Weekend Wrap-Up, Lazy Style ...

Good Monday morning loves!  Let me just start by saying I didn'tsomuch sleep so well last night.  Don't get me wrong, we had an AMAZING Sunday, starting off with a little of this ...

{Sittin' in a suite at the Rangers game eating a pretzel and cotton candy.  Baby Fulmer likey.}

And PS - can I take a minute to SCREAM at blogger right now?   If I WANTED my pictures at the top of the page, I would PUT them there blogger.  I wouldn't return so many times I was SURE you would place them where I wanted only to STILL have them end up at the top of the page!  Phew.  Sorry about that.  I feel better now.  Anyone else screamed at blogger lately?  No?  Just me?  We'll blame the hormones.  Movingrightalong ...

After the OH so enjoyable game (Seriously, the Rangers are actually doing GOOD this year!  You might call me a fair-weather fan.  And you'd be right.) we came home and grilled burgers in preparation for ... (pardon me as I press enter a thousand times in order to insert a picture ... sheesh) 

Which was AWESOME.  I may have cried a few hundred times gotten a little emotional, don't get me wrong, I still don't know what the H is going on, but I will say I liked it.  The ACTUAL end (as in the last 5 minutes) could've explained a LOT more.  Like (SPOILER ALERT) how the ones that flew off the island in the Ajerra plane died, how Rose and Bernard died, how Hurly and Ben died, etc.  Since in the end they were all supposed to be dead, right?  But still.  I was happy.  And I MIGHT watch it a few hundred more times again tonight.  We'll see if I have time after watching DWTS and THE BACHELORETTE!  Anyone else as excited about this as I am?  No?  Well, it's good to know I have such a healthy relationship with my television.  Hopefully he never breaks up with me.  I don't know what I'd DO with my weeknights.

Friday night was super low key.  We watched a little of our Netflix'ed 24 and went to be at 9:30PM.  Yes folks, on a Friday we somehow managed to get our rears in bed EARLIER than we can on weeknights.  I don't know, don't ask.  Because of this, I was up with the chickens bright and early the next morning, which was good becaus we had a BUSY day.  Saturday night we had a wedding to go to followed by a couples baby shower.  At one point I was in Target with a wedding registry in one hand and a baby registry in the other and THANKFULLY this sweet man took pity on me and showed me where item numbers 134920353095 and 13914242424284 were since I can read Target code n' all.  After the wedding ceremony we rushed over to our friend's house for Charlie and Heather, some of our sweet Baylor friends who moved to Tenessee making it few and far between that we get to see them.  Heather's due in August with little Carter who I KNOW is just going to be adorable like his parents.  And, are you ready for this?  I. TOOK. PICTURES.!

{The mommas-to-be sportin' our baby boy bumps (well, 95% baby boy bump for me)}

{Three preggos in a row.  Heather, Mary Beth (who's due 2 weeks before me but I look bigger than her!  I'm going to blame it on my shortness and the fact that I was sticking it out to catch up wih the other two bumps!) and me.}

{Me and sweet P.  My bestie's baby girl who's almost ONE!  My little P Diddles!}

{My MOH and P.  Love my girls!}

{My Mister.  My baby daddy.  My love.}

Okay kids.  That's about all I have the energy for today.  I hope you all had equally loverly weekends, I'll be over to find out about them soon!!!

I Want That!

I spent this evening watching James Bond and e-shopping.  I found some great goodies.  If only I had a pocket full of cash!

The Coach Julia Leather Op Art Perry Tote.  Such a great color that can be worn all year.  I have been looking for a tote for quite some time, and this one fits the bill.

Every time I go into a store that sells Zoya polish, I look for Cassi.  I love the way this one looks in swatches.  Too bad no one carries it.  If I ever order directly from Zoya, Cassi will be first on the list!

The Wetnoz Ultra bowl and stand are so perfect and sleek looking.  I love that the bowl has a higher back so that the food doesn't go flying.  I also love the stand - Missy Kitty has a cleft palette and it's much easier for her to eat when her bowl is raised.  This combo is EXACTLY what I've been looking for.

I need some new pajama pants as all mine are looking a bit tattered and faded.  How cute are these ones from Life is Good??

Did you know that Sophie Kinsella's real name is Madeleine Wickham?  Did you know she wrote books under that name?  I didn't!  I.Must.Read.These.  I love her.

I love these wedges by Sofft - who make THE MOST COMFORTABLE shoes I've ever owned.  I need these super cute wedges for summer.

How is it that I still don't own the doggie charm from Pandora?  I'll tell you how - it's always sold out!

I missed out on MAC's Hipness blush with the Fafi collection.  It's getting repromoted with the 'To The Beach' Collection.  I'll have to pick it up.  It's a great coral blush that will be perfect for that summer glowy look everyone's always talking about.

At some point I'll be redoing my bedroom.  And I've got my eye on the Mendocino bed frame from the Pottery Barn.

What are your favorite e-shopping finds?

It's Friday Again - Friday Show 'N Tell

Ok peeps, bring and brag time again!  I've been sick all week and have no idea what's going on in the blogging world.  Show me what you've been blogging about this week and share your blog with the rest of us.  I LOVE checking out everyone's blogs!

So post a link to a single post (feel free to add more than one link) from your blog that you posted within the last 7 days, and then check out what everyone else has been up to - and don't forget to share some comment love!  Also, add the Friday Show 'N Tell Button (grab it from the sidebar) to the post you featued so that others can join the fun!  I put in a couple of my posts to get us started.

Reviewing Products - Business 2 Blogger

As you can tell from my blog, I like to do reviews.  If something is good, why not let everyone know.  And if it didn't live up to the hype?  Definitely something to write about! 

I came across the Business 2 Blogger site this morning, and was intrigued.  They send you an email with info about companies who are looking for bloggers to review their products.  You sign up, they send you the product, you revew it on your blog.  Sounds like fun, right?

I liked that they let you choose what you participte in, so I don't have to review random crap I would never consider buying.  And you can unsubscribe at any time.

I'm not sure about this site as of yet.  This morning I signed up and confirmed my account.  Then I got a welcome email.  That's it so far.  But I'll definitely keep you posted on how this goes.

And don't worry, just because someone sends me something for free doesn't mean that I'm going to sing it's praises.  I always tell it like it is, whether on my blog or in person.  For better or for worse, that will never change.

If you check out Business 2 Blogger, leave a comment or send me an email.  I really want to know what you guys think of this service.

Thank GONZO It's Friday!

Sorry for that title.  I'm in a silly mood.  Actually I'm in a sneezy mood, which is making my head fuzzy, therefore making every thought I'm having a little ... fuzzy.  And thus, the silliness.  But really, THANK GONZO IT'S FRIDAY!  Who is Gonzo by the way?  I know I know that name but can't remember why?  Is he a muppet?  I know he's not a fraggle.  We'll go with muppet.  Because it's that important.  Right, move on Kate.

So today is Favorite Fridays over at A Girl in Pearls and A Boy With Toys and i love love LOVE the topic!

Favorite Sex & the City Character!

And you're going to have to pardon my boringness, but I'm not going to change my actual answer just to be "different" because then I'd just be lying.  SO, she's none other than ...

Yep, that's right.  Carrie.  Even though the Mister thinks she looks like a horse.  But how can you NOT love her.  She has an aire about her.  A presence.  She exudes confindence, but not in a cocky way.  And pretty much everything she does is with complete style.  Oh to be able to rock crazy outfits the way she does.  Oh yeah, and to be able to afford them.  Shaaa, right.  Anyways, frickin'. love. her.  But, to be fair, I've loved SJP since Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun.  One of my all-time favorite chick flicks.  So who's YOUR favorite SATC character?  Blog about and then go link up at Jen's blog!  And DON'T FORGET (like anyone could) SATC 2 comes out NEXT THURSDAY!  And guess who doesn't have to go to work the next day?  That's right.  Yours truely.  You can bet your patootie I will be in a movie theater somewhere squeeling the whole way through.  Well, mentally squealing that is, I don't want to ruin everyone ELSE'S experience!  Like the 13 year olds that squeeled every time Jacob took his shirt off during the 9pm (yes you read that right, I had SPECIAL SCREENING PASSES) showing of New Moon.  Never wanted to punch a 13 year old in the mouth so much in my life.  But maybe that's my own fault for being at a special pre-screening of New Moon ... nahhhhh.

I hope you all have loverly weekends loverlies!  We have NADA, ZILCH, NUTTIN' to do tonight, so I THINK we're going to start on our Netflix of this season's 24, sleep REAL late tomorrow.  And then we have a wedding followed by a couples baby shower tomorrow night.  Then a low key Sunday including almost peeing my pants getting SUPER amped up about ...

EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!  I've never been so excited about 3 hours of consecutive TV in my LIFE!  But I'm also sad.  What tha HAY am I going to do with myself on Tuesday nights now?

I hope you all have FANTASTIC weekends!!!  And thanks for hangin' in with my silliness today!

Holy Grail Status

  There are products I like, and there are products I don't like.  But then there is a whole other section of products that have reached Holy Grail status in my books.  These are products that I have and will continue to purchase over and over again.  I like a lot of products, but I'm fickle and more often than not want to try something new.  But once in a while, I find perfection and my eyes don't stray to others...that's a Holy Grail.

I love the pink tweezers by Anastasia.  They are precise, just the right angle and width and always stay true.  I can get every single stubborn brow hair, no matter how small.  The pink color is a bonus.  I lost my first pair of these when my purse was stolen, and didn't entertain the idea of trying something else for a second.  I just marched down to Sephora and got the exact same ones.

The MAC 217 is the perfect eye shadow brush.  If I was going to a desert island with a palette of shadows, and was only allowed one eye shadow brush, the 217 would be it.  This is one of those desert islands that has fancy restaurants and cocktail parties.  On days when I'm in a hurry, I apply all of my shadows with this one brush.  I have two of these just in case one is dirty. 

CoverGirl's LashBlast mascara is perfection in a tube.  The fatty wand takes some time to get used to, but this mascara rocks.  It does not flake and it does not run.  It's the only non-waterproof mascara I can use without looking like a racoon after 3 hours.  It doesn't clump, and does a great job of defining my lashes.  Why buy $20+ mascaras when there is LashBlast?

Dermalogica's super sensitve sunblock is the my all time favorite face sunblocks.  It does not irritate my skin, which turns red and blotchy when it doesn't like what I put on my face.  It protects my face no matter what I may be doing.  It stays put pretty well without running into my eyes when I'm sweaty.  I wear this one to work, the dog park, biking, hiking and anything else.  For swimming, I will choose something waterproof.  Otherwise, this is it.

MAC Viva Glam V.  It's a lustre - creamy, shiny, sheer.  The color is 'my lips but better' and I don't need to wear a gloss with it.  Need I say more?

My hair hasn't seen silicone in about 8 years.  In that time, I have been using veganese almost every day.  When the weather is dry, and my hair is dry, I mix myself a bottle of 1:1 Veganese and American Cream.  It smells and works better than American Cream alone.  Veganese conditions my fine hair well without weighing it down and yet tames those pesky baby hairs at my hairline.  Love it!

Sure I have a pair of fancy everyday sunglasses.  But for all of my outdoor activities, I swear by these Rudy Project Apache SX Girl Sunglasses.  Diffeent colored lenses pop in and out of these frames with ease, so I can switch up depending on conditions.  I even have a clear set of lenses for gloomy days of mountain biking - so that my eyes are still protected even when the light is too low for sunglasses.  When the sun is low the orange lenses actually make everything brighter.  And the best part is that Rudy Project guarantees their lenses FOR LIFE - so if you ever scratch them, just send them in with a S&H fee and they send you replacement lenses.  BRILLIANT.  Believe it or not, I've already gone through 2 pairs of these sunglasses.  One got stolen at the beach, and one got stolen with my purse, along with the replacement lenses!  Man, I lost a lot of good stuff with that purse!  So this summer, I'll be replacing these with a third pair.  That's how much I love them!

The Sugoi Evolution Shorty is THE BEST biking short I have ever used!  I love the padding of these - just enough but not too much.  I love the fit.  Low waist but not too low.  Higher in the back so my butt crack doesn't show.  The panels make the shorts more comfortable and more flattering.  The bottom elastic is wide and not too tight, so I never get 'sausage leg'.  I use these for Spinning and for mountain biking.  The fabric is durable so when I've wiped out any small holes did not get bigger.  I have successfully patched the Shortys up too.  I used to teach 5-8 spinning classes per week, and bike on top of that.  So I own 6 pairs of Shortys so I didn't have to do laundry every other day.  My oldest pair is about 7 years old, and has lady bug and honey bee patches on the arse and thigh, but they're still going stong!  I have plenty of different jerseys, but the Evolution Shorty is what I ALWAYS wear.  Other shorts I've tried have chafed, ripped, sausaged, bunched, sagged, shrunk, frayed,  and rubbed.  No wonder I'm so loyal to the Shorty!

I have to admit, I'm only on my firsst pair of Zamberlan hiking boots.  And I got them for $20 at an REI garage sale.  But I have had them for many many years.  These things are indestructible.  I have hiked in sand, snow and water in these - sometimes all in the same hiking trip.  Through all the abuse, these boots have retained their shape and remained supple and comfy.  If these ever fall apart, and I'm beginning to doubt that they ever will, I will be buying another pair exactly the same.

I use my KitchenAid 600 Pro at least 2 times each week, and sometimes more than once per day.  I use it for baking everything from cakes to pizza dough.  It whips egg whites and cream like magic.  I also have the pasta attachment and the meat grinder.  I NEVER buy ground meat anymore, so I know what exactly is in my ground meat.  And one you've had home made pasta, it's hard to go back to store bought.  Especially for lasagne.  Hands down, the best kitchen appliance ever.

What are your holy grails?

Thoughtless Thursday!

Sorry it's taken me so long today!  I'm usually more ON it than this girls (and Mister) ... forgive me, I'll blame it on the pregnancy.  Hey, I only have 6 more months to use that excuse and I'm going to take.full.advantage.  So, let's get on with it, today is ...

as usual, and speaking of pregnancy (All the time now apparently, hopefully I haven't sent you all running whilst screaming from my corner of the blogosphere, I feel like I'm becoming one of those people that pulls out pictures of their kids EVERY time you see them.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE seeing baby pictures, but I don't need to see pictures of the big "stink" they left in their diaper the other day or their biggest booger you've ever seen.  Seriously.  Gross.) one of my bestest friends and college roommates, Becky (but we all call her Becky Sue) is having her 2nd baby boy today!!!  We don't know a name yet, but she went in for her C-Section (the day after HER birfday mind you) and I'm psychotically refreshing facebook on my iPhone anxiously awaiting pictures of their little one and a NAME!!!  So, for my TT pictures today, I give you sweet Becky Sue.  She's so tiny and cute, you just HAVE to call her Becky Sue.  I'm so excited for you Becky Sue and I can't wait to meet your 2nd little boy bundle of joy!!!

{Becky Sue, not super preggers at Christmas time, but looking it.  They say you show sooner with the 2nd baby ...}

{Becky Sue and her first little munchkin (I don't say my friend's kids names on here for privacy reasons so we'll just call him "H") H, isn't he so cute?}

{Becky Sue pretty preggers and looking adorable!}

Congrats sweet Becky Sue!!!  I can't wait to hear the great news!!!