White White Everywhere

Sunday, Texas got its first snow of the winter!!!!

Usually the snow doesn't really do it for me, but it was actually kind of fun just cause it never happens here. It was less fun this Monday morning when the traffic was HORRENDOUS!!!!!

The only picture in the snow.. me and cute Liz on our way out the door to church.

Mama I'm A Big Girl Now... Or Getting Closer!!!!

Ever since I moved to Texas, I have slept on an air mattress. I never have bought a bed because I've always lived in furnished apartments. It hasn't been too bad actually, but ever since Christmas... It has REALLY bugged me and all I have wanted was a real big girl bed.

When I first moved here, I didn't really have the funds set up to just up and buy one.. Until........ after making some more immediate neccesary purchases, I had saved up specifically for my bed. This past Saturday, me, Carolyn, Bryan, Benjamin and Liz all spent Saturday going to a bunch of different stores and found me a new bed!!!

It was delivered on Monday and was such a nice treat when I got home from a strangely long day.

I have to say, I scored a screaming deal cause it was put on clearance the day I got there, but it really is SOOO comfy (especially compared to what I was sleeping on) and I'm so glad its here.

Now I know it looks bare but: All my pillows and blankets got left at moms at Christmas, so these are on loan from my sisters... And my headboard is in storage at my folks.. and I need to get bed rails.. and I've picked out a new comforter set.... so there are a few more improvements that I need to make to this, but it just the greatest purchase I've made since my couches!!!

FECES pizza

So around the corner from our house there is a Cici's Pizza. I have wanted to eat there since the day we got our apartment in the Colony, because I hadn't gone since I was a kid, and I've really been wanting to revisit it. FINALLY this past weekend we went!! It definitely did not live up to the hype of my memory, but I will say that it was not nearly as terrible as Liz thought it was.

Obviously some of us didn't have good attitudes about trying new things.

I have this reputation for spilling on myself.. and somehow ended up wit marinara sauce on my arm. I honestly have no clue how it happened. Luckily, Liz was a good little momma bird to me and cleaned me right up.

Heaven in a bowl

For all my family who likes chocolately-sweet-fresh baked-goodness... BEHOLD..........

COOKIE BROWNIES

Now, obviously, it doesn't have to be from a package to combine the delicious-ness of brownies, with the perfection of chocolate chip cookies, but it just so happens, that this was. And let me tell you, it was FREAKING DIVINE!!!!!! Definitely just made my Monday a little bit better!!

A Couple Of Classy Broads

Kelsie was in town on Saturday and invited me and Liz to brunch. It was SO fun!!! We met up at IHOP for some eating, and even though I have a theory about IHOP that I'll have to explain later... it was SOOO fun!!! Sadly the only pictures I got were of a turtle.... A lady was selling balloon animals to raise money for charity and Kels (the only one with cash) bought a turtle.

We basically loved him.

The best dollar she ever spent. Haha

Maybe I'll get my prince charming... wait... thats not turtles

A Nativity..... Or Two........

This weekend, my church building hosted the Carrollton Community Nativity Exhibit. They had bascially shut down the building for the past week to set it up and we knew it was gonna be cool. Mom and dad drove up to see it cause I knew my mother would love it... and Carolyn, Bryand and Benjamin came over from their house. It was a fun night with the family. There were THOUSANDS of nativities and it was so crazy cool in the church. I've never seen anything like it. It really was so impressive. There is no way pictures could show how awesome it was in there. They had a lot of really beautiful ones, but it seemed like the silly/cute ones were my real favorites..... here are just a few....

My cute momma and me before going in.

Cupcake nativity... SO CUTE!!!!

I was on the hunt for a nativity of pigs, this was as close as I got...

I really think Santa looking over baby Jesus really brings the true meaning of Christmas

God Bless Texas Y'all

The moose nativity was probably the most well-done silly one. We all liked it.

This was from the international section. This one was from Germany.. I thought it was so funny and weird.... it was my favorite one. I'd totally put it in my house.

In front of the church they had a life-size nativity, my mom REALLY wants my dad to build this for her. I am sure its only a matter of time.

Cuase One Little Christmas Tree Can Light Up The World

So I've been wanting to decorate for Christmas for like 2 weeks. I put it off for a little while but then this past weekend, I totally gave in and did it. They also started playing Christmas music, which I listen to all day at work. I didn't want to go completely all out because I'm being "Financially Responsible" ....blah blah blah blah.... but I did get the tree and get it decorated, or started at least. I LOVE IT. Now whenever I watch my shows, I turn off all the lights and turn on the tree and its just perfect. I still have some additions to make to it.. but it looks better in person than on this picture.

ONE WEEK UNTIL THANKSGIVING....... 37 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!