5 Months

New blog layout! Whatcha think? I didn't even know I could change it but I like it better than the plain colors! I looked for a Christmas-y looking one but didn't see one. I also had to make sure not to make it so girly.

Turkey Day is next week! Our first Thanksgiving! Well, we've had 4 other Thanksgivings together but this is our first as a married couple! I'm not sure how we are going to do Thanksgiving with our families. My side always does lunch. I'm not sure if I am going to participate in Black Friday or not. I've done it my fair share of times and Brendan even participated last year. He was into it! Regardless of what he says. He loves competition and it is like one...see who can get up the earliest and find/get the prize. Last year we were determined to get up I think at 3:30 and we managed to get up at 4 and head to Wal Mart. We got the last TV! Then we went to Khol's for the carpet cleaner and we got the last one of those too! We stood in line FOREVER there. We were 1st in line at Wal Mart.

This year, I guess I'll just have to see the sales papers before I make my decision. I don't want to go unless I have to. People are CRAZY when it comes to shopping on Black Friday and they will take things out of your buggy! Buggy = shopping cart. ( Brendan said no one calls them buggies but I don't know of anyone who doesn't...besides him) So just in case that's a southern thing, I wanted to clarify.

The family dog, Roxie, has been sick this week and had to go for an over night stay at the animal hospital. She's old and I guess this is kind of expected but it's still tough! So I'm excited to see her when we go home for Thanksgiving. I haven't been home in a while! :o( SO I'm looking forward to this trip home!

I'm making Amish Friendship bread! Wished more of family lived closer so I could pass it along. I'm still baking and cooking. I've also become the coupon/wheelin' and dealin' queen when it comes to groceries. Last week, I saved $50. It's kind of fun but I do feel like an old fogey bringing out my envelope full of coupons. Oh well, it saves us moolah! :o)

We are in a wedding this weekend so I shall have some new pics to display soon! And then of course pics from Thanksgiving and us decorating for Christmas. Well, me decorating and then Brendan taking over. He can be such a perfectionist! Friday marks 5 months that we've been MARRIED!