Mother's Day Shenanigans

Is that even how you spell shenanigans?  I'm not sure.  I never claimed to be a great speller and even though I was just in a show about a spelling bee, it unfortunately did not rub off on me at all.  I now can correctly spell boanthropy, flagellate, chimerical, hallux and elanguescence, but that is it.  So lower your expectations please.  I CAN'T TAKE THIS PRESSURE.

Anyway, this past weekend was Mother's Day and I hope you all spent some great quality time with your Mommy's if you were able to.  In the life of my mother, Tonya Godwin, however, it isn't just Mother's DAY. No, no.  It is Mother's Day WEEKEND and you better be in her sight for all of it.  You might call it a lockdown.  My mother actually does call it that.  haha.  But we had a really great weekend and had some really fun family times.  Made a late night run to get icecream after dinner Saturday night, spent some time out by the pool and played Just Dance on the wii ALLLLL weekend.  It was seriously the funniest thing I have seen/done in a long time.  Since you couldn't be there to witness the hilarity, I will post a little video I took.  Notice Jordan complaining about how she's tired the whole way throughout (typical) and Haley being completely focused and serious about it.  She is going for blood. And then there's me....laughing like a crazy person behind the camera (also typical).



I'm actually really sore from doing that thing.  You can laugh, but it was a SERIOUS workout.

Anyway, it was a great weekend had by all.  Such good family times and I enjoyed every second of it.  Here are some picsies for you :)

HAPPY MOMMY'S DAY! 

And now for a little section I like to call...

QUOTES FROM "THE TON" 

(ton as in tonya, not a literal ton):

Things my mother has actually said:

• "Isn't it interesting how comets look like sperm?"
• (to my sisters and I) "Without me, y'all would be a bunch of stinky, ugly, NOTHINGS!"
• "No, I'm not your best friend Jordan.....I'm your worst enemy."
• JORDAN: "what if i choked you with this tape measure?"
  MOTHER: "what if i pushed your nose into your brain and killed you?"
  JORDAN: ".....what?"
• "Haley, there is a demon inside of you, and I'm going to BEAT it out of you if I have to."
• "I don't like a stinkin' machine, with a stinkin' video camera on it, so you're gonna be on,  I'm gonna look on youtube and see you naked! I'm tired of it."
• "We're the Godwins.  You might have heard of us."
• (running to the window to see helicopters as they fly over the house) GIRLS!!! IT'S THE MILITARY!!!!"

With that, I will conclude this post.  Hahahah.  So thankful for my Momma.  She is quite a woman and one HECK of a mother.  Oh and in case you haven't seen this little gem yet, here's an oldie but a goodie:



HAHAHAH.  Classic.

Boyfriend Visit :)

Well, I was a bit of a spoiled girl a couple weeks ago.  Peter came to visit for two whole weeks and I have to say I could get used to it.  Maybe I will be able to get used to it soon....more on that later :)

It was an awesome two weeks and we filled it with some seriously good times.  Let's recap shall we?

He saw Spelling Bee (twice) and was actually used as an audience participant the first time too so I especially enjoyed that haha. 

Got all fancied up for the Lyric Subscriber event where I got to cart him around as my arm candy and introduce him to some theatre people who, as it turns out, know how to drop some serious hints (coughINGRIDcough...I hope she is reading this. haha. It was hilarious.). 

Had a yummy dinner with Peter's good friend Cary at Papadeaux. 

PAUSE.

I have GOT to tell you a story about Cary for a second.  So, when Peter was here in March we made plans to go get sushi with Cary and Peter's friend Julia.  We were going to meet Cary at his place though and then carpool to the restaurant.  Cary lives in Lawrenceville so we had planned to leave around 6 to get there at 7 (assuming traffic was going to be a biatch, because it always is).  Well, we left around 6 and to our surprise traffic was no problem at all so we ended up getting there much sooner than we had anticipated.  I mean we were a few minutes away from his place and it wasn't even 6:30 yet.  So Peter says "Oh wow. We're almost there. We're going to be really early." and I say something to the effect of "Does Cary know this?  Maybe you should let him know we're going to be this early."  Peter says "Nah, it's fine." and we keep driving.  I'm like "okayyyy..." Well right at 6:30 we pull up, go to the door, Peter knocks....the door opens and there stands Cary (who I am meeting for the first time)....IN HIS PAJAMAS. hahahahah.  Cary is like "OH HEY PETER thanks a lot for letting me know you were HERE so that I could get DRESSED."  hahaha.  And of course, I'm like "Yep...I told you so. I toldddd you so."  It's my favorite thing to say :) haha.  Anyway, it was hilarious and what a great first introduction!

RESUME.

We went to Athens to revisit my old stomping grounds and the place where we first met 8 years ago.
We even went and found the bench outside Brumby Hall where we had our first kiss as nervous little 18 year olds (see pics).  Totally looked like creepy old people stalking around the freshman dorms though.  Oh well.  While we were there we got to meet up with Haley for some coffee and then some of Peter's friends later for drinks and dinner.  So much funsies.

our student ID's taken at orientation. HAH!

                                                        

Went down to McDonough for Easter and Peter met some of my extended family. Aunts, an Uncle and the cousins.  Quite a crew so he handled it very well :)  He also was subjected to his first Easter photoshoot organized by my mother every year, which he survived so he got major points for that one.

    

our traditional "everyone looking different directions" pic

Then Peter flew home to see his parents in Orlando for a few days.  He had a great time and was supposed to come back late Wednesday night, but of course...that Wednesday was the night of the crazy tornado's in GA.  Of course it was.  So, first his flight was an hour and a half late taking off.  He made it to Atlanta and was LITERALLY hovering over the runway when they turned around and went to Jacksonville, FL instead.  Apparently the winds were too strong for them to risk trying to land.  So he was stuck at the Jacksonville airport over night (poor baby had to sleep on the airport floor!), but was luckily able to get on a 6:30am flight the next morning and finally got back to ATL.  It was so crazy.  Definitely glad that he was safe though.  I know his mother was too!  So between that and the ice storm that tried to ruin everything, we are basically seasoned pro's at dealing with storms and natural disasters.

The next day, we went to Athens AGAIN, but with my family this time to see Jordan's spring voice recital.  It was AMAZING.  She was INCREDIBLE.  Voice of an angel!  Funny story: Jordan actually shared a recital time with another student who went after her.  Peter was extremely impressed with Jordan's voice and so after the other girl's first song, he LITERALLY turns to me and says OUT LOUD "Her voice really isn't as strong as your sister's." hahahahha.  So matter-of-fact. haha. It was true, but you know...we have to keep these things to ourselves until we are in the car on the way home.  Momma taught us that rule a lonnnggg time ago. haha. Also while in Athens, we all went out to eat with the van Zyls (Jordan's boyfriend's family) and I am proud to say that during the delicious meal, Peter got his first fat kid stain. hahah. Well, probably not his first, but the first I've ever witnessed.  Right of passage in the Godwin family!  My sisters especially loved this because "now we know he isn't perfect." haha. Perfect is boring they say.

And just a day and a half after we got back from Athens, he was in a plane, bound once again for the Fatherland.  Sigh...I definitely have a love hate relationship with that airport now.  It brings him to me, but then it turns around and takes him away.  So rude.

Next time it will be ME coming to HIM though!  Germany in T minus 16 days!