A-mazing deal!!

As I've mentioned before and recently, y'all know I love a great deal! This morning I logged onto one of my favorite blogs for great deals and freebies and found out about a sweet Toys R Us promotion!

Right now (this week only at ToysRUs) a TON of board games are on sale from $3.99 - $9.99! On top of all of these sales, there's a rebate offer! On top of the rebate offer, there's a $10 gift card if you spend $25! Most of the games that were super cheap are the ones I grew up playing and have always envisioned playing with our own kids. Now that Jacob's here...I knew I needed to buy them. What awesome timing!

I used my lunch break to jump on over to ToysRUs, knowing this deal wouldn't last long! Thankfully I went when I did. Several games were already sold out. But, I managed to get out of there with one heck of a deal!

I bought Candy Land, Chutes & Ladders, Memory, Hi-Ho Cherry-O and Connect 4 all for $28.00. That alone saved me $39 with the sale prices....

To make things even sweeter, I was immediately given a $10 gift card to use later and a rebate form that's eligible for $11 back!

All in all, I basically get all of this.....for $7. That's right SEVEN dollars!!

I'm super excited about the great deal....more excited that now we have all these fun games to play with Jacob once he's old enough! Hopefully he loves them as much as we did growing up!  I'm pretty sure this deal is good until Saturday, go snag yourself some quality kids games for next-to-nothing. If you don't have kids, they could make awesome gifts.  Click here on the sales ad (top right) for more info! :)

Sweet Surprise!

So about two weeks ago, Badi's cousin Neda and her fiance, Rob had us over for dinner. While there, Neda (who I think is one of my most faithful blog readers, haha), told me that she got hooked on Pioneer Woman from my blog on the list of links on the right side. Side note: If you haven't heard about PW, what rock are you currently living under? She's hilarious and I love it. You should check it out...today!

So anywho, we got into a big discussion about how great she is, how much we loved the love story she wrote about her and Marlboro Man, etc. We talked about her giveaways. I let her know when I started reading I was only competing with about 2,000 people for the kitchenaid mixer....now it's like 40,000! Needless to say, I no longer enter! But, most importantly, we discussed how much we love her cooking blog!

Neda told me about a few recipes that she had tried from her site, I told her about the few we had tried. Neda then let me know she had already pre-ordered PW's new cookbook off Amazon. How fun! I had forgotten it was about to come out. I let her know that Badi's not a big fan (understandably so) of me buying a lot of cookbooks. The ones we have right now just sit in my kitchen because I use allrecipes or other cooking websites for everything...not an actual cookbook. But, hers would have been nice because of all the awesome pictures and detailed instructions! Anyway, fast forward to a few days ago...

I get home from work, open up the mailbox to find a package addressed to me. Open it up and find this beauty inside...

Neda ordered the cookbook for me on Amazon and had it shipped to our house. Strangely enough...I even got mine before she got hers (that was ordered way before mine!) What a sweet girl! I was so excited when I opened the package and knew exactly where it came from! =P

Now, I can't wait to make some of these bad boys....

Or these heart attack delights...

Or this cheesy, scrumptious, make-ya-wanna-jump-on-a-treadmill meal...

Now, what might be even more exciting....Pioneer Woman will be in Plano in a month on her book tour! Neda and I are planning on heading up to get our cookbooks signed. Okay, maybe also a little bit excited that Marlboro Man and her kids are tagging along, too. Yep, definitely excited to see the kids....not MM. Just kidding, honey. ;)

Thanks again, Neda. That was so thoughtful and I can't wait until December 1st to get them signed with you!! By the way, found this picture of us with Parisa from the Hazen's wedding...other than the obnoxious flash in the back...I love it! It makes me want to chop off my hair again.

Neda's in the middle and so gorgeous. I look like the super pale Amazon woman next to her and tiny Parisa!

I'm going to make something out of the cookbook this weekend...I'll keep ya posted! :)

Jacob's 1st Halloween

Jacob got to celebrate his 1st Halloween this weekend! Since he's only 8 months old, we didn't do too much this year. Basically it consisted of him being dressed up (as Batman), taking pictures, then heading to Chick-fil-A for dinner and the airport to pick up Badi's cousin and his wife from their Jamaica trip! (Obviously, still dressed like Batman!) Oh, and we had to stop by Mimi and Pops' on the way home so they could see Jacob in his costume and eat some of AJ's Halloween cookies.

Next year we'll do a little more when Jacob will understand what's going on. Jacob and I also have had stuffy/runny noses all week so we didn't want to be outside too much.

Here are some pictures of our cutie superhero! :)

Nice 6-pack!

He's such a HAM!!! Haha

Awwww! I think Jacob wants to be Batman every day! :)

Check out my cape!

Look, Mom, I can FLYYYY!!!!

Obviously, the only paci Batman wears is the one that reads: "chick magnet"  :)

Happy Halloween!!

Mimi and Jacob!

Jacob and Pops with the superhero paci clip!!  :)

Hope everyone had a great weekend and fun Halloween!!

G-G-G-G G-Uniiiiit!

Today my "little" brother Greg turns 20, the big 2-0! Holy crap, you are no longer a teenager?!?! Man, I am getting old! Just like Jenny, I remember carrying you around on my hip everywhere. Now, you're 6'8" and there's no way I could carry your butt anywhere! :)

You're incredibly talented and we can't wait to see what you do in basketball this year at school! Last year, at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Greg received the amazing accomplishment of being recognized on the "All Freshmen Team" in his university's conference. We'll see what's in store for his sophomore year! :)

Happy Birthday, Greggie! Can't wait to see you again!

Hello, lover!

So as most of you know, I'm a frugle, bargain-lovin', coupon-clipping cheapie! There's several blogs I follow just to be "in the know" about great deals!

So this morning I saw a post about Payless Shoes. Okay, clearly because of the costs for pretty cute shoes, I already love this store! Now, Oprah's posting a coupon for 50% EVERY SHOE IN THE STORE! That's right, basically 50% off your entire purchase!

Act fast though, this deal only lasts until tomorrow night when the store closes! I just used my lunch hour to run up to Payless. I found some ADORABLE, dressy flats that I got for $8.50! There's several summer wedges and sandals that are on clearance for less than $10. Match those up with your 50% off and you're in for some pretty sweet deals. I had my sister, Jenny, meet me up there since she was already out of class. We went to check out and the cashier said "Wow, you're my first one with the coupon. Wait, how did you know about it? That episode of Oprah hasn't even aired..." I told her about the blogs I followed. Haha. :)

Click here to print off your coupon. Yet another reason why I love Oprah!

Hook 'Em!

Well, it's official....my BABY sister has been accepted to the University of Texas! She graduates high school in May and will head down to Austin in August. It feels like just yesterday I was running into her nursery, making lots of noise while she was napping to wake her up. I'd then run downstairs and tell my Mom, "Oh, I think Jenny's up from her nap. I'll go get her!" Just so I could play with you. I couldn't wait to have a sister and thankfully after 2 brothers, haha jk guys, I got one! :)

You're so incredibly intelligent and talented. I'm so excited for everything you have in store for you. You'll have a blast in college (even if Dad makes you stay in an all-girls dorm, haha). I don't know what Mom and Dad will do with an empty house, so come home lots. We'll miss you.

Congrats, Jen. I know you've wanted to go to UT since you were in elementary. Way to work hard in school to make sure you're in the top 10% of your class!! I know all the AP classes sucked, but, they've definitely paid off! You're awesome and we're so very proud of you!

How Bout Them Cowboys?!

Yesterday we had the amazing opportunity to go to the Cowboys game at the new stadium. Holy crap. That place is ridiculous! I mean really, pictures just don't do it justice. If you are a sports fan at all, I hope you can someday make it to this stadium. It's incredible! I've never seen so many people, flat screen TVs or people selling beer!

Speaking of beer, we had a great time laughing at all the severe drunks. Badi went to the bathroom and some guy just started throwing up all over the middle of the hallway. Yep, that was in the 2nd quarter.

Not only did my Dad manage to get some tickets for all of us to go to the game, but, they were INCREDIBLE seats! Also, I would have been just as happy to have gotten to see the new stadium and watch the Cowboys game. But, I must have been on my best behavior or something, because the Cowboys were on their best behavior! Yesterday's game was the best they've played all season and probably the best game I've ever gotten to witness in person. It was a lot of fun and I'm so thankful my Dad was able to get the hook up! Thanks to Nana and BB for watching Jacob all day for us! We know he had lots of fun with you guys! :)

Here are some pictures from yesterday!

Ginormous TV! (one of about 7649)

Group shot, minus Dad.

What kind of NFL game would it be without the weirdos! Like this guy in the red cape?! And the guy who buys a pink Romo jersey just to write all over it with a Sharpie?

Or the Pope?! Who had a nice jersey with "Balls" on the back with the #2. Yeah, real clever.

Go COWBOYS!

Touchdown!! :)

Jimmy going crazy! :)

Look at that stadium! We were looking up and couldn't believe how high some of the seats went!! Apparently the entire American Airlines Center (where the Dallas Mavericks play) can fit inside this stadium!

We had a BLAST! Couldn't have been a better day or a better game in a better stadium! Thanks for everything, Mom and Dad! :)