miscellany monday!

write some randoms, then link up with Carissa at Lowercase Letters :)


1) Last night when the hubby got off work we were supposted to go to a friends Christmas party but he got off super late and by the time he showered it was 8:30 and we still had tons to do before today (and leaving town later this week).  We decided to get a quick dinner at Chilis -- we both got dressed semi-nicely and enjoyed a great simple date before getting to work!

Margarita chicken... decent- not my fav.

2) we are STILL writing Thank You's from our wedding! We were so BLESSED by so many people giving us awesome gifts it just seems like we can't seem to finish- we WILL this week becuase I refuse to send our Christmas Cards out without finishing the Thank You's first... so yea, thanks keeping me busy too!

3) I had to take my car into the shop today and drop it off :( SAD!  Hopefully I will get it back beginning of next year.  Now I am driving a seabring... Can't say its my kind of car lol.

4) We are STILL not done with Christmas shopping.... enough said.  (This year we are shopping online for 2 reasons. 1- I don't feel like messing with the crowds 2-this way we can ship everything without having to go to the post office- 2 birds with one stone right?)

5)My house will NOT get clean and stay clean and it is driving me C-R-A-Z-Y!!!
We leave for NC soon and I am wanting so badly to have it clean before we go so we can return to a nice house!

6) We are SOO excited about going to NC for Christmas! We will celebrate this Christmas JUST like we started it 2 years ago!! (K and I met on Christmas Eve!) Wow, I can not believe it has been that long but at the same time it seems like we have been together for 10 years :)

I've been tagged!

Kit over at "A Step into My Life" has tagged me!  
The way this thing works is that I answer these 8 questions; then I make up 8 questions and tag 8 people.  Those 8 people will answer the 8 questions that I made up!  This is going to be fun! 

1. What is your favorite food, thing to cook, or eat? 

-Fav food: Right now Buffalo Wild Wings, or Papa John's pizza (pep, black olives, and jalapenos) mmm! Thing to cook: I enjoy baking more than cooking...  and will bake anything!!

2. If you could do anything with your life what would it be?  (money is not an object)

-I would sell our house and move to Ocean Isle beach, be a stay at home mommy and wifey to the most amazing man in the world :)  (that felt so good...{sigh} )

3. Where is your favorite place to shop?

-J. Crew & Nordstrom's... they have everything!

4. What is your favorite memory of all time?

-Oh man... too many to count! Roadtrips from NC to TX with my grandmother, fishing with Daddy, family time when all my family was still alive (camping, going to the beach, sitting around at the house, etc.) but most recently ....K's proposal to me, and  K & My wedding!! :-D

5. What is the best thing that you have ever bought?

-My house!! :) 

6. If you could start a charity what would it's platform be?

-Helping premature children and their families or the homeless, or children with special needs

7. What is your favorite picture of you or one you have taken?

or basically ANY image taken by the AMAZING Patsy Brown! (these all taken by her also)

8. What is your greatest pet peeve? 

-When someone says "Oh my goodness!!! Guess what!?!?!?! ......" and I respond "What?!"..... then they say "Oh... wait... nevermind- I can't tell you" UGH! RUDE!!! ha

Now, for my 8 questions...

1. What is the best vacation you have ever taken/ favorite vacation spot? 

2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be/why? (Money isn't an object)

3. What is your "go-to" outfit? or your favorite outfit (pictures?)?

4. What are you most thankful for in your life?

5. What is one piece of advice you would give other women?

6. What is one thing you plan to accomplish before the end of this year?

7. What is your favorite purchase you have made in the past month?

8. Do you save money for things? What are you saving for? If not, what would you like to save you money up for?

I am going to tag 8 people but everyone is welcome to play along.  I can not wait to read all of your responses!!!!

Jen at A Girl in Pearls & A Boy with Toys 

Mrs. D at Growing Up One Step at a Time 

Taylor at The Undomestic Momma

Kelly at Happy Day World!

Aly at It Ain'y Always Pretty But It's Real

Anna at 5th Belle Avenue

Sonja at For the Love of Stilettos 

Erin at Little Texas Love Nest

One Year!!

As I stated in my last post Saturday was quite a special day for both K and I.  Saturday marked our ONE YEAR anniversery of marriage!!! Holy Molie.... I can not believe that exactly one year ago both of our families gathered here to witness the love of two people and them becoming one!

TO: My loving, most amazing, KJ!
This past year has been quite incredible and I am overjoyed that God finally brought you to me and that we have accomplished what many call the hardest year of marriage!! I love you more today than when we married and I thought that was impossible! Thank you for your constant love and devotion to me, I am truly blessed and look forward to the next 70+ years!! :) xoxox
LOVE: squeetsie marie :)

HAPPY ONE YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!! 

right before it went down

vows!

at our reception

we did it!!

outside the courthouse *kiss*

the whole gang, our witnesses

the rings

wifey and hubby!! :)

and we're off! what a mess!!

HAPPY ONE YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, K!

YOU ARE THE BEST HUBBY EVER!!!!

(PS: yes, that was 3 posts in one day, I am amazed with myself! haha)

Since I've Been Gone...

Well Hey Ya'll and WELCOME back to my blog! 
(I am still in the process of re-vamping-new layout, new background, new picture, etc- so please bear with me)

SOOO much has been going on over the past several months... but I don't really have all the time in the world to discuss that right now, although I assure you that I will. I am going to try my darnedest to get back into my blogging and now that I am back in town and near a computer it should be do-able :) 


So for a quick and short overview... 

"Since I've Been Gone..."

-I finalized our wedding plans

-Took a road-trip to Arkansas 

-From Arkansas drove to N.C.

-Enjoyed being in my hometown for a week

-Had the MOST BEAUTIFUL, FUN, & WONDERFUL wedding & reception to truly the MOST AMAZING man in this WORLD! {seriously, the BEST TIME EVER!!!}

-Took a road-trip/honeymoon to Orlando, FL- spent time at Walt Disney World and got to spend some Q.T. with my dear friends and their newborn daughter, precious girl!

-Took yet another road-trip to spend the remainder of our honeymoon in Destin, FL!

-Obviously (take a look at my new pic...) met up with the MOST TALENTED Patsy Brown and had her take some SMOKIN' HOT photo's of Hubs and I! 

-One last road-trip from FL to New Orleans, Louisiana and finally back to our abode

ohhhhhh and something MOST exciting....

-Got a NEW job TEACHING SECOND GRADE!!! {Squeels!}

And those are just the highlights! I swear I will try to share more soon! Pinky Promise! Oh how I have missed all of my faithful readers and blogger friends!! I have been in workshops all week for New Teacher Training, and tomorrow will wrap that up... so alas I MUST call it a night and get some shut eye... 6:30 am is going to come oh too soon! 

We LOVE you, Patsy Brown!!! Go check out her blog! oh and she travels :) 

quick lil update!

hello blog! oh how I have missed you!!
where oh where has the time gone?

Quick update for the day, FINALLY received the shoes that I purchased and still cant decide between my top 3... what in the WORLD is wrong with me!?

So in an effort to get some more feedback after actually seeing there shoes, here are some images for you.
Note:  I have not purchased these lovely shoes from Davids Bridal:

 yet because they will need to be dyed (the same blue as the shoes below on my feet) and they are NOT returnable... hmm what to do... ha!

Here are the ones I did purchase however... what do you think?

please ignore my ugly toes and the fact the white cardboard thingy is still there.. ha!

(these cute lil shoes are not quite as high of a heel as the blue ones)

Side note: It is NOT easy to take pictures of your own feet.  (thank you mirror for your help today!)

OMG Shoes! "Show Me Your Wedding Shoes"

Okay so I have been debating over what type of wedding shoes to wear for our summer wedding coming up this July (yes I do realize I should probably already have my shoes... but I don't- which is why I'm begging for your help)
Do I want them to be formal or casual? Traditional colored or fun colored ("fun colored" meaning tiffany blue or hot pink- I love pink anything and everything...)?  Strappy or just a pump? Decisions, decisions, decisions!! Luckily I have been getting the help of my momma (love you mom) and some of my good friends... (love you lori and erin) on what styles they like but I keep thinking they are all beautiful.  So how do I choose just one??
{after I added all the pics I thought I should share with all of you a teeny-tiny bit about our wedding.  The ceremony is going to be at a very big Presbyterian church (indoors- loooong isle and stained glass windows... you get the idea right?).  We are aiming for a fairly formal ceremony with a more laid back, wild fun, party reception. Oh and our bridesmaid dresses are tiffany blue with a black sash, and the men are wearing black tux's with tiffany blue vests.  I am also planning to use pink flowers and other touches of pink.  So that gives you some sort of idea what we are aiming for... K and I are both very laid back and really our main goal is that everyone has a BLAST (duh- what bride and groom doesn't want that for their guests) ha.

Since I know that most of you are Brides-To-Be or are a Recent-Bride I figured I would ask you to:

 "Show Me Your Wedding Shoes"

I thought I would leave you all with a few pictures to drool over and also ask you which of these shoes you like best.  So here goes, I am going to attempt to hook up my FIRST "Mc-Linky"... I have never done this before so yall give me some guidance and patience :) and of course PLEASE link up :)  

First up: 1) Caparros Dolce Dyeable in Ivory 

2) Caparros Dolce Satin in Blue (same shoe, different hue ... heheheh I crack myself up!)

3) MaxStudio Semel in Turquoise 

4) Caparros Calyx Satin Flower in Ivory 

5) Ann Marino Helen Ruffle Punp in Ivory 

6) David's Bridal- Dyeable- Yvette (in Ivory or Tiffany Blue) (LOVE the bling... the more bling the better ;) )

7) Caparros Brook Sequined 

 

So there yah have it.... my favorite 7 shoes for our big day... now don't forget to vote on your favorite shoe and 

"SHOW ME YOUR WEDDING SHOES!"

 < 3 love ya'll!

(all images from DSW online except for the Davids Bridal Shoe-which is from the Davids Bridal website)

Meet me in St. Louis

St. Louis was wonderful!!  There were SEVEN of us that crammed into my parents surburban and headed on an ELEVEN hour adventure there, and and ELEVEN hour adventure back!!
We stayed in the middle of downtown and literally were on the same block as the baseball field! We saw the arch and toured the City Museum (which was basically a playground/ jungle gym made out of all things recycled for kids of ALL ages-- including my DAD!) ha!
Here are some beautiful pics of the fun weekend! Congrats Shay and Brian!

 get ready for picture overload...

{first 4 photos by Kelly Pratt Photography}

the beautiful church!

the perfect shot!

the beautiful view from the reception room

one of my fav's! an apperance from the Village People, and my grandma and dad dancing :) Good times, Good times!

and for some of our own photos... ENJOY :) 

how hubs and I spent the trip...

view from our hotel room (St. Louis Hilton at the Ballpark)

from the park in downtown

hubs and I at the bridge

playing... (me, my dad and sis)  at the City Museum...

ball park (view from our hotel)

on a walk... 

hubs and i in front of a beautiful tree

and there yah have it.... St. Louis :)

New Family Member Coming Soon!

Well this should be a fun filled weekend!
My sweet cousin is going to marry the love of her life on this beautiful Easter weekend!
Aren't they so cute together!!

Love you Miss K ... but not for long- Soon to be a MRS. M! :)
So so happy for you two! And Brian we can not wait for you to join our family!

Happy Easter Weekend Everyone!

Our First MARRIED CHRISTMAS!! :)

AH! Today was so much fun and I didn’t even know that it was coming... :)

Well let me get back to last night;... the wedding was absolutely wonderful- it was the most God centered wedding that I have ever been to and I was just absolutely in awe of how glorified God was last night at the marriage of these two people.  It was so evident that God had brought them together and that they wanted to bring Him all the glory.  WOW!  Now that is how a wedding is supposed to be!!!!!!!! :) Not to mention- Mel looked absolutely breathtaking and her groom (like the pastor said) didn't look bad himself ha!  Everything was *perfect* and nearly had me to tears about a dozen times.  I can not wait to get to know them better as a couple and hopefully blossom that friendship more than it already is :)

So yea, unfortunately K had to work on this wonderful Saturday and it kills me that he was gone all day... All I want to do is lie around, enjoy the Christmas season and veg with him.  I guess that will come later...

So this evening K got off work and for some reason (which I don’t know) both of us were in super happy/ giddy moods.  We decided that tonight would be the night to open our presents from each other because we will be going to hang out with my parents for Christmas and really didn’t want to haul all of our things/ wanted to really enjoy everyone else's gifts while we were there so we decided to do it before leaving our home.  And why not tonight!? ha! Tonight it was.  Usually I am one to enjoy looking forward to things for weeks/ months to come but this time I had no time to anticipate (minus about 30 mins) and it was a different kind of fun.  Giddy I guess you could say... I quickly went to the kitchen and started baking some Christmas cookies out of some cute cookie cutters that our friend Erin gave us for Christmas and put all kinds of tasty sprinkles to cover them :)  K got the leftover brisket out, chopped it up and made us both some bbq sandwiches.  They were oh-so-yummy!

Both of us then plopped on the floor in the living room and went to town.  Last week when we were putting out the nativity set I told K that whoever found baby Jesus had to open the first present (all the little pieces were wrapped in newspaper individually) and he found it.  We each saved 2 presents that we are going to open ON Christmas day at the rents house but we still had plenty to open tonight.  K got some practical things/ fun things.... he really gave me NO help this year as to anything that he even REMOTELY thought he might like for Christmas so I ended up going out on a limb....

-2 Racquetball racquets and 3 racquetballs.  He had mentioned a few months back how much fun he thought it would be to play racquetball at our gym (they do not provide the racquets) -- therefore I bought him 2 (one for me :-P) and some balls.  I am super excited about having a little fun and kicking both of our butts back in shape, all at the same time.

-Bedroom slippers ... I'm not sure if I am allowed to post this or not... (Sorry babe if I'm not) but K had taken a liking to my fuzzy slippers.... mind you they are leopard print... ha! So I bought him some "manly" ones that are Nautica- grey and navy. Now he has his own that actually fit him :) ha!

-Some DVD (I honestly do not remember the name of it right now) -- we were in wal-mart several weeks ago and while browsing movies he pointed at "this one" and was like "OOO- I want this movie!"  I immediately told him that he might want to *ask for it for Christmas* or maybe write it down because he and I both knew that I would forget what movie it was before we left the store.  true story. ha.  .... let me just tell you- I had to go back to the exact wal-mart and pick it out based on the placement of it.  I knew exactly where it was and luckily they had not rearranged the DVD's since our last visit- wheph! ha!

-A giant Cookies-and-Cream candy bar.  I HATE everything about them.  The smell. The taste. How they look. Everything.  K loves them.  and I love K.  Therefore I thought it would be a nice gesture because he knows how much I hate them.... I even threaten to not kiss him after he has eaten them but usually that doesn’t really work ha.  I don’t know why I dislike these things so bad... its weird- I almost hate them as bad as I hate onions ... EWW!

(and as we speak he is going after that "NASTY THING" and his slippers  {grin} (note: he says that the slippers are not quite as comfy as mine but let me tell you- they look much nicer on him hahaah)

And that is all for his gifts.  *minus the two I can not post about yet because he has yet to open them*

Let me just say I feel like a lame gift giver... not that he doesn’t like all of these things but he really went over the top and got me wonderful gifts.  I should have done better... maybe next year... or his birthday which happens to be in less than 10 days.

-He got me a gorgeous GORGEOUS James Avery cross necklace- the cross is formed of flowers and is on a beautiful black chord! WOW!

-A docking station for my iPhone/iPod-- I have never had one, yet I have had my ipod for almost 10 years... I am so behind.  This thing is so nifty it charges the iphone, plays music, has an alarm clock, comes with a remote, and probably a million other things that I have yet to discover! Jack-Pot!

-2 sleepers from VS-- I just love comfy PJ's ... and they have some of the best nightgowns... they have to be made from the softest material ever made. mmm mmm!

And there yah have it.

Our first MARRIED CHRISTMAS !!! 

I just love this man to pieces and found so much joy watching him open his gifts... that and shopping for them has to be my favorite part. :) Joy. 

{come back for pics soon of all the fun we had opening gifts!}

Such a BEAUTIFUL day that God has made!!

Today is SUCH a BEAUTIFUL day.... and for so many reasons...

1. The sky is soo-o blue out and the weather is cool but the sun will sure warm you up (as I am typing this I am sitting outside on our patio furniture that Cissie bought us- thanks!)

(view from our front porch) 

2. The countdown is on... only 7 more days till Jesus' birth!!! :) 

3. Our good friends Mel and Jake are getting married TODAY! and they also are going to be living right down the street from us!! We are so excited to share in their special day.  Yay for God bring people together in marriage!! :) 

(more pics to come later!) :)

Catching it on FIRE!

Well all you faithful followers, I have been promising you all some fun from this weekend and now is the time!

But real quick before I start that I just wanted to say a quick Thank YOU  for all of you who were keeping me in your prayers today for my interview, I greatly appreciate it! Things went well and the boss lady told me that she thought I would be a great addition.  I am still unsure as to if I am going to move forward with this particular job but again, I can not thank you enough! It is so comforting to be surrounded by such a great group of believers who lift each other up in prayer!! Please continue to pray for my clarity to where God is calling me to serve his kingdom.  God is so good!

Now about the weekend adventures....

Friday:

My "boo" flew into town and I picked her up and we came back to the house and played around waiting for K to get off work .  A few hours later our friend Roy arrived after a long 6 hour trip and we all hung out and ordered pizza and just chilled.  Our friend Ashley and her daughter (who was the flower girl at the wedding) were at the rehearsal dinner but came and spent the night with us as soon as they were finished.  We had a full house all weekend and it was so much fun!!

My Boo and I Friday night hangin out

Saturday:

Ahhh the fun continues: We get up semi-early and get ready for the wedding... let me just tell you that our crew sure cleans up well! Everyone was looking so snazzy and I just loved it!  We headed to the city and to the church and the ceremony was beautiful.  Afterward we headed to the reception.  There were two sizes of tables - large ones and smaller ones.  Well the tables were filling up fast so we grabbed a smaller one for the fact that it was front row on the dance floor.   Well it didn't seem like a terrible idea although we did start to get a little crammed once we got our dinner plates and drinks. The tables were decorated very pretty with flowers as the center piece and small candles around them.  Well one of my smart friends , ahem my boo, sat her drink down a little to close to one of the candles and the napkin that was wrapped around the drink fell in the candle and immediately caught fire.  It was pretty nerve wrecking at first but once it was put out by the semi-responsible Roy, by smashing a bottle on it, we all broke out in hysterical laughing!!! It was pretty great... and I made sure to capture the fun by getting a snapshot to share with all of you :)

So I realize that the pic doesn't look that great but it was wild :-P

The rest of the weekend we just spent recovering from the wonderful time we had at Cyd and Ben's Wedding! It was absolutely breathtaking and a great time also! I will leave you with some pictures, Enjoy :)

K and I at the reception

The amazing cake that I am convinced is fake because we never got any :(

Roy and my Boo

All the girls

With the Bride and Flower Girl

One more of "us" :) for good measure *wink*