the most respectable picture of chips and queso I could find.

hallways with rugs and pendant lamps, and a straight line of same-sized frames make me go “ooo” (house projects on the mind much) that we finally. finally. FINALLY. got our photo Christmas cards in (don’t worry, you’ll get one too!) the fact that my mama’s birthday is next tuesday AND i found THESE Christmas themed…

Was soo sleepless last night, I think the official amount of sleep slept was three hours (1am-4am…bleh!). I wasn’t anxious or worried, but a lot came on my mind while I was laying there (and before I finally picked up a game of Sudoku..). We had some deep chats that night over making sugar cookies…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8] This version NEVER gets old!

sparkler messages like this make me go ooo Getting paid. time. off. for the week in between Christmas and New Years- ahh!! Hallelujahs and Amens commence! I’m especially happy because James and I don’t have any days off together at the moment, and this is like FIVE of them. Watch out DIY projects on Pinterest,…

Our first ornament together! Christmas angel a la grandma! Here she is! Big Bertha le tree. She is, above all, large, but so good at making our living room feel so full of Christmasy joy and happiness (yes, all of that wrapped up into a tree! Who knew..). Apparently, we chose the most dramatic tree…

I was the multi-dimensional wifey last night, taking care of this bugaboo…And if you’re wondering if there’s a beach towel draped over James, wonder no longer, he was watching Bruce Lee movies with a bowl of salsa (his “sick” request..I know, I know)- it was a recipe for total spillage-mess. On top of his sinus…

  soo, we thought we would get a little tree for our first Christmas, cute right?…and then we met Big Bertha. She is large, in charge, and a powerhouse of lovely Christmas-tree-ness! Meet her here, meet her soon. Coming to this blog near you. Christmas 2011. xoxo, CM

My favorites from the last oh so lovely week of thankfulness: to have four full and lovely days without any chatter of that nine-to-five thing I do, what’s that called again… thanksgiving dinner, sigh…my assignment went scrumptiously (points with the fam? maybe hmm?) and the rest of the food, well, it basically blew my mind.…

Happy Christmas-time!! The M household is so excited for the Christmas season…finding our perfect tree, Christmas parties, cozy rooms full of decorations and fake snow, sparkle outfits and shimmery rosy cheeks, sending out the holiday cards, finding gifts for the loved ones on a budget that reminds us that our loved ones love us anyway…

We have two Thanksgivings this year, and the first one was last night! Our church’s intern/resident department hosts the most amazing Thanksgiving dinner, with entertainment that followed…and it. was. incredible. From ham and turkey, to amazing autumn decor, to crunchy-top mac and cheese, to fresh (and I mean FRESH) bread and an amayyyzing talent show!!! The Highlights:…

Yesterday evening, we went for a night out to the theatre (spelled “r-e” at the end because it’s a proper thing to do on a Friday evening) to see the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was absolutely lovely. Incredible costumes (I mean check out the white witch above…seriously!), a…

Taken from the roof of my gym’s parking lot…I just love a November sunset!!

Yesterday, as I was having my eyebrow hair ripped out with hot wax, my aesthetician soothingly told me about her family’s Thanksgiving traditions, and I decided that we there are some traditions I am sooo adopting, thus I gathered stories from friends and work associates and I’m calling these the Thanksgiving traditions we should all adopt!   Karaoke I love…

I love my husband

Leann Rimes and I have a question…How do I live without you? But of course she is talking about love, and I? Well, I’m talking about my new favorite Gelato. We discovered Talenti on a Saturday evening with our dear friends, with hopes of satisfying a desperate sweet tooth. While anxiously searching the frozen aisles of Whole…

  How do you make a picture of dirty ol’ tire look nice? I won’t bother with it cause my car tires (well, this one in particular) have never shown me any love. At all! This morning was no exception. I was busily working away at my desk smackin on some yogurt, when my coworker…

See? This is the my nutritional yeast that James put in a little napkin for my little bowl of movie theater popcorn (it’s way better than you think!) and it hearted me. I heart it back.

We are newlyweds who are certainly not basking in the lap of luxury. We are learning to make ends meet, learning to trust God throughout the process, and making decisions about how our family thinks these things through! I love the learning, I don’t love the uncertainty. But meanwhile, we make the most of our…

I stole this idea from anthropologie’s latest email blast, but I thought it was too fun to pass up. My ten reasons (drumroll, por favor) to love November! 1. Birthday month, need I elaborate…? 2. Thanksgiving Day (meaning: FAMILY, mashed potatoes, cranberries, stuffing, pumpkin pie and pecan if I’m feeling courageous enough!) 3. The day after…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UFc1pr2yUU] I have never seen this until now…time for my shopping trip and I’m expecting a WHOLE lotta this xoxo, CM

(Brace yourself, this is a long post!) Change has not been something we have been unfamiliar with this last year. James has had a change in job, living space, relationship went from long distance, to in-town, to “til death do we part” which is one of those amazing changes, um and this probably doesn’t count…

I came home to change for kickboxing to James cleaning the house. When I said I don’t wanna go because I want to stay home and be with you, he said to go and that he would clean the house. So I had to go. It was a horrible night at kickboxing! Well horrible slash…

A few highlights from celebrating birthdays with the family. They done good by James! Jerky, clothes, GNC, and baseball books. Like, seriously, dang. They know him oh so well already. Family, you guys are the best. And, I am so. SO. proud to announce that I/we, yes- MOI/we?, was asked to bring a green salad.…

Today I had a perfect bun…it doesn’t happen very often that it comes together just how I want it. I feel funny devoting a post to this, but um oh well this is how it’s going down! I put my new mousse, wave spray (preceded by kids detangler) and it came together in a wonderful…