Keeping Busy

My friend asked for some pictures with out updates to the new house, so here's a few...

One busy weekend, my mother-in-law painted the bathroom:

Michael and his dad took down this cabinet (and also reran the cable wiring in the living room), and the next weekend Michael sanded, painted, and rehung it in the garage:

While I put together this cabinet for some painted ponies that haven't seen the light of day since I first moved to Dallas (about 5 years ago):

The next weekend we drove to Bastop to buy new furniture that we saw online, plus a new refridgerator (since our house didn't come with one), and new bedroom lamps!(more on the bedroom to come):

 

More updates to come!  Spring break is this week and I managed to keep pretty busy, so those updates to follow :)

We Bought A House!

Oh.....and Michael got a job!  Woohoo for two incomes!!!!

Needless to say, we've been busy.  Sorry for leaving you.  I'm planning on returning (I really am!) and hopefully not leaving you hanging for quite so long again.

We have moved out of our apartment and into our new home.  We've been in the house for about a month and have already made some changes.  I'll start posting asap to bring everybody up to speed.

Cleaning House

Well, yesterday we finally sold the last of the wedding stuff.  People probably thought I was crazy as I was stockpiling tablecloths, mason jars, milk glass bud vases, and other random things for our wedding.  But within four months of posting it all on craig's list, it is ALL GONE!  WHOOP!

And......I'm pretty sure we broke even.  Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I. Am. Good. Awesome!

Thanks and Gig'em!

Christmas Decorating

Tradition in my family is that you spend the weekend after Turkey Day setting up the Christmas tree and any other decorations you might have.  I am no disappointment to this family tradition.  I especially like it since we have more then just the tree as far as decorations go.  I figure if your going to go to all the effort of setting them up, you might as well enjoy them for a month before you have to take them down.

After much debating about where the tree was going to go in our tiny apartment, we finally settled on an area and began assembly.  It's still a little sad looking, but I refuse to buy a new one until we have a house.  Our Charlie Brown tree will just have to work one or two more years.

It's sparsley populated with ornaments as well because....well....no good reason other then we're cheap.  What are ya gonna do?

I had debated setting up my tiny village, but after a little encouragement from Michael, I finally decided to go for it.

My new addition this year was our stocking holders from Hobby Lobby:

And this NOEL sign I made was also an addition.  I repurposed one of our framed P's from the wedding, and spray painted the frame red as well as the wooden letters that spelled NOEL.  I pretty much followed the same instructions as when I made our burlap picture display for the wedding as far as covering it in burlap, and then gluing the wooden letters to the burlap.

I'm still thinking about tackeling a burlap ruffle tree skirt, but this project will probably have to wait for another weekend.  And looking back on my pictures, I'm debating asking for a new camera.  I'm not really sure how much longer these iPhone pics are going to work for me :/

WHOOP! Aggies 10-2 Season!

Our first year in the SEC and we came out winners!  We were able to finish the season with a 10-2 record, only losing to Florida and LSU, and upsetting Alabama who was ranked #1!

We were actually able to meet some of my friends from college for one of the last games, and enjoyed an afternoon of tailgating and a visit to North Gate.  We had a lot of fun, and it was exciting getting to catch up with everybody.  You might remember the blonde pictured below, Wendy.  She was one of my bridesmaids in our wedding. We haven't seen each other since the wedding, and it was great getting to see her and her husband (and other's) again. 

Can't wait to do it again!  Might have to make this a annual thing ;)  (especially now that we're only a 2 hour ride from College Station!).

(life size Jenga! was WAY more fun the regular size)

Sprinkle Cake Balls

Watch out Martha.

Just kidding.  I make one dessert and it goes straight to my head.  Or rather my waist line :/

Getting side tracked.....I need to focus.

So, I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!  We were able to spend the day with family and nobody killed anybody....WINNING!  We usually all get together at my Grandfather's house and everyone participates by bringing a side dish.  I have been exempt (at least in my mind) the last couple of year's because I am usually driving in from Dallas.  However, since we live down here now, I knew Michael and I would need to participate.  So while Michael was making mashed potatoes (that turned out deliscious!), I decided I was going to make cake balls.  Below is the easiest recipe ever.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup softend butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flout
1 cup yellow cake mix
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
3 tbsp milk
16 oz white dipping chocolate
sprinkles

Instructions:

1. Beat together butter and sugar using an electric mixer. 
2. Add vanilla, cake mix, flour, salt, and mix thoroughly.
3. Add roughly 3 tbsp of milk.  It should give the mix a doughey consistency.
4. Mix in sprinkles to personal taste by hand.  (I like more so I added more.)
5. Roll the dough into one inch balls, then place on foiled cookie sheet.  Chill for 15 minutes or so.
6. Melt the chocolate in 30 second intervals.  It melts pretty quick.
7. Use a spoon or some sort of utensil (whatever works best for you), to dip the balls into the melted chocolate.  I found that using a spoon was best to toss the ball in the chocolate, and then fish it back out.
8. Immediately cover with sprinkles.  Once the chocolate hardens, the sprinkles wont stick anymore.

Getting Our German On

This weekend we were able to go to Wurstfest in New Braunfels, TX and celebrate a little bit of my German heritage.   Mainly, drinking beer and listening to Ooomp Pah music.  It was a lot of fun, although it was VERY crowded.  I think we shouldn't have picked the last weekend to go, but it's the only weekend all our friends could get together with everybody's crazy work schedule.  We had a great time and I'm pretty sure we'll be visiting again next year.  But maybe we'll pick opening weekend this time instead of closing weekend :/

 

Oh! And I almost forgot.  Before we got our German on at Wurstfest, we were able to watch the Aggies kick #1 ranked Bama all over the field!  WHOOP!