Craigslist

Recently, craigslist.org has become my best friend. Matt and I recently bought a wooden kitchen table on clearance. I love it! But is has no chairs. So I have been scouring the ads on craigslist for chairs. My intent is to get six mix-matched chairs and paint them all one color to tie them together. Maybe white? Or blue? Probably white. It's versatile. I'll send you some before and after pics...once I get the chairs. ;)
How I wish I had my sisters here with me to rummage through the local antique/thrift stores! I like going on my own, but it's so much nicer to share things you love with people you love.
Matt and my sister-in-laws are here in OKC with me, but they're all at work. I think I just need to get back to school. And get busy. Hello, last semester of nursing school! Woohoo!
But that's not until next week. Today, I think I'm going to check out a few antique stores. ;)

Gingerbread

Yesterday, Matt and I made gingerbread cookies! It is so wonderful being back together. I love cooking with him!!

We're definitely ready to close on our new house (hopefully next week!) and get all of our stuff out of storage. But for now, a glass works just fine for a rolling pin!
He did all the hard work. I just enjoyed them. ;) 

We both had wonderful Christmases with each of our families. We received thoughtful gifts, many of which we've already put to good use! Most of all, we loved being together with all of our family. Looking forward to another blessed year!!

Antiques and Motors and Antique Motors

This past weekend was perfect. Matt and I had such a wonderful time together, living life. He took me up in a plane! It was my first flight with him since he got his license! So fun!

These were our views from the plane! The leaves were a bit past prime and they definitely looked better on the ground, but they were still much better than Oklahoma.  

That was one of the Finger Lakes in Upstate New York.
And it was so wonderful getting to hang out with friends. We're going to miss them when we officially move back to Oklahoma!
Speaking of Oklahoma, BOOMER SOONER. I could not believe how much we dominated the University of Texas last weekend. We enjoyed every minute of it.
My favorite part of the whole weekend was getting to cook with and for Matt. We made excellent breakfasts (e.g. Sausage and Apple Pancakes with Maple Cinnamon Butter) (Whatt?!? Yes, it was as good as it sounds). And it actually felt like fall!! It didn't even get above 60 degrees except for one day! So of course, we made delicious soups.
And Matt took me to antique shops! How sweet is he? Then we went to a museum about Glenn H. Curtiss, the "Fastest Man on Earth," who broke the speed record with the motorcycle he built (one of the first!) in 1903. He also engineered the first airplanes and motor boats, so the museum was chock full of motors, progressing through the twentieth century. So we both got to enjoy our respective loves: antiques and motors. And we had a blast we each other while doing so.   
Loved every minute of this weekend. Wish we could do it all over again exactly the same. 
Hope y'all had great weekend too!

Porch Swing

We're still alive and kicking! Promise!
Nursing school just doesn't leave much time for blogging, you know. Here's one of my favorite pics of us for you in the meantime.

Jesus is wonderful. Life is beautiful.

Welcomed Home

This was one my favorite things to see upon entering the South Plains:

Beautiful. Of course, it would be so much better if the cotton could be twice this size, but it's still alive at least! For my friends from Pennsylvania and New York, that's how flat we're talking about here in West Texas.
More Southern greetings:
--Texas twisters (aka: dirt devils)
--shrubs (which I used to think were trees)
Things I miss from PA:
--real trees
--water
But as much as I loved the beauty of the Pennsylvania forests and mountains, I could never choose them over wide-open spaces and Texas sunsets.
It's good to be home.

A Little Hike

The other day, we went for a hike in the woods. It's been a bit more parched here than normal all summer long. The grass in our yard is dead, but the woods are still alive and kickin'! And so, we dove into the beauty.

I'm so glad I brought my camera. I usually rely on Matt for the expert photos, but there is something joyous about capturing something beautiful from your own perspective. My pictures look very different than Matt's (I would say less artistic, but we'll just leave it at different). I like that.

We saw this fallen tree. Remarkable.

He almost blends in to his surroundings.
Of all the pictures I took, this one is probably my favorite. I love roads and this one is so beautiful with the sun shining through the trees. And it reminds me of country life.

Beautiful!!

PA Picnic

Yesterday, Matt and I spent our Friday evening with a picnic. The weather was perfect at 80 degrees and cloudy. I couldn't think of a better way to spend time with my hubby.
We stopped by a drive-up BBQ place that was actually pretty good for Pennsylvania barbeque.
We brought along Bananagrams for a nice, competitive game in which Matt barely squeaked out a win. :) Just kidding. We were neck-and-neck the whole time. I love Scrabble games.
Our view from the hilltop park looked down upon our little town. That's the high school track where we run. Matt is training to run a 5K in less than 18 minutes. I'm training to run a 5K in less than an hour.

Isn't the greenery just beautiful?? That's one thing about PA that I will miss.
Hope y'all are having a wonderful weekend!!