wonderful weds.

oh, why hello there!

happy hump day!

i don't have a lot to say....

happy may to you!

this, my lovies is a VERY busy month for me!

are you ready?

can you stand the suspense?!?

ok....

deep breath....

my.

three.

adorable.

loving.

beautiful.

princess'......

are

ALL

graduating.

yep.

all stinkin 3 of them...

(insert sad face and a few tears)

background:

May 20, 2011

princess # 1. will graduate from college with a bachelor's degree in registered nursing.

(awww, she's going to be a nursie girl like her mama!)

May 7, 2011

princess # 2. will graduate from college with a degree in business and marketing.

(she's going to do what i really want / wanted to do!)

May 28, 2011

princess # 3. will graduate from high school. yep. my little peanut butter cup is all done with school.

holy heck.

she will be going off to college in the fall to pursue a degree in fashion design.

i cant believe it. i seriously get tears and choked up everytime i think about it.

soooo that, my loves is what is going on in my life......

what cha all got planned for mother's day?

xoxo

love. you. bye.

and its monday, again

rain rain go AWAY! 

seriously.

dear mrs. spring. i realize with a strong passion

that the 

grass, the trees, the tulips and all the other flowers need

mucho H2o to fluorish. 

HOWEVER,

we havent been dry since, um, i don't know like NOVEMBER?

it has either snowed every day or rained.

OYE VAY. 

we did have a 77  degree sunny day on saturday, which was a blessing, seeing 

how i was sitting outside at a track meet all. day. long.

(not complaining in the least)

it's princess # 3's senior year. yeoww! sad. sad. sad.

i even scored a wee bit of sun on this nose. 

(i have sworn off tanning, well, fake tanning, and let me tell you:

I FREAKING MISS IT.

tanning beds are 15 mins of pure warmth and bliss. 

i mean who cares if it causes undue wrinkles and skin cancer, right?!?

well, apparently, my health conscience did get the best of me, because i quit. 

the fake tanning anyway. 

not saying i won't lay out by the pool til i am roasted like vegetables.....

just sayin i quit the 'bad' kind of tanning.

k. enough malarky.

HAPPY EASTER all.

a 

day

late.

xoxo

i will post the amazing pics of some cute little snuggle bunnies but 

they are on a camera none other then my own. go figure. 

patience is of the virtue, right?!? i promise they will come.

kk, onto more funnnnn STUFF!

lookie lookie what i found:

i follow the TomKat Studio

and she featured this adorable etsy artist. oh my heaven to betsy. etsy. i rhyme. lol. 

yes. i am a dork like that.

so flipping cute!

did you really think i could let a post go by, without mentioning something about my fav lil treat?!?

der. de. der.

the answer is: um, NO!

these were tomkat's favs...and i could not agree more!

head over here! 

 to see carrie's work. ahhhhmazing my dearies!

k, i am off to eat my 4 point pizza. broiled zucchini, yellow squash, garlic and red onion.

tummy hungry.

have a fantabulous day/night (depending on when u r reading this!)

love. you. bye.

xo

p.s. 

i am skipping for joy! i lost 8 lbs! HOLLAR! this chick is getting skinny!

greatful saturday!

oh hi there!!

thanks for stopping!

i just wanted to let all of you know the things that make me smile.

in the wake of japan's natural disaster,

it's so easy to see how quickly

one's life can

be

turned upside down.

literally.

so random list of what makes me happy and greatful!

#1.



my kiddos.

(you knew i was going there, admit it)....

lol. i am a mom.

they make me laugh, cry and everything inbetween.

i am thankful they are in my life.

i always tell people we are a VERY open family. sometimes they share TOO much.

(do i really need to know that you got THAT drunk at the college FRAT party?)

um, no.

but we DO keep it REAL!

i have never been one of those moms, to say, "OH, my sweet lil angel

would never do THAT"...because a. they probably will. or b. they probably

HAVE!

#2. my warm house.
so many people are homeless.
i am blessed.
so very blessed.

#3.

you.

yep.

if you are taking the time to read this teeny weeny little blog then you are as special

to me as white chocolate raspberry mocha lattes!

i love reading each and every comment you make.

they ALL put a smile on my face

and a lot of times when i am having a bad day,

it's here where i come for comfort!!

(no pressures to comment or anything!)

this blog has become a venting ground and a place where i can

ramble about, well, whatever i am feeling at that moment!

i like that.

not to mention i have made so many friends via this crazy blog world.

it humbles me.

#4.

my life. i love that i have a nice life. i love that i have a warm bed to sleep in

every night and a nice little kitchen where i can create

yummy baked goodies. i love my job and the flexibility that

i can work from home, especially when we have

snow higher then my car doors!!

i am looking forward to spring so i can plant my little flowers and sit out in the warm sun!!

#5.

there are soooo many things i have in my life i am thankful for. the ones mentioned above

are just a few that make me smile!!

i hope that you have things in your life that make you smile as well.

care to share?!?

k, now i am  off to finish baking.

(i am knee deep in sugar, flower, chocolate and sprinkles.....pics coming soon!)

love your guts,

xoxoxo

back to blogging event DAY 3!!!

a post title that you are 'particularly' proud of.....

this

is the

discussion

over at

the

sits girl's blog

sooooo, i only started blogging back in february.....and i choose my titles by whatever

kind

of

mood

i may

be in

at

THAT

one

particular

second.

but,

i

perused my blog titles.....

and perused.....

AND

then

my

face

lit

up!

i

found the one!

i'm so proud....

yep.

the exact title of today's discussion.

flipping

ironic!

check out this post:

posted, on April 11, 2010!!!!

i was one PROUD, freaking MOM!

there is princess # 2~after a 160 mile bike ride. yes. 160 LONG ARSE miles.

all

done

for

a

fundraiser.

she's nice like that. (she gets her niceness from her mom~just sayin')

as a blogger, at least with myself....i blog about EVERYTHING. the

good.

the

bad.

the

pretty.

the

ugly.

and that's what's so great about blogging. you CAN do that. (most people dont judge)....

i think it's great that we can all go back and reflect on past posts as this one and beam all over again.

it's what makes me smile....

happy humpity dump day blends! (aka. weds. middle of the week!)

i hope you are all having a great week.....dont forget about my super

amazing

giveaway!!!!!

it only takes a second to comment, link back, and / or follow me,  and you will have a chance to win a $50.00 gift card to

CSN online stores.

hugs,

t

new obsession!

hello!

happy weekend!

i want to just say hi to all my NEW...(and old....)

friends

who are

my

latest

followers!

thanks so much~

it means

so

much

to

me,

to see and hear all the super sweet

comments

you

leave

me.

i

do

appreciate

from the

bottom

of my

big

pink

heart!!

so the blog post title....

i am in

love

with

this:

it goes hand

in

hand

with the

fall

theme.

sweet, cinnamon, spicey.

i

heart

it.

i have

had

two

cups in

the last 1/2 hour.

delightful.

you must

try

if you

heart

tea

like

me!

i also wanted to share a special something with you.

as most of you

know,

princess # 3

is a senior in high school this year.

yes.

a

big

senior.

little does she know she will always be

my

BABY GIRL.

but anywhosies, she is an amazing runner AND soccer player.

well, two years ago, she tore her

anterior cruciate ligament...aka. ACL

her posterial cruciate ligament aka. PCL

AND her

medial cruciate ligament. aka. MCL

she tore these while scrimmaging boys at a soccer camp in PA, at the start of her

sophomore year. boo. out the entire season.

she had surgery to repair and they replaced all those ligaments with cadaver parts.

yes. cadavers.

she went thru about an 8 month recovery period with a brace and physical therapy. she was

total non weight bearing for the first 8 weeks. crutches.

not fun when you are 15.

fast forward beginning of junior year.

tore

her

flipping

meniscus. aka. knee cap.

holy. heck.

again, another surgery. out her entire junior year....

so now,

it is her

senior year.

she JUST finally stopped wearing the brace. literally for two years she has worn this thing.

and she is doing so well. GREAT, actually.

so wonderful that this is what a reporter quoted:

um, awesome. i am so proud.

proud

that even

thru

all she

has been

delt,

she

stuck it

out

and

she

is still

recognized.

~xo~,to my princess#3.

k, sorry....just a bit of mom bragging. with all of her injuries, it is unlikely she will

get a scholarship for soccer....

but

remember

god

has a

plan

and maybe hers is something else.

everything happens for a reason!

k, onto something that made me squeal in pure delight.

uh, please look at post title, date and sidebar titles....

yes. right there.

i, DID it.

i finally got the freaking codes to work.

hollar! new fonts abound. hee hawwww!

a big big big

thank you to

kevin and amanda.....for their FREE...yep. FREE FONTS.

  

their site is full of recipes, decorating, photography tips and so much more.

oh, be sure to check out amanda's craft room.

one word.

amazing.

ok, two.

unbelievably amazing.

one last thing,

check out the SITS girls  for a new blog challenge next week! fun times!

have a super fantabulous evening!

hugs,

t

p.s. now how do i change the font on my blog name??? ahhhhh.....another project! night, night!

p.s.s. check out this giveaway here!!! ~anthropologie! yes! anthropologie!