be who you want to be

June 23, 2010

Oh my…how i love that photo above.

I’ve had this dream of farm living…..real farm living….like with a barn….and maybe a chicken…or two.

Lots and lots of land for the kids to roam….like they did last night with friends.

I dream of it.

Will it ever happen……i doubt it. I would miss my neighbors to much…i really would.

My kids wander from house to house ALL day long.

But on a farm…they could wander the fields. My friend said it would probably only last a week

that they would be happy wandering the fields before they would crave being back in the neighborhood.

My beloved farm…{this one} is still on the market and my Real Estate agent called to let me know

that they reduced it again.

seriously….my farm is at an all time low price.

But my lovely husband isn’t quite on board with me yet….and i have oodles of debt to get rid of from

when i had a shop. Darn that word called Debt.

I brought that on myself….and now i live with it.

Anyhoo…..

It’s been a crazy week…..

here is a snippet of what has been going on….

dead battery in my car.lola went to her first book club.i have a sunburned back.clothes are still

unpacked from the kids suitcases.i’ve barely seen my husband since sunday night.

got my period the day he got home.nice.

i’m heading {here} on saturday to shop.

i asked a woman how far along she was. she was NOT pregnant.

i had an amazing photo shoot last night.

I never thought in a million years that people would like my photography.

never..ever…ever.

I also have no plans on going forward with it in any way…because i really do not know what i’m doing…

and real photographers ..i’m sure…just look at some of my photos and laugh.

But i don’t care if they laugh….

I do it for fun.

I dabble in it…but what i love the most is the styling.

I brought my antique iron daybed and some little things out to a field at a farm….

and then we just played with it. She wanted some tasteful..yet pretty photos of her for her hubby.

As long as i like how they turn out…it’s all that matters.

well…of course i care if she likes them…but she wouldn’t have contacted me if she didn’t like my style.

I am me….you are you.

Like this one i did last night. I wish i could show you more….but she asked that i not post them.

She did give me permission to post a few….so i chose these.

So..you see….this is me.

A girl trying to pay off her debt….all the while loving some pretty photos….and dreaming

of farm living….while currently residing in a neighborhood…who has barely seen her husband in five days.

You are you..a product of what you make yourself….so be who you want to be.

Over and out.

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going into week three..

June 21, 2010

I have new motto for you this morning.

ready?

The family that DOES NOT travel together………stays together.

Some of you go with the Pray together….or the Eat together….but not me.

I’m going with the DOES NOT TRAVEL TOGETHER.

{even though we will ALL be traveling together middle of July….more about that soon…}

Let me tell you…..i missed my mason & lola very very much.

Fin missed them even more.

But everyone is home now and i’m calm….peaceful….ready for the week.

After four days….bryan left fin and i to fly down and spend 3 days with his parents and kids.

My house was calm all week…..i got much needed projects done around the house…

i spent oodles and oodles of one on one time with the boy who needs it most now.

Only to realize that Fin does NOT need all that much one on one.

Seriously….it has to do with being the youngest of three.

He craves attention…..but not necessarily one on one.

He loves to be around his siblings…he loves to play.

Even though we kept very very busy…..

he missed his brother and sister.

In one week…Fin went to the pool 4 times with me…once with a friend.

We went to see Toy Story {i bawled at the end….sobbed ….}

Fin had his very first dinner date with Wren {mommies came along though}

His very first sleepover

We had a huge storm come thru here on Friday evening….

it was crazy….lots and lots of branches fell and some areas still do not have electricity.

I swear our home was struck by lightning….because our power blinked on then off…

and now my oven does not work.

I had this grand plan of MAKING something for Bryan…..you know…it was fathers day.

I had all the ingredients to make either a key lime pie…or a cobbler.

Then i realized the damn oven was broken.

So i asked Fin what we should make daddy for dessert.

Smart boy said…….how bout root beer floats.

Root Beer Floats.

perfection.



I wanted to thank all of you girls who have so sweet comments you have been leaving….

you make my day by reading them all.

Today i am planning on spray painting a broken chandie that i have in my basement for Lola’s party….

i’m thinking aqua. It’s my new color of choice at the moment.

My mom found a top hat for me…and is mailing it out today.

I think i might have to dress up as well for lola’s party…..as the mad hatter.

Note to self: this is lola’s party….not mine.

check check

double check

over and out

{P.s.} For those of you that wanted the invite info..i ordered lola’s invites from this fab Etsy shop {HERE}.

{p.p.s.} does anyone have any good ideas for party favors? I don’t want to spend a ton but i also want

something that goes with the theme…but not cheesy.

{p.p.s.s.} in my teeny tiny bit of time when i was alone i watched the movie 500 days of summer….

some of my favorite artists were on the score….and Zoe’s clothes were amazing. Rent it!

{p.p.} i’m really done talking now…….really.

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down the hole….

June 20, 2010




My mind is a little distracted these days……..but in a

{oh.so.fun.way}

even bryan is excited about what i have in mind for this….hard to believe Alice…..

i mean Lola….is turning 8.

I am going to throw this crazy idea of a tea party out back…under a tent {which i already own}…

lots and lots of mismatched chairs….around a bunch of mismatched tables.

Organized chaos.

Speaking of bryan {not that we were}….but it was a little wierd waking up this morning with fin next to me..

and no daddy to make breakfast for or bring coffee in bed to.

Fin and i just layed in bed snuggling…as today was the only morning i woke up

with him in bed next to me. Every night as i put him to bed…..he would say to me…

maybe tonight i will come up and sleep with you.

He never came.

Last night he finally did.

deep sigh…double gulp

The crew gets in tonight and we can not wait.

tick tock tick tock

Enjoy your day!

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