Wordless Wednesday

Snowed In

The weather in Georgia and South Carolina has been a little crazy so far this week. Sunday night snow started to fall and I started getting excited about the thought of a snow day.

It rarely snows down here (although we did get about 5 inches last year!) so when it does we really try to enjoy it. I woke up to snow on the ground Monday, with more snow on the way and got the call that work was canceled-hurray!

So, we spent Monday curled up on the couch watching movies and relaxing. If only every Monday was so stress-free. It was pretty nice to enjoy a big breakfast with some Irish coffee, too!

The temps dropped again last night, causing the roads to freeze over again and since there are a few bridges on my way to work we got the day off again. So, it's been another relaxing day at the house. I've caught up on laundry, vegged out watching daytime tv and even enjoyed a nap. It's been like an extra weekend!

Hello 2011!

So, it appears I took a little unplanned blog break (yeah, let's call it that instead of laziness) towards the end of 2010. The holidays were a bit busy in between Fakesgiving at work, Thanksgiving with the family, Fakesmas, my birthday, Christmas and New Year's. (It also appears I have a bit of recapping to do!)

It's kind of hard to believe that 2010 is over, although quite a lot happened this year. We celebrated our 1 year anniversary, learned how to live on one income for part of the year, spent more time with family, and tried extreme couponing.

I don't want to set ridiculously high goals that I won't be able to achieve, but I do have a few resolutions this year.

1. Continue to cook more. I got some great cookbooks this Christmas and especially can't wait to try Virginia Willis's Bon Appetit Y'all

and Georgia Cooking by Trisha Yearwood (I tried the chicken pie recipe last night and it was quite tasty!)

2. Eat better and exercise more. This summer was so hot that I practically hibernated to avoid the heat, thus skipping walking and running when I should have.

3. Be a better wife.

4. Read more-should be pretty easy since Santa brought me a Nook for Christmas. I love it!

Georgia Southern is Back!

I'm so proud of my alma mater Georgia Southern. This weekend the Eagles took down our rivals, #1 ranked Appalachian State. My only regret was that I wasn't in Paulson Stadium to see it. Check out the last play...it give me goosebumps!

Ready for the Holidays

This year it feels like I am ready for the holidays even earlier than usual. That's probably because: 1. We were so frugal this summer on one income that we really didn't do much 2. This summer was so stinkin' hot that I'll take any kind of relief from the heat.

I can't wait for...

Fakesgiving with friends

Thanksgiving with Family

Celebrating my birthday

Eating tons of food

Listening to Papa Frank read the Christmas story

Christmas Ornaments

New Year's Eve

I also can't wait for Christmas music (I'm already listening), decorating the house, drinking warm tasty beverages in red cups from Starbucks, Christmas shopping, baking, and sending Christmas cards! What are y'all looking forward to?

Halloween Weekend

We decided to head up to Atlanta for Halloween Saturday at the last minute to visit the Hubs's best friend and his wife (Stephen & Amanda) who are expecting a little one in December. Most of the visit was pretty regular, staying up late chatting and catching up and making the requisite trek to Ikea and Trader Joe's for treats. I love me some Two Buck Chuck...If we only had one in Augusta!!!

We also ended up at a pretty fun Halloween party Saturday night. Stephen's old band was playing together while everyone was in town and there was even a screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Zombieland.

Amanda and I with my favorite costumes of the night, the Yip Yips from Sesame Street!

Me (sans fancy costume) and Amanda (pot bellied piggie)

Amanda and Stephen.

The coolest part of the night was the 'coffin buffet' for all the food. Mr. Skeleton consisted of: rice krispy skull with frosting, french bread arms and legs, cheesecake, chilli and dips for organs, and nuts! All surrounded by chips and cupcakes on the outside.

I'm so glad that November is finally here, honestly that was my first thought this morning. The weather is cooling off and the holidays are right around the corner. Can't wait for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Thursday Tidbits

I'm feeling pretty random today and since I'm still a little foggy from antibiotics and cold meds this is about as 'together' as I can be.

• I've been sick all week, which is no fun. It has been a little nice to catch up on rest at home, but daytime tv isn't as good as I remember it being and the Price is Right, just isn't the same with Drew Carey.
• It still doesn't feel like fall in our neck of the woods. We enjoyed one nice week of cool weather at the beginning of October but now it's back up in the 80's during the day. It just doesn't feel fall-ish if I'm still wearing shorts on the weekends and no tights at work.
• Since it has been so warm lately and I've been sick I haven't cooked much. If it would cool off, it would certainly put me in the mood to bake.
• I can't believe that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. I'm really looking forward to enjoying time with both of our families this year, decorating, and shopping for gifts!
• I've been super slacking in the exercise department lately and I've really got to do something about that. I think if I could just get myself on a schedule it would help, it just takes so much more effort to workout than it does to sit on the couch and watch the Real Housewives.
• Speaking of the Real Housewives, I really enjoyed the ladies from D.C. (except for Michaele, of course) and hopefully Beverly Hills will be fun, too. So far, I'm really liking Kyle and Linda.
• I found some fabulous new $2 sunglasses last week and thought I'd try them out on the way to Papa's wedding. I do love a good bargain!
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  I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!