meet buns.

Two weeks ago, we our house decided that a pet wasn't a bad idea so Lexi and I drove to east-Jesus-nowhere (aka, Walker County, Alabama) to pick up this big guy:

meet Walker Hefner Martin
(Buns)

So Lexi and I drove in hopes of finding the sign that said "Rabbits $10"... we drove and drove and drove until I saw it and almost wrecked the car to read the number.  After initially not answering his phone, Mr. Jamie called us back and told us about the fat brown rabbit he would sell us.  When we asked Mr. Jamie where he lived, he replied: "The third trailer on the left behind William's Furniture".

What. The. Heck.  Two hours later, we had a bunny!

not a joke, people...
seriously the nicest man in the world though

Walker is adjusting nicely and he is a great low-maintenance pet!

amanda trying to emulate buns

this is normal for our house

roll tide wreath

Roll Tide, friends!

It's a great day to be a Bama fan, and an Auburn supporter (notice I'm not a "fan" but I love Auburn and all of my friends/family who root for the Tigers)!  Bama just beat Penn State, Auburn had a very exciting game against MSU and I just watched UGA score to pull ahead against USC, 35-31.  As much as I hate UGA, I love that the underdog is hanging in there.  

Mark, coach like your job depends on it.

Our Hobby Lobby in T-Town is no more (RIP) so last weekend I dragged Michael to his in Auburn and got all the cute supplies to make my Roll Tide Wreath!

Explaining how I made this would just be an insult to your intelligence, but all it took was some ribbon and a bare wreath (mine is plastic).  The ribbon was on sale for $1 per spool and the wreath was super cheap-o so I made this for about $9 total!  Wahoo!  Love a good deal.

Well, whatdayaknow- South Carolina just made the score 45-35.  Roll Tide?

negligent

Alright, people.  Here's what's going on in my life:

School:

I'm taking 16 hours, 3 literature classes, 3 education classes.  All require 3ish hours a night of reading.  That's it.  No papers (for now...), no nothing.  Just reading.  Reading is fine (I do want to be a literature teacher...) but I don't have anything tangible to show for my hours upon hours of work and that frustrates me.

Work:

Work is great... not super busy but I'm being really productive.  I still need curtains and decorations for my office so stay tuned for that...

Social Life:

Funny.  Actually, I did make an impromptu trip to visit a very annoyed Michael in Auburn this weekend, following their barely-win over Utah State.  I left our game before halftime because, let's face it, it was kind of a blow out....

Roll Tide!

In the mean time, I have been destressing myself by baking!  I have made 3 cookie cakes in the past week which doesn't count as baking but it does count as delicious!  Also I made chocolate chip cookie covered oreos.  Yeah, it's for real. They were pretty average but I messed up the recipe so I have absolute faith that they will turn out amazing next time!  I am making cupcakes for Thursday and cake pops for Saturday so I'll keep you updated!

yummo!

I'm working on several crafty things right now, too, so I'll post pictures soon!

i didn't take any of these pictures because i'm getting lazy...

amanda, please

Meet my roommate, Amanda:

She is a funny gal.

Amanda: I want to learn to pole dance.  I want a pole and a disco ball in our living room.
Lyndsey: Who are you going to dance for?
Amanda: Myself! I hear it's a good workout.

Welcome to 166, people.

the big reveal

I have promised pictures and (finally) I have pictures!

After weeks of crafting, hot glueing, nailing, assembling, decorating, midnight shopping, spray painting and organizing, the room is DONE (with a few exceptions...)!

The process...

The before and after pictures...

the bed before...

...after!

my desk before...

... after! lots and lots of projects over here!

this is one of my favorites:
$1.25 shutters at the thrift store, painted and repurposed!

the blank wall is no longer blank!
75% off Target cubbies, painted and hung,
thrift store picture frames for under $3 total

love this... so sad we no longer have our Hobby Lobby
but Hancock's will work for now!

Any suggestions for other ways to brighten up a boring room?

$59 muffins

Howdy.  Again, I apologize for the lack of updates- Recruitment is OVER and our Baby Deltas are precious so now I can finally get back into the swing of things.

My boss, who I love am obsessed with, was precious enough to work with my schedule for the past 2 weeks and I haven't baked in awhile so I figured it was the perfect excuse to make some muffins!

In the Martin house, we have everything you could possibly need to bake.  Seriously, EVERYTHING.  Susan knows her way around the kitchen.  The woman made an A+ in Housewife 101.

see? this gal knows her stuff.
mama, I did know not to put this on the stove,
thank you very much...

Now that I have my own house-ish, I don't have anything so I had to go get everything that I took for granted.  Like flour. And a muffin tin.  In total, I spent $59 at Target for these stinkin' muffins.

And they were SO worth it.

Presenting the $59 Muffins 
(aka Snickerdoodle Muffins)

I used this recipe and they were delicious!

these weren't part of my purchase tonight but aren't they precious?!

seriously so delicious!

i bought this, too, because it was cute and
"completely necessary"

house happenings

Hi, friends! Sorry I have been MIA but my life has been cuh-razy the past 2 weeks.  Here's what's happened.

1) Had a farewell dinner with the fam and the boy at Willie Raes which is some seriously delicious food!

2) Moved to Tuscaloosa, stayed with my precious friends Grace and Julia, slept on a futon, lived out of a suitcase for 5 days.  It was rough but mostly just because I like for things to be organized! I loved hanging out with these girls in my spare time, they were so much fun to live with!

3) Started training at my new job.  The good: learned so much and got to really take charge of my expectations for this year.  The bad: SO MUCH PAPERWORK that I have to learn how to do.  The ugly: all the food was catered for every meal so I gained 979182 lbs.  Also I made lots of new friends in the Housing Community and I have found others who share my love for the Bachelor/Bachelorette, including my boss' husband, Geoff and my co-worker TJ (just kidding... sort of).

working 14 hour days does have its benefits... like playing hangman with the office
this one, courtesy of Geoff at 9:30 pm...

4) Organized my office.  I have worked 10-12 hour days for the past 2 weeks and lots of that has been getting things ready for the new year which means cleaning and organizing! Let me tell you, people, this office looks fab.  I share it with a guy so I can't share my super feminine touch with all of my building, but it's organized, labeled, sterilized and spotless so I'm a happy girl.

i hate these post-its.  they trip me up every time...

5) Moved into my house.  Lots more pictures to come!  Right now I'm roughin' it (not really).  Nothing is cute or decorated but once my life slows down on August 24th I can't wait to spend my whole pay check  at Pier 1, Kirklands, Goodwill and Hobby Lobby (RIP...) to make my space super cute.  Enjoy the pics, though! Promise I'll have lots of new pics of new projects when the 24th rolls around!

the living room, we need some serious furniture to fill this space!

kitchen

backyard... love it! i need patio furniture recommendations though

the house!

like i said... roughin' it

this will be much cuter soon!

Hope this provides as a decent excuse for why I have neglected the blog... Good things coming, I promise!