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Shutterfly snaps my Christmas card blues

leeandjoydavis — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 05:40:01 +0000

Recently I was reading my friend Emily Gardner’s blog and she mentioned that Shutterfly was giving away free photo cards to bloggers. I was super excited because I have, in the past, wanted to order Christmas cards to mail to friends and family, but I have never done it because of the cost. Luckily for me, Shutterfly is helping a girl out! Before I read my friend’s blog, I had already browsed through their holiday card selection and admired a number of their designs. Here are a few that I love:

1. Shimmering Ornaments Card

This is the one I like the most because of the bright, fun colors. My husband and I went to Disney World recently and the colors in our photo in front of Cinderella’s castle were very complementary to the bright, fun colors in the card design.

2. Snow Globe Card

This card is beautiful! It would be perfect if we had a child. The little boy in this photo looks so angelic.

3. Merry Plaid Christmas card

I love this as well. The font they used for “Merry Christmas” is fun and looks handwritten, which I always like. The brown is a great alternative color and I adore the plaid. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to choose this one because the photo I wanted to use was portrait and the photo required for this design must be very landscape.

Shutterfly also has some other great photo products. I’ve made several photo books from our vacation pictures and they all turned fabulous. Here is some other cool stuff to check out:

I highly recommend visiting Shutterfly today and see how awesome it is. You will be very pleased with all of the cute designs and variety of products.

Disney for Dummies

leeandjoydavis — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:08:05 +0000

Several years ago, almost immediately after we were married, we began talking about a trip to Disney World. Disney World was a place that my family visited many times while I was growing up and I have many fond memories of the place. Even though we visited the park time after time, we never stayed on property since it was always way too expensive. I can remember many times leaving the Magic Kingdom after a long hot, sweaty day of waiting in lines and taking the monorail back to the parking lot. On the monorail journey, you pass through the middle of the Contemporary Resort and I always remember that it seemed so cool. I remember looking through the glass with my nose pressed up against it longingly gazing only to be immediately told that it was TOO EXPENSIVE, WE’RE NEVER STAYING HERE SIT DOWN NOW!!

As Joy and I began doing some traveling as a married couple, Disney World slowly got pushed down the list. First there was Easter in NYC, then a Baseball/Six Flags week in Atlanta (which also included a new alternator and battery), followed by weekends in Fairhope, vacations to Gulf Shores and trips to Nashville. About a year ago, we began talking about saving up for a trip back to Maui. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Maui, but I really felt a tug back to Disney World, therefore the Maui trip was put on the back burner.

P.S. – Maui oh how we miss you! It won’t be long till will see you again dear friend (single tear down cheek).

So this past March we decided our destination would be the happiest place on Earth outside Orlando, FL (I’m not talking about Cracker Barrel where you can order breakfast all day which is one of the most genious ideas ever!) and we booked a trip for after Thanksgiving. We were talking to Joy’s parents several weeks later and they were looking for a fun vacation and so they will be traveling with us.

We will be staying at the Contemporary Resort with a Magic Kingdom view. Basically what this means is that we will be able to see Space Mountain and the Castle from our balcony. We are so excited to be able to sit on our balcony at night and be away from the masses and still be able to watch fireworks. I am such a kid and stuff like this really thrills me to death. We keep seeing the commercials with parents videoing surprise reveals to their kids that they are going to Disney World and the kids go crazy.

I guess that’s better than this reaction.

Wow there must be some cool stuff going on at Dick’s house! Those kids were totally bummed!

We will be driving to Lake City, FL on Saturday November 27th and will get up and drive the other 2.5 hours to Orlando on Sunday the 28th. We will be there until Friday December 3rd. We will be armed with a Sony Cybershot camera, a FlipCam and a Macbook. So we should be able to have some pretty sweet blog posts about this trip. Maybe we can even put the $9.95 per 24 hours internet access fee to use and update the blog while we are there, but I don’t know if there will be time (a little Will Ferrell Old School reference for you all). So for all of you out there in blogland reading this………………..

Cooking Deep South Dishes one dish at a time – #1 Homemade Fresh Tomato Soup

leeandjoydavis — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:28:38 +0000

A few months ago we discovered a blog, Deep South Dish, written by a home chef from the Mississippi gulf coast. We tried a few of her recipes and really loved the dishes. So we decided to begin cooking more and more of her recipes and then share our results with you.

Recipe #1 – Homemade Fresh Tomato Soup

Lee was home for lunch today and he went ahead and peeled and chopped the tomatoes (gotta love his home lunch hour everyday!). When we came home from work the sauteing began and then we added in all of the other ingredients. It simmered for about 30 minutes. We wanted it a little smoother and less chunky so we put it in the blender for just a sec. and it is perfect. We added cream at the end too which made it smooth and delicious. It was perfect paired with a grilled cheese sandwich. It was definitely a “keeper” recipe and we can’t wait to fix it again as the weather cools off.

Here is our perfect Monday night soup!

Ouch!!

leeandjoydavis — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:55:00 +0000

I was definitely wrong. UGA was spanked on the behind by Oklahoma State. The defense looked a ton better than last year, but the O led by Joe C. sputtered. Next week Caleb King will be back, but if Joe Cox continues to keep the offense dialed way down then there might be some calls for Logan Gray or Aaron Murray. I do know that AJ Green needs more than 4 touches for the Dawgs to be successful. Also, Richt and Bobo are going to have to find a way to get Marlon Brown and Rantavious Wooten on the field. We’ll just have to see how it plays out against the Gamecocks.

USM looked great against Alcorn State this weekend. The offense was firing on all cylinders and the defense really really looks much improved. If we can put up points and blow the doors off UCF I really think it will be a sign the USM could have a very very good season. Only time will tell.

We watched the movie The Strangers this weekend. Don’t watch it. It’s scary, gruesome and pointless. I’d rather play fantasy football with a Star Wars reinactor than watch that movie again.

Its better than a sweater and some socks

leeandjoydavis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:06:59 +0000

No today isn’t Christmas Eve, but it might as well be. September 4, 2009 is College Football Kickoff Eve. I know there were a few games yesterday but they were pretty crappy. The South Carolina/NC State game was garbage. They combined for about -1,000 yards. I think a 4th grade girls flag football team could put up more offense than that. I haven’t seen that kind of ineptitude since this.

And how about the Oregon/Boise State game late night? I was already out cold, but when I saw Sportscenter this morning some dude from Oregon jacked a Boise player in the jaw. I’m in no way condoning unprovoked violence, but it is a tad bit funny. The Boise player obviously says something trashy and slaps the Oregon player on the pads and all of a sudden its lights out on the blue turf. Wow. Someone sign that guy up to fight one of the Klitchko’s.

Tomorrow will be the day. UGA travels to Stillwater to take on a very highly ranked OSU team. To me they are sounding a lot like UGA last year. Very highly ranked. Several arrests before game week. Several Injuries to starters the week before kickoff. Starters leaving the team the week before the game. OSU seems pretty wound up if you ask me. Mike Gundy wouldn’t even let his team do the handshake thing before the game because he’s afraid a brawl will ensue. By the way, for anyone keeping score I believe he’s probably about 42 by now. I just think UGA goes in the Oklahoma where the wind sweeps down upon the plain and jets back to Athens with a win. There just seems to be a lot of distractions surrounding OSU right now.

I will be attending the Southern Miss and Alcorn State game tomorrow evening. I’m looking forward to a severe butt whipping by the Golden Eagles, but also the Alcorn Band. Although I personally believe that marching bands are a waste of 20 good minutes in the middle of the football game, ASU’s band will bring some excitement to The Rock. On a side note, if you ever hear someone say “I personally believe” about something, how can your mind not go to this……

Wow how funny would it be to see the Rebs fall on their face in Memphis Sunday? I’m not gonna hold my breath, but I can definitely see Ole Miss with 3+ losses by the end of the year. Does their slide from preseason #8 start Sunday in Memphis? We’ll have to tune in to see.

Hope everyone has a great safe holiday weekend. Good Day.

The most interesting Receiver in the world…..Numero Ocho

leeandjoydavis — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:24:20 +0000

Sorry Alabummer fans, but your boy Jooolio is definitely not the best pass catcher in the SEC (Although he might be the best free fishing trip collector in the sec). UGA sophomore receiver AJ Green is nothing short of magical. Last year he had some very impressive stats that I think will only improve this year. In honor of it being less than two days from kickoff, check out this catch from his senior year of high school.

Give a little bit…..give a little bit

leeandjoydavis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:34:05 +0000

Whats up all you wild and wacky people who check this waste of space every now and then? Today we are gonna talk a little bit about giving. As we all know, we are commanded in the Bible to give 10% of our income. Maybe another blog for another day will be the fact that when it all gets down to it, it’s not 10% God’s and 90% mine, but it’s 100% God’s. Also, I’m not gonna get into a debate of gross or net income or only giving to your church vs giving to other ministries, that is between you and the big man.

Our pastor recently gave a stat that most church members tithe less than a Big Mac per week. That was a little shocking, but more sad than shocking. What are we doing people? We have so much and we give so little. What is a real way we can give to people who need it?

So today, in honor of giving back so little to people who need it I’m gonna be promoting Compassion International. This is a really awesome organization that really gives a lot of kids who have no hope a chance to actually have some hope for a future. The cost to us is very minimal only $38 a month but they take our $38 and use it very wisely. Schools, water, food, Bible study are just some of the ways our money is used. The organization has some very intense auditing practices and very little goes to overhead. You are not limited to $38 you can also add a monthly amount to help out with thier AIDS prevention/education in Highly infected HIV areas. If you have a chance check it out.

One thing that got us, was that when you see Sally Struthers on TV talking about hunger, all of the images are of children starving and malnourished. Basically images just to guilt people into giving money. The video we received from Compassion doesn’t sugar coat anything, but it does show that even in the midst of their terrible circumstances, the children still smile, play games and be kids.

Once you are on the website you can pick children from many different countries to adopt. We chose a little girl from Tanzania because she shares a name with my mom. If you are looking for a way to change someone’s life, take a few minutes and explore……..www.compassion.com

Have an awesome day!

All New Special Mustache Thursday

leeandjoydavis — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:27:07 +0000

Check out Colt McCoy’s new sweet ‘stache. Mike Hartline from KY is sporting a pretty sweet mustache too! So the trivia question for today is who sports the sweeter ‘stache????

And the winner by unanimous decision and still World Champion of the World…………

MANGINO! MANGINO! MANGINO!

Wow

leeandjoydavis — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:20:24 +0000

There is nothing else needed for today. Just sit back and enjoy. Good day.

Greatest College RB of All-Time

leeandjoydavis — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:00:17 +0000

Check out this awesome clip of Mr. Walker, the greatest college RB of All-Time.