Thursday, March 31, 2011

Awkward & Awesome Thursday #2



Awkward
Trying to explain to my nail lady who is from Vietnam what "April Fools Day" is...a customer brought it up and she kept asking...I think she's probably more confused now than ever!

Going to look at a house on Saturday that straight up reeked of cigarette smoke and dog feces.  I couldn't help it ya'll...I had to cover my  nose with my freshly washed, smellin' good hair or I would have puked.  AND the owner was there!  I wanted to walk right back out of that house but My Honey told me I was being a snob so I had to pretend to be interested.

The fact that my contacts only last about a week before it starts to feel like I have sand paper in my eye balls...NOT COOL!  I guess I'm gonna have to get a different brand this year. 

Our waiter at Pappadeaux on Friday night.  Bless his little heart...well, that's just all I'll say on that one.

I have my pants pinned together with a safety pin today...I need new work pants desperately and just can't ever bring myself to buy any...it's TIME!  Weight loss or not, I need to break down and get some new pants!

Awesome

We put an official offer on a house Monday.  We won't know anything for around 30 days because it's a "Short (Should be called Loooong) Sale"

It's First Monday/Canton Trade Days weekend here in the Dallas area and I cannot wait to go Saturday with my mom and sister in law!  The temp is supposed to be in the 80's!  Hello SPRING!  I heart you!!

I get to see my two precious cousins in Peter Pan this weekend at their school play!

My best friends mom got great news, she will start hormone therapy for her breast cancer but as of right now NO CHEMO!!!

Going shopping on my lunch break!

My friend Joni had her baby...Gavin Joseph was born Monday, March 28 at 7:20 p.m. He was 8 lbs 7 oz and 21 inches long.  OH and I won the "delivery date" pot at work...an extra $50 in my pocket!

Today is Thursday, which means one more day until the WEEKEND baby!!!

Enjoy...The Curvy Life!
 

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Daydreaming of...Chandeliers and Faux Fireplaces!

As we continue the search for a "perfect" first home, I can't help but to continue daydreaming about how I'll decorate...we put an offer on a house but it's a "Short Sale" so we won't know for awhile if it's ours.  Yeah, I know...it's called a "short sale" but takes forever...makes NO sense...I have decided that IF I am lucky enough to have a dining room I want to do a "faux" fireplace in lieu of a hutch/china cabinet...especially since I do not even own china and I have a hutch I'm putting in my breakfast area....it would be over kill...maybe one day after we get married and get some fancy china...but for now, one hutch will do! And yes...we're buying a house before we're married...no comment, please.  I can be old fashioned in a lot of ways but I can be so modern at the same time...I'm crazy like that!


And here, my friends, is some FABULOUS inspiration...

FIRST up...The Faux Fireplaces/Mantels.....


My beautiful friend Erin, over at It's a Wannabe Decorators Life
 has such a lovely home...
so much inspiration to be found over at her blog...
for instance, her to die for faux mantel!! 
 *sigh*

I am totally loving this look!  Oh, that old window!!
 For us Dallas girls...these are ALL over the place at
First Monday Trade Days...
and I'm loving how she added  the lights under the logs
to make it look like a fire!  LOVE IT ALL!!!!


This look is just so clean and I love that antique mirror!


The Nester always has the cutest ideas...
I love the shutters w/ the old frame attached...just adorable!

Ahhhh...and on to the Chandeliers....
I want an island in my kitchen so badly...but it may not happen...can't get EVERYTHING we want, right?!?

But If i did have one...oh how I would die to have a chandelier over it...just look at these kitchens...they're down right dreamy!

Hmmm....
Thinking I could maybe add a small island/butcher block
like this one to almost any kitchen...


I love the "funkiness" of this kitchen...
It screams ROCK N ROLL...my best friend would love this!


What isn't there to say about this one...IN.LOVE. 
Especially loving all those wine bottles!  YES, please!



OK, I seriously NEED this table.  I'm in love with it! 

Well...I think that is enough LOVELINESS  for today!!

Enjoy...The Curvy Life!







Me, Stylish? Someone Thinks So!!


Sweet, glowing Lesley, over at Mommy in the Making has honored me with the "Stylish Blogger Award!"  Thanks Lesley...you're awesome!!

To accept this award the recipients are asked to do a few things.
  1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
  2. Share 7 things about yourself
  3. Award 10-15 blogs you feel deserve the award
  4. Contact these bloggers and let them know about the award
7 Things About Me:
1. I'm super impatient...to a fault!

2. I have been w/ my Honey for 2 years
3. My Honey and I dated in middle school, high school (took him to junior prom!) and for a bit after high school and were reunited years later due to something tragic and feel that God brought us back together.
4. We put an offer on a house in Forney, TX yesterday...and I'm impatient to find out if it's accepted! :)
5. I love "drive w/ the windows down" weather days!
6. We have a sweet dachshund, Sadie Mae and a Lab, Koopa...they're our babies for now!
7. I will be an aunt for the first time in late May/Early June and I absolutely CANNOT wait to meet my nephew Zane!

And here are a few blogs that I follow that will Rock Your Socks! :) (go ahead, follow them too!)


Mommy in the Making
It's a Wannabe Decorators Life!
I Like It, I Love It!
The Daybook
The Polohouse
Thoughts from Tiffani
Room Service ~ Decorating 101
Life {Sweet} Life
Layer Cake Designs
Elizabeth & Co
August Fields
Life In Grace

Enjoy...The Curvy Life!!

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Exercising With My Honey...

My Honey told me last week that he wants to start working out with me at the track accross the street from our house. (Pretty sure that was his nice way of saying "you need to get in shape!)  He ran track in high school and is an natural athlete...I on the other hand do not have one athletic bone in my entire body...hence the reason I HATE to exercise!! Last year my sister in law and I started the Couch to 5K challenge and I was getting to the point that running wasn't entirely painful...and I quit.  This is a recurring thing for me...I start something and never see it through...I'm totaly frustrated with myself!!  So...starting tomorrow My Honey tells me that he's going to "teach  my body how to be athletic."  I'm SCUUUURRRRRED!! 


SOME FUNNIES....
These about sum up how I feel about exercise and dieting!







And here's to hoping that after working out together we can get closer to how we looked in High School...here we are at our Junior Prom!!  HEHE!



Enjoy...The Curvy Life!


Friday, March 25, 2011

DIY Nursery Wall Art

Go check out the LOVELY wall art my sister in law and I (mostly her) made with my fancy Cricut!  It turned out so cute...here's a few pics but you can read the full story over at her blog "Mommy In The Making"