fridays letters

dear hubby, im so proud of you for receiving the blue diamond award from your company! I know you were a little let down and aggravated about your performance review a couple weeks ago. But look at it this way, you performance review is done by your manager, the blue diamond award is given by the executives. obviously, the people with authority (and not jealousy) are impressed by your work. and I know that youve been doing awesome! so keep it up! matthew and I are so proud of you!

dear matthew, i cant believe you are going to 1 in a little over a month, i know I keep saying this, but you are growing just too fast! slow down for mommy ok? until then I must start planning your 1st birthday party. why must your favorite show be little einsteins? there is literally nothing in stores to buy that are little einsteins!

dear disney junior, if you are going to continue playing little einsteins on air, whos decision was it to not produce any more merchandise or party decorations? wost idea ever. you are making this 1st birthday party planning alot more stressful than it should be. now I must hand make everything, and although pinterest is a great source, it is also time consuming. i could always go the etsy route, but thats just more expensive, urrggghh, whats a mother to do?

dear sister, i know you are just trying to help, but calling me this morning while I was working to let me know that not only do I need to indeed start planing matthews birthday, but also figure out whether I am going to get him the swingset, has now made me overwhelmed. thanks for that. not.

dear self, i know you want this whole 1st birthday thing to be oh-so-special for your lil man, but honestly, he isnt even going to remember, its more for your own pleasure. So stop being so stressed and make this as simple as possible, but with personal touches.

dear groupon, why must you always have such good deals? like the emeals groupon i bought yesterday? i honestly dont have the extra money to be spending right now, but I just couldnt pass up this offer!

screenshot was taken yesterday, so it ends sooner than whats in the pic, better hurry!

dear emeals, im so excited to start using you! Im hopping not only will you help me be more involved in cooking dinner (im not the cooker in the family lol) but also just help plan dinner in general, as well as save with grocery shopping. my only problem now is deciding on which plan to choose! low fat? low carb? slow cooker?

dear work-at-home-moms, does your little one stay with you when youre working? ive mentioned it a couple times on here that i drop my son off with my sister mon-fri while I work (at home). But lately ive been debating whether i should just keep him home with me? i would love to spend more time with him, and it would save me about $125 a week, but im also a little nervous about actually being able to get work done. any tips or suggestions welcome. tia

dear sister-in-law, i understand youre ecstatic about the little bambino growing in your tummy, as I am just as happy to meet my new nephew. however, your baby shower isnt going to be until august, so please excuse me if all of my attention isnt on this event, as my sons 1st birthday is fastly approaching and at this moment that is more important to me. thanks. love you.

dear mother-in-law, it would be greatly appreciated if you could please find a house before august and be all moved in. as it would be so much easier and less of a headache to have your daughters baby shower there, opposed to at the relatively expensive restaurant she has proposed to have it at. thanks. love you too.

dear hubby, because you and matthew always get two, im secretly hoping that your work kicks you out early again today (to avoid overtime) so that you can come home and vacuum and clean the house while I finish work.

dear matthew, tomorrow daddy and I are going to take you to the beach for the first time. i know, why we waiting this long is beyond me. but I do hope you enjoy it just as much as your mommy does. there is always the slim chance youll absolutely despise it like your father, but mommy is hoping not. im expecting lots of sand eating. And possibly some squeals of excitement. but no need to worry, mommy would never leave the house without her camera, so were sure to get a few good memories from the outing.

and because Ill never leave you without a cute pic.

 

fridays letters

dear hubby, i know you really want to go golfing tomorrow, but if for some reason your mother cant watch matthew, then sorry, you must stay home, because this mama needs a haircut like yesterday!

dear matthew, i cant believe you turned 10months old yesterday! omg, that means I only have 2 months to plan your birthday party! i better get crackin at it!

dear hair, we have an appointment tomorrow at 1pm, im not 100% sure what Im going to do with you. Ive decided not to do any color treatments (because i just dont have the money right now) and was actually contiplating chopping all of you off! but, something in the back of my head is telling me not too. i love long hair, just its starting to get really annoying with matthew pulling it and I never really do anything with you anyways.....we shall see

dear weekend, you can not come fast enough, i need a glass of wine. the end.

dear work, although I thoroughly enjoy my job, I am really starting to get annoyed with the fact that I have had 4 different managers in the past 4 months. And then the newest manager tells me that were basically just "starting off new, this way everyone has a blank slate." Blank slate? I dont want a blank slate! ive worked my a** off to get where I am, and the first of those 4 managers basically gave me the go ahead to be the team lead, and now all of a sudden me and my other teammate are on the same level?  i basically create this team and all it has to offer! all i know is I better not get looked over for a higher position just because I work from home!

dear tax return, we finally found out what we will be getting back and I am quite pleased. However, my responsible self kicked in and knows that the majority of the money will be put to bills. BOOOOOO!!!!!! for bills!!!!! and responsibility!!!!!

dear new victorias secret bathing suit, thank you so much for fitting and although you arent my typical bikini, i think you did just fine as my first mom suit takini. now that is one less thing i have to worry about before next weekend.

dear workout clothes, i tried wearing you the entire day yesterday to motivate me to exercise and it just didnt work. I need to figure something out to make me want to exercise. its so hard when your not used to it. I know I will love it once I get in the routine, just the process of getting their sucks.

dear hubby, youre starting to come home unhappy after work. i know you enjoy the actual work you do, and its just the fact that your not appreciated nor compensated for the hard work you do. So I promise to do my best to lift your spirits when youre home, and to help you with putting together your resume so we can try to find a better position for you.

dear matthew, we found out that your aunt deanna is having a little boy! and besides being happy for her and your uncle E, i am so happy for you. Having a cousin the same gender and so close in age is going to be so much fun for you! I cant wait to watch you and your lil cousin become best buds and grow up together.

and because I never leave you without a cute picture

Hope you all have a great weekend, and if youre new here I hope you stick around for a while!

dont forget to link up with Ashley over at The Sweet Season with your Fridays Letters. And definitely check out her letter today, she announced the gender of her lil one on the way!

fridays letters

 

dear hubby, good luck today in the Peep Eating Contest you entered yourself into at work. I hope the impromptu shirt I made for you last night gets some laughs from your coworkers. I know it sure made for a bunch of laughs last night.

dear matthew, please know that the minute i saw that huge spider in your bedroom, i just about flipped my sh*t, but i made sure to get it all taken care of, even if I was freaking out as i put you to sleep that night, worried there might be more. but dont you worry, daddy made sure to kill it, uncle billy made sure to reassure mommy that it wasnt poisonous, and your poppy came over the next day and closed up what we think was the entry point for the critter.

dear city of imperial point, thank you so much for putting on the Easter Extravaganza last sunday. I was so looking forward to gathering some easter eggs for matthews first time, but seriously? you werent kidding when you said 10:00. I showed up at 10:00 and wasnt able to make it to the playground till 10:03 and you were already done! you honestly couldnt have waited 5 minutes just in case parents were running late? i guess i cant be too mad since Matthew wont remember this easter, but i guess i know better for next year

dear infantino, you are a great company, i already knew this, but to top things off I received a huge box from you today for winning the Easter Pinterest contest (you can check out my winning board here). Matthew is going to love all the new Go Ga Ga line toys that it is filled with. thanks again for being such a great company

dear weather, ive enjoyed you greatly over the past couple of days, cool with a slight breeze, please stay this way for tomorrow when we have to go to a Eastons 1st birthday party that is being held outside at a park. thank you.

dear iphone5, i love you. i am so happy i finally bought you back in september, but im really kicking my self in the arse for not buying one of the larger memory options, i swear I feel like I get that darn "not enough storage" message every time i try taking a picture. i guess it would help if i didnt take so many pics, oops, but thats not gonna change anytime soon. lol

dear preggo & new mommy friends, please stop posting all these cute pics of teeny babies, you are making me have some crazy baby fever over here! i know were not ready for another one yet, but those pics sure do make me miss my somewhat small baby who is now an average size 18month old (yes, i know hes only 9 months, but hes my chunky monkey)

dear hubby, i really do appreciate all the effort youve been putting in to helping me around the house, after last weeks situation im glad we were able to agree on responsibilities around the house. i hope you know I do see how much youre trying to and do realize i need to put in just as much effort as you have.

dear self, did you read that last letter? you need to start making your own effort to change/improve the things that your husband would like to see change. marriage isnt just about living together, its more than that, and it takes two to make it a long loving lasting relationship.

dear matthew, im thinking i can maybe squeeze in a mini easter photoshoot of you tomorrow morning before we head out, do you think you can corporate for mommy please? ill make sure to tell the easter bunny to stuff extra puffs in your eggs! (yes i did just bribe my son with puffs, dont act like youve never done it)

And because Ill never leave you without a pic, this is from the Easter Extravaganza (note: we arent leaving with any eggs lol)

bil, niece, me, matthew, sis

Dont forget to link up your Fridays Letters with Ashley.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and a Happy Easter!

fridays letters (giveaway winner announced)

 

dear hubby, i know this week was a hard week for  us, but i think after sitting down and having a civilized conversation we made some real progress. there are things that still need to change, for both of us, but im just glad that we were able to see each others points. just know, I may not like you some days, but I always love you.

dear matthew, thank you so much for sleeping through the night last night! mommy needed some sleep, badly, and so did you. today you woke up in such a better mood. Smiling at me as I walked through your door, i knew today was going to be much better than this past week

dear hair, what is up with you lately? i just cant seem to figure you out. youre kinda too long, but i dont want to cut you. bangs overgrown, do i really want bangs? you've been incredibly greasy lately and I dont know why. so greasy that last night i didnt even put conditioner in (something Ive never done) and yet this morning you still feel yucky. what the h-e-doublehockeysticks is going on?!?!?! get it together. any suggestions on making my hair not so greasy, would be greatly appreciated.

dear reese's peanut butter eggs, you will be the death of my. ive already eaten 2 and its not even 2pm yet. i bought you to pt in hubs easter basket, but it doesnt look like youll be making it that long in our house.

dear pottery barn kids, thanks for making such cute easter baskets! i got matthew the peter rabbit one and it came this week. i die of the cuteness!

dear spring, im so glad youre finally here! its beautiful outside (although a lil overcast today) with the windows open and the wind airing out the house. if only someone else could do my sping cleanign for me ;)

dear previous employer, thank you so much for the surprise performance bonus check that came in the mail. i was not expecting you at all, but you came at just the right time, as i needed to order a new convertible carseat for matthew and was dreading the $250 price tag. This makes it so much easier.

dear old navy, why must you have so many cute dresses? i want all of them! i only bought 2, but i might go back for more colors. hehe

dear hubby, i didnt expect you to meet me at matthews pedetrcian appointment on wednesday, but Im actually kind of glad you did. it was great to have the doctor tell you that nothing is wrong with matthew and that hes just teething and acting like a normal baby. i already knew this, and have told you multiple times, but i guess it took a professional to tell you for you to actually believe it.

dear matthew, im so proud of how good youve become while eating at restaurants. wednesday night it was well past your bedtime by time we got to the restaurant and I was for sure that we would have to leave early due to you being up for so long with no nap. but you surprised all of us by being extremely well behaved, eating dinner, and just playing with your toy while the rest of us finished. you only started getting cranky when the bill came. thank you for being such a good boy!

And before I forget, the winner of the CROODS giveawy is:
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Congrats again Allison!

You must be one lucky lady, as you won my last giveaway too!!

And i know I usually leave you with a photo, but i thought this little video was better. We gave Matthew a lemon at dinner wednesday night and he loved it, although his face may tell you different ;)

Hope ya'll have a great weekend! And dont forget to link up with Ashley for Fridays Letters!

fridays letters

 

dear hubby, thank you so much for insisting we go away for the weekend last weekend. We really did need it. Even if it was just to Okeechobee. It was nice not to have internet kinda, and it was nice to take matthew on his first ever airboat ride and  4wheeler. As well as just plain old relax with a few friends by the fire with a couple of beers. Lets do it again sometime :)

dear matthew, i feel so bad when your sick. Last week we took you to your 9 month checkup (i know i cant believe it either) and you got a vaccine shot. So when you started to run a fever before I left for NYC I just assumed it was from that. Apparently not, because you gave daddy one hell of a night. To the point I took you back to the dr on Friday when I was home. Turns out you caught some kind of virus, i think it was a mild case of Roseola, because over the weekend you had a rash. And now, your lil nose is all stuffed, and it makes my heart just ache hearing you breathe at night. I hope you get better soon. And I promise to give extra snuggles until you do.

dear pediatrician front desk ladies, why do you have to be so unpleasant, ALL.THE.TIME? I understand that you deal with sick kids, busy doctors, and some crazy parents, but this is your job. And as I stated before, you are unpleasant, ALL.THE.TIME, no matter if im calling for an appt, prescriptions, insurance, or just to let you know Im running late. Suck it up, buttercup, or get a new job. <end rant>

dear rob thomas, thank you for putting on such an awesome show wednesday night. Matchbox20 was my first concert ever back in middle school, and the show you put on brought me right back to that first concert experience. oh and ps, youve gotten even hotter with age!

dear google, now why did you have to go and decide to shut down google reader? this makes me very upset, because I dont want to loose any of the wonderful blogs I read, nor do I want to loose any of the wonderful followers that read mine. guess this just means Ill have to start using bloglovin more. If you havent done so yet, dont forget to follow me on bloglovin

dear weight watchers, thank you so much for teaching me that im not on a diet and that Im really just changing my lifestyle. I got rid of 1.2lbs over the past 2 weeks, and although thats not alot, it definitely wasnt the 3-5lb gain i was expecting when I stood on that scale last night.

dear etiquette angels, what exactly is the etiquette on engagement parties? do you bring a gift? Is it supposed to be something off a registry? Money? Or just our presence? Ive never actually been to an engagement party, but one of hubs childhood friends is having one tomorrow and I wasnt sure what the etiquette was. I was always under the assumption that engagement parties you dont bring a gift, bridal showers you get something off the registry, and wedding you give money. But hubs told me to go out and buy something for them. Whats the typical price range for a gift like this? I know if I had an engagement party (which I wouldnt but hypothetically speaking) I wouldnt expect anyone to bring us gifts. I thought the whole point was to come celebrate the engagement, have a few drinks, and party with the honorees. someone please help me?!?!?

dear hubby, because you and matthew always get two, i cant wait to see the video from your companys version of the harlem shake. I cant believe youre actually going to wear the pooh bear costume. (yes you heard me, full on round belly, Winnie the pooh costume). Your welcome for giving you the idea, after my company did it, well and everyone else on youtube ;)
(if you havent heard of this, just google it, I cant get over the miami heats version, absolutely hilarious!)

dear matthew, youre talking so much these days. i know they arent comprehendable words, but the noises you make crack daddy and I up. You babble any chance you get. I guess you get that from your mommy (that and your chunky thighs, sorry). But I cant wait until we can start understanding what your saying, I look forward to that and so many other milestones we should be coming up on in the next couple of months. man time is flying by. Your 9 months. That means only 3 more months till you turn ONE! I better start planning you party, now the question is Mickey? Lil Einsteins? Jake & the Neverland Pirates? so many themes to choose from.....

And because Ill never leave you without a pic, this was Matthews first time at our local park.

 

Hope everyone has a good weekend! 

And dont forget to link up with Ashley for Fridays Letters.

fridays letters

 

First and foremost lets not forget the announcement of the Premama giveaway:

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Congrats Allison!!! 

Send me your address ASAP so the company can send out your 30-day supply of Premama. 

Now onto are regularly scheduled post....TGIF & TGIWN!! (thank god its WINE NIGHT! hehe)

dear hubby, i know how excited we both are about going to the Tortuga Music Festival, but we really need to book our hotel like yesterday, prices are basically skyrocketing and if we dont book soon we wont be able too!

dear matthew, remember when I was worried about you not siting by yourself at 7 months? Well, it may have taken you that long to sit by yourself but this past month you have developed so many more skills. You can not only sit by yourself, you can go from laying down to sitting, crawling, kneeling while holding on to your crib when you wake up, to pulling yourself up to standing with your toys. It amazes me how fast you learned all of these, and I swear any day now you are just going to take off running!!

dear facebook friend, (name not included for privacy) I am so happy that you are getting rid of your daughters bunk beds, when I saw the picture of them I just knew they would be perfect for my niece. I was so excited to tell my sister about it this morning (just to make sure she wanted them) and cant wait to see your face light up when we build it in your room. And double bonus? Totally getting it for FREE!! you know I cant pass up an offer like that! picture below so you all can be as excited as I am

dear rollerblades, it was a sad day Monday when I realized we would finally be parting ways. You have been in our family for a very long time. I remember when I stole acquired them from my sister back when she was in highschool. We've had many good memories, some bad, like when I busted my ass in our old neighborhood right in front of a car, which said car had to slam on their brakes to avoid running me over. I still have yet to actually put you in the garbage. even though I know you are no longer usable, instead you stare at me from the corner of the office, waiting for the day I gather you up and drop you in the trash. But hey, thanks to you I am going to work even harder to loose the next 12.6lbs to go buy one of your long lost cousins (aka a new pair of rollerblades) as my reward. So thank you for helping inspire my love for rollerblading!

dear budget project, Ive been doing good about not using the credit card for things, but obviously Im not paying enough attention to whats in our accounts, cuz lets just say the $230 overdraft on Tuesday wasnt exactly in my plan. Thank god the accounts are connected to other accounts for overdraft protection, but that totally could have been avoidable had I been really paying attention. This week Im going to start really budgeting, like actual bills, excels files, receipts, ect. If you follow me on pinterest you can take a look at my budgeting board to see where im getting my ideas from. Wish me luck!

dear hubby, i mentioned the above bunk beds to hopefully give you a suttle hint that I will need your help, and truck, this week to go and get them, pretty please :) Your the best husband in the world! thanks!

dear matthew, what is up with this new high-pitch scream of yours? Aunt D and I noticed it a couple of days ago, were not sure where you learned it or why your doing it, but it would be much appreciated if you could go back to the normal crying whining that you did. ok? 

And because I never leave you without a picture, and because its March 1st, I figured I share with you the past 2 months of my Project365. Thanks to instagram Ive been pretty good at keeping up with it. Here is Jan & Feb's pics. (if you follow me in instagram most likely you've seen every single one of these already)

Hope you all have a good weekend, starting my off right with a few glasses of wine with some great ladies tonight.

dont forget to link up your Friday's Letters with Ashley over at The Sweet Season

fridays letters

 

dear hubby, thanks for making such a delicious dinner last night, not sure why we dont do burritos more often?!?! i was even able to make a healthier version for myself without having to do a whole lot of extra work. maybe this will become a weekly meal idea!

dear matthew, now that you can fully sit yourself up from a laying down position, we decided it was indeed time to lower your crib. i knew this would happen sooner or later, but Ill admit, mommy may have gotten a little teary-eyed while doing it. Youre no longer my little newborn baby. Youre still my baby, and always will be, but now youre all sorts of moving and noise-making baby. ;)

dear floors, now that we've added another dog (not forever, just doggy-sitting my mil's for time being) you need to be cleaned even more often. Plusalso, if and when matthew starts crawling anytime soon i dont want him crawling on gross floors. So basically, can you just clean yourself?

dear diet, this week its not only my goal to exercise more at least once, but to also try hitting my "healthy checks" each day. So far this morning Im already doing pretty good, so lets hope this continues. Im going to go grab my multivitamin just as soon as I finish this post, so Ill be able to check that off too. Although, I will have to look up in the WW packets how exactly to get my daily healthy oil intake. That one has also stumped me, so I usually just ignore it, but not this time. I want to try and do my best with all aspects of WW.

dear video recorder charger, if you could please make yourself appear it would be greatly appreciated. I havent been able to charge the camcorder since I unwrapped it on Christmas morning because we have no clue where you are. And the battery is going to die any day now. I dont want to miss the chance of recording matthews first time crawling. So please, i beg of you, come out of hiding.

dear pale person that stares at me through the mirror, not only do you live in south florida, but you also have a membership to the tanning salon. it is absolutely unacceptable that you are so pale. you are in some desperate need of some fake sun. you know its bad when your 6 year old niece ask "leah, whats wrong with your legs?" me "what do you mean? (as i look at them)" jenna "why are they so white?" for which my sister bursts out laughing.......thanks. just. thanks. for. that.

dear hubby, because you and matthew always get two, i think its about time we finish start another house project. I know we could really use the space by enclosing the carport (which has always been on our list), but I think remodeling the bathroom is more of a priority. Especially since matthew is physically growing out of his newborn bathtub, and it just grosses me out that our actual bathtub has cracks in it. So much so that I refuse to put matthew in it for fear there is bacteria or mold or something that might be harmful.

dear matthew, your aunt denise has forewarned me to not make alot of plans this weekend, claiming that your next tooth is going to pop out sometime in the next couple of days. You only have 2 teeth right now, the bottom middle two, but a third on the bottom left looks and feels like its coming through now. please try to be a happy boy through the pain, i know it hurts, and mommy will try and do her best to ease the pain, but I cant make it go away completely. trust me, I think all mothers would if they could.

and as always, i will never leave you without a picture or two (sorry for those who have already seen these on instagram.

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fridays letters

 

dear hubby, i know we're a lil tight with money lately, but yesterdays valentine date night was just perfect. i dont care if we didnt get all dressed up and go to a fancy restaurant. I loved that we were casual and went to a quick dinner at Chili's and then out to see Identity Thief, which was absolutely hilarious. But that time, the time we spent together, just the two of us, meant alot to me. i know i say it all the time, by i do truly love you sooooooo very much!

dear matthew, you scared mommy yesterday with waking up at 3:30am with a 102 degree fever. Im glad I made an appointment for you this morning just in case. Even though you were already back to being your normal somwhat-annoyingly bouncy (literally nonstop bouncing) self when the doctor came to check up on you. He says your perfectly healthy, but if it happens again or goes about 103 to make sure to call him immediately.

dear work, i know with this whole transitional phase due to the acquisition that theres alot of loose ends and busy work to be done, but it would be nice to go back to somewhat of a normal workload/schedule. Although, I guess I cant really complain since i am back to doing the things I love (design for marketing) plus my normal day to day responsibilities.

dear diet, thank you for making me feel proud of myself. i know 10lbs isnt a whole lot, but you know what? you have to start little by little, and Im sure I will get to my end goal.....even if it is years from now ;)

dear valentine chocolate, please dont let my diet know I gave in to eating quite a few pieces of you last night after we got home from our date.

dear unorganized self, how many times are you going to tell yourself that you are going to get organized? stop procrastinating and get your butt in gear. as with everything else, you have to start small. I see that you started with the kitchen pantry, now continue doing those little projects and eventually you will have an organized house. fingers.crossed.

dear moms-to-be, trying-to-conceivers, and breastfeeding mamas, i have a giveaway coming up soon on this lil blog of mine. ill give you a hint, do any of you have a hard time taking your prenatals? well i sure did when i was preggo with lil man, and now that im thinking about #2 (not like anytime soon soon but the idea of #2 lol) i know i need to start taking prenatals again, and I have the coolest new product to share!

dear hubby, i want to make something clear, i LOVE your family, i LOVE that matthew now gets to spend more time with his grammy, and i LOVE that your sister is going to have a baby cousin for him to play with, but i also LOVE having alone time and just us three time. So just because they live close and have nothing to do doesnt mean I need to hang out with them EVERY weekend.

dear matthew, i know i keep saying this, but i swear i feel like any day now your are going to crawl. im pretty sure you can, you just have to put all the motions together. i dont want to miss this milestone so I keep grabing my phone to try and video record it whenever i think you might possibly do it, and then you fake me out. please just somehow, can you give your mommy fair warning when you finally decide you want to? ok thanks :)

and i know there was an overload of cutest yesterday on this here blog, but as usually i will never leave you without a picture. This was taken before our photoshoot and I just thought it was so cute how they were staring at each other.

p.s. if you dont already link up for friday's letters, go check out ashley's blog and link up today. plus also, ashley got to share some amazing news yesterday!

fridays letters

dear hubby, valentines day is coming up and Im trying to come up with something creative for you as your gift. I know were trying to save some money where we can, so Im thinking of maybe arranging a date night for us to go out to dinner and see a movie (lucky I already have a groupon for the movies)

dear matthew, you are so close to crawling these days. You litterally rock on all fours, and then even sometimes on your tiptoes. Im excited for when you finally do, but i know once you start youre going to be all over the place. You daddy thinks youre going to walk first, but I just know you will start crawling any day now.

dear south florida, oh how I love you so! my lil trip to NYC last week really made me appreciate the nice weather we have year round. i dont know how those northern folk deal with freezing cold weather ;)

dear self, youve got alot of goals on your mind lately, and i do want you to achieve every single one of them, but try to focus on the small ones first. they are more achievable and will help motivate you to complete the larger ones. lets start with your 10lb goal (you only have 2.4lbs to go!) and spending less money (eventually we will pay those credit cards off, i promise!)

dear work, how am I ever going to get longevity with a company if you keep getting bought out?!?! the company I first started with out of college got bought by a larger corp within 1 year of me starting, luckily I was able to continue working from home for the other company, I moved within departments and was able to get 3 years with this company, and then my department got bought out last week by another company. Again Im lucky to be able to continue working from home, but Im not going to lie, the benefits are quite different. not necessarily bad, just different. Im excited for the new change, but sad that I technically start over as a new employee again :(

dear credit cards, i will NOT use you, i will NOT use you, i will NOT use you........unless its a  good deal or an emergency ;)

dear house, please clean yourself today, my mother-in-law moved back to florida last night and were hosting dinner here tonight, unfortunately I just dont have the motivation to clean

dear hubby, we really need to sit down and figure out how to divide and conquer when it comes to household chores, as previously mentioned, the house is an absolute mess! I know neither of us enjoy doing housework (come on who does?) but it still has to get done. i volunteer for laundry, dishes, and vacuuming. If you could just take trash, litter box, washing the dogs, and mowing the lawn that would be perfect! lol

dear matthew, i dressed you in the most adorable overalls today that your Aunt DeAnna got you. I couldnt believe just how big you look in them! Your Aunt Denise even said you "no longer look like a baby," when I dropped you off this morning. Please can you stay my baby just a lil bit longer?
and speaking of baby.....we got some wonderful news this week, youre going to have a baby cousin this october! Aunt DeAnna and Uncle Eric are expecting! We are so happy for them, its been a long time waiting. Shes only 5 weeks, but we couldnt be more excited!!

And i would never leave you without a cute photo. Sorry for those of you who already follow me on instagram, as youve already seen one of these..

p.s. i just noticed I am only 2 followers away from reading 100! maybe Ill have to do something special when I hit the big number!

p.s.s. go check out this awesome Jo Totes giveaway!

fridays letters

dont forget to link up your fridays letters with the sweet season

dear hubby, tomorrow is your birthday, im going to let you sleep in till whenever you like,  i would suggest taking advantage of this gracious act of kindness, as you wont be getting this chance very often ;)

dear matthew, i cant believe how big your getting. I love watching you grow, but in all honesty, i would love it if you said my baby forever ;)

dear weight watchers, so far i love all the changes you've made to the program since I was last on it. barcode scanner app? umm hello where was that 2 years ago? and fruits are now zero points? SCORE!

dear scale, i see you staring at me everytime i walk by. i refuse to get on you before my next weigh-in. And please when the time does come, try to be nice

dear self, you can do this. youve dont it before. it is not a DIET, it is a LIFESTYLE CHANGE. you do not have restrictions. you can eat whatever youd like, just in moderation. stock up on fruits and veggies, they are zero points!

dear green market, im excited to venture off and explore you tomorrow. im hoping that ill be able to stock up on lots of fresh fruits and veggies so I can make more homemade baby food. now im counting on you to come through because I skipped over that section in publix yesterday with the hopes that you will be cheaper and healthier. DONT let me down.


dear deal sites, please stop having such good deals. you know i have a problem. and my bank account is dwindling by the day.

dear christmas lights, cant you take yourself down and wrap yourself all up in a neat little ball? or do you think we should be rednecks this year and just let them stay up till next christmas? kidding (maybe)

dear hubs, think of the aforementioned gracious act of kindness as your birthday present, because as Ive said before, you are the hardest person to get gifts for, and since you havent given me any sort of clue as to what you want, you get nothing. :P

dear matthew, i know mommy is normally the one to give you your last feeding for the day and then put you down for the night, but now that mommy is back to doing weight watchers, that means daddy is going to be the one to do that with you on wednesday nights. i know this past week it threw you off a little, and daddy was a little overwhelmed, but this week please try to be a good boy for him.

and per usual, ill leave you with a pic

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

fridays letters

omg, is it already 2013? guess that means its the first official fridays letters of the new year!

dear matt, Im glad you are somewhat back to feeling your normal self, because for the life of me I cant understand why you are such a strong brave man, yet when you get the tiniest of colds you become the biggest wimp Ive ever met. and i mean that in the nicest way possible ;) (for those of you wondering, I even goggled "why are men such wimps when they are sick" and its a proven fact, its something called "the man flu" lol)

dear matthew, i cant believe you are 7 months old today. where did my tiny baby boy go? You are growing before my eyes and I wish I could freeze every second of it. i wont lie, its starting to make me a little baby crazy, i already miss those newborn days, but dont worry I am even more excited to watch how you discover every little tiny thing that is new to you.

dear 2012, this past year has been absolutely amazing. so many wonderful memories, the highlight being matthews birthday this past june. but you were also filled with so many first; first day as a family of three, first family vacation, babys first pumpkin patch and halloween, babys first thanksgiving, first time meeting santa, first christmas (oh yeah slacker me hasnt even posted about that yet), and so many more. Im not sure how 2013 will ever beat this past year, but boy I know our lil family of three is going to have fun trying!

dear holidays, im sad you are over now. ill admit I was a lil depressed taking down the christmas tree this year. i wish the joy that you bring could last the whole year through. the amount of family fun, laughter, and wine you brought with you sure made for some wonderful memories and great times.

dear self, youre another year older (yes i missed a post back on my birthday on Dec 17th when I turned the big 2-7.) its a new year now. that means you cant technically use the ol' "i just had a baby" excuse anymore. time to get back into shape. im not going to call it a new years resolution. I hate those words. i feel like I always fail at my resolutions. so im just going to call you my next goal. that sounds more attainable. and Im even going to start off smaller than that. my next goal is just to lose 5lbs. im not going to worry about the other 30lbs i eventually want to loose ;) just start small... oh and adding to those goals, time to get myself more organized, specifically my office!

dear matt, its your birthday in just 8 days and you still have yet to come up with something you want. i swear you are the hardest person to get gifts for (although I do admit I did awesome on your xmas gift) maybe you could drop a few hints as to what you might like? pls,thx

dear matthew, i am so behind on your monthly updates. im actually having trouble remembering all the wonderful things that have happened each month, and I know you may not care now, but I cant wait to one day look back on those memories to share with you.

And because Ive always promised to leave you with a picture, heres me and some of my girls my birthday weekend tailgating at the Eric Church concert (btw-best concert ever!)

fridays letters

Happy Friday Y'all! This week just flew by!

dear hubby, thank you for my beautiful roses, our family night out at Christmas on Las Olas, and just a wonderful 2nd Anniversary! i love you so much and cant wait to celebrate many more anniversaries with you!

dear matthew, you're finally back to your normal happy self! the doc says your 2 ear infections cleared up and youre not congested anymore, as for the spitting up, well weve decided to put you on zantac to help with that, but mommy and daddy are just so happy that youre not sick anymore!

dear christmas on las olas, i love the festiveness you bring to south florida, the fake snow, christmas carolers, 1/2 naked santa sluts serving beers :/, santa claus, and lots of decorations, but can you try to maybe spread your event out over 2 nights? because you see it gets extremely crowded on your lil street, and almost impossible to maneuver a stroller through the crowd

dear friday night, aka wine night, i really love that its basically become a habit that everyone gathers at our house on friday nights to hang out. its so much cheaper than going out, plus we dont have to worry about finding a babysitter, plus we have a great time and there is so much laughter its almost contagious, thanks to the best prankster in town (that'd be me) who decided to marry our two friends, via facebook by updating their marital status, without one of them knowing, it was priceless watching as she couldnt figure out why she was getting so many congratulations comments and texts, even from her family up north, lmao

dear pinterest, please dont let me pin anymore christmas crafts, there are way to many projects i want to do  and I just dont have the time to do them all!

dear holidays, its technically not even december yet and you are in full swing, our christmas tree is up and has been since 2 days after thanksgiving, normally i dont get a chance to put it up untill 2 weeks into december (go me!), but we still havent decorated anything else, i have a feeling this month is going to just fly by

dear hubby, because you and matthew always get two, as I mentioned above, we havent decorated the house whatsoever, can you please, pretty please, with a cherry on top, help me decorate the front of the house this weekend? i want to be able to enjoy the decorations the whole month of december!

dear matthew, we have you 6 month pics tomorrow at Sears (using my groupon!) and I really hope you cooperate with us. please dont spit up on your cute outfits, try to smile, and dont fall asleep, ok thanks!

and because I can never leave you without a cute lil photo :)

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fridays letters + giveaway winner announced

dear hubby, have I told you lately that I love and appreciate you more than anything? last night when I woke you up in the middle of the night crying hysterically from the unbearable pain of an earache, you calmed me down, and rushed me to the ER. And even though I knew that the blood coming from my ear probably freaked you out even more than it did me, you played it cool, and reassured me Id be fine. On top of that, we both knew you wouldnt be getting much sleep and this morning wouldnt be fun. But you never once complained. I love you and thank you so much taking care of me (and matthew).

dear matthew, i love your chubby little legs youve started to form. That baby fat is absolutely adorable, and it means that youre getting plenty to eat and staying healthy!

dear ruptured eardrum, omg ive never felt pain like this before, i think id put you 1 notch below childbirth. i hope the 6 prescriptions the ER doc prescribed help fix everything, and get my hearing back to normal. ill tell you what, those percocets are at least helping ;) 

dear pinterest, you are genius in what you do! secret boards? great addition! now no one is going to be able to see the random home health remedies ive been too self conscious to pin all the presents I pin for christmas.  

dear instagram, you finally introduced web profiles, you are genius as well, not sure what took you so long, but Im glad you finally did it (go check mine out by requesting to follow me).  

dear mr president, im not too happy about the results of this election, and im scared out of my mind about whats going to happen in the next 4 years, but that being said, you are MY president, and im lucky enough to live in a country where I have the right and privilege to vote, obviously the rest of the country didnt agree with my opinions, but i will support you as much as I can with despise for the next 4 years, im hoping and praying ill see what everyone else whats to believe, come true. its your chance to prove your "change."  

dear blogger friends, i didnt forget about you, theres just been alot on my mind this past week. we all know why youre really reading todays letters, its to find out who won my awesome giveaway! Well i wont make you wait any longer

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Congratulations Mandy! I know how badly you wanted to win this for you and your lil fam of 4 to watch together! Email me you address and Ill make sure the company sends to you asap.

dear hubby, because you and matthew always get two, im so happy you finally got your iPhone 5, even if you do continuously bug me on how to work the thing. you'll get used to it, its fairly easy, welcome to the apple family finally!!

dear matthew, with the holidays being right around the corner, i cant control myself on how exciting this year is going to be with you! i know you wont remember much, but I have so many things I want to do with you to start our own family traditions (hhhmmm maybe a holiday bucket list?)

hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, ill be taking it easy by letting the meds work their magic.

dont forget to link up with ashley

fridays letters

 

dear hubby, thank you for always making me laugh, being the cook in the house, and being such a good father to our son. you truly are amazing and I just thought you should know. dear matthew, you were the most adorable little pumpkin and giraffe (yes 2 costumes, post to come) I have ever seen for halloween. You may have fell asleep halfway through trick-or-treating, but dont worry your cousin Jenna made sure to ask for an extra piece of candy at each door for her aunt cousin. dear cma's, thank you so much for putting on one hell of a show last night with some major eye candy *timmcgraw*lukebryan*ericchurch*blakeshelton.* drool. dear city hall, i would like to vote early tomorrow and I would really appreciate it if you didnt have a long line for me to stand in. dear followers, my first giveway is coming up in just a couple days and man am I excited to give one of you lucky readers a 5 Disc Ultimate Collectors Edition _____ dvd. Like how I left that blank in there? Guess you'll have to come back to see which movie it is ;) dear bestbuy, thank you so much for your deal-of-the-day emails, as today Office 2011 is on sale for $69.99 plusalso when the 2013 edition comes out I get a free upgrade, SCORE! dear fellow photographers, i think i want a new lens, but have absolutely no clue which lens to buy. Im an amateur at this so the only lens i have is the one that came with my Nikon DSLR 3100, any suggestions? dear hubby, yes i know you still dont have your iPhone5, yes I know it is annoying, but 1) i cant do anything about it so stop annoying me and 2) youve literally gotten almost $150 worth of best buy giftcards from corporate for calling and complaining, so shut it! k thank you. dear matthew, youre still sick and I hate seeing you with your eyes all puffy and hearing how congested you are, were going to the doc this afternoon, but I just dont know what to do. i dont want to keep giving you antibiotics at such a young age, but I also want you to get better. lets please hope that the doc figures something out that we can do to make you feel better.
And because Ill never leave you without a cute picture.

Don't forget to link up with Ashley.

fridays letters

its friday again already? man this week has flown by. hell this year is flying by. do you realize that next week is november already? christmas is in like what 59 days?

dear hubby, I am sorry that you still havent gotten you iPhone5, but mine is freaking awesome! hehe dear matthew, im so happy we were able to bring you to Disney for the first time last weekend, even with you being so sick, you did an absolutely wonderful job the entire trip! dear hurricane sandy, you better let up by tomorrow, sunday latest, I have to take matthew to a pumpkin patch and with your weather its not looking likely :( dear fall recipes, youre making me hungry, and yes i spent over $200 ($57 worth of coupons) today at the grocery store because i had to buy ingredients to make you, hopefully they all turn out good and Ill post pics next week. dear iPhone5, i cant believe you are finally mine, you have lived up to all my expectations, and umm hello? panorama where have you been all my life? i got some great pics around the world because of you. not literally, i mean Epcot around the world ;) dear bloggy friends, i got a cool surprise coming up in the next week or two, my first giveaway, yippie! no spoilers tho, you'll have to keep coming back to see what it is. dear hubby, because you and matthew always deserve two, i cant say Im not a little happy that your work dinner got canceled for tonight, now that means we get to have wine night at our house with our close friends! dear matthew, halloween is just around the corner and I cant wait to dress you up and take you trick or treating, i know you probably wont remember any of it, but halloween is mommys second favorite holiday (after christmas of course) and im also selfishly thinking ill get to enjoy all of you candy this year! thats why we have kids right? jk...or am i? lol

And Ill never leave you without a picture and i love that i captured this moment of my father and my son (even if it does look like hes teaching him how to pull his finger)

Dont forget to go link up with Ashley

fridays letters

dear hubby, im not sorry i got my new iphone 5 yesterday and you didnt, hopefully yours will come soon too, but until then stop giving me those lil puppy dog faces, im going to enjoy my phone whether you like it or not. dear matthew, it was horrible seeing you not feeling good last night. daddy even helped put you down but he was concerned that with your stuffy nose you couldnt breathe while having your pacifier in. you looked so sad at 2am so I brought you in to sleep with us, not surprisingly you feel asleep within seconds. dear best buy, thank you for accidentally sending me a "your preorder is ready to be picked up" email, even though it was a mistake because all you had was an open box item (literally just the wrapping was off) you thought it was necessary to give me a 15% off discount, can you say "oh yeah, $30 off!" i guess i can stop cursing and belittling your customer service now. dear iphone5, i have been waiting for you for sooooo long, like 6 years long, you are just as wonderful as i expected, but you are so light that i feel i might break you, dont worry though, i bought a pretty pink otter box so if you do fall it will protect you. dear bloggy friends, if you have any iphone apps that you just cant live without  either for personal use or as parents or for toddlers, please let me know, i would love to hear about them. dear self, you got a ton of crafty projects to do and yet your procrastinating way to much, Avery's 1st bday party is tomorrow at 1pm and you still havent finished her letter blocks (DIY post coming soon), get your big butt in gear! dear hubby, because you always deserve 2 letters just like matthew, i know you feel bad about having to buy 4 brand new tires for your truck on the credit card, but please know, I am not upset at the expense, im actually happy, because now we can take your truck to Orlando next week instead of mine. dear matthew, I cant wait to take you to Disney for the first time. Auntie D, cousin Jenna, and cousin Andrew will be there with mommy and daddy too. we hope you love disney just as much as the rest of us. dear jenna, my beautiful niece, i cant believe you turned 6 this week. I can remember the day you were born, me and your daddy spent the entire day at the hospital anxiously awaiting your arrival with your mommy, you are such a lil beauty and are finally letting me take lots of pics of you, thanks for being my only model :)

And because I can never leave you without a pic:

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