The ZEBRA Rug!!!

Well there you have it folks, the next newest addition to the Living Room. Isn't she purdy? I've been eyeing this rug for over a year I know at least and they finally went on sale. I really could beat the $200 price tag at Pottery Barn either. Now all we need is matching coffee and end tables, oh and new couches to go along with this thing! Least we're starting from the ground up, lol!

Day 1 on Meal Plan /Day 2 with no texting

Day 1: I decided I was going to commit myself to making specific meals and only shopping for those in an effort to try and save some money on the grocery bill. I hate to see my grocery bill be high (not going to disclose the amount because those of you with kids will give me a hard time!) and not feel like I have anything to cook with when I just spent all this money! So I threw something together for the next couple of weeks and it kinda helped at Walmart. Also with Markus too because he doesn't have to wonder what his wife is going to cook. So if it works (2 week trial, haha) I'll start posting the menus on my recipe blog. So stay tuned. I think I'm on to something. OH P.S. this also forces me to try new things since I have time to plan ahead which I super duper love :)
Day 2: We cut off our unlimited texting package. I hated to do it in a way and Markus and I had been talking about it, but the icing on the cake was the day of my birthday (no pun intended). I guess I'm just over the part where people feel like they don't have to talk to you and it's ok. I like to hear a voice on the other end sometimes. It's convenient, but really I would rather have a relationship outside of texting. So needless to say I've only missed it once. Not bad. Surprisingly I'm surviving without it, who knew? Crazy how the so called "luxuries" of life paint the picture like we can't live without them. But what's nice is that I have it restricted to send and receive texts so if someone decided I should pay for them to communicate with me via text... nope not gonna happen. Like I said earlier I'm on to something!

Who's in my bed!?!

We had a house full for the BAMA game kids and all. Myron, Kaitlyn, & Ethan were entertaining to watch/play in my bedroom. At one point they were all on my bed under the covers. Look how cute these kids are! We really had a good time even if the Tigers lost. Wish I had a kiddo to share my bed with :)

Miss Alexa even found something to entertain herself with too! Kaitlyn and her are sisters :)

Happy Bday Lydia

My little niece Lydia is turning 4 today! Hard to believe she is already 4. I remember when her mommy was pregnant at my wedding. Now she's all things princess and pink. Though I'm sure she likes purple too :) I just stumbled on the cutest girly website that really reminded me of her and wanted to share for those of you who have girly girls. It's HEART TO HEART! I love it. I'm getting so many ideas to do when I get my sewing machine. Can't wait! Won't be long now :)

Enjoying 27

I'm officially 27. Well I guess technically I was at 7:57am yesterday. For those of you who are unaware, 27 is my favorite number. It has sort of stuck with me through the years and I've always liked it. Call me crazy, but hey that's just me (and my family too, lol!). It was a great weekend. Friday the 13th was my surprise party. I loved it! I'm so thankful for Esther, Sarah & Markus for their love & desire to make me feel special. It was certainly a bday party to remember. Everything was so perfect from the decorations and food down to the very plates we ate on. Which is very me :)... Perfect that is! HA! Saturday was filled with church meetings, oh what fun! After all that fun stuff Markus took me shopping. My rug was on sale at PB so I jumped on it! It's not everyday that you find what you've been wanting for a couple of years has finally gone on sale at a price you can actually afford... sorta :) So the zebra rug is on my floor people! Now we can start working from the ground up (literally) and furnish the living room (with furniture that actually reflects my taste/style). We after we went out to eat and caught a late movie, 2012. I was so exhausted from Friday night that I quickly fell asleep in the movie, so don't ask for a movie review. Sunday as filled with more church meetings/visits. Woke up at 6am. I know what was I thinking... ON MY BIRTHDAY!!!! I really didn't want to go but a person I who will go unnamed obviously gave me the guilt trip. Gotta love those church people. They just don't understand... unless it's them of course. HOA meeting happened literally an hour after I got home from church in Lafayette. From there on to a concert at church with my MIL. I was happy she got to come. It was sweet that she decided to spend the evening with me on my birthday. I can't say enough about how special she made me feel over the weekend. More so than my own family. Funny how that worked out I guess and disappointing too. I guess birthdays aren't supposed to be exciting once you are an adult. Least that is the impression I got from them. Looking forward to the 27th of this month! and the next and the next and so on and so forth. I hope its gonna be a great year for me... Goodness knows I'm not looking back to my 26th year on this Earth, there was too much crappiness! Other than to learn from it!

Technology is GREAT...Apparently

I'm glad to see I didn't cut my texting package on my phone off BEFORE my birthday... I've gotten nothing but texts today! Thanks to all who were thinking about me. Somehow I've managed to get no phone calls today. What's the world coming to? It's almost like no one wants to talk to anyone anymore as long as emails, texts and Facebook exist in our lives! Well looking at my phone I take that back. I missed a phone call from my Mother-in-law. So had I not been at church for 5 hours I would have caught that one. Thanks Esther for apparently doing things the old-fashioned way. Sometimes it's nice to hear a person's voice. Today has been filled with church meetings and HOA meetings, Markus working and finally I will be going to he muscial performance, "Believe" in less than an hour. I think it's a great way to end my birthday (weekend) with a nice pick me up, since my birthday today has been all about serving other people :)

Oldie But Goodie

Well here is the furniture piece that Uncle Brent delivered to the house just in time for my Birthday! I was happy to hear he was bringing it today. I just love it and it makes a great addition to the living room. Daddy wrote on the back of every piece he built. It was started in the summer of 1977 and finished in the summer of 1978. So cool! I'm very happy I was entrusted with this oldie and promised Uncle Brent I would take care of it and couldn't thank him enough. Another highlight to my weekend. Can't wait for my Birthday tomorrow!!!