I'm still here.....promise!

Sorry for being MIA lately, it's been crazy around the Payne house!

Got my May Cara Box from Nicole - talk about perfect timing! I can't wait to share it with y'all - it's perfect for my vacation!!! Be sure to check out her awesome blog :)

Between work - attempting to pack for a 6 day vacation in ONE carry-on (I'll explain that later) - and getting ready for my mother's 17th dance recital.... I can't say I've had much time for anything else!

Hoping to catch up on your blogs Sunday - VACATION TIME!!!

See y'all soon!

Thanks, Riggs.

Need I say more?

Happy Tuesday, y'all.



My first recipe post!

Evening y'all!

Hope you've had a fabulous week so far :) We've sure been busy in the Payne house.

 Between The Voice being 2 hours long Monday and Tuesday and catching up on Revolution, we've been very busy.

I'm so excited to share my first recipe post with y'all!

We're a pretty normal Texas family; steak, potatoes, and cold iced tea is a frequent dinner around here. Although, tonight I decided to change it up a bit and luckily Will loved it!

Here we go!

Tater-tot Casserole

First thing, you'll need the following:

1 lb of Hamburger Meat

5 Cups of Tater-tots

1 Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire Sauce

2 Tablespoons of Ketchup

1/4 Cup of Chopped Onions

 

1. Brown 1 lb of hamburger meat

 

2. While the hamburger meat is cooking, mix 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons of ketchup, and 1/4 cup of chopped onion in a bowl

 

3. Place the 5 cups of tater-tots in your pan of choice, and outline the pan with tater-tots. After you've done this, take all the remaining tater-tots and hamburger meat, mix them in the bowl with your "sauce"

Here's what I used :)

Outline 'em!

No Tater-tot left behind :)

4.  After mixing well, put this tater-tot goodness in the middle of your pan, evenly, and cook in the oven heated to 425F for 25 minutes.

Before.....

6. Here's the finished project! Serve it up and enjoy!!!

 I hope you and your family enjoy this yummy, quick recipe as much as we did! I can't wait to make it again.

Happy Tuesday y'all!

I'm Blue.....

I'm sure that the title of this post made you think of the Eiffel 65 song, Blue :) But! that's not why I named this post "I'm Blue....."

Last night, Will and I went to see The Blue Man Group!

I saw them once, in Vegas, I was like 10 years old though...... I just remember having so much fun! As soon as I heard that they were coming to Midland, I had to get tickets!

Our seats weren't great, by any means, but atleast we got to go. While we were waiting for the show to start, I read through the program. I never knew how many people it took to put on this show. In the middle of reading the program, I discovered that one of the members of the show, you'll see him later, played with Third Eye Blind, one of my favorite bands!!!! So cool!

Will was a little apprehensive about the whole situation, but admitted after that he had a great time and would love to go back! We'll definitely be looking for them next time they're in town, or we're somewhere close.

Here's some pictures of our night :)

The guy to my left - from your view - is the guy who played with Third Eye Blind!!!

We had such a good time, I really can't wait to see them again!

With that being said, I'm off to bed. I mistakenly offered to go to breakfast with some company people who are in town....... I don't even wake up until 7:15am and I have to meet them at 7am! What was I thinking?!?!

Ugh, goodnight y'all! Have a great weekend

Cara Box Reveal!

Happy Weekend!

Since my husband is on call this weekend, I figured it'd be the perfect time to post my Cara Box Reveal post!

If you've never heard of Cara Box, you can learn about it here! I heard about it from my friend, Whitney. I'm so excited to share what I sent and received! 

What I sent to Jessie

After getting to know Jessie through her blog and numerous e-mails, I found out the following key things about this sweet girl:

1. She has a sweet fur-baby - Eve Belle
2. She loves anything Disney
3. She's a writer - such a cool profession

With that being said, our Cara Box theme for April was none other than Eco-Friendly!

Here's a picture of what I sent her....

I tried to find something Eco-Friendly/Disney for Mrs. Jones, but didn't have any luck! After placing multiple Disney stickers on her Cara Box items, I found a Disney font to type her letter of encouragement in!

Sara, over at Binkie. Burpie. Bib. was my sender for my April Cara Box. She is a first time mom, new to the blogworld!

Here is a picture of what she sent me....

 She sent me a homemade chevron bag, 3 doggie bandanas for Cayley, Luna, and Riggs, and organic Mac-N-Cheese.

I really enjoyed getting to know these two girls, can't wait for the May Cara Box.

Hope y'all have a great Saturday night!