Schroeder (Peanuts)

My husband posted this video on facebook the other day, saying......

" I feel thankful to have had semi-intelligent cartoons available to me as a child."

Listening to this song brings me peace.

POM POMS

This weekend, Ryan and I are hosting a holiday party for our family. In preparation for the party, I have been working on a crafty projects each day. Tonight, I wanted to make pom poms! The first time I made pom poms was for my bridal shower in North Carolina. My little sister was making them and I wanted to learn.

Here's a pic from my shower.

It's an easy and cute way to decorate for any occasion. I'm not sure what I plan to do with them yet but for now I have cute pom poms in my house. Stay tuned to the holiday party blog.

Cupcake Experiment: 1 Month

Yes, it's true. It's been 1 month since I've had this cupcake. It hasn't changed a bit! I know my friend, Connie is reading this and probably freaking out. I know it's pretty scary that something like this could last this long. Preservatives! Lets see if this cupcake makes it to Christmas. For now, it's 1 month. I will keep you posted in a week. Stay tuned.

X-mas Trees are UP!

I have a lot of cute Christmas ideas this year, but I will wait to share them next week, after my family cookie party. For now, here's our Christmas trees.

"Dr. Seuss tree"

The "Gold" tree

Black Friday!

This is me shopping with my aunt & cousin on Black Friday! It's cold...RAINING... and a lot of FUN! I laughed so hard that night from the craziness! They're some"CRAY CRAY" people out on the streets on Black Friday! It makes shopping very humorous. We shopped till 4am. We also made a pit stop at 2am for some breakfast.. yum!

Gobble Gobble!

My apologies for not blogging for a few days. I have had a couple of busy days since Thanksgiving. It's been great! Going to bed late and getting up late. Something I never get to do so I was taking full advantage of the days I had off. Ugh... tomorrow is Monday and I'm dreading the busy week ahead of me. Coffee will be a necessity in the morning.

Thanksgiving was celebrated with my new beautiful family and then I spent the evening/early morning shopping for Black Friday deals. Here's some of the pictures from Thursday. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Thanks

Since Thanksgiving is almost here, I have been reflecting on my year and all the wonderful things that have occurred and couldn't be more grateful for my blessings. This has been a year to remember and I get giddy just thinking about all the fun. I look forward to gathering on Thursday with my new family and breaking bread. PUMPKIN PIE...here I come! What are you thankful for?

This Thanksgiving these are the things I'm thankful for.........

HEALTH

*Everyone is healthy (lets keep it that way)*

MY HUSBAND

MY FAMILY

MY NEW FAMILY

MY FRIENDS

A few updates!

Cupcake is still going strong.....24 days!

If your wondering what I'm talking about... CLICK HERE to read about the "Cupcake Experiment."

Also, still "rocking" the curls! Going on 4 weeks! Thanks for everyone's encouragement!

Happy Birthday Kelly!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY! I wish this great friend of mine a fabulous FABULOUS birthday! I have been best friends with Kelly for over 17 years. She has been my protective friend and always looking out for my best interest. That's why she's going to be a great mother. Yes, you read that right! Kelly is going to be a MOMMA!

AHHH...I'm so excited about the little one joining us this spring.

Congratulations to her and her husband, Justin. Exciting times.

Remember reading about Jeannie crying at my wedding?!

Well, Kelly was my second crier! I love all these tears of joy. Makes my heart melt.

Have a great birthday, Kelly! Wish I could be there to celebrate!

* I love Kelly's face in this photo... did I say something funny? *

ZZZzzzzZZZ

Tonight, I can totally relate to this toddler in the photo.... I'm EXHAUSTED! I have had a busy week and all I want to do tonight is sleep.... ZZZzzz. I decided to share some cute pictures and fun videos of animals sleeping! This week is almost over, Happy Friday Eve!

72 days!!

I have tried not talking about Kim Kardashian on this blog but it's an idea whose time has come. Home girl.... GETS ON MY NERVES! Ryan and I are trying to figure out why she's famous?? She's not an actress or singer? What is her talent? Why is she a role-model to young girls? Yes, role model!!?? I don't get it!

I will admit she didn't bother me at first but it now seems her and her family are everywhere.

It's getting ridiculous. I was reminded of that last Friday night when my husband and I went to buy some adult beverages at Total Wine. I decided to stray away from my usual vodka and cranberry and bring out a drink I haven't had since college, Midori!

As I walked towards the check out line, I realized the bottle had some fun Midori receipes attached.

As I read the little booklet and turned towards the back I came upon... yes you guessed it! KIM! URGGGHHHH!!

As I enjoyed my adult beverage that evening, I started to think about Kim Kardashian and her recent failed marriage. It made me sad to think some could get that wrapped up with the glitz and glam to lose focus on the importance of the whole purpose. 72 days! Really?!!

I had to count to see how many days we have been married and 72 days had already passed! I couldn't believe it! It feels like we just got married the other day. I guess time flies when you're having FUN! I married my best friend so it's been easy. I wish Kim luck because money can't buy you love.

I will leave you with this funny skit from SNL. Click HERE to watch it! Enjoy!

RSVP has arrived!

Today, I received this RSVP in the mail.

Yes, this is an RSVP for our wedding. I laughed so hard when I saw it because it's about 2 months too late. What is going on with our mail system?!

Good thing Cristina told me over the phone that she was planning to attend our wedding. She even mentioned over the summer that she submitted her RSVP but we never got it.....till now.

Cristina has been a wonderful friend of mine for over 13 years! We were lucky to have her at the wedding and appreciate the distance she traveled. Love ya chica!

Cupcake Experiment

You're probably wondering why I'm blogging about a cupcake, right!?! Well, doesn't this cupcake look yummy!!

I received this cupcake one day after my birthday and forgot to eat it. 4 days later I realized it was still in perfect condition. Then... I just left it. This picture was taken yesterday.

Yup, that's right....16 days later. Can you believe it still looks like this??!! I decided to try an experiment and see how long this will last. Preservatives! Such a scary thing. I will keep you all posted on my cupcake experiment.

Look what came in over the weekend....

We received our custom license plate & ribbons from our wedding car on Saturday. Now, we need to figure out what to do with it. Ryan wants to put in a custom frame and hang it somewhere in our home. Does anyone have any great suggestions? Currently, it resides on our bookshelf until we figure out what to do with it.