Roadtrippin' it!

Goodbye snow, hello 60 degree temps! 

Josh and I are here in Louisiana for Christmas, and will head out for Texas on the 28th to spend some time with Josh's side.  We're super excited to be able to spend time in the south and may not go back to Indiana. 

I hope ya'll had a great Christmas! 

I'll have a bunch more to show when we get back to Indiana, but this is a cute one of two of my favorite boys!  J and Andre' (my bro) from Christmas day!

Fill in the blank Friday!

Happy Friday ladies!  Sadly I will be working this weekend, but for all of you off have a great weekend!

I'm linking up with Lauren today!

1. The holiday season is coming up so soon!  It's such a great time to spend with people you love the most, decorating, celebrating, and just having fun!

 

2. Snow makes me  NERVOUS!  This is my first winter with snow, so while I'm excited, I'm nervous to drive in it.    J and I will be the only looney tunes out in the snow playing like children I'm sure...

 

3. The best comfort food to eat when it's cold out is chili...or mac n' cheese.  Yum...makes me want to eat some now!

 

4. Winter is the best time for snuggling! I love piling under  blankets by the fire with my coffee.  Oh, and if I had a gorgeous bay window, I'd probably stare out of it for hours looking out at my acres of rolling hills ;).

 

5. I can hardly wait for my week off between Christmas and New Years.  THANK YOU LORD.  I can't even express how excited I am.  Josh and I are road tripping to Texas and Louisiana to visit fam and friends :).  I think my heart is going to explode when I see everyone.

 
6. When it comes to holiday gifts I prefer to give them!  Well, chances are you're  probably getting a gift card.  I KNOW, that sounds awful, but unless I know exactly what you want I'd rather get you something practical.  Ugh, does that make me boring?  ;)

 

7. If I were to rate my excitement about the holiday season on a scale from 1-10, I would say Um....27??  HA

                                                                        IN OTHER NEWS....


                                           Ya know that saying, "Sometimes you feel like a nut?"

                                                        I was the nut yesterday friends.

Turns out 2 hours before my shift started, I realized my keys were locked in Josh's car.  Yep.  That means I was in total panic mode and sweating bullets.

I called J 50 times and and thankfully he left his car at his coworkers house (he lives about a mile down the road)...

Which meant I was left walking a mile and a half down the road (in a time crunch) to his coworkers house to get my keys out of his car, drive back to our apartment, and then rush to work.

I can tell ya that the experience was NOT a pleasant one.  

At least I didn't have to work out today.....

Le Sigh. 

Christmas decorating

Ahhhh!  Along with 12344554323 other folks, Christmas is my favorite holiday.  I was very blessed growing up and have such great memories of putting up the Christmas tree.  We would all play Christmas music, decorate, drink hot chocolate, etc.  I will always look back on those memories and smile.  Now that I'm married, I look forward to the new traditions and memories that I'll make with my new little family.

Here are a few pics for Josh and I's past Christmases:

Don't mind us, we just got back from our vacay in St. Tropez.  Ok, not so much.  We look a little oompa loompa ha!

    FAST FORWARD....

 Christmas decorating 2011

       

Our little helper!  Every night he lies under the tree now and chews on his bone for hours...cuteness overload!

  

Nothing too fancy, but I love it nonetheless!  Oh, and everything for $100 dollas!  BOOM! :)

    

Quick Holiday Recap!

Love love!

I hope ya'll had a FABULOUS Thanksgiving and weekend!  Josh's bro and sis-in-law (and bambino) came to spend Thanksgiving with us and we were super excited!  Considering I didn't think about the Thanksgiving menu until practically Wednesday night, (procrastinator party of 1) I think our dinner came out fantastic! 

Everything turned out great, and we had a yummy first Thanksgiving "in charge". 

Airplane anyone??

Saturday we decided to hop on the train and head to Chicago to do some holiday exploring.  Unfortunately it was a HOT mess outside, but we all soldiered on and had a great time nonetheless.

                                                                      Pizza pizza!

Can I just say how amazing Chicago is with all of the Christmas lights and holiday decor?  It's such an awesome feeling, and J and I will definitely be down there at least 10 more times before Christmas is over!

Weekend Words

It's that time ladies!  I'm linking up with Miranda over at Aimless Translation!

Here are my weekend words:

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I don't know about you guys, but reading quotes really inspire me.  Sometimes all it takes is a few quotes and I feel better after a bad day.  I mean not ALL days...but some. That may sound silly, but it's the little things...ya know?

It's gettin' real...

....In the Whole Foods parking Lot....

I love Whole Foods, and love this video even more!  I take my Whole Foods trips very seriously! 

Enjoy!

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Hope ya'll have a great Wednesday!

Annnnd Happy Thanksgiving ya'll!!!!



Funky Monk

Monday was just one of THOSE days....

Do I know why?  Nope!  Just was...

In honor of the funky Monday I have a few confessions...

1. I was in bed by 8pm last night.  NOTHING was accomplished after work yesterday.  I came home, took a shower and stayed in my pjs 'till bed.  I didn't even stay up for my beloved Housewives.

2. I am cooking dinner for Thanksgiving for the first time EVER and I have NO CLUE what to cook.  Oh, well besides a turkey...(J's company gave him a free one).  Panera Bread is on speed dial.

3. I have yet to go to the grocery for any items on our make believe non-existent menu.

4. I don't even like Thanksgiving.  I know.  I do not have a soul, and I feel bad saying that out loud.

I AM excited that Josh and I are spending T-Giving with a little bit of family.  Josh's bro and sis-in-law are coming from Ohio to spend our first T-Giving away from all family.

Cheers!