Hate if you will...agree if you will...
Since so many others are talking politics...
I AM NOT VOTING FOR BARACK OBAMA...(he creeps me out). If I were a democrat (which I am NOT) I would vote for Hil over him.
McCain rubs me the wrong way too....Ugh...Who am I voting for???? I don't know....but as previously mentioned...I AM NOT VOTING FOR BARACK OBAMA. Period.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Let's talk Vera Bradley, shall we?
MMMMKKKK....I hated it HATED it forever. It was too...patterned....too paisley....too country. I literally would cringe when I saw it. I loved my Coach...my Sac and the occasional cool sac/coach look alikes from TJ Maxx. For the record, I STILL love those brands....but unfortunately you have to grow up at some point and realize that COACH $$ doesn't grow on trees! Maybe when the kiddos are like 24 and 25 I will be able to afford a $200+ purse again.....(one can dream, right?)
ANYWAY....somewhere along the road (after I had babies) I started to feel something. Just a little twinge....dare I say it? I wanted to 'try' out a Vera. The bright colors and the fact that I could machine wash them started to appeal to me. Also, there was a place for bottles in a 'Carryall' (that style is now discontinued, but in it's place is the Cargo Sling...LOVE IT!) My mother, angel that she is, bought me one! Well...needless to say it's been all downhill from there. Currently in my possession are a 3 count them 3 bags and MANY accessories (and I resell all of mine on eBay...so I have had at least one new one per season for a couple of years) I guess they are a great option for this stage in my life....although I am growing a little weary of them. I think I need a new COACH....
Wow...how's that for rambling? What do you think? Like em? LOVE EM? HATE EM??????
ANYWAY....somewhere along the road (after I had babies) I started to feel something. Just a little twinge....dare I say it? I wanted to 'try' out a Vera. The bright colors and the fact that I could machine wash them started to appeal to me. Also, there was a place for bottles in a 'Carryall' (that style is now discontinued, but in it's place is the Cargo Sling...LOVE IT!) My mother, angel that she is, bought me one! Well...needless to say it's been all downhill from there. Currently in my possession are a 3 count them 3 bags and MANY accessories (and I resell all of mine on eBay...so I have had at least one new one per season for a couple of years) I guess they are a great option for this stage in my life....although I am growing a little weary of them. I think I need a new COACH....
Wow...how's that for rambling? What do you think? Like em? LOVE EM? HATE EM??????
Monday, February 25, 2008
YIPPEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I promise
I promise to do better...and blog AT LEAST 3 times a week.
I promise to play with my children MORE and surf the web LESS.
I promise to tell Kein his is handsome and a wonderful provider more often.
I promise to only drink nonfat sugar free lattes w/o whipped cream!
I promise to pray more and overthink LESS.
I promise to get the pic of the kiddos in the car for Dad & Mom TONIGHT!
I promise to paint my nails more often!
I promise to clean my room.
I promise to realize food is only there for survival...not indulgance.
I promise to play with my children MORE and surf the web LESS.
I promise to tell Kein his is handsome and a wonderful provider more often.
I promise to only drink nonfat sugar free lattes w/o whipped cream!
I promise to pray more and overthink LESS.
I promise to get the pic of the kiddos in the car for Dad & Mom TONIGHT!
I promise to paint my nails more often!
I promise to clean my room.
I promise to realize food is only there for survival...not indulgance.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Why?????
Why is it that I want a salad so bad I can nearly TASTE it when Kevin has MY car and won't be home until close to midnight? I *never* crave salads...( I should!) but man....I want one sooooo bad tonight and alas...I had cereal.
The best salad I have ever put to my mouth was a salad at a place called Gradys in NC. The first one I had was in Charlotte, but there was also a Gradys in Greensboro where Squire (my wonderful brother) went to college...so when we had a chance to go there..I sure did sink my teeth into it! It was very lightly breaded chicken, some kind of lettuce (food snob I am not!), perfectly diced tomatoes & carrots drizzled with a BBQ sauce, Honey Mustard AND Ranch dressing. Topping it all were the best onion straws ever!~ Oh man...I miss that salad.
Another home run salad was just the simple side salad at Rock Bottom...I am still not sure if it's the salad or the memory that was perfect....
These days, if I am craving one I just hit Chick Fil A in my mall and get the strips salad with Spicy dressing and it's 'ok'.....but it will never be a Gradys salad.
Mom...when I come home for Easter...we are going to Gradys! Do they still exist? We are talking 10 years ago people!~
The best salad I have ever put to my mouth was a salad at a place called Gradys in NC. The first one I had was in Charlotte, but there was also a Gradys in Greensboro where Squire (my wonderful brother) went to college...so when we had a chance to go there..I sure did sink my teeth into it! It was very lightly breaded chicken, some kind of lettuce (food snob I am not!), perfectly diced tomatoes & carrots drizzled with a BBQ sauce, Honey Mustard AND Ranch dressing. Topping it all were the best onion straws ever!~ Oh man...I miss that salad.
Another home run salad was just the simple side salad at Rock Bottom...I am still not sure if it's the salad or the memory that was perfect....
These days, if I am craving one I just hit Chick Fil A in my mall and get the strips salad with Spicy dressing and it's 'ok'.....but it will never be a Gradys salad.
Mom...when I come home for Easter...we are going to Gradys! Do they still exist? We are talking 10 years ago people!~
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
My life in 2 hour increments
It feels like everything I do is measured. I wake up at 6ish..I have exactly 1 hour before the kiddies wake up. We then have exactly 2 hours (just long enough for the house to get destroyed completely) before we leave to take Xavier to school.
He is in school 2.5 hours....almost long enough to hit the grocery or target and then going home to put it all away before picking him up. Then, we have the 1.75 hours before nap...again, just long enough to destroy any picking up I may have done while he was at school.
Now..I have 2.5 hours peace before Kevin gets home and the kids are awake...but during this time I *should* be cleaning AGAIN and doing any laundry and cooking dinner. After that, I have exactly 1.5-2 hours (depending) before leavin to go to work, which most times is another 3-4 hours.
Are you exhausted? I am, LOL.
Ok....I am trying REALLY REALLY hard to relax and not get so worked up over the small things in life. I need to slow down and just enjoy and embrace my children! I have shed many a tear the past few weeks over my frustration...so I am vowing here and now to just CHILL. The dishes WILL get done. Even if it means I stay up for all hours of the night doing laundry (that I couldn't take the chance of doing while the kids were upstairs for fear of what would happen while I was in the basement so I couldn't leave them) ...it's OK. I will make it.
Whisper a prayer for this mommy, would you? AND if you hear me complaining...remind me of this post...OK?
He is in school 2.5 hours....almost long enough to hit the grocery or target and then going home to put it all away before picking him up. Then, we have the 1.75 hours before nap...again, just long enough to destroy any picking up I may have done while he was at school.
Now..I have 2.5 hours peace before Kevin gets home and the kids are awake...but during this time I *should* be cleaning AGAIN and doing any laundry and cooking dinner. After that, I have exactly 1.5-2 hours (depending) before leavin to go to work, which most times is another 3-4 hours.
Are you exhausted? I am, LOL.
Ok....I am trying REALLY REALLY hard to relax and not get so worked up over the small things in life. I need to slow down and just enjoy and embrace my children! I have shed many a tear the past few weeks over my frustration...so I am vowing here and now to just CHILL. The dishes WILL get done. Even if it means I stay up for all hours of the night doing laundry (that I couldn't take the chance of doing while the kids were upstairs for fear of what would happen while I was in the basement so I couldn't leave them) ...it's OK. I will make it.
Whisper a prayer for this mommy, would you? AND if you hear me complaining...remind me of this post...OK?
Thursday, February 14, 2008
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!
**DISCLAIMER**
This post is sickening sweet....but really, of all days....isn't today THE day to be sickening sweet???????
If you know me AT ALL...you must know that VDAY is my FAVORITE holiday of all (much like Easter is my Mothers) Even before I was married, it was just so magical to me. The year I met Kevin (but BEFORE I met him), I planned a Valentines 'dinner' with my students. We had Spaghetti (Lady & The Tramp) and jello..and they were asked to wear pink & red. I put the table in the Fellowship Hall so we could dim the lights and we also played romantic music. The kids (ok..I) got a kick out of it!
The first Valentines of Marriage happened to be on a Friday night...SO...Kevin had made reservations for a nice hotel room in Indianapolis (which I LOVEEEE), had flowers waiting on us there from EnFlora (which I double LOVEEEE) and we had a weekend on the town planned. How sweet! The bad news? We drove straight into a blizzard ...so after we woke up the next morning, we drove straight back to Cincy, but I wouldn't have traded that Valentines day for anything! We were newlyweds and so in love(blush).....ah the memories.
These days...we are lucky to get an evening out at all, but tonight my Mother In Law is actually taking the kiddos overnight! Kevin bought my Valentines gift early ( last Sat....the beginning stages of a 'Troll Bracelet' Yipeeeeee) and we have reservations at Bravo tonight. ~Sigh~ I am a lucky girl......
I hope everyone has a FABULOUS night!!!!
This post is sickening sweet....but really, of all days....isn't today THE day to be sickening sweet???????
If you know me AT ALL...you must know that VDAY is my FAVORITE holiday of all (much like Easter is my Mothers) Even before I was married, it was just so magical to me. The year I met Kevin (but BEFORE I met him), I planned a Valentines 'dinner' with my students. We had Spaghetti (Lady & The Tramp) and jello..and they were asked to wear pink & red. I put the table in the Fellowship Hall so we could dim the lights and we also played romantic music. The kids (ok..I) got a kick out of it!
The first Valentines of Marriage happened to be on a Friday night...SO...Kevin had made reservations for a nice hotel room in Indianapolis (which I LOVEEEE), had flowers waiting on us there from EnFlora (which I double LOVEEEE) and we had a weekend on the town planned. How sweet! The bad news? We drove straight into a blizzard ...so after we woke up the next morning, we drove straight back to Cincy, but I wouldn't have traded that Valentines day for anything! We were newlyweds and so in love(blush).....ah the memories.
These days...we are lucky to get an evening out at all, but tonight my Mother In Law is actually taking the kiddos overnight! Kevin bought my Valentines gift early ( last Sat....the beginning stages of a 'Troll Bracelet' Yipeeeeee) and we have reservations at Bravo tonight. ~Sigh~ I am a lucky girl......
I hope everyone has a FABULOUS night!!!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Random Thoughts...
Ah....I wish I was WAY more organized and driven! If I was, then not a day would go by that I didn't blog. I will apologize forever...because I will forever be unorganized and apparently lazy, LOL. It's hard being me.
I wish my new vacuum would magically show up at my door tomorrow (I ordered it on Amazon), but I am pretty sure that would be impossible since I have recieved no shipping notice. Ours broke around Christmas time, but luckily for us, Kevin got a shop-vac for Christmas. We are so GHETTO....we have been using that to clean since then, HA HA!
I am getting excited about this weekend! Edna...my almost-sister is coming for a quick visit. The last time she was here was 2 weeks after Xavier was born!!!!
We are supposed to get 6+ inches of snow tomorrow....I am *SO* ready for SPRING!
WOW...I am pretty boring today...but I at least wanted to post SOMETHING.....I hope to have a significant post soon!
I wish my new vacuum would magically show up at my door tomorrow (I ordered it on Amazon), but I am pretty sure that would be impossible since I have recieved no shipping notice. Ours broke around Christmas time, but luckily for us, Kevin got a shop-vac for Christmas. We are so GHETTO....we have been using that to clean since then, HA HA!
I am getting excited about this weekend! Edna...my almost-sister is coming for a quick visit. The last time she was here was 2 weeks after Xavier was born!!!!
We are supposed to get 6+ inches of snow tomorrow....I am *SO* ready for SPRING!
WOW...I am pretty boring today...but I at least wanted to post SOMETHING.....I hope to have a significant post soon!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Looking towards Spring
In my last post...I alluded to change and I think I scared some people!~ (Hi Tammy!)
I didn't mean to do THAT! LOL. NOTHING is wrong! I promise~
ANYWAY
Today it's a bit warmer than it has been...not a heatwave by any stretch, but at 5 degrees as I type, not too bad.
I believe there are times in your life that you just crave (biologically, maybe?) the newness that Spring arrives with. Usually, by this time in the year (yes, I am aware it's only February!) I am longing for NC and all the dogwoods you would see at Easter. I am going home for Easter this year, but as we all know, Easter is painfully early this year...so I may not get to see those Dogwoods, dog-gone it (pun intended...and you may chortle at my silly joke..you KNOW you want to, he he). Still, there is something so wonderful about this time of the year...literally Spring and re-birth are around the corner.
Picture the green grass, the short sleeved tops....the first Pedicure of the season for goodnesssake!!! (I'm going for COLOR THIS YEAR!!!! YIPPEEEEE!)
I can almost smell the tulips now...............
I didn't mean to do THAT! LOL. NOTHING is wrong! I promise~
ANYWAY
Today it's a bit warmer than it has been...not a heatwave by any stretch, but at 5 degrees as I type, not too bad.
I believe there are times in your life that you just crave (biologically, maybe?) the newness that Spring arrives with. Usually, by this time in the year (yes, I am aware it's only February!) I am longing for NC and all the dogwoods you would see at Easter. I am going home for Easter this year, but as we all know, Easter is painfully early this year...so I may not get to see those Dogwoods, dog-gone it (pun intended...and you may chortle at my silly joke..you KNOW you want to, he he). Still, there is something so wonderful about this time of the year...literally Spring and re-birth are around the corner.
Picture the green grass, the short sleeved tops....the first Pedicure of the season for goodnesssake!!! (I'm going for COLOR THIS YEAR!!!! YIPPEEEEE!)
I can almost smell the tulips now...............
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