Four Year Old Smarts That I Don't Have

A while ago I had a conversation with my son. Let me preface a little by saying that my son has quite a large vocabulary for a 4 year old. This could be because he learned how to talk before walk and maybe have something to do with the fact that his father teaches him to use words like "chambers" instead of bedroom.

Anyways, our conversation went something like this: 
Mr. O: Mom, what are we having for supper?

Me: Hmmm, I'm not sure (look at the clock and realize it's 5pm). What do you want?

Mr. O: I want taquitos!! (His eyes light up and he bounces as he says taquitos)

Me: Taquitos?

Mr. O: Yeah! Mom, can we PLEASE have taquitos?

Me: Well we usually only eat taquitos on special days, and today isn't really a special day.

Mr. O: (Looking rather serious) Mom, EVERY DAY is a special day.

Ouch! Touche Son!
 Me: You got me there, I guess we are having taquitos for supper then.

Mr. O walked away smiling, rather proud of himself, while I was left pondering just how smart my son really is and where on earth did that come from??

Mr. O via Instagram Photos

PS. Sorry for the post delay, I have had some technical issues the last few days, but it's all better now! :)

PSS. Tutorial coming by Tuesday! :)

Happy Sunday Everyone!

My Newest Addiction

Hey There! 
I hope everyone had a GREAT Easter! 

I am getting ready to do a weekend wrap up and share all the fun things we did over the weekend and in doing so, I have been looking through my pictures. Then I realized something:

 ALL of them were taken with Instagram. 

I do own a camera, not a DSLR camera, but still a nice little canon. It used to by my constant companion and has all the scrapes and dents to prove it too.

However, with finally joining the modern world only a few short weeks ago by getting an iPhone; it's safe to say that my little canon has been left at home a lot more in favor for the quick convenience of Instagraming {my new verb}. When I find a new fad that I love, I really really obsess. I mean I know my kids will get fed... but I first gotta {blank}. An example of a past obsession might be Jillian Michaels;

as soon as I found her super sweet workout videos, I was stuck to those babies like a fat kid on cake!

I used them every single day for at least 2 months and looked great to prove it! {Now I can't say the same today as the new fad I have now is Instagram, which while equally addicting as Jillian Michaels is, doesn't quite provide the same benefits...}

This is my favorite right now, though I am dieing to try the new kickboxing one!!

I guess the point is that I realized that I get quickly addicted to something, like when I first found Pinterest. Am I alone in this kind of addicting behavior, or are there more of you out there like me?

Thanks for reading and commenting! It means the World to me!

xoxo

 

Real Love Stories Never have Endings

Happy Almost Easter Weekend Everyone!

This post is originally inspired by Ashley over at Little Miss Momma. If you have never checked her blog out, you totally should. She is super creative but even more I love her candid honesty in all her posts. It is something that I am striving to do here on my blog as well.

Anyways, on her fab blog she has a cute little post called Our Love Story, and I find it absolutely charming. I remembered that while I was in college I had been asked to write an anecdote about something that had happened in my life. Coincidentally I chose to write about my first date with my then boyfriend - now husband. I thought I would share it all with you, plus I want to make sure that it doesn't get stuffed away and forgotten about. It was a long time ago!

Enjoy and Let me know what you think!

PS-- NO making fun of my Photos! They were taken with a good old point and shoot camera... likely even a one time use Kodak! 

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The First Date.

A first date is a funny thing. Of course it depends on the kind of first date you are having; the blind date, the ‘third’ first date, or the first ‘real’ date you have after ‘seeing someone’ for a few weeks. Either way you look at the ‘first date’ situation, you can never really tell what will happen. All you can do is look your best, keep your teeth clean, your breath fresh and pray that you say all the right things at the right time. My ‘first date’ with him was no different.

My stomach was twisting in knots as I anticipated the coming afternoon and evening of my first real date with Brian, the hot new guy I had been seeing. We had been ‘hanging out’ for about two weeks and were now ready to leave the comfort of our friends behind and take the step of a real first date. I was stoked; complete with butterflies, incoherent speech and wide eyes.

Double Daters from Left to Right; Doug, Jessica, Jacinda and Brian

We were making a double date of our first date with my roommate and Brian’s friend, Doug. Waterton National Parks was our destination for the afternoon and evening, (depending on how the day unfolded). I sat with my roommate, Jessica, waiting for our strapping young men to arrive, wondering if I smelled good enough and if I remembered to brush my teeth. Like any girl interested in a guy, I was hoping the date would end well, with a kiss even. After about a half hour, which felt like 10 hours, ‘the men’ pulled up. I managed to calm my stomach enough to say a shaky hello, quickly followed by my best smile. Brian smiled that breathtaking smile of his back and I fell back again into butterflies and incoherent speech.

Roughly 3 hours later, I was comfortably hiking in the beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park and deep in discussion with Brian about roommates and college/university. I hung onto his every word like a lioness watching her prey. The subject didn’t matter as much to me and to be honest, I barely remember any of it now!

On "The Date"

The day and evening were passing like a dream; I was floating on cloud nine the whole time. However, as night grew closer and as our final hike up Bear’s Hump Mountain was coming to an end, my stomach retreated back to butterflies and knots. What was I going to do at the top of the mountain? I knew that was my best chance for a kiss. I wondered; should I make the first move? Or would he? How would I know? I could feel my breath quicken at the thought of our kiss. I realized that I had been expecting it now. My palms became sweatier with each step, and then finally we were there, the top of the mountain. I held my breath as I took in the view of the clear starry night sky, amazed at how beautiful this place really was. From the top of the mountain I could see Waterton’s entire glittering town site below. It seemed small in comparison to the large shadows of the mountains surrounding it. I held my breath in anticipation again as I followed Brian closer to the edge of the mountain where he laid out our blanket and sat down.  This was it, my chance, if any, was now. I had to act.

Taking a deep breath I sat down slowly as close to him as I could and waited. Nothing happened, and a few awkward minutes passed and still nothing. Then almost simultaneously we turned to each other and began the awkward journey of moving our faces and lips closer and closer. I licked my lips about 50 times I think, before mine finally met with his. We parted and looked at each other for a few brief seconds before taking a deep breath and going back in for more. I was hooked; our kiss was a world between the world of the lights of the heavens above and the world of the lights of reality below. I was caught in the middle and that was right where I wanted to be. 

The rest as they say, is history.

Our most Current Photo




XOXO,

A New Day Has Come!

Hey Everyone!

Sorry for the lapse in appearrance lately. It was for a good reason, I promise! Reasons which you will see throughout the coming week!

I am trying something new with this blog. Namely, I would like to be more organized; this will be difficult for me as I am rarely so. Therefore, ahead of time, I am thanking you for your patience while I work out all the kinks.


A few other changes I will be making in the near future will inlcude trying to stick to a planned day for a topic. This may not last long! lol I still want to try though. Right now my mind is full of great things to blog about, but without rhyme or reason. Having a specific day for a specific type of topic is my start at this so called organization.

So if you have any great advice or can share what has worked for you, PLEASE do! I appreciate all the help I can get!

In other news, this morning I was watching the LDS General Conference and heard this phrase spoken by Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Second Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church). I absolutley love it and will be saying in my head over and over:

"There is enough heartache and sorrow in this life without our adding to it through our own stubborness, bitterness and resentment. We are not perfect ... the people around us are not perfect"

I really love that quote because I often feel like I can get caught up "assuming" that I know what someone is really going through. To put it in a perspective that says I am only adding to the 'heartache and sorrow' really hit me. I don't want to be that person and never thought I was until just now. Throughout the next week I am going to strive harder to be a little less judgemental and a little more helpful. I encourage you to do the same! Maybe by the end of the week we talk about how it felt.

Thanks for reading and commenting! 

XOXO

Baby Shower! {but No Wreath}

Still No Wreath!

I am frustrated by this! I started it during naptime yesterday and thought to myself; This is the perfect project! It will only take a few hours, I can whip it up in no time!

Boy was I wrong!! 

I just about have it finished now, but wrapping that dang wreath was a real pain! Mostly because the yarn kept gettting knotted. Plus the yarn I decided to use was small, something I didn't realize in the beginning. The bright side is that it is creating a different kind of chaotic look as I am way too impatient to let the yarn wrap neatly. It is my life's mission to get that thing done today! Ok maybe it's just more of a goal, but still, I want it done!

In other news, my dear friend Sarah had a sweet little baby boy not too long ago. 

He almost made me baby hungry again! YIKES!   

That would not be good, but I don't know if it would be bad either....

Anywho, I am having a baby shower for her this Thursday at my house and I am pretty excited since I get to try my hand at making party printables. I already made the invitation {see below} and I would love to make something too match. The only problem is however, that other than cupcake toppers, I am not sure what!?

Since this is really the first baby shower I have given I am asking you all for some help. What was the best baby shower you went to? What did they do? How was it decorated?

In my usual late fashion, I am leaving this to the last second, so any help you can all offer would be awesome!

Thanks for reading and your input! Please don't forget to comment! :) I Love each and every one that is left! ;)

An Unfortunate Event

Yesterday I had promised a sweet tutorial on a yarn wreath. Unfortunatly that has to be postponed for a little while.

On Monday, my Step Grandpa passed away, and as a tribute to him and my Grandma, I made her a Subway Art instead (as seen below). What the Subway Art consist of is all the names of all the grandkids they had together, a total of 25 grandkids (plus their spouses) and 3 great grandkids. My Grandmas name is Madeline and my step Grandpas name is Mark. When they met and were dating, they got the nickname M&M, because of their two first name initials. It stuck! At their wedding, the favors were M&M's and from then on whenever anyone referred to them, it was through that nickname. 

I didn't know my step Grandpa very well, but after the passing of my 'real' Grandpa, Mark came in like a champ and breathed a breath of fresh air into my Grandma's life. She was like a spring chick all over again and even broke her leg when quading with him once! He will be missed and I am sad that I never was able to show him this as I know he would have loved it!

Now, as you can see I have 3 different backgrounds. I am going to get this printed for my Grandma, but I don`t know which one I should do. What one is your favorite?

Thanks for Reading!

Emily Dickinson and Creating Beauty

Morning Sunshine!


I found this qoute this morning while browsing some of my favorite blogs, this one came from a button on a link to the Queen Bee Market from the Blog Thirty Handmade Days; it is a GREAT blog and I hope to be like Mique when I grow up! Anyway, I am adopting this quote as my new mantra!!!

Let the Beauty we Love, Be what We do!

Emily Dickinson

I had high aspirations of writing in this blog EVERYDAY, but that hasn`t happened. One of the biggest reasons for this is that I am still trying to figure out what exactly is the best time for me to write. I am writing this post in the morning, but I wrote the last one in the middle of the night, ok it was more like 11 pm.

Sometimes I feel like I have nothing to say, or rather that I have nothing to say that would interest anyone! 

I am sure that there are many out there who feel the same way. Sometimes thinking this will keep my from my blog, as I fear of what you all might think. Then I gently remind myself that I am writing this blog for me first; it`s my place to vent, organize my thoughts, crafts, ideas and whatever else comes to my mind! Eventually I would love to have a gigantore (I made that up) collection of craft tutorials. Right now, crafting, sewing, and designing is what keeps me sane. Every once in a while, I think I would like to stop all that and just go to the spa instead of spending my money on fabric or other supplies, then the thought passes as I realize I will have nothing to show for it.

For me, seeing something I`ve made is the greatest accomplishment. 

It just makes me feel better at any time of day, not just for a few hours. Not that there is anything wrong with going to the spa too! It just doesn`t work for me!

Anyways, I plan on working on a cute yarn wreath I saw on Pinterest today and I hope to have it finished and published on here no later than tomorrow! More on that in the near future!

Keep your Chin Up and Stay Positive!

The Truth: Confession Time!

So Welcome to my New Blog!!!
I am super duper excited to start this one off and I have some pretty big plans for it too.

I am using this blog primarily as a means to be more honest with myself and the way I tend to feel about my life as it happens. Some of these feelings include, my depression, being a mom, being a stay at home mom, trying to keep up creatively, finding time for me and so on. For the most part, none of this is new to many of you, as I suspect that there are a few out there who feel the same as I do.

The truth however, is that I have a hard time admitting to myself the true feelings I have surrounding the afore mentioned. I like to live in a Utopian world, where everything is hunky dory all the time. This just isn't true. Not that it is a bad thing, it's just, you know, a thing. I decided that if I was going to make my life better, and I really want to, that I was going to have to do a little more about it than just wish, hope and wait for that Utopian World to come. That is where this blog comes in. It is intended to be my honest outlet for everything in my life; the good, the bad, and the ugly. So take it or leave it, but accept that I am being as honest here as a person can be.

One of my new favorite quotes is:

"Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you, but what happens inside of you"

(given by Harold B. Lee, former President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)

To celebrate this new blog and a new chapter of happiness in my life, I am giving away a 12x12 image of this quote to be used personally. Most who know me, know that I love graphic design and that I have an etsy shop where I like to display it. (Come by and say Hi sometime!)

You can find the Image HERE. Or simply right click and Download yourself. If you have any problems with either, then please just let me know and I will be happy to email you a copy! :)

Thanks for Reading and I hope you stick around :)