Old post but still P"d about it

My wedding anniversary was yesterday. My day was amazing. I could not have asked for anything more except for a perfect CAKE. I am going to post this again, because I am still upset about it. Call me crazy, just forget about, it was just cake, everything can't be perfect, one thing has to go wrong... yeah I have heard it all, but I am still upset. The cake is a representation of the personality and beauty of the bride. Just go here and it will explain it all and this picture shows that it was leaning......

Happy Anniversary

Two years ago today , I married the most wonderful man. I wouldn't take it back for one second. Believe it or not it was 70 degrees on December 1, 2007 and it is 40 today. Despite the cold weather , my life as of today is filled with warmth, tenderness, thoughtfulness, unselfishness, and unconditional love.

Every day I have a smile just like the one here every time I think of you. You have brought so much happiness to my life. I hope that in the years to come we can look back on this moment and still be so happy we said YES!! Love you, Sweetie.

Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Me!!!!

Today, I am 32 years old. Looking back, I never dreamed I would reach 32. It seemed so far away, Well Honey Child... it came faster than I ever expected!!! My Birthday began on Friday. Neil let me open this gift , which was the perfume, Ralph Lauren Always Yours. It smells sooooooooooo good!! I love it!!!

We also came home to Tennessee to see my family. They were all so wonderful. I got a cook book by Hungry Girl, a gift card to Belk, 2 gift cards to Olive Garden , cookies from Julia's Bakery (the ones that were like Mrs. Whitman used to make) and a really nice silver napkin holder. My initial B holds the napkins down, LOVE IT!!!!

Today when I got home from work, Neil had me some Beautiful flowers waiting for me along with this HUGE box!!!

SURPRISE!!! A sewing machine! I have been asking for one for a long time . There are so many projects I want to do. Problem is, I have never even sewn a button on. I need some help or someone who is really patient to help me. Any ideas on how to start? I need help from all of you!!!


Thank you sweetie for all my wonderful gifts and the sweetest card I have ever read!! It brought tears to my eyes. I love you so much!

Pumpkin Carving "Adult Style"

Over the weekend Neil and I decided to be creative and carve some pumpkins to welcome our SPOOKS this Halloween weekend. But, to get the party started right we needed a little bit of

THIS!!!!!!

It got the carving party off to a good start.

Neil said " you never forget the smell of the pumpkin, Do ya?" Nope!!! It is always the same.

It is icky and sticky on the inside!

Neil's pumpkin

My pumpkin

Have a SAFE and HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Looking for a Good REASONABLE Photographer?

I thought I would share this with my blogging friends. I love pictures!!! I love good reasonable photographers. My friend Amanda and her husband had some pictures made recently. They are gorgeous, but the photographer is even more gorgeous with her prices. Check her out HERE!

Glazed Apple Bars

I was going around to the different blogs I read and I have found encouraging words, creativty, and lots of great recipes. I encourage you to take a look at MY READING on my blog. I have found some very creative people out in the blogging world. I found them just by googling something or they were a reader of some of my friend's blogs. However, this recipe is scrumptious!!! I found it on the blog Life in Grace, but she actually got the recipe from this blog.

The recipe is located on the right hand side under RECIPES. GO CHECK IT OUT!!

Our DC Trip

Neil and I took our vacation this year to Washington, DC. We went the week of Oct. 13-18. One of my really good friends moved there this year. She was kind enough to open her home and let us stay with her for a week. The following pictures begins our journey through DC.
So, please sit back and enjoy the show.

The Old Senate

The is inside the Rotunda. It was absolutely breath taking. Much bigger than I ever imagined it to be. It was a surreal moment to know we were standing where many of our great leaders had once stood and been remembered. The detail of the paintings and carvings were miraculous. There were paintings from time periods that marked our way to becoming the United States of America. They were HUGE and I mean HUGE portraits of Christopher Columbus, The Indians, George Washington , and so many other greats.

This is the ceiling of the Rotunda. It has the picture of George Washington as an angel.

These are the different portraits portraying America's journey.

The Library of Congress. Inside it housed Andrea Jackson's library which was incredible. What a brilliant man. He loved to read . He had everything to Romance novels to Science to Recipe books.

The US Supreme Court

WW11 Memorial

Tennessee

Washington Monument

The Lincoln Memorial

The Vietnam Memorial. People were searching for their loved ones so they could take pictures. It was truly moving to see.

This begins the second day of touring. There were so many Smithsonian Museums. The following is the Air and Space .

The Wright Brothers first plane that took the first flight.

DINOSAURS!!!! This was in the museum of Natural History. I really learned alot while I was here. There is so much to see and do. It really made me think that I need to learn more about our world and country. There were so many exhibits. It really was very educational.

This is in the museum of American History. This was my favorite out of the three we visited. This housed many artifacts that depict America. Here are Dorothy's shoes from the Wizard of Oz. However, my favorite part of the museum was the section on the different Presidents and the different wars the US have been in. They had president Lincolns' Top Hat, different inaugural ball dresses from the first ladies, Bill Clinton's saxophone to name a few.

Kermit

Julia Child's Kitchen

The first electric lawn mower

On Friday we visited Ford Theater. This is the theater were President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. This is the Presidential box where Lincoln was killed.

The White House

On Saturday, we went to Mt. Vernon. This is George Washington's Home. It was incredible and very serene. It sat on the Potomac River. It was a great mansion for his time.

This is overlooking the Potomac River.

Finally on Sunday we made a quick trip to Arlington Cemetery. This is the Iwo Jima statue. It represents the end of the Vietnam war, longest faught war, where our men placed the American Flag.

The cemetery goes for miles. We didn't make it to the tomb of the unknown soldier or JFK"s eternal flame. We were told by a local that during the week you can go to the cemetery and they are burying our soldiers from Iraq. He said it is very touching and some families don't mind if you attend. I wanted to, but time permitted. It would have been a way for me to thank the men who died for me.

I hope you enjoyed our trip as much a we did. I highly reccomend a trip to DC, but FYI you need good walking shoes, a good 7 days, and knowledge of the Subway, it's the only way to travel.