Crock Pot Fun

So I've been looking for ideas on how to cook every night of the week while going to grad school 3 of them.

Cooking for a whole month?? Not for me. Idea is great, reality it's just not that feasible right now. Number one because I don't have a whole day to cook, another is because I don't get home until 10:00 sometimes and there's just no way to heat up all that frozen stuff at school....

So...that led me to the Crock Pot Blog. (thecrockpotblog.blogspot.com) It's not the same as the 365 crock pot blog (that's a lot of CP meals) but it looks great. The recipes seem easy and look good. Brandon is a very picky eater but I'm hoping that I can throw in a few things here and there and make our dinners a little healthier.

So...I'm going to spend Sunday shopping (with my coupons of course) and trying to figure out my schedule. I'm hoping to post some reviews so that you can try them out too!!

You know what assuming does??

Just a little rant...

Why does everyone assume that when you get married you are no longer available to be friends? Change is so hard for me sometimes and I just never know how to deal with it. I hate the feeling that I am not really friends with people that I use to be so close to. They are all still friends but somehow I'm the one that drifted away. If I never texted, called or facebooked them I would never hear from them. Maybe it was my fault for assuming they would call me and should have been more proactive about protecting and nurturing those relationships. I just hate feeling the change in the air and hate feeling like I can't even have a conversation with "friends" because we don't know each other anymore. Oh well. I'll value the friendships that I do have and look forward to new ones that the Lord may place in my path. It'll just be hard to look at wedding pictures down the road.

It feels like home to me....

It's been a whirlwind around the Peevy household since the end of July. School has started and the only word that can describe it is hectic. Youth Middle School has turned out to be a great place for me and I am finally able to see the pieces of God's plan come back together. For a while I was very resentful of having to leave Davis and my friends behind. I am just now starting to see why I am there and why I am not at Davis and I know that it will all continue to work itself out.

School starting means that grad school has officially started as well. I am taking 4 classes this semester in order to try and finish in May. I filled out my application for graduation the other day and it felt amazing. (minus the 75.00 fee) I will finish next semester with one class, my internship (second part) and my final capstone. The hardest part is being gone three nights a week. I don't know how people who travel all the time keep their marriage strong and together. This whole season of being gone takes a toll on us but we are fighting (not literally...ok maybe) through it the best that we know how. Just say a prayer for us if you think of us.

This weekend has been Labor day weekend and we decided to start some our painting projects. We've just put them off for so long that we decided it was time to make this place feel a little bit more like home. I've planned, bought and prepared for a few months for these rooms. We are hoping to have the entire house painted and decorated (somewhat) by next weekend. So glad that it's starting to feel like home.

There are some photos up on facebook but I'm hoping to have some good before and afters up soon.

Hope all is well with you and yours.