Snow Day

It snowed!!!! I was so excited! I woke up at 5:30 Friday morning and was expecting to see that the weather man was wrong...again, but it really was snowing!! And there was snow stuck to the ground! Woo-hoo!!!! Thank you Jesus for snow days!!!

Since Adam and I don't have any children to take pictures of in the snow, I took a couple of the pups! Well, really just Kali- Sadie would not take a step out the door.

Kali LOVED it!!!

Sadie looked outside and turned around and jumped on the couch

It was such a beautiful day!

Sweet Little Faces

Thanksgiving

I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving day! We sure did. We started the day by watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, something I have done every single year since I can remember. LOVE IT! Then, since both of our families live here, we got to spend some time with each. We began our feasting by meeting Adam's family at SAC for a yummy traditional Thanksgiving meal. Adam's grandparents were able to come down and it was so good to see them. He has such a sweet family- I am very blessed to have married into such great bunch of people! Then we headed over to my parents to have another traditional meal. Bring on the turkey! It never gets old. It was so nice to be surrounded by friends and family all day! I think there were 26 people at mom and dad's this year-pretty normal for us. The more the merrier!

Oh hey- guess what? I made my very first pie completely from scratch, even the crust (with the help of my friend Meagan)! It actually turned out pretty good

Mmmm... It had a cream cheese layer, a pumpkin layer, and the top was sprinkled with a mixture of pecans, brown sugar, chocolate chips, and maple syrup! Yum! Thanks Bakerella!

What a great day! Hey, can you believe there's only a few more weeks till Christmas? Yikes, better start my shopping...

Pictures as Promised

I promised I would post pictures after we decorated last Saturday and here they are...

Blueberry Cornmeal Pancakes

Yummo!

Hard at work...

The Finished Product(s):

Finally found a wreath for my front door!

I got this picture last year as a Christmas gift- I love it!

Adam and I kept Kennedy, our niece, that night after we finished decorating and we had so much fun!

Look at that sweet little face

We watched the original television Christmas Classics and she loved them! (My favorite one is Santa Claus is Coming To Town) She's so sweet-she watched all of them and wanted more so we started the DVD over. I had to run to Hobby Lobby really fast to pick up something and when I came home this is what I saw

How precious is that?

All in all it was a really fun day! I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and family who love Christmas as much as me!

Blogging Take 2 (maybe 3 or 4)

Ahh! I'm really horrible at this! Oh well, I will chalk it up to my personality type and move on. I can't believe that its almost Thanksgiving! This year has flown by. I absolutely love this time of year. We are putting up our Christmas decorations this weekend and I cannot wait! I am going to make it a Christmas day starting off with some blueberry cornmeal pancakes with orange maple butter ( thank you bakerella), followed by an afternoon of Christmas decorating, Christmas music, and Christmas movies! My sister thinks its crazy to decorate before Thanksgiving and some of you probably do too, but here's the deal: we always help my parents decorate their house on the day after Thanksgiving - we wouldn't be able to put our stuff out until the weekend after the weekend after Thanksgiving and that just doesn't give me enough time to enjoy it- so we decorate before! I get to soak up my Christmas tree for a whole extra week than most people!

In other news, Adam and I recently painted our bedroom and got new carpet and we are loving it! We also got a new bedspread to top off our little makeover, whatcha think?

It has these cute little birds on it, and if you know me-I'm a sucker for cute birds!

We love it!

Also, I ordered some scentsy stuff and it just came in and I am so excited to use it! This is the warmer. Its pretty much a wickless candle- they are awesome, I have decided.

So, I always tell myself that I am going to keep up with this and post often but I obviously have not, and it probably holds little value when I say that this time I really am going to try, but really....I am!!!!! Not because I think that you are just dying to know what's going on in our lives but because it helps me remember things, ha. I can organize my thoughts and pictures and use this as sort of a visual timeline.

Anyway, I hope that those of you who do read this are doing well and enjoying this wonderful fall (almost winter) weather! I promise I will write again soon!

Wall O' Plates

I have been debating on what to do with this one particular wall in my dining room for some time. I had lots of ideas but none that I was all that excited about. With that said, my Mom was going through some old stuff the other day and stumbled across these really neat antique plates that were my grandmother's -I bet some of them were even passed down to her from my great grandmother. She asked me if I wanted them and of course I said yes- I love things like that. Then it hit me-hang the plates in your dining room. And just like that, decorating dilemma solved. So, I went and got some plate hangers from Hobby Lobby and hung them today. I love them and plan on finding more to add to my collection. Thanks Mom! I guess I should also mention that I have a beautiful mirror hanging on another wall in my dining room that was also my grandmother's. I love it -it reminds me of her. Anywho-here's the plates and the mirror-whatcha think? (Again, sorry the pics are blurry-taken with the phone)

I bought the bird plate at Pier1- not an antique, but I loved it and thought it would look cute.

Pardon the towel-I was trying to figure out how I wanted to arrange the plates and I didn't want them to scratch the table, ha.

P.S. Its only been a few days since my last post...pretty good, huh?

May and June

So, I never promised I'd be very good at blogging and I think that is pretty obvious since I haven't written anything since April, ha! Lets see, what has been going on with us the past 3 months....Adam and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary on June 8. I can't believe that we've already been married for 2 years! Thats crazy! This is us on our wedding day, June 8, 2007.

Adam got to go to Seattle for work a few weeks ago and he had a blast! They got to go to the Seattle Center and see the Space Needle and Pike's Market and all kinds of fun stuff.

The Needle:

View from the top of the needle:

Nike Town:

He really had a good time and said that he wants us to go back soon. I'm not gonna argue with that! I'm always down for a fun trip!

Lets see...what else is new... Oh!!!! Guess what?!?!?

WE GOT ANOTHER PUPPY!

Her name is Kali and we think that she is a Duck Tolling Retriever mix. She is absolutely precious and her and Sadie get along very well. We rescued her from the animal shelter and the vet thinks she is around 11 weeks old. She is so sweet. Here are just a few pics of the pups.

First bath!

Aren't they cute?

Well, I think those are the highlights of May and June. It is possible that I have left some things out. I guess thats what I get for not doing a better job at keeping up with this, ha. I hope that all of you are enjoying your summer in this HOT West Texas heat! I promise it won't be 3 months until my next post, ha!

Our Newest Addition

Ok, so maybe Adam didn't fix our laptop. Turns out the hard drive was fried so there was no reviving it. However, as of today, we are the proud owners of the new iMac! It's pretty awesome! For those who are curious, it looks like this: 

Adam's pretty excited about it, and I have to admit that I am too because now I can blog again!!! Yay!!! I am not even going to try to attempt to catch up on posting all that has taken place in the last 2 months that I haven't blogged so I figure new computer = fresh start, right? Anyway, things have been going well with us here in the McInturff home, I don't think anything too exciting has happened. Oh!We did get a new dining room table thats pretty cool. We can now seat 6 people instead of four and the table doesn't wobble when you touch it. (Sorry for the blurry pic, took it with the phone)

Well, I should probably get back to folding laundry and let Adam finish setting up the computer but I was just so excited that we had one again that I wanted to post just a little something in celebration! Speaking of celebration, they are making a "Where the Wild Things Are" movie! I loved that book as a kid. My Aunt Cristy would read it to me all the time! It comes out in October and you can bet that I will be there opening night! I can't wait! I have watched this trailer like a million times- its gonna be so great!

New Hair, Puppies, Laundry, and Style

Today was a big day for me. I cut 6 inches off my hair. I love it! I was a little nervous because it was really long, but I wanted a change so I just went for it. It still has a little length but it is definitely shorter. 

So, it has been a while since I posted last. Lets see....what has happened since my last post....OH!!! As you know, Owen is finally here and he is adorable! Owen and Sadie have been socializing and it is way cute. Sadie is kind of teaching Owen how to play. She is much faster than him, but he is beginning to give her a run for her money. It's so funny to watch. Other than that, nothing else is new with us. However, I did have a day the other day where there was NOTHING in my laundry basket...which is rare. There's always at least something in there because as soon as you think you've done all the laundry...your husband takes off his shoes and throws his socks in. Of course my laundry basked did not stay empty for long, but I thoroughly enjoyed the few minutes it was. Anyways, I was on How About Orange 's blog and there was this cool style finder quiz. It was fun, you can take it here. I am 86% French Eclectic and 14% Cottage Chic. OH!!!!!! I almost forgot! Adam fixed our computer so I will be able to blog now!!! Yay! He's wonderful! 

Well, I think that's all I have. Until next time...

The Black is Back

After 2 months I am proud to say that I have my Blackberry back...well sort of. Its actually a brand new one. So here's the story...

On December 10th we took my phone into a local technology store (which shall remain nameless) because the scroll ball had fallen out. They said they could not fix it in the store so they sent it off and said it should be back within 2 weeks at the most. Two weeks rolled around and we called to see what the status was and they said they had just mailed it off the day before. I was annoyed that they lied to us about when they sent it off but there really wasn't anything we could do but wait. So another week or so goes by and we hadn't heard anything so we called again. They said that it was in repair and that it would be done January 18th. January 18th!!!! Again I was frustrated, but I waited paitiently. Let me remind you that the replacement phone I was using did not allow me to get my e-mail or my voicemail. (So we were paying for services we weren't able to use.) So January 18th came and we called to see if the phone had come in. Nope, they said it wouldn't be done until February 4th. AHHHH!!!! I politely said ok to the salesperson, hung up the phone, then screamed. This should not be taking this long. I called the store later that evening and asked to speak to a manager. I kindly explained the situation to him and he was very nice and told me that they were going to put a rush on it and that it would hopefully be here before Feb. 4th. I was out of town that day and so I called on the 5th and it still was not here!!! They moved the date to the 19th!! No way!!! Adam knew how frustrated I was with this and at this point he was aggrivated as well. So he went and asked to speak to a manager and very paitently explained to him everything. He was very helpful and told Adam that this was ridiculous and should not have taken anywhere near this long and that he was going to give us a brand new phone. So finally, almost 2 months later, I have a Blackberry again!!! Yay! No more Nokia! Anyway, that's my phone saga. Thanks for listening.

I Love Technology (She says with a sarcastic tone)

I have been wanting to blog lately. I have so many fun pictures from this month of Christmas that I want to post but sadly, I cannot. Our computer has died. Adam had his old computer (a Dell) and it worked for a short time, but then it died. Do not bring your laptops to our house...its a dead zone apparently. As soon as we get a working computer, I plan on posting pics of events from the entire month of December.
We went and looked at new Macs the other day and Adam is pretty ready for a new one so we will probably be purchasing one soon. On another slightly sad note, the scroll ball fell out of my phone and I sent it off to get fixed and they have had it for 3 weeks already. We went to check on it last night because we hadn't heard anything and they said that the target completion date was January 18th!! Ugh! In the meantime I have this wonderful little nokia phone that looks like its from the 90s. I am thankful that I have a phone, but its hard to go from a Blackberry to a nokia...gosh darn technology!
Anyways, as soon as our computer situation changes I will get pictures up!

I hope that you all had a Merry Christmas!

The Big Loser

Tonight Adam and I were subs for my mom's bunco group. For those of you who aren't familiar with the bunco ritual, twelve ladies meet once a month to eat and roll dice. Its usually ladies only, but in December the males are allowed to join in the fun for one night only. One of the "bunco babes" was unable to attend tonight so I filled in....lucky for Adam, it was couples night! Anyway, numerous prizes are given at the end of the evening: most buncos, most wins, and the big loser. I am proud to say that I was the big loser. Yes, I came in with a woppin 3 wins (there was talk that this might have been the least amount of wins in the history of the game.) On the bright side, I won my money back so I wasn't out anything.

On a different note, I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We enjoyed spending time with our family and just relaxing. Its always good to take it easy for a day and have the opportunity to really enjoy each others company. Plus, there's amazingly delicious food, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, and a wonderful Christmas movie to kick off the Christmas season. I've never done the day after Thanksgiving shopping and this year was no different. I was going to try it, not because I needed anything, I just wanted to say that I had experienced the madness but when 3:30am rolled around I decided sleep was way more important. Speaking of sleep, I should probably get some. I've had that weird cold thing thats been going around. Sore throat, runny nose, head feeling like its expanding...not fun. Even though cold weather brings yucky colds, I love it! Great clothes, scarves, hot chocolate, and the occasional fluries. I can't wait. I heard we are supposed to have a really cold winter this year. Maybe, just maybe, we'll have a white Christmas!

Christmas and Audrey Hepburn

What a good weekend. On Friday Adam and I got all of our Christmas stuff out of the shed and put up our tree. We didn't decorate it, we just put it up. It was beautiful. I love Christmas trees, with or without decorations-there's just something about them that I find cozy and warm. I've yet to see one I didn't love. Everyone decorates them differently, I love that. Once we got it up, we cozied up on the couch (with the Christmas tree lights on, of course) and watched Roman Holiday, probably my favorite Audrey Hepburn movie ever. Adam liked it too, I think-the parts he was awake for anyway. Saturday morning we woke up and waited for my parents to come over. We made a huge breakfast (it was lunchtime, but whatever) and began to Christmasify our house. My mom is amazing at all things decorating, and she helped me with my tree and mantle. (A few weeks ago, my dad built us this amazing mantle, he's a genius.) Anway, so we decorated for several hours while listening to lovely Christmas music to get us in the Christmas spirit, not that I needed music to get there. I love Christmas. Everything about it is wonderful, everything is magical. The guys went out to get lights for the outside, while the girls took care of the inside. Way to go guys, and Gidget, the lights look awesome. Sunday, we went over to my parent's house to return the favor. We helped get their stuff out of the attic. It only took about 25 minutes, record time I think. My parent's house is a winter wonderland at Christmas time. Its amazing. After all our hard work, my mom made a delicious dinner- hot dogs and krinkle fries. Yummy! Then we go to work on their tree. It looks gorgeous. Yay for Christmas trees!

Oh, and I didn't forget about Thanksgiving, I am thankful for Christmas.

Here are a few pics of my tree and mantle :

(They're kind blury, I took them with my phone)

Stuck Between A Wall and A Chair...

Have you ever had one of those moments that make you laugh so hard you feel like you've done about a bazillion crunches? You know, those moments you are still laughing about days later? Yesterday, a few of us were sitting in the office, each of us doing our own thing, when all of a sudden, Lauren (my precious little sis), falls over in her chair out of nowhere. (If you were on this side of the screen you would see the tears coming down my face as I am still laughing about this.) I, being the caring sister that I am, immediately bust out in laughter while the others were a tad bit more concerned and made sure she was ok before they started laughing. Turns out she was trying to throw something away without having to get up and she leaned too far over and just kind of tipped over. She just laid there for a few minutes, stuck between the wall and the office chair. It was hilarious. (Its ok to laugh, she's ok.) This story is extra funny to me for two reasons: one being, if you know her, you know we don't often have the opportunity to a laugh at her and secondly, for about a year she has been giving me a hard time about falling off of an elliptical machine (another story for another time.) So, it felt really good to be able to laugh at her. Is that bad? I don't think so. She is my sister and I love her very much. We can laugh not only with each other but at each other. Lauren, thank you for making a stressful and busy day at work, a little more fun.

Thank you Jesus for belly laughs!

What's In a Name?

Me, a blogger? Its true. I am going to attempt to do this. Attempt being the key word. I'm not so sure I'll be an avid blogger, but at least I am a member of the club now, huh? I must say, I was rather excited about starting my very own blog, until it was time to pick the name. I turned to my family and friends for help. These are the suggestions I was given (not even lying):

BareNaked Blog (this was my mom, she's new to technology itself)
Mac and Cheese (Kari, not bad, kinda weird)
Mac and Cheese with Weenies (our last name is McInturff and we have a weenie dog)
Munchkins & Money - Life without either (this would be Lauren, I almost went for it)
mac splat (this was Adam's suggestion, he likes lowercase letters)
Missouri (this was Michelle's idea, I think the she said this because I am leaving for Missouri next week?)
And the winner is.......... iMac, take uMeg (a collaborative effort from Lauren and Kari)

If you know my husband, you know he is a believer in all things Mac (short for Macintosh, also known as Apple). And it just so happens that thats the first part of our last name. So this one was kinda perfect. (For those of you who still operate on a PC, the iMac is computer made by Apple.) Anyways, now that I have a name, I think I am ready for the blogging world. Wish me luck!
I guess this wraps up my very first blog post. I'm feeling pretty good about this one.