Christmas Feathers and fun

We had a great Christmas....Loved visiting with family and friends.....Here are a few pictures from around our hosue!!! 

Christmas Facts about me...

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Love to wrap…usually use brown packing paper and fun bows


2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial and a real on my front porch

3. When do you put up the tree? Late this year…Usually Black Friday

4. When do you take the tree down? ASAP – it depresses me for it to stay up

5. Do you like eggnog? Boiled Custard love it…

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Barbie dream house!

7. Hardest person to buy for? Craig most of the time

8. Easiest person to buy for? My sister usually

9. Do you have a nativity scene? No

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail - United States Post Office, but I’m behind this year

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I don’t remember, but the worst Valentines gift was a gold stretchy band watch that my grandmother wouldn’t have used

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story! Craig got me hooked, and Home Alone!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Early…July or August

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don’t think so … but I can’t promise

15. Favorite special thing to eat during the holidays? Homemade …nuts&bolts aka chex mix

16. Lights on the tree? Yes…Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? Santa Baby! Rockin around the Christmas tree!and Feliz Navidad cracks me up….there are more

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Both

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? No…most of them…let me google it

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? No. some feathers and such

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eve with the in-laws the rest on Christmas morning/day!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Traffic, people acting wacko everywhere you go

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I have some mirrors on one tree that I really like and some big snowflakes on a fun tree that are kinda cool

24. Favorite foods for Christmas dinner? Ham! Cream corn! Sweet potatoe casserole on and on I could go!

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? For everyone to be happy and good sports and fun to be around!!!!Yeah! Life’s too short! Enjoy what God has given us! A Gov’t that is mindful of God and makes wise decisions for our entire country!

26. Favorite Christmas Activity? Wrapping..decorating…cooking…shopping…Christmas caroling…Visiting with family

The Case of "SpIRit FiNGeRs" GO UT

My Mother-in-Law and I spent her Birthday at the UT vs. Kentucky Football game !!!  So much Fun!  Vols Won!! Even Better!  and the Pride of Southland band put on an awesome performance! 

Big Fan and Big Band and Big Birthday...
Stella

October Fest

Hello All! I love fall!!! As you can tell I have had a little fun spreading fall cheer around the house. For our 5th anniversay, WHOOOHooo!!!, We spent the weekend on the Delta Queen in Chattanooga. A mighty interesting weekend I would have to say....Our state cabins featured twin beds. The 5th year traditional gift is wood. My duke of a husband purchsed the side piece and I love it...

I am anxiously awaiting trick-or-treaters and got a little carried away with pansies and mums. Man yard work is exhausting.

For my 28th Birthday celebrated this month we went to Patti's at Kentucky Lake. http://www.pattis-settlement.com/ So much fun and so nice. Very much a resort area.

OK I vow to make regular posts. My sister-n-law encouraged me to watch "Julie and Julia" SO GOOD!!!! So I am a little pumped at the present...

Recipe Suggestion:

FALL APPLE DIP
1 8oz cream cheese
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
I also added a little powered sugar and cool whip until I got the consistency I preferred, but not necessary.

New post coming soon....

I have got to get back on the wagon...I promise I'll get some new pictures and post up very soon.


-Stella

The case of a new job

Hi All!!!

I started a new job today at First Citizens National Bank, local in Dyersburg, but they have a new location in Franklin, TN for my Nashville friends. I had a great day. I started along with four others, and we will have about a months worth of training so I'll let you know as it goes along.

Over the weekend I did a little more gardening. Man that is hard work. Dividing monkey grass is the for the "Birds" of "MONKEYS!"

Bunco is tomorrow night at my house. So I'll have a few pictures for you soon.

Have a good week.

-Stella

Mothers Day continued...

We had a great Mothers Day weekend. Saturday my mother's church hosted there first Ladies Day! It was a huge success!!! Sunday we had a combined family mothers day celebration at our hosue. My family and Craig's family celebrate Mothers Day with a potluck picnic!! It was a smash. Everyone had a fun time visit and fishing and eating. Thanks to all for bringing a dish!!!