Not My Store

Looks likes someone has taken the webname countrygirlcitychic.com and is opening an online store.  It is not me and I have no idea what they will be selling.  I have contacted them and have not gotten a response.  I thought up the name of the blog back in 2008 and did quite a bit of research to make sure  I was not stepping on anyone's toes at the time.  I am a little irritated right now. 

Thanksgiving 2012

We spent Thanksgiving with my three sisters and all of our kids.  Here are a few photos of the fun.

A leaf bigger than my feet!

Dark Chocolate Pie

Fighting Squirrel Pie Decorations

The best pancakes!!

 

We went for a little hike in the park

My Daughter is such a fun sweet girl!

We had a cookout in the backyard Friday night

 

Saturday morning I found CocoNutty bear like this.  

I guess either she had too much eggnog or she made one of the kids mad. 

Mums

Texas is a mum crazy state.  We make mums to celebrate babies and high school homecoming.

I made three this year, two for baby showers and my daughter's junior homecoming.

This one was for a cousin that had a jungle theme for her shower.  
I did not have time to take a good photo.  thankfully my sister snapped one

                                                                                                                                                                     The second was for a flower power baby shower for another cousin.

The third was my daughter's homecoming mum for her junior year.  We decided to go with non school colors.

 

It has three sets of lights!!

Let's Be Friends

Hi there, we have not truly met. You might know a little about the person I want you to think I am but I have never really let you know me, the funny and weird me, a girl that loves life so much that she now has the ability to love and accept herself fully. I was always been so careful to keep the real me out of this blog because I was afraid you might not like me and go away. I wanted you to judge me based on my talents and not on the person I really am. Then something happened, something terrible. Life did not go perfectly, things got weird, all my plans fell apart, and I am so thankful that they did. When my life changed in the fall of 2010 something amazing happened. God started working on his plans for me.

I stopped blogging because it felt so superficial. I was changing and growing and was not ready to let the blog grow and change too. From now on, I am going to show you the little ray of sunshine, rule-breaking weirdo that I am. Here are a few things that you might find surprising about me:

I am not a Christian. I do love Jesus, I talk with God everyday but for me the title Christian is too constricting, and I just do not want to label myself. I think that God speaks to me in so many ways and I am open to all avenues of communication. I respect and honor all religions and live my life by this Bible verse.

Matthew 22:36-40
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

I am a feminist and I love aprons, cooking, sewing, etc. As a feminist, I embrace all the things that ignite women’s passions. My passions happen to be stereotypically lady things.

I am not afraid to go all out fool to make someone laugh. Sometimes it is not a stretch to get there either. I am an odd duck but it is genetic so I am not alone in my oddness.

I did not know my dad adopted me until I was 35. I am blessed beyond measure because of it. I have a father and an entire family that loves me unconditionally despite not being genetically theirs. I met my birth father and family and now have another amazing loving family that always wanted me too. When I met my paternal family, a whole bunch of pieces fell into place about me. I went around for a year going, “Ah hah! Okay now I understand why I think the way I do and my sense of humor is not a result of a blow to the head, it is a genetic trait… Wow!”

I am a Libertarian.

Friday's Five Photos

Waco, TX

Waco, TX

 

 Waco, TX

Farmersville, TX

 

Waco, TX

Easter

I did not post much about my Lent journey because it just did not feel right to document the entire process. It was between God and me. I made it through and I feel so close to God right now. I enjoyed the vegan diet so much that I am doing a 30 Day Vegan Online Workshop in May.

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I made a low-key Easter lunch.

Ham
Fresh green beans
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Crash potatoes from the Pioneer Woman's recipe
Potato rolls (store bought)
Buttermilk pie for dessert. (I bought the pie from the grocery store but it was tasty)

The potatoes turned out amazing and yes they have bacon!! I missed bacon so much.

A Little Update

I have done fairly well. I did eat one cheetos on Saturday. Accidents happen. So I have found something so awesome. Coconut milk creamer



It is so amazing. This will be a change that I will take with me for a long time. I have never been a fan of soy creamer but this is totally different, yay! I have been making some of the recipes from Pinterest, the most interesting have been the sweet potato veggie burger so tasty and filling.