High Five For Friday!

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN :D

1. Randy's cousin John comes home from the Middle East (ARMY) in 2 weeks! We have already planned an awesome trip to B. Gardens!

2. I got this adorable print of a mermaid with a seahorse, kinda excited to frame it!

3. Hash Brown Casserole! So yummy, I'll be posting this under my recipe section for sure!

4. Okay. ANYONE who knows me knows I'm obsessed with seafoam green, so when I found this lovely fabric in Chevron AND Seafoam Green...I just knew that something special was in store for it. I think I'm going to make a really lovely throw for our bed.
5. My adorable lil god-daughters. I miss them and wish I could see them more often, but they are just the cutest darn things that ever were!

This weekend should be lots of fun!
Tonight I'm tutoring my favorite student, and then I'm off to have some fun with Randy's family.
Tomorrow Randy and I both have off, so we can relax and actually sleep in for once!
I'll probably get the mountain of laundry I have completed.
Then Saturday night his cousin Chris and his wife Cat are coming over for Game Night!
(aka drink lots of beer and wine and play games)
Sunday will be absolutely lazy, I plan on doing nothing. Nothing at all.
I'm going to lay in bed and read books and probably work on making said throw blanket.
 

<3 hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

MY FIRST FOLLOWER!

Well Skittles!
I've got my first follower!!!!
(I know. I couldn't believe it either!)
Finally I don't feel like I'm talking to myself anymore!

Now. I won't lie.
At first I was like "oh no...what is my first follower like!?"
What if they are totally dull, or worse what if they are the exact opposite of everything I'm about?!
What if my first follower post had to be about someone who was a crack enthusiast?!
....thankfully my first follower is EVERYTHING I'm about.
She is funny, smart, silly, witty, and did I mention funny?
I was giggling the entire time I stalked her blog.

So seriously. Follow Her.
Now.
(I'm hoping that someone else other than her at least READS my blog)
Otherwise I'm sorry Bonnie. I've done my best.

Share a Prayer!

My Nana is pretty much the rock of our family, she is my biggest support and she has never shown anything but unconditional love for us kids.

The past year she has been battling Melanoma and recently we received some pretty discouraging news. However we have not given up hope!
I believe that God will grace us and provide her with the strength she needs in order to be in that
8% Survivor Rate!
I won't even think about another option.
I am praying heavily and I would love if you all would take a moment and share a prayer for her, she is a beautiful woman inside and out and I just know that her time here with us is not going to be short!
I would also like to ask God to relieve our heavy hearts and make them light, so that we too can be filled with positive thoughts and energy to help make her battle easier!

If you would like to post a message of healing or read more about her story, her recovery website is:
www.caringbridge.org/dianascarmazzi

High Five For Friday!

For Those of You Who Don't Follow Lauren, You Probably Should!


Well Here is my High Five For Friday Post:

1. Randy and I are taking my beloved grandfather out to dinner this evening since he has been home alone all week with the family being on vacation.

2. I got to see my bestest friend Jessica and hear all about her beautiful family, and how wonderful they are doing, plus I got to hear all about the exciting surprise in her life!

3. I am making the biggest, coldest, sweetest, most delicious batch of sweet-tea as soon as I get home from work, I'm craving it!

4. My amazing boyfriend's mother bought me a ticket to go see Rascal Flatts with her in September! 

5. My lovely parents come home from vacation this Sunday, with our family situation (I'll be writing about that in my next post)

I hope everyone has an amazing weekend!!

Idle Tidings

First and Foremost:
I realized yesterday I didn't have a follow button on my blog!
(I'm telling myself that this is the reason why I don't have any followers despite having 100 page views yesterday)

But rest assured, you can all stop fretting! I've now added a lovely join button right under my pinterest!
Enjoy

THINGS THAT OCCURRED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS:

This is Callie.
Callie is a very voluptuous animal that resides with my Nana.
She is a complete floozy.

So this is a little embarrassing but I was singing quite loudly to Celine Dion's Pandora station on my way to work yesterday, when out of nowhere this lovely little diddy came on!
Pretty much made my morning.
It also made me want to spend $10 on The Lion King DVD.

90 degrees at 10:38pm is gross.
Today is supposed to be 105, which means that tonight will be even hotter.
Thank goodness we have air conditioning!

BUBBLE BREAD!
I'm trying this recipe out this evening if I can score some butterscotch pudding.
(if not we might have to substitute vanilla)

Letting the love of my life know that he is loved.
(Have to be cute about it you know)

Things I Hope To Accomplish Today:

1. I'm going to try and not spend a fortune on 31 Products.
I can't help it though. They are fabulous.
And they make my life a thousand times easier.
Check Out The Amazingness

2. I'm going to try and make Chili's Chicken Enchilada Soup using this lovely recipe:

Me, Myself, and I Link Up Party!

Okay. So I'm slightly obsessed with this new Link Up Party!
If you haven't checked it out yet take a little trip to Danielle's blog here!

Anyway so now let me begin! 
What is your biggest phobia?
As I've mentioned before I'm absolutely terrified of flying, I just KNOW that I'm going to die in a horrific plane crash and I don't understand why no one believes me!


If you could relive any day of your life, what would it be and why?
I think I would want to relive the day that Randy first told me he loved me. It was such a special and intimate moment. And it truly was the most precious blessing that I've ever been given.
I'll hold onto that moment forever.


If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?I would love to be 25 forever!
(I'm not even 25 yet lol)
But I just feel like its the perfect age, you're still young yet you're old enough to be taken seriously.

Which celebrity do you get mistaken for?
I never ever get mistaken for a celebrity, I guess I just have a unique face or something?!

Maybe I'm weird. I don't know.

...when I had my hair really short someone once said I looked like Ellen Degeneres....not sure how to feel about that haha.

What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?Our Song: Brandy Carlisle - The Story

My Favorite Break-Up Song: Stars - Your Ex-Lover is Dead

Father/Daughter Song:  Paul Simon - Father Daughter

Mother/Daughter Song: Patsy Cline - Crazy

Feel Good Country Song: Diamond Rio - Meet In The Middle

Wedding Song: Sleeping At Last - Turning Pages

Heartstrings Song: Eva Cassidy - Songbird



Dance Song: Dan Balan - Chica Bomb

Moody: Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

WHEW!
And That's Some FunTime Facts About Me!

Okay so I feel really bad that I didn't update at all this past weekend, and I also feel pretty bad that I didn't do the dresser. 

So I promise that I'll do much better this week!

THIS WEEKEND:

I took my BLS Healthcare Provider Course! It was interesting to say the least...but on the plus side I can now save a life :)

Meal Planning.
I've begun planning all our meals out for the month, it saves us a ton of money on groceries and I never have to wonder what I'm going to make when I get home, I know I have all the ingredients and I know that we are getting all our fruits and veggies in!
(except on Steakum night..that is purely a heart attack waiting to happen)

Randy and I had a rough Friday evening, which left us both brooding for a little bit. I decided to go and get sushi, and let me tell you those delicious little fish made me feel instantly better
(and maybe the fact that Randy and I kissed and made up helped as well)

But seriously if you haven't tried Yama Sushi in Annapolis you're missing out!

So a couple months ago my Nana told me about how she tried this recipe called crock pot lasagna, and I had to give it a try myself...unbelievable, it was cheesy delicious goodness!
If you want the recipe just comment below and I'll be glad to post it :)

Our budget has been so tight lately, so I can't get my nails done like I used too, so I've been practicing my self manicure and I have to admit I'm getting better and better each time :D
I'm in love with this OPI color "Italian Love Affair"
It's the perfect baby pink with a touch of peach!
Super Shiny too!

All in all this weekend was relaxing and wonderful, Randy and I don't get too much quality time together so we were really grateful.
And although Randy and I had a couples spat on Friday, I've learned that all couples will fight, its just how you fight and how you make up that make the difference.
I have to say that I'm blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life who has the patience to handle me and gives me all the space I need in order to cool off and regroup.
<3