Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Carving Pumpkins
We decided to carve pumpkins tonight! I was very excited because Justin had never carved one. I went to Kroger and bought two good size ones. I wanted to make this activity something fun for the both of us! Therefore, when Justin had the idea to make his an MSU themed one, I was thrilled with his great idea. He was nervous about his drawing skills so he asked me to draw his design for him. I decided to make mine a traditional Jack-O-Lantern.
When we finished, he was unsure about his showing up, but I told him to be patient and he will see outside. We went outside and lit our candles and the smile on his face was priceless. He was so excited about our pumpkins and told me that he had a lot of fun. We both stood outside hoping that one of our neighbors or someone would drive by and admire our creations. We want to continue this tradition and one day make Jack-O-Lanterns with our children.
Well, that is all for now! We hope you all enjoy our pictures. Happy Halloween!
Our Living Room
Justin wanted to make sure that I got a picture of our (his) TV. We get more compliments on that TV!
The Five Love Languages
When we first got married, Abbi and Joel Oakley gave us Gary Chapman's book The Five Love Languages. Let me just say that this book changed our lives forever. If you are dating, married, a mother, father, sister, brother, or have any kind of relationship/friendship, we recommend this book to you.
The book explains how every person male or female speaks a different love language. In order for us to communicate and carry a relationship, we must understand and learn how to speak each others love language. I will admit that at first we were skeptical of this books impact. We were unsure of what this book could do for a newly married couple. This book is usually the last resource a couple turns to before divorce. However, we both gave it a chance and ended up loving every page the book had to offer. I was worried about Justin not enjoying it, but he liked it just as much if not more than I did. Gary Chapman puts the words in more of a male perspective so the male reader can relate to the material. Women can relate to the material because we are concerned with being loved and feeling loved, whereas men primarily want to be respected.
If you want a great book to read or know of a couple getting married, we recommend this book! If you have read this book or any other great book, please feel free to add comments to this post. Now, we are reading Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti by Bill and Pam Farrel.
The book explains how every person male or female speaks a different love language. In order for us to communicate and carry a relationship, we must understand and learn how to speak each others love language. I will admit that at first we were skeptical of this books impact. We were unsure of what this book could do for a newly married couple. This book is usually the last resource a couple turns to before divorce. However, we both gave it a chance and ended up loving every page the book had to offer. I was worried about Justin not enjoying it, but he liked it just as much if not more than I did. Gary Chapman puts the words in more of a male perspective so the male reader can relate to the material. Women can relate to the material because we are concerned with being loved and feeling loved, whereas men primarily want to be respected.
If you want a great book to read or know of a couple getting married, we recommend this book! If you have read this book or any other great book, please feel free to add comments to this post. Now, we are reading Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti by Bill and Pam Farrel.
Weekend and Our Sunday Night Visitor
Friday night, we spent a quiet evening at home. Justin had just finished his third section of the CPA and was exhausted from studying all week. I made my homemade spaghetti and we watched Criminal Minds. Our niece, Anna K. was celebrating her first birthday so I made a jalepeno and corn dip that night to take to her birthday/tailgate.
Saturday morning, we got up and decided to grab Chick-Fil-A before heading to Starkville. We wer late for the birthday because we forgot to grab Anna K's birthday gift. The birthday/tailgate went well. We got to see our family, Mrs. Fredna, Mr. Teddy, Kimberly, Bob, Jason, Laura, and our nephews and nieces. For halloween, Conner is going to be a skeleton, Owen is going to be the tin man, Harper is going to be a Southern Bell, and I am not sure about Anna K. I will try to get pictures and post them! The game was cold and we played terrible as usual! I just wish one year we would have a good team. When we got home, Justin read the sports forums about Croom. I think he responded to one but I am not sure. He is really disapointed in State this year, and he was not the same at the game on Saturday. He just was not as in to it as he used to be. For his sake, I hope something changes with our team!
On Sunday night, I was walking by our big window and spotted a mysterious car outside our home. I got Justin to pause his game of PlayStation 3 to see if his 20-20 vision could get the car's license plate number. I flipped on our front porch light and the vehicle started and the driver drove off to the back of our neighborhood. If anyone has been to our home, they know that this traveler was not lost and should not have been outside our home. We live in the back of our neighborhood and it takes some searching to find our home. We walked to our police officer neighbor's home to report the crazy car. He called it in and then told us that it is rumored that the previous owners were drug dealers.
Wow! Are we not the luckiest people ever?!?! Anyways, I called ADT to get an estimate on an alarm system. Hopefully, the mysterious car got the hint and will not be back. The police officer said the person probably saw my fall festive decorations and was scoping out our home to determine if the druggies still lived there or if someone else resides there. Thank the Lord for fall decor! I knew I loved my fall flag for more reasons than the fact that it is just beautiful!
Saturday morning, we got up and decided to grab Chick-Fil-A before heading to Starkville. We wer late for the birthday because we forgot to grab Anna K's birthday gift. The birthday/tailgate went well. We got to see our family, Mrs. Fredna, Mr. Teddy, Kimberly, Bob, Jason, Laura, and our nephews and nieces. For halloween, Conner is going to be a skeleton, Owen is going to be the tin man, Harper is going to be a Southern Bell, and I am not sure about Anna K. I will try to get pictures and post them! The game was cold and we played terrible as usual! I just wish one year we would have a good team. When we got home, Justin read the sports forums about Croom. I think he responded to one but I am not sure. He is really disapointed in State this year, and he was not the same at the game on Saturday. He just was not as in to it as he used to be. For his sake, I hope something changes with our team!
On Sunday night, I was walking by our big window and spotted a mysterious car outside our home. I got Justin to pause his game of PlayStation 3 to see if his 20-20 vision could get the car's license plate number. I flipped on our front porch light and the vehicle started and the driver drove off to the back of our neighborhood. If anyone has been to our home, they know that this traveler was not lost and should not have been outside our home. We live in the back of our neighborhood and it takes some searching to find our home. We walked to our police officer neighbor's home to report the crazy car. He called it in and then told us that it is rumored that the previous owners were drug dealers.
Wow! Are we not the luckiest people ever?!?! Anyways, I called ADT to get an estimate on an alarm system. Hopefully, the mysterious car got the hint and will not be back. The police officer said the person probably saw my fall festive decorations and was scoping out our home to determine if the druggies still lived there or if someone else resides there. Thank the Lord for fall decor! I knew I loved my fall flag for more reasons than the fact that it is just beautiful!
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