Okay, so I know that I am very late on this blog, but hey, it's the holiday season and I've been a busy little bee! The good thing is that I have so much to tell you!!! On November 18th, Natie and I saw The Boss in concert in Nashville and it was LEGENDARY!!!! He was amazing! I mean, when a 60 year old man rocks the house out with a 3 hour concert (no breaks) and crowd surfs, it's gonna be amazing, and to top it off he played Santa Claus is coming to town. I couldn't have asked for more!!! Being that Natie is borderline stalker level when it comes to Bruce, it was a dream come true to get to see him live. I really hope that we can see him again one day! We didn't get to see much in Nashville since it was such a short trip, but we did get to visit th
e Grand Ole Oprey House. They had
their Christmas decorations out and it was so pretty! I would love to be able to see a show there one day! Natie had to fly out of Nashville the next day to go to Chicago for work so I got to conquer another thing on my list...To take a random road trip alone!! I headed home from Nashville after dropping Natie off and took my time, stopping whenever and wherever I felt like it. I stopped at Old Time Pottery (love that place) and at Unclaimed Baggage in Scotsboro. I really wanted to go to Ruby Falls because I passed a sign for it every half mile, but decided against it because their website said to allow for 2 to 3 hours for the tour and I didn't want to go that long. I do want to go there one day though, just not by myself. The trip was actually really fun. I totally jammed out most of the way until right in the middle of my rendition of "Stay" by Sugarland, I got pulled over for speeding...woops! That happened right outside of Birmingham so I mellowed out the rest of the way. We hosted Thanksgiving this year and it was great. Thanksgiving is definitely my favorite holiday...I mean family, friends, and all the food you can eat, it doesn't get better than that!!! I didn't do the the Tofurkey, instead I opted for "Turkey" Loaf made out of veggies and soy stuffed with dressing. The guy at Whole Foods said it was way better than the Tofurkey. It was good, but didn't taste like turkey so much as meatballs, but hey it worked. Natie and I are the only ones that liked it though, Landon had trouble even swallowing it. It may have been
compared to an armadillo, but I'm not sure! Like every year we made way to much food, but it was all delicious! Especially my homemade carrot cake if I do say so myself!!! The next day we hosted the Iron Bowl at our house and it was a blast too! Even though we lost, I was really proud of my Tigers!!! War Eagle! On a sad note (to me, not anyone else) I helped Natie and Megs move into there new apartments...it is definitely the end of an era. I will say though, that both of their apartments are super cute and I can't wait to see them now that they are settled in and unpacked! I will forever miss the house though! I also did my most favorite thing ever, put up my Christmas tree and decorate the house, I only did it a little early this year, I mean the week before Thanksgiving isn't to bad, right? I have been a painting machine these days too! I did a few paintings to hang in our bedroom after I paint it in January and I painted the Mavs logo for Landon. Oh, and I did a few Christmas paintings too!!! I mean when I do something I really do it! Addictive personality much? The next few weeks are gonna be super busy as we get into all of our family Christmas celebrations. We definitely experience our own version of "Our Four Christmases"! I also have my birthday coming up, in 8 days to be exact!!! Not really sure what the plans are gonna be, but Blanki's Birthday Bashes are always excey!! We are going to
see Avett Brothers on New Years Day in Atlanta!!! I can not wait! I really will try to do better on my posting, maybe I'll make it my New Year's resolution...we'll see. Until next
time.....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
e Grand Ole Oprey House. They had 
their Christmas decorations out and it was so pretty! I would love to be able to see a show there one day! Natie had to fly out of Nashville the next day to go to Chicago for work so I got to conquer another thing on my list...To take a random road trip alone!! I headed home from Nashville after dropping Natie off and took my time, stopping whenever and wherever I felt like it. I stopped at Old Time Pottery (love that place) and at Unclaimed Baggage in Scotsboro. I really wanted to go to Ruby Falls because I passed a sign for it every half mile, but decided against it because their website said to allow for 2 to 3 hours for the tour and I didn't want to go that long. I do want to go there one day though, just not by myself. The trip was actually really fun. I totally jammed out most of the way until right in the middle of my rendition of "Stay" by Sugarland, I got pulled over for speeding...woops! That happened right outside of Birmingham so I mellowed out the rest of the way. We hosted Thanksgiving this year and it was great. Thanksgiving is definitely my favorite holiday...I mean family, friends, and all the food you can eat, it doesn't get better than that!!! I didn't do the the Tofurkey, instead I opted for "Turkey" Loaf made out of veggies and soy stuffed with dressing. The guy at Whole Foods said it was way better than the Tofurkey. It was good, but didn't taste like turkey so much as meatballs, but hey it worked. Natie and I are the only ones that liked it though, Landon had trouble even swallowing it. It may have been
compared to an armadillo, but I'm not sure! Like every year we made way to much food, but it was all delicious! Especially my homemade carrot cake if I do say so myself!!! The next day we hosted the Iron Bowl at our house and it was a blast too! Even though we lost, I was really proud of my Tigers!!! War Eagle! On a sad note (to me, not anyone else) I helped Natie and Megs move into there new apartments...it is definitely the end of an era. I will say though, that both of their apartments are super cute and I can't wait to see them now that they are settled in and unpacked! I will forever miss the house though! I also did my most favorite thing ever, put up my Christmas tree and decorate the house, I only did it a little early this year, I mean the week before Thanksgiving isn't to bad, right? I have been a painting machine these days too! I did a few paintings to hang in our bedroom after I paint it in January and I painted the Mavs logo for Landon. Oh, and I did a few Christmas paintings too!!! I mean when I do something I really do it! Addictive personality much? The next few weeks are gonna be super busy as we get into all of our family Christmas celebrations. We definitely experience our own version of "Our Four Christmases"! I also have my birthday coming up, in 8 days to be exact!!! Not really sure what the plans are gonna be, but Blanki's Birthday Bashes are always excey!! We are going to 
see Avett Brothers on New Years Day in Atlanta!!! I can not wait! I really will try to do better on my posting, maybe I'll make it my New Year's resolution...we'll see. Until next 
time.....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Turkey Loaf was nasty!!!!! Everything else was great, hashbrown casserole was the best "regular" food, and the carrot cake was legendary, two new Thanksgiving staples. Go Mavs, Just Win Baby, and Roll Tide!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you posted! It's been too long lady. Wish I could have tasted the "Not Tofurkey loaf." Just to add it to my "can't believe I did that" list. I am so proud of you for sticking to this whole veg thing. You are WAY stronger than I. For sure!
ReplyDeleteI may need to get your Carrot Cake recipe. Mine is not so hot. Oh, and I definitely need to get another copy of the top secret, can't even say it's name recipe. I lost mine. I thought about making it for Girls' Night Christmas but I won't. You have to be there whenever I make it, so maybe another time.
See you soon!
Love love love!
Only 11 more days until Christmas!
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