Day Two- 31 in 31

Preparing for Game Day! 

Day Two Photo

Our new Jersey's arrived in the mail today!

Hubby has been a die-hard Redskin fan since he was able to view a television. By the time he could talk he was able to name almost every player on the team at the current time, really, no joke (a story heard many times from the in-laws!) My Dad was also an avid Redskin football fan, and I grew up watching and rooting for our home team. Needless to say, football season is a very big deal in our household. Nearly a whole room (our computer room) is dedicated to the Redskins... there is everything from helmets, mini-helmets, stadium replicas, trolls (yes odd I know), figurines, magazines, posters, photos, saved ticket stubs, lamps, blankets...the list goes on and on. September through January consumes A LOT of my husband, but he loves it. And I love it ...

I love the season, early fall, crisp air, 

the get-together's, with family, with friends,

the smell of hearty food cooking in the oven. 

I love the cheering, the shouting,

and the proud wearing of burgundy and gold,

Win, or Lose.  

SOOO......

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!!

I felt the need to end this post with a photo of Baby Hub  :)

Day One- 31 in 31

I found this idea on the blog site of an amazingly strong woman. You will see why I say so if you get a chance to read her story, also named 'Living Our Love Song'.  Technically, I'm late to the game since this was supposed to start August 1st-31st but I've decided to try it anyway! On my way home today it began to storm and pour down rain.  As soon as I got inside I grabbed my camera, and viola... here is my Day One photo! 

I love a good thunderstorm. 
Wish I didn't have to drive in it, 
but if I'm staying at home 
I find it soothing.

Roxy on the other hand....

could do without the thunder :)

(Sorry for lack of photo quality, it was dark)

August

August is always an open book for us, surprisingly for a summer month it's pretty uneventful. So while we have the extra time I've decided to tackle a few 'back burner' items. I'm finally getting my car's bumper fixed, which was hit last December. It was a hit and run right outside my work window. I saw the whole thing. The guy was turning around in our parking lot, in reverse he slammed right into my car, literally lifting my car up. We have cameras and went back to try and get the license plate number, but go figure the camera had condensation that morning, so the number was blurry! It's a deductible out of my pocket that I've been putting off! However, we're looking to get a new vehicle soon so I need to get it done. 

We've also been working on getting our roof, siding, and shutters repaired from the hail storm. Good news is our insurance company came out and is approving all of it, no cost to us! So we'll have a whole new outside! I actually wasn't even going to call because I thought it wasn't that much damage, so glad I did. That's a lot of money we're saving, and good for resale. The makeover should happen in approx. 2 weeks! 

Also, we have been planning a mini vacation for some time in the next couple months. Hopefully we will get that booked soon! And finally, Hubby was lucky enough to get a new shift for the next five weeks where he will be home for week-day dinners! This has never happened in the three years we've been in our house, or even before then for that matter. So I've been really trying to UP my cooking; Looking at new ideas and trying out different ingredients. I'm most excited I won't have to put his portion in a Tupperware, and we can eat together! It's the little things that make me happy! :)

Recipe: Pulled Pork

Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich

 I took a recipe from my Food & Family magazine and changed it just slightly. It was scrumptious! And what made it even better was the ease and simplicity of it. I WILL be making this again!

Ingredients:
2lb Pork Sirloin
1/2 cup Barbecue Sauce
1 onion
1/4 cup water
Rolls
Cheese

To Make:
Cut onion, keeping in rings. Place most of onion slices on bottom of Crockpot. Place pork on top of onions. Slather on BBQ sauce. Top with leftover onions. Pour water around bottom of Crockpot. Cook on low for 8 hours. Cut pork apart on a plate then put back into Crockpot. Mix, and it's ready! Put on a roll and top with a slice of cheese.