Take 2...

I just wrote an entire blog post and decided not to post it...sometimes you just need to put your thoughts down and sort them out for yourself. 

Here's an idea of what I wrote about.

1) I love my friends and I had an awesome MUCH NEEDED weekend with so many of them. That needs to happen more often. 

2) I am learning what is most important to me, and what I want from my relationships with others.

3) I will buy and wear what I like and (try) not to care (too much) what others think.  Wearing pants that are 2-3 sizes too big everyday does not make me feel good anymore. 

4) I will stop saying "sorry" for silly little things. (Look it up, women say "sorry" too much). And I will say "No" when I do not want to, or can not do something.

5) I will not apologize for my taste in music, and I will dance how I want too- no matter how silly I look. (I'll spare you all in the singing department though ;-) ) 

6) I wish I could stop loving "social media"... But I'm pretty much addicted to it.  I feel like since I don't watch TV or read anything, social media is my outlet. (that totally makes sense right??!!) ok really though, I'll cool it on the selfies :-P 

7) I can't wait to be a "normal age"- I mean 30!!  

(Her shirt reads: "Most likely to change the world"- I have no doubt she will) 

FIVE on Friday!

Linking up again!!!!  (I just realized there are like 400 bloggers who link up each week for this!!)

{ONE}

I seriously do not know what I would do without my husband.  He pays the bills, is the landlord for our first house, deals with ALL the service people, and still has time to love on Allie and I each night. Here is a funny story- last night the water company messed up our payment (they are confused that someone can own 2 houses or something), so they turned our water off to the house we are living in!  I was working my other job (late) and he was home with the kiddo.  Instead of heading up to the store to grab a gallon of water- or even going through a drive thru to grab a couple bottles of water- he just melted ice for them to drink.  Good thing the water company turned us back on before 7pm.  RESOURCEFUL I SAY!!!  Just like a caveman :-P  SMH.

{TWO}

Remember how I've been saying we will just paint our house ourselves instead of hiring someone...yea, it's not that easy. I don't know how to "cut in" on the wall where it meets the ceiling.  And it takes SO LONG!!!  Also- we have a 2 1/2 year old, so time is at a premium.  We basically have to put her to bed, set up, paint, and clean up before we go to bed.  Then get up and do it all again the next night, and the next night, and the next night....you get the point.

{THREE}

We have 2 playdates this weekend...so I expect everyone's kiddos to make me feel better about Allie.  My family just keeps telling me how crazy/busy/sassy she is...not making me feel too great.  I tend to think she is on the sassy side, but not too CRAZY.  She is 2 1/2 ya know...

{FOUR}

I keep telling myself we will continue to work on the house forever to get it to look/feel how we want it.  But the other 1/2 of me REALLY wants things to be done NOW!  Paint, window treatments, new bed, new TV, new family room furniture, you get the point....

{FIVE}

I had a panic attack (self diagnosed) 2 days before we closed on our new house.  I was going to write a WHOLE post about it...but that seems extensive.  Lets just say we had ALL our ducks in a row to close on our new house, and when we did the final walk through there was water ALL OVER the master bath.  Good thing the floors had carpet- so it could SEEP into the floor.  (We are assuming the jacuzzi tub had not been used in YEARS, and when one of the inspectors turned it on something broke (gasket) and leaked water for a couple weeks) I had this idea that EVERYTHING was ruined! Who knew how much water damage there was- and it had been there long enough that mold was growing on the vanity.  I FREAKED OUT....then Scott told me we were going to buy the house and deal with whatever damage there was.  Good thing he is so reasonable (see melted ice above)- as soon as we closed we came "home" ripped up the carpet, and had the tub removed.  NO SERIOUS damage!  It was probably the best scenario ever!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! 

FIVE on Friday!!!

Another link up!  That must mean I am {avoiding} working right now!!! If you wanna join, click the image below copy the link and BLOG!!

{ONE}
Allie was so good for Halloween last night! We only got a couple pics- but it was raining, so we just went around and met a few of our new neighbors, and then drove up the street to 3 of our co-workers house.  Allie was pretty shy- even though we had been practicing "trick-or-treat" and "thank you" ALL WEEK!!  But once we got some sugar in her she loosened up!  Here is her pic from the Trunk or Treat at our Clubhouse last weekend.

{TWO}
I had the beginnings of a Christmas list in my head, and today I totally just went out and bought some of them myself.  I can't pass up a good deal!!!  Bath and Body Works has buy 3 get 3 free of their signature collection, and 5/$15 of their soaps!  I'm a sucker for a good deal!!  I am also OBSESSED with Twilight Woods scent right now.

{THREE}
My co-worker and I totally brought out kids shopping today and let them run around crazy like while we tried on clothes and smelled lotions.  It only resulted in a few tears- and Allie taste testing some of the new scents at B&BW...But we got some really cute tops, for a pretty good deal!!!!  Style & Co at Macy's!! I'm going to have to look more at their line of clothes.

{FOUR}
It is absolutly BEAUTIFUL outside!!!!

{FIVE}
Remember how I mentioned in "So What Wednesday" that we were going to pay for some one to paint our whole house?...well holy STICKER SHOCK!!!!  $5,500-$7,500 for 75% of the house painted....looks like I'll be picking up some of my own paint and doing it myself!!!  We will save THOUSANDS OF $$$$$  That's CRAY!!!(Yes- I said cray...cause I'm cool and lazy all at the same time.)