A Little Bit of Everything!

This will probably be a little long. The reason I mostly blog is to remember what was going on so that I can go back and use it for scrapbooking and memories but I also having a place for ideas and such. Reading blogs gives me plenty of those and if you're a Pinterest-aholic, like me, you have a place for LOTS of ideas.

1. I bought a new lamp shade from our Pottery Barn outlet here. I still don't know how I feel about it. I think I'm liking the openess of it but Chris is still on the fence about it.

2. Inspired by a blog that I read, I changed the dining room set-up and I like it, but, I think our table is to small in the room. Maybe because that's the only furniture in the room but I think I want a farmhouse table in here. More on that later.

(I probably should've cleaned off my pumpkins..oops)

3. This is the only tree on my block that has leaves turning color and I love it. Yes this is random.

4. I made this delicious meal the other night and was so proud at how it looked I photographed it! It's Balsamic Chicken with Tomato and Mozzarella Topping courtesy of Favorite Family Recipes, a food blog I love!

5. I love Halloween and I love decorating for it but this year I realized that my decorations are not big enough for our house! In the apartments they were perfect sized but not so much anymore. I haven't had the chance to really buy any for this year so maybe I'll deal with what we've got and pick some decorations at the end of the season, real cheap, and buy some next Halloween.

6. My baby boy turned a month old already. Feels like just yesterday I brought him home. He loves his brother, he's back up to his birth weight, he's eating about 4 oz. every 3 hours, he's in size 1 diapers (they're still a little big), he's still in 0-3 month clothes, but has already outgrown his newborn stuff. We love him so much!  ♥

7. I'm so excited but nervous to be starting school again in Jan. I'm planning on getting this Life Planner from erincondren.com to keep my life in check. I saw it on Amanda's blog, OurOklahomaNest, and thought it was absolutely perfect for the student/working mom in me! Can't wait to place my order =)

My favorite design!



So far that's what I've been up to. Painting and other home improvements are on the back burner until after the new year. There's to much going on between now and then. I need to get into a routine and then hopefully everything will fall into place. Hope you all have a good week.

Life With 2.

Remember in this post

I had all these things set to do to keep me "occupied"

Ha! I could and have laughed at myself!

Let's see, I did sign up for a trial of Netflix

and started Mad Men.

Not sure what all the hype was about but it is entertaining,

especially during midnight feedings.

I did not get to read all but maybe three pages of The Help or any book

so maybe I'll by the book and read them at my own pace.

With one child it could've been possible to read a 400 or so page book in

21 days but right now it's just not possible!

It took me 2 days to read all the past blog posts that I missed and

I realized I may need to cut back on how many I read...

I started posting new posts because I had so many things I wanted to remember.

My house is not spotless and that makes me feel guilty.

Like I feel guilty for sitting here typing this while my dining table still has remnants from

this morning's breakfast.

Honestly, all I want to do is take a shower, have another cup of coffee,

and read all five magazines that came through the mail.

I want to shut my phone off, the TV off, send the babies off with Chris and have

30 blissful minutes of silence.

But then I'd miss them and want them to come home ♥

Source: lolo-o.deviantart.com via Krystle on Pinterest

New Loves

Today I took a day for myself. I felt (feel) selfish and foolish but oh so wonderful!

I enjoyed trips to Starbuck's Michael's, Target and then had lunch with my hun at McAlister's!

I love Starbuck's Iced Tea Lemonade Passion Fruit (sweetened) but today I had the White Chocolate Mocha and I totally regretted getting just a tall (small).  I didn't know if I was going to like it but I fell for it! Next time I'm making it count =) Oh and it was great with the shortbread cookies, ever try those? They're my favorites...

(via Pinterest)

I bought this cute cardigan at Target (along with the peanut M&M's I've been craving) and some frames for the nursery. On a side note, Target changed their website, and I'm not liking it at all! (That's just me, though)

I can't wait for fall and have already picked out a few things from Old Navy that I want! I decided I'm going to try and be colorful this fall and winter. I'm trying to stay away from safe colors like brown, black, and olive green. I really want a wardrobe instead of just clothes hanging in my closet looking sad. I used to buy clothes all the time and then I stopped. My style is depressing and I started changing that with my maternity clothes but now it's almost time to get out of my maternity clothes, so my regular clothes will need a revamp, as will my postpartum body!

I've had this obsession all summer long with McAlister's sweet tea and had to go there today! So I called up Chris and told him lunch was on me...Sweet, delicious goodness! This coming from the girl who NEVER liked fresh brewed ice tea! 

So far a good day! I'm going to go enjoy some quiet time and scrapbook! Maybe I'll even take pictures of the ones I've already completed and share!

Life is Sweet.

I need to keep reminding myself of that, especially, in the final days and weeks of this pregnancy. I'm so uncomfortable and tired I feel like I can never catch up. I know it'll all be worth it when I see my new baby and all my boys together =)

Anyways, nursery is almost done! I can't wait to share the pics and Logan's getting a big boy bed and some much needed attention to his room. I feel so guilty that the baby's room is pretty much complete and Logan's room has been in limbo since we moved in. I foresee a struggle on keeping the balance with my boys...

What else has been new? Not much really. It's been pretty hot and I've kept to the AC most of the summer. Amazingly this morning when I let the dog out it was cold! Could it be that we'll get an actual fall? I sure hope so because I'm ready for fall and Halloween decorations =)

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer ♥ Have a great week and I hope to be back in the blogging swing of things soon!

My No Good Very Bad Day!

source: www.pinterest.com via Jessica Holland

And the day's not even over! I don't like posting about bad days because no one likes to read about bad days but I still have 11 hours in the day and I've already had a meltdown so this is my no good very bad day so far!

I took Logan to his first story time at the library today (YAY!) and he was good for most of the stories but then his cranky baby self took over and he was screaming "No, No, No" and then turning around and hitting me and my sister. I still don't know how to handle those situations in public but I kept grabbing his hand and firmly telling him he needed to behave in his ear! I was pretty embarrassed but then I had had enough and took him and put him in time out, which ensued more crying and screaming, in the library nonetheless! I felt more embarassed by the sea of onlookers who were watching my son throw his tantrum and me sitting next to him waiting for it to stop! I knew he was tired so we finished up and left.Sti

Then I figured since he was tired he would fall asleep and I could leave him with my sister and run to Home Depot to get some paint samples for the baby's room. I get there, order my samples, browse around, and when I came back my sunglasses were slipping off my head so I put them down for a split second, grab the paints, paid for them, realized I didn't have my glasses, came back and they were GONE! Someone swiped them. I loved those things and was pretty upset. I asked both service desks if anyone had brought them up but no one had. I was on the verge of tears but said to myself they can be replaced it's okay and home I came.

Still being upset about my sunglasses, I indulged in a few Oreo cookies with milk and sat down while Logan napped and then my chipped tooth (which chipped Sunday morning) became a full broken tooth thanks to an Oreo! UNBELIEVABLE. I guess this day could be worse but really a broken tooth sent me over the edge into a full blown meltdown with snot and tears. I really hope my bad day is over because anything else might send me to bed and not want to get out!

I saw the above quote on a board on Pinterest that I follow and thought it was relevant to today. Hopefully the day gets better ♥

M.I.A.

(source: www.pinterest.com via Jessica Holland)

I've been M.I.A.

I'm sorry.

It's probably because it's

Summertime and we've been outside

Or

I've picked up scrapbooking again

(I hadn't done any real scrapping in a while)

Or

I'm incredibly fatigued

and I just want to veg on my couch.

Or

Logan's really putting the terrible in

terrible two's!

There are 8 more weeks until my newest bundle of joy

makes his debut into the world! Can't wait!

Oh and I don't know about you

But I've been thinking A LOT about Fall & Christmas!

Those seasons go by way to fast!

O.W.L.

No, it's not a Harry Potter reference! It's actually an acronym for "One Little Word", which I was inspired to write about after reading Liz's "OWL" in her blog, Perfect Chaos. 

After reading her post, I started thinking what my one little word would be for 2011. I don't make resolutions and, sometimes, I'm even afraid to set goals, as the two are often synonymous for me. But I really thought about this and today while I was showering I thought of my past go getter attitude, my drive, my MOTIVATION.

So for 2011 my goal is to become motivated. I don't know where or how I lost my motivation but I have a few theories.  Maybe I got lazy because my current relationship is a lot easier and more loving than my last, but every relationship needs constant work, even the good ones. So I need to motivate myself to give 100% instead of 90%. I need to focus on motivating myself in not only pushing myself to get everyday, mundane activities done, but also to achieve friendships and connections in my state. I need to motivate myself to get to church and find myself spiritually instead of pushing it off.

I realize that I'm still going to have those lazy tendencies but I want them to be few and far between instead of almost daily. I usually give up when the going gets tough because it's easier to give up then keep going. As I type and re-read this I'm panicked because it looks like a tall order for 2011 but I'll take it a day at a time, start slowly and hopefully have achieved where I want to be by the end! I wish everyone good luck for those with goals and resolutions for 2011!

I've Been Thinking...

About rainy days! I miss them.

We haven't had many rainy days here in TN!

I love the smell, the dark clouds, the rumble of thunder

I love snuggling up with a good book, a blanket, something hot to drink and my baby!

I love the sound of the rain falling on the window or hitting the leaves!

I love the puddles too!

♥

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