back to normal

a birthday present (fathead.com)

1. this guy finally went back to college. he had a whole stink'n month off!

2.  forgot to mention we celebrated this guy turning 22 in my last post.  TWENTY- TWO! how is that even possible since i'm only 29? ha!

3. so today we are back to normal. kaylee went to school. mike went to work and i went to target. (to pick up toiletries for mike to take off shore)

4. the house is a mess and i have a sink full of dishes that needs to be done. 

5. so to keep up with the normal i went shopping. 

6. after target, went to surlatable but didn't find anything. then went to francesca's and found a cute skirt in a size SMALL.  haven't seen that size in a few years. yeah for plexus and bootcamp!

7. speaking of bootcamp. we did a different baseline yesterday and i was the fastest! (they changed the 400M run to a 500M row and 10 pull-ups/rings instead of burpees)

8. looking for some cute stuff to decorate the new house with even though not having a new house makes it kinda difficult.

9. but i've been stalking following my new girl crush (@browneyedfox) on instagram and want to decorate my house like hers. LOVE her style.

10. in the meantime, i've been decluttering and got the pantry all cleaned out.  nothing goes back in that won't get eaten or used quickly.  also been fluttering around each room and getting rid of stuff i don't want to move. (my neighbor said thats what her husband says she does-nothing but flutters around the house)

bad selfie and lazy blogger

1. i'm not very good at taking selfies.  i know i'm not facing the right way for a clear shot but i like the unclear ones of me the best. (taken after i had gotten my hair done that day)

2. boy have i been a bad, lazy blogger. too lazy to upload photos or to link back some of my favorite items.

3. i went crazy shopping today. headed to the woodlands and went to marshalls/homegoods.

4. got my self a top and a quilt for my bed. its so pretty!

5. then headed over to world market where they had this quilt on hold for me. its in kaylee's room and we're using the purple side.

6. then i went to pottery barn to see if they had any placemats and napkins in stock that i saw on joanna gaines instagram.  they did so i bought them plus linen colored napkins plus silver napkin rings.

7. now i'm debating if i want to do half printed/half linen napkins and place mats so its not so matchy match.

8. and since i was in the area, had to stop at the cheesecake factory to order a shrimp and bacon club sandwich with sweet potato fries to go.

9. and on my way out, i had to stop at kiehls because i had gotten a sample of their bb cream and loved it so a big tube had to be bought.

10. then i told myself i needed to get straight home and that tomorrow is cleaning day. 

keeping the economy going

1. after going to trader joes for more cookie butter this morning, i went next door to nothing bundt cakes. big mistake! huge!

2. because not only did i walk out with a single serving size of carrot cake but also with a dozen of these mini ones. [the carrot cake was quickly devoured after eating left over salad. its all about the balance and no one knows but me and you so it never happened]

3. kaylee had a friend spend the night friday. we went to the alamo draft house and watched muppets most wanted. we also ate at the theatre which i do not recommend-way too expensive!

4. saturday was watch mike mulch the yard day. it looks so much better.

5. sunday we headed to ikea for another fiddle fig plant and a bistro set for the breezeway. what i had in there before was too bulky.

6. then we headed to the yard house for a late lunch. i ended up getting the biggest turkey pot pie ever seen! it was delish!

7. of course i had to stop into anthropology and found a cute top on sale which i wore yesterday and felt really cute in it. getting my hair done also helped with the cuteness factor.

8. one day last week, i decided to turn in all my gift cards i had sitting around. everything pretty much came in yesterday so my doorbell was ringing like it was christmas or something.

9. i'm still waiting for my much needed haan steam mop which should be here today.  if you sign up for their emails, they will give you $20 off which makes it the cheapest i've seen.

10. also waiting for my erin condren goodies. they had given me a $25.00 gift card for being a repeat customer. got $25 off my order and a free t-shirt. not too shabby.

shopping and being an elementary school rebel.

1. can't believe its friday already. i also can't believe this photo was taken one day last week.  this week its been in the low 70's,  a little chilly but sunny.

2. now if only it will stay this way for a few more months instead of getting hot.

3. my home cooking got vetoed on wednesday and we went to bdubs for dinner. thats when i told mike his birthday present because he mentioned, again, how he would like to get his mom a plane ticket for spring break.

4. but i've cooked almost all week. we had steak tips with egg noodles topped with peppered mushroom gravy last night. so good!

5. i've been good about not spending much money this week. just on groceries.

6. till i decided to go to the mall yesterday to buy some much needed unders/bras but instead i got mike 4 pairs of pants and 3 shirts for work. they were 60% off at dillards.

7. and unders/bra shopping confuses me. i don't want to pay victoria secret prices yet not sure what to get or from where? [i'm thinking aerie, they have good prices]

8. today was fun run day at school. kaylee ran all her laps-36 of them, plus more!

9. then i went to eat lunch with her and sat with her and her classmates even though i'm not suppose too.  i'm such rebel. [they have separate tables for parents/students]

10. one of the lunch ladies busted me on it but let me stay anyway. [the other lunch ladies didn't care]

not much going on

1. this little dude likes to hang out on my bathroom window-outside. [i think its him every night]

2. i love how tiny his little hands/fingers are. they look like flowers.

3. mike and kaylee went to pickup the in-laws. kaylee wants to leave poppop at the airport.

4. mike got the old playset taken down and our backyard looks so much bigger. i'll have some photos soon.

5. the other day i saw a snake getting ready to come out of its hole but he went back in as we were walking by. YUCK! gave me the heebeegeebee's!

6. that same day i saw two very large black birds eating the remains of an armadillo. [my 3rd armadillo laying on the side of the street since we moved here]

7. i've had to tone down on the walking some this week. hated that every time i moved, i moved like an 80 year old because i'm in pain.

8. i found mike's favorite beer at world market, one of my favorite stores now.

9. kaylee's been crying and/or being super sensitive these past couple of days. i hope its just a phase she's going through.

10. and ham is still the same. BORED.

random wednesday

taken last night around 7ish. the lighting was awesome.

the operator not so awesome.

1. i took a few other photos while fleanut and i went on a walk but they came out blurry. operator error.

2. i made this tortellini salad for my dinner while the kids ate tacos. i added avocado. its yummy. [recipe original found via pinterest]

3. fleanut is wearing her new swim soup [kayleeism even though she says the correct way now]. i got it "free" through my rewards points.

4. so its official, our house in indiana is no longer ours. not sure how it all works but we got it for that "guarantee offer" price bp offered us though the buyers are paying $5000 less...

5. it's money in our pocket and i'm not complaining!

6. our neighbor friend is a family physician and he was nice enough to suggest some meds for me to take for my allergies. so far its cleared some of my runny nose.

7. Congratulations are in order for one of my favorite authors. she got married over the weekend! yeah, i'm jealous, she got to marry a surfer!

8. walked 4 miles today. my legs and feet were pretty sore afterwards.

9. can't wait to get my new duvet cover! bummed that its taking so long in getting shipped.

10. and i want to get kaylee these missoni shoes. so cute!