We're Back!

It's pretty bad when I have to go back and read everything in my own blog because it has been a couple of months since my last post. There is a reason for my prolonged absence, though, and I'll warn you now, it's super addicting and just by mentioning its name you too could be sucked in. Yep, it's that bad. So Pinterest has officially taken over every spare minute of my free time. There's something about finding a new recipe or craft or outfit idea all in the same place that makes it very nice and convenient. All of the meals Kyle and I eat are recipes taken from Pinterest. At the very bottom of this blog I've included our new favorite dinner recipe, Slow Cooker Jambalaya.

I'll start off with a rant of sorts. Black Friday consistently proves to be a low point for the human race. I mean, who brings pepper spray and uses it on other customers in order to get whatever "must have" electronic item of the year. Oh, and those people that get trampled to death, that's just sad. Yet Black Friday is such a big deal that this year they even started on Thursday. That being said Kyle and I did go on Thanksgiving night. We really didn't need anything, it was more like a study of human behavior and trust me, we saw some crazy people doing crazy things.

On Friday morning, and by morning I mean 9 am not 4 am, we headed out to Target to see what deals they had. That is where we found our best ever Black Friday purchase! What did we find? Well, it wasn't some super expensive electronic item that was on sale for half price (though I do LOVE the Kindle that Kyle got me and I literally use it everyday). We got a ping pong table! That's right, a ping pong table. After a few weeks of sitting in our office (since turned game room) Kyle spent a couple of hours putting it together. We have tournaments everyday. I won't say who usually wins but we definitely have a lot of fun.

See how are table barely fits in the room? 

Over Christmas Break I plan to post pictures from our wedding, our new car, our Christmas Tree, and basically anything else that may have been photographed in the last two months!

Slow Cooker Jambalaya 

2 lb. chicken, cubed

1 large onion,chopped

1 large green bell pepper, chopped

3 stalks celery, chopped

1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes, with juice

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 c. chicken broth

1 T. creole seasoning

1 t. dried thyme

1 t. dried oregano

1 lb. smoked sausage

1 lb. extra large shrimp

1 3/4 c. rice, uncooked

Combine everything except for sausage, shrimp, rice in a crock pot. Cook on low for 5 hours. Cook smoked sausage in a skillet until a little crispy (make sure to buy the precooked smoked sausage). Add sausage, rice, and shrimp. Turn up heat to high and cook for 30 more minutes.