Saturday, January 7, 2012

Cake Pops and Girls Who Represent Kentucky

I hope everyone had a great week! What did everyone do for New Year’s Eve? We go to Louisville each year to hang out with Taylor’s old high school friends and it was pretty laid back this year (it didn’t help that I was still sick with this cold).

Because I was off for a week (and sick), Taylor and I got to lounge around and catch up on some shows we’ve been meaning to get into. The first was American Horror Story on FX. Anyone seen it? It has some scary parts in it now and then and it’s pretty twisted but we enjoyed watching something new. The creator, Ryan Murphy, has come out saying that next season will be a whole new house with a new cast which is definitely putting a spin on what people think of a television series should do. I think it’s pretty cool and innovative but I will miss some of the characters.

We also started watching The Walking Dead which is a zombie tv show that everyone has been talking about. It’s also pretty good; we’re going to start watching Season 2 next week, probably.

And of course the new season of The Bachelor started last week and it’s a guilty pleasure of mine. Oh, smut tv… Anyone else watch the premier? One of the girls is from Kentucky… can you tell? I’d say it’s because she’s wearing the huge derby hat but her dress is so ridiculously low cut that the big hat isn’t the first thing you see when you look at her. And she’s representing Kentucky.


Now onto my obsession with cake pops; it doesn’t help that my awesome friends and family have drooled over the ones I've made and beg me to make more. They’re enablers. All of them. I recently made some butter pecan cake with coconut pecan icing ones that I thought were delicious. I gave in and ate one last night. I’m making some more tonight for a baby shower I’m co-hosting at work tomorrow. Here are some pictures of the Christmas gifts I gave with pops:


Oh and I’m down a pound! I’m satisfied with that number and I’m hoping it continues on the down. :) I am adding exercise this week so wish me luck. I’m starting small with the EA Sports Active on the Wii like last time.

Stay tuned on how the baby shower goes and the woes that will come with Wii inline skating again!  Have a great week!

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Monday, January 2, 2012

One Year Blogiversary: Going Back to My Bloggin' Roots

Well, it’s been awhile my friends. I really did miss the blogging world these past few months but things got a little too crazy with my commitments through this little bloggy and I thought I should take a breather.

As you can see, stuff is missing from this dear ole blog.  Unfortunately (as of now), I will not be continuing my Ten Buck Tuesday link parties. :( Thank you all for your involvement and encouragement last year and for making it such a hit in the blogging world.

As for this blog, I’ve decided to “go back to my blogging roots” and take it back to a personal journal and documentation of our lives. I completely understand if I lose all my readers because my life is pretty boring. I will still show my crafts and recipes but they will no longer be the main focus.  Fresh starts are always nice, right?

Moving forward…

2011 ended on a somber note for our family this year: my loving and beautiful Memaw passed away December 11, 2011 and although it still hurts every day, I know she is in a better place, healthy and happy. Learning how to cope will be an important step for me in 2012.

This year we have some big aspirations! I moved to this blog almost a year ago and had some great resolutions for 2011 (and I kept almost all of them… who am I?). So I thought if I could do so well last year, why not set some more for this year? So in true New Year’s tradition, here are my resolutions for 2012:

1. Get healthy!
2. Lose 75 lbs by our wedding (June 2013 – we kind of set a date!)
3. Save mullah for said wedding
4. Continue to earn good grades and transfer to a university this fall
5. Cook more
6. Simplify our stuff (we started this with a bang last week and donated 2 car loads of stuff!)
7. Start decorating our home in my shabby-chic-loving style
8. Landscape our backyard (including use of our new firepit)
9. Actually re-create the things I pin on Pinterest

See, I definitely was not exaggerating when I said my aspirations were big…  What are your resolutions for 2012?  Are you on Pinterest?  If you're not, give me your email address asap so I can send you an invite - it might change your world.  :)

So, stay tuned for more on adopting a healthier lifestyle, planning a wedding, cooking, making our house a home and loving life in Kentucky.

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