Free Pizza Hut!

I always assumed that Pizza Hut's Halloween deal was public knowledge but every time I mention it to someone, they are always shocked. So just in case you all are not aware.

Pizza Hut gives out a free personal pan pizzas to kids dressed in costume on Halloween. Some locations stick to a strict age limit of 12 (not that they ask for ID) but I was still doing it in high school so I think this is a loose restriction.

We've participated for the last 10+ years and its part of our families longstanding Halloween traditions. We always call ahead and order and let them know we'll be bringing in the kids in costume so we don't have to loose precious trunk-or-treat time.

Happy Halloween everyone!

It's That Time of Year plus an Extra treat for you!

***edited to add, I'm not sure why this didn't post like it was scheduled to at the beginning of the week, I've been offline and unable to login to check until now but I guess it just wanted to wait until it was snowing and really starting to feel like Christmas! :)***

Lots of posts have been popping up about Shutterfly's amazing Christmas cards and I'm about to add another one to the list. It's hard to believe we are getting close to that time of year again. It seems like I was just sending out last year's Christmas card! When Shutterfly sent me an email showcasing their seasonal offerings, I had to stop and check my calender. Time just seems to move faster and faster.

Last year was the first year I had used Shutterfly for holiday cards and people still rave about our cards today. I also still the front photo card on a lot of people's fridges. It was the first year we had a chance to send out cards as a married couple and Shutterfly really set the bar high! I am excited to partner with them again this year and they are definitely on my list of sites to check for Christmas gifts, particularly their photo books and calenders.

With my brother in the military and overseas we've been making a lot of photobooks to exchange back and forth, Shutterfly's product has always been the best quality and I highly recommend them!

But lets cut to the chase, you want to see the designs and what's in it for you. :)

I have so many favorites starred it was hard to narrow it down. And I truly mean that. We're not sure yet exactly what type of Christmas card we will be sending out yet and as a result, haven't narrowed down the photo/photos so until we do, my favorites folder will remain bursting at the seams. Here are a few selections from it:



I adore all their classic simple yet elegant designs. Maybe I should do some of each?? :)

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Plus I will also make three random selections from people who comment on this post and they will win 25 free cards of their choosing!

I Am My Beloveds

It's a busy and hectic time but I would be remiss if I didn't take a second today to dedicate a post to the love of my life and our last several years together.

I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine.
Song of Solomon 6:3

To my Love,


You are my knight in shining armor that rode in on a white horse and swept me off my feet. My Prince Charming. I never knew just how happily married it was possible to be but you continue to surprise me every day. I love being your other half. God has truly blessed us.


Thank you for being my goof, my rock and my man. For putting up with my crazy and doing it with such sexiness and grace! ;-p



Happy Happy Anniversary Love, I pray we will be blessed with many many more. I love you infinity times over.

Much love,
-yours

Out of the Mouths of Husbands

Hubs had his knee fitted for a brace with the specialist the other day. When he got home, he walked into the kitchen to give me a kiss hello and says "want to see my thing" as he starts unbuckling his belt.

:) I will give you a moment to compose yourselves.

It took him a moment to figure out why I had collapsed on the floor in hysterical giggles but he couldn't keep the smirk off his face once he realized what he'd said. You can be assured that it was all downhill from there.

Monday Misc.

Life has been busy busy busy. It's been tough to keep up! This is truly a miscellaneous Monday as my thoughts have been all over the place.

• I am super grateful that I started early on Fall decorating this year. It's been nice to sit back and enjoy the seasonal decor IN the season rather than finding myself still decorating when its over... :) I think it would be fun to share pictures but it is already so dark when I get home that its been hard to capture the details. I will share soon though! I had lots of fun doing a bunch of seasonal crafts.


• Hubs and I did our seasonal wardrobe switch over the weekend. It takes a FULL day whenever we do it so we've been kind of procrastinating on it. It was long over due and I was getting tired of 40 degree days and having all my cashmere sweaters still packed away. We always sort through and get rid of a bunch of stuff while we're swapping the wardrobes, it helps the influx of stuff not explode the closets/dressers. This time around we got rid of a massive box and it felt so good!


• We finally got a diagnosis back on Husband's knee. He's got a 3rd degree MCL tear. I've had him on anti-inflamatories & RICEing (rest, ice, compression, elevation) it for the past 3-4 weeks with the addition of heat after the first week. He's gained some range of motion back and is now able to bend it a bit but still has a very noticeable limp. The specialists are putting him in a brace and doing therapy on it for the next 6-8 weeks to try and get it fully healed. He'll continue to ref but it's looking like he'll be taking off a season from playing hockey. I'll just be happy to have my husband back. Everyone knows that husbands make some of the worst patients, not to mention that it makes certain activities rather limiting.


• Hub's car that we dug out of the ground just 1 year ago last month (I don't think I have ever blogged that story but I should) has let us know it has a very limited life left so over the weekend we bought a new-to-us Honda Civic. We had been planning to get Husband something a bit nicer but God dropped a fabulous deal in our laps that was rather irresistible. It will make a great commuter car for Hubs and most importantly, we can avoid adding a car payment to the budget.


• I keep hearing about pumpkin shortages but our local grocery store is fully stocked and I picked up about 8 cans over the weekend. Am I missing something?


• We installed some really nice shelving in our garage courtesy of the shelving sale going on over at Container Store and it just makes me smile every time I walk into the garage now. One step closer to a pretty & organized space!


• There has been quite a bit of drama going amongst friends lately and it has gotten quite tiresome. None of it directly involves us (that we know of but really who knows with these sorts of things...) but Hubs and I feel like we are caught in the middle of a reality tv show ala RHOX. Why can't adults just be adults? Sulking and showing off are never attractive qualities, least of all in an adult.
  


• I decided to get an EC planner to help keep track of all life's craziness that we've got going on. It should be arriving any day now and I've got a bunch of colored sharpie pens all ready to go. Here's hoping it helps simplify life!


• I made lasagna soup for dinner last Thursday night and it was incredible. We had already had such an exhausting week that we curled up with dinner in bed and watched the first two episodes of PanAm. The show is SO SO good. We both really enjoyed it (I liked it even better than Mad Men!) and I'm looking forward to catching last night's episode tonight after work. Seriously, if you haven't seen it, I recommend checking it out!

Each time I go to hit publish I think of another bullet, so clearly I am not blogging often enough. :) Hope you all are well!