March 30....Really???

When I was at Target this morning I was kind of in a Christmas shopping mood, but there wasn’t any Christmas décor to be found.  I really shouldn’t be thinking Christmas when Easter is just around the corner, but I couldn’t help myself when it felt and looked like the first week of December!  We had a few great weeks of warm spring-like weather in the Indianapolis area, but the seasons don’t always time themselves with the calendar. ...

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Celebrating Two Years of Marriage Bliss

My husband did a great job planning our anniversary weekend.  He did a great job, because he thought about the things I enjoy, and he planned a weekend based on that thoughtfulness.  Here are some of the highlights from my weekend.We started our day out at Findlay Market.http://www.findlaymarket.org/     It is a lot like Indy's City Market, but it is open all day every day.In general, I find Cincinnati to be less clean...

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Furnishing our Master Bedroom with Craigslist

Let the furnishing of the new house begin!!!  Let me just start by saying, that from the moment I walked into the house, I knew exactly what I wanted in the way of new furniture.  I also knew that Matt and I had a budget we were determined to stick to.  We don't want to put any furniture on a credit card; we only want to use cash.  This weekend we started furnishing our bedroom.  We were looking for furniture similar to...

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The NCAA Tournament and My Marriage

Two years ago I married the most wonderful man in the world ~ but I also married a basketball fanatic during the same time as the NCAA tournament.  It is a long story about how the date March 20, 2009 came to be our wedding date.  I will have to share that story with you all sometime, but nonetheless two years ago Matt and I committed ourselves to one another before God, our pastor and pastor’s wife, and our parents…..and technically one...

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Dear Daylight Saving Time

Dear Daylight Saving Time:         Oh how I long for the days when you weren’t a part of my life.  Not having you around was something I used to like about Indiana.  Because of you, my entire week is off schedule ~ and I am the kind of girl who really likes her schedule.  I have found myself hitting the snooze button a little too often this week, which means I have been rushed out the door without my morning coffee.  Because I don’t have enough time in the morning to do all the things...

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A Cookie Crazed Day

It’s that time of year again ~ Girl Scout cookie time.  This year I have been really good to not buy any cookies….that is until today.  It’s not a bad thing to buy the cookies.  After all, they are for a good cause.  It’s just that when I buy a box of Girls Scout cookies, I can’t stop with one or two; I basically devour the entire box.  That’s exactly what happened today.  Once a year I usually give in and buy a box...

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Super Easy Pulled BBQ Chicken and Coleslaw

So very yummy ~ that's the only way I can describe both of these fantastic recipes!  I was looking for slow cooker recipes on the internet when I came across these.  Today, I came home for my lunch break and spent all of twenty minutes in the kitchen preparing this meal.  It was super easy!  I threw al of my ingredients in the crock-pot, turned the crock-pot on and walked away.  I tossed the coleslaw together, covered it...

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Answered Prayer

Brace yourself dear reader, because this is going to be a long blog.  I will try to be brief, but I feel as if my brain has so much for these fingers to type today.  If you want a good read about an awesome God who hears our prayers then this blog is for you.As many of you know, we recently bought a bank owned home knowing that there had been previous water damage in the basement from a sump pump issue (which the bank had informed us had been fixed prior to our purchase).  The deal that we got on our house was so good that we went...

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My New Discovery

If you've read any of my blogs, you may already notice my new discovery.  That's right, today I discovered www.thecutestblogontheblock.com .     It's a website that has TONS of free templates for blogs!!! I’ve only been blogging for a month, so I was really excited to find this website and all the choices it gave me.  Who knew such a website existed???  I sure didn't…..but GOOGLE did!  Some may call me slow for just now discovering this website, but I'm pretty proud of myself.  Maybe I should have...

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BLT Egg Bake

 I cook big dinners Friday-Sunday, but weeknights are usually leftovers or go-to meals like or soup, salad and sandwiches.  Our work schedules make it difficult for me to get a big hearty dinner on the table Monday-Thursday.  I found this recipe out of a Taste of Home magazine years ago, and Matt and I love it.  It’s quick, it’s easy and I always have the ingredients on hand.  It’s not a Sunday dinner, but it’s definitely...

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