Painting

That's right, we've been painting! Well I've been painting. The Mr. Helped out with the tape where I couldn't reach.
I get very excited to do projects on the weekends and forget that he needs a break sometimes. Last week he was especially busy so I'm very grateful he helped me today. There are times I ask for help just for the sake of doing something together, and times when I just want to avoid a task (I hate washing dishes!). But this was one project I really could not have done with out my favorite fella's help because I am just too short. I hope that sugar cookies were a good "thank you!"

Sunday Night Baking

Tonight we've been baking up a storm! I found a recipe for Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies on Thurday that I've been dying to try ever since. Tonight I finally got around to making them and they are as yummy as I'd hoped!

Pork Chops With Caramelized Onion and Apples

This is one of my favorite dinners especially on a chilly night. It's not a heavy meal but the smells of the onion, apple and rosemary  cooking together warm up the whole house!

I originally found this recipe in an issue of Cooking with Paula Deen but over time I've tweaked it a bit.

New House Part 1

Here's the first little taste of our new house. We've been pretty busy lately so we haven't really finished unpacking so I'll be revealing it a bit at a time.

Thrifting!

Last weekend I did a little thriftig & I'm very excited to share my finds!

New Year, New Home!

We have moved! I'm so excited about our new place. It's bigger, quieter & in a better location. & best of all I have a little bit of a yard and a porch to do a bit of gardening. I'm looking up seeds but since it's still winter I'm mostly focusing on making the inside of my house look nice. We'll have plenty of garden posts starting in the spring! My New Year's resolution is to try to post more often even though I'm working now which keeps me pretty busy. Pictures of the new place soon!

Holidays With My Hubby

I just wanted to make a quick post to share a holiday tradition my husband and I started on our honeymoon. We are both opposed to collecting knick-knacks and other junk, stuff that will just sit around. We both noticed that many of our family members like to collect things, my dad in particular builds up one big collection after another. I like his collections, and my grandmothers but I just can't see us doing the same. We have so much stuff already, we don't need to spend money or space on more just for the sake of having it. But there is one thing we thought of that we do need lots of, and the more variety the better (at least in my opinion): Christmas tree ornaments! So now anywhere we go in our travels we pick up an ornament. It's a nice way for us to look back and remember where we've been and I think it'll just get more fun as time goes by.