Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope everyone has had a wonderful day with their family! 

Frankie and I discussed this morning how THANKFUL we are for everything we have in our life...our family, our friends, our great jobs that we enjoy going to every day... and the list goes on!  We feel so blessed.

Every year, we rotate spending Thanksgiving and Christmas with my family and Frankie's side of the family.  This year, Frankie's Mom and Dad drove to our house from Lawton to spend the day with us.  I cooked an entire Thanksgiving meal all by myself...for the first time ever:)  I think it went pretty well, as there were no major disasters and it didn't taste too bad either:)  I finally remembered to bring my camera out after we had all left the dinner table and were cleaning up.  Here are some pictures from our day.

Grandma and Mikayla cleaning up after dinner!

GrandDaddy watching Football!

Yasmine playing dominos w/ the GUYS!

Grandma reading the girls a book!

SOMEONE ate too much turkey and fell asleep while Grandma was reading her a book!

Buh-Bye Armada

Well...it's been a good ride, but it was time to say good-bye to the Nissan Armada and Hellooooooo to the Chevy Avalanche!  After a couple of months researching and waiting for the right deal, we finally traded in our Nissan Armada yesterday and purchased an Avalanche.  I am now driving Frankie's car and he is driving the new truck.  We actually wanted to trade in both of our cars at the same time, but I haven't found exactly what I am looking for yet...so I will keep cruisin' in the Chrysler 300 until that right vehicle comes along:)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HUBBY!

Three years ago today, I married my handsome Hubby!  Happy Anniversary!  I LOVE YOU!

DIY Project

I got bit by the home decorating bug this weekend and decided I would try a Do It Yourself project.  I headed to Michael's craft store with my 50% off coupon in hand!    Here were the supplies needed:

9 sheets of scrapbook paper (Mine ended up being 25 cents a piece!)
9 canvas boards (9x12) (Came in a pack of 3 for $3.99)
1 can of Adhesive Spray ($6.99)
Exacto Knife  ($4.99)
Sub Total: $26.20
Discount (50% off Adhesive Spray) -$3.50
GRAND TOTAL:  $22.70

All you do is spray the adhesive on the boards, apply the scrapbook paper and cut off the excess paper w/ the exacto knife.  It was SOOO easy.  Like...REALLY, REALLY, REALLY easy.

Home is the where the Heart is!

Ever since I was a littel girl, I have always been a KU Jayhawk fan. Especially a KU Jayhawk BASKETBALL fan.  I have always liked the OU Sooners, but my heart was with the Jayhawks because that's where I lived...KANSAS! 
When I moved to Norman Oklahoma, my fondness of the SOONERS has grown more and more, the longer I live here.  How can I NOT like the Sooners?  We live and work just minutes from the campus.  Our neighbors are employed by the University of Oklahoma, and we have another neighbor that plays softball for OU. 
I have to admit, the University plays a big part in why I LOVE Norman soo much.  The culture, diversity and SPIRIT that is derived from the college makes it a GREAT place to live. 
Yesterday it was a BEAUTIFUL, whopping 80 degrees outside, so Keeley and I thought we would get out and get some exercise and walk around campus.  I brought my camera along so you too, can see why we love this place:)

Historical Campus Corner

Our beloved Starbucks that we go to every weekend!

I loved this picture because of the way it turned out with the OU flags lined up on the lamp posts.

You can't really see the street sign, but this is Delta Ave where all the Sorority and Fraternities' are located.

OU Water tower

This was a pretty fountain we found in front of one of the buildings on campus.

OU FOOTBALL STADIUM

Another view of the stadium

Llyod Noble Center-this is where all the OU Basketball games are played.

Happy Birthday to Michael and Dylan!

Not only was it Halloween this past weekend, but my brother-in-law and nephew celebrated birthdays!  My brother-in-law Michael turned the big 4-0 on October 31st and Dylan turned 9 on November 1st!  Happy Birthday Michael and Dylan!  I wish we could have made it to Kansas City to help you celebrate!

Candy Overload

Three Little Girls
+
Two nights of Trick-or-Treating in different cities (Norman on Friday night and Lawton on Saturday night) (See post below!)
 =
One HEAPING mound of candy.