less like hoarders, more like home; less like paula deen, more like "i tried"

so, the last week has been somewhere between a comedy of errors, and making our house our home.

we thought hosting a super bowl party would be our first norman rockwell "party" experience....bytheway, did you know norman rockwell did a tattoo artist painting:

moving on...i had visions of perfectly cooked chicken wings, crock pot bbq meatballs and sausages, an array of dips, and other delightful noshes being served.  i had my apron on, a perfectly prepared playlist going in the background as i began my preparations in the morning to ensure that everything would be cooked to perfection and timed wonderfully for our friend's arrival. as i broke out my crock pot and retrieved my meatballs from the freezer, i realized i had accidentally grabbed a bag of sausage balls :(

i figured this might be a glorious mistake...leading to the discovery of a favorite party-time snack-a-roo. judging by the 2 full containers of left overs, this was not the case :/ --lesson learned, be more observant when grocery shopping.  then there was the time i was retrieving the pan of marinated and sauced wings from the oven.  i had covered them in foil to ensure they would be extra tender, this dish had gone perfectly so far...until i was pulling it out of the oven and half the juice/sauce in the baking pan spilled into the oven and on the oven door :/ ...we're still working on scrubbing off those remnants. 

on the Jesus front, we talk to Him daily and look forward to planting ourselves into a great church we found. my thirst for Jesus-community to walk through in our new lives with is great. as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another --proverbs 27:17

i honestly don't know how other couples can possibly do it without eyes focused on Him, and without staying in the Word. 

oh! also! there has been tremendous progress made in the area of: "it looks like someone broke into our house and all they did was through my clothes and belongings everywhere!" i can proudly say: all laundry is put up, our closet is perfectly organized now, the bathroom is organized and clean-with sink space visible, and those guest room sheets are finally washed. the thank you notes for our wedding gifts are another story, it's quiet embarrassing actually, that i haven't sent them written them yet. 

:sigh: suppose i'll start on those now.