Black Friday

Our Black Friday turned out rather nice. Blake worked in the morning while my mom and I tried to find stunning deals. I woke up early and made heart pancakes for Blake. I was rather impressed and decided to capture it! When Blake got home, he laughed at my $30 artifical tree I got from Lowe's (which was well deserved). When we went to take it back and find something decent, we decided to get a real tree. Blake has never had a real tree, and we thought it would be perfect for our first married Christmas. It was quite an adventure shoving it in Blake's little car and getting it into the house. Now our house is smelled with the sweet Christmas tree scent. So far, we both love it! We are still trying to keep Taylor out of drinking the water and hitting the bulbs.

Hope ya'll had a fantastic Black Friday!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving.

We had a lovely lunch / dinner with the fam!

Hope you did the same :0)

Now...it's time for shopping :0)

Weekend in Florence, AL

We went to Florence this weekend for a friend's wedding. We stayed at Jordan & Keishun's house (thanks guys!). We had to take Taylor with us and when we got to their house, we realized they had 2 HUGE dogs (Bull Mastiffs). One was 7 months old and really hyper...the other was 3 years and was used to being around small dogs. He looked really intimidating but was as gentle as could be with Taylor. They played and laid on the couch together and became good friends. I wish I got a picture of them but unfortunately, I didn't.

We are ready for Thanksgiving! I can't wait for a break from work AND some delicious food!

Another project ... I'm on a roll!

I've pulled up the flowers that died with the first frost and replanted with Pansies. They will stay in bloom throughout the whole winter and THEY ARE PURPLE! They are looking a little pathetic right now so hopefully with a little TLC they will make it.

My new favorite plant in our bed is the Burning Bush. It is gorgeous with the changing of seasons. I really like the red color.

Hope ya'll had a great weekend. We did!

Project # 3 Update

Project #3:
BEFORE & AFTER Pictures.
Blake finished clearing out the back. I cannot take any of the credit for this one. He did it mainly during the day and it took him about the month. We decided to not clear it all out because we enjoyed the privacy. We have enjoyed a bon fire and love the seclusion in our back yard.

Looks like all of yard work is completed this year! Woohoo!

Project # 1 & #2 Update

Project #1:
BEFORE & AFTER shots (in that order). It has been almost a month and the privets appear to like their new home. A few are looking bad but they were also planted around heavy rock that we couldn't get out.

Project #2:
Front has been seeded for about a month and is starting to show thru. We are waiting for the grass to come in really thick before cutting for the first time.

YUM

We are going to Cheesecake Factory tonight for my youngest cousin's birthday. I'm SOOOO excited. I'm hungry just thinking about it.

TGIT (Thank God It's Tuesday)

We had a LONG weekend. The wedding went very well it was just a lot of work!
Blake had to leave early to attend Hunter's bachelor party, which was interesting, to say the least. We both got home at ridiculous times and went to bed really early the next night to try and catch up.

Taylor spent the night at Grandma & Grandpa's house on Friday night and seemed to thoroughly enjoy herself. She loves to play outside and hide in the bushes! We missed her so much and are glad to have her running under our feet again.

Monday was rough...it's hard to get back in the groove when you are exhausted. Yesterday we had a nasty storm but it didn't seem to do any damage. We are so ready to have that tree taken down...which should be in a few short weeks.

Blake and I haven't really spent much time together since his new job promotion, so tonight we will be able to enjoy dinner alone and catch up. We are both excited.

Pretty uneventful week. Tomorrow we are celebrating my youngest cousins birthday at Cheesecake Factory....SO ready for that! I love that place!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a good upcoming week.

Fun filled weekend

I've had a great week. I got an iPod and Timex watch for my birthday. SCORE! I will be celebrating with the fam later on this weekend.

It is going to be a fun filled weekend. Our friends Ashley and Daniel are getting hitched, so tonight we will be joining them for a rehearsal dinner and then tomorrow let the fun begin. I am going to be decorating the reception area and I'm sure it will turn out cute!!! Because of all of these festivities, Taylor is spending the night at Grandma and Grandpa's in College Grove. The rehearsal dinner & wedding are in Lebanon and I will be there most of all tonight and all day tomorrow. It's our first night without our lil puppy and I already miss her so much. Mom said she is exploring and loves playing on the steps. But....we are excited that our friends are getting married!

Other than that, birthday dinner is on Sunday night and will probably lay around the house all day Sunday to catch up from the week / weekend.

Hope you had a great week and an even better weekend!