I am not a frequent blogger. I need to work on that. I have been entirely too busy lately. Working a ton of extra hours lately it seems, but I think that is finally slowing down. I've also just taken my last trip of the year. (...well almost) I've been to Michigan twice, New York, Kentucky, and Atlanta this year for various trips. My first Michigan trip was to attend a memorial service for my aunt who has passed away. It was a beautiful service and I was happy to be able to attend and see my family. The latest MI trip was for my brother's wedding. It was SO beautiful, I know they put a lot of hard work into it! I'm truly happy for him and his family! Kentucky and New York were for family reunions. The Atlanta trip was for my birthday, sort of. I'll give you some reviews: We went to see Creed and Skillet at the Lakewood Amphitheater. It was a good show, Skillet was really great! I don't know that I'd like to ever go to that venue again for a show. It was not very crowd-friendly, and it was SO HOT! They had fans...but didn't use them for some reason! Also while there, we went to Fogo de Chao for dinner. DELICIOUS! It's a Brazilian Steakhouse, and you can read all about it here: http://www.fogodechao.com/ The salad/side bar had a few interesting things on it. I really wish they had 2 bars set up, because it gets pretty crowded. Warning: If you are not a meat lover, this restaurant is not really worth it. The garlic beef and the ancho sirloin were my faaaaavorites. Yum!

So, I've been a busy, busy bee. But, I would not change a thing! I love my life, my family, my job. I am so very blessed to have a job which allows me to see and do all of these things. I do not take it for granted even for a second. I know I'm lucky to have a job period, let alone one with such great people, great opportunities and flexibility.

I'll leave you with a pic from the wedding since it was the most recent event. Is my family hot or what?! haha

I'm on a salad kick. I suppose there are worse things, right? So, I made a few this weekend.

I think I need to learn some landscaping. 2011 will be the landscaping year, I hope.

Long time, no post. I'll try to work on that, honest! We bought curtains around Christmastime for some areas of the house. This weekend, we finally got some rods and got to hanging. We have only got the living room and kitchen hung so far, but progress is progress and I will take it! This coming weekend, I'm hoping we can paint the guest room and hang the curtains there. I also need to fix the curtains in our bedroom, and we have to hang the "man room" curtains. You will never guess what color they are.... haha I also finally got the coffee bags framed, and Adam hung them for me. They are actual original bags that raw beans are shipped in from different countries. Here are some pictures for now. Ignore the mess. I'll try to take more this weekend. :)

Glidden Red Delicious on half the living room/game area. Love red.
















Glidden Cinnamon Stick in the kitchen. This pic does not do it justice. I'm absolutely in love with this color. I'm so happy with how it's coming out.
















Glidden Smoky Mauve is currently on the opposing walls in the living room. This color came out in no way like the swatch. I should have bought a tester, dang it! It's actually like a lavendar color, though you can't tell it so much in this picture. We are going to be re-doing the living room and using this color in the guest room instead.

Living room...front door is to the left. Hallway to 3 extra bedrooms and 2 bathrooms to left. Master suite on opposite side of the built in. (I'm thinking we will close-off the built in eventually.