HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Today is a special day in our house!

It's Justin's birthday :)

He will be in school all day and I have to work, but he does not mind at all.

For his birthday I got him a Nintendo Wii.  It came with Wii Sports and Guitar Hero.  Then we got him Call of Duty with it too.

I also made him one of his favorite desserts, his mom's recipe for strawberry pie.  Yummy!

Happy Birthday, Justin!  I love you!

Anniversary Celebration

I can't believe I'm just now finding time to write this post about stuff that happened on Sunday!  I have been busy though.  I'll tell more about why I have been so busy later.

For now I just want to post some pics and tell about how we celebrated our first year of marriage.

We started off by going to church Sunday morning and then relaxing around the house.  We did a little shopping then came home and got dressed.  We knew we wanted to go out and eat, and Justin wanted to surprise me with where we were going.

I was so happy when we pulled up at Cheesecake Factory!  It was my first time there, and I was not disappointed.

And here is one of THE best desserts ever!  And that is saying something because I have a major sweet tooth.

We agreed not to buy each other gifts or anything since we are on a tight budget right now.  Just spending the day together and going out to eat was the plan.  But, Justin outdid himself again.  He bought me some new shoes!

I know that may not seem like a very romantic anniversary gift, but I desperately needed new tennis shoes.  My last new pair was bought when I was still in high school!  These are really comfy too.. :)

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In other news, my hubby started school today!  I am very proud of him and the steps he is taking toward accomplishing his dreams.  Today through Saturday he has 12 hour days of orientation... crazy, huh?!  I can't even imagine.  His first day of classes is next Monday.  I know he will do great!  Can't wait to see what God has in store!!!

8.8.09

This day one year ago looked like this...

Today is our big one year wedding anniversary!

I feel like it was just a couple months ago that we stood on a platform in front of all of our family, friends, and church family and made sacred vows to each other.

On the other hand, I feel like we have been married for years.  We are so comfortable around each other and know each other so well already.  Justin always, always knows what I'm going to say before I say it.  It's kinda crazy, really.

I had plans for today that we would watch our wedding video and eat our wedding cake topper.  There was a slight glitch, though, because we left our cake in WM when we moved!  So instead we watched our wedding video and ate a piece of this cake I picked up today.

It was neat to me to watch our video for the first time since the wedding.  I didn't remember everything since that day was such a crazy busy day.  I'm glad we have it captured on video so that each year we can listen to the promises we made each other before God.  It's just a nice reminder that we need to keep those things in mind and live them out day to day.

Justin has to work tonight, so I'm home alone.  He has plans to surprise me tomorrow with a small celebration of our anniversary.  :)  Guess I'll post about it later.

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Happy Anniversary, to my sweet husband!  I cannot imagine for a second my life without you in it.  You have changed me and my life so much for the better.  I know that God placed you in my life at just the right time, and although you aren't always perfect, you are perfect for me!  I love you with all my heart and cannot wait to see our lives unfold over the years to come.  Thank you for making my first year as a married woman a wonderful and unforgettable one.  And thank you for being willing to follow Christ and lead me in His will for our lives.  You are such a blessing to me, and I will not take you for granted!

yummy to my tummy

Justin's family left today after lunch.  We had an amazing time with them and hated to see them go.  Tonight I have extra-hated it because Justin went to work, and I had to go to work around here... laundry, dishes, and cooking dinner.

We ate out pretty much the whole time the family was in, so tonight Justin wanted me to cook.

I decided to try this recipe.  All of the reviews were great for it, plus I had all of the ingredients!

Poppy seed chicken

• 2 or 3 chicken breasts, boiled and cut in small pieces
• 1 16 oz sour cream
• 2 cans cream of chicken
• 2 tbls of poppyseeds
• Ritz crackers
• 1 stick of butter

Mix the first 4 ingredients and put in a baking dish. Cover with crushed up ritz crackers. Melt a stick of butter and pour on top. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 350. 

(once again this is from Kelly's Recipe Blog.. all her stuff is so good!!!)

I'm alive

Yep, I'm still here. Just been busy.

I started my full time hours at my job on Monday. It has been draining my energy bigtime. When I get home all I wanna do is lay on the couch. Yikes!

And then today Justin's family (dad, mom, sister, and brother in law) came in. We spent the day at Hurricane Harbor and then dinner and icecream cake to celebrate Justin's birthday. It's August 13th, but they will be in LA.

Tomorrow is Six Flags. Friday is Fort Worth Zoo.

Maybe after all of that is over, I will make an actual post that includes pictures and such.

Goodnite!

Testing

I feel the need to test Live Writer with my new 3 column layout.  It seems like I'll be able to have larger pictures.  Let's see....

An old picture of Miss Ava that still makes me smile.  :)

 

I sure do miss this girl.

Anywho, did it work??

HELP!

****edited: Well, I spent forty forevers and figured it out.. sorta. I still don't really know what I did. Feel free to still leave tips/info****

I got bored and decided to spend some time playing with my blog.

I chose a new background and figured out how to switch to 3 columns, and even how to put space between the columns.

But now my picture on my header is HUGE! I don't like it that big at all, but cannot figure out what to do. Can anyone help me??

Also, it's driving me nuts that the pictures are no longer in the right places on all of my previous blogs. I think I'm going to have to just deal with that though...

So, who can help me??