It might surprise you that . .

I am a Nascar fan at heart. Does that surprise you?! It does most people that meet and get to know me. I guess I just don't give off that vibe! However, I come from a family of generational (is that even a word?!) fans. Every Sunday afternoon when my brother and I were little my daddy would make no bones about it- "I am watching the race, go find something else to do." He meant that in a loving way, really :) So anyway, after daddy had kicked back and gotten comfortable (AKA fast asleep!) my bro and I would slip back in there in an attempt to change the channel to what we wanted to watch. About the time we got our hands on the remote the one eye would open, followed by "I told you I was watching the race!" Childhood memories of Nascar. I have also been told by my dad that when he was younger Sunday afternoon lunch was not complete at my grandparents house without the radio on listening to the race. Great stuff.

It had to rub off at some point! Actually, I became a real fan when I met my husband. Not only did he like fairs, but Nascar too?! Oh boy. What's a girl to do? I'll tell you what this girl did- went to the race! And, fell in love with racing and even more in love with my amazing husband. We love races . . and try to go whenever we can. I have been to Charlotte Motor Speedway more times than I can count (every year for the AllStar race), Bristol and Talladega (my all time favorite). When you actually know what's happening on the track it is so much fun to watch- and to get to know the drivers!

So, flash forward to present day. A few months back my boss and I went to list a property in a neighboring county. It was around lunch time when we finished up and of course we were looking for somewhere to eat! We decided on an Italian restaurant that neither of us had ever been to. Went in, got seated, got ordered.

My boss says, "Emily, I believe we just sat down behind David Pearson."

Me: "David who? Who is that?"

Boss: "Pearson. David Pearson."

Mentally I go back to a conversation my dad and I have had about who is favorite race car driver is. I am certain he has told me David Pearson. Absolutely certain. I began to get really excited at the thought that I am eating behind my daddy's all time favorite racer. Remember we are generational fans!!! I need to text daddy.

Me: Daddy, who is your all time favorite racer? Isn't it David Pearson?

Daddy: He is the king.

I know now that I am on a mission. The only thing that stands between me and a pic of myself with David Pearson is me being to shy to ask. Thankfully, my boss was not.




That is me, and my dad's racing hero.

This week, David Pearson was inducted into the Nascar Hall of Fame. I am proud to have had my picture taken with him. My dad, even prouder!

Fair Fun

Happy Tuesday morning! We are one day closer to Friday!

Last Tuesday, Jason and I went to the Cleveland County Fair. Y'all, we love it! Every year we look forward to it with great anticipation. Jason took me for the first time when we had first started dating. When he asked me to go, I thought- I'm not quite the fair kinda girl. I don't ride rides, farm animals somewhat disgust me- what am I getting into?! I am so glad I put those feelings aside and went against my better judgement! The food is SPECTACULAR! We make our rounds to the same stands each year for all the goodies!



What you see in the pic above is: BBQ and slaw burger from R.O.'s, 2 candy apples, 2 fresh squeezed lemonades and a funnel cake(topped with powdered sugar and chocolate syrup).

What I didn't get a picture of was the vinegar fries I had already eaten. But, here is a pic of the stand, nonetheless-



Walk up, grab you a cone of fresh out of the deep fryer french fries, top with salt and vinegar and there you have it- a little slice of heaven on earth!


Full and Happy!

Other fun fair activities for maybe you, but not so much me-

Camel Rides!


Lots of cowboy hats . .


Ferris Wheels!

We sure will!

Update in Pictures

Happy Couple


Proud Daddy!


My Beautiful Mother-In-Law


Sisters


My friend Lindsay and I- we are constantly mistaken for sisters!


Wonderful husband!


Family




Clary and her sister, Taylor

I have been so slack with getting these pictures up! We have had 3 weddings in the last 4 weeks and Daniel and Clary's engagement party. I had a lot of photos for someone who never seems to remember to get pics! These pictures are from my sister-in-law's wedding, our good friends Katie and BJ's wedding and Daniel and Clary's engagement party.

What happened to the fall weather? It's upper 80's here today!

Friday Randomness

TGIF! It has been a loooooong week for me. It started Monday when class ran late. Even though it was only by like . . 15 mins . . it threw me totally off. It put me getting home 15 mins later, getting to bed 15 mins later, getting up . . well you get the point! Tuesday I had some kind of weird stomach virus thing going on. I will spare you the details! But, it may have alot to do with eating a cheeseburger at 10:00PM. I have been feeling better though. Tonight we are having a family engagement party for my brother and Clary! It is going to be so much fun. As you know from some of my posts, we love Kellys Steak House. Back in February, I got them to do a buffet and surprised Mama for her 50th birthday with a party. It was so super nice. We thought that would be a neat thing for Daniel and Clary when we started talking about a family engagement party. We both have large families, so this will be a great way for all of us to get to know one another better. Neat thing- the wedding will be exactly 1 year from today.

10 random thoughts I have had this morning that keep circulating in my mind:

1. I hope I will be really hungry by supper tonight.
2. I have alot to do tomorrow- I would love to sleep until lunch.
3. Gracie needs a haircut.
4. My mother has ordered 5 cakes for tonight. That's right-5! Why...??
5. I need to go ahead and get the hummingbird feeder down. I will miss our friends this winter.
6. Are my words TRUE, Are my words KIND, Are my words NECESSARY . . see this BLOG post from yesterday- great devotion.
7. I hope I can get my hair to have lots of volume tonight and not look flat.
8. I can't wait for Sunday's service- we will be studying the Sermon on the Mount.
9. I am alittle relieved we don't have class Monday night. My intentions as of this moment are to get alot of work done for my final papers.
10. I am already looking forward to b'fast in the morning- Look at what I scored this week at the grocery store!

This is frozen french toast and sausage. It looked spectacular !

Have a very happy Friday!!