Open House, April 5th

This is a MUST SEE! This home has a beautiful resort style pool with romantic "Under-the-Falls" seating, Fiber Optic lighting, and natural-looking rock formations. Other features include granite counter tops in the gourmet kitchen, split floor plan, new interior & exterior paint, designer grade carpet, and MORE!

Open House Details:

Home Address: 462 N. Pine Meadow Drive, Debary, FL 32713

Date: Sunday, April 5th

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm

It's Raining...Finally!

I'm so happy that it's raining...we have needed rain so bad lately, and God is finally giving us a little this afternoon.

There was a pretty bad fire around Daytona on Friday afternoon, and because the wind was so strong, the smoke was carried all the way inland to Orlando. It gave Jeff and I a horrible headache, and we both agreed that we really need some rain.

Well this afternoon, we're getting what a lot of people have been praying for...RAIN!! YAY!

The pollen has been almost unbearable. Everything is yellow and everyone is experiencing stuffiness and allergy issues.

Praise the LORD for this rain!

Wishing you a good upcoming week!!

~Stacy :)

Yesterday vs Today

So I was going to post some pictures to illustrate my day yesterday versus today, but I can't get any images loaded.

So, yesterday was poopy, and today is much better!!

Happy Friday!

Real Estate Blog

Hey Bloggers and Readers!!

I've created a blog for my real estate business...here's the link, and it's also listed in my "Fellow Bloggers" section of this blog.

Stacy Holmes, Realtor

I'm super excited about this new blog as I think it will allow me to reach out to many, many people. I'm going to be advertising open houses and posting helpful hints and tips for buyers and sellers on my new blog. I hope that you'll find it interesting and pass the link along to all of your friends, relatives, co-workers, acquaintances...anyone looking for a Realtor to help them realize the "American Dream!"

Happy Monday!!

~Stacy~

New Find

So, ever since I posted about my small amount of weight loss, I've fallen off the wagon and seem to be tempted by everything that is BAD!

I was complaining to a friend/co-worker this morning about feeling like a LOSER because I can't seem to continue down my weight loss path. She shared with me this really cool website, Hungry Girl, where this gal, Lisa, searches high and low for replacement items for our normally high-cal/high-fat meal ingredients. I was really impressed and wanted to share this site with all of you, my web friends and fellow bloggers.

Here are a few meal ideas that sound really good:

HG's Yumbo Gumbo
10-Alarm Turkey Chili
HG's Nacho-rific Cheese Sauce
Itty-Bitty Snickers Pie

And these are just to name a few. You'll find all sorts of good eats and treats and other recommendations on this site...check it out!

Happy Birthday Fabulous!!

Happy Birthday Fabulous...a.k.a - my sister, Stephanie. Today is her 27th birthday, and she, like me, LOVES her birthday. I think birthdays are so special and love to celebrate the person whose birthday it is.

So here's to you little sister...I hope you have a fabulous birthday that is full of fun and excitement (since you're having a wig party tonight...sounds like a ton of fun; can't wait to see pics!).

You are super special to me, and I am thankful that God blessed me with such a wonderful sibling. I could not ask for a more wonderful person to have as a sister! You are so creative and independent and don't conform to the things that "they" say are right or wrong...you just do your thing and I love that about you!

I hope you have a great birthday; can't wait to see you tomorrow!

Love you...ATW!

Hats

Stephanie and I went home to Dothan this past weekend, and while we were there, we hit the mall with Momma for a little shopping...and a fashion show with random hats. LOL!!

Enjoy the pictures.

Thought for Today

When you love life with all that you have, life loves you back.

Happy Wednesday!

Rejoice

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!

~Psalm 118:24

Happy Hearts Day!!

Happy Valentines Day!!

Because I was out of town all week, I had not planned a gift for Jeff. So, I decided to steal an idea from my girlfriend, Katee. I had Liz come home with me yesterday afternoon and take a few snapshots of me and Marlee. Marlee was so excited to have company that she got all worked up and tired, thus, her tongue was hanging out in every picture.

Here are the only two that really turned out...






Instead of giving gifts for Valentine's Day, Jeff and I decided to have a date night. Because of the crowd that will be out all over town tonight for dinner, we decided to do our date night last night. Plus, we have a BB game tonight, and we both always look forward to those.

I was really excited about our date night and had been looking forward to it all week long. We went to BoneFish (neither of us had been before) and had plans to go to the movies afterwards, but we didn't get finished with dinner until 10:00 pm, so we just decided to call it a night. We'll hit the movies some other time.

Here's a picture from our first Valentine's day as a married couple...I'm such a dork, I know. :)




When Jeff got home from work, he had me this beautiful bouquet of roses...they are the prettiest roses I've ever gotten! I LOVE them, and I love him!! He gave me the sweetest card too!




Happy Valentines Day!

Fun with the Fun Card

Yesterday, Jeff and I got to go to Sea World with his sister, Wendy, and our nephew Griffin. I had never been to Sea World, so you can imagine how excited I was...like a little kid!

Sea World offers this deal where you can pay for a day and come back all year (Fun Card), so Jeff and I took advantage and got the Fun Card. You pay the same amount to get in as if you were only going to be there for one day, but now we can go back all year long and not have to pay to get in. There are no black out dates, and all we have to do is pay for parking.

Marlee even got to go because they have a kennel service, so we were able to take her; she was excited too...



We saw four shows, one of which was Shamu, but that actually wasn't my favorite. The first one we saw was Blue Horizons, and it was with dolphins...it was so awesome. They had acrobatics like crazy...flying birds, soaring dolphins (and people)...it was just really cool. My other favorite was the Sea Lion and Otter show; it was SO funny. When you walk in, they have this pirate/mime that follows you around, and the entire audience sees it, but because he's behind you, you don't. I was trying to find a place to sit, and he was right behind me making all kinds of gestures and then he got up in my ear and scared me! :) It was fun.

The great thing about parks is that they have a cute little section for kids. Of course the shows are for kids, but they have a designated area that has 'just for kids' rides. Well, Griffin and Wendy had been to Sea World the day before, and Griffin was in love with Shamu Express and "The Crab." Here's a picture of Uncle Jeff and Aunt Stacy with Griffin about to board the Shamu Express.

I was surprised at how "big" this roller coaster is for kids. It's got a decent size (for kids anyway) hill you climb, and then the drop and the curves are a little scary (for kids anyway).

The crab was just funny...it's one of those rides that takes you to the top and then drops you quick and then takes you half way up and drops you again. It keeps doing that for a few minutes...I laughed the entire time because it kept tickling my tummy. I think I laughed more than Griffin.

And of course, with me around, the day is not complete without a picture like this.

Circa 1985ish

Momma's gonna kill me for posting this, but I couldn't resist!!

Gotta love the 80's!


Momm's on the left

Happy Friday

Happy Anniversary!

To Me!

Today marks 5 years at my job. It's so hard to believe that I've been here for 5 years. So much has happened in my life since I packed up and moved from Alabama five years ago, but that'll have to be another post.

Happy Monday!

Progress Report

So I've not discussed this with many, and I've certainly not posted on it before, but I have some exciting news.

Let me start off by saying that not long after Jeff and I got married, I got very lazy and cut back on my exercise and got very lax on my eating habits. Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what happens when you basically quit exercising and don't cut back on your eating...YOU GAIN WEIGHT.

From our wedding date to New Year's (5 1/2 months), I successfully gained about 8 lbs. At our wedding, I already felt like I had about 5 lbs. that I wanted to lose, so come January 1, there was about 13 lbs I needed to lose, and another 7 that I wanted to lose. So, I set myself a goal of losing 20 lbs. by May 1st.

Drum Roll Please....................

So far, I've lost 5.8 lbs!!! I'm super excited and hope that I will continue to be dedicated to slimming down until I reach my goal! Once I reach my goal, I'm going to have to stay on top of it because it's so easy to let this and that go, and before you know it, I'll have packed on another 15 lbs.

I won't mention the Mexican food and Margarita that I had tonight...shhhh!

Hopefully I'll have another progress report with good "grades" at the end of February!!

Here's to a good week for all of you!!

My missing pet

So, I'm working from home today and during one of my little potty breaks, I realized Marlee was missing. She had been sitting with me in the chair all morning long, but now I could not find her.

Since I have company coming this weekend, I'm in the process of getting the spare bedroom ready for them, so the bed is not made up at the moment.

Here's where I found Marlee...



Perched up there like she owns the joint!

Happy Thursday!