Geezees Custom Canvas Art

When I found Geezees Custom Canvas Art through another blog I instantly fell in love. I have wanted one since the moment I saw the amazing canvases that she custom creates! You can have one made for a wedding, an anniversary, a new baby or for yourself. I personally like the wedding ones the best. These two are my favorite that she has already put together.

This September marks Geezees one year anniversary and to celebrate she's having a giveaway! A free 9x12 or 10x10 custom canvas- NO WAY!

You have got to check out her blog for more: http://geezeescanvas.blogspot.com

Lazy Weekend

Friday night, Mike had his annual get together for their fantasy football draft at On the Mark and I met Abbe and Ben at Sassy's Red House for dinner and drinks.

The rest of the weekend I've done absolutely nothing! I haven't put makeup on in two days and I'm loving it. Mike had to work today (boo!) so I guess I'll get some homework and housework done before Big Brother comes on tonight!

This next week and weekend are packed with school, the fair, HOG football, Jason Boland concert, and a day trip to my mom's. Whew! I'm tired just thinking about it. Good thing I spent this weekend relaxing! :)

Not Much

Not a lot has happened in the last couple of days. Yesterday I was so sick and ended up spending the whole day in bed. Mike's softball team started fall ball last night and I was sad to miss the first game.

I woke up this morning by my phone ringing. I had an interview with a company last week and they were calling for a second interview today. I feel like the second interview went really well so, finger crossed, I will hear something tomorrow.

After school I meet Mike at a car dealership. By the time I got there he had already finished up the paperwork and was in his new Nissan Pathfinder. It's super nice and it fits him perfectly! I know that since his accident he's been so stressed out about what to do but it's over now- thank goodness! Bless his heart! It's been raining all night so we got take out and cuddle up on the couch and watched TV. Perfect!

Back to School

Today was my first day back to school! I hardly slept last night with all the nervousness and excitement that I had! I was so worried that traffic would be bad or I wouldn't be able to find a parking spot or I would get lost trying to find my classes. My first class started at 11am but I was on campus by 10am. :) I walked around and enjoyed how beautiful the U of A is in the Fall. My great grandfather, my grandfather, and my mom all graduated from the U of A, so while I had time I took pictures of their names on the senior walk. It is inspiring to see their names and follow my family's footsteps and I can't wait to have my name etched in to one of those sidewalks in a couple of years.

To ease back in I am only taking 9 hours and so far -I know it's only day one- I really like my teachers and think (fingers crossed) this will be an pretty easy semester.

I'm so glad to be back in school!

My Last Weekend

I kicked off my "last weekend" by meeting Abbe at Common Grounds for lunch. She has been raving about their dirty martini's for months now, so I had to try one. She was right -they are good! It was great to get caught up on all the latest gossip and happenings! I wish we could do it more often! I only got one picture and it was of the food. Oops!

chips and queso with a dirty martini:

Friday night Mike and I met his brother Jeff and sister in law, Sherry, at the 112 drive in. We've wanted to go all summer but they haven't really had any movies that we were interested in until this weekend. They played Night at the Museum 2 (I love the first one) and G Force. We had to sit through, G Force, first. It was kind of cute but not my kind of movie. We both liked Night at the Museum 2 but decided that the first one is better!

Saturday we headed to Locomotion for some mini golf, go karts, air hockey and of course to feed the monstrous fish that they have!

hungry fish:

mike feeding the fish:
poor turtle:

mini golf course:

winning again:

Last night we went to a birthday party for Mike's best friend, Jeremy. We had a great time playing rock band and enjoying some drinks!

The weather has been so nice this weekend. Fall is right around the corner which means Arkansas football will be here soon- 13 days to be exact! WPS!

This is It

This weekend is my last weekend of summer before school starts on Tuesday! After a 5 year break I've decided to go back and finish up my elementary education degree. I'm just ready for the first day to be here and over so I can get rid of these butterflies in my tummy!

I started the day with a yummy breakfast, then a bubble bath and now I'm off to have lunch with my BFF, Abbe.

I've got lots of plans for this "last weekend" so be prepared for a ton of pictures Sunday!

Have a great weekend!

Blueberry Muffins

When I was at my mom's house in May, she gave me a gallon of blueberries. I ate a half gallon and froze the other half. We've had lots of blueberry pancakes, yogurt and blueberries, blueberry smoothies, and blueberries and cornflakes this summer. When I was flipping through the new Southern Living, I found this blueberry muffin recipe and couldn't believe I had forgotten about blueberry muffins! I looked in the cabinets, had all the ingredients and decided to make them this rainy morning. I loved the simplicity and ease of this recipe. The muffins are not overwhelmingly sweet, but the texture is outstanding!

Blueberry Muffins

1 cup milk
1 egg
1/3 cup vegetable oil or butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup white sugar
1 cup fresh blueberries

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or spray pan with cooking spray.


• In a large bowl, stir together milk, egg, vanilla, and oil.


• Add flour, baking powder, sugar, and blueberries; gently mix the batter with only a few strokes.


• Spoon batter into cups.


• Bake for 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Enjoy!

This and That

Not much is new with me! Just job searching (never ending) and enjoying my last week before school starts next Tuesday. I've got all my books and supplies for my classes bought and my book bag is cleaned and has everything I need in it. I'm so excited...and nervous!

Yesterday, I read two of Tori Spelling's books, "sTORI TELLING", and "Mommywood". I really enjoyed both. They are easy, light reads and it's always fun to "get to know" a celebrity.

Last night, Mike and I went to a local car dealership to look for him a new car. He's driving a rental car right now and although it's a nice car, it's so small! We found a black Jeep Cherokee that he really liked. It super nice and I hope that he's able to get it! He's just waiting on the insurance company to give him the money for the old jeep, which will hopefully happen today. Afterwards, we went to dinner at Louie's and enjoyed happy hour.

Happy Hump Day!

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Tired and Sunburned

After spending the last two days at my mom's nursery, it's SO good to be home! I got rid of a ton of stuff and made money but man it was hard work! As soon as I walked in my front
door, I headed straight to the shower. I got sunburned so the cool water felt so good. Oh and don't get me started on how much I LOVE air conditioning!! :) All in all I had a good time though and it was nice to spend time with my momma and help her out a little at the nursery.


I had been craving a grilled chicken salad from Logan's all week so Mike and I went last night and had a nice dinner. Afterwards we went to the theater and watched, The Goods. There were some really funny parts but, as a whole, it was kind of lame. I wish we would have watched, The Time Traveler's Wife, instead. Next time!



My Saturday has consisted of sleeping in, taking a shower, taking a nap, and baking a strawberry cake! Mike has been dealing with the insurance company, car lots, and banks all day. I'm cooking Mexican chicken and a green salad for dinner tonight and then we'll probably just cuddle up on the couch and get caught up on the DVR. It's been a perfect day so far!