Bringing back the Blog....

Happy Belated New Years!

I guess that's a good place to start after a almost (GASP) 3 month blogging absence.

My apologies to my loves that have enjoyed this blog,

truth is life gets busy and complicated and I would say in late August/September I hit that wall full speed.

Life now seems to be slowing down after the big Holiday Buzz.  Rusty is happily settling into the 4th   semester of nusing school, I am finally getting a grasp on my new position at work, and well life is good. I am happy. :)

Hope that you all had a wonderful fall and holiday season.  I for one am already tired of the dreary winter days and looking forward to spring. Although I must say these past few weeks of snow and ice have kept me in but I have had some time to work on a few crafty things which has been nice :) Also its made time to perfect a few new recipes!!!  Rusty even told me last night I had finally mastered baked BBQ chicken and the recreation of a cup of Mathew's hot cocoa. (this my friends is no easy feat)

So with all of that said cheers to hot cocoa days, winter projects, and getting back to blogging.
Thank you Rusty for the encouragement to get back at it :)

Going to leave you all on this chilly January Monday with a promise of a trash talking Bachelor post tomorrow.

xoxo
A.

Happy Halloween Ya'll

Wishing you all a wickedly fabulous Halloween...



Remember...

Don't text and fly this Halloween!!!

xoxo

A

Hello Fall and Hello my Loves...

Well it's fall and I can't believe it...

Time just seems to be flying by and I can't believe that its been over a month since I have been on the blog. Truth: The end of the summer was a sad time for me as I lost my sweet Granny, I have felt so lost this past month being in the midst of a move, a new job, and then the loss of her.  She was my person that told me to pull it all together when everything else was chaos.  Life without her will just never be the same, it is so sad but because when I started this blog I made a promise to myself that it would be a happy place for me I will not dwell on what I have lost but remember what I have had and what I still have bc everyday I am reminded of the beautiful things that she taught me.  She will forever be alive as a part of me.

Hope that you all are doing well and enjoying the first of this beautiful fall weather.

Rusty and I have finally gotten all moved into the new cottage and we have had fun getting everything all decorated. It's now time to put out all of my Halloween decorations and I am so excited.  I will do my best to take some pics and share.  Last night I found my old recipe and made my first batch of my FAVORITE Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies... Something about those cookies in the fall, they are my favorite :) Thank goodness a friend from back in the salon days introduced me to those.

Looking forward to hearing from you all again and spending the fall back on the blog!

xo

A



Busy little bee...

Holy cow where does the time go...

It's been a few weeks since my last post and for that I am sorry.

It's been busy around the love nest!

Rusty and I went on our vacation which was fabulous and I cant wait to post and share all the fun pics from our trip.  We had such a great time :)

It's Friday which is always something to celebrate but also I thought I would share some of our latest news...

First things first...I got a promotion at work!!!!!  It will be bitter sweet to say goodbye to the amazing team that I have been working with for almost two years now but I am also very excited to move into my next position!

Next thing...
After a truly wonderful year at the LOVE NEST (our tiny apartment) and first home together, Rusty and I are moving... Don't worry we aren't going far just a few miles up the road and into a little cottage style house.

We are very excited for the extra space, washer/dryer, yard and garage.

Don't worry friends the blog name will remain the same bc lets face it,  it will still be our love nest, just a little bigger and Ruffin is where we got our start together. I think its important to remember where we started so that years from now we can look back on our first year living together in that little apartment and see how far we have come together. After all...

Hope that you all have a great weekend, hopefully I will get a chance to download all the pics from our trip and get this blog back in motion over the next couple of weeks :)
Just in time for fall...

xoxo
A