Productive Friday night!!

With my roommate on a hot date tonight and my boyfriend out of town, I had the whole apartment to myself for the evening, except for the little white Schnauzer I'm dogsitting for the night! :) He is wonderful company! I got a whole lot of things done this evening though such as cleaning, hanging up clothes, getting a few things from Walmart, and cleaning out my purse...all while keeping this pup entertained! I'm very proud of myself this evening. I think I'll reward myself with a nice bath later!!! :)
Xoxo, Whitney

Wonderful weekend!

I had a very nice weekend on Sand Mtn. with my family and boyfriend, Matt. Our first event was attending the wedding of my wonderful friends, Patrick and Rachel (Spurgin) Blevins! I was very honored that they asked me to sing in their wedding and be a part of their special day! Congrats and Best wishes to you guys! Here is a pic of Matt and I at the reception.

Then, my brother, sister-in-law, and precious niece, Ivey came to stay the weekend with us! We had a great weekend just relaxing and enjoying everyone's company. The great grandparents even stopped by for a visit to see Ivey!

And, here are just a few random shots from our weekend...

Much love! Xoxo, Whitney

Hair Extensions for Tornado Relief!

Today, I got a Red Lox Hair Extension put into my hair for $10 at the TL Signature Salon in Tuscaloosa, Al., and 100% of the proceeds go to aide in tornado relief in Tuscaloosa and my home town of Northern Alabama as well! These are a great, stylish investment and a great way to help tornado relief!! Spread the word!!

This is a must watch!!

One of my favorite things to do is watch different covers of songs on YouTube! There is so much undiscovered talent out there, and YouTube is a great way to get yourself noticed. I've actually contemplated starting my own channel...

Here is a cover I just recently discovered, and I cannot stop watching it! It is by the duo "Karmin" covering Chris Brown/Lil' Wayne/Busta Rhymes tune "Look At Me Now". It's unbelievable!!

Yes, I love her.

There are many people who inspire me in different ways, but I don't think any one person has ever inspired me more than Carrie Underwood. Call me a dork if you will, (my bf does all the time), but she's an amazingly beautiful woman with a voice like no other! Her life, voice, and sense of self inspire me on a daily basis. Here is one of my favorite recent videos of she and Steven Tyler performing a mash-up of "Undo it" and "Walk This Way" at the 2011 Academy of Country Music awards. Enjoy!!

Just spinning around

Just a few pics of my favorite little girl

4/27/11

Just another day, just another ordinary day, or so we residents of the Great state of Alabama thought. I, along with everyone else, woke up that morning and went about my normal activities despite weather warning all around me. I had been forewarned by my parents and sister to watch the weather because we were supposed to get bad storms throughout the day. I always heed to warnings about weather because the weather can be so unpredictable, but on this particular day, I was a little more lax to the weather around me because we had been under so many tornado watches lately that I had become used to it and assumed they would pass as quickly as they came. If only that were true. Around 4:45 p.m., my roommate and I were just sitting around watching a movie when we heard the weather sirens going off. I looked outside to see what was was going on and it was eerily dark, so we turned the television on to the weather. News reports told us that a tornado had touched down in the Northport and Tuscaloosa areas. We immediately got our shoes and jackets on and ran across the way to our friend's apartment to ride out the storm with them. We watched on the television as the sky cam was showing us footage of a categorized f5 twister estimated to be one mile wide at it's largest ripping through our town. My boyfriend, Matt, and his roommate live in a 9 story building in downtown Tuscaloosa and when they began showing footage of their building on the television being in the path of the tornado, I lost my mind. This was unlike anything I had ever seen or felt before. I was watching a monstrous tornado tear this city I've come to know and love completely apart, and there was nothing I could do about it. Nothing except pray. I went into the closet and began praying out loud to Jesus to please protect Matt and his roommate and everyone else in this city that I knew and loved. I remember praying that he would just make the tornado go the other way. About that time, my roommate/best friend, Danielle, came into the closet with me and said, "it's ok, it went the other way!". Phew!! Can you say relief? I know my prayer had something to do with it. After this, we ran outside to look up at the sky and we watched, from a safe distance, as the tornado left our city, as quickly as it came.

While all of this was happening here, I got word that 3 tornadoes had came through my hometown of Henagar, where my parents live. Thankfully to the good Lord above, they were kept safe, and their house as well. Many, however, were not so lucky. Since the days after the storm, I have seen destruction that I never thought was possible. It is unbelievable the panic and chaos that mother nature can inflict. She's unpredictable, as most women are! Ha! Our state has come together in a selfless way trying to help their fellow man out, as well as themselves. I just know that our state will rebuild, and be greater than it was before! That's why we call it 'Sweet Home Alabama'.