Blog Makeover Help!!! Please! :)

Ok....so I have an ugly blog and I don't know how to make it cute! I downloaded some program that was supposed to help (paint.net) and it didn't! I don't have much time to sit and mess with my blog....and I don't want to pay someone!! Does anyone have some (quick & easy) advice on how I can make my blog cute with a cute background???? ANY help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Wishful Wednesday....a little late!

'I wish' .... I got paid $1 million a year to

BE ON BROADWAY!

You have NO idea how obsessed I am with the idea of dancing and singing on Broadway! It is like an ultimate, although 100% unattainable, dream of mine! I hear a song and can instantly imagine myself dancing & signing on some big state in NYC wearing an amazing costume. I have had many a work out sessions listening to Broadway songs on my ipod pretending that the voice coming through the speakers is me!

A girls can dream!!

Wishful Wednesday!

I finally remembered to participate in my friend Kelsey's "Wishful Wednesday". This week it is,
'I wish' .... I could be ________!
(Name that TV star!! Post a picture and tell us why)

I would definitely have to say:

Julianne Hough

from Dancing With the Stars

She is so cute! Not to mention completely in shape, amazing dancer & now she is a singer and actress!! Jealous! :)

Fall=Pumpkin Pie!

So it's almost time for one of my most favorite times of year! I never thought much of fall until moving to Lubbock where there is a BIG weather change come late September/Early October. And this year it seems to have hit us all of a sudden and is so nice! Lance & I went to early church today and it was so "Fall"! Probably in the 60s with a nice little breeze. Perfect way to start a Sunday morning.

Since we have been married I have started a tradition of making a pumpkin pie on the first day of fall. It is my favorite pie and I love the way my house smells when it is baking! Well, due to the perfect weather and premature feeling of fall I made the pie just a tad early this year! It was so yummy and made our little apartment smell so happy & homey!!

Writing this post makes me laugh b/c I can all too easily remember almost writing this exact post last year but literally being on the verge of a grad school induced nervous breakdown. I hated the cold weather, I had broken out in to hives and was studying for like 5 different tests at the same time! Oh how it is a good feeling to look back on that horrid time and know school will never be that bad again!!

Ok, I am off to watch the Cowboys with my hubby & am actually looking forward to it! No, I have not come around to liking football but do like spending a day lounging on the couch with my hub!

Awesome guy!

So I definitely don't like to make sports a common occurrence in my blog. However, considering my husband....the die hard sports fan, who is getting a masters in Sports Management, you can see how it is literally impossible for me not to form an opinion and be involved in some sports stuff! Last night we were watching the Basketball Hall of Fame induction and I was SO impressed with David Robinson! He's the man.....such an awesome christian that brought Jesus into his entire acceptance speech which was not the norm at all. It is so refreshing to see someone like that, with such a big influence on people of all ages, talk about his faith in this kind of venue! Here is his video.....you will love this guy too after you watch it!

Our Husbands are good sports!!

So this past weekend Betho & Cody came and we had SO much fun. It was so fun to have them here every night and morning and get to spend lots of time with them! We did a lot of fun stuff but mainly just hung around and watched movies. Betho & I drove to Abilene on Saturday & hung out with the Curry/Goforth group & even got to see cute little prego Lindsey! She is still so cute and fit looking! I hope I can look like her when I am pregnant!

So here is the story behind the title of this post. I became somewhat obsessed with the FOOD Network this summer and love that show where you get 1 secret ingredient and have to cook with it. We went to dinner with some friends Friday and had planned to go out afterwords. Well, they were really tired and wanted to go home so we were really bored and decided to do our own "Food Challenge". Well when I say "we" I mean Betho & I decided and told the guys the plan. Anyway, our secret ingredient was marshmallows and marshmallow cream. The rules were that you HAD to use those two things and then could use whatever else you could find in the kitchen!

Here is how it turned out!

This is the guys little creation. It is the beach with a sea wall and everything. I have no idea what exactly is "in" this and I was afraid to ask! I think the toothpicks with the little marshmallows are sails & the green blob is a fish! Creative huh?! Such good sports!

This is Me & Betho's creation. we named it "Mellow Mountain". If you can't already tell by this amazing work of art, it is a mountain! The grass is buttermilk, green food coloring and hot chocolate mix, the flowers are from outside, and the trail head (bottom left) if dark chocolate sticks. And I'm sure this will be a shock to everyone but it tasted a little....how do I put it.....DISGUSTING! But isn't it pretty! :)

As wierd of an activity as this was it was really fun! Oh to act like a 5 year old again and play with food!

Week of Visitors!

We have been lucky to have lots of visitors lately. Some of our friends from college (Jake & Brandon) have been in town for the past 2 weeks on business and it has been fun getting to hang out with them. Lance & Brandon were roomies for most of college and I know he has been having a great time getting to see them quite a bit. It has also been fun hanging out again with all my Lubbock friends. It has been close to 4 months since I have seen some of them and it was fun to catch up! The best news of all however is that BETHO AND CODY ARE COMING TO VISIT THIS WEEKEND AND I AM SO EXCITED!!! They are staying until Monday afternoon and I can't wait to take them to our church, introduce them to some of our friends and just hang out. Lubbock actually has some really fun, unique things to do in the fall so it is too bad they are coming so early in the year. However, I bet we still have a great time! We are also driving down to Abilene Saturday to see Riley Curry play football and the entire Curry fam and the entire Bradford clan will be there. I can't wait to hug baby Aves and her mamma! My aunt and uncle are also gonna be there to see Lindsey and Jason so hopefully we get to spend some good time with them too!! Ok that's all for now. School is officially in full swing tomorrow so who knows when my next post will be. As of right now I am trying to pretend I am not going to my internship in the morning at 7......going to a meeting from 10-1 and then sitting in class from 1-5:30. Yuck is seems even worse when it is all written down like that. Oh well. What can you do. The weekend is NEAR!!!!!!!!

p.s These pictures were all taken at a restaurant where we sat outside for almost 2 hours and never as much as perspired an ounce. It was probably in the 60s with no humidity. After spending an entire summer in Houston this was absolutely amazing!! Although, I had to ignore the fact that their mexican food didn't compare at all to my favorite Houston spots! Oh, and my hair never turned into a fro! God Bless no humidity!

It isn't a night out if you don't have one of these "hand out" pics! This is my friend Ligon who came to Tech from UT. We are some of the only "non" Tech girls!
Me with the boys.

Me and my super cute hubby!!!


Lance & Lindsey. She is another one of the girls in my program.

It is hard to believe but this is the best picture I have of the 3 of them!