I'm a weekend kinda gal...................

What an amazing weekend!!! It was only semi-productive but the weather was beautiful!!

A group of us enjoy hanging out whenever we get the chance to.We throw going away parties, coming home parties, Christmas parties, birthday parties and just because parties!!!! We love to hang out, cook, drink a cold adult beverage, shoot skeet, and RELAX!!!

I do have to say however that it has been too long since the 'gang' all got together. So gals, if you're reading this we need to start planning NOW!!!! My husband and I did get to spend the weekend with some friends and had a great time.

The weekend consisted of...........................

guitar playing.....

a campfire.....

AND

an amazing dutch-oven

                                                                                cooked brisket.....

Such a relaxing, peaceful, weekend with great music, great food and great friends................(just wish the whole gang could have been there)...................

I hope all our friends know how much they truly mean to us. I found a little sign when I was out shopping with a friend that says "Friends are the family one finds along the way."

I'm fortunate enough to say that our friends are our family!!!! They are the best! Life is simply better with GREAT friends!!! I LOVE you all <3



                                          

Oh Beautiful Weather!!

What a beautiful day here in Central Arkansas :)

Spring time is my favorite season!! Makes me want to go outside, motivates me to do something, anything (other than spring cleaning) and is just a great time of the year! Well, it feels like Springtime is here today!!!! Hope you all enjoy the new look of the blog (yes, Pink is my favorite color), felt like we needed something to feel a little more spring like.

I'm off now to go enjoy the weather, play with my wonderful puppies and I guess try to tackle the job of cleaning out my vehicle (which I tend to try to live out of for long periods of time)......OHHH and it's also a beautifully wonderful day to try to get in some picture taking!

Enjoy your day, weekend and the SUNSHINE!!!!!!

Worry ends where Faith begins..........................

Faith....a little word with such BIG emotion, power and meaning. Over the years this is a word that has come to mean a lot to me. When you step back nad take a lock at the big picture of life, there is FAITH front and center!!! It's there in your work, friendships, family, relationships, marriage, and life in general.

Ever wake up and have one of those days where nothing balances, there's no equilibrium, everything is just out of whack?Well, I have these days every once in a while. Puts me in a blah mood for the day, like those cloudy gray days where you can't find any motivation. Just trying to get through the day or through the mood so life feels balanced again. I have these days every once in awhile. There's never any apparent or obvious reason for the day feeling like that or the blah mood but it's there.

When I take a second to stop and think about it, I think it's God telling me I need a littile boost back in my Faith, and to remember that it's through faith that I now have an abundance of Faith, Love and Cattle in my life. I want to share with all of you a few of my favorite verses. If you're havin' one of those kinda' blah days, remember one of these verses or find some that mean something to you and put a boost back into your faith.

The only thing that counts is Faith expressing itself through Love. Galatians 5:6

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

...And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted  beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:13

And now these three remian: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13

PiCtUrEs...........................

I told you a while back I'd be posting my Flickr account info for you to be able to see some of the photos that I don't put here on the blog. Just click on the flickr link above and it will take you straight there!! I know some of them will be ones you've seen on here but I promise there's others!!

I'm going to be entering a photo contest in about two weeks and I need your HELP!!!! This will be the first contest I've entered and I want YOUR input. If you find the time in the next week (I'll be making my final pick next weekend), look through my flickr acount and tell me your favorite pic or two favorite pics (I may be posting more through the week). You can leave your comment on the photo through flickr or put a comment on this post. I need one  black/white and one color!!!! I'd love to know what all of you think!!

AND if you have an idea for a catchy, awesome, amazing, wonderful name for my photography hobby (business)...I'd love to hear it :)

p.s. I hope you're enjoying this AHHH-MAZING spring like weather we are having!!!

p.s.s My puppies are LOVVVVVVIIIINNNNGGGG it....

Cypress Knees..........hmmmmm........

I wanted to share some more quotes with you guys today since it's been a while since I've posted any. BUT..... before I do, I want to share a few pictures first. I forgot to post these with my pictures from our Dixie trip. I'm not sure how I forgot seeing as how these are probably my favorite ones.....

For those of you who don't know, these are Cypress Trees and the divided/separated portions just above the water line are called Cypress Knees. I have to admit---- I LOVE cypress kness! II was so amazed when I 1st saw these things. We have cypress where I live but you can't really see the knees on them. So when we travel south, to Dixie, the Delta, the swamps- whatever you wanna call it- I am blessed to get to see these amazing knees!! (yes, I'm kinda weird and probably the only person who thinks these things are cool)...

I think they are so amazing although I'm not quite sure why yet. I think it's because they are so unqiue. AND I'm weird like that....Anyhow, I made the hubby pull over on our way home so I could get some pictures of them and wanted to share. Hope you enjoy them! It's the simple things that entertain me! :)

So, now back to the quotes.....

"It takes about five years for a walnut tree to produce nuts, but this is not true of a family tree"

"My father never raised his hand to any one of his children-except in self-defense" - Fred Allen

"Adults are just children who earn money"- Kenneth Branagh

"Most of the men sitting in first class on an airplane have really boring jobs" - Rita Rudner

"Downsizing means you're about to become the guest of honor at a going-away party."

"I don't like the fact that doctors are referred to as practicing" - Janet Schwartz

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I've wrote before about advice/tips I've read by Pioneer Woman about blogging. They are tips that are easy and simple for a beginner AND so non-confusing.

There is one that still makes me laugh when I think about taking it 100% serious and follow it...........it's the advice of "writing as if you're talking to your sister". Ok so, I have a sister and this should be fairly easy for me to follow. BUT if you've eer met my sister or caught just the slightest bit of a conversation between us you would see and understand where the humor comes in. Yes, I'm still laughing as I write this.

My sister: she's funny, witty, smart-alecky (is that a word?), blunt and most the time we talk about "inappropriate, gross, no-one else wants to hear about" topics. Even my husband has stopped asking for the most part what it is we were talking or texting about. He simply just doesn't want to know, or if he does ask, he immediately regrets when I answer.................

Now don't get me wrong we have intelligent conversations as well and we're a blast to hang out with. Right Mom?? Unless of course we're in public then its more of a scene we're causing and probably embarassing at least one other member of the family (sorry Mom, we know it's usually you....BUT it's because we love you sooo much!!)

Back to my point-----I was reminded of this advice from Pioneer Woman the other morning as my sister and husband carried on a conversation via text messaging...Their conversations can get just as crazy but they are so entertaining to me. I think it's because my husband is amazed at how witty, and smart and funny and well just how she is.....You can't help but love her.....

So as I've decided it best for you, me and this blog not to write like I'm talking to my sister, I thought I'd give you some keywords in most of our more frequent conversations.

Peanut butter                   alcoholics               armpit                 clown              naked                poop       

cheetos             Russia             dreams                 drinking           flip-flops           stain          hair
  
                                               constipation            bitchslap         tattoos       

Now I'm thinking I should have just started with a fill in the blank for you. I guess my challenge to you could be to use your imagination and form a conversation using only the above words.........and remember to keep it kid friendly...... :)

p.s. gotta go call my sister now...........

p.s.s. I think my challenge should be to have a conversation with said sister without using ANY of the above words....

p.s.s.s. I'll let you know if that EVER happens!!

....the Mighty Mississip...........

 

Well, we finally made it across the mighty river and back. The annual trip turned out to be just as fun, entertaining and eventful as all the previous years!!

I wanted to share a few pictures/highlights from the trip with all of you. And while the weather was a little chilly friday night and saturday morning by saturday afternoon we were enjoying 60-70 degree weather! YEEEAAAHHHH.....................

I'll be posting more pictures from the trip on the blog's Flickr page soon. I'll give the link when I get the pictures uploaded in the next day or two!

Glad to be back home but it's always nice to take our little trip to Dixie and visit old friends from all over!! More pictures from the road to come!! :) OH, and a few from our short Casino stop!


p.s. I did get to eat at my all-time favorite seafood joint.....known as Sal & Phil's (or Jack and Diane's to our friends).....

p.s.s. Sal & Phil have the best seafood ever...did I mention that???? Oysters on the half-shelf, royal red shrimp, crawfish, fried crawfish tails, fried crab claws, oooooohhhhhhhhhhhh wow......is it time for dixie again???

p.s.s.s. We also got to see some cattle....the hubby gave me lessons on cattle judging....

p.s.s.s.s  Still not a pro at judging...actually, still don't have much of a clue

p.s.s.s.s.s  Maybe I'll learn all about it in the next year...then....look out Dixie 2012 here I come...........