MORE WITH THE MEEKS

Family Time

Unfortunately we had an unexpected death in the family the week of Halloween, which resulted in ALL of my family members coming to town, so... Nic and I decided to spend the weekend in Vicksburg --instead of the MSU/Kentucky game as planned-BUT we won the game and we had a blast in Vburg so everyone was happy.

Also that same weeked was the 150th anniversary for Vicksburg Catholic Schools (St. Francis and St. Aloysius) so lots people were in town from literally ALL OVER THE WORLD. Nic and I went to the football game that Friday night (I was being presented for something and they definitely forgot my name- no worries though). I met lots of people that knew my grandfather, my mom, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc... Like I said... there were people there from all over and graduating classes from WAY before my time .

We dined at Rusty's Friday night with a group of friends--our FAVORITE place (we love some fried green tomatoes)! Then spent all Saturday and Sunday playing around with my cousins.

The Queen (a witch in warm ups?) and her bumble bee!

Every year my gma dresses up as a witch (although she really didn't want to get "into it" this year") and my gdad as a mummy and they would hand out candy on their front porch. This year lots of the kids were asking for the mummy and my mom had to explain that he was watchin from above=(

Halloween at the Derivaux House=children running EVERYWHERE!

Costume pictures to follow.... BLOGGER IS MESSING UP!

Thursdays!!

I LOVEEE Thursdays! (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays too, of course) I've always loved Thursdays, I look at them as "Friday Eve"...gay, I know. But by Thursday, my work week is coming to an end, Fridays are usually an easy short day and then WEEKEND!

Usually on Thursdays I'm home, or at least I try to be ...At 9:00, Nic and I put all work aside (cell phones on silent) and have a drink together and watch JERSEY SHORE! (and fist pump, KIDDING)

We really didn't get into this show until this season and now...we're hooked! I often even find myself quoting some of the trash they say... awful, I know.

Its sad that this is the ONLY show I consistently keep up with but its funny and it just gives me something else to look forward to Thursdays for!

Catching up...
Last week I was in Memphis for work and got to hang out and stay with my good friend, Kelly -who was recently married in Jamaica-we had so much fun. I haven't seen her since she got married so we spent the whole night looking at her wedding pics while her sweet husband grilled out for us.

When I got home Thursday night, my sweet husband had dinner cooked and a bottle of wine chilled.

Roasted brussel sprouts, caramalized onions and bacon with steak.

This week I worked in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans so I took this opportunity to see another good friend, Jennifer Davis- Sad to say but I haven't seen her in almost a YEAR=( She is an Ocupational Therapist in Baton Rouge so of course nosey me wanted to know all about her patients and their injuries, success stories, etc.. We went out for dinner and drinks and had a great time. PS-The Bulldog in Baton Rouge is pet friendly. People can bring their dogs in?! How cool is that?!

All for now... getting ready for Jersey Shore!

Surprise....

~Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age~
The 50th birthday bash was a complete success!! Nic's mom was extremely surprised and couldn't understand how we got all of this planning by her! (she is usually in "the know" about EVERYTHING.) We have been planning this party since March so it seemed like this weekend would NEVER get here! I'm usually pretty good with holding secrets but this one was quite tough for me...but if a 6 year old (nephew, Tyler) can hold it, so can I and we both were successful, thankfully!

We didn't want too much of a fall theme so we stuck with simple sunflowers and they turned out beautiful!

Italian Cream Cake by Three Sisters & A Mixer

My sweet grandaddy Haden =the entertainment for the night!!

Waiting on Melinda...

My Parents

Mr. Parker

7 kids running around my house made me SUPER nervous...definitely reassures me that I'm not ready for one!!!!!!

Look at the messsssss

They thought it was funny to dump all Remi's toys in the water bowl or throw them over the fence so he couldn't get them....Remi hated both ideas.

Patiently waiting on the birthday girl

Mr. Parker and Mr. Haden (our gdads)

Surprise!!!!

Melinda was VERY excited and grateful for everything...

A slide show of Melinda Memories...

How cute is this?

Grace and Ryan

Belinda and Aleica

They seem to have a lot to talk about!

Singing 'happy birthday'....

Opening gifts... the kids favorite part!!

She got some beautiful stuff!

Look at all her helpers!

We had a large variety of foods and almost every bit of it was eaten up at the end of the evening, compliments to the chef!

I'm tired of blogging and uplolading pics... this should all sum it up though!! Enjoy!

Baby lets roll with it

Every year I look forward to the Jackson State Fair...not really for the rides because I dont care for those but the entertainment is always good and that greasy food is delish=)

Wednesday afternoon Nic called and told me he had 4 passes/tickets to the fair to see Easton Corbin. Music to my ears. Nic's company does work for some of the vendors at the fair ...so we were VIP!!!! We rushed to the fair and brought along my friends Brittany and Emily.... we had 3rd row seats and took part in the "meet and greet" with Easton. As luck would have it, NO CAMERA for the meet and greet. We all left our purses in our seats with Nic while we went to get food and didn't realize the meet and greet was starting... picture or no picture... we got an autograph and touched his hand! Enough for me!!!!

He puts on such a good show. Very into his audience.

VIP!!!! I'll say this a lot in this post because we REALLY "ate it up"

FREE BEER!!!!!!!!!!

Miss 103, Rick and Kim (PS-We recruited them to be apart of the Leukemia Gala!!!!!!)

He's looking at me=) (wishful thinking)

Glazing into my eyes again!!

You get the point, so cute!

The autograph!!! We only have 1 because we had to beg someone for a piece of paper since we were un-prepared~!

Easton put on a wonderful show. I would love to go to another!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ5sVKhynj0

FALL BREAK!!

Teachers and students all over get fall break, what about the rest of us? Not fair. My boss and his wife took a trip this week with their children to the mountains and I'm stuck WORKING (only 4 days though, weeeeeeee)

Work has been interesting lately...

Last week I worked Mobile and along the Gulf Coast - 4 whole days. My mom was on the coast for a conference so I made my schedule coordinate with hers and I'm so glad I did. I spent the entire week with my mom and my best friend, Sarah. I had someone to eat lunch with, shop with, workout with, have drinks with and fall asleep talking to. Quite fun!

Sarah lives and works on the coast during the week (PS-currently job searching in the Jackson area if anyone knows of anything) and comes back to Jackson every weekend. She actually lives in hotels, yes LIVES. She doesn't want to sign a contract or lease an apartment because her hopes are to find something in the Jackson area SOON...smart girl!

We all stayed at Imperial Palace, which if any of you have ever been there, you know there is ALWAYS something going on and lots of places to eat/drink. Much more fun than the usual, Comfort Suites.

Each morning my mom and I got up and walked to the beach and back. Dumb me didn't pack pants, sweat shirts and sleeves so... the early am walk was pretty damn cold!

Visited a variety of places during my week long trip... livestock auction, art gallery, vacuum truck manufacturer, IHOP, McAlisters (PS....will never eat at the one in Gulfport again), Produce Distributor, Construction company, convenient store wholesaler (LOTS of CANDY), and 10 more interesting places. With that being said.. this week was quite LONG ... I had 18 reports to generate in 4 days=Not fun.

On to happier thoughts... today Nic and I both took off work to get things done around our house because tomorrow night we're throwing a surprise 50th bday party for Nic's mom. I CAN'T WAIT to see her reaction!!!!! She has NO clue!!

TGIF everyone!

Mr. and Mrs. Herston Blake Wade

Anna and Blake tied the knot last night at a BEAUTIFUL outdoor ceremony in her home town of Mound, LA. I didn't take too many pictures but here is a sneek peek..