Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
be kind anyway.

If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies;
succeed anyway.

If you are honest people may cheat you;
be honest anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the end, it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.

Where did we go?

We have been busy... but we are home again! Here's a little update on what we have been up to the past few days!

We got new bedroom furniture! YAY! We picked it out a few weeks ago and Brandon surprised me with it for New Years! What a great way to start off 2010!! Now I need to get all of my clothes out of boxes and into dresser drawers! I have been putting it off, but it will get done today!! It's about to drive Brandon crazy!! I love it and will post pics soon.

Kolton was sick for a few days. I'm not sure what he had, but I think it had to do with all of our crazy weather. West Texas weather has been nuts! The temperature went from 70 degrees to 5 degrees with in a few hours! It's weird! Kolton was sick for a few days, but he is well again and louder and messier than ever!

Friday, we packed up the truck and surprised my mom for her birthday. We made it to Midland in time for dinner, cake and presents and then made the boring drive back to Lubbock! We had a great time... wish we could have stayed longer!

Saturday we got up early, packed up the truck again and headed to Dumas. We missed Christmas Eve with Brandon's family because of the icy roads so we decided to visit the family. Kolton spent the night with his Memaw and Pepaw. Brandon and I spent the night in Amarillo. We had a great dinner at The Country Barn Steak House. We loved it! You should try it if you are ever in Amarillo! Brandon and the waitress talked me into trying calf fries. Ya, I never thought I would try them.... but I did. As much as I hate to admit it... they were good. There, I said it!! ha We each had steak and Brandon got a side of crab legs. They were the best crab legs I have ever had! So good!!! After dinner, we went to BWW to watch the Cowboys play. What a good game. We finished our night at Rounders Bar and watched a fantastic band, Boss 420. It was so wonderful to have time with my wonderful husband! I love you Brandon!! The next morning we picked up our little guy, had lunch with Memaw and Pepaw and drove back to Lubbock. I sure did miss my little guy!!

That's what we have been doing the past few days! Busy but fun! Can you believe that I don't have any pictures on this entry? I can't believe it myself!! I will make up for it soon!

What am I doing today? Making a meal menu, going to the grocery store, organizing our bedroom, setting up appointments, organizing and finishing up my office, makin a pizza taking care of a very very active one year old!

Also, I will be in Midland the last weekend on January (1/30 and 1/31). I am booked on Sunday but still have times on Saturday! Email me if you are interested. (Tiffany@LifeLoveandPhotography.com)

It's Monday... that means pizza and wrestling! Really! It's our Monday Night Ritual! What will you be doing? Have a great week!

One more Chritsmas post!

I know this post is late... We have been busy!! Here are a few pictures from our Christmas. Brandon, Kolton and I celebrated together at home before we left for Ruidoso. We had a great time being silly, laughing and opening presents! We are going to try and plan something a little different for next year. I will let you know once we get all the details worked out!! It will be fun!!



















Have a great week!

New Recipe

I make regular pot pies all the time but Brandon thought I needed to try and change it up a little bit. Here is a recipe I made up as I went. I tried it last night and it was great! *Remember, I don't measure. Sorry!!*

Mexican Pot Pie

Pillsbury Pie Pastry
Ground beef
Taco seasoning
Red kidney beans
Corn
can green chili
Velveeta cheese chopped
Shredded cheese
Onion chopped
Bell pepper chopped
Potato chopped

Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.

Place pie pastry a pie pan. Place a few slits and cook about 10 minutes or until almost done.

Spread chopped Velveeta on pastry.

Cook chopped potatoes in boiling water until soft. (About 10 minutes)

Brown ground beef and add taco seasoning. Follow the taco seasoning directions.

Add chopped onion and chopped bell pepper and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add corn and potatoes and cook about 5 more minutes.

Poor beef and veggie mixture over pie crust add shredded cheese and and place remaining pie pastry over the top. Place a few slits in top pastry.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes or until golden brown and filling is bubbly.

10 things that make me happy:

• Nice long hot showers or a hot bath, candles, a good book and a glass of wine. They use to be something that I didn't appreciate, but now it is a rarity! Now I am lucky if I have 10 minutes to get completely ready!!


• Hearing my son say, "MaMa". Who knew I would like hearing it so much? He is my world, my heart, my soul, my proof that I have at least done one thing right! He is my everything.


• Knowing that even with all my faults, craziness and general mayhem... my husband loves me unconditionally! What a great feeling!


• "Me time" -Even if it is only for a few minutes!


• Hearing my son say things that don't come out right, but can still be understood. It sounds so cute to hear him try so hard to learn to express his wants and needs. I love "toddler accent"!


• Clean sheets! I love climbing into bed recently made with clean sheets. I once heard that Oprah has her sheets changed every other day. If I had the money, I would do it daily!


• Reading Blogs- It started when I was pregnant. It kept me busy and educated me on the bits and pieces of pregnancy that they don't teach you in Lamaze class!


• Looking at pictures. I enjoy looking at pictures and feeling the emotion from that time all over again!


• Date Night with my husband. I love it. It's great to have that one night a week to get all dressed up and go out with my best friend! It's even better if I can talk him into seeing a chick flick with me!


• Accomplishing a goal. It's such a great feeling to know that you achieved what you have worked so hard for!


Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.- Aristotle

Sunday Randomness...

I love this website! (http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/)This site discusses anything and everything photography and allows you to show off your photos in various contests! The site consists of people of all different photography levels, some are amateur photographers who just want to take better pictures of family, some are hobbyists, and some of are seasoned pros. They focus on capturing faces and their various emotions. I love capturing raw emotion...it's my favorite! I especially love the site because it was started by two moms who met by blogging. I just love that...very inspiring! I have been blog stalking this site for a while now. I even make Brandon look at all the fun pictures with me!

*I did not get paid to say that... I just really love the site. Although, I wish I could say that I did!!!*

People always ask me if Kolt thinks I have a camera strapped to me at all times... Well, the answer is probably yes! Here is a sweet picture of him playing with his cars, trucks and airplanes in the bath this morning.

The New Year's Resolutions...

Okay... here they are. I have a real good feeling about them this year.

Success is not an accident. It begins with a plan. I am working on a disciplined plan of action. I am ready to improve my business! Life Love and Photography is receiving a face lift! I will be posting new and improved packages and price lists this week!

I am organizing my home, office and life. We do this all the time and it never sticks… it will stick this time! (I hope!)

I am going to learn something new every day! With access to the Internet we really have no restrictions. We can learn something new at any time of the day or night! Also, I am planning on attending a few new classes!

I am working out an hour every morning. This always sounds easier than it really is! I want to lose a few pounds, be fit and healthy!

I want to be the best Mommy and Wife that I can be. I want to help Kolton to grow physically, emotionally, relationally, spiritually and educationally. I want to be Brandon’s biggest supporter.