Yikes. I have truly become a slacker when it comes to keeping up with this blog... Sorry y'all! I'm currently waiting for only the BIGGEST game for the Aggies to start against Alabama. Gig 'Em Aggies!
As promised, I am going to post a few pictures from our "new" house!
Front with Sunset
Since I last updated, NOTHING has happened to the mean ol' primer on the wall in the living room, so its still a whitish gray with dark maroon peeking out in places...
So much brighter in here!
Couch before...
Couch with new slipcover and blanket :) still have some work to do with it!
Front Door
David's "Man Cave"
Dining Room with sad excuse of a table and chairs! New table coming soon!
Deck area
Backyard!
Annnnd Last but not least... my favorite room of the house:
The Kitchen :)
Well as I finish this post, the Aggies are up 14-0 with 7 min left in the first quarter. Keep it up Aggies! Whoop!
Okay, so I would like to officially apologize for not updating y'all in like three weeks!
I have been so swamped with wedding showers, school, football, and moving things into our new house!
No, I unfortunately don't have any pictures yet, but it is on my to-do list (which is a mile long...)!
My two wedding showers have been AWESOME and I am so thankful for everyone that was able to celebrate with us! We have another shower this weekend and I am looking forward to a fun party.
Here's a not so funny story for ya, Ags:
Dark maroon living room. Not cool. First project for the house, obviously. Finally picked out paint color (pretty bluish gray aka Behr River Rock). Bought Kilz primer and painted two coats on a very large room. While painting primer, I was thinking, "this is drying kinda weird..." but kept going. BIG mistake. Wait two days and attempt to paint a test spot of actual paint on walls. Paint separates and does not go on smooth due to primer. Cue words of frustration, slamming things down, and eventually tears. Looks like lots of scrubbing walls to get the junky primer off the walls. Awesome.
So this is basically what is going on in my life right now. I promise I will attempt to post pics of the house soon!
September went by with a blink of the eye and now its already October?!
I think October is one of my favorite months aside from November and December and July...
I LOVE the fall. Not that Texas ever really has a fall, but we are out of the triple digits and its a little chillier at night, so that works for me!
In honor of my favorite month, I wanted to post a few of my favorite things!
Favorite smell:
Cashmere Glow body lotion by Bath and Body Works
Favorite face wash:
Purity by Philosophy
Favorite Tea:
Carmel Vanilla Truffle Tea by Lipton
Favorite Starbucks Drink:
Iced Soy Chai Latte
Favorite Halloween Costume from my childhood:
Scarlett O'Hara
Yesterday was my first 5k run, and it couldn't have been a more beautiful morning!
Me, Caitlin and Kasey! We signed up together!
My sweet boy!
I finished around 32:40, and I'm pretty proud of that time for my first one. You gotta start somewhere, right? David started way ahead of me, and was waiting for me when I crossed the finish line with a big hug and some water. Such a good guy! :)
The rest of yesterday was spent tailgating before Texas A&M BTHO South Carolina State, 70-14! That kind of score took me back to the "glory days" of my high school football team, but that's a whole different blog post. All those Southlake Carroll haters out there are probably just rolling their eyes... (yes, Kalyn, that was directed at you! ;) )
Now its back to reality, workin' hard to get ahead of school work for the week. Is it December 13th yet?!
It's finally Friday, and somehow I survived another week of school and work! I've been MIA for a while so I figured I would throw a bunch of things into one post.
1. David and I are officially homeowners! We signed the papers on Monday but we're not getting the keys until the end of the month... I promise I will make a huge post about the house and all its details as soon as I can get in there! Patience is not a strong point for me so this is going to be a long next week!
2. How is it already September 21st? I swear it was just Labor Day. Dang. On that note, 99 days until the wedding. 99 days of using the word "fiance" as many times as I can (I'm still not used to saying it!).
3. Tomorrow is game day in College Station, but it starts off with me running in my first 5k! I'm pretty excited about it! :)
4. *BRAG TIME* I completely dominated in Fantasy Football this week and ended up ranked first in the league (of all guys) might I add! This has never happened to me, and I doubt it ever will again, so I just had to slip this in here as documentation that my somewhat flawed way of choosing players because they're cute or have a cool last name worked for me this week!
Although I wrote this yesterday, I was not able to post this until today.
Eleven years ago today, a shy little seventh grader walked into Mrs.
Jackson's language arts class for her first class of the day. She
thought it was odd that the TV was on and watched in horror as a
building was in flames. "Oh, this must be in a foreign country", not
realizing this was happening on American soil. It was only when she saw a
second plane crash into that second tower that she heard the words "New
York" and "terrorist attack", that she realized this was huge. The
class continued to watch as they saw a another plane had crashed into the
Pentagon in Washington D.C. Panic consumed the girl when she remembered
her father was in Washington D.C. on business. For the rest of the day, she
was worried about her beloved dad until her mom called late in the
school day to say that Daddy was ok. Many other little girls around the country were not as fortunate.
Everyone has their own memories of that tragic day eleven years ago that
will live in our minds forever. Even now, it is so hard to wrap my mind
around why some people are so evil that they take pleasure in taking
the innocent lives of so many people. I take solace in the fact that I
know God has a special place in heaven for those innocent victims, the
firefighters that ran into help, and the children that lost their
parents that day.
After a week delay due to that mean ol' hurricane, Texas Aggie Football is here!
Ok, so I love football season.
The beginning of the season is so full of hope and anticipation to see how your team is after the off-season. This year's anticipation is on a whole new level. We're officially in the big leagues, boys, the SEC. College Station has literally doubled in population and its taking a toll on the infrastructure; thanks to the never-ending construction on vital roads. Even though the traffic is a nightmare and the wait at all your favorite restaurants is an hour and half, its all worth it for that game day experience.
We get out to our tailgate spot early to set up, cook lunch (or breakfast if it's an early game), set up the TV so we can watch other games going on around the country. An hour before kick-off, we head toward the stadium. As we walk through the tunnel, it is a sea of maroon. It's pretty cool. We get to our seats just in time for the pregame videos and National Anthem. This video gives me chills, even if it is 100 degrees.
My sister and I decided to go to the mall today to pick up some Aggie gear, as if we don't have enough already... but hey, new season, new wardrobe, right? Dad and David, if you're reading this, don't worry we didn't go crazy! :-) I just HAD to get this tank though, I'm drawn to sparkle like a moth to a flame. It's in my nature.
Welcome! My name is Jordan and I am happily married to my best friend, David and the proud Mommy to Luke and Ben! I am using this blog to document our family's life, along with writing about the things I like which include makeup, fashion, and food!
