Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

D7K_1714If you’ve never heard of Petit Jean Bacon or meat products you are missing out my friends.  Most of you know that I am from Arkansas…and I grew up eating Petit Jean meats.  Petit Jean is close to my hometown of Conway, AR.  D7K_1711I was thrilled to find out they are the “official bacon for the Dallas Cowboys”.  I now live in the DFW area and it’s nice to have a little feeling of home with me here.  If you’ve never tried Petit Jean Bacon OMG is all I have to say.  It is the bomb diggidy and you must go out to Wal-Mart and getcha some!  It’s SOOOOOO much better than any other bacon out there….maybe I am a bit biased, but you won’t know until you’ve tried it.D7K_1710So last night for dinner I made one of our household favorites.  The ultimate BLT.  I fried up some Petit Jean Hickory Smoked Bacon…..D7K_1713Sizzle…sizzle…pop…pop!!!D7K_1716The only thing I wish I had to add was avacado….so YUM on BLTs.D7K_1720 Extra crispy bacon is how we like it in our houseD7K_1726 Okay now there it is…and if you aren’t hungry yet, then something is the matter with you!D7K_1730

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Weekend Wrap-Up

We had a pretty chill weekend.  Terence and I have started watching a show called “The Killing” on Netflix.  My Mom recommended it.  It’s a really good mystery and crime drama.  Season 3 premiered last night and I am recording that on DVR. 

Saturday morning I woke up and went to a photo shoot for the Fort Worth Mom Blog’s new site.  I’m so excited to be a contributor to their website, all the girls were so nice.  If you haven’t checked it out you can find it HERE.

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I’m hating my hair right now.  It’s so hard to remain patient and let it grow out.  It’s not growing out pretty either….UGH.  My sister gave me some stuff for my hair and I am LOVING it.  It’s called “It’s a 10 Miracle Leave in + Keratin” I can definitely tell a difference in my hair lately.

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Speaking of hair…this little guy got his fro cut this weekend.  I told her to go easy.  I am a tad bit attached to those curls and I didn’t want them all chopped off!  395313_10152873625555125_1205967317_n

He just LOVES going to school and that makes my heart so happy.  He’s always talking about his friends and doing fun crafts….my baby boy is growing up!550336_10152772101545125_1117336640_n 248385_10152823418655125_2003389601_n

We also attended the wedding of Terence’s cousin Macy & her husband Matt….it was such a beautiful wedding!!!482577_10152870473140125_1857519835_n

My Birchbox left something to be desired….the Cargo blush came all crumbled up and was completely ruined.  They were nice enough to credit my account 100 points.  I was so disappointed though 🙁934070_10152817645090125_2131191375_n

How was your weekend???

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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know that I’m a picture-taking crazy woman.  I have no shame when it comes to pictures, and I know years down the road I’ll never regret taking a single photo.  We live in a society today where picture-taking isn’t only done on special occasions, it’s done on a daily basis and shared with everyone.  Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, or a blog…..pictures are a way of expressing who we are and sharing memories.Read More

Friday Giveaway + Randoms

D7K_1400I have a super fabulous giveaway in store today.  If you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure to read our outdoor adventure involving Cutter products.  Cutter is a great company and is allowing me to giveaway one reader a prize pack work over $55! 

Prize Includes:

  • Cutter Skinsations Insect Repellent Pump Spray, 6 oz.
  • Cutter Dry Insect Repellent Aerosol, 4 oz.
  • Cutter Backwoods Insect Repellent Aerosol, 4 oz.
  • Cutter Backyard Bug Control Spray Concentrate, 32 fl. oz.
  • Cutter Backyard Bug Control Outdoor Fogger, 16 oz.
  • Cutter CitroGuard™ Triple Wick Candle, 20 oz.
  • Cutter CitroGuard™ Bucket Candle, 17 oz.
  • Cutter CitroGuard™ Candle, 11 oz. red
  • Cutter Scented Citronella Outdoor Candle, 11 oz. Vanilla & Lavender
  • Cutter Natural Insect Repellent Pump Spray, 6 fl. oz.

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And now for your Friday randoms:

Linking up with Megan at In This Wonderful Life:

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Join the Texas Women Bloggers for the month of June Photo-a-day challenge!247630_126019754268935_331273088_n Connor’s hilarious “self-portrait” at school 🙂IMG950586

I’ve had a great birthday week and thank you all for the birthday wishes!!!! xoxo226617_10152867210845125_1738429884_nMy new Maybook arrived yesterday and I love it.  I’m still the kind of person that has to write everything down.  I just cannot do it on my phone…I love WRITING it down.  I couldn’t live without my Maybook.  They’ve done lots of new things to update them and lots of new designs so check them out!600559_10152867434465125_117352933_n My co-workers took me to lunch yesterday for my birthday….they are so precious! So blessed.603065_10152867715675125_1995943261_n Had such a good time in AR visiting with my BFF’s since 6th grade….LOVE THEM.  I miss you girls so much!988307_10152853531725125_1146751391_n

Hope you all have a fab weekend!!!! Becky

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Are you “Buggin” This Summer?

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A couple of weeks ago we met our friends Adam & Christa for a canoe ride down the Trinity river in Fort Worth.  A local outdoors store does this on the weekends and you can rent a canoe or a kayak and it’s SO much fun!  My boys love to be outdoors:  camping, hiking, boating, you name it they want to do it.  My girly girl self has had to get used to being in the outdoors.  It’s not that I don’t like being outside….it’s just I HATE bugs!  Ick!

If you live in Texas then you remember the West Nile plague that hit us last summer.  I was afraid to walk out my front door without spray.  I couldn’t even watch the news because it was so scary!  I definitely didn’t want my little boy being exposed to West Nile and getting sick.  At his age all he wants to do is play outside.  Protecting your skin from bug bites and getting eaten alive is super important.Read More

Memorial Day Weekend & Trip to Arkansas

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Some may not know, but my Nannie has had a pretty rough year this year.  She was diagnosed with cancer and just finished her treatments not too long ago.  She seems to be doing much better and the Doctor’s can’t find any sign of cancer right now….praise the Lord!  Let’s hope this continues and Nannie lives a LONG and healthy life.  I can’t imagine not having her in mine.  If there was one person on this Earth I could wish to be like….it would be her.  There is none like her and there never will be.  She is the best.  That is all.  THE BEST.

I don’t get home as much as I’d like that’s for sure.  Terence and I are working a lot and only get so much vacation.  This makes the times we do get to spend together so special.  On Thursday after work Terence and I drove my new car (yes-I got a new car!).  We had to put the Avalon down after 11 years, she was sooooo good to us!  We ended up buying a Hyundai Sonata & so far I’m really liking it.  We drove the whole trip and didn’t have to fill up until we got to Arkansas.  Amazing gas mileage!

So we got in late Thursday, oh, and about 5 hours into our trip we realized we forgot basically all of our clothing.  We had fold up clothes and undies….but yup…..no clothes!  So the next day we drove to Little Rock to meet my sister.  We visited with Bonnie, Jarrett, and Vinny for  awhile and then went back to Conway.

Later that evening Mom & Dad took us out or a birthday dinner at Marketplace Grill.  YUM.

Saturday we woke up early and drove to Nannie’s house.  I love the farm.  It’s the one place I consider constant in my life and so many wonderful memories have been made on the farm.  There’s no place like it.  It’s nice to get away from the city and soak up the fresh air and see stars in the sky.  Nannie fed us chicken and dumplings, fried squash, fried taters, roast, and so many other fixens I can’t even remember!

We decorated Papa’s grave for Memorial Day:

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Blowing out  our birthday candles

We have a lot of May birthdays

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Lindsey- 17, Me- 32, Terence- 32

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Some pictures of the farm:

D7K_1589 D7K_1591 D7K_1588We rode to the spring on the 4-wheelers

The boys loved it!

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The boys picking out rocks at the creekD7K_1576 D7K_1584

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Playing in the spring water

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On Sunday night we stayed with our good friends Kristin & Nate.  We miss them so much!  Had a great time with them and their kiddos and we found a turtle in the front yard!D7K_1653 D7K_1654 D7K_1656

Birthday dinner night 🙂SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESI love this picture of Connor and my Dad

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Then it was off to Texas again….sigh….SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES

We had a great visit and a few days off.  Hope you all had a blessed Memorial Day!

xo Becky