Month: November 2009

Thanksgiving Giveaway!

I am really addicted to the Starbucks Eggnog Lattes right now. We all know how I feel about my coffee!!! They also have a Peppermint Mocha, Gingerbread Latte, and a new Caramel Brule Latte.

I DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE WITHOUT DOING SOMETHING TO SHOW HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR ALL MY BLOGGY FRIENDS THIS WEEK! SO I AM GIVING AWAY A $15.00 STARBUCKS CARD! WOOHOO! JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING!

GUIDELINES

1. LEAVE A COMMENT TELLING ME WHICH STARBUCKS BEVERAGE IS YOUR FAVORITE!

2. FOLLOW MY BLOG!

3. SHARE THE GOOD TIDINGS AND POST ON YOUR SITE SO OTHERS CAN ENTER TOO!

(Please leave a seperate comment for each type of entry)

Winner will be drawn when I get back from Arkansas next week

*COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED*

This is going to be a GREAT week!

Tomorrow I leave to go home to Arkansas!!! Yeah!!! Bonnie is already there, she flew in on Saturday. I was just informed that she and my Mom bought us matching outfits to wear to our shower next Saturday. Of course you know me…I will be taking LOTS of pictures during this trip and I’ll share with you all about the shower and I am hoping to get some cute pregger pictures of me and Bonnie together.

Things I am looking forward to:

  • Seeing New Moon finally with my Mom and sister! Everyone in bloggyland has already seen it and I am dying over here! Yes-we will miss you Edward…you are hardly in this one!
  • Spending time at the farm and my Nannie’s fried taters

  • Our double baby shower

  • Seeing family and friends I haven’t seen in awhile

  • Black Friday shopping with my family…I haven’t been able to do this in SEVERAL years because I always have to work.

  • And just RELAXING!

I’ll be back December 3rd so everyone have a great Thanksgiving week!

XOXO Becky

Meeting Laura & Gooner

Today I finally got to meet Laura and her precious baby girl “Gooner”! We met for lunch at McAlister’s and then went to the mall and walked around for awhile and just talked. You gals I had so much fun and it was so nice to hang out today and have some GIRL time! You are just precious and I look forward to getting together again really soon! It’s so nice to actually meet someone who lives close to me and can hang out….here are some photos from today….

Some nice ladies in the parking lot took this for us ๐Ÿ™‚
Isn’t she just BEAUTIFUL…and no photo editing here….she’s just that adorable!

This week I feel….

I won another giveaway today on Summer’s blog! Wowza!!! That is so cool and I feel so LUCKY! I need to have another giveaway soon too….it is the season of GIVING after all right?

XOXO Becky
EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I GOT A TRAFFIC CAMERA TICKET TODAY FOR “SUPPOSEDLY” RUNNING A RED LIGHT…UHM IT WAS YELLOW!!!! I WOULDN’T HAVE MADE IT UNLESS I SLAMMED ON MY BREAKS! UGH! THERE GOES $75.00….but I still feel LUCKY even though I got a stinkin ticket! boo!

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Last night I made pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese icing. My mother in law gave me a great recipe for pumpkin cake and I have been DYING to use these precious cupcake liners that Summer gave me awhile back…..and it looks so cute right?

Cupcake carriers rock!
And they taste like pumpkin pie…I am sure everyone is ready to get their eat on for next week!
RECIPE

Ingredients
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1/2 c. oil
2 1/2 c. flour
1 T. cinnamon
1 t. salt
2 t. baking soda
1 16 oz. can of pumpkin
Directions
Mix sugar, eggs, and oil; combine flour and dry ingredients a little at a time. Add pumpkin last. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes in a 9″ 13″ pan….but I obviously did cupcakes.
Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting

Lucky Ducky

My sweet bloggy friend Kim tagged me to play along so here it is!
Here are the rules: USE ONLY ONE WORD!

Itโ€™s not as easy as you might think. Copy and change the answers to suit yourself and pass it on. Itโ€™s really hard to use only one-word answers so try your best. Once youโ€™re done tag 6 other bloggers and let them know that you think they are โ€˜Over the Topโ€™!
  • Where is your cell phone? PURSE
  • Your hair? STRAIGHTENED
  • Your mother? LOVING
  • Your father? SILLY
  • Your favorite food? CHOCOLATE
  • Your dream last night? LAUGHING
  • Your favourite drink? STARBUCKS
  • Your dream/goal? MOTHERHOOD
  • What room are you in? WORK
  • Your hobby? BLOGGING
  • Your fear? FAILURE
  • Where do you want to be in 6 years? CONTENT
  • Where were you last night? HOME
  • Something that you arenโ€™t? OUTGOING
  • Muffins? PUMPKIN
  • Wish list item? PEN COMPUTER PAD
  • Where did you grow up? GERMANY,OKLAHOMA, KANSAS, ARKANSAS
  • Last thing you did? WORKING
  • What are you wearing? BLACK
  • Your TV? FRINGE
  • Your pets? NONE
  • Friends? AWESOME
  • Your life? BUSY
  • Your mood? STILL
  • Missing someone? PAPA
  • Vehicle? AVALON
  • Something youโ€™re not wearing? BELT
  • Your favorite store? TARGET
  • Your favorite color? AQUA
  • When was the last time you laughed? MORNING
  • Last time you cried? LONGTIME
  • Your best friend? LOTS
  • One place that you go to over and over? STARBUCKS
  • One person who emails you regularly? BONNIE
  • Favorite place to eat? OLIVE GARDEN

I TAG EVERYONE WHO READS THIS…I AM NOT GOOD AT PICKING!

I ALSO WON A GIVEAWAY FROM BLONDE AMBITION! A PHILOSOPHY BUBBLE BATH IN RED VELVET CAKE! I HOPE I DON’T START LICKING MYSELF AFTER I TAKE A BATH IN THAT! LOL! THANK YOU!!!!

Starting on baby Connor’s room

There is going to be a twin bed in Connor’s room along with his crib and changing table. I got this bedding today and I think it matches pretty well with the crib fabric. That is all that is in his room pretty much right now…but it’s coming along!

This cross stitch picture was in mine and Bonnie’s room as a child and we both love it. The matting in the frame was pink so I took it out at put it in a more boyish frame to hang in Connor’s room. This is the prayer we grew up saying because it was easy to remember and right above our bed, hopefully I can teach it to Connor to say every night too. My Mom has her name in the bottom right and the year 1982, I guess it was a year after we were born.