The Cullens Get A Pet

I just returned from seeing Breaking Dawn.

I had to go see it as soon as humanly possible because *people* are spoiling it on twitter.

Although....now that I think about it....if you have read the books, you are already spoiled.

I HAVEN'T READ THE BOOKS.

EDITED: As of 8pm Sunday night....I am reading Breaking Dawn.

I don't want to read them and I think it makes the movies more enjoyable to NOT read them and to actually be surprised when stuff happens.

Here are a few of my questions from watching the movie:  *possible spoiler alert*

Why isn't Belle smiling when she is walking down the isle to Edward?

Why does Rosalie look like a dude?

Why doesn't Edward sparkle anymore?

Why do the Cullen's, who have so much to hide from the world, live in a glass house?

Why didn't Charlie track Bella down like he promised?

What food did they serve at the Vampire Wedding?


Do I have to become a vampire to get Bella's hair color?


Why did they have to ruin Bloody Marys for me?

Why do I have this uncontrollable urge to buy the soundtrack to this movie? Especially this song.

Can Edward get any sexier? 

Why am I still crying?


Where can I get a Pocket Charlie Doll?

Why did they have to scare me like that? (Bella dying)

Does Jacob get to live in the Cullen's house with them now?  On a doggy bed?



I thought it was really funny that the first song I heard on the way home from the movie was Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees! HA!


Have you seen the movie?  Did you cry?  Are you going to see it again?

Breaking Boys Hearts

Mallory has been in a tumbling class for 10 weeks and she is loving it!

It has been so much fun to see her progress from a timid little girl who could barely do a tumble, to a confident big girl that can stand in a position on the balance beam.

There is also a little boy in her class that has taken a shine to her from day one.  He always places his red square right next to hers and whispers in her ear.  Mostly....she just sits there and lets him carry on.  Occasionally she will throw him a bone and acknowledge his existence.

Yesterday, I saw him lean over and smell her chest.  She let him and they both laughed.

When we got in the car, I asked her why Jason was smelling her like that and she informed me that he was smelling her because she told him that she smells like cupcakes!

Oh that girl of mine....she's going to be just like me.

Her cupcakes bring all the boys to the yard!

His First Star Wars Shirt

Coming to a theater near you.....

February 10 2012

Star Wars Episode I....The Phantom Menace!

Alex got his first Star Wars shirt the other day.

We were in Target and iKeith decided that Alex needed a new shirt so he was walking around the kids section looking at all of these silly shirts with cartoon characters on them.  I *hate* shirts with characters on them (except for Hello Kitty) and I generally skip them.

iKeith just about peed his pants when he spotted the Star Wars shirt.  He was giddy with excitement and kept going on and on about his FIRST SHIRT.

Whatev.

Then....later that same day, I was looking at movie trailers on Apple TV and I saw that Star Wars is coming back to the big screen in 3D.  Then I got a little bit excited.

I know that I must have seen a couple of these movies when I was a kid but I remember ZERO about them.  

Now I'm excited to experience them with my son!

And I think maybe I need my first Star Wars t-shirt.

Are you a Star Wars fan?  Will you go see the movie in 3D?

 

Happy Veteran's Day

Happy Veteran's Day Dad!

Thank you for your service in the Army.

Thank you for fighting an unpopular war.


And thank you for coming home alive so that you could marry Mom and have me!

We love you!

Linking up with Becca from R We There Yet Mom for a special Veteran's Day link party.

What I Wore: West Point Edition

I've been documenting my outfits for the last couple weeks because I'm so proud of myself!

You see...I spent 5 years in workout gear and a pony tail.  And I wasn't working out.  I had nowhere to go and no reason to dress for the day.  Well....occasionally, I'd go somewhere and I'd wear some jeans and a sweater but those days were few and far between.

I have dressed (no work out clothes), done my make up and hair every day since August 18th.  What is so special about August 18th?  It's the first day of Kindergarten!

I finally have somewhere to go every day.  Most days....it's just to pick up my son.  But some days, it's school or PTA meetings, tumbling class and play dates.

The best part of all of this is that I'm having so much fun planning my outfits and accessories and I feel so much better about myself.

Here are my outfits from this week.  I document them on my fan page if you want to see more.

Thursday, November 3

Weather: Sunny, 36 degrees

Black V-Neck Shirt from Old Navy

Green Cashmere Scarf, bought on Ebay 7 years ago

My favorite jeans from White House Black Market

Green watch from Charming Charlie

NOT SHOWN: Brown snow boots from JC Penney

 Monday, November 7

Weather: 39 degrees, sunny but COLD

Plans: School meeting (DRAMA), play date and lunch with friends

White V-Neck from Old Navy

Grey Cardigan from Old Navy

My favorite jeans WHBM

Mary Jane Flats from Naturalizer

Turquoise necklace from Charming Charlie

Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 from Chateau Ste Michelle

Nail Color: Essie Berry Naughty

Tuesday, November 8

Weather: 39 degrees, Sunny...FREEZING COLD

(new) White V-neck T-Shirt from Zappo

Grey Velvet Jeans (with bedazzled butt) WHBM

Keith's West Point Jacket 

Necklace from JC Penney Jr Dept

Red Shoes from Jelly Pop

Coffee from Donut Shop

I was so excited when I found my husband's West Point jacket in his side of the closet! It's in great shape for being 30 years old.  Please don't tell him I told you that.

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy for What I Wore Wednesday

LEGO Winter Village

Hello friends and Impulsive Addict and Shawn! Today...I want to talk to you about something very dear to my heart.

LEGOS* for Mommy!

Over the weekend, we went to a LEGO store.  I'm usually not the least bit interested in this and just count the minutes until we can leave.  But this time.....I saw something I like.  A Christmas Village!

This village started in 2009 and the building from that year will be discontinued soon.  If you want this collection GET IT NOW!

Winter Toy Shop
Released: 2009
Pieces: 815
$59.99 at LEGO.com

Winter Village Bakery
Released: 2010
Pieces: 687
$54.99 at LEGO.com

Winter Village Post Office
Released: 2011
Pieces: 822
$69.99 at LEGO.com


* I have permission from my DANISH friend to call them LEGOS.  Did you know that LEGOS came from Denmark?  Well...they did.  And my friend Helle says I can call them LEGOS.

Because, really....who is ever playing with ONE lego?

Happy Place....Organized LEGO

A few days ago....I told you that I'm a hoarder.

But I'm an organized hoarder. 

Does that make any sense?

I just spent 4 hours sorting my son's LEGO (I was just informed that there is no plural of LEGO, like FISH or DEER) by color and size. NOTE TO SELF: Stop using the words fishes and deers.

My husband fully supported my project and I'm pretty sure he may have recorded our conversation about it for evidence when the men in the white jackets come for me.

Fine. Call me crazy but organizing things makes me very happy.  I feel a sense of peace when things are in order and color coordinated.

Look how cool this LEGO Project Workstation is.   I could color coordinate until my heart is content!

Maybe I need this Box4Blox.  It organizes them for you....by size.  But it's $40.

 If I was made out of money....I'd get this.  It's $50 and actually....a little bit creepy.

Do you have an organizing problem like me?  Join my fan club support group!

Edited: Major problem. The kids just tried to *play* with the LEGO that I sorted and I might have flipped out! I'm now watching them like a hawk to make sure they don't mix the colors.

I'm a Hoarder

A few days ago, I saw a tweet about the price of peanut butter going up.  Some of them 30% and some 40%.  I'm not good at math....but that seemed like a bad deal to me.

We eat TONS of peanut butter in this house.

I made a quick trip to the store the other night and decided to see if they price had gone up and yet and just about crashed my cart when I saw that a big jar of Jif was almost $7.

Today, I went to Target because I was out of children's tylenol (this is on sale, by the way) and my little boy had complained of a sore throat when he got up. (He's currently napping and has a fever. CRAP)

I was thrilled to find the big Jif jars for $4.69!  I bought 7 of them.

Choosey Moms.....Choose Jif!

You may be wondering why this is happening. Remember all of those drought conditions in the southern United States? Peanut harvest was hit hard. I wonder what other crop this is going to effect?

Random List....Before My Head Explodes

I feel like I have a million things going on in my head and if I don't get them out I'll burst!

I also feel like I have a million things to do.  I think I'll make my to-do list here so I can cross stuff off.  Yeah, that will motivate me.

• Read Nothing Daunted (checked this out from the library two weeks ago)
• Read Laughing at Wall Street (free advanced copy)
• Finish cutting out material for my Orange quilt
• Finish planning Holiday Meals
• Finish planning Elfcapades
• Read Martha Stewart Living
• Research The Nutcracker Tickets (nosebleed for $20)
• Make a FAQ page for my blog 
• Mail School Pictures to grandparents 

There.  That feels better already!

Boots

Last week, I won a $250 gift card to Zappo.  I bought two things with it.  A pair of knee high boots and a white v neck t-shirt.  I'm super excited about the boots and have decided to wrap my giant calves in compression wraps to make sure that they are small enough for the boots.  I'm also searching for THE best white v neck t-shirt.  I love them!

What I Wore

Speaking of fashion.  I've become obsessed with how I look since my son started Kindergarten.  I have worn make up and done my hair EVERY SINGLE DAY since August 18.  Even on the weekends, it's a habit now.  I love putting together outfits from my closet and buying jewelry from Charming Charlie to go with it.  My next mission.  A new handbag!  I've also been taking pictures of my outfits to keep track of them and will be posting them on my Facebook page.  If you aren't already....go like my page so you don't miss anything.  Do you have a fan page?  Leave me the link so I can like your page too.

Kim Kardashian

I don't like her....or her family, and her sudden divorce filing after 72 days is pissing me off.  I think that as punishment for being so ridiculous, she should have to stay married to Kris and spend every waking moment with him.  My intuition is telling me that everyone should boycott everything and anything KARDASHIAN. STOP the INSANITY!

Halloween and Friends

We had a GREAT time on Halloween!  And I don't have a picture to show for it.  We went later in the evening after Keith got home from work and it was a mad rush to put on costumes and I took one picture and it turned out crappy.  I'm going to dress them up again this week and take proper pictures.

The really great thing about Halloween is that we went trick or treating with our new friends from school.  Alex is friends with two sweet girls and I've really hit it off with them mother's.  We've become such good friends that we actually had a Girls Night Out Saturday night and went to a bar.  I came home at 1am.

My costume: Sexy PTA President

Christmas

Are you planning yet?  Have you bought any gifts?  Are you going to see The Nutcracker?  There are only 51 days until Christmas!


Pinterest

I'm having so much fun pinning stuff!  I even created a board for the people planning my son's Winter Party for his Kindergarten class.  Are we friends on Pinterest yet?

I may be taking a short blog break (three day weekend?) to get my to-do list done!  If you don't see me...have a great weekend!

Ten Things To Smile About

Here I am with post number three!

10 Things to Smile About with Emmy Mom. It's Emmy's birthday and since I didn't send her a present...I decided to grant her wish of joining her meme today!

1. This breakfast sandwich. Jalapeno Bagel Sandwich from Hi Rise in Denver. It's sausage, egg and jalapeno cream cheese on a bagel!

2. Funny stickers on cars.

3.  School pictures.

4.  Making Scariton's (also known as skeletons)  less scary.

5.  Hello Kitty.

6.  Funny Gift Ideas.

7.  My silly daughter.

8.  My son on his first field trip!

9.  Martha Stewart Magazine.

10.  Donuts.

What made you smile this month?

I'm doing Talk To Us Tuesday over at my food blog.  You're going to love what I've got to show you!  

Toddlers and Tiaras....Here We Come!

I'm kidding...of course. My daughter is too OLD to be a toddler. She is a princess and loves anything girly and pink.

She saw these curlers in Target and she had to have them!

I think she's ready for her close-up!

Friday Daydreamin'...Halloween Past

Becca from R We There Yet Mom is changing things up this week and having a Halloween theme! Post your favorite or memorable Halloween picture!

iKeith and I had been dating for roughly 4 weeks when he invited me to his friends' annual Halloween Party.

Of course I picked out our costumes without consulting him.

We had a lovely time making out in the corner...causing quite a stir. And we ran into my sister who was dressed as a hooker. We tried to save her....

Sister Mary Connie

I'm Just a Little Crabby.

Dear Indian Restaurant,

When I called to place an order for delivery at 5:26pm, I did not expect you to make me wait 4 minutes and call back at 5:30pm because you don't deliver until after that. I'm pretty sure it took me 4 minutes to order my food. You are damn lucky that your food is fabulous.

Curriedly Yours,

Addicted to Korma

Dear Woman at Gymnastics, 

Did you seriously kick your 3 year old out of the car three blocks from home and make her walk because she was being *snotty*?  That sounds more like child abuse than this Love and Logic you mentioned.  Also, I can't make 20 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the freezer for my hungry daughter.  She doesn't like peanut butter.  She has a high metabolism, needs snacks in between meals and I wouldn't dream of denying her food.  

P.S. Do you think perhaps you are over-scheduling your kids?  Tumbling, Swimming, Dance AND Rock Climbing?  Maybe that's why your daughter is snotty...she's tired!

Yours Truly, 

Mother of the freakin Year 

Dear Maintenance Man, 

Slow the heck down!  I could have killed you today in your little golf cart!  Did you notice that it's snowing?  

Yours Truly, 

Driver of the Silver Bullet

Dear Washer and Dryer in storage,

I miss you so much. I really missed you this week when Alex got sick and projectile vomited all over every blanket in the apartment. I hope that we will be reunited sooner rather than later.

Love Always,

Connie

Dear Gluten, 

What the heck?  Why don't you like me?  I love you and you keep rejecting me.  I think we have to break up because I don't like sitting in the bathroom all day.

It's not me, it's you.

Connie

Dear Bowel, 

Why so irritable?

Sincerely, 

Connie

Dear Immodium that expired in 2009, 

Thanks for still working. 

Your friend, 

Connie

Apple Remote Storage

I think Steve Jobs would be proud!

TTUT....New Shoes

Post number two!

Let's talk about shoes! 

I looked for boots for my fat calves for 3 weeks. I finally gave up when I found these adorable shoes from Jelly Pop!

They are kind of a rain shoe, kind of a loafer and RED!  I love them so much!  iKeith said they look like bowling shoes.  And then I punched him in the arm.

Have something you want to talk about?  Link up with Impulsive Addict and Shawn for Talk To Us Tuesday!

Two on Tuesday...ME!

I'll be posting TWO times today.  I hope you can handle the awesome! 

First..... 

Two on Tuesday with Andrea from My Chihuahua Bites!  

The topic is to share your two favorite pictures of yourself. Yes, yourself. Don’t be shy. It can be with other people, but I want it to include you. Why do you like those two pictures?

I dreamed for so many years of becoming a mom.  I had an amazing pregnancy and there was so much love in my delivery room.  This moment.....holding my baby for the first time, being a mother for the first time.  I will never forget this moment.

There aren't many pictures of me with my kids...I'm always the photographer.  But this picture of me and Mallory is one of my favorites!  I was feeling skinny in my Victoria Secret shirt and my hair looked great! 

Going Back In Time in Lakewood

We went out for donuts on Saturday morning. We never do that. But this week, it was Donuts for Dad's at our school and the kids were very upset that no one scheduled a fun day for them to eat donuts. What was I supposed to do? I couldn't let them be deprived....so off we went.

We needed to burn some major calories so we stopped at a little park near our home for some walking.

The kids pretended to be fire fighters. 

The Lakewood Heritage Center is such a cool place!  They take old buildings and houses from around the city, bring them here and refurbish them to their original splendor! It's like stepping back in time.

The best part is a real farm that they have brought to the park,  complete with windmill and water tower.  There are all kinds of old machinery, an outhouse, chicken coop and a clothes line!  My kids had no idea what the clothes line was for!

Isn't it gorgeous?? 

There is also a big red barn here.  I took the above picture from one of the windows opposite where Keith was holding Alex up to the window to look inside.  Look at the cool reflection!  I was really surprised when I downloaded this picture.

Imagine my surprise to find just inside the Lakewood Heritage Center is a small museum and this adorable little gift shop called the 20th Century Emporium! They had so many cool things and I saw something neat for just about everyone I know.


The Lakewood Heritage Center and Gift Shop are located at 801 S. Yarrow Street, Lakewood, Co. 

Who Wouldn't Want a Mommy Make Over?

I've always thought that if I had the resources, I would have plastic surgery to repair what has been destroyed having two children in one year. It's not pretty! The following is a guest post.

Following pregnancy and childbirth, many women - and perhaps even most - are dissatisfied with the physical effects on their bodies. Clearly, the physical stress of pregnancy and childbirth is great in nature, and can leave effects and consequences that last long into the future, or even effects which are permanent. Fortunately, many of the issues that new mothers commonly have with their bodies are correctible through plastic surgery. For example, here are a few of these issues described, as well as ways that people can address them.

Surprisingly, one of the common complaints that new mothers have is that they can sometimes begin to look exhausted. This seems like a temporary problem, but before you know it you may have semi-permanent bags under your eyes, or wrinkles that were not there before, simply because of the physical and emotional stress of raising an infant child. To address this problem, many women look into undergoing facelifts, which essentially use subtle surgery in order to tighten the facial region to preserve a youthful and healthy look.

Many women also find that their breasts are never the same after giving birth to children, and would prefer to have things back to how they were before. Breast augmentation is always an option in this situation, and this doesn't mean that you have to necessarily have larger implants put in. As you can read about at www.AboutPlasticSurgery.com, there are a number of different sizing and reconstructive surgical procedures that are available, some of which can be very helpful in restoring your breasts to their previous size and shape.

Weight loss can also be an issue for new mothers, as it is not always easy to drop all of the weight that is naturally gained during pregnancy. Of course, some of this weight will disappear perfectly naturally‚ however, a lot of women find that they are still significantly heavier having given birth to children. In this situation, there is nothing wrong with looking into a liposuction procedure, which can effectively remove excess fat and restore your body to the way it was before your pregnancy.

These are just a few of the many procedures commonly grouped together under the category of 'mommy makeover' plastic surgery. It is a simple fact that pregnancy leaves lasting effects in women's bodies, some of which can be annoying for the new mother. The procedures listed above, among others, can go a long way toward making you feel healthy and confident following your pregnancy. It is important to recover physically as much as possible following anything as stressful as childbirth.

Friday Daydreamin' : The Painted Lady

I promised you another Friday Daydreamin' vacation picture and I know you all have been waiting with bated breath for it. (what does that even mean?)

Two years ago, I went on a Family Vacation with ALL of iKeith's family. We rented a house on the lake in Wisconsin were Keith's Dad grew up. We had a great time seeing all of his old hang outs and hearing stories about his childhood.

iKeith couldn't wait to show the kids one of the docks on the lake.

This little beauty has been here for many years!  Isn't she pretty?

This week....I'm daydreaming about Lake Okauchee! 

Do you have a vacation memory that you'd like to share today?  Becca at R We There Yet Mom? is waiting for your post. 

R We In Georgetown Yet Mom?

I'm not here today! I'm playing with all of my new beauty products and guest posting over at R We There Yet Mom? Remember that trip to Georgetown I took a few weeks ago with my family and my brother husband? You can finally read all about it. And see my beautiful pictures!