Em

Emmett has always been a really laid back dog. When we first got him we weren't really sure what to expect, behavior wise. The first week or so he was a little troublemaker, eating everything in sight. I think we went through about 3 remote controls in that week! After he calmed down and realized he was staying, he completely relaxed, and by relaxed I mean got lazy.Now he is happy with some food he snack on throughout the day and snoozing on the couch. We still randomly find a shoe in the middle of the living room, not chewed, just carried around.

Once in a blue moon he gets a little stir crazy, so we go outside for some exercise. Frisbee is a favorite and once he gets running it sounds like a stampede! I love these pictures so much, they really show off his personality and smile! Take a look at some of those pictures, he is jumping higher than Skys head! (Sky is 6'6 for reference)

{Recipe} Homemade Salsa

Mexican food is my all time favorite and I fix some type of variation quite often. However, I have never made my own salsa...until now! I found the recipe here but I tweaked it a little bit to our tastes.

Ingredients

• 1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice
• 2 cans (10 Ounce) Rotel (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
• ¼ cups Chopped Onion
• 1 clove Garlic, Minced
• 1 whole Jalapeno, Quartered And Sliced Thin
• ¼ teaspoons Sugar
• ¼ teaspoons Salt
• ¼ teaspoons Ground Cumin
• ½ cups Cilantro 
• ½ whole Lime Juice

This is the original recipe, I left out the cilantro and the jalapeno seeds. These are of course little tweaks that worked for us!

Combine all ingredients into blender (this makes a large batch and filled my blender to the brim) Pulse until its the consistency that you like. Transfer to a huge Pyrex and serve! Store all extra in the fridge!

 And also try not to spill : (

Linking up here.

Snail Mail Swap

When I was in elementary school we were assigned a pen pal.  This pen pal was a child of the same age but that attended a different elementary school in the same school district. I LOVED writing to her each week, partially because I was making a new friend and partially because its super fun to write and send letters!

I recently signed myself up for the Snail Mail Swap.  Did you know that you can mail pretty much whatever you want with the USPS without an envelope or box as long as it weighs 13 oz or less. Awesome! You get matched up with you pen pal and send them a message in a bottle. Fill it with a message or fun stuff, address and mail! No need for an envelope!  I cant handle how fun this is!

If you are interested in getting signed up I am posting the link below. Sign up ends on 18 January so hurry quick!

It's the Little Things

We are finally getting back into the swing of things around here.  Going to visit family is so wonderful but I am always glad to get back home to my own routine.  There is nothing like my own bed, my own shower and making my own STRONG coffee!

I love linking up here because it makes me stop and appreciate all the little things in life that make me happy!

This my great grandmas house.  We went took a special trip over to Ohio to visit her and other family. Sky had never met her and it was about time!  My mom actually took this picture but I wanted to put it up here because I have so many fun memories in her house. Plus, it a gorgeous old farmhouse!

I am finally seeing progress on the gallery wall in the hallway! We have lived in our apartment for awhile now but I am always finding new ways to decorate and make it feel more like a home. Everyone of these photos make me smile when I get to walk by and see them and I am glad I figured out a way to  display all of them.

This picture may be one of my new favorites. I love how it is totally candid but shows our relationship perfectly. Sky is so funny and makes me laugh all the time, a real I cant breath-might pee my pants-snorting kind of laugh.  

Sky took this video of Emmett playing in the snow when we were in Ohio. Emmett has never been in snow before and it is safe to say that he adored it. It is pure joy.