Really quick post....

Hey All!

Well, right now I am at the most beautiful hotel I have ever stayed at! This place is gorgeous. It looks like it was decorated by the Pottery Barn! I just wanted to say Hi really quick since I won't be posting for a few days. I am having the most wonderful time!!! I am taking lots of pictures....of course! ;)

I hope that everyone is having a great weekend so far!

Lots of LOVE,

Amanda

The BEST 5 Years of MY Life....

5 years ago, I married my best friend.

The man that God had specially picked out for me. Wow! I am so blessed to be able to call Tim my husband. We have shared the most wonderful 5 years together. Tim treats me far better than I deserve. I love how he cares for me. How he makes me laugh uncontrollably....all the time! How he puts me before himself. How he puts God before me. I love that he desires to be a Godly man and husband more than anything. I love how he adores our fur baby...Maddie. He is going to be the most amazing daddy someday. He always makes the eggs and jello in our family...but he has other culinary skills too! He just especially likes making those. He would give you the shirt off his back and change your tire in a snow storm. He is the kindest person you will ever meet. Thank you God for allowing me to be Mrs. Tim Shepard!

I am SO in LOVE....still.

These are a just a few random pictures from our 5 years of married life. As you have probably noticed....we love dressing up! haha! We go all out on Halloween. :)

We were tacky tourists!

We are pretty goofy 100% of the time!
We are high school sweethearts. We started dating at the ripe age of 15! We are both 25 now. Mr. Tim was my first kiss, first boyfriend, first hand hold....first and only everything. (i was also his first too!)

Thanks for letting me share. :)

I'm so excited for our weekend get-away to Kansas City!!!

I hope everyone has a beautiful weekend!

Hugs,

Amanda

Dog Sitting!!!

Hello!

This past weekend we dog sat for some of our friends and I thought I would share just how cute she was. Cause you know... I LOVE DOGS!!!!! A LOT! :) Her name was Laylah and she was a mix of a Bichon and a Poodle. She was so sweet and loved to cuddle. awww!! Here she is sitting on Mr. Tim. Every time we dog sit or see other dogs, we always want more! We have a problem.

Speaking of Mr. Tim....

we will be celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary this Friday!!!!!! Ahhhh! I can't believe it. Time has just flown by. I am so majorly in love with him! Words can't begin to describe.

Hope everyone has a good night!

love,

Amanda

Lovin me some froyo!

ORANGE LEAF!!!

It just opened in Springfield! We didn't have any place to get yummy frozen yogurt since TCBY closed. Even then, TCBY was kinda yuck at times. We are soooo super excited. We decided to hit it up last night. It was busy, but it moved really fast. It was decorated really cool. They had lots of different flavors to choose from, plus a ton of toppings.

We enjoyed our cups of goodness while sitting on the bed of the truck.

It was a wonderful night!

I got vanilla, peach and strawberry yogurt. My toppings were too many to remember! haha! I was on sensory overload and couldn't decide on just one or two!

Tim got vanilla, chocolate and coffee I think. He went for a theme and got all chocolate related toppings.

It was sooooo good!

Now we will just have to practice some self control so we don't find

ourselves there everyday! heehee.

Well, I guess I could just get the vanilla, fresh berries and granola to be

smart about it. :)

Happy Saturday!

xo,

Amanda

mmmm quesadillas!

So...does anyone use one of these on a regular basis?

I am pretty much obsessed with mine. Someone gave us one for our wedding....let's see almost five years ago.

(we celebrate 5 years next week!!!!!!!!!!)

I have leaned on this bad boy for many a quick meal. It has been a lifesaver.

Anytime I am rushed for dinner....i look to my trusty quesadilla maker. I keep thinking I'm going to get burned out on them, but it never happens. I do get burned out on things rather quickly....like Subway. Any other ideas for a quick meal? Thank you quesadilla maker! I like you a lot!

Has anyone ever been to this place.......?

We just tried it for the first time last week when we were in Branson for the Diamond Awards. I thought it was delish, but a little pricey.

Oh...is anyone from the Kansas City area?

We are going there for an anniversary get-a-way and would love some cool suggestions. Like restaurants or shops! Please send them my way!!!

Thanks a million!

Hope everyone has a terrific Thursday! :) Sorry I'm feeling cheesy today! haha! Maybe I'm thinking about Quesadillas?? That makes me think of Napoleon Dynamite.....

Anyways...

with love,

Amanda

Do I really have to go back to work today???

Good Morning!!!

So, I'm happy today because even though it feels like Monday, it's really Tuesday...which means we are even closer to the weekend! I always wish our work weeks were two days and our weekends were 5 days! Now that makes sense!! :) I had an awesome weekend. I loved the fireworks and time to hang out with friends and family. Yesterday, I went swimming for the first time this summer! Awesome! We also had slow cooked ribs & homemade mac n cheese & baked potatoes! Then I took a nice little nap. Pretty much the perfect day.

So, last week I told you I sang at the Diamond Awards in Branson. It was hilarious...but a good experience. The Diamond Awards are for the Branson Gospel Music Convention. And basically to be in the audience you had to be 75 or older! haha! We had a good time. I am the third from the left. Our group from church doesn't sing gospel music usually...we were the opening guest performers! lol! I got some SWEET hot pink heels for the awards. We had to wear black, white and pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. So, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to get some pink shoes. They were really high so I was very worried about keeping my balance while singing. I was successful though...and didn't even bobble!

This is one of my bestest friends Kim! She also sings in our group. It was fun getting ready. We also managed to make it to Starbucks to get a frappe before the show! :) Very important.

Oh...and I thought I would show off the giveaway I won from Stephanie over at The Crimson Owl! Excited is an understatement when I opened my adorable package! It was super cute. I have already worn the hair clip and earrings several times. My hubby thought it was funny that I got a random gift in the mail...he just doesn't get it! :) Anyways...thank you sooooo much Stephanie! It made my week!

I hope everyone has a lovely, joy-filled day! My heart is so full and I am just so thankful for many many things! God is good!

With Love,

Amanda

Extra GIANT marshmallows!!!

Extra GIANT marshmallows.....

YES please!!!

Just look at these wonderful things my mom found.

My husband loves all things marshmallow! So, my mom stumbled upon these at the store a few days ago. When she presented them to Mr. Tim he was SOOOOO excited! Who wouldn't be? These things are awesome! We have enjoyed snacking on them...but we really want to try making a ginormous smore!!!!!!!

Tim is demonstrating just how giant these mallows really are.

(regular and strawberry flavor!)

Here I thought I would show the size of the mallows compared to my hand. Keep in mind, these are not the jumbo ones you normally make smores with. These are probably 3x the size!

He is thrilled about these mallows.

Don't worry.....we also gave miss Maddie some marshmallow too! ;)

We took this pic last night at the Branson Landing. I had the opportunity to sing at the Diamond Awards last night. I will tell you more about that later...... :)

Happy Friday to you!!!

I hope everyone has a great day.

xo,

Amanda