I've Been Tagged!

Joanne at Blessed tagged me to share fifteen things that I'm not afraid to admit. She only listed ten. We'll see if I can think of that many.

1. I have an absolute obsession with baking!

2. I cry at things that you would never believe I cry at. (Ex. the movie Transformers) Surprising, I know.

3. I am really passionate about Alabama football and I didn't even turn off ESPN Gameday when my husband left the room today.

4. My husband says I way overuse the word "ridiculous". It's ridiculous!

5. I definitely have a soft spot for musicals. I love them!!! I know every word to all the songs in The Sound of Music and most of the words to the songs in Grease.

6. I am slightly OCD.

7. When I get tired, I sound much more like the stereo-typical Alabamian than I do on a day to day basis.

8. I have driven (x that), ridden from Alabama to North Carolina (a 12+ hour trip) and only seen about 2 hours of it.

9. I don't like yellow gold jewelry.

10. I am from the coast, but I don't like seafood!

11. I love Christmas time so much that I never take my decorations down until well into the new year. I can't bear to see them put away knowing it will be a year before I get to take them out again.

12. I really love to play games, but I take them WAY to seriously sometimes.

13. If it wasn't for the money, I would redo my wedding EVERY year!

Well, I made it to 13 (with the help of my husband). Let's see how my friends can do.

Angela

Jake & Diana

Angey

Abby

Jessica

Chandra

Surprise!

I always know when David gets home because I can hear him pull in the driveway. At about 4:30 on Thursday I heard him pull in. I was, of course, wondering why he was home early. Looking through the back window, I see my sweet husband walking up to the back door with a dozen roses in his hands. What a sweetheart! I thought you guys might enjoy some pictures!

Winnie the Pooh

I am taking the Wilton I Cake Decorating class this month and I made my first cake this past Monday night. It was a Winnie the Pooh form that I borrowed from a wonderful friend. Here are a couple pictures. Look back for pictures of my future work. ;)

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!!!!!!

This is a bit late, but oh well!!!! David and I went with my parents to the BAMA vs. Ole Miss game on October 18th. We had a blast! We won 24 to 20 and truly had a great time! Roll Tide! Here are some pics.

My parents eating our marvelous pulled pork sandwiches! (Dad, I think we should go back to the same place next time we are there. They were so good!)

Mommy and her sandwich.
The Biggest, Best Pulled Pork Sandwich EVER!

Me and David. First time we had seen each other in 10 days. We were so excited to see each other!!!

Pre-game warm up

The Million Dollar Band before the game

The team coming out from the locker room ready for the game

Nick Saban leading the pack!

The team coming out on the field ready for the game!

Kick-off

After first touchdown. You can see the ball in the air being kicked for the extra point.

The Million Dollar Band at half time

I had just said to my mom that I really wished they would face us for once and they did!

It was AWESOME!!!

Final Score! Roll Tide!

Updated Cake Picture

This is a bit late, but that's ok! The day after our celebration of David's birthday, he decided to have another piece of cake. He sliced it and the picture below is what it looked like. This picture is much more of what I had in mind except for the fact that I didn't want it to remain in the pan. Next time I do this cake, I will definitely do it the day before and definitely not allow the ice cream to melt as much as I did this time.

Coffee For Less Giveaway

I thought some of you guys might be interested in this.

http://www.frugalmom.net/blog

Happy 25th Birthday, David!!!!

Ok, so his birthday isn't until Sunday, but we celebrated tonight. We really had a great night! I fixed dinner and set the table with our china and stemware! I love using our china and stemware! You can see pictures of them below. I also made one of his most favorite desserts - ice cream cake. More on that later.

I am so thankful for my husband! I can't believe that God chose to bless me with such an amazing guy! He is godly, caring, kind, loving, smart, funny and so much more! I am truly blessed!

Happy Birthday to the best guy in the land! I love you!

My baby about to blow out his candle.

Blowing out the candle

Ok, so here is the story on the cake. I baked a chocolate cake in a tube pan. I sliced it in half and started spreading softened ice cream on the bottom half. The ice cream was way too soft and was just melting down the side, as you can see in the picture below.

So...............I ended up putting the top half of the cake back in the pan. I spread the ice cream on top of that, then put the bottom back in the pan. I put it in the freezer so the ice cream would harden. Then, I made a chocolate ganache and poured it over the top and back into the freezer it went. It didn't turn out like I intended it to, but David said it tasted better than the Baskin Robbins' cake he has always enjoyed. That was the best compliment ever! You can see the final product below.

I will probably do this again, but have to change it around a bit. We'll see!