We're moving!!
A few weeks ago we went to Huntsville to visit hubbys family. On our trip Blake went on a small job hunt to see how the job market was in his home town. After only one day on the hunt my husband had 2 call backs and within 24 hours we had a bona-fide job offer. Oh yea! They are matching our current salary and the best part, they are helping us move home.
As much as I have loved living in Chicago, when Blake and I found out that his mother has breast cancer we knew that as soon as we had the opportunity to move closer to home we would. Now that we are moving it almost doesn't seam real. The pictures are off the wall and there are boxes piled all over the house but until our home is empty and we are on the road it seams surreal.
On a lighter note, I painted Scarletts toes for the first time and OMG is it the cutest thing I have ever seen. I love baby toes already. The way they wiggle while she tries to keep her balance. They way she opens her toes wide when I put them up to my lips....oooohhh I love them.
Showing posts with label Alabama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alabama. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Sunday, September 4, 2011
No College Football????? WHAT?!?!?
I grew up in the south, mainly Alabama, where college football is a way of life. Everything is about football. So when I moved to Chicago I was unprepared for what was going to be my new reality.....
NO SEC FOOTBALL!
Not only is Saturday in the Fall just another day up here, to make it worse, Alabama (the #2 ranked team in the nation) was not showing on TV! Sitting at home donned in my Alabama gear....ALONE....I felt so disconnected from my normal life. So out of touch with what I felt was my reality.
Thank GOD for Houndstooth Saloon, the local Alumni Saloon that televises every game (including basketball and baseball games)!
HUGE sigh of relief.
Scarlett and I caught the bus and met up with my fellow southerners in Wriglyville where we cheered Alabama and enjoyed Dreamland BBQ sauce. Inside those saloon walls, where the wallpaper is houndstooth and the ceiling is crimson, we are surrounded by Southern tradition and best of all the spirit of football!
On my way home all the mid-western Chicago-ites were wearing their Cubs gear and all I was thinking was....."I sure do miss home!"
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