Game Day...

There is no place like Nebraska,

Dear old Nebraska U.

Where the girls are the fairest,

The boys are the squarest,

Of any old place that I knew.

There is no place like Nebraska,

Where they're all true blue.

We'll all stick together,

In all types of weather,

For good old Nebraska U.

GO BIG RED!!!

Yep, you guessed it!

Football season in Nebraska has officially started!

We kicked off the first game with some friends and family on Saturday, September 1.

I thoroughly enjoy having people over to our house to watch the games.

My problem is that we serve the same things every time.

If this is going to be a regular occurrence this year, I need to mix things up a bit!

I will totally admit that I am NOT the cook in our house, but I do like to try new things.

Luckily for me, I have a fabulous friend (who also happens to be a blogger) that is a tremendous cook!

She comes up with some of the tastiest recipes!

You have seriously got to check out her blog!

www.thecinderellamom.com

Not only does she post tailgating recipes, she posts recipes EVERY DAY, 5-days a week!

She has everything from breakfast to dinner and everything in between!

She goes through the weekly ads for our area and posts the best deals for "Wallet Watchin' Wednesdays."

There is even a place to print off coupons!

Seriously, you have got to go check it out.

www.thecinderellamom.com

You know the best part of the kick-off game for the HUSKERS...

They started off the season than with a WIN!

Huskers 49-Southern Miss 20

GO BIG RED!!!

Silly Saturday - The ABC's of Elizabeth

I couldn't resist!

These two lovelies (Victoria and Lindsay) had posts like this and I thought it would be a great idea since it has been a while since I posted an "About Me" type of post.

Besides, I didn't have a silly Saturday photo to share, so some of the facts, although true, are kinda silly for someone my age!



Don't laugh, we were doing Bailey's shots in chocolate shot glasses!

Age: 32 (33 in two weeks, YIKES)...OMG, I had to get out the calculator to double check!

Bed Size: Queen

Chore you hate: Bathrooms

Dogs:  The Great Gladiator Maximus - our 8-yr old Boxer and Nickel - our 3-yr old hyper-beyond-belief Wiemaraner

Essential start of your day:  Leave me alone and let me drink at least 2 cups of coffee

Favorite Color:  Blue - always has and always will be my fave

Gold or silver:  Depends on what I am wearing for the day

Height: 5' 6" - I have shrunk an inch since high school! Got calcium?

Instruments I play (or have played): Piano and my voice - I love to sing

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse and Mom or Mommy

Kids: 2 - Logan (9-yrs) and Jillianne (pronounced Jilly Anne {4-yrs})

Live: Lincoln, Nebraska (NE)

Mom's Name: Constance (Connie)

Nickname: Beth, Bethy, Liz, Mom, Mommy

Overnight hospital stays: Um...Let me think...4 - twice giving birth, once for surgery, and once for Pyronephritis (severe kidney infection)

Pet Peeve: I am not really too sure about this one. Oh...wait...my husbands answer to the quetion "Where are you going?" His response, "Crazy!" That just errks me!

Quote from a movie: "Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming..." Dori in finding Nemo

Right or left handed: Right

Siblings: 2 - A fab baby sister (check her out here) and a great big brother

Time you wake up: Kinda sorta varies from day to day - typically around 7:20 a.m.

Underwear: Victoria's Secret ALL the way!

Vegetables you dislike: Peas - they are the devil unless you eat them straight from the pod while you are still sitting in the garden!

What makes you run late: Well...I am always late...You can ask anyone and they will tell you!

X-rays you've had done: My shoulder after a bicycle accident and my hips due to some unexplained shooting pains in 2009

Yummy food you make: Country fried pork chops with home made mashed potatoes and white pork gravy...Making my mouth water as I think about it!

Zoo animal: Tigers and Lions - Always have and always will be one of my fave animals!

Do YOU Love to Shop? How About if You AREN'T Spending Your Own Money?...

I'm not usually one to do this kind of thing, but I will totally do anything to better my chances of winning!

What a Fan-tab-u-lous birthday gift this would be for myself - if I won it that is!  :-)

My girl Lindsay over and Scenic Glory is having a give-a-way for a $75 gift certificate to Modcloth.

Yes you read that right...

$75.00

If you have never been to the site, you totally have to check it out!

While you are over at Scenic Glory, check it out and stay a while.

That girl is totally talented!

What Is A Best Friend

someone to lean on...

someone you aren't afraid to get close to

someone who will be honest if your breath stinks



someone to run around with

someone who will be with you even when things just aren't going your way

all photos from http://www.weheartit.com/

Relay of Friendship

So, I logged onto my blog the other day and saw that I have been passed the baton for the relay of friendship by Lindsay over at Scenic Glory.  Since my blog is a relatively new blog, this was somewhat unexpected, even though Lindsay is a close friend of mine.  I don't have a lot of followers, but I do frequent a number of blogs that are written by some very creative people.  For the most part I have been a "lurker," but I am starting to become more vocal with the blogs that I just cant seem to get enough of.

 Now it is my turn to pass on this baton to someone else.

Janna at A Steadfast Life

Amber at Ruffles and Roses

Cheryl at Sew Can Do

the Chicks at The Crafting Chicks

Now, on with the questions...

What did you want to be when you grew up?
I think I truely just wanted to be a wife and mother.

What were your favorite cartoons?
He-man and She-ra, but really, I absolutely loved the Smurfs.

Favorite childhood game?
Kick-soccer, played like baseball or softball, but instead of a bat and ball, you kick a soccer and run the bases.  If you got hit with the ball, you were out. 

Most favorite birthday?
I think the best birthday was when my husband proposed, but my favorite childhood birthday was when my sister and I had a joint birthday party at Show Biz Pizza.  We got to invite all of our friends from school and our many cousins from our dad's side of the family.

What was your first love?
Outside my family, my first "love" had to have been God.

First musical idol?
Can't say that I ever really had a musical idol.  I loved to listen to just about anything that wasn't rap, hip hop, or R&B.

Something you have always wanted to do, but haven't done yet?
Travel to Germany to visit as many castles as possible.  My husband has traveled over seas with the Army National Guard and took leave to Germany and Amsterdam and has said it is beautiful and hopes to someday take all of us there.

Favorite gift?
Everything that God has blessed me with (my family, friends, my health, job, etc.).

If a theme song played for you everywhere you went, what would it be?
Not a clue.  Haven't really ever thought about it too much.  According to my dad and husband it would be "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" by Alabama.  I obviously tend to disagree, my theme song would have to involve something about being late, un-organized, and frazzled most of the time!  ;-)

Favorite city to visit?

Right now, my favorite city to visit would have to be Charleston, South Carolina.  My husband, sister, brother-in-law and I visited in February of this year (2010).  We had so much fun and can't wait to go back!