Long time, no blog.. 2013 picture rewind!

Hello, hello, HELLO!!! I have missed all my blog friends and followers :) I can't believe I haven't blogged in months :( so much has been happening with our Neisslie family, that I put the whole blog thing on the back burner, but now I'm back! With the new year here, I am making a promise to keep up with the blogging!

I wanted to post a year in review through pictures in order to re-visit special memories from 2013. I thought 2013 was a wonderful year but I think 2014 is going to be the best yet.. moving to a new state, finding a new job, and meeting new people are just some of the big changes coming to the Neisslies :) Can't wait!

January 2013 Start of the year!

Best Friends.. Wolf Pack.. February 2013 

Nashville March 2013

Rain was not going to ruin our fun!!

Ember's 1st birthday April 30th, 2013

Cubs Game in April 2013

Smile.. it is freezing outside!

Lindsay's Bachlorette Party in Nashville June 2013

Coleman Wedding June 2013

Grandparents Anniversary Party

Art Party Studio Girls Weekend

My bestie Mallory's going away party :( 

Cubs game in August 2013

Girls Weekend in Wrigleyville September 2013

Kelsey's 25th Birthday Celebration November 2013

BFF Love!

Baby Coleman Gender Reveal December 2013

Mama to be & me 

Congratulations Chase & Lindsay!

Texans Game in Indy! Go Cody White #67

2 of my favorite people.. my husband & bestie!

Happy 25th Birthday to me :) December 18th, 2013

Merry Christmas from The Neisslies :) 

Last wedding of 2013.. Congratulations David & Frances :) 

That's a wrap on 2013!!!!

Wow! What a great year with family and friends :) Excited to see what 2014 has in store! Hope everyone has a wonderful new year and remember to live every day to the fullest! New year.. New attitude!

XOXO, Sara 

HaLlOwEeN WeEkEnD ReCaP

Hope all of you ghouls and goons had a Happy Halloween!!! It's one of my favorite holidays where you buy a little too much candy in hopes that you won't have that many trick-or-treaters :) Too bad the weather here in central Illinois was rainy, rainy, RAINY. Didn't get that many kids to come out this year but I made sure to give those children who did venture out in the pouring rain got some extra candy! Jeff and I had soo much candy left over, so I plan to take most of it to school for my treat box or else I would eat it all!

Trick or Treat!

Ember's Costume :) 

*Weekend Wrap Up*

Parent's surprised me with their new ride (my dad LOVES Corvettes) 

WIWW (What I Wore Weekend)
Sweater: The Limited
 Ombre Pearl Necklace: The Limited
White Long Sleeve: Old Navy
Black Leggings: Von Maur
Boots: Kohl's

Cropped my hair!!! Back to the short look & lovin' it :)

Date Night @ Longhorn Steak House

Dining with The Coleman's

At the movies, seeing Last Vegas! 

Sunday Funday @ the park!

Love my Ember girl <3

awww! Jeff & his pup!

Precious moment captured!

Started off the month of November with a lot of fun and  many things to be thankful for :) Hope you all enjoy your Sunday and remember to count your blessings, not your problems! 

XOXO,

Sara 

Tasteful Tuesdays

How is everyone doing this fine Tuesday?! I'm feeling pretty great and excited to share a new post that I want to start on Tuesdays. I don't know about you but I'm all about finding yummy recipes via Pinterest and trying them out! I mean, what did we do before Pinterest?! That site is A-MAZ-ING to say the least. So with that being said, I want to share a new recipe every Tuesday and hope you will want to try it too and even share with me in return by leaving a comment :) Once I get a little more tech savvy here on Blogger I will have to create some kind of link up party for "Tasteful Tuesdays".

Taco Chicken Chili 

Just look at that picture and your mouth should start to water (I know mine does). This recipe is so simple and easy to prepare. My husband could eat the whole crock-pot full of this chili if I let me him because it tastes that delicious. Also it is only about 200 calories per serving! Perfect for a fall/winter night :) 

Ingredients 

1 can black beans

1 can kidney beans

1 can corn kernels

16 oz tomato sauce

28 oz diced tomatoes

Packet of taco seasoning

1 tbsp. chili powder

3 or 4 chicken breasts  

Add all ingredients into crock pot and cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10 and ENJOY :) 

Let me know what you think! I would LOVE to have feed back from all my blog friends if they tried the recipe. Also comment and share one of your favorite chili recipes. Follow me on Pinterest to see all my wonderful food pins as well.

XOXO, 

Sara

Throwback Thursday

#TBT a.k.a. Throwback Thursday! Time to post an old picture or pictures to reminisce over a certain person, place, or event in your life. Big craze on Facebook & Instagram, so I decided that I will start to post on Thursdays a TBT memory :)

VEGAS 2010!!!!

Kelsey, Me, LaDonna, & Heather

Laying out @ Wet Republic

1st night out (best night out)

Love you girls!

Two things came to mind after looking back at all the spring break pictures from that trip to Vegas...
1. I was probably in the best shape of my life and hope this can be motivation to get back at it!
2. I have some of the best girlfriends in the whole world, so blessed they are in my life today!


XOXO,
Sara

Hello October! I'm backkk :)

Hello blog friends!! I am finally back on the blog scene after a little break in September. With putting our house on the market, Jeff moving into a hotel in Indiana, looking for new homes & jobs, I have been a little VERY busy lately! Glad to be back and continue to share with the world all things Neisslie :)

Home for Sale- Forsyth, IL

What else is new with the Neisslies?!

I can now say I am a proud new owner of the iPhone 5C!! I never have had an iPhone before (previous blackberry & driod user) and I am loving it. So many apps already downloaded and keeping me entertained during the week while Jeff is away in Indiana. Favorite apps so far: 1. Snapchat 2. Candy Crush 3. Bloglovin (of course) 

Had to get the pink one :)

In recent events, Jeff and I attended our 7th wedding of the year (only one more to go). It was a lovely fall wedding with lots of pumpkins and mum decor! Thankfully the rain stopped right at the beginning of the ceremony for this outdoor wedding. I teach with the new bride at my school and she looked very beautiful in her lace gown! It was so much fun socializing with a lot of my teacher friends at the reception and Jeff finally got to meet them all and could see why it will be so hard for me to leave such great people and school in December :( Congratulations once again to the newly married couple, Ashley & Nathan Hieronymus!

Hubs and I at the reception

Bride & Groom First Dance

Me being silly, Jeff loves it lol 

Not sure Jeff was ready for this pic

Well, that's all for now! Check in this Friday as I link up with my other blog friends for Five on Friday! Remember only 2 more days till the weekend and it is a long weekend for me with no school Monday :)

XOXO,
Sara

Big Changes, Coming Soon...

I have never been one to like change. If I had it my way, I would love to have everything stay the same but without change progress isn't possible. Jeff and I are about to experience some major changes in our life and with the support of one another we will start a new adventure together!

Jeff has been offered a promotion with the company he works for, ADM. This promotions also requires a transfer and together we will be moving to...(drum roll please) Indiana! When I received this news from Jeff, I felt all these emotions in one- excited, nervous, and scared! How can I leave my job? Where will we live? Can I find a new teaching job? All these questions came flooding to my mind as I realized change is coming ready or not. I am so very proud of my husband for getting offered this new position in Frankfort, IN but it is going to be hard leaving my family, friends, and job here in Illinois. Thankfully, it is only about 2 hours and 15 minutes away from home so we can still be able to visit often on the weekends/holidays. Even though Jeff will be starting his new job at the plant in a couple of weeks, I will stay teaching at my school until December (because I just couldn't leave the staff and students that quick). Then at the start of the new year, I will begin to look for a new job hopefully in the education field. Living apart during the week won't be ideal but Jeff and I did long distance all through college and it only made us stronger as a couple, so no worries about that. As the news has settled in, I am starting to get more excited as I think about all the fun new things we will experience together, all the firsts in a new city, meeting new friends, and creating a new home for our family! With change there is growth and I hope to grow in this next chapter of our life, not only as an individual but as a married couple.

If I have any blog friends out there that live in Indiana, please comment and share any helpful information about good cities to live in or places to go! We are currently looking into Lafayette, Lebanon, & suburbs of Indy. Thanks in advance :)

XOXO, SARA

Labor Day Weekend Fun

Hope everyone had a fabulous Labor Day weekend with family and friends! Jeff and I sure had a busy yet fun holiday weekend with boating on the lake for Jeff's dad's birthday and my friend Luke's wedding! Let's recap the weekend's festivities with some memories captured on camera by yours truly :)

Happy 53rd Birthday Steve!

Saturday, August 31st was Jeff's dad's birthday and what other way to celebrate than a boating day out on good ole' Lake Decatur! It was definitely a hot scorcher of a day but we all had a blast singing songs, getting a tan (or burn in my case), and enjoying one another's company. Even Jeff's brother Ryan's dog joined us for the day, Wrigley (as seen in the pic above). I am so lucky to have married into such a kind, down to earth, fun loving family like the Neisslies. I look forward to our next family gathering :)

Lovin' the lake!

Me, Chris (Jeff's mom), & Allie 

Neisslie Family

Jeff & I enjoying our boating day!

Sunday, September 1st- Jeff and I attended my long time friend from school Luke Hockaday's wedding. It was a beautiful, hot day for an outdoor wedding but even the heat couldn't get in the way of this wonderful couples big day :) The bride, Tessa, was absolutely stunning as she came in on a horse and carriage. The ceremony was lovely and the reception was so much fun with a live band providing entertainment for the guests to get down on the dance floor. Fellow blogger and friend, Bekah Bruce @ The Bruce Brood was my wonderful dance partner for the evening while our husbands chatted (away from the dance floor). It's safe to say we burned a lot of calories that night with non stop dancing! Congratulations again to a great couple, Luke & Tessa Hockaday, wishing you both many years of happiness together :)

Here comes the bride

Beautiful Couple

You may kiss the bride

Cut the cake!

Me & my date :) 

There you have it, my last weekend of the summer, I'm so ready for fall!! Now let's hope this short work week goes by quickly, so I can start my girls weekend in Chicago with all my favs :)

Quote I'm loving...
"I'm gonna make the rest of my life, the best of my life"

XOXO, Sara