2015 ends..

October was busy! I tried to catch up on filming and enjoy the fall weather. My parents made it back from Italy, with some gorgeous souvenirs, I mean obsessed. We hosted an entire episode of Simply Southern from the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA. It was my first trip to the event and wow, if you have the opportunity to go, GO. It's 100 acres of equipment, test plots, information and people that love agriculture. I attended Pork & Cork with some wonderful college friends! The College of Ag Alumni brought in local farmers, restaurants and wineries who based their meals off pork products. Pork belly, pork fat ice cream, pork hearts & liver sloppy joes… YES I ATE THEM, and yes they were good. Any day I get to catch up with my college friends, professors and make new friends is a good day. Needless to say, I’ll definitely be attending their next event, Birds & Brews, in Fall 2016!

Lonestar Concert with Mom

November was filled with finishing up filming for Simply Southern. The new episodes started the first of January, and December is always packed with meetings so we try to get done early! We finished up tailgating for the football games at Auburn which I'm so thankful for. When my company and university join together, it's always a good time. Thanksgiving brought more good laughs and too much food, but over the years I've learned to wear stretchy pants to the table and it's one of the best decisions I've made.

December started off with the Alabama Farmers Federation Annual Meeting where I represented AFC as a sponsor for the event. It's always an honor to be involved with such a great group of people and industry leaders. I handed out hundreds of caps and plenty of rain gauges & thermometers. We fit Dad's company Christmas party in there somewhere and enjoyed lots of dancing and photo booth fun. The second week started our December Booking Show, which is one of my favorite events because everyone gets together and has a chance to catch up. It takes a lot of work to put on an event like this, so it's rewarding to see it come to life and be a success. December ended with some much needed vacation time. I spent time with my family, caught up on some sleep and focused on getting ready for a new year with new goals. Christmas morning started with a flooded creek and a foot of water in our yard but I was overly blessed and happy to spend time with family. My parents pretty much brought Italy home from their trip this fall! New leather purse, glass blown rings, red coral jewelry, oh my! But we enjoyed spending a few days with each other relaxing and eating entirely too much food. 2015 ended with a full and grateful heart, and for that I'm thankful.