what made me happiest today

I have been super stresssed out the last couple weeks with the end of school approaching. I have been up until about 4 am everday for the past five days working on my final project. Today I was working at school and came back home for dinner and surprise! My husband cleaned the kitchen and the bathroom! It was such a relief to come home to a clean house. So thank you to my wonderful husband, I am blessed to have someone so thoughtful in my life. Now back to school...

I LOVE TARGET!

So, school is over in three weeks, and in that time I have two projects and a paper do finish. HOLD IT. Let me clarify, I have one project to finish and a project and paper to START! Needless to say, I am a little stressed.

Tonight I did not really have homework to do, so I decided to take the night and relax. My idea of relaxing...going to TARGET! I could peruse around target for hours and not get bored. I went there just to browse, not to buy. BUT then I saw these...

Now at first I thought, eh. But then I put them on, and oh my goodness, so freakin cute. Can't even describe how cute. But I try to be practical; they clearly are limited to the number of outfits they will coordinate with, therefore I would not purchase them. I put them back and walked away. I had gotten a few aisles down and I just couldn't stop thinking about these adorable shoes. PLUS they were on sale, PLUS there was only one pair left in my size, PLUS I loved them. All these things equal me scurrying back and promptly getting the pair of shoes. And I don't regret it. Look how cute!

Oakley's Surgery

Ok, so I'm pretty bad at this blogging regularly thing. I like to attest that it is because I don't have anything to blog about, but that isn't really true since I could blog about not having anything to blog about if I was so inclined. I digress. I do actually have something to blog about. Oakley had to have surgery! Well, not really, it was just a procedure to let out an infected abscess in his foot - but he did have to be put under. Oh ya, and turns out he had double ear infections. Crap. Sorry bud.

just because

I made peanut butter cookies! they were delicious, and they looked so good I had to take a couple pictures

I just love cooking and baking!

I'm a slacker, but I'm making up for it

So I know, I haven't blogged in forever, but I've been busy. Number two thing that has happened since we last met: I got married! Obviously, you should already know this. We got married on July 22, 2009 in McCall, Idaho. It was beautiful and the whole few days were great. Here are some pictures.

brownies! really, brownies say me...not cake

Oakley!

So, a lot has changed since the last time I was really blogging. Number one change: we got a puppy! We got him in June, he is a purebred golden retriever, he is now six months old. Introducing Oakley:

hangin by the creek

he fell in

then he was sleepy

helping Daddy fish..or not

he loves the water!

he looks so old now, but he's still got a lot more growing to do

Thanksgiving practice

So, I was thinking about what to make for dinner a couple weeks ago, it had just started cooling down and I was (and still am) excited about the prospect of Fall, what a wonderful season. Then I started thinking about the holidays, I LOVE the holidays! I am so excited about Thanksgiving and Christmas and family and snow....THEN I got THE . BEST . IDEA. EVVERRR! Thanksgiving dinner! So I went to the store and got some turkey breast (oh hey no I was not making a whole turkey! I didn't have all day anyway) and stuff for dessert. Then I made turkey and mashed potatoes with gravy and corn, and I tried to make some homemade rolls...yummm my favorite...but they did not turn out as I had hoped. Unacceptable. Needless to say, they did not make it to the table.

I surprised Chris with the meal and he was pleased. :)

Then, dessert. My real favorite part. Cherry pie - the BEST pie there is. Don't try to argue that point, it's not up for discussion, it is just fact. Anyway, I was so pleased with this pie, that I decided to take a picture of it to remember this wonderful Thanksgiving priactice.