What I Ate Monday, January 17th
10:00am- Mt. Dew
2:30pm-*Had Rosie's with Aimee and her mom, Tonya* chips & salsa, rice, quesadilla (cheese, peppers, onions, mushrooms), coca cola classic
6:00pm- Sprite

• I'm currently spending my MLK  afternoon listening to the boyfriend play Borderlands with all his buddies while I peruse the blogosphere.
• This morning/day, I had the privilege of going with Aimee and her mom to look for a wedding dress.
• She found it! :) AND it was the first one we tried on. Everyone cried.
• Isn't that the way things always happen?
• We also found the bridesmaid dresses. I'll give a sneak peek: they're NAVY :) One of my favorite colors!!
• After having a 2 o'clock lunch at Rosie's, I'm completely stuffed.
• I'd seriously be content with spending my evening listening to Jacob play video games while I look at pictures from the Golden Globes and read.
• Life can be so completely satisfying when it's simple.
• Speaking of simple, I need to mix things up a bit and start exercising more.
• I'm think at least 4 songs on the wii's Just Dance to start off with a night.
• That's a good goal, right?
• I'll eventually start doing my three-mile walks beside the lake once the weather warms up.
• Ever since I started this blog, I've wanted to be one of those people who does outfit posts. 
• I'm not brave enough though :( boo. hoo.
• One of my close friends recently started blogging. Can I just say WHOO HOO!? I'm glad you did :)
• There's just something so entertaining about reading someone else's thoughts and opinions. No?
• I've fell out of love with music lately. That's a problem. Maybe that's why I've been so UNmotivated about everything lately.
• Even cleaning my room. (which is something I never went a day without doing.)
• I really just have TOO MUCH stuff. 
• I need a house. I need a coffee table more importantly, because I have things to put on it! haha
• I guess that's enough rambling for one day.
• I'll post my Golden Globe favorites tomorrow! Watch out!

What I Ate Friday, January 14th
6:45am- coca cola classic
11:45am- coca cola classic, sandwhich (6inch Italian Herbs & Cheese bread, cheddar cheese, 1 slice turkey, pepperonis, black olives, mustard, salt&pepper, onions, parmesan cheese)
5:30pm- *Erica and I had Nothin' but Noodles* coca cola classic, three cheese macaroni (with wheat penne), breadstick

What I Ate Saturday, January 15th
12:30pm- capri sun (kiwi), 1 slice of pepperoni pizza
8:15pm- *Went to Connors with Jacob, Aimee, and Tyler* 9 oz. glass of Chardonnay, water with lemon, 6 oz. filet (medium well with A1), sweet potato fries, lobster dip

What I Ate Sunday, January 16th
8:30am- Mt. Dew
12:00pm- Sprite, Nutrigrain bar (blueberry)
4:30pm- Mt. Dew, macaroni & cheese, dressing, fried potatoes, kraut and weenies
6:15pm- glass of chocolate milk

Okay, okay, okay.

I know you are all scrapping your brains trying to figure out what happened during my Date Night last night with Jacob.

Guess what? I've got answers.

:)

It was a super relaxing evening.

After I slipped and slid my way from my car to Jacob's front door, I was greeted with a great BIG hug (one of my favorites).

We then decided on dinner at Santa Fe because we had a gift card.

Sadly, the appetizer and salad were the BEST part of the meal.

The steak definitely disappointed.

It's okay though because Jacob is taking me to Connor's Saturday night. It's the best steak place around. Plus, we're going with Aimee and Tyler.

That=DOUBLE excitement. :)

After dinner, Jacob had a surprise waiting for me

Yall just don't even understand my excitement about this movie. I've been waiting to see it since I saw the FIRST preview. And if you haven't seen it yet, you should!

This movie did not disappoint. And the three little girls are a.dor.able.

Seriously.

After the movie, Jacob showed me the opener for his latest Xbox game

It actually looked pretty dang cool.

I'm just glad he can get on the Xbox Live with all his friends in Auburn and still have a good ole time.

There was also lots of cuddling and back scratching (his not mine), but I'll spare you the details.

date night = success



Foreshadow

fore·shad·ow verb \-ˈsha-(ˌ)dō\


Definition of FORESHADOW

transitive verb

: to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand
 
 
 

Sometimes, don't you wish that you realized something was a foreshadowing BEFORE it actually happened? I mean, think about it. Foreshadowing, even though it 'represents something beforehand,' never actually comes to light in our eyes until AFTER the act has happened.

 

Really, when you get down to it, I hate foreshadowing. I wish it had never been created as a word or a thought. Foreshadowing stinks. It is a verb that's no help at all until AFTER history has already been written. Silly.

 

Let's all make a pact to never use the word again. Mmmk? Thanks.

What I Ate Thursday, January 13th
7:15am- coca cola classic, twix bar
11:30am- 4 hushpuppies, 1 Nibbler, coca cola classic
3:00pm- bottle of water
5:30pm- *Jacob and I went to Santa Fe* Sprite, steak, salad, 1 roll (with cinnamin butter), rice
10:30pm- glass of water

This tasty meals have got my mouth watering...

broccoli and three-cheese lasagna

chicken with white beans and tomatoes

corn spoon bread

maple roasted chicken with sweet potatoes

sausage and white bean casserole



Tonight's a date night :)

I'm pretty pumped up about it because the SNOWPOCALYPSE 2011 has kept me from seeing my love since Sunday.  (I know. I know. I probably shouldn't gripe. He could be in the military or still living in Auburn or on a business trip or any number of things.)

 Anyways, Jacob's given me the daunting task of deciding where we eat dinner tonight. I don't really take kindly to decision making. Give me a limited amount of choices, and I'm your golden girl for making a decision. Jacob's left me with no choices though.

Any suggestions?

As for after dinner, I believe we'll either go to the movies (there's a TON we haven't seen yet and want to), visit the Redbox for a movie (there's also a TON we haven't seen yet and want to), or continue watching Season One of One Tree  Hill.

That's also my decision. haha

Since it's Date Night, I figured I'd leave you all with a sweet quote I found the other day:

We loved with a love that was more than love.-Edgar Allen Poe

If you don't do anything else today, go check out this blog.

It's a display of God's mercy and love.

And it made me cry.

In the words of Chris Tomlin, 'Our God is Greater. Our God is Stronger. God YOU are Higher than any other. Our God is Healer. He's Awesome in Power. OUR GOD.'

What I Ate Wednesday, January 12th
5:45am-coca cola classic
11:35am-fried rice, coca cola classic
4:45pm-Mellow Yellow, spaghetti, garlic roll, salad (croutons, parmesan cheese, lettuce, Italian dressing, pita chips)

On my mind...

• "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood..." (sung in a Mr. Rogers voice.)
• It really isn't a beautiful day in the neighborhood though.
• I mean, it's beautiful. It's just also EXTREMELY cold.
• Can you beleive it's snowed all day long too? I couldn't.
• The snow in turning into a nuisance to me.
• I mean, it was fun and exciting when it was actually falling out of the sky and accumulating on the ground. But seriously, the ice made it too hard to play in :(
• Therefore, it's got to go. Like right now. K? Thanks.
• That's enough about the snow.
• Let's get to the good stuff.
• I may have mislead you with my previous bullet. By exciting, I mean what I want to do tonight.
• Playing the Sims while also reading 'Son of a Witch' sounds like a perfect schedule for the evening.
• I am supposed to have practice for church tonight.
• I'm struggling lately with trying to find a new church home and not singing anymore.
• By not singing I mean, not singing on a stage in front of everyone with a microphone.
• I believe that not singing like ^THAT^ would make worship the way it used to be to me.
• Worship, to me, has always been one of my main ways of communication with my Savior.
• When I'm singing in front of everyone, even though I try hard not to, I seem to focus more on myself and how I'm performing than my intimate moment with Christ.
• So, that's my dilemma.
• It's even tougher for me because my mother tries to DIE *seriously* when I say I'm not going to be at church on Sunday.
• For her, the problem is me not singing.
• Anyways, that's just something I've got to figure out. And I believe I'd have more time to mull it over if I'm just relaxing tonight without having to actually GO to practice.
• Moving forward...I need want some new books.
• The last excursion I had to Barnes&Noble (where I have ample amounts of gift cards :) ) proved to be disappointing.
• I didn't find a THING that appealed to me.
• Any suggestions?

We are the Champions...My Friend

At the beginning of the season, we were underdogs.

Look at us now!! We're the 2011 National Champions :)

I can't even explain the excitement I am STILL feeling about my Auburn Tigers.

War Damn Eagle!!

What I Ate Tuesday, January 11th
11:10am- LOREN, you'll love this! : ) hehe- mellow yellow, rice (butter and Dale's sauce)
4:45pm- water, 1 piece of oven fried chicken, broccoli & cheese rice, croissant
7:00pm- Mt. Dew

Snowpocalypse 2011

So, this is DAY TWO of the Snowpocalypse 2011.

Yes, you heard me right. Alabama, more specifically Guntersville, received almost 8 inches of snow Monday morning.

While it's been a refreshing two days out of work (and school for the kiddos and boyfriend), I'm ready for tomorrow morning to get her so I can get back to making that paper.

You see, I'm not being paid for my snow days. Thank you, City of Guntersville.

Don't get me wrong. I loved watching the Auburn Tigers become the National Champions last night, getting to stay up until 1:30 in the am watching the post game commentary and highlights, and sleeping incredibly late this morning (i.e. 9:31 am).

But there's only so many hours that can be consumed by doing laundry, experimenting with your hair, taking a nice looooong relaxing bath, reading, playing on Facebook, and my guiltiest pleasure of all-playing the Sims 3 (Hey, if Jacob can spend hours on the Xbox, I don't believe me playing the Sims is so bad, right?).

Without further ado, SNOW, please melt!! K. Thanks.

Looking at our front yard...

front steps

This used to be our flowerbeds. haha

Dad and Noah felt like our snowman was deserving of a Jeff Gordon hat. Poor snowman.

me and the brother

Highway 431

Phil Isom Field at Chorba-Lee Stadium

I've not had anything to eat yet today, and THIS looks like Heaven on a plate to me. I've seriously got to try it out...PRONTO!!

What I Ate Monday, January 10th a.k.a. The Day the Auburn Family became National Champions (we also had 8 inches of snow and were snowed in!!!)
1:30pm- coca cola classic, rice (with butter and Dale's sauce), slice of pound cake
4:15pm- coca cola classic, 3 pigs in a blanket, 2 sausage balls
7:30pm- coca cola classic, sausage dip with chips

National Championship

Tonight's the National Championship.

Auburn is gonna win!! I just know it :)

WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

What I Ate Friday, January 7th
6:45am-coca cola classic
11:40am-coca cola classic, sandwhich (6 inch Italian Herbs & Cheese bread, turkey, pepperoni, cheddar cheese, onions, mustard, salt&pepper, parmesan cheese)
7:00pm-*Had dinner at Chili's with Jamie and Erica* glass of White Zinfandel, cheese sticks, 2 mini cheeseburgers, water with lemon
11:45pm-bottle of water

What I Ate Saturday, January 8th (CAM NETWON DAY)
11:00am-coca cola classic, rice (butter and Dale's sauce)
6:30pm-*Jacob and I had Nothin' But Noodles* coca cola classic, three cheese macaroni (with wheat penne), breadstick, cheese bread

What I Ate Sunday, January 9th
9:00am-coca cola classic
2:00pm-coca cola classic, 2 slices of pepperoni pizza, one breadstick, half a slice of red velvet cake
6:45pm-bowl of chocolate cheerios cereal with milk

What I Ate Thursday, January 6th
6:45am-Mt. Dew
8:00am-handful of ChexMix
11:25am-fried rice, coca cola classic
5:30pm-*Jacob and I had El Olmeca with his grandparents* chips&salsa, guacamole, quesadilla (beef, cheese, beans, peppers), rice, water w/ lemon

The Past Few Days...

So, you may be wondering why I've been M.I.A. for the last weekend.

Truth be told, I was out of town for New Years and Jacob's birthday.

Don't you recall my posts about our cabin, Serenity Pines, in Ellijay, Georgia?

Well, the weekend was absolutely incredible.

No lie.

We grilled steaks, made mac&cheese, mushrooms, and red velvet cupcakes for Jacob's birthday. He was pleasantly pleased (and so was my tummy).

I did nothing all weekend but catch up on reading, play gin rummy with some of my nearest and dearest, wedding plan with Aimee, and sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep.

It was the most incredible thing ever.

So, I didn't post over the past few days because I was too busy looking at this view...

...laying in this hot tub...

...and playing with Miss Bailey :)