OMG its Gonna beNUTS

This whole buying a house thing is really kind of scary..its like ok now your a grown up, like you have responsibilities, you cant mess up, which to me is really kinda scary!!  Please say a prayer for us!!  Inspections went really well and everything is just making its way… we close April 24th, a few days after our 1 year anniversary!!  Its like we are hitting all of these huge milestones in our lives at the same time!! And its going to be a wonderful and stressful!!  In a weeks time we have to close on our house, pack for vacation, be in LR friday night and leave for vacation two days later!! Im hoping that i can be very proactive in this whole unpacking thing and get it all done….either that or im gonna ask if my mom will come help…they are suppose to come help us move so i might convince them to stay and unpack while im at work!!  help with the stress a little!!  hopefully all will work out!!! Wish me luck!!!

PACKING

Packing will become the death of me....we dont close on the house for a little while but boy do we have a lot of stuff...so i decided that i was gonna start packing...make it very organized so that when we were unloading everyone would know exactly which room stuff belonged!  i dont want us to be the people that wait til the last minute and just throw everything into box and you end up having to unpack EVERYTHING just to find one thing that you need!  so everything will be labeled and organized! call me crazy but some things you gotta take time with!  but since i have decided to do it this way...it really will be the death of me!  But im hoping that in the big picture i will be happy in the end that i just had to be so difficult!  

I also have decided that if Jeremy and I havent used/worn something in the past year it will either (a) be given away to someone who wants/needs it (b) given to goodwill (c) thrown away...i refuse to bring stuff into our home that we never wear or use....no sense of keeping it around.....and this has become a wonderful way to spring clean!!  :)

Who is a Homeowner?

We are homeowners!! YAY!!! We FINALLY found a house, made an offer saturday, it was accepted monday, and now its inspection time!! I am so excited!! After a year of hunting it has finally came!! I just hope its everything that i wanted!! I can now decorate and make it reflect who Jeremy and I are as a coupling and "nesting" can finally begin!! YAY!!

XOXO

The BEST Potato Soup EVER!!

A year ago around christmas my mom bought we a cook book that has only award winning recipes! With the weather being how it is is thought i would try out one of the soups....im glad i did because this really is the best potato soup i have ever had!! Try it out next time its cold...it is wonderful!!!

6 bacon strips
1 can ( 14.5 oz) chicken broth
3 cups cubed peeled potatoes
1 small carrot grated
1 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
½ teaspoon of celery seed
Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups of milk
8 ounces process American Cheese, cubed


In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain. Add the broth, vegetables and seasons. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Combine flour and milk until smooth; add to soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add cheese; stir until cheese is melted and the soup is heated through. Garnish with green onions if desired

FINALLY SUCCESS!!

i have quit smoking....it has taken alot of work but i have done it!! Jeremy and i have thought about trying for kids, after we find a house (which is alot harder than you would think, here is wonderful camden ar) , and get settled! We didnt want to attempt anything until i had quit smoking!! And now that the taxes have gone up on them, I am even more excited!!! I just think about all the money that i am saving and that we might have a kid in the near future!! Now our next task...finding a home!! We have been looking for the past year....yes you read correct a year!! It really is hard down here to find a home that is 1. not so outdated that you want to vomit 2. is actually worth what they are asking 3. in a good neighborhood for kids ( that we will have someday)

what really gets me about the whole house buying thing is that we have the money to buy but hell there isnt a house out there! i mean we are newlyweds and cant afford a 300,000 home!! But we would like something nice.....not a shack!! ugh....hopefully all works out

xoxo!