chocolate+holiday cup=friday

Salted.

Caramel.

Hot.

Chocolate.

In a holiday cup.

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Things To Look At

Well, I am aware that I have been m.i.a. in the blogging world lately. Sorry 'bout that folks. Sometimes I get so busy in real life that by the time i sit down to blog, all my thoughts have left me, and i don't really know what to talk about anymore. You know what i mean? Anyone? (you're lying if you say no)

Anyway, it seems like I always get on here on Friday and do fill in the blanks with Lauren, but today its all about TV, and really, I wouldn't have much to say...since i basically hate TV and think its a big giant waste of time and most of it makes me sad for our world. Call me out of touch. R.I.P. Lost. :-( So, since its Friday, and I won't be filling in blanks, I will just leave you with some lovely things I enjoyed seeing in Blogland throughout the week.

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Becca's sweet family shoot at life at 1521
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a DIY s'mores bar at Dandelion and Grey

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A french country wedding at Design*Sponge

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creating my own version of these

Goat.Cheese.Stuffed.Turkey.Burger.with.Homemade.Roasted.Red.Pepper.Longest.Name.for.a Burger.Ever.Burger...Burger.

its friday, ok? I'm allowed to be a little off my rocker.

I hope my weekend is as yummy on my eyes and my tummy as the week has been. Seriously, you need to make those burgers. So good. I didn't use the pepper relish, i just roasted some peppers and slapped them on there. easier. thats what I'm all about.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Fill in the Donut Holes...I mean blanks

Fill In The Blank

why?

Because its Friday. Duh.

Its also...FRIDAY DONUT DAY! WAHOO!!!!

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(a very small, tiny donut...with rainbow sprinkles)

here we go, fillin' it in...

1. The strangest thing I've ever eaten was

Alligator jerky in New Orleans. odd. gross. Tasted like fishy beef. if that makes sense.

2. My best friend is

the person who will laugh at me when I'm 80 and can't hold my farts in while i walk (i'm married to him).

3. If I could live in a different era it would be

late 1800's, early 1900's.

because

I want to be a pioneer and plant peas in my garden and live in a house made of sod like laura ingalls wilder.

4. I like

to sleep in on Saturdays, take Tangle to doggie daycare (genius invention), drink coffee and eat toast and eggs in my pjs with ben, put on saturday clothes (leggings, tennies, pony-tail, bangs pinned back, sweatshirt), maybe throw in one load of laundry and forget to fold it, finally get in the shower at 5 pm, light the BBQ, have some friends over, get back in pj's, watch a flick, fall asleep.

5. If you only know one thing about me it should be

That the only reason I get up in the morning is because of hope. Its because I have something greater that I live for. I am living to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth. I wake up every morning knowing that i am loved unconditionally and redeemed, and that i have found everything I have ever or will ever want, and that I can live every single day with that assurance. You should know that anything good in me is not from me but from Him. :-)

*sigh*

6. My favorite book of all time is

"Little House on the Prairie", by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Actually, the whole set. My mom and dad used to read these to me every night, and then I would sit in his lap and he would let me read them to him. good memories. And I found out that my good friend Laura is distantly related to her! AMAZING! lucky gal.

7. The one beauty product I couldn't live without is

Big Sexy Hair spray-"spray and play". Without it, my hair is a flat, sad, lifeless mess...this stuff is magic on my hair. Makes it big and voluminous and just the right amount of textured without being sticky or crunchy. and it stays in there for a few days and gives you that second or third day hair look. Love it. Can't live without it. $18.00 bucks a can every two weeks better be worth it.

8. Blogging is

a whole new world that I didn't really know existed. Kinda fabulous. I love every one's uniqueness and I love when you find out that someone is really inspired our touched or tickled by something you said, not knowing if anyone would read it.

9. If I could star in a movie with any actor/actress I would want to work with

my bff (girl version) Anna. Nobody would watch our movie though, because we would be the only people who would think its funny. Everyone else would actually probably find it annoying. Raise your hand if you know what kind of friendship i'm talking about. (hand raise)

10. One of the best feelings in the world is

Dreaming up unrealistic plans with Ben and really not caring if they pan out or not, but knowing that it doesn't really matter because we will be together anyway.

Enjoy your own blank filling fun,

and link it up here to Miss Lauren's.

Happy Friday!

Fill In the Blank Friday...with the Funk

there are blanks to be filled!

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Well friends, its friday, but that's not as exciting to me as it normally would be since I have been at home in bed for the last three days. Seems i have somethin' funky goin' on in my throat. And since i loathe the doctors office, i am just now realizing that i need to go in before the tiny white bumps in the back of my throat swell up so that i can't breathe and i will never be able to blog again because i will be dead. (drama).

Its not even that bad. I'm just teasing. But really, I hate going to the doctor for such things, because 9 times out of 10 its "just a virus"...and they tell you to come back in a week if its not better, which it always is..and you just wasted your money for someone to stick a stick on your tongue when your mom could have told you the same thing. Ya know? God bless doctors...i just neglect going too often. In fact, I have not had a regular doctor, aside from my one "lady doctor" visit before getting married, in about 4 years. sheeesh.

Anyway, that is just to update you on my absence from blogland...i have also been absent from work, gym, cooking, and doing anything productive except popsicle eating. But its Friday morning, and therefore I shall fill the blank with my lovely friend Lauren. Who i hope to still be able to make my coffee date with in the morning..that is if i don't have strep throat (and collect my sweet giveaway winnings as a bonus ♥)

Here we go, fillin it in...

1. When I'm nervous I talk really really fast and loud and frantically play with whatever is in my hand, which usually means intense pen-clicking.

2. My favorite item in my closet is my lovely new black and gray polka-dot romper from target. I'm still deciding if i have the right body type for it..but its so cute i don't know how i can NOT sport it as soon as the sun comes out.

3. Going in my room, closing the door, being by myself, sitting on my bed cross-legged with a cup of coffee and a lamp on, reading my bible or listening to music is my favorite thing to do when I need to relax.

4. My favorite childhood memory is going on summer trips to Tennessee to visit my relatives and staying at my Nanny Marshal's house and drinking sweet tea and sitting on her lap.

5. Something you may not know about me is when i was little I would not eat anything red or anything green. I hated almost every food that was not a meat or a starch. I made my mom give my spaghetti with butter and rice with butter and sugar. Oh, and i hated breakfast. Now i want to eat everything in sight. Besides onions, olives, and bratwurst, that's disgusting.

6. A true friend will be your friend for the rest of your life. Even when your lives change, you friendship will change right along with it. You can be attached at the hip on day and not see eachother for the next year, and pick up right where you left off. A true friend is not mad about the way life changes your relationships, but is happy to see where life is taking you next. I heart my bff. Oh, and its also important to share clothes. that's essential friend material.

7. Something I hope people think of when they think of me is joy. I hope people look at my life and see joy in any circumstance and wonder where it comes from...and ask me!

So since I copied and pasted Lauren's questions, i can't figure out how to get it un-underlined...and I'm too tired to try and figure it out. So underlined it will be for the rest of the post...which is almost over. Now off to nurse my throat!

If you do your own Fill In The Blank, don't forget to link it HERE so we can see your answers!

Happy Weekend Y'all!

Fill in The Blank Friday

Its Friday!...you know what that means!

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Friday Donut Day!

Well, for me anyway. but more importantly, its Fill In The Blank Friday via Lauren over at The Little Things We do. Make sure you do your own and link up here.

Here are mine:

1. If I weren't sitting at my desk right now I'd love to be working on the spare bedroom/office in our house, trust me, it needs a lot of help .

2. When I'm super upset I cuddle with my doggy, unless its him i'm upset with .

3. My favorite thing about myself is my frequent creative whirlwinds: scraps of paper flying everywhere, hammer pounding and nails all over the floor, paint in my hair, but cute new things on the wall.

4. If I found a $100 in the pocket of last winter's coat I'd spend it on shoes and a cheap date .

5. Even though some people might consider this a flaw, I love my lack of need for order, i find so much joy in not worrying.

6. I love the way I feel when i wake up early on my own, curl up with coffee in bed and get into The Word before the rest of the world wakes up.

7. I love my hair most when it's a little dirty with a little texture. Not too straight.

and here are my own add on's...

8. The attribute I really admire in Sarah (here)is her love for life and for who she knows she is.


9. Next time I have 2 free hours I should probably have a good conversation with Benjamin about whatever he wants to talk about.


10. I feel really lucky to not be on the path i was headed down three years ago.

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