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Making Our House A Home

After we received our orders to stay at Ft. Sill, Jamie agreed to locate the "lost" stud-finder and help make our house a home.  I have a long list of things I still want to do, but we have accomplished a good bit with little money and a short amount of time.

~Homemade Chalkboard + Drippy Candles in Bottles = Thank-You, Pinterest~

We have a lot of big wall spaces in the house we are in now, and I don't think we moved a single piece of wall art from Georgia.  My friend Rachel encouraged (and inspired) me to create meaningful spaces based on who we are and where we've been.  I was really excited about this Opekta Jam print...10 points for knowing the history behind it. :) 

Rachel also encouraged me to hang my aprons in the kitchen.  It adds so much color to the room.  

And our favorite furniture shop in town had a mega sale last week.  I still haven't decided where I'm going to put it, but could you pass it up???

October Coffee

Tonight's coffee was held at A Pigment of Your Imagination.   We all choose a piece of pottery to paint.  It was so much fun to see all of the creative ideas; kudos to the girls who hosted the event.

There was lots to chat about tonight, as today we found out where we will all be going (or staying).  Rachel and I are staying, along with some other sweet ladies.

CAUTION: FUN TIMES AHEAD!

We're putting our heads together to plan next month's coffee.  This month's activity will be hard to beat.

Stay tuned to see what our pottery looks like after the firing process.

And if pottery ain't your thang,

never fear!

In Lawton, 

quality questionable entertainment 

is always near.

Pioneer Woman Favorites

This past week was busy.  We weren't home Monday evening, Tuesday evening, Wednesday evening, or Thursday evening.  So last night, we were excited to stay home.  And I was excited to finally cook our own dinner. 

I made Cajun Chicken Pasta, from The Pioneer Woman Cooks website.  Dinner was served at 8:30, but it was really good--worth the wait.  I made this Cajun Spice Mix, and I used whole wheat fettuccine--which I'm positive negated the unhealthiness of the heavy whipping cream.  I do think that next time I will use less chicken and add some Polish sausage and shrimp.  I also think that this recipe tied with Fancy Macaroni for my all-time favorite PW recipe....another recipe that I feel is healthy because I use whole wheat macaroni.  I've made Fancy Macaroni four times, and, one time, I forgot the goat cheese.  We love goat cheese, but we actually liked the dish better without it.

I would love to know if you've tried any PW recipes, and if so, which ones are your favorites.  There isn't enough butter in Comanche County for me to try them all myself.

Life as of Late.

1. I've been spending way too much time on Pinterest.

2. I'm currently in the middle of a 4-day workshop, known as GSAS (Growing Spouses Army Strong).  Yes, we are learning more than which fork to use first, and what to wear to certain events.  It really has been great, and, as it's currently only offered at Ft. Sill, I feel very fortunate to be a part of it. 

3. Lawton's International Day was yesterday...

 It was a blast.

Complete with gyros,

and belly-dancing.

I know you want to come visit.  

4. Our spirits lifted when we found an excellent restaurant in a neighboring town.  Sharing the meal with our sweet friends made it even better.  

5. I've been busy organizing my treasures.  

It's okay. 

Be jealous.

FSU vs OU: Part 2

Let me just begin by saying, it could have been worse.

This is my new friend, Rachel.  We were in the same unit at Benning, and we knew of each other, but we were both busy.  We were busy enjoying our time with our redeployed husbands.  And both of us were close to family, so we were busy driving home on the weekends to visit them.  

But now, we're in Lawton.  And we're realizing how much we have in common.  

So what if Rachel went to OU and I went to FSU?  We both have Converse shoes in our school colors. 

We both enjoy food.  All kinds of food.

Game Night Menu:

Artichoke & Spinach Dip 

Picadillo with Tortilla Chips

Veggies & Dip

Wing Street Wings

Oreo Football Cookie Balls

Garnet and Gold Cupcakes

If you would like the Oreo Football Cookie Balls recipe, you can simply click the link.  If you would like the Artichoke & Spinach Dip recipe, you'll have to chant "Florida State is still really great" at least five times...in public.  The Picadillo recipe was, by the way, the most requested recipe of the evening.  It's one of my favorite appetizers, and the recipe is from my Uncle Chris.  We miss you, Uncle Chris!  Thank you for sharing your yummy recipe.

Give me one minute, and I'll be back on track. 

We have some more new friends,  Dave and Alyssa.  They are such a sweet couple.  And they aren't really fans of OU or FSU, so they agreed to come over and be our peacemakers...just in case things got out of hand.

Jamie and I were pretty good sports, as OU had a slight lead for most of the game.  The OU fans, well...what could they say?  They were expecting to have the lead.

So there was much shock, screaming, and excitement when FSU tied the game in the 4th quarter.

We had to send a picture-text to my friend Gina, the other second-grade teacher at my school.  She's a mega OU fan.

I'm glad that I'm a pretty fast texter, as our moment of glory didn't last long.

 Yes, OU scored.

And they won.

And that was it.  FSU played well.  OU played a bit better.  But both teams look good.  And we had a great time.  :)  

FSU vs OU: Part 1

Well, the build-up to this game has been fun...

Now, it's game day. 

 

*enter scary music*