Hickman House

Boy, oh boy. I'm back! It has been a very busy, hectic week. I am so blessed to say my boyfriend has made this week a breeze compared to what it should have been. I started at my new job this week by myself. No more training, or following someone around. Just me. Not only did Sam come and see me, and leave me a pretty awesome tip, when I got home on Monday he had a few sweet surprises for me.

One being this beauty:

The MK watch I have been eyeing every time I go to the mall since Christmas.

Then after he told me to get ready because he was taking me out for a date night.

[Can I just brag a little more for one second-- it took me ~~three hours~~ forever to get ready, just one of those days where nothing looked good on me. Although he admitted later to wanting to shoot me in the face, he was so understanding and after every outfit he kept telling me everything looked stunning. He really is the best.]

We went to Outback for some yummy steaks, then headed over to Sweet Fog for some frozen yogurt. We finished up the night back at his house goofing off and dancing in the living room with his parents cracking up at us. It was a great night, and I am so glad we got to spend some quality time with each other.

Today I got to spend some quality time with my cousin Angela. We ate lunch and visited my other cousin, her sister, at a little grill down the street from her house called The Bridge Grill. It was recently bought out and redone. It has amazing food. Then we started a new tradition by pretending we're on pawn stars and hassling poor Jeff for some sweet deals. She walked out with a new guitar, two packs of strings, a pack of picks, and a nice Ralph Lauren watch all for 40 bucks! Needless to say, Pawn Shop Wednesday's will be on the calendar from now on.

Now that my two double days are over, my hair is finally back to its highlights, and I only have one more night of work until my mini break-from-life this weekend, I couldn't be more excited. His middle brother is getting married on Saturday and I can't wait to get to share those memories with Sam and his family. I am sure the wedding will be just as beautiful as Brett and Sara are.

Speaking of weddings, my parents are celebrate their 23rd anniversary this week in a condo on the beach. Lucky them, huh?

Happy Anniversary you two, love you both! I only hope one day I can have a marriage just as beautiful as yours!

Hope your week is going fabulous, keep a lookout for wedding posts when I return!

xoxo-

Mags

I'm back! Home sweet home after a girls weekend out of town. Man, I am like a walking zombie. The Lady Antebellum concert was beyond amazing. They sound just as fabulous live as they do one their CD. We ended up making awesome time so we had a few hours to find our hotel, rest up, and get ready before heading to the venue. We got there just before the crowd did so we got a pretty great seat on the lawn. It was one of the funnest concerts yet.

We got back from the concert pretty late, so we grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed back to the hotel to get some sleep. On Saturday we all got up and got ready and headed to Crabtree Valley Mall, one of my favorite places to spend money. We ate The Cheesecake Factory for lunch, then made a b-line to do some serious shopping. I don't usually find good deals at the mall, but it must have been my lucky day. I ended up with 6 tops, 2 pairs of shorts, a ECU sticker for my car, and a chunky necklace all for 70 bucks! We were all shopped out by late afternoon and needed a pick-me-up, so we went back to TCF for some dessert and coffee before we headed home. As soon as we got in the car, we were all out. Poor Blair had to drive everyone home while we all took naps. She's such a trooper. After we got home I headed over to a cookout that some good friends had. We ate hamburgers and hot dogs and I may or may not have ate a whole watermelon by myself.

Blair and I before the shopping day began.

We got up pretty early this morning and headed to early service with Sam's family, then church with mine. My family usually gets together on Sunday's for lunch, so we came back and ate ourselves into a Beefaroni coma. We enjoyed most of the afternoon hanging out with everyone and playing games with the little one. Jen, Asher (my brothers girlfriend and her son) and I went out a little while ago and grabbed everyone ice cream while they all stayed on the couch. Sweet of us, right? It is safe to say I am exhausted from this weekend, but it was well worth it. I love my friends and I cannot say thank you enough to Blair for hosting such an awesome weekend. I am so blessed to have such amazing friends and family.

I will be out of town again this coming up weekend for Brett and Sara's WEDDING. I am so excited for them, I can hardly wait. Until then, I will be turning it in early so I can catch up on some sleep. I hope your weekend was wonderful!

xoxo-

Mags