The Weedkend!

I'm so sad that weekend is over already :( I guess time flies when you are having fun! We didn't do much Friday night except for going to dinner at PF Chang's.  I believe we were in bed by 10 or 10:30. Saturday was a very lazy day for me.  I did not feel very well for most of the day, so I pretty much laid on the couch or in the bed all day and napped.  Buddy and I did leave the house to go get Chick-Fil-A for lunch.

Here is Buddy lookin out the window while we were in the line at Chick-Fil-A. He enjoyed looking at all the people in the parking lot, he was going crazy I couldn't get to look at the camera.

Last night I was so tired of sitting in the house and was about to go crazy, so Christian and I went to the mall to walk around. I didn't get anything except for a flag for my yard for Christmas with our initial. I will share pictures when I put it out.

Today has been a great day! We got up early and made pancakes before church.  I have never been able to make pancake, I always burn them, but today they turned out pefect and yes I had to take a picture of them.

I want to start making it a tradition to make breakfast before church.  I believe I have shared before that Christian and I have been wanting to find a church to start going to because we haven't been in a while and never together, except for a special occasions at my sisters house. Well today we visited a church called The Summit and we LOVED it and I can't wait to go back next Sunday! We both really excited that today was the start of a 3 week series called God Talk.  Week one is how God talks to us, week two is how we talk to God, and week three is about how we talk about God to others. I can't wait to share more about our journey of finding the right church and I feel we are on the right path!

After church today Christian and I went grocery shopping and then I met up with my mom, sister, and aunt.  We first went to lunch just to Wendy's because we were in a hurry to get to the Holiday Market.  I took my camera and had every intention of taking pictures but I forgot. We really didn't find much this year...sad for me but good for the wallet ;) I did manage to find this cute little monogrammed ornament.  I had the lady put The Adams est. 2009

I know it is really hard to see or read but you get the idea.  It is so cute and has a bunch of glitter inside and it just sparkles! Once I got home this evening Christian had made dinner and we watched Christmas with the Krank's! I am so ready for Christmas and I love this time of the year!

 I hope you all had a great weekend!

Show Us Your Life - Thanksgiving Recipes and Traditions

Oh my goodness... I can't believe Thanksgiving is in 3 short weeks, but I can't wait! Thanksgiving is always held at my aunt Tina's house and my grandparents always come down from Kentucky for the week! We have every dish possible...Turkey, Ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, green bean casserole, stuffing, broccoli casserole, corn, carrots, cranberry sauce, deviled eggs, yams, macaroni, bread, pecan pie, apple pie, pumpkin pie, and oh so much more! I love it! Every year we usually eat around 2 or 3 and the all the girls study the sales ads to know where we need to go for black friday! The girls in the family meet up around 4 or 4:30 in the morning on Friday and shop ALL day! I know a lot of people don't like it, but we always enjoy spending the day together and getting bargins.
Well this year is going to be a little different.  We are loading up in the car and going to Indianapolis to visit my uncle and his family for Turkey Day! There will be around 20 -25 of us and I know it will be such a good time! The Friday after we going to Chicago for the day and I'm so excited! I'm hoping we can start making this a family tradition every year to go and visit them!
As far as recipes go I don't really have many.  I usually bring a couple of side dishes but they are all easy and I'm sure you all have heard of them and know how to make them. My dad makes the best yams and they are to die for but I don't have the recipe with me. My aunt and sister prepare a lot of the meals but again I don't have their recipes! So I'll leave you with my specialty: (I think the recipe is even on the can of greens beans)

 Green Bean Casserole

2 or 3 cans french style green beans

2/3 cup milk

1 can cream of mushroom

1/2 can fried onions

pepper

Mix all the ingredients together

(as far as the pepper goes, I just pour to my liking)

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes

Sprinkle top with the other 1/2 of the fried onions and bake for 5 more minutes

Simple as that! Which is probably the reason I bring it every year!

Getting Organized!

For the past few months I felt so unorganized around the house and very cluttered.  We received so many wonderful gifts from our family and friends for our wedding and showers, but now I'm having to go through everything and figure out what old stuff to get rid of and where to put the new.  Christian has been a very big help with this and I believe we have finally found a home for everything, but I still fill cluttered and unorganized. On top of trying to put this stuff away, I struggle every week with keeping my house clean or the way I like it. I'm always thinking I have so much to do around the house before I can relax. Well today I was reading South Family and I realized I'm not the only one who has this issue. Leslie from Lamberts Lately suggested using Fly Lady and I think I might have found a solution to my issues!  I signed up tonight and plan on starting the steps tomorrow and this weekend. Hopefully this will help me get everything in place and organized! Have any of you used this website? Did it help?

I'm so happy that tomorrow is Friday! I'm looking forward to the weekend.  Saturday we don't really have much planned, probably just hanging out around the house and enjoying the day with my husband.  Christian and I haven't ever gone to church together as a couple and I haven't been in a while. I mean we go once in a while with my sister to her church, but we don't really have a church of our own.  So Sunday is the start of finding a church for Christian and I.  I have few baptist churches picked out that I want to go to and see which one fits us best. I'm looking forward to that! After church, we are having a girls day.  My mom, sister, aunt, and myself are going to lunch and then to the Holiday Market at the coliseum. It is a huge craft show that comes every  year!

This is the best picture I could find but it is huge, it takes up both sides of our special events center.  Greensboro may lack a lot of stuff, but we do have a BIG coliseum! Hopefully I will find some cute stuff there this year for Christmas presents and maybe a little something for me too :)

Happy Hump Day!

Only 2 more days until Friday! I know I shouldn't wish my life away, but I can't wait for the weekend every week.  I love having 2 days in a row off and being able to do whatever I want, especially now that the time has changed, I feel like I have no time in the evenings. I don't have much to blog about today. Tonight after work Christian and I ran to Ross so I could return a dress, went to Subway for dinner, and to Walmart to pick a few things. I did get a scarf at Walmart for on  $5! I wanted one to go with my new pea coat I got last night.  I found Kenneth Cole coat for only $60, I couldn't pass up the deal. Now we are both sitting here on the couch watching TV and playing on our computers.  I'm waiting for 9:30 to watch Cougar Town, it is so funny. I hope you all have a wonderful night!

Happy Birthday Jacob!

Today is my nephew Jacob's 7th birthday! He is such a mess and is all boy and is always making us laugh at the things he comes up with! He has a such an outgoing little personality and man will his parents have their hands full when he gets older. 

This is a picture of him from our beach trip in August, he was catching sand fleas!

Happy Birthday Jake Man! Uncle Christian, Aunt Crystal, and Buddy love you so much!

Fireproof

Christian and I received the movie Fireproof and the book Love Dare for a wedding gift! I've been wanting to see this movie for a while now and just haven't had the chance. Well Christian's aunt gave us the movie and book. I was so excited when we opened it, I couldn't wait to get back from our honeymoon to watch it. We both liked it so much and have told everyone about this movie. I believe we both cried too! I recommend anyone who is married or getting married to watch this movie. I think about this movie everyday and how I can work it into my marriage! We plan on starting the Love Dare soon! I can't wait, I think it will bring Christian and I closer together and bring more to our marriage.

Our Weekend

We have had a nice weekend just hanging out doing whatever we wanted! Friday I guess Christian and I had a little date night! We went to a Japanese restaurant for dinner and had sushi and hibachi...it was so yummy and we ate way too much. After dinner we ran into a store called Stein Mart and did a little shopping. Christian got 3 new shirts and I got 1 shirt (Lucky Brand for only $6) and a new wallet. We only spent $45 and we saved over $150, I refuse to buy stuff for full price. After that we just drove around looking at houses and then came home. It was a wonderful Friday night with my husband.

Saturday I had a hair appointment at 9:00 to get my hair cut and colored. I have been wanting to cut my hair since the summer, but didn't because of the wedding. So I made an appointment as soon as we got back from the honeymoon! We took about 5 1/2 or 6 inches off and then colored the underneath part an auburn color and then highlighted the top! I love it and it so much easier to do. I have really thick hair so it would always take me forever to dry it and then I would have to straighten it. Here is a picture of me trying to show off my new hair!

We stayed in on Halloween to give out candy. We only had about 30 to 40 trick-or-treaters, which I guess that is more than some get. It was so fun seeing all the kids dressed up, but really makes me mad when you have older kids or adults trying to get candy. Here is all the candy we bought! We still have candy left over.
Here is Christian and I hanging out waiting on some trick-or-treaters!

I haven't posted about Buddy in a while, so here is his fall pictures! It was so hard to get him to sit still by the pumpkins and get a picture. I think this one turned out pretty good. He did not like everyone ringing the door bell last night. Finally, we had to put him in the bedroom because he was barking at everyone.

Tuesday is my nephews birthday, so we went out to my sisters house today to celebrate! He had such a good time with his friends. I didn't get a picture of him because he was too busy playing, but here is one of my cousin and sister with me!

I hope you all had a great weekend!