There are ALWAYS things to smile about!


So today is another wonderful round of 10 Things to Smile About.  This month kind of rared it’s ugly head at me, but there are still wonderful things to smile about this month!

1.  Does Easter 2013 count?  I mean technically it was the very end of March, but I’m soooo counting it!
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2.  Some reassuring words were shared.  I really need to keep reading these!!!

3/4.  The Colonel was born.  Plus we finally decided upon his name.

5.  I entered this photo in a photo contest….

6.  We went Raccoon hunting for the first time, which was coincidentally my first time hunting ever!

7.  I shared 26 truths about myself.

8.  Mini Me got a check up that went really well.

9.  I continued to sweat my buns off with Revolt Fitness.  Now I think I need just a bit of motivation…  Come on scale, help me out here, please!

10.  Tbug and I spent a nice rainy morning hanging out together waiting on her daddy to come back home.

I’m also linking up with IA and Shawn for Talk to us Tuesday

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Here's to the Future

Like many of us, I am a creature of habit.  It is comfortable when things go the same way, day in and day out.  Get up, go to work, come home, do my workout, play with the pooches, eat dinner, spend time with hubby, throw in some horse back riding and time with the {step}daughter, and then get up and do it again the very next day.  It makes life feel easy.  Yes, we have our obstacles thrown in there on a daily or weekly or monthly basis, but at the same time, those are fairly regular as well.

Lately though, a storm has been brewing in these parts, waiting to unleash its fury on the people who are near.  I don’t really want to talk much about it just yet, and don’t worry, my marriage is still very strong, so no worries there, but at the same time, a whole new chapter in my life is about to unfold.

It’s very edgy, very scary, and truthfully I have no idea which way it will lead me.  Possibly any person in their right mind would want to jump ship, but that’s not an option.  I can reassure you though, that I have the absolute best husband, {step}daughter, parents, family and friends that a girl could possibly ever need or want.  They all stand behind me 100% and back my every whim.

Although to say I’m scared sh*tless would be quite the understatement.  I am nervous.  I am scared.  I’m not real sure what the outcome is going to be, which makes it even more nerve racking.

You may or may not have noticed that I kind of disappeared late last week, but I just didn’t know how to put words and thoughts together.  I’m still not quite sure, but if nothing else, I’m sure it will be one heck of a ride.

And to that, Early and I toasted to the future.

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Today

Listening: To Tbug talk about her computer game she’s playing and the steady rain hitting the roof.

Waiting: on the fearless hunters to return from Turkey Hunting.

Laying: in bed under the electric blanket, not because I’m cold, but that may be why.

Trying: to gather up my words and thoughts.

Greatful for: My amazing family and friends that God has placed into my life.

Happy: That I finally got our bedroom cleaned! Just wish I had a before photo!

Getting ready to: Watch PW’s new episode (if there is one)

Ready to: Start the next chapter in my life.

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Life Turns and Morel Mushroom Hunting

This has been a day of emotional roller coaster rides.  But on the plus side, the positive side, the side that matters, my mother-in-law and my husband have been there for me in a time I really needed someone.  Then my dad met hubby and I for lunch and gave me more soothing words.  Things have just taken a very hard right in my life.  Things have really just thrown me.  And I know I’m being extremely vague, but at the same time, it’s still to raw to totally go into detail.  In the meantime, let me show you our adventures we took today.

This morning we decided to go Morel Mushroom hunting.  Out in this pasture, to the North side we’ve always had luck.  we parked at my grandma’s house and took off on the hunt.

My dad’s always told me that when the May Flowers are out, that’s when the mushrooms are out.

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The Shack: Nacho Night

Nacho night was a big hit in my opinion.

Everyone was told to bring Tortilla chips, I’d say we faired nicely, especially since there are more than what’s in this photo.  Now we have chips for a while.

Liss brought Cheese dip that had white cheese in it.

Angela brought Spinach Artichoke Dip.  Yum!

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Revolt & A Walk Down Memory Lane

So I just finished my Revolt workout for tonight.  I can’t even begin to tell you how much my muscles are quivering.  Hubby says that’s a good thing and that they should quiver more.  I’m not so sure about that, I about dropped my cup I was trying to take a drink out of…

Sadly I think I need a bit of motivation.  Like I stated on Saturday, if I miss a workout or in the case of tonight I started working out later than normal so it almost felt like I was missing it, it didn’t feel right, but at the same time I just can’t quite tell if I notice a difference.  One of these days I’ll get feeling spry and post before and current pictures and let y’all be the judge for me.  I see myself every day so I definitely don’t see a change.  Hubby sees me every day but he sees more of a change than I do… so one of these days I’ll remember to take current photos and we’ll compare.

In other news, when I started the ol blog here back in October of 2009 it was attached to my old email address.  When I got married I updated my email address and just had everything from the old one forwarded to this one.  But the old one kept getting hacked so one day last summer we decided to delete the old email.  Guess what happened… ALL the photos that were on the blog tied to that email address vanished.  Sad day!

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The Shack: Asian Theme Night

Hubby and I weren’t sure we were going to be able to make Tuesday’s at the Shack last week because of grandma’s surgery on her leg after falling last Monday.  After we left the hospital we ran home so I could change clothes.  I walked into the shack eating a Popsicle.  They gave me fits about eating a Popsicle and not sure we were coming so I turned around and acted like I was going to walk out.

I thought the joke was appropriate for the Shack since the answer is “Patty”. 🙂

Since we weren’t sure we were going to make it, sadly we didn’t bring anything with us to eat.  Never fear though, there was definitely enough food still!  Patty compiled the stuff for Stir Fry and the guys cooked it for her.  Some said there was a lot of pepper but I thought it was great!

Hello Yum Stir Fry!

Memaw made Shrimp LoMein.  Very good.  She kind of made her own recipe up as she went.  Said she probably couldn’t duplicate it if she tried… lol.

Lissa made this Asian salad.

Tausha brought Egg Drop Soup.  Everyone said the fried wanton’s bits were excellent.

Yeah, so the Twizzlers sitting on the table cracked me up.  I’m not really sure why they were sitting there….

There was mixed reviews on how hot the peanuts actually were.  Some said smokin, others said they were just fine.  I didn’t try any.

Then Memaw made this fantastic Cheesecake.  OMG, I could have eaten the whole thing by myself.  She joked the night before when she came to see my grandma at the hospital that if we didn’t show up, she’d bring the leftovers to us.  There were absolutely NO leftovers.  In fact she was going to save my grandma a piece, but there wasn’t any left so the next day she made another one so Grandma could have a piece too.

Darren’s pooches were in the bed of his truck and it was funny because every now and again you’d hear one growl at the other.

So this week’s theme is Nachos.  As in Nacho cheese… ha!  Can’t wait to see what appears tonight!

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Homemade Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

For Sunday Night dinner this week, at the last minute I decided we should have Mozzarella Cheese sticks.  You know, the fried version that is soo ewwy gooy good!  So I ran to my house for the ingredients and away we went.

Ingredients:
String mozzarella cheese sticks – I cut mine in half
2 eggs
1-1 1/2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
3/4 to 1 cup Parmesan cheese
Salt

I took my mozzarella cheese out of the packages and cut them in half because I only had one bag of cheese sticks so it created more for everyone.

Crack your eggs into a bowl.  Season with salt.  Dip your mozzarella cheese into the egg mixture coating completely.  Let the excess egg drip off.

Mix your bread crumbs with the Parmesan cheese.  Season with salt.  Dip your egg coated Mozzarella cheese stick into the bread crumb mixture.

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