I play my drum for Him

Hello friends! I had such a fun night! Kayla and I had an adventure in the kitchen. I am might proud of both of us if I might say so! I wont keep you waiting......I know you want to see our masterpiece! Drumroll please( not pun intended)..................................................................

Drummer Boy Cake

I think we did pretty great! What do you think?

My hands are clean I promise! Just a little chocolate icing!

So I should probably explain why we had a wild hair to bake this cute cake right? My church is having a Winter Rose Ceremony. Its something that is lead by the choir during the Christmas season. Its actually my first year to go to it, so I am very excited. I decided to be a host at a table and invited 6 wonderful women in my life to enjoy the night with me! As a host, I provide a dessert and this was my choice. Its really not as complicated as I thought it would be. Kayla and I learned that if we follow a recipe, it will go a lot smoother! We had fun while Chad, Kaylas sweet boyfriend, played photgrapher and watched Knight and Day. He doesnt want to admit it, but he was WISHING he was head chef in this little bake off we had!

Alright I have an early morning and a wedding shower to go to tomorrow! One of the sweetest friends I know is getting married in July! I am so excited to see her next chapter in life take off! Tomorrow is an ornament shower for their first Christmas tree. All this just gets me excited about meeting my Mr Right and doing all the fun stuff! My turn will come! For now, Ill just keep my eyes on God and let him show me where he wants me to go! (Its still fun to think about though!)

Victoria

Oh Thursday, why are you so busy?

Isnt a day off supposed to be a when Im OFF the hook of working? Not this gal. Im betting for the next year, there will be no such thing as a day off, just a day away from the hair world!

Im just going to vent for a second. My three fears in life are mascots, mouse traps, and jumping a car off when the battery is dead. I think these are all childhood fears that will never go away. Ive faced all 3 since Ive been older and I still am scared...to...death. Well, last night I get in my car to leave work and guess what!! Oh yes, my battery is dead. That ticking noise just makes my blood boil! Haha... Well my wonderful boss jump started my car for me, not to mention played a joke on me while I was taking the cable off the 2 cars, making me think the car just BLEW up in my face. I get to my new :) house, and get to work. Time to go home after a long night of painting right? You are very wrong. Dead again! So right now a day later, my lovely green xterra is sitting in my new driveway. I got to lug around the HUGE truck. Im just trying not to turn my new yard into a junk yard yet, so Ill be dealing with my battery tonight! Wish me luck.

I got started at 530 this morning at the gym, then off the paint some doors so we could lay the rest of the floor upstairs! Looks great! I went to Hernando to pick out cabinets! They will be measuring Monday! They say it takes 2 to 4 weeks, which is a lifesaver. The first place I looked at takes 8 weeks!

The second best part of my day was picking up my new tv!

42 inch Vizio. I heard good things and it was a good price at Sams Club! I sure hope its a good tv!

So the best part of the day was showing off my new house to 2 great friends! Im so glad Nicole and Caitlin got to see my "before" version of the house! They had some good ideas I will definitely use! Girls, get ready to decorate! Ill need help.

Well im ready to get in bed and watch the rest of The Santa Clause. That and Elf are my two favorite Christmas movies! Goodnight!

Victoria

Busy Bee

Hello friends, hope everyones Tuesday has been wonderful. I dont know why, but once it hits 430 in the afternoon, I completely lose it. I count up everything I have to do after work, which has been about a million things ever since I got the house. Dont get me wrong! I love fixing up the house! Its just a lot thrown at me. Lots of quick expensive decisions to make. Not my best skill! I just have to remember to BREATHE and let God take over.

I did get to have lunch with Kayla today! She brought Pennys Pantry to my work! It was a nice break in the day to have a lot of laughs with her.

My floors! One rooms is almost complete! It looks like a half way home now! I chose a dark wood laminate floor from Suplus Warehouse, some of the best prices I have seen! They are so helpful and very patient (dealing with my crazy self). I cant wait for them to be done. Ive decided against the color I had picked for my master bedroom. I was going with Mississippi Mud, but now I think I need a more pleasant color for where I will be most! I have it in my room that will be a closet(yay!!) and I love it more and more everyday, but I think I need another color for my bedroom. My guest bedroom is Green Aloe. My kitchen will be Red Caboose, and my living room color is called Journal Cover. Dont judge on the names! Just wait for pictures!

                  My Closet! haha Yes a whole room. I can think of a few ladies that will love this idea ;).

OK time for some rest! Have a wonderful week! Pictures of the "before" house are coming soon I promise!

Victoria

Grab a rake!

My lazy Thursdays are gone! Not for good, but for a good while! I am very proud of how productive I was today. Most Thursdays are spent THINKING of what I need to do.
It all started at 5 30 am. GREAT morning workout with Connie. He knows how to kick my butt with those workouts!
Then off to the house to let the plumber take a look at my pitiful little house!(Not for long though!) I get to have my kitchen exactly how I want it! So exciting. A womans kitchen is the most important place in the house. I can already feel the warmth of my kitchen. Hopefully full of many dinners with friends and family!
 After that I was off to buy paint for the garage. Summer Pecan was the quick choice. I can barely wait to see it finished. It will be the first thing completely done in the house!
I also picked up all my stuff for Operation Christmas Child. I felt like I was in tears the whole time I was shopping. It makes me happy I can make a childs day, but also breaks my heart they have to rely on someone across the world for everyday things. Hopefully I get a note back! That would make MY day!
I was off to Hernando to have lunch and drop my box off to my best friend Kayla! Im loving that I get to see her at least once a week!
The rest of the day was filled with raking leaves...well years worth of leaves. And one of my sweet friends helped me load the old (yucky) cabinets in the trailer to be thrown away. I can always count on him to help me out.

Wish it wasnt a picture OF a picture but thats all I have for now! My cozy home to be! With lots of free leaves! How generous right!

Well Tomorrow is the most wonderful day of the year( just kidding but very close to it!) The Molly Ringwalds! I am so so so so excited!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Victoria

A Big Adventure

These past 6 months of kickboxing finally came in handy. Oh yes, I kicked down walls in the garage this weekend! It was the most fun I've had in a long time! We also pulled out cabinets... With our bare hands! We are going to try to do most of the labor ourselves. I think we will figure out that we need more help than we are thinking haha! I am just so happy right now. God has given me so much good news lately. I just feel his love so much. I have great friends who want to help, wonderful family that is supporting me more than I could ever imagine, and a wonderful job that will make it possible to actually pay bills. No one could make that happen besides God. He is so good!
Kayla and I have been doing our own bible study until our group gets back together after the new year. I love growing closer to God with her! We have so much in common that there is never any pressure to be someone else with her! We just got done with a discipleship training at my church! I think we both got a lot out of it!
This is the weekend I've been waiting for. The...Molly......Ringwalds!! Ahh I can't wait! An 80s night with my friends! And then tailgating and football game with my Starkville friends!
Hope everyones tuesday is wonderful, even with this rain!
Victoria

Home Improvement

So first of all I have to tell a sweet story. Our bible study ended a couple of weeks ago, how sad right? Well at the very end, I was gathering my things and bam. One of the best surprises Ill ever have happened to me. They said, "So we have something for you". I looked around because I didnt really think they were talking to me. Then Kayla magically pulled out a present from her bag. You can ask them, I was shocked! I started opening it up and immediately started crying. They all got together and bought me a new Bible!

This is one of the most special gifts I have ever been given! I still feel so much love for these girls because they did this for me. They knew I had been carrying around my mothers old Bible. And when I say old, I mean my birth was recorded in it. I just want to thank them again! They are true friends that I will always cherish, along with my wonderful bible! And the best part is they wrote all our names in it! Ill keep it forever!

My other special new is.......I BOUGHT A HOUSE! Yes! Thats right! And the even better news! Ill live right around the corner from my family in Back Acres Country Club!! Yes we found a great deal. Much needed improvements though. I will be in by summer we are planning. Most likely before then! I cant wait to share this big adventure with you. God blessed me so much. Ive been praying hard on this one, and praise the Lord, He answered BIG TIME! Pictures soon to come! Dont expect too much though! There is lots to do! I pay in food so if anyone wants to help, youll have a full belly at the end of the day! My life has just taken off since I moved home from Starkville. I think I need a break from growing up for a couple months! This will keep me busy though for sure!

I found out yesterday and already picked out cabinets! Haha! I didnt realize that I know exactly what I want... Many tears will come Im sure, but it will all be worth it. Ill have to share my story of how my family told me the bank took the offer! Its so so sweet!

Well its about time for my classes at the gym! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Victoria

Dont go weekend!

How is it already 4:00 on Sunday!? I didn't get nearly enough done this weekend. It was a good one though! Some of my favorite people came to stay with us! Coach Dukes and his wife Diana! I have missed them so much since they moved to the coast, but they are coming back FOR GOOD in May. I cant wait for the summer on their houseboat!

We all went to the Ole Miss game this weekend, and despite the loss, we had a wonderful time grovin! I got to see some of my friends I miss so dearly. I brought my overnight bag just in case, but guess where I was by 9 pm? In my bed, fast asleep! I just cant handle all day events anymore. We left by half time and headed to the grove. Ill share a few pictures that I got!

The first is my lovely mother and I. The second is of one of my best friends in the whole wide world Devin :). I was bummed that I got so tired and had to go home, but there are always other games to stay!

The only thing I did not enjoy this weekend was a flat tire! Oh yes, completely flat! How convenient for the weekend huh? So now I'm stealing my parents cars and bumming rides! It doesnt seem right to steal a car to go to church does it?  Good thing you are driving tomorrow, Kayla ;)!

Well that about wraps up this weekend, the good stuff anyways!


Have a wonderful rest of the day!

Victoria