...the number of weeks left until SUMMER BREAK!!! I never would have thought that I would be counting down the days (or weeks) left of school...growing up I actually liked school, and I have ALWAYS wanted to be a teacher, but this year-my first year-has been full of so many different highs and lows that I am just dead tired and READY FOR A SUMMER BREAK!!!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful, amazing, awesome HUSBAND!!!
Love you with all my heart!

1st attempt...

so i have made cakes before...lots but i have never actually decorated a cake...well a few weeks ago i found this guitar pan used to bake and i just had to have it and i got this bright idea to make drewby a guitar cake for his birthday...so mom and i got to planning! well tomorrow is drewby's birthday and we had his birthday dinner tonight so here is a before and an after picture...


clearly it's not perfect-my writing with icing needs LOTS of work but for my first time i am pretty proud!!

w.w. (almost wordless...)

such a tired dinosaur...

Happy Birthday George!

Easter Sunday

*Easter Sunday*

What if Jesus hadn't risen from the grave...Drewby and I went to church in Alamo with Tres and his family...the preacher at their church is really good and his sermon on Sunday morning was all based on the "what if" scenario of what if Jesus hadn't risen from the grave. His points were that if Jesus was still in the tomb, then are beliefs, our ministry, our everything is a lie...it's worthless and not good for anything... but the amazing thing is that HE DID RISE FROM THE GRAVE!!

I know that I don't post this often but there is just something about the fact that I have the next week off that makes me want to sit down and post...

drew and i are getting ready to go to sleep because we are going to get up and head to dyersburg in the morning and i absolutely love the fact that i am laying in bed, and my husband is all ready sound asleep next to me...i just absolutely love calling him my husband-i am beyond blessed and could not ask for a better husband-soul mate-partner-lover-confidont-helper-sounding board-best friend-and so many more things...God blessed me with this man at a time in my life where I could not see the truth and through His work through Drew I was finally able to see that and I could not thank Him enough!

Drew-I love you with all of my heart!

addicted to coupons...

so a few weeks ago I started to really think about coupons-I spent a while on-line printing off coupons and using them-and saving money at the same time!! So after that, I looked on-line for some kind of coupon organizer, I tried the plastic one from the dollar section in target but it just wasn't cutting it for me...so i looked on esty for a while and eventually found this coupon organizer...fell in love and ordered it!
...it was only like $15.00 with tax and shipping and it's handmade...got it in the mail less than a week later and started putting the pre-made labels (that came with it) on the dividers and then started loading my coupons.
Drew and I went to Kroger at the start of the week and I was ready...ready with my coupon organizer that had a handful of coupons in it...not loaded compared to this lady that I saw that had a 2 1/2 binder FULL of coupons, but i'm just getting started...drew laughed a little as i would thumb through my little system as we went down each isle but when it came time to check out his mouth dropped open...we saved almost $30 bucks---30 bucks on my first time shopping with coupons, he was impressed, and so was I!!!
I hope that as I collect coupons and add to my collection drew and i will be able to shop smarter and save money each time we need to head to the store...