ANTICIPATION!!!!

Simons entire family is leaving for the beach in 10 days... I was completely devastated that I would not be able to go. I LOVE the family vacation and especially the beautiful house that they are going to be staying in.

Since I am not able to go to the beach next weekend... I became determined to figure out my summer vacation plans.

The last week of May... My mom and I are going to go to Disney World as a girls trip. I am so excited. This is going to be so much fun!!!

June 19th-26th my family (mom, dad, Andrew, Jennifer, Dylan, and Nanny Hnath) are going to Panama City Beach. It has been 2 years since the entire family has gone on vacation and I am so pumped. Unfortunately, Simon doesnt think he can take time off yet at his new job and will not be able to make it.

I starting thinking of my old bathing suits.... I think its time for new ones. I hear the stores calling my name!

I was also talking to Simon about him not being able to go on vacation this year, we decided that we will either go to the beach again in August for his birthday or go somewhere in November for our 5 year wedding anniversary!

Man- these trips will be here before we know it... i better keep running and going to the gym. It will be bikini season within days!!! Once these trips pass, we will be getting ready for football season, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and even Christmas. 2010 will be over before we know it!

8 years ago...

Here Simon and I are now... But we were not always married.
Today- April 19, 2010 marks the anniversary of our first date.

Lets take a stroll down memory lane!

Simon and I met on the school bus of my sophomore year, his junior. The year was 2000.
I remember not knowing anyone else was on the bus. We were in our own little world.

We were friends throughout highschool and finally we had our first date in my junior year, his senior.
It was April 19, 2002 and its was Simons Senior Skip Day.
Our friend Ben and Simon asked myself and our friend Summer to go to Stone Mountain Park with them.... so we did.

Afterward I asked Simon if he wanted to do anything later that night.... yup- thats right, I asked Simon technically on our first date.

I remember he picked me up in his awesome Jeep and we went to Briscoe Park to walk and talk.

We then went to the waterfall Simon had found in a neighborhood where we looked at stars.
This was where and when we shared our first kiss.

It wasn't until later that we noticed that we never ate dinner. Simon admitted later on... that he was too nervous to be on a date with me that he complete forgot to feed me.

Now that I know Simon.... its a BIG deal that he forgot to eat! hahaha

Simon and I dated from then on. We went to our proms together, vacationed together, we pretty much were inseparable!

2 years later on April 19, 2004 Simon and I got engaged.
He recreated our first date: He took me to Stone Mountain for a picnic. We walked at Briscoe Park and we went to look at stars in our special spot.

I am so lucky to have Simon in my life.
Although being married is not easy- there is no else I could imagine being with!

Here are a few pictures I have found of Simon and I when we were dating...




We are at a pizza place for our friends Brittany's birthday. Soon after our first date.


This is Simons Senior prom and my Junior Prom. He wore a blue tux and his friend Ben wore orange. We were Dumb and Dumber!!! What a crazy day!


At the beach in California with our feet in the Pacific Ocean!!!


Playing Putt-putt in Panama City Beach 2 months after we got engaged!


Simon cheering me on while I am cheering in one of my final home football games my senior year.


Simon and I eating at The Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood California.


And here we are.... this was Christmas 2009.
We are still just as in love as we were 8 years ago today.
We have no children but our dog is like our baby!
We enjoy all of our days together.
Not many families can say they were able to be together 8 years and have NO kids.
We are blessed to have this strong of a bond.

I Love You Simon!!!!

ticket secret...shhh

I am a Sports-Fanatic!

As you know I LOVE going to the Braves Games!

I am going to share with you my SECRET on those very great Braves Tickets so that You and Yours can go and enjoy the games as well.

ONE WORD:

SMARTCIRCLE

"The Sports Package Offer Worth $300.00"


Here is my braves tickets package that I bought.

Here is how it works...


I have 4 FREE tickets and 6 Buy ONE get ONE FREE tickets.
(So if Simon and I go together to the games... we can go to 2 free games together and 6 other games for the price of one.)

They are good for ANY games this season except the All-Star game...
AND...
They are good for any seats ranging from $18 seats to $38 seats.
I buy these every year... it only cost $40.00

(If you did not do the math...
you can sit in 1 seat for the price of this entire package with many more games to spare...
it paid for itself in 1 free visit!!!!)

When you arrive at the gate to buy tickets you tell them where you want to sit... and they simply pull up whats available and you choose.

Its awesome! I highly recommend this to everyone who wants to go and have a good time.

Not only can you buy sports packages but you can also buy... golf, bowling, spas, car maintenance, etc. Its awesome... and it pretty much pays for itself.

You can visit thier website at... www.smartcircle.com
OR
you can visit them on thier facebook page- smartcircle.

See you at the games!!!

BRAVES home opener

WOOHOO!!!!!!!

Baseball Season has arrived... and it couldn't get any better than the home opener!!!!

Monday after work my friends and I went to the game... Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs.

The minute we got inside of the ballpark you could feel the energy of all the excited fans.

With it being Bobby Cox's final season to coach you could imagine the feeling of the crowd being his last home opener!!!

(Timmy and I)

WE got the cheaper $10.00 tickets at the top of the stadium... but believe it or not the seats were not bad.


I could see everything.

The only thing that would have made it better would have been able to sit in the shade.


It was 89 degrees and sitting in the sun with NO breeze- it was freaking HOT!!!!
(my legs and arms were RED!)

Unfortunately, Simon had to work and was unable to make it to the game. He was SO jealous!!!

We have a new player on the Braves, Jason Heyward... he was incredible!


His first time up to bat in his major league career he hits a homerun! It was awesome.

Next up... Brian McCann hits a homerun... The braves were on it!

I looked up during the game and I could see McCann's Cans.
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If you read my blog from my weekend in Chattanooga where we met these guys from Canton... well, thats them! They are McCann's Cans- it was crazy to see them again only 2 sections over.



The Sun began to set and it was not as miserably hot as before and it was time to go.

The Final Score:


Braves 16 / Cubs 5

I am so excited about the Season... I LOVE the Braves games.

(Jamie, Me, Cheri, Andrew)

Simon and I already bought our tickets to the FINAL home game of the season... Bobby Cox's FINAL game to coach at Turner Field!!!
I CANT WAIT!!!!

You can catch me in front of the tv or up at the games all summer cheering on the Braves.

Here's to a fabulous sport, a fabulous game, and fabulous fans!

GOOOOOOOOOOO BRAVES!!!!!