of NFL draft players, what about my boy Tebow?  They seem to be giving him a chance, finally, in Denver, and he's not looking too shabby.  Whether he stays there or the trade rumors are true and he moves on, I still have high hopes for him.

And that exhausts what I can say on the topic of football, so we'll move on to a topic I'm more versed in: my latest creations.  Here are a couple using Kay Eflin's new kit Domestic Goddess:

Miniatures: My Great Aunt Laura had her own dollhouse.

Domestic Goddess: My Aunt Yone is a phenomenal woman:

I am not even a Domestic Princess, seeing as how there is a never-ending pile of dishes on my kitchen counter and my dining room table needs to be cleared yet again.  But hey, my scrapbook table is in good shape, lol.

We’re Grown-ups Now (Says Who?)

I wrote up the best blog post last week after a fantastic weekend of Gator Football and Sister Hazel Concerts and then forgot to post it. Now it’s all ancient history, so I guess I’ll just save it for a layout instead. I only have one more thing to say about that. Go Gators! It was great to see Tebow back in action and to watch my boys pull out a victory over L.S.U.

This past weekend John and I attended a wedding in Key West for my almost-sister Holly. After 6 years her and Frank decided to make it official and I couldn’t be happier for them. Not only did we get to see these two get married, I also had the chance to reconnect with Holly and her sister Ashley after too many years of silence. The last time I was around the two of them together they were 11 and 13, I believe. And they were both shorter than me. What I have noticed is that except for my cousin Anna and my brother-in-law Jimmy, every single kid in my generation has outgrown me. In fact the kids in the next generation are outgrowing me too – Tabatha is already as tall as her mom and Trinity is catching up.

Here I am at Holly’s wedding with Holly (right) and Ashley (left):

Notice how I even remembered to use Holly's new initials.

Layout credits:
Tulip Papers and Tulip Elements by Werinka
Fonts – LD Enchanting, LD Formal

Holly’s wedding was amazing. She put us all up for the weekend at Old Town Manor, a B&B on Key West, and the wedding was held in their courtyard. Holly’s dog Dillon was the ring bearer, which I thought was absolutely precious. All of her guests served as the “aisle” as she walked towards her true love. She was beautifully decked out in a gold dress and a dazzling smile of happiness. A steel drum played in the background. The reception was held in the same spot with a delicious meal of pasta, chicken, fish, garlic bread and veggies. And for desert – Key Lime Pie on a stick!

The B&B was just off of Duval Street so those of us who didn’t go for a late night swim after the reception went off to join the all-night party that defines Key West. John, Ashley and I stopped at Bilmar Station for a late night meal after hitting a few of the local bars. One of John’s favorite discoveries about Key West is the number of live bands playing at local bars and restaurants for no cover charge; towards the end of the night we came across a seriously good rock band performing a Pearl Jam cover at Dirty Harry's. Key West nightlife doesn’t cut off until 4 am (well, that’s the official cutoff, although it seems most of the people in Key West prefer to watch the sun come up before they think about crawling into bed) and we surprised Ashley by lasting until the end.

8 am comes too early when you don’t go to bed until 5; we almost missed breakfast on Sunday morning. Breakfast at the B&B is not to be missed – it’s the best Continental Breakfast spread I’ve ever seen with delicious mini pastries, fresh fruit salad, several different fruit spreads for the bagels and toast along with the traditional cream cheese and butter, hard boiled eggs (for that boost of protein), yogurt with fruit & nut toppings, gourmet cheese, and of course plenty of coffee and juice. We were sorry to have to call it a weekend on Sunday, but duty calls and we had to head back home for a full day on Monday of “things you have to do” like returning the rental car and going back to work. On our way home we stopped in Miami to visit the family – Richard met us at Fernando’s house and we ate dinner with them (Fernando grilled meat – skirt steak – YUM!). By the time we got back on the road Highway 27 was pretty deserted and we had smooth sailing all the way home.

Luckily the Gator Nation did not disappoint, to cap off a wonderful weekend Mom sent me a text message that the Gators squeaked past Arkansas to win 23 – 20. That’s a little closer than I like to see them get, but a win is a win. Go Gators!