Our First Thanksgiving!

I didn't take any pictures....Oh my! What was I thinking?

We had a great Thanksgiving though. Lots of food, family, laughing and fun! We honestly didn't leave the house much. We got to Jim's hometown Wednesday and sat around the house. I helped his mom get all the food together for Thursday. We ran to the grocery store, to the movie store, and stopped my his grandmothers house. After cooking, we watched the movie Taken. Not so much a holiday movie, but a great one! Disturbing, but great!

Everyone came to the house on Thursday and we had such a great time! Jim's uncle and cousins came from South Carolina so it was nice seeing them. The guys were outside frying the turkey while the girls staying inside cooking/baking. After everyone ate so much we were miserable, the guys watched football and the girls had craft time. We made a wreath out of ornaments. Came out just cute as can be!

Friday we ate more, sat around, shopped a little, and went to dinner with some friends. Saturday my MIL and I really racked up on some Christmas decorations. I had never been in this store before, but I sure am glad I did. She got me the cutest stuff ever for our house. I was so excited to go home and decorate.

Jim and I headed back to Savannah that afternoon and immediately started decorating. We turned the Christmas music up full blast and got it done within a few hours. Of course, we had to turn the tv on every 30 minutes to catch the football scores.

Later that night we went to Loco's for dinner and drinks with friends to watch the Georgia vs. Georgia Tech game. We had a really good time. It's great being back at home.

Now I just can't wait for Christmas!!!!! I'll post pictures of our decorations soon!

So Many Things to Be Thankful For...

I know I should probably do a post like this once a week, because I am so so blessed but this week is extra special. I just love Thanksgiving! Not only because of the food, but because of the reason for the season. So cheesy I know, but I honestly just love the feeling in the air from November to January (January being my b day hehe!). It's just magical.

Although this year will be different, as I will be spending the holidays with my new family, I am still super blessed. I am very excited to start this new tradition with my husband and his family. I will miss my family traditions, but I am always up for something new. My mom and dad will be going to my brother's house to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and my 2 nephews. They will have about 15-20 family members there so I'm sure they'll never even notice we're gone :)

Jim and I will be with his mom, brother, grandmothers, uncle, and cousins. I'm super excited. His mom and I are always up to something. We'll probably be cooking and playing with her new monogramming machine!

Some things I am thankful for:

1. Jesus and all my many blessings he has given me
2. My husband and my marriage
3. My family: new, old, and church family
4. My friends: near and far
5. My job: good days and bad
6. My health
7. My life in general and so much more!


Tomorrow is our last day of work and it's only a 1/2 day...whew! Then its vacation until Monday.

I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

DRESS me pretty!

I found the cutest Lilly Pulitzer dress at TJ Maxx last week. I work directly next door to good ol' TJ and we have become best friends. Jim is beginning to get upset. Jealous and angry at the money I spend with TJ. If he only knew the deals I get there! Ahh!


This dress retails for $228 I think and I got it for $70. Now, that's what I'm talking about! Pair with a cute pair of boots and it's a done deal!

Our company Christmas party is quickly approaching (yeah, the one I AM planning) so I need to look cute. My sweet friend sent me this dress from her store and it's at the top of my list so far. I'm worried it looks a little too spring-y. Suggestions???
Again, paired with boots or gold flats?

6 months ago...

I married the man who made me the happiest girl in the world. I married my best friend. I married the man that loves me unconditionally. I married the sweetest most caring man in the world. I married the man who will one day be the father of my children. I married the man who loves my friends and family as much as I do. I married the man that wakes me up in the morning with my coffee and breakfast made. I married the man who rolls over in the middle of night and kisses my forehead. I married the man who squeezes my hand in church during prayer. I married the man who plays with my hair when I can't fall asleep at night. I married the man who loves music more than anything, but will ride in the car with the radio off for hours just so I can take a nap. I married the man who tells me he loves me at least 5 times a day.

I truly married the man of my dreams 6 months ago...

No Bake Cookies? Yes Please!

My old roommate used to make these no bake cookies that are to die for. Yes, you heard right. No Bake! I haven't had them in forever and Jim was craving something sweet last night so I had him help me make these delicious treats.

Here's the easy recipe:

2 cups sugar

1/4 cup cocoa

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup peanut butter

3 cups quick cooking oatmeal

1 stick margarine

1 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

In a heavy saucepan mix sugar, cocoa, milk and margarine.

Cook on medium heat until it comes to a good boil. Remove from heat & cool for one minute.

Add vanilla, salt, peanut butter and oatmeal.

Mix well and drop by small spoon fulls on waxed paper. Wait about 10 minutes and VOILA!!!

I'll probably be making these for mine and Jim's coworkers for the holidays. They'll be perfect little giftbags.

Happy Tuesday!!!

New cd

This is Jim and I's newest purchase. Whoo Hoo!!! I can't wait to dance around the Christmas tree drinking hot chocolate (or mamosas), hanging lights and ornaments, listening to this cd in our pajamas together for our first Christmas as a married couple!!!! Hurry Santa Hurry!!!

Women's Circle tonight

So, I went to my first Women's Circle with the church and loved it! It was bittersweet. The circle usually meets at the church in our Sunday School room, but this time we met at a Women's Christian maternity home. Very touching...sad...inspirational...etc. The home is called The Living Vine. It is just a normal looking house (well, its rather long) in a really cute part of Savannah called Ardsley Park. It is a home for women ( and VERY young girls) to stay while they are pregnant. The home has been around for about 13 years and has housed over 270 women. There are 12 beds but they usually don't have that many. There are 4 living in there right now. Those 4 were very troubled young women. Not to go into too much detail but one was 14, one was 22, and one was pregnated because her mother was a prostitute and started selling her daughter to make money as well. Heartbreaking stories I tell you.

It was amazing to see the structured Christian environment they were living in. The girls have to be up and at the breakfast table by 8am every morning with their Bible, ready for their prayer. They go to a learning center, attend parenting classes, get prenatal vitamins, and have 3 meals a day. FOR FREE! Its amazing!

This home really touched my heart. I was so glad that my first Women's Circle meeting was at the Living Vine. I felt as if the Lord was with me tonight telling me that Jim and I joined His church for a reason and that I was right where I was supposed to be. That the decision Jim and I made this past Sunday was one of the best decisions we could've made as a couple...in our entire life! I am so excited to get involved with such a wonderful group of women and to be able to help our community through spreading His word any way possible! Tonight it just so happened to be through troubled women....

I will definitely be laying in bed tonight counting my many many blessings!

Happy Tuesday!