come sit awhile

valentine treats

tomorrow is the big "smootchie" day! 

as i keep kidding with jackson...though, he does have a particular sweetheart and he would absolutely die knowing that i was typing this right now

he is too cute...

here's the plan for 4th grade...via pinterest, of course!

did you know there were Strawberry Crush?  i didn't, until pinterest.  what did i do before pinterest?  probably alot...

these bottles are perfect for Valentine's Day!  we made tags "i've got a crush on you", backed them with red construction paper and hung them around the neck of the Crush bottles with burlap string

next up...Valentine Confetti

let me just say that this stuff is yummy!  white, unbuttered, unsalted popcorn...Wilton Candy Melts from Michaels (ours had confetti colors?) and Valentine M&M's...mix it all together let it 'dry' and bag it up! 

easy, peasy!

both ideas from Pinterest...you can find them on my Valentine Board! 

 

Happy Valentine's Day! 

xoxo

 

and keep your fingers crossed for jackson...hoping he doesn't chicken out

 

the Georgia Aquarium

not quite sure just how long this has been here for all of Atlanta and the surrounding areas to visit, but we just now made our way there

a field trip, if you will

it was alot of fun!  i do love this sort of thing...secretly,  i wanted to be a zookeeper when i grew up

no, really

then, i grew up...phew

we saw a ton of animals...from albino aligators to beluga whales, manta rays and whale sharks!  jackson was in heaven...all of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet right before his eyes

but this was big!  he finally got the nerve up to touch the sharks...once he actually did it, he did not want to stop

jackson said this day "was like vacation" 

we took that as a compliment and in my mind, i thought that he just might faint when we suprise him with Disney later this year

i can't wait...

 

hey ya'll

miss me?

i'm playing catch up...in all sorts of ways! 

i've got Valentine's to make and assemble...i'll let you in on it soon

my Photo a Day Challenge is coming along

but here's what i got so far...

remember this post AND this pretty photo?

here's my version...no bling, though...i'll work on that

grey t...Banana Republic outlet (had it for years), pale pink oxford...Tommy Hilfilger outlet

i love outlets...don't you?

 

 

 

 

on the menu

i find that i do my best at the grocery store and with preparing our meals in general, when i make a specific menu, grocery list and stick to it...this way i don't spend money on what we don't need or won't eat

and i know what's ahead, i'm a planner like that...can't help it

once again most everything for the upcoming couple of weeks is from Pinterest

here are a few!

Buffalo Chicken Grill Cheese

and I'm serving Baked Zucchini Fries with Sweet Onion Dip with that yummy sandwich above!!

i'm excited about this one...Chicken Bacon Wild Rice Soup

Honey Sesame Chicken...in the crock pot

Steakhouse Pizza from Pioneer Woman

and Greek Quesadillas...these will be mostly my own recipe, so i'll let you know how it goes!

and how could i possibly forget...PF Chang's knock-off Lettuce Wraps which are now on the menu weekly, they are so good! 

i'll update you throughout the week, let you know if these are keepers or not...cross your fingers!

 

and i know what you're thinking...can i come over? 

 

do you have any recipes for me to try? 

leave me a comment and tell me your favorite!

 

 

random things

this week seemed like one big blur...

not quite sure what happened, but i will say it's been quite productive along the way

although it lacked in bloggin'...i'm sorry about that, but i'm here now!

1.  tennis is in full swing and my guy absolutely loves it!

2.  made an exciting, hopefully somewhat easy dinner/lunch menu from Pinterest...and then bought a ton of groceries to wow the checkbook...i'll share more on this later

3.  February Photo a Day Challenge is coming along...i'll post these soon!

4.  what i wore...is...well, this is all i have

a favorite "dang chicks" shirt, jeans from Gap, cardigan from Gap, mary janes from Rack Room Shoes and orange scarf old from ?  jackson really should work on his photography...

5.  i've been transcribing my butt off and chugging along through my course, goal is sometime in May! 

6.  i ran 6 miles on friday and it completely wiped me out...i haven't done that in a long time and it felt good

7.  Yippee for Saturday!  i'm pretty much doing nothing today...hanging around the house until jeff can't stand it any longer and has to go somewhere, my kinda man!

 

happy saturday!