Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Blessed Beyond Belief

Today, my wonderful day off work, I am feeling extremely blessed. I took my little diva shopping for some new summer clothes, we stopped at Starbucks for cake pops, and I was able to do some things around the house like clean and organize. I am so blessed to have my little diva and to have the wonderful home we live in. My husband is amazing and works very hard. He has a great job that he is very successful in and I have some great opportunities in front of me as well. I do find it funny though that my retail therapy that used to be a shopping trip for a new outfit, purse, or shoes for me has turned into a shopping spree for my daughter. LOL! Funny how priorities shift when you become a parent. This is how well we did today!



I feel very blessed to have the friends and family I have as well, who read my silly posts and support me in all of my endeavors.
If anyone is interested in having a Mary Kay Facial Party with the theme of their choice let me know, I am looking to expand my business and grow. My time, unfortunately, is limited because of my day job but we can arrange a time that meets both of our hectic schedules! Mary Kay has blessed me with an opportunity that I will not give up on and given me amazing and encouraging people in my life that have been such a positive force for me.
I AM JUST BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Need Advice!

Ok, so I have been contemplating selling some of Makayla's baby clothes on EBAY. I know I know, what if you have another baby and it's another girl? I have thought about this. But like Jason asked me "aren't you going to want to just by something new for a new baby?". And what if it's a boy? I am only having one more kid then I am retiring my uterus. It is just too much on my body and only because Jason and I would like one more and hopefully a boy is the only reason I would consider getting pregnant again. The other thing to consider is sizes. I mean Makayla was always in way bigger clothes for her age because she was a big baby. What if the next kid is super tiny? What if he or she is born in late fall or Christmas time? The type of clothes would be different that that kid would need for that time of year so I may not have sizes he or she could wear of winter stuff. Makayla was born in April and by Christmas she was already in 12 month clothes. My point is, am I just holding onto totes full of clothes for nothing? Or could I be selling them while they are still in style and getting some cash back to go towards other goals I have? What have any of you done with your baby clothes in the past?

Thanks for any advice on this one!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Little Things in Life

Obviously my husband and my baby girl and my fun loving dog make me incredibly happy, but have you ever sat and thought about the little things in life that make you smile or give you that warm fuzzy feeling? Here are list of my favorite little things in life!! Tell me yours!


Wine

Cheese

Starbucks

Cooking meals for my family

A clean house ( Now I didn't say I liked cleaning, I just love a clean house)

Pajamas pants

Bare legs on silky sheets

Cuddle time with my husband, baby girl, or golden retriever

Dinners at Mon Ami

Day away with the hubby to Kelly's Island or Put in Bay

Dark chocolate or any type of indulgent dessert

Reading


Quiet time


While that is a lot of my favorites I think I could just go on and on! Tell me what makes you smile!!


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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

STORIES TO LAUGH ABOUT

So in cooking dinner tonight my husband almost hit me in the head with the cupboard door by accident. I told him it wouldn't be the first time and he responded with at least I didn't dump carpet deodorizer on your head. LOL!!! Yes folks this actually happened. We were joking around with each other one day while we were cleaning the house and he thought he was funny and was going to pretend to dump the carpet deodorizer on my head and well it was open and he really did dump it on my head. I stood there in shock and so did he. And then we both just died laughing.
So this got me thinking about all of the other silly or strange things that we have experienced together as a couple over the years.

For your reading pleasure and hopefully a good laugh I have listed them below in no particular order other than the order they came to me as I sit here. There are a million more but here are a couple highlights.

The carpet deodorizer story (above).

When Jason and I first started dating we were joking around on the couch and he pinned me and and sat on me and accidentally farted. He froze and we both just started laughing and it took me a bit to get over it.

While I was pregnant (18 weeks pregnant) Jason was involved in playing flag football. His team was awesome and went to state championships in Columbus. After being sick with morning sickness that lasted morning, noon, and night, I went to his game and sat by myself on the sidelines in a bag chair. Much to my surprise I ended up with two guys from the other team tackling me in effort to catch the football. I was thrown backwards hard and flipped from my chair. I had the wind knocked out of me and was shaken up but I was fine. They stopped the game and I had the whole team yelling "she's pregnant!!!" as they ran over to me to see if I am ok. They called the ambulance that had to drive over other fields that were being played on to get to me. They told me they could take me if I wanted but if anything was wrong with the baby at 18 weeks they couldn't do anything. I made the choice not to go and after we realized the baby was ok we laughed about it. Only me. Only I would have that kind of luck.

There is the time that I went to throw the Frisbee to the dog and Jason was standing behind me and I must not have let go at the right time and it flew back and hit him in the head.

The time Makayla was screaming bloody murder because I was leaving for work and Jason was trying to calm her down but I ended up just having to run out the door and I was already running late. We had had a fire in the driveway the night before (because that is how us hillbillies do it) and I never even thought to move it. I gunned it out of the garage and smoked the fire pit. I was late for work so I pulled up a little and backed around it leaving it in the driveway. That was a fun conversation on the way to work.

Jason was out of town on one of his hunting trips and my dad was over visiting. I had to run down to the basement for something and my body must have been moving faster than my feet or vice versa because I fell down the stairs and broke 3 toes. My dad from the living room yelled "are you alright?" Never got up. Not a bad father, Jason would have done the same thing. It's a man thing.

There was also the time I was cleaning out the dormer at the old house and I was taking an old heavy 1980's computer monitor out to the trash in the garage. I was wearing slip on sandals and the back step was wet and I went flying off the back deck. I threw the monitor just in time to land on my stomach flat down in the back yard. My husband and my neighbor were both in the garage and neither heard me or came to my rescue until my neighbor happen to catch a glimpse of me getting up.

Needless to say I am not very graceful and I don't have very good luck. They make for some great stories and some great laughs!!!!Makes more sense now why Makayla is as clumsy as she is. Poor girl....she is in for some pain, some laughs, and some good stories to tell.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Pregnant

Nope not me but I caught your attention didn't I? LOL! I have had a little baby on the brain lately though. It is amazing how many people I know that are pregnant or just had a baby!! And Makayla has been even more super clingy to me than usual (if that is possible) and I would be fibbing if I hadn't thought about the possibility of another little one running around the house. But then the flashbacks of my pregnancy hit me like a brick and how absolutely horrible it was for me. How sick I was. The 85ish pounds I gained. The gestational diabetes and the shots several times a day. Being at the hospital 2-3 times a week for the last 2+ months for non stress tests. And there are the thoughts about daycare expenses. Two kids in daycare would cost me more than my house payment. And I have a sizable house payment. The diaper expenses and paying for formula again. OMG! Not happening for a little while. Get my peanut in kindergarten (can't even picture her in school but time is going super fast) and then I will give it a shot.
I think with turning 30 this year I am starting to have a mid midlife crisis. I am not running out and buying cars or motorcycles or going to the bar every night pretending I am 21 again but I am questioning all of my important life decisions and re-evaluating things that are important to me. And I seem to be in this hurry to get all of it figured out. It's as if I all of sudden grew up. But I moved out on my own when I was 18 and have had my own bills for a long time now. I have been married for awhile and Makayla is 2 so it's not like anything major just happened to make me feel like this. I litterally can't shut my brain off. I am always thinking about a ton of stuff going on in my life right now. Why is turning 30 such a big deal? Five years ago I gave my husband a hard time about turning 30 and I just kept saying it's just a number. It's not a big deal, your not old or anything. But he really struggled with it and now that I am starting to struggle with it I feel like I was super unsupportive to him.
I never really had a life plan like some people do but I feel like I have done a lot of the things that are important to me like finding my soul mate and starting my own family. This year more than ever I have also committed myself to my favorite charity more than I have ever in the past. In doing so I have met some amazing people.  Jason is also making one of my dreams come true the week of my birthday and he is taking me to NYC. I already knew this would be a big year for me because of the big birthday but this may be a life changing year for me. We will see how it all plays out but I see lots more in my future.............stay tuned.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Grand Tour of My New House!!

A couple of people have not been out to our new house yet and have asked to see pictures. So I ran around my house this afternoon taking pictures of almost every room. So here is the grand tour!!

Let's start with the front of the house. Welcome!



And the back of the house.......




The entry way





The front room...





The living room....






The kitchen....









The dinning room...





The laundry room...




My husband and I's room and bathroom....(Note, there are a total of three bathrooms in the house but the other two are just normal bathrooms and I didn't take pictures)









One of the spare bedrooms being used as my office...






The other spare bedroom and upstairs hallway.....






Makayla's room.....









We have a basement as well that is mostly finished. Walls and carpet are done but it still needs a drop ceiling. We use it as a huge playroom for Miss Makayla and there is a huge sectional down there that works well for lounging or extra sleeping spots for guests. So that's our new place!! We are super excited about it and obviously not all of the way done with decorating but well on our way.  It feels like home and there is plenty of room for our family to grow whenever that time comes. Hope you enjoyed the pictures!!