tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21431860850493514412024-02-20T23:13:45.562-08:00my beautifully blessed lifeKimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-4743369141507983462012-02-02T17:47:00.000-08:002012-02-02T17:48:02.032-08:00Do you like free stuff?!Hi Ladies! I am back and better than ever! If you haven't been following my baby blog, I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and we are SO close to meeting our sweet baby girl!! So exciting!<br />
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I just wanted to swing by to tell you guys I am doing a GIVEAWAY on my baby blog for an awesome scrapbooking software called My Memories Suite! It's amazing and I don't want you to miss out!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you haven't checked out my baby blog yet, I would LOVE it if you would!!! :) Hope you all have been GREAT!</span>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-77380383175295457992011-08-04T15:43:00.000-07:002011-08-04T15:43:08.541-07:00i've been keeping a BIG secret!<div style="text-align: center;">I've been keeping a big secret from you all and I figured it's about time I came clean....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's true, I am pregnant!!! Our first little one will be making his or her debut February 29th, 2012!!! I have been busting at the seams waiting to share this good news and I initially wanted to wait a few more weeks to announce it but I figured it was about time I let the cat out of the bag! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am 10 weeks along and me and baby Dodge are doing just fabulous!! I decided to start a new blog to share specifically just about the pregnancy and I REALLY hope you will all come and join my new blog!! I will still share projects and crafty stuff here but most of my time will be spent over there blogging about this little one! I will link below for you guys to check out! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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There has been so much going on in our life lately, I just feel like time is flying by! This past weekend the husband and I had to travel out of town for his cousin's wedding, and it was nice to spend some time road tripping with him, but it made the weekend FLY by. Now this weekend we are celebrating our nephew's 2nd birthday and then next weekend it Scott's 25th birthday. See what I mean about being too busy and time flying by?!!<br />
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Hopefully you are all enjoying your summertime and soaking up every sunshine filled minute that you can!!! I will leave you will a couple pictures from a few weeks ago when I went to see fireworks with my parents, my sister, and her two sweet little boys. It was a humid sticky night, but there is nothing quite like enjoying fireworks with a 2 year old!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all have an AMAZING week!!! :)</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-59037747802553882472011-07-14T14:41:00.000-07:002011-07-14T14:41:23.661-07:00random thoughts thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/12204952_xQySd5GA_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/12204952_xQySd5GA_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have all had an amazing week!</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-52829900884730811682011-07-09T17:58:00.000-07:002011-07-09T18:02:34.580-07:00gimme more Britney!!!<div style="text-align: center;">On Wednesday, the best friend and I went to see the only and only Miss Britney Spears in concert!!!! It was totally amazing! I am a HUGE Britney fan and never have seen her in concert, but the bestie found an awesome deal on Groupon for $30 tickets and we just had to go. The best part of the night was that we got our seats upgraded not only once, but TWICE! We ended up getting to sit on the first floor and had an amazing view of Brit-Brit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was such a fun night and I cannot believe what an amazing performer she is! For real, it was so much fun and I lost my voice by the end of the night from along with every single song at the top of my lungs!! Hahaha :) I honestly cannot wait for her to come again, I definitely won't be missing out on any of her concerts again. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a recap of our fun night!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love Britney!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BEST NIGHT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**I'm linking this to <a href="http://poutypinkprincess.blogspot.com/">Summer Luvin Saturdays</a> over at Pouty Pink Princess!!***</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-30495770156310712862011-06-25T06:43:00.000-07:002011-07-08T16:18:15.381-07:00mantel revamp<div style="text-align: center;">Is it just me or has this month been extremely busy and chaotic? I honestly cannot believe that it is June 25th and next week will already be the start of JULY! That is completely insane! Minnesota weather has not been the best this past week so the fact that summer is flying by and we haven't even had summer weather makes me super bummed. I am hoping that from here on out it will be a lot better!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So last week, my sister-in-law and I decided to check out a new consignment store near my house and it was better than we could have imagined! Seriously the place was HUGE and it had so many awesome trinkets and treasures. I honestly wasn't going there looking for anything but I found a beautiful mirror that I just couldn't get outta my head! For a long time I have been contemplating revamping my mantel. I really did like it before, but it just kind of didn't feel like my style anymore. I am still trying to hone my style for decor and some things might still be a bit mis-match but we are getting there!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here is the little beauty of a mirror that I found. What I loved is the gorgeous detail on it! I am completely in love with ornate frames and this just was instant love for sure. Here she is right before I was going to paint it, beautiful huh??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, I opted to paint the frame white! Did you expect anything else from me?! I chose a semi gloss white color and even after one coat, the detail on this baby just started to POP!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ahhh, so pretty, crisp, clean, and shabby chic like!! I was absolutely thrilled with how it came out. For the mantle, I also wanted a nice white jar/vase but I just couldn't seem to find one that I loved. I had seen in blogland other creative ladies who paint over just regular ceramic and glass things so I figured why the heck not try that too? I pulled one of my many plain ol' vases out of the cupboard and decided to use the same spray paint on the vase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">BEFORE</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AFTER!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Seriously SO easy and hello it was FREE since I had this on hand already and I just LOVE how it turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here is the mantel before hand........... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(this is a super OLD picture from when we first moved in but it was basically just like this)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the new simplified mantel!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't it lovely?? I love having it more crisp and simple. The frame is just the perfect size and seriously the detail on it is adorable! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added some fake hydrangeas into the vase that I painted for an extra little pop. The were 60% off so you just couldn't beat the price! The ribbon the vase is the same ribbon wrap that I had on my bouquet on our wedding day. It has our monogram and wedding date on it and it accents the vase just perfectly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what do you all think? I hope you love it as much as I do! I think it is just perfect and simple, as well as a much needed change! I am now already thinking about how I want to change other elements in the living room. Don't you love when that happens? One thing leads to another, and another, and another....well, you get my point! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*I linked this post to <a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/">Domestically Speaking</a>, <a href="http://justagirlblog.com/">Just A Girl</a>, <a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/">The Shabby Nes</a>t , & <a href="http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/">Fingerprints on the Fridge</a>*</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-9183975278629430482011-06-13T07:50:00.000-07:002011-06-13T07:53:37.917-07:00God gave me you {{Three Year Anniversary}}Today is our <b>THREE</b> year anniversary and I cannot believe how <i>quickly</i> time has flown since we became M<b>r & Mrs</b>. To say that the last three years have been the most incredible of my life would be a <i>complete</i> understatement.<br />
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I have loved <b>every</b> single day of being a wife and being married to my best friend. I truly couldn't have asked God to give me a better man to spend my life! Obviously we have had our <b>challenges </b>and <i>ups and downs</i>, but even in the days when things have been tough there is<b> no one</b> I would rather have by my side than Scott. He brings out the best in me, isn't afraid to challenge me, or to tell me when I am crazy and out of line, but he is also my <b>biggest </b>supporter, the<i> encourager </i>of my dreams, and he <b>always</b> fights to be the best and give the best to me and to our life together. <br />
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To my<b> amazing</b> husband, I love you more than words could say and I am so thankful that you choose me to be your wife and best friend for the rest of our lives. You have exceed everything I could have asked or dreamed for in a husband, and I thank God <b>every </b>day for you!<br />
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I cannot wait to see what the next year has in store for us!! I know it will only keep getting better and better! :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...Three Years Later, still in love <3</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-79241384522420214162011-06-09T19:30:00.000-07:002011-06-11T07:56:15.265-07:00random thoughts thursdayIs it just me, or does it seem like weeks <i>fly</i> by faster during the summer months!?! I feel like when I look at my calendar of events for June that I am gonna blink and it's gonna be <b>July</b> already. Can things slow down just a smidge, please??? I really want to savor every summer moment that I can.<br />
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Speaking of being<i> way too busy</i>, this weekend is super jammed packed with things for the hubby and I. We have <b>TWO</b> weddings this weekend, as well as celebrating our <b>THREE</b> year anniversary on Monday. Talk about a busy weekend. As I am sitting here just thinking about it all, I am super overwhelmed! LOL! At least the things we have to do are fun, that always helps. And a little added bonus is that I only have a half day of work tomorrow, and I am off on Monday. HOLLA!! :) <br />
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So, I figured before I head off into my busy, busy weekend I would recap some of the random loves/thoughts/events from this past week!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">My in-laws got a smaller above ground pool last week and on Saturday the hubby and I went to check it out and swim with my sweet little nephew, Rowan. I am thinking that this will be the first of many swimming adventures this summer! I am so excited that they finally got a pool, my mother-in-law has been talking about it forever and I know that someday in the near future my kiddos will love that their grandparents invested in this!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am loving the hot summer heat we have been having this past week!! Winter was especially cruel, long, and cold this year so you will not hear this girl complain about the heat. I was one of the few who was loving that it hit 102 (yes ONE HUNDRED TWO degrees in MINNESOTA) the other day!! I am loving busting out all my summer clothes! I just struck gold at H & M a few weeks ago and I found SO much good stuff, but this one dress is definitely a fav!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the weddings we are attending this weekend is for one of my best friends, Rachel. I am SOOOO excited that she is marrying her high school sweetheart, they have been waiting for so long and I could not be happier for them! This past weekend we celebrated her bachelorette party and it was such a fun girls night out!!! There is nothing I love more than a fun night on the town with some of my favorite girls. It's the best to just unwind and get silly!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a new addictions in the food/drink category. I think I might need an intervention!!! :) It's the iced pomegrante vanilla oolong tea latte from Caribou Coffee, honestly it's amazeballs! If you haven't tried it you MUST! Seriously, just looking at this picture makes me want to hop in my car to go get one right now! It's the <b>PERFECT</b> summertime drink!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Banana Cookies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ingredients:</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup butter, softened</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup brown sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup granulated sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/4 cup sour cream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 large ripe bananas, softened</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 egg</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 1/2 cups flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 teaspoon baking soda</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 teaspoon baking powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beat butter and sugars. Mix in the sour cream, bananas, vanilla, and egg. Add the remaining ingredients. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to add my own little twist to the cookies that the original recipe didn't call for. I thought these would great with a little icing on them and I was right, they were! I made the icing using the simple icing recipe of powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, and melted butter. Just mix them together and it will look like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">**I'm linking this post at <a href="http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/">Sweet As Sugar Cooki</a>es &<a href="http://thesweetdetail.blogspot.com/"> The Sweet Details</a>, swing by there for other amazing recipes!!**</span></span></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-83155137907302443302011-05-26T14:47:00.000-07:002011-05-26T14:47:47.209-07:00my big bro is turning 4-0!<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">This past weekend my family and I threw my brother Paul a SURPRISE 40<sup>th</sup> Birthday party! I cannot believe that my big bro is celebrating this big milestone in his life, that’s so crazy! Time just seems to fly by that’s for sure, it seems impossible that he could be 40! After months of planning this party was definitely a huge blast and it was fun to get together with my family and plan this special event for my brother. It was so fun to see his face because he truly wasn’t expecting this in the slightest!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">We decided to host a luncheon a Buca di Beppo (delish!) to celebrate with our whole family, as well as his closest friends. My Grandma and Aunt even flew in to surprise my brother on this big day. I think that was really the greatest surprise for him that they would come out this way to be here to celebrate in person! It was such a fun day celebrating with family and friends while enjoying a super delicious meal. Even though we had a BIG hiccup with our reservation, it all ended up working out perfectly and I am so glad that we were able to bless my brother with this fun party, I know he really appreciated it.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">My sister Pam and I did a lot of the planning and we kind of ran into problem with how to personalize the party since it was being held at a restaurant. We really wanted to showcase pictures of my brother throughout his life, but being in a restaurant poses some challenges! We thought about doing a display board, but it just didn’t seem like a good idea. So yours truly came up with the PERFECT idea!! What we did (and by we I mean me) did was create a guest book/scrapbook for him to have as keepsake. I wish I would have taken a better picture of some of the pages, because it turned out SUPER cute. For the book, I scanned copies of pictures of him throughout his life and made reprints (since my Mom wants the originals) and then put together a scrapbook of all the pictures. Mixed in the pages I added slots of decorative paper for guests to sign at the party with their birthday wishes. It added such a fun, personal touch to the book! Also, since we have a lot of family that live out of state, as well as some of his friends that live out of state and those who couldn’t be at the party due to other obligations, I decided to email them in advance asking for them to send me a birthday greeting via email that I could print off and add into the book for my brother to have. I got a lot of responses back and it was really fun to have my brother read those wishes and greetings from friends he hadn’t touched base with in a while. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-79121650863029184992011-05-13T17:04:00.000-07:002011-05-13T17:04:14.062-07:00louis, louis, oh baby!<div style="text-align: center;">Okay, so I know I have been a HORRIBLE blogger lately! I keep getting ready to do a post, and then lazy pants out and don't get around to it! LOL! Horrible I know, but that's how life is sometimes. Anyways, I had a very exciting thing happen last night that compelled me to blog and hence here I am. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh yah, it's <i>that</i> awesome! After months, and months, and months, and months (okay you get the point) of saving I finally got to splurge last night and buy myself a beautiful Louis Vuitton bag! I have been dreaming of a Louis for ever and ever, and I cannot believe I finally have one! EKK!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, I am lame, but I had to take a picture after my big purchase wouldn't you?! Haha :) I love my little Louis baby and I totally freaked out when I got home and got to unpack it all! (Again, so lame!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And drumroll please....here is the little beauty all unpacked and home! LOL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aww, I love it! I seriously am in heaven! All the months of dreaming and waiting for it was so worth it, it's so gorgeous! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yay! So that's what has been going on in my life lately! I am sorry if this is such a lame post but I just am so excited I just had to share it! I promise I will have more exciting blogs in the near future! :)</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-26356711369607778552011-04-20T18:35:00.000-07:002011-04-21T08:04:38.363-07:00twenty-four {{birthday recap}}<div style="text-align: center;">I really want to thank all of you lovelies for the birthday wishes on my last post! You guys are too sweet! I had a GREAT birthday, I really couldn't have asked for a better day! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The husband and I both had the day off from work and we had a whole day of fun planned! He started the day off by spoiling me rotten! I must admit he is pretty good at that! I had a few lovely packages waiting for me when I woke up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5t-1EMdEGWiEby5kppyW7-SsF-0IcF8uB64U5mN2KXpJjKeMvIW3p7HQzeey93F7yXM15kndXVIqeSfGHWU9MW4Au5gS5s5QM-6A6fuid9NyVBba-3RjjWonLlD76EhBuyqBkzQmbaNs/s1600/My+24th+Birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5t-1EMdEGWiEby5kppyW7-SsF-0IcF8uB64U5mN2KXpJjKeMvIW3p7HQzeey93F7yXM15kndXVIqeSfGHWU9MW4Au5gS5s5QM-6A6fuid9NyVBba-3RjjWonLlD76EhBuyqBkzQmbaNs/s400/My+24th+Birthday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you tell which one he wrapped himself? LOL! :) He is kind of hopeless in that department, so when I saw the beautifully wrapped package on the right, I knew he couldn't have done it himself, and I was right. He had it gift wrapped! What a cutie! So, here's the lovely little things he got me! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A book to add to my collection, and season 1 of Tori & Dean (love them!) and the BEST of all....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">COACH SNEAKS! AHHH!! Aren't they gorgeous?! I am in LOVE! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We started off our fun day together with some bowling (yes, we are <i>that</i> geeky) and I actually wasn't trailing horrible far behind him! It MUST have been my birthday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After bowling, we had lunch at Benihana which is my absolute fav! It was SO very good and I even got a special little birthday treat! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After stuffing ourselves full, we ventured over to Barnes & Noble and my hubby couldn't resist getting me another gift (again, he spoiled me rotten). I found this amazing book to add to my coffee table book collection. It's such a fun book and totally me since I have a major sweet tooth! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the birthday fun didn't stop there! The hubby brought me to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings, and it was SO yummy, definitely one of our favorite spots. I even got a little crazy and took a shot....of lemons that is. (You didn't think I was serious now did you!?!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday night was my birthday night with my favorite girlies! We had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (YUM!) They seriously have the BEST food ever and it's more than one person could ever possibly eat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">My girls are the best and they totally got me the BEST gifts ever. Can you find the theme? :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, the theme is JUSTIN BIEBER! I must confess, I love him! He's stinking adorable. I love that they got me a book and the card is Justin BEAVER, LOL!! Hahaha, so great! :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course, we had to finish the dinner off with cheesecake. I opted for the chocolate chip cookie dough and it was heavenly good. They even put a candle on it and wrote Happy Birthday on the plate! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finished off the night with going to see Soul Surfer (major tear jerker!). I had such a fun night with my girls celebrating the big 2-4!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and FINALLY, I finished off the birthday celebrations on Saturday celebrating with my hubby's family. My sister-in-law Shaynah's birthday is 10 days after mine, so we usually have a joint celebration for our birthdays. We had dinner at this adorable malt shop called Snuffy's and then went back to her house for cake. My nephew of course had to help with bowling out the candles! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, there you have it! It was definitely the most fun birthday celebration and a great way to kick off turning twenty-four! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{{P.S. You need to swing by my sister-in-law's amazing fashion blog, <a href="http://www.layeredblack.com/2011/04/giveaway-layered-black.html">Layered Black</a>. They are hosting a GREAT giveaway and you don't want to miss out!!}}</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-65788281332327744562011-04-13T07:43:00.000-07:002011-06-15T11:37:29.479-07:00what i'm loving wednesday<div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, it's been a <b>rough</b> start to the week here in the Dodge household. Sunday night, I got really sick and was up all night hugging it out with my "friend" the toilet bowl (sorry for the <i>not-so-lovely </i>visual there). I ended up staying home from work on Monday, and was feeling a lot better after resting up all day. Then on Monday night, it was the hubby's turn to pay a visit to my "friend". :( So he took a sick day on Tuesday, what a bummer couple days it's been in this house! We are thinking that we got food poisoning. I absolutely HATE when that happen, it's the worst! It certainly was not how either of us planned this week. I am thankful that it seems like the worst of it is now behind us. I just <b>hate</b> being sick!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyways, I had such a fun time last week linking up to <b>What I'm Loving Wednesday</b> over at <a href="http://littledaisymay.blogspot.com/">This Kind of Love</a> that I decided to join the party again this week!!! So here we go!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>No. 1) I'm officially addicted to Pinterest!! I absolutely LOVE it!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I saw a friend mention Pinterest on a Facebook page a couple weeks back and it looked interesting so I decided to request an account and I am SO happy that I did! I love it! It's basically a place to put together all your favorite things. Not the best explanation I know but it's so fun and you should check it out! Here's the link to my boards to give you a feel for it! <a href="http://pinterest.com/kimmydodge/">http://pinterest.com/kimmydodge/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>No. 2) Femme Fatale-Britney Spears</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I am a HUGE Britney fan and the hubby decided to get this for me as an early birthday present!! I love, love, love it and it hasn't left my CD player/iPod since I got it. I am loving the more dance vibe of this album. I am horrific dancer, but it's fun to put it on and dance around while the husband laughs at me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>No. 3) The Brady 6</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, if you spend even like 30 seconds around me, you know I am a <s>obsessive</s> HUGE <b>Tom Brady </b>fan!!! I honestly didn't think that I could love him even more, and then I watched this documentary and I totally admire him even more. It's amazing how great of an athlete he truly is! Having to overcome all the things that he did, and be as phenomenal of an athlete as he is, is pretty remarkable! And he is pretty to look at, well maybe not in the above pic (Tom, I love you, but your GOTTA cut that hair)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. I don't think it's coincidence that this documentary aired the week of my birthday. ESPN knew I was in need of a Brady fix! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>No.4) It's my BIRTHDAY tomorrow!!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/10596737_BTfB1aFy_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/10596737_BTfB1aFy_c.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(Think someone will show up at my door with a load of gifts like this? Nah, me either! :)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it's pretty self explanatory why I would LOVE this, but this birthday will be even better since the hubs and I am both taking 4 day weekends. Tomorrow we are spending the whole day together, doing whatever I want (gosh I love birthdays) and I am so excited! I cannot believe that I am turning 24, where has the time gone??? I can't wait to celebrate with the hubs, friends, and family. I have a whole weekend of events planned and I can't wait for it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My big family! Love that I'm the baby of the family (if you can't tell!)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aww my 4th birthday, seems like yesterday! LOL! :) </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was the chunkiest baby ever, 9 lbs, 10 oz. Hello TURKEY! :)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm considering bringing back the Snoopy/Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs combo for my bday this year. Seems like it worked well for me back in the day! :) </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you remember password journals?! I thought they were epically awesome back in the day! LOL! I love the annoyed look on my face! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-76846464149866599482011-04-07T15:17:00.001-07:002011-04-07T15:18:56.414-07:00thoughts for a thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/12373879_StMn83dI_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/12373879_StMn83dI_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-21011792210807127062011-04-06T17:05:00.000-07:002011-04-06T18:09:21.068-07:00what i'm loving wednesday<div style="text-align: center;">So this is my FIRST time linking up to What I'm Loving Wednesday over at <a href="http://littledaisymay.blogspot.com/">This Kind of Love</a> and I think I'm going to have to do this more often! It's such a fun idea!! So here's my list!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First off I am totally loving that this is the sight in my backyard right now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brown grass, melted pond, and SUNSHINE!! All signs that SPRING is finally here! This winter felt especially LONG and to finally have all the snow melted and 50 degree weather is like pure bliss for us Minnesotans!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Secondly, I am so loving that my birthday is already next Thursday! Birthdays are a big deal for this girl and I am especially excited since the hubs and I both took a 4 day weekend next week to celebrate!! YAY for turning 24! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thirdly, I am convinced that I need a pair of adorable rain boots ASAP! I am drooling over these beauties, what girl doesn't want some Juicy Couture in her life?! So, anyone wanna get them as a birthday gift??! I've been a good girl and totally deserve them! Hahaha :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly, I am loving this video of my little buddy that I got the other day. His little voice just MELTS my heart into a big ball of mush! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make sure to swing by and check out what everyone else is digging on this Wednesday!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://littledaisymay.blogspot.com/">http://littledaisymay.blogspot.com/</a></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-68426109588176298912011-03-12T14:31:00.000-08:002011-03-12T14:48:05.883-08:00the loft reveal!!!After many months, the loft is finally finished!!! My vision for this spaced has changed many times, but I couldn't be happier with how it all turned out! I honestly think that it has become our favorite new space in the house by far. The whole feel of the room is super cozy and comfy. Whether it's early in the morning and I am using it to have my quiet time reading the Bible and sipping on some cocoa, or if it's late at night and I am snuggled up reading a book while the hubs is gaming, it's the perfect room!! I am so excited to finally be sharing it with you guys, hope you love it as much as we do!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the view from the upstairs hallway!! I loooove that we decided to get 4 bookshelves, it's the perfect look!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our adorable love seat from Ikea! Perfect size and style for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My corkboard now looks so in place! I still am so in love with this revamp. You can see the whole thing in <a href="http://mybeautifullyblessedlife.blogspot.com/2010/04/it-feels-good-to-be-back-revamping.html">THIS</a> post! :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you tell who's shelves are whose?! I had to get close ups of my favorite books! Tom & Gisele of course made it and I love Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Interiors, so much drool worthy stuff in there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All that's left now is adding some paint to the walls, but that's seriously the biggest project we have to do. Because of our big open ceilings we are going to do one big mass paint job instead of small spaces at a time. I can't wait for that, but it's lower on the project list. Our next big to-do is finish up our 2nd bathroom upstairs. I will definitely be blogging about that as we get started, but that won't be till later this summer/early fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I can't wait to hear what you think!! I hope you love it as much as we do!!</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-75244585213838882972011-03-07T19:10:00.000-08:002011-03-07T19:10:27.118-08:00a little bit of this, a little bit of thatSo, I have all my pictures of my finished loft taken, they are just waiting to be blogged! I have been somewhat busy, and just haven't had the time to collect all my thoughts into a post, however I am planning on doing it this week (fingers crossed) because I can't wait to reveal it to you all!!! I am in love with it! It's become our favorite place in the house!<br />
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In other random thoughts, I am SOOOO ready for Spring to come, you have no idea!! Maybe that's what's playing into my apathy about not getting around to doing stuff. I look outside at the cold winter snow and it makes me want to crawl in a ball and sleep until April! LOL!!! :) I know I just need to bare through a few more weeks and it will be here, but it's been a LONG winter and a few more weeks feels like years to me!<br />
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To keep you entertained until my next post, you really should check out this video of my sweet little nephews Kaden and Ethan! I got to babysit them last week since Momma had to work and I just adore my sweet little buggy boos. They are such loves!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MsCexfGOpD4" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-65169920028530935152011-02-28T12:42:00.000-08:002011-02-28T12:44:31.736-08:00count it all joy!I don’t know about you, but I am pretty excited to see February go! Why you ask? Well, February has been quite an interesting month for me…car wise that is. <br />
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Earlier this month, on one of the most brutally cold days we’ve had (it was around 15 below if I remember) my lovely little car battery decided that it was just going to bite the dust as I was trying to start it up to drive home from work. Thankfully one of my kind co-workers spent 20 plus minutes helping me jump start my car to get home (yes, it was THAT dead, usually it only takes like 5 minutes, EKK!). My handy dandy hubby and I went to buy a new battery, and he was able to change it out himself (thankfully!). About a month before my car battery died, Scott’s had died and my father-in-law taught the hubs how to change them out! What can I say, this Minnesota winter has been brutal on car batteries, and with both our vehicles being around 5 years old it was time to change them both. Bummer that it happened so close to each other, but that’s kind of how it worked out, such is life! After that little hiccup, it had been smooth sailing…until this morning.<br />
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I was pulling out of my driveway on my way to work early this morning and my car just felt weird as I was driving it. It was making a weird noise and something seemed off to me. Now, I don’t know you about but I am totally clueless when it comes to cars! I never know what should make noise, what sounds normal/abnormal, and so on and so forth. I pulled quickly over to the side to check my front tire and it looked fine to me so I kept driving. As I pulled off my side street on to the main road the noise got REALLY bad and I just knew something wasn’t right so I decided to turn around and take the husband’s car instead of my car to work. (Side note: this is when it’s REALLY nice that he now works from home!) I was still right by my house so it only took me about 2 minutes to get back home and once I pulled into the garage I went to look again at that same tire and it was totally flat as a pancake! YIKES! Not how I envisioned my morning going at all!<br />
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At this point I knew that I had two choices, I could either let myself get really frustrated and annoyed with the situation, or I could choose to laugh it off and count it all joy. As I was thinking about all this stuff God gently reminded me in my heart what it says in James 1: 2-4, and it was just what I needed to be reminded of in that moment! Love how He does that!<br />
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<strong><u>James 1: 2-4 (MSG):</u></strong> “Consider it a sheet gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all side. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.”<br />
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I decided to not this situation that was thrown at me from the enemy ruin my day or steal my joy. I began to laugh it off as I switched out of my car into my husband’s. As I was driving to work and spending time praying and talking with my sweet heavenly Father (as I do every morning) my joy became fuller! Instead of choosing to complain and give voice to all the things that I felt went wrong this morning, the Lord instead prompted on me to give thanks for all the things that went right, so that’s exactly what I did. <br />
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I started listing off all the things that I was thankful for about this situation:<br />
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-I am so thankful that my tire went flat right by my house instead of on the freeway, or at work would I would have to try and change to the spare. (Lord knows that would have been REALLY bad!)<br />
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-I am so thankful that I was completely safe and sound in getting my vehicle home and that it happened to go flat perfectly at the right time.<br />
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-I am so thankful that I was able to swap cars with my husband and not be delayed in any way in getting to work.<br />
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-I am so thankful that my husband is working for home so that I could take his car and that today wasn’t a day that he needed to go into the office.<br />
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-I am so thankful that we have two vehicles that are (usually) in full working condition and that each time we run into an emergency we have a back up to rely on.<br />
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-I am so thankful that we have the finances to go buy a new tire tonight (in cash, not credit) and that we do not have to sweat out how to cover the cost of the repair. I know many people aren’t in that position and I am so thankful for the blessings we have! <br />
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In every challenge that we face, we always have the option to choose our attitude, as well as choosing how we’ll respond to adversity that we are dealing with. Let me be the first to say that I am not perfect!! There are WAY too many times when I choose the wrong attitude. I automatically get frustrated and start complaining, doing the whole “oh poor me, I don’t deserve this” thing and so on, and so forth. However, I am thankful that God never gives up on me! He is always working gently to correct and remind me of the things I need to change in my life and I am thankful that He was quick to show me this morning the right way to deal with this situation. It’s so awesome to be His child! <br />
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With all that said, here’s hoping the rest of this week is less eventful!!!! :)Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-85796828480052376792011-02-24T16:50:00.000-08:002011-02-24T16:51:14.237-08:00flashback friday<div style="text-align: center;">Even at a young age I understood the importance of having fashionable accesories. :)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all have a great Friday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-1297146061592835722011-02-17T14:38:00.000-08:002011-03-12T08:26:21.446-08:00sitting pretty<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">As I mentioned in an earlier post this week, this past weekend the husband and I spent some time working on finishing up our loft. Over the past year we have really been narrowing down what we wanted the space to be like and it’s now it’s really finally all coming together. We started off with one simple bookshelf and from there it has grown into one of my most favorite areas in our house! You should check out some of my previous loft posts to see how much it has changed over the past year.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">Over the weekend, we went to Target and bought the final bookshelf, side table & lamp, as well as a desk for the loft. We had previously had a desk in there, but my husband now works from home and we had to move the desk that we had in the loft in our bedroom for him to use for work. Gosh, he sure knows how to ruin my décor! (Just kidding!)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;"> Of course, since we had a desk again we needed a new chair for it. Now, I don’t know about you but I am not a fan of the clunky, unattractive, standard office desk chairs that you would usually gravitate towards. I wanted to think outside the box a bit and find a cute, pretty chair to match my loft style!! I have never done a chair revamp before, but I have always wanted to try one and I figured no better time than the present to try. I didn’t think it would be too hard, and it really wasn’t!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">So, with this in mind, I trekked out to my local thrift stores in hunt of the perfect chair to use as a desk chair. It took me a few stops, but I finally found one that I love. I wanted something with a wooden back, and this little baby caught my eye! The price tag made this even better, only $7! Steal of a deal if you ask me! I bought this little baby and brought her home to start working on making her into something gorgeous!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">I started by removing the chair cushion, and then I sanded the chair down to get it ready for painting. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRwPNLuDvHLrDDb9jJEf5YEimMULQo6H4Lvyi9pNpOgB2lcOz0o1o3MvT2p9AdV4bkouycjJjlUlvlKLXlf8Qq5y5uqbCdrMdvO5gX-pqRweZVJuzARKKAlcG8NF5kcsheDAhE5L9bEE/s1600/IMG_2464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRwPNLuDvHLrDDb9jJEf5YEimMULQo6H4Lvyi9pNpOgB2lcOz0o1o3MvT2p9AdV4bkouycjJjlUlvlKLXlf8Qq5y5uqbCdrMdvO5gX-pqRweZVJuzARKKAlcG8NF5kcsheDAhE5L9bEE/s400/IMG_2464.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">I opted to use one of my go-to favorites for the paint color, Rustoleum’s Heirloom White of course. I used this same paint color on the <a href="http://mybeautifullyblessedlife.blogspot.com/2010/04/it-feels-good-to-be-back-revamping.html">corkboard revamp</a> that it is my loft as well, so I figured this was the best way to tie it all together (plus I am just in LOVE with the color!). I had to coat the chair with about 3 good layers to make sure that it was well covered. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">For the chair cushion, I opted to go with burlap for the new fabric. I love how classic burlap is! My husband is not much for prints or anything that is feminine looking, so burlap is the perfect compromise for us. It meets his requirement of simple and plain, but still satisfies what I want in the room. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">I took my burlap and started wrapping it around the cushion. I don’t really know if I did it in the “right” method, but as long as it looks good go with it! I used our staple gun to secure it in place as I wrapped it around the cushion. Super simple and within minutes I had a beautiful new cushion! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">Don’t you just love it?! It better than I had ever hoped it could be! Overall, my first chair revamping experience was amazing! I am kind of addicted to it and want to do another one, although I have no place for another chair in my house! Haha!! Hopefully I will find an excuse to makeover another one in the near future. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">So here’s a few more pictures of how cute she looks in my loft now! Did I tell you yet how much I love it?! :)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD21UgSrfk0xLSdOclefjMrLcf4MT3j90QBmnrWQJf3j8HMWlgSgm-pgKhmRXmQAYjV3G7WiUVLWlcUa5fqh_jOypC_aor3tBo64nj9CqLRIdHCKcTX-vN9VtANOzZSoVzu0bezdfwk6Q/s1600/IMG_2478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD21UgSrfk0xLSdOclefjMrLcf4MT3j90QBmnrWQJf3j8HMWlgSgm-pgKhmRXmQAYjV3G7WiUVLWlcUa5fqh_jOypC_aor3tBo64nj9CqLRIdHCKcTX-vN9VtANOzZSoVzu0bezdfwk6Q/s400/IMG_2478.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://designergarden.blogspot.com/">http://designergarden.blogspot.com/</a></div></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-72323503405674011062011-02-15T18:03:00.000-08:002011-02-15T18:04:45.580-08:00be my valentine!!<div style="text-align: center;">So, did you all have a great Valentine's day? I absolutely LOVE Valentine's day, it is one of my favorite holidays for sure! I was so excited about it this year that I made some yummy treats to bring to work for my co-workers. Who says that just because you aren't a kid that the Valentine's treats have to stop? I decided to make some M&M "Cakies" as well as some chocolate crinkle cookies!! They turned out so cute and yummy (from what I heard)! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found these adorable plates at Target and wrapped up the goodies for everyone! I love how cute they looked!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made 2 of these cute little baggies with a free printable I found! Don't you love how cute they turned out?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjMcwMTtzUnOtcL56Hc0yD08Vlh_TggRg2ZDi4fs8v0KtgZxYj5615J_f5ToMaqW93SpkCZSg16ob26DTrkRoXUc4VTHgJDwNkAHxHQx25c9PxKsNGdgLgFMsdMTC0dOeiIskl8IWp5Y/s1600/IMG_2506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjMcwMTtzUnOtcL56Hc0yD08Vlh_TggRg2ZDi4fs8v0KtgZxYj5615J_f5ToMaqW93SpkCZSg16ob26DTrkRoXUc4VTHgJDwNkAHxHQx25c9PxKsNGdgLgFMsdMTC0dOeiIskl8IWp5Y/s400/IMG_2506.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">What can I say, I love<b> </b>any<b> </b>excuse to bake up some goodies!! I just can't help myself, I have a baking addiction!</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Our Valentine's day plans weren't really anything too special. We decided to have a quiet "romantic" dinner at home, well as romantic as we get!! I actually really love just having a nice night at home with the hubby. I am all for going out to a nice restaurant, but I equally love making a delish dinner at home for my man! It's an excuse to actually get him to eat dinner at our dinner table. We are horrible about eating in the living room. Don't judge me! LOL :)</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at my beautiful roses from the hubs! Aww <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited to cook dinner in my adorable new Anthropologie apron that I got from the hubs as my Valentine's gift. Seriously is this not the cutest apron EVER?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdasIzp9FEF6vHFJnZ2bGarcZdr8yOc-sT1RL5v_AqmLTNIlZxMrY0vRyLiOst_JUbKDUKqFQoWXFGfCgAs54xq7WG4QjCHgdsBfndX7RExVjFryR1ZtkjWeYt7Mgb78I-YCe_yk1b340/s1600/IMG_2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdasIzp9FEF6vHFJnZ2bGarcZdr8yOc-sT1RL5v_AqmLTNIlZxMrY0vRyLiOst_JUbKDUKqFQoWXFGfCgAs54xq7WG4QjCHgdsBfndX7RExVjFryR1ZtkjWeYt7Mgb78I-YCe_yk1b340/s400/IMG_2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For dinner, I decided to make cheesy spinach stuffed chicken breasts, green beans, & a garden salad. For dessert we had chocolate pudding with homemade whip cream! Simple, delicious, and totally perfect for a yummy dinner at home! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yum, yum, yum!! Overall, it was the perfect night at home, I couldn't have asked for a better Valentine's day! I am so thankful that I have had the same Valentine for the past 8 years! My hubby is so good to me, and I am so blessed that I haven't scared him off yet! Haha :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to BEG my hubby to take a picture with me....he is so anti self taken pictures! LOL! Below is proof that his patience wore out with me after taking one picture. I had to tackle him to try and get one smoochy picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI5ZbFfCk5uljEEUIPs7vvFwbv-kVjJiiiRqKHxwOpN4PTA7c8aYqpgEgt-uYKbOR5gc9EMua-MJsqSmsqk1cqUgfiCC7ISKxpFaS8mZEv3vsJ3AkEFCyWptpfNXLlyu9gIC4tRPvYAg/s1600/IMG_2542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI5ZbFfCk5uljEEUIPs7vvFwbv-kVjJiiiRqKHxwOpN4PTA7c8aYqpgEgt-uYKbOR5gc9EMua-MJsqSmsqk1cqUgfiCC7ISKxpFaS8mZEv3vsJ3AkEFCyWptpfNXLlyu9gIC4tRPvYAg/s400/IMG_2542.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Haha hilarious right?! It's SO us though you don't even know! I love how quirky and weird it is, true to form! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you guys all had a wonderful day with your lovelies! I have a really fun revamp post that I will be uploading later this week, so you better swing by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">XOXOXO </div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-36345320900723649812011-02-13T16:06:00.000-08:002011-02-13T18:51:07.970-08:00a busy weekend & first valentine's memoriesAnother weekend has flown by, and I am seriously bumming that tomorrow is Monday already! I am feeling really excited about all the things we accomplished this weekend. This week I got a really nice BONUS check from my job! I've said it a million times, and I will say it again, God is SO good to us! In an economy where people are struggling to find jobs and make it through each day, He has been blessing us left and right and His favor and blessing is so evident on our lives it's awesome. I say that not to brag on us, but to give glory to Him for all the good things He has done for us. We are more grateful that words could say! It's nothing that we could do on our own, but only what He can do for us! It's amazing to see God's word work in our life, He is such a good Father!<br />
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</div><div>With that said, we had the extra money to buy some furniture pieces we need to finish off our loft. YAY! You know it's bad news for your bank account when you take TWO cars to Target just to get your purchases home, and then need TWO carts for all your purchases! Hahaha :) Sad, but true! We bought the final bookshelf, a desk, side table, and a lamp. My awesome hubby spent all day putting everything together!</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We bought a 4th bookshelf to complete the loft! </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love, love, LOVE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also got to get my craft on this weekend! I got to revamp a chair that we are going to use for the desk chair. I don't know about you but typical office clunky chairs are UGLY in my opinion. The chair revamp is SO fab, it deserves its own post, so keep your eyes peeled, I will be doing that this week! I am falling so in love with my loft. It's near being complete, we ordered our loveseat this weekend as well and as soon as that is delivered I will do another post showing you the finished result. It's gonna be fab!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, we got to spend some time with sweet little Brinley! I love it when my sister in law asks me to watch either of her boys. We love spending time with them so it's always an YES on our end! We got to spend time with sweet Brins since they were taking his big bro ice skating. We had such a fun afternoon with our sweet little chunkers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXHHvqbtcI0QhvlJHv8Th558SKXaSRvyn48w4z5F5tKCwiwqeTQKXw5RgugQvudak1F0xb-zyULUnjGDDAt9GIOwSSjK8oHJhiMZ7Hchm2DHb7mIDnZhCiv1RHU1DzewAP8tclNj_nKs/s1600/IMG_2480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXHHvqbtcI0QhvlJHv8Th558SKXaSRvyn48w4z5F5tKCwiwqeTQKXw5RgugQvudak1F0xb-zyULUnjGDDAt9GIOwSSjK8oHJhiMZ7Hchm2DHb7mIDnZhCiv1RHU1DzewAP8tclNj_nKs/s400/IMG_2480.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, first stop the pantry!! This kid loves to eat!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I know I am getting long winded here, but with tomorrow being Valentine's day I wanted to reminisce about Scott & I's first Valentine's day together. We celebrated our very first V-day together back in 2003, we had been dating for about 2 months and it's quite evident in the card I got from him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See that, it's a mushy romantic card and what's that a PERSONAL hand written note? That's banana's! It's something that's truly foreign in any card that I have received post marriage. I love looking back at this and seeing how sweet, cheesy, and newly in love we were. It's adorable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess he really did mean what he wrote...all these years later and still very much in love!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-54133336158077028112011-02-07T15:13:00.000-08:002011-02-07T15:23:31.026-08:00weekend wrap upLast week was such an eventful week, I feel like I barely had a minute to wrap my head around it all and the weekend finally came. Work was incredibly busy and I was totally worn out each day, and then of course we had so much to celebrate with welcoming my <a href="http://mybeautifullyblessedlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/welcome-to-world-little-one-taylor.html">baby nephew</a> to into the world. By Friday, I was certainly worn out!<br />
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I am so thankful that I had already planned this weekend as a 3 day weekend, I know I needed the extra day. What made it even better was that Scott also had a 3 day weekend, so I got to spend some extra time with my favorite guy! <br />
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On Saturday, we spent the afternoon at my nephew Brennen's basketball game. I haven't been to one of his games since he was in 8th grade, and he is in 10th grade now, so I was LONG overdue! I intended to go to one last year, but time slipped away from me, and then the one game I planned to go to we got a horrid snow storm and I was stuck in traffic for 2 plus hours and missed the game. Even though they lost the game, I was thrilled to watch my nephew's mad awesome skills. I am such a proud auntie!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday, we were total lazy pants and sat on the couch ALL DAY long watching Super Bowl coverage, and then of course watching the big game!! I personally am excited that the Packers won, not because I like them in any shape or form, but simply because it kept Ben Rotheslisberger from tying Tom Brady in Super Bowl wins. (Yah, I am <i>that</i> lame & obsessed). Speaking of obsessed, the true highlight of my Sunday was the fact that my boy, Tom Brady, was unanimously voted in as MVP of this season! Ahh!! SO excited! He's ah-mazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eaglescentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tom-brady-271x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.eaglescentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tom-brady-271x300.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, my hubby decided to bring me on a date afternoon and we went bowling. I am a horrid bowler, it's actually kind of embarrassing! I did SO awful my first round, but was able to make it up on the 2nd game. Don't believe me? This will speak for itself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>See that score? I tied my whole entire first round score in the first two frames of the second round. Haha!!! What can I say, I was having an OFF day! Nevertheless, I had a bunch of fun with my sweetums.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to take a picture of these bowling shoes. Seriously, how weird are they? I guess people can't tie laces anymore???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall, it was a great weekend! I am kind of bummed I have to go back to work tomorrow, but such is life! Here's wishing all of you a great week! </div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444374016278949339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143186085049351441.post-24931835247288027102011-02-03T14:31:00.000-08:002011-02-03T14:35:20.926-08:00welcome to the world little one {{Taylor Deane}}I am more than thrilled to share with you all that I have yet again welcome a <b>sweet little nephew</b> into my family!! To say that we are blessed feels like such an understatement! I am completely amazed at all these beautiful bundles of joy that God has been blessing my family with over the last few years!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Taylor Deane </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Born: February 2nd, 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;">11:43 pm</div><div style="text-align: center;">6 pounds, 5 ounces</div><div style="text-align: center;">19 1/2 inches long</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Isn't he just<b> perfect </b>in EVERY way?! I only wish that my sister and her family didn't live in California, because I am just <i>dying</i> to smooch all over this little love!!! Of course, I always miss my sister, but it's moment like this were it's extremely heart breaking to be so far away. I do know that his big sister's<b> Dakota</b> & <b>Avery</b> will be filling in for me and smooching all over baby Taylor in my absence!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not only was yesterday <i>extremely</i> special since we welcome baby Taylor, but his birthday is shared with another special person in my life. <b> My Grandma!!</b> Yesterday was my Grandma's <b>89th</b> birthday! Can you say amazing?! Let me tell you my Grandma looks and acts like anything but an 89 year old! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What did I tell you, isn't she<b> beautiful!</b>?! I only pray that her genetics run through my blood so I can be as <b>healthy</b> and <b>wonderful </b>at 89 as she is!! I haven't had a chance yet to hear what my Grandma thinks about her <i>very special </i>birthday present, but I can only imagine that her heart is <b>overjoyed</b> about it! I am so thankful for the health and happiness that my Grandma has been blessed with and I pray that God would continue to bless her over the upcoming years!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I think that God must have really wanted us to celebrate yesterday in a <b>BIG</b> way!! Not only did we have a <b>long, wonderful, amazing life</b> that got to celebrate, but also the start of a <b>brand spanking new one</b>!! How amazing is that?! I am so thankful to have a perfect, healthy, precious baby nephew! Thank you God for all your blessings on my family and thanks to Karen & Deane for giving me another nephew!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I guess it's <i>my turn</i> now to add to the brood!! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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