The Ideal Weekend

 

This weekend was lovely...it included a couple of my favortie things..

~family

~fresh snow fall

~resting

~Hubby and Remi time

~Baking

Friday evening we spent resting with our sick pup. Good news, she is on the mend. We finally got her test results back which revealed a bacterial infection in her intestines. We also found out she has a very sensitive tummy, which I guess is common in german shepherds. We have to switch her to a sensitive tummy food and the only treats she can have are carrots and apples. We have to monitor her on this new diet for 3-4 weeks to see if it helps! Fingers crossed. She is such a snuggle bug when she isn't feeling well.



Saturday we had some family over for dinner. It was a great evening with delicious food, and a beautiful snow fall. I love my family so very much!

Sunday we got up early for church, then came home and cuddled in with some coffee and sunday morning TV. I also got the itch to bake a little, so going along with my 25 days of Christmas, here is my new favorite Christmas cookie: Chocolate Peppermint! So yummy! Remi even had fun helping :)

You can use any chocolate cookie recipie or boxed mix to make these cookies. Once they come out of the oven, you sprinkle crushed candy cane on top.

Then you press the candy cane pieces into the cookies with the bottom of a glass

Then enjoy! These are so simple and super delicious!! You have to try them!

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!

Jamie Leigh

Is it too early?

Did everyone have a good weekend? I sure did! Unfortunetly my computer charger died on me, so I can't do my weekend recap today...I have to be able to share pictures from our mini vacation! Hopefully I will have the new charger within a couple days! So this year, Christmas has been on my mind a LOT more than it usually is this early in Novemeber. I think it is because this is the first year Sean and I have our own home to decorate and celebrate at! SO the question of the day is... Is is to early to decorate??? Let me know what you think!? Usually my family has waited until after Thanksgiving, however I am so anxious and considering Christmas is my favorite holiday/time of year why not extend it a bit? The next debate is what color scheme should I go with. I have a couple in mind. White & Silver 

Silver and Gold

Red and Gold

Or  Red and Silver

What do you think?

Have a great day

Jamie Leigh

  

IT'S FRIDAY!

We finally made it! And I couldn't be more excited for this weekend!! Tonight we plan on relaxing, and I am going to work on my Shutterfly book of wedding pictures. I LOVE Shutterfly...I feel like it makes such a nicer looking display than a regular photo album. They also offer a ton of personalized gifts as well. You should definitely check it out if you haven't yet with the holiday season quickly approaching!  The rest of our weekend we will be going on a little road trip with our good friends Justin and Jessie who is over at I'm a Wife and Mama Now? We are heading up to a town a little south of Duluth MN and staying at a hotel/casino there. I am ready to gamble, dance, and let loose!  Us four always have so much fun together...here are a few pics from when we went to Vegas for Jessie's 21st birthday. 

I am ready to have a good time!

What are you doing this weekend?

Happy Friday

Jamie Leigh

 

Happy Fall Friday!

YAY! We have finally made it to Friday!! I still say it is unfair we have to work 5 days and only get 2 off...who came up with that idea? I am so excited for this weekend...it will be full of Fall fun! Fall is one of my FAVORITE times of year aside from Christmas. It is so beautiful, and I love all the Fall activities, scents, and decor.  

How can you not love Fall? GORGEOUS!

Tonight we are getting together with a group of friends to get scared at a haunted hay ride and corn maze. We went last year and it was by FAR the best hauted event I have ever been too so I am thrilled to go again. Best yet, Sean won free tickets in a contest! SCORE!

Saturday I am spending the day with my mom, sisters, and the boy I PCA for. Technically its working, but its hard for me to call it work when we are going shopping, baking cookies, making carmeled apples, and watching halloween movies! FUN!

Sunday I plan on relaxing with my husband (still love saying that lol), and getting some stuff done around the house....its so hard to find the motivation!

What are you doing this weekend??

Jamie Leigh

 

Another GREAT weekend comes to an end...

Why do weekends have to fly by SO quickly...the work week DRAGS and DRAGS and DRAGS but once the weekend is finally here it is gone before you know it! Even though it was too short, we definitely made the best out of our time, and I can say another GREAT weekend has come to an end.
Friday Sean and I were so pumped to watch the first MN Twins game of the season! We made some popcorn and cuddled in for the game! It didn't go as we hoped, and the Twins lost...but it was SO great to see them playing again! 
Saturday my mom, sister, and I went to pick out some flowers for the wedding! I want an assortment of fall colored flowers...something along these lines but with more red than orange.

YAY I am so excited to be crossing things off my list, it is coming so quickly! 
Saturday evening we celebrated my sister Jaclyn's 18th birthday at Olive Garden! YUM YUM! The salad and bread sticks are to die for! 
Sunday we went to church, watched some more baseball (the Twins won!!!!) then headed to our first marriage class! We filled out a "test" and are now awaiting the results which we will discuss during our next class! I am SUPER excited to learn more about Sean and our relationship. Even though we have been together for 8 1/2 years, there is always something new to learn! It keeps things exciting! 
I hope you had a wonderful weekend! 

It's Friday!

I am so SUPER excited for the weekend....by the time Friday is here I am definitely ready for some fun, rest, and relaxation! 
Before I get into my weekend plans, do any of you remember scooter city from when you were in elementary school? We started that today at work, and it totally brought me back to the good old days! Share your memories with me if you remember it!
Okay anyways! This weekend I get to spend time with a lot of my loved ones which is always the best!
I get to spend time with this handsome man

And this cute dog Skidoo.....Skidoo is Sean's family dog and has definitely made us want a dog of our own. He is so loving, sweet, fun, and has a huge personality on him! Isn't he cute?

 My aunt and cousin are also coming down from Duluth to do some shopping!

Sounds like another perfect weekend to me! I can't wait to be lazy, sleep in, and have time to just BE!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

Jamie Leigh

It's Friday! AND Happy Birthday Dad!

YAY for Friday, AND my dad's birthday! I have the most wonderful dad in the world!! Growing up he was the only guy in the house with 4 girls, needless to say he is the most caring, patient, and loving dad a girl could ever ask for!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD I LOVE YOU!

This weekend we will be going out to dinner to celebrate, can't wait!! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend ! 
Jamie Leigh

A LOVEly Valentines!

Wow, what a great weekend! It is bittersweet it is over....but I got to be thankful for everything that happened!
Friday night Sean and I went to my sister and her boyfriends house for dinner. He is an amazing cook, I felt like we were eating at a high class restaurant! Then we played some games and just hung out! 
Saturday we slept in, which was SO nice! Then we ran some errands and spent some time with my family. Saturday night was our double date night with Jessie and Justin to celebrate Valentines Day! It was definitely a blast, and SO delicious! 

My favorite ever dish, mushroom passion! I barley made a dent!

So I figured we were all done celebrating Valentines Day. Sean and I both work this evening, which is why we celebrated over the weekend....but when I got home from work this morning I came into my room to find flowers, chocolates, and the sweetest love letter from Sean. The letter starts by saying that he went card shopping and realized that no card could ever come close to saying how much he loves me, so he wrote one himself.....this is where I started crying! I am such a lucky girl to have such an amazing, caring, sweet, faithful fiance....I cannot express how excited I am to become his wife! 7 months 3 days until I Do!

Happy Valentines Day friends!!
Jamie Leigh

YAY for Friday!

I am SO glad this week is finally coming to an end!! Our weekend plans are kind of up in the air right now...we were suppose to go up north but it's looking like thats not going to happen, which I am okay with. I am a huge homebody, so it will be nice to just stay home and relax!
This afternoon I had my graduation meeting! I am so excited the end is getting close, it doesn't even seem real! 6 more weeks left! Tonight Sean and I are meeting up with some of our friends for dinner....Our friend Nicole is the reason Sean and I met, she has been my best friend since we were 3. She is so fun and I can't wait to see her! 

Saturday I plan on sleeping in as LATE as I can, which will probably only be like 8 haha. Afterwards Sean and I are contemplating switching to AT&T to get iPhones. My contract is up in April with my current service provider, but right now there is an amazing deal on iPhones...tough decision. 
Sunday we will obviously be watching the super bowl! I am more excited for the food, commercials, and socializing then I am for the actual game. Sean is making buffalo chicken chip dip, so delicious! 
I hope you all have a spectacular weekend!!! 
Jamie Leigh

Friday is here!!!

I cannot express how EXCITED I am it is Friday....This has been such a long, stressful week with final projects and exams at school. I will be so relieved when next Wednesday rolls around and I will be DONE!

Last night Sean had his graduation! Here are a few pics :-) Some got blurry...ugh my camera was on the wrong setting somehow, so frustrating! 

This would have been so cute if it wasn't blurry :-(

After the ceremony we went out to celebrate! We enjoyed a delicious dinner and dessert! We were both OVERLY full afterwards!

This weekend will be pretty relaxed for us. We plan on having a relaxing movie night tonight! Tomorrow we have some plans with our friends Jessie and Justin to have a double date. I love double dates, especially tomorrows! We are exchanging gifts, seeing a movie, and most likely cooking dinner! SO FUN!

Sunday we have church in the morning of course. Afterwards Sean has been dying to start up the snowmobile and go out riding. Depending on the weather we will probably do that!

What are you looking forward to this weekend? Are you finished with your Christmas shopping? Only 7 days until Christmas EVE!

Jamie Leigh

Weekend Recap!

Well another wonderful weekend has come and gone! I am okay with that this week because I only have 2 days of work! So technically it is Thursday today!! WAHOO!!
So Friday night I spent with my sweetheart! We just relax, talked, and as I like to say fell in love even more! Not seeing Sean as much lately really has made me cherish our time together, and every time I DO get to spend with him, I fall in love all over again :)
Saturday we did a TON of Christmas shopping! They had some really great "before black Friday" sales....weird I know, it kind of defeats the purpose of black Friday, but we saved a LOT of money! My wonderful dad bought Sean and I a dining room table! This year we decided to start collecting stuff for when we move out! So exciting! We also got a TV stand from Sean's mom. They are matching real wood, its called Espresso, so beautiful! Here is the TV stand we got...isn't it great? I love the dark rich wood! 

My  kitty Oliver doesn't know what to think of all the furniture boxes....look at him being so silly! He flattens his ears to try to hide, he has such a personality!

My mom also finished up getting gifts for my two little sisters Jaclyn and Jodell. It was fun helping her pick out things for them! Saturday night we went over to our dear friends Jessie and Justin's house! We cooked some delicious wild rice soup (dying to get the recipe), and played some Wii, it was a great time! 

Sunday we officially became members of the church Sean and I are getting married in! It was such a great service, and afterwards they hosted cake and coffee to welcome us! Besides church, we pretty much stayed inside and had another relaxing day. The weather here in MN has been gross....the roads are like ice rinks! We took the truck out of park Sunday morning and it slid all the way down the driveway, so slippery! Today isn't much better either.....Please send us your prayers that weather will be okay for travel Thursday morning. We are suppose to head up to Duluth MN to spend Thanksgiving with my family. I will be really disappointed if the weather prevents us from going :( 

Have a happy Monday everyone!! 

Jamie Leigh 

 

Time to just BE

We finally made it to Friday! It has been such a busy week, I am looking forward to a weekend of relaxing, and hanging out, just like the kitty above. Isn't he cute?

 I remember being younger I use to always want to have something going on, I would never want to just sit home. The past year has really shown to me how important it is to have time to just BE...be with your family, be with your friends, be home relaxing....time that is not actually on a time limit...time when you don't have to be following a schedule and be worried about being somewhere. This is what my weekend will be about :)

Sean has to work all day Saturday, so I will definitely be sleeping in and spending time at home until he gets off work. Saturday night is DATE NIGHT :) I am so excited to go out with my man and have one on one time to just talk and BE together. We are trying to think of a new restaurant to try....any suggestions?

Sunday our friends from high school invited us to lunch at this Italian restaurant they have been dying to try. Its like a build your own pasta dish type thing, sounds fun! It will be nice to catch up with them, its been too long! As usual, Sunday will be our catch up day as well to finish any homework, and get things taken care of that we need to. 

I wanted to share the link to the recent sister/mama shoot the wonderful Ria from  {Ri Photography}  and from Life as a Wife! blessed us with! We are planning on using these pictures for Christmas present for my Dad and other family members. It was so fun to get us all together, it is rare now a days :( 

Click HERE to Check them out!

Have a fabulous Friday and wonderful weekend everyone!!!

Jamie Leigh