The Rays of Sunshine

This past weekend, Ricky, Derek and I decided to visit Magnolia, AR. There isn't much to do in Magnolia, but it holds a very special place in our hearts. Magnolia is where life became real for me. It was the first time I lived on my own, and in a short amount of time, was forced to make some "big girl" decisions. Magnolia, AR helped form me into who I am today. Also this is where Ricky and I realized we needed each other in our lives, where we became engaged, and spent our first year of marriage. Look how silly we were back then. This is also where we received our college degrees, meet life long friends and some AWESOME professors, that helped teach, and shape us into successful adults. We wanted to enter back into the building, sit in the same classroom, and relive a part of the past, but all we got what this: The door was locked, and we were super disappointed. We were able to get a few pictures in front of the fountain, and we spend a little bit of time remi...

Let me just say, it is taking me so much longer to read 5 chapters than I thought. Here are a few reasons why: I have a 3 year old. I have a full time job.  I am a full time mommy and wife. Did I mention I have a 3 year old? Not to mention, the chapters are really long. I am so glad I am doing this, as I feel like I am really getting to know characters better than I knew them before. So lets get to the book, shall we: Here are a few of the big differences. The plan to get Ashley to marry her, and not Mellie is huge, and well thought out. Of course the plot is the same, but the detail and thought Scarlet  puts into getting him back is massive. One of the main focuses of the next few chapters is Rhet Butler with his background story, as well as the introduction of Atlanta, and how it rose up during the war.  Just like the movie, Scarlet does marry Charles, but has a baby with him, that is not mentioned in the movie. She isn't to happy about being a seventeen...

On Saturday we celebrated Derek's 3rd Birthday. This year we decided to have a swim/ bounce house party, at our grandpa's house. It was a lot of fun but I was super worried about the heat, and almost moved it a few times.  I must say this was the funnest party, and most interesting party I have planned so far. After a month of crafting and prepping, the party was finally here. I could not wait to see it all put together.  Fruit Rockets, and the Popcorn Chicken were a hit. We wanted to make sure everyone stayed hydrated, so we wanted to make sure we had plenty of Rocket Fuel.  Every year we order the birthday cake from the same place, tell them what we are wanting and they never disappoint.  For the ones that didn't want to swim, we rented this awesome bounce house, and everyone had a blast. Here is a pictures of Derek pushing one of his friends in the swing. Doesn't he look so cool?  Now it was...