{Fab Friday}

So, who doesn't love ending their week with all the Fab things going on in their lives! 

-Christmas is in 4 days folks. This makes me SO happy. I made some awesome gifts for my mom and sister that I am beyond excited to give to them! 

-Christmas also means a Christmas Eve Service at our Church. I love seeing new faces and others giving their hearts to Jesus. 

 

-This year's Advent study on 'She Reads Truth' has been amazing. I have loved reading the Old Testament then jumping into the Gospel. Friends, read the Gospel, over and over and each time I promise it will change your life!

-I sent my Cara box this week and my new friend, Laura got it and wrote me the sweetest email about it! I am so glad she liked it. Makes me so happy! Once it's posted on Wifessionals, I'll share why I gave her what I did. :)

-Nathan and I had a great date night this week! P.F. Changs and The Hobbit. We're risk takers, what can I say?

-I won a giveaway today! Oh man, it is the best thing ever to wake up to a email saying you won something especially when you enter almost every giveaway there is! I won a gift card to the CUTE little LuBeth Designs shop on Etsy! 

-I bought the 4-pack of sparkling cider at Costco yesterday. I think I might have finished 5 bottles, by myself, since the beginning of December. Listen, I love that stuff and I refuse to look at what the fat/calorie content is on it because frankly, I just don't care. 

-I made gingerbread cookies earlier this week and they were yummy!!

 

Have a Fabulous Friday Friends!!

{Featured} Favorite Christmas Tradition

Hello lovelys! 

 I am being featured on Sippy Cups & Pearls today by the very sweet Whitney!

Go read about my favorite Christmas Tradition along with some other great gals like my friend Teressa@newbornmama! Have a great Thursday, and rest assured, I will be here tomorrow, writing a new post.. because the world is NOT going to end. It'd be so super cool if Jesus came today though.. or the day after that shenanigans ;)

Here are some very cute pictures of my nieces recently.. you know, so you wont be totally bored by the post! I'll show you what I did for my sister with some of these pictures.. after Christmas of course ;)

A Blogger Award

So.. I figured since this is the third time I have been given this, I better hop to it! (I am going to answer the questions of the first person who awarded me :)) Thank You Karla, Cat, and Teressa!!
  

Rules
This award is given to new or up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers...the award is then passed along to other bloggers in the same category to help spread the word and support one another.

1. Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.

2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you, and then create 

11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.

3. Choose 11 new bloggers (with less than 200 followers) 

to pass the award to and link them in your post.

4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.

 5. No tag backs.

11 Random Facts:

-I'll only drink chai with soy milk.

-I named my dog Gizmo, after a gremlin.

-I'd take salty food over chocolate any day.

-I hate planning. I'd rather just see it happen.

-I'm an extravert. Can't you tell :) 

-I was a cheerleader in high school for one semester.

-I have a new love for bath and body works lotion. An expensive habit.

-I own a house but am currently renting another.

-My favorite thing to use my journal for is praying.

-I've never broken a bone.

-I have to sleep with a fan on.    

Fab Friday

Linking up with Laura again this week for Fab Friday! If you haven't already.. go check out her great blog!

-I finally won my first giveaway this week after entering a bazillion! I was SO excited! Starbucks, cozies, Ad space and meeting some wonderful ladies! Happy me!

-I just got an iced chai & I feel as though that's fabulous. Although I can't understand for the life of me why I can't stop buying those stupid drinks.. Don't tell my husband but I think that's where all our money goes! ;)

-My husband is being all secretive about the gifts he has gotten me.. He has already wrapped them and I am so excited because I love surprises..and gifts..don't judge, I think it's my love language.. which brings me to the next one..

-We are starting a life group in January on the 5 Love Languages. Although we have already read the book, it'll be fun to go through the study.

-I am not done with Christmas shopping.. and that makes me happy because I love giving gifts!

-I am participating in the Cara Box Exchange over at Wifessionals this month and I have already met a really great gal! Her name is Laura and she blogs over Wander Lust. She is incredibly genuine and amazingly crafty! Go say hi!

-I got to see my ornery sweet little nieces yesterday. Bella was doing so good, playing and laughing and jumping all over. Happy & sweet as can be. Gabbi on the other hand.. has already figured out the stare of death and she's only a year and a couple months! Monster! ;)

Have a wonderful Friday friends!!!

Christmas stuff :)

So.. we've been busy, busy! Last week, we had something going on every single night! Finally Tuesday night we were able to keep up our Christmas tradition and go get an ornament from the mall. We have been doing this since a couple years after we started dating. We went into the mall and saw that cute little cart with all the ornaments on it. We got a funny looking couple of bears and had them put our names on em. I think they're just the cutest and I loved that we had started our own tradition. :)

At least once a month, the staff at our church tries to get together to just hang out and have fun. I had the honor of hosting the Christmas party which clearly excited me because I already had all my Christmas decor out, I love Christmas, and I LOVE hosting parties.