Oozing cuteness all over your computer screen.

31 Oct posted by

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I’m pretty sure my kid could melt even the most stalwart ovaries into a mush of biological reproduction cravings.

I snagged this costume from Old Navy for $5.00 back when I was pregnant with Harpie.  It has been hanging in his closet for two years now, waiting to be worn & my heart it so thrilled to finally have a babe to wear it, versus that Homecoming dress that I bought freshman year of high school & never got a chance to wear & then a few years ago, I finally put it in the Goodwill pile with the tags still attached.

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TRICK OR TREAT!!

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He started getting antsy, so we wheeled him around in his little coupe car.  & then died laughing & started calling him Ralph S. Mouse & we were like, “Holy crap, we’re so smart to remember that cool book about the mouse & the little red car from back in elementary school.”  & then we came inside, hit up Google, & realized that Ralph drove a red motorcycle.  FAIL.

We hope y’all had a very spooky, fun, chocolate-filled day icon smile Oozing cuteness all over your computer screen.

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I am alive. I promise.

29 Oct posted by 
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I have about five half-finished posts that I cannot wait to share with you.  Kind of because I’m an attention whore, but also because I miss hearing what y’all think about my insane ramblings.

Work has sort of dragged me under & beat me with an ugly stick this week.   I cannot wait to tell y’all about facking pies & Sophie’s Choice over family & career.

I’m very tired & grouchy because it’s that lovely female time.

But I’m alive & I love it.

& when life calms down, I’ll be back.

p.s. i have apple-shaped post-its on my desk.  heart them!

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These are a few of my favorite things.

25 Oct posted by

{Things I Am Lucky Enough to Own}

Oct 23 2010 1024x1024 These are a few of my favorite things.

Clockwise from top left:

My new rug from Target.  ::swoon::  Too bad they confused it with a frackin’ table the first time around.
Gorgeous print, compliments of my friend Jenny.
I don’t like candy corn.  I just like the pumpkins.
Gussy tote!  Perfect in fall orange.
Words With Friends.  Play me!  Dizzy83
Pumpkin Spice for the Keurig + caramel creamer = poor man’s pumpkin spice latte.

{Things That I Wish I Owned}

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Clockwise from top left:

I die, swoon, & die all over again over this skirt.
Vintage Pearl, you will be in my stocking this Christmas.
So perfect for photos, compliments of Rachel Denbow (who’s blog is ultra-darling).
So girly & flirty & luxurious.
I cannot get over how absolutely darling this diaper is.
I think I need these in my bookcases downstairs.

~a girl can dream, hmm?~

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Game on, C25K.

25 Oct posted by

Monday: I suit up.  I’m ready to go.  My iPod charged the entire day.  I stretch at the top of our driveway, Tuck dancing restlessly at the end of the leash.  I scroll through my apps &…what the eff.  WHERE’S MY C25K APP?!  MOTHER EFFER.  No way in hell I am going back in.  If I go back in, I won’t run.  I know me.

So I walk/jog on my own for a good 20 minutes.  Also?  I almost died because I forgot to take my inhaler.

Tuesday: Same thing.  I can’t figure out this mother-effing app.  But I ran a solid 3:23, which just so happens to be the length of “Party in the USA.”  Don’t judge me. It’s easier to get going today, even if it is just a trick of my imagination.

Wednesday: HALLELUJAH, I finally figure out my iTouch.  & I actually complete Day 1 of Week 1.  It’s tough.  But I did it.  & dare I say it?  I actually looked forward to lacing up my sneakers & getting out.

Thursday: Tuck is sick & Twitter agrees that I should take the night off (I’m supposed to have some nights off anyway, right?) rather than jogging without her at night or sacrificing quality time with Harrison.

Friday: Tuck’s even more sick.  I stay home again.

Saturday: I have to go into work, clean my house, I’m still keeping a watchful eye on Tuck, etc.  I know I should make time for a run since I’m home during daylight hours, but I fall back into my old ways & say, “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

Sunday: I think I caught what Tuck has.  I also think it’s ironic punishment for putting off my Saturday run.

ss0 Game on, C25K.So there you have it.  I won’t say I failed, because I put in effort.  I ran three times last week, which is more than I’ve done in the past.  & with everything, sometimes life gets in the way.  & that means that my pup’s health & my safety take priority.

So I’m going to do Week 1 again, just to make sure I have a solid foundation before I keep progressing.  Kind of like math – my parents had a rule that you absolutely could not progress to the next math class unless you made a B- or greater.  Even if it held you back.  I had to repeat Algebra, but ended up slam-dunking it the second time around.  That’s totally one of those things that you loathe your parents while it’s happening, & thank them when you grow up.

But y’all…I am LOVING running so far.   I love being out in the cool night air.  I like feeling my feet pound the pavement to the beat of the music.  Everything I feel stressed about during the day seems to have melted away by the time I make it back to my front door.  All the aggression I felt is left on the sidewalk.  & I am ready to come into my house with a clearer mind to write & relax with my husband.

Seriously, if you’re not running…start now.

(This coming from a girl that has to repeat Week 1.)

What is your favorite part of exercising?  Do you get all ga-ga all over the endorphins?

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Steppin’ Out Saturday. Or Sunday. Whatever.

24 Oct posted by

My sweet & hilarious friend, Mandy (yes, she is my friend because we’ve even slept in the same bed so she’s not just a creepy internet person), started a link-up known as Stepping Out Saturday.  I totally considered getting gorge-ified & putting on my best & prancing around & letting Nate take pictures of me.

But that’s just not me, y’all.  I wish it were me, but by the time the weekend rolls around, I am so thankful to hang up my shift dresses & 3-inch heels that I cannot bear to be out of jeans or cotton skirts & tshirts.  I did, however, play with my hair & curl it.  I kind of love it.

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Harrison
onesie:  Cafe Press (LOVE them!)
jeans:  Old Navy
shoes:  Robeez

Me
shirt:  Gap, circa 2006
skirt:  Gap
scarf:  Stein Mart
flats:  Calvin Klein
nail polish:  OPI “You Don’t Know Jaques”

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Today was so gorgeous that we had to get outside & go to the park.  We didn’t even take a stroller – we let Harrison walk around on his own.  Tuck is still on the mend, so she stayed home to keep resting up.

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oh, Harrison.  Will you ever know how whole you make my heart feel?

These are the days that I crave during the week.  When I’m sitting at my desk & missing my boys, I think back to Sunday morning when I snuggled down further under the blankets with Nate for just five more minutes.  I think back to biscuits & gravy with hot coffee over the breakfast table.  I remember reading Hippos Go Beserk! before naptime & baby jeans & how the warm sun kissed us as we rolled around in the grass.

p.s.  thank you so much to Cafe Press, who gifted us Harrion’s adorable organic “cuddle monster” onesie.  it is so soft & hilarious & they were fantastic to work with.  two thumbs way, way up.

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