Hey y’all!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I look forward to reading about everyone’s holiday time.

Our family had an amazing time together last week! There was entirely too much fun for just one post, so I’ll be posting several times over the next week.

Here is the first bunch of pictures!

The fam

My uncle Jimmy, aunt Theresa, E, and C

Kermit, Susan, J, A, & S

Kenny, Carol Ann, Dalton, & EA

Mom-mom, Aunt Betty, and our cousin Jeanne

Dalton & EA

Me and my girls! Lots more pictures to come of us girls. When we get around each other, the silliness comes out :)

Aunt Betty & Mom-mom

Grandaddy, C, and E

A & Aunt Betty

Theresa & Momma

Sandy loves her Mom-mom!

Momma and me!

The girls: Mom-mom, Sandy-dog, Aunt Betty, Jeanne, Madelynn, Susan, Momma, A, me, EA, & Carol Ann

The boys; Kermit, J, Kenny, S, Dalton, Colby, & Daddy

We had so much fun hanging out together and being silly all weekend. Also, our cousins Jeanne and Madelynn came from New York to spend the holiday with us. Most of us had never met them, so it was really great to spend time getting to know them. We are all hoping they will come back next year!



JR Martinez, Iraq war veteran and daytime TV actor and his partner Karina Smirnoff were the winners!

I didn’t know who JR was before he came on the show, but his story definitely touched me. As the season went on, I didn’t watch very often, but I was always glad to hear that JR was still there and was a front-runner. He seems like such a happy person, and I think he truly loved dancing.

Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke came in second.

If you’ll remember back to my post right after they announced this season’s contestants, I said that I couldn’t believe Rob even agreed to do the show. I didn’t think he’d last more than a week or two. Boy, did he prove me wrong! He seemed to mature so much during the show, and he’s actually a pretty good dancer! I am really proud of him!

The final show was pretty great! I always love seeing contestants who were kicked off come back to dance one last time. I also enjoy watching the behind the scenes and clips from rehearsals. The best line of the night came from Carson Kressley: “I finally get to dance with a Chmerkovskiy. Check that off my bucket list”. I have to say, dancing with a Chmerkovskiy would be pretty much amazing!

What shows did you watch this week? Link up with Neely and me!

Hey y’all!

I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday and spending the day with the people you love.

Today, I have so many things to be thankful for.

I’m thankful for a God who has blessed me in more ways than I can even describe.

I’m thankful for my amazing family!

I’m thankful for the best friends a girl could ask for!

I’m thankful for Jack-Jack, the sweetest kitty cat ever!

I’m thankful to live in this great country, and I’m thankful for the men and women who have sacrificed to allow us to have the freedom we have.

I’m thankful for the little things in life: a Dr. Pepper pick-me-up, good Mexican food, lazy Saturdays, laughing until I can’t breathe, country music, the perfect peppermint hot chocolate on a cold morning…

I’m thankful for the blogoverse and all of the wonderful friends I’ve made!

What are you thankful for today?

Happy Thanksgiving y’all!



Hey y’all!

Today’s post is filled with great music from another great decade!

What are your favorite songs from the 2000s? Link up with Jen and Krystal!

Hey y’all!

I hope you all had an awesome weekend. I felt pretty yucky this weekend, so aside from running out to watch the disasterous OU game with some friends, I laid in bed watching old episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. It was nice.

I’m hoping the sickies will leave me alone, because today is the beginning of one of my most favorite weeks of the year! As much as I do enjoy Christmas, Thanksgiving week has definitely become one of my most favorite holidays. For those of you who weren’t around for last year’s fun Thanksgiving posts, I’ll give you a quick run-down.

My great-grandparents used to live in a teeny-tiny town in southeast Oklahoma. After they passed away, our family decided to keep their old house. Every year, our whole family gathers at the house for Thanksgiving week. All of the out of state folks stay at the house, and since my parents and grandparents live about 30 minutes away, we all drive down each day. The house is seriously out in the middle of nowhere. There’s no phone, no cell service, no internet, and there’s only TV if the guys can get the dish put in exactly the right place. We sit around and eat and play Phase 10 and eat and run around taking goofy pictures and eat! :)

This year, the bro and I are headed down for the fun on Tuesday afternoon and will be there through the weekend. Not sure how much I’ll be around blog land because I will only have blog and Twit access in the evening when I’m back at home. I’ve got some posts scheduled for the week, so here’s a little preview of what I’ll be up to!

Dinner with Bekah!

Fun time with my bestie!

Craziness with the cousins

Jessica, her momma Jana, her aunt G, and I are going to see Jacob, because really, what other reason is there to go see that movie?

I’ll be eating waaaaaaaaay too much food!

And, getting lots of Sweet P snuggles!

I can’t wait for some relaxing time with some of my favorite people ever! It’s gonna be great!

I hope y’all have an awesome week!

I don’t know about y’all, but I have been a fan of the show basically my entire life. I loved getting to watch Live with Regis and Kathie Lee with my momma in the mornings!

I was very sad when Kathie Lee left the show. She and Regis seemed like such great friends and were so funny together. When Kelly Ripa became her replacement, I was pleasantly surprised! She and Regis are fantastic together!

One of my favorite things about the show was their big Halloween shows! Their costumes are always hilarious.

He is always so funny, and he’s never afraid to be a little goofy.

Daytime television definitely won’t be the same without him!

We’ll miss you, Reeg!

What shows are you watching this week? Link up with Neely and me!

Neely is no longer just a blog friend. She’s a best friend that I just happened to meet through blogging. She’s amazing and I don’t know how I ever lived without her!

Meghan is one of the most incredible girls I’ve ever met! When I started blogging, I NEVER thought I’d be taking a trip (or getting on an airplane!) to see a blogger. She was one of the first bloggers I started following, and I thought she was the coolest! I will forever treasure the time I spent with her over the summer!

Oh Lindsey! We’ve never met in person, but I know the day we do, it will be like we’ve known each other forever! She is such a sweet and supportive friend, and I’m so thankful for her!

I think Bekah and I were destined to be friends! We have so much in common, and I feel like we should’ve been friend our whole lives! I love that I got to spend time with her and her sister Sarah several months ago, and that I get to meet up with her again soon!

I love that so many wonderful bloggers live in Dallas! I’ve spent fantastic weekends with all of these sweet girls!

We’ve just had the best time!

I LOVED getting to spend time with Kerbi and Katie during DBM! They are some of my absolute favorite bloggers, and I just adore them!

Several weeks ago, I got to meet Michele, Neely’s best friend. I felt like I already knew her, and she is just the sweetest person ever!

Sara met up with us in Chicago! She’s awesome! I also got to meet Sally, Danielle, and Christy!

Jamie and I connected through 20 something bloggers, and then were paired up for a swap. We live about 30 minutes from each other, so we got to swap in person! She’s an amazing girl!

Blogging helped me reconnect with Regina, a precious friend from college. Thankful to be close to her again!

I spent a wonderful week in the wonderful city of Chicago with these wonderful girls!

Through blogging, I discovered the awesomeness that is Pioneer Woman! She’s just fantastic!

Oh, have I mentioned I met her? Yeah, that happened.

There’s also a ginormous list of girls I hope to meet someday! Lindsay, Erin, Jenn, Stephanie, Jessica, Katie, Annie, Becca, Caroline, Michelle, Kate, Carolyn, and so many others! I’m thankful for all of the wonderful friends all over the world that I’ve connected with through blogging.

I appreciate everyone who takes the time to read my posts and leave a comment. You don’t know how much it means to me! Y’all are amazing, and I adore all of you!

What things about the blogoverse are you thankful for? Link up with the fabulous hosts!

I’m so thankful for the wonderful friends I have in my life.

I’m thankful for the ones that have been in my life for my whole life, who know me better than anyone else. I’m thankful for the ones who have been here for a short time, but have still made a huge impact on my life.

We’ve been friends for twenty years! She’s my best friend and my sister, and she knows me better than anyone else. Even living 200 miles away, when we’re back together, we pick up right where we left off. One of my biggest fears when I left home to go to college was that our friendship wouldn’t last, but we both have worked so hard to stay close and we have! I am thankful to call her my best friend, and I’m thankful to be Aunt Ashley to her precious babies.

She’s my big sister! We are such opposites, yet we manage to share common thoughts and still show up places wearing the same outfit. I never thought our friendship would survive her family moving away, but now we’re closer than ever, and knowing that makes her latest move easier to handle.

She’s my blog friend turned best friend. I say this often, but I never imagined blogging would lead me to meeting someone that would become a best friend! She brings out the adventurous part of me. How else would I have ever gotten on another airplane? :) She’s my bff and travel buddy, and I don’t know how we ever made it through life without knowing each other!

The day I walked into my old office and met Tracy, I knew I was going to LOVE working with her! She was so patient with me and taught me so much about work and life during the time we worked together. Our relationship quickly went from coworker to friend! She has helped me through difficult times and has always been so supportive.

I’m so thankful to have the most incredible relationship with my mom. She’s my sounding board and my advice giver, and at the same time one of the goofiest people ever. We have the best time together!

From the very first time I met her, I knew I was going to love her! In the six years that I’ve known her, she has been an amazing friend and my other momma.

Hey y’all!

Today we are revealing partners for the Christmas Ornament Exchange.

Jenn divided up the list of entries between all of the hosts, so here is the list of people I have partnered up:

Brieanne @ On a Wing and a Prayer & Chelsey @ Now Boarding

Britni @ The Hardage House & Brittany @ Ramblings of a Little Wife

Brittany @ Sweet, Sassy & Oh So Classy & Cari

Cassie & Chelsi

Cheryl @ Cheryl’s Shenanigans & Christi @ The Townsends

Christine @ Living in His Faithfulness & Cindy @ Galloway Way

Colleen & Courtney @ Our Family of 4

If your name isn’t on this list, see the list below. Find the blog assigned to the first letter of your first name to find where your partner will be listed. You should also be receiving an email with your partner’s info.

 

Remember, the spending limit is $10 and all packages should be mailed by November 30th. Thanks to everyone who entered!



Hey y’all!

Today’s list was by far the hardest one to do. How do you choose 10 songs out of such an awesome decade of music? This is just a TEENY TINY sample of the best!

Nothin’ but Nineties!

“Strawberry Wine”-Deana Carter

“Iris”-Goo Goo Dolls

“Waterfalls”-TLC

“God Must Have Spent a Little More Time On You”-*NSYNC

“Why Haven’t I Heard From You”-Reba McEntire

“Always Be My Baby”-Mariah Carey

“Say You’ll Be There”-Spice Girls

“I Hope You Dance”-Lee Ann Womack

“Truly Madly Deeply”-Savage Garden

“Two in a Million”-S Club 7

Ok, sorry y’all, but there’s NO WAY I can keep this list at 10! Here’s just a few more :)

“Never Ever”-All Saints

“Because You Loved Me”-Celine Dion

“Don’t Speak”-No Doubt

“Any Man of Mine”-Shania Twain

What are your favorite ’90s songs? Link up with Krystal & Jen!