She's a Better Woman than Me!

I don't think this guest could have shared her post at a better time! I have the utmost respect for our country's military and their families! The sacrifice they make is a substantial one and for what?! My freedom, your freedom, our freedom. What they give up to protect our country is something I'm not sure I would ever have the courage to do and for that I can't thank them enough! They are brave, courageous, and selfless. They give up time with their families. Spouses are left to raise families a lone while they sit and wonder about the safety of their heart and soul! It's enough to bring me to tears just writing about it. While I dry my tears please enjoy Becca and her beautiful family and thank her for the sacrifice she and her hubby make for us! 

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Hi y'all!

My name is Becca. I blog over at Faith Love & Babies, my blog is about being an army wife, a new mama, random tidbits about my life and the things I love. I blog because it's a creative outlet and a definitive way to keep me on the path of becoming better. A better me. A better wife & mother. A better friend. Just an overall better person in general. I love to give advice and share things that I'm passionate about. I'm still fairly new to the blogging world but I absolutely love it and enjoy meeting other bloggers!

I'm 21 and became an army wife when I married my high school sweetheart, KC. We got married in September of 2012 and a few months earlier, we became parents to a precious little boy, named Wyatt. We also have two fur-kids; Cinnamon and Lucy.  

Meet KC, he's a solider in The United States Army, my very own personal mechanic, my best friend and just such a good man. He will make you laugh, I promise you that. He's goofy, quirky and has such a kind heart.

KC & I at our wedding.
Mr. & Mrs. Moss

Meet Wyatt, as of today he's ten months old and he's the happiest baby I've ever met. He's literally always happy, unless he's hungry or fighting sleep, because then he's a bear. Being a mommy is the best gift and the most rewarding thing I've ever experienced. You can see how much he has grown from the first six months he's been here in this post right here

Meet the girls; Cinnamon & Lucy. Back in 2010 KC & I rescued Cinnamon as a puppy, we believe she is a Lab/Beagle Mix. She's got a long body and short little legs. And as for Lucy or as we like to call her, Moose, she was in a litter of puppy's my brother-in-law's dog had, we got her in 2011. Moose is a Bull Mastiff/Boxer Mix. She does not like the snow but she loves to cuddle. 

As for me, I'm a simple girl. I love the color yellow, happiness and anything pumpkin. Colorful paper clips at work, the occasional margarita and of course some football (who-dey!). I have a positive outlook on life, I believe that there is always something to be thankful for, I truly believe that "Faith Conquers Fear", that everything happens for a reason and that all things are possible. 

Come on by Faith Love & Babies and say hi, I'd love to meet y'all!

Want to know some more facts about me? 

You can read a post dedicated entirely to facts & quirks about little ole me right here!

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How adorable is she and her precious family?! I love that we share a great abundance of love for furrbabies, pumpkin anything, and football! Not to mention, colored paperclips kind of rock my world too! Please be sure to head on over to her neck of the woods and say hello!!! She has a lot to say and share!!! 

XOXO, 

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Alrighty loves, I'm not going to lie, this is going to be a short and sweet post! I have my monthly migraine and I'm really just not in the mood for staring at the computer for too long! What am I loving this week?! Certainly not this headache!

1.  I ran 2 miles yesterday! Yes, you read that correctly! I, Lauran, ran two miles, nonstop yesterday! I'm pretty positive that was the first time I've EVER run two miles straight! I may have ran it in high school but I can't remember so it definitely doesn't count! I'm still in utter disbelief but I'm also super proud of myself! On another plus side, my hip isn't bothering me anymore either! Bring on the miles!!! I've already clocked 4 miles total for the 30 Miles in 30 Days link up!

Nike Running App! Some of the red spots signify me running in place for passing traffic or slowing down. I did not stop or walk at all! 

 2. The Dashing Dish Blog! I ran across this blog yesterday while doing some research on "clean eating". This girl has it going on! Loads and loads of amazing recipes and a whole tab dedicated to clean eating! She has the most amazing faith in God and watching her video promo and listening to her story is inspiring!! I can't wait to try some of her recipes and hopefully share them with y'all!

3. The Origami Owl necklace my momma gave me for Easter. Even though I told her I didn't want one she couldn't resist buying one for me and filling it with little treasures! An "L" for my name, a heart to represent her love for me, my birthstone, and a dog paw for Baby Reef! She also added a pearl charm as well! I'm looking forward to filling it with more sentimental goodies!!

My sweet necklace!

4. Baseball is officially back! If you are a fan of baseball you know Monday was Opening Day!! Baseball is HUGE in our home. My husband played his entire life, played in college, and now coaches at his high school! I like to refer to baseball as his "other wife" but when I'm annoyed with it I'll usually refer to it as his "mistress"! From now until the playoffs in October, some kind of game will be on nightly. It's such a familiar sound; announcers, the cracks of bats, and the roar of the crowd! I'm praying the Braves have a great season and I foresee they will with the Upton brother's joining the roster this year! You know they are from my neck of the woods right?! That makes me love them even more!!!

5. The home next door to us and the home two doors down are for sale! I hope I don't have to eat these words later but I really am excited about the possibility of having new neighbors!! The townhouse next to us has been empty for about two years now. An elderly woman, who was sweet as pie, lived there but she ended up moving in with her daughter and the house has been empty ever since {it's also the house where I scored that awesome vintage tufted ottoman I told y'all about here}. The town home on the other side of that one just went on the market yesterday! That home has been a rental and has seen its fair share of tenants! I'm looking forward to the possibility of some nice young families moving into both of them! Fingers crossed that they will be as awesome as our neighbors across the street! So, who wants to be our neighbors?! Seriously, if you are looking in the Hampton Roads area add them to your list!

For sale signs! Come on and be our neighbors!!!

Happy Hump Day!! I'm off to pop some more exedrin in hopes this headache goes away!!

On a side note, if any of you follow Perfectly Imperfect Jenn than you know she lost her beloved pup child Daisy on Monday! I am planning to do something nice for her to show her that all of her blogging buddies care deeply and are heartbroken for her! If you would like to partake please let me know!!! I'll be putting a group email together to send out the details later this evening!! 

XoXo!

TV Time!

Super bowl Sunday equaled great football, live performances, annnnd some awesome commercials!! I'm basically just going to cut to the chase and show you my top three of the night!

1. Budweiser - This one made me cry... literally! Maybe because I used to ride horses growing up or that I think horses are just oversized dogs, either way it made me emotional! As much as I hate crying, I loved loved loved this commercial! Hands down it was my favorite! 

2. Dodge - I'm from a farming town and have many friends who come from farming families so this hit very close to home! I think there are many people out there who have NO idea what goes into farmer and Paul Harvey's narrative did a great job at explaining parts of a Farmer's life!

3. Audi - I always like to root for the underdog kid, hence why this one made the list! 

I have another fun video for y'all! I recently joined a young professional group called YAAA! Young Adults for Alzheimer's Awareness! One of our local news stations, has a morning show called The Hampton Roads Show and YAAA! was the studio audience yesterday!!! Take a look at this clip of us and one of our members explaining more about the organization and the great Black Tie Bowling Event we have coming in March! It was so much fun being a part of the audience and seeing the behind the scene details of the show! If you are local to my area and want more information on this event, please let me know!!! And if you would like to become a member feel free to contact me as well!

Audience: YAAA

Happy Tuesday my loves! Hope you have had a fantabulous start to the month of LOVE!!!

XoXo! 

Weekend Recap!

Whew, what a weekend! It was a good one to say the least but as always, it went by too fast! It had a mix of fun and relaxation, which is much needed considering the rest of the month and basically the entire month of October are booked solid!

Friday night the hubby took me out for a random sushi date! I'm pretty sure he was treating me to dinner out since we actually cooked dinner every night last week AND to say "sorry" for the fact that Fall Ball has started and now my Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings are spent at home without him! Lucky for me, I added my other gym class on Thursdays AND I have a blate tomorrow night, so that leaves only Wednesday of being home a lone this week! The hubby knows not to apologize for his love of ball! It's his thing... believe it or not... I like a few hours to myself. Allows me to work on my bloggy here and just catch a breather or two... ALONE!

Finally after almost 3 weeks of being without it, I got my wedding sparkle all soldered and cleaned, back! I feel whole again! Or at least not naked! 

Anywho, after our scrumptious sushi date, we Redboxed... duhn duhn duhhhhhn... The Hunger Games! I actually really enjoyed it! It wasn't completely how I had envisioned in my imagination but it actually clarified a few things for me! The hubby ended up enjoying it too... once the "killings" started to occur! How morbid!? I definitely think I'll be buying it on DVD!

Saturday morning we went to watch my 9 year old Brother -in-laws... {yes I said it right.... I have a 9 year old Brother-in-law} first football game! Like Todd, he has been drilled with Baseball all 9 years of his life, and we can already tell he is going to like Football a heck of a lot better! They are beyond cute in all of their gear and resembles bobble heads while trying to hold up those helmets on their skinny little bodies! His team ended up winning which made it that much more worthy, considering it was hot as the dickens Saturday! I'm pretty sure I lost 15 pounds just standing their watching!

My Brother-in-laws football team! The MoHawks... and that ole man on the field happens to be my Father -in-law! He says he's the coach but Im pretty sure all I saw was him being the Water Boy! ha! 

After the game, we came home and cleaned out my little old Civic and then I drove it up to the car wash to have it cleaned inside and out as we were taking it to get appraised! It was probably the cleanest it has ever been since I bought it over seven years ago! We took it to Car Max first, where they appraised it in about 30 minutes! They gave us a decent deal considering the damage to my front and back bumpers {damn those trees that pop up out of nowhere!}. Once we received that offer we headed to a Volvo dealership where we had found the XC60 that we have been searching for for the last 3 months! They appraised my car, matched Car Max's offer, and before I knew it we were owners of a new car! Holy Crap right?! I still can't believe it and I've been driving it for two days! I'm really glad we took our time on finding what we wanted because in the end we got the best deal possible! Patience is a virtue, right? I'd like to think so! Non-the-less the vehicle is everything I hoped it would be and more and now that we've upgraded to a crossover SUV, the baby questions are coming! Well guess what folks.... the baby plans have not changed and we are not planning for one anytime soon! Plus, Baby Reef isn't ready to share his momma and daddy with someone else anyway. He told me that the other night!

Saying Peace Out to the Civic. Truth be told, I got teary eyed as I walked away. That car has been through A LOT with me! Lots of memories I'd like to remember and forget! 

Our new set of wheels!!! Technically my new set of wheels, but the hubby is allowed to drive it every now and again!

Sunday was a pretty relaxing day. The hubby had to work a few hours that morning and I was just starting to enjoy my morning cup of coffee when he got home! While out working, he noticed that Kroger was having a special on 6 packs of beer so he grabbed my Kroger card, my new car, and headed out to get some beverages, all before 11 am! I'm not a huge beer drinker but I am a huge pumpkin fan so he picked up Blue Moon's Pumpkin Beer and Wood Chuck's Pumpkin Cider for me and then two other "flavors" for him! I have had the Blue Moon Pumpkin before and it really does taste like a pumpkin pie, minus the sugar. The Wood Chuck on the other hand, I was kind of disappointed in! I was expecting pumpkin pie but instead got... well I don't really know... it tasted like wildflowers to me! ha! It's not bad, just not pumpkin! After our beer tasting, we watched my Redskins win, took the traditional Sunday afternoon naps and then grilled burgers for dinner after our weekly trip to the grocery store to pick up food for dinner this week! 

We are not raging alky's I promise!!! 

Baby Reef enjoying the perfect weather!!! 

Did y'all have stellar weekends?! I'm hoping to work on a few house things this upcoming Sunday, but I'm not holding my breath! I may just cruise around in my new set of wheels if the weather permits!

XoXo,

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Why does it seem that Wednesday's always creep up on me?! Not that I am complaining! I just feel like I did last week's What I'm Loving Wednesday post yesterday!!! What am I loving this week?! Take a look!

1. Not having bought my lunch in over two weeks! Yes, I am proud of this! One because I am not eating bad fast food or junk food. Two because I know I'm saving some money! Maybe I'll actually be able to put some money into savings since I'm not spending it eating out!!

Currently what my lunches consist of and left overs too!

2. Virginia Tech winning their season opening game Monday night against Georgia Tech! I was avoiding watching the game there for a bit, but our Hokie boys did us right and won the game in over time! Poor hubby fell asleep during the game, but no, not I! I stayed up watching it, quietly yelling at the TV, throwing my hands up and literally almost jumping out of the bed at points! College football is serious in our house, especially Hokie football!

3. Organix Moroccan Argan Oil. I've been using this on my hair for about two weeks now and can definitely tell a difference! My hair is softer, not as frizzy, and seems to cooperate a bit better! I don't know if it's really fixing my split ends, as I believe they are so far beyond repair, but I like the silkiness that it's giving my tresses!

4. Hearing my favorite songs on the radio during morning rush hour traffic! There is just something about hearing some of your favorite songs while in the car! It makes for better travels when you're stuck in traffic! It relaxes me and always makes the commute a more pleasurable experience!

5. A sweet text from my neighbor! My neighbor is much more than a neighbor! She is a friend and I have greatly enjoyed getting to know her over the last 3 years! She texted me this morning thanking me for a few things I helped her out with this past weekend! It wasn't just the text that made my day, it was warm fuzzy feeling I had knowing I helped someone who needed it!

Hope y'all are having spectacular Wednesdays!!!!

XoXo,

Three Day Weekend Recap!

Happy Tuesday - May the odds be ever in your favor! Ha Okay Okay I'll admit I finally read The Hunger Games trilogy and now I will never every forget the line! More on the books a little later in the post! How was everyones Labor Day weekend?! Ours was a mix of housework, fun, and relaxation! Honestly, quite a perfect 3 day weekend, if I do say so myself!!

Friday evening we went to dinner with my hubby, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and niece! Jen and Marin were visiting from NOVA since my brother-in-law and nephew were having a boys weekend in Baltimore at a car race! It gave us a chance to celebrate Jen's birthday a little early, as her birthday was actually yesterday! We had dinner at my old serving stomping grounds, California Pizza Kitchen, and were actually lucky enough to have Jonathan {a very close friend of ours} wait on us! I hadn't been there in so long and it was great to see old familiar faces! Dinner was great and the company was even better! Marin will be 4 in a few weeks and she is seriously one of the smartest children I know! She ordered her own drinks and dinner and made us color for a solid 10 minutes. If we stopped she informed us to keep going! She's too precious though and if a child like her asks you to color... well you do it, no questions asked, even if you're reaching across the table to do so!

My SIL and My precious Niece! 

Saturday, HELLO SEPTEMBER 1st, I slept in later than normal. I may or may not have been up late reading and finishing Catching Fire! Once we got up and moving I celebrated the first day of September with my very first Pumpkin Spice coffee! Ohhh the smell... Ohhh the flavor... ignites so much excitement for the arrival of fall! After being lazy for a bit, the hubs and I decided to do some yardwork! We cleaned off our patio, picked up debris from the roofers, cleaned out the shed, cut the grass, and pulled weeds! It was actually quite productive and we even threw away junk that was taking up room in the shed! After our hard work we ate a late lunch, lounged a bit, and then got ourselves together for our typical Saturday night date night!

Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin! 

The Oceanfront was hosting their annual American Music Festival this weekend and since my uber awesome boss gave us a residential neighborhood parking pass we decided to check it out! We had dinner at Prime 103, which happens to be the restaurant of an old high school friend and then ventured out to the beach! We knew Carbon Leaf was playing a free concert and since I knew who they were, that's where we went! While we were out, my neighbor called asking if we would let out her dog, Aldo, who happens to be a chocolate lab, because she wasn't going to be home during the night. I told her we wouldn't just let him out, we would let him stay with us, so he and Baby Reef could have a pup sleepover!

Listening to Carbon Leaf

The pups watching TV before bedtime! Yes, Im aware we need a new TV in the bedroom, but I've had that one for 20 years!!!! And it still works! I can't get rid of it until it dies! 

Sleeping at the Sleepover! 

The pup sleepover was a hoot! They played and played or more like Baby Reef harassed and harassed and eventually we got them to calm down. They both jumped on the bed to watch TV with us, or more like Todd, as my nose was now stuck in Mockingjay! They did finally go to sleep, only to wake us up jumping on the bed at 8:00 in the morning! My future life flashed before my eyes as I knew this was what it would feel like to eventually have real children! Jumping in the bed, waking us up early on a Sunday! Ohhh Joy! We spent the rest of the day being pretty lazy, ordering pizza, and watching TV.

"Mom we want to play... NOW... it's daylight! "

Yesterday, the hubby had to work but was home by 9:30 a.m. so we had the whole day together, which really consisted of another lazy day, not that I have any arguments! I paid bills, worked on my blog, washed clothes, meal planned, went to the grocery store, snuggled with Baby Reef, watched the Virginia Tech game and finally finished Mockingjay! And can I just say, that I was kind of disappointed in how it ended! I don't want to spoil it for anyone, just in case you haven't read it, but I really was hoping for a sunnier ending! Regardless, the books are an emotional roller coaster and I couldn't help but feel protective over Katniss, much like some of the other characters in the book! The hubby has Fall baseball stuff going on this week, so I'm hoping to Red Box the movie and relive book one! I hope it meets my expectations as the first book was really awesome!

My Whole Life right there! 

Anywho, enough of my rambling on about my three day weekend! I hope all of you had stellar ones as well! Even though we didn't do a TON of stuff I really appreciate the days when we are able to relax. I know in a few years we won't have that luxury so I want to soak it up as much as I can!

XoXo,

August 2012 Mini Goals Roundup!

Once again we are saying goodbye to yet another month of this year! I mean seriously where is the time going?!?! Do you realize Christmas is less than 4 months away?! Oh dear me! I don't even want to think about that! Something I do like thinking about?! College football season has officially started!!!! Gooooo Hoooookkkkkiiiiieeeeeessssss! Okay Okay, enough of me cheering! I know y'all are dying to find out how I failed miserably at my goals this month! I am actually pretty proud of myself this month as I was able to accomplish a few things I've been trying to do for months!!

1. Write one handwritten note to someone once a week! Win Win Win! I finally accomplished this and hope to carry it out for months to come! I wrote a total of four notes and the fifth is going out today! I received the most heart warming and sweet messages from each person thanking me for making their day so bright! It seemed too, that they all received their notes at a point when they really needed some encouragement! It warmed my soul to know I made them feel better! It's the least I can do, to let others know how loved and appreciated they are.

2. Send wedding set off to be redipped and soldered together! Another win for the books! I dropped my beauties off almost 2 weeks ago! I hate the feeling of my naked finger and have been sporting my promise ring in its place! One thing is for sure, I can't wait to get my gems back! I don't like looking down at my hand and not seeing them!

3. Make it a priority to spend more time with ALL of our families! I'd say this is a sorta win! We spent a three day weekend in Emerald Isle with Todd's mom's family. My mom came over to take care of me when I had my wisdom teeth removed and she came over another afternoon/ evening! I even visited my sister one day at her work. We failed to see Todd's dad or my dad but I hope to change that soon! If you are from a divorced family you know how difficult it can be to split time amongst everyone and still have time for ourselves. This will always be something I strive for.

4. Attend at least two gym classes a week! This was a half win as well! My mom gave me a good point to not set the bar to high so that I could actually follow through with my goal! Instead of two classes a week I did one, and I stuck with it! I picked Zumba on Monday nights and have gone every Monday this month except for the first week of August, as I was still trying to figure out what classes to attend! I have really enjoyed Zumba! It is a killer work out and I leave the gym literally drenched! It's a great feeling and I hope it's something I continue to do for myself!

5. Call out of town friends more often to catch up! Failed. I called one friend who even came into town to visit. I really need to try harder at this! It's just too easy to not call with you have Facebook, Twitter, Texting and Email! Sometimes though, I need real voice interaction.

6. Enter more blog contests and Link Ups! I did one Link Up and entered 0 contests! FAIL! How am I supposed to get any cool stuff if I don't enter contests? Exactly.

7. Decide on paint color and flooring for kitchen! This has been put on the back burner since our roofing quotes came in WAY over the entire check the insurance company gave us for ALL the repairs. We did get the roof replaced, but the ceiling damage and the floor will be coming out of our pocket. It shouldn't cost us much to fix but it explains why we are putting the floor on hold. It's the least of our concerns since there is nothing wrong with it.

8. Continuously keep the house picked up and vacuumed! I've done a much better job at keeping things picked up. Baby Reef is now staying in the house uncrated {more on that later} and while he doesn't mess with things AT ALL I still don't leave things lying around unattended just in case he were to get bored while we are at work! I could stand to have vacuumed more but we don't have tumble weeds of yellow lab hair floating around, so for now, I'll just assume it's okay!

9.Save more money - $50.00 to $100.00 per pay check! HaHa this one just makes me laugh! It is definitely the hardest goal to accomplish!

10. Complete at least ONE house project! Would you consider the roof a house project?! If so than I win! If not, I failed. Your choice!

I feel really great this month about my accomplishments and I am excited to cross a few things off the list that don't need repeating! I know many of y'all have decided to make goals for yourselves! How did y'all do?!?! Can't wait to hear!

Hope y'all have a fantastic Friday and a safe and spectacular Labor Day Weekend! Can't believe summer will officially be over next Tuesday! Make sure to wear all the white you can before then! Yes, I follow the know white pants/white shoes/white blazers & jackets after Labor Day rule! Call me "Old Timer" if you will, I just can't do it. It just feels wrong!

XoXo,

My Third Blogger's Award!

Last week I was nominated by a sweet friend, Deborah over at The Drama Free Momma! I've personally known Deborah for quite sometime now... even before she gave birth to one precious toddler who keeps her on her toes and who is every much so the inspiration behind her blog! She is a high school English teacher and I am always so envious of her style of writing! She is amazing and I hope one day she'll write a book!

So what is the Liebster Blog Award?! According to Drama Free Momma, it is an honor bestowed from  one blogger to another to recognize their writing and give them a shout-out. It must go to an "up-and-coming" blog, with fewer than 200 followers. I can't think Deborah enough for nominating me as I think she is pretty stellar!

Of course with most Blog Awards there are rules...

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and link them.
2. Post 11 random facts about yourself.
3. Choose 11 deserving bloggers and tag them in your post.
4. Tell them you've tagged them.
5. Answer 11 questions the tagger as asked you, and give 11 questions to the people you've tagged.
6. No tag backs.

Thanks so much Drama Free Momma!!! I feel extremely validated that you gave me this award and that you like my blog! I mean it's nice being supported by an English Teacher!!! You're posts forever make me laugh!! Seriously, if you want to read some down to earth, straight shootin' shiz, and funny stories and thoughts, head over and visit her now! You won't be disappointed!!

Let's see 11 random facts {that I haven't already posted}:

1. I am not a morning person, what so ever.
2. I have an extremely hard time being on time for most anything!
3. I suffer from severe buyers remorse when I purchase anything!
4. I am a big procrastinator.
5. I care and worry about the little things waaaay too much!
6. I cry very easily.
7. Sometimes I think I sound less educated than I really am when I speak or write.
8. I've never been happy with my body.
9. I tend to over think every thing!
10. July 31st was three years since we became homeowners {I'm going to have to do a post about this!}
11. I hate having to wear shoes at work and prefer to walk around my office barefoot!

The eleven questions I have to answer:

1. What words are you eating as a parent?
 - None as I am not a parent to real human children yet!

2. When/Where was your last family vacation?
 - Family vacation? Last August, Emerald Isle, with Todd's Mom's side of the family. Where we will be headed to next weekend!

3. Do you collect anything?
 - Not really!

4. Wat's your favortie show on Disney??
 - Oh my, I haven't watched the Disney channel in years. I was always a fan of the Mickey Mouse Club though!

5. Who do you turn to for parenting advice?
- No one yet!

6. What is the one thing you can cook and nail it every time?
- My meat loaf

7. What is your worst habit?
 - My potty mouth!

8. If you could switch places with anyone for the day, would you? Whom?
 - Erin Andrews. I'd love to be sports broadcaster and experience that.

9. Do you get the newspaper? Do you read it?
 - No we don't get it, but I do hope online and visit two in our area.

10. Does your child/children have a nickname?
 - Our childpup does! Reefie or Bubba!

11. What are your top 3 all-time favorite movies?
 - Big Daddy, Mary Poppins, annnnd Elf

Eleven Award Winners:

A Lovely Mist

Goings on in Texas

All Things Beautiful

Anchors Aweigh

Bourbon and Glitter 

Cupcakes and a Passport

Following C's 

Just a Few of My Favorite Things

Lipstick and Sippy Cups

Paging Dr. Grace 

Reddy or Knot

Eleven Questions you have ladies have to answer:

1.What is your full time occupation?

2. How did you get to the place/location where you currently live?

3. What is one thing from your childhood you miss the most?

4. Do you have allergies? if so, to what?

5. What is the best feeling in the world to you?

6. What kind of person were you in high school?

7. Are you doing what you love with your life?

8. How would you describe your style?

9. Do you have MAC or a PC?

10. Do you follow college football? If so, who is your team?!

11. What is your favorite season and why?

Annnnnnd I'm officially done!!!! Can't wait to see everyone's posts!!! Y'all have a lovely weekend! See ya Monday!!!

XoXo,

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

I hope this Hump Day is treating y'all well! I wanted to thank many of you for your awesome sponsorship explanations yesterday!!! I will definitely do a post {probably sometime next week} on what I learned and what I think about it all! I really do appreciate everyones input!!

So what am I loving today and this week?! Here Goes:

1. Baby Reef's 1st Birthday is Saturday! I can't believe our sweet little bundle of fur, our first child, our lil "bubba" is going to be 1!! He has made our lives so enjoyable and we often talk about how we can't even imagine not having him! We are planning on giving him one of those hard plastic swimming pools {you know what I'm talking about, pretty sure we all had one as a baby} so he can enjoy the water in the backyard as he hates the sprinkler! Sunday we are going to take him to my Dads {who owns Baby Reef's real life brother Cash} and celebrate their birthday together! Complete with homemade Pupcakes, Frosty Paws Ice Cream, and some Hot Dogs! I may even put birthday hats on them!

2. That we are in the last several days of July, which means August is around the corner which then means College Football season will be here before we know it!!!! LEEETTTTT'SSSS GOOOOO ... HOOOOKIIIIEEESSSS!

3. Car shopping on Saturday! And hopefully bringing home our new ride... fingers crossed! I don't want to say too much as I don't want to jinx myself!

4. The way people come together in times of tragedy. With the events that have occurred in Aurora and several events that have occurred in my own area, it is heartwarming to see so many people show love and support to those in need. I only wish people would express and show that love continuously!

5. These nachos I made for lunch today. Seriously made these from leftovers in the fridge! Corn, sauteed peppers and onions, and Spanish rice, topped with cheese and plain Greek yogurt! Yummy!

Sorry it's so short today! This week has been a non-thinking kind of week! I've been a little blah on what to post! Hopefully I'll get out of this writer's block rut next week!!

XoXo,

Weekend Recap!

Hello Hello Hello all you pretties!!! I hope you all are having a wonderful Monday so far!!! After a pretty busy and eventful weekend celebrating the Hubby's Birthday, it is safe to say I am exhausted. Eye twitches and all!

As you all know, the hubs had his 26th birthday on Friday! I bought him {us} tickets to go see his team, the Atlanta Braves, play the Nationals in DC on Saturday. We drove up Saturday, late morning, and then proceeded to get stuck in traffic 30 minutes outside of home and continued to stay stuck in traffic the whole way there. What is normally about a 3 hour drive took 4 1/2 hours! Not fun, especially when it was rainy! We did safely make it to our hotel, checked in and relaxed for a bit before heading to Union Station to grab dinner and catch the metro to the game!

The game ended up being a bust for us Braves fans, but I was pretty stoked on seeing Bryce Harper play! Yes, I am a Braves fan, buuuut Harper is a STUD, and his name is on my "Future Baby Names" list... Bryce Harper Harrell??? I loooove it! Anywho, despite the misty rain and the loss, we had a great time and were even able to jam out to the WallFlowers during the post game concert! "One Headlight" anyone?!

We headed back home yesterday but made sure to take a little detour to the Potomac Mills Outlets! Once again... so many stores... so overwhelmed. I'm just not a shopper anymore, it stresses me out! However, we did not leave empty handed. Both the hubs and I got new tennis shoes and the hubs got a new casual dress shirt! At least it wasn't a total bust! I'm looking forward to sporting my new tennis... and hope they will give me some motivation to start getting into shape!

Hope y'all enjoy the photo dump as I did not have a blog post planned for today! I had a horrible migraine yesterday afternoon and once we got home I attached myself the bed and didn't move until this morning!

Found these at WaWa on our way! Heaven in a Bag!

Birthday Boy anxious for the game!

Riding the Metro

View from our seats!

Chelsea from Life is a Sunset was sitting up there somewhere! We never did meet up :(

My $12.00 Margarita!

They put him in the game in the 8th inning! Worth the wait to watch him steal a base too!

Happy Birthday Love!!

We were right in front of the Braves Bull Pen and Eddie Perez smiled at me ;)

The WallFlowers setting up

Chelsea tweeted this photo to me! If you look closely over the 1067 FAN you can see Todd's teal shirt

Rocking out! So fun!

My entire world! Love him!



Too bad NO ONE hit a home run



Biggest Danish I have ever eaten!




My new kicks!!! Love em!

 Hope y'all had very stellar weekends as well!!!!

XoXo,