ice cream cake...

my friend michelle was posting about a marshmellow ice cream cake. it sounded so good that i had to dig up my recipe for my ice cream cake. i just found out that cory doesn't really like marshmellows... so i will keep this recipe on standby.... this is sooo easy. i made it for thanksgiving and a bunco night. doesn't take long and it is delicious!

What You Need

1/2 cup Hot fudge ice cream topping, warmed

1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

8 OREO Cookies, chopped (about 1 cup)

12 vanilla ice cream sandwiches

POUR fudge topping into medium bowl. Whisk in 1 cup COOL WHIP. Add dry pudding mix; stir 2 min. Stir in chopped cookies.

ARRANGE 4 ice cream sandwiches, side-by-side, on 24-inch-long piece of foil; top with half the COOL WHIP mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining sandwiches. Frost top and sides with remaining COOL WHIP. Bring up foil sides; double fold top and ends to loosely seal packet.

FREEZE 4 hours or until firm.

Day 358

yep. it is what it sounds like. next sunday, is the day Cory and I first met.
we are going to spend the weekend together and we have something special planned for sunday morning, September 5th. it is gonna be a great week!


[oh, p.s. i found a new apartment. mom and cory and zoey approve. yeah. if you wanna help move, i am moving on halloween weekend!]

2 months and counting....

fun with friends

well, today was very successful at work. my employees are amazing and they were very hard. they don't stop when they reach their goals... they are so excited to meet them and exceed every single expectation we put before them. they are all very lovely ladies [inside and out!] i a proud to be their boss and i am very thankful for them!
tonight we had dinner with the Ward family. Stephen cooked some chicken on the grill, we brought salad with all the fixings, and chelsea made the starches... it was hilarious because she really wanted to make some veggies and we suggested corn... so we had corn, mac and cheese and potatoes!!!! yum! i thought it was funny when i made zoey's plate and it was all orange....

it is so nice to have friends that have the same values and priorities. i find it comforting to have someone [besides my awesome family] to share struggles and prayer requests and fell safe and secure that they really have my best interest in mind.

zoey and mili play so well with each other. chelsea always does a great job of giving the girls a bath and it makes it nice and easy to get zoey home and in bed.

Happy Birthday Brookie!!

Well, today was Brooke's birthday. I have so many fun memories with that girl. She always has been and always will be my best girl.

I didn't get to meet Brooke on her birthday in 2002. I was at T-Camp on Team Hogg teaching new Aggies the ropes at Texas A&M. I had a team of 6 girls with me screaming and hooping and hollaring when we got the word that she was born. I love her with all my heart.

This is the first time I got to hold her... August 27, 2002...
We had a small gathering of family [and Angela, our adopted family of course] This is her cake that her mom made. I don't really like cake, so I had ice cream. It was fun for sure.


Here is the birthday girl smiling while we sing!!

yep, it's a tuesday...

today was BUSY to say the least!
WORK WORK WORK!!!!
then...
1. i got my hair did. finally, the gray is gone but sadly, not for long. why does it come back so quickly?!?!
2. i closed my jewelry show. i got $150 in free jewelry. i am so pumped about that.
3. i spent the evening with cory and zoey. seems to be my life. can't wait until we are a family.
4. played 3 games of go fish and then switched to memory. zoey is sooo good at it.5. watched "Flushed Away" or as Z calls is Flushed in the Toilet... LOL sooo funny... also after dinner, she busted out with some Letter Factory song about the A and the T coming to the C to make cat... and then some P words including popcorn... i am sure my sister knows that that all means...

oh my goodness.

it took me forever to find my blog. not a good thing. i have been up to quit a bit of things. i will show you by uploading some photos. then, i am planning to do this daily. really.

1. spending time with zoey. she is 4 and just starting pre-school. She is learning how to use her manners and how to read. she is precious and i just love being part of her life.
2. hanging out with cory... yep, that is what i do. everyday. i wouldn't trade it for the world. we are almost at the 1 year mark. at times it seems so quick and then there are days that seem like i have always been with him!
3. my work peeps are amazing... just look at us! it has been an adjustment from the high school, but i love the new responsibilities and all the new things i am learning!4. planning baby showers.... Jen, Nicole, Kayce, Melissa, myself and Eilene threw one heck of a baby shower for april. it was a couple shower with beer, margaritas and lots of chicken and sausage. it was fun playing washers and betting on the baby "football" pot!