Our time in Tulsa

I hope y'all have had a good weekend! We made a little trip to Tulsa and it was so nice to be back. I had not been home since August and I was ready :)

It was a great week for college football!! The cowboys killed kansas and the razorbacks beat auburn!! We were excited, so I thought I would mention it :)

Last Thursday after I got off work, I went to the crossfit workout thinking I would be home a little before Mitch, then we could head to Tulsa that night. I ended up getting out of crossfit late, so we weren't even ready to leave until about 8:45 that night. So not only did we get a late start, but we got through Springdale ad I realized I forgot my contacts, of course it was the one thing I couldn't buy, so we had to go back and get them. So we ended up getting into Tulsa about midnight and went straight to sleep. Mitch and I both had a rough week at work, so we were exhausted!

Friday we got up and went and had lunch with my friend, Natalie at Genghis Grill. It is fairly new to Tulsa and every time we got back I want to try it but we never do. After that we went and did a little shopping. I got a new osu shirt and natalie got me a new osu sticker for my car!!

That night we went out with my parents to a new mexican restaurant and just hung out. Saturday Mitch and I got up early and went and played golf. We played a course called Bailey Ranch and it was a lot of fun!!

After golf, we headed to the fair!! I just love the fair and have to go at least once when its in town. Mitch and I always get way to much.. but hey it only comes once a year and we have to enjoy it :)
That evening was the Jenks homecoming dance, we went and watched my brother take pictures.
This is a horrible picture of me, you can tell I had been out outside playing golf and at the fair all day... but they looked good :)

Later that night, we ended up having dinner with Peter and Libby and hanging out with them for a while. This morning we got up and headed home. And we spent the rest of the day at the AT&T store... literally! I was wanting to pre-order the new iphone but we also are trying to start our own plan. So our first stop was the at&t store in Tulsa, then we went twice in Bentonville, and were there for almost 2 hours. It was the biggest ordeal just to get started on our own plan. And to make things worse, we walked out of there with nothing changed. I have to wait until I get my new phone, then we can transfer over to our own plan. They also told me I have to get a new number :( That is always a pain changing your phone number, but it was either Mitch or I and since we are living and working in AR, we thought it was best for me to change mine to a 479 number. So in a few weeks, I will have to memorize a new number :(

Tonight we are relaxing and watching Green Bay play! They haven't lost yet, but this game isn't going so great right now! Go Packers!

I have a few yummy recipes to leave you with...
The first is Taco Salad, but not your typical taco salad. My friend at work gave me the recipe and it was really good!!

2lbs hamburger meat ( I used 1lb and a can of refried beans)
1 family size can cream of mushroom soup
2 cans rotel
Cheddar Cheese
Lettuce & Tomatoes
1 or 2 cans black olives
Tortilla Chips

Fry up hamburger meat and salt and pepper to taste. Drain meat. Stir in cream of mushroom soup, rotel and olives and continue to heat. You can add milk if you need to thin it out a bit.
Put chips in a 9x13 dish and pour mixture over chips. Cover with cheddar cheese and bake 15 min at 350 degrees. Take out and cover with lettuce and tomatoes.


The next one isn't really a recipe, it is just a box mix, but they actually turned out really good!!! I love pumpkin stuff and have been wanting to make pumpkin bread for weeks now. I was at the store a few weeks ago and saw just a box mix for pumpkin bread, so I thought it would be easy.
When I started making them, I realized I didn't have the right sized bread pan. So I decided to make muffins out if them since I already had the mixture together.

Thy turned out so good! I think I ate the majority of them myself. They went perfect with my pumpkin spice latte I have every morning ha! So if you need a quick and easy pumpkin recipe.. it is just a Pillsbury mix from walmart.

Have a great week!!

D-now, crossfit and crafts!!

Tomorrow is Wednesday! I hope y'all have had a good start to your week. This past weekend was so nice since Mitch and I were both off, I did not want Monday to come. 

We had a nice long weekend filled with football and d-now! Saturday after the game, which was amazing!! I cold not belive we won!! We watched the whole thing and we were so glad it got better, or  that was going to be a long, painful game to watch!  Anyway, after the game, we headed back up to the church to help out with d-now. We stayed for the evening service and I am so glad we did. They had the same speaker, Ed Newton, as last year and I really liked him, so we got to hear him again! 

Sunday, of course, he spoke again and it was amazing. We also baptized over 20 students!! That service was such a blessing to be a part of. Every dnow they always show a video of the weekend and guess who made the video... yes, Bella ha!! Here is the video, I am sure you can pick her out :)

Sunday after church, we had our last crossfit on-ramp training class! I was so excited to finish, but also a little nervous to start the real classes. Mitch works Mon-Thurs this week, so I have to go to all of them by myself this first week and all I have to say is it is one of the most intimidating things I have ever done! 

I went monday to the first one and it was tough, but not horrible. Now todays workout was another story. I honestly don't know how I am even typing this right now ha! 

Crossfit was started by ex-marines and service men, and the owner and most of the trianers at the nwa crossfit are retired police, firemen, etc. So needles to say they are pretty intense. Well, crossfit is all about people who fought in the service. They had army, marines, etc stuff everywhere! One thing that I love is they have a wall of heros and it has pictures of tons of heros that lost their life serving for our country, and every so often they do what is called a "Hero Workout". They have named workouts after these men and they take down the picture and before the workout we read about him ad then pray for his family. Then we do the workout that is named after him. Now since these are "hero workouts" they are 10x harder than a normal workout and take 10x as long! Well I got lucky, and on my second day they decided to do one. It is so motivating and makes you want to work so hard for them, but it kick my butt!!! This is a picture of inside our gym..

Because the workout was so hard, they are having a rest day tomorrow and closing the gym, and I have never been happier! I can barley move now, so I can only imagine what tomorrow is going to be like! Here is the link if ya'll are in the nwa area and want to check it out.. I highly recommend it. Best workout and experience.. I am so glad I get to be a part of it. Crossfit NWA

On a different note, look at this cute craft I made this weekend...

I saw one of my friends, Sam, had made one and I thought it was so cute and really easy. I also now have all my fall decor out! I love it! 

Have a wonderful rest of the week!!!

October is here!!!

Well I know I just blogged last night about what we have been up too, but I just thought I would say....

October is my favorite month and I am so excited for all the fun things we have planned this October!
Next weekend we are headed to Tulsa for the fair, the following weekend Michelle is coming in town for the craft fairs and then later in the month we are going to Stillwater for OSU homecoming! Also, Mitch surprised me and told me to pick a weekend and he wants to take be to Branson for shopping and golf! So we are trying to find a weekend we have free :)

I have always loved summertime and still do, but as I have gotten older, I have really come to love the fall!
One of my favorite times during school to come back and visit Bentonville with Mitch was in the fall. The weather is perfect, the trees are so pretty and I can't forget the craft fairs!

October is a month of football, starbucks, craft fairs, running, pumpkins, halloween, candy corns and I could probably go on forever... but who doesn't love these things!

We are getting ready to grill out steaks and are counting down until kick-off! Go Razorbacks!

Have a wonderful Saturday and Happy October!