I'm Going Zipping!

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth... but I'm thinking I might jump. Well, with a harness attached!

Translation: I've been busy getting ready for my 'girls' trip this weekend and so I haven't had time to post. I'm off to Gatlinburg in an hour or so and while there a group of us are going to zipline! Take a look at this and tell me I ain't crazy: Wahoozip.com.

Needless to say, I won't have time to post again until Sunday night or Monday morning. But then you'll get to hear all about my zipping experience, so be sure to check back in. I'll even have pictures... hopefully I don't have wet pants in them!

Five Burning Questions About Me Answered & Friday Follow

Welcome to any new visitors from Friday Follow! If you follow and comment I'll be sure to return the favor!

Now, it's time for the "official" Five Question Friday! You can join the fun by visiting our host, Mama M.



1. What's your guilty pleasure? Playing on Facebook. Hubby now has an account and gets after me for spending so much time playing Farmville... not sure why. Just because the house is a mess and the bathroom walls have no paint on them...

2. What is your favorite TV series? Too many! I can't miss The Office, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, The Amazing Race, and Survivor. It used to be Gilmore Girls, and I still DVR them. But, I've seen them all 3+ times. I also love all the wedding shows on TLC and WeTV. (You got me, I'm a TV head. That, along with Farmville, and I could stay in one place for days on end!)

3. Can you speak any foreign languages? Nope. I took 2 years of German in high school and all I can do now is sing O Christmas Tree in it.

4. How many pairs of shoes do you own? According to my husband, too many. But I have really funky feet so I buy them if they fit. Probably around 30 something pairs including boots and flip-flops.

5. What's your favorite kind of M&M's...peanut, almond, straight up regular, etc.? Regular, but I'll eat any kind of chocolate!

Are You Planning Your Summer Vacation Yet?

Today the sun is finally shining! The sky is blue and it's supposed to get up near 60 degrees!! Yay! I feel so much better when the season starts to change.

But, that means vacation season is just around the corner. What plans are you making?

We've already got some in mind!

Next weekend I'm off on a weekend girls escape! I'm so excited about this! Me and 5 other girls will be sharing a condo in Gatlinburg. We'll do some shopping and hiking and wine drinking and maybe even zip-line!! I'm not committed to this idea yet, but some in the group are definitely doing it. I'll take pics of it should it happen... that is as long as I don't wet my pants!

Then, the next weekend is the NASCAR race in Bristol, TN. We're not 100% sure on this trip yet, but I bet it happens, we haven't missed one in 10+ years!

And then in May we may go to Florida with our friends who have a house there. It's in a small place called Panacea. (yeah, you've never heard of it.) But that's not carved in stone yet.

We wanted to do an all-inclusive trip to Mexico, but our other friends wouldn't wait and go in the summer and April is Hubby's busiest month of the season and we just couldn't put money down on something and then have to back out at the last minute.

And, of course there will be camping trips and weekends we go to the lake - so much fun!

What are your plans? Anything exciting? Are you going out West or checking out the Orlando vacation packages?

Whatever you're planning, aren't you glad summer is almost here? I am!!

Thursday 13 - Things To Make For Dinner

I'm trying to devise a list of dinners to make. Seems I make something and then forget about it, or I look at my food and think, "I have nothing to make," when I reality if I thought about it I really do.

So, here's the beginning of my list. The first 13, in honor of Thursday 13!

1. Tacos (One of my son's favorite meals!)
2. Jambalaya (Another of his favorites)
3. Chicken Enchilada Casserole (Hubby's favorite!)
4. Tater Tot Casserole (His second favorite meal)
5. BBQ Chicken or Pork
6. Pizza (Everyone loves it!)
7. Sausage, Potatoes, & Onions
8. Crock-pot Chicken (stuff a whole chicken with onions and spices, rub the outside with more spices and stick it in the crock-pot with some water and eat it with some side dishes when it falls off the bone - very yummy.  Then, keep the stock and use it and whatever chicken is left over for chicken and dumplins the next night!
9. Spaghetti & Meatballs (or meat sauce)
10. Buffalo Chicken Breast Sandwiches (DS taught me this, I'll post the recipe in the future!)
11. Manwich and Fries (I'm not a big fan, but my guys like it)
12. Red or White Chili
13. Pepper Steak (also good made with venison)

There you go, so what will it be tonight?