Weekend Recap

Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. McInnerney!

The 80's ladies getting ready for Allison's Big Day! :)

Goin to the Chapel...

Almost Mrs. McInnerney!

Cheers to the Bride & Groom! :)

It was a wonderful weekend filled with celebrations and family - what more could one ask for?

This week I am going to try to focus on the journey, not the destination.

"He fills us with purpose for our lives, and He teaches us to be content with whatever stage of the journey we may be on."

- via Word Among Us

Happy Birthday, Hayden!

WARNING:

this is going to be all sorts of mushy, gushy, lovey talk, so at the end you can't say I didn't warn you...

To my one love,

my whole world,

my everything,

Happy Birthday!

Alright, so you know things can't be "normal" around our house and you are probably showing up here because you received some sort of clue to do so...hopefully you haven't waited ALL DAY because I am probably waiting anxiously for your reaction.

Alright already, I will move along.

Since you can be the most indecisive birthday present picker ever I shall make it a game.

and since I am not made of millions you must pick ONE...

but by using only the clues below.
ooooooo....

(I know it should be so super hard and complicated - yeah no)

one. 

let us reminisce for a moment

two.

did you happen to notice who was playing this morning in your car?

three.

there was something fixed this morning, now you might need something else like this:

four.

yes, that is how much I love you...I posted this loverly from a camo photoshoot a couple years ago...

...and since you think you are an old man I will give you 27, yep 27, things and reasons why I love you...  

1. the way you laugh - at my stupid jokes

2. the way you love me

3. your OCD tendencies

4. letting me think I am in control (keyword: THINK)

5. the way you reminisce about our honeymoon, just as much as I do...

6. that you cook and grill (regardless of my chicken concerns)

7. the way you care (for your family, your friends, complete strangers...)

8. how giving you are

9. that you love turtles and frogs...

10. and reptiles - and that you make me walk through the reptile section in Petco even though I practically run through it

11. that you love the cowboys (even though you should love the steelers)

12. that you can pick a drink for me better than I can

13. that you care for me when I am being high maintenance

14. that you understand how important family is

15. your glasses and the face you make without them

16. that you LOVE old cars

17. that you watch girly movies with me

18. that you legitimately love date night (at least I think you do)

19. that you can pick out clothing for me and that I can pick out clothing for you but for some reason we can't seem to pick out our own clothing ourselves

20. that you make me eat like a rabbit

21. that you run/swim/bike (oh my!) with me

22. that you are just as high maintenance as I am (when in all honesty you really aren't)

23. the way you tell stories

24. that you love our dogs like they are our children

25. that you can go from - loving hunting to fishing to going to nice dinners to being on the beach to working on the house to watching cheesy movies - all in a matter of a split second.

26. that you are my soulmate

27. that I get to spend another year with someone so absolutely wonderful, with a beautiful heart, an endearing personality, and a perfect match for me.

I don't think that 27 even begins to explain how much I love you. I guess we will have to revisit this when you turn 80 then we might be getting somewhere...

Happy Birthday again to my love, my best friend, my confidant, and most importantly my husband

you are an amazing man and I am blessed beyond words that you are my soulmate and husband!

Happy Birthday LOVE! 

Fallusting

Yippee! It's Friday! :)

This weekend is yet another weekend out of town - Htown bound - but this means a long car ride with the hubby - definitely not complaining one bit.

Here are a few things I am lusting over - one in particular would be these pillows - can anyone say amazeballs?!! - holy smokes must find look-a-like asap. I am a wee bit obsessed with the site in general...semi fail because they are located in Stockholm. you win some you lose some alright people.

I am going to warn you - I am in this phase where I still love summer clothing because it is 220 degrees outside but I am most definitely lusting over fall items and a few other random things that had to be included...

Fallusting by sgrahm featuring tory burch shoes

1. I just can't wait

2. Fall must have nail color

3. Yes, yes I think this must be at least year 2 of lusting over these Tory's

4. Perfect Fall skirt, shirt, belt, bracelets - Oh my!

5. Love love love the bow detail at the top!

6. I warned you - randoms - I found this pillow on a blog and ohMg...

7. This guy has been on my pinboard for months - in my dreams - the perfect way to store your wedding gown in your huge ginormous closet that is probably as big as my master bedroom :)

Grateful Wednesday

Even though today feels like Thursday, yesterday did as well, therefore this week has seemed sooo long...ok ok off my soap box I go and on to grateful Wednesday:

 

one. 

long drives with my husband

 

two. 

weddings

I never would've thought I would say this but sometimes it's fun, ya know, all the wedding festivities - plus I have realized it has taken the stress off of my own life for a little bit.

 

three.

family

During our the shower this weekend, with 36 people crammed into one house, I realized how lucky I am for that to be considered my "normal"

 

four.

berries

five.

"everything I have learned...everything that has truly enhanced and enlightened my experience, has been through affliction and not through happiness"

Malcom Muggeridge

I agree with this to a certain extent

I can honestly say I have been enlightened by happy things as well.

BUT

There is a reason for pain and sorrow - for it is through these that we learn and become grateful.

Happy Happy Wednesday!

-thank goodness tomorrow is finally Thursday- 

Thursday, I have been waiting for you all week and same with you, Friday. 

Weekend Recap

A new start to another week! :)

But first it's weekend recap time:



Phase One

Half Chocolate Half White Cake

We made two sheet cakes and then cut out this wanna be fleur de lis



Phase Two

Ice the wanna be :) That was a process in itself - a KEY trick - dip the knife in warm water

 

TA-DA!!!





Apparently I became a Champagne-o this weekend

mmm yummy

speaking of I could use a mimosa right about now...I really could have used one this morning. :)

 

Today is the feast of the transfiguration - just a reminder that I should be constantly working on transfiguring - always transforming into something new and better. However, the hardest part of this transforming is the journey - learning to step gingerly yet enjoy this so called journey also it just so happens that it does not come with a GPS or map.

As Monsignor says: Mondays are a start to a new week - an entire week to do something and be something good. Here's to something good... 

sans rambling

So I had a post all typed up with random thoughts and pieces but I wasn't feeling it so I'll just leave you with a few things (minus all my rambling that I usually partake in)

ela - M.I.L.C.K Clutch in Shark Suede

(I NEED THIS! - just saying)

Thursday date night

Breakfast

(Starbucks Refreshers - I know they sound hokey but pretty tastey)

Happy Friday, folks!



Grateful Wednesday

1. quotes.

I know this sounds cheesy that I am grateful for other people's words - but its true. Sometimes I find hope strength courage and most importantly God in other peoples words.

"Do anything you can do to keep your mind off yourself. Purposefully be a blessing to someone else today"

2. hot pink nail polish.

Yep, we painted our nails for the bachelorette party this past weekend and well frankly I forgot how much I love fluorescent pink color.

  

 (I realize I need a touch up job but give me a break - forever 21 nail polish that has lasted 5 days...I think that's stellar if I do say so myself!)

 

3. reading.

I have those days when I come home I don't feel like talking thinking or moving...so last night I spent the evening reading. It was wonderful to escape the real world.

"'A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies,' ... 'The man who never reads lives only one.'"

-- George R.R. Martin

I think reading is my new hobby :)

4. blogs.

Like this one

and this one

and for sure this one

 these three women share their lives, up AND downs, it is refreshing and invigorating.

5. yeah...

I know this is grateful Wednesday and I am supposed to list things that I am grateful of - so here ya have it - I am grateful that I don't have to wear silver strappy shoes on a normal basis - I'm just sayin there is not a single pair out there that does scream YUCK!!! alright I had to get that off my chest...so grateful as I am that I only have to wear them for a couple of hours for a handful of days over the next six months! I more so think this is just because I'm not a fan - not that there aren't cute ones out there, there are, I mean, prada and gucci even make them, just NOT my thing people, not my THING.

So to redeem myself from my only boring picture today (and it was of my chipped nails at that)

Here is a little pic of something I miss...I can't wait until it cools down just a bit