Happy Monday, y’all! Hope you all had a great weekend!

I had a super lazy weekend, and it was AWESOME!

I spent the whole weekend with Joyce, my adoptive mom from church. Her husband and kids were out of town for the weekend, so we spent the weekend with some super hot guys!

Friday night, we hung out with Patrick…

And Richard

  
Then, we spent Saturday night with Shane…

And Pierce and Colin!

Girly movie nights with Joyce are awesome, and it was WONDERFUL to have two in a row! It was so nice to have a calm weekend in between two crazy busy weeks!

This week is gonna be crazy, so I may be a little bit absent from Blogland. Hope y’all have an awesome week!

This week’s Friday Five topic is favorite blog posts that you have written. I tried to pick some of my favorites along with some of my early posts. It was pretty fun going back through all of my old posts! Here are my favorites!

1. Friday Fives-Guilty Pleasures

The one where I talk about my love for pop music.

2. Childhaven

The one where I tell of a life-changing college mission trip.

3. Dancing Queen?

The one where I tell of a disastrous exercise dance video.
 
4. Five Dollar…Five Dollar Footlong

The one where I recount a funny Subway story.

5. Friday Five-Favorite Pictures

The one where I share 15 pictures I love.

Because I couldn’t decide, here’s just one more!

6. Show Us Your Life-Single Boys

The one where I pimp out my brother.

What are your favorite blog posts? Share them with us at Beth’s blog!

I know I’m a bit late getting this post up, but I haven’t really had time to sit down and go through pictures. But here they are!

Momma and I had a great time in Dallas, but it was a super quick trip. I took off work Friday, and went home Thursday night. Momma and I drove down to Dallas Friday morning. Everyone was working, in school, or had other plans for the day, so we were pretty much on our own. We met CA and Kenny for lunch, then went shopping!

We went to Charming Charlie, a super cute jewelry and accessory store. The items in the store are grouped together by color. So much fun! I got some fun stuff!

The store was pretty inexpensive too. Unfortunately, there isn’t one in Oklahoma. Maybe someday…

After we finished shopping, we went back to CA’s house to chill for awhile before the game. When we got there, no one was home, so we were locked out of the house!

Poor Momma!

After a quick dinner, we headed to the game. I was so excited to get to see the kids perform. The color guard and band were “guarded” by the “Nazi Moms”, so it was a little hard to get to see them before and during the game. We did manage to grab a couple of quick pictures.

Me and my girl! So proud of her!

The only picture we could get of Dalton. He’s in the center of the group.

Mom & Carol Ann 

The girls! Wish Susan and Aunt Betty could’ve been with us!

EA is somewhere in there

Neat shot of the rifle girls

Like this one too!

EA is so good with her rifle!

She takes after her favorite cousin! :)

I borrowed a few pictures from the game that were posted on Facebook.

Dalton is 4th from the left

One of these is EA, but I’m not sure which. They look so much alike!

We watched Dalton play with the drum line for the spirit group after halftime.

We were yelling and waving like idiots at him trying to get his attention for a picture.

Finally got a smile!

Saturday, the kids had a band contest and CA had a work thing, so Momma and I had the house to ourselves. Saturday was the big OU/Texas came, so of course I came prepared! Dalton is a Texas fan and EA is a Texas A&M fan, so I had a little fun while they were gone!

EA’s room

Dalton’s room

I texted EA the pictures, and I don’t think they were too happy that OU was in their beds!

This sign was hanging in EA’s room!
One of my favorite quotes!

I say this at least once a day!

Saturday evening, we were back home, and I got to go to dinner and run a few errands with Jessica and her boys! My camera is completely dead now, so I didn’t get to take any pictures!

After N was asleep and K was inside playing with his daddy, Jessica and I sat outside and talked for a long time. It was so nice to be able to just sit and talk about everything. Wish we lived closer to each other! I just love and miss our late night chats!

Sunday was church and lunch with the family, then back to OKC. It was such a quick trip! Wish I could’ve had more time home and in Dallas.

I’m planning a lazy weekend this week, and then the next weekend, I’m going back home for Homecoming! I haven’t been since like my sophomore year of high school. Two of my girls from church back home are Homecoming queen candidates, so I’m going home to see them. I’m hoping for more time with the family and more time with Jessica! Can’t wait!

Speaking of Jessica, she’s posted a bunch of new pictures on her photography blog! She’s got adorable pictures of a sweet little girl with her mom and aunt. So cute! You should check them out!

Hope you’re all having a great week! The weekend is almost here! :)

Star and Jen both tagged me in Q&A games. Here are my answers to Star’s questions!

1. What is your favorite fall dessert?

I looooove chocolate pecan pie! I usually make at least one for Thanksgiving every year. So much better than regular pecan pie! You know chocolate makes anything better!

2. What TV show do you wish hadn’t been cancelled?

Any Day Now. It was the absolute best show ever! Jessica and I loved it and were really sad when it was cancelled!

3. What is your favorite store to shop?

Love both of these!

4. What is the best movie you’ve watched this year?

Honestly, probably the only movie I’ve seen in the theater this year.

5. What is your favorite book?

Karen Kingsbury’s Redemption

6. What is your favorite weekend activity?
I don’t usually do a whole lot on the weekends. Sleep! Hang out with friends or my adoptive family, and sometimes go home to see the family and Jessica.

7. What is the best vacation you’ve been on?
Hands down, best ever was summer 2009′s girls trip to Memphis and Nashville!

One of these days, I’ll blog about that trip. Really really awesome!!

8. Do you have any pets?

My kitty Jack

Thanks for the tag, Star! Jen, I’ll post yours soon!

I’ve created a facebook fan page for my blog!

I am planning on posting blog updates, giveaways, and other fun stuff on the facebook page. If you’re a facebook user, I’d love to have you stop by! Check out the new page here. It is still in the super early stages, but I hope to have a few things up soon!

First of all, sorry for the weird spacing. Ugh, Blogger drives me crazy sometimes!

So, I tried a new recipe last night. I’m really trying to do more cooking at home instead of eating out or heating a frozen meal. I’ve downloaded a couple of recipe aps on my iPhone, and I’m really enjoying trying new things. Thought I’d share the one I made last night!

Cheddar Ranch Turkey Burgers

1 lb ground turkey
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 pkg. ranch dressing mix

Megan from Kitschy Suburbia is hosting a fall recipe exchange on her blog! Sign-ups are going on now until October 12th. Then, she will pair everyone up and give us our recipe buddies! It sounds like fun and will be a great way to get some new recipes! To find out how to sign up, click here.

Found out about this from Aubrey! Thanks for posting about it, girlie!

I have a couple of other posts in the works. Hopefully I’ll get those up in the next couple of days!

Jen’s Favorite Fridays is now Fun Fridays, a place to post the most fun thing that happened during the week or something fun coming up for the weekend!

We are staying with Carol Ann and her family.

Friday night, we are going to Dalton and EA’s HS football game. Dalton is in the band and EA is in color guard. Can’t wait to watch them!

We are also hoping to get to see Susan and her family while we’re there.

We are coming back to H-town on Saturday, so I’m hoping that I get to hang out with Jessica for a bit Saturday night. I’m also hoping we get to make a detour to Frisco and go to Sam Moon!

I’m linking up with Katie on Thoughtless Thursday today! Have y’all seen this adorable little boy that was on Ellen a few days ago? So precious!

Today’s Top 2 Tuesday is favorite songs! There are SO many songs that I could list, so to keep this from going on and on, I’m going to give you my all-time favorite song and my favorite song of the moment.

1. “The Dance”-Garth Brooks

This song is my absolute favorite and probably always will be! It has such a beautiful message, and Garth has such a great voice!

2. “Postcard from Paris”-The Band Perry

Love these guys! I’ve been listening to this song on repeat for the past few weeks. I just love it!

What songs do you love? Link up with Taylor!