Monday, November 29, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Thanksgiving, Family, Black Friday..OH MY!
We had another great Thanksgiving with family. I made homemade mac n' cheese and homemade banana pudding for the Sawyer's celebration. Matt made dump cake...ever heard of it?
I woke up early Thanksgiving morning to get the mac n' cheese started. It's delicious! Here's the recipe:
Ingredients
* 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (an 8-ounce box isn't quite 2 cups)
* 4 tablespoons (1/2 stuck) butter, cut into pieces
* 2 1/2 cups (about 10 ounces) grated sharp Cheddar cheese
* 3 eggs, beaten
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed Cheddar cheese soup
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup whole milk
* 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
Boil the macaroni in a 2 quart saucepan in plenty of water until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain. In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. In a slow cooker, combine cheese/butter mixture and add the eggs, sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper and stir well. Then add drained macaroni and stir again. Set the slow cooker on low setting and cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
YUMMMmmmm
We arrived at my parents' house at 12:00. We had a large group there. Sean, Annie, Keegan, Brandon, Candy, Little Candy, Olivia, Jonathan, Nicole, Millie (Nicole's mom), Matt, me, Mama and Daddy. After we ate, we went outside for the traditional family pictures.
Me with all of my brothers
The grand kids
The kids with spouses/girlfriends
The whole crew!
Me and hubby :)
After pictures, we went to Matt's parents. They had a packed house as well and I can't begin to recall everyone that was there.
We came home and started looking at Black Friday Deals. Matt said that we needed a "game plan". We really didn't get the greatest plan, but we had a few ideas of where we wanted to go. We went to bed and a few SHORT hours later, the alarm was going off. We woke up and quickly got dressed. Our first stop was Target. We got to Target at 4:00 to see everyone lined up all the way around Hibbet Sports. After the long line of people made it into the store, we went in. Matt got extremely lucky with what he was wanting to get. He wanted a hard drive. It was on sale for $69.00..He got in line for them and they ran out. A worker said that they had more in the back and went and got them. Matt was the second person in the line so he knew he'd get one. When the worker came back, he handed them to the people in the back of the line first. He had none left when he got to Matt. Luckily, the woman next to Matt realized that that certain hard drive wasn't the kind she wanted, so she handed it over to Matt...victory! I got a few items, and then we moved on to the mall. The mall wasn't nearly as crowded as I had expected. We got some more things there as well. I think we bought more for ourselves than we did other people. I told Matt that I wanted a new camera for Christmas. They had it on sale at Wal-Mart for Black Friday and then we found we where we could order it for the Black Friday Sale Price. Instead of fighting the crowd at Wal-Mart, we just ordered it online :) We went to Macy's and found a toaster/convectional oven (Black and Decker) for $20.00. That would have been a nice gift for someone to get us, but we couldn't pass up on the good deal and name brand. After the mall, we ate at Waffle House. After eating, we stopped at Office Max and then went home. We slept until 3:30!!! Matt woke up in a panic because the Auburn/Alabama game started at 2:30. When we cut the tv on, Alabama was up 21/0. Needless to say, his panties were in a wad! Auburn made a crazy comeback and beat Alabama 27/26. One point. Wow.
This morning it is in the 30's..brrrrr. I made some cinnamon rolls and coffee. I'm determined to get better about blogging (as you can see)..and after blogging I need to do some major cleaning on my house! I'm not sure if we're getting a tree today or not, but I'd really like to get decorating asap :)
My sweet baby Ethel has been with us for almost a year now. She is my furry bundle of joy and I am so thankful that she is my baby. She is the sweetest animal.
Hopefully we can get on the ball soon with our Christmas card picture...stay tuned :)
I woke up early Thanksgiving morning to get the mac n' cheese started. It's delicious! Here's the recipe:
Ingredients
* 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (an 8-ounce box isn't quite 2 cups)
* 4 tablespoons (1/2 stuck) butter, cut into pieces
* 2 1/2 cups (about 10 ounces) grated sharp Cheddar cheese
* 3 eggs, beaten
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed Cheddar cheese soup
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup whole milk
* 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
Boil the macaroni in a 2 quart saucepan in plenty of water until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain. In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. In a slow cooker, combine cheese/butter mixture and add the eggs, sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper and stir well. Then add drained macaroni and stir again. Set the slow cooker on low setting and cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
YUMMMmmmm
We arrived at my parents' house at 12:00. We had a large group there. Sean, Annie, Keegan, Brandon, Candy, Little Candy, Olivia, Jonathan, Nicole, Millie (Nicole's mom), Matt, me, Mama and Daddy. After we ate, we went outside for the traditional family pictures.
Me with all of my brothers
The grand kids
The kids with spouses/girlfriends
The whole crew!
Me and hubby :)
After pictures, we went to Matt's parents. They had a packed house as well and I can't begin to recall everyone that was there.
We came home and started looking at Black Friday Deals. Matt said that we needed a "game plan". We really didn't get the greatest plan, but we had a few ideas of where we wanted to go. We went to bed and a few SHORT hours later, the alarm was going off. We woke up and quickly got dressed. Our first stop was Target. We got to Target at 4:00 to see everyone lined up all the way around Hibbet Sports. After the long line of people made it into the store, we went in. Matt got extremely lucky with what he was wanting to get. He wanted a hard drive. It was on sale for $69.00..He got in line for them and they ran out. A worker said that they had more in the back and went and got them. Matt was the second person in the line so he knew he'd get one. When the worker came back, he handed them to the people in the back of the line first. He had none left when he got to Matt. Luckily, the woman next to Matt realized that that certain hard drive wasn't the kind she wanted, so she handed it over to Matt...victory! I got a few items, and then we moved on to the mall. The mall wasn't nearly as crowded as I had expected. We got some more things there as well. I think we bought more for ourselves than we did other people. I told Matt that I wanted a new camera for Christmas. They had it on sale at Wal-Mart for Black Friday and then we found we where we could order it for the Black Friday Sale Price. Instead of fighting the crowd at Wal-Mart, we just ordered it online :) We went to Macy's and found a toaster/convectional oven (Black and Decker) for $20.00. That would have been a nice gift for someone to get us, but we couldn't pass up on the good deal and name brand. After the mall, we ate at Waffle House. After eating, we stopped at Office Max and then went home. We slept until 3:30!!! Matt woke up in a panic because the Auburn/Alabama game started at 2:30. When we cut the tv on, Alabama was up 21/0. Needless to say, his panties were in a wad! Auburn made a crazy comeback and beat Alabama 27/26. One point. Wow.
This morning it is in the 30's..brrrrr. I made some cinnamon rolls and coffee. I'm determined to get better about blogging (as you can see)..and after blogging I need to do some major cleaning on my house! I'm not sure if we're getting a tree today or not, but I'd really like to get decorating asap :)
My sweet baby Ethel has been with us for almost a year now. She is my furry bundle of joy and I am so thankful that she is my baby. She is the sweetest animal.
Hopefully we can get on the ball soon with our Christmas card picture...stay tuned :)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving BREAK!
Praise Jesus! It's Thanksgiving break!!!
I love my job, don't get me wrong, but hallelujah that the school day is over. I didn't think 3:30 would ever make it!
I really need to get better at this whole "blog" thing.
School has been going very well. Matt has lost between 20-30 pounds with his new job..and me?? yeah, still the same weight...I need to get on the move..big time!
We have a Christmas musical coming up that I'm super stoked about. Matt is the lead character, Phillip. I play his sister, Jenny, and my mom is our dead mother...I'm sure that sounds crazy, but if you want to understand it better, come see the play! Matt, my mom, and I all have a solo and drama parts. I don't think I've ever been THIS nervous about a solo. I'm singing a serious gospel song that is even super gospel for gospel people if you know what I mean. :)
I've really gotten in to reading lately. I read "Charlie St. Cloud" last week and then watched the movie...the book was SO much better. Last night I finished up "The Shack". Best book I've ever read. I laughed, cried, and got angry. Such a wonderful book. You should read it :)
I will be getting braces soon. Not because I love them, but because I love straight teeth. I had braces for over 3 years when I was younger. My bottom teeth are perfectly straight, but the top...not so much. I will be getting them probably in late December or January. Dr. Serff said that I'll only need them on my top teeth and will probably have them for 6 months. On top of all that, he's given me the biggest discount you can imagine ;)
This time last year, Matt and I were honeymooning in Gatlinburg. We had such a wonderful time and I am so blessed that to say that we have had a wonderful, memorable, and crazy first year of marriage. We were supposed to stay in Tennessee until after Thanksgiving. My mom was devastated that she wouldn't have her whole family at the house for Thanksgiving. On a last minute whim, we decided to pack up and come home early. She was so surprised when we walked in the door on Thanksgiving that she cried. It was the best Thanksgiving I've ever had.
I can't wait to begin decorating for Christmas!
I love my job, don't get me wrong, but hallelujah that the school day is over. I didn't think 3:30 would ever make it!
I really need to get better at this whole "blog" thing.
School has been going very well. Matt has lost between 20-30 pounds with his new job..and me?? yeah, still the same weight...I need to get on the move..big time!
We have a Christmas musical coming up that I'm super stoked about. Matt is the lead character, Phillip. I play his sister, Jenny, and my mom is our dead mother...I'm sure that sounds crazy, but if you want to understand it better, come see the play! Matt, my mom, and I all have a solo and drama parts. I don't think I've ever been THIS nervous about a solo. I'm singing a serious gospel song that is even super gospel for gospel people if you know what I mean. :)
I've really gotten in to reading lately. I read "Charlie St. Cloud" last week and then watched the movie...the book was SO much better. Last night I finished up "The Shack". Best book I've ever read. I laughed, cried, and got angry. Such a wonderful book. You should read it :)
I will be getting braces soon. Not because I love them, but because I love straight teeth. I had braces for over 3 years when I was younger. My bottom teeth are perfectly straight, but the top...not so much. I will be getting them probably in late December or January. Dr. Serff said that I'll only need them on my top teeth and will probably have them for 6 months. On top of all that, he's given me the biggest discount you can imagine ;)
This time last year, Matt and I were honeymooning in Gatlinburg. We had such a wonderful time and I am so blessed that to say that we have had a wonderful, memorable, and crazy first year of marriage. We were supposed to stay in Tennessee until after Thanksgiving. My mom was devastated that she wouldn't have her whole family at the house for Thanksgiving. On a last minute whim, we decided to pack up and come home early. She was so surprised when we walked in the door on Thanksgiving that she cried. It was the best Thanksgiving I've ever had.
I can't wait to begin decorating for Christmas!
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