Join the Journey

This past Saturday, September 6th, was a big day in Statesboro. It marked the first home game for Georgia Southern, who began it's first year in the Sunbelt Conference the week before. All week was a celebration of "Paint the Town Blue" and gearing up for a day of fun. I was excited to have all the girls in town over for brunch before the game. Everyone brought a little something, with highlights being the Mimosa bar, pigs in a blanket (thanks, Tommy!), and a yummy breakfast casserole.

Where the boys should be...
in the kitchen!

Before the game started, there was a special ceremony recognizing the important flags that fly in Paulson Stadium. The first was the moving of the National Championship flags. Georgia Southern has won six National Championships, more than any other team! The six flags will now hang permanently by the new Football Operations Center. Then, they hung the Sun Belt Conference flag. 

 

I had no clue how awesome this first game would be. Fireworks, smoke, and an extremely long and misdirected flight by Freedom during the first few minutes of the game gave me chills. 

First Kick-off
ONE MORE TIME!

Look at this stud!

The Military Appreciation game is one of my favorites of the year. This year, the team wore red, white, and blue, and the "Eagles" on the field was decked out in stars and stripes. And of course, there was the parachute drop which is always a lot of excitement.

Besides being rained on, followed by it being blisteringly hot, and essentially sweating to death, it was a really great game day. I was pretty anxious about it, especially considering it was my first true game as an alumni, but it was a lot of fun. The night ended with a great 83-9 win for the Eagles! Now on to September 25th and the App State game...

Bucket List Recap

It really feels like summer is over. I'm definitely looking forward to upcoming fun fall weekends, and cooler weather of course, but I know that when Christopher starts school again in two weeks it's all over. I've got two really big work weeks coming up as well which are making me focus on a different sort of "To Do" list. 

As a sort of goodbye to summer, last night Christopher and I went and ate at Tequila's in Savannah, and walked down to Leopold's Ice Cream. It was hot and humid, but the streets of Savannah were quiet, and it was a good time for the two of us to reflect on such a fun season together. That got me thinking about my Summer 2014 Bucket List...

First off, don't 'they' say that it's the most creative types that can never finish anything? Then that must be me. I didn't finish me list {not even close} and the few projects within the list that I started are definitely not finished. Oops! So here's where I stand, and what's up ahead. 

1. Weekend Getaway to Charleston--nope. After moving at the beginning of summer, that became my vacation. Next...
2. Vanity for bedroom--CHECK-ish! And it's moved, twice. I've attempted to recover it and failed miserably. So it's definitely a work in progress.
3. Learn to play tennis--CHECK! I took a month of lessons in June, and Christopher and I have both gotten into it. We haven't played in a few weeks due to the heat, but it's on the schedule for this weekend.
4. Throw a white party--maybe next summer. I do have a very promising Pinterest board dedicated to it though. 
5. Build a sandcastle--okay, I honestly forgot about that one. 
6. Watch the sunrise on Tybee--CHECK-ish! Do you know how early the sun comes up? While I couldn't make that happen, we did walk out on the pier one night under the full moon. How romantic!
7. Unsubscribe from pointless emails--CHECK! This is a long process, that I'm diligently working on. I attempted to use the rolling unsubscribe me service, but it didn't seem to work. Maybe I'll try again. 
8. Read--I read "The Fault in Our Stars." And I attempted to read Mary Kay Andrew's "Save the Date," but couldn't really get in to it. I still need to make reading a regular priority. 
9. Watch all of FNL--nope. Not even close on that one. But I did watch all of Parks and Rec, and am working through Ghost Whisperer...
10. Take the boat out--nope.
11. Watch fireworks with my love--CHECK! We were able to do that at First Friday in Savannah in August. Can't wait to do that again soon. 
12. Go to Six Flags--CHECK!
13. Late Night Milkshakes--CHECK! Of course...that was easy. We've become regulars at the DQ this summer.
14. Get organized--always a work in progress! My new house is in pretty good shape, although the front bedroom aka my staging area, is a disaster. But at least I keep it contained, right?

I guess I didn't really do too bad. There's no shame in being overly ambitious for sure! What did you do this summer, or wish you had done? 

Looks like fall to me

Happy Labor Day, everyone! Have you noticed the days are already getting shorter and the sun has that fall tilt to it? I'm definitely in the mood for cooler weather, and I've been loving the crisp 68 degree mornings we had last week.

It's officially time for me to break out the fall work wardrobe tomorrow. Tonight will consist of reorganizing the closet...bye Lilly and seersucker...hello neutrals and layering pieces. While I'm in Savannah today, I definitely plan on hitting up some of these half off sales at Target and Old Navy to get some staple pieces. 

Two things I've been looking forward to this fall are Piko tops and long necklaces. I love the Kendra Scott look, but I love a good deal even better. Lucky me, I found both today! Do you check jane.com?  This website is set up kind of like a flash sale, with rotating products and limited quantities. Today they've got the jackpot! Piko tops and Kendra Scott look-a-like necklaces and earrings in a ton of colors. And they're all under $15 a piece! You better order quick, I feel sure these will sell out quickly! 

What colors should I get? There are too many to choose! I'm thinking about the mocha and berry Piko top, and the cream/white and black necklace and earrings...but of course I want the pink too!