Painting Party

Last Friday one of my camp lady friends had a birthday party at Bee Creative! Shannon wanted time with friends, but not  a normal bring presents and eat cake birthday party. Bee Creative was the perfect place for that! I would definitely recommend this place for a party. You can still bring food to eat, fellowship with friends, and you get to do a painting. If you know me, then you know I can-not paint. I was super stressed out about my painting,  I'm not artistic and it drives me nuts. However, Becky the lady who owns Bee Creatie was amazing at helping me. I took about twenty years to choose colors. I went with teals, browns, purples, and a little bit of gold. You have a lot of freedom in the class.

 She puts the model painting in the front and you just go. I figured she would teach you step by step, but I'm glad you are given free range to show your own personality.

You started out with the colors for your background, and a blank canvas. You could make the lines that are on the painting cross at any point of the canvas that you wanted. After you painted the background it had to dry for about five minutes or so. Then you added your teal line and the middle of the flower. We used red solo cups to make our circle. We also used chalk to draw the circle and the flowers because you can wipe chalk write off of the paint. It works much better than pencil! So excited to use this trick next time I paint.

Then we made the petals which I was really nervous about, but luckily the one thing that I can draw is a flower. I did the polka dots and dots in the middle free handed,and I'm not sure I like them.
 However, I think the painting would look blank without that added touch. I didn't really like how my painting looked color wise half way through, but I think the colors worked nicely together in the end.
Shannon provided some snacks to eat and I was glad I got to fellowship with some amazing Godly ladies. I was pleased with how my painting turned out and I have it hanging in my bathroom. I'm already wanting to plan my own birthday party at Bee Creative, and you should too!!!

Sunday Snaps

• I got placed in a kindergarten classroom for observations!!!!
• I got to see my brother and his girlfriend, and their sweet dog this weekend!
• We started our ladies bible study at church. I'm really excited about it. I really miss that community that I got from the Well.
• I went to a painting party with some ladies from church for a camp friends birthday party, and my painting actually turned out well.
• I got to spend the day somewhat relaxing and hanging out with David on Thursday and it was a much needed day!
• My Mammaw turned 90 yesterday, and she's such an amazing woman. One of the toughest ladies I know!!
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My wonderful decorating..

Now it's back to homework!!!

Liebster Blog Award

My friend Aimee from  A Tale of Two Feet tagged me for the Liebster Blog Award this week. I had noticed recently in the random blogs that I stalk, about this agoing around. I was interested in all the facts and questions being answered and I hoped that I would get tagged as well. Being that I don't have many blog friends in the blogging world I had to hope that Aimee would get tagged so she could tag me, and she did!!! Wahoo! Here are the rules....


1. Create a blog post including 11 random facts about yourself.
2. Answer the 11 random questions from the blogger who nominated you.
3. Pass the award on to at least 5 blogs and link to them in the post.
4. The blogs you nominate are supposed to have less than 200 followers.
5. Let the people know you nominated them.

11 Random Facts
1. I'm a child at heart, and quite honestly I still consider myself a child. When I go on vacation or stay in motels I like to pretend that the rooms I stay in are my apartment. I don't really move anything around, but I just like to imagine as if it is my own. I know that's really weird and super childish, but hey I like to pretend.

2. I tried out for the basketball team in the fourth grade at my elementary school. I didn't make the team because I was too short and I jumped while I shot my foul shots (but there were shorter girls and everyone at that age jumped when they shot their foul shots). I was actually really bad in my opinion, but I played rec league that year. I finally made the school team in 5th grade and played until my 8th grade year. The summer between my 7th and 8th grade year I went to Lady Vols basketball camp. I got Pat Summit's autograph, and was even given the Best Defensive Player award from my camp team.

3. I get a Birthday Barbie every year for my birthday. I didn't even like Barbies, and never really played with them. I wasn't allowed to play with my Birthday Barbies even if I had wanted to.

4. I am a hardcore pack rat. I keep everything. I have notes from teachers in elementary school, letters from camp, doodles during class from high school and college, and even napkins from airplane rides. I have scrapbooks from elementary school all the way up to my Junior year. I still haven't finished my senior yearbook from high school, I should probably get on that.

5. I love listening to acapella music. I went to a concert at school this spring and loved it. I think it takes so much talent to sing without music, and it's so amazing to me how they create the music with their voices. I even have a Spotify playlist completely made up of acapella music.

6. David and I officially met in high school through a mutual friend. However, we technically have known each other since we were 5. David's uncle was my brothers' Boy Scout leader. I vaguely remember seeing him at Boy Scout camp when we went to pick up my brothers on the very last day. However, this summer I found a home video of the day we picked up my brothers from camp and in the video David walked right past me. I don't know if it was love at first sight or not, but we didn't say anything to each other. Small world!
7. I like to think I'm an organized person, but I'm not at all. I am one that will spend four hours cleaning my room and create all these organizational techniques to help keep a clean room and it be dirty the next day. I don't understand, but it's just the way I am.

8. When I was younger I always said I hated cheese, but would eat cheese on pizza. It drove my brothers crazy. I've grown to like cheese, but I'm picky about it. I can eat cheese on my hamburger, but not on a cold sandwich. I do like cheese if it is melted or hot and
on ham or something like that. I love Parmesan cheese, but not ricotta or cottage cheese. I like cream cheese mixed in sugar for fruit desserts but not plain cream cheese on a bagel.  I can also eat bowls full of white cheese from Mexican restaurants, but I don't like string cheese.

9. I don't really like jewelry. I can't keep up with it at all. I got a true love waits ring and lost it this summer. I had a spoon ring, but I have no idea where that is. The only thing I've been able to keep up with is a necklace from Jason and Traci for graduation.

10. I love pictures! I currently have over 100 pictures hanging in my room of friends and family. My mom takes lots of pictures and we have tons of totes taking up tons of cabinet space full of pictures. When I was younger I could spend hours looking at pictures, and I could still do it today.

11. My room is painted bright orange, and everyone's first impression of my room is always "how do you sleep, isn't it too bright?"

Here are my answers to Aimee's questions:
1) If you could live in any other time period/decade what would it be and why?
I would live in the 70s if I could live in any other decade. I love the music from the 70s, and the style of clothes they wore were so funky and neat. My mom went to high school in the 70s and she has the cutest romper that if i could fit into I would definitely wear.

2) What was your favorite book or series of books growing up?
My favorite book was Mr. Fixit. My dad teaches carpentry and this book is about a carpenter, and he read it to me all the time.

3) What was something silly you were scared of as a child?
When I was younger we had a hot air balloon at a end of bible school party. I don't remember if we got to go on rides or just get in it and go up in the air. However, I was too scared to even get into the hot air balloon. I was such a baby, and now I really regret it because how often do you get a chance to ride in a hot air balloon.

4) If there was going to be a movie made about your life, which actress would you want to play you?
I've always been told I look like Hilary Swank, but Amanda Bynes hands down!

5) How would you spend a perfect Saturday?
Obviously at a theme park of some sort of course.

6) Coffee, hot tea, or hot chocolate?
Is sweet tea an option?

7) If you could have any talent, what would it be and why?
I would love to be an acapella singing gymnast.

8) Describe the dress you wore to your senior prom.
I got it at Jcpenny's and two other girls had the exact same dress.

9) What is one of the best gifts or surprises you've ever gotten?
The best surprises that I've ever gotten was that I was going to be an aunt, and then an aunt again!

10) Would you rather be hot or cold?
Cold, you can always  put on more clothes and blankets.

11) What is something you always keep stocked in your kitchen?
Well it isn't necessarily my kitchen, but we always have butter at my house.

Here are my questions:
1. What is your favorite candy?
2. What was your favorite thing to play or do as a child?
3. If you could be a guest star on any TV show what would it be?
4. What is your biggest pet peeve?
5.What is your favorite family tradition, and what tradition do you want to start when you have your own family or if you have your own family what was a new tradition you started?
6. If you won $100,000 what would you do with it?
7. Describe your first date.
8. What's your favorite candle scent?
9. What is something that you've done that you are really proud of?
10. What is your favorite flower?
11. What is the most random thing in your purse or backpack?

Here are the blogs I've chosen to nominate:
Tamara at TAM'S MOMblings
Natasha at The Whole Railroad

Sunday Snaps

When I was in youth group my youth pastor introduced us to snap time. It was basically a time of sharing our praises from  the week. I loved the idea of snap time. I've tried to implement it into Junior Church on Sundays, but I think they are a little young. Since I can't use it in my ministry I decided to use it on my blog. I'm going to try and post every Sunday, and share my snaps from the week. So  here it goes for week number 1.

• I ran tonight and almost knocked a minute of my mile, however I'm not revealing the time.
• I left my glasses on my car after running, and drove down the road with them on my side mirror. (that isn't the snap) They got ran over and the lenses broke. (that isn't the snap either). The frames are still in one piece and only slightly bent. (that's the snap)
• I got a new student in Junior Church
• I met with Doak's principal and I am so excited about being placed somewhere in Greene County! So excited to make a next step toward my teaching career.Thanks God for reminding me you still have things in step with your plan. 
• I got to go see all my Well friends and Zumba with the girls on Wednesday.
• I got to visit with the Brewer family and do homework at the same time.
• I got to see my brother, sis-in-law and sweet niece and nephew.
• Although I am stressed with school the Lord cleansed me with some moments of refreshment. 

Sweet Babies

Last weekend my parents and I met Jason, Traci, C, and R in Virginia to spend the Labor Day Weekend with them. We only get to see them about four or five times a year so I was excited to spend the weekend with them. We stayed at a beautiful resort in Massanutten, but there isn't really much in this small little town. However, in the fall time it is so gorgeous. We didn't get there until Friday afternoon, and I mostly did homework and watched lifetime until they got there that night. C was wired from sitting in the car all day, so it took him a while to wind down when they got there at nine. Saturday we woke up and didn't really do much other than play with the babies and relax. We did take a walk throughout the resort, but it was rainy off and on. We had dinner in our room that night, and played putt putt before bed (Traci kicked both mine and Jason's butt). Sunday, cabin fever began to sit in on us, me especially so we took C to do the bouncy things like they have at the mall. We figured he would either scream out of pure delight or fever. He did neither, he sat in the harness like he was bored out of his mind. He did say a few "WEEs", but he didn't seem too thrilled. We ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant that night, and then came back for my play time and banana grams after the kiddos went down. We got to spend half of our Monday with them before coming home, and I loved getting to spend time with my sweet niece and nephew. They grow up so fast!!!! Here are a few pictures of the sweet kiddos. C doesn't like sitting still unless he is watching Thomas or Fireman Sam, so getting a good picture of him is pretty difficult.

Pinning it, and doing it!

I swear my life doesn't revolve around Pinterest. I may spend most of my breaks at work on pinterest, but I'm not addicted. I am not a morning person, at all! Ask anyone who knows me. If I could get away with getting up at 6:30 and leaving my house for school at 6:45 in the mornings, I would do it. I also love food, and being in class all day I know I will get distracted if my belly isn't full. Basically, I need breakfast but I make myself rushed. I have no time for cooking in the mornings, and I'm not a big cereal fan. Needless to say, pinterest to the resuce. Earlier this summer I pinned a strawberry muffin recipe that seemed pretty easy and actually healthy. I decided to make them Tuesday so I could have them for breakfast this week.
They are super simple, filling, easy and of course yummy!
 Strawberry Muffins
 I made them exactly as the recipe called, but I used regular sugar. I did use the lemon juice, but I don't see it making that big of a difference.

The muffins are a little gooey in texture, so don't expect a normal muffin texture. They don't take long to make and if you make them the night before you can just pop them into the microwave the next morning. Also, I used aluminum  liners and had no problem with sticking. I thought that I would have extra muffin batter, but I just filled them really full because they don't raise a whole lot. I just realized too that my batter was much thicker than the one in the picture, so I probably could have blended it better in my mixer.Next time I'm gonna try it with blueberries! Another thing that makes these muffins so great is that they are only 93 calories, and the oatmeal keeps you full till lunch time!

Happy Baking!