sickness? check! appetite? double CHECK!

so my appetite hasnt been that great since my allergies flare up arose yesterday. lunchtime rolled around and all I could think about was jambalya and all of its yummy goodness..

So Damon is home (sick too of course,) and has offered to make it for supper.. I love him so much, he is GREAT! I can't wait..

yum!

I will be baking cookies for dessert..

double yum!

who would have ever thought

something this simple, turned into one of my most favorite places and one of the greatest places on Earth..

I ♥ NYC !

wandering from home, but quick to return

nothing gives a person more knots than coming home from somewhere late at night (its dark outside,) and seeing your cats (indoor homebodies) wandering outside in the courtyard and your front door standing wide open.

thank god, nothing was taken and they were safe. its still a mystery how that all went down.

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grayce and steve should be receiving their foundation for the house this week. in that case, we should see ours in the next week or so.. its absolutely exciting to think the house is about to be a reality, because until you see something like a foundation, its just an expensive piece of dirt with overgrown weeds..

some people should be born sterile..

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How do you forget things like this EVER?! Especially when you had to get the 2 others out from the SAME back seat?!

tono romo

everyone else says so.. ya think?

flowers, gardens, and damon.. oh my...

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just some of my favorites from Saturday

cupcake picnic

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these are so beautiful and so inspring..

i need to start becoming more creative with my cupcakes rather than just slathering on some icing. I need to pull out my tips and brush up on my decorating skills.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/worrywart

this past weekend, i was informed of how uptight, over analytical, worrysome, and wound i have grown to be. he says he's learned to deal with this, but i have just reazlied how severe it is.

i must fix this, or just learn to deal with life a whole lot better..

back in action

I finally broke down and got another cell phone charger for my palm. I had been lazy and cheap for about 2 months now.

But its charged and ready to go and I feel like a 4 year old who just found their security blanket. It's such a good feeling to have it back in working order. :)

as plants bloom..

Google decided to ring in the first day of Spring using the very iconic Very Hungry Catepillar and I must say they did an excellent job. It totally made my day logging on this morning when I got to work at the wee hours of 630am and seeing him on my homepage.

Spring is one of my most favorite times of years besides Fall. Its those perfect days of 70-80 degrees with clear skies, well maybe a cloud or two and the perfect amount of wind. The yards are perfectly green, the plants are blooming and the birds chirping.. I live for this kind of day!

This weekend we plan on doing the FW Botanical Gardens since the weather should be fabulous. I can't wait; I haven't been there in forever. Plus its free, minus the Japanese Garden ($3.50) and the Conservatory ($1), still which aren't terribly expensive if we must do those too. I plan on packing a little picnic style lunch, so I am very excited about tomorrow and just enjoying my weekend with Damon and the absolutely wonderful weather that God is bringing to us this weekend.

Hopefully I can get some good pictures too :)

seriously?

They have got to be kidding, no dog person would buy this thing. But then again I have been proven wrong several times before.

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In other great news of mine, I went over my budget yesterday since I am going to be helping out with the bills at Damon's since I live there now. Yes you heard me correctly. It didnt happen quite as I had planned it out in my mind, but I'm working it out best I can. Back to the budget thing, yea I really need to start budgeting my money better, like much, much better for real. Prior to this situation my bills consisted of:

• Car
• Phone
• Sallie Mae
• BOA
• Target
• Gasoline
• Groceries (I don't even eat out anymore, maybe once a week if that)
• oh and that stupid gym membership til December.

and that was it.. Now with me living with him we have to add:

• Rent
• Utilities
• Car Insurance (my parents used to pay for it)

So my measly budget just took a major hit, and its kind of like a major blow to my retail therapy situation. I have got to STOP spending money on stupid things I know for a fact that I can live without. Basically I have to stop spending on anything and everything period.. Its much harder than I thought it would be. I pray that God can give me some kind of inner strength to be able to do this successfully, because its only going to get harder for me when the house comes along.

I just need that strength from somewhere, because I know I can do this if I put my mind to it and get serious. And I will do anything to have that right now.


Quote Today: Everyone smiles in the same language.

the sky is blue and the sun is shining

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

today is the start of something beautiful... weather that is, and i hope and pray that it remains this way for a while. nothing makes my day more than waking up next to him and walking out side and the weather being absolutely and wonderfully amazing!

driving home with the windows down is something of one of my guilty little pleasures, even if my hair has to be in ponytail position to do so.

my ritual of afternoon walks (more like treks, they tend to range from 3-6miles) is going to start again today, something I always look forward to when the weather is nice like today. Damon is going to join my ritual on weekends hopefully so we can enjoy the sunshine and shed some weight at the same time, nothing like killing two birds with one stone. I have about 15 more to lose before I think I will be happy. We will see what another 15 off looks like, hopefully bikini worthy.


housing update: the foundation is going to be poured toward the end of April, so we are still on track to have a complete house in Keller between July 2 and August 5, leaning more towards July 14.

I hope I am proven wrong..

I get the notion and feeling this was a bad idea and is doomed for disaster... Not the cupcakes, they were delicious. Certain individuals tend to hold themselves at a higher bar than others and never seem to get the hint.

PS Don't forget to wear green tomorrow. I know I will probably forget.

rain rain go away

even though we are in the middle of a drought and desperately need rain, i wish it would go away or just get warmer. 37 and rain is not something i want to start my luxurious relaxing weekend with ever.

• 
  here are a few pictures of the kiddos:

Moose (above) is our little button pusher. He knows exactly how to push every bit of my patience on days he knows that I need it. And hes def. not my cuddler. Hes what you call a guy's cat.

Dexter (below) is my baby. Hes my snuggler and cuddler. I would say if he was human he quite possibly could be gay.. He has that little pep in his step if you know what I mean.

• this weekend entails another round of cupcake baking and decorating for St. Patty's day. This weeks batch was just a mouth teaser of sorts. Yes there were green!

♥ until next time, stay dry. ♥

he may be green but he rocks my world...

rummaging around, I sparked interest in all the possible information about the nutrition of my favorite little green guy..

I posted a link below for the curious and all knowing sorts.

ole!


food-facts.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_avocado_a_onestopfruit

no amusement park

stresses have become a norm lately. but i guess without them, i wouldn't know what reality felt like.

50 and still rockin' it

Happy Birthday Barbie!!

May your body never fail you.

bubble wrap is ready, car ALREADY packed

note uno: in a nut shell, I will be moving in with Damon when the house is completed (which should be mid-July)its gotten to where I stay the majority at his place now anyway so mom and grandma have basically given me the go ahead to move in with him in various ways, some subtle and some not so subtle. now whether i have their blessing is a different story.

Grandma- basically told Damon a few weekends ago (like the 3rd time she's seen him) that he could box me up and take me whenever he wanted to. (Not so subtle if you ask me.)

Mom-told me since I'm spending all my time there anyway might as well stop traveling back and forth.


I am living with Damon now I guess you could say.. An attempt to just "run" home and grab some tennis shoes landed me in conversation with my mom about how I just need to go ahead and move in now basically. So I guess I did. Oh well. I'm more at ease out there anyway.



note dos: Mom tore her ACL and PCL on her right knee the day Grandpa died (talk about good timing huh?) Anyhow, she was supposed to go meet with her ortho doc today to get the read of her MRI (I've learned its never good when they ask you to come in to hear the results of something like that.) From the looks of her knee and the pain she is dealing with, I'm sure surgery is in the near future. scratched

The CAT scan just showed that she had tore her PCL and with appropriate therapy and exercise, it will heal in no time. No knives/scapels necessary. Thank God!

if you havent noticed

so i have found a new passion to explore.. cupcakes!!

I have a small addiction to cupcakes.. i love everything about them. and its funny because i feel totally different about a regular cake.

And I have decided to explore those options more. ie different flavors, frostings, fillings, decor, etc.

I have gotten done the art of truffles for the holidays, but cupcakes are just down right fun, year round goodies and everything about them will put a smile on a person's face no matter how old they [person] are.

bubble wrap is ready, the car just isnt packed

note uno: in a nut shell, I will be moving in with Damon when the house is completed (which should be mid-July)

its gotten to where I stay the majority at his place now anyway so mom and grandma have basically given me the go ahead to move in with him in various ways, some subtle and some not so subtle. now whether i have their blessing is a different story.


Grandma- basically told Damon a few weekends ago (like the 3rd time she's seen him) that he could box me up and take me whenever he wanted to. (Not so subtle if you ask me.)

Mom-told me since I'm spending all my time there anyway might as well stop traveling back and forth.


I am excited about this and very scared at the same time, both of which are totally expected in a new chapter like this. Damon has made me feel more loved, appreciated, cared for and wanted in the 3 months I have known him than any of my past relationships have done in their years combined. So I can't wait for our real future living together to start. The house is going to be absolutely amazing and beautiful and I can't wait to personalize it with pots and pans, plates, curtains and all the odds and ins a house must have. And dont forget the pot rack (he doesnt know about that one yet..)



note dos: Mom tore her ACL and PCL on her right knee the day Grandpa died (talk about good timing huh?) Anyhow, she was supposed to go meet with her ortho doc today to get the read of her MRI (I've learned its never good when they ask you to come in to hear the results of something like that.) From the looks of her knee and the pain she is dealing with, I'm sure surgery is in the near future.


pray for her that all goes well and gets back to her ol' self soon.

sprinkles and sugar

these make me want to go home and bake really bad

12716 Lost Prairie

Its amazing how pictures of dirt can make a person feel.

<3

many colors from black and whites