more changes, really!?!

Yes, I realize I changed my blog design not too long ago, but I needed some new color. My house is feeling empty since the Christmas decor is gone. I think it might be too early for me to bring in some spring color. (Although, I am slowly bringing it in. Who can resist green apples in an apothecary jar?)

Then, I thought why not spruce up the ole blog. It doesn't require me spending money on house decor and I enjoy learning new html things. So there you have it.
I will be adding more to the navigation bar along the top in the coming days. I'm sure you are all on pins and needles.

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**This is a republished post. I have wanted to respond to several people lately (cough, Whitney, cough) that do not have this. Hopefully, this will be helpful to someone.**

I LOVE receiving comments! It makes my day to open my gmail account and see an e-mail notification of a new comment. I also love to reply to your comments from my e-mail account. But sometimes when I hit reply instead of seeing your e-mail address I see noreply-comment{at}blogger{dot}com and I can't reply. When I reply to other people I can see their e-mail address and the response automatically goes to their e-mail. This is extremely helpful when people ask me questions in a comment. It is so much easier to reply this way than to have to go to their blog and leave a comment or search for their e-mail address.


If you would like people to be able to email you back after you leave a comment, here's how you change those settings.

1. Click on the Customize link in the upper right hand corner of your screen.
2. Click on the Dashboard link in the upper right hand corner of your screen.
3. Click on Edit Profile, which is on the left hand side of the screen next to your picture.

4. This will take you to the Edit User Profile screen.
5. Look in the Privacy section.
6. Check the box that says, "Show my email address".

7. In the Identity section, enter in an email address.
8. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on Save Profile.

When you add your e-mail address in the above spot, it does not change the e-mail address that you use to log-in. I'm assuming that most of you have a personal e-mail address and generic blog e-mail address. I entered my generic blog e-mail address in that spot. My personal e-mail address is still where I recieve notifications of new comments and it is what I use to log in to blogger.

Pretty easy!

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Weekend Recap

Ty and I had a low key NYE. We saw Avatar (great movie--did not think I would like it, but I did). We spent the rest of the night playing Wii. It was a perfect way to ring in the new year.

We went to a movie theater that we had never been to before. Each row had a table in front of the chairs. Loved it.

I wore leggings and a long sweater and with my feet propped up on the table
I felt like I was at home in my jammies.

Friday morning we headed to to our hometown (after a missing iPhone scare) to see Ty's grandparents. We missed seeing them on Christmas due to the weather and road conditions.

Saturday morning I headed to town (you know you are from a small town when you have to head to the big town to run your errands) with my parents. I'm so glad my mom remembered that an OrangeTree had just opened up a month ago. My parents had never been before and they were not disappointed. SO yummy! I can't wait for one to open up in my city.

We watched the OSU game with Ty's parents and then headed home. Ty's other set of grandparents live half-way in between our hometown and the city we currently live in. We got to stop by and see them for a quick dinner. It was a weekend full of family.