utter. cuteness.

friend, julie

posted this today and

these kittens are so cute i can barely stand it!!!!

oh how i wish husband wasn't allergic

(and yes i copy "husband" from taza)

oh... just 11 things

1. seriously, coke is so much better when it is the kind that was made in the '60's

and when it is from a real glass bottle.

seriously, why is this?

2. my sister is the best

in our defense, these pictures were taken awhile ago

but this pretty much sums up why she is awesome.

and oh do i have some of these with miss tiffany

sooo look forward to that tiff :)

3. i perfected my hummus recipe

this is the way that misty star spanburg likes it:

1 can chick peas

some chick pea juice

2-2 1/2 cloves of fresh minced garlic

juice from 3 lemons

zest from 1 lemon

(if it's large, use part, then add more to taste)

2 1/2 Tbsp olive oil

this recipe will cause garlic to seep out of your pores...

and you will reek of it

no matter how many showers you take

or how many times you brush your teeth

it, like indian food, will stay with you

but it's sooo worth it!

4. today i bought triscuits to go with my hummus because i didn't realize that triscuits are made of like four ingredients. that's pretty awesome!

5. husband can't come home 'till midnight tonight an' that just sucks

:(

6. our official move in date is set for october 9th

7. why do people think it's okay to knock on your door to ask you if they can rent your house?

8. why do people think it's okay to creep around your house, next to your windows on a monday morning when it's obvious two people are in the home... then set up a showing a few days later to see the inside?

jeesh, i'm glad that lady didn't make an offer. creep.

9. started physical therapy this week... it went well

10. i'm exhausted... constantly

11. i want another one

update.

big news:

we got an offer on the house.

!!!!!!!

if all goes well, we will be closing on the 15th of October. we would move the week of the 9th (we're not yet sure if we'll pick a friday or a saturday to move). the scary part about that is it usually takes 30-60 days to transfer someone... hopefully they can get it done in 30... we are in between district managers which makes the whole situation even harder... but hopefully since my boss has worked in chicago he can make it happen!

there is a starbucks in highwood and it is 1/2 a mile from our apartment.

let's pray that happens...

more updates to come.

spanburg home.

okay so here is my news:

we think we've set a date for our move.

it's not official yet... we should know in about a week

but tim put a hold on an apartment!!

i am super sad to live far from my good friends & family

but i also am terrible at this limbo deal and am ready to get on with it, already

it's also no fun having a husband who leaves a few days every week

tuesdays i'm good

(lacey has been coming over and i'll never tell you what we've been doing)

wednesday nights after youth group i'm completely worthless

ready for him to come home

so this apartment is fantastic. it's in a nice neighborhood. it has a door that you have to have a key to get into or (i believe) be buzzed into by one of the tenants. it's sort of expensive but doesn't look like it was remodeled in 1962. the best part is this:

originally we thought we'd have to live somewhere on the 4th floor. that's all they had available because one of their buildings was being remodeled. having a daschund means we'd have to carry nash up and down 4 flights of stairs everytime we took him to the bathroom... and i don't even want to think about hauling groceries. great exercise but i know that would get old. this building is still undergoing some construction in the hallways (so they won't look so nice just yet) but we can move into the apartment and i'm confident it will be worth it to deal with the construction during the day. the most awesome part about the first floor is it has a little yard! which means nash can still go out on his stake and lay dead in the grass... and letting him out will be so much easier. we'll have to train him not to act like he's going to kill everyone who walks past with that ferocious bark of his, but it will be worth it. he needs to get over that. this apartment is also slightly bigger than the one on the fourth floor.. and you can get to the patio via our bedroom.

!!!!

very excited.

not to mention that i am so ready for a transfer.

so without further ado, here are the first pics of our place

this is our place

and here is nash's yard

the patio...

you all can come visit and stay i don't know where.

hah.

and so our tentative move in date is october 9th

we will know for sure next week!

sigh no more

love

it will not betray, dismay or enslave you.

it will set you free.

be more like the man you were made to be.

there is a design,

an alignment,

a cry of my heart to see

the beauty of love

as it was made to be

thank you, grandpa, for that food processor i insisted i didn't want

today i made hummus!

the recipe needs perfecting

and i tend to be harsh on myself when it comes to my cooking

the first batch was destroyed by too much olive oil & too much water

the second was a bit too lemony...

but i've been mowin' down on it all afternoon so it's really not that bad!

you can bet i'll be working to make it better...

here were my ingredients:

i had to laugh because after i concocted the first batch i went to walmart specifically to pick up a few more cans of garbanzo beans so i could try again... and of course, i got some other type of bean and then had to go to iga to get the right kind. this is why i'm a bad cook, people! i don't pay attention!

so the next time i make my hummus i'm going to use less of the lemon zest.. i believe i used about two lemons worth and it ended up being a bit too heavy. i also need to replace my pepper.. it's old! i'd also like to use fresh garlic! i've been watching youtube videos all afternoon about how to crush, chop, and smash garlic.

anyway... some exciting news i'll try to share tomorrow. today was pretty nice... i made hummus and cookies, bought a new steamer and some makeup, went to the doc and he's sending me to physical therapy for my shoulder and making me take medicine (i'm really proud of how little i've been relying on it lately), met some great girls at youth group tonight and had a lot of fun with the kids...

hope you are doing well and have a great rest of the week!

yes again.