Friday, January 9, 2009

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!


Thanks, Becky for passing on this prestigious blog award to me. I'm not sure that my blog can be described as "fabulous", but I'll take it. And for those of you that don't know, in return for this award, you have to confess 5 of your addictions. So after thinking this over and a little help from my mom, here it goes...(in no particular order)

1. Blogs. I love to read people's blogs. It doesn't even matter if I know them or not. What's really weird is when you recognize someone in Wal-Mart just because you read their blog and you feel like you should go up and speak to them even though they have no clue who you are. No, I've never done this, I just said I've felt like I should.
2. Tea. Unsweet tea, that is. From Wendy's. Yes, I know that it is cheaper to make your own, but for some reason, I have trouble making tea. Don't ask! I go by every night and get a large unsweet tea to take to work with me the next day. I used to go to Captain D's every night when we lived in town, but now Wendy's is closer AND they have a drive-thru. They call me the "tea lady" and know to give me three packs of Sweet and Low with my tea! This is very embarrassing to Brent. But I have to say, there have been a few times that he has surprised me by stopping and getting my tea for me. Isn't that sweet? He's so romantic! :-)
3. Weight Watchers. I don't know why they just don't go ahead and make me a lifetime member. I've been going all my life. I'm sure I hold the record for the number of times joining. I have good intentions, it just seems like every time I sign up things start coming up and I can't go to the meetings. I don't always stay faithful to it, but I do enjoy taking recipes and turning them into Weight Watcher friendly recipes. And yes, i did join back this past week. I just took my new recipe out of the oven. Blueberry Bran Muffins.
4. Little Girls Clothes. My mother pointed this one out to me, although I am not near as bad as some people are. Annie definately does have more than she needs, but after two boys, the smocked pink stuff is sooo cute! Oh, and the Kelly's Kids and Chez Ami!!! I don't have much longer to dress her in the cute stuff so I will enjoy it while I can. It is already getting hard to find things in her size that doesn't have the "hoochi mama" look to it!
5. Lost. I love this show. It is not the kind of show that I normally watch. I usually don't get into any kind of sci-fi or time travel type shows, but I have gotten hooked on Lost. Season 5 starts in a couple of weeks!
So, there you have it. My top five addictions. I'm sure I have others, but just trying to come up with five was harder than I thought.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Happy New Year!!!

For New Years Eve, the whole Simmons crew went to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. We went to Gatlinburg for New Years Eve and watched as they dropped the ball from the Space Needle followed by fireworks. On New Years Day, we rode over to Maggie Valley and went to TubeWorld to have some fun in the snow. It ended up just being me, Brent, Brandon, and Jake. Me and Brent had fun, but Brandon and Jake definitely got their money's worth!

My Family

Brian and Ginger


Brandon, Brandy, and Addison

Ball dropping from the Space Needle

Tube World

Now for Christmas!

Lots to catch up on!!!

I'm just not very good at this blogging thing. I'm not sure if it's because we are just sooo busy and I don't have time or because we just aren't very exciting and I don't have much to post about. But I will try to catch you up on what went on at our house before Christmas...

Jake and Jared both had birthdays.

Jared turned 9.

and Jake turned 13!!! I can't believe that I have a teenager now!!!

Last, but not least, Annie lost her 1st tooth!