November 25th, 2010
Today was obviously Thanksgiving. Jason, Jordan, and I slept in all morning and finally awoke and made breakfasts. We were out of milk... so, no pancakes. We decided on biscuits. Very scrumptious. On a side note: Last night we all had trouble going to sleep. We were all wide awake and in a very laughing mood. At one point I said to Jason "Thanks Cupcake." I've never called him cupcake before, but I thought it would be funny. He responded with.... "Biscuit." Uh...? I began to laugh and asked him what kind of nickname is "biscuit." Apparently Jason thought I was just randomly naming food items.... Only Jason would not find that odd and would actually begin naming food items as well. :^) This is why I love him. I informed him later that "cupcake" is a nickname whereas "Biscuit" is a breakfast. He has been calling me "biscuit" all day!
After breakfast and showering we headed to Gwinnett for Thanksgiving at Pam and Jerry's. It was scrumptious and very good to see them again. We always have a good time at their house. They gave me a wonderful apron! It is Christmas themed, which is great! Once we left we decided we need to try and see them more. We've enjoyed their company so much this past week!! It'll be great to see them more.
In Pam, Jerry, and Jordan's new driveway
The view on the way to my parent's place.
We headed to Newnan to then have Thanksgiving day dinner at my parent's home. It was delicious! We were already full but couldn't help eating more. My mom, being an amazing Costco shopper bought three... yeah, three... ginormous pies for desert! Yummm. We all reminisced about old times as kids. I brought up a book I had read at school called "Thunder Cake." Everyone immediately looked at me like I was crazy. . . I tried like four times to tell them I was serious and that I didn't make the book up. No one believed me. They all just kept joking about how adding the word "thunder" makes anything sound awesome. Jason, being so freaking amazing, actually looked the book up and found it on his iphone while they laughed at me!!! It's real and I could show them a picture! (P.S. about how you have to bake a cake during a thunderstorm... good book.)
Us eating...
Mom's three kids with her three pies. :^) This is why we love her
Normal...
Strange...
Us women people
No need to explain.
Yes!!!!
:^)
Anyway, Thanksgiving was wonderful and I really enjoyed it! Tomorrow I am looking forward to date night with Jason! We are going to see Harry Potter :^) So excited! We've been planning to see it for a long time.
Things I, DaNae Brown, am thankful for:
Amazing family
For now belonging to Jason's family too!
For my loving, crazy, intelligent, and stunningly handsome husband who always makes me laugh
Fun nephews :^)
Loving friends
Our home that is safe and cozy
For Charlie Brown
Yummy food
Fluffy, smelly, playful animals
Jobs and income
For all the amazing love and laughter the people in my life have given me!
Harry Potter
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Day Before Thanksgiving!
November 24th, 2010
Our Thanksgiving began almost an entire week before actual Thanksgiving. Last Friday we had our family night group over at our home for a get together. I made the turkey and everyone else brought casseroles and pumpkin pie. It was super good. Jason and I had bought a 16 lb turkey and took it out the Wednesday before to thaw. . . yeah, it didn't work. Frozen solid. We had already unwrapped it on Thursday night to brine it. We put it in cold water overnight, hopping it would unfreeze quickly. It didn't. What we forgot is that water could get in the center of the frozen turkey and create a massive frozen ball. Yeah... luckily four hours before everyone came over it had unfrozen. No time to brine, we bought an injector thing and put the brine in that way. It worked just as well and was a lot less trouble that way! We're doing that from now on. Anyway... amazing food! We also picked names for secret santa... I'm pretty sure I know who got who cause I like to guess and I think I'm right :^) I'm excited.
Family night group!
Amazing "rolled in the grass" turkey of ours :^) It is on the plate my in-laws gave us... same one they used for our wedding cake :^)
Our second weird picture :^) This is the first time I noticed we always take a weird photo the second go around (most people just take another photo in case the first one wasn't good...) :^)
Our cute kitties
On Saturday we slept in for a very very long time... it was glorious! We went shopping for food for the week and looked for Christmas presents for people. Super excited about the presents we bought for everyone! On Sunday we met Travis and Anna for lunch at pizza hut. Super yummy and relaxing! Afterward we went to Ross and other stores. We then left for Newnan to meet Kristin and Jeff for dinner! It was soooo good to see them. I wish it had been under better circumstances for them, but I am glad we were able to hang out with them. They are amazing people and a lot of fun to hang out with. P.S. dynasty in Newnan = holy hell amazing!
Monday and Tuesday were pretty relaxing. Jason and I both worked and just sort of watched TV, read Harry Potter, and cleaned. Today is Wed... Jason had the day off and spent it cooking and cleaning for tonight. I went to work and then came home to help cooking. We were having "left over thanksgiving day pizza" with our parents and in-laws and Jordan! It was so much fun :^) Jason is an amazing cook. I'm so happy our families get along so well. It's nice to just be able to sit and talk for hours and know that everyone in our families love each other and get along. We are very lucky and so thankful for all of them. After they left, we kidnapped Jordan :^) He's spending the night with us. Popcorn was made and we watched a movie about a dog. He's lots of fun. Now it's time for sleep and a wonderful thanksgiving tomorrow :^) I'm very thankful for my husband and our loving families. :^)
Ohh yeah... it's that good!
Left over thanksgiving day pizza (the day before thanksgiving...)
Amazing weirdo
Yummmmm!
No one knows...
:^)
The red heads and blondes :^)
Our Thanksgiving began almost an entire week before actual Thanksgiving. Last Friday we had our family night group over at our home for a get together. I made the turkey and everyone else brought casseroles and pumpkin pie. It was super good. Jason and I had bought a 16 lb turkey and took it out the Wednesday before to thaw. . . yeah, it didn't work. Frozen solid. We had already unwrapped it on Thursday night to brine it. We put it in cold water overnight, hopping it would unfreeze quickly. It didn't. What we forgot is that water could get in the center of the frozen turkey and create a massive frozen ball. Yeah... luckily four hours before everyone came over it had unfrozen. No time to brine, we bought an injector thing and put the brine in that way. It worked just as well and was a lot less trouble that way! We're doing that from now on. Anyway... amazing food! We also picked names for secret santa... I'm pretty sure I know who got who cause I like to guess and I think I'm right :^) I'm excited.
Family night group!
Amazing "rolled in the grass" turkey of ours :^) It is on the plate my in-laws gave us... same one they used for our wedding cake :^)
Our second weird picture :^) This is the first time I noticed we always take a weird photo the second go around (most people just take another photo in case the first one wasn't good...) :^)
Our cute kitties
On Saturday we slept in for a very very long time... it was glorious! We went shopping for food for the week and looked for Christmas presents for people. Super excited about the presents we bought for everyone! On Sunday we met Travis and Anna for lunch at pizza hut. Super yummy and relaxing! Afterward we went to Ross and other stores. We then left for Newnan to meet Kristin and Jeff for dinner! It was soooo good to see them. I wish it had been under better circumstances for them, but I am glad we were able to hang out with them. They are amazing people and a lot of fun to hang out with. P.S. dynasty in Newnan = holy hell amazing!
Monday and Tuesday were pretty relaxing. Jason and I both worked and just sort of watched TV, read Harry Potter, and cleaned. Today is Wed... Jason had the day off and spent it cooking and cleaning for tonight. I went to work and then came home to help cooking. We were having "left over thanksgiving day pizza" with our parents and in-laws and Jordan! It was so much fun :^) Jason is an amazing cook. I'm so happy our families get along so well. It's nice to just be able to sit and talk for hours and know that everyone in our families love each other and get along. We are very lucky and so thankful for all of them. After they left, we kidnapped Jordan :^) He's spending the night with us. Popcorn was made and we watched a movie about a dog. He's lots of fun. Now it's time for sleep and a wonderful thanksgiving tomorrow :^) I'm very thankful for my husband and our loving families. :^)
Ohh yeah... it's that good!
Left over thanksgiving day pizza (the day before thanksgiving...)
Amazing weirdo
Yummmmm!
No one knows...
:^)
The red heads and blondes :^)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Hide and Seek
November 17th, 2010
Last we wrote, Jason had been sick. Well, that next week I became sick. I missed two days of work. They actually called me that last day to see if I could come in, even though I called out. I did. I took two steps in and heard "Ohh... she's still sick." They sent me home immediately . . . I told them. Now however, Jason and I are both better. Jason took amazing care of me and even gave me the correct bottle of mucinex . . . I was taking Benadryl every four hours instead. . . oops.
Jason and I, I believe two Saturdays ago, went with Lisa, Daniel, and Anna to their hometown in Madison. They were having a cotton gin festival. First time I ever had funnel cakes. While we were there, Jeff Morgan (a close friend and our ministainer) sent me a picture text that said "yay snow!" I sent a picture of a cemetery back to him. He asked why we were at a cemetery; if we were at a funeral. I sent back "Parade actually." :^) His response was basically telling us how weird we are and that's why he loves us...or something like that. Only Jason and I could go to a cemetery because there was a parade there and it make total sense. After the parade we then went to visit Lisa and Anna's parents. They were awesome! They own all these amazing animals...ducks, cats, dogs, a donkey, a horse, and some dinosaur-like creature. They were very kind to us and entertained us with fun stories. They also cooked amazing spaghetti. I hope we can go visit them again soon. They were lovely.
Last Saturday we went to my parent's house to have dinner with them for my sister's birthday! It was amazing!! They are all so fun to be with. We had cube steaks and had fun running around with Jace and Jordyn. It was good to see Ashley and give her our present too. We were super excited about it. We gave her two flash drives with a season of dexter on it, which she hasn't seen yet. We were worried for a while she wouldn't be able to get the gift because our cats were playing hide and seek with them!! We woke up one morning and found one missing. We search for literally three hours until we took a break and went to check the mail. While gone I said "wouldn't it be awesome if the cats realized how mad we were and decided to put it back for us." Well, they must have heard me and decided to prove me wrong... We immediately looked at the table when we returned. Apparently, us going to check the mail gave them the perfect amount of time to capture and hide the last jump drive!!! Both were missing! After searching even more (and discovering secret compartments in our couch), we finally found them. One was under the fridge, the other under a bookshelf. We then hid them from the cats in the secret compartment of our couch we happened upon. They are evil kittens.
The next day (Sunday), we were able to visit my new, amazing in-laws at their new home. They cooked a wonderful dinner for all of us and showed us the new home. It's beautiful! We were able to give them the gifts we bought while on our honeymoon. We accidentally left Tiffany's gift at home! We'll give it to her soon. We were able to let them know a little about Salem and tell fun stories. They then gave us an great wedding present!! They've already done so much for us and for our wedding... I was so surprised when they gave us another gift . . . it is a stainless steal cooking set! I couldn't believe it. That was one of the most useful gifts we could have ever gotten. I really couldn't ask for better in-laws... not just because of the gift. They have always been so welcoming to me and so fun to hang out with. It's awesome to have a new nephew who is very entertaining and a very sweet sister-in-law. I love it!
Yesterday was an extremely busy day. I was able to hang out with my mom all day and run errands. We met my dad for lunch at cracker barrel, which was so nice! I also was able to see my brother a little... I may or may not have changed his status. Something having to do with loving the teletubbies . . . I didn't say that.
As of yesterday at around lunch time, I officially changed my name and am now Sharlot DaNae Brown. The process to change my name is a good enough reason to never get divorce... I never want to do that again. Also, Jason is kinda nice. Side note: Sharlot is just another way to spell Charlotte. The nickname for Charlotte is Charlie... therefore, I am now Charlie Brown! My life is complete.
Jason at the very moment is cooking... not food, but a circuit board. Why... it's Jason. He does these things. He also has been creating a personal library database... it's actually pretty cool and can be extremely useful. On top of that... he is also working on another project. He bought a wood carving kit and is making a wax seal. It's basically a stamp for when you melt wax on an envelop. He made the triforce symbol as the stamp. He actually wrote me a letter that reads "I love you very much, I am glad we are finally married!" He folded it up, poured wax on it, and stamped it with the kit he bought on our honeymoon. It was really sweet. I love him very much and have to agree.
Jason and I have been reading Harry Potter together. We finished the fourth book and are now on the fifth. I really love reading with him. I think it's a good thing for us . . . we always end up laughing at each other and making fun faces with the story and whatnot. He's really funny and always entertaining. I think I've run out of things to say now. Yeah, I have. Goodnight. I hope no one else has to play hide and seek with their animals... it's not fun. Goodnight.
Last we wrote, Jason had been sick. Well, that next week I became sick. I missed two days of work. They actually called me that last day to see if I could come in, even though I called out. I did. I took two steps in and heard "Ohh... she's still sick." They sent me home immediately . . . I told them. Now however, Jason and I are both better. Jason took amazing care of me and even gave me the correct bottle of mucinex . . . I was taking Benadryl every four hours instead. . . oops.
Jason and I, I believe two Saturdays ago, went with Lisa, Daniel, and Anna to their hometown in Madison. They were having a cotton gin festival. First time I ever had funnel cakes. While we were there, Jeff Morgan (a close friend and our ministainer) sent me a picture text that said "yay snow!" I sent a picture of a cemetery back to him. He asked why we were at a cemetery; if we were at a funeral. I sent back "Parade actually." :^) His response was basically telling us how weird we are and that's why he loves us...or something like that. Only Jason and I could go to a cemetery because there was a parade there and it make total sense. After the parade we then went to visit Lisa and Anna's parents. They were awesome! They own all these amazing animals...ducks, cats, dogs, a donkey, a horse, and some dinosaur-like creature. They were very kind to us and entertained us with fun stories. They also cooked amazing spaghetti. I hope we can go visit them again soon. They were lovely.
Last Saturday we went to my parent's house to have dinner with them for my sister's birthday! It was amazing!! They are all so fun to be with. We had cube steaks and had fun running around with Jace and Jordyn. It was good to see Ashley and give her our present too. We were super excited about it. We gave her two flash drives with a season of dexter on it, which she hasn't seen yet. We were worried for a while she wouldn't be able to get the gift because our cats were playing hide and seek with them!! We woke up one morning and found one missing. We search for literally three hours until we took a break and went to check the mail. While gone I said "wouldn't it be awesome if the cats realized how mad we were and decided to put it back for us." Well, they must have heard me and decided to prove me wrong... We immediately looked at the table when we returned. Apparently, us going to check the mail gave them the perfect amount of time to capture and hide the last jump drive!!! Both were missing! After searching even more (and discovering secret compartments in our couch), we finally found them. One was under the fridge, the other under a bookshelf. We then hid them from the cats in the secret compartment of our couch we happened upon. They are evil kittens.
The next day (Sunday), we were able to visit my new, amazing in-laws at their new home. They cooked a wonderful dinner for all of us and showed us the new home. It's beautiful! We were able to give them the gifts we bought while on our honeymoon. We accidentally left Tiffany's gift at home! We'll give it to her soon. We were able to let them know a little about Salem and tell fun stories. They then gave us an great wedding present!! They've already done so much for us and for our wedding... I was so surprised when they gave us another gift . . . it is a stainless steal cooking set! I couldn't believe it. That was one of the most useful gifts we could have ever gotten. I really couldn't ask for better in-laws... not just because of the gift. They have always been so welcoming to me and so fun to hang out with. It's awesome to have a new nephew who is very entertaining and a very sweet sister-in-law. I love it!
Yesterday was an extremely busy day. I was able to hang out with my mom all day and run errands. We met my dad for lunch at cracker barrel, which was so nice! I also was able to see my brother a little... I may or may not have changed his status. Something having to do with loving the teletubbies . . . I didn't say that.
As of yesterday at around lunch time, I officially changed my name and am now Sharlot DaNae Brown. The process to change my name is a good enough reason to never get divorce... I never want to do that again. Also, Jason is kinda nice. Side note: Sharlot is just another way to spell Charlotte. The nickname for Charlotte is Charlie... therefore, I am now Charlie Brown! My life is complete.
Jason at the very moment is cooking... not food, but a circuit board. Why... it's Jason. He does these things. He also has been creating a personal library database... it's actually pretty cool and can be extremely useful. On top of that... he is also working on another project. He bought a wood carving kit and is making a wax seal. It's basically a stamp for when you melt wax on an envelop. He made the triforce symbol as the stamp. He actually wrote me a letter that reads "I love you very much, I am glad we are finally married!" He folded it up, poured wax on it, and stamped it with the kit he bought on our honeymoon. It was really sweet. I love him very much and have to agree.
Jason and I have been reading Harry Potter together. We finished the fourth book and are now on the fifth. I really love reading with him. I think it's a good thing for us . . . we always end up laughing at each other and making fun faces with the story and whatnot. He's really funny and always entertaining. I think I've run out of things to say now. Yeah, I have. Goodnight. I hope no one else has to play hide and seek with their animals... it's not fun. Goodnight.
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