It's the little things in life :)

It's the little things in life that make me happy, and these are just a few of the things lately that have given me reasons to smile:


Tiny sleeping boy nuzzled in between my elbow :)

 

Little baby girl nestled right in between the nook in my legs <3
PLUS, fire in the fire place :) 



Getting my nails done with my momma!



This boy right here :)



Using my very first credit card for the very first time to get my groceries!!!!
(I was way excited, I'm sure the cashier thought I was a nut) :)



The little piece of Christmas Tree that was hanging on to my cart.
How cute is this little guy :)

 Walking in to the grocery store last night you had to walk by all the Christmas trees and they smelled so good! It makes me so excited for Christmas, even though we're not getting a tree this year, I can't wait for it to get cold, for all the familiar and cozy smells, for everything! Everything just seems so much better around Christmas time!

I don't have any pictures on hand of my family, but of course those are the people who make me smile ALL the time. Hope everyone had a happy happy happy Thanksgiving and soon I'll post pictures of our Rennaisance Festival adventure!!

Tough Times Don't Last...Tough People Do

This has been a crazy/sad week for my family. But even with all the sadness there is joy, I've been following the blog of a woman who has been having a lot of trouble with infertility. I've cried through her posts, laughed with her, and felt her pain.

BUT, she never gave up and now she's expecting! This just goes to show you that no matter what happens in your life, no matter how hard you think things are, there is joy to be had in the end if we just keep hope. There is a reason for everything. Please read her post HERE for a little bit of a pick me up if you need one.

"But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, be patient! For it will surely take place. It will not be late by a single day."Habakkuk 2:3

What's meant to happen will happen in it's own time. We just need to have faith.

We found the secret!

To making our very own Chic-Fil-A sandwiches!!! I found the recipe online while surfing through TasteSpotting, it was on a blog and I quickly sent my mom the recipe and marked this as a must make!

This little man thinks he's in charge.

I was a little skeptical at first because, I mean HELLO, Chic-Fil-A is AWESOME, there's no possible way to find a duplicate recipe...oh how mistaken I was.

My mom and our littlest helper Bit Bit

But sometimes little Bit gets sad because we don't let her help as much as she'd like...sorry Bit Bit

While we slave away in the kitchen, the boys like to relax and watch
football.

But we still love them, even if they don't help out.
(My  hand on the left and mom's on the right)

Of course, I don't have the recipe with me, my mom printed it out and I forgot to save it to reference where we got it from. But if anyone is interested in getting the recipe just let me know!

Everything all set up and ready to go! Assembly line: Check!

While they were cooking I tested a little piece of the fried part and it was so YUCK! I got really scared and had my mom try a piece and what do you know...still YUCK! We were super nervous but we just kept pushing on, we followed the recipe exactly so we just hoped they'd turn out.

Once they cooled we bit in to one and...whew...they were delicious. They were Chic-Fil-A standard. For sure. 

Of course the leftover I pull out to photograph has a dinky
 piece of chicken on it, but you get the picture.

It was so stinking good!!

This recipe has been boyfriend approved.
Dad approved...Brother approved...Neighbors approved, etc.

Shawn's cousin Hammad came over so SB could give him some help with his math. They were dressed identical it was so funny! They even had the same glasses! This is as close as I got to the study session:

While they worked on math, I tackled my next project:

Homemade Energy Bars

I wanted SB to have something quick and easy that he could grab in the morning if he was ever running late and the recipe was just the thing! So easy and really neat to have been able to make myself! I was proud :) SB, Harold and my dad loved them!

Cooling down before I cut them 

Ready to be packaged!

I think I need to work a little bit more on my marketing. But it got the job done ;)

We had a great weekend. AMAZINGGGGG! Saturday was a lot of fun and Sunday we went to the Renaissance Festival (but I'll wait to post those pictures until I go again with my girlfriends in two weeks!) then out to dinner (NEVER EVER will go to Shogun off 242 again, terrible service!!!), we left there and went to a chinese place called Wang's it was so yummy!

But sometimes SB has a little too much fun at my mom's house.
And the next day he doesn't feel that great.
(I'm a mean girlfriend and take advantage of him when he feels sick)
Hehehe

And when he doesn't feel well he doesn't like me to take pictures of him...
even if I try to sneak them!

My little crab ;)

But Alby and Ashley (plus a healthy breakfast of fried chicken and waffles)
always make him feel much better!

And for good measure I thought I'd throw in a picture of the socks that SB had on on Saturday. pahahaha I just love that guy!

Scary Girl and Crooked Glasses boy...what a pair we are ;)
<3
And yes, my hands really are that big...

Daydreaming

Sometimes, when I'm at work, I can't help but peak out the window

and wish that I was one of those people down there.

I wonder what's it like to be them. While I'm in my office working. Where are they going?

What are they thinking, feeling, doing? 

Do they look at my building and wish they were me?

And sometimes, wishing I was down there instead of in here, is the only way I make it through the day.

But I don't think I'm the only one who feels this way.