Today is the last day of the Ultimate Blog Party. It's been fun, y'all! Thanks to all who stopped by for a visit. We enjoyed having you. :-)

For now, an Audio Adrenaline song is running through my head. I think it's a bit appropriate! Enjoy. :-)

"It's Over" from Audio Adrenaline's "Underdog" album

Farewell, so long to you
We've come to the end of the night
It's all been wonderful
A lovely and wonderful time
Say goodnight to
All the friends who
Rocked and rolled beside you
....
It's over
It's all over now
Is it all over?
Or has it just begun?

By the way, what do y'all think of the new header? Those pictures were taken the summer before Beth and I entered our senior year of high school. Despite deceiving appearances, the first picture on the left and the last picture on the right are indeed two different pictures. :-) I like how we were able to start and end in the exact same positions!

What's a party without music? Enjoy this little meme, which I got from Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer

Favorite Song From Childhood: probably a Psalty song; I think my favorite was "My Hands Are the Hands" (from Psalty Kids' Praise! 6)

Favorite High School Dance Song: I was a big fan of R&B music... the one band that sticks out is Destiny's Child.

Senior Class Song: "With A Little Help from My Friends" by the Beatles

Song That Makes You Think of College: Hmm it's hard to narrow it down to one but I think I'll go with "The Remedy" by Jason Mraz

Favorite Rock & Roll Song: okay I'm super bad at genres so I'm going to skip this one

Favorite Disco Song: skipping this one too

Favorite Country Western Song: yep, you guessed it! skipping

Favorite Pop Song: skipping this one

Favorite All Time Love Song: “All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera

Favorite Break Up Song: “Never Ever" by All Saints

Favorite Slow Dance Song: "The Way You Look Tonight" sung by Tony Bennett

Song That Always Makes You Cry: "He" by Jars of Clay

Songs About Your Kids: N/A

Song That Reminds You Of Your Husband: "Amazed" by Lonestar :-)

Favorite Christmas Song: Christian song: O Holy Night, secular: Sleigh Ride

Favorite Gospel/Praise Song: oooh I don't think I can name one "favorite", but I really love "In Christ Alone"

Favorite Ringtone on Cellphone: I actually have a really cheap cell phone that doesn't allow me to change the ringtone (so sad!) but if I could, then I would change it to the Futurama theme song

What's a party without food? One of my all time favorite party foods is "puppy chow," and it's not as gross as it sounds. I promise :-). I'm sure I could eat a whole bowl full of this stuff myself. Enjoy!

Here's the recipe I use:

6 cups rice and corn cereal (such as Crispix)
1 pkg. (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 peanut butter (crunchy or creamy, but I prefer creamy)
1/2 cup peanuts (optional)
1 cup confectioners' sugar

In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir and heat for 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in peanut butter. Gently stir into cereal until well coated.

Place sugar in a 2-gallon storage bag (I can use a 1 gallon bag just fine). Add coated cereal and shake well, until well coated. Store in bag in refrigerator.

Yields ~8 cups

So it figures that right after I join the party, I get sick. I have been struggling with a cold and now have completely lost my voice, as well as feeling other yucky sinus pressure in my head. I'm sure in a few days I'll be fine, but in the meantime I am trying to save my energy to be with my sister who is visiting for the week!

Thanks for all the wonderful comments we've gotten so far, and I look forward to spending time visiting all the great blogs! But for now, I am going to let Beth take care of this blog, and hopefully return soon!

Thank goodness it's Friday! Time to party!!

All this week is the Ultimate Blog Party! To celebrate, we decided to do a complete blog redesign, including a special header just for this week! :-) We look forward to meeting some new people, and exploring other great blogs.

For those who don't really know us, we are Beth and Ashley. We met in 7th grade at a small Christian school, where we quickly became close friends. Ashley moved away a year after we met, but we've kept in touch since then and have always been able to pick up just where we left off!

We are both Christians, married, and pre-children. We love cats, the 1940s, and hot tea. Beth lives in Texas with her hubby and cat Lucy, working as a cancer research assistant. Ashley lives in Georgia with her hubby and 2 cats and puppy, and she works as a graphic designer at a local advertising agency.

We started this blog because we both like to write, but didn't necessarily have time to keep this blog up full-time by ourselves (in addition to our personal blogs). We enjoy the Christian blogging community, but we wish there were more blogs that were in the same place in life as us. While we are both intending to be mothers in the future, currently we are both working outside the home full-time. We would love to meet other working Christian wives, so if you are one please introduce yourself! We find it's a challenge to balance working full-time with taking care of our homes (no matter how small they are!), and we would love to know how others are able to do it.

We'll be posting more this week, so be sure to come back to read more!

Other party posts:
It Figures
Puppy Chow
Musical Meme
It's Been Fun

See more party participants at 5 Minutes for Mom

So most of you are probably already aware of the Ultimate Blog Party hosted by 5 Minutes For Mom. Beth and I have decided to join in the fun! Look forward to seeing some new posts from us next week to celebrate with the best of 'em!

For those who haven't heard of the Party before now, it's a week-long bash where people get out, meet new people through their blogs, post fun things, and be eligible for a huge prize give-away on Friday, March 9th! You can read more about it on the website.

I'd love to decorate for the party if I can get my act together and change the template!! :-) Stay tuned for that, as well as some fun posts from both Beth and I. (Yes, Beth has promised to post! She has been conspicuously absent from this blog, but I assure you it's just because she's been extremely busy lately. But you should leave comments telling her how much you miss her so she'll come back sooner!)

Now, hurry over to 5 Minutes For Mom so you can join in the craziness too!!