Thanksgiving

I am going to start off a tradition for myself on my little blog. I know its a day late but I want to start saying some of the things I am grateful for in my life every Thanksgiving. Most of you get my thankful text every year but now you will have to listen to them again....Sorry! These are not in any particular order! I am also passing this along to anyone else who would like to join my tradition.

Flat Irons
Camera (So glad I found my 4th camera in two years that I thought I lost)
Family (the best family anyone could ask for)
A brother on a mission
Red Box
My heated mattress
A job that I love (even though I don't make the best money)
That I only have 2 more car payments left
TiVo
Sidekick
Getting rid of unhealthy friendships and working on strengthening old/good ones
Parents who love me
Skinny jeans
Bare Minerals
M.A.C makeup
Purple shampoo (keeps my blonde hair looking nice)
The best friends a girl could ever wish or ask for
Alicia Keys
Our new President
The Gospel
Cafe Rio
Smart Water
Ellen
Oprah
Warm water to shower with
Reality TV
To live in this country

I have been so blessed to have so many great people walk into my life. I have a wonderful family who loves me and cares for me so much and friends who I would be lost with out. As you can see I have listed all the silly things that in the long run I could do with out but in that list you can see all the things that are very important to me. I hope that in this busy Holiday season we can all realize how blessed we are and how good we have it. I love you all and I am so blessed and thankful for having you all in my life.

Twilight????

Last weekend I agreed to join my friends and go see Twilight on opening night. Bad decision for sure. Don't get me wrong I loved the being with my friends part....It was everyone else and their moms, daughters, grandmas, cousins, neighbors and sisters there. They couldn't of been more annoying. Besides the annoying people I loved the movie. As most of you know I hated the book and I was surprised how much I liked the movie. I loved all the characters in the movie and thought it was very well done. I can't believe I am blogging about Twilight.....How lame. Anyways, here are some fun pics from the night. I can't believe Stella.... shes not a baby anymore.....she's officially a kid! KJ i love the pic of you....me and Nick think you look like Pam.....

This might be one of the funniest things i have ever seen! I love Justin Timberlake more than anything and Beyonce is the best! So funny........LOL

Ray LaMontagne

So i know this is another music post but I couldn't resist. I have loved Ray LaMontagne for a while and I was so sad that I didn't get to go see him when he was here a couple months ago. When I listened to his first album for the first time I fell in love with his voice. It is so SEXY!!! The lyrics in his music are pure genius. His newest album Gossip in the Grain is sooooooo good. My favorites on there are......You are the best thing, Let it be Me, A falling through and I still care for you. Some of my other favorite songs of his from other album Trouble are.....Trouble, Forever my Friend, Shelter, and my all time favorite song of his is by far Hold you in my Arms. I cant compare his voice to anyone else because it is very unique. So go to iTunes and check him out!

Lady Gaga

I am a sucker for good new music. I have a new favorite artist and her name is Lady Gaga. I cant stop listening to her new album. I have known about her for a while but her CD just came out two weeks ago. It's awesome and its a great one to make you wanna dance. My friend Rudy and a few other friends say that she is my celebrity twin....LOL....What you all think??? If you like Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, the Pussycat Dolls and Janet Jackson you will like her!

Yesterday was a big day. I am proud to support our new president Barack Obama. I feel as though he is going to do an amazing job and make some great changes. I am proud to live in the United States of America. We needed a change and we got it. Either candidate would of been a good change. I was very impressed with both men's speeches. They were both very inspiring. I am so excited to see a new face in office and to see where he takes our country. I stand behind our new president and I hope whom ever you voted for that you can also. God bless the USA.

Halloween!!!

I absolutely love Halloween. We thought our costumes were pretty great this year! We were a girl scout troop. We used all my old patches and even had real girl scout cookies. It was a fun night!

Pork and Pizza!

I don't consider my self the best cook in the world but my mommy has taught me a few things....and as most of you know my mom is a pretty awesome cook! Every time I ask my friends what they want for dinner when they come over they always ask for pork tacos. I must admit that they are pretty delicious! I have tried a few different versions of making it but I finally mastered it. Here's the recipe for those of you who have been asking.

1 Pork Roast

1 jar of salsa...homemade is the best

2 Cups of brown sugar

Throw all ingredients in the crock pot and cook on low all day. The last 4 hours I usually turn it to high. Once its all done you will probably have to break the pork apart...some times it just falls apart on its own while cooking. Eat on tacos or even salads!

The other night I made the best pizza ever.....I was so proud. It looked so pretty too. Here is the recipe for this one too!

1 premade pizza crust or a can of pizza dough

1 red onion

5 Roma tomato's

Gorgonzola cheese

fresh mozzarella

1 Tbsp. Olive oil

Fresh Basil

I tried the pizza dough in a can and cooked it in the oven before I baked the pizza. After you cook the dough brush the crust with olive oil and the proceed to top the pizza off with all ingredients and cook for 10-12 minutes on 350.