What I’m Loving Wednesday

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It’s Wednesday!!
I’m loving my super awesome new camera I got for Christmas!
No more iPhone pictures! Woo hoo!
I’m loving the awesome cherry cheesecake I ate this morning. Yes, I said morning.
It’s been one of those days.
I’m loving that I only have a 3 1/2 day work week with a 3 1/2 day weekend! My boss gave us 1/2 day Friday and all day Monday Jan. 3rd off!
I’m loving that Tracy’s sweet babies are doing great, even being 10 weeks premature.
I’m loving my super awesome GIVEAWAY!
Who doesn’t want to win a Starbucks card? Get entered here.
But hurry, it closes at midnight tomorrow night!
And, I’m loving this song!

What are you loving this week? Link up with Jamie!

200th Post, A Giveaway, & Prayers

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Hello! I hope you all had a great Christmas! My Christmas was really great, and I will be posting all about it over the next week.

I am super pumped, because this is my 200th post!
I never imagined when I started this thing that I would EVER make it to 200. Now, y’all know I love to celebrate, and the perfect way to celebrate this is…
A GIVEAWAY!
I’m giving away a $10 giftcard to Starbucks!
Here’s how to enter:
*Be a follower (mandatory)
*Leave me a comment letting me know you are a follower (mandatory)
For extra entries:
*Follow me on Twitter (1 entry)
*Like my page on Facebook (1 entry)
*Blog, Facebook, or Tweet about the giveaway (3 entries)
This giveaway is going to be a quick one! It closes Thursday, December 30th at midnight central time! Enter quickly!
Also, you may remember my post back in November about my precious friend Tracy going into preterm labor with her twins at 24 weeks. Her sweet babies were born this past week at 30 weeks. They are doing pretty well considering how early they are, but they are still in need of prayers! Thanks y’all!

Merry Christmas Y’all!

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Hey y’all!
I’m sitting at my desk, trying to get through these last few hours of work, then I’m off to southeast Oklahoma! I will be the only person in the office this afternoon, so my boss is letting me close at 3:00!
I will be taking a bloggy break until after Christmas, so I will “see” you all next week. Also, look for a giveaway sometime next week.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!
Love you dears!

What I’m Loving Wednesday

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It’s Wednesday!
I’m loving that today is my Thursday! I’m super excited to have Friday and Monday off to spend with my family!
I’m loving that this makes my 198th post! Can’t believe 200 is just around the corner! Check back sometime over the weekend, because there might be a giveaway!
I’m loving these super cute house shoes that my adoptive parents got me for Christmas!
I’m loving this headband I made last night!
I’m putting it in with a Christmas gift, if I don’t keep it for myself! :)
I’m loving this cute little guy!
He’s been super sweet and super snuggly this week! I love it!
I’m loving that Christmas is just days away! Can’t wait to be home with my family!
Our Christmas card!

I’m loving Pioneer Woman’s giveaway day! She’s giving away a mixer, knives, and a printer! Super exciting!

And, I’m loving this song!

Hope y’all have a great Wednesday!

Things You Should Know About Me If We’re Gonna Be BFFs

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Today, I’m linking up with Ashley at Little Miss Momma for her BFF link-up!
I’ve been blogging for almost a year, but I know there’s a lot of things I don’t share about myself. This should be fun! :)
Things you should know about me…
I love to people-watch, and I invent stories about the people that I watch, usually things that involve kidnapping and serial killers.
Driving/riding in a car makes me nervous.
I have scoliosis, and I’ve had two spinal fusions, one when I was 11 and one when I was 15. I have three metal rods and numerous screws in my back. I carry a card in my wallet from my doctor describing all of the hardware, just in case I should set off a metal detector. Hasn’t happened yet, but I kinda want it to!
Because of that first surgery, I have nerve damage that causes me not to feel when my feet get cold. Seriously, to touch them, they will be freezing, but I can’t feel it.
I put ranch dressing, cheese, or chocolate on everything I eat.
I have an obsession with song lyrics and movie quotes.
I absolutely love Mexican food, and I could eat it every day.

I hate to sweat, which makes the whole exercise thing a little difficult.

I don’t usually return phone calls if the caller doesn’t leave a voicemail. If it’s important, they should leave a message!

I am probably the most organized messy person you will ever meet.

I love shopping, but shopping during the holidays makes me want to stab someone.
I rarely leave the house without makeup, but I never wear lipstick/gloss.

I have a Dr. Pepper addiction.

I refuse to use a public bathroom if I can help it.
I am terribly clumsy, and I keep bruises on my legs from crashing into my desk every time I walk past it.
I am super girly, and I love girly things, like dresses and jewelry and headbands. Makes me happy!
I love live music. I go to lots of concerts, and I have gone with friends to artists that I don’t even know, just because I enjoy live music.

I could probably go on and on, but I’ll stop there! Hope you all have a great Tuesday!

End of Week/Weekend Update

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Hey y’all! Can’t believe I haven’t blogged since Wednesday!
Last week was terribly busy and stressful, so I had absolutely no energy to try to put together coherent thoughts.
I’m hoping this week will be better!
So, here’s a small recap of the exciting things in my life that have happened over the last few days.
Wednesday: I worked, then went home, had a stress/exhaustion induced crying breakdown, then went to sleep.
Thursday: I worked, then went home and went to sleep.
Friday: I worked, then went home and went to sleep.
So exciting, I know! :)
Saturday, I slept in a bit, then braved the mall craziness with my grandmother so we could finish up Christmas shopping. I have all but one of my gifts finished!
Saturday night, I babysat two of my favorite kiddos, plus two of their neighbors while the parents had an ugly sweater party. I was super nervous about keeping four kids, especially because I’d never met the neighborkids.
They were so good! We made handprint Christmas trees and watched Elf. The kids all wanted to wear their pajamas, so they said they were having a pajama party! So cute!
Yesterday, I went to church, then spent the afternoon baking for my Q Group Christmas Extravaganza. I made Paula Deen brownies and oreo truffles. I can’t believe I didn’t take any pictures!
Now, let me tell you about these brownies. They are the best brownies I have ever tasted. I couldn’t find the recipe online, but I found the video where Paula explains them. Check it out here. Seriously, y’all. These brownies will change your life.
Last night was Q Group Extravaganza! We had a great time sharing a meal and doing an ornament exchange.
Hope you all had a great weekend!

What I’m Loving Wednesday

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It’s Wednesday!
Today is What I’m Loving Wednesday.
Bear with me, y’all, because it’s been a rough week, and I’m trying really hard to love something about this week.
I’m loving that my church Q Group’s Christmas Extravaganza is Friday night! I haven’t been to my Q Group in several weeks, so I’m excited to hang out with everyone again.
I’m loving that I got to visit most of my foster babies this week! That is the best part of my job!
I’m loving that Christmas is next week! I’m ready for some time away from work and for some time with my family. I have to finish Christmas shopping though!!
I’m loving that I got to see Tracy last night! I hadn’t seen her in about three weeks, and I’m missing her terribly! Thankful that she’s made it to 29 weeks in her pregnancy. Hoping for about 10 more!
And, I’m loving this song!
What are you loving? Link up with Jamie!

Top 2 Tuesday-Favorite Games

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Today’s Top 2 Tuesday is favorite games!
1. Apples to Apples
I love Apples to Apples! When my family plays, we usually see how far out and ridiculous we can get with our cards. Lots of fun!
2. Phase 10
Phase 10 is my family’s Thanksgiving game. It’s such a fun game, and we get super competitive.
And, because I really can’t pick just two…
3. Farkle
My family has played farkle for like ever! This is another one where we get super competitive, and it can get pretty crazy. So fun!
What are your favorite games? Link up with Taylor!

Awesome Weekend Preview

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Good morning y’all! Hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was awesome! I don’t have all of my pictures ready, and I have a super busy day today, but I had to post something, so here is a little preview of my Friday night!

Love my bestie!

Boyz II Men!

They were amazing! This concert ranked right up there with *NSYNC. Seriously.

More pictures and stories to come!

2010 Review Extravaganza Part 1

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Hey y’all! I’m linking up today with the 2010 Review Extravaganza, hosted by MiMi and several other bloggers. For those of you that may not know about it, today’s link up is a review of January-March. Friday the 17th is April-June, Friday the 24th is July-September, and Friday the 31st is October-December.
On January 27th, I started my blog! I had absolutely no idea what I was doing! I also got snowed in!
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In February, I did my first 10 Tracks I’m Loving Right Now post. It was also my birthday month, but I never got around to posting pictures because the hard drive on my BRAND NEW laptop failed! After I had it for about two hours!
My blogging picked up a little bit in March. I had a disastrous exercise experience.
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I linked up with Kelly’s Korner’s Show Us Your Life for the first time! I recapped a college mission trip.
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In my first Top 2 Tuesday, I talked about my sunglasses obsession!
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My first Friday Fives, I wrote about my guilty pleasures. What’s better than *NSYNC, magazines, and Starbucks?
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What did you do at the start of 2010? Link up with the 2010 Review Extravaganza!