Want a Good (and CHEAP!!) wedding or anniversary gift?

I have been wanting a "Frame the Date" for awhile but they were soooo expensive! I wasn't about to drop almost $100 on simple pictures so I did some research and found a way to make my own. Joe and I went to Savannah this summer and took pictures of interesting house numbers. I knew "2006" would be hard to find so I decided to just look for "06". Yeah...no luck on that. So....I decided to use a "90" and turn it upside down. It worked!!! I got a $12 matted 3 hole picture frame at Wally World, printed off the pictures in black and white at Walgreen's and ta-da!! What do you think?? I think it would make a wonderful Wedding or Anniversary gift!!

Want to make this project for yourself or someone else?

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Day #21- A Recipe

Mama's Chili

2-2.5 lbs. of ground chuck

1 c. chopped onions

1/2 c. diced green bell pepper

3-4 cloves garlic (chopped)

3 (14.5 oz.) cans of stewed chopped tomatoes

1 (16 oz.) can light kidney beans

3 cans (small ones ) of tomato sauce

3 cans (small ones) of water

1 can original Rotel

1.5 tbsp. chili powder

2 tsp. ground cumin

1 chili mix packet

1/2 tsp. dried basil

1.5 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

1 tsp. dried oregano

*In a large pot, cook meat, onion, bell pepper and garlic. Drain well.

*Add undrained tomatoes, drained beans, tomato sauce, water, undrained Rotel, chili powder, oregano, cumin, basil, salt, pepper, and chili mix packet.

*Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.

*Reduce heat to low. Continue to cook 1-2 hrs. (covered). Cook 4-5 hours and it's even better!

*If it gets too thick, add water.

*Serve with saltines, fritos, cheese and sour cream.

* ENJOY!!!

Grand Turk-Day #4

Finally a sun and beach day! Today we went to Grand Turk in Turks and Caicos. I liked this port because an excursion was not necessary. You just walk right off ther boat and onto a beach :)

Look how close the boat was to the shore....crazy!

All of us :)

Sister Kristy relaxing on the beach...this is the life!!

Me!!

After hanging out on the beach for a while we went over to Margaritaville to get some fruity drinks :)

They were having a crazy dance contest.

The Flowrider

The lady that won the dance competition was from our boat so we all got free shots. Here is Joe taking his.

Me and Joe at dinner

Kristy and Steven

Special "Halloween" desserts: BOO! Pumpkin Cheesecake

Chocolate Cake

Our nightly towel animal :)

Let Me Be Your Fairy Godmother!!

Just call me your Fairy Godmother. As you probably already know, I have an addiction. "Hi Blog Friends. My name is Sarah and I LOVE Disney World!!" ("Hi Sarah"). Let me be more specific. I do not love Disney stuff. I mean it's cute and all but I do not wear Disney Sweatshirts, buy Disney art or collect Disney stuff. But...when it comes to Disney World, we are BFF!! I think I have been there 8 times (4 times in the last 3 years!!). I love everything about it. It truly is a magical place for me and I want everyone else to have an awesome experience too. For a lot of people, going to Disney is a BIG deal. For one, it's EXPENSIVE!! It's also far away. That's where I come in. I would LOVE to help you plan your Disney trip....for free....no strings attached. I can help you with finding all the best deals, knowing which rides to go on first, where to stay, how to do dining reservations, etc. I love the planning process.

I can help you meet these guys!!

And experience the BEST fireworks show that I have ever seen! Just let me know :)

Day #20-A Hobby of Mine

Let me just admit right now that I LOVE parties. Always have really. I can remember being really young and loving birthday parties. I loved planning my own, going to other people's, etc. I also loved the decorations and food. But the thing that I REALLY liked were the goody bags. I used to call them "sacks". I loved making "sacks" for my birthday parties and luckily my mom got used to this obsession and made my "sacks" awesome! One of my favorite stories is when I was about 3 or 4, I went to a birthday party at a friends house. I went up the the mother of the birthday child and said, "The chillin's (I couldn't say children) want there sacks." I was so nervous that she would forget to hand them out....hahaha!

I still LOVE planning and having parties. Joe does too. Theme parties are the best! I love everything about it....picking the invitations, planning the menu and decorations, party favors. Maybe you will get invited to one of our parties soon?? If you need any help with party planning, I am your girl!!

Day#19- A Talent of Yours

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. I am a good singer....not like Pop Star but more Broadway. I truly believed that I missed my calling as a Broadway performer. I am actually a little shy about singing in front of people though. Hmmm....that could be a problem....

Rain, Rain Go AWAY!! - Day #3

Today was our ONLY day at sea. Kristy and I had plans to sip fruity drinks, lay out in the sun, and read gossip magazines. When we woke up it was POURING RAIN!! I actually woke up at 7 am so nervous that I would not get a beach chair. If you have been on a cruise before, you know that on a sunny day at sea, chairs by the pool are a hot commodity. Well I put my suit on, grabbed by beach bag and went out and it was raining....boo! I sat in a chair inside and read until Kristy came out and found me. We ate breakfast and then later the boys joined us. It would stop raining for about 5 minutes and then start again. No the day at sea that we had planned. During one of the non-raining 5 minutes, an ice carver came out and carved an Indian head.

Luckily we had something to look forward to....Formal NIGHT!! It's my favorite night of the cruise. A night when you can get dressed up, take pictures, eat lobster and lot's of warm chocolate melting cake....who am I kidding? We did that EVERY night :)

Kristy and Steven

Me and Joe....I love my new red shoes by Jessica Simpson!!

The handsome husbands looking VERY dapper!

Me and Kristy...see how we crossed our legs like we were on the red carpet...or on the Jimmy Choo's and Tennis Shoe's blog!?

BFF"S on a cruise....yay!!

This lobster sho' is good!!

Dancing and singing waiters!!

When we got back to the room we had a little towel elephant, chocolates, and invites to the past guest cocktail party....ummm, free drinks and snacks? YES!!!