Weekending

Well, I took 0 pictures this weekend #bloggerfail but I feel like a lot happened so I still wanted to do a quick post

• Stephen finally made it home Friday night after being in CA for 2 weeks - I'm so glad he's back home!
• While Stephen was gone, I finished watching Season 2 of Victoria. It's a pretty good show but we both agree The Crown is better ;)
• Saturday was a lazy day for me while Stephen caught up on all the mail from the past 2 weeks. Although, I really should've gotten to work on some onsies for a co-worker and cleaned out the guest room for my mom and sister this weekend...
• Saturday night, we attended our friends' daughter's 1st birthday party at Gymboree. It was a lot of fun, even though we didn't have a little nugget of our own to chase after - definitely a good learning experience lol
• Sunday was Super Bowl day! 
• We had a party at a friend's house that afternoon so I brought Jessi's Skinny Taco Dip (which is amazing!) and cole slaw from my SEC cookbook
• The party was a blast and we had so much delicious food
• The JT halftime show wasn't superrr memorable but he's such a good performer and I love me a good JT song... even though his outfit was horrible #canibuyconcertticketsnow
• Speaking of outfits, what the heck was the Patriots coach wearing!?
• We're so glad the Eagles won... we're over the Patriots #sooverit
• Um... the other big news of the night was Kylie Jenner had her baby! I'm not a big Kylie fan and I don't understand why she couldn't have acknowledged it was true then just laid low but it's still exciting and the video she shared was sweet

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Hope everyone had a fun Super Bowl weekend!! Hopefully (fingers crossed) I can get a post or 2 up this week - I had big plans for a Friday post then ran out of time :/

2016 FSU Family Weekend

My little sister goes to FSU and every football season, my family has taken a trip to see her and go to a football game. Since engineering is a 5 year program, this was our 5th and final year going up there for the weekend. After working a half day on Friday, we got into FSU around dinner time. We headed to dinner at the FSU Club, which is a tradition, and got to see the new stadium area that was just built! After dinner we headed back to the hotel for some card games before calling it a night.

Saturday after we woke up, my dad, Stephen and I walked to Starbucks and got breakfast. It was so nice and cool outside - we really enjoyed it! Later, we met up with my sister for lunch before going to a few tailgates, seeing the Sod Cemetery then heading into the game. The game was a lot of fun but oh my goodness the whole first half of the game was blazing hot! We were dying and were so thankful that the 2nd half of the game was nice and shaded. After the game, we grabbed a delicious dinner at a new Italian restaurant on campus and then called it a night.

Sunday we went to brunch with my sister and her boyfriend. This was our first time meeting him and we loved getting to meet him! He plays football for FSU and was kind enough to to take us on a tour of the locker room and team areas! It was seriously the perfect way to close out the weekend!

We had the best weekend and I'm sad it's already over. Last night, I started This is Us and it was so good!! The twist at the end had me in tears and I've been told it gets worse from there - I'm going to have to be prepped with tissues from here on out ;)

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Linking up with Biana.

FSU Family Weekend 2015

This past weekend we drove up to Florida State University for our 4th annual Sorrick FSU game. My sister is a senior this year and every year, we've all met up at FSU for a weekend and a football game. If you want to walk down memory lane with me, you can see pictures of all our past visits here. I always look forward to this weekend and we seem to do the same thing every year.

We arrived Friday afternoon and got to see my sister's new apartment which was adorable. We then met my parents at the University Club which is a restaurant that is inside the stadium and overlooks the field. After dinner, we headed to the hotel to relax and get ready for the next day.

Saturday morning, after relaxing at the hotel for a little bit (well, my parents hit the gym) we picked up my sister and headed to grab some lunch and do some shopping. After that, it was time to head to campus. We met up with our family friends (they're basically our 2nd parents) and did a little bit of tailgating. In past years, we've gotten box seats through my dad's work but this year we weren't able to get them. Instead, my parents got us tickets in one of the end zones and it was perfect! We were worried it would rain but it didn't rain until Sunday. We stayed till the 3rd quarter then went to get some dinner at BJ's Brewhouse. After dinner, we were going to play some games back at the hotel, but instead, we got hooked on a PBS show about Queen Elizabeth that was super fascinating. 

Sunday we went to breakfast at a bagel place on campus then headed out in the dreary rain. We were sad to go but we're excited to see everyone again in a month when we go up to TN for Christmas!!

Linking up with Biana.

Friday!

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Today we're headed up to Tallahassee for our 4th annual Sorrick FSU game! Ever since my sister stared college, we've gone up to see her and go to a football game. I cannot wait to see my family and have everyone together and I can't believe next year is our last (engineering is a 5 year program). This year, FSU is actually playing my parents' alma mater, the place they met and the school I almost went to, UTC.

Here's a blast from the past:

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We have a running joke that Caroline became my dad's favorite after she was brave enough to ask for a picture with Jack Nicklaus

2014

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We had a few big meetings at work this week so one day we all went out for happy hour and I got the best sans-gria. I'm not a huge fan of alcohol so I always look for some fun, non-alcoholic drink and found a great cherry peach sans-gria at Bar Louie.

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Our bosses thought it'd be hysterical if they volunteered my friend and me to be the fire safety people for our group and ensure everyone gets out safely. Needless to say, this is a job no one wants but we're going to make the most of it. We did cause quite the scene with these vests on ;)

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At work, they're trying to promote some investment opportunities so how do you get people (mainly men) to an event? Bring ice cream from the most popular place in town. I'm not investing, but I did get some good Italian ice!! Goodness, after taking up 3/5 of this post, work was busy this week.

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I don't know how this is the last Friday before Thanksgiving and before Christmas officially begins in our household!! Can't wait to go black Friday shopping and enjoy the start of Christmas! I know a lot of people are boycotting black Friday shopping but we honestly love it (as long as we don't go before 9/10pm). That's also when we get the bulk of our Christmas shopping done since everything is such a great deal. What are some of your tactics if you black Friday shop?