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

Puppies Don't Care...

The past few days have been miserable for me. I've been sick since noon on Sunday and I am just now starting to feel better. Thank God! There is absolutely no food in the house, I did 2 loads of laundry today in between sleeping, and Irie has zero sympathy for a sick mommy.

I intend to go back to work tomorrow (thank God it just so happens to be a half day) and hopefully life turns back to normal. Its amazing how much a fever can throw your world off.

With all that said, I haven't done much cooking, but I was in PA over the weekend (yes....I was stuck there for an additional 48 hours contrary to original plan and drove home sick Monday - although, I had my good friend Alicia and her mom taking care of me while there) and I learned soooo many quick and easy recipes! I can't wait to try them and share them with you!

First and foremost, I must say, if you don't yet have a crock pot and you think you can't cook....go out and buy one. If you can, invest in one that comes with a meat probe, a timer, and will automatically shut off/on when you want it to. I promise you....people will love your food. Justin even claimed my roast was better than his mom's! I begged him not to tell her...

Looking forward to a better week now that I've kicked the fever and will be happy to share more then.