Picture Dump

A picture dump to update you on what we have been up to lately!

Tigers vs. Tigers

This past weekend we went to the Clemson-Auburn game in Auburn, Alabama. We were lucky enough that our friends the Chason's had the weekend off and were able to go with us. They so graciously let us stay with them this weekend in Atlanta. The game was a heart-breaker...losing by 3 in overtime! The Tigers played a HARD game and looked really good. I think (crossing my fingers) we could have a promising season! Below are some pictures from the game!

This weekend is our off weekend and then we play Miami in our Homecoming game. Colin's parents are coming down for the game and we are so excited to have them as visitors. October is a busy month for us, so check back for more updates!

Bowling in the Music City!

This week I just got back from Clemson's bowl game in Nashville where we played Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. Last time we were there we played Kentucky but the outcome wasn't good. This year we won 21-13! It was a great win for our coach in his first season and for our graduating seniors, who we will miss!


Can we talk about how cold it was at the game? I had multiple layers on and was still freezing! This is a picture with Elizabeth my Alumni Association BFF. She helped host our event at BB Kings!

I was actually at the bowl game this year for work. My coworker and I were lucky enough to be able to host an event the night before the game at the BB Kings Blues Club. We had never had an event before and weren't sure what kind of crowd we would have. We kept saying that we would be happy if 50 people showed up. To our surprise we had about 250 people show up and were very excited. We can't wait to host an event at next year's bowl game!

These are the fun ladies that I spent my weekend with and had a blast! Maybe next year Colin will get to come! Go Tigers!

Catch up and Craigslist

It's been awhile again since I blogged so I figured I would do a quick picture catch up and then tell you about my latest obsession...craigslist.

Two weeks ago Clemson BEAT FSU! It was such a huge game here at Clemson and luckily we got to enjoy some southern tailgating before I had to go to work. Here are a few pictures from tailgating with the Rickett's family. Thanks for having us!!

This past Friday was the season opener for Clemson basketball. We won and got a special treat, we got to sit on the floor. Colin really enjoyed being so close and told me he wishes our season tickets were there! I agree!

Now about my new love...Craigslist! Colin and I cleaned out the garage this weekend and had a lot of old furniture to sell. So last night and tonight I have been working on posting a futon, kitchen table/chairs, desk, a movie banner, Ikea shelves and a huge weight machine on Craigslist. I've already had people asking about the shelves from Ikea and hope that I sell all of my items! Once we get it all sold and out of the garage we will actually be able to park our cars in the garage! Wish me luck!

It's almost Thanksgiving and my wonderful family is coming to visit. I can't wait to have our first Thanksgiving in our house with my parents and brother!

Halloween, a Win and Great Friends!

We had a great weekend here in Clemson! First, it was Clemson's Homecoming weekend and so I went to Tigerama with Kate and Z. We had a great time and it's fun event to kick off the weekend. This year some of the football team preformed to Thriller but remained it Spiller. The crowd went nuts! I also hosted the Tiger Cub Birthday Party on Saturday morning before the game. All you need to know is that I had 250 lil kids and their parents attend the party, enough said!

Our good friends and Colin's old roommate Wes and Kate came to stay with us this weekend. Thanks for coming! We don't get to see the Sweeten's enough and every time we do, its always a blast. We tailgated with Wes's parents before the game and then stood in the pouring rain on the field to watch the Tigers run down the hill. Our Halloween night wasn't very eventful but it was fun. We handed out candy to the little kids in the neighborhood and then went out for some Mexican food.

Wes and Kate have a puppy named Bear that they brought with them. Bella and Bear are officially boyfriend and girlfriend. It was love at first sight and Bella has been looking for Bear all day long!

Today was just a lazy Sunday. After a busy weekend Colin and I napped with all the animals and ran to Target. I better get rested up for a busy week filled with board meetings and hopefully a Tiger win over FSU!

I've been a bad blogger...

I really do have a problem updating my blog. I always get sucked into reading other people's blogs that I forget to update mine. Who knows if anyone even reads mine though :0) So since it has been FOREVER since I have blogged, I will give you a quick update on life in the Leonard household.

1. Colin's family came to visit over fall break. I had a wonderful time with my MIL, and my grandparents-in-law. We did a bunch of antiquing and some shopping. They even stocked our fridge! It was the first time they had seen the house and we were so glad to welcome them. Too bad I didn't take any pictures while they were here!

2. Kari's Bridal Shower was the weekend that my family was in town and Kate and I went to it. It such a nice shower that her sister put on for her. I can't wait for her wedding the first weekend in December.

3. Colin and I have been tailgating with Kari and TC's family after games. We have been having a blast with them and want to thank them for allowing us to hang out with them! Here are a few pictures from past tailgates....P.S. We beat Wake Forest last weekend and Purdue beat Ohio State! It was a good football weekend in the Leonard house!

4. Clemson just hosted Rock the 'John 2009 this past Friday. It is our version of midnight madness and kicks off our basketball season. I have to brag on our event because it was awesome. We totally had the best entrance of any coach in the nation this year. Coach Purnell repelled from the rafters of Littlejohn in Army fatigues. Here is a picture even though it doesn't do it justice! Now we just have to come up with something to top that for next year!

I will leave this post as a promise. I promise that I will try to start blogging more often and keeping everyone updated on our life in the south. If you read this, let me know so that I don't feel as if I am blogging to no one :0)

Rain, Rain Go Away!

It has been raining for the past 4 days here and is supposed to rain for the entire next week.

Friday night we went to dinner with some friends before going to watch Clemson play Michigan State in volleyball. Michigan State is ranked 17th and the Tigers fought hard but lost in the 5th game. Volleyball is my 3rd favorite Clemson sport to watch after football and basketball.

Saturday we played Boston College in football and won....but not after the longest football game in history! We had two weather delays for a total of 2 hours. The game took an entire 5 hours from start to finish. Lets just say...there weren't many Clemson fans in the stadium at the end of the game! The Tigers are 2-1 and we are looking for our third win over TCU this coming Saturday. After the game we went home to watch some more college football.

Sunday was a cold and rainy lazy day. I think the most productive thing I did all day was returning my books to the library and checking out another one. Now I am watching the Emmys, mainly to see what people are wearing.

Since another football weekend passed and I didn't take any pictures (I really need to get better at taking pictures), I will post one from last football season. Too bad the weather this past weekend wasn't like the picture below!

Lazy Weekend

You know how it is when you set all these goals and plan to get a bunch of stuff down around the house...and then you do nothing. That was us this past weekend. We wanted to get the entire garage done so we could sell a few things we have in there and be able to park our cars in there. ALL we did was clean out ONE box! So much for an entire weekend that we both had off!

So instead of cleaning...we watched football....ALL Saturday! I just love college football. You will always find me cheering for Clemson, Purdue, the ACC and Big 10!

Tonight Colin had his 3rd softball game. His team is 3-0! It's fun to go and watch him play. I am the cheerleader wife :0)

I don't have any pictures from the weekend so I will post one from this summer. It's of Kate, Kari and myself from Kari's engagement party...December 5th will come very fast!

The Tigers are going bowling in Jacksonville!

Today it was announced that the Tigers are going bowling in Jacksonville in the Gator Bowl Classic on Jan.1st!!! I can't wait to go to the game. I have never been to the Gator Bowl or Jacksonville. I was very lucky that the game doesn't interfere with my travel plans to Indiana, so it looks like a nice long break for Christmas!

We also put up our Christmas tree the other day. This year we have a Clemson tree. It is decorated with orange/purple ornaments. I love it! Colin picked out the candy canes....sweet tarts. He picked them not because of what they looked like but because they are his favorite candy.

T-minus 16 days until I am in Lafayette to see all my family and friends!

My first blog!

I have officially started the Leonard Blog! I thought this would be a great way to keep our family and friends who are so far away updated with our busy lives! We hate that we live so far away, but love our life in Clemson! I'm going to have to back track about a year in our lives to get this blog up to date, so please bear with me.

I will update you on our Homecoming weekend though! This weekend was Homecoming in Tigertown! Friday night I went to Tigerama with Kate and Z, it was great! I really love all the tradition that surrounds Homecoming at Clemson. Saturday Colin and I decided to watch the Tiger Walk, a new tradition at Clemson. The team enters the locker room after walking through about 20,000 people cheering for them. It is such an exciting thing to see all the fans really rally around the guys! Colin actually participated in Tiger Walk yesterday. They invited former players to walk and so Colin joined some of his old teammates! I was so mad though that it happened so fast I didn't get to take a picture of him walking! We then went on to beat Duke 31-7!! Go Tigers!

Today I am going to try and do some Christmas shopping! Everyone knows that Christmas is my favorite time of the year!

Well, I am going to go and try and recover some of my old photos so that I can backtrack a year in our lives to update everyone!

I hope that you enjoy our blog! We love and miss you all very much!