Top Baby Bows & twenty five design Giveaway

Okay ladies here is a giveway I want to share going on at one of my fave blogs The Tarr Pit. I am definitely trying to win this, because 1. I am OBSESSED with buying hair bows for Tay......

and 2. because the giveway includes headbands for mommies which I am always wearing to keep the hair out of my face......except these headbands are not your normal boring walmart kind instead they are chic, stylish and fab.

they would for sure dress up the norm stay at home mama attire I find myself in on a daily basis......

Soooo cute right??!!!! I get extra entries for posting about it, and as much as I would lurveeee to win this I would also be super excited if one of my readers won!!! So go over to

The Tarr Pit and enter the giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!!

summer to-do #7

So my summer to do list post inspired me to browse online at some very organized and might I add very pretty closets.......if you need some inspiration take a looksie at what I found....

You can actually buy this whole system here

Isn't this the prettiest lil' closet you've ever seen!!

Mmmmm this makes me happy........

Update on closet organization project:

1. So far I have organized all our closets by color which is what I always do

2. the kids have colored huggable hangers.....Tay lavendar Teddy blue

****Next on the closet do to list is buy the hanging bags for shoes, shirts, and sweaters.......

Anyone doing any organization projects? Any tips??

the simple life.

I have been pretty happy with how. simple. our life has been since we moved. We live 10 minutes from a gas station, and at least 20 from a grocery store, target is farther, and starbucks is about 20-25 minutes. The beach is 15 minutes away, and we go on a weekly basis. It is beautiful the water is clear and the sand is white. I love it. We take walks daily, and pass by the pond that is in our neighborhood. We decided not get cable, so me and the kids fill up our days playing outside in the sunshine {extreme humidity}, catching up on my reading, naps, and playing barbies. Awe its so nice. I could complain about being bored or that I can not get my nonfat iced caramel macchiato almost everyday. But, there is more to life than dvr, shopping, and as hard as it is to admit.....starbucks {I still love you}. Yes, sometimes we all need a little simplicity in our life. By taking certain things away it can allow for more quality time with our kids, our husbands, friends, family, and get those creative juices flowing to come up with things to do. When I was a child......me and my cousins would always say "we are bored" and my grandma's response would always be the same " There is no such thing as being bored, there is always something to do." I think my grandma was definitely on to something.....when I start to feel the boredom taking over I use her philosophy, and it has worked everytime. Sometimes I don't need to actually "do" anything but grab a nice big glass of sweet tea and enjoy the view of tall, old, beautiful trees and green grass in our backyard.

How do ya'll simplify your life?? Or what do you need to simplify?

Have a wonderful day!!!! And if you have a sec vote please =)

interruptions

Sorry for the interruption of delayed blogs. We have been having internet and computer probs.....but my laptop is fixed and we will have internet this coming week, so stay tuned!!! Anywho I thought I better do a quick post while it is working, because who knows how long it will last!!! Since I have been without internet and computer for over a week you may be wondering what I have been doing with all my time??? Besides taking care of the kids and house, just going through those last boxes in the gargage, multiple goodwill donations, making my own iced coffee because the nearest starbucks is 20 minutes away { I know its been pretty hard} and a few other things......

Enjoying the beautiful beach I planted myself a little herb garden

and trying to wear these little ones out!!!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!!

nap time, hot guys, and soap operas.

Yay!! Its Friday!! Since this is one of my favorite days I figured I would post something fun for you guys. See read and have a great day!!!

I love being back at home with my kiddies because well for that reason I love being at home with them and spending a huge amount of time with them......I love being able to tend to our home, cook dinner every{almost} night, and be there for my breadwinner of a husband, but there is one reason why I love being back at home that isn't soooo family oriented. Have you ever heard of a little daytime show known as General Hospital? I have been viewer of soaps {two in particular the one just mentioned and Days of our Lives} for a long time.... no really... a LONG time when I was in elementary school my summer babysitter would watch them during nap time. I was a bit older than the toddlers running around, so that meant I got to stay up and watch the soaps {interesting judgement on her part}. Now that I have kids of my own I am carrying on the tradition...... their nap time is my soap watching time {definitely helps pass the time when folding laundry}. If you are not into the sometimes corny, elaborate storylines or the questionable acting talent then at least catch it for the eye candy and if you do not already know...... shirts of these men do come off on a regular basis.

This is Jason.... "the myserious hi I'm in the mob type"


Yes J. Franco is on there and he is by far the hottest serial killer you will ever meet......
The hot greek prince {elaborate just a tinge}
Hope you enjoyed ladies.....have a fabulous day!!

Any soap lovers out there?? Which ones do you watch?

like me...then vote I would greatly appreciate it!!!

Thankful for Patience {its a hard one to master}

As I sit here in our new house, a new town, a new state.....It still doesn't feel real. I can not help, but be extremely thankful for the new path our life has taken. Just a year ago I was commuting 2 hours each way to work, Thomas was applying endlessly for teaching jobs, I was beyond tired, Thomas was very very frustrated....but we still had patience. Thomas is way better at this virtue than I. During our college years and after he was always encouraged me with motivating words to have.......patience. Such a hard thing to master at least for me it is. In college, I learned about "delayed gratification" essentially this psyc term just means patience. The ability to look beyond the here and now, and know that somewhere down the road you will have gratification. College students have to have this in order to see that in a few years they will a degree, mommies to be have to look beyond the nausea, swollen feet, and sleepless nights knowing that in several months they will be holding a beautiful newborn baby. Yes patience is hard. But over these past years my amount of patience has greatly improved.

Moreover {let us also be full in joy now} let us exalt and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unawsering endurance.

Romans 5:3

What is the point of being patient and waiting??? The well known cliche "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger". Yes we have all heard it, but that is because it is the truth. If we conquer a trial, challenge, hurdle in life with patience and a positive attitude it will only you make you stronger, and more able to overcome the next one. So during those years of communting to college, studying during Tay's naptime, then commuting to work, making ends meet, and much discouragement along the way.....

I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 40:1

Now I am not saying I waited patiently without complaining, wondering when is this going to end, crying many times.....I did all of those things......ALOT. But, as time went on those things became less and less because I realized....he has a plan. And even though, I totally do not get what that plan is or even how it is going happen its there and it will happen. Guess what???? It did. Here's another cliche for ya "Good things come to those who wait"

But if we hope for what is still unseen by us. We wait for it with patience and composure.

Romans 8:25

So today I am thankful for:

11. Thomas being accepted into the Naval Officer Program

12. Finding a house that was move in ready....meaning we

got the keys the day after we found it on craigslist!

13. having supportive parents

14. finishing college

15. a patient husband

16. living 15 minutes away from the beach

17. new opportunities

What are you thankful for today? Link up!!!

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We are here!!!

We made it!!! I just found the laptop charger as I was unpacking the hundreds of boxes in our house, so I thought I would give ya'll a little update! We made to Florida Friday morning......me and my mom drove through the night on Thursday. And let me tell you it was soooo worth the sleep deprivation. The kids and dog slept for almost the ENTIRE trip it was amazing. So, if you have a long road trip planned in the near future, and have kids grab yourself an iced caramel macchiato and a red bull. Anywho I will have a more entertaining post later this week, so come back!!!



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