Costco, my love.

So, we have been married now 8 months which explains a lot why I haven't been on my blog! Marriage is continuous work, but soooo worth it. We are having a blast being married.

We recently became members at Costco and the geek in me is in love with the place! We spent mega-bucks there last month, but I won't have to buy chicken, bread, dog bones, hummus, etc. for months! It is definitely helping the budget.

As most of you know, I love cooking. In fact, we recently had a Pampered Chef party and the consultant asked us a question: Are you a Wendy, a Betty, a Martha, or a OPF? Wendy is someone who goes through drive-thrus, Bettery is someone who uses a box mix, Martha is from scratch, and OPF is other people's food. I am primarily a Martha! In fact, the only boxes of anything I have in my house right now are cereal and rice! I think that's pretty darn good for a 26 year old newly wed.

With that said, I hate bottled sauces. Particularly, I like least, pre-packaged alfredo sauce. I have recently discovered a cheap and yummy way of making alfredo! It also saves a few calories which is always a plus. I use one part grated parmesan cheese to two parts heavy whipping cream. Heat it on the stove and voila! Justin and I love it tossed over cheese tortellini and for the man in him (who thinks a meal isn't a meal without meat) I cook some bacon, chop it up and throw that in as well. Soooo good and fast!

I find it so disturbing that I get just as much a rush shopping at Costco as I do shopping for new fashions. Scary!

Updated 1/21/2014

Happy Fall Y'all!

Wow! It's been waaaay too long! So, it's now fall; time is flying by!

Justin and I now have hardwood floors throughout our entire house; they are beautiful. Over Thanksgiving break, I also plan to paint our bathroom off our bedroom. I'm going to see about putting up some chocolate molding and painting the walls khaki.

I have been dying to get a sewing machine and a woman from my hometown has recently moved to Wilmington and brought me one she no longer uses! I have to go pick it up, but I am soooo excited to get to work on some fun crafts. I may just want to have another work-less summer. I've really enjoyed decorating the house for the holidays as well; I'm super excited about Christmas around the corner! In fact, last night, Irie, Justin, and I carved our first family jack-o-lantern! To feed my crafting appetite, I've become officially addicted to this site I just found called, Tip Junkie. Its a fantastic blog that shares other peoples' craft ideas. I am a big fan and am already stealing some great decorating ideas to use as wedding gifts!

Irie is growing bigger and bigger all the time. She is almost to 30 lbs. now. She loves chasing leaves and going for walks. Justin recently took her on her first golf outing. He said she loved riding in the golf cart and was very friendly and considerate when others were hitting their ball. The front 9 she would run along side the cart and the back 9 she wanted to ride she was so tired! I wish we had pictures from it; I'm sure it was adorable.

I've got some great new recipes I stole from some friends in PA a few weeks ago that I'm going to try out at Thanksgiving this year. And my friend, Mindy, is sharing peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes with me from the box that we shared all summer long. So, my next big venture...mushroom risotto. I'll let you know how it turns out and I'll be sure to include pictures of my crafting expeditions!

XOXO