My Husband's Talent

Matt's family was here in March and Matt got to take some awesome family photos of them. Here are some of them: 

GROUP PHOTOS: 

KIERAN PHOTOS:

LUKE PHOTOS: 

ENJOY!

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Mr. and Mrs.

As mentioned in an earlier post, Matt and I have been married for 500 days as of today. It was pure coincidence that we discovered this but we were excited when we did. I have Mondays off right now and Matt happened to be off so we decided to have an adventure. I worked at my PRN job a few hours, Matt slept in and did a few home chores and then we set out for a short road trip. We went to a local strawberry farm, Strawberry Hill, U.S.A., ate lunch, and bought some yummy strawberries and local honey. We went to a Dutch country store and then headed home to watch our favorite shows online and eat chocolate covered strawberries. We had a GREAT day and are grateful that even in the midst of busyness that we have little moments of extreme FUN!

Here are a few pictures of us from a recent fun little photo shoot!

YEP, we sure do have fun together!

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Mom and Me!

When we were in Louisiana last month, I asked Matt to take some pictures of Mom and Me. I didn't tell Mom what it was for. Matt got some great shots and we used a couple for Mom's Mother's day gift. Matt is getting really good at distressing wooden picture frames so he made some for Mom. Here are a few of the great shots as well as a picture of the frames. Also, we are going to start selling these frames so if you are interested in purchasing one or more, let me know!

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Good Deals

Over the last few years, I have started a bookmark of all of the "deals" websites there are. Some focus on children. Some on furniture. Some on misc. type items. I haven't ordered much from them but I know one day I may have a need for them so I have kept up with them. I thought I'd share some of them with YOU!

http://www.zulily.com/   Mostly children, mothers and some misc. items.

http://www.groupon.com  Deals related to your specific area;  This will link to Greenville, SC; just click and find your city


https://www.livingsocial.com Deals related to your specific area; This will link to Greenville, SC; just click and find your city

http://www.etsy.com/  A great place to look for so many handmade items!

 http://www.ruelala.com/access/gate  Purses, Shoes, Clothing

http://www.gigispetals.com/deals/show-deal/ Misc items. Sometimes for children, sometimes for parties or jewelry etc.

https://www.totsy.com/customer/account/login/ A private Sale site for Moms (or women in general)

http://www.plumdistrict.com/ Deals for Savvy Mom's and Families


https://www.sneakpeeq.com/ Style, Home, and Gourmet Food discoveries you'll love

http://www.thriftyseeker.com/deal.html?dealId=255&r= Daily Boutique Deals

https://www.onekingslane.com/ All Sales!

Hope you find some good deals!

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500 Days of Marriage!

Today we celebrate 500 days of marriage!

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Happy Daughter's Day!

Okay, seriously, I have the best mom EVER! Every year for as long as I can remember she has sent me a gift on Mother's Day with a note that says something like "Thanks for being my daughter. Having you made me a Mother". It's always a special treat and I hope I get to do it for my daughter(s) and that Matt can do it for our son(s) one day. This was my sweet treat this year. :)

Happy Mother's Day to the most amazing Mom in the whole world! I love you!

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P.S. Pictures to come soon of what we sent Mom for Mother's Day.

What a difference...

....ten years can make.

On this day 10 years ago, I was preparing for my high school graduation. When I think about all of the things that have happened and that I have done in the past 10 years, I'm pretty amazed, honestly. I don't have regret about not doing anything with my life because TONS has happened.

Here's just a brief look into the last ten years. I'm trying to relay them in order but I am sure it won't be exact

-graduated from Oak Forest Academy ranked in the top five, which meant so much then and NOTHING three months later when I walked into college!

-started sponsoring a World Vision Child

-attended LSU for a semester and decided it was just too big for me!

-turned 18

-transferred to SLU and majored in Education

-took my first trip to Disney World (one of 5 times)

-took a phonetics class and decided to become a speech therapist

-worked at the Clerk of Court

-worked at Douglas Kent Jeweler

-lived in Hammond, LA

-did tech work at Professional Physical Therapy

-lived in Amite, LA

-babysat so many children and made so much money. Wishing I had saved some of that :-)

-moved back in with Mom

-Grandmother passed away and on the day of her funeral, I received word about acceptance to ULM's speech therapy program. Decided to move, then decided not to, then decided to move again :) (Thanks, Ellen)

-Dad fell out of a tree and injured his back

-graduated from Southeastern (Dad missed it because he was in the hospital)

-moved to Monroe, LA

-started graduate school

-met tons of new people

-finished graduate school classes

-moved to Birmingham for internships

-Joined Church of the Highlands

-lived in Birmingham for 7 months and met life long friends

-moved to Montgomery, AL and started my first big girl job

-joined Gateway Baptist Church

-met Matt

-taught 4 and 5 year olds in Sunday school with Matt

-went to Passion Conference in Atlanta

-started dating Matt

-took Mom on a cruise

-got engaged to Matt

-visited Upstate Carolina for the first time

-got married to Matt

-travelled to Oregon

-quit job in Alabama

-moved to Spartanburg, SC


LOTS more to the last 10 years but it was getting a little too lengthy so we will stop at that.

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Roasted Cabbage

We had this tonight...you must try!

We left out the fennel/caraway.

LOVED IT!


Here is the link to the recipe:
http://www.marthastewart.com/315062/roasted-cabbage-wedges

Enjoy!

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One of our Favorite Recipes

Matt and I love to cook and eat at home. We have had a busy 4-6 weeks and because of that and being out of town, we haven't cooked much. We really miss it! Today, Matt made one of his specialties and I thought I'd share it with you.

Stir-Fry by Matthew Morgan

1-2 tablespoons of oil (we use Coconut Oil)
1 onion (thinly sliced)
1 bell pepper  (thinly sliced)
1 container of mushrooms  (thinly sliced)
cooked rice, we made a box of brown rice
Teriyaki and/or Soy sauce
Meat/meat substitute of your choice (today, we used tofu)

Cook rice as directed on package, put aside.

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook meat until done. Today, we used tofu and Matt cooked it with some teriyaki sauce, draining as needed. Remove from skillet.

After meat is cook, saute veggies in oil. Remove from skillet.

Add rice and sauce to pan and stir until warm again.

Combine all items together and eat!

So quick and so yummy!

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Meeting New Friends

Linking up with Kelly at kellyskornerblog.com today!

I'm Leslie. My husband and I live in Upstate, SC and we just moved here in November. I'm a Speech Language Pathologist. I recently began crafting and have a love for it. I love to cook for my husband and spend free time with him. We attend Restoration Church in Spartanburg, SC and we are hard at work on our 101 in 1001 list.

We love our life!

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