I feel as though Mad Hatter was talking to me when he said,

"You used to be much more muchier....You've lost your muchness."

I'm attempting to find my muchness, again.

AmeriKacee Idol Party

I have to admit karaoke was the farthest thing from my mind when I thought of the {somewhat surprise} birthday party being thrown for me. I must also admit that it was a blast and I can't remember ever being so entertained!

I am pretty sure that the success was in huge part due to these 2 starting us off with a hilarious performance of "Summer Lovin'"
These next 3 stole the show with their performances and took home the prizes! Who knew karaoke could be this fun?My mom and Chaddy refused to participate for awhile but once they got hold of the mike they never let go! They soon became 3, then 4 and finally 5! They sang through the whole disc!
Since the party was held at Noah's , karaoke wasn't the only entertainment - there was much more fun to be had - including yummy food, pool, wii, ping pong, wally ball and {to make it complete} Angie's cupcakes!
Thanks again to all for the best 30th ever!

Top 30 @ 30

My cute hubby and friend Angie came up with this cute list to display at the fabulous AmeriKacee Idol birthday party they threw for me last Friday.

Ang made fun posters and displays all around the room. Seriously, I don't think I could have come up with a better list myself!

1. Mike 2. Adilynn 3. Luke 4. Paislee

5. Mom 6. Chaddy 7. Jeremy

8. Daniel & Mallory 9. Brian 10. Friends

11. Tide and Downy 12. Scrapbooking 13. Oreo Shakes

14. Diet Coke w/ lime 15. NYC cupcakes

16. Reading 17. Smart Cookie

18. My Best Friends Wedding

19. Camera 20. Yummy Food

21. Reece's Pieces 22. Lip Liner

23. Travel 24. My Blog

25. AZ Angie's blog 26. Ipod/Music

27. Family Time 28. Television

29. Granger Sweats 30. Bosch

*Working on the AmeriKacee Idol party post - check back soon!

double the luck

Ever heard of a shoe party? My neighbor had one tonight and it was quite the thing - brilliant idea in my opinion!

Plus, every shoe I looked at was under $20!

First off, I found these for Ads, she was determined to get some high heals for the Hannah Montana concert coming up, preferably red but I thought hot pink could do the trick!

I found these to replace the ones that Miley chewed up!

Next, I couldn't pass these up - I have nothing to wear them with but they were even cuter on!

And, last the best of all the game....

I was THE winner of a free pair of shoes!

Aren't they cute?

I usually NEVER win so I couldn't have been more excited but then I came home to find that I was a winner of one of these on this cute blog friend's contest.

Lucky me!

eleven years ago today...

This was me!

Just call me Betty...

I love home made bread but lets be honest - it is time consuming, complicated, and down right hard to get it right. So I stock up on Granny Bread every month at Costco and call it good.

Now, enter Amie, - my sister in-law/HERO{for sooooo many reasons} she had all of the "sisters" over to teach us how to make bread today. Can I just say this was the easiest/best tasting bread - EVER! We made 5 loaves, 3 pizzas, bread sticks, rolls, blueberry turnovers and strudel all in under 2 hours - including baking and eating it all! So awesome!

I am now saving my allowance {do I have an allowance?} to save up for this coveted appliance at which time I will be oh, so happy to make each and every one of you a loaf of yummy goodness!

{razzing Mike and/or donations would be much appreciated:)}

I will end with these cute pictures from today... 4 of my sis-in-laws and their new babies!

A little twitterpated

I am usually not one to have real crushes on unreal people...

I mean, I enjoy McDreamy or Edward Cullen as much as the next girl but this has grown into a super sized crush!

Don't worry, Mike and I watch Tim Riggins/Friday Night Lights together {football+cute boy=happy husband & wife}!

Just thought I would share, enjoy!

Birthday girl

Yep, I did it! I turned 29 on Tuesday! Pretty crazy to be so close to the big 3-0, it used to seem so far away - like in high school, okay junior high, I used to think that it would never come because it would be double my life and WOW time sure does fly! I had a great day though - donuts and gifts started it out - I got portable ipod player, now I can finally listen without the headphones, computer or hangin out in the car! Already, I have enjoyed dancin' with the kids in the kitchen, and those dishes - not so bad when you can rock out! I also got photoshop - so exciting but little scary too!

I basically just piddled around for the rest of the day and enjoyed the visits and phone calls from a few friends and fam. (thanks again)

Mike and I went out to dinner(we tried a new Thai place) while the kids stayed home and had pizza with uncle Jeremy. Afterward, we had cake and ice cream with Chad, Jeremy and the Pickles! Yum!

Oh, and I have to give props to Chad for this cute tote - he told me that every girl needs a tote with brass knuckles on it! Who knew?