The Farmer's Know Best and I'm feeling LUCKY!

Many people around this neck of the woods are just hatin' on all the snow we've been having here in East TN. Over the past 10 yrs we've not had very much snow and every year people are complaing about it(Probably "ME" the most) and now we're finally having a GREAT WHITE WINTER and people are sick of it already. Good Grief people! I myself am a LOVER of the snow. I love to sit by my window in my BIG comfy chair curled up with a blanket just watching it fall. Snow is so magical. It brings a since of calm over me unlike anything else. This morning my husband wakes me up and say's"Honey, it's snowing outside!!!!" I said to him" Is it really? Your not joking right?" You see SNOW is not a joking matter at our house....its very serious business. I knew as soon as I saw the snow outide my window this morning that it was going to be a great day! My honey who teaches got out of school and I had the day off, so we bundled up and went out to Mickey D's for breakfast .(We always have to get out in the snow and do something even if its just driving around in it).  While we were sitting there eating our delicious breakfast burritos the best idea came to mind.....POWER BALL!  You see every night my honey and I see the powerball come on and we always yell out our guesses. We laugh b/c we always talk about when we win the lottery, but hey we've never played....So today after we finished eating we went across the street to purchase our very FIRST PowerBall ticket! WOOHOO!!! We stood there trying to pick out the most lucky numbers we could think of(these would be dates,ages,etc..we're both very sentimental) and talking back and forth about how we'll spend our fortune. It was such a rush! And even though I'm not a gamblin' girl my honey's in education and it goes towards that right? RIGHT! So for today I am just sitting in my chair watching the snow fall and enjoying being still. And of course waiting until 6:59 tonight when they will announce the winner of powerball. Unlike lately this snow wasn't even forcast but it came anyway. The Farmer's Almanac is calling for a very cold and snowy winter which I am very excited about.

These Foolish Things Remind Me of YOU!

Well as you all are very aware this weekend is VALENTINE'S DAY! This is my second favorite holiday. I am such a sucker for romance. I absolutely LOVE having a day where all I do is LOVE all over my Honey! My Honey and I have always made our VALENTINE'S for each other and every year he totally out does me....wuz up with dat? I mean I'm suppose to be the one that breaks out all the glitter and stickers and puts him to shame right? Well for some reason when it comes to this sort of thing I am NOT creative at all....this is one reason I am not at all into scrapbooking. Well I like to think that I make up for it in other ways like makin' my scrumptious Chocolate Covered Strawberries....what's V-Day without them? This Year my honey and I have decided to spend our V-day at home. I am really looking forward to this too.I really want to wake up earlier than my honey on v-day morning and make my honey breakfast in bed. I want to put the sunday paper on the tray and everything...I know I've seen way too many movies. I have always wanted to make heart shaped waffles and freshly squeezed orange juice. I can't think of a better date than to be snuggled up on the sofa in my pj's with my MAN watching sappy chick flicks,(when harry met sally,sleepless in seattle,Love Jones and Pretty Woman) eating strawberries and sippin' on champagne,dancing to Michael Buble and just being together,aah. Well I hope that each of you have a FABULOUS VALENTINE'S DAY! I look forward to reading about how you spent your day!

Tablescapes

One of my most favorite things to do is decorate! I love changing out the accessories in my home as the season's and holiday's change. I absolutely love watching Sandra Lee on the Food Network just to see her table at the end of the show. It is always so inspiring. I had a swap party at my house on Friday night and here are some pics from the tablescape of the kitchen island.I wish I had one after i put all the food out but i don't. I would love to hear all your ideas and advice for creating the perfect tablescape.

Comfort Food

Okay so I'm suppose to be on a DIET. It seems to be the story of my life. This cold snowy weather hasn't helped me at all. This time of year all I want is a hot plate of food. A salad just won't do! Everything had been going great until today.I spoke to my mother and she was going on and on about her pot of soupbeans she'd been cooking and how she had cooked them with the ham bone I had given her from the Christmas ham. I could almost taste them. Then after talking to her I spoke to my SIS and she tells me about this delicious home cooked meal she had the night before that included meatloaf,mashed taters,all the fixin's.I want potroast,mashed potatoes,macaroni and cheese,cornbread,soupbeans,you get the picture. I've been snowed in the last two days and all I could think about was baking brownies and making a delicious hot meal for supper. I just need to do this to get it out of my system. Tonight a Lean Cuisine just won't do! If anyone has any lowfat comfort food recipes please send them my way.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COME OVER ME!

It must be the snow that has inspired me today. Snow seems to do that. It's so beautiful as it falls and begins to lay on the trees and cover the ground. I've been thinking a lot about my home these last few days and what projects I want to start on and finish. Before I knew it I was grabbing my scissors out of the junk drawer and snipping the thread on my balloon curtains in my kitchen. YIKES!!!! I just don't know what's come over me! See I had something different in mind and even game my curtain lady a pic of EXACTLY what I wanted when I brought her my fabric for the project. I am a VERY specific person and VERY detailed....sometimes OCD...okay I admit it. I am trying to get better but that's just who I am. I had been carrying around a pic in my scrapbook of my favorite things for about two years. I was more than ready to committ to these curtains and live with them for years to come. So,I go to pick them up and of course you don't know what things will look like until they are hung up and poofed and all that,so I come home and hang them(its Christmas Eve)and well I was disapointed....BIG time! What's a girl to do. I had spent WAY TOO much money to not use them and complaning about it to the lady wouldn't have gotten me anywhere because the damage had been done. Did she not understand the pic! Really? Okay so you get the point. I was not happy! Well I just decided that I would take it upon myself to snip the threads and the whole time I'm thinking...hmmm this could turn out to be a disaster. Well, it didn't! I like them so much more and I have decided to add a trim to them myself using a hot glue gun(the best GUN there is). I am discovering that my home only has to live up to MY expectations and no one elses. As long as I am lovin' it and comfortable in it that is all that matters. So, while I was overcome with some inspiration I also took on another small project...the other day I was surfing the net and came across the cutest Chandelier sleeves. They had polkadots. Well I am cookoo for polkadots...love em' love love love me some polkadots. I thought to myself...hmmmm spend $15 a pair or just take off the sleeves of my black chandeliers and use a handy dandy paint marker and make me some polka dots. Well I usually talk to my SIS about all my ideas before I follow through with them...I really like to talk things out with her and get her opionion. She says to me " Well, if you do it, its perminate. You spent a lot on those and well I would just hate for you to mess them up!" What the? Geez thanks Kelley! So I start second guessing my decision and think oh my she's right what if? Then a calm comes over me and I thought....SPRAY PAINT! The can of magic. If its a bust I will just spray paint over those little suckers, YES that is what i'll do! Let me tell ya' they are pretty darn cute if I do say so myself. I'm impressed. Hopefully the inspiration will keep on coming. I will be posting pics soon and over the next couple of days I hope to finish painting the other side of my kitchen and hanging my new chalkboard frames I ordered. I am soooo very excited about these frames.

What Get's Me in The Mood....The Cleaning Mood that is!

For some reason the best thing for me to get in the mood for cleaning is to light one of my favorite candles. It seems that as the aroma begins to fill the room all I want to do is get my home spick and span so that I can then sit and relax in my clean home while the scent of Hot Maple Toddy is in the air. If you've never heard of Candleberry candles you have been missing out! They are by far the BEST candles out there. They blow Yankee,and Slatkin out of the water. They come in many scents, but my favorite by far is the Hot Maple Toddy. Yummy! It makes your home smell like you've just cooked up a huge batch of pancakes with hot maple syrup. If you can't find a place near you that sells them they have a website so go check'em out!

New York New York!!!

This time of year I always get the strong desire to visit NYC! Between watching Serendipity,Sleepless in Seattle,and You've Got Mail its not wonder. I have never been to the BIG apple but I romanticise about it all the time. I dream about going to Central Park for a Carrage Ride in the snow of course,Eating at Tavern On The Green(well that was until I found out their doors are closing),Shopping in China Town,Ice Skating in Central Park,having a piece of pie,eating a hot dog from a street vendor,dancing on the BIG piano at FAO Schwarz, shopping at MACY'S,Tiffany and Co. well you get the picture. I want to visit NYC soooo much. If I were planning a trip this is where I would stay and what I would do! Enjoy the pics! This is my virtual trip and maybe one day the hubbs and I can go and turn this dream into a reality. If you've been to NYC leave me a comment with what your favorite things to do are.