friday's uncool/cool

nerd herd reunion 2013

UNCOOL:

1. missing these nerds. our time together was not enough.  a whole weekend would of been better.

2. that our chances of moving over seas has dropped to about 50% because mike is needed here.

3. money spent on my momagenda planner and cover and not loving it. [there are parts i love but overall- not loving it]  not sure what to do with it.

4. not sleeping very well all week. [kaylee keeps coming downstairs and one night she about gave me a heart attack]

5. ham dropping a 45lb weight on his big toe- OUCH!

COOL:

1. kaylee's teen beach movie get together was a success tonight.

2. ordering another beloved erin condren planner in dark orange and hot pink influenced by this room. [i got $10 bucks off from a coupon given to me from my last order]

3. it took me almost 2 years but i got the last room unpacked, clean and organized. i still need to find places for a few things but its done!

4. all the rain we've been getting. such a nice change from hot.

5. coming up with a crafty project and actually getting it done. [a silhouette of ollie for ham's bathroom]

yesterday

 taken while i was getting a shiseido makeover

 love this jacket from gymboree

 lunch that she only ate a few bites of

 boy does she love her hats @ crazy 8

hug attack!

1. i was going to start painting ham's bathroom yesterday but kaylee and i decided to go to the mall instead since it was raining.

2. i decided to get a mac make-over so i didn't put any make-up on but once i got there they said that i would have to wait till noon so someone at shiseido was willing.

3. i really loved their make-up because it felt like i wasn't wearing any and all of it stayed put till i went to wash it off before bed. i really loved their mascara because it didn't feel heavy on my twiggy eyelashes so i ended up getting the mascara primer, eyebrow pencil and a new lipstick because that was my main agenda.

4. kaylee got a few new school outfits. not too many because she already has tons of clothes and not that green jacket because its 50 bucks.

5. we ate gross food court for lunch. i got china max and didn't really like it. and she got pizza and breadsticks. she only ate one breadstick. 

6. once we got home, i worked on my craft room. i've been working on it all week.

7. and i decided to have a small get together for kaylee and her friends to watch the premiere of Teen Beach movie on friday.

8. because after i read this blog and how much fun her kids have, i decided i can make kaylee's life more fun too. [plus, we get to know the parents better this way]

9. kaylee ended up breaking girl code and told mike i bought make-up so she doesn't get to go shopping with me for awhile.

10.  and before going to bed, she went and did a hug attack on ham! [love moments like these]

da weekend

mike and i waiting for the return ferry

1. mike and i went and saw grown-ups 2.  i have to say it was much better than grown-ups 1 and i loved grown-ups 1!!  it was just funny throughout the whole movie. *spoiler alert*

2. got the house spic and span on saturday. 

3. even managed a 3 mile walk.

4. sunday was a little rough. i wasn't feeling 100% myself and was a little blue.

5. so mike stepped in and made chicken fried rice for dinner after mowing the lawn and weeding. [this was his first time making chicken fried rice]

6. today was much better and i got some laundry done and felt really good because i had dinner started by 1pm. crock-pot chipotle beef tacos.

7. except once 5pm rolled around, i noticed that i had the temperature set at warm instead of hot. fail.

8. so we went out for dinner. [we're trying not to eat out as much] epic fail.

9. i decided to color my hair myself and go back to my natural hair color. i think from years of swimming, my hair has never been asian black and the 6 different shades of color i was sporting wasn't cutting it anymore.

10. it turned out great and i really love the new look. i feel like a new person.

*it would of been better if taylor lautner took off his shirt at least once during the movie*

[friday] UNCOOL/COOL

we shared this small drink in memphis 2013

UNCOOL:

1. how fast summer is going

2. texas heat [i really enjoyed our weather while in indiana]

3. waking up to back pains

4. the loads of laundry that needs folding. [they're just towels/blankets but still]

5. the anxiety i get when i tell myself we could be moving overseas!

COOL:

1. getting back to exercising. zumba 3 times this week!

2. getting the house cleaned and organizing along the way. its a slow process but i'm getting there.

3. recreated a sandwich i had on my way to mackinac island it turned out- yummy!

4. buying a few shirts on sale at gap.com [i'm totally into wearing t-shirts this summer]

5. the excitement i get when i tell myself we could be moving overseas!

mackinac island part 1

mackinac island 2013

1. it took us 8 hours or so to get to mackinac island since we took the scenic route suggested by my parents. 

2. michigan is really a pretty state to drive through with its rolling hills and natural forests. plus, they had smooth, paved roads to drive on.

3. we stopped for lunch at manistee and ate at a local pub called tj's. i had the best sandwich there called the italia.  i re-created it tonight and it was almost as good.

4. once we hit mackinac city, we missed the ferry by a few minutes so we went to another local bar for a few drinks waiting for the next one to show up.

5. our hotel was right on the water and as soon as you got off the ferry. a guy took our luggage on a bike and dropped it off to our hotel for us.

6. there is no automobiles on the island which made it just that much cooler. you either walk, ride a bike or a horse and/or carriage.

7. mike went and got starbucks before our bike ride the next morning. he's such a yuppie.

8. mike got the honeymoon suite not because it was our anniversary but because it was the only room left. they gave us a bottle of sparkling wine and wine glasses.

9. mike also rocked my dooney and bourke purse.

10. photos 11 + 12 [from top to bottom] is the grand hotel. i heard the rooms weren't all that but its super huge and the lounge area was also decked out with tons of seating. the horse and carriage flower sculpture was on their lawn.

june cara box exchange

not sure how i ran into wifesessionals blog but once i saw she started the cara box exchange, i was in! our theme for june was "going to the fair/circus or carnival".  i got teamed up with the adorable ginny over at buttergirl diaries. since i was on vacay, i had to wait till yesterday to see what goodies she had sent. boy did she go over and beyond even sending ollie a treat!  thanks so much ginny for the box of awesomeness!!!

while i thought the theme was kinda hard it was still fun trying to come up some ideas. here's what i ended up sending to april at hansen love. a funnel cake kit, chocolate covered bacon, kettle corn, sweet tea and a zebra print tumbler since she loves zebra print!  

[photo via april]

if you want to see what goodies others have gotten, go here. its fun to look and get ideas for future swaps or gift giving.

and we're back

sunrise in arkansas through my buggy windshield

1. we didn't make it as far as last year before mike had to stop and get some sleep. i could feel him drifting so i made him stop somewhere.

2. after 3 hours of sleep and another 6-8 hours of driving, we finally made it to his folks house where we stayed for the first 6 days.

3. sleeping in a car squishes my body and it ached the next day even though theres so much more room in the armada than the rover.

4. it was awesome seeing our family and friends.

5. but bad when mike left me with his parents. even though we get along- its still not cool man. 

6. he went out with his buddy brent one night, went over to another buddies house with kaylee the next night and went golfing with said buddies the day after that. 

7. kaylee and i did some shopping at the outlets when he went golfing. kaylee loved spending pooppoops and nanny's money. [they each gave her 10 bucks!]

8. after ham saw both sides of the family, he ditched us the rest of the time to hang with his buddy tommy,  at purdue.

9. i have more photos and more of the trip to share.

10. after being gone for 15 days and driving more than 3700 miles, it sure feels good to be home.