Catching Up the Last Couple Months

Wow, I have been a bad blogger. So bear with me as I play catch up minus pictures.

• This summer I traveled to Ohio for my Grandma Sweval's 80th Birthday!
• Colin and I went home for a week to spend with our family and friends.
• Once August started work got so busy that I feel like we haven't had a few weekend in months.
• We have done some house updates including starting to put edging around our flower beds, Colin painted a hallway, we re-did our bedroom and Colin made a headboard (will do a separate post about this) and we re-painted our front door red.
• We have had 4 home football games in a row and I am exhausted but Clemson is also 4-0! We have had a great football season so far and hope to continue it this weekend as they travel to VT! Go Tigers!
• We have had company the past 4 weekends between family and friends. Colin's mom and grandparents came down for a few days and it was nice to have them here.
• Next weekend my brother is coming for our homecoming game.
• I am going to the Maryland game to host an IPTAY event the night before the game.
• We have a big donor event before the UNC game.
• Colin's parents are meeting us in Atlanta for the GT game the last weekend in October and then coming back in November for the Wake Forest game.
• Our nights are consumed by Fall TV again. So glad our shows are back on. I'll do a post with all the shows that we watch later and my new favorite show.

That is our life lately. Super busy. I feel like Colin and sometimes just pass each other in the morning and at night and don't get to just sit down and enjoy our time together.

Scaredy Cat...I mean Dog!

For the second Sunday in a row we took Bella to the rowing facility on Lake Hartwell to see if she liked to swim. We hoped deep down that she would be a water dog and would just run right in to fetch a ball. Well today our dreams were dashed...we realized she just does not like water. Last week she did pretty well, actually walked into the water on her own and would swim to us. Today, you could tell she did not like it. She wouldn't walk into the water on her own, so we had to pick her up and put her in the water and when she did swim, she swam straight to the dock to jump out and wouldn't come near us. We were disappointed that she didn't like water but she does seem to enjoy running around on the dock while we lay in the sun. Bella we loved you but you are such a chicken doggie! Below are some pictures of the 5 minutes we actually got her in the water. Even though she hated every minute of it, I think she still looks pretty cute!

Summer Salad

I thought I would share with you my go-to salad in the summer. I could eat this for lunch or dinner every day of the summer and I have actually had it 3 times this week already. I got the inspiration from a salad at Longhorn Steakhouse.

Lindsey's Summer Salad:

- spring salad mix

- grilled or rotisserie chicken

- pineapple chunks

- grapes sliced in half

- strawberries sliced in half

- pecans

- feta cheese

- light raspberry and walnut vinaigrette

You can add whatever fruit you want, but this is how I always make mine. This salad is SO good and SO easy to make! Sorry for the poor quality picture but I took it with my iphone. Be sure to add this recipe to your weekly dinner menu!

In My Nook Library...

I recently got a Nook Color and am so in love with it! I get on kicks and will read a ton of books and then take a break for awhile, but since I got my book I have been reading non-stop. I thought I would let you know what I'm reading in case you need some recommendations for your summer reading.

I stayed up late last night to finish reading the Hunger Games series. This series was awesome, I loved all three books and I highly recommend them. They are a fast read. They just started filming the movie about 2 hours away from me in Ashville, NC. The movie comes out in March and I am so excited to see how they portray all the characters and costumes in the movie. You better believe I will make Colin take me to this movie!

Before I started the hunger games I read Water for Elephants and loved that book as well. I liked it so much that I finished it in a weekend. Sadly, I have yet to see the movie because Colin refuses to go. I'll wait for it on DVD since it didn't get great reviews. I know I was late on the bandwagon for this book.

I also read Mini Shopaholic. I read the entire Shop

aholic series a few years ago and loved them so I was excited when the author came out with a new one. If you were a fan of the series be sure to read this one as well, it was a cute book!

I almost forgot the first book I read on my Nook...Throwaway. I wasn't sure about the Nook yet so I wanted to read a free book to start with. It got good reviews on Barnes and Nobles so I said why not, it's free. It turned out to be a decent book so if you have a Nook, download the book for some free guilty pleasure summer reading!

I have a few books at home that I still have to read and I think my next one will be the Help. I want to see it before it comes out in August as a movie. I also have several books on hold through the library that I will put on my nook. I can't wait to read the summer away!

What are you reading? Leave your suggestions for good summer reads!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Sorrells

A month ago one of Colin's best friends (and roommate for 4 years at Clemson) got married in Augusta, GA. We traveled down for the weekend to celebrate Brian and Ashley. Colin was in heaven because all the guys that he lived with during college were there and in the wedding. Colin was a groomsman along with several other of his dear friends. They have a blast just getting to see each other. For awhile, everyone was really spread out and we usually only got to see them during football. We are very lucky now that Chris has moved to Charlotte to start his residency and Brian has moved to Greenville with Ashley. We also got to see our good friends Wes and Kate at the reception. We don't get to see them often and I am always thankful when we do!

The wedding was beautiful and so was the couple! They are perfect for each other and I am so glad they are married now. I'm so excited that Brian married Ashley, not only is she great but I think that we will just continue to become good friends. Below are some pictures from the wedding.

Congratulations Brian and Ashley, we wish you a lifetime of happiness and love!

Warrior Dash is for Sissies!

I've been so bad at blogging but several weekends ago we ran in the Warrior Dash with our friends Chris, Brian and Ashley. To be honest I was SO nervous about doing this because I am not a runner not did I do much running to prepare myself for this. Not to mention Chris is a beast and runs half-marathons, Ashley is a runner and Brian is always in shape.

Luckily, I had nothing to worry about....this race was easy. You paid way to much for what you got. They claimed the course was 3.48 miles but there is no way because we walked some, you get stopped at obstacles and we finished in 40 minutes. The obstacles were also too easy. I really wanted to be challenged with the obstacles but they were a piece of cake. Ok, complaining aside, I really did have a good time. I loved the mud and the obstacles and I can't wait to run a race like that again. We already decided we are going to put together a team for the USMC Mud Run in Columbia on October 15th. Chris, Brian and Ashley all ran it last year and said it was awesome, so I can't wait for this race. I have to say, after running this race, I have no desire to run in a running only race. I just don't like running but I love the obstacles! Below are 2 pictures from the day. We had a great time with out friends and even went to see Bridesmaids that afternoon.

Call Me Crazy...

Call me crazy...but I signed up for the Warrior Dash for May 15th. If you don't know what the warrior dash is, check out the website..http://www.warriordash.com/register2011_georgia.php. I cannot believe that Colin talked me into this. It is 3.2 miles with 11 obstacles. Some of those obstacles include running through tires, repelling down a ravine, and jumping over fire...yes, you read it correctly...jumping over fire.

We are running this with three other friends, Chris, Ashley and Brian. They all did a mud run together and are runners and in awesome shape. Colin and I need to get our butts in shape so we started running. Before signing up for this I NEVER ran or have really in my life. So this week I started running 3 miles. I run a slow 3 miles right now but I can finish 3 miles. I have 6 weeks I think until the race to get better and more comfortable at running. I bought some running shoes last night and I'm ready to go!

Oh and when I finish the race I get a viking hat, T-shirt and a medal that is in the shape of a viking hate...so excited!