"Deep South's Oldest Rivalry"

I am off to Athens, GA this weekend -- greatest place on Earth -- for a weekend of fun with friends. We're planning a big tailgate for the UGA vs. Auburn game tomorrow with lots of fun and friends. Hope you have a great weekend as well!

GO DAWGS beat AUBURN!!!

Amanda and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ...

Has anyone ever read the book I am referring to in the title? Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ... My mom used to read that to my sisters and I when we were little and now when ever I have a day that doesn't go my way I think about that book.

Well, yesterday was one of those "Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days"

It started off by waking up congested and irritable. My head hurt and I could not taste my coffee because I was so congested. Then I get to work and it was one of those days filled with back-to-back meetings then returning to my 50+ emails that all seemed to be URGENT!

I stayed at work late until around 7 PM and then zipped home to change clothes and meet my girl friends for dinner. (Mind you, dinner was suppose to be at 7) As I am putting the key into my doors to open, I heard our alarm systems beeping. I thought well that's strange.
Side note - our alarm company called around 1:30 PM early in the day saying that our alarm was just triggered. Todd called me to verify that I wasn't at home, I said no, so he told the alarm company to send a policeman. Well, after not hearing back from the alarm company, Todd and I both figured no news was good news.
So, back to my alarm still beeping... this was the first indication of fear I had all day. I put my key in and slowly opened the door. First things I notice, a small shopping bag full of change sitting on our steps, papers scattered all over the kitchen floor, and then... I looked up and noticed our 42" plasma missing from above our fire place. That was all she wrote. I was out of their in .5 seconds. I jumped into my car, backed 1/2 down the drive, all while trying to call Todd. Todd didn't answer so I ran up to our neighbors house. At that point I called 911.

My nice neighbor kindly came with me back into our house and we walked around checking out the damage and looking for items that were missing. This was the scene we saw last night...

The burglars tore right through the screen door on our deck and use a something like a crow bar to shove open the door. There was a deadbolt on this door and it easily did not stop them.

This is our informal living room where we watch all our TV shows. That's the back door they broke in through and that is a piece of the door frame that fell in from break in. Notice the missing 42" Panasonic Plasma from above our fireplace?

This is a picture of the damaged from our blaring alarm systems being ripped off the wall. Lovely.

This is our guest bedroom where I keep some of my clothes and jewelry. they must have been looking for money because I did not have any jewelry taken that is shown in the pictures. However, I did have a bunch of purses on the bottom shelf where at beach bag is and they were all taken. Luckily they were knock-off purses from the Bahamas Straw Market.

And lastly, this is a picture of Todd's dresser drawers that was pillaged through. They took a 32" SAMSUNG TV that use to sit on top of this dresser in our Master Bedroom. They also took an antique gold ring that was in a jewelry pouch in the top drawer.

All in all, we are just happy that the items taken were all material items that can be replaced. I am happy that no one was home during the break-in as well. I need to be positive and hopefully Todd and I will just learn a valuable lesson from this terrible, horrible, no good very bad experience.

Cheers to a much better weekend!
GO DAWGS beat the GATORS!!!

Rachel & Charlie's Wedding Weekend!

Another BIG weekend in the BALDREE household.
One of my very best friends, Ms. Rachel Elizabeth Lawrence,
(last time I can really write her maiden name!)
is GETTING MARRIED this weekend!
Rachel and I met during Sorority Recruitment at UGA
and we both ended up pledging Kappa Delta.
We became fast friends and have been together ever since ;)
Rachel is marrying a charming southern gentlemen,
always equipped with bow-ties & suspenders!
Charlie has truly made Rachel a complete and beautiful woman inside & out.
I cannot be happier for the Rachel + Charlie.

Here is a picture of the happy couple:
This picture was taken at mine and Todd's wedding with Hairy Dawg (UGA's mascot)!

CONGRATULATIONS
MR. AND MRS. CHARLES HOWELL, III

Nashville!

Hubby and I are headed to Nashville this weekend to hang with this lovely couple.

Oh, and to cheer on the Dawgs' victory over Vanderbilt.

It’s shaping up to be a fabulous fall weekend!

Hope you have a great weekend as well.

Maternity Photo Shoot

Once again I have let another 6 months go by without posting. Every time I do this, I think to myself, I am not going to let it happen again... and then it inevitably does. I really do have a good excuse this time... We moved into our house, got MARRIED, honeymooned, but just think…. Now I have tons of great material to blog about!

I do not know where to start. I have so much to share, but I thought I would share this since I am SO excited how it all turned out!

My good friend at work, Allison, who is 38 WEEKS PREGGERS kindly asked me to take some maternity pictures of her and her family this past weekend. “Family” as in her, her husband Clint, and their first child dog, Roxey. My sweet sister Christy was in town from Athens so she volunteered to help out Roxey during the Photo Shoot. Christy was such a big help because Roxey was easily distracted with all that Piedmont Park had to offer… included Atlanta Pride Weekend. That was interesting.

Well, here are some of Allison’s favorite pictures from the Maternity Photo Shoot:

Great pic of Mom & Dad-t0-be!

Sentimental shot of the baby bump!

I personally love this artistic shot of the baby bump and the awesome reflection in the pond!

Family Portrait 2011

Great shot of Allison and Client with beautiful Piedmont Park in the background.

Lovely picture of the Mommy-to-be! She looks good at 38 weeks, doesn't she?

Another family portrait, but this one is one of Allison's faves! She loves Roxey so much!

I hope you like the pictures. With the holidays just around the corner, you need to plan ahead for Holiday cards! If you would like pictures taken of you and your family, please email be at MandyBaldreePhotography@gmail.com! Thank you :)

NEW BLOG DESIGN!

Got a new BLOG DESIGN and I am digging it! Love the colors - yellow & coral - which are my favorite colors. I feel like it is really a reflection of me :)

Hope you enjoy it as well!

Happy Easter!

Let us take the time this holiday weekend to reflect on all our many blessings. I am so thankful for each and every one of you in my life. Thank you for all that you do :)

1 Peter 1:3 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..."