birthday girl!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS GIRL!!!

My work BFF, Alyssa!

Isn't she pretty!

(Especially when she's singing about Jesus!)

Alyssa and I's friendship started our first year of PT school. We lived in the same apartment complex..and became fast friends!
This picture was taken at the beach after gross anatomy summer. Excuse the roughness on my part.

Throughout PT school, we remained friends, and even found some time to practice our dance moves. Remember this night, Syss?


Now, 2 years after we graduated, I get the opportunity to see her every day. We work together...and not only work together, we share a cubicle. Isn't she pretty!

We are silly!!

And we love togas.

And poodle skirts.

10 things that I love about Alyssa:

1. She loves our God, and pushed me every day to become a better Christian!

2. She is really funny, and has an infectious laugh!

3. She brings me bright, fun socks to wear to work

4. She is such a great friend...to everyone!

5. She never forgets anyone's name. She remembers people from pre-k.

6. She loves to accessorize her outfits with fun jewelry

7. She always lets me eat some of her sweets she brings...or even her bacon!

8. She loves her sweet nieces and nephews...and loves to shop for them

9. She lets me call her doodle bug, angel bear, monkey bones, and any other silly pet name I come up with

10. She gives really good advice and always has an ear or a shoulder to cry (or pout) on!

As you can tell, I love this girl. I am so thankful that our friendship has grown so much over the past 5 years!

I am even going to sing at her wedding! Ha!

Love you, Syssa! You are more special than all the chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cake, and bacon in ALL the world. Hope you have a wonderful birthday!

Superbowl Surprise!

Look at this cute couple.

What do you see? A sweet Josie and a blonde penny (who looks like has short hair, but that is an optical illusion).

If you look closely, you will see A BABY IN THAT BELLY! Ha! Not really! But this was our first picture as a FAMILY OF THREE! Joey and I are so happy to finally shout to the world that we are expecting! (well technically, Joey doesn't really want to shout anything...but he is very excited!)

Baby Lindley will be making his/her arrival around October 10th, so that makes me 12 weeks this week!

I found out I was preggie on February 6th (superbowl sunday), and have been grinning ear to ear ever since. What my blog friends probably don't know is, that I got this baby bug like 6 months ago. And it stung me like a freakin hornet.. or really big spider. And what my closest friends have known for 6 months, I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE A CHILD! It had become a slight obsession. Fast forward to now, I am 3 months pregnant!

I will not go into the story about how I took a test 2 days before I found out and how I totally read it wrong...or the 14 positive pregnancy tests that followed. Bottom Line: I am with child.

And now is question and answer time:

1. When are you due?

 October 10th, 2011

2. Have you been sick?

Yes, I have only thrown up a few times, but I was nauseas ALL day for 6 weeks. Whoever named it morning sickness should be shot dead. DEAD!

3. Have you been tired?

Yes!! This is an understatement. I am tired all.the.time. I am hoping this magical 2nd trimester will cure that, though!

4. What do you think you are having?

No idea! I have been picking out boy things because I have had girl things picked out for like 27 years. Ha!

5. Do you have names picked out?

We are still working on that. We have a boy first name (that will just be a first name, not the "called" name)

and a girl first name (that she will go by)...still working on middles.

6. When do you find out what you are having?

Middle of May. That seems like 8 winters away.

Fun momma and Baby Lindley facts:

 I am having the weirdest food cravings (Chocolate loving spoon cake from Mcalisters, bacon, hamburgers, french fries, pizza...if its bad, I like it) and aversions (shrimp, turkey sandwiches, chicken, and anything healthy).

Remember that mountain we didn't finish in Gatlinburg? Yep, that was because of me. It is crazy that a baby the size of a large plum could totally whip you out. Yes, it really happens, people! I was very active before this pregnancy, but now, I feel like sit-and-be-fit would wear me out. So these days, I have been catching up on TV and watching lots of movies.

Baby has a nickname: Bernadette, Burny for short. This name was given by my coworkers. And it stuck.

Baby has a first outfit. A MSU onsie with matching booties. I.could.die, it is so cute! That was a present from Trish.

Speaking of Trish, my parents and Joey's parents are so so excited! This little one will be truly loved by all. Ha!

Like I have said before, we are so thankful that God has given us this blessing! Please keep Baby L in your prayers. I can not wait to see this sweet baby in October!

it has begun...

SQUEEEE!

I am so so excited for this!

I wonder what I will be doing on 11.18.11??

Gatlinburg!

Yeh for our trip to Gatlinburg! We really had a great time! It was so nice to relax and enjoy the wilderness (ha, kidding.) But it was really was nice up there! Brian and Susan are such a fun couple to hang out with and I couldn't imagine better traveling partners. And perk, Brian drives like a maniac...which means we got there super fast! I didn't know before we left, but my small digital camera was dead, so I (really, Josie) lugged around the big canon all week. But got some really awesome photos.

(side note: all photos were taken in manual with adjusted ISO, f stop and shutter speed)

Our view from the cabin. That's right, we were on top of the world. If you look closely, you can see China.

I think ours was the one at the top. And let me tell you, going up that mountain with Brian's cray cray driving was OOC.

Me. Of course sweet Josie didn't know how to adjust the light at first.

He learned by day 2 of the trip.

Joey pondering life. I bet he was thinking about how much he loves his wife. Ha!

And meet Chewie. One of the dogs that came with us. Four pounds of pure fury! Chewie is also pondering life. But she is pondering how she can get out the door without her leash on. Chew was my snuggle buddy the whole trip. And now we are back home, she doesn't want anything to do with me. Silly pup!

Up next, we have our first hike. Rainbow Falls. Now, those mountain people are somewhat liars. They said this trail was 2.7 miles up and 2.7 miles down. UPHILL, mountain trail. Well about halfway up (and me gasping for air), we still had 2 hours left to go. 2 HOURS, people. This was not ok. Susan was also feeling the difference bt Mississippi miles and mountain miles. I came up with a formula to demonstrate.

1 MS mile = 3.445 mountain miles. Really? Needless to say, we did not make it up to see Rainbow Falls. I bet those falls were ugly, anyways. Stupid mountain liars.

Our fearless leader. My sweetness. (Notice the Canon bag. We didn't think of bringing a backpack like Brian and Susan, so we used the camera bag for our stuff. Inventive, those Lindleys)

The mountain woman.

(not sure why this picture is over to the left).  Its Joey and Susan enjoying the rocks.

Sweet couple.

Sweet couple, Brian and Susan!

Another picture. Trying to not slide down the rock. Pretty baby waterfall behind us.

Up next, we have Cape's Cove. A scenic 2 hour drive through the wilderness and national park. This is where the wild things live!

Ok, this is a dark picture, but if you look closely, you can see a HUGE buck looking straight at me. This spread was so wide ( and yes, that is deer lingo). The picture is dark bc I got nervous and forgot to adjust my shutter speed.

A babbling stream (isn't that the right saying?)

This is a pretty waterfall on the drive back in. So wilderness-like!

Joey. He's cute.

Those Lindleys.

Next, the Ripley's Aquarium. I got really camera happy at this event bc I had been slacking the whole week with pictures. Sorry for the overload, and I won't comment on every photo.

Seahorse. These remind me of my childhood bc Trish had dried seahorses in a bowl. Random, Trish! Why did you want dried seahorses? Was that some weird 80's decorations?

Shark attack!

Jellyfish. Those are some big ones!

Is that Nemo?

Me and Susan!

Lindleys love pinguins. Joey was really embarrassed to take part in this picture.

This pinguin's name was Fred, I think. They all had tags with their name.

Last event pictured was Laurel Falls (I think that's the name). This hike was MUCH easier than that loser Rainbow Falls. It was 1 mile up and 1 mile down with a paved trail. This citygirl needs a paved trail. But it did have some steep cliffs, where someone could just fall off and totally die. Joey kept pushing me into the mountain so I wouldn't get close.

Our group. We are fun! Funny story, my family vacationed in Gatlinburg when I was little, and I fell into this very same waterfall. And I remember exactly what I was wearing. It may or may not have involved tie dye. Don't judge.

Things that we did that were not pictured:

*Dixie Stampede. So fun! You must do this if you come here!
*Flap Jacks Pancakes. Some of the best pancakes around...maybe better that IHOP.

*Outlet mall

*Beef jerky store (yummo!)

*Sky Lift up the mountain (Joey LOVED this)

It really was a great trip! Lots of great memories!

Disclaimer from the pictures: I deemed it necessary to eat my way through Tennessee, so I've got a chubby face. But all that food was fantastic!!

Have a great weekend!

Friday Thoughts

Today you will get all the randomness in my head. Get excited!

1. We are leaving for Gatlinburg tom. Can I tell you how excited I am for a week of relaxation in the woods. Yeah, I said it, THE WOODS. On a mountain. We may even hike. Really? Who am I? But have no fear. We have also located a spa in the town, so massage here I come!

2. Last night, I ate 2 grilled cheese sandwiches. And they were FABULOUS!!! Thanks, Josie!

3. My high school BFF, Jessica, is preggo. We are super excited about this! She is due in early September. Baby Shive and I could share a birthday!!

4. This work week has dragged on and on...let it be over already!!

5.  I am bringing my fancy camera on the trip for some rustic, woodsie shots. Just call me professional photographer Lindley.

6.  Last week, I hosted supper club at my house. Mini March was the theme and we ate mini foods. The menu included: mini quesadillas, mini hamburgers, mini chips and rotel, mini potato bakes, mini cokes/waters, mini cupcakes, and assorted mini candies. I have to admit, I was pretty impressed with this.

That is all for now. Hope ya'll have a wonderful week. See you when I get back.

birthday girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIZZY!



Liz and I have been friends forever!! It all started back in Jackson Country Club. She was even my maid of honor at our wedding. I literally have tons of crazy pictures of us...that could be slightly embarrassing, but I will not go there today.

Love you LL. and hope your birthday is very very special!

(and glad you have no broken bones from your recent ski trip)