Weekend Recap

This weekend went by in the blink of an eye! I got some much needed rest and relaxation in  with a little bit of fun mixed in. I had Monday off as well as part of fall break but am now back at school getting in the grind of things. Friday mom and I started out fabric shopping for a print to recover our couch with. I was overwhelmed by all of the colorful choices. I wish I could recover every piece of furniture in my house. Afterwards we went to see The Help which was amazing just as I expected!

When I got home my friend Ashley came over and we painted pumpkins! It is always a good time with her!

Saturday was busy with our local Fall Festival going on. It was full of fried food, games, a car show,  shopping and everything fall like. I would have taken tons of pictures to show you but I spent most of the time volunteering. I did get one shot though!

 Sunday started with a wonderful church service which followed by an amazing lunch! Chicken casserole, fried green tomatoes, green beans, potatoes, yeast rolls, cornbread, deviled eggs, strawberry shortcake... Whew, yum! That meal called for a nice long nap haha. Later in the evening I went to see Moneyball- I'm not much into baseball but it was really good! It was a wonderful weekend and a wonderful break! I hope yours was just as good!

Friday!

It's impossible to not be happy on Friday right?

Mom and I are about to head out to go fabric shopping and see The Help. I cannot express how excited I am! I have been just dying to see this movie! I know it will not disappoint. Yay! My sister also comes home today which will be fun. I love being home with the whole family present!

Last night I got to have dinner with the parents and then have drinks with some old friends. SO much fun! We caught up on the ins and outs of a small town life. My town is just that- tiny! but full of character. It can be described with these two songs:

Watertower Town- Scotty McCrerry

Small Town USA- Justin Moore

Two great songs! My weekend will be spent enjoying being home! We have a fall festival that is an all weekend event. Although I will probably only make it on Saturday. I will be helping mom work a section of it for two hours and then enjoying the festival the rest of the time. Saturday night a friend of mine has a get together planned, followed by church on Sunday! I hope yall have a great weekend!

Mason Dixon Thursday

Yesterday one of my education classes took a trip to our Assistive Technology lab. This lab is full of equipment that is made to aid students with special needs. One piece of technology we were looking at as a class was a voice to text transmitter for students who may be able to speak but not write. Basically you talk and this machine type out what you are saying. We all thought it was pretty neat and were trying it out as a class. When it got to a guy who is from the North and has a very distinct accent we were curious to see if it picked up on some of his words. He said the sentence "Can I get a cup of coffee and a hotdog." With coffee and hotdog being pronounced very distinctly in his accent the machine didn't pick up on it at all. We all got a good laugh out of it and moved on. It got me thinking though about the differences of culture above and below the Mason Dixon line. I have a deep love for all things southern; too much love to share in just one blog post. So.. this will be number one of

I love the southern drawl and sayings you find below the Mason Dixon.

If you didn't know what I was talking about, now you should..

More than just a southern drawl you also have to understand the lingo. 

"What in the sam hill is that?!"

"She can't help she was born with hair like that, bless her heart."

"You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip"

"I near 'bout broke my ankle in those shoes"

"yall" -enough said

"Don't count your chickens till they hatch"

"He's a good ol' boy"

Any southern sayings I missed? Have a good day yall!