Crafty Queen

My best friend Molly is CRAZY talented...I like to think of her as a Crafty Queen! She makes tutus, bows, shirts, babies...you name it, she makes it! :)

Love her, love her crafts, love her babies, and mostly...I love that she's my best friend!

(Please visit her blog and see what she's been up to!! You'll love it!)

My Chocolate Boy

Lately, whenever I pick up Brogan from my parents house, he throws a HUGE fit when we have to leave! He loves his Gramma and Papa (and his mama too; he talks about me all day)! On Wednesday, he was throwing one of these fits so I bribed him with a miniature Hershey's candy bar. I figured he'd just hold on to it until we got home and I'd give him a little as a treat. Well...this happened.






That little stinker got the wrapper undone and was chowin' down! I couldn't help but laugh (and stop by my office so my friend could take his picture!) and let him finish his rewarding treat. He sure does love his chocolate!

Look At Those Curls!

It sure is hard to think about cutting off these precious curls! I think we'll keep them around for awhile....

Bargain Shopping Day

I had a few hours of kidless running around so I took advantage! I got my nails done and decided to do a little shopping....for Brogan of course! I had heard The Children's Place was having an amazing $2.99 sale and I felt the urge to check it out. I got quite a bit of great stuff for this coming fall/winter; mostly tops since this child is the hardest to fit jeans! I also hit up Target to see if they had anything good...and they did, of course! I got several tops that were all 50% off, making them $3 each! I did get a couple sizeable jeans that weren't on sale but I figured it was worth it :)

Here are a couple pictures of what I got!




I might go back to get some more things for Brogan AND for my nieces!

Hey T-Bone!

I'm NOT talking about a steak here folks. I was in a car accident yesterday during my lunch break and I was T-Boned. Here is what happened:

I was heading home after grabbing something to eat (which never did enter my stomach) and I was stopped at a 2 way stop. I was facing east waiting to cross and to my left was a LARGE FedEx truck wanting to turn left. Because he was there, I could not see the oncoming traffic from the North. I sat there for what seemed like forever and turned to look at the FedEx driver. He motioned to me what looked like "You're good, go ahead and cross" -- if I could 'show' you the hand gesture I would. So, naturally, I went. And then the scariest thing happened EVER! I got T-boned by a Chevy Suburban going 35 mph. It all happened really fast! I honestly didn't see the damage to either vehicle except for my front tire which is tilting in. I had to wait for the towing company to come get my vehicle because the police officer advised me not to drive it. I waited for what seemed like FOREVER for the tow company to get there and another 25 minutes watching the mechanic (who had NEVER done any sort of towing before...great, thanks.) try to get my car up on the bed. Finally, his boss and another guy showed up and got my car up on the bed within 5 minutes. Ugh. I talked to my insurance company and got things straightened out and we only have to pay our deductible, thank God. And because I had Brogan's car seat in the back seat, I have to get a new one which will be paid for in full by my insurance company. I'm pretty sore today but thank God I work for a chiropractor! I've been getting adjusted all day today and I did get a massage GC from Tommy for Christmas! That will definitely be coming in handy the next couple weeks!

Oh and the funny thing is (well not funny really but whatev) this all happened not even a block away from my house.

No one was hurt; I have a small ticket to pay for a 'stop sign violation'; I have a wonderful father-in-law who is letting us use his truck till ours is finished getting fixed; and I can get a cute, new car seat for Brogan. It was a shitty (pardon me) day but there is always a silver lining, right?

A Whole Lotta Cute!

Here are some pictures of my youngest niece, Avery! I edited them for fun and I think they turned out pretty good!

She's a whole lotta cute, that's for sure!

Bach Recap # 4

We ventured to Molly's house last night to watch the Bachelor and eat tasty Thai food -- my first time! I loved it, by the way. I have to say, we LOVED last nights episode and the tiny bits of drama that always seems to happen.

The girls are officially moved out of the Bachelor house. They are all living on 2 really nice RV's which is kinda funny cause they are forced to be with each other. All the girls are seeming to get along with everyone except Vienna. She's crazy and she is NOT the one for Jake.

The first one on one was with Gia. Now, from the beginning she has not been my most fave. We all decided that her laugh...has got. to. go. For their date, they went to a winery, played hide and go seek in the fields (kinda weird but cute in the same way), and had s'mores and hot dogs by a fire pit. They did get cuddly and smooch a lot so we figured she was definitely getting her rose. She did. She stayed. Eh, could be worse I guess.

The group date included the rest of the girls, except Gia (obviously), Ella, and Kathryn. For the date, they all went dune buggy-ing (that's totally not a word) and sand surfing. Ali and Vienna Sausage had several things to say to each other, face to face and behind their backs. I love it but I do think that Ali is starting to get a little caddy and I just hope she is careful with how she acts. Anyway. Vienna and Jesse (? I don't remember) got their buggy stuck on top of a sand dune so of course our hero in shining armor saved the day. After all the sand adventures, they had a nice little picnic dinner in the sand and afterwards Jake asked if anyone would like to 'roll down the hills'. I was surprised when no one jumped up, except Corrie. Good for her! She needed some time with Jake to show him she's a good girl who should stick around. They looked like they had a blast rolling down the hill and being goofy. When all was said and done in the sand, they all had the pleasure of going to this beautiful mansion/hotel place to get all de-sanded and pretty. My favorite (but not really) part of that evening was when Jake asked Vienna to go have a one on one with him and she responded "I'd like to have the last one on one with you"...Um WHAT?!?! This is HIS show to find HIS wife not the other way around sista. (BTW: Here is one reason I don't like Vienna: she said in her confessional time when someone else had one on one with Jake that "I guess it's ok for her to have 30 seconds with Jake since he's going to be my husband" WHAT?!?! Weirdo. AND she called him her boyfriend at one point in the show...whatever lady. But she did fall on her face while playing in the sand and we LOVED that. Side note: Molly, Katie, Melisa, and myself are truly nice girls...we would NEVER treat anyone like the way we talk about these girls...promise!)

Jake had great one on ones with all the girls that night EXCEPT Ashleigh. Whoa. She was totally putting herself out there (and looked wasted) and Jake did not seemed impressed. He said himself he thought she looked amazing but he just didn't feel an attraction to her and he really wanted to. Ali and Jake had great conversation and I really think he's starting to fall for her. Tenley is a doll and Jake and her TOTALLY go together! They're both that 'nerdy, good kid' that you love! And Tenley is the girl who got the rose on this date!

Jake had the "2 girls, 1 rose" date with Ella and Kathryn. They had a very awkward dinner where Jake and Ella seemed to talk the most and Kathryn felt like the third wheel. There was even a point when Kathryn tried to pipe in and join the convo but she was immediately interrupted by Ella. Us girls felt so bad for her and WE even felt awkward. Jake had some time to talk to each girl privately and he seemed to have great convo with each girl. Ella and Kathryn were both VERY honest with Jake and seemed to put their foot down with some things that had been bothering them. We had a feeling both girls were going home, mostly since the outfit he was wearing was the same outfit he had on in the previews of him throwing the rose in the fire (which was cheesy and not that dramatic...good one ABC.) Well, we were right and he ended up sending both girls home. (Kathryn even pulled a Molly from the last Bachelor --with Jason -- and said "I think you're making a huge mistake". Whatever.)

During the last rose ceremony, Jake had a break down moment and had to get some advice from Chris Harrison, the host. He just didn't feel as if he should give out both of his last 2 roses (Tenley, Gia, Ali, and Corrie all had roses). He decided not to and only gave out one, to Vienna. We. Were. Pissed. Jesse and Ashleigh were sent home. Jesse did however get a few words in with Jake before the rose ceremony to tell him how she honestly felt about Vienna still being there. I'm just hoping Jake took that to heart and truly starts to see how Sausage Queen is. Ashleigh cried ALOT and told the camera that she was the only 'mature' girl there. Right. Keep telling yourself that.

Ali (who must LOVE yellow dresses cause she had yet another one on) was very upset after Vienna got her rose and kept saying things under her breath -- "Why is she still here?" "I can't believe he kept her" etc. She told Tenley that she was definitely going to stay but that she would talk to Jake about how this makes her feel. We'll see how that goes...hopefully good for Ali's sake.

Head on over to Miss Molly's blog to see what she had to say about last nights episode!!