Still Full

 I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!

I definitely did, and I still feel full from all the food.

Hubby cooked SO MUCH food and it was just me, him, my mom, & brother.

On the menu:

Fried Turkey

Mac & Cheese

Collard Greens

Sweet Potatoes

Deviled Eggs

Greenbean Casserole

Mashed Potatoes

Corn

Dressing

Cranberry Sauce

Potato Salad

Rolls

Apple Pie

Pumpkin Pie

Sweet Potato Pie

Yeah, a LOT for 4 people!

After eating with my fam we went to his parents' house. 

Originally the plan was for everyone to come to our place, but its hard for his grandparents to get around so it was easier to just do 2 separate meals. Luckily we had a house full of friends over that evening to help eat the rest of the food hubby cooked!

Did anyone do any Black Friday shopping? I wanted to but I just couldn't see myself waiting in long lines and walking miles from the parking lot. Plus I didn't want to have to cut (i.e. stab) anyone. According to the news, I saw people getting peppered sprayed, shots fired, & people getting trampled. Not that serious people! I refuse to go to jail for a $6.00 set of sheets from Wal-mart.

I did manage to go to Hobby Lobby to pick up some additional Christmas decor.  I started decorating but we're not quite finished yet. We still need to decorate the tree and hang lights.

I've save pics of my decor for tomorrow's post!

I am Thankful For...



And so much more!

Jury Duty

Instead of work today I had jury duty. It was my first time ever being called so I was actually pretty excited about it. I got there at 8:30 and it became a long waiting game.

I thought it was really odd that they asked for people to declare their hardships out loud, about why they wouldn't be able to serve. That should be done in private. There were people saying "I've been in prison", "I'm a caregiver for a parent", "I have a job interview tomorrow." Whatever the reason, it wasn't everyone's business.

After waiting several hours (thank God I brought a book) we were all dismissed. Apparently everyone pled guilty so there was no need for a trial. Everyone else cheered but I actually wanted to participate bc it would be mean no work this week. LOL! Oh well, at least I got one day off right? And I got paid $25, whoop whoop! I won't spend it all in one place. :)

Have any of you ever served on jury duty?

Moving on...

What reality shows is everyone watching right now?

Tonight I watched Dancing with the stars. 

I know Rob Kardashian is a fan favorite...and I like him...but I refuse to vote for him simply because the Kardashian ladies have just disgusted me. I know it's not his fault, but I;m still going to hold a grudge against him. Don't judge! lol

JR Martinez...his story is incredible. I feel terrible about what happened to him. But I just don't feel like he's the bets dancer.  I will admit though, I haven't' watched all season.

I'm voting on my girl Ricki Lake. I like her and I thought she was great tonight.

And finally I have to add I am very disappointed in the Nascar fans in Florida, for booing Michelle Obama on Sunday. Even if you don't like the president & the first lady, have some damn respect. 

I read a comment from a blog that said, 

"If she's campaigning, I think it's fine to boo or heckle. However, she was appearing at the race in a position of honor, as a grand marshal, and she should have been welcomed as such. If one doesn't like her or the decisions of her husband, simply stand quiet during her introduction."

I couldn't agree more.

weekend recap

 Sorry for leaving yall hanging for a few days! It's been a busy weekend.

We had a great time at our friend's wedding Saturday.

My friend Tamara did my hair & make up & she did such a great job!

We exchanged services, I did portraits of her baby girl and she helped to beauitfy me. lol!

Here's some of the pics I did of her baby!

Isn't she adorable!

Since I wore the purple dress (the pink one was just not flattering at all), I told Tamara to go ahead and do her thang with my makeup. I typically stick with neutral colors, but my friend who also had her make up done convinced me to go for it. Here's the result:

close up of the eyes

Self portrait before the ceremony started

Here comes the gorgeous bride!

Being walked down the aisle by her step-dad & son!

 Husband & Wife!

 Yummy cake!

 Having a great time at the reception with friends & fam!

The end of the night!

Excuse all the shine- danced all night & worked up a sweat! lol

The bride & I

And I can't end this post without saying Happy Anniversary to my husband!
7 years ago today, I married my best friend and I wouldn't change a thing.
I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband who truly treats me like a queen.

7th Anniversary

This Sunday will be hubby & I's 7th wedding anniversary! We don't have anything planned since we're going to our friend's wedding Saturday & I have jury duty (for the first time ever) on Monday. Maybe we'll make a day trip to ATL.

I have a friend that has made us a cake every year for our anniversary. A yummy carrot cake. So I am definitely looking forward to that this weekend!

Here are some pics of us through the years!

Excuse the quality on some these...we were using those one time use cameras back then!

Hubby & I met through this couple. 

He was best man & I was maid of honor.

2/14/02

This is us back in 2002 shortly after we started dating.

He looks so thrilled huh?

(this is a scanned image and the little pic in the lower right corner 

is a sticker pic that's on this actual photo)

Us @ Disney World in 2003

Our wedding in 2004

In Venice, Italy

I have hundreds of pics, too many to scan & upload right now!
I'll work on that for a later post!

Christmas Blog Swap

Who's signing up for the Christmas Blog Swap?

Deadline is November 28th!

Weekend Recap

Don't you wish we worked Saturday & Sunday and we were off Monday - Friday?

If I were president, this would be my #1 priority!

Do I have your vote?

JK!

The weekends just zoom by too fast.

Let's see, Friday the hubby & I literally slept the night away. After an exhausting week, we did absolutely nothing. We book woke up at 11pm and went out for doughnuts lol. Whoop whoop! Lots of fun huh?

Saturday I had planned to drive to Atlanta for my friend's twins birthday but I was just too busy doing things for my 1st book club meeting that I just didn't have time. I feel bad but I'll send them a nice gift to make up for it.

The book club went great! I didn't take a single picture though. We sat around the dinner table and just talked about everything the author had gone through in her marriage, what life has been like since her husband's death, and reasons why he and other gay men, would get married to a woman.

It was a very colorful conversation. I had such a great time with the ladies!

After the author left, we stayed up laughing & talking til 2am.

Sunday we went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast as usual. Food was delish but something gave me a stomach ache. I was supposed to go to my friend Diem's bridal shower/bachelorette party but due to the stomach ache I slept right through it. I feel TERRIBLE for missing it. But again, I'll make up for it with a fabulous gift!

I also went ahead and ordered the magenta dress.

Source: shop.nordstrom.com via LC on Pinterest

I got the purple one in Friday and it fits OK. It's kind of snug around the waist but loose on top. And I don't want my girls falling out while I wobble! LOL! So I hope this other dress fits better. I'm not going to send the purple one back until comes in so I can decide which to keep.

Speak of shopping, do you guys use Ebates when you shop online?

If not, you DEFINITELY need to! 

(I am not being compensated to say this)

You get cash back from various places you shop, so for this dress from Nordstroms I'll get back 3%!

I could kick myself because I do a lot of online shopping & I keep forgetting I have an Ebates account.

The more people you can get to sign up, the more referral rewards you can win too!

I book various trips online, buy clothes online, etc so I could be getting back so much more, but I never remember to log on!

So if you want to sign up, click on the link above or the one I added on the sidebar! :)