Planner

I LOVE to make lists, specifically lists that are color coded.  For Christmas, I was gifted with some amazing Erin Condren goodies!  I am obsessed with her stuff!  Although I am not nearly as busy here in Texas as I once was in the G-town, I still enjoy making a weekly family schedule.  If you are a busy mommy, I highly recommend this super duper fun planner!

It breaks down each week by day!

It is super fancy and looks awesome on my countertop (even the yucky apartment countertop)

I purchased my little stand for $1.99 at Wal-Mart

If you went to school with me, then you know of my pen/marker addiction!  Part of my collection enjoys sitting right here next to my beautiful planner, ready to be used!!

I received a few other Erin Condren products, one of my other favs is this dry erase clipboard...the best idea ever!  CAT-5 loves using it for practicing her weekly spelling words!

CAT-5 even got in on the action and received this fabulous note pad.  LOVE IT!!

Just a few pretties that brighten my day and hope brighten your day too!

Until next time, I'll be making a list, in color, on a pretty pad!!

Home Sweet Home

Saying good bye to friends is a hard thing to do...

When we made the decision to move to Griffin a little over three years ago, we packed up our house and moved away.  I felt as though I never looked back to our neighborhood, where we had once lived.  Griffin felt like home from the very first night we slept in our new house.  

I LOVED the house, I LOVED the neighborhood, I LOVED the school.  I just really LOVED everything about our new place.

Over the next few years, through meetings at the park, at the school or dance classes, many friendships were made.  Cookouts and parties were had, dancing occurred, bon fires engulfed wedding rings and fake boobs were discussed but most importantly friendships were formed.  

I have always had a hard time making friends, like real friends, not just the Facebook kind. 

  

But these people, 

these ladies 

and gentlemen 

and little babies, 

I grew to love.  

It was a heart felt night at our favorite local pizza place.  

Pizza was consumed and tears were shed and goodbyes were hard to say.  

I am so thankful for the families that shared our lives with us.  

Who shared their babies with us. 

 Who really made our home "home".  

I will forever be grateful for the times that we shared.

Thank you for being our friends...

Missing you like crazy!

Adjustments...FIVE reasons why

Going from working, schooling, girl scouting and everything else in between to nothing...has been an adjustment.  What's cracking me up the most about the whole situation is CAT-5's hilarious commentary.  She is of course known for being funny, observant and opinionated...who knows where she gets that from.

My top favorite comments from Phoebe MAE...

1.  WHAT are you going to do today (after my answer) No like what are you going to do after that...

2.  Dad, do you have ladies in the office, fire one and give mom a job.

3.  What you need to do is cook and clean while me and dad are GONE ALL DAY!

4.  (Getting in the car at pick up) Mom, WHY is your hair soaking wet?

5.  No like, I mean, like what ARE you doing all day...

What can I say...

Oh where have I been?

WOW, I totally checked out!  Lots going on around these parts.  First off, I am officially a senior!!   HELLO..that is fantastic.  I recently went part time at work and couldn't be happier.  All my days are filled with homework.  The work load for senior year is like WHOA...no joke.  After witnessing a meltdown by about 35 women in my Thursday night class, I was feeling pretty normal!!  Send your prayers this way, low stress and high success, may we get this done!! To get you by...here are a few of my recent favorite shots!

 

 

 

 

Have you ever seen a family sleep like this!?!? Hilarious!!!

 

Frantically tyring to meet my 11:59pm deadline...

FIRST day APRIL

After my MASSIVE mommy meltdown last week, I am willing April to be perfect!  Don't worry with only FOUR more weeks of school I am certain it will be! 

 

 

 

I'm linking up and checking out how other mommies spent their first days and you should check it too!

 

 

 

Happy APRIL!

 

 

Tea for TWO

There's a little place

 

 in our backyard...

 

  

 That little girls dream of.

 

 

 

 

He may hate us one day for this...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but until then...

 

 

 

fabulous memories will be made!

A BIG thank you to AmyE for taking a little extra time to capture this little moment for us!!