it smells like spring.

well today was eventful, which is nice.

here is what happened...

our apartment complex is generous enough to pay for our heating and air.

the catch is you get one or the other (but who's complaining!).

well, the temperature all week has been in the 70's. pretty warm right? especially at night. but this beautiful note was on our door around 6. i may have screamed for joy. guess who is sleeping under the covers tonight my friends!

 for dinner my wonderful and handsome husband suggested mexican because he knew i didnt want to cook after being at work all day and of course all week. so we went to a precious place attached to the mall... can you say precious when its attached to the mall? and of course because it is friday our friend nathan came with us. its a tradition for the three of us to hang out on friday nights. kinda like a given. we also sat outside on a quaint (whats with these adjectives?) little terrace so we could enjoy the beautiful spring evening that God so graciously provided. 

it even smelled of spring!

 this little fellow hopped around us all during our stay, which was quite long. 

again, i mayyy have talked to him and called him little baby.

i just love birds! so very much.

 i took many pictures, 

but i figured i would spare you of all of them and show you just some.

 these are definitely some favorites.

love love love lights.

not as much as birds though.

then we came home and had molten chocolate lava cakes and watched a movie.

they were delicious. i meant to take a picture, but we ate them.

i couldnt be more excited that it is finally friday!

and we actually have things planned for tomorrow night instead of law and order.

whoo! i will tell you all about it on sunday.

but im pretty sure you werent questioning that one.

we got curtains day.

and the picture of the day is...

our friends enjoying my salsa! yay!
(pre-curtains)

(i also just decided that this is going to be short because the computer is acting up)

but im now going to show you one of the things i found at the wonderful peddlers mall yesterday.

these lovely curtains!

they match so well! i couldnt believe it.

but please ignore the fact that i didnt iron these before i put them up.

my mother would be so disappointed.

(i had previously bought the sheers along with the other curtains below at a yard sale. 

i figured i would be able to use them somehow.)

so today, my lovely husband ventured out with me to use some of his gift cards he got at his "man shower" to buy curtain rods. and boy did we not know what we were in store for. shopping for them rods is hard, let me tell you! and he was getting semi restless. but after we found the curtain rods- home depot hides those suckers good!- and then picked them out- those suckers are expensive!- we went home so i could put them up. needless to say J was worried about his drill and he quickly took it away and put the rods up for me. but he told me it was my turn when he was done.

what is cost to "curtain" two 87 inch windows:

(just a money tally for those budget conscious people out there- aka J)

yard sale curtains (6 sheer panels and 2 linen panels)- $20

peddlers mall polka dot panels- $14.75

curtain rods-$74.14 (on a gift card= free)

for a grand total of 

$34.75

this is just to show you how much better it looks with curtains! 

i know you all agree.

once again- hope yall enjoyed sunday aka the last day of this very short weekend.
and i hope the word curtains doesnt look funny to you now, because it does to me.

i hope you rode with your windows down today.

instead of posting just one picture, i decided to post many and tell you what i did all day. well i didnt sleep in this morning and no it was not because the lady upstairs was vacuuming at 8 or her son was running a marathon in their two bedroom apartment... 

im really not sure why i woke up. 

but because i woke up early i got to enjoy the sunshine even longer.

and i finally got time to make myself a cute header.
ya see...
hope you like!

i decided that since j wasnt home i would take over his space.
this is also my grocery list.


after i got ready, i went adventuring to a place called peddlers mall. if you live in this area and have never been, i highly advise it. i was in there two hours today just walking around. it is basically a huge inside yard sale. and when i say huge i mean i wish i would have taken bread crumbs to mark the places i had already walked through. i called my mom to ask her some questions and she was highly jealous of my adventure.
i will post pictures later of what i got. its very exciting.


so i officially declared today mexican food day.


first on the menu... homemade salsa!
yes, i know many of you are shocked that i even attempted. but i did!

here is proof...
my official taste tester said it was dead on.


and for dinner we had enchiladas.
my dear friend kelly from louisville gave me the recipe.
(who also informed me about the peddlers mall)

here is the recipe in case you wanted it.


packet of enchilada mix
1 lb. ground beef
tortillas
cheese

make enchilada mix as instructed on package.
Ground beef.
(this part is messy but SO worth it)
Dip tortilla in enchilada mix
Spoon in ground beef and cheese. (be generous with cheese!)
Roll and place facedown in dish.
Repeat until pan is filled or ingredients gone.
Pour any remaining "sauce" over the enchiladas in pan.
Top with cheese.

Bake at 350 for 35 min.

Serve with tortilla chips and salsa, or mexican rice! Super yummy!


the official taste tester also approved these!
so now that we are well fed, we cashed in another redbox opportunity (we had to pay for this one) and its definitely girl movie night- we take turns to be fair- so we will be watching Morning Glory as soon as my lovely darling cleans the kitchen. 
"the one who cooks doesnt have to clean". 
it somehow always comes out in my favor. :)


dont forget to set your clocks forward tonight!
this means the "everyday warm weather" is right around the corner.
praise the Lord!


oh- and was anyone else bummed that greys was replaced with a game show! 
seriously? not cool ABC.


hope yall enjoyed your saturday as much as i did.


ps- any suggestions on making this thing cute?
im not very good at it.