I LOVE ME SOME SPRING-MMM



 

Monday, Monday. La la, lalala. So good to me. Well, at least we can hope!! haha. It's that time again, ladies. So grab me and Kelly's button and make our Monday! The questions for this week were:

What is your favorite thing about spring? Favorite place to enjoy? Do you have a favorite color? Share your favs about spring time!

Spring has to be my FAVORITE!! I love how spring starts out cool and crisp outside. When you're able to enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning when the air still has a chill in it. How the days are longer and we can enjoy playing outside a little bit more.

I can't get enough of lilies. They are my most favorite flower. To me, lilies look simple, yet elegant and I love having them in my house. They were even one of my wedding flowers, so I'm a little partial to them.

I love all of the bright colors, and I especially LOVE all the decorations for Easter.

Spring just flat out makes me happy. Now, if only we could do something about allergies! haha :)

 

With it being so close to Easter, April 2nd question is: Do you have any family traditions for Easter? Egg Hunt? Church? Family Lunches?

 

Hope you have a wonderful day, everyone!!

 

 



Alone Time-Make My Monday

 

It's that time again, everyone. Time for a new, crazy, busy week. Well, we are in Houston and back in full swing. Soon enough we will be, that is. So far, so good. I can say I really like it a lot (can't say love yet) and I am soooo excited to be here. We are temporarily in the Galleria area, which is awesome and overwhelming all at the same time. I'll save all of this for another post :)

Do you have your answers ready?? You had better! Remember to tell everyone, because the cool kids link up with Kelly & and; I. Go grab our button, add it to you're amazing post, and link it!
This week the questions are:
Where is a place you go to for "ME" time? What do you do to relax? How do  you deal with a bad day, a tragedy,or disaster? Who's the person you go to the most when you're down?
When I actually get me time, I pamper myself. I like to go relax and get a pedicure. Shoot, I could sit in one of those massage chairs alone all day if someone would let me. The massage is a bonus. But throw in a glass of wine with a foot massage, and an awesome chair and I've died and gone to heaven! I melt away and forget all about my crazy son slapping me, or screaming all day, or wanting to hide in the closet all day. Pure. Bliss.

Just please leave me there until drool starts running down my chin. At that point, just wipe it and leave me there a little longer. A little shopping therapy doesn't hurt, either. So maybe when I'm done, I'll go buy a new dress or top to add a huge smile on my face. Shhh.....don't tell. I just tell Michael, 'what this dress? I've had this for so long! Shooot!' This is my remedy for all things for me. Time for myself, time to relax, and deal with a bad day. Peace and quiet! Can I get an Amen?

My go to person for just about everything is my main man, Michael. He's the bomb diggity fo shizzle! He knows me better than anyone and accepts me for who I am, weirdness and all. He listens whole heatedly and has a way of calming me down when I need it. He's the best advice giver and helps me out with so much. I absolutely adore the relationship that we have, and am so blessed to have him in my life. We are open, honest, and have such a fun relation together. He's pretty freakin awesome!
BUT, when it's him that I vent about, then I usually rant to my bestie and she gets an ear full. Hey, it's what they are there for, right? haha :)

Can't wait to read your answers. So hurry and go write your post, and go link up with us :)

Next week is: 3/26/12-What is your favorite thing about spring? Favorite color? Favorite flower? Favorite place to enjoy? Favorite things to do outdoors??

I'm A Mad Housewife!

For the wine, that is. If you know me (which you don't have to. Simply look at my header and that says enough) then you know I love me a good glass of wine. Vino is my friend to the rescue. My partner is crime. One that lets me put my hands all over him and never says anything. Oh, sorry.....I got a little carried away.
I am a sucker for a great wine label. Whether it is a painting, an image I love, or just the logo itself that catches my eye. So, needless to say, this more than caught my eye.

Who wouldn't that attract? I love it!! Not only does the label crack me up, it's pretty darn good wine, I must say. I drink mostly reds, so the Cabernet is my favorite.
And the other thing I LOVE about the bottle is the verbiage on the back. If it's anything I hate about wine, is when it tells me nothing on the back. Give me a little story. Tell me about the wine, where it's from. Give me a quirky little blurb about how the bat crazy wife made everyone stomp on the grapes until they had blisters from the stems? I don't care what it may be, but tell me something. Everyone knows that the surgeon general says don't drink while you're pregnant, and not to operate machinery. (Does a flat iron count? That could be machinery and be dangerous!) I was pleasantly surprised when Mad Housewife gave me this quick little summary that spoke to my heart. Which then led to the bottle to saying, please, drink more. We are one.

“Somewhere near the cool shadows of the laundry room.

Past the litter box and between the plastic yard toys.

This is your time.

Time to enjoy a moment to yourself.

A moment without the madness.

The dishes can wait.

Dinner be damned.

Mad Housewife Cabernet Sauvignon”

This wine....it just gets me. Only I am allergic to cats, so we will have to have a talk about that. Pretty great, though, right? Have you tried it before?

What are your favorite bottles? Wines?

This should be a linkup....just sayin! Next week? Wednesday? Be there!





 

Speaking of linkup, next week's linkup question is:

What is your style best summed up as? Classic, trendy, or modern? What is your typical go to outfit? What beauty product can you NOT live without?

Make My Monday-Tomorrow!

 

Hey everybody! I hope you've had a great, relaxing, wonderful, superb weekend!!! I wanted to send out a quick reminder about tomorrow's linkup. Do you have yours ready? Don't worry, there is still plenty of time!!  This week's question is-What is your favorite recipe to make when entertaining? (Anything from appetizers, cocktails, to dessert)

Can't wait to see what you guys looooove the most :)

See you tomorrow!

A Horse, A Little Begging, And A Cook.

Thursday, Thursday. Is it just me, or does this week seem to be dragging on? Maybe it's just me. I feel like I'm counting down the days in excitment until the big move. If you can't tell, I am so ready to get settled. I have like 1000,000000,00000000 ideas that I want to do when we get there. Mostly thanks to pinterest. I think I may need to go to pinterest anonymous. But things like organziation ideas for Davis, the house, the pantry. Oh dear, it's bad. Well, that part is good. My obsessive pinning is bad.

This is a little video clip of this really funny leg thing Davis has been doing lately. I can't tell if he's dancing, or if he thinks he's a horse. Either way, I find it pretty amusing. If you're not family, you most likely won't enjoy it as much as I do. **And I have no idea why it's so small!**

I also want to beg you to follow me through email or RSS feeds. As most of you know, stupid google will no longer be having GFC. Why do they have to do this? No, that is not a rhetorical question. I want answers, Google!! Sheesh. So, I am begging you, as a blogger to a fellow blogger. Please don't leave me. I will curl up in a ball and cry. It will be sad. I may be in the closet again, meaning there will be wine involved. Please save the mascara from running down my face, and simply put in your email, and press enter. I will seriously love you forever. That is all for now, for the begging. Pleeeeeeeeease! Okay, that is all.

And the cutest little pictures of Davis playing at my dad's house last week. They have such great learning toys for him, and it's so cute watching him. He went and got his 'kitchen' toys and set up his own little tea party. It. Was. ADORABLE!!! Espeically because no one prompted this, he just dragged the chairs in the kitchen while we were all hanging out.

You may notice that Pooh bear is wearing a diaper. Yeah, Pooh bear is also potty training.



 

I also want to urge you to linkup with Kelly & I next Monday, as it is imparitive that you do. For all of you that keep forgetting, (shame on you by the way) you know who you are. hehehe But don't worry, I have a life too, so I'll forgive you. But just this once. :) So get your posts ready, and show some linky link love next 'Make My Monday.'

Have a great day, everyone! Almost the weekend!!!

A Seriously Impulsvie Blog Swap-VLOG

  

Thanks again, Jennifer! My gifts are the cutest, and will of course be used!! I love them all! :)

 

Don't forget to linkup with Kelly & I for 'Make My Monday' next week. The question is going to be-What is your favorite for entertaining?  This could be anything from cocktails to dessert.

I'm always looking for great, new recipes, so I can't wait to see what you've got to show us!

Worst Fashion MISTAKE-Make My Monday Linkup

For those of you just tuning in, it's Make My Monday with myself and Kelly over at Just The Two Of Us. Every week, we will have a question posted to get to know our readers better! It's a fun way to start the week, because who really likes Mondays, anyway. What you need to do, is make sure you are following BOTH of our blogs, grab our cute little button and linkup with the question. Simple as that!

This week, the question was what is one fashion fad from your past that makes you cringe now when you see pictures? (hair, clothes, makeup)And show us the pictures :)

Ready? Go!

I have to tell you that I searched high and low for a particular picture of a certain trend I am going to share with you. I absolutely had no luck, BUT, I was able to google some pretty great pictures to to paint a pretty awesome image in your head. From the age of about 12-questionable, I had an amazing ghetto fabulous look going on. I worked hard everyday to wear the baggiest clothes I could find. The biggest, and baggiest shirts that were sold at men's XL stores. My guy friend's clothing became automatic possession of yours truly. To top it off, my hair was what I call, a ghetto fabulous A-line. It was a typical A-line haircut with a twist. It was shaved up in the back, instead of stacked. Yes, you read right. Shaved. I shaved my freaking hair!! Believe it or not, this was actually popular and I decided I needed to try it. This is one time I did NOT need to be with the current trend. You may be thinking this was a popular trend only in my head, so you are just going to have to go with it.

Look at the style and detail on the baby? That should win a hair trophy. Just beautiful, isn't it?! So that hair, paired with something a little like this......

Even though those are guys, I'm sure that is what I looked like. A tiny, petite thing, with clothes three times as big on my body that swallowed me whole. (Okay, don't worry. My clothes weren't literally that big. I still had a female side in me!) What tiny little chest I did have under there was hidden and blended in right with my sexy outfit. I mean, if this doesn't scream HOT, I don't know what does. It especially had a nice classy look when singing in choir class. If you're wondering how I ever had a boyfriend, this is what I attracted.

A dream of a guy that any mom would be so proud of.  Michael tells me that we would have for sure been friends, but he would have never dated my hot mess, self! Hopefully this creates the most incredible image ever in your head of what a hottie I used to by. I mean, I obviously won best dressed at school!

Okay, you're turn! Don't forget to follow us both and grab the button when you linkup! I can't wait to see what your worst fashion fad was :)

Make My Monday-First Linkup!

Hey, everybody!!! I am so, so excited to be doing my first linkup with Kelly. If you haven't already, be sure to pass on the word of our linkup. Tell your neighbors, your mom, your grandmother, and alert the press. This will be so much fun! We want to get to know you better. Your style, your family, foods you like, what kind of food your dog eats.....haha :) Why Monday? Because who really likes Mondays. The weekend is over and ready to face a new week of work and your busy, crazy life. Let's start it off right with Make My Monday.

This is how it's going to work. Each Monday, Kelly and I will have a question/s for you to answer. These could be anything from your most  unforgiveable fashion faux pas, or how you unwind at the end of a hectic day. On our sidebar, we will list upcoming questions, so you can be ready to tackle that sucker! Be sure you follow both of our blogs, and add our button to your post. Then just link up with us! Easy peezy! And did I mention, fun?!? YES!

This week for 'Make My Monday' the questions are a word to describe yourself. Ready? Go!

What is one word to describe you?
            one word to describe your life?
            one word to describe your love?
            one word to describe your body?
            one word to describe your cooking?
            one word to describe your career?
            one word to describe your hobby?
            one word to describe your style?
            one word to describe your blog?
            one word to describe your home?

What are your answers?

Here are mine:

What is one word to describe you?

well-rounded-
I've moved so much, made so many new friend, and enjoy so many different aspects of life.
           
one word to describe your life?

adventuresome-
No, I don't go crazy adventures to the pyramids, or anything. But Michael and I have always used the phrase, "always an adventure" when it comes to our life together. It always seems like we are facing new challenges, trying new things, or something pops up in our life. Instead of looking at the not so positive, it's a new adventure. Although, I am a daring person and will try anything once!

           
one word to describe your love?

amazing-
When it comes to the love I share with Michael, I have found my true soul mate. He accepts me for who I am, knows all of my darkest secrets, and has never tried to change me. My family has an amazing love for me, always there to listen when I need them, be there to help, and always there with open arms. I am truly blessed.

one word to describe your body?

work-
My body is something I've always had issues with. Having had dealt with an eating disorder years ago, my body can be my biggest enemy. I've come to accept it, but I'm not quite at the love stage. I work at making it better daily, because I would like to try and keep it around for a little bit :)

one word to describe your cooking?

healthy-
Oh my goodness, I seriously love to cook and cook on almost a daily basis. I love trying new recipes and putting new things together. The more colorful, the better. Since I'm conscience of what I put in my body, I try to make pretty decent and healthy meals. I have started to stay away from processed foods and am more aware of what's actually in what I eat. (I sound like a nut, I'm sure. It's okay)  And heck yes, I splurge every once in a while and have pizza or a burger. I think my mouth just watered.
           
one word to describe your career?

love-
Love because I love what I do. I'm an esthetician-skin care. I give facials, body waxing, chemical peels and more. I recently started my own business of doing mobile spray tanning. I love helping people feel better about themselves, whether it's giving them a healthy glow without baking it in a bed, or with a skincare issue that they have been having. It's makes me feel good when they feel good.

one word to describe your hobby?

blogging
I would have said crafty stuff, but let's be honest, I'm on blogger all the time. Seriously! I love reading what you have to say and have learned so much from other people's blog. It's awesome!!
       
one word to describe your style?

modge-podge
I know that's not exactly a style, but I don't know that I actually fall into a category. I buy what I like, and wear it. Some days I have a huge pair of bell bottoms on with flowers in my hair, or a cute sailor (yes, that says sailor) dress with a pair of wedges. I'll try just about anything if it's cute! Just no leather pants. Can't go there.
           
one word to describe your blog?

life
What you see if what you get, and what you get is my life. I blog about clothes, my crazy 2 year old, date nights, favorite recipes, and anything that may go on in my daily life. Things I want to improve or even things I want to try. So if your new, stick around. You may find something you like! :)

one word to describe your home?

warm
To me, my home is warm and inviting because it is full of love. I love entertaining and having people over. So if you live near (which I'm moving again in a few weeks back to Texas) you should stop by for a cup of coffee ;)

Be sure to come back and linkup!!

**Don't forget to follow both of our blogs when you linkup** :)