Is it REALLY Monday already?

My weekend was absolutely fabulous and I really hate that its over!

Here are a few things we did this weekend:

1. Hal and I walked all around Lyman and Duncan just for fun. Its the best way to exercise!
2. We watched Storytellers on Music HD for 3 hours. It featured Coldplay, Bruce Springstein, and Dave Matthew's Band. I wish we had TiVo!
3. Went to Lowe's to buy a shovel and spent over $100. Going to Lowe's is dangerous to my bank account!
4. Hal put up a motion sensor light on our out building to light up the back yard.
5. Watched Clemson's disappointing loss.
6. I ate lunch with my parents at Wade's! YUM!
7. Cooked for my hubby! :D
8. Went to bed really early last night. :D

I live for the weekend and I really hate it when the weekend is over! Hal and I are going to Charleston this weekend, I can't wait!

My must tries: A few things I love, that you should try!

* Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks - my favorite drink from Starbucks!

* Pumpkin Spice Cake Donuts from Krispy Kreme - I hadn't tried them until this weekend, they are so yummy!

Just thought I'd share!

My mom sent me an email with some great ideas for pumpkins, some of them were too neat not to share! (The last one is the funniest!)

Happy Fall! :D

My mom won't like this :)

Today is somewhat of an anniversary for me. This time four years ago I was getting ready to attend my very first Carolina football game as a student at USC. Carolina was playing Kentucky on a Thursday night at William's Brice. At first I said I wouldn't go to the game because I grew up in a home where Clemson football was my second religion and I would be disowned if I ever EVER thought of becoming a Gamecock. I was still a Clemson fan. I went to the game anyway because I knew that even if I didn't cheer for the Gamecocks, I could socialize at tailgate and just have fun with my friends.


I got to tailgate and had a blast. A friend of mine didn't want her ticket so she gave it to me so I could get in. I still contemplated not going in, but then decided that it wouldn't hurt. I had the greatest time in the game and I couldn't help but join in cheering for the Gamecocks. The atmosphere was so contagious. On that night I became a real Gamecock fan. I couldn't stand there and cheer against my own school! I had class with those boys, some of them were even my friends. How could I not be a fan?

Tonight Carolina plays Kentucky in one of the biggest games of South Carolina's season. This game marks my 4 year anniversary of becoming a part of a great community of fans. My Clemson roots are still there and I will always have a special place in my heart for Death Valley, but I'm a Gamecock now!


I'm sorry, Momma! I hope you still love me! :D

So today, I leave you with this: GOOOOO COCKS!

Thank goodness its THURSDAY!

After living in our new house for exactly a week now I thought I would share thirteen things I love about our new house:

1. Our front porch. I can't explain it, but I LOVE it!
2. We have a driveway! I know this sounds funny, but when you live in an apartment and fight for a parking spot, a driveway becomes a luxury!
3. It has hardwood floors. The floors are the original heart of pine floors that were put into the house in 1924 when it was built. Even though they aren't in the best of shape, they still look beautiful!
4. We have a HUGE pantry that saves so much cabinet space!
5. My kitchen, as seen in a previous post, is nice and spacious! I don't trip over my own feet anymore while cooking!
6. We have a 2nd bedroom!!
7. Both bedrooms are very large and have high ceilings. I love all of the extra space that we have!
8. We have a YARD! Its a small yard, but nonetheless, its a YARD!
9. I have plenty of space to entertain guests.
10. Our neighborhood is quiet.
11. We have a large out building where we can store our bikes, lawn mower, and other big stuff that we haven't had space to store before.
12. We have a free trash service so we never have to take our trash off again!
13. Our mailbox hangs beside our front door and our mailman walks!

Bargain Alert!

Attention ladies!

Yesterday I left work and ran into CVS really quick to pick up something that I needed. When I walked in all of their fall and halloween decorations really caught my eye. I got what I needed and walked over to inspect their decor.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had very very cute fall decorations for VERY cheap! They had pretty little orange ceramic pumpkins (I got 2), assorted colored leaves and pinecones, pumpkin and leaf candy dishes, colored leaf garland, and some GREAT smelling candles! With an ExtraCare card you can save 25-50%.

I got the 2 ceramic pumpkins for $6 and the candle with a decorative holder for $6. The candle smells WONDERFUL! If you have been wanting to decorate for fall but just don't want to spend the money to do it, go to CVS! I was at the one on Pelham Road in Greenville, but I assume all of them have the same things!

Happy Shopping! :D

New

Have any of you seen the new Old Navy sweater commercial with that really cute song? Well I have been looking for it since I saw it a few days ago and I have finally found it! I have added it to my playlist so it will immediately start playing when you click on my blog! The version on my blog is only a 30 second clip but you can find the whole song on iTunes. I just love this song and the artist!

Its Ingrid Michaelson's The Way I Am. Hope y'all enjoy!

Happy October!

It was such a beautiful weekend! I didn't get as much accomplished as I would have liked, but I did get some rest, finally!

Friday afternoon when I got home from work I dwindled down a lot of the boxes that were still packed. I got my kitchen organized and have very little left to do for the house to be in order. Whew! I actually got to cook Friday night for the first time. I hadn't cooked in a long time so I was delighted to be able to!

My new refrigerator and range that we got Wednesday, I love them!

Saturday morning, my mom and I got up very early and headed out to the Hub City Farmer's Market in Spartanburg that I had heard so much about. We left out before 8:00 because I had heard if you didn't come early everything would be gone. We pulled up to the market and it was 9 cars with tents, selling things like lotions, candles, and odd things. We were pretty disappointed! We left there and headed to the Greenville State Farmer's Market where we thought we would have better luck. It was a REAL farmer's market and we scored some great things! My mom got some fresh pinto beans that she cooked yesterday for lunch, they were great! I got some fresh white corn that I can't wait to cook. Here are some pictures of some other things we got:

The snap dragons and small pansies I got along with the baby pumpkins!

I got snap dragons and pansies at the market and planted them in the planter that my mother-in-law gave me.

I got this beautiful burgundy mum and this cute pumpkin!

We had a very restful day yesterday and overall it was a wonderful weekend. I just hope and pray the weather stays as is for a while!