Morning! We had a wild but good weekend visiting my family down in Louisiana. The drive down was fine, and Emma Kate did great. My dad grilled steaks for dinner, and we just hung out at the house. Saturday morning, I went for an eight mile run in my parents neighborhood. I got started around 7:45, and the run felt more like a swim. Someone needs to tell the weather that itโs post labor day and we are supposed to have cooler temps now, mmk?
After the run, I went with my dad to run a few errands and I took a quick nap when Emma Kate napped. That run just zapped all my energy! How adorable is my little LSU fan?!?
That afternoon, my buddy Jen and her family came over to eat dinner and hang out. The guys watched football and us girls hung at the kiddie pool.
My sweet friend also brought me a daiquiri. One thing Louisiana does right is drive thru daiquiri stores. She got me pineapple and amaretto and it was amazing.
We also watched the LSU game that night (they won!)
Sunday morning we took Emma Kate for a walk, and just hung out at the house. We left right after lunch so Emma Kate would hopefully nap on the way home (she did, praise the Lord!) I was super excited about Sunday night, because it was the Miss America pageant! My sweet friend Laura Lee is Miss Mississippi. She took boot camp with me this summer, but I have known her almost ten years. her big sister was my sorority little sis, we were in each others weddings, and our girls are just a couple weeks apart in age. Our boot camp class decided to have a watch party and it was a blast! We had food, wine, and lots of fun.
They started the show by announcing the top 15, and we were all SO nervous. Laura Lee was announced LAST and we all lost it when her name was called.
She did amazing and ended up getting 5th place! I think she deserved higher, but we are so, so proud of our sweet friend. She represented our state so well and I know she will go on to do amazing things.
Emma Kate spent the night at Bobbyโs sisters house, so it was nice not having to be โon alertโ for the night listening for a crying toddler (moms I know you know what I mean!) Overall a great weekend with family and friends. Is it Friday yet?
QOTD: Do you watch pageants? Who did you want to win Miss America? Did your football team win?
OH my gosh how fun is that! I totally forgot it was on until yesterday morning so I missed all of it ๐
I have not watched the Miss America pageant in years! However, a few years back I went to a live taping of it. It is filmed inside the iconic Atlantic City convention center and although it looks so glamorous on TV, it is a really small warehouse type building inside. If I remember correctly I think we even sat on bleachers!
How fun that your friend was able to participate!
What a fun weekend! And how cool that your friend was in the pageant!!!