Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 2012

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Hey y’all!
 
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Mine was nice, but it didn’t really go according to plan at all. We had to cut our trip home short because of a snowstorm that didn’t happen, so we were all pretty bummed. Thee only thing making it ok is that Momma and Daddy will be here sometime next week to celebrate Christmas with our family here!
 
Here are a few pictures from the weekend!
 
Our pretty Christmas tree

My cute parents

Momma & me

The bro & the momma

The boys both got Duck Dynasty books

I got Still Lolo by Lauren Scruggs! I have been following Lauren’s story since her plane accident, and she has been such an inspiration! I’ve been dying to get her book, and I can’t wait to read it!
 
We got Daddy tickets to see Bon Jovi!

Colby and I are so excited to get to go with him!

Momma got an iPad!!

Momma and Daddy surprised me with a TV! I had no idea it was coming!

LOVING having a big TV! I’ve still been using the tiny one I got when I was a senior in high school!
 
After opening gifts together, we went out to my grandparents’ house to do Christmas with them.

My wonderful grandparents

All of the grandkids

Cousins!

Ok, back on one of my Sunday Social posts, I mentioned that my favorite Christmas dessert was cookie-press cookies. Mom-mom hadn’t made them in several years because it hurts her hands to make them. When she read on my blog that they were my favorites, she decided to make them for me! I was so surprised! I know it had to be hard for her to make them, and I can’t begin to say how much that meant to me! Thanks again, Mom-mom! You’re the best!

K and me

Me and my fabulous momma

Toooooooo many Christmas tree cookies!

My favorite picture from Christmas! I had a nasty cold all weekend, and Grandaddy was teasing me about carrying around a roll of tissue paper with me because my nose was running so much!
 
I did Christmas with Jessica and the kiddos, but things were so crazy that we didn’t take any pictures :( She got my this beautiful Jessica Simpson bag! I LOVE it!

 
When Jessica’s K was little bitty, I started a tradition of buying books for him for Christmas, and as Jessica has had more kids, I have kept the tradition going. K is always so excited to see what books he’s going to get! Before I came home from OKC, I picked out new books for all of them. When we got home from church Sunday morning, I found this:
K’s book! She pulled the book from under the tree and shredded it! I don’t know what got into her, but I was so mad!
 
Monday, Momma and I were wrapping gifts in her room, and when we came out, we found this:
Right away, I knew Sandy had done it, but if there had been any doubt, the evidence was right in her mouth!
She tried to act so innocent! We know from now on not to leave the gifts under the tree if we aren’t there!
 
Jack-Jack got a present too! I got him some of his favorite mouse toys!
He was so proud!

He didn’t know which one to play with first, so he threw all of them around!

Worn out from all the fun! He’s such a precious boy!
 
Yesterday was C’s birthday, so we went to Gatti Town to celebrate!

Wade & C playing a hunting game

Little Man insisted on playing skee ball, so Colby helped him!
 
After the party, we went back to Wade and Joyce’s house to do Christmas with them.
Part of my gift! I am always complaining about being cold, so Joyce knew this would be perfect for me! It is soooooo soft and soooooo warm that I may never take it off :)
 
Even though things didn’t go like we planned, it was great to be able to go home for a couple of days and see my family. I feel like I’ve barely seen them this year, so it was nice to just be with them. I can’t wait for Momma and Daddy to come up to OKC so we can have a little more time together.
 
My 2012 recap will be up on Monday! I’m excited to get a chance to look back over the last year! So much has happened!
 
Have a great weekend, y’all!


The Sunday Social, Week 29

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Sunday Social
 
Hey y’all!
 
29 weeks of Sunday Social! Can you believe it??
 
This week’s questions are all about favorite things!
 
1. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
I looooooooooove mint chocolate chip ice cream! Yum-o!

 
2. What is your favorite smell?
Brownies baking in the oven. I’m completely serious. Is there anything better?
 
3. What is your favorite TV commercial? (Past or present)
I love the crazy Target lady! Too many to choose just one!
 

4. What is your favorite day of the week?
Fridays and Saturdays are pretty fantastic.
 
5. What is your favorite way to waste time?
Twitter, reading blogs, pinterest, watching old shows on Netflix…
 
6. What is your favorite article of clothing?
My yoga pants from Gap. Every day when I get home from work, the first thing I do is put them on.
 
Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!
 
Next week’s questions
 
1. What is the best New Years Eve you’ve ever had?
2. Are you doing anything for NYE this year and if so what?
3. Name a book we should all read come January?
4. What are your new years resolutions?
 
I hope you all have a great Sunday and a wonderful Christmas!

 

TVP Christmas, Part 1

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Hey y’all!
 
Tuesday, my girls and I headed to Tulsa for our company-wide Christmas party! It was wonderful to see so many of the girls I spent time with while I was in Tulsa, and it was wonderful for my team to get to see everyone! We had a fun night, and I’m so glad we were able to be a part of the fun!
 
My fabulous team (minus Cathy & Haley, who couldn’t be with us)!

 
*My dress came from Taylor’s online boutique Hazel and Olive! I loooooove it so much!
 
Have a great Thursday!


This Weekend I…

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Hey y’all!
 
Today I’m linking up with Sar to share my fun weekend!
 
This weekend I went to a birthday party for my favorite twins! They are going to be two this month!
Tracy had the cutest Curious George decorations!
Tracy made the cake and cupcakes! So cute, right?!
The most precious twin babies ever!!
 
This weekend I watched my big twin babies go to their first winter formal!
The girls!

The boys!

W and me! She looked so beautiful!

Joycie and me!
 
This weekend I got my new planner from Maybooks!
I seriously love it!
 
This weekend I helped Joyce decorate 21 snowmen ornaments for her kids at school.
I painted scarves on allllllll of the little snowment. I STILL have paint on my fingers!
 
This weekend I gave in and watched Ashley & JP’s wedding.
I wasn’t going to because I didn’t really like her, but I love watching weddings! :)
 
This weekend I decided that I really want to change my blog name. I’m just feeling like I need to revamp a little, and I think a name change will be good. I don’t know what I want to change it to, so if you have ideas, send them my way :)
 
What did you do this weekend?


The Sunday Social, Week 28

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Sunday Social
 
Hey y’all!
 
I hope you’re all having a great weekend. My heart is heavy thinking about the shooting in Connecticut. I can’t imagine what those families must be going through. There will be a day of blog silence on Tuesday to show support for the victims of this terrible act. Details are in this post.
 
Now, on to this week’s questions!
 
1. What is the wallpaper on your cell phone?
My phone has a picture of Joyce’s Littles. Wish I could show it to y’all, but I can’t! I can tell you that it is terribly cute though :)
 
2. What do you keep beside your bed?
I have a little table with a bunch of books, magazines, glasses, remotes, and migraine medicine.
 
3. What is your least favorite chore?
I HATE to vacuum. Hate hate hate it! I’d rather clean the bathroom.
 
4. If you could eliminate one thing from your daily routine, what would it be?
Getting out of bed! Seriously, it’s the absolute worst part of my day!
 
5. What do you do to vent anger?
I usually call Momma, Joyce, Jessica, or Neely and scream. Or I sit in my bed and cry. It actually helps!
 
6. What is your favorite holiday of the year and why?
I really love Thanksgiving. Our family has so much fun! I also really like my birthday. That counts as a holiday, right? :)
 
Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!
 
Next week’s questions
 
These are all about your favorite things!
 
1. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
2. What is your favorite smell?
3. What is your favorite TV commercial? (Past or present)
4. What is your favorite day of the week?
5. What is your favorite way to waste time?
6. What is your favorite article of clothing?
 
Also, we’d like to do another week of holiday-themed questions, so if you have any question ideas, we’d love to hear them! Comment, email, or tweet us!

Support for Sandy Hook

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To the Blog World and anyone else who wants to help,

Yesterday, tragedy struck so many of us in ways we did not foresee. An elementary school and small town in Connecticut was shattered by a mass shooting. We knew we wanted to help and we came up with this:



On Tuesday, December 18th, there will be a blogger day of silence. We will post the button and that’s it. Please try to not post anything else that day if possible.

 We are also raising money that will go to an organization in the memory of this tragedy. The organization is called The Newtown Family Youth and Family Services. Here is the official description of the support service we are donating to:

“Newtown Youth and Family Services, Inc. is a licensed, non-profit, mental health clinic and youth services bureau dedicated to helping children and families achieve their highest potential. NYFS provides programs, services, activities, counseling, support groups and education throughout the Greater Newtown area.

ANY DONATIONS MADE TO NEWTOWN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES WILL BE DONATED DIRECTLY TO THOSE EFFECTED BY THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING.”

Please visit THIS PAGE to make your donation.

 We can’t imagine how they must be feeling, especially this close to the holidays. We would love for you to spread the word on your own blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Let’s make a difference and use blogging in a positive way. Thank you in advance for participating.

 Love,
The Blog World

p.s. If you would like to, copy-paste and repost any part of this, please do. Share on.

Big thanks to Neely, Meg, and Michelle for organizing this!

Happy Holidays (Blogger and ‘N SYNC Style)

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Hey y’all!
 
I am thrilled to be a part of a fabulous group of bloggers that enjoy *NSYNC Christmas music as much as I do! :)
 
The lovely Sar had a great idea to make a blogger lip-sync video to *NSYNC’s “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays”! 14 of us recorded videos, and Sar edited them and created this amazing video! We are SO EXCITED to share it with y’all today!
 
Meet the wonderful stars of the video!
 
Ashley @ Ashley’s Carnival Ride (me!)
Holly Jean @ Perfectly Imperfect
Kaitlin @ Kaitlin Leigh
Meghan @ Shine On
 
We had a wonderful time, and we hope you enjoy our video!

Hey! That’s Pin-tastic!

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i love you more than carrots
 
Hey y’all!
 
Today I’m linking up with AP for Hey! That’s Pin-tastic! I’m sharing a craft project I did while babysitting on Saturday night!
 
I love doing crafts with the kids, so this week, I knew I wanted something Christmasy.
 
This pin was my inspiration:
 
Instead of using fingerpaints, we used PUDDING!
 
I used vanilla and chocolate pudding and food coloring. First, I dyed some of the vanilla green to use for the sleigh, and then I “painted” it on the bottom of the kids’ feet.

 
We made a footprint on a big piece of white paper.
 
Then, the kids licked the pudding off their feet!
Don’t worry. We washed their feet before we started :)

 
Next came the handprints! We used the chocolate pudding to make the reindeer.

Yum-o!
 
I dyed a little bit of vanilla pudding red, and we used that to make Santa in the sleigh. We used a marker to connect the reindeer to the sleigh, and then we were finished!
So cute!
 
The kids said this was their favorite of alllll the crafts we’ve done together!
 
After we finished, we dyed more pudding to let them have a fun snack!
We had so much fun! I adore these kiddos!

The Sunday Social, Week 27

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Sunday Social
 
Hey y’all!
 
Today is week 27! Can y’all believe it??
 
Today’s questions continue our holiday theme!
 
1. Favorite Holiday Movies/TV Specials?
I love watching CMA Country Christmas!
I also usually watch Christmas in Rockefeller Center and A Home for the Holidays, but that one always makes me cry!

 
2. Do you do any volunteering during the holidays if so what? If not what would you do?
Several years, I have helped buy gifts for kids in Mexico through a program at my church.
 
3. Favorite toy received as a child for the holidays?
One year, I got a play kitchen, and I LOVED it! We still have it out at my grandparents’ house, and the cousins still play with it!
 
4. What was your must have item in high school for the holidays?
My senior year, I got a tv for my bedroom!
 
5. Item you begged for the most and never got?
Ohhh…I got nothing for this one. Santa Claus was good to me :)
 
6. What do you do on Christmas Eve? If you are Jewish what does your family do for Hanukkah?
On Christmas Eve, for years we went to my grandparents’ house to open gifts with the family. We also open gifts at home, just the four of us.
 
Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!
 
Next week’s questions
 
Changing it up a bit this week!
 
1. What is the wallpaper on your cell phone?
2. What do you keep beside your bed?
3. What is your least favorite chore?
4. If you could eliminate one thing from your daily routine, what would it be?
5. What do you do to vent anger?
6. What is your favorite holiday of the year and why?
 
Have a great Sunday!