Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope that you are all surrounded by LOVE today!
I have been spoiled this Valentine's Day...
 My husband left this for me on the bathroom sink this morning...
He shopped at The Barn yesterday while I was working
and bought me a super cute T-shirt and  an enamel pitcher
(I added the lavender)...

 
Sweet Bailey colored this card for me...
Notice the Starbucks Gift Card???

 I made chocolate chip heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast...
Bailey got some really pretty pink roses from her daddy
(He did really good this year!)

My mom sent us a Gift Card, so tonight we'll be going out to eat
and Bailey has requested a trip to Barnes and Noble Bookstore
with Starbucks afterwards
(she is craving one of those yummy cupcakes!)

I hope you all have a day that's as special as YOU are!

XOXO




Friday, December 31, 2010

Another Year Gone...

With every year that passes,
the years seem to get shorter and shorter.
I have taken down all of my Christmas decorations,
but have left the trees up.
It seems like yesterday that we were taking them down and putting them back into the attic.
We had our first big snowfall of the year last night.
(It usually comes in October, so we've been blessed this year.)
The world outside looks so calm and peaceful when it's covered in snow.
I have a million resolutions in mind for the new year,
most of them are the same ones from last year.
I never seem to be able to keep up with my own thoughts and dreams.
I sometimes just lack the motivation (and energy)!
I want 2011 to be a year of growth for me.
I want to continue to become a better person...
to my daughter, my husband, family, and friends.
I want to focus more on who I am...who I was before becoming a wife and a mother.
I sometimes forget who I really am,
because I'm bogged down with daily routines and responsibilities.
(A part of life that still takes some getting used to.)
I want to love more in 2011,
have more fun in 2011,
be wiser in 2011,
give more hugs in 2011,
savor more moments and memories in 2011,
make more friends, be more creative,
and make atleast one of my own dreams come true in 2011.

I also want to continue to raise a polite, generous, and caring little girl.
I want to spend more time listening to her sing, watching her dance, playing games,
and holding her before these times are gone.

Happy New Year to you all!
I hope you find peace within your heart as the new year presents
an open slate for you
to start fresh with your own hopes and dreams
for 2011!




Sunday, December 19, 2010

Goodwill Gift Challenge!

I was bored yesterday and said to my husband...
"Hey! You know what would be fun!?
Let's go to the Goodwill and see who
can put together the best collecton of gifts for the other person!
Whoever finds and puts together the best collection wins!"
So....off we went to the nearest Goodwill store.
Keep in mind that in Memphis, TN (where we moved to Colorado from),
the Goodwill stores are pretty disgusting...
I went in once and never returned!
However, here in Colorado,
they are much nicer...
cleaner, nicer products, I'm a fan.
The challenge proved to be a bit tough for me...
It's hard to find "man stuff" at the Goodwill that doesn't disgust me.
(You know...greasy, used-up tools, old socks, broken golf clubs, chipped beer mugs...)
On the other hand, I found some great treasures along the way for myself...
Like a vintage rolling cart for SIX BUCKS!!!

Back to the challenge...
I started to find bits and pieces for my collection and found
that I did better in the book/CD section.
My daughter found a cowboy hat Christmas ornament and yelled out
"daddy LOVES cowboys!"
Really? I didn't know that....

An hour later,
we had filled our carts
(peeked when the other wasn't looking)
and checked out!


 I LOVE my Goodwill Gifts!
I got several like-new hardcover home decor books...
even one that I ALMOST bought at Anthropologie last week!
A John Lennon CD, a Hootie and the Blowfish CD (yes you read that right...),
A cute little galvanized watering can,
a "DODO Bird" (pronounced DOUGH DOUGH)bobblehead
(as my husband calls it...I think it's really an owl?),
a cigar box, and some other goodies tossed in as well!

He ended up with
a metal security box, a brand new Hank Williams (Sr.)CD,
A brand new package of shoelaces (LOL),
some REALLY nice Civil War History Books
(He loves anything to do with the history of the Civil War)
Three "Sniglets" books (remember those?),
A David Letterman Book of Top Ten Lists,
a brand new feaux leather CD case..haha,
an organizational box with label holder,
some heavy-duty rope,
and ofcourse, the cowboy hat ornament!

I think he won the challenge...my collection from him was much better!

We had SO much fun with this!
I think we may go for round 2 this evening at a different Goodwill!

Hope you're enjoying your weekend and are having
LOTS of Holiday fun!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Flea Market Info and Belated Easter Pics!

I was just reading Jeanne's blog 
and realized that I'm also
 fashionably late
with posting my Easter photos!

I've been so busy preparing for a flea market
that I'm helping to plan.
Here's the flyer that I created for it...
(My neck is about to fall off
from sitting at my laptop all day!)
I am so excited to be a part of this fun event
and I'm REALLY hoping for a good turnout!

On to the Easter photos...
I won't blab too much about what we did that day...
just typical Easter stuff.
We had lunch with my aunt in Boulder
and pretty much spent the entire day/evening there!

Here are some photos of my precious Bailey
 in her dress that she refused to take off!
I thought for sure that she'd only keep it on for a few minutes,
but she wore it ALL day!
She's always full of surprises!
I hope you're all having a nice week so far!

Saturday, January 02, 2010

Welcome to a new DECADE!?

I can't believe that another decade has ended!
It seems like yesterday that everyone was in panic mode over Y2K!
People always say
 "What do you hope to accomplish in the NEXT 10 years?"

In the year 2000 I said things like...
  • finally graduate from college (it took me 10 years!)
  • end my terrible relationship and find my TRUE love
  • start my career as a professional writer
  • continue my career as a singer
  • MAKE MORE MONEY
  • get out of debt
  • settle down in life
  • move back to Nashville (TN)
So, let's see... I completed most of the things on my list and then some
Although there are some of those things that I'm STILL working on!


(I married my TRUE love!)


(this is just too funny...)


(a very pregnant me...with my husband and my father)

I have really grown up in the past 10 years...
I've gone from being a single woman in my 20's to
being a married woman in my 30's with a little girl.


(waiting to deliver my baby girl...)


(holding her for the first time...)

I've sacrificed my career as a singer,
my extension of college (I wanted to get my Masters Degree),
and my love of the South.

I went back to Nashville, then to Florida, back to Nashville once or twice,
then BACK to Florida, back to Memphis and now here I am
in COLORADO????
Whoa! That was never in my 10 year plan!



But... I am happy.

I've learned to create a new career for myself
with the time that I do have being a stay-at-home mom.
I've learned responsibility...more than I can sometimes handle.
I've learned of new love....TRUE love.
The love that is known when you are happily married.
The love that is known when you are the mother to a BEAUTIFUL little girl.
So all in all, the last decade has taught me many lessons
and I've overcome many hardships,
but I have been given so many things to be thankful for.

I can only imagine what the next 10 years will bring.

I know there will be struggles and times of trouble...
but I anticipate all of the memories that have yet to be created...
all of the happiness and love that I have yet to experience.

My resolutions for 2010 are:
  • to live a healthier life...eat better, exercise...blah blah blah
  • to work harder on growing my business
  • to spend more quality time with my family
  • to not stress so much over the little struggles that come my way
  • to keep in touch with long distance friends
  • to start singing again
  • to cook more
  • to read more
  • to not be a door mat for people to walk all over
  • to find happiness in simple things
  • to move back South (maybe not this year..but someday)
  • to LOVE
  • to FORGIVE
  • to be HAPPY


How are your New Year's Resolutions different
from those you created 10 years ago?
How have you changed?

I wish you all many happy moments in 2010
filled with more LOVE and HAPPINESS
than you know what to do with!!!








Saturday, December 12, 2009

A Visit with Santa


First let me say this...
I hope her face doesn't freeze like this...
not very attractive,
but SO funny!

I plan to blackmail my daughter some day
with all of her Santa photos!

We visited Santa Claus at
The Barn Antiques in Castle Rock, today.

Bailey did good at first...

She gave her "letter" to Santa
(which was a scribbly crayon drawing of
what she said was a puppy dog and a baby doll)

She even said "Hi Santa".
Everything was going smoothly and I thought...

"This is the year that she's going
to sit in Santa's lap without crying!"

WRONG!!!

She started to freak out as soon as I tried to put her on his lap.
(Hence the reason I got stuck in the Santa photo AGAIN!)

Thanks to Melanie who snapped the photo for me...

Bailey walked away (unscarred) happily with a sugar cookie
and has been talking about Santa for the rest of the day
as if he were her best friend!
Gotta love kids!

Oh, did I mention that sometimes a child is worse than a cat
when it comes to being around Christmas trees?

The photo below says it all!


This is "Bailey's Tree" ~ the one with all of the kiddy ornaments.
She likes to move them around frequently.
Sometimes, they get stuck.
Afterwards she said...
"Don't worry momma, Daddy fix it."

Hope you're all having a lovely, and HUMOROUS weekend!

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Holiday Home Tour and a Bit of White Wednesday (All-in-One!)



I've been so busy cleaning my house and decorating for the holidays!
I still have to put out the stockings and some of
the fun stuff
for my daughter...
 but for the most part, I have completed my holiday decor
 for 2009!

Take a peek into my home!
I hope you enjoy what I've put together for the holiday season.
Now I have to get my shopping done!












(The Wreath is Supposed to be My White Wednesday Item!)


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