Tender TN Christmas

AK and I had a wonderful white Christmas in Nashville!!

I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked, but did get a few.

Celebrating Grandma's 85th Birthday on Christmas Eve!

AK's UT fabric brick
(my brother and nikki gave ak a fabric brick, that says "the referee makes a call too quick, it's time to bring out the "bad call brick" Throw it at the set with an aim so steady, Now don't you feel better all ready!) This was a very thoughtful and awesome gift! (now I don't have to hide cell phones! ha!)


Saving the best for last - our Santa D gift. Last year I said that AK and I would keep up the tradition of carrying on the gag/funny gift from my dad. So this year everyone got Elliott Sadler HBP racin' shirts! We all had a good laugh for sure. Wonder what Santa D will bring next year?? maybe a shakeweight?!

Chirstmas Truffles

I feel like I have been blogging lately about holiday things after they happen! I have not been prepared this year for Christmas or Thanksgiving, they came and went too fast!

Before we left for Nashville I was able to make some treats for the fam. My good friend, Ash told me about these awesome red velvet truffles she was making. I had to try them!



So here it goes...

Ingredients:

1 box red velvet cake mix
1 can cream cheese icing
sprinkles
4 packs Bakers White Chocolate


Bake cake according to regular directions on the box.

As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, crumble the whole thing into a bowl. Don't leave any big pieces, smash the whole thing up. Then dump the whole can of cream cheese icing into the crumbled cake and mix together extremely well. Put the mix into the fridge for an hour or so, until it is cool throughout.

After it is cool, roll the cake mix into balls. It should make about 40 balls. After you have rolled them all, put them in the freezer for at least an hour. (it is ok to even wait until the next day if you need to wait, an hour is just the minimum time)

Melt 4 squares at a time of the white chocolate in a plastic bowl and roll the cake balls in the chocolate, using a spoon to roll them around. Sprinkle immediately and place on wax paper. (the chocolate hardens fast)After they are all rolled in chocolate and sprinkled, they are done and ready to be stored in the refrigerator.

So tasty!

Holiday Cards...what to do??

You know I love getting holiday cards and today I was searching for a cute way to display them! Right now we have them on top of our armourie and on the fridge, I would love to have them all in one place!

Check out these cute ideas...

Hang ribbon from a door

lovin' this one

Make a holiday card tree!

Less than a week til Chirstmas!!! AHAH!
Remember how long this last week was as a child?? It seemed like FOREVER!
Here's hoping our week will seem like forever and we get our shopping, baking and cooking all finsihed.

Fun & Flashy Holiday Cards

It's Christmas Card season again! I love love getting Christmas cards in the mail. Checking the mail is the highlight of my day during the holiday season! There are so many varieties and types of holiday cards and I love seeing all the different styles.

I'll be honest I have been searching for the perfect card for sometime now and I always come back to the Christmas cards at Shutterfly. I'm super pumped this year though, because shutterfly is offering 50 FREE photo cards if you blog about their great holiday cards!

They have such a broad range and selection of cards with bright and bold colors and the best part - the cards are so user friendly to personalize! My personal favorites are their Christmas photo cards.

After searching and searching I have finally narrowed my selection down to four!

Shutterfly is also a great site to buy invitations for holiday parties, baby/bridal showers, birth announcements and the list goes on! If you haven't already bought your holiday card, I would definitely check them out! Hope you find your perfect holiday card!

If you are a blogger you should apply for this special offer! It's a great deal!

Going to the chapel!

I am so excited!!! AK's little sister got engaged on Saturday!!!!

We just love Tray and are so excited he is going to be part of the Kelly Klan!

Congratulations!