GO UTES!!

I am Grateful

This year Billy and I spent Thanksgiving with my family. My parents decided to head out to Yellowstone so my siblings and I planned our very first Thanksgiving by ourselves. I never thought how much planning goes into Thanksgiving. No wonder some people get so crazy and stressed out. lol

We all gather at Mike/Kjera and Cux/Cassie's house. We had turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, salad, rolls, pie, pistachio pudding, ham with pineapple, and green beans. Yum. It was super delicious and we had SO much leftover lol

Some of us then played xbox or scramble. It was so much time to spend with family and enjoy the holiday

I love that Thanksgiving allows me to reflect on what I am grateful for. I hardly ever take the time to express my thanks and show people that I care. And I definitely won't let the opportunity pass me by now. I am grateful for:

*my wonderful husband. He is the only person who can make me laugh when I'm super pissed :)

*all my family -- direct, extended, and in-laws. I am so blessed to have such a big, loving, and fun family

*cute lil Nala and crazy Aku. They really bring so much laughter in our home

*friends. what in the world would we do without them?? Great friends are always there when you need them

*our home, our health, our jobs

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Giveaway Luck?

My friend Mica posted about her entering so many giveaways and she won! So, I thought I'd test my luck too, since I seriously NEVER win :)


The giveaway is at Tatertots and Jello and Infarrantly Creative, oh and We are THAT Family, wait did I mention Grosgrain?? What about this Thrifty Decor Chick. Either way, they all are AWESOME!!

I've have been thinking of doing so many projects that include vinyl, die cuts, greeting cards and this would totally come in handy. My SIL has a cricut and I'm always nervous to ask her to let me borrow it. Although she has told me I can use it, I jus feel bad asking people to borrow their things. Prob they way I was raise...


Anywho, wish me luck!!

**Update: Here's some more Silhouette SD giveaways. Do you think I went overboard??
{LoveStitched}
The Idea Room
Shanty2Chic
Colies Kitchen
Decor Chick
Make It and Love It
NoBiggie
Moms Review 4 You
House of Hepworths 
Ucreate 
A Beautiful Mess
Sew Dang Cute

One Whole Week Off

So Billy wasn't feeling too good last week, and being my partner in crime, we decided to take off a week from Insanity.

Aw, it was wonderful. No waking up early. No muscle pains. No weigh ins.

Then, Monday came and we got back on the Insanity wagon.


Many people have asked if I'm seeing any results. And honestly, I'm not. But also, I'm not watching what I eat very closely. So I've decided to step back on writing down everything I eat by using Weight Watchers. Maybe then I can see results :)


I asked Billy if he is seeing any results with himself. And he also said no. But I have yet to hear here's plan ;)

Gotta Love Sales

During the month of October, in honoring of Breast Cancer Awareness, these pink shirts from DownEast Basics were only $5/each. Yay!! I love getting good deals!

Welcome Baby

Kaden Anderson was born June 3, 2010. The cute lil Gemini weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces.

He is now official 5 months and as far as I can tell he is such a good baby. I cannot believe how much he looks like his older brother, Carter. Seriously, if they were born at the same time they could totally be twins! But not only that, all the kids look alike when they were little!

Proud Parents: Emily and James. It's so crazy how they reproduce clones! I need to know this secret lol