Our First Christmas Cards

Things are going to be a little busy during December so I decided it would probably be good to get a jump on Christmas cards. As a former designer, you know I couldn't just order one from shutterfly and give up all of my creative power. So I designed my own tonight.

We had photos made after we enjoyed Thanksgiving with my family (Thanks, Mom!) and so we used two photos from that "photo shoot" at the pond in their neighborhood, and one from our wedding day. I LOVE the pictures from our photo shoot, especially the one with Zoe. :) And I dropped them into a cute layout I made, printed them from snapfish, and voila -- For $0.48 each, our Christmas cards are ready (the ones I liked on shutterfly were $1.69 each)!

Well, as soon as they get to the house...

Merry Christmas from the Guin's -- It's our first Christmas as Mr. & Mrs.! 


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She Cooks: Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans

On Sunday we celebrated my Mom's birthday and fixed lunch. We served a crock pot ham with a brown sugar glaze and pineapple bits, garlic mashed potatoes and bacon-wrapped green beans.

The bacon-wrapped green beans were a hit. My Mom originally wasn't going to try them because she thought they were asparagus, but then she tried them and liked them. Sam LOVED them So much so that he has mentioned it THREE times at least how much he loves them and wants them again, and on Thanksgiving.

Ready to broil!



I originally heard about these babies while listening to WayFM on the way to work. A mom had called in and said it was the only way she could get her son to eat vegetables. So I got online and found a recipe on Pinterest, but altered it a little because the salt overpowered the sauce. So here is my version:

1 pound fresh green beans
5-6 slices of bacon
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon garlic powder

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Wash and dry and snap the ends off of the green beans.
3. Grab a handful of beans (7-10) and lay them on a strip of bacon (this worked best for me lying the bacon on my hand, putting the stack of beans in the middle and rolling the bacon around it)
4. Place the bundle seam side down on a broiler pan and repeat until all the beans and bacon are gone
5. Melt the butter in a sauce pan on the stove. Add brown sugar and garlic powder and mix together until well combined.
6. Remove sauce from heat and using a basting brush, brush over the bacon and green beans.
7. Cover the pan of green bean bundles with aluminum foil and roast in the oven for 35 minutes.
8. Remove the foil and roast for another 10-15 minutes or until the bacon is nice and crisp.