5 Things ... and a Recap!

Where do the days go?

Am I the only one who feels like it was JUST the weekend and now it's Wednesday already?
Good grief!

I have a cute recap post for today but before I get to that ... I saw a fun post over at Melanie's blog and I thought I would link up and participate in this little ditty of a Q&A ... I always love when other bloggers do these so we can learn more about each other!

So here goes ...

5 Things ... about moi :) 

5 Things ... 

... you'll find in my purse

1. Cell Phone (who are we kidding, it's usually in my hand ha)

2. MAC Lipgloss 

3. 18 different pens & highlighters 

4. Gum

5.Cash 

... you'll find in my bedroom

1. Trash magazines

2. My iPad

3. Blue Tub of Blistex

4. 80 pillows (we have so many pillows for some reason?!)

5. Frankie ;) 

... I've always wanted to do

1. Get another tattoo

2. Stay in one of those little huts on vacation on an island somewhere

3. Get Frankie a sister ;)

4. Go to the Country Music Awards in Nashville

5. Meet Dolly Parton 

... I'm currently loving

1. Cadburry Eggs 

2. Knot top buns on the top of my head, ha

3. Wedding planning 

4. Making secret Valentine's Day Plans ;) 

5. The warmer weather and sunshine!

... quirks I have 

1. I pick my cuticles majorly

2. I have OCD ha (is that a quirk or an illness?) 

3. It takes me 10 minutes to put on mascara in the morning b/c I mix three different kinds, but I would never leave home without it ha 

4. There are only 4 people on the planet I will trust to leave Frankie with when I am gone.

5. People that always want to have a pity party and play the "poor me" card literally drive me INSANE 

Wasn't that fun? :)
Link up or message me if you decide to do this so I can check yours out too!
Thanks Melanie for the idea!! XO

OK here is a recap of my week, besides the fact I have worked 11-12 hour days the past 3 days!

Kim turned the BIG 3-0!
One of my best friends, Kim, celebrated her 30th birthday this past weekend ...

hahaha I couldn't resist getting those glasses!

Kelly made her a "30 Blows" bucket ha ... cute idea! 

Frankie could never forget her birthday ;) Don't you worry!

PS. Doesn't that card look just like him? 

THIS is the card he gave her last year ... haha

I found the PERFECT gift for her ... and picked one up for myself too haha

Thirty Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the time she's 30!

Can't wait to start reading this! 

Interested to see how we're doing on the list ha!

We celebrated Kim's bday at dinner and watching the CATS play a little ball!

Then we celebrated a little more and had a super fun night!
Happy Birthday Kim! 
Glad you had a fun weekend! Love you bunches!! 

New on the Wedding front ... 
Nothing crazy new with the wedding, just typical planning, but I did find the flower girl dresses ...
How adorable are these??

Love them. They are precious and perfect. Period. Ordered. Ha. 

Need some Valentine's Day Ideas?

I am going to do a seperare Vday post in the next few days with some good ideas of gifts, etc. 

But I wanted to share with you now the shirt I will probably be wearing that day ... 

I got my favorite package in the mail this week!

 Ahhh!
Love me some Kikilarue packages in the mail!!

Above is the Maddie top in a small, color red. 

(it's honestly a little too big on me but I wanted it so bad I forced it ha, they run a size bigger IMO)

Super comfortable and the perfect Valentine's Day shirt!!

Looking for a Valentine's Day card idea for your family?

Look no further ... 

This was our card last Vday ... and I LOVED it, it was my fave. So cute! 

Last tip of advice for Valentine's Day ...
Don't buy your sweet treat from Kroger on Tates Creek in Lex hahaha

 Apparently the cake decorator doesn't know how to spell!
Especially the words "beauty" and "friend"
Bless their heart! hahahaha I have never laughed so hard, in public, by myself, as I did when I took this pic.

Lastly,
just because this made me LOL today also ...

hahahhaahahaha

That's it for today friends!
PS. SEVEN more followers until 600? what what? Yay!Follow away ladies! ;)
XO,

Is it really December 1st?

I can't believe it's DECEMBER!!!
Where did November go? 

Hi friends!!!
I am alive, well and ok! Ha!
Thanks to everyone who emailed asking me where I vanished to :)

Things have been extremely busy in my world per the usual and I have had so many things to blog about just haven't had the time to do it for some reason!

And just so you believe me ... I'll share this with you ....

This is our beautiful, 10 ft tall, REAL Christmas Tree ... 

That has been sitting in my Living Room for

  6 days, 

with NO DECORATIONS OR LIGHTS on it 

hahaha :( 

Last night I told my friend I'll be lucky to get it decorated before Christmas at this rate! 

How sad is that? 

Today might be the day ... I am thinking I will have time to at least pull the stuff out but Chris is gone and selfishly I am being a baby and wanting to wait for his help ha ;) 

OK, Sooo my life for the last 21 days .... here goes! 

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

I love Thanksgiving ... and this year we had 3 so it was super festive. 

My Aunt and her husband and Papaw came up this year so we got to hang out with them, we went to my dad's familys because my grandmother came in from NC, and then we went to Louisville for Chris's family!

How cute? 

My Aunt Cathy (looking so good after chemo this past year), Mom, Papaw, my brother Chris

 

My Aunt Cathy's Dog & Ella haha

My Dad & us

Me and the little turkeys ;) 

Me, My Bro & Mom

Chris & I  <3

Ava & Ella working on their Thanksgiving activity packets I made for all the kids :) 

We had a great Thanksgiving over a 3 day span ha

Then it was time to do it all over again for my birthday ... that's right ... 29 years old, last year of my twenties friends! Next year we will have to have a 30th blow out bash!

We went to dinner for my birthday with my family before they went back home ... 

We celebrated in Louisville with Chris's family and I got the CUTEST Christmas ornament from his mom ... 

It's so hard to see in the pic but its sooo cute a little engagement ring in a box :) Love it! Thanks Cathi! <3 

On my actual birthday Chris surprised me and we took the day off and went to Cincinnati to go shopping, eat dinner and spend the night! :) It was so fun! We needed the break away for a night and I am so glad he thought of it... not much gets past me ha but I was totally surprised! 

I haven't taken pics of anything else I got except these ... my NEW FRYE BOOTS! 

Ahhh I am obsessed with them! I lusted over them for a few weeks but couldn't find them in Lex and didn't want to order them because I wanted to try them on first ... then finally stumbled across them at Nordstrom and they had one pair left, size 6, meant to be! Ha! 

The birthday celebration continued this week with a girls dinner with a few of my girlfriends ... 

We went to dinner and had a fun night! 

I had an awesome birthday!! :) 

The kids made me the absolute sweetest and best cards I have ever gotten ... we celebrated with them some too and over all it was a great birthweek lol this last year was such a great year full of so many blessings and I am so thankful! #Blessed. 

I need to make a 30 Before 30 List soon!!! 

How fun is that? If you have one on your blog please share :) 

In case you're wondering how my baby is ... 

Frankie got his Christmas bow tie in the mail this past week and he looks so handsome in it ... 

He's been sleeping with his new favorite lamb and he hugs her at night ;) hahaha so sweet!

He begged for turkey for 3 straight days!! 

And then he wore his favorite sweater for me on my birthday and cuddled with me :) 

Love his face! 

AND ... 

I'll give you a sneak peek at my business Christmas cards that I send to clients ...

This years is the BEST yet ... and look at little Frankie ... 

Hahahaha! How cute is that? Freaking love it! 

Can't wait to share the entire card!! 

I got to cuddle this sweet baby boy this week ... 

How sweet is that face? Love him!

Now just a photo dump of some of my recent faves...

So pretty! :) 

Haha he cracks me up! 

Boy clothes are my new favorite thing ... they're so cute and he looks so stylish ;)

Before Black Friday shopping ... this girl was a total trooper! 

She told me someone scared her and told her their were too many people and she would get lost and so she was a little nervous to go poor thing :(  ... But as soon as I reassured her that was the most ridiculous thing ever, and of course she would never get lost and she would have a blast but that we just had to stick together, she was ready to go! And go she did! 

She lasted from 8pm until 3:30am!! That did include Starbucks and Dip n Dots haha but hey, it was her first Black Friday experience so she deserved it ;)

She was so proud of herself for going and staying up late and couldnt wait to tell her sister the next morning and rub it in lol cracked us up.  

At dinner the other night after having some Christmas pics taken ...

I think that's it for now :) 

Tomorrow I am posting about my new favorite headband store on ETSY! 

Don't miss it, they are so super cute I am obsessed. 

Tonight I am off to a Christmas Panty Exchange Party with some girlies! So fun! 

Can't wait to share those pics ha! 

Happy December!

XO,

Another Year Older :)

Hope everyone had a terrific weekend!
Yesterday was my birthday ;)

But let's be honest... I don't usually have a birth "day" it is more like a birth "week" LOL My poor  family... my birthday is like a never ending event! But I won't lie, I love it!

For my actual birthday, Chris had gotten us tickets a while back to go to the UK vs. Tennessee football game and it was the perfect day to go! Beautiful weather and WOW.WHAT.A.GAME! For those of you non-Wildcat fans, this was an epic game! Kentucky's first win against Tennessee since 1984! I'm taking all the credit of course that it's because it was my birthday ;) Of course. Ha.

Watching the game :)

Awesome!!!! GOOOOO Cats!!

 

Look at that field rush! Holy Cow! Gives me goosebumps to watch haha!

Check out this totally unprofessional video I took from my phone during the field rush...
(Mute playlist at bottom of page)
 

How great is that? It was a great day to be a CAT fan and I am so glad we were there to experience it! A day we won't forget!

Among all the fun birthday presents I got (including some super cozy PJ's from Vicki's ha!) my very favorite thing Chris got me were these... if you don't have them you need them!

UGG house shoes... to.die.for.comfy. They are so warm! So fuzzy! I am obsessed with them!

If you see me at the office or Target in them it's probably because I forgot they weren't real shoes and wore them out of the house on accident LOL. They are fab! Thank you babe ;)

We went to dinner last night at Bonefish and I got BangBang Shrimp for a birthday bite! So Yum!

Then we came home and just cuddled and hung around the house. I started bringing out the Christmas stuff today and look what I stumbled upon...

Bahahahahaha. Poor Frankie. He is not a fan. But he looks so dang cute I couldn't resist. :)

A little mini Rudolph we have ha.

Love him so much.

So far 28 feels good :) ... I was on Pinterest (shocker!) and stumbled across this and it sums up my thoughts for my birthday...

I am grateful for my "Now" :)

XO,