Happy Things :)

Just wanted to share some things that are making me really happy these days...there is so much to be thankful for! :)

• This photo Vicki took from Easter!
• Having a good doctor's visit today...Luke was a good boy and the doctor says that his ears and lungs are clear...he should be all better in 4 or 5 days! YAY! (And FYI, Luke now weighs 10 pounds 13 ounces! Sheesh! He is a big boy!!! He has gained 2 pounds and 12 ounces in 8 weeks and 4 days!)
• I have sent out most of Luke's birth announcements and thank yous...just a few more to go!!!
• Chick Fridays with Brad and Luke...Brad, Luke, DP, Chick sandwich, fries, and a cookies & cream shake...what is not to love?! :)
• Getting good snail mail! We got two nice notes this week out of the blue! :)
• Shopping trips with Luke (I am always at Target and Kohls, lol!)
• Hanging out with friends
• Farkel!
• Listening to my iPod
• Running is getting easier! I am more in shape now! :) I ran 3 miles the other day (instead of my regular 2)
• Not having to work!
• Brad visiting us at lunchtime
• The Biggest Loser
• Getting more sleep these days...Luke has been sleeping 6 or 7 hours straight (except for when he is sick)!
• Having pretty toes (I got a pedicture a couple of weeks ago)!
• Getting to visit Vicki on Saturdays...who knew not working on Saturdays would be so awesome?! :) I love it!
• BJ's Cookies & Cream Pizookie
• Scrapping Luke's arrival album
• The TODAY show
• Snapfish...oh, how I love Snapfish.
• Mom visiting us on her days off
• Getting comments on the ole' blog
• I have (sort of) kept up with this blog...I was reading my old posts and it made me all happy to realize I had documented stuff that I hardly even remember now!
• The beautiful weather outside

BVOTD: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

Yes, I am Alive :)

I have been MIA lately from my little blog...but do not worry, I am back to binge blog! :) I will be making a few different posts to catch everyone up on my less-than-exciting life so please look below for additional posts dated when they happened...

Not sure why it has taken me so long to post...I just haven't felt like blogging lately...haven't even been on the computer very much lately...been busy settling into life without school...

Just a few things I am loving lately...

• Blue Jell-O from Lubys...not sure what the flavor is called but I love everything about it! Hmm, it must be this flavor. It is seriously good (Side note: Amanda, it smells like the chapstick that you tried to throw away once after you cleaned out your room but I dug through your stuff and stole it :)
• My kitty Tina (sitting in my lap right now!)...she is such a sweet kitty!
• My new iPod (courtesy of my most wonderful sister, Vicki). (And, of course, my hot green iPod armband courtesy of Amanda and Dave...both graduation presents!). I am making multiple people at work want iPods!!
• Having Fridays off once again!! I get to drink DP, eat lunch with my most wonderful boy, clean the house, scrap, etc. I love it!
• The movie The Devil Wears Prada...just got it pre-viewed at Blockbuster...plan on watching it on Friday if not before.
• Getting to spend the night at mom and dad's while Bradley was out of state (he went to Oklahoma for work).
• Running in the corn this morning (LOVE IT THERE!)
• Getting to smell the mimosa blooms this morning.
• Having a college degree.
• Getting paid for working a 40+ hour work week and actually enjoying my work.
• This tea...love it! If I can find it at my grocery store it may become my scrapping tea! :)
• Getting to hang out with friends!
• Shopping with momma
• These new stamps I bought last week...can't wait to use them!
• Cool River 7 layer chocolate cake...YUM!!!!!!!
• The fact that Riss is coming home this weekend!
• And that Mel will be coming home next week FROM PERU!!! For a 2 week vacation!!!!!!!!! :) Can't wait till the five of us gals get together again!
• That I get to take some of Dayna and Ryan's engagement pics the first weekend in June!
• That MAM updated her blog!
• Kelloggs Smart Start Healthy Heart bars in Strawberry Vanilla
• These dryer sheets
• New AOL mail
• That my boy is on his way home! :)
• The book of James...started reading a bit of it yesterday...especially love this verse...

BVOTD: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: ...to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27 NIV

The {L} List

• Had a day off work and school today for "Play Day"...ran at the park with Brad, ate a chicken biscuit from Chick-Fil-A for breakfast (which I hardly ever get to do so it was a big treat!), cleaned the house a bit, hung out with Tina, chatted with Breann on Hello, got my grocery shopping done, and helped a friend with some CBS stuff.

• Planning on heading out to the corn to work on taxes tonight....YUCK! (So glad that daddy knows what he is doing cause I have no clue!) Hate having to find all of Brad's papers from his installs...a thorn in my side! But nonetheless, love going to mom & dad's to hang out!

• Fiber One bars...read about them on a blog and decided to check them out...so I picked up a box of "Oats and Peanut Butter" bars today...they did not disappoint - they are SO YUMMY!!!

• I turned in another big project yesterday...my business plan for Entrepreneurship. Just a few more big projects and I will be done!!

• We picked up our caps and gowns last week from the bookstore!! The end of school is SOOO near!! We graduate May 5th!!

• Getting together this weekend for Dave, Brad, and dad's birthday celebration...making some Tomato Basil Squares and Peanut Butter Balls...

And I thought I would give the recipe for Mrs. Buchhorn's Peanut Butter Balls (Krispie Peanut Butter Drops) in case you want to try it out (Riss this is especially for you!)...I promise they are YUMMY! And very easy to make!! :)

1 c. white Karo syrup

1 c. sugar

1 1/2 c. peanut butter

5 c. Rice Krispies cereal

Bring Karo and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter till melted. Stir in cereal. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper in a waxed paper lined 9 x 13 pan. Let cool.

Have a fabulous weekend!! :)

BVOTD: “Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.” Luke 9:23-23 NIV

My Happy List!

1. Check this out. YAY!! I am so excited!! :)

2. My Avon sugar and walnut shower gel, body spray, and lotion that I got from Amanda and Dave for Christmas...it smells so good!!

3. Getting a 96%/100% on my Sales quiz!

4. Waking up to Brad telling me that Tina had decided to sleep on my back on top of a bunch of blankets and was purring like a motorboat...and I slept through the whole thing! :)

5. That my cutie pie boy is feeling so much better now!!! He went back to work and school today!

6. Clean clothes.

7. That I get to watch American Idol from this week on tape...because my wonderful parents and sister taped it for me!! :)

BVOTD: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." James 1:17 ESV

The {L} List (Things I love)

*Brad and I tried one of these Cookies and Cream shakes tonight from Chick-Fil-A. If I may say so, it is quite delightful and refreshing. I love cookies and cream ice cream so this was right up my alley.

*Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. They are just totally amazing...the name is quite appropriate. They cleaned my impossibly dirty tub with ease. You MUST go out and buy these right away (you will not regret it!)!

*Fridays off work. So very nice. I cleaned the house, got caught up on laundry, visited Perez at the candy store, hung out with the puppies in the corn (mom and dad went to the coast so I took a trip out to the corn to give them a potty break), ate at McAlisters with Bradley for lunch, drank multiple Dr. Peppers, bought a new (really cute) bag, some candy, and scrapping stuff, snuggled with Brad, scrapbooked, and generally had a wonderful day.

*Vanilla Cappucinos from Starbucks. YUM. Started drinking these after I tried mom's during Spring Break. Got one on Thursday morning with a cinnamon roll. I accidentally ordered a Venti instead of a Grande...ended up drinking a lot of coffee...even though a lot of it is just foam. Ahhh. :)

*I love the idea of having a family and friends blog where people leave comments with memories, thoughts, highlights, family events, favorite recipes, etc. That is an awesome idea! If anybody ever has anything to share, please do!!! :)

*Having painted nails and toenails :) It doesn't happen very often because they chip so quickly. I bought some Mary Kay nail polish from my neighbor a couple of weeks ago...in whipped pink. Nice and light...I like it. :)

*Pottery Barn Style House...I would love to do a wall in the house with pictures. Neato idea.