Blog Face Lift

I thought it was time to give my blog a little face lift. I'm totally obsessed with this chevron print! What do you think?!

Family Vacay!

In mid-June we took our first family vacation to Tybee Island, GA.

Justin & I went back and forth before we booked anything. 

We kept asking ourselves the same questions ...

Should we go on vacation this year?

Will Anniston do okay with the car ride?

Is Destin too far?

What's the closest beach?

So, FiNALLY, we booked a trip and we were off!

Anniston was such a trooper! As long as she had a few toys & her Minnie dvd she was great!

I think she was excited : )

I know that every family does their beach trips differently. 

This family is lazy!

We get up, go to the beach, stay there all day, go out to eat at night, and head back to the hotel.

Like I said, LAZY!

At first, this little girl wasn't a fan of the sand. She's kind of a girly-girl and doesn't like anything sticky or gritty on her delicate little hands ; )

But, after the first day she really started to like the sand. We couldn't pull her away from all that wet, muddy sand near the water. It was cute at the time, but not so cute at bath time!

I'll stop jabbering for now and show you a few pictures...

Girl loves to read!

A relaxing dinner after a long car ride.

Don't we all look tired?!

This cracks me up!

How cute is this?! I'm so glad I caught this little moment : )

My favorite picture from the whole trip.

This will be on my desk at school.

Happy Summer!

RHONJ Season Premiere

Well, it did not disappoint. 

My favorite Real Housewives of New Jersey are back again and, as usual, the season started off with a BANG!

For those of you that watch the show, here are a few of my observations. 

For those of you that don't ... what'swrongwithyou?

I'm kidding :)

Okay, 

1. Seeing Joe (husband) & Teresa on this episode makes me sad. It seems like they are in a rough patch in their marriage & this makes me sad! 

2. Milania cracks me up! She is a fireball & says some of the funniest stuff!

3. Melissa & Teresa have two of the most amazing bodies! Especially after having 3 and 4 kids! I just want to know what their ab workouts are.

4. Ashley (or Ashlee, or whatever her name is this week) is kind of crazy, but I think her platinum blonde hair suits her.

5. I can't get into Kathy, the new girl. She seems so sweet and perfectly lovely, but just a tad boring. Maybe that's just me?

As I promised, I made an Italian supper to celebrate the RHONJ. It wasn't anything fancy, just spaghetti and some garlic bread. Maybe next week it will be better ... I just ordered Fabulicious on Amazon. It was only $7!

What I'm LOViNG

Hello, all!

I thought I'd take a few moments to share with you a few things I'm currently LOViNG.

Mary Kay TimeWise Miracle Set

ohmyword.

After only using it for three nights, my face feels completely different. Like, good different. All I can say is try it for yourself. You will not regret it. 

Words cannot express how excited I am for the return of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Season 4 premiers on April 22nd. I thought it would be fun to make something Italian for supper every Sunday night in honor of my favorite Jersey ladies. I'll be posting the recipes after I make them :)

I probably spent $25 a month at McDonald's to get my favorite drink: an iced mocha. So, it's safe to say when I saw the commercial for this I nearly fainted. Thank you, International Delight. Thank you!

I've also started living in these shorts. These are the Nike Dri-Fit shorts. Everyday after school I change out of my "teacher clothes" and into these. Heaven. On. Earth. They're just so dang comfy!

Well, that's enough random-ness for now :)

Have a super Sunday & a wonderful rest of the week!

Only 29 more school days for us. Yahoo!

Spring Break Days 4 & 5

Days 4 & 5 were slightly more laid back than the beginning of my break. Thursday Anniston & I took a little shopping trip to Commerce. We hit up the usual Gap & J. Crew for myself, then went to Gymboree & Carter's for her. We came away with some cute spring-y clothes and a Chick-fil-A sandwich :)

Day 5 is what I like to call "Friendly Friday". I met my cousin-in-law (if there is such a thing - let's just call her my cousin), Keri for lunch. I don't think I've seen her since Christmas! Missed her big time! I love her dearly!

For supper that night we met some friends for Mexican. 

I cannot believe Spring Break is over! 

Let the countdown to Summer vacation begin!

T minus 35 days for me! How about you?!

One Dish Wonder

I am a One Dish Wonder.

What's the dish, you ask?

It would be my chicken casserole.

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients: 

3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts-cooked & cubed

1 box rotini noodles-cooked

1 can cream of chicken

1 can chicken broth

8 oz. sour cream

1 1/2 cups shredded cheese

2 sleeves Ritz crackers

2 sticks of butter

Directions:

Combine chicken, noodles, cream of chicken, chicken broth, sour cream, and cheese and pour into a BIG baking dish. Melt the butter and combine with crushed Ritz crackers. Crumble this over the top of the casserole. Bake for 30-35 minutes @ 350. Warning: This makes A LOT!

Enjoy :)

Spring Break Day 3

Today was an early day! Baby girl woke up with Daddy at 5:45. Somebody forgot to tell her Mama is on Spring Break! We made the most of our early morning with a trip to McDonald's for a butter biscuit and an iced mocha. After breakfast, we went outside to plant the rest of the flowers I bought on Tuesday. 

Here are my PiNK geraniums. I like to put a little creeping ivy in the pot with them.

Sidenote: What do you think of my tan?! Totally fake! I found possibly the best self-tanner - Lo'real gel tanner. loveit! I'm naturally pasty white, so I'm pretty pleased with this.

Now, let's get back on track. We ran a couple more errands today, made a pit stop by Walmart to pick up a little red wagon (a present from the Easter Bunny), and did a little napping. 

Lastly, we went and had Anniston's Easter pictures made. Let me just say O-M-G! I could have easily spent $1,000 on those pictures! They. Were. Precious.

Will post pictures of these soon.