Fridays are always such a relief

Happy Birthday to my girl Brooke from Babbling Brookelyn!I always love finding her comments in my inbox!  You guys should go check her out!  I am one of those horrible birthday people that can't ever rememeber the actual day or remembers like three months ahead of time, finds the perfect card, then forgets about it and never gives it to you.  Well today, I remembered! and figured that since Brooke loves music as much as I dothat I would give her a good, fun song that I know that she hasn't heard yet! 
These guys are my cousin's good friends and are some of the sweetest boys!They opened for The Band Perry during their UK tour.  How awesome is that?!Are you loving their voices or what?!They write and arrange all of their own music!  Singer/Songwriters are always my favorites.  Plus they grew up in Alabama.  Further proof that there is talent here. You can go download/buy their EP here John and Jacob or from iTunes.Every song is amazing!  I don't know about #backthatazzup but you can definitely grab your honey and twirl around in your kitchen...Oh is that just us? Here's to another wedding weekend! And me hopefully not having to go alone...womp.womp.

Holdin' On

It's fareakin Friday finally!

And I'm just sayin'...

That the Alabama Shakes are ahhhmaazing!!

I got to see them live last Friday night for the second time.

They rocked it once again!

gotta love phone photos

that's right! up close and personal!

Singer/songwriters are always my favorites.  Sheer talent!

Girl can sing! And they say that nothing good ever comes out of Alabama!
Proven wrong!



Give them a listen! You will NOT be disappointed!

Linking up with Whitney Pants of course!
and

Sisterhood of the Traveling Lipstick

I had the pleasure to participate in a fun series with Ashley from Track Suit Friday recently and found out that we have a LOT in common!   You can see her original post here to find out what is all about. Ashley sent me a sassy red lipstick and dared me to wear it!    Go check out my post for the series on her blog! Maybelline 630 Red RevolutionPout #3 and send her some of your own pictures rocking your favorite red!! Now #backthatazzup!
 A little bit of a strange #backthatazzup, but my Daddy is coming in town tomorrow!!!! and this song makes me think of him. Cross your fingers for us that everything with our engagement party tomorrow goes as planned!! 

lalalala it's Friday!

Well isn't this exciting! Thank you Steph for tagging me!

Here's how the Liebster Award works:Acknowledge the blog that nominated you

Tell 11 facts about yourself

Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger created

List 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers that deserve some recognition

Post 11 questions for them to answer

Notify them that they've been nominated

You can't nominate the blog that nominated you

11 things about me!

1. I am always cold.  My feet are popsicles.
2. I had three herniated disc in my neck my sophomore year of college and if it had been one higher I would have been paralyzed.
3. I drink milk out of the jug.  Cups? Who needs those?!
4. My first CD was the B-52's Cosmic Thing.  I used to dance on our coffee table to "Love Shack".  It is still my favorite!
5. I am a Criminal Minds junkie. I will be devastated when they quit filming.
6. I have a scar across my right cheek from where I cut and broke my cheek bone on an upholstery nail when I was four years old.
7. I have one tiny tattoo. It says hope. The "o" in hope is a peace sign because my GranAnn always tells me to hope for inner peace.
8. My mother and grandfather both call me Punkin and now SamIam calls me Punkin Butt.
9. I HATE olives.  Like really hate them.  Picking them out of my food isn't even an option.
10. I love cooking and trying new recipes! I'm pretty good at throwing something together!
11. Eleven really is a weird number.  I don't even remember being eleven years old.

11 Questions from Steph to Answer!

1. What is your drink of choice?  My drink of choice lately has been Pinot Grigio, but after Magic City Brewfest this coming weekend I will probably be back on a beer kick.

2. What is your guilty pleasure? Shopping. I wish I was kidding.  I have a problem.

3. What is your favorite time of day?  Any time after 12 pm, because it becomes socially acceptable to start drinking.  It's always 5 o'clock somewhere! Right?!

4. What blogger makes you laugh every single day? Whitney and her yoga pants crack me up!  She is part of the reason why I wanted to start blogging.  

5. We are at a karaoke bar and I'm forcing you to sing a song, what would it be? Haha I asked Sam what song he thought I would sing...that boy is not right.  This is what he chose.

6. What is your favorite thing about blogging? I love all of the people that I have come across so far! I am really looking forward to building relationships and making new friends!

7. Name your go-to comfort food (or other comfort item.) Macaroni and Cheese all day!

8. You're stranded on Gilligan's Island, what 3 people would you want with you? Haha this is so funny because we were just joking about Gilligan's Island last weekend while we were at the lake!  I would take SamIam of course and then...Riley and Dakota.  They are people in my mind! 

9.  Star Wars, Star Trek or Star Magazine? Star Trek.  We went to see the new one last weekend with my sister-in-law to be.  It was AMAZING! I was emotionally invested in that movie. If you have not seen it yet...GO!!

10. What is your favorite thing about your hometown? My favorite thing about my hometown is that the older I get, the cooler the city gets!  Growing up my friends and I would all call Birmingham "Boringham." We really didn't realize how much was really going on!  But right now Thirsty Thursdays at the Barons games are on the top of my list!  Just look at that beautiful new field!  The Barons are our local Minor League team under the Braves.  Baseball and $1 beer!

11. What is your favorite color? I swear my favorite color changes with the seasons, but shades of blue seem to always be a constant.  My closet is proof of that.

These are the ladies I am nominating!

1. Morgan @ Believe in the Sparks 
2. Erin @ The Party Girls Guide
3. Jordan @ That Tall Girl in Heels
4. Jessica @ Life's Better Being Southern
5. Rachel @ A Little bit of Alabama FUNK, in Africa
6. Adriana @ Dog Hair is an Accessory
7. Katelyn @ Southern Samplings
8. Michelle @ Binge There, Done That
9. LG @ The Laurel Gazette
10. Angie @ Happy Bean
11. Laura Beth @ Mrs. Laura Beth

And here are my 11 Questions for you!

1. Who is your favorite band or musician?
2. If I came to visit you where would we go?
3. What is your favorite book/magazine?
4. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
5. What is your biggest pet peeve?
6. Who inspires you and why? Celebrity, political figure,blogger, friend, family member?
7. Do you have any strange habits or quirks?
8. What is your all time favorite nail polish color?  
9. Who is hotter...Ryan Gosling or Ryan Reynolds?  This is serious!
10. Do you have a signature drink, if so what is it?
11. Who is your favorite blogger?

Now...who is ready for some #backthatazzup Friday?!