Sometimes you feel like a nut…

Co-worker to PC: Hey do you have a Sec


PC: I hope i have lots of secs I don’t wanna die today.

Yeah he really said that.  (If you don’t get it, read it out loud to yourself 🙂

Happy Monday

These words of wisdom brought to you by my special husband 🙂

My Husband is the Bomb Diggity!!!!

So the other night I went to a Zumba class with a friend.  The cool down song was great.  I love the song… so I thought, well I’ll come home, tell my husband and he can find it for me… WRONG!  But not on his part, wrong on mine.  I couldn’t remember the name of the song, who the artist was, the tune or even any of the words.  I was so bummed!

So last night we spent hours googling it… but go figure, I wasn’t sure of words… I just thought I knew a few.  So before we went to sleep last night my husband FINALLY figured out my song.  How awesome is he!  especially with NOTHING to base it off of.  He’s fantastic.  So now I’ll share it with you, plus it’ll be here so I’ll remember.

The best part is I’ve asked him 4 times this morning, Now who sang that song?  What is the name of it.  I think he’s getting tired of me asking!

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjhCEhWiKXk]

Enjoy!
Peace, Love & Saturday Mornings

Then

I remember trying not to stare
The night that I first met you (again)
You had me mezmorized
And three weeks 12 hours later
In the front porch Car overhead light light
Taking 45 minutes 3 hours to kiss goodnight
I hadn’t told you yet
I thought I loved you then
Now you’re my whole life
Now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe
The way I feel about you girl husband
Like a river meets the sea
Stronger than its ever been
We’ve come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then
I remember taking you back
To right where I first met you
You were so suprised
There were people around
But I you didn’t care
I You got down on one knee right there
And once again
I thought I loved you then
Now you’re my whole life
Now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe
The way I feel about you girl boy
Like a river meets the sea
Stronger than its ever been
We’ve come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then
I can just see you
With waiting on a baby on the way
I can just see you
When your hair is turning grey falling out
What I can’t see
Is how I’m ever gonna love you more
But I’ve said that before
Now you’re my whole life
Now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe
The way I feel about you girl boy
We’ll look back someday
At this moment that we’re in
And I’ll look at you and say
And I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then

 

"I guarantee that we'll have tough times.
And I guarantee that at some point...
one or both of us will want to get out.
But I also guarantee...
that if I don't ask you to be mine,
I'll regret it for the rest of my life.
'Cause I know in my heart...
you're the only one for me."
--Richard Gear's Character in Runaway Bride

He is…..

He is a wrapper

He is smart

He is a trooper

He is a lover

He is a brother

He is a friend

He is a father

He is a prince

He is adventurous

He is a husband

He is a grandson

He is a goofball (those are ring pops)

He is funny

He is handsome

He is a traveler

He is a helper

He is a supporter

He is a worker
He is

Oh Where?

Oh Where is my Car Key

Oh Where is my Car Key?
Oh Where?
Oh Where?
Oh Where?

Oh Where?

Oh Where???? Is my Car key?

Yup, take a closer look… that is the Washer!  Hey at least it’s clean now, right?

Peace, Love & Loving Husbands!!

Mrs. Late for Work

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I'm Freaking out!!

I’ve been following a blog called Photo Freak for a while now, mainly because every time there is a photo contest and Tezzie is entered, I have to go check out what she’s entered!  Well this photo contest that Photo Freak is hosting right now is “The best picture you have ever taken.”  

Call me nuts but i think I’m actually going to participate.  This is really taking myself out of my realm of comfort, that’s for sure!  I’m just trying to learn all there is in photography and I’m a long way from being “GREAT” :(, but here goes nothing!

I took this photo I think in June and I just fell in love with it.  I ran a little bit of post editing things over it but I personally like this photo, so please don’t be offended by it… LOL.

Here goes nothing 🙂

Nicole

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Cheap Date!

So Sunday I finally got to cross off another 101 in 1001.  Wow it makes you feel like you are accomplishing things when you start seeing them come off the list!  Although at the same time, it doesn’t seem like I’ve accomplished many, but when you think about it, one of them was to make every recipe in the Pioneer Woman Cookbook… yeah that takes a while!  Especially since there are 64 recipes in her cookbook, but hey I’ve made 9 or 10.  I’m getting there!

Anyway digressing…. One of the things I thought would be fun, is since I’m new to drinking wine, I thought it would be fun to do a wine tasting.  Taste lots of different wines without buying a whole bottle and NOT liking it.  I’m not a big drinker anyway, but this sounded like fun.  We heard about a wine tasting that was held yesterday so we made plans to go.

I think there were 20 different tables set up.  4 were food tables and the rest were wineries.  Most were from our area although I know I tasted wines from Oregon… maybe they just set up a table for those, I don’t know.

Tip #1 – Eat before you go to one of these!
Tip #2 – Try things that are out of the ordinary.  If you don’t like it, dump the glass, wash it and try another!
Tip #3 – Eat while you are there too!
Tip #4 – Give your keys to your husband!

We didn’t eat lunch because they said that there would be food vendors there also.  It wasn’t enough food for me.  I think I got a little tipsy but I’m a cheap drunk and a light weight.  Neither go together!  I had such a headache last night.  I’ve heard about these wine headaches but YUCK!  We found some good ones.  We found some not-so-good ones.  We found some ok ones… There was a huge variety!

PC enjoying his food, me taking pictures 🙂

Yeah I was a little Wine happy 🙂

I also picked up my cell and started texting.  (Hi Stephanie!!)  I also learned that with an iPhone and a band aid on your thumb, texting doesn’t work so well.  But that’s just a side note!

St. James Winery here in Missouri gave us a recipe for

Blackberry Wine Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup St. James Winery Blackberry Wine
1/2 cup chopped Pecans
1 (2 layer) box white cake mix
1 3-oz box berry flavored gelatin
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
Glaze ingredients:
1/2 cup St. James Winery Blackberry Wine
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Grease and flour a bundt pan.  Sprinkle pecans in the bottom.  In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and gelatin.  Add eggs, oil and 1 cup wine; blend thoroughly.  Pour the batter into the prepared pan.  Bake 50-60 minutes until cake tests done.  Remove from oven; turn out onto wine rack to cool.  Meanwhile, combine the powdered sugar, butter and 1/2 cup wine in a saucepan; bring to a boil.  Remove from heat.  Pour 1/2 the mixture over the warm cake; let set for 30 minutes.  Pour remaining glaze, which will have thickened somewhat, over cake.
Nope haven’t made it.  I just went to the tasting yesterday, but I wanted to share.  So if you make this please let me know if it is any good!
Ok back to the ole drawing board 101 list to find out what I can cross off next!!!

Peace, Love & Wine-o’s!
Nicole

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50 Reasons – I LOVE YOU!

 I did this list a year ago (oooo almost to the day, it was done November 12), however I added different photos this time around.  I’m STILL waiting on my main photographer’s photos [sigh] so I’m sharing some of the back up photographer’s photos, and some PC’s dad took.  There is one that I snagged from the Main photographer.  I’ll try not to do this every month but definitely NO promises 🙂  You may just have to endure it 🙂  Can you believe it’s been 2 months already?

1 I love you, that’s reason enough.
2 The way you treat me, I feel like a princess around you… I get the royal treatment!
3 You have gorgeous blue eyes.
4 Kisses!!

Taylor Orr

5 Hugs!! 
6 How you greet me when I’ve had a bad day at work!
7 How you listen to me, even if I’m off on a ranting and raving tangent.
8 How can we forget the gorgous truck!!!
9 That I get in trouble if I open my own door 🙂

Taylor Orr

10 That you love my parents and spending time with them.
11 That you love the fact I love horses!
12 Actually that you yourself Love horses!!!
13 The fact that you served our country.

(as did these guys)
Taylor Orr

14 And how you over look my silly mistakes.

Taylor Orr

15 How handsome you look dressed up!

Our Old High School where it all began 10 years ago….
Mindy Greene – Main Photographer

16 And the fact you like to dress up.
17 You also trust my clothing tastes.
18 You are very determined.
19 A Hardworker!!
20 and Extremely smart!!!
21 Of course you are my P.C. (Prince Charming & computer tech person) 🙂
22 You humor me and take photos with me :).

PC’s Dad

23 You don’t get mad at me for taking your photo.
24 You help around the house.
25 You love spending time with me.
26 Have I mentioned that I love you yet just cause??
27 You were there when I needed you the most!
28 There’s always Florida!
29 and hitting you in school to wake you up…
30 You take everything that comes your way and roll with the punches.

Taylor Orr

31 That you would rather drive by yourself late at night then for me to drive myself home late at night.
32 You are always willing to learn something new with me.
33 and stay up to date on what few tv shows I actually watch.
34 And another obvious, the way you love me… 🙂

 Yeah I was doing the Robot while people were making up their minds…
Taylor Orr

35 You can out do me any day on song lyrics!
36 You want nothing but the best for me.

Taylor Orr

37 You don’t scoff at some of my crazy ideas either.
38 I even love when you get adamant about something.

Taylor Orr

39 You have an outstanding singing voice.
40 You take notice of every thing I wear! It makes me feel special and definitely want to dress up for you!!! 
41 The way you love me (yes it’s twice but that’s just something extremely exciting and worthy of mentioning more than once!)
42 You have a heart of Gold.
43 You Take care of your own family too!

Taylor Orr

44 You Love animals!!
45 You are tackling my horse when no one else seems to have time!
46 You are you and not putting on a show!
47 You brought Tbug into my life!

Taylor Orr

48 You are a GREAT father!!
49 How you get embarrassed by the cute things your daughter says to me and my family!
50 and Last but not least the #1 most important thing is I love you, that’s it, no ifs ands or butts about it!!!!

Nicole

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Happy Birthday My Prince Charming

Today is my sweetheart’s 28th birthday!  We actually took him out yesterday for a couple reasons:

1. Because we wanted too 🙂
2. Because today is Monday
3. Because we had his daughter this weekend
4. Although we get her on his birthday
5. But, he has class tonight from 6-9… so yeah that doesn’t work.

But Today is his actual birthday!  Yey!!!

Here is Tbug and my PC 🙂

Here my dad is showing PC what  his present is from my parents.  It was in a comic and I never saw the picture but from listening I’m thinking it was a straight jacket… LOL

Here he is reading Tbug’s card.  I gave him his card from me this morning.

 He’s opening Tbug & my present to him.

Doesn’t he look so happy… LOL.  He has no idea what it is/was.

Which is apparent by this look on his face.

It was a new Wallet.

Now the story behind the wallet, this is great!  A few weeks ago he was saying he wanted a new wallet.  Actually he’s been saying this for a while now.  But we were at a store that sold the type he carries and he saw this wallet and liked it.  It was behind glass so we couldn’t see the price.  He walked off b/c I told him I’d find out how much it was.  The guys at the store worked with me!  I told them I had to get it bought with out that guy (pointing at PC) knowing.  They were like, ok how you paying.  I told them my cc (hey I get points toward a cruise and keep it paid off, so sue me!).  They said hand it to us and walk off we’ll get it back to you.  So when PC walked away from me the guy handed me my cc and the wallet and I buried them in my purse.  PC had asked me how much the wallet was and I told him $80 so that he’d leave it alone :).   I was so afraid that I’d been caught a few weeks ago when PC was looking for his glasses and dug through my purse, but he says (I hope he isn’t pulling a fast one on me) that he didn’t look in the zippered part where I put the wallet.

Here he is reading his mom’s card.

And now reading the card from my parents.

And their gift 🙂

One of his favorite restaurants is TGI Friday’s.  He told me not to make a big deal of it but if that’s what my husband wanted, that’s what he got :).  Here is the cheesecake he had for his birthday and oh was it to die for!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!  I hope it was all you wished for!

Peace, Love & Birthdays!

Nicole