What We Have Been Up To {Wednesday}

aka the longest blog post line in the world!!

 

First off thank you everyone for welcoming me back!

It definitely feels good to be blogging again!

 

Since I decided to take an extended leave from this place, we have been up to A LOT!

If you follow me on instagram (@allaboute) you have seen a little bit of it!

 

 

First off after NYC we closed on our house on 6/15!

It literally was one of our happiest days!

 

 

We went to Orange Beach!

 

 

 

 

We celebrated my sweet friend Hiedi get married!

 

 

 

And we celebrated my childhood bff Chelle get engaged!

 

 

 

We had our two house warming parties and were so excited to have everyone over!

 

(this is my step-dad, our favorite BBQ chef)

 

 

And now we are counting down the days until we leave for Chicago and celebrate 2 years of marriage! (9 to be exact!)

 

Anyone been to Chicago or live in Chicago?? What is your must do's??

Who is excited about handing out candy for the first time tomorrow??? This girl is!

 

I really want our house to be super scary where kids cry when their parents make them come knock on our door but I ended up liking/buying all of the cutesy Halloween decor instead of the scary!

Looks like I will have to save all the scary stuff to use on our own kids one day!

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"

 



{Hello} Again

 

Since I have not made a visit to this place in a good 5 months, I decided it would be best

to re-introduce myself to the blogging society...

 

 

That's me. In the black. With the bottle straight up.

Not to be confused with the lady in the back with her hand up looking like she is getting after it.

 

But for a better picture that will make my momma proud....

 

(not sure if the lady is looking at my shoes or booty)

 

That's more like it!

 

 I am a lover of all things, all while having champagne taste on a Natty Light budget....

I am a small town Texas born girl who is lucky enough to call this my husband

 

Z is my sexy dime piece and a saint for putting up with me on a daily basis. We have almost been married for 2 years and together for 5 years. We absolutely love being married, however we have our daily struggles of me being ridiculous and him having to put me in my place and me not liking it.

 

I am a mother of two fur babies, the cutest you ever met in your life.

 

 

One minute we love each other the next we don't. Ace is my bulldog that I got my Junior year in college. I am honestly surprised him and I both made it out alive our first two years together. He was super wild and uncontrollable. Louie is Z's dog. (insert laughs here, we get it all the time) He bites me constantly and only wants to have something to do with me when Ace wont play with him. However, he LOOOVES Z and I let Z know on a daily basis that if he thinks no one else in the house loves him, remember Louie does.

 

I am a lover of family, friends and food (seriously, I gained 20+ pounds my freshman year in college off of double bacon cheese burgers from Jack in the Box). I am beyond amazed daily on how much Z and I our blessed, but I recently learned to be VERRRY specific what you pray for. I now know not to ask to not be materialistic or worried about future plans.

 

We recently just moved into our first house and I am loving every bit of decorating and entertaining!

 

 

I hope you will all stay around a little longer to read more about our day-to-day lives, as we try to figure out this whole marriage thing, get ready for the possible parent thing (not in the near future), travel, cook and just enjoy this time of our lives!

 

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"

 

 

P.S. I am sooo horrible at this whole "about me" "introduction" thing...the whole time I was writing this I kept hearing Meredith Brook singing "I'm a bitch, I'm lover, I'm a child....". That's probably not a good sign. 

 

 

 

 

 

Our {Weekend}

 

Happy Monday!!!

 

I am so happy that January is OVER! That had to be the LONGEST

month of my life!

 

No go out/no shopping is still in affect for February, however we have a lot of events

going on each weekend.

Which if we are busy then I can't even THINK about shopping!

 

Friday was a VERY BIG day...

 

let's see, I had a pedi scheduled with some friends (which I almost passed out/threw up becaues my skinny jeans were cutting the circulation off at my knees. I have to remember either shorts or easy to pull up pants for pedis!)

 

And then Friday I also quit my job...

wait, what???

 

yes you read that right!

(more to come tomorrow)

 

Saturday I woke up bright and early, and went shopping with a friend to help her pick out outfits and staple pieces.

 

We started at Clothes Mentor

 

 

This is a new resale shop in Fort Worth, not sure where they are all located. But I was very impressed with their selection and how organized they were.

 

I used to be a Plato's Closet junkie, but in the last couple of years they have not had anything good.

 

Z and I also go our taxes done on Saturday!

 

We were so happy and excited about our return we are getting, Z treated me to 2 for $20 at Chili's....we even had a $10 gift card!

Best.Date.Night.Ever.

 

Sunday included Church, working out and cooking for the Super Bowl!

 

We spent the Super Bowl aka the Beyonce watching party with some of Z's friends. It was such a good time AND all of the wives are just as big of Beyonce fans as I am.

 

We even convinced the guys to watch Beyonce rock it for a second time during the power outage!

 

 

 

I think I burned 500 calories just watching her dance as awesome as she did!

 

If the Destiny's Child onstage reunion is a hint that there may be a concert in the near future,

COUNT ME IN!

 

My bff, Alyssa, and I may already have our Destiny's Child outfits planned.....

 

How was your weekend?

What did you think about Beyonce's performance?

 

And by asking what you thought of her performance, I mean if you didn't think it was the greatest thing on earth.....then don't leave a comment.

(joking...sort of)

 

 



{Oh} You Shouldn't Have....

 

...but I am glad you did!

 

 

Thanks to Jessica from Dream Mo(o)re, I've received:

 

Thank you so much Jessica for the award! I am so excited!

You can read about her award here. And check out her blog here!

7 things about me:

 

• I just celebrated my 1 year wedding anniversary in November to this handsome guy....

• We have two fur babies that run our home and lives named Ace and Louie

 

•  Wine is my drink of choice....red, white, cold or room temperature it doesn't matter
• I have the appetite of a man - meat lovers pizza, steak and potatoes,  and deep fried chili cheese dogs are my favorite.
• I am currently obsessed with Son's of Anarchy and Jax Teller. Even my husband notices.
• Warm chocolate chip cookies with mint chocolate chip ice cream on top is my favorite dessert!
• I am about to start my 2nd month of no buying aka no impulse buys.....Lord be with me....
 

 

Here are the rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award (of course).

2. Include a link to their blog.

3. Select 15 blogs/bloggers that you've discovered recently or follow regularly.

4. Nominate those 15 bloggers for The Versatile Blogger Award (include a link back to your post!)

5. Finally tell the people you nominated (& other blog readers) 7 things about yourself.

 

Since I sometimes don't like to follow the rules, I nominate everyone!

I had such a good time with this and it was something different!

So what are 7 things about you I don't know?

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"

 

 

 

 



Catching {Up}

 

So...since I have been MIA for just a couple of weeks,

I decided to catch everyone up real quick before we kicked off 2013!!!!

 

:: What I missed blogging ::

 

We saw Christmas lights

(this is my favorite because I keep telling Z I need a travel trailer like this)

 

Cut about 4 inches off of my hair and dyed it dark

 

 

Took the boys to have their picture with Santa for the first time

(don't mind me in the picture - Louie is not a fan of the fat bearded guy)

 

I made my first ginger bread house with Z

 

We celebrated Christmas

 

 

My best friend got ENGAGED!!!

 

(Super sweet - Chase painted that picture and when we were done with our byob painting class he pulled that out on stage! So romantic - every girl in the class cried!)

 

I did a little redecorating in our guest bedroom

 

Then my other best friend got ENGAGED!!

 

(Sweet Hiedi got engaged on Christmas Day! What could be better than a diamond ring and your man on one knee for Christmas?!?)

 

Then we had our girls annual Christmas ornament swap!

(PJ's required this year!)

 

and lastly we rang in the New Year!!!

 

 

Whew - that was a lot of catching up to do!

 

Hope you all had a very merry Christmas and an amazing New Year's Eve!!

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"

 

Friday {Favs} and A Hangover....

 

Happy Happy Happy Friday....Jack!

(I watch way to much Duck Dynasty)

 

Due to WAY TOO much fun seeing the Rockettes last night, ended in me not feeling to swell this morning....

 

It probably had to do with drinking wine out of a pimp cup....

 

 

Straws and all...we know how to party!

 

And I did not get any pictures of the show because they were not allowed...of course we tried to take pictures and we were spotlighted...not fun.

 

Moving on to my Friday Favs link up...

 

  First up the Rockettes!

 

my new favorite primer...that is cheap  

My new favorite Lipstick - in Merlot  

 

 My new favorite sweet tea

What are some of your favorites this week???

Xoxo,

 

"E"

 



{Thankful}

 

 

 

 

to serve a fearfully wonderful God

 

to have been saved by Grace

 

that God placed Z in my life at just the right time

 

for the amazing family I did not get to choose and I wouldn't trade any of them

 

for the jobs Z and I have that are more than something that just pays the bills

 

for the roof over our head and a place to lay our head every night

 

for always being taken care of even when we are undeserving

 

for our fun loving friends

 

for our two little fur babies and their unconditional love

 

for all of my blog followers and blog "friends" I have made

 

and now some funnies....

I am thankful for..

 

Paula Deen

 

The Pioneer Woman

 

Forever 21

 

Pizza

 

OPI and Essie Nail Polish

 

Makeup

 

Spanx

 

Reality TV to make me feel better about myself

 

Red Wine

 

White Wine

 

Hell, Any Wine....

 

 

What are you thankful for today?

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"



Smorgasbord....

 

Some pics from this past weekend......

 

 (My Sister Hannah and my Step Dad Kelly at the BBQ Cook off!)

 

(Z and I at our Alma Mater Tailgate on Saturday)

 

(My sorority sister Amanda aka Kit Kat and I at the Tailgate)

 

(Some of the Active DZ's and I! They are too cute)

 

Recipes I made recently.....

 

Weight Watchers Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta from Here

 

Mashed Cauliflower from Here

 

Stuffed Fish from Here

 

Weight Watchers Salsa Roll Ups from Here

 

I have had the hardest time trying to finish this....

 

 

It seems to be picking up in the last 100 pages after dragging

 

And because of Shayna I will be being crafty this weekend with these...

 

(via)

 

(via)

 

and BOOM most random blog post of my/your life

 

Happy Hump Day!!!

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"