What's happening in our town!

Well I made it back from the beach on Sunday! I had a great time spending time with Patrick's family and shopping. I of course spent too much money, but I did get some birthday and christmas presents!

This week is yet another busy week! I keep thinking things are going to slow down, but they never do! It seems everyday after school I have a meeting or something to do! This week I am getting ready for my family to come down! My mom and dad are coming down Friday night and my dad is leaving Sat. night, but my mom is staying until Sunday. We are joining our church on Sunday and my mom and Patrick's parents and sister are going to attend the service. My dad really wanted to, but he has to preach at his own church. After the service we are all eating lunch at my house, so I am trying to clean it alittle every night!

I am very excited about joining our church. I was thinking the other night about the decision and I just really feel this is where we need to be. This is also the first thing Patrick and I have done together besides get married! I feel that joining this church together makes us a true family because we are committing to grow together in a church home!

Next weekend is our birthday week so pray I get all the gifts together! (Saturday is Patrick's birthday and Sunday is Caroline's and Patrick's mom, Alice's birthday) We are really busy that weekend! I will update you on the gift buying later, but if anyone has any good suggestions about Patrick please let me know! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Today is my dad's birthday! I hate that I did not post last night or this morning, but I had open house last night and class tonight!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! :) My dad is the best guy in the whole wide world and I love him to death! He is my hero and role model and means the world to me! He has always been there for my sister, mom, and I. He is always so patient with all the girls in the house!
Thanks dad, WE LOVE YOU!! :)
(To watch a cute video visit my sister's blog)

Tomorrow I leave for the girl's weekend to the beach! I am so excited! :) Pray that we have a safe and relaxing weekend!

I hope everyone has a great rest of the week and weekend! :)

Fall Weather!

I love the Fall! :) I am at my parents house and I love the weather up here! This is one thing I miss about Spartanburg! Caroline spent the night with us last night and when we got to my parents she came running to the door to hug me! It was so cute! :) She was so happy to see Patrick. She is growing up so fast. I saw her two weeks ago and she seems so different this time. She is talking so much more and actually making "real" sentences!

Today we are going to Niven's Apple Farm for Brynn's birthday party! The weather is PERFECT! Brynn is turning 3! We are so excited about going to the party and celebrating her birthday.

After the party we are eating with my family to celebrate my Dad's birthday! He will be 52 on Wednesday! He does not look or act like he is 52. Mom is excited because she gets to finally cook a real big meal in her "new" home!

Please pray for Patrick and I tomorrow night. We are hosting and leading a small group of 11/12 graders at our church. The youth have small groups once a month and we are signed up to help. This month we are in charge of the 11/12 graders. We are excited but please pray for us! :)

Well I forgot my camera AGAIN so I will have to steal some pictures of this weekend from my mom to post later! I hope everyone has a great weekend! :)

Enjoy the FALL weather!

IT'S DONE!!!

My parents house is finally FINISHED!!!! They are so happy to be able to finally watch tv and lay on the couch and cook dinner. This weekend we are celebrating my dad's birthday so Patrick and I are very excited about spending the weekend at their house.

Here are some pictures of the finished product. (to see the during pictures check out my Kelly's blog)

The 3 Game

Jamie is doing this contest and I wanted to participate! Hope you enjoy:)

1) 3 fun things you have done this week (this was more last week when I actually started the post)

-watched Carolina BEAT Georgia with friends last night

-spent time with Patrick

-spent time with our family on Monday

2) 3 prayer requests you have

-Patrick's aunt Charlene

-our friends new baby Addison

-God's will for us at our new church

3) 3 favorite songs

-Bring the Rain- Mercy Me

- I Can Only Imagine - Mercy Me

-She's Everything to Me by Brad Paisley

4) 3 blogs you check daily

-Kelly's

-Stacey's

-JuJu's

5) 3 websites you would choose if you could only use 3 websites for the rest of the year

- yahoo, so I can check my email

- blogger, so I can check all the blogs

-my school district page

6) 3 people you last emailed

-Mom

-Alice

-Kelly

7) 3 non-family members you could call at 3am if you needed something

-Cass and Jeremy

-Brandon and Summer

-Lindsay

8) 3 favorite authors

- Nicholas Sparks

- Dorothea Benton Frank

-Debbie Macomber

9) 3 favorite posts ever at bbbrowns

- Austin Kateisms

- Why Not-

Baby AK, Pledge to the Bible, and Blue Icing

10)3 people you hugged last

-Patrick

-Mom

-Dad

11)3 things you wish you never had to do again

-clean the house

-do laundry

-ride in a car for an hour with a dog and cat (but that's price I pay to see my family)

12)3 things you loved at 10

- my bike

- my 5th grade class that was so bad!

- riding Julie's go kart!

13)3 things you loved at 15

-the band

-the fact that my sister was a senior and her friends "liked" me

- my clique of friends

14)3 people you last spoke to on the phone

- Patrick

-My mom

-Kelly

15)3 TV shows you watch

- Prison Break

-House

-CSI

16)3 things you wish you could do or do better

- dance

-finish the scrapbook that I started

-have more energy at the end of the day

17)3 things you would buy for $20 each if you had $60 of free money to spend

- clothes!

- decor for my home

-Caroline and Eli and present!

18)3 favorite foods

- waffles

-macaroni and cheese

-ice cream

19)3 things you do if you have free time-

-blog

- sleep

-watch movies with Patrick

20)3 nicknames you have

- Ali Graham

- Ali Graham Graham ( this is another story)

- Baby

Fun with FAMILY!

Our Labor Day weekend was so much fun! We spent the whole weekend with family and friends.
On Friday we went to dinner with Patrick's parents. We had not seen them in a long time so it was nice to spend time with them.
On Saturday my sister, mom, and I took Caroline and Eli to get their picture made. They were so cute and funny! Caroline was holding Eli, and handed him back to Kelly while saying, "He's too heavy!"
After pictures we went to eat with my dad and everyone and then I went back to Kelly's house to relax for the day. Patrick went to the movies with his dad during the day and enjoyed watching football with him after the movie.
That night we went with my family to Greenville to eat dinner and get ice cream. While we were in Coldstone Caroline said she wanted the blue ice cream, Cotton Candy, so being the nice aunt I am I asked for a taste of that ice cream. Caroline did not like it at all! It tasted like children's Tylenol. It was so nasty! After ice cream we all went to B&N and read books! The children were so cute!
Sunday we went to my dad's church and out to eat with them for lunch, but we couldn't go back to their house to relax because you can't really relax in their house yet! Hopefully this weekend their renovations will be over!
Sunday night we went over to our friends Brandon and Summer's to see Miss Addison Grace! She was so cute and tiny! Brandon and Summer cooked for us, which I felt bad about, but they really wanted to cook because it had been a while since they had gotten too! While they cooked I got to hold Addison! She was so precious. After dinner we sat around and talked and played with Brynn and I just watched Addison sleep. It made me want a baby so BAD, but Patrick and I do enjoy just us right now!
Monday we went to visit Patrick's cousin's baby Callie. She was so cute as well! After visiting Callie we went to Patrick's Grandad's house to eat and hang out with the family and then for dinner we went to my sister's house and then HEADED BACK TO LEXINGTON!
We really enjoyed spending time with friends and family! We really do miss everyone, but we LOVE being in Lexington! Thanks to everyone for making our weekend fun!
We love you all! :)
P.S. I THINK SALLY SHOULD GET A CAR! :) Love ya Sal! I'm on your side! :)