Current Soundtrack

Hearts Collide - Sarah Solovay
We Are Man and Wife - Michelle Featherstone
Just a Game - Birdy
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
Many Shades of Black - Adele & The Raconteurs
Sweetness - Jimmy Eat World
The Adventure - Angels & Airwaves
The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
Missing You - Blink-182
Come Away to the Water - Maroon 5 feat. Rozzi Crane

So I joined Twitter...

...and I still don't get it.  Maybe I'm doing it wrong?  Anyway, tweet me if you would so choose.

https://twitter.com/#!/iamsarahnae

Healthier Banana Bread

1 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup sugar free applesauce
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs, beaten
4 bananas, mashed
chocolate chips (add if you're not caring about healthy)

Mix everything up (except the chocolate chips, if you're using them).  Pour into a loaf pan (I made mine in a 9inch round pan, worked great).  Sprinkle with chocolate chips, if you're using them.  Bake at 350 degrees.  Bake 30 minutes for a round pan, 50 for a loaf pan.

Awesome day shopping with Kate.  We hit up Columbus and I spent way too much money! Got home and cooked our first grilled dinner of the year.  Can't believe I'm doing it in March, but I'll take it!  Now I'm  watching/listening to the storm with the hubs.  I love turning out all the lights and turning off all the electronics, opening the windows wide, and smelling the rain.  The lightening has been pretty awesome tonight as well.  I love nature! What a perfect day!

Just so's ya knows....

I'll be honest I simply haven't been in a blogging mood lately.  I'm working like crazy lately and when I get home I just want to sleep.  Hopefully work will slow down in a couple weeks.  Hopefully.  Until then posts may be supah lite.  We shall see.  Toodles.

Dear Daylight Savings Time,

I hate you.

Hatefully yours,

Someone who likes light in the mornings.

Country Chic Wedding Inspiration Board

Why I Love Everyday Photography

I like to photograph the every day things. Things that get forgotten. Things that say, this is how we lived. It's not hard to remember the big events, but the day to day things that make up a life are often forgotten. These are the things I want to capture. I want to capture life.

Spring is...

Glitter Jars

Check out the original tutorial here.

These are so easy to make!  I'm using them for David and Kate's shower.

What You'll Need
ball jars in various sizes
spray adhesive
glitter
drawer liner paper

Cut desired shapes out of liner paper.  Place inside the jars.  Coat the inside of the jars with spray adhesive.  Pour in glitter and shake the jar to coat.  You can use any left over glitter in your next jar.  Let it dry for about an hour, or until completely dry.  Use tweezers to pull off liner shapes.  Pop a candle in there and let it glow!

David A's M&M Cookies

1 cup shortening (I used margarine)
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups M&Ms

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Blend shortening and sugars.  Beat in vanilla and eggs.  Sift remaining dry ingredients together; mix well with egg mixture.  Stir in M&Ms.  Drop from teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 10-12 minutes, until golden brown.

Photo a Day Challenges

Check out Chantelle at Fat Mum Slim for great daily photo challenges!  I'm so excited about this!  Ok, so I'm starting March a little late, but oh well!  Here's March's list.

Stuffed Grilled Cheese Bars

2 cans crescent rolls
16 slices cheese
2 tomatoes, sliced
1/4 onion, chopped
1 avocado, sliced
16 slices bacon, cooked

Press one can of crescent rolls into a 9x13 baking dish.  Layer with cheese, bacon, tomatoes, onion, avocados.  Press out other can of crescent rolls and place on top.  Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top.  And eat!

Thoughts through the day

Storms a comin'

There's no storm coming

Crap I forgot about dinner
What to make what to make...sloppy joes!

Oh look it's the sun

I don't want sloppy joes...

Printing printing printing

Stupid (insert expletive here) computer!

Ooo it's payday... Hobby lobby you're calling my name

So everybody around us gets storms and we get... Cloudy with a chance of sprinkles.

12:12 I wish for...

Lunch!

People have gone nuts! I just wanted to get back to work!

Dear crazy van guy
Thanks ever so much for cutting me off. Ive beenneding to hear the sound of squealing tires!

Dear suv lady
No I am not a hoe even though that's what you called me. I learned that look both ways before crossing the street when I was 4. Please visit the bmv and ask about the basic traffic laws. It would appear you need to brush up on them.

What no one feels like working on a Friday afternoon while under threat of tornadoes? Who knew!

Resistance is futile

Happy Leap Day

Happy February 29th! Is anyone else feeling extra springy today? We have thunderstorms with intermittent and 67 degrees here in southern IN today so it really feels like spring!
Anywho last night was Josh's music program at school. It's pretty pathetic that the teacher has to shush the adults! Sometimes I really worry about the direction our society is headed.
On another topic I have been feeling so uninspired lately. My creative juices have NOT been flowing! The lovely spring weather may change that though! I hope so! I feel the need to create. I think the dreary weather and dead landscapes have been part if my problem. They suck the ambition right out of me.

Totally forgot I started this post! Gonna post it anyway