ode to woodford

as much as i love my woodford

my dog

not the bourbon

no, i love the bourbon too

but right now i want to talk about the hairy one

not the hair of the dog, though

this is getting confusing.

pictures, shall we?

this is the baby

and i love him to pieces

i just wish he loved me as much as he loves his daddy

i realize i should just get some legit plastic to cover my couch and call it a day...and you can call me memaw

seriously

woodford never fawns over me like this

i feel like i'm not invited to the all boys club

these two get to hang out all the time together

and would rather me just go shopping so they can do their own thing.

whatever boys...

without me who would make you biscuits???

and cookies???

ok, so the cookies were for me to console myself...but don't act like you didn't eat one...BILL

and don't act like i didn't let you lick the peanut butter spoon...WOODFORD!

if you're not feeling the love right now

or it's snowy/rainy out

you should totally make these cookies that popped up while pinteresting

they are delicious.

and the perfect way to bribe your wonderful husband to watch a marathon of justified on amazon instant prime over the ncaa tournament

unfortunately, there is no way to guilt your dog into cuddling with you

unless you lay in his favorite spot and he decides it's acceptable to plop down on top of you.

bourbon weekend

anyone off today?

back to work for me!

and wouldn't you know it - it's supposed to be in the 50's today

all weekend  it was in the 20's and 30's

but that didn't stop me from getting my runs in

the pain is starting to ease in my shins - i feel like i've worked through some of the initial pain, and when my new shoes are delivered tomorrow i'm going to be more than ready to take them on a longer run!  and by longer...i mean like 2 miles instead of 1

and even though the temps were freezing this weekend, bill and i couldn't help ourselves

we didn't travel too far - just a big loop through two neighborhoods

the weather, originally, was supposed to be warmer - and i had big plans for us to bike it to the donut shop

but it was FREEZING riding downhill

and we have yet to get helmets - which is next on our list of items to purchase along with locks.

i can't wait for spring...

the rest of our weekend looked like this

 blankey +laptop = HEAT!

mario cart and batman legos game

woodford thinking deep thoughts

woodford taking a stand

actually, just demanding belly rubs

oh, and, we celebrated maker's mark's decision NOT to dilute it's bourbon

we're obviously woodford fans - but love maker's price point and value :)

what's your favorite bourbon?  and if maker's mark did dilute their bourbon just a tiny bit, would you have still bought it?

if you have today off - please take a nap for me - this coffee isn't working this morning.

weekend update

the only thing that's making this monday feel merrier :




i thought the pumpkin flavor was heaven and there was nothing greater.  i was wrong.  this tastes like a warm hug.  and it's made this cold rainy morning more manageable.

and i'm going to officially stop pretending to be all "no christmas until after thanksgiving!"

i pretty much haven't stopped listening to the station that's playing christmas music.  and i may have tried to watch a a christmas movie on the hallmark channel.  i was overruled by football though.

our little house is even in the midst of transition.  i mean, i figured we only have another week and a half until thanksgiving anyways...

i changed out our table runner - a snowflake one i found at target.

but we still have the fall season clearly represented

and these cute garland turkeys i found in the dollar bin at target - marked down 70%!!! 

besides getting in the christmas spirit.

we drank some spirits.

saturday we went to our second annual bourbon party.

what started out as a birthday celebration for our good friend nick has now turned in to a yearly tradition

and the weather was absolutely perfect

i played dd saturday night and let bill have fun, but i'm pretty sure we're getting old when we decide to go home at 11:30.  which is really late in my book.  but back in the day....

sunday we had planned a bit of a photo shoot - we i wanted to do christmas cards this year since we're official and all - and vistaprint is running a really great deal!

our friends drew and laura came by sunday morning and we got woodford all dolled up

once i get the pictures back i'll give you a sneak peak of our cards this year!

and apparently posing for pictures all morning takes a lot out of our guy

the rest of our sunday was pretty normal - football for bill and i read a new book.  i did however set in stone the gifts i planned on making - more on that later.  i need to make a trip to michaels and test out some yarn.

9 pm meant walking dead - and omg....what is going on on the walking dead?  is rick losing it?  why is the phone ringing?  who is calling???

we totally pregamed walking dead

with cookies

and a shot...since i didn't get to partake saturday. 

and is this not the most pitiful dog?

yes.  i have on an old lady christmas nightgown.  don't judge.

he was practically begging to go to his crate to sleep.  and who am i to deny sleep?