It Snowed!

It snowed this morning!.. something we see rarely in TN. But man, if it weren't a Saturday, the kids would so be off school (and there isn't even any snow on the streets, ha.)

TN doesn't know what real snow is ;)

See our little Indiana Jones hanging at the top right corner of the window? And our garlics that have decided to sprout.

Note: Living On A Budget

We've been living on a budget for about a month now, and I've realized a somewhat unexpected difference in our lives. Since money is not budgeted for previously "convenient" items like cable, eating out, frozen yogurt, running the heat all the time, and weekly trips to McKay! haha... I personally feel that we now experience a certain quality to things that we missed out on before.

We cook more home made meals and snacks (and are able to because we PLAN for them, what a novel idea!). Not having cable allows us more time to spend on our hobbies, playing games, and having conversations. We spend more time snuggling without the heat blaring. And Jon found a ton of new (old) reading materials after raiding his parents' basement over the holiday. Gosh. We can totally live without those "convenient" money-suckers.

Suckas!

:•)

Little Black.

I finished it! It's also quite comfy. I added satin buttons to the shoulders, and the back V's down a little bit. Now I just need some stockings and a few more layers so I can wear it in this chilly weather. Oh, it also cost me about $15 to make. Beat that retail!

Obscene & Not Heard

Do you ever hear (but not intentionally listen to) stuff that you feel is somehow (and negatively) subliminally affecting the way you feel? I do. Every day... Evvverrrry DAY at work I listen to the majority of my coworkers complain about their workload.. "sh**!" this and "f***!" that.. "how the h*** are we supposed to...?!" and "why in the world would I need a day off when I could be working!?..."

hm.

I'm glad for my headphones, but when I'm not wearing them for whatever reason, I think these statements subliminally get me down. You can't exactly start a cuss jar or a complaint jar. You took the job, you can leave if you really hate it... but don't bring us all down with you. I'm trying to keep in good spirit here.

Vineyard Christmas Party Invite 09!

This is so hilarious. I got such a kick out of doing the photo shoot and putting together the invitation for this year's shindig. (These are our staff members for those of you who don't know: my husband (obviously), Jeff (in the santa hat) our pastor, and Josh our worship pastor.

We're planning to do a photo booth at the party, too.. and I'll be doing the work on Olan-Mills-izing everyone's photos. Priceless!

The powerpoint slide for tomorrrow:


The to-be printed invitation: