I'm officially an adult.

Well, I did it. This past Thursday I officially became an adult, or at least in my eyes I did. I cooked and served a Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, rolls, and gravy all on my own. (Well, technically, mom and dad smoked the turkey for me, but I still heated it up and served it...) Russell and I found ourselves alone this Thanksgiving until the day before when I was talking to my friend Ashley from Georgia and she told me she and her hubby and newborn were also alone, so we all decided that it would be a great idea for them to pack up their beautiful baby boy Easton, their german shephard Luca, and theirselves and come on to Alabama! We had a wonderful time together and it was so great to finally meet Easton, he is such a sweet and happy little guy:) So anyway, Marissa and I went to wal-mart on Wednesday and got everything we needed to host our first Thanksgiving and I must say, it was quite a success! Everything turned out great (with the help of my mom and a couple emergency cooking question calls) and we had just enough for some leftovers that night. Unfortunately, we were so busy with cooking, babies and eating that we didn't take any pictures...but it was a great time! We hope that y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families and friends and yes, mom and dad, you are officially forgiven, I survived:)

I've been tagged by Shannon to try and think of 7 random things about myself (that other people might be interested to know). Here is what I came up with...

1. I had stick-straight hair as a baby. People are obviously always shocked when I tell them this and I wish I had a picture online to show you..but it's true. The madness of frizz and curls started sometime in middle school-which is just perfect timing to start looking different from everyone else....luckily, since then-I have found some amazing products for curly hair-so if you know anyone in need-check out http://www.ouidad.com/!

2. I absolutely HATE to be lost while driving. I get very aggravated and I have to find a map immediately. Which brings me to (please don't judge me too harshly for this)...I love to look at maps, I want to know exactly where I am going and how long it will take and how many more exits I have to go. (for example, I know that if you are driving along I-85 in South Carolina-it will take you exactly 106 miles-man, this makes me sound a little crazy and a lot dorky) As you can imagine...when Russell and I argue-it's usually in the car (and he's driving...)

3. I really don't like scary movies or ghost stories. I refuse to watch anything that seems to be even the least bit scary. When I was in high school, I went to see The 6th Sense with my mom, my friend Courtney and her mom, and I walked out within the first five minutes and watched Big Daddy instead:)

4. I have two tattoos, I got them both when I was 18 and I kinda wish they would both magically disappear...

5. I have over 700 songs on my ipod, but all I ever listen to are the four albums by the Dixie Chicks, over and over again. They have been and always will be my favorites:) I even convinced Russell to go to one of their concerts with me last year in Atlanta and it was AMAZING!

6. I was born in Hobbs, New Mexico. (isn't the scenery beautiful...that is located just outside of town)

7. I went through a serious tomboy stage when I was younger (about 4-6 grade). I wore my brothers' old hand-me-downs and I LOVED Micheal Jordan and anything to do with the NBA. My dad and I would always watch the games together and my room had Michael Jordan posters all over the walls and come to find out...Russell and I had the exact same poster on our wall (I mean, what proof do you need besides that little fact that we are meant for each other:)) So there you have it, 7 random things about me. And-just a little side note-if you want to make this little game really interesting-ask your spouse to help you think of things. I asked Russell and he immediately starts listing things about me that bothers him. I quickly told him that's not what I meant and that I didn't need his help....

So here are the rules:

*Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

*Tell seven random facts about yourself on your blog

* Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs

*Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

Ok-tag, you're it:

Jen

Ashley

Layne

Kristin

Katie

Emily

Amber

Halloween...Anniston, AL style:)

Now, Anniston, AL may be a small town (with terrible shopping and Winn-Dixie as their only grocery store) but let me tell you, they go all out for Halloween. Our Halloween this year started off on Wednesday night, we went to the country club (where Russell works) and had dinner, met some of the members and looked at all the cute kids dressed in their costumes. They also had a little pumpkin decorating craft for the kiddos, which I tried to get Marissa to do, but all she was interested in was gathering up all the markers and holding as many as she could in her hand. Here a couple pics from that night, they aren't that great though b/c it was a little dark.

Marissa the ladybug (with all her markers)

and here she is....still playing with the markers:)


This was the best we could get of Marissa, she was ready to go to bed (note to self-take pictures with one year old daughter at the beginning of the night)


Then, on Halloween night, there is a street that is a couple blocks from our house that goes all out! They block off the street, most of the houses and the people who live there are all decorated for Halloween, and they even have the headless horseman ride through the street before it gets dark (unfrotunately, we were a little late, so we saw him but just as he was passing by, so we didn't get any pictures...) Anyway, our friends, Stephanie and Richard and their little girl Hannah (who is 4 months older than Marissa) met at our house and we went "trick-or-treating" (as best you can with toddlers). Stephanie brought the wagon for the girls to ride in and even tied some festive Halloween balloons to it-it looked so cute and they loved riding in the wagon and looking at everyone!

Hannah, the witch and Marissa, the ladybug


This one is a little blurry, but I wanted to show you how cute the wagon looked:)

Daddy and his ladybug trick-or-treating (i love this picture:))

Score! Her first tootsie-roll!

This is Lucas, one of the little boys from the playgroup we go to on Monday's (which is how I met Stephanie)



They obviously didn't have to work too hard for their candy:)

Stephanie and me with our girls:)