Thanksgiving week bliss

GT & I do the family swap for holidays.

This year, the Taylors have Thanksgiving and Kirbys have Christmas.

Next year, we swap.

Everybody gets some love

We love it. 

It's pretty wonderful that we enjoy the company of both families.

So, this Thanksgiving we were with the Taylors and it was perfect.

We started out by huntin' at their deer lease, Cut Off Mountain, in randomville, Tx

It was a perfect day...in many ways.

1. I got to sit in the stand with my hubsters

2. Garrett killed a deer (in a crazy hunt, too)

3. the weather was ahhhhmazing. crystal clear blue skies, perfect temp

who says a deer lease is a gross-man-stinkin'-deer-gut-funky-place?

beautiful!

4. Riding around in the ole trusty Bronco(or not so trusty actually) with no particular agenda

The F-I-L

COM is quickly becoming one of my favorite places

Then we headed on over to the grand-parents in Georgetown,Tx

It was a washer playing, coffee-drinking, hammock-laying, magazine-reading, football-watching kind of time with a lot of visiting, laughing, cooking.

Getting the kitchen ready to make Gilly-Gilly.

I'll post the recipe soon.

Grandma said she's been making it every year after Thanksgiving lunch since '73.

Our "little" portion of the Taylor clan

Luckily, we're not credited as the smart portion of the Taylor clan.

Christas card picture????

The weekend was equally wonderful.

We headed on over to Huntsville, TX for some time at GTs parentals

Garrett was working on making an Eastern mount of his newly killed deer head.

If you've never smelled a deer head boiling...it stinks.

GT serenaded us.

it didn't help the stank.

Saturday morning breakfast at Cafe Texan on the sqaure

slicked back hair and funnies

that's rite y'all

 

a perfect portrayal of thanksgiving football watching.

hook 'em apparently.

still full,

Kate

New Blog in town

Ok, not really a new blog.

A new design rather.

What ya think?

The idea was for a more clean, fresh face to ole GTT.

There are new buttons up above that you can just click on purty easily.
The blog archive, labels and other links are at the bottom of the page.
also, just hover over a word for the link.

Same pic, though. I just couldn't part with it.

It's a good look for us both.

Is it a good change?

Can ya find what ya need?

Enough questions for a early Monday morning, huh?

oops...another question. My bad.

Well, I hope you like the new look of Goodtimes

LMK if you have any tips, pointers, suggestions, question, rhetorical remarks, etc.

Gracias mi amigos!!

I'm out,

Kate

Wordless Wednesday: how to eat cobbler

*artistic liberties were taken to enhance viewing pleasure(as if it needed enhancing) via iMovie sound effects

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Thankfulness a few days late

Although we recognize the 4th Thursday of November as a day of thanks, I thought'd i'd spread the love to a the following Tuesday.

I'm sure that i'm not alone in saying that I have more things to be thankful for than i could count.

When i was little I wanted to video-tape a day in my life and send it in to Oprah.

I thought(seriously) that she'd put me on an episode as the luckiest girl alive.

No lie.

True story.

I never did it.

The same is true today. I am the luckiest gal around.

I also believe "Great gifts mean great responsibilies; greater gifts, greater responsibilies". Luke 12:48

(the Message)

I pray that my actions and choices honor God and that I can give to others as freely as He has given to me.

On this Tuesday of thanks, I want to focus on one new aspect of my life for which I am grateful.

Our home.

I am grateful to my parents for allowing us full use of every inch of their land.

I am grateful for our little house that we can call ours.

I'm grateful that GT is allowing me to pursue my dream of becoming self-sufficient.

I'm grateful for the health of our garden.

I'm grateful for the fresh air.

I'm grateful for friendly neighbors.

I'm grateful for hard working men: my hubby and dad.

I'm grateful for the domestic skills that my mom, mamaws and aunts have taught me.

I'm grateful for books that teach me how to be more resourceful with what God gave us.

I'm grateful for our canine love-nugget.

I'm grateful that GT and I share a love of the outdoors.

I'm grateful for the desire to learn about the world around me that was instilled in me by my parents.

I'm grateful for hard work that pays off.

I'm grateful for the beauty that surrounds me.

our road

the backyard

pup and garden

garden and pumpkins

like I said, luckiest most blessed gal around

Kate

Elizabeths wedding

I would tell you about my good friend Elizabeths wedding, but i'll let the pictures talk.

(the actual pictures are poor iphone quality, but the decor and setting were perfect)

The barn is on their family farm.

I mean, come on.

She is one of the most naturally beautiful people EVER.

We've been friends since freshman year and have traveled Europe and Ghana together.

She has seen me at my worst. No doubt. She is effortlessly lovely

her wedding day footwear. just perfectly Elizabeth

Jen and I before the ceremony

Elizabeth gifted us the cardigans and belts(it was a chilly day, so we donned them during the ceremony)

E is an excellent gift giver

that chandelier. stunning.

it's the little details that matter people.

the pie table.

just take a minute and notice all of the sweet little details. go ahead.

the table... a door and barrels. hello!

smores.

details people.

as the guests arrived they hung out and drank cider and coffee.

i loved the casual vibe

instead of programs, the wedding partys names were written on the window pane.

brilliant.

the haybales served as ceremony seating.

casual mingling

more perfect little details. chocolate covered coffee beans

elizabeth, jenna and lauren.

love 'em

instagram photos

the entrance to the farm was beautiful

my friend buzz took this and i think it is an excellent photo representing the day

Brock and Elizabeth

they are comfy, casual people, but beautiful

the ceremony was one of the sweetest and most personal i've ever been a part of

E's mom and 9 of her friends spent 3 days out at the farm and decorated

they do that for all of their kids weddings. a team. isn't that wonderful?

the folk string band for the reception.

enjoy!