The Fair

Wednesday I finally got to go to the fair!

I have been waiting and waiting for us to get to go and I got to leave work early and two of our friends were free so we went. If you are anything like Kevin and me, one of our favorite parts of the fair is the food. I know it is the most unhealthy food known to man kind but what can I say...we love our turkey legs!

Another part about the fair is just getting to hang out with friends. This is a picture of my friend, well call her Mrs. Money and her husband, we'll call him Mr. Money, jumping in.

Here is the better one.

She is such a sweetheart! We always have so much fun together.  It took some convincing but I finally got Mrs. Money to ride a camel with me. 

I know some people might think this childish but come on...we were at the Fair and how often do you see places to ride camels?! Surprisingly I found out their fur feels like a poodle's! And they ridiculously tall!

After the camel riding we went to the petting zoo and I have to say I was really impressed. We got to pet a lot of animals I never would have seen or thought I would have gotten to pet.

Like a kangaroo...

 ...a porcupine

 ...and a Zebra!

 Kevin and I had fun a spending some time just hanging out and having fun.

While Mrs. Money and I were busy riding Camel's Mr. Money and Kevin were busy falling for the typical fair side shows. 

Not really...they were just curious about how they would pull something like this off. Kevin did pay a dollar to see the "head of a lovely woman and the body of an ugly snake". In short it was a crapy Halloween costume and a lady watching something on her iphone. Haha Thank goodness it was only a dollar.

Crazy Busy Week

 Saturday was the end of a crazy busy week!

Kevin had a HUGE tournament at his course and worked over 60 hours this last week and then I closed 4 night this week. So in other words... we hardly saw each other! It was a good week though because we made plans to go to dinner and a movie with friends on Friday night. We ate at this okay sea food restaurant. For those that don't know me... I don't like sea food so Kevin and I split ribs! haha 

After dinner we went and saw the new Anna Farris movie "What's Your Number".

It was hilarious!! I was expecting it to be just okay and the previews made it look a little predictable but it was actually REALLY funny! And besides the movie it was great to just go out with the hubby and some friends. It is so nice to finally have some friends up here to hang out with. Kevin has had his guy friends but the guys have found some girls so it is much more enjoyable for me now. Pretty sure a month ago I would not have been able to get all the boys to go see this movie for the life of me. It is amazing what guys will do for girls they recently started dating and are still trying to impress. haha

Kevin and I both worked Saturday so we didn't see each other yesterday but today I was off and Kevin was off by 2:30. So what did we do today... of course watched some football.

Roxy was so happy to have us home. She has not left our laps all day! Love this puppy!

I'm not going to lie though... we got "Twilight" in the mail yesterday from Netflix so I watched it today before Kevin got home. This summer I actually did some reading and went through the entire Twilight series! The last full book I have read for my own enjoyment was "Pride and Prejudice" freshman year of college when I worked the 6am-9am shift at the dorm front desk. And that was basically just to keep me from falling asleep due to boredom! haha I'm not going to lie... I am a little obsessed with it now and I am really hating that I have to wait a few days between each disc coming in the mail! 

I'm really looking forward to this next week. The big tournaments are basically over at Kevin's course so he should be back to his normal schedule this week and I only close 2 nights. I'm so happy I get to spend more time with the Hubby this week! 

This is adorable but I'm ready to come home to someone that is awake! 

FabFall Day 8

Day 8 - Fall Travel / Road Trips
Being newly married and only just moved more than 15 minutes away from any family we have not had any traditions yet for fall travel or road trips. This will be the first year we even have to take a little road trip for Holidays.
Here are a few pics from some of my road trips I have taken in the past.

This is what Kevin does on EVERY road trip that he is not driving!

Our first road trip on Kevin's Family Vaca back in 2007.

Not sure when this was but we are in the car... so I guess it is a road trip! haha

Train trip in China with my family.

Limo ride to the hotel after the wedding.

At the airport in Punta Cana. Our first trip together married! 

Car ride home from picking up our new addition to the family.

My two favorites on a road trip back home.

Love this puppy!

Tuesday 10 - Favorites in My Home

I'm linking up with Miss Mommy for Tuesday 10!

Ten of My Favorites in My Home


My Favorite Picture Frame hanging in our Bedroom that has the wedding Vows on it.

This amazing lamp I got from a friend when she didn't want it anymore.

My new bedroom wall art that I did all on my own!

My FAVORITE blanket.

My KitchenAid Mixer that I have only used twice but I still love it!

Roxy in her new bed. Isn't she just the cutest?

The Monogram towels a family friend made for us when we got married. 

My favorite purchase from Hobby Lobby, the Silk Flowers, and a fun picture from our wedding.

My red pillows on my sofa. This picture does not look good...they are way cuter in person.

My wreath that I bought off Etsy this last spring. I can't bring myself to take it down to put up my fall wreath...I think this one might stay up until it's time for the Christmas.

FabFall Day 7

Day 7 - Fall Recipes

Hello... My name is MaryBeth... and I am a cooking klutz.

You can ask the Hubby or any of my friends, cooking is EXTREMELY difficult for me and many have tried to change this but have all failed! So today I do not have a recipe that I cook often. It is actually a recipe that I have only cooked with other family members at Thanksgiving and Christmas.


 Great Grandmother's Noodles 

Ingredients

1 cup of flour

1 egg

1/4 - 1/2 tsp. salt

1qt. of chicken broth

1 egg shell of water

Directions

1. Mix together the flour, egg, salt, and water in a large mixing bowl.
2. Roll it out using a rolling pin so that it is about a quarter of an inch thick and cut it into strips that are about half an inch wide. 
3. Put noodles in boiling chicken broth.
4. Simmer or slow boil about 30 minutes.

My family likes to add chicken with them so we cook and cut up the chicken to add into it but it is really up to you whether you want the noodles by themselves or would like to add another type of meat to the recipe.  I know, I know stupid easy but yes...I have and will most likely mess this up. Haha I am THAT bad at cooking. 

FabFall Day 6

Day 6 - Fall TV Shows (new, returning)
As many of you may know... I am obsessed with several different TV shows. I am all about following the series from season to season. My husband and I have even been known to watch entire series on Netflix or get up to date on other shows so we are ready for the new seasons. This Fall I have several new and several returning shows that are permanetley scheduled on my DVR.
I figured I would divide them up and tell you why I like each one and which new shows I have started watching.
ReturningSitcoms
Big Band Theory

If you have never watched this sitcom you are missing out. When it first came out I thought it might be too stupid to be entertaining but honestly this show is just hilarious. It is a great show to sit down for 30 minutes at the end of a rough day for a good laugh.
How I Met Your Mother

I may offend some people with this comment but to me, this show is the new "Friends". I love it! It is another show that is a perfect little 30 minutes of laughing. I missed the first few seasons and even though I have seen some of the episodes I have missed on the 5:00 reruns this is still going to be a Netflix marithon with the hubby soon. 
Modern Family

This has become another favorite. It is one of those shows that there are little parts that remind you of your family but then crazy things that are just rediculously entertaining. 

Returning

Dramas

NCIS

This is one of those shows I started watching as reruns on the USA channel. What can I say... I got hooked. 

Hawaii Five-O

I was a little hesitant when we started watching this one because I had never seen the old version and I don't have high hopes for remakes. It did surprise me though at how good it was. If you haven't watched it and like a little adventure/excitement in your TV shows you should definitely check this one out.

Blue Bloods

This show is more about the characters and their lives than it is about the cases or the problems in the show. I really like this. It reminds me a little of "Brothers and Sisters" but in the first few seasons when it was really good. I haven't watched "Brothers and Sisters" for the last few years because it got a little too unrealistic and dramatic for my taste. 

Bones

This one won't be back until November but I am dying for to be back on. I might even go back and watch the last few episodes from last season just to make sure I remember everything that happened! 

Glee

This show is definitely different from all the other shows I have posted thus far. It is one of those shows that is really cheesy and not very believable but it is really fun and I love the music numbers. I have ALWAYS loved musicals like "Singing in the Rain" and anything that had Fred Astaire I was all in for watching! The great part about this show is I could NEVER get Kevin to sit down and watch a musical movie but for some reason he has no problem watching Glee. Haha I don't know if he would admit to it with his friends but it is true...he likes watching Glee.

New 

Sitcoms

New Girl

We watched the pilot episode this past week and it was really funny...stupid..but funny! I think it will get better as you get to know the characters better so I'm looking forward to see how this one plays out.

2 Broke Girls

I actually wasn't going to start watching this but Kevin decided to record it on the DVR just to see what it was like...and it was really funny. I don't know if it is one I would watch if I didn't have a way to tape it and watch it whenever I wanted to but it is funny and I will watch again. 

Whitney

This one hasn't started yet, it starts next Friday, but it does look pretty funny. I'm excited to see how it turns out.

Last Man Standing

Not going to lie... I know nothing about this show. It is just the new Tim Allen show and I know how much I loved "Home Improvement" back in the day so why not check it out!

New

Drama

Revenge

This was another show that I was not planning on watching but it came on after the hour season premiere of "Modern Family" this last week and I just couldn't turn it off. It was really good and I honestly think this might be one of my favorite new shows. It was so intense and they did a really good job of diving right into the plot. 

Sorry if this was too much reading for you all but I couldn't just post titles and pictures without a little dialog to go with it! 

My Little Bit of Craftyness

I showed you all this picture the other day and I told you that I wanted to try and do it for my bedroom wall.

Well, I did it and I'm actually pretty proud of it. I thought I would walk you through the steps I took to do it. 

Step 1 - Buy cheap dollar frames at the Dollar Tree. I chose black frames because the furniture in our bedroom is all black. I do love the lighter frames though.

Step 2 - Pick out some fun scrapbook paper at your local Hobby Lobby. I couldn't find enough individual papers to work so I bought this book with 180 pages. Figured it was a good purchase since they were having their 50% off on all scrapbook supplies... cost me $10.

Step 3 - Select the paper you want to use cut them down to size. Most picture frames are not the same size as a standard scrapbook paper so it will take some quick adjusting.

Step 4 - Place your newly cut paper into your dollar frames.

Step 5 - Hang your new wall art! 

I decided to leave a little space between each picture because you can't expect dollar frames to be perfectly straight on all the edges! Haha I found this out after I had hammered in a few nails..but what can you do? 

These pictures don't really do it justice since they were taken with my crapy phone but you get the idea. It was actually a fun and easy little craft!