princess # 2

for realz diamonds. 

i am so stinkin tired of rain, wet and cold.

i am THAT girl who will wear flip flops as long as it is 

over

45'

true story....

but....

i am still wearing boots. 

yes.

winter boots.

what the hay?!?

anyway, 

princess # 2 had her fabulous day today! 

and thankfully, it was sunny for 

graduation. 

bless her stinkin heart!

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she was a cutie patootie, (will post pics later)

and i have to say the tears were flowing before i even got there.

i still am in shock.....it seems like yesterday she was a 3 yr old

flipping her long hair, 

staring in the mirror,

outrightedly, (is that a word) admitting 

to herself, (and anyone listening)....

"i am sooooo cute"....(with a little hair flip as well!)

at that point i realized, i needed to stop ASAP telling the kid how flipping adorable she was.

you've come a long way tiffany lynne....

and i, could not be more proud 

of 

your

accomplishments.

you 

will 

go 

far 

in life.

and who knows....maybe it really did have something to do with your mama

telling you every 5 minutes 

how 

freaking 

CUTE

 you

WERE!

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have a great night bloggies,

love. you. bye.

xoxo

i won! and smiley sunday~

heyyyyyy bloggies!

lol. that reminds me of the old kool-aid commercial...(um, yes i am showing my age...most of

you were probably not even born when that came out....)

happy sunday. it's STILL the weekend! yay!

i am having a rough time getting going this a.m. hhhmm..

no late night. no awful hangover.

maybe my copious amounts of non sleep are finally

catching up!

oh well, i relished in the glory of snuggling next to that boy for a few extra minutes.

that's the nice thing about fall, the air is crisp...

the bed is warm!

some days it's just nice to be LAZY. i think that's today. i did start the laundry. blah.

i will try to get a few things done. we have a party but not til way later.

and honestly, i have become such a homebody, that i really like to just hang out HERE!

anywhoosie doosies, the post title...are ya curious???

are ya ready?

i

won

dinner

for

10

to

CARRABBAS ITALIAN GRILL.

OOOOOHHHH EMMMMM GEEEEEE!

squeals of delight!

i filled out an online survey which said that they would be randomly choosing someone

for a prize of above mentioned.

well. lucky ducky me.

AND the best part???

it took literally 4.10 seconds.

i emailed the girl from carrabbas headquarters back just to reiterate and ensure we were

under NO obligation.

andddd.....NONE. we will be responsible for our alcohol. everything else: compliments

of

CARRABBAS !!!

honestly, if you have never had dinner here, you should consider....(oh, and

i am not getting anything extra to put this in my blog...fyi!)

we took the boys here a couple of weeks ago and i literally

filled out the survery regarding our experience.

but......

i LOVE this place. we are not fans of chain or franchise restaurants. dont get me wrong...

we will eat at different places, but we really prefer the eclectic, or mom and pop

type of independently owned. i think

it's good to support your local businesses.

so, anyway, i get off track...look at the menu and if you have one near...RUN, dont walk

and try the speidino di mare, or the chicken bryan.

pure bliss to your palate.

here's a little back ground:

check this page out for some:

  authentic yumminess

 and if you really want to learn more about this wonderful chain:

meet johnny and damian!

now the BIG question:

who gets to go???!!!??

well, seeing how we have like 100 kids, we are almost there....i guess we'll

invite the grandmas!!!

ok, on to smiley sunday.

i dont have a picture, but i am drinking my new pumpkin spice coffee from

yesterday. still smiling. soooo delish. (i did not make the whipped cream topping, we

are out of heavy whipping cream. boo.)

this made me smile:

have you ever shopped here? or hosted a home party. way cool and fun!

1154 lill studio

they are a little pricey, but with fall coming, it's a great time to get some girls together....you

will get FREE stuff! who doesnt like FREE?

blue skies. the sun shining. i am so blessed to be alive and healthy!

the start of THIS!

(imagine, smelling fireplaces, fall air, and candy corn!)

what's on your list of things this smiley sunday?

what are you doing today for fun times?

enjoy your day with lots of  sunshine and love!

huggies,

t

p.s. look for giveaway info this week! whoop whoop!!

smiley sunday!

happy sunday bloggies!! i hope you have all enjoyed your weekend as much as i have!

i started my weekend on thursday afternoon at 3:00! i have a long weekend, and do not have to go back to hell,  i mean, work, until tuesday morn! ooohhh yay! i am loving life. (again, i reiterate...until tuesday morn gets here!)

i started out my weekend running around getting gifts for the birthday boy! (he had a birthday on friday!)....I LOVE YOU, HONEY! you are my best friend and every day is an exciting journey! i look forward to spending many more special days with you!)

 

 drinkin one of our favorite 'adult bevvies'.......

i did manage to lay by our pool for about a 1/2 hour......however, the sun has not been my friend lately. you are talking to a sun goddess who 'used' to tan in those 'cancer causing' beds.....lay out in the sun until my skin looked like fried bacon. i was always the queen of tan. the browner....the better.....AND if you can believe this one....i actually used to lay, when i was in high school, on top of our garage, on foil, lathered in BUTTER...and wait, thats not it....real lemon juice poured on my hair to get the 'au natural'.. sun kissed highlights. yes, true story. i think i have since learned that 'pale' is in.....or that melanoma is OUTIE.

but, as i was rambling, i still love the sun....but try to be smart about it. i now actually use sunscreen, and have given up tanning beds......but the last two times i have sat outside, i have developed blisters on my chest and tops of my legs. wth? its annoying. i dont know if the UV rays are that much stronger or what. maybe it's just that my poor skin has had enough.....so, now my friends, i am limiting sunning to minutes.....at a time......

ok, sorry i get off on my tangients....

back to smiley sunday! i wanted to post some pics that make me smile....i am on a smile kick again.....i think i will do this on sundays.....

how can this not make you smile?

i am OBSESSED with sock monkeys lately.....it has to do with a commercial that's out right now...i think  KIA has a commercial ......where the sock monkey is driving....so flipping adorable.

or how bout this???

this was at a little boutique i recently visited! it's a notebook.....but made me smile!

ok, blog land, i don't have much for you on this sunshine filled morning....i wanted to tell you ALL thanks for taking the time out to read my daily ramblings, AND thanks so much for all of your comments! i LOVE reading each and every one of them! it means the WORLD to me! blogging has become an outlet for me and even though i do not post everyday, i really try to keep up with reading all of your blogs! it's an obsession!

enjoy the rest of your day! one last question.....what's on your 'bucket' list for summer? is there something that you want to do, or accomplish before labor day?

love and hugs,

t