I have no choice but to learn to cook...

A few weeks ago I had a recipe shower. By the way if you have never been to a recipe shower, which I had not until this one, it's a wonderfully good idea. The shower was at the Young House in Lineville, Alabama and  it was about 20 of my closest friends and family.  Everyone that came brought their favorite recipe or recipes, the nonperishable food items used in the recipe, and a piece to prepare the dish or serve the dish. I received an array of recipes from casseroles to desserts.  The food served at the shower was my favorite foods like sausage-cream puffs, chicken salad, pound cake, and peanut butter cheese ball.  We had so much fun and it makes me very excited about October 22!!  

 Me and Meg 

Me and Morgan

 Me and Bridesmaids

 Me and Kristen

 Julie, Mama, Morgan, Amber, and Maddie 

 Amber, Me, and Mama

Me and Mama

I want to thank Jodi, Alli, Amber, and Kristen for giving me this wonderful shower!  I had a great time and got a lot of very useful items.  I guess I have no choice but to learn to cook...now that I think about it maybe this shower was a hint from some people about my cooking skills....

So the wedding festivities begin..

So the wedding festivities officially began last weekend with my bridal shower. My hostesses gave me a wonderful shower and I received an abundance of gifts. Chase and I are definitely loved and all of the evidence is in our dining room floor...slowly being picked through and trying to find a place for it to live. I had a great time and I want to thank all of my hostesses, everyone that came, and everyone that sent a gift. I am truly grateful and so excited that the wedding is only 61 days away!! By the way...that's crazy!!!! Here are some pictures of that day...

 Me and my beautiful bridesmaids!! Morgan, Amber, me, Meggie, and Kristen

 Maddie, Courtney, and Morgan.  They are so grown up and gorgeous!!

Me and my BFF from school!!!

 This is sweet baby Noah, Meggie's baby.  He loves Amber...me....not so much but he's beautiful!!

 Me and my precious flower girl Kinsley.

 Amber, Maurine, Pam, Jennifer, Cindy, Tina, Laura, Jodi, Debbie, Julie, and Penny.  All of my wonderful hostesses.  Thank you so much!!

Me and my sweet mama after a LOOOONG, tiring, wonderful day.

Hallelujah!

I am sooo excited about this post!  I have finally graduated with my Master's degree!  I graduated Friday, August 5th in the rain but it was great.  My family came up and celebrated with me and Chase and I am so proud to say that I'm absolutely finished with school!!! Here are some pictures...

Hello Mrs. Johnson...

The title...well you just had to be there.  Scotty sang this terrible wonderful song the ENTIRE TRIP.  Chase and the Jordan boys loved it while anyone with the last name Cotney besides Scotty hated it.  Anyway...it sortof became the theme of the trip.  While our mini beach vacation to Orange Beach consisted of school work for me (graduating August 5th!!!), I did manage to squeeze in laying out, good food, and a lot of fun.  This is our third annual Father Vacation (meaning Daddy and his children and Jodi and her children) and Chase and I look forward to this trip every summer.  We had a great time....maybe not as much as Ross, Zach, and Josh but we still had a great time.  Here is a link to some pictures from the trip.  

Beach 2011