Um....Yeah, it's been a while!

But here are some photos from Christmas!


Mom and her girls


The whole gang. Grannies the ring leader. See her cane? :D

Mom and Dad. Mom didn't get the memo that we were taking pictures and she put on her pjs.



Me and my sisters



I got these sweeties from mom. She got them from Etsy. Blue bird is from BlossomHill and yellow birdy is from dreamalittle7)


Heath came to visit! Yay! This is the last year we will spend our Christmas holidays seperate!

At MomaRee's Christmas


Cayleigh and I like to do this when I come home. We have photoshoots. It's just fun!



Yeah. We're cute.

White Christmas!!

Or as close as it is gonna get for me! I bought a 6.5 ft white tree for my apartment. Pre-lit! That's the best kind. I couldn't wait to put it up so last night I put on You've Got Mail, ate a bowl of Fruit Loops then put up my tree! I was kinda sad that I was doing it by myself. I would have rather been putting it up with Heath, but he is out of town for a couple days and I just couldn't bring myself to watch it sit in that box. I think it is so pretty! I don't have a topper for it just yet. There is a REALLY cute sugar cookie shaped one at Target but I kinda want one that lights up so....I'm gonna wait until I find the one I want. But here it is for now!

peace crane and oragami stars by starcraft.etsy.com

As you can see........

I'm getting into the holiday spirit. Thanksgiving isn't quite here, but I'm following the lead of every other holiday lover. I've added some new ornaments in my shop. They haven't gotten as many views as my other ornaments got. But I think they are really cute. I'll just use them myself if they don't sell.

I can't believe how fast this year has flown by. It's really insane how many things have changed since I graduated last August and moved to Houston. And I tend to get caught up in all the negative things and forget to look at all the blessings I have been given. Mine and Heath's relationship has really had a chance to grow even deeper. It's like crawling under a cozy blanket and feeling this amazing sense of ..... warmth and love and everything good in life. I'm going to marry him! In less than 7 months! The Lord has blessed us with giving Heath a part time job while he is working on his masters so that we don't go broke living off my meager wages. My family is...well, they are still my family. Gotta love 'em. Thorns and all. :D Life is good. I wish I always saw it that way. But when I begin to get down on myself I am reminded that my life would look like royalty to some. I have a nice place to live, a car that despite how crappy it is starting to look (totally my fault), still gets me where i need to go. I have money to buy whatever food i desire, no serious illnesses and lots of people who care about me. I am truly blessed. I hope you feel the same way.

In My Opinion....

it is entirely too early to put out the Christmas stuff. But in the world of retail, one can't start too early....These aren't my first Christmas ornaments (well the little guy is a pin) of this season but I think they are my favorite! Check them out soon in my shop!

They LOVE me! They really LOVE me!

Well,600 people do anyway! That's exciting! I've been on Etsy for 6 months. I'd say that is pretty good right?? Too bad that's not 600 sales! Oh well, I won't complain...maybe I'll be there some day! :)

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Mmmmm....

Smell that? You know, that crisp clean smell? (No not the laundry detergent.) I wake up this morning, it's got to be around 69 degrees outside. Almost cool enough for a light jacket. Ahhhh....what is it about fall? The crispness in the air? The crunch of leaves beneath your feet. Halloween stuff showing up everywhere you go. Not to mention the great fall season shows (The Office!!!!) I've put out all my fall candles, apple and cinnamon. Yummy. I don't know if I will get to carve a pumpkin this year or not but I will make a pumpkin pie for my sweety soon. I love fall; the cooler weather it brings and the nice evening lighting we get when the sun starts to go down. Ahhhhh....