Ok, Ok, so I know it's been years since I have blogged but life gets crazy sometimes. So just bare with me during those times and we can all be happier. Ok? Ok sounds good.
So with all the hussle and bussle going on you can not help but notice the holidays are fastly approaching. I am sorry but it's just a fact and it's best that we just face it head on. So hold on tight, here we go!
Well I went to Toys-R-Us on Saturday night and was overwhelmed by the amount of people there. I know that everyone has been saying people are starting earlier this year but so many times I hear things and it does not apply to Midland, TX. Boy was I wrong here. I mean things had already been napped off the shelves. Carts were overflowing with toys, toys and more toys. It was all a little hard for me to digest. I haven't even begun to think about the holidays yet, other than telling myself it's just around the corner. I was just trying to get my son the Batman Bat Cave that he just has to have for his birthday. Here in our household, and many others I know, we have birthdays so close to the holidays it makes it hard to see that Christmas playing peek a boo. I am just trying to get past the 16th and 19th of November first. My poor friend's daughters birthday is on Christmas Eve. Can you imagine??
So with all of this before me. I realized, it's that time! It's time hit the sales, keep my eyes open for the best deals and just swallow the fact that I CAN NOT PROCRASTINATE this year. For if I do, the people I saw on Saturday will take all my buys. There is just something I love so much about shopping for Christmas when the whole world is ready. Which is normally around the week of Christmas. I just love all the craziness! Don't ask why, I just do, OK? So if anytime is a good time, that time is today. All the stores have crazy great sales trying to get people out shopping, so join me in the parade. It should be fun!
Vote For "Fill In The Blank"
So The Gap has come out with this shirt:
Pretty cool, HuH? This got me wondering what I would fill in the blank with.
Vote for my children to always do as I say. (nope that would never happen)
Vote for peace. (who doesn't want this)
Vote for my house to clean itself. (Ha, that would be to easy)
Vote for no more violence.
Vote for Life.
Vote for sunny days with cool breezes.
Vote for safety.
Vote for ME.
Yes, that is it, Vote for Me. Me covers so many areas. Geezz, that is so creative. I know, I know how simple is that. But if you think about it, if I vote for Me and you vote for you, we would all be getting what we want. Now that would be one crazy world. And some of us think things are crazy now. Think if we all got what we wanted. Hummm, think, think, think, pause, think! Ya that sounds like a really, really bad idea. Although it was fun/funny to think about :)
What would you vote for??
You Hear It Second: We Want You Back
ThE ScReAmING
ThE CrYiNg
ThE CaUse
Don't act like this wasn't you, LOL! The come back of the New Kids On the Block has got my mind ticking. Is there hope for the greatest boy group to ever grace us with music?
We can all hope, right? Just shake your head in agreement!
Oh the days! The days were my walls were wallpapered with posters, just to remind me of how HoT they were. No, No, No not just one picture could do it for me. I had to make sure I was overly reminded of my love for NSYNC. As if the shirts and pencils and ect. were not enough :) At one point in my life I swear I thought they would never leave us. For any of you who have loved a boy band before, you know just what I am talking about.
How could they break-up? They are so perfect. Don't they know if they keep making music, they would make millions just off of me alone?? Oh ya! We see how well that all worked out for us. But here is my thought: If New Kids On the Block can do it, anything is possible? Unless you are like my husband and constantly remind me, "Justin has been far more successful without them, do you really think he is going to want to ruin what he has done for himself to go back to NSYNC?" Uggg, how could he, I KNOW! We can dream right?
Who wouldn't want to be 35 (or however old you'll be in 10 years)and screaming and crying over something as exciting as the Jonas Brothers are to young girls now. Hahahaha, I can see it now. Actually I have seen it when NKOTB come on stage. It's greatness, LOL.
Anyways, this is for all of you out there that used to be in the same place I was 10 years ago (or however long ago it was). For those who still get excited and taken back to your teen years when you hear Tearin' Up My Heart on the Kids Only Channel.
For those who want to go back and feel the warmth of the beautiful harmonies that was Nsync. The below video is for you, Only You!
College Gameday :(
Ok so for those who don't know, I am a College Football Lover. I just love everything about the wonderful world of the College Football. My love is a little sided I will admit but overall just the thrill of Saturday games excited me to the core. In college I used to set my alarm to wake me us so I would not miss College Gameday on ESPN. Ya my love is that big and bad.
Today was a HUGE...I mean ENORMOUS day in our little football world. But sadly this wonderful day was only wonderful for ONE, only ONE of my teams. And this makes me mad, very mad...grrrrr, GRRRRR! I had been anticipating this day all week just to be sadly disappointed that my boys ( OU and LSU) could not pull off wins tonight. But hey at least USC did something this week. There is my positive in this negative day in College Football. But with as much as I hated that the number 1,3 and 4 slots in the polls lost, that is what you have to love about the sport. It is highly unpredictable and anything is possible. Anything! Hence USC losing to Oregon State 2 weeks ago. I mean come on. Who was really expecting that?? Well I know that there has to be those 2 that say they expected it but come on, get a clue. The Trojans *in my opinion* have to have one of the greatest football teams to exist. I LOVE MY LSU TIGERS, but there is no mistaking the talent USC has. Period, nuff said.
I am just hoping next weekend will be a better for my Tigers and Sooners. Saturdays are stressful enough with my teams winning. GEAUX TIGERS, BOOMER SOONER, GO TROJANS beat ???
Today was a HUGE...I mean ENORMOUS day in our little football world. But sadly this wonderful day was only wonderful for ONE, only ONE of my teams. And this makes me mad, very mad...grrrrr, GRRRRR! I had been anticipating this day all week just to be sadly disappointed that my boys ( OU and LSU) could not pull off wins tonight. But hey at least USC did something this week. There is my positive in this negative day in College Football. But with as much as I hated that the number 1,3 and 4 slots in the polls lost, that is what you have to love about the sport. It is highly unpredictable and anything is possible. Anything! Hence USC losing to Oregon State 2 weeks ago. I mean come on. Who was really expecting that?? Well I know that there has to be those 2 that say they expected it but come on, get a clue. The Trojans *in my opinion* have to have one of the greatest football teams to exist. I LOVE MY LSU TIGERS, but there is no mistaking the talent USC has. Period, nuff said.
I am just hoping next weekend will be a better for my Tigers and Sooners. Saturdays are stressful enough with my teams winning. GEAUX TIGERS, BOOMER SOONER, GO TROJANS beat ???
Pumpkin Fun
Well if you are anything like me, you love fall. I love how the air gets a crisp breeze as winter approaches. I love how the leaves change. There is just an hora about fall that brings a smile to my face. I love how Halloween just excites the little ones. I mean really what is greater than getting the chance to run around pretending to be the one thing you dream about at night? But with all the joy that this season can bring there is one thing that does not bring such joy to my face. I HATE CARVING PUMPKINS! I love the fact of doing it and I know it can be fun. But I am one of those people that hates the way pumpkin feels. It's ewwy and gooey and boy does it ever stink. It just flat out makes me skirmish. On top of all that, pumpkin carving is very time consuming. I know, I feel like such the party pooper. Fortunately for myself and others that feel as I do, Good Housekeeping this month has shared some other wonderful ideas of things to do with the bright orange staple of Halloween. Here they are for your happy little eyes to indulge in.
Not only are these great and fun, but look at how amazing they look. You can go to www.goodhousekeeping.com for directions on how to create these eye catching gourds. I plan on creating a few of my own tomorrow. I'll be sure to share with you how they turned out. Happy Pumpkin Making!
Not only are these great and fun, but look at how amazing they look. You can go to www.goodhousekeeping.com for directions on how to create these eye catching gourds. I plan on creating a few of my own tomorrow. I'll be sure to share with you how they turned out. Happy Pumpkin Making!
Just Between Friends
Yahoo! It's finally here. It's the Just Between Friends sale. For those who don't know what the JBF sale is, it is far past time to get in the know. What has been wrong with you?? hahaha :)The JBF sale is a consignment of children's, teens and maternity items. It's fairly new to me but since Kid to Kid has not graced our city with their presence, JBF is the next best thing. The greatest part about all of it is you get to price your own items. No more letting the stores decide what to sale your precious clothes/toys for. Now key is to price them well enough to sale but still it is all in your hands.
All this week I have been cleaning out closets, washing clothes that have not seen the light for what seems years and cleaning up unused toys. Awwww, nothing like cleaning out the closets. Although I am enjoying the thought of making a few bucks to go toward clothes that will now fit my little tykes. It is so hard to let them go also. Such fond little memories in each outfit. *slight tear* Ok I am better now.
So anyways, if you have not yet checked it out. You should! You will! Oh yes, I said it, you will and you are going to like it as my husband would say. You will thank me later, I promise. Go go here: http://www.jbfsale.com/home/ Come on just do it and see when it will be coming to a city near you. They will give you all the information you will need to know! Below I will post a video all about the Just Between Friends sale. Enjoy and Happy money making!
You Hear It Second 10/07/08
Ok so it seems like I might have been lost. But lucky you I am back. Sorry for the MIA for a while. Sometimes life is just overly busy.
So here is our Hear It Second of the week. I know it's not Monday, but I'm not skipping out on you. This week I am going to share with you again another song that gets me thinking every time I hear it. Just sit back and listen to the lyrics. It's just an amazing song.
The song is called Slow Fade by Casting Crowns.
Is that not just a amazing song. How true is this? I hear something new that tickles my insides every time this song flows through my ears. And the video just shines an even greater light. I hope it gets you thinking,feeling and moving like it gets me. My son singing with the little girl at the end is a feeling I can not put into words.
Anyways, so I will see you next week on our You Hear It Second. I have a great blog in the works that I know will need no introduction for next Monday. It will take many of us back, way back, so be prepared and excited.
So here is our Hear It Second of the week. I know it's not Monday, but I'm not skipping out on you. This week I am going to share with you again another song that gets me thinking every time I hear it. Just sit back and listen to the lyrics. It's just an amazing song.
The song is called Slow Fade by Casting Crowns.
Is that not just a amazing song. How true is this? I hear something new that tickles my insides every time this song flows through my ears. And the video just shines an even greater light. I hope it gets you thinking,feeling and moving like it gets me. My son singing with the little girl at the end is a feeling I can not put into words.
Anyways, so I will see you next week on our You Hear It Second. I have a great blog in the works that I know will need no introduction for next Monday. It will take many of us back, way back, so be prepared and excited.
Getting to know You
I thought it was about time that I let you know a little about me. That way you can get to know who I am. My opinions, how I feel about things. The things I love or don't love so much. That way maybe my blog could become a little more familiar to you. So I have decided to make my Wednesday blog Getting to know you! Not only do I not only want you to get to know me, but I want to know about you too.
So here it is. Today we are talking about where I reside.
"Que in the country music."
About a year and a half ago my Husband and I up and moved from this:
So here it is. Today we are talking about where I reside.
"Que in the country music."
About a year and a half ago my Husband and I up and moved from this:
To this:
From Houston, TX to Good Ole' West TX. From huge City to small dot on the map. From Shopping extravaganza to at least they have Buckle. From WoW to huh? You get the idea.
Now for a lot of people. This is not a big deal at all. Which for the most part, it isn't. UNLESS YOU ARE A CITY GIRL. I love love love big cities. It's somewhat this fascination I have with them. I love the arts, the traffic (weird? I know but I just love the hussle and bussle of people) the sports and the shopping. Boy do I love the shopping.
Well sometimes we have to sacrifice the things we love for our other loves. That being whatever it may be. Mine being my wonderful Husband. i did it willingly knowing he needed to do it for his career with his company. I left Houston with great spirits. I thought it would be something new and exciting. But now I sit questioning, What was I thinking??
After a year and a half, I am still trying to be hopeful and positive about the transition we made. But still hope here soon we will be back to the big city of Houston!
Scream Free?
For any of you that know me, I am an avid Today Show watcher. My mornings are centered around coffee and The Today Show. What is sad is my son knows to keep it calm till after Mommy has her coffee and gets some Today Show info into my brain.
Anyways, About a year or so ago they did a segment on a book that had come out called Scream Free Parenting. Since that time it's been talked on at least another 5. Now my curiosity is raging to know, What is it that makes this book so great?? Now if it works, then that answers that question. For the most part everyone seems to be pretty pleased. But everyone I know has just talked about it. I don't know anyone that has used it. But is it really possible to be a parent of a toddler and be scream free?? Here is a clip from the segment.
Sounds almost to good to be true! It make perfect since though. With my toddler I think this could be revolutionary. I just never put to much thought into it earlier because I was still skeptical. But after hearing about it enough, it makes you want to get up and move. Also with the weeks my son is hitting his age real hard. I guess if we think about it, what I am doing isn't getting through to him. So maybe it is time to try something new. I am looking for someone that has read and is applying the book into their lives. What was your outcome?? Is it really hard to grasp??
I have officially decided to get the book and see what it says. I am just waiting for it to be delivered to our Library. But I want your opinions on this. Is it possible to parent scream free??
Anyways, About a year or so ago they did a segment on a book that had come out called Scream Free Parenting. Since that time it's been talked on at least another 5. Now my curiosity is raging to know, What is it that makes this book so great?? Now if it works, then that answers that question. For the most part everyone seems to be pretty pleased. But everyone I know has just talked about it. I don't know anyone that has used it. But is it really possible to be a parent of a toddler and be scream free?? Here is a clip from the segment.
Sounds almost to good to be true! It make perfect since though. With my toddler I think this could be revolutionary. I just never put to much thought into it earlier because I was still skeptical. But after hearing about it enough, it makes you want to get up and move. Also with the weeks my son is hitting his age real hard. I guess if we think about it, what I am doing isn't getting through to him. So maybe it is time to try something new. I am looking for someone that has read and is applying the book into their lives. What was your outcome?? Is it really hard to grasp??
I have officially decided to get the book and see what it says. I am just waiting for it to be delivered to our Library. But I want your opinions on this. Is it possible to parent scream free??
Help! Bring me Back
Well it's back. My Sunday nights that is. For those of you that do not know me that means Desperate Housewives is back! Whooray! So this past Sunday, I got all cozy, popped what I thought was popcorn for myself but ended up in everyone elses tummy but mine (one perk to having the fabulous life, hahaha), sat back ready to watch myself some DH. My excitement was so great that when whole DH beginning came on I wanted to cheer out loud. Oh yes, that pumped! For once my husband actually sat back and enjoyed (now please revert from using this word if you speak to him about this) watching one of my shows. He got into it, trying to figure things out. I secretly was overly loving it but stopped myself from expressing this because he would then claim he hated it or it was stupid or something along those line. Gosh forbid a man liking DH.
So while watching I was shocked to see Eva Longoria's character all changed. A mom now and not the model she used to be. Her character now is supposed to look like someone that let themselves go. Then I got to thinking. WoW, I think I am starting to head down that road. NOOOOOOOOOO! All my life I had vowed to myself to not become THAT MOM. That mom that just let themselves go because they have children that they can blame it on that. Now I would never say I have completely fallen over that mountain, but I honestly believe I am close. Here are the things I used to do pre-babies.
1. Never left the house w/o at least foundation or blush or whatever. Never wanted to look like I just rolled out of bed when in public.
2. My hair was for the most part always fixed.
3. I think I had cute stylish clothes
4. My hair was cut every 6 weeks and colored when it was time
5. I tried to always have a nice bronzed skin
now:
1. Do I really have to put on makeup?
2. It takes to long to do my hair. (not as long now that it is short) but it still uses my time.
3. My clothes are not so cute because I convince myself I am not allowed to wear some things as a mom.
4. I get my hair done when it's far past it's due date
5. I look like the Great White Pumpkin
I know there has to be a lot of Moms out there in the same boat. You just feel that you have somewhat let yourself go. As Moms I think we all do it in one way or antoher. We never really wanted to get there but we just wake up one morning and realize, " Oh junk." So I am taking a stand now. Yes right now, and I am sharing it with all of you so you can check on me and make sure I am right on point.
Just because I am a Mom does not mean I need to look like one. Now I know the Hollywood moms are a little extreme. They for the most part always look put together. But then again, If I had their kind of money, then I would also. But I want to have there mentality of looking good before I walk out the door.
Now the hair problem, I can take care of. I have a cute new, short sassy hair cut. I know I can take 10 minutes out of my day to fix it. I know I can because when I 1st got it done I did. Then I just turned lazy again. Also just because I am a mom does not mean my jeans need to fit up to my belly button. Which in all honesty, I have not gotten there but I am starting to question if it was about to happen. My tops, uggg, we won't go there. Let's just say they need a little work. Which will have to happen slowly but surely. It takes no time to put a little color on your face. Lastly, I need to get myself back to the gym. For those that were with me at Absolutly Anglin, we all know I got IT (my moving hips that is) back. I am so hard on myself for the way I look, but don't do a darn thing about it anymore. So that ends now. Right now I say!
So for those of you who choose to take a stand with me. Let's do it! Throw away the granny panties, get something that makes you feel sexy if you will and strut your new Mommy self out the door. It's time we start feeling fresh and fun. I don't know about you but I don't want to have lost IT. So let's get IT back!
So while watching I was shocked to see Eva Longoria's character all changed. A mom now and not the model she used to be. Her character now is supposed to look like someone that let themselves go. Then I got to thinking. WoW, I think I am starting to head down that road. NOOOOOOOOOO! All my life I had vowed to myself to not become THAT MOM. That mom that just let themselves go because they have children that they can blame it on that. Now I would never say I have completely fallen over that mountain, but I honestly believe I am close. Here are the things I used to do pre-babies.
1. Never left the house w/o at least foundation or blush or whatever. Never wanted to look like I just rolled out of bed when in public.
2. My hair was for the most part always fixed.
3. I think I had cute stylish clothes
4. My hair was cut every 6 weeks and colored when it was time
5. I tried to always have a nice bronzed skin
now:
1. Do I really have to put on makeup?
2. It takes to long to do my hair. (not as long now that it is short) but it still uses my time.
3. My clothes are not so cute because I convince myself I am not allowed to wear some things as a mom.
4. I get my hair done when it's far past it's due date
5. I look like the Great White Pumpkin
I know there has to be a lot of Moms out there in the same boat. You just feel that you have somewhat let yourself go. As Moms I think we all do it in one way or antoher. We never really wanted to get there but we just wake up one morning and realize, " Oh junk." So I am taking a stand now. Yes right now, and I am sharing it with all of you so you can check on me and make sure I am right on point.
Just because I am a Mom does not mean I need to look like one. Now I know the Hollywood moms are a little extreme. They for the most part always look put together. But then again, If I had their kind of money, then I would also. But I want to have there mentality of looking good before I walk out the door.
Now the hair problem, I can take care of. I have a cute new, short sassy hair cut. I know I can take 10 minutes out of my day to fix it. I know I can because when I 1st got it done I did. Then I just turned lazy again. Also just because I am a mom does not mean my jeans need to fit up to my belly button. Which in all honesty, I have not gotten there but I am starting to question if it was about to happen. My tops, uggg, we won't go there. Let's just say they need a little work. Which will have to happen slowly but surely. It takes no time to put a little color on your face. Lastly, I need to get myself back to the gym. For those that were with me at Absolutly Anglin, we all know I got IT (my moving hips that is) back. I am so hard on myself for the way I look, but don't do a darn thing about it anymore. So that ends now. Right now I say!
So for those of you who choose to take a stand with me. Let's do it! Throw away the granny panties, get something that makes you feel sexy if you will and strut your new Mommy self out the door. It's time we start feeling fresh and fun. I don't know about you but I don't want to have lost IT. So let's get IT back!
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