Time to play catch up, questions and answers and awards Oh MY!

Happy Sunday! I hope you all had a fan-tabulous weekend! Hubby and I just got back a few hours ago and I am completely whipped! I've been sitting on the couch trying to play blog catch up, hoping for a few cute trick-or-treaters and sipping on some Spiced Apple Cider... yummmm!!!!! Another reason why I oh so LOVE fall! I am planning on doing a seperate post on our trip soo much much much MORE to come! Anywho....

I was give this award by some of my WONDERFUL blog friends

Tasha @Everything Happens for a Reason

Sarah @Butterfly Chic

Kit@A Step into My Life

To accept the Versatile Blogger Award the rules are:

{1}: Thank and link back to who gave you the award.

{2}: Share 7 things about yourself.

{3}: Pass it along to 7 blogs you've recently discovered and enjoy!

{4}: Leave the recipients a note, telling them about the award.

MMKKK Soo 7 things about me (I should be good at this part)

ONE: I recently got married- August 21, 2010 to be exact. My husband and I went from long distance relationship to living under the same roof and it is AMAZING. He is such a blessing in my life

TWO: I am the biggest daddy's girl you will ever meet. My daddy is my biggest fan and he is my heart. I am who I am today because of him (I promise I'm not a sappy person at ALL- just daddy stuff :)

THREE: I am a true Southern Bell from Tennessee. I love Nashville! However we recently moved to Marietta, GA for hubby to finish up his schooling. The goal is to get back to Nashville where he can start his practice.

FOUR: We have two amazing "girls" (dogs) that are our world. They are both big mutts but they completely have us tied around their paws! It's quite pathetic

FIVE: My dream would be to open an Etsy shop and a real business one day. I would love to make decorations professionally as well as run an event planning business.

SIX: I am completely utterly over the top OBSESSED with Tennessee Volunteers Football. I have been like this my whole life. Nothing and I mean NOTHING comes between me and my football *except really not nice inconsiderate people who decide to get married in the fall :)*

SEVEN: I cannot wait to be a stay at home mom. My ultimate goal (one day) is to have 2 children and stay at home with them full time!

Now its time to pass along to some of my favorite girls and blogs!

Rebekah@ Life with the Edwards

Molly@The Fushia News

Amber@ The Survival Guide for the Young, Fabulous and Newlywed

Caroline@Simply Smithwick

Smiling is Good for your Teeth

Kara@ The Pickerill Life

Lauren@ Lauren and Brett's Blog

Mmmkkk~! Hopefully I did this right!! I have a pounding headache- I think its from the altitude change so off to relax I go! More to come tomorrow!



Thoughtless Thursday

Hooking up with the always Funny Katie for Thoughtless Thursday! Her blog is just too cute and always so freaking funny! Anywho- here is my thoughtlessness and thoughts as of 10:00am eastern standard time (T minus 2 hours to go)

Lots of wine this weekend

beautiful fall in the mountains

homey cabin time

Spending time with these guys

Warm cozy fireplace all weekend!!

 

 

 

THE END



Off to the Mountains we go....

Its FINALLY here!! Its time for mini vacay couples weekend in the mountains and I am ohh sooo excited I can hardly contain myself as I sit here and work and try to look focused!! I cannot wait to spend time with the girls- we used to see each other soo much more before that little thing called life, marriage, moving, jobs came into play! There are just some friends in life that just "get" you- these are certainly some of them! And not to mention our hubbys all get along which certainly help! Speaking of hubbys- mine is slowly getting better. Still trying to milk it for all its worth but he is better enough now I can call him out on it! MEN! Anywho- soo I figured I would jump to the blog challenge since I will be out and Lord knows I will be in no mood to blog when we get back Sunday (taking a whole box of wine- hopefully that will be enough  :)

OUR CABIN :)

LOVE these girls!

Day 18-Something you regret

This one is a toughy- I don't really have anything huge I regret really. Yes, I have the million little things I wish I did, SAID or acted differently but I have always tried to never regret anything, think before I act and live life to my fullest potential... so yea- not much here- CRAZY coming from the girl who has a thought on EVERYTHING as hubby would say

Day 19-Something you miss

This is a bit easier:

I miss seeing my daddy a lot more often- right now its about once a month which is really hard for me.. phhssshh not going any further there

I miss my great grandfather- those were such good innocent young memories

I miss living in Tennessee- the comfort of my home state

I really miss my friends

Sometimes and only sometimes I miss my old job- I gave my whole heart to that job and the people there became some of my greatest friends. I love my new job in Atlanta but it's just not the same quite yet

I miss my wedding day (is that allowed)?! :)

I miss our honeymoon even more

Day 20-Nicknames

This is a fun one! I have had MANY

Jess

Jessie

Jessica Lauren (uhh ohh I'm in trouble)

Put (my last name was Putman)

Put Put (original)

Put Mut

Putman

JP

YEP that about wraps it up!

Day 21-Picture of yourself

**I am NOT a fan of pictures of just me- UGH!!

Pretty Bridal

Typical me always in sunglasses

Even more typical me being stupid!

MMMKKK well off to get some work done *or at least try* and leaving work midday to head home, check of the hubby's to-do list today and head on out!! Hope you all have a fantabulous rest of the week and weekend! See you MONDAY!!!!

**OK OK I might come back for thoughtless thursday GEEZZ**

Day 17-Something you're looking forward to

Happy Hump Day!! YIIPPEEE!!! For me this means my last full day of work for this week- tomorrow I am working a half day and then headed up to good ole Tennessee Mountains for a relaxing weekend with my favorites! Two of my bestest friends and their hubby and soon to be hubby will be joining as well~ Its going to be a long weeekend full of relaxing, fires, hot tub, grilling out, shopping, drinking lots of wine and FOOTBALL! What more can you ask for than a cozy weekend in the mountains in the fall! AHH I'm going to be in heaven

ANYWHO ok So Day 17 blog challenge.... Something I'm looking forward to:

Well besides the above mini vacay here is my bucket list

• Buying a house with hubby- I dream about this daily
• Hubby graduating from Chiro school (aka 2 salaries instead of 1)
• Becomming a Mom- this one is big, just NOO time soon.
• Being close to friends and family again
• One day following my true passion career wise- I would love to be my own boss, an event planner or decorator preferably!
• ONE day getting to walk out on the field of Neyland Stadium (where Tennessee plays)
• Renewing our vows- YES YES we just got married but I loved every minute of our wedding and our vows and one day I really want to renew our vows and tell hubs all over again how much he truly means to me

THE END! HAPPY HUMP DAY!!

Top Two Tueaday- Halloween or Fall crafts/decor/party ideas



SOO I just had to join this one since HELLO my entire September and October have been consumed with Fallish crafts

1. Mantle decorated- check

2. Fall centerpiece- check

3. Fall coffee filter wreath- check

4- Pumpkin topiary- check

5-Pumpkin decorating- check

6. Fall wreaths in place- check

7. Pumpkin centerpiece created- check

I've been a busy girl!

Inspiration from House of Hepworths

My coffee filter wreath! This was super cute but very time consuming!

Our 1st pumpkin 19 pounds later!

The Topiary was by far my favorite and cutest- however it DIED within 4 days of creation! I would definitely do this again IF and only IF I could make it live a bit longer! That was wwaayyy too much work for only a couple days

You can make your own pumpkin topiary HERE

MMKK so I know this is more than 2 but I'm not very good at following along in blog rules :) Happy Tuesday

Day 16 Dream House

Oh this is a fun one for me! Houses, decorating, house searching is one of my top FAVORITES! Anything related to house I just love- maybe thats why I have every possible home magazine on my coffee table sitting at home! Good news I'm only behind 4 magazines to read now! I could really use 1 day off of work a week to just read my home magazines! MMKKK without further ado it's now time to fight with blogger picture uploader and cuss a lot show my dream house(s)

OK so it depends on the place: my southern dream home would definitely be that southern charm house with the big front porch

UMM hello dream front porch

I love the bigg stunning look here!

 How much more southern can you get here?!

The back outdoor area is AMAZING here

Catch the trend?! I love the homeyness and the big porches and the southern charm of it all!!

Now if we are going to mansion style/ ocean front it changes everything :)

And I guess if a girl has to dream....

Annnddd a few extras :)

That was tooo much fun! Happy Tuesday!

Catch up Days- 13, 14 and 15 OH MY

Ok now its time for a normal civilized blog post. Unlike the one earlier today where I was about to pee my pants in excitement for our wedding pics to FINALLY make their debut. Now I just need to get the CD from my photographer and Shutterfly HERE I COME! MMKKK soo lets get down to it. I was hoping to blog tonight (which hopefully will still happen) but I now have a sick hubby who will milk it to the very end (someone please give me an AMEN to this phenomenon of men when they are sick) so I'm sure I will be tending to his every need including homemade soup. Good wife award goes to me for today!

Day 13- Goals

• To be a good wife- this wife concept is still new at times
• To have a LOT more patience with myself, my husband, my family and everyone else I encounter daily
• Continue my walk with God faithfully and completely along this path we call life
• Save more money
• Buy a house
• Pay off my car
• Lose 10 pounds (who doesn't want this)
• Be an exceptional granddaughter, daughter, friend, colleague and support to all those I know
• Relax and enjoy the little things in life
• Stress LESS
• Stay in town more so I can go to church

Day 14- Picture I Love

Ummm please reference the blog below for 995 pictures I am completely utterly in love and OBSESSED with at the moment. Besides that.... this one kinda tops the cake

Day 15- Bible Verse

MMKKK soo there are a few. And they all are relatively 'popular' verses but they have their own very special meaning to me.

"I can do all things through Christ, Who strengthens me" Phil 4:13

1 Corinthians 13

1If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

**This is such a powerful verse. It was read at our wedding and truly is held closely to my heart. If a marriage can live off this verse alone you can survive and endure the hardest of times and the greatest of times.

Hope you all have had a wonderufl Monday!!

Quick Post- WEDDING PICTURES ARE HERE

HAPPY MONDAY TO ME!

Don't have time to post this morning but HAD HAD HAD HAD HADDDD to share! Happy viewing!!

http://www.pictage.com/940764



Day 12 What I believe and the Weekend

Happy Happy oh Happy FRIDAY!!! Yippeee! It's been a long week and when a fun weekend is impending it's even longer!! After work today (and the long horrible no fun commute home) hubby and I are headed to home sweet home Nashville! This weekend is homecoming for MTSU (where we went to college)! Tomorrow morning I will be meeting up with all my AOII Alum girls for memosas and to watch the parade! Then its off to good ole tailgating time followed by my loyal support at the football game going somewhere to watch the Tennessee Alabama game! I mean HELLO who has homecoming on the same day as a UT game-and I can't even say BIG UT game because lets go ahead and face it.... not so much this year. But I love my Vols and NOTHING (that I am aware of) could make me miss my Vols! Fun weekend with friends friends and more friends that I miss oh so much here in Georgia! It's just not the same without my good girlfriends to talk to and have those weeknight dinner and wine nights!

MMKKK Soo what I believe:

I believe in my Lord Jesus Christ.

I believe he died on the cross for my sins

I believe he is a forgiving God, an everlasting God and a protecting God.

I believe God has a plan for my life and I am not in control

I believe I am sooo truly blessed everyday

I believe in Tennessee Football :)

I believe in my husband and that he is in school to one day provide for me and our family- even though daily it can be a struggle.

I believe I have the most amazing Daddy in the whole world. I believe he is a gift from God and without him I honestly would not be here today- another topic :)

I believe everything happens for a reason- it makes us stronger and wiser and because of this I am a fighter

UMMM it's friday and I'm not much more creative than this today :) MMKKKK

I leave you with the coolest quote ever:

Wreath Props

MMMKK soo for anyone who keeps up with my blog you will know I am extremely Craft Happy- if only I didn't have that little thing called a J-O-B phhsshh and had to pay B-I-L-L-S I would soo start up my own Etsy site and make crafts and go to craft fairs and just be perfectly dandy! I could be like a super special consultant for Hobby Lobby and travel all over the country teaching my crafts- mmkk Im done now!! BUT I just had to do a quick props to my friend Molly over at The Fuschia News I have been hearing about her craft day that she had and she finally got me some pictures up! Soo now I think I'm going to hire all these girls for wishingful dreaming above :) Take a look at some of these things: LOVE

UMMM WOW?!

LOVE the warmness and eggplant color in this

How cute and funky with the animal print!!

Motivation for the day ladies- WREATH making at it's finest! MMKK back to work and daydreaming :)

Day 11 Favorite TV Shows

Quick and Simple huh?! It's Thoughtless Thursday today- MY FAVORITE so we are going to hop skip and jump through the blog challenge so i will have plenty of time of Thoughtless Thursday

Favorite Shows:

(Now that the wedding is over this list is growing)

LOVE my Desperate Housewives- I have been watching this for many years now! It just gets more and more twisted and I love IT

Depending on the season I usually LOVE some DWTS! This season is ehhh....decent! Not my fav but gotta add it to the list

One of my new favorites- They are just the coolest couple!! LOVE my Guiliana and Bill- not to mention she is freaking BEAUTIFUL!

Next I think is every girl's guilty pleasure The Real House Wives of.... EVERYWHERE! This show is addicting- Atlanta, Orange County, Beverly Hills Ahh it just keeps getting better! I can watch this show for DAYS

NEXT (told you I had a lot) is Good ole Storm Chasers- I have always been so fascinated with weather and storms. My dream would to be a meteorologist one day! I used to make my daddy take me out if there was a tornado and everytime there is a big weather something going on- you can forget my attention to anything except the radar and pictues! Hurricanes- ohh even better when Anderson Cooper is hanging on to a light post trying to report the weather :) LOVE! MMKK

Last but not least- this show is an ADDICTION! Even though my wedding is over this show is just soo freaking addicting. Hubby HATES when I get on my Say Yes to the Dress marathons but they are amazing!

Close seconds (as if I dont already have enough) would be Sister wives, E! News (thats a show right), NCIS- Hubby is obsessed and House Hunters! Okk that wraps it up for me and crappy blogger picture uploader that is NOT participating today!!

Happy TV Shows ;)