Coach Trip with the Ladies

I'm not a Purse Junkie.
I swear, I'm not. But when I see a purse that I love and I absolutely have to have, well...I buy it.
One of my BFF's, who I'm lucky enough to work with, got a SA-Weet Coach Purse for Christmas that I fell in love with.

So, we took a trip to our nearest Outlet center and did a little shopping. They didn't have the purple animal print, nor did they have the green or pink that I was hoping for either...so I had to "settle" with the black.

Trust me when I say, it wasn't settling at all. I'm absolutely in love with this purse!!! It's the perfect carryall purse for me. No inside pockets, which call me crazy, but that's the way I like it. Everything all in 1 spot. And, best of all...I only paid $65 bucks for it! SCORE!!!

My Mother In Law came over later that day, and I showed her, and she fell in love too.

Well, the small purse actually snaps into the inside of the large tote....and when I got it home and went to show Andy, one of the snaps broke off the inside of the large tote. It didn't rip it or anything, the snap just came off. So I'm going back on Wednesday to exchange it. And my mother in law wants one. 

So, I'm actually thinking of getting a wallet too....Idk, we shall see.

What's your favorite Coach purse, or do you prefer a different style or brand?? I used to be addicted to Chanel!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! If:

• We're going back to Disney only 3 months after our last trip!
• I think Hubs and I are more excited about said trip than the Tot.
• We've already started planning and making reservations.
• I just cannot get my mind into this work out thing....the more I think about it, the more I'd rather throw up in my mouth...lol!
• Eating healthy is just going to have to work for me....because that's about all I can muster up. 
• I have an obsession with writing utensils....I just spend like $20 last week on pens and fine tipped markers. Ouch!
• I paid $.99 on the Beautiful Mess app yesterday. Yep!
• I'm thinking I'll have to buy Chloe her spring/summer clothing early this year since we're going to FL in April....hmm...SHOPPING SPREE!
• I have nothing else to say SO WHAT! To....

Stop over at Shannon's little page and tell us what you're saying SO WHAT! to this week!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

 

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! If:

• We got Chloe's hair cut over a week ago, and I'm impatiently waiting for the growth spurt to start.
• My hair grows way too fast, and it REALLY annoys me that I have to get it cut/highlighted every 5 weeks.
• I'm not looking forward to driving to FL in a MONTH from now...I just want to poof myself there....
• I could not wait to watch the Originals....then I recorded 5 episodes and watched them all this weekend, and now I'm addicted and I can't wait for the next episode!
• I bought myself a pink North Face Oso Hoodie for Christmas....from Amazon, 2nd day shipping because I'm that impatient....and Yes, I will be wearing it as soon as I get it. I cannot wait until Christmas.
• I'm tempted to start packing Chloe's Florida bags....I mean, why not, right? She won't be wearing any of her spring/summer stuff in Michigan right now, right?
• I'm constantly looking for tutu's and new leotards for Chloe for dance class....aaahhhh, it's an obsession now!
• Chloe needs....YES, NEEDS a cute little Ballet bag. Any suggestions on where to find one, and not TOO overly expensive?
• I've been obsessed with Emeals....literally, cannot wait to get my email every Wednesday! You could be too!!!! And right now, they are offering 30% off!!! Don't wait, Go sign up NOW!

Now, head on over to Life After I "Dew" and tell us what you're saying SO WHAT! to this week!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! If:

• We did NOTHING this Memorial Day.
• Hubs helped his Mom and Sister do some yard work.
• We got our Mulch and yard work done.
• Chloe still has been having problems pooing on the potty...up until last night, she magically decided she wanted to. We shall see if that continues.
• I got paid on Friday and I was broke on Friday....love that. Stupid sickies keeping me home 2 days the week before.
• We literally tried EVERYTHING to bribe Chloe to poo on the potty....even went as far as not letting her watch MMCH Monday night....
• The only blog post I wrote/posted last week was my SWW post....I know I've been bad lately, and I will get better. It's just hard for me to sit and write when it's nice outside.
• I finally passed the level I was stuck on in Candy Crush, so I've been obsessed with it lately.
• Since we lost a majority of our food when our Fridge broke last week, the weekly grocery trip basically was just to replenish that, and I didn't get much of anything to cook with this week....oh well. I'll manage until this week's grocery trip and try to keep it on the cheap side.
• It makes me sad that I can't help Chloe when she wakes from a night terror/growing pains in the middle of the night....but most of the time, all she wants is her Daddy. 

Head on over to Life after I "Dew" and tell us what you are saying SO WHAT! to this week!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! if:

• Chloe is pretty much already packed for Florida....except for her toiletries.
• I look forward every week to organizing and making grocery lists and shopping.
• Sometimes I forget that I need to drink water after drinking coffee until about 1pm.
• Chloe isn't potty trained. She only goes on the potty when she feels like it. And until we're home from Florida, I'm ok with that.
• Chloe throws a fit if she can't wear her little white "dance shoes". She HAS to change into them as soon as we get home!
• Chloe has a cold, and I'm glad that she got it now instead of next week when we leave for Florida.
• If I can help it, I try not to get gas if it's cold outside...and it seems that every time I need gas, it's cold and blustery...UGH!
• Sometimes I sit and play Candy Crush while Chloe is playing in the bath.
• I'm actually looking forward to cleaning and packing this weekend.
• I need to change my grocery shopping day because the Meijer I go to is usually out of a lot of stock when I go on Sunday. So I might start going on a Thursday or Friday instead...see if I have better luck!

Head on over to Shannon's Blog and tell us what you are saying SO WHAT! to this week!

Fab Friday

Linking up with Laura from The Everyday Joys for Fab Friday!

• Tiffany from Momma Bear Diaries....she's amazing and awesome and the bomb.com for doing my new blog design! She truly knows what I like and my last few designs have been from her, and I just love her!
• Old Navy....They have amazing jeans that fit me just right. I have a pair of the Rockstar Skinnies, and I am absolutely in love with them. I'm going back to get another pair of the Rockstars in a different style, cuz I just love them that much.
• Andy only has like 4 pages left to write of his last paper for school and then he's done. He might actually finish before this weekend....which, would be AWESOME! Thank God for NO MORE SCHOOL!
• VACATION! I know I have put this in like every single one of my SWW posts and every other FB status and whatnot, but it's just because I am so gosh darn stinkin excited about it.
• My new glasses. Hubs and I went to get our eyes checked, and my prescription changed. Like a lot, and let me tell you, I can SEE!!!! I don't need them for anything other then reading and computer, which is awesome news to me. Now I just need to have my license changed so that it doesn't have corrective lenses on it. I don't wear them while I'm driving anyways, so I'm already breaking some kind of law...LOL! Oooops.
• Coastal.com.....They are awesome. Regardless of the fact that my first pair I ordered didn't fit. My fault anyways....but I'm sending them back, and ordering another pair so that I'll have 2 pairs. One for home and one for work. YAY!

Alright, I'm done, so now go over to The Every Day Joys and tell us what's Fab in your life right now!

Happy Birthday to ME!

27 Years ago today, I was brought into this world by someone who didn't really want me, and 6 months later gave me up for adoption.....

Sorry to open this post up in such a negative way, but that's what I think about every year on this day since I was 21 and first found out I was adopted.

Thank the Lord that I was adopted into a family that actually loved me and cared enough to take care of me and helped me become the person that I am.

Hubs bought got me a sweet sweet card from him and Chloe, and also a pair of blue ombre shorts, a really super cute denim jacket and a super adorable dress for Florida. I got a Target gift card in the mail from my Mommy and Daddy and an iTunes gift card in the mail from my sister and her hubs. 

Thanks guys! I can't wait to do some shopping! And that's exactly what I'm doing today! Hubs and I are spending the day alone without the little one. She's going to day care and we're actually going to an eye doc appt, new glasses for me, hubs will find out if he needs glasses, and then we're going to PF Changs for lunch, and then some shopping and a movie! YAY!!! I wouldn't want to spend my day any other way!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! If:

• I've been craving some bad bad chinese food....so for my birthday next week (while Chloe is a day care) Andy's taking the day off work with me and we're going to PF Changs! It's actually good Chinese, but Chinese nontheless!
• I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my friends baby boy so that I have a little squishy newborn to snuggle!!! I cannot wait! If she doesn't go into labor on her own, little Benjamin will be here tomorrow!!!
• We are counting down the days until March 18th for Andy to be done with School! It cannot come fast enough!
• I'm pretty sure our taxes are already spent. Credit cards, new pots and pants, and we need a new crock pot too....ours keeps on over cooking stuff...Booo!
• I'm happy about Chloe moving to the next room up at school because now they play REALLY hard, and that means she's REALLY tired by the time bed time gets here, and she doesn't fight it AT ALL! Amen to that!
• I was going to buy myself some TOMS on Zulily when they had them, but I only got Chloe a pair, so that means Mama gets the $10 ones from Dots...oh well....Chloe has better shoes then me, it's ok!
• I got another tattoo. It's a heart on the back of my ankle. And I already can't wait to get a matching one of the other ankle. Yep, it's happening.

• If I put that picture in there to make this post look longer. HA!

Head on over to Shannon's blog, check out her face lift (blog, not her face...LOL!) and tell us what you are saying SO WHAT! to this week!

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Happy December!!

The first thing I need to touch on for this post is the fact that my niece's birthday is today! I cannot believe that she is 9 years old!!!! Just doesn't seem possible! I remember when she was born! I remember holding her in my arms when she was an infant. Makes my heart melt....we aren't really that close, but I love her just the same. She's been going through a rough time with her Mom and Dad (my brother) getting a divorce, so I decided to go pick her up yesterday and have a girls day out. We went shopping and I let her pick out her birthday gift. It was good to just be me and her. I'm not sure that's ever happened before. I really enjoyed her company. She's such a shy little lady, but she's just so sweet. I love her with all my heart!

Alright, now onto Scentsy. New month means new Warmer and Scent! And this one, I'm REALLY REALLY excited for!
The warmer is called Comfy Cozy, and here's why!

Doesn't it look like a comfy cozy sweater?! I just love it!! This is $31.50 for the month of December! I just love it! It's not TOO Christmas-y, so it would be perfect for all through the holidays and even after. It's just the perfect warmer for this time of year!

And of course you can't have the perfect warmer without the perfect scent to go in it, right? So, let me introduce you to Huckleberry Sage....

It smells like finding an unexpected winter berry patch -- tart ruby cranberries and sweet purple huckleberries dusted with silver sage. Trust me when I say this, I can't get enough! It's absolutely amazing! So, if you would like to hear my specials for December, leave your email in a comment and I will email you directly!

I hope everyone has a great week!

Fab Friday

Oh, ya know! Just getting back at this here blogging thing. I haven't been writing much, but that's not because I don't love you! It's just because I literally didn't have anything to write about! I'd rather leave this page blank then to have something not worth reading....just me?
So, for the first Friday in a long time, I'm linking up with Laura over at Between the Lines for Fab Friday!

Ebates - Everyone else around these blogging parts has been ranting and raving about this amazing site that pays YOU to shop online! Yep, that's right!!! You heard me! So, I just had to give it a try, and well...I haven't turned back since! I even got the hubs to sign up too!! I don't do MUCH online shopping, but just enough. So far, I think including my Kohls purchase from the other night, I'm right around $10 cash back! Just need to keep adding to that! Next Up is Kohls....and not just because of Ebates, but because of the amazing sales they always have....and well....having a Kohls card doesn't disappoint either! I can't ALWAYS find something for either myself or Chloe there, and I love their prices!!! Next thing on my Fab Friday list has got to be Fish Sticks. Yes, I said Fish Sticks. No, this isn't a joke. I'm being completely seriously. These are the only damn things I can always, no matter what, get Chloe to eat! She has been such a picky eater as of late, but no matter what, she loves fish sticks, and she will always eat them! And for that reason, I'm putting them here on my Fab Friday list! And, last but not least is going to be Scentsy! Yes, I sell it, and yes I love it. It may have also kind of become an obsession for me. I have more scentsy bars then I think I will ever be able to melt ever in my life. But I love them all, and I change my wax all the time so it's ok! I also just bought the bogo buddies deal. I got Penny the Pig and Ollie the Elephant. I let Chloe pick which she wanted, and then put the other in my stuff for parties. To no Surprise, Chloe chose Ollie the Elephant! She loves him! I put a Newborn Nursery scent pak in him, and oh goodness, anywhere Chloe carries Ollie, smells amazing!  K, now go link up with Laura and tell us what is Fabulous in your life right now!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! If:

• I saw Breaking Dawn Part 2 and almost cried just because I didn't want it to end!
• Sometimes I go all weekend and completely forget to drink any water....I'll drink coffee most of the morning, and then Diet Coke or whatever else, but not a single drop of water. I need to get better at that!
• We bribe Chloe with the Choo Choo train under the tree to eat her dinner! 
• Andy bought Chloe a new pair of tennis shoes, and I love them so much, I want a pair in my size....lol!
• I'm not sure I'll ever go back to the Coffee Mate creamer after drinking the International Delights! Omg, IN LOVE!
• I'm still not really sure what we're going to get Chloe for Christmas....any ideas?
• Peach the Elf has been sitting on the mantle since Friday.....I need to get better at this Elf on the Shelf thing.
• There has been numerous times this past week that Chloe has had apples and yogurt for dinner....girlfriend just isn't into eating. Unless it's fish sticks.
• I haven't been keeping track of any sort of diet for, I couldn't even tell you how long....I'll get back on it after the Holidays. Right now, I'll just enjoy it. I'm still maintaining weight. Within a few pounds of my goal, and I'm ok with that.

Alright, now go link up with Shannon and tell us what you are saying SO WHAT! to this week!!

Weekend Recap

Friday Night was my night. I went to a Shellac party at a work friends house! It was a blast!! Drinks and lots of fun doing nails! What could be better.
Saturday morning was full of me and my girl while Daddy did lots of homework. Then I had to leave to go to my Scentsy party. That turned out really good! Lots of sales for me! Made me really happy. Only bad part was it was out in Taylor....so it's like an hour drive. But, it was worth it. I drove to get my girl Krista and then she hopped in my truck and we went from there.
Sunday, Hubs did more homework and took a test. But, when he was finished, we went to Home Depot and bought a Christmas Tree!! That was fun! And apparently, when you bought a certain tree (the one we bought) you got a free pack of 100 ornaments! SCORE!!!

Then if was off to Kroger...Daddy went in while Chloe and I stayed in the car. She started whining, so I gave her my phone to watch some Mickey!

And then home for some relaxing and bed time!! Couldn't have asked for a better weekend! 

How was yours? Do anything fun and exciting?

Damn Things I want and Can't Have!

So, there is this bag, it's from Thirty One, and I want it OH SO BAD! But.....I just can't justify paying effing $90 for the damn thing! The bag itself is $70, shipping and personalizing and BOOM! Momma is paying $90 for that bitch!
So, for a spiff at work, I got a $25 TJ Maxx gift card, so since Andy and I were planning on meeting at Bdubs for dinner yesterday, and I had over an hour before he got to the restaurant, I decided to go!

But, seriously...look at the inside of this thing?!

I really wanted to look for pants. I'm in desperate need for some pants. Since I've lost all my baby weight, most of my pants are too big on me now. But, of course, when I have the money to spend, I don't find any pants that I like. So, what did I do? I went and looked at the purses.....and well, what do ya know? I find this beauty!

Seriously, it's huge, and I'm in love!! I can fit MY LIFE in this thing! Plus some! AND, it was only $39!! So, I paid $17 cuz I had my $25 gift card! GO ME!!!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT if:

• I almost completely forgot to give Chloe some milk before she went to bed last night....and we almost got away with it, until she laid down and asked for it and wouldn't let it go....Damn!
• I paid $29.55 for a pair of $80 Madden Girl boots on Amazon!
• I'm trying to tell myself that I don't need a ThirtyOne bag that cost $90.....ugh....I want it! I need it, But I'm trying to tell myself that I can't have it!
• I'm thinking about being a SAHM middle of next year. 
• I REALLY want to start tracking my eating again...seems like I've been slowly gaining, and then I lose a little, and then gain again. So I need to push myself to start tracking! I've been doing good about not gaining a TON of weight, I'm only about 2 away from my goal still. So lets see if I can hit that.
• I had NO faith in myself for Scentsy this month, but Lord, let me tell you! I did it! 1 party closed out last night, I'm over $800!! And I have another party this weekend! Whooo Hoooo!!! Maybe Mama will get that $90 bag after all!!
• I'm addicted to this new show Mob Doctors.
• Vampire Diaries is a bit more gory this season.....and I like it!

Head on over to Shannon's SWW and link up!!

New Piece of Furniture

We went to Ikea....again. We went for some new light fixtures. We left with those, AND a China Cabinet! I'm super excited about this! If you've seen my upper cabinet that's filled with wine glasses, you would completely understand...ugh, it drives me nuts!!
So here you go! Our dining room is almost complete. Now we just need to paint...but I know that's going to take some time to happen. And I'm ok with that!
So there you have it! Our new china cabinet!! I am in love with it!!
What do you think?

Shabby Apple

I've talked about Shabby Apple before! This clothing company is just to die for! Soooo cute and trendy! I just love it!
Well, right now they are offering 10% off, SITE WIDE!!! Anything in the store, 10% OFF! This code only last until tomorrow! So, don't hesistate!!!!

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The top 6 dresses of this season are:

1-  Alice

2-  The Red Queen

3-  I'm Late! I'm Late!

4-  Ingrid

5-  El Capitan

6- Elizabeth Islands

So Cute, Right?! Well.....you can make one/more of these dresses yours if you click on that Shabby Apple Add right over there to the left of this post, or even if you click on one of the links above! 

Happy Shopping!!

My Life in an Instagram

Linking up with Liz over at According to L for another great Life in an Instagram!

My new fave shirt!!! $12.99 from TJ Maxx! Oh, and can I say....LOOK at how long my hair is?!??!

One of her fave dinners! Nugs, green beans and peaches!

Love living in MI for this reason right here!!

She wanted "sauage and waffos" for dinner!

This is how she likes to watch TV....we're trying to break this. Thank God the TV will be mounted on the wall at the new house!

Chloe's Fathers Day gift from Day Care! He LOVED it!

Going to the lake, hair!! Gotta love it!

From this to that

From this Closet.....

To THAT Closet!!!

So, Friday....Husband and I are texting back and forth about different things. And he tells me that since I've been working so hard on this whole weight loss thing, he is planning on giving me $300-$400 for a new wardrobe once we know for sure that we're getting this house so that I can fill our new closet space! Eeeeek! Are you shitting me?! (Those were my exact words back to him!!) How freaking amazing is that?! My Husband is the best man on this planet, and that's all their is too it! I love him more then anything. He's been there for me through everything, stayed with me through all my toughest times and couldn't be more of a support to me. And he's an amazing Daddy to our little ray of sunshine! <3 So, as soon as we get the final word on this stupid house shit that is making us both go mad....I'll have a post about my shopping trip! I cannot WAIT!