Blessing

I finally got around to framing Jake's blessing verse that I say to him every night. I love this verse and fits his personality perfectly. (don't mind the shadow of me in the reflection!)

Here is a video of Jake and a few of the words he loves to say!

Did anyone see...

the Bethenny show yesterday? She had thee best hair makeover that I had to share.

First of all, Kim Vo was the hairstylist and said that 98% of LA women have extensions- crazy right??
I guess I would too if 1. I could afford the upkeep 2. Drive to Beverly Hills every 4-6 weeks to have Kim Vo put them in and 3. Could afford the upkeep (i know this was my #1 but it's true)

Anyway- this lady was 39 years old and had, what she called, a mushroom haircut. She had said her hair was thick and corse.

Here are befores and afters:







Holy cow, right????? I was shocked. She looks great. Now, whether or not she can keep it
Up I'm not sure...but she looks great and you can totally tell her attitude changed. She was def. more confident.

Isn't it amazing how a hair cut, new outfit, or something as simple as mani/pedi can change how you feel?!

I honestly think that these little things are important for is women to do!

For me, sometimes I "treat" myself or reward myself with food. Then i feel blah and guilty and the vicious cycle continues.

So, non-food related...I indulged myself with a Mary Kay anti aging set. Every time I put on that stuff I feel good. I'm not sure if it's working, but I like to think it does!!!

So I'm asking, what have you done for yourself lately?

Saturday Morning Coffee Dates

I've been totally slacking on my Saturday morning updates....but I've been having to leave work early the past couple of weeks, and wont' be working the next few weeks! AH.

One word describes it: BUSY!

Crazy busy to be exact.

With baby showers, wedding showers, vacations..sigh. Life is rough ;)

The diet:

What diet?  :-o

Yep. I've been thoroughly enjoying my summer. Maybe a little too much (according to my scale!)

I've ate at Chick-Fil-A more times in the past few weeks then I have in my whole life, but OH is it delicious! Its actually Jakes fault. You see, I tell him if hes a good boy during our outings, I"ll reward him with Chick-fil-a. lol He DOES like those nuggets..but I think its more of a reward for me!

I've still be working out every week (atleast 2-3x), but I'm pretty sure I've used this line more than I should have:  "Its okay, I worked out today."

Fail. Oh well, back on the horse! Yehaww!

Jake:

He  loves playgrounds now. Hes climbing everywhere and going down the slide!

Okay, this kid is talking talking talking! Here are the words he can say.

*Dog dog
*Kitty cat (its more of just a /k/k/ sound)
*Mama & Dada
*Bubba (my brother)
*Sh-Sh (My sister in law, Sasha)
*KK (Kristin)
*Papa (Grandpa)
*Mama (Grandma)
*No-no
*Ya
*Hot dog
*Chicken

He can also do the sounds that a cat, dog, lion, monkey, snake, bird make.  I'm sure there is more...but I'm having a major brain fart right now!

We had a play date with Gavin on Thursday!! We went to the LBTC and let the boys play in the water! They had fun together! They both LOVED the arcade and racing cars!

Rants & Raves:

1. Rave: Bachelorette: Okay- Who do you guys want to win? I wasn't totally thrilled on Emily bc she seems too perfect and kinda fake at some points, but she is definitely growing on me.
I'm sorry, but I think Arie is boring. My favorites are Jef and Sean. Jef and her seem so happy and cute together, but her and Sean seem to mesh really well, too! AAHH. What are your thoughts?

2. Rave: BIG BROTHER- starts this coming week. Seriously people, record it. Yea its kinda trashy and drama filled- but who doesn't love that???

3. Rave: Demi Lovoto station on Pandora. I wasn't a HUGE fan of hers, but I saw her on Good Morning America and like her song "Give you heart a break." The station gives a good mix of girl pop- old and new!

4. Rave: Dallas- OMG I'm so glad I taped this show. I never watched the original, but am LOVING this show. Family drama...hot guys....cowboys...love....enough said, right? I don't have enough time to go through the story line, but its a definite must-watch! TNT on Wednesdays!!

Well I'm out of time....headed to a bridal shower for my baby cousin- Arianna!

xxoo

One thing

One thing that good about Jake waking up super early when going to bed super late the night before....
1. He's cuddly
2. He will sit, be silly, and take pictures with his dear, old mom



It's hard to take pictures with or of Jake Bc he usually won't look at the camera, so when he does...I take advantage!!

Love.
I'll be writing soon. <3

How could she say no??

Morning ya'll!

I was catching up on the blogging world and came across my friend's post about an engagement story! I had to re-share because its pretty much the cutest. thing. ever.

What do you think???

Sappy moments.

While I was trying to feed jake lunch yesterday I had the opportunity to just stare at my son- his big blue eyes, his perfect nose...his blonde, wavy hair. Perfection.
As he threw his chicken nuggets and spit out his milk I just giggled(inside). "No no" I said. He relies, "no no!"
Although stubborn, Jake brings me so much joy. His giggles warm my heart so much. Going into his room every morning seeing that big smile...completes me.


I love the fact that nap and sleep time are not (usually) a struggle. I ask him if he's ready to go nigh night and he collects his binky and blanket, gives Joel a kiss and comes to me knowing he's going to bed. With his head on my shoulder, we say our prayers while walking up the stairs and I speak his blessing over him. This is my favorite part of my day.

When I had a miscarriage in December, Jake comforted me and didn't even know it. I hugged that boy more than normal, and he got me through that hard time.

Seeing him grow has been so fun and I can't wait to watch him go to kindergarten and on fishing trips with his dad...having his first crush, helping him buy a corsage for his date... all the fun boy stuff!

I love my boy and will never take him and the time God has given me for granted.

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Why, hello there!

SUMMER VACAY....you are FINALLY here! Yippee Skipee!

I'm not gonna lie, It was a little bittersweet leaving my school, knowing that next September is still a mystery and who knows where I'll end up. It was so nice being at the same place for 9 months, knowing where I'll go every morning, making great connections with people, and learning a lot! Oh well, life goes on!

Anywayyyyy...

Joel took me on a get-a-way to Lake Tahoe for our 5 year wedding anniversary! SO FUN! It is GORGEOUS down there. The weather was perfect...the gambling, well, could have been better..but overall, we had FUN!

Lots of drinking went on...I mean how can you resist a cocktail when everywhere you turn there is a lady in a short skirt saying, "Cocktails, coffee?" ;)

I ate pancakes...twice! Mmmm I had been craving pancakes since before weight watchers and never gave in...until now! DELISH

There's the BLING Joel surprised me with!! He is so romantic and thoughtful. I was super surprised and happy!

Last is where my tush was sitting most of the time. Video blackjack! This is the first time I had seen or played on this machine. It was pretty cool. A new dealer (usually wearing as little clothes as possible) would come on. This particular dealer would say "Lets have some fun" or my favorite "Dealer BUSTS"  ;)

The diet:

That's right, peeps, I finally hit the 5 mile mark!!! Wahooo!!! I love reaching my goals! Kristin decided that after our run we needed to reward ourselves with a margarita- so we did!

I'm going to be doing a kickboxing (watch out!!!) class at my church on Mondays...plus running! Now I just need to get my eating habits back up to par, then Ill be set! Its going to be hard, especially since I'll be at home all day or on vacations! Ill keep u all posted!


Jake:
I'm so soooooo glad school is done because this means I get to spend more time with the Jakster!
We had his 18 month check up and he is doing great! He took his shots like a champ and is growing like a weed!
I caught the CUTEST video of him dancing in the car! The poor kid gets to listen to all the music I do and is SO cute while doing so!


Rants and Raves: 

Rave: Take me out- with George Lopez
I was bored and saw this new show on Fox. I decided to record it and watch it later, hoping it would be a good one! IT was!! At first, I thought it was kinda trashy and cheesy....and it is....lol but it was still entertaining!

So here's what happens: There are like 26ish girls waiting to see a bachelor. Each girl is standing with their light on. Once the guy comes out, if they arent attracted to him, they turn their light off. Then, they watch a short video about him. More lights go off...if there are any lights on at the end of round 3, the bachelor gets to pick what girl he wants. Its fun!!!!!!! You should watch it!

Rave: The Choice- Fox
Okay, so this show is on right after Take me out. The same thing applies as above. I saw that it was a new show and it had to do with dating so I recorded it.

Its set up similar to the Voice. There are 4 celebrity bachelors with their chair turned. Different girls come out and have to convince the bachelors to turn around. Each bachelor gets to pick 3 girls, then narrows it down to one girl to go out on a date with! Its kinda fun and the girls are CRAZY!


Rant and Rave: Costco Eye Center-Lakewood
Hoooray!!! This isn't a COMPLETE rant or rave yet (and lets hope its not a complete rant in the weeks to come!) I went and had an eye exam and I noticed that a prescription for glasses was 50 bucks and contacts were 90. Cool, however I wanted both. I figured since I was already getting the more expensive exam, that the prescription for glasses would be added in. Wrong. Nothing is for free, my friends. Oh well, it had to be done and they didn't charge me the FULL price for both..it was about 120.

They ordered me 2 trial pair of contacts and gave me a paper for glasses. The ladies out in the frame section were SO helpful and so friendly. I asked them about plastic vs. wire and about Zennioptical and any other questions I had. I then narrowed my search to 3 frames I liked, which I then tried on for the girls and they helped me narrow it own. Wahoo!
Here is a fabulous interesting pictures of the ones I chose.

Hope you all have a great weekend...and be looking for Music Mondays hopefully happening right here starting soon!! :)