My FAVORITE author ever, has a new book coming out!!!

THIS BOOK GOES ALONG WITH MY FAVORITE SERIES...The Redemption Series, The First Born Series, and The Sunrise Series. Well, it has special appearances of the Baxter's!!! Woo Hooo!!! I have passed Karen's or KK's (as I like to call her) books along to many of my friends. Every single friend is now hooked and a die hard fan like me!!! I'm too excited about this book!!!!!! March 10...the book comes out! I will probably go pick mine up Thursday night after my Psychology test. If I get it on Tuesday, I will have a hard time studying :)

Sad, Sore, and Stressed!

I am sad and stressed for several reasons. I just can't reveal any of them right now. I am sore from lifting 20 sweet 6 year olds on and off of "things that move" all day yesterday. I have a few BIG boys.

This is the only thing that can possibly make me feel better right now:

"Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

Ok, enough belly aching. Matt and I enjoyed a beautiful Spring afternoon out and about our pretty downtown. We ate lunch outside at George and Louie's and saw several good friends there. Then we picked up some gifts for family members at a few of our favorite stores.


Matty enjoying the spring like temps!


Can you see the cross? So pretty!


These are our diet cokes that we got at Relish. They gave us a free bottle opener that we love too! Gotta love small towns!


Once you pop the top, it drops down and sticks to the magnet!

We went and visited with Stuart and LeAnn at their house for awhile too. LeAnn and her daughter, Ann Murray, and I went to feed their horse Sky, while Matt and Stuart played the guitar. We had fun hanging around the pond and Blakely loved running out there. Stuart and LeAnn are going to adopt a baby soon, so we were looking at everything for the nursery. She got beautiful bedding from Pottery Barn that is gender neutral, as they don't know if they will be blessed with a boy or a girl. I can't wait to find out. Ann Murray is very excited about being an older sister ;)

I am just cleaning up around the house and working on some grad school work tonight. It's just your average Saturday night around the Whelan house!

She's Country

Read

She's Country Lyrics

here.

We love Jason Aldean and his new song. These are some of my favorite lyrics.

She's a lunatic from Brunswick, juicy Georgia peach.

Country, (shoot) from her cowboy boots to her down home roots
She's country, from the songs she plays to the prayers she prays,
That's the way she was born and raised, she ain't afraid to stay, country



When I clean, I listen to country music on the radio. LOVE IT! Well, I was so tired yesterday from being outside all day at school. We had Transportation Day and rode around on all sort of things, like gators and hayrides, tractors, etc. They even had a helicopter come and land at our school. I laid down and fell asleep on the couch with my cowboy boots still on. I had a drink and my croakies thrown down near my feet and Matt took the opportunity to take a picture! I cropped myself out, but you get the picture!!

What am I thankful for??

Too many things to list...but to name just a few... since it is Thankful Tuesday!

1. I had an amazing walk through today and got a COMPLIMENT!
2. I love my administrators!
3. My sweet friend Becky surprised me at school today! She brought her two daughters, Anna and Abby by after school to visit for awhile! LOVED every second!
4. I will be studying for my test tonight. I like to get to study.
5. Biggest Loser in pj's!
6. My dad likes to SKYPE with me :)
7. My kids are smart!
8. My cooking hubby just steamed lots of yummy veggies!
9. It was partially light when I drove to school today.
10. My GOD is SO FAITHFUL!!!

I love this season of The Bachelor!

And I'm dying to find out who Jason will choose! Tonight is the night!


Will it be Melissa?


Or Molly?


But no one is prettier or funnier than Jillian!! My favorite!

OJ anyone?

Don't these pictures of oj look delicious and refreshing?

I have been CRAVING this beverage for four days now! Well, ever since I've felt sick. I must mention it to my mom EVERY time I talk to her on the phone. I also tell Matt over and over. Even though it is cold, cold, cold out tonight, I'm feeling a little better...so I think I'm going to venture out to Publix and grab a bottle of it! Yum! Hopefully, then I can get it off my mind! :)

Happy Birthday to my sweet Matty!

Matty turned the big 2-7 this year! WOW! I'm a little late with this post, but seeing as I've been sick...you know how that goes. Here are some pictures of the birthday boy!


He requested red velvet cupcakes...he LOVES pecans! Anyway I got the recipie from my favorite blog, Kelly's Korner. They turned out great!


Lots of candles! :)


Here he is blowing out 28 candles (1 to make a wish on)


The one thing our house is missing is an office. In our new house, Matt's office will be decorated in a southern/plantation theme! Thus, his favorite present...a plantation hunting dog. Looks just like Blakely to him ;)

Happy Birthday Baby!