A good Friday.....

i can't remember a friday lately when i've been this relaxed.  cakes are in the process.  didn't have to deliver one today.  things are just going well.  do i need to knock on wood?

not long after tommy and mpb were gone, i was up and almost ready.  soduku had been played and about 45 minutes of the today show watched.  i teared up again listening to susan boyle sing.  she is incredible.

i ran by and paid our water bill, went to kroger, and got to an estate sale when it started at 9:00.  i love when God allows the day to flow smoothly!

there were so many pretty things at the estate sale - i got a piece of my sterling flatware (they only had 1 piece), an old coin from 1871, a mini muffin tray, and this pin:

i love it!  sorry the picture isn't so clear - with my phone, you need to be a little further back for it to be clear, but i wanted to be able to see it!

i left the sale and called tommy all excited about my purchases.  his response was that he had something to tell me.

and it was good!

he said that he had taken it upon himself to do something for me without asking.  i'll admit - i got a little worried - then excited - wondering what he had planned.....

he told me to clear july 18th on my calendar because he had paid for me to go to the ladies' football forum at ole miss.  

seriously?????

i am SO SO SO excited!  i had told him the past few years that i would enjoy going to this, but never in a million years would think that he would surprise me with this!

so here's a little of what i'll do that day:

~have a picture with coach nutt

~get a "free" t-shirt (um - it was paid for in the registration)

~listen to 6 former players speak

~learn more about the game and the different plays

~tour the indoor practice facility

~tour the locker room

~go through "the tunnel" from the locker room to the field

~run out on the field with coach nutt

i'm really looking forward to this!  oh - and since this is my first year, i'm considered a "1st year freshman".  this is the 9th year that they have done this - women who have been every year are "all-sec".  how funny!

so i was on cloud nine and still had time until i had to get mpb.  so i decided to go to old navy to return some shorts i got tommy.  too bad - it was 9:30 and they didn't open until 10:00.

no problem - i'll just run to hudson's and hang out until the antique mall opens at 10:00.  too bad again - hudson's doesn't open until 10:00, either.

ok, ok.  i'll run to pay the deposit on mpb's birthday party.  i got there at 10:05.  it said that they open at 10:00.  the door was still locked.

yep - i was 0 for 4 (it would be 0 for 5, but i knew that the antique mall opened at 10:00...) - at this point i knew the antique mall would be open, so i just headed back there to walk around by myself.  

before i had mpb, this was one of my favorite things to do.  tommy would call barnes & noble and the antique mall my "therapy".  it really was my "me" time - and still is sometimes.  i love just browsing and looking without having to answer to anybody for just a little while!

i left there and was the first in line at carpool.  i love to see the look on mpb's face when i AM there that early because she comes out ALL smiles!  today, she climbed in the car and said, "mommy, i sure do love you.".  if she could only imagine how much i love her...

we went to lunch at our usual - bon ami - where my sweet friend heather joined us.  we went to the pine cone to browse for a few minutes, ran by old navy (since they were open =)  ), went and paid the deposit on the party (since they were open, too!) and headed home.  

thank goodness mpb fell asleep on the way......now maybe she will be in a good mood!

tonight is going to be exciting as we meet our new pastor, jimmy meek, and his wife, beth ann.  we will go to another reception for them in the morning and then just hang out this weekend.  

i hope you all have a wonderful weekend (and sorry for the long long post!)