"All I Do Is Win Win Win No Matter What!"

Wow. It has been almost 2 months since my last update. I do apologize - we have moved and up until yesterday, my computer was boxed up in storage. I have some major updating to do.....

Thanks for praying for us - J started work this past week and we have moved to Columbus, GA. It's not ATL, but way better than Abilene, about 2 hours away from my parents, and about 40 miles from the 2010 National Champions. That's right, we are close to AUBURN! Season football tickets anyone? So with that introduction, I will give you my take on AU college football this year.

I cannot believe we won. That game was intense. I hate how we had a month off before Oregon and Auburn played. Had we not had so much time off, I think the score would have been much higher. I adore Cam Newton  - I mean I LOVE to watch him play, but I am glad it was not a "Cam" show. You don't get to the championship game with one player. All season I have gotten so irritated with people saying he was our only good player. Um excuse me? This is a team sport. There is no way one person can be your entire team and that was proven again on Monday night. Haters. The TEAM won and they deserved it. Two of my favorite players this season have been Fairley and Adams. I love watching these two play. Hopefully they will return next year, but I think both are doubtful. :( 

And to the biggest media story regarding football this year? My lovely QB. All the garbage people were putting up and saying disgust me. Some people are so pathetic and love to hate on others. Get over it people. There has not been enough evidence thus far to get Cam on anything. "Oh well, it will be another Reggie Bush in 5 years?" Really? Well then wait the 5 years and freak out about it then. He is a fantastic player and I hope he does well in the NFL. I think he has demonstrated nothing short of being a leader to this football team - people have the ability to change. Ohhhh boy. I will miss that smile.

And for the record, I don't believe in paying players for college football. Do I think it happens a lot at every school with a decent football program? I imagine so, but to what degree? Personally, I think college is a chance to prove yourself and when you have, you can go to the NFL for your big paycheck. I might be the one person in this world who has a lot of respect for Andrew Luck staying at Stanford. Enjoy your college experience and get your degree while you can.

So there is my random post. I will go back to the normal feel of this blog soon. I may have more updates later today. 

WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!! 2010 National Champions!!!!!!

"It's Christmas Time In The City."

Most of my Christmas presents have been bought online in years past and since we are planning for a cross-country move in the next few weeks, online shopping has become my passion for the moment.

My sister (C) recently got married (we will call them C & R - stay tuned for another blog update) and they have decided to use the Dave Ramsey budget to start off their little life together. I recently purchased a cute little wedding gift for them that happened to go along with their Dave Ramsey ideals. Dave is all about using cash and using no more that what has been allotted to that category, but who wants to carry around ugly, beat up envelopes to stay in budget? Not I. While adventuring off in the blog world I came across this:

Perfect! Cute envelopes that won't get destroyed and they can be carried around to help you stay on budget. C (like myself) does not carry around cash so this will definitely be new to her. If you are interested in these for yourself or for others, please check out the shop on Etsy. She has many designs to pick from and you get to pick your own categories. Fabulous.

Thanksgiving part 2 (Cream Cheese Corn, Broccoli Salad, Deviled Eggs)

 Onto more cooking.........These menu choices are more Thanksgivingy (if you will). Some you may have created or some may be new to you. Regardless, enjoy!

Cream Cheese Corn:
8 oz cream cheese
3 cans of whole kernel corn
paprika and pepper to taste

On low-medium heat, cook corn and cream cheese. When cheese has melted add paprika and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

This dish is great because it adds a bit of variety to corn and is very simple. I like a lot of paprika to add a KICK! You can follow the directions above or if you need more space in the kitchen as I did on Thanksgiving morning, I threw all ingredients into my crock pot and set on low for 2 hours.

 Deviled Eggs:
12 eggs
s & p
paprika
1T mustard
1/2 C mayo

Boil eggs for 15 mins. Peel shell under cool water (best if the eggs have sat in cold water for a while). Dry on a paper towel and cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yellow yolk from the middle and place whites in a prepared tray to serve. Place whites in the fridge. Mash yolks and mix in remaining ingredients except the paprika. Place the bowls contents into a small zip lock bag and cut a corner of the bag off - viola - you now have a pastry bag. :) Squeeze a little bit of the mixture from the bag into the center of the egg white. Sprinkle paprika over the eggs. Keep in fridge until time to serve.

 Broccoli Salad:
cut up a head of broccoli and cauliflower
1/2 lb bacon & shredded cheese
1C mayo
1/2 C sugar
1/4 C vinegar

In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli, cauliflower, cheese and bacon. In a separate bowl, mix the dressing (mayo, sugar, and vinegar). Serve dressing over salad and serve.

The dressing is best mixed a night before so that it has a few hours to mix and set.