Weekend

Mr. Fab and I had a wonderful evening last night at his cousins wedding. We ended up splitting up the day so we wouldn't have to leave T with someone all day long. Mr. Fab went to the ceremony while I stayed home and then my sister P watched Trey while we both went to the cocktail hour and reception.

My sister was borrowing my camera earlier in the day and I forgot to get it back. The only picture we managed to get is Mr. Fab taking a picture of a very tired me after the wedding.

I ended up wearing none of the dresses that I had originally picked out. I saw this dress when I was literally running thru Macy's a few days ago on my lunch hour. I LOVE matte jersey material! It looked SO cute and was a little out of the normal look that I go for. ...and the price was a total steal!

Mr. Fab and I attempted to have someone take a pic of the two of us with his iPhone. It didn't turn out at all so, unfortunately, no pics for us. Oh well!

Today, is a busy day of housework. Laundry, housecleaning, grocery shopping and many other things are on the list for today.

Hope you all had a FABULOUS weekend!

Friday, Friday!

TGIF!

I'm going to update my blog roll this weekend. Wanna be on the list? Leave me a comment!

I like to follow bloggy etiquette so if I'm on your blog roll, it is only proper for you to be on mine!

Have a wonderful weekend, friends!

Let's give 'em something to talk about

My little Trey is growing up SO fast. Gone are the days of having a "baby". Now we are embarking on straight up toddler-hood!

T has been talking for a few months now. And when I say "talk", I mean he says "Mama" (which comes out "Mom-Mom") and Da-da. He also says "Ba-dab-a-dab-a", "num-num" "baa-baa"(which means ball) and the famous "Baaaa-nan-ah"! You know what that means!!!

For the last week now, his words are getting a lot better and he is branching out with more letters. Mr. Fab and I have such a fun time playing "Can you say...." to him!

Here's a little run down of what we're talkin about at our house:

-"Bah-Bah" (meaning Ball) has not evolved to "Baww-ohl"

-his favorite yellow ball is "lelloooo baww-ohl"

-he loves to stick his finger is any little hole opening and says "ha-wl" in a MEGA southern accent. Say the word "hole" in your thickest southern accent. That is exactly what he sounds like!

-the word "mouse" is "mou--ffe" (breathing out of your nose when you say the F) That's probably the funniest one!

-Pineapple is "Pine-num-num"



I have a lot of this on our video camera. I hope to dig out the cord this weekend and get them on the computer so you can see my little guy in action.

Last night, I was trying to teach him to smile when i said "Smile". Somehow, his tongue kept popping out!!

Good times at our house!

Halloween Events

We had a super busy day yesterday. We took our family Christmas Picture at my sisters house. Every year, we try to do a different look for our picture. After over 30 years of pictures, it's getting a tad bit difficult! So, this year, my sister W offered to have the picture taken at her home in Eureka.

The session did not go as well as we would have hoped. Trey has a really hard time sitting still. We managed to get a good shot of our entire family but the picture for Mr. Fab, me and Trey did not go well. Trey decided that he would not sit still at all! Usually, he loves for Mr. Fab to hold him, but during the photo session, he would only let me hold him. It was really difficult to hold him for so long! In the end, we will either have our graphic arts department do some mega work on the picture, or we can just try it again another day.

After the photo session, we headed down to the parkway for a Halloween parade. It was so fun! The parade was actually all of the neighborhood children marching down the street! The beginning of the parade was a Eureka firetruck and the end was a police car with its lights flashing. T had an awesome time because he got to run down the street!

Here are a few of my fav pics...

Trey and Dada getting into the golf cart to head down to the parkway.

I love this picture of Trey and Mr. Fab. His face is just so priceless looking at our cute Giraffe. And in true Mr. Fab fashion, he and my brother in law had to fix themselves a little toddie for the parade!

Riding on Dada's shoulders
And they're off!


This is a great picture with Mr. Fab, Trey, my bro in law (on the very left) , brother and 2 sisters. Everyone is having a great time!


The Giraffe and Lily, my parents dog



Sucked to be the traffic behind the parade!!


This little boy was so funny! He was Captain Hook. Mr. Fab, my brother and my bro in law kept calling him Captain Morgan!


Ok, so I kinda forgot to buy something for Trey to put his candy in! So, good thinking on my part to grab a sand bucket from the beach!!


Overall, we had a great time! Trey was so good...he is just at that age where he does not want to be confined. He wants to run and run! We ended up only trick-or-treating at only 2 houses. He was getting pretty tired by then! I definitely see another Halloween parade in our future!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all! I have to make this post quick. It's a busy day today at the Fab household. We have our family Christmas picture at 3pm, a parade afterwards and then of course, trick-or-treating! Trey is currently taking a nap (thank Jesus) so I have to get in the shower and give my hair a good blow out. Let's cross our fingers that it's a good hair day for Mama!

This is our first year to actually go house to house with Trey. Last year, he was 8 mo. old, so not big enough to go out.

This year, T is a giraffe. Hope you all have a great day. I'll fill you all in tomorrow with the weekend festivities!

Foghorn Leghorn Sandwich

I don't intend on making my Fabulous blog into a recipe site, but I have been cooking a lot lately, so I thought I'd share!

My husband made me this sandwich a few weeks ago and it was un-freaking-believeable! While in college, he used to work at a very popular Columbia restaurant and bar called Harpo's. This sandwich was on the menu and he LOVED it. So, hence the creation of our at-home version of the Foghorn Leghorn Sandwich.

Here's the recipe:
(**note: since he made this up to simulate the sandwich on the menu, ingredients are not exact. Just change it to the amount of people that you are serving it for)

Boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed (1 per person)
Cream cheese block
Banana Peppers
Hot Sauce
Hoagie Rolls

Coat pan with a little Olive Oil. Cube chicken breast and cook in a pan over stove. Cook until almost done. Add a splash (maybe 1/3 cup or less of Banana Pepper juice from the jar. Add a handful of banana peppers to the pan (however many that suits your fancy). Continue to saute for another minute or so. Then add a block of cream cheese cubed. (for 2 pple, we added 1/2 block. 4 servings, i would use 1 whole block). Cook in pan until cream cheese is melted into a "sauce" like consistency. Add a few shakes of hot sauce. Stir to mix well.

Serve chicken mixture over toasted Hoagie Rolls.

And that is a Foghorn Leghorn. Not easy on the waistline, but yummy indeed!

Authentic Friendships

Isn't it hard to "put it out there" with a new friend? I have come into contact with many new friends lately. I've often found myself wanting to hold back a little. The following really puts it into perspective. Read on...

I received this email today from the Purpose Driven Connection...Daily Hope with Rick Warren. I thought the devotional was very interesting, to say the least.

If you are interested in a daily devotional sent to your inbox, click here.

Healing Choices: Authentic Friendships

By Rick Warren | Thursday, October 22, 2009 | 2:12 PM EDT

In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses the Bible passages that inspire him the most. Today's Devotional is based on this passage:

“But if we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other. Then the blood of Jesus, God’s Son, cleanses us from every sin. If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:7-8 NCV).

In Biblical fellowship, we should experience authenticity.

Authentic friendships are more than superficial, surface-level chit-chat. They involve genuine, heart-to-heart, sometimes gut-level, sharing.

These friendships develop when we get honest about who we are and what is happening in our lives. They develop when we share our hurts, reveal our feelings, confess our failures, disclose our doubts, admit our fears, acknowledge our weaknesses, and ask for help and prayer.

Unfortunately, this level of authenticity and intimacy is the exact opposite of what we find in many churches. Instead of an atmosphere of honesty and humility, we often become involved in pretending, role-playing, politicking, superficial politeness, and shallow conversation. We begin to wear masks, keep our guard up, and act as if everything is rosy in our lives. These attitudes are the death of real friendship.

It’s only as we become open about our lives that we experience authentic fellowship. The Bible says, “If we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other . . . If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves” (1 John 1:7–8 NCV).

The world thinks intimacy occurs in the dark, but God says it happens in the light. We tend to use darkness to hide our hurts, faults, fears, failures, and flaws. But in God’s light, we can bring them all out into the open and admit who we really are.

Of course, being authentic requires both courage and humility. It means facing our fear of exposure, rejection, and being hurt again.

Why would anyone take such a risk?

Because it’s the only way to grow spiritually and be emotionally healthy. The Bible says, “Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed” (James 5:16 MSG).