The Royal Wedding

I am all about weddings and the hoopla that comes along with them.  However, there is absolutely no wedding worth "attending" at 4 am.  I might roll over in bed to commemorate the event...and that is a BIG might.  For all of you setting your alarms, way to go.  Mine will be off.  So cheers to the 24/7 reruns we will be seeing of Will and Kate's big day for the next 2 years.  

Still, I figured I could celebrate by posting a REAL wedding.  It may not have been "the wedding of the century", but every detail was perfect...especially the groom :)

 

Paula Deen, Ya'll!

I am not a good cook.  I don't find it therapeutic, relaxing, or fun.  And how ironic that I married into a family that makes incredible meals, complete with festive table decorations.  Poor Murray went from gourmet meals to my burnt meatloafs.  This is why I try to find simple recipes...meaning if it has more than 6 ingredients or ingredients I've never heard of, it gets scratched!  However, when I come across a recipe that sounds simple, I always try it.  Which leads to the point of this post.  I channeled my inner Paula Deen and whipped up a banana pudding...a very simple banana pudding. 

Lila gives it two thumbs up!



So for all of you who burn water, here you go:

1 8-ounce carton sour cream

2 cups milk

1 12-ounce container of Cool Whip

4-6 medium bananas

1 12-ounce box Nilla wafers

2 small boces instant vanilla pudding

(I got all of these non-fat so it's healthier)

Whisk together the milk, pudding, sour cream, and 2/3 of the Cool Whip until completely mixed and starting to thicken.  In a rectangular dish, put one layer of the vanilla wafers and then one layer of sliced bananas.  Repeat layers and then add pudding mixture.  Top with the remaining 1/3 carton of the topping and wafers.  :)

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Anyone that knows me well, knows that I don't like change.  That may be an understatement.  Some may call it being inflexible...I like to call it stability.  However, there are some changes coming up in my life and, for once, I'm embracing them and allowing God to stretch me in this area. 

For starters, we are moving to Virginia.  It is for lovers, but I'm not sold that it's for me.  Murray's next job assignment is just outside Roanoke and he is already there.  Lila and I are joining him after I finish my last clinical in May.  We are renting an old farmhouse with acreage and cows.  I really think we could be a reality tv show...me. on a farm.  this should be special. 

That leads to the next big change.  I will finish grad school for Speech Pathology in August.  I will officially be done with classes/clinicals on May 27th, but I don't "walk" until August.  Glory, Hallelujah.  I will have a masters +30, but I'm not sure when I'll go back to work.  I'm really liking my early retirement.  I have thoroughly enjoyed being at home with my precious baby girl and I feel so lucky to have watched every milestone.  

Lastly, I have come to terms with the fact that I have a TODDLER.  She has literally changed overnight, as cliche as it sounds.  All you mothers can vouch for this.  I have posted her "monthly" pictures on facebook but haven't put them all together.  I figure there's no better representation of how life really does pass before your eyes:

If you've scrolled down to the bottom of this, kuddos to you!  Embrace every moment of life because it goes by FAST!

       

Tweedle Dee

When Lila was born she looked like me.  16 months later....not so much!  Not only does she look like Murray, she is pretty much him in girl form.  They share a lot of the same characteristics and mannerisms, which is fine with me.  Those characteristics drew me to him in the first place, so to have a "little Murray" too makes me happy :) Here is a good visual of what I'm talking about....

Lila 2011

Murray 1987

bandwagon

i've decided to become a blogger, so we'll see how this goes.  i'll try to post more than once a quarter and make it somewhat interesting for the readers (if there are any).  i figure atleast my sister, the advertising major, would enjoy reading it.  i mean how interesting is a small-town girl, stay-at-home mom? pretty "interesting" once you throw in a husband that has an obsession with junk cars and secretly wants to be a chicken-farmer, plus an on-the-go/wild woman of a child, and two dogs...one of which was found at a dumpster in georgia.  yes, the davis family is quite "interesting" and i thought that atleast a few of my family members and friends would want to be my followers.  i like the sound of that. so, here's to my new blog...