so we've decided that arkansas is not so bad...

and we're going to stay put for a little while. Mike's success at Wal-Mart is the main reason for our decision. He is advancing quickly and enjoying his work, so it only makes sense to stay and see how far he wants to go with them. So I've been trying to make our little house more "us". I've made curtains for the living room, the dining room & the kitchen (I'll post pictures later) and I've finally finished decorating our master bathroom. (pics at the end of this post). This also means that we can start house hunting! This has become my new online obsession-- so do we want a cool retro house from the 60's? A sturdy well-made home from the 80's (updated of course!) or a new construction home? Decisions, decisions!

And now, master bathroom pics:









with the new rug:



With the blue fabric I'll be making curtains out of:


Total cost for everything: $50!

Pretty Quiet

I haven't had much to say lately.
We're doing well.
I miss my girlfriends.
I'm making curtains for the living room & kitchen.
I was pretty happy with the Super Tuesday results.
(except Arkansas--Huckabee??? Really???) Yuck.
We're heading to Tulsa this weekend to attend a ceremony for my Dad. He's being promoted to a Senior Chief Master Sergeant. Way to go Dad!

Super Tuesday!

I love voting. Yep, I'm a dork and I don't care. Looking forward to casting my first vote in the state of Arkansas, and looking forward to voting for someone I really like! :)

The Garden District

What a blast!

I got back from New Orleans on Monday night. I had the BEST time. I really fell in love with the city. Here are a few pictures:

I'll post some of the gorgeous pictures of the Garden District later in the week. Hope everyone is doing well. :)

Quick Update

We're flying to Denver today for Mike's grandfather's funeral. On Friday, I'll fly from Denver to New Orleans. I've had this trip planned for a while and I'm really looking forward to it. I'll be back to blogging next Tuesday!

sad news

hey guys,

Mike's grandpa passed away late last night. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

You must must must must

see Juno.

p.s. Michael Cera is the boy I would've fallen in love with in high school.

New Orleans Anyone?

I'm heading to NOLA in a little over a week. I am soooo excited I can hardly stand it! Have you guys been? Any recommendations would be awesome.

Already on the agenda:

New Orleans ghost tour: http://www.hauntedhistorytours.com/ which should be FUN and maybe a little cheesy. :)

I would love to see this: http://www.makeitrightnola.org/

and we definitely want to track down Brangelina!! lmao

any tips on restaurants, fun bars, neat things to see and do are appreciated!

this makes me laugh:

Picture Post of Mike's Birthday

These were taken on Mike's birthday in Chapel Hill and I just realized I had not posted them yet. Happy 29th Babe!!


A flask in a bar is NEVER a good idea...

(that's Mike's little brother Rob)

It was hot as hell in there and Mike was getting pretty lit:

This one makes me laugh. I'm hot & yucky & Mike is wasted. lmao

Most random picture of the night:

Poor guy trying to recover the next morning. 29 might be a bit old to party like a rockstar...


Soon after this picture Mike made another bad choice: Indian food after a night of drinking. hahaha!!

Visitors

P & B at our house a few days ago. Brooke was reading my "bible". I think you can click on the picture to get a better look.

What did you learn in 2007?

A message board that I'm a part of posted this question: What did you learn in 2007?

Here's my answer:

I've learned the power of forgiveness. Reconciling with my father after 10 years was one of the best things to ever happen to me. Part of me is whole again, a weight is lifted off my shoulders and I feel a sense of peace!

Even though I already knew this, I've learned even more just how lucky I am to have Mike. He's an amazing partner and makes my life better every day.

I've realized that I am in desperate need of female friends. Real, loyal, wonderful friends. Hopefully 2008 will bring a few into my life!

I've sort of re-learned how important my faith is to me. Finding our church and becoming baptized was life-changing for me.

Happy New Year!

We had a low-key night. I'm still getting over my Christmas cold, so we stayed home. Video games, cuddling on the couch and Dick Clark's countdown for us. Last year was the whole Ice Ball thing, so I'm glad we didn't do anything crazy this year. And yes, I had pink champagne!

2007 has been a terrific year for us. Mike got a great new job, we moved to a new state, made some new friends, I reconciled with my biological father and we celebrated our first year of marriage! Here's to a fabulous 2008!!

a late Christmas party

Just a few pics from my family's super late Christmas party. Since we spent Christmas in Chapel Hill, we celebrated with my parents & brother yesterday. We had a blast!

the gifts ready to be opened:


the food I made:


nothing fancy--Mexican roll-ups, sausage balls (or as my Dad loved to call them, "Christmas Balls"):
chips & homemade salsa, queso in the crockpot & little bacon wraps (recipe found here)


Connor & I:

My lovely parents & I (you have no freaking idea how many times we had to take this picture!! My mom is incapable of keeping her eyes open in a photo omfg!)


Mike's shirt says "I was raised on the street"-lmao

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone had a great time! We're trying to settle back in at home, we still get to celebrate with my family this weekend! I'm sick and really hope I get over this soon! Being sick on Christmas is no fun at all! :(

Traveling, Arkansas Style

Here's my last post until Christmas, this year has flown by!! We leave for North Carolina tomorrow. We're flying out of the Northwest Arkansas Airport...I'm hoping it's not ghetto!

We fly home on Christmas Day. This will be my first Christmas ever to be away from my family. I'll admit that I'm sad. :( Oh well, I'll be with Mike, & that's all that matters.

Hope everyone has a fabulous Christmas!!

Best Emails Ever!!

Those of you that know how much I looove Pink is the new Blog (Brooke!) will understand how this is so fun to me! Yesterday I was on one of my favorite little gossip sites and heard the Jamie-Lynn Spears pregnancy rumor. Trent didn't have anything up on PITNB, so I emailed him (just used the email listed on the site) just to see if he was going to post the story. I never expected a response...but like 2 minutes later he emailed me back! lol :)

I'm a dork and got sooo excited-I just love him!! We emailed back & forth a few times last night discussing the Spears sisters. It was the highlight of my day!!

My husband knows me so well!

I'm blogging from the most ridiculously girly laptop ever.
Mike surprised me with a "luxury pink" Sony VAIO laptop. :)
Not only is it adorable, but its pretty bad-ass! I can control everything by voice command. I don't even have to touch the keyboard to blog!!

LOVE it. <3 <3 <3

My Newest Obsession

Celebrity Hair Makeovers.

Some are cute, some are lol-worthy:

(oh & wtf is up with my Paris Hilton-esq wonky eye?? I do not have that in real life)

Jessica Alba:



America Ferrara:



Jennifer Hudson/Sara Ramirez:



LC from The Hills:



Reese Witherspoon:



Kate Hudson:



Gwyneth Paltrow:



Rhianna:

Drunken Rock Band

Picture from this past weekend. Might be the best game EVER!! We played that bitch till 3:30 in the morning!!!

Outdoor Christmas Decorations

Nothing too fancy-- just a wreath & some garland. Lights & garland on the back deck, but no pictures yet!

I'm betting that no one else gives a crap about this...

But I don't care, I'm EXCITED!!!!!!! :)

Saturday night is the Mayweather-Hatton fight. We're having people over to the house & watching it on pay per view.

I'm a huge boxing fan (probably more so than Mike!). I've been following Hatton's career for a while now, I think he is a tremendous fighter & my fingers & toes are crossed that he will kick Mayweather's ass!! lol

I'm also just really excited to meet some of Mike's co-workers and entertain at our home. I'll try to take some pictures, if I remember!


**The hardest thing for me will be to stay clam during the fight. I always yell (usually very vulgar things! lol) at the tv, and I don't want Mike's co-workers to think he's married to a weirdo!**

This might be a little bit stalkerish...

So I'm going to New Orleans in January. I'm super excited for the trip...and even more excited today since I just happened to find Brad & Angelina's address to their new house. Eeeeek!!! My friend & I are determined to go and at least take a picture of it. And if little Maddox, Zahara or Shiloh happened to be outside, I wouldn't mind either. lmao

Just Cause

Random Picture Post by me:

This has become my favorite picture on the net:



I'm still jealous of my parent's new car:



I'm thinking of getting bangs again:





Yum:



Yum again (never thought this kid was hot until this mugshot... go figure):



Yum again:

Coming soon to a mailbox near you-- this might just be the picture on our Christmas cards this year...just saying:



red nails for the holidays...eh, not my favorite, but I'll keep them for a week:



2 half-eaten cheesecakes I made for a dinner party--soooo freaking good!!: