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celebrity sighting no. 3


Today, my roommate, Lara, LA and I were grabbing a late lunch at the Hummus Place (yes, that's the actual name of the restaurant) when this couple walked in and sat one or two tiny tables over from us. I noticed the man and thought he looked really familiar, but I just glanced over so I didn't even take the time to pay attention to who it was. Then Lara leaned over to LA and I and asked if we saw the guy who just walked in...and then kindly informed us that it was Kramer from Seinfeld!!!

Then I heard him talk and knew it was him. I was sitting about 8 feet from KRAMER! I was so excited and wanted to take a picture with him so bad, but he clearly didn't want to be recognized or annoyed, as he had on a hat and kept his head down the whole time looking at his digital camera. 

By FAR, the best celebrity sighting I've seen since I've been in New York!

a follow up from my last post

I found this picture on facebook of a friend's twin 5 year old girls. I might change my mind now regarding my Halloween 2008 costume because there is no way I could be as hilarious as this picture!


I especially liked the smocked outfits under Obama and McCain's faces. Priceless.

tis the season

for the presidential election.

You may have already seen this on facebook, but if not, I propose these for Halloween 2008.


from L to R: Katherine, LA, Pam, me

As I was walking to church the other night, I passed a 'party store' that had these in the window. How much more of a party could you ask for than putting these four in a room together?!

a taste of peanuts in the big apple

Last Thursday morning I was walking to the subway to go to work and one of the free daily newspapers, AM NY, caught my eye in a different way than usual - plastered on the front page, I saw a photograph of a green street sign that read 'Dothan City Limit'. I was taken a little off guard and thought "wow, Dothan, like in Alabama." Then I noticed the headline of the newspaper was "Shalom Y'all" and I knew it must be referring to the Peanut Capital of the World where the annual National Peanut Festival is held every year.


Apparently, a very wealthy family in Dothan is paying a large number of Jews in New York City to move down there to help build up the Jewish community. The price was something like $50,000, which I thought that was interesting because at first it doesn't seem like a whole heck of a lot of money. And then I realized that anyone who would be accustomed to living in NYC wouldn't think that was a lot of money, but to move to Alabama, a Jewish fam could be well on their way to buying a house with that chunk of change. 

Click this link to read the full article: Shalom Y'all

prayers for my nephew, Tate


My brother Brent's youngest child, Tate, is going to be 1 year old on September 20. Today my family found out that in the past few days, Tate has suffered from two strokes. Because of this he lost all control of his right arm and leg. My mom said that his arm just hung there and his hand remained in a fist most of the time. The doctors first thought that he had just dislocated his elbow and tried to put it back in place. However, even after this was done, my brother began to notice that if he tickled Tate's left foot he pulled it back, but when he tickled his right foot, he didn't move it at all.

After going to the pediatrician in Tuscaloosa, Brent and Mon were sent to Children's Hospital in Birmingham where the discovery about the strokes was made. After tests all day, they finally came to the conclusion that Tate had indeed suffered from strokes in the past few days, and if he wasn't put on blood-thinners, there was risk of him having a major stroke soon also. Even though this was major news, we are very thankful that it wasn't a tumor or some kind of neurological disease. The doctors determined the reason (they think) for these strokes is because he has a congenital narrowing in one of his arteries in his cranium. This isn't necessarily a good thing because it isn't something that can be fixed and will possibly be something he has to deal with all of his life. The last time I talked to my parents he was being given some type of blood-thinning medicine intravenously. My mom also told me that my brother and sister-in-law are going to have to learn on Monday how to give Tate a shot every day for possibly 6 months, which will serve as a blood-thinning medicine for him as well. 

This would most certainly be devastating news to find out from New York City about anyone in my family. But, it's just so shocking to hear about it with the very youngest, tiniest member. However, I am praying and trusting that God is using this to glorify himself and bring all of us closer to Him and to remind us that we aren't promised another day here. Please pray for Tate, Brent and Monica and for Tate's two big sisters, Mayce and McKay. I know our whole family needs it right now, as we are all in total shock, but they need it especially as a family. 

thanks Dad!

so for my parents 36th wedding anniversary, I convinced my dad to give my mom (and I) tickets to the US Open tennis tournament in New York City. It worked out perfectly, because the tournament just happened to be the week that my mom was helping me move up here!

So on Tuesday, we spent all of 12 hours at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center watching as many tennis matches as we could possibly fit in. And after pushing and elbowing my way past some old ladies (not even joking), I was even successful in getting some pictures of Roger Federer (mom's FAVE) warming up on the practice courts!

Mom and I watching the Open


Arthur Ashe Stadium


Ana Ivanovic, the number 1 seeded player in the tournament


some kid that I figured must be famous because everyone was asking him to sign their tennis balls...


Serena hitting her signed tennis balls into the stands after winning her match.


Rog warming up before his match.


I was about to fall off of the bleachers when I took this picture (if you can't tell...)


Mom with R.Fed


Mom and I before we left the Open!

Thanks again Dad for the tickets... :)

a War Eagle moment

I should probably be sending this in to the War Eagle Moment website, but I decided just posting it on my blog would do for now. (Disclaimer: this post will probably only have significance to Auburn fans and graduates!)

Today my mom and I were walking out of the Container Store in NYC and I had on an Auburn t-shirt. I heard someone faintly say something from behind the check-out counter, but I just assumed they were talking to someone else. Then all of the sudden I heard my mom shout "WAR EAGLE!" and then say, "Perryn, you missed it! This guy just said 'war eagle' to you!!!" So I turned around and a Container Store employee was smiling really big as he saw my shirt. He told me his girlfriend went to Auburn and he was a band wagon fan. He clearly is more than a "band wagon fan" if he knows the significance of saying War Eagle...especially in New York City. I assured him it was a good band wagon to be on!

the Kat

I found it only appropriate to listen to 96.9 The Kat as we were driving through North Carolina today...in honor of Kat.



goodbye sweet home alabama!

This morning my mom and I departed from our quiet country home in Alabama to begin our long trek up the East coast. I am moving back to New York, but this time it's for more than just a short 10-week stint. I'm there for the duration!

We are driving up to New York and stopping in New Jersey at Buck and Christine's house, and then move-in day is Saturday! I can't believe how old I suddenly feel. I'm excited to embark on this new journey of life and see where it takes me! woo hoo!

Right now as I'm typing this, my mom and I are laying on two beds side-by-side in a hotel room in Jonesville, North Carolina, both with computers out surfing the web, Olympics on in the background, not really saying anything to each other at all, for at least the past 45 minutes...I'm gonna miss our trips together!

the adult table


All my life I've had to sit at the kids table. I'm the youngest child of 4 and the 10th grandchild of 14 on my dad's side of the family and the youngest grandchild of 6 on my mom's side. And by the time I was more of an "adult" my brothers and sister had started having kids and I somehow always got placed at the kids table again.

All it took was me graduating from college before I was promoted to the "big people" table. While I was home in Alabama for the month of August, I was invited to go out to eat all by myself with the grown ups. My oldest brother and his wife and my other brother and his wife all drove to Birmingham one night and went to dinner at PF Changs. Not only did we all sit together at one table (with no kids anywhere to be seen) we talked about 401K retirement plans, health benefits and salaries. It's official now. I'm an adult - with adult table privileges.



I'm an ALUMNI

Last Saturday I graduated from Auburn! I automatically feel so old. It's weird - now I have to think about health insurance and company benefits instead of studying for finals and doing homework. I'm not complaining because I have never been happier the second I realized I won't set foot in a classroom or crack a book ever again (to study, at least)! But I am a little anxious thinking about the infamous "real world" I've been hearing about and threatened with for at least the past 12 years. Ready or not, here I come.



My fam (minus my sister and her family)

C & D are MARRIED!

Cay and David got married this weekend! The wedding was SO beautiful and such a great reunion!!! I can't believe that Cay is married and about to move all the way to Arizona WITH David...AH!


Rehearsal dinner at the Space & Rocket Center


the Ware sisters!


Cay's beautiful dress





the bride and groom