F-L-O-R-I-D-A S-T-A-T-E 53/365

Boy did 6:55am come early on Saturday morning! The football game was at noon which meant that tailgating would commence at 8am. We all got ready and loaded up our tailgate bandwagon of four cars. We unloaded at the field and started setting up. Our faithful leader Schoonie led the way and before we knew it we had a breakfast burrito station set up with mimosas and bloody marys flowing into cups. We enjoyed cornhole and catching up and we even had a Michael Jackson sighting :) Dark cloud and drizzles had been teasing us all morning and right as the game was beginning there was a HUGE downpour. We all headed into the stadium to enjoy the game on what turned out to be a pretty Tallahassee day after that. We had tickets all over the stadium, but after scouting out plenty of open seats in the endzone, we all moved to watch the second half together. There were several fun pictures that captured the day, but this one from the game turned out to be my favorite.

Enjoying the tailgate!

A little FSU cornhole :)
Hanging with the boys

Matt and I talked cameras during the day. He let me play with some of the different lenses he had in his bag. It made me even more excited to start my photography class this coming Wednesday.

Neal asked for a solo shot....can't wait to have him back in Charlotte when FSU plays Wake!

Brooke and her belly are SO beautiful! It's hard to believe baby Jack will be here so soon!

Always being silly...

The sweet wives...

It had been a long day and we were only half way through it after the game. Luckily, we walked away with a win and after a quick nap everyone geared back up for the night ahead.

We headed to dinner at the Schoonover's house and after yummy ziti and some wii, it was back into costume for our last night in town. By the end of the night we had met back up with our favorite after hours duo, Jules and Peyton, and finally called it a night as we looked forward to sleeping in AND an extra hour of sleep. Daylight Savings Time could not have come on a better day!

Heck of a Homecoming 52/365

We had two choices on Friday morning when leaving Atlanta. We could get up VERY early and beat the morning traffic, or we could sleep in and wait until everyone was at work. We decided to get up and head out at 6:30am so we could get to Tallahassee in time for the Homecoming Parade. We continued our counting of water towers from our short drive the night before, and much to my sadness, Tyler's guess was closest to the actual number of towers spotted on our journey (36 in case you were wondering). As a side note, we were very impressed with the number of water towers that find home in South Carolina. We were spotting them every few miles!

We arrived in Tallahassee around 11:30 and dropped our stuff at Mike's, where we were staying for the weekend. We got changed for the Florida sun and headed over to campus. We walked through the Tri Delta house before the parade and enjoyed seeing the house mom and meeting some of the girls. We watched the parade in front of Painted Lady and enjoyed being back on campus for a beautiful afternoon!

After the parade we went to visit the Phi Delt house. We walked through and met some of the active brothers. It was fun seeing some new additions to the house and smiling at the things that will probably never change. We headed back to Mike's for a quick change into our Halloween costumes (a pirate and his treasure chest) for the BOOster Bash. We had a blast dancing to the 70's cover band and then, against our better judgement, we headed out to midtown. We did enjoy a visit from one of our favorite Tallahassee residents and her friend. We haven't seen Julia since our wedding and we loved meeting Peyton and can't wait until she visits us in Charlotte later this year!

Peyton was sweet enough to laugh at all of Tyler's ARRRGH jokes :)

Halloween Home 51/365

On Thursday, we counted down until we could get on the road to Atlanta. To help break up our long trip to Tallahassee, we decided to stop and spend Thursday night outside of Atlanta with my aunt and uncle. I was so excited to get there because my aunt Jennifer really goes all out for Halloween. The family has heard about this for years and we have even seen pictures, but I had never been there in person to see everything so close to the actual night of Halloween. Well, we were in for quite a treat!

Unfortunately, no pictures or words will do this house justice! The entire front of the house is lit and the yard is filled with scary friends. There is a skeleton in the front yard and the walkway is lined with orange skulls and creepy creatures. There is noise and motion and we later found out that two lifesize mannequins would be put out on Halloween eve. The inside of the house spares no detail. The best way to explain is that even the night light in the powder room is changed out for October. Everything is incredible and we happily spent the first 30 minutes of our stay walking around and checking everything out. What a great way to celebrate Halloween and the month of October!

Tallahassee Dreams 50/365

On Wednesday we went to work and enjoyed a nice night at home with Tess. We got all packed up for our trip to Florida since we were leaving straight from work the next day. We were looking forward to sweet dreams of Tallahassee sunshine :)
Tess hates to watch us pack up the suitcases, so she opted for a nap. She's MUCH easier to photograph when she is asleep!

Off to the Sunshine State

Tyler and I are off to Florida today! We will be taking pictures throughout our long weekend and will be sure to post everything when we get back in town on Sunday. We are looking forward to spending our first Gameday in Tallahassee in 2 years...GO NOLES!

All smiles,

Tyler and Lindsay

Peek at Halloween 49/365

Our dog Tess is the sweetest creature. She loves to be close to people! Anyone who has ever been to our house has without a doubt experienced what we like to call the "Tess lean." If you sit or stand anywhere in our house, at some point she will come and stop in front of you and simply lean her body against your legs. If she could fall asleep standing up with her head on our ankles while we lay on the couch, she would. If we would let her ride in our laps on road trips, she would be ecstatic. As it is, she tries to lay on the center console of the car so she can be as close to us in the front seat as possible. There is really only one thing I can do that makes her pin back her ears and look at me with disgust and that is take her picture...she HATES the camera! I promised her this would be quick and painless but we really wanted her to help with our Halloween sneak peek. She sat down as Tyler put the patch on her eye and after he stepped away she gave me a solid five seconds to snap two shots before she stood up and pulled off the patch with one swipe of the paw. Lucky for me, she is quick to forgive. After a tasty treat she was happy to snuggle on the bed in the crook behind my knees and go to sleep.

Treat from my Sweet 48/365

Not only did my incredible husband volunteer to go to the grocery store on his way home from work yesterday, he also brought me home a bag of my favorite candy coated dessert! He picked out our meals for the week, unpacked the groceries and had a glass of white wine waiting for me when I got home. I am a lucky girl and a lover of the little things :)