How awesome would it be to live here!! Just thought I'ld throw that bit of randomness in there for kicks and giggles.

It seems like I always write a post on Sunday afternoon, so I'll continue the tradition. Life's been a little crazy around here this week. Bringing home the little man has been an adventure. He is full of life and energy and a perfect match for my little Madison. They've had a blast this week chasing each other. And I've had my hands full with housetraining little Hudson. OK OK I REFUSE to go on and on about my dogs. Hey let's be honest. I dont have kids...so I don't have much else to report!!

Ok, I'll try. So, we've really gotten into cooking around here. Yesterday we went wild in Walmart's grocery section. Yes, I said Walmart. Here's my take on Walmart groceries. I'll shop for everything but their meat. For a long time, I've had this disgust/fear of buying food from Walmart. I hate the place. I hate everything it stands for. But I love their buying power, aka their LOW prices. We loaded up the cart BIG time and should be set on food for a WHILE now. The amount we saved was absolutely ridiculous! Sorry Publix...I still love you but I've gotta do what's best for the checking account!!

Sorry for the boring/short post. Little man has an obsession with my computer making it quite a challenge to type ANYTHING!!

Ok guys, I promised new pictures and today, I WILL deliver! This past weekend was a GREAT birthday weekend spent at my parents' lakehouse. Ryan and I left straight after work Friday and got up there around 10:30. We were POOPED and went to bed very soon. The whole weekend, it rained but that was A-OK!! It was really nice to just RELAX. Something Ryan and I have forgotten how to do!!

Here's me telling Madison we're heading up to the lake. Of course she got excited and gave me some kisses. Plus, I just wanted to show this picture because I dyed my hair DARK a few weeks ago and havent put up any pictures!!

And here's a pic of the AMAZING strawberry pie Mom made for my birthday. It was delicious...even Ryan ate it and he doesn't like sweets.

To some of you, this looks like 2 men just grilling hamburgers. But for those of you who know my dad, his grill is his pride and joy. To be able to use it is HUGE! Kinda cute :)


These 2 guys had a blast doing the manly things. Grilling, fixing the jetski's, etc. At one point, I looked out the window and saw them on the roof cleaning gutters.

I love this one. Mom woke us up SUPER early Sunday to go to Church in the Pines. Here's what Ry thought of that!

And here's our sweet little family!!

And of course a shot of the precious little Lexington, who was THRILLED to see her big sister and old mom!

AND..................

One more surprise!

Meet Hudson! He's a 5 month old yorkie weighing in right at 3.9 lbs. He's the sweetest little man in the world and he is just LOVING his new family! (**Please excuse the hair...hes getting groomed tomorrow!!)

I'm gonna have to say turning 25 wasn't too shabby!!!

WARNING: VERY RANDOM POST BELOW!!

Read at your own risk!

How yummy do these babies look? I could eat these babies EVERY day!! Yesterday, my mom asked me what I want for my birthday dinner and I quickly requested a strawberry pie. Yall, my mom makes a ridiculously delicious strawberry pie. My mouth is just watering thinking about it!! Recipe will be up soon...promised!! Nothing says, "ITS SUMMER!!" like a slice of this heaven!!
Anyone else out there come home and look around and wonder if this happened? Well I did today. Except I didnt even make it to the house before I was warned. Ryan called me asking if I was coming home for lunch. I asked why and he said, "Well Bubbie got in the trash again and she threw up and peed on the couch." Well, if any of you have met Madison, you know she is VERY well behaved. This shocked me, and since I'm only 1 minute (literally) away from home, I hurried to the car. I walked in and instantly, she had that "im soooo sorry mom" look written all over her face. I said, "Bubbie, WHAT did you do!??!" And then she came slowly across the room, tail tucked, ears pinned back, bottom tucked aka scarred to death. Poor little girl got into the trash because the packet for the pot roast i made this morning (which is delish!!) was in there. And to put it nicely, it did not agree with her little tummy. The pee came in when Ryan got home and she jumped on the couch scarred while getting in trouble and lost control. Poor little girl. Needless to say, the trash won't be sitting out in her reach anymore!

And I gotta steal another picture from emily at cupcakes and cashmere. I don't know how many of you watch The Hills, but recently I have gotten irritated with LC. It seems like this whole season she's sported the SAME hairdo. Butt0crack part and a braid on one side. Lauren, it was cute for an episode, not a season. So basically, I've been disgusted with braids ever since. EVER SINCE...I saw this!! How cute is this?? Gosh I've gotta start taking hair pills so my hair will grow!!

So I've been known to do a little blog-stalking in my spare time and every now and then, I somehow stumble across a gold mine. One day it was the Pioneer Woman's site with every recipe known to man to fill a hungry man's stomach. Then it was over at Elements of Style, where I completely fell in love with everything the woman picked for home design. And now, I have a new crush.

Hop on over to https://cupcakesandcashmere.com and let Emily suck you in to her world of anything goes! This adorable little (** and I do mean LITTLE) 25 yr old has made quite a name for herself in the blog world. And she has herself to thank. Its a rarity to come across someone who is 100% authentic in their style. Not like its the most important thing in life, but originality and individuality are character traits I highly admire.

There are TONS AND TONS of pictures on her site that should serve as inspiration to all of you out there. And the best part is, her boyfriend takes all of them. Oh to have a man who will take photo shoots of your fashion shows you put on when you bring home new clothes. Come on, we all do it!!

Once again, I forgot how to pick the order for the pictures, but look how cute this is. On a dresser in her closet, she displays her simple things that look so pretty just like this!!
It makes me sick when I see pictures of closest like this. It appears that she has very few clothes and I would put ALL my money on it that she's that girl who never wears the same outfit twice.

I mean seriously.

She's just so cute. The type that you see out shopping and say, "why isn't it that easy for me??"

This one just caught my eye. You know, we've all done the long necklace trend. Trust me, I was working at Behind the Glass during the PEAK of this one. But the way she layered and knotted these puts a new twist on the trend. I might have to pull out all my long necklaces and start experimenting!

I mean seriously, does it get any cuter than this? I think not.

Note to self: keep growing out hair.

Goal: hair JUST like this.

Yep, shes right up there on the perfect hair list with Jennifer Anniston and that's saying something.

So you're probably getting a smidge tired of looking at pictures of ridiculously expensive homes, which happen to be ridiculously beautiful!! Well my friend, I'll change it up and put a picture of the cutest things in the world up for ya...YORKIES!!

Yall, I've got the itch for a new pupster. With a birthday coming up, Mom and Dad have promised me a replacement for my sweet little Lexington. And we're working hard trying to find a little pupster to entertain Madison. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll surprise me this weekend with a sweet little one like this. FINGERS CROSSED!!

So, if any of you guys out there know of any litters available, let me know!

Its Monday, which means another case of the "I have nothing to wear to work." It would be so much more fun if I looked into this fun closet instead of my boring walk in. But the good news is this. I got a call this morning (way too early I might add) that since Ryan has today off, he's swinging by to come do my laundry for me. I don't have a washer and dryer yet, soon .... very soon hopefully! And so I usually have a huge mound of clothes in the hamper.

What a nice surprise!! I'm hopefully going to come home to clean clothes and a cleaner home. Now THAT is romance!

I have a confession to make. I'm completely smitten with http://www.elementsofstyleblog.com/
I cant help but to continue to take pictures from her blog. Probably because she and I are on the same wavelength. I'm pretty sure I would hire her as my interior designer or personal shopper.

But since my budget doesn't really have room for luxuries like this (that and I've always said the first thing I would do if I won the lottery is hire a hair stylist to do my hair everyday), I can just drool over all her finds. Plus, I don't think there's anything wrong with starting to put together ideas of things I like for the day that I get to put my sweet Ry to work on our house....wayyyyyyy in the future.

I really like it when houses devote a WHOLE room to one thing, like the shoe wall I posted earlier, or like this tub. Its not shoved in the bathroom with a shower, sinks and toilets. Let me drift off into my daydreams and tell you what I see here. Little sisters in a bubble bath playing while I'm sitting on that comfy chair, probably on the phone with someone. Ahhh what do I know?

I'm sure it will NEVER be that picture perfect. Whatever, its called a daydream for a REASON!!

While I don't get into bear skin rugs, and I dont necessarily like the light blue, I cant help but salivate at the layers of this bed. The other day, I was bragging on Ryan to the girls at work how he made up the new guest bed with all the layers 100% correctly (**sidenote, I left step by step instructions along with a diagram with what order everything goes in....featherbed, mattress cover, fitted sheet, top sheet, blanket, duvet, quilt, quilt at bed....). Anyway, someone said, "I can imagine your house to be one of those that people feel like they're going to break something at any point." Yall, this kinda got my attention and I started to thinking. I love comfort. And i love a REALLY comfy bed. One like this. One that you look at and instantly want to run and jump into. Turn the fan on high, air down to 65, blinds closed and off to dreamland we go!

I really want and need to complete my bedroom furniture with a nice dresser like one of these. And of course some matching side tables. I would absolutely love to find some nice antiques like these. I would much rather buy furniture with a history rather than the back printed with something like "Havertys" on it. I digress. Anyway, I'm on the lookout for these beauties (and as always sticking to the them of "I work for a non-profit and must find a good deal". I've read a bunch of blogs where you ladies, who are leaps and bounds ahead of me in the decorate your house department, have found goldmines with great finds like these for great prices. (**Please excuse all my super long sentences, I'm on a rant right now...just deal.) So, where might I look in Florida? Anyone out there??