miscellany monday

all the randomness of the weekend

My son and my bestie's daughter.

He loves her, she thinks he's silly.

She cries, he tries to feed her.

We think it's cute.

Saturday evening we tackled this corn maze:

That's right 10 acres of good ol' fashion fun!

We had a blast, I'll post pictures once my friend uploads them since I forgot my camera (facepalm)

If you are in the Central Florida area be sure to check the Brown's Farm Festival

That's all for now, we did have some amazing chili this weekend though... I'll post the recipe for yall tomorrow!

Oh Hi! Remember Me...

My poor neglected blog. I really need to find time to come back here, but for now here's a quick hello and some updated pictures of the little man who has stolen all of my time :)

Baby R,  7 months

(33 weeks old to be exact)

what i'm loving

Here's what I'm loving today...

I'm loving... that it's Easter weekend!

Luke 24:46-47 He said to them, "It is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that a change of hearts and lives and forgiveness of sins would be preached in his name to all nations, starting at Jerusalem.

I'm loving... bolthouse farms' vanilla chai tea, seriously amazing! I still can't believe I've just found out about this! (It's hiding near the orange juice in the produce dept in case you wanna try it)

I'm loving... this sweet boy more and more each day!

then it hits you

As I'm sitting here on the floor of my living room (which currently looks like a daycare with all the baby stuff spread out everywhere) I have realized we have a baby that's not just a baby anymore\ My little baby is now rolling everywhere, he thinks screeching is the funniest sound ever, he 'talks' to anyone that talks to him, puts everything (even his feet) in his mouth, and likes to have a death grip on his mama's hair. It's finally hit me... THEY GROW UP SO FAST, everyone always tells you life flies by when you have kids but it doesn't really mean anything until you're experiencing it for yourself.

So, today I wanted to remind you to take time to enjoy the little moments :)

^{yo mom check out this lamb}

wordless wednesday

TUESDAY:

TODAY:

Top 2 Tuesday

Top 2 Drinks 

(alcoholic or non)

I'm a southern girl all the way, nothing taste better than a glass of sweet tea on a hot summer spring day. If I'm not drinking my mother's homemade tea, Publix or Sonny's or even McCalister's Deli has some gosh darn good sweet tea.

My top favorite mixed drink is a Malibu Bay Breeze! I've been mixing pineapple juice, cranberry, and coconut rum for at least 5 years before my lovely bestie informed me it had a real name a few years ago, haha. Now I feel grown-up when I order it at a restaurant or bar.  

Head over to The Undomestic Momma and see what everyone else posted!

miscellany monday

[one] i'm not one to complain of heat but man on man was it so hot this past weekend and today (the high is 94), i'm dreading the temperatures in july. 

[two] ryan is 5 months old (as of yesterday). he's rolling over now and 'talking' all the time. so crazy how fast time has gone by, it feels like we just brought him home from the hospital.

[three] have you seen extreme couponing? the entire show the only thing going through my head was how do they use all their stockpile before it expires. i mean come on there's no way you could eat 100 bags of chips before they became stale. 

Wordless Wednesday

ABCs of Me

A few bloggy friends had posted this and I thought I would too, since it looked like it would be a good way for you to get to know me! :)



The ABC'S of Me

A-Age: 23

B-Bed size: Queen

C-Chore(s) you hate: folding laundry

D-Dogs: one Chihuahua and one Australian Shepherd

E-Essential start to your day item: Always chug a bottle of water before I make it out of my bedroom, gotta rehydrate!

F-Favorite Color(s): Turquoise

G-Gold or Silver: White Gold and Silver

H-Height: 5'6 1/2

I-Instruments you play: piano, i've had a guitar since highschool but can't play anything... my brother got all the guitar playing genes in my family
J-Job title: stay at home mama

K-Kids: the sweetest 4 month old boy around

L-Live: Florida

M-My mom's name: Tammy

N-Nickname: Sassy
O-Overnight hospital stay: just when I had the baby

P-Pet Peeve: unorganized-ness, not putting things where they belong, people who complain about every little thing

Q-Quote from a movie: "Nothing has ever turned out as we expected. It never does. Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is." -Gone with the Wind
R-Right/Lefty: Right

S-Sibling(s): a brother
T-Time you wake up: 8:30/9am

U-Underwear: depends on what I'm wearing

V-Veggies you dislike:

W-What makes you run late: procrastination

X-Xrays you've had: chest, too many times to count when I was a kid

Y-Yummy food you make: homemade salsa, chicken tetrazinni, baked ziti

Z-Zoo animal: big cats, zebras, sea turtles

For Japan

5QF March 18

Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then link up at Mama M's here, remember to HAVE FUN!

1. Have you ever testified in court? For what?

I had to have a recorded testimony for a hit-and-run I witnessed when I was in college, it was kinda weird that the car that was hit was a mustang and two cars that witnessed that stayed to witness it were both mustangs too (one being mine). 

  

2. Do you still have your wedding dress?

n/a

3. Is there a special place you like to go when you're happy, sad, stressed, etc.?

the beach but if that's not possible my backyard, just laying out by the pool and relaxing always gets me in a good mood.

4. If you have kids, do they sleep with you? If you don't have kids...will you let your kids sleep with you when/if you have them?

well, he's only 4 months so most of the time after his early morning feeding he comes snuggles with me until we get up:)

5. Do you watch late night TV?

not super late night, usually my shows end by 11pm, haha.

Happy Friday people! Have a wonderful weekend!

im back!!!

Things have been hectic around here with BIG changes in our lives and sadly blogging has taken a back seat... but no worries these are all positive changes!

First off we moved!

We currently are back in my hometown and boy have things change around here but I love this little big town :) Plus my parents are here and many of my childhood friends have moved back to raise their families as well, so lots of buddies for R.

Also, I decided to leave the work world (for now) and be a full time mom! He's only a baby once and I can't imagine missing anything. Just today we had a giggle fest and lots of "woohoo"s were coming from Baby this afternoon.

With all these happenings I am pleased to announce that I will be back blogging on a daily basis!! I look forward to re-connecting with you guys, I really have missed you all.

Top 2 Christmas Memories

Christmas Eve Candlelight service at church, we've gone at the 11pm service for as long as I can remember, I love singing the traditional Christmas hymns and the Christmas story as well.

Opening presents Christmas morning as a family. We've always had Christmas morning at my parents house, never any place else. I still follow this tradition even though I have my own family. We divide out the gifts and everyone opens one at the same time until we're done, then we have breakfast.

a wee bit

I'm back! Even though we are on "Ryan Time" at least now I have a few minutes to blog :)






{one} did you buy a christmas tree this year?
yep :)

{two} what is your favorite holiday tradition?
making a gingerbread house and going to the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at 11pm at Church

{three} do you open your gifts on christmas eve or christmas day?
A little one on Christmas Eve, and the rest Christmas Day!

{four} at what age did you stop believing in santa claus?
I'm not sure, we still have gifts from 'santa' at my parent's :)

{five} do you fill stockings?
With little things. I also have a stocking at my parent's house

{six} handmade presents or store bought presents?
Store bought but home-made treats and goodies

{seven} do you have a favorite christmas meal?
Not really, I love the holiday snacks and desserts

{eight} is your christmas tree real or artificial?
Always real and at least 8ft tall, it's in the living room! We have a little 3ft artificial one in the kitchen though.

{nine} what is your favorite christmas song?
Carol of the Bells

Trans Siberian Orchestra - Carol Of The Bells @ Yahoo! Video

{ten} did you send out christmas cards this year?
Working on that now! :)

A Gift For Bloggers

With a new baby in the house things have been crazy! I'm finally starting have a routine and back to the normal schedule. But besides regular life it seems like the holidays have snuck up on me! I just finished decorating the tree and house for Christmas (I haven't finished the outside, yet) and I haven't bought one single gift. On top of that, Christmas cards have started to come in the mail and let's just say that our card is the last thing that's been on my mind. Thankfully I remembered an email I had received a week ago from Shutterfly about an offer they  have for bloggers... 50 FREE CHRISTMAS CARDS!


I mean, who can pass up that kinda offer!


Shutterfly is awesome for taking ordinary pictures and turning them into something fabulous! 


We usually go with the traditional Christmas Photo Cards but this year we might just go with something different since Ryan was born so close to the holidays.


Shutterfly has a great selection of Birth Announcements that are so easy to customize and even holiday ones. We may use something like this:





Shutterfly is also a great place to find photo gifts, we're going to take a picture of Ryan every month and make a custom calendar with them as a gift for my parents for next year.

P.S. Be sure to head over there and get started on your own Christmas cards!

introducing...

Baby R has graced us with his presence
Born November 10th at 7:56pm

7lbs and 19.5 inches long

Over-Due

Just a brief update...

As expected 'baby' has decided to be fashionably late. My due date came and went without any birth day celebrations. I'm kinda bummed but I would rather that 'baby' comes when he is ready. I'll let yall know if anything chances but as of now it's a waiting game. However, he does have an eviction date if he doesn't come on his own per the doc's orders.

Here's a glimse of what I'm looking like these days...

Thanks for all the emails and comments of concern, I really appreciate it!

Thanksgiving Dilemma

With the holidays coming there's nothing like family to make them complete. Right now we are determining who is hosting Thanksgiving. We currently have one dining area that has a round glass-top wrought iron table and I just can't picture having Thanksgiving around our table, it just doesn't have that holiday feeling. My parents have a nice drop leaf table that's plenty of room for all of us and just always feels like the perfect setting to have Thanksgiving at, a nice big table that's plenty of room for the turkey and all the fixings, as well as the family. I know that Thanksgiving isn't about the table but more about who is at the table but I can't help but want that traditional feeling... I mean who can't help but want a table that looks like this one:

What kinda table do you gather around for the holidays?

Picture from Country Living

It's November!

Wow! I can't believe it's November, this year has flown by!

Picture via here

November is jammed packed this year!

Big things are in store for this month in our house...
to start it off baby is due on the 4th!

We are so excited and can't wait to meet our little boy! :)

Many other people we know in person (including my cousin) and in the blog world are also expecting this month too! Yay for babies!

The cooler weather finally reaches Florida about this time and I can't wait to wear winter clothes. I bought 3 new pairs of boots on winter clearance last year that I'm dying to finally put on!

 Thanksgiving

I just love watching the Macy's Parade each year!

And the food, ohh the food! I love Thanksgiving-Christmas time because of all the delicious foods that are served. 

The last four football games of the regular season. 
Including the Florida State / Florida Game

 GO NOLES

What are you looking forward to this November?