Sister Time!

My sister spent the night on Thursday! A&M Commerce, where she goes to school, cancelled music classes because of TMEA so she got home two days early! I had no class on Friday so we decided to make the best of it. She cooked us an incredible homemade dinner of crispy chicken and a tomato wine sauce. SO. SO. GOOD. I’ll think I’ll have those leftovers for lunch…

Since she’s going to NYC in a few weeks (LUCKY!) and performing at Carnegie Hall with her choir (DOUBLE LUCKY) we went shopping Friday so she could get some NYC necessities. I budgeted myself $50 and only spent $38. It was really funny how proud of me Jason was. haha! He couldn’t stop raving about me actually staying under budget for once. Yay me! Anyway! Here’s what I got for $38!

maroon tee:  Target $5.50, mint polka-dot blouse: Rue21 $7, blush specs: Rue 21 $5.99, geode necklace: Rue21 $2, black wedges: Target $15

We hit up Target first and I was surprised at how little their sale section grabbed me. This (super soft!) shirt was the only thing I got, but I’m glad I did. That color goes surprisingly well with my hair.

I wanted to go into Rue21 because #1) I’d never been in there and #2) I wanted some fake glasses and my 12 year old sister got hers there. (It’s her favorite store.) Yeah, I found the glasses but look at that crazy awesome MINT blouse! SEVEN. DOLLARS. Lil’ Rudy might be on to something.. Their jewelry was $.50-$2! I scored that awesome geode look-alike for $2. Craziness.

The rest of my weekend looked like this:

Homemade mocha frappes with Jason while he tries to fix his computer. Yippee!

A Story

Once upon a time this happened and she came into our lives. A dirty, crusted mess. She woke us up early in the morning, hungry, and never stayed put in her laundry basket.

She eventually learned to clean herself and began to eat real cat food.

She took tons of naps. Mostly on our shoulders and clothes, but her favorite spot was (and still is) nestled up to her best friend Toonces.

When she first met Toonces as a playful kitten, she annoyed him. Toonces sat still while she swatted at his twitching tail and tried to nurse on him.(Hilarious!)

She grew and grew and grew.
She still annoys Toonces.
She still naps near us. (She’s currently sleeping on our jackets on the table. Where she shouldn’t be.)
She’s still mischievous. (See above.)
She’s still silly.

But she’s our Little Bit. And I don’t think we could love her any more!

My Mom’s Big Debut

That fourth picture is my favorite of my mom. So pretty!

On December 11 mom, my little sister and I headed out to Elmwood Gardens for their first bridal show after “reinventing” themselves, so to speak. (My incredible mother designed their new logo that was seen on every nametag, folder, flier, and sticker at that bridal show. GO MAMA!) They added on another ceremony site so if there was any question of me wanting to get married again this solidified it. I want to get married again. (To Jason.. of course.)

It is so gorgeous out there. It’s not just our wedding location to me. It’s somewhere I’d love to live. I’d love to work out there in the gardens or even just cleaning the joint! It’s that beautiful. Even the 1.5 hour drive out is pretty. Trees, pastures, cows, winding country roads… reminds me of Laneville.

Back to my mom. 🙂 Since she is so awesome and has been building up a good reputation with the owners of EG, (since our wedding out there :)) she decided to join the bridal show with great success! People loved her stuff. And why wouldn’t they? It’s unique in the best way possible. 🙂 I was so proud of her that day! Putting herself out there and people loving what she had. That girl can draw!

Love you mom!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Christmas to you all! I hope you are spending time with your families and enjoying this beautiful holiday. Right now, Jason and I are watching the NBA remake their debut with the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavs! Woo! A little Christmas bonus. 🙂

So, what’d you get? What are you doing today? Let me know so I can be jealous 🙂

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Love you all 🙂

I Survived.

If any of you are friends with me on Facebook you probably saw this post:

*(aaand I just realized I said “statues” instead of “status”. HA!)

The generous people at UT Tyler decided to try out something called “dead days”. AKA, the greatest thing ever. They are just no-school days before exams to give students a chance to catch their breath and study. It. Was. Glorious. I actually had three dead days because I didn’t have exams one day this week. I did an entire 10 page paper in 2 days, a history review full of essays, and studied like a crazy person while not eating. (I don’t think I had a consistent meal the past week or two.)

But Wednesday nearly did me in. I had three of my hardest exams in one day. I did have a chance to take one another day but decided to get them over with all at once. And I think I did pretty decent! On Thursday I dare say I made a 100 on the exam I took! I was so incredibly proud of it I should put it on our fridge. Forrealz.

Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Jason and I just started last night. I know. It’s awful. But finding free shipping coupons on the internet really makes you feel better!

Want to know a secret? We don’t even have a tree. My mom gave us one of those skinny ones with the real wooden trunk so we have that sitting in our corner. No ornaments, no tree skirt, no presents under it. Nada. We’re real festive.

(Look out for a new big post featuring Crumbs and Crayons!)

Thanksgiving: Part Four

Yes. Yes. We ventured out at midnight to Old Navy of all places for Black Friday. Call us crazy, it’s okay. We called ourselves far worse. We were actually pretty close to the door for getting there at 11. Soon after we got there, the line started backing up. Way up. When they started letting people in 20 at a time, everyone went straight for the $1 scarves and grabbed handfuls of them. Really? How many necks do you know?

The only reason I even wanted to go was for their 50% off outerwear and they didn’t even have the coat I wanted. However, I still managed to spend $60. Ha! You can read about my insane encounter with appalling grown women here.  I’m still angry…