(i know, that's not how you spell foto but just go with it. lol)
Stolen teenage moments
Sweet roses for Valentines
New running shoes
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes
Painting for Sissy's room
fill in the blank friday
1. I am currently obsessed with SparkPeople, The Eat Clean Diet Recharged, and Nike+.
2. Today I am sore because, I challenged myself to a lower body workout yesterday. I'm not as strong as I once was. lol .
3. The age I am is 30 and the age I feel is 37. ha! With everything I've been through the past several months I feel like I've aged quite a bit. But now that things are turning around and I'm finding peace and clarity, I'm starting to try and get back to feeling (and liking) 30 .
4. My favorite place is Disneyland! I could live there... seriously.
5. Something I have been procrastinating is spring cleaning. Every room in my house needs a good once-over .
6. The last thing I purchased was an eyebroy wax. lol. my first in over ten years .
7. The thing I love most about my home is the hard work it took to get it. We work very hard to maintain a nice home for our kids to grow up and make memories in .
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miss elsie's done it again
the woman is pure talent, pure genius, pure inspiration and all things good...
yes, i am talking about the infamous Elsie (soon-to-be Larson) aka Elsiecake!
she's the indie equivalent to everything-she-touches-turns-to-gold.
check out her latest venture... no doubt a success already.
Red Velvet Lookbook // Spring 2011 from elsie flannigan on Vimeo.sharing is caring
Preeeeetty much in love with the new BHLDN line of wedding wear! Um, yes please and yes please and can I add a gimme gimme to that! Seriously people! My dreams have come true in the form of wedding wear!
Go HERE to read the Serenity Prayer... I love this!
Cute DIY candy dispenser from Heidi Swapp
Now that I'm 30 and a grownup (lol) I want to throw a lovely outdoor brunch like this one fouund on the Hostess with the Mostess blog. (Go there now... it has FREE Printables! hehehe)
OMG what a brilliant themed wedding I found over at Green Wedding Shoes!
Desert Tables anyone?!?! (images found on Ruffled blog)
Super cute, super easy Heartstring Magic Wands found at Dear Lizzy.
Another beautiful Mid-Cen Mod wedding in Palm Springs. I just love the idea of a different color of flowers at every table! (found at Snippet and Ink blog)
One of the coolest wedding pictures I've seen (found on the Ruffled blog)
I want this book! (originally found here)
wee bit wednesday
how was your weekend?
yes, i really would like to know! what'd ya do? who'd ya see? anything new? anything exciting??
My weekend was (thankfully) low key. We were on call for work and that mean stick close to home.
The weather was gloomy and gray and perfect movie watching weather. However, no movies were actually watched.
Oh, but laundry got done.
I read SIX chapters in The Eat Clean Diet Recharged!
The kids and I got our workout on the Wii Fit.
Had a yummy din din and board game night with some friends.
And Sunday...
Oh Nascar, how I love thee.
The anticipation for this year's Great American Race was huge! New track and all.
For me, the anticipation was filled with excitement and heartache. This was the first Daytona without my Dad. And this is huge. My Dad loved Nascar, always watched it, even recorded it while we'd be at church to watch it when he got home. If I wasn't watching it with him, I was sure to call and talk about the ending or anything cool that happened in the race. I think I'll miss that most.
Yes, I cried. Of course I cried.
At the beginning...
the entire lap 3...
and at the end...
Can you believe a Kid, Trevor Bayne was 20 years and 1 day old when he won the Daytona 500 for 2011! Incredible!
I'm sure Daddy was up there in heaven watching the race with Dale Sr! hehe
Overall, it was nice and relaxing and low key weekend. A two-thumbs-upper in my book! :-)
fill in the blank friday
1. I am just a girl, trying to be a good person to myself and to others .
2. The bravest thing I've ever done was bungee jump .
3. I feel prettiest when I'm dressed and ready for date night .
4. Something that keeps me awake at night is um, everything! lol. thoughts of my dad, the book of revelations, my to-do lists for the next day, the month, the year, stress... need more? .
5. My favorite meal in the entire world is red tamale meat burritos with fideo, mexican rice, and beans... only my grandma could make that for me .
6. The way to my heart is bumpy and full of trap doors. haha .
7. I would like to win the lottery... no, seriously... don't laugh. :-) .
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i think i'm finding myself again...
It's been a long time since I've felt the tiniest bit like the Me before Daddy passed away. Lately there have been moments, small but not insignificant, that I can see life again, feel possibility, smile and laugh and actually mean it. Here are a few of those moments...
- I don't cry everyday but I still hurt, and I don't anticipate the pain going anywhere soon. And that is okay.
- I got back on the treadmill for the first time in a long time. Running one mile kicked my bootay pretty good, but I was filled with joy just to have accomplished it.
- I scrapbooked. Nothing I would say I'm exactly proud of other than the act of actually doing it... man I'm out of practice!
- I painted today. No I don't mean the walls. I painted on canvas. Nothing grand or glorious, just brush to canvas and let go.
- I made cupcakes this morning. Yes, I did. AND I didn't even taste them!
Like I said, in no means are these big life-changing events... but they are small acts that have reminded me that I am still here, even if covered in the dark thick veil of greif.
One step at a time... baby steps...
Thank you for your support.
sharing is caring
hello all! and welcome to another episode of
Sharing Is Caring!
Little Chief Honeybee has a super wonderful blog post about the Do's and Don't of Blogging... good read!
I rsvp'd over at Danielle (aka Sometimes Sweet) blog to attend the AZ Blogger Meetup. How funny that I actually have flutterbys in by tummy and am a bit nervous. lol. I'm really a crack up in real life. Right??
Deb (aka Paper Turtle) has this really cool Explosion Book tutorial! She's always got the cutest and most creative papercraft stuff! Y'all should really check her out!!
If you know me, you know how much I love Mad Men. Check out this editorial from Bay Kids Magazine that I came across via The Drifter and The Gypsy.
Thank You Hostess With The Mostess for introducing me to Shop Sweet Lulu! I can't wait to throw a party with these fab finds!
Neat Stuff always finds the coolest retro ads. Check out that packed fridge! I don't think I've ever had a fridge that packed!
Back to The Drifter and The Gypsy... who share This fantastic song from one of my all-time fav movies.
Got anything you'd like to share??
wee bit wednesday
good doings
I suppose its no secret to those who know me well, know that I do not like clutter or to keep things unused. I am a huuuge advocate of donating. Every six months or so, I go through the house and get rid of bags and bags of stuff that has accumulated. Many make jokes about my habit, but I see it an entirely different way.
If I'm not using something, enjoying something, or it doesn't have a sentimental value to me, it goes into the Goodwill pile. I always have a Goodwill pile. Sometimes I take one or two things from somewhere in the house. Sometimes I spend a whole day going through certain rooms and drawers.
My thought process is this... if I haven't used it in a year, worn it in six months, then I don't need it. I'd probably hardly miss it. And you know what, there are so many people out there who would appreciate it.
I am so incredibly fortunate, more fortunate that many, to have so many wonderful things. Clothes, craft supplies, decorations, home decor, kitchen stuff. I receive so many great things from friends and family for holidays and such (Christmas in our house is outta-control) and I am so entirely grateful. My kids, holy crow, get so much stuff from aunts and uncles and grandparents and great grandparents and friends and just about every body.
Before every birthday and holiday, I have our kids take a bag and go through their room, their bathroom, their playroom, and their cubbies and fill the bag with things to donate to Goodwill. I've done this every single year with them. I want my kids to realize how incredibly lucky they are. Some kids only get one gift for Christmas, or their birthday. I want them to be in the practice of giving, and giving up their own luxuries for others less fortunate. I want them to know that by giving, you receive so much more in your heart.
I recently went through my closet (one of my six month antics... if I haven't worn it, it goes). The results...
from this...
to this!
I went through the line once, then twice, and came up with a stack of clothes...
mind you, this is just the closet. I also donated 8 pairs of shoes, and went through my drawers. Three bags later! There were so many things that I wasn't wearing because it was out of style, didn't fit, didn't like anymore... several things still had tags on them.... again, all these things I know someone else will enjoy and use them. Let them bring joy to someone else. Thats what makes my heart happy.
fill in the blank friday
1. The TV show/website that I watch/read that I would be embarrassed to tell anyone about is The Crush with Lee and Tiffany... it's a hunting show. lol. .
2. An item of clothing that is worn and torn but that I love far to much to throw away is an Eagles concert tshirt that the hubs used to wear in hs .
3. My grocery store impulse buy is probably a magazine. I rarely buy them .
4. Something I do at work to pass time that I wouldn't want my co-workers to know about is blog. lol. or play wheel of fortune on facebook .
5. One thing in my life that I could give up, but never will is makeup. i know its not a necessity, but i rarely leave my bedroom without it. lol .
6. A little indulgence that I have is anything dark chocolate .
7. The junk drawer/area in my house is now my loft. it used to be a drawer in the kitchen, but that broke months ago and we haven't had it fixed yet .
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hello lovies! wanna see some seriously cool stuff... keep your eyes open...
I MUST try this 15 Minute Creamy Avocado Pasta dish!!
Printed out a bunch of THESE from Becky Higgins!
Kind Over Matter dares each reader to do Nothing For Two Minutes... try it!
I think I really want to try and scrapbook one layout per month... starting with this one from Shimelle.
Maybe it's because I'm Mexican... but I absolutely LOVE this Mexican Wedding (seen at Green Wedding Shoes)! Go look at the rest!!
{No. 2 shoes... I MUST HAVE YOU} found on Ruffled
Please Read This Article Over At Kind Over Matter. It changed my perspective dramatically!
If you don't already... you can always follow the crazy minute-to-minute plays of my LIFE (lol.) at Twitter!!
And, you can always follow me on BLOGLOVIN!! Yeah, baby!! ;-)
wee bit wednesday
fill in the blank friday
1. If I could only read one magazine publication for the rest of eternity, I would choose Oxygen Magazine .
2. If I were to run my own magazine it would be yikes! I guess along the lines of martha stewartish stuff .
3. I buy my magazines (at the grocery check stand or via subscription) at the grocery store until my new subscription comes in .
4. I prefer my magazines (in print or online) in print .
5. The number of magazines I buy each month is one... sometimes two .
6. My favorite magazine genre is (lifestyle, gossip, home, etc...) healthy lifestyle, or crafting .
7. The magazines I read regularly are Oxygen... and sometimes every once in a while Better Homes and Gardens or Family Fun (when my mom brings over her copies) .
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