Parrott's Perch

2010

2010-03-21T16:49:00.003-05:00

Here are some pics from the first 3 months of 2010!

2010-01-01T18:03:00.003-06:00

December was a crazy month, as always! On December 8th, Mom and I went to sit the in the Golden Ticket seats at the Rick and Bubba show. It was so much fun! Me and the girls' from high school got together at Jaclyn's house and had a great time catching up and stuffing ourselves with great food! I also had my friends from college over to my house for our yearly Christmas get together. This year we all wore our pajamas! It made it easier to eat more yummy food! We went to Columbus, MS to have Christmas with Scott's family and to Corner on Christmas Eve with my family. We had Scott's family over Christmas Day night for steaks. Just glad we got to eat them since Jake snuck one off of the kitchen counter and tried to eat it! Scott and I had a great Christmas. Scott got me a necklace/earring set, perfume, and a houndstooth bag. I got him a gift card to Academy and some stocking stuffers. Santa Clause also came to see Jake and Chloe! We were glad to be able to spend time with our families and catch up. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and has a happy new year! Now off to get ready for Pasadena!!! Roll Tide!

Merry Christmas!!! and an awesome story!

2009-12-25T08:33:00.004-06:00

Yes, it's Christmas morning and I'm updating my blog!! Scott is still asleep and I'm waiting on him to wake up to open presents! I keep waking him up and he keeps going back to sleep ;). Wow! What a year! Well, at least the last few months. Scott and I moved to our new home in September. We're still working on decorating, but it's coming along! See pics below. There is a 3rd guest bedroom that I didn't take a picture of because it's such a mess! It's the room we put everything in until we find a place for it! We're going to make that room into an office. We are also very excited to be making the trip to Pasadena in a couple of weeks! Roll Tide! We've had an awesome season! As most of you know, Scott is a wine salesman. A few months ago, he was given the entire Tuscaloosa territory and has been doing great. He has been helping out a good bit over the holidays at Spirits, his largest account. Yesterday he was given the task of delivering a basket to Sheriff Ted Sexton. Well, Scott was joking around and told the owner to make a basket for Nick Saban and he would deliver it. So they did! I picked Scott up to go to Birmingham for family Christmas and we went to deliver the baskets. We pull up to the Saban's house, which is awesome, and are talking about how it would be awesome if he opened the door but that would never happen. Guess what?! He opens the door!!! I think Scott was at a loss for words as was I!! He shook Scott's hand and told him thank you. We were so pumped!!! Merry Christmas yall! I'm going to try to wake Scott up again!!

Long time no post

2009-10-09T19:26:00.002-05:00

I haven't posted since March so I guess it's about time! A lot has happened! Let's see...Julie, Troy, and the kids moved to Northport in March. I love that they are so close now! In April, Safe Haven kicked off with an Easter Festibration and the first service in the theater in June. It has been awesome! We had a couple of weddings over the summer and now a lot of friends having babies! We finally sold our house in August and moved to our new home last month. I'll get pics of it up soon. Football season has started! Great year so far. We took a trip to Kentucky last weekend and had a blast! We even went to our first horse race and won $40! Woo hoo! Hope everyone is doing well!

My Best Friend's Wedding

2009-04-04T15:18:00.004-05:00

Mandy got married on March 28! We were worried about the weather, but it turned out to be a beautiful day! Mandy was gorgeous and all went as planned.

Update

2009-03-07T12:08:00.005-06:00

I haven't posted in a while and I guess that's because not much has been going on! We put our house on the market about a month ago, just to see if we could sell to take advantage of the "buyers market" right now. No takers yet. We went to Mardi Gras in February with some friends which was a blast! We went to 3 parades, hung out at the hotel with a band playing in the parking lot, and went to the ball Saturday night. We can't wait to go back next year! Julie and Troy arrived in T-town Wednesday afternoon. Now instead of being 6 hours away they are only 10-15 minutes away! I'm loving it! We definitely won't have any problems getting together for our birthdays this year. One of my best friends and roommate in college, Jaclyn, had her beautiful baby boy in February. He's so cute! It seems like everyone is preggers right now! I'm not drinking that water. I'm content with my furry children. Jake, by the way, is 110 lbs now! He turned a year old on March
3rd which was also Dad's birthday! Chloe will be 5 at the end of the month. Then the snow last weekend was unreal! I was just glad it waited until Sunday because I threw Mandy's lingerie shower Saturday night! That was a lot of fun! She'll be getting married at the end of the month. I can't believe it's almost here! Well, I guess more has been going on than I let on! Hope everything's going well for everybody! um. this slideshow for some reason has this song so just mute it! I have not idea how that happened. (4/4/09: I took the slideshow off. The music was driving me nuts! If you missed the pics and wanna see them just ask!)

I love this guy!

2009-01-21T22:20:00.001-06:00

More Christmas

2008-12-28T21:48:00.008-06:00

I failed to mention the tacky Christmas party that my friends and I had! We all dressed up in our tackiest Christmas attire, ate great food, and exchanged gifts. Here are some pics from the party and other Christmas activities!

2008-12-26T22:55:00.003-06:00

I'm sad that Christmas is over! We had a great one though. Scott and I traveled to Birmingham Wednesday night to have Christmas with my family. We had a good time eating, talking, and eating some more! We stayed at mom and dad's Christmas Eve since Julie and the zoo would be coming down Thursday night. We ate lunch with everyone Christmas day then the zoo arrived around 6 that night. The kids had so many gifts to open! We all enjoyed playing with them! We had Chloe and Jake with us. When we got back home today, they both slept all afternoon! I can't believe that Christmas has already come and gone. I'm looking forward to a new year!
Happy New Year!!!

ROLL TIDE!!!

2008-12-06T18:58:00.001-06:00

I have been waiting all football season to type this post! You know us Bama fans...superstition. We kept winning so I stopped posting about football! Well, tonight we lost to Florida. We played great though. We were ahead until the 4th quarter. We have a great team and a great coach. The best team and the best coach! We had a great season...even though some people like to say we haven't played anyone. Plus! We beat that Auburn Tiger booty! I am so proud to be a Bama fan! ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!

Come on!

2008-11-05T16:08:00.000-06:00

Ok, it's over. Everyone knows who won the election last night. I mean, really, I already knew Obama would win. Now, hang on....let me climb on my soapbox. Everyone is so excited talking about how history has been made and this is such a big deal that Obama was elected President. But, they say, it's not because he's black. It's because he's a great American. Really? Why? First of all, he's as much white as he is black. So if you don't want to make this about race, don't even bring that up. If it's not about race, then why is he being President such a big deal? If he's looked at as a "great American" then this election is no more important than any other man who has had the privilege of being President of the United States of America. What has he done to be classified as a "great American"? I really hope that he does have a great plan. I hope he turns out to be a great President. But, I will never agree with what he stands for. So, the fact that Obama was elected does bother me. But what bothers me more is the ignorance in this country. Ok. I had to get that verbalized or written! The good thing is that I can rely on the truth and my faith. God is in control always and everything will be okay. I'll be praying. So, there you go! Thoughts?

AMEN!!!!

2008-11-04T17:06:00.000-06:00

Yall, this is a long video, but so worth the time. This guy says it all!

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!!!!!!

2008-11-03T15:47:00.001-06:00

Ok yall. This is it. Please go out and vote tomorrow. Please pray about this and keep Obama out of the White House! I'm not going to go into much detail, but I don't want to think about what this country will be like in 4 years. Redistribution of wealth? I don't think so. Everyone should have equal opportunities? Yeah! Get off your butts and find a job! Get loans to go to college! Since I work in home health, I get to see a lot of the lower SES neighborhoods. Let me tell you how sickening it is to see young people just sitting out on front porches, walking the streets and riding bicycles all day. You can't tell me that they can't make something of themselves. They just don't want to. So, why should my money from the job that I worked really hard to get, go to these people? It shouldn't! I'm still paying back my loans and will be for a few more years! Ok, I'm not going into this any further. You can read my cousins blog! http://www.tealeshusband.blogspot.com/ Lots of good points that everyone needs to think about before voting tomorrow. No, I don't agree with everything McCain stands for, but if I put him and Obama on a scale, McCain would win. It makes me so ill to think of people who aren't voting for either candidate tomorrow. They are writing in Ron Paul! What is that about? All I know is I don't want to hear anyone complaining about our next President if you don't vote tomorrow or write someone in. That's a waste! Ok peoples....GO VOTE!!!

WHOOP WHOOP! (and woof woof)

2008-09-02T18:13:00.000-05:00

First of all, ROLL TIDE!!! That's right! We went to Atlanta for the game over the weekend and had an awesome time! Except for the fact that during the last half of the game I was in pain! Right before half time, out of nowhere, the outside of my right food begins to hurt. I couldn't move it or put a lot of pressure on it. So, I ended up going to First Aid for some meds. It finally quit hurting after walking miles in Atlanta and having to jump over the fence of Centennial Park! As you can tell it was a fun filled weekend! We stayed with our friends, Phillip and Ashley who live in Atlanta. The first pic is their son, Max. I've also added pics of Jake and Chloe. Jake, by the way is 6 months old now and weighs 60 lbs. , maybe more!!! ROLL TIDE!

Baby Jack is here!

2008-08-16T15:46:00.001-05:00

Baby Jack Harrison Fuqua was born August 15. He weighed 9 lbs 1 oz and is 21 inches long! I see a future in Alabama football! ha ha

Girl Trip!

2008-08-09T18:41:00.000-05:00

Last weekend some of the old dance team girls and our moms took a short trip to Orange Beach last weekend. We had a great time! I miss them sooo much!

I love these people!

2008-07-28T21:17:00.000-05:00

It's a girl! Our friends, Brian and Liz, had their second baby on July 22nd. Her name is Liza Beth. We went to visit Friday night and took them dinner. Saturday was Krystal's lingerie shower and Sunday was her tea. We all had so much fun catching up! Here's some pics.

Starla's wedding weekend

2008-07-22T20:31:00.000-05:00

My friend, Starla, got married this past weekend. It was so much fun! I haven't laughed that much in a long time. Here are some pics:

We ♥ NY!!!

2008-07-13T17:13:00.000-05:00

Well, we're back from NY! It was so much fun and I didn't want to come back...yet. I wanted just a few more days. It definitely was a different world up there! We had a great time, but would love to go back sometime and actually do everything that we only had time to see. I took like 415 pictures, so here are a few! We also have 3 dvd's full!

Oh! Today is my best friend's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MINNIE!!!

Jake got married!!

2008-06-25T19:12:00.000-05:00

No, I'm not talking about my dog!!! Jake Parker got married last Saturday and as always the "dance girls" got to hang out and chat. I miss them sooo much!!! We even got Jake away from the bride for a pic!

This is awesome

2008-06-17T18:10:00.001-05:00

It's all gone!

2008-06-06T17:53:00.000-05:00

I finally took the plunge and got my hair cut off!! I've been thinking about it for a while. It's just too hot to have all that hair!!! My hair has never ever been this short.But it feels so much better!

Memorial Day 2008

2008-05-27T21:04:00.000-05:00

We went to Orange Beach over the holiday weekend. We have some friends who have a house there, so Free Place To Stay! We had a great time. Chloe stayed behind, but it was Jake's first trip to the beach. Seriously, we treat these animals like humans. Anyway, here are some pics!

weddings weddings!

2008-05-05T16:13:00.000-05:00

Saturday, some friends and I hosted a shower for our friend Starla who is getting married July 19th. She got a lot of gifts! Then Sunday, there was a tea at Mom's church for Jake Parker and his fiance. They got a lot as well! Believe it or not, I got a wedding gift as well! Jake's aunt never got to give me my gift from last year! Here's some pics:

Introducing... Jake!!!

2008-04-28T20:46:00.000-05:00

Yes, we have a new addition to our family! Scott bought a chocolate lab yesterday. We finally decided to name him Jake, but haven't come up with his "official name" for the registration. Chloe had a hard time with this at first, but she's beginning to warm up to the idea of having a new playmate!

Fun at the park

2008-04-28T20:19:00.001-05:00

Julie came to Tuscaloosa with the kids, so we took them to the park to play following a fun time in the mall! lol

I love these babies!!!

2008-04-22T15:21:00.000-05:00

Julie is here for the week with the kids and we got to spend some time with them over the weekend! They are so awesome. We had a great time playing! And Julie and I got to take the infamous birthday picture!

Happy Birthday Scott!!!

2008-04-15T07:38:00.001-05:00

Today is Scott's birthday - 26. I took him shopping at Old Navy on Saturday and I'm taking him to eat at Fleming's in Birmingham tonight. It's not so bad having a birthday right after the anniversary! (at least he remembered ;) ha ha)

A year ago today...

2008-04-14T13:24:00.000-05:00

I can't believe how fast the past year has gone by. Scott and I got married a year ago today! Whew! We made it through the first year! It has been great. We aren't really doing much, but since his birthday is tomorrow, I'm gonna take him out to eat in Birmingham. He's got it easy! lol. Everyday just gets better and better!

A Day and the 78,000

2008-04-13T21:17:00.000-05:00

We went to the A day game on Saturday. We got out to the quad around 12:00 and watched Nick give a speech at Denny Chimes. We then had all intentions of joining the other 78,000 inside the stadium, but we got hungry and went to Taco Casa instead! Here are some pics from the day. I took the one of the little girl because I thought it was hilarious!

It's cute

2008-04-10T20:12:00.000-05:00

For the second time, a bird has built her nest at the top of the column on our porch. I noticed today that the baby birds have arrived! I couldn't get a great picture, but I thought it was cute!

Oh my gosh!

2008-04-04T16:50:00.000-05:00

For those of you who don't know, New Kids On The Block were on the Today Show this morning!! I was so pumped! This was the first concert I went to so I had to add this video so everyone can remember the awesomeness! lol Who remembers the dance? I do!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJt3f6Lach4

A Tribute

2008-03-27T19:31:00.000-05:00

Our family has had to part ways with a loving member: THE Nissan 240sx. She was sold yesterday. This car is 15 years old and is still going strong. If only this car could talk! It all started out when Julie was 18 or 19: THE car was purchased. Julie and Troy had named it at one time. I believe it was Shanaynay. Then THE car was given to me when I turned 16. When I moved to college, I had to leave THE car behind; however, she was not forgotten. Oh yes, Benny has driven THE car, Debra has driven THE car, Scott has driven THE car and we'll never forget the ones who had the pleasure of riding in THE car. (Shoutouts to Mandy, Starla, Amy, Jaclyn, and many others) This car has made many trips including the one that Jaclyn and I took to Tuscaloosa when I was sixteen. Needless to say we didn't get away with that one! We thought we'd never get caught! I drove THE car to the beach when Scott and I met. This car has been spun around and put through a fence, courtesy of me, and it's still going strong! I'm telling you, THE car is amazing. So what if there's a big crack in the front, a speedometer that doesn't work, an odometer that doesn't work and windshield wipers that come on when you turn on the headlights, it's still the best! Not to mention the kickin' speakers Troy bought for her when the other ones went out! We were jammin'! She will never be forgotten...(side note: this pic is not the original. Pretty close though. Imagine a crack in the front and fading paint!) ;)

I have to brag...

2008-03-19T20:25:00.000-05:00

I really do think I have a special talent. So far, I am 7 for 7 in picking out the correct sex of babies! It all started six years ago when Julie found out she was pregnant with Koby. From the beginning I said he was a boy even when everyone else said he was "Abby". But a month before he was born we found out otherwise! I was also right at predicting Maci and Kole. Then I've predicted the last two of Jenny's correctly, even the latest which we just found out today is a boy! Yay! Then there's my friend Brittany who I said was having a girl even when the doctor said boy. Guess what?! She had a girl! Then my friend Liz just found out she's having a girl too, which I predicted. What can I say...I've found my talent. Now, like I said before, I'm predicting boy for Chad and Teale. We'll see! Maybe I should start charging....

Birthday!

2008-03-15T15:06:00.000-05:00

I celebrated my 26th birthday last Tuesday. I am now on the downward slope to 30. Where does the time go? I had a great birthday. Friday night before my birthday, some friends and I went to eat at Jalapeno's and then bowling. I hadn't been bowling since my 15th birthday! I guess I'm just a natural 'cause I won both games!! ha ha. We had a great time. They brought me a chocolate birthday cake and got a picture from Kirkland's I've been wanting. Scott got me a new digital camera. Well, I guess I'm gonna have to share it with him since I dropped his in a cup of Dr. Pepper the day we were leaving for Mobile. Which brings another story! A childhood friend of Scott's got married in Mobile the first weekend of March. Scott was in the wedding so we had to get down there early for the rehearsal. This wedding was unreal. The rehearsal dinner was great with all kinds of seafood. Then Saturday we went to this HUGE house in Mobile for a "luncheon". Then of course the wedding and reception were that night. To end this great weekend which started with the Dr. Pepper incident, Scott lost his tux jacket which contained his brand new cell phone and Costa Del Mar sunglasses. We searched all day Sunday at the reception site and couldn't find it. We're talking about $300 worth of merchandise, plus the price of the ruined camera!! Oh well, it never turned up. So, to get back to my birthday...Scott got me the awesome camera that I've been wanting and we went to eat at Depalma's in Tuscaloosa. DePalma's is this awesome Italian restaurant in downtown. We never go there and I don't know why! I'll finally be able to take pictures again! I also found out that Chad and Teale are expecting again! ( So happy for yall!) And that my friend Liz is going to have a girl! I knew it!!Right now I am 6 for 6!! I'm really thinking "boy" for Chad and Teale, so we'll see!!

Speaking of time flying by, Scott and I will be celebrating our 1st anniversary in a month! I can't believe it. We've decided that instead of taking a trip on our anniversary, we're gonna plan a trip to New York sometime in July!!!! I'm so excited!!!! I've wanted to go there for sooo long. I got Scott on board by promising a tour of Yankee Stadium and a game. We are so pumped! As for now, I'm gonna get busy taking some new pics to put on here!

Pics from the holidays

2008-01-12T23:34:00.000-06:00

Holiday recap...

2008-01-12T21:58:00.001-06:00

Now that the holidays have come and gone, I thought I'd write about it! Christmas was fun. Scott and I had decided that we weren't going to do gifts this year because we're spending money updating the house. (yeah right) Scott was surprised with the dartboard and dartboard cabinet I got him and I was surprised with a new microwave!! Yep, you know you're old and married when you get excited about a new microwave and the counterspace it will allow in the kitchen! He also bought me a pink fishing rod! I'll be sure not to leave that one in his boat. We had a great time spending the holidays with our families. It was busy, but always good to get together with everyone. We spent the new year at a friends house in Birmingham. We stayed up until 3 am playing 80's Trivial Pursuit and True Colors. Scott and I bombed at Trivial Pursuit, but True Colors is an awesome game! We then spent all of New Years Day watching football. As for now, we're continuing to work on the house. We've almost finished the "game room" which we've tiled, painted, and put new base boards down. Next we're getting a free pool table from a friend! We're throwing a Tool and Gadget party for some friends at the first of February so we're really trying to finish a lot of projects!
We finally got the wedding video back after a long 9 month wait. Scott was pretty frustrated at how long it took and kept saying that I could've had a baby by now. In which I replied with, "Shut up! That's not even funny." I can say; however, that the video is awesome! It's so great to be able to watch, in action, everything that happened and was said that day. It was money well spent.
Scott started a new job last week working for International Wines as a salesman. He really enjoys it. He works out of Tuscaloosa and is in charge of ordering wine for most of the grocery stores and some restaurants.
So that's what's going on with us! Thanks for stopping by!

Our first christmas!

2007-12-19T19:19:00.000-06:00

Some pics of our first Christmas together. I love this holiday!

Family photo!!

Our house! (Scott got stuck on the roof after putting up the icicle

lights! I had to pull his truck to the front of the house so he

could jump!) It was hilarious!

I couldn't resist when I was wrapping presents!

The stockings

Our first tree! I had to wait a little longer to put it up so that
Scott could lay the new tile! (there used to be green carpet!)

2007-11-26T20:00:00.000-06:00

This is fun! Happy Holidays!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9566010980

Yay Holidays!

2007-11-21T13:45:00.000-06:00

I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I love the holidays and can't wait to spend it with my family! Of course Friday I'll be shopping to get some good deals, then home to decorate the house for Christmas!

Jeep woes

2007-11-15T14:46:00.000-06:00

So, just when I think my car ,that has 114,000 miles, is going pretty good, it lets me down. The Jeep decided yesterday that it was tired of the passenger side window so it would just let it go. I'm in Greensboro, AL yesterday to see a patient, which is about 45 minutes south of Tuscaloosa, and as I'm driving in the middle of nowhere my passenger side window slowly begins to drop. Luckily it wasn't raining or cold! So I pull over, pull the window back up and shove a folded up Papa John's coupon into the top to hold the window in place and down the road I go. Well, this didn't work too well. The window begins to slowly drop again. At this point, I'm not stopping again. Meanwhile, the Papa John's coupon is hanging on and my hair is blowing all in my face! I pull my hair back and make it back into town so that Scott could try to fix it. Well, the part we need is like $250 so Scott's dad is trying to get it for us for cheaper! Scott has already taken the panel off the door and unhooked everything. So all of my doors won't lock unless I lock them manually! For the time being, there are four pieces of folded up cardboard stuffed in the top of the window and a paint roller under the window to hold it up until we get it fixed! How whitetrash are we!

2007-10-29T20:52:00.001-05:00

Well, nothing much has been going on here. Except the fact that my speech license expired unexpectedly (thanks to the state). So last week until Thursday I couldn't see any of my patients. But that's all straightened out now. Oh, and Roll Tide! The Tennessee game was awesome!!! Just hopin' for a win this weekend!!! As for now, we're just hangin' out in Northport enjoying the married life!!!

We had a pig roast yesterday!!!

2007-09-16T21:31:00.000-05:00

I have to say it, "Roll freaking Tide!!!!!!!!!!!!" In case you are unaware, Bama beat Arkansas 41-38 yesterday! Ha ha. It was an awesome game. Yeah, we slacked off a little after the half, but totally redeemed ourselves in the end. It was an end to a perfect weekend! With Auburn losing to State and Tennessee losing to Florida we couldn't have asked for a better day! It was a great feeling to know we have a coach who completely believes in his team! ROLL TIDE!!!!

Rammer Jammer Yella Hammer!!!

2007-09-02T21:25:00.001-05:00

Football season has officially started!! Yesterday was awesome!! We started tailgating around 10:00 and had about 20-30 people there with us. The game was great! Of course it was a blowout so we left at the end of the third quarter and went back to our tailgate to watch the auburn and tennessee games. That's right...like I said before... we go all out! We have the flat screen and satellite going at all times! I won't even get into how lucky Auburn is...haha. But really, they are. It really was a great day of being with friends, eating, football, and more eating! Can't wait for Arkansas!

New Orleans

2007-08-29T22:29:00.000-05:00

At the beginning of August we took a trip to New Orleans with some friends for Liz's 30th birthday. She had no idea we were all going down there! In case you can't tell she's the one in the red dress with the bday crown! We had an awesome time, but New Orleans is definitely a different place!!! Brian and Liz play in the band that we used for the reception at our wedding. We also tailgate with them during football season. We've become really good friends with them and love 'em very much!

Excitement!!!

2007-08-21T20:38:00.000-05:00

We got our season tix to the Alabama games!!! I'm so pumped!!!!

2007-08-18T19:50:00.000-05:00

Chloe

I guess you can call me Parrott

2007-08-18T18:56:00.000-05:00

Hey Y'all! Just thought we would jump on the blogging wagon as well! We just got married in April and now enjoying newlywed life. I'm now a Parrott! ha ha! That's right...Jill Parrott. That's one I never scribbled on my paper during class! What we do for love! Ha! We now live in Northport, Alabama. Our house is right down the road from Lake Tuscaloosa, so Scott is in heaven since he loves to fish! We have a 3 year old shih tzu, Chloe. She thinks she's human. Probably because we treat her that way! Scott works for MBC United Wine Sales and I'm speech therapist working for Amedisys Home Health. We love
Alabama football. Roll Tide! We have some great friends that we tailgate with every home game. We go all out. We're talking tents, chairs, tv's, satellite, food, etc. It's so much fun! Scott and I just got our hands on some great season tickets so we're even more excited! 2 more weeks!! ROLL TIDE!