Five Faves

Favorite Find of the Day on Pinterest

Photo: A Hint of Honey

Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Icing: My birthday cake of choice

Photo: Ann Taylor via Pinterest

Cardigans: So much so that my husband actually made a comment, while doing laundry, on how many cardigans I actually have. I can't help it, they are just so wonderful and such a key piece of styling.

The Kind Life with Alicia Silverstone: Maybe vegan eating isn't your thing, but this website is great for any environmently friendly person. Lots of simple ways to be more eco-friendly and things to look out for.

Flipboard: This iPad aplication is just amazing. It catalogs all the top stories and organizes them by health, business, style, entertainment, etc. So easy and informative!

Happy Friday night

Tonight's Plan: Mexican and Margaritas

What actually happened: Pizza and Red wine

No complaints here, but I was looking forward to a dinner out except by the end of the day I didn't have the energy to entertain Molly all through dinner. So in we stayed and I pinned away...

This one may need explaining..It's preplanned and prepaid date nights for a year. One a month. LOVE this idea!

All photos: www.pinterest.com

Love

This story is the sweetest thing. To live a long life and pass away with the love of your life, even though I know it's a weird word to use, would be perfect. It's a real Notebook story.

Long-Married Couple Gordon Yeager And Norma Yeager Pass Away Holding Hands

By the way, I don't know how you can not tear up reading this article.

First Swing

Little miss had her first trip to the park on Sunday afternoon. She isn't quite big enough for all the craziness of the park, but I thought she might like to swing a bit. She LOVED it. We also found out this weekend that people running really cracks her up. Park = Lots of Running Kids.

All I could think about while Molly was swinging away was the episode of Friends when Rachel is afraid to put Emma on the swing due to a childhood trauma of her own. One of the funniest episodes.

By the way it's not easy to take a good picture of a swinging baby, so these will have to do.

I've gone to the other side

I have to admit that when the iPad came out I really didn't get it. I thought it seemed silly because it was basically like a laptop computer and I just didn't understand all the fuss. Then I spent about a week with my aunt who has an iPad and me who had my laptop. After that I definitely got what all the fuss was about. While I as lugging my laptop and power cord everywhere in my handbag causing permanent back pain she just slipped her little iPad in the like a notebook and off she went.

Flash foward to this past Wednesday when my sweet husband and little one went way over board for my birthday and got me an iPad. I am officially addicted. I've gone app crazy. Another thing I didn't understand was the tablet reader thing, which you can do with the iPad. I always liked the feel of a book and going to the book store or the library so I swore I would never have one. Hypocrite. I absolutely LOVE it. I've already read one book and half way through another. It's amazing.

So I thought I would post some of my favorite things about the iPad

1. HauteLook has an app. Soooo easy!

2. NY Times Crossword App

3. FaceTime...Molly got to chat with her "Aunt" Meg in Charleston during her lunchtime today.

4. It so portable and light I can use it to do work while hanging out with Molly as she piddles around in her room.

I am certain I will have more favorite things to come.

Have a great weekend!!

Little punkin

There are just no words for how much I love this little thing.

What's Cooking?

I think by now anyone who is actually reading this blog knows how much I love pinterest. One of the main reasons I love it is for all the recipes. Here a just a few found through Pinterest that I am going to be trying soon.

Tortilla and Black Bean Pie

Creamy Chicken Marsala (sans the chicken)

Bang Bang Shrimp

Five Faves

This is just too cute. I love how he grabs her face!

Rooms like this are so inspiring to try something new. Mixing colors and patterns, and that adorable mongram. I also really like nurseries that don't look so obviously like a baby room. Let's be honest, without the bunny in the seat you probably wouldn't have guessed nursery.

How I did not know about this site is beyond me, but I have already joined and will be receiving my first box November 11th. For $10 a month you get a box delivered to your house with beauty samples. I mean, come on, how awesome is that?

New Daily Read: Emphasis Added found through Georgie Girl

Newest favorite addiciton: Hautelook.com...remember zulily? It's kinda like that, but more women's apparel. Amazing

Sweet Treats II

Back in August I posted and made these little guys. Wasting away time on pinterest I find these...

Which I will be making ASAP.

Happenings

Today is Molly's 11 month birthday! I know I've already posted about this, but I cannot believe in a month she will be a year old. Time flies! One thing I am pretty excited about is to turn her around in her car seat, I know you are supposed to keep them rear facing as long as possible, but she seems so unhappy when she can't see us. I think it will make for a more pleasant car ride for her. And all passengers involved.

A couple weeks ago I FINALLY found an upholsterer to re-do my mom's arm chair with fabric I found super cheap. Fifty bucks for five yards is a pretty good deal to me, especially since it was exactly what I was looking for.

Before:

After:

Remember one of my first posts I mentioned re-decorating my living room? Well, it is actually coming along. Piece by piece I am changing a lot. Hopefully I will be able to post a before and after in the next month or so. I made the mistake when we first moved thinking I had to have everything done and filled right away instead of looking for things I really loved. Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda. Now I am doing it the right way, by taking my time and find pieces I love.

Lazy Sunday + Lately

Yesterday we realized that my tire was in fact flat. I had been noticing the PSI (I say this like I know what I am talking about) on my dashboard kept blinking low, but it has done that before when it gets cold. Of course I didn't think anything of it, until yesterday when we realized there was a nail in it. Soooo Molly and I are home bound for the day until Brandon gets home from a meeting in Blacksburg.

Let's see..this weekend Molly was quite a social thing.

Thursday night we had dinner over at Brandon's parents for his sisters birthday. During which Molly used her Grandma's phone to call someone except we didn't know this until we are pretty sure that "someone" picked up. She loves the phone and has her own pink cell phone.

After the party in her big girl car seat.

Friday we went on a stroll with her great aunt in the morning and later that evening we took her to our high school's homecoming parade. She was mesmerized. It's been chilly here so we got to pull out this little sweater for her.

Saturday was a long day for little one...

• 
  
  Breakfast with some family where she decided to suck on a lemon.
  


• 
  
  Lunch and shopping with an out of town friend and Molly's friend Jillian who is exactly 4 months younger than her. Note: Mommy has reached her shopping budget for this month and next, but I did finally break down and buy those boots I've now tried on 4 times at Target!


• 
  
  Went to a friend's house to watch the Hokies play. Made it to half time, then it was the witching hour for some little person.
  
  

Sunday: This...

a little bit of this...

And then maybe an art show at the farmer's market. As I am reading back over this, I realize this isn't a REALLY busy weekend, at least I don't know if I would have considered it that 11 months ago, but now with baby in tow it's a REALLY busy weekend for us. Molly always seems to do better when she is busy and out and about though so I'll take it. Have a lazy Sunday!!