Bookclub anyone?

Boy do I love to read!! Yes, I'm a bookworm and proud of it. Reading keeps me sane and out of Cody's hair. Haha

No seriously. I'm not sure how it works, but with all the hustle and bustle of the day, it is nice to get "lost" in a book and forget about work, stress, and debt. Plus their full of knowledge and other good stuff.


Aside from my reading on my awesome Nook, I like to keep a good paper back around just in case. You never know when technology is just going to totally fail on ya or heavens forbid the power go out...yikes!





Anyways. Here are two of the books I'm keeping on my night stand-thanks to my near and dear friend, Sarah Sartain. She is always so keen and intuitive to others hopes and wishes. I'm not sure how she does it, but I am definitely molding my values around hers.

After several of the "I wish I could" conversations, Sarah very generously gave me these books as a birthday gift and a token of motivation. It may be a silly idea now, but someday I would like to be my OWN boss. (Who doesn't right?)

Thank you for your words of encouragement, Sarah. These books are fuel to the fire to follow my dreams.

Spooktacular Decor

Halloween is and always has been one of my favorite holidays out of the year. Sadly, it seems that my life has been in fast forward and I can't seem to to SLOW down enough to really enjoy the festivities it has to offer-well, not as much as I would like. Oh well, maybe things will be less hectic next year and I will be able to get more in the "spirit" of Halloween.

Luckily, I did have a chance to do a little decorating. (I'm NOT that busy) Here is a collage of some of the spooky decor inhabiting the Bunyard house

Birthday Extravaganza

Well it happened. The day that I have been fearing all year has come and gone. I. AM. NOW. TWENTY-FIVE. (Sigh) I must admit it wasn't as bad as I expected. There was only an hour or two of anxiety about the thought that in five years I will be 30. Yikes! ( I may need to leave the country on a tropical vacation for that one.)

But as a whole, it was a great day and even better week! I had a short work week-I mean really short, 2 days! Whoohoo! On top of that I spent the first two days of the week relaxing and lounging around. Wednesday night I was treated to, an always yummy, Sushi dinner. The Big Day was full of well wishes, gifts, and "welcome to the club"s. I feel very blessed to have a wonderful crew of friends and family who made time to ensure my day was special.

I even decided to stick it to the man this year and skipped the cake. I instead, thanks to my super sweet husband, dined on a dozen, delicious, chocolate covered strawberries. ( You should check out Say It with Strawberries)

Aside from all the wonderful gifts and yummy treats, I was blessed to have taken a mini vacation earlier in the week to kickoff the celebration of my milestone. After some quick packing Friday afternoon, Cody and I dropped Jasper off and headed South to Jackson to spend the night with our dear friend Mark. (Thank you Mark for being a gracious host and offering us a bed to sleep in. We enjoyed our stay.) We set off early Saturday morning with one destination in mind-New Orleans! Oh how I love that city!

So as the story goes, Cody and I spent the next three days and two nights dining on beignets, walking the river walk, perusing the French Market, and soaking up the sun and great weather. We'd hit that city early in the morning and wouldn't return to our hotel till late in the evening. There is just too much to do in only three days! Not to mention that LSU/Florida game was just up the road in Baton Rouge, so that place as buzzing all weekend!

In typical tourist style, The Bunyards rented a mini cruiser, hopped in, and jetted off to the Garden District to see what trouble we could get into. Check us out!

I would to thank my sweet hubby for whisking me away to a much needed weekend of fun and entertainment for my birthday. You are the best!

Pumpkin Burlap Wreath

Check out my latest project! Oh Sew Cute-Pumpkin Burlap Wreath

Charlie Brown and The Great Pumpkin

If I haven't mentioned it yet, HAPPY FALL YALL! (But I think I have once or twice) As many of you know, this is my FAVORITE month out of the year! Oh yes, I look forward to October and its goodies all year.

Aside from the birthday that I celebrated this month, (more on that later) I also recently took part in one of my other favorite fall rituals-picking pumpkins!! Boy oh Boy how I love those pumpkins! You can call me Charlie Brown and The Great Pumpkin obsession.

Ever since I was a young child, I have been fascinated with pumpkins, gourds, hay, and all that screams Fall and Halloween. Well, not much as changed since then. I still become giddy with excitement when its time to pick, paint, and carve those orangish gourds. I even love to eat homemade pumpkin pie-with a dollop of whip cream added of course.

Here I am toting around my cart full of goodies. Those farmers had BIG smiles when I was checking out.


This year I went to the ole pumpkin patch with mom, but I'll have to make another trip with Cody. I'm sure he'd like to witness the spectacle of me running around like a kid in a candy store. Oh well. I'd hate for him to miss out on the search to find the BEST pumpkin!

Don't forget to pick up yours!

Dog Days

Shouldn't this face be on a puppy treat box? I feel so blessed to have such a sweet companion.

A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life. - Bob Barker