Unfinished.

I started on a project last night for the dining room and I didn't complete it, so it's sitting on the landing at the top of our stairs waiting for me when I get home! Fingers crossed it comes out gorgeous :)

Dana and Patrick stopped in to see the house for a bit last night, it was nice to catch up and I wish we could hang out with them more. Why is life always soooo busy? Then I got to random phone call from Sheila that made my whole night, hence why I didn't finish my project but it was completely worth it!

My mother in law is supposed to come over tonight and hopefully we'll be able to recover my seat less chairs, once that's done the dining room will be basically complete. Ahhhhh, I love how things are coming together in our home! Although I did realize last night that we have A LOT of brown in our house.... J swears its my favorite color.

J was very productive last night in our guest room, he went through all of his stuff from college and all of the 'crap I didn't know where to put so I threw it in the guest room closet to be dealt with later.' Oh I love that man!

Look what came in our mail yesterday? Rachel's Save the Date :) Now proudly hanging in our kitchen!

You know you love me

J and I had a fun, relaxing weekend working on the house.

Saturday we went shopping and got some fabulous curtains for the living room, a tooth brush holder and some new clothes. Pictures to come later! Oh and J bought me a really neat vase for our fireplace :) J hung up my wall clock and made our yard look incredible!

Later on that day I went through my entire bell collection that's been packed up since 2008. We counted 82, yes I am an old lady who used to collect bells. I sorted them and am only keeping 5 or 6, I'm thinking of keeping the rest in the attic for now.

Yesterday J and I cleaned up the house A LOT. Buddy was bored and wanted to play. We're having company this weekend and want the house to be in tip top shape!

Once we settled down, (please no judgements) we put in Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. The movie was really interesting, he's like a white mini version of Usher honestly. It was neat to see how YouTube played such a huge role in his success. Also, I know for sure after watching that movie that I only want to have little boys when we decide to have babies. I don't think I can handle crazy little girls!

 J said he had a promo code  for it so we got it for free SCORE! Buddy was uninterested in the Biebs, he only wanted to play with his new toy-a Poweraide Bottle.

Friday Survey

Happy Weekend!

Fill this out and repost as, "My Autobiography" ... And use your own answers, not anyone else's.

1. Where did you take your profile pic?
The day of my wedding, the photographer snapped it as we walked down the isle after being announced 'Husband and Wife.'
2. What exactly are you wearing right now?
Teal Dress with silver flip flops
3. What is your current problem?
Getting my house in order to have people over next weekend for Jake and Stacey's Wedding.
4. What makes you happy most?
My Husband, my dog and my friends
5. What's the name of the song that you're listening to?
Barely Breathing, Duncan Shelk
6. Any celeb you would marry?
Nah.
7. Name someone with the same birthday as you?
Steven Lester
8. Ever sang by yourself in front of a large audience?
Yes.

9. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
Nope.
10. Do you still watch kiddie movies or kiddie TV shows?
Sure.
11. Do you speak any languages?
American, haha jk, English.
12. Has anyone you've been really close with passed away?
I've been blessed and have not experienced that.
13. Do you ever watch MTV?
Who doesn't?
14. What's something that really annoys you?
Work :)
Chapter 1:

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1. Middle name:
Noel
2. Nickname(s):
Pretty
Little One
Ape
3. Current location:
York
4. Eye Color:
blue

Chapter 2:

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1. Do you get along with your parent(s):
Most days
2.Are your parents married/separated/divorced
married 
3. Do you have any Siblings?:
two sisters and two brothers

Chapter 3: Favorites

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1. Ice Cream:
Peanut butter chocolate
2. Season:
Fall
3. Shampoo/conditioner:
Sauve
Chapter 4: Do You..

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1. Dance in the shower?
Nope.

2. Do you write on your hand?
Not anymore
3. Call people back?
Of course

4. Believe in love?
Yes.
6. Any bad habits?
I bite my nails
7. Any mental health issues?
I sure hope not
Chapter 5: Have You..

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1. Broken a bone?
nope

2. Sprained anything?
no
3. Had physical therapy?
nope

4. Gotten stitches?
Yes in my forehead
5.Taken painkillers?
Yes
6. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling?
nope.

7. Been stung by a bee?
No
8. Thrown up at the dentist?
Nope.
9. Sworn in front of your parents?
Haha yes

10. Had detention?
Never
11. Been called a ho?
I dont' think so, in gest sure though
Chapter 6: Who/What was the last

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1. Movie(s)
The HangOver Part 2
2. Person you called?
Client
3. Person you hugged?
 Jeremy
4. Person you kissed?
Jeremy
5. Person you tackled?
Buddy
6. Person you talked to on IM?
Facebook Chat, Allie
7. Thing you touched?
My mouse
8. Thing you ate?
Leftover mashed potatoes from Outback
9. Thing you drank?
Chocolate Milk
10. Thing you said?
Man it's hot outside.

I can't believe it's June!

Can you? How has the first half of the year treated you?

Geeze, 2011 is almost half way over! But for most of this year I've been wedding planning and haven't paid attention to how fast the year has flown by so far. I loved every minute of wedding planning but man am I glad I'm not planning anymore for now, things are slowing down and I love it. Today is my sweet Mom's birthday!

Happy Birthday Mom, love you!

I made Goulash for dinner last night, ever heard of it? It's a really easy dinner to throw together and tasted great with cheese on top. My Grandmother and Mom used to make it a lot when I was little. I combined a few recipes I found on AllRecipes  plus what I remembered from Mom and Grandma and came up with this:

1 pound lean ground turkey or beef

1 (14 ounce) can stewed, crushed or diced tomatoes

2 tablespoons Garlic

1 cup tomato sauce

2 teaspoons white sugar

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 can corn

1 (16 ounce) package pasta

Directions
1.In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the turkey until browned.
2.Stir in the stewed tomatoes, garlic, tomato sauce, sugar and basil, corn and then simmer for about 20 minutes.
3.Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente, and then drain. Combine the pasta and meat mixture; toss and serve.

What have you made for dinner lately?

Bless you!

I'm trying to get over a cold and today I can't stop sneezing.

Because of said cold, nothing got done yesterday at the house.

J and I watched Gnomeo & Juliet, it was cute and J was bored.

Have a happy Wednesday!

It happened again...

Friday we went to see The Hangover Part Two, it was pretty good although I didn't like it as much as I liked the second one. It did however live up to the hype. My favorite part was probably the beginning when Phil called Doug's wife Tracy...

Phil: “Tracy I’m sorry.”
Tracy: “Where the hell are you?”
Phil: [sigh] “It happened again.”
Tracy: “Don’t say that.”
Phil: “No, this time we really fucked up.”
...Tracy: “What the hell is wrong with you three?”
Phil: “So much Trace, I don’t even know where to begin.”
 
We had a long and glorious Memorial Day weekend, thanks to the troops who make it all possible! Wouldn't it be nice if everyone worked four 10 hour days and always had three day weekends? I vote yes.
 
Saturday we had a cook out at my in laws house and had a lot of fun eating, hanging out and playing corn hole. I made Balsamic Bacon Deviled Eggs and J made our homemade Peach Ice Cream! I was thrilled with how they came out :) If you're interested in the recipe just let me know! PS Unfortunately Blogger won't let me post pictures today, booo hisss.
 
My sister spent the night on Saturday, she's the first person to stay in our guest room! She came with us to church on Sunday too. The service was great, we had a guest pastor who preached on the story of Hosea and Gomer to wrap up the series Mr. & Mrs. Better Half. After church, my brother in law rallied the troops or so to speak and brought over Jeremy's family to help us get some stuff accomplished at the House! Praise the Lord we are finally getting some work done in the house :)

• New Fan in Living Room
• Hang old Living Room Fan in the Master
• Hang Microwave
• Purchase rug for Living Room
• Hang pictures in Living Room
• Re stain New Sofa Table & Dinning Room Table
• Paint railing for stairs
• Recover Dinning Room Chairs ( I did buy fabric for the charis this weekend, recovering story to come soon! $16 for 4 yards at Hancock Fabrics, heck yes Memorial Day Sale )
• Hang up Hanging Baskets on Porch (We found the hangers for them at my Mother in Laws, yes! These will be hung this week!)
• New door knobs and deadbolts for front and back door
• Trim painted up staircase and in 1/4 of the livingroom
• Curtain Rods hung in Living room
• J organized his closet and our room!

Yesterday we headed over to Jake and Stacey's pool and we grilled out for dinner. We aren't 100% certain but J thinks he broke his toe, no idea how either... maybe too many beers? It was a great end to a wonderfully long weekend that was much needed!

How did your Memorial Day Weekend turn out?

Perfect Match

via Amazon

These would look amazing in my Kitchen!