Sunday, January 31, 2010

It's Okay, I'm With The Band

Is it possible to make your little sweetheart even sweeter?...maybe! The Matilda Jane spring 2010 Hammond Bay line is almost here!! The season officially starts on Feb 15th, so find your local trunk keeper and get yourself to a show! Enjoy the sneak peek below...











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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Me?...A Mom?


This morning I took Anna to the Kindergarten open house at our Catholic school to check it out and meet the teachers. During a tour of the school, she was so excited to see the big kids and I could tell she was just completely mesmerized by them. They fascinated her...it was almost like she finally realized that she in fact would not be a grown-up when she got to Kindergarten, like she had previously believed and that there was a whole other world out there waiting for her. And I just kept thinking, am I really that mom dragging her kid through this open house peering into the classrooms staring at all the pimply faced pre-adolescents? And am I going to blink my eyes and those will be my kids? Jeez, I guess some days I just don't feel like a mom. I mean, aren't moms supposed to be embarrassing, boring and just flat out not cool (no offense mom)? Really, here are just 10 reasons why I sometimes have to stop and wonder...am I really a mom?



1. I love Taylor Swift and download her stuff onto my ipod...some Miley Cyrus stuff too. I also know just about every word to any song on the Billboard top 100 at any given time.

2. I would scream and kick and throw a teenage tantrum if someone took my cell phone away. My monthly package must consist of unlimited messaging and call time otherwise I just might die.
3. I love my trendy flannel shirt, although I have yet to succumb to the black leggings and boots look...and considering spring is right around the corner, I think may be home free.


4. Almost every night, the girls and I have a dance party in their rooms...so not much has changed from 10 years ago.

5. I listen to music constantly and at extremely loud obnoxious levels. Anna has to ask me to turn it down and to stop shaking my booty.


6. Gossip!! I am diligent about making sure I stay up to date with the who's dating who, who did what in Hollywood. I would actually read Tiger Beat if it somehow happened to appear in my hands.

7. "Whatever" and "Totally" are still staples in my vocabulary.


8. I am a huge texter. But, OMG..I can't do it quite as fast as the kiddos and I NEVER do it while driving...KWIM?

9. I will be at the very first showing of the new star studded movie "Valentine's Day" on Feb 12th and can't wait!!....already got a sitter.

10. I still love the mall.

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Friday, January 22, 2010

She Stops Time

Gasp! You have to check out these images by my favorite photographer Andrea Brogle. CLICK HERE TO SEE HER WORK. I mean, are you kidding me with those newborn pics? AMAZING. And the ones of those darling kids...somehow those are not pictures. Don't you feel like those little ones are standing right in front of you? I'm not a photographer, so I just don't really know how to explain it. But, what I do know is that I'm picky...and that she's the best.


There are seriously mornings that I trudge upstairs only to find that one of my girls somehow changed overnight. So, to me, you can't put a price on good photography....it's really the closest thing you can get to stopping time.


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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Dear American Idol Try-Outer,

Um, hi. I'm not quite sure what you were thinking getting up in front of Simon and singing that god awful song, because it was really bad. In fact, it was horrendous, no..torture...and now it's been aired for all of America to see. So, who actually told you you were any good? I'd be pretty mad at my friends for lying to me. But, if it's any consolation...thanks for the entertainment.

Sincerely, Reality

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

A Loss For Words


Really, I don't know how else to say it...but some people are just special. Kim from The TomKat Studio is one of them... Click below to read about the hospital birthday party she threw for little Kate McRae. Wouldn't it be a a wonderful world if we were all like Kim?

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Warning To All Parents

I hate to make a post like this, but I just can't believe as a parent, how terrifying this world can be. I heard this story first hand from a parent witness who's child was at this party.

Over the weekend a 5 year old little girl had a b-day party at a Chuck E Cheese. After the party, the mother was at the front paying and the little girl was standing next to her. The mother glanced away briefly to pay, looked down again and the girl was gone. It was chaotic with lots of kids and families leaving, so of course she was frantic. When the mother glanced toward the door, she saw a strange man holding her daughter's hand leading her outside. The mother immediately started screaming, so the man dropped the little girl's hand and started running. The police think the man may have temporarily sedated the little girl with an ether soaked cloth just long enough to make her disoriented so she wouldn't scream or cause a scene. Fortunately the little girl is fine and with her family, but the parent who told me this story said the mother is understandably traumatized.

It's sad that we have to be so cautious and suspicious all the time, but I guess it simply comes with the territory of being a parent in this day and age. Please if you have young children, know where they are at all times and if you're in a public place, NEVER take your eyes off of them. It's sad, but never even for a second.

(for those of you who live close to me, it was not a Chuck E Cheese near us)

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Monday, January 11, 2010

My Hubby...

Yep like all married couples, some days I just wanna kill him...and some days I know he wants to kill me. But, today I gotta brag about how wonderful he is. Ladies, brace yourselves because you almost won't believe this. Listen to what D.J. did for us this weekend, in no particular order...


1. Did all the girls' laundry
2. Went grocery shopping and set us up for the week
3. Shoveled off the foot of snow that was on my car
4. Brought me flowers
5. Emptied the dishwasher at least once
6. Gave ALL little girl baths ALL weekend
7. Emptied all the trash including the stinky diaper can


And the best part of it all is that I didn't even ask (or nag...whatever you want to call it). And no, it wasn't a dream. I am just one lucky girl!


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Pocket Full Of Posies

As I've said before, I've been having a love affair with Benefit...and not just for their cute packaging and creative marketing, but because their stuff is amazing. Are those pretty cheeks of yours always too red? too pink? too orange? too powdery? too fake? Well, forget all those lil' old lady powders...I've got the answer...Posietint! I have been through bottle after bottle after bottle of this stuff. Benefit launched Posietint years after their original Benetint and I must say it's a major improvement to it's older sister.
What it is:A poppy-tinted lip and cheek stain. What it does: Benefit's Posietint is a petal-pink stain that plants a kiss of see-through tint on cheeks and lips. With hours of smudge-proof, just-picked perfection, you'll be the prettiest bloom in the bunch!
My advice for application...do not use the applicator. Instead use your finger. Posietint starts to dry/stain immediately upon application. So, if you use the brush, you may see little pink streaks. I simply take my finger to the applicator to get a pea sized amount and then rub in circles on my cheekbones briefly until blended well. Do one cheek at a time.
Enjoy your perfectly flushed cheeks!

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Thursday, January 7, 2010

SNOW DAY

Snow, snow, snow...snow bunnies, snow angels, snow balls....











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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Mom Jeans?

Ahem, um no thanks. I'm sticking with Joe's, Paige, and True Religion.



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Monday, January 4, 2010

The Road Not Taken

Have you ever wondered how the h*ll you got here? And I don't mean in a physical sense, like "how did I get in front of my laptop today"?...oh yea, that's right, 5 minutes ago I walked over and sat down in front of it. No, I mean like the paths you've taken, roads you've traveled. Yesterday while I was putting away the final remnants of this decade's last holiday season my mind started to wander a bit. Is it really 2010? Wait, wasn't it just yesterday that I was sitting in the bleachers at a high school football game, freezing my @ss off without a care in the world besides making sure I looked cute? No, it wasn't...that was a long stinkin time ago. And I've traded that life over again several times now.

It's interesting how certain paths we take lead us down other paths, which would ultimately change our whole entire lives. Let me preface this by first saying that I have been given immeasurable blessings and would not change one little thing. But, yesterday, in my cozy living room surrounded by the two most beautiful little creatures, I wondered...how in the world did I get here? What would've happened if I had made different choices, where would I be right now? What if I had chosen a different college or stayed in Europe after graduating from Miami. Knowing my independent, spirited self, I'm kinda surprised I didn't. What if after college, I had chosen another city to run off to...NYC, LA. Even becoming a Pi Phi changed the course of my life...I certainly wouldn't have known Erin, so I would have never met D.J. What if instead, I married one of my old boyfriends...or someone I was gonna meet, but never did. Or what if I had never gotten married...what if I was still single somewhere. What if I didn't have lunch with D.J. that one last time. Hmmm, doesn't it make you wonder...is it all predestined? I dunno.

And don't you wonder what little decision might change your life next?

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