Cluttered Table

Posted on January 26, 2012

Moments of stupidity often lead to moments of genius.

(At least that is the excuse I’m giving myself to explain the mess that is on my kitchen table at the moment.)

Work is wonderfully busy at the moment. Yup, you read that right, wonderfully busy. I’m grateful for the job so the busy is even more of a bonus in that it means I am needed! However, it’s also leading to me not getting home before 6:30 on average so dinner often becomes a game of “eh I don’t care if we eat cereal” during our “What do you want?” times.

Last night though, I had a plan! We’d have spaghetti and sauce and biscuits!

Alex popped the water on to boil and we were going to just kill some time by emptying our cabinets of some extra pots and pans. Only, at that point I noticed that the water was boiling and went to get out the spaghetti.

We had NONE! (This beats all as this is a pantry staple.)

So while we waited for the now really hot pot to cool, we moved on to the glasses. But once we did that coffee mugs needed organizing.

And hey, now that our cabinets are organized we should totally reorganize our countertops.

Suddenly, before you knew it, we had no dinner and our kitchen table was a jumble of excess cups, pots, mugs, and more!

All thanks to a lack of pasta. I wonder what dinner will bring tonight?!

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Inspirational

Posted on January 24, 2012

Its true. I’ve fallen in and I can’t get out. Of Pinterest.

Oh I dabbled in it previously, but I couldn’t ever quite bring myself to just Pin! Pin! PIN! And then last night, It happened.

I found my inspiration to just start pinning away.

Of all things to kick this off was clothing for work. FOR WORK! What can I say, the clothing part makes total sense. The clothing for work does not. Unless you consider I am in those clothes the majority of my day for the majority of my week thus the need and desire for looking lovely.

Like this outfit for fall. Can we say Gorgeous?!?! I’ll have to re-create it on a Wal-Mart budget, but I’m sure it can be done with a little ingenuity.

 

Of course, you’ve also got this super adorable look for warmer weather. I just love the pattern on this shirt.

 

I only fear my hips won’t lie and tell me I’d look as cute in these outfits as the models do. Sadly they like to do all the talking.

Once I got started with all this clothing I couldn’t stop! I moved on to housing stuff, inspiration for my office (because the real thing is ANYTHING but inspirational right now), and even an idea board for someone else’s wedding!!

It’s an addiction and its one I don’t think I’m ready to give up.

Do you Pin? What’s your favorite thing so you’ve pinned so far?

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Fun Fotos!

Posted on January 20, 2012

My in-laws gifted me with the gift of my choice this year. So post-Christmas I hopped on Amazon and I was able to treat myself to a 50mm 1.8/f lens for my camera. Otherwise known as a nifty fifty lens.

I also bought myself a brand new camera strap from Broward Path. I’m taking a picture as soon as my new camera bag arrives to so y’all can get the full effect. I was introduced to Broward Patch thanks to Katie at Confessions of a Young Married Couple. I must say loved my choices and the prices were also super reasonable. Oh and shipping (i.e. time you eagerly examine the mail delivery each day) beat out my Amazon purchase!

In the meantime here are some photos of taken since my new lens has arrived. Nothing spectacular but its rained here EVERY DAY so I’m limited to where I can take these so far. I’m planning on lots more, but um turns out the camera really likes when you remember your memory card. Go figure!

Like Father like Son.

Love knows no bounds.

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Marrying Advice

Posted on January 18, 2012

Wuv. True Wuv. Otherwise known as how to know if they are “the one.”

** Fair warning. This post goes there. The bathroom. So run away now if you can’t handle the truth. Just please come back tomorrow. **

There are not many things dating advice-wise that I listened to my Mom about when I was a teenager. Because she was my mom, and well what self-respecting teenage girl thinks her Mom knows anything about boys MEN. Sheesh.

However one bit of advice she passed along has stayed with me and continues to make me smile.

“Only marry the man {or woman no judging here} you can see yourself helping wiping their butt when they can’t do it themselves anymore.”

Now clearly this bit of advice doesn’t just focus on the bathroom, but more importantly on marrying someone who you can love to the point that you will take care of even the “lowliest” of tasks when they can’t help themselves.

That bit of advice is how I know Alex and I married the right person. I was not 100% this weekend and after avoiding telling Alex what was going on I finally admitted my issue.

(Which I’m avoiding spelling out because sometimes TMI is too much between spouses let alone internet friends. Enemies however are A-OK!)

(But you are all friends. Be glad.)

Alex, bless his heart, did not run in fear or avoid the topic. Nope he asked specific questions before heading off to the drugstore to get me some meds. Then the next day, after the meds were in my system, he asked me how things were going. Not only that, but I had a brief moment of “I should let Alex know!” before quickly coming to my senses and avoiding the topic all together again.

Yup I married the right man for me. He’ll help me out even when I’d rather die of embarrassment then go to a doctor.

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Saturday Straightening

Posted on January 16, 2012

What a difference a day makes! Saturday Alex and I spent almost the entire day cleaning our house. It’s needed it so bad lately, but well with me working from home on the weekends and him at a physically demanding job housework was beyond last on our list.

So we finally broke down this weekend and cleaned. I was lucky and got to clean the inside. Alex put the decorations from Christmas back in the attic and then cleaned the garage.

Well after he put a hole in our ceiling he cleaned. Like the new attic skylight? Sighs. Home ownership is full of little surprises.

High note is we have a highly organized garage! (This is key to a happy husband.)

While he was outside making skylights, I was inside cleaning our house. Well I was inside picking items from our living room, dining room, and kitchen and placing those items in our bedroom, guest room, and office for review. The main living room areas look great! The office? Not so much.

(Why yes. I did luck out in this. I’m no fool!)

As you might have guessed the office is more often than not our “dump room.” Do you have a “dump” space in your house? How often do you clean it?

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Ice Cream for your Love

Posted on January 11, 2012

OK so when started the Love Dare it was a 365 Day Dare. At this point I think we’re making it into a 2-year dare, but hey we’re still trucking!

(I look for small victories in life.)

This last week had one of my favorite dares. We were supposed to buy something for our spouse to let them know we were thinking of them. For six days of the seven we hemmed and hawed over what on earth we could get each other. Especially given you know…Christmas.

(Diamonds may be nice, but obviously they weren’t the point of this dare. They so rarely go with Alex’s outfits.)

Anyway, on the last day it totally hit me. Alex loves ice cream. Don’t believe me? Check out my MIXING BOWL.

So since clearly Alex loves ice cream more than life itself, with the exception of his Jeep.

I thought, hey! Ice Cream says “I’m thinking of you!”

(But clearly not his waistline.)

One fancy schmancy card later and our freezer looked pretty jazzy. Best part of this whole deal? I got my own mini-apple pie.

Clearly we know the secret to true love.

(It involves your stomach.)

What would you buy to say “Thinking of you”?

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Our Big News

Posted on January 9, 2012

Hello Internet Friends! I am so sorry for effectively dropping off the face of the planet. You see, I did / do have some big news to tell you but other than that our days have consisted of well nothing.

No, not even laundry. (Big surprise there.)

So I really had nothing to blog about. Well except for that one thing. That big news I had to share. See Alex and I went to go to the gun range last Monday, but on the way there I got a gut feeling in my tummy. So we chatted and by the end of the evening we knew we’d be expanding our family.

Meet Gimli.

(Wait you thought we were pregnant? Ooops! LOL nope that is not the case AT ALL since insurance doesn’t like paying for fertility treatments.)

Gimli is the SWEETEST dog. We are actually the lucky ones to have found him.

You see before he met his last Mommy and Daddy he was malnourished, abused, and permanently injured. Then his previous Mommy and Daddy rescued him when he was six months old. Unfortunately due the economy they have to move and Gimli and his siblings needed new forever homes. No one wanted to adopt Gimli because of that permanent injury, but Alex and I are saps. Plus he gets along in our family already. Cats and all have accepted this new arrangement and are actually currently snoozing in various positions around my body as I type.

Besides how can you turn away this face?

So that is our big news. Hope you weren’t disappointed. :-D We sure aren’t.

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Baking Cookies!

Posted on January 3, 2012

As y’all know one of my Christmas gifts was a (well two) KitchenAid mixer. On New Year’s Eve we stayed in and up so to kill time I decided to bake!

Since one of my other great Christmas gifts was a FLIP! video camera, Alex decided me baking would make the perfect video. Personally I’m heartily embarrassed, but since he did get involved in the blog I think  I ought to post this video.

We’ve had some exciting new developments in our house but I cannot share these until later this week. In the meantime please ignore that state of my fridge and pantry. Please.

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