Caramel Apples

So I am going to start off by saying, I have a WONDERFUL Mama! She knows that I LOVE caramel apples so she bought us a kit to make them! It is so cheap and super easy to make, and only takes 5 minutes! I figured I would share it with yall!

First you pre-heat the over to 200.

Haha.. We both laughed when we saw that the caramel looked like this, but once we smelled it, it was all good :) MMmmm .. it smells SO good!!!

You need 5 apples.

All you do is stretch out the caramel to fit over the apple.

Poke the stick down in it.

and put it in the over for only 5 minutes...

Then it is ready to eat!!

I got one at the fair on Friday night, and I have to admit that these were SO much better than the ones at the fair!!

Halloween Weekend

My weekend started by going to Judgement House at Byne Memorial Baptist Church Friday night. It was such a great way to start off a "scary" weekend. I dont know if any of yall have ever been to Judgement House, but it is a walk through drama that shows what "Judgement Day" will be like for all of us one day. This years theme was about a tornado going through a highschool and killing several people at a basketball game. We got to see all those people in judgement and watch some be thrown into hell and some enter into the gates of Heaven. Even though it doesnt show the how freightening hell is and how glorious Heaven is, it gives us an idea. If I wasnt already a Christian, I would be scared to death to walk out of that church without knowing my Lord and Savior! In church this morning they said that there was 49 people that came to know the Lord through this drama and over 100+ who rededicated their life to the Lord. I encourage everyone to go next year.. itll be well worth it :) .... not to mention it is free!

After Judgement House, Anthony and I headed to the Albany Fair!

Neither of us like to ride rides, so we stuck to something simple.. the ferris wheel!

If you know me, you cant put anything in front of me without me drawing on it! I wanted to be rebellious and draw on the ride like some other people! Maybe itll be there next year?? haha

This is a horrible picture of me, but by the end of the night, my feet were killing me so i got a piggy back ride back to the car!
Saturday I went shopping with my Mama and Aunt Beccy. This is the newest addition to Aunt Beccys family! He is a german shepherd named Revered "Rev". He is the cutest thing I have ever seen! You can tell him to sit and to preach and he will bark! I wanted to take him home with me!!

Saturday night we went to the Haunted House at Circuit City! They didnt allow cameras, so I could not take pictures. But this was one scary place!!! There was a 14ish year old girl behind us in line BY HERSELF! I could not believe that because I was freaking out even being with someone! I made her stand in the middle of us, and I held onto her the whole time! haha. She probably has bruises on her shoulders from me grabbing onto her the whole time!

The night came to and end by watching "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and eating popcorn and drinking hot chocolate!

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween Weekend!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I have NO idea to link up with anyone, but I still decided to do this post :)

I am LOVING that Christmas is in LESS than 2 months away!!! (Hopefully itll get cold though!)

I am LOVING the Mcdonalds strawberry and banana smoothies!

I am LOVING that I am going to the haunted houses this weekend!

I am LOVING that I went to Marks Melon Patch last weekend. I could go there every day during the fall! Its so sweet to watch the little kids run around!

I am LOVING the sunflowers at Marks Melon Patch!

I am LOVING that I get to go to the fair this weekend!!

I am LOVING this jacket from Old Navy!

.....and this one too! :)

...... and I am LOVING my wonderful family (and dog)

HAPPY WEDNESDAY YALL! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW!!!!!

Saturday was my "little" brothers 18th birthday!!! I cannot believe he is 18 now!! Andrew and I have always been extremely close. Of course we would have our silly little fights about nothing, but I think we are alot closer than most brothers and sisters. I think the only thing we fight over now is the bathroom when I am in Albany on the weekends.

Andrew is the kind of brother that I think most girls wish they could have. I used to wish that I had an older brother, but now that my brother is mature, and ALOT taller than me, I feel like I have an older brother. I know he would do anything he could to protect me and drop anything he was doing just in case I needed him for something.
When I was little, everyone told me that my brother thought I hung the moon. They also told me that my brother did anything for me, because he looked up to me.

Well, I think the roles have changed. I am the one that looks up to him now! He has turned into such a GODLY young man, with a good head on his shoulders. He makes ME want to be a better person..

When my Mom was in delivery with my brother, the doctors said we almost lost my mom, and almost lost my brother. I cant imagine how my life would be without the two of them. I hate to say that I feel sorry for anyone thats an "only child", but it has been such a blessing to grow up with a brother, especially one like mine :)

Andrew,

I hope you had a wonderful birthday! Im so glad I was there to celebrate with you! Thank you for coming home early on your birthday night to watch a movie with me! I never tell you this, but you really are one of my best friends, and I am SO proud of you and what you have become over these past 18 years! I cannot imagine my life without you!! I love you!!


PS: I wouldve taken pictures at your party, but my camera died :(

Wishful Wednesdays :)

[1] I wish i felt better.. I cant stop sneezing.. cant breathe.. and cant sleep.

[2] I wish it were the weekend.

[3] I wish I were on vacation at a beach :)

[4] I wish the weather would stop playing tricks on me.. Im ready for cold weather!

[5] I wish animals knew how to talk.

[6] I wish there were some good movies out to rent.

[7] I wish I were rich and didnt have to have a job!

[8] I wish gas was free!

[9] I wish my grandparents knew how to text.

[10] I wish I could buy out Old Navy! They have the cutest clothes this season.

[11] I wish that my hair was a naturally pretty color so I wouldnt have to dye it.

[12] I wish I could be motivated to work out and be healthy.

[13] I wish my brother would choose to come to VSU next year.

[14] I wish girls were born with JUST hair.. not leg hair, pit hair.... I HATE SHAVING!

[15] I wish I could go through school without having to study.

[16] I wish I could meet Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Kellie Pickler.

[17] I wish that I was still 7,8,or 9 again!

[18] I wish I could go visit the 1st house I lived in...Would it be creepy if I just showed up there?

[19] I wish mosquitos werent bad so I could lay in my hammock

[20] I wish I didnt wish for so many things! :)

HAPPY WEDNESDAY YALL! :)

Little somethin' about me :)

[Eye color]
*hazel.. they change all the time

[Hair Color]
*right now its blonde, brown, and red... will probably change soon!

[Height]
*5'2

[Right or Left Handed]
*right

[Your Weakness]
*having too big of a heart and trying to help out too many people at once

[Your Fears]
*the thought of losing people I love

[Your Most Overused Phrase]
*"Oh my goodness"

[Thoughts First Waking Up]
*I do NOT want to shower!

[Your Best Physical Feature]
*I dont know? I like that I am petite.

[Your Bedtime]
*9:30ish!! -----yes, im a crazy partying college student! haha.. NOT!

[Pepsi or Coke]
*coke :)

[McDonalds or Burger King]
*Mcdonalds frenchfries with a Burger King cheeseburger

[Ice Cream or Yogurt]
*Yogurt

[Pizza or Chinese]
*Oh my goodness, I could eat pizza for every meal

[Cappuccino or Coffee]
*I like both...

[Chocolate or Vanilla]
*Chocolate to eat... but I love the scent of vanilla candles :)

[Been Arrested]
*nope

[Do You Smoke]
*no.. I do not want yellow teeth.

[Do You Sing]
*I try! I seem to embarrass myself everytime though!

[Have You Been In Love]
*yes I have.

[Do You Believe in Yourself]
*I dream BIG.. real big.. Im worried I dont believe in myself enough to achieve them

[Ever Been Depressed]
*Yes I have. And I plan on using my experience with depression to help out others.

[Do You Get Along With Your Parents]
*Very much so, they are my best friends.

[Do You Have Any Brothers or Sisters]
* I have an amazing brother who I absolutely adore!

[Do You Like Thunderstorms]
*If you know me, you know thats my favorite thing in the world!! Anytime it even starts raining, my roommate texts me and says "I KNOW YOUR EXCITED RIGHT NOW!"

[Do You Play an Instrument]
*very very very very basic piano! and Anthony taught me ONE song on the guitar

[Do You Have Any Pets]
*3 dogs... Monet, Buddy, and Chanel. 4 cats... Dolce, Gabbana, Alli, and Paris. And a fish.

[What Is Your Favorite Color]
*I like dark colors.. blacks, browns, golds, silvers... :)

[Ever Shoplifted]
*When I was a little girl I stole a collar off of a stuffed animal, My mom made me return it by myself.

[Ever Gotten a Speeding Ticket]
*I have only GOTTEN one.. I have talked my way out of several!

[Number of Piercings]
*2 in each ear and bellybutton

[Number of Tattoos]
*none

[Number of Things in My Past I Regret]
*One.. Ive always heard your not supposed to regret anything because your supposed to learn from your mistakes, but I just all out regret one thing in my life.

[Close With Your Family]
*I dont think that I could be any closer than what I am now. I have the best family life there is. Im a lucky girl :)

[Gotten Into a Fight]
*Stupid girl drama in high school but thats it.

[Favorite Sports Team]
* I dont really care... I guess UGA?

[Do You Do Drugs]
*Never have, Never will.

[What Kind Of Car Do You Drive]
*Silver convertible Mustang

[Do You Like to Clean]
*I didnt until I moved off on my own!

[Do You Like to Cook]
*NO!... I am learning though!

[Broken a Bone]
*I fractured my hand punching a boy haha.. and I fractured my skull a year ago from today!

[Played Truth or Dare]
*Yes... just silly stuff though.. nothing crazy!

[Wal-Mart or Target]
*Target.. goodness, I could go broke there in a matter of 20 minutes

[How Do You Want to Die]
*I dont want to, I want the Lord to come back during my lifetime.. and during my parents lifetime.

[What's Annoying You Right Now]
*senioritis!

Happy Birthday Anthony!

Today, someone very special to me has a birthday!

Happy Birthday Anthony!! Anthony is my boyfriend, and also one of my very best friends. Our entire relationship has been nothing short of a roller coaster! But I think that has made us more appreciative of each other now, and of our relationships with other people. Anthony was brought into my life when I was going through a really rought time, and he helped me overcome some of my depression, and that was just in the beginning. I have watched him grow and grow and better himself has a person, a boyfriend, and a friend along the way. Weve gone through some breakups together, but each time it has made us stronger and stronger. We have learned that our relationship with the Lord, our relationship with each others parents, communication, honesty, and trust is the key. That is the only way we got through this last breakup, and have been doing great ever since. He has brought so much happiness into my life. It is so nice to have someone you can count on to be there for you whenever you need to talk, laugh, cry, or vent to.

There is never a dull moment with us. He is so funny to be around, and I cant help but to laugh anytime I am with him.

Alot of people dont know it, but he is also a very talented poet :)

I love our height difference (I had heels on in this picture) but he is over a foot taller than me!

This was July 4th last year at the Wild Adventures firework show :)

I love how we arent just boyfriend and girlfriend, but have an extremely strong friendship with each other. I think that is important in a relationship.

Anthony,

Happy Birthday Booger :) I hope it has been one of the best ones yet! Im so proud of you and what you have become! You have brought so much happiness into my life, especially these past few weeks with everything going on with all the sickness and deaths in my family. I could not have made it throught these past 2 months without you and my loving family. Thank you for putting up with me through all my crazy emotions! I know I can weigh you down at times. Thank you for being so patient towards me!You have been such a blessing in my life, and I am so thankful and appreciative for all you have done for me. I wish I could be there to celebrate with you today, but your just going to have to wait until this weekend! Love you! I hope you have a wonderful day!! :)

This weekend..

This weekend I had a special visitor come to Valdosta... my brother :) He didnt come to see ME... even though I like to think he did, he came to stay with his friend Walker. My brother was nice enough though to include me by inviting me to eat with him, and Walker, and a girl named Aleesha. We all had a blast just sitting around and talking Saturday night. I had to be a party pooper and leave around 10, because it was passed my bedtime!
The love of my life, Chanel :)

Anyone who meets my dog would fall in love with her. I have to be careful about inviting my dog to go anywhere I go because I never know if she will annoy others, or just get in the way, but I think there was a reason I took her to Walkers this night. Aleesha has moved from Iowa (away from all her family and friends) to go to school down here. She has been having a rough time in Valdosta trying to adjust to certain situations, but the second she saw Chanel her eyes lit up! She said she had a Peek-a-poo at home in Iowa that she never gets to see anymore. She asked me if she could hold Chanel and Chanel stayed in her lap the entire night! She told me over and over that this is the happiest she has been in MONTHS, all because of my dog! She even texted her mom to tell her about Chanel and her mom called so excited that Aleesha was actually happy! I was excited to bring happiness to someone!

Sunday after church, Andrew and Walker came over here to grill hamburgers. Me and my roommate invited ourself to eat with them. I think this was one of the first times I have EVER seen my brother cook before (and it was quite an interesting experience!)

Me and my brother are so close, I can honestly consider him one of my best friends. He is trying to decide between UGA and VSU for school next year, even though the smarter choice would be to choose UGA, I am praying he comes down here so I can have my "brudder" around anytime I want!!

***PS: Sunday I started feeling HORRIBLE!!! I cant breathe, cant hear, got the sniffles and a fever... I got a text today saying that my new friend Aleesha has bronchitis, laryngitis, and pneumonia!! Guess thats where I got it from! So be in prayer for me and her both to start feeling better :)

World Cancer Day

My Grammy emailed me today saying that today, October 15 is World Cancer Day.

The email just had one sentence to it.. its a small request.. Just one line....

"Dear God, I pray for a cure for cancer. Amen "

I have had some friends and some family who have had cancer, even lost some family from this horrible disease.. my prayer every day is to find a cure for cancer!!! I love how last month and this month have both been cancer awareness months! Im tired of seeing people suffer, and lives being lost from cancer. It is one thing that I will NEVER understand.

This was one of my Aunt Lyndas favorite poems:

Cancer is so limited...

It cannot cripple love

It cannot shatter hope

It cannot corrode faith

It cannot eat away peace

It cannot destroy confidence

It cannot kill friendship

It cannot shut out memories

It cannot invade the soul

It cannot reduce eternal life

It cannot quence the spirit

It cannot lessen the power of the resurrection

Aunt Lynda has gone home...

Last Friday, my Aunt Lynda closed her eyes for the last time, took her last breath here on earth, and when she opened her eyes, she was in front of our Lord. When my mom called to give me the news, I completely broke down crying on my bed. I have so many questions as to WHY the Lord allowed this to happen. Why did he let her die of cancer, and her husband die of cancer and leave their son here without parents. Why didnt he save her so she could be able to tell her testimony to several other people? Why isnt there a cure for cancer? Why is the Lord putting our family through such hard times these past few weeks?

Even though I have so many questions as to WHY, that still doesnt bring her back. I know she wasnt ready to go, but now that shes in Heaven with our Lord, her 1st husband, and several other family members, I KNOW she wouldnt think twice about coming back! At her funeral, they talked about how she wanted to live until April so she could go to her High School reunion... but she is having a Reunion in heaven with millions and millions of people! Another thing I learned at her funeral is she ALWAYS took charge! I can only imagine what she is doing in Heaven!

At her visitation and her funeral, she has tons and tons of friends stop by. I was able to see how many lives she truly touched. That was such an inspiration to me. I want to be the kind of lady my Aunt Lynda was. She didnt meet a stranger. She helped anyone who needed something. She fought like no other woman I have ever known. She inspired so many people with her great attitude. She put on make up and dressed up until she couldnt help herself. She did her best to promote ovarian cancer awareness. Before her funeral, I sat with my family watching home videos and I didnt realize how fun she was (especially before cancer) She was always laughing, teaching people how to line dance, and cracking jokes on everyone.

She is going to be greatly missed, thought about daily, and continue being an inspiration to others.. even though she is no longer present on earth.

I love you, Aunt Lynda.

Anthony surprised me with flowers since its been such a hard past few weeks :)

Me, Mama, Nanny, and Mimi at Aunt Lyndas visitation.

This is my cousin David and Spencer (Aunt Lyndas grandchildren)

My little cousin Reid (another one of her grandchildren)

Poppy, Mimi, Uncle Mike, and Nanny eating at Aunt Lyndas before the funeral

Me and my cousin Kate (another one of her grandchildren)

My cousins Hunter, Taylor and my brother.
My little cousin Reid

Some of our family at the funeral