Things that make me happy Tuesday

Thought I would try to initiated some blogging for specific days of the week. I love when friends do it and I love reading them I just haven't had the time until now. So here goes with "Things that make me happy Tuesday"

1. Knowing that I made a hard decision in my life but at the same time, knowing that the decision was exactly what God wanted me to do!

2. Seeing my husband on stage with his electric guitar worshipping Jesus along people he admires and has worked hard with. 

3. Being with my mom for a weekend of crafts and food and fun. 

4. Decorating a cake (only my 2nd one so far). 

5. Laughing with my husband until I cry from laughing so much. 

**It's the little things for me, always has been**

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Work Change

To all who read-

Here is quick rundown on a BIG change in our lives right now.

NO----We aren't getting ready to welcome a little Morgan into the home but that was a nice thought :).

As of Thursday, September 15th, I am no longer employed with the company I have worked with since graduating. It was a hard decision but one that Matt and I both knew was exactly what I needed to do. When my last day ended, I felt as if a huge weight had been lifted. It was refreshing.

As of right now, we don't know what my (our) next step will be. We have lots of options, most of which we aren't ready to share right now. But we will soon! We are realizing quickly that a job is important but that even more important is Matt and I being able to fulfill our God given talents and passions by doing what he says!

Please be in prayer for us as we take steps toward this new direction of our lives.

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My Birthday Month!

As I have said before multiple times, I love birthdays especially my own. It doesn't have to be extravagant but I love knowing that there is a special time that is just about you to be loved on etc. Anyway, this year was my first birthday as a married woman and Matt had me super excited. I actually got a whole BIRTHDAY MONTH!!! I know, I know, he's awesome!

Each day, he would write a short little note, sometimes just 1-2 sentences and have a little treat for me. Sometimes is was something tangible like a vase of flowers or a slinky but other times it was a note saying I could have a backrub or that he would do the dishes. Each day I was excited about the treat and my sweet husband was pumped to give the treats too.

Since July, we had been planning a long weekend in South Carolina over my birthday weekend. We had plans to stay with Matt's grandparents (we love them). We were thrilled but as things go, we decided not to go last minutes because Hurricane Irene was heading that way and we didn't want to get caught in it. We changed our plans and ended up going to Birmingham for a night and we had a great time.

Saturday, I met Rachel for lunch and then Matt took me shopping and let me buy whatever I wanted! Saturday night, we went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (OH MY!) for dinner. We stayed that night in Birmingham and Sunday morning we had breakfast at a new restaurant called "The Egg and I". It was also delicious. Sunday and Monday were relaxing days. We read a lot, watched movies and worked on some of our DIY Christmas gifts.

Oh wait, one of my favorite parts was the sweet gifts I got on my actual birthday. I have been talking about wanting to learn to decorate cakes as a hobby and also to have as possible extra income one day. My sweet husband bought me all kinds of great cake decorating tools etc. He also baked a cake for my birthday for me to decorate. The icing we made was too thick so all we did was ice it but this weekend, my mom is coming into town and we are going to make a Saints Football cake. I'll post pictures soon!

Overall, it was a great weekend and month, for that matter. Some of the pictures from the weekend are below. Enjoy! (by the way, my husband got a new camera lens so he was enjoying taking pictures. That's why there are so many!)

The Birthday girl!

The Mr. and the Birthday Girl

Close your eyes!

Me again :)

Me blowing out the candles!

I was born at 4:48 p.m. so we took a picture :)

All of the great gifts!!!

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Amazing Dessert!

I have a new obsession with Pinterest. It has been awesome to find so many great recipes, cake decorating ideas and DIY projects. Recently, Matt and I were looking at Pinterest together and found a good dessert recipe. It is called Nutella Mug Cake. Matt and I both like Nutella but we don't have any in the pantry so we decide to make Peanut Butter Mug Cakes. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

4 tablespoons self rising flour
4 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1 egg
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 tablespoons melted/softened peanut butter
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil

 Combine all ingredients in a large coffee mug. Whisk well with a fork until smooth. Microwave on high for 1 1/2 – 3 minutes. (Time depends on microwave wattage. Mine took 2 minutes.) Top with whipped cream and a little chocolate sauce if desired.

We actually made this tonight and it was incredibly good. It makes a large portion so 2 or 3 people could split it. We also ended up making ours in a chili bowl and it worked well. We only did this because our large mugs were in the dishwasher :)

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6 Months-Celebrated with Friends in Hotlanta

For our 6 month anniversary, we spent time in Atlanta with our friends, Brad and Rebekah Hill, who were celebrating their 1 year anniversary. Rebekah got most of the pictures but here is one of Matt and me at the Georgia Aquarium.

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Our First Easter

Mom came to town for Easter and we had a great time. We didn't get a picture of all three of us together but we did get one of us.

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Matt's Birthday Trip!

For Matt's Birthday this year, we took a weekend trip to Atlanta. We had a great time together. Here are some pictures.

Here's the birthday boy! I think I'll keep him. 

Our first stop was Highland Bakery. YUM!

I got Sweet Potato Pancakes...

Matt got the BLT...it was ridiculously good

The happy wife :)

Headed to the Braves vs. Phillies Game

Turner Field

Dinner at Fogo de Chao. Brazilian Steakhouse. Delicious

Coca Cola Factory. So fun

We had an awesome time. This weekend we are heading to Columbus, GA for the weekend. We love traveling together. 

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Pumpkin Patch

In Late October, we went to the Pumpkin Patch in Union Springs, AL with our dear sweet friends, The Moody's. Here are a few of the pictures.

October 2010

One night in October, Matt and I decided to decorate pumpkins. Matt carved his and did an awesome job! I got a fun princess kit and decorated mine. We had a blast. Here are some pictures.

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Warning!

Coming up will be some posts that are from the past! :) I've just uploaded pictures from our small camera and I want to share. You'll see Pumpkin decorating, Matt's Birthday trip, 6 month anniversary trip, etc. Look out!

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