Seed Florida Vacation 2013

I know it's like almost a month later....but things have been happening around here. We've been living life. We've been painting and renovating, cleaning and getting this house in the shape we want it to be in after almost living here for a year.
So....here they are. These are the phone pictures that I took....I still haven't put the real camera pics on the computer yet, so that post will be another day.

Traffic driving through Tennessee.

Some Selfies for the toddler's sanity.

Out of the carseat! FINALLY!!!!

WHAT?! You're going to let me eat dinner in BED?!?!

Made it to the Sunshine State!

We promised her a beach, and a beach we delivered...only took us 2 days :-)

She loved Florida!

First day in the sun felt SOOOO good!

Hey hey!! Got me some tan lines!

 Pictures I was sending to the girls at work!

Florida sun was treating her real good!

I was looking and feeling really good about myself that day!

Drinking coffee on the beach, wish I could do that EVERY day of my life!

Best drink EVER!

And again....

No tub in the rental house means we bathed in the sink!

Home, back in cold MI....grrrrrr!!!!!!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! If:

• Last week was the first time EVER since I've been blogging that I missed SWW! I blame it on vacation....and I just didn't feel like blogging, nor did I have anything to bitch about!
• We're ready for potty training...Chloe just needs to get her head in the game! She's totally aware of her bladder, and she knows how to hold it, she just needs to start becoming more consistent. We're getting there...
• When Chloe sees a new MMCH that she likes, she wants to watch it over and over and over and over again....so we have 2 episodes that are permanently saved on the DVR.
• I gained 3 lbs on vacation, and I call that a win! At least it wasn't 5!
• Andy and I both had to lay with Chloe last night because of the thunderstorm....she wasn't really scared, she just didn't want to be left alone. I was ok with that!
• I need to get some kind of tupperware drawer thing or something to store my Scentsy Bars....yes, I have that many. It's sick. What would you expect?
• I'm jealous of all you with nice weather this week...Michigan weather can suck it!

Head 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:

• I kind of feel like doing one of those "Nah nah nah boo boo! Cuz we're leaving for Florida tomorrow!
• Every time I type Florida, I want to type Floriday! Like Florida and Yay put together....
• I've been packed since Sunday....Chloe since like last week sometime.
• I may or may not have packed and repacked my bag 2-3 times....Just to make sure everything was in there...all 36 outfits for the 7 days we will be gone.
• This might be my last real post until I get back from Florida. Unless I get some down time and decide to upload some beach pics.
• I say this will be my last post, but I'm sure I'll manage a SWW post next week too.
• I'm having a hard time figuring out what I want to put in Chloe's Easter Basket....I think I'll wait and shop when we're in FL in hopes of finding some cool stuff I wouldn't have found here.
• When I went grocery shopping this weekend, I didn't get anything for lunch for the 3 days of work....Fail!
• I was a giddy Mom when Chloe finally let me put footie jams on her the other day! So, now I'm all happy because that's what she's wearing the night before we leave so I can put her in the car all nice and cozy in her footies and not have to change her and just throw a blanket over her!
• Even though I know I can't read in the car, I'm going to try and read on my Kindle on the way down to FL so I can (gasp) finish 50 Shades Freed......

That's all for me. Head over to Shannon's blog and tell us what you are saying SO WHAT to this week!

My packing Style

I'm not sure if it's just me, but when it comes to packing, I'm just a little bit OCD....well, maybe a lot. I make lists, and more lists, and I drive myself pretty much crazy until I know that everything is absolutely crossed off....these are some of the lists that I've made so far.

The one on the left is the grocery list of things we will need for the ride down to Florida. Snacks and such. And the one on the right is the clothes and toiletries items that we will need. Chloe is pretty much already packed. Except for her bath and toiletries stuff.

Now when packing Chloe's things, I had to put the clothes in the luggage according to outfit. And I've been thinking since I did it, I might actually redo it and put all the different outfits in separate bags. According to day. I don't know. We shall see.....

This weekend will be the big packing and cleaning time for us. I'll get all my clothes packed and try and set out my clothes for the week for work so that I'm not rummaging through and make a mess. (Yes, I know, I'm crazy.) I did mine according to outfit as I did Chloe's, and when I was watching Andy pack his stuff, I was just cringing....ugh. Men!

I'm one of those people that have to have a bag for EVERYTHING! I have a bag with all the toiletries. A bag with my hair stuff, a bag for shoes. We have a separate bag with everything for both hotel stays. 

(blue Ikea bag)

My clothes are in the red luggage and Andy and I toiletries are in the black bag.

Chloe's clothes in the luggage on the bench and Andy's standing up.

All the beach stuff has a bag of it's own complete with sunscreen and all. But the bathing suits are in the luggage...weird? We also have a paper grocery bag stocked full of snacks....and then a couple of coolers and insulated lunch bags for sandwiches and other things that need to stay cold.

 This all may sound crazy to you, but to me, it's organized, and you could ask me where ANYTHING is and I'd be able to tell you EXACTLY where it is! Trust me!

Are you as crazy as me when it comes to packing? What are some of your secrets? Please share, cuz I might steal some!

Done Smoking and Done with School!

I know you are probably going “What?! I thought you guys quit like a year ago?!” Well…we did! And I hate to admit it, but we didn’t quit for very long. Andy being in school, busy with work…other things going on. I don’t have the greatest will power, and if I went out with my girls for a night, I would want to smoke because I was drinking…..oh well, so shoot me.

Now, it’s been 3 long years since He’s started school. I remember it very well, actually. I was a mere 16 weeks pregnant when we were on the train headed to Chicago for my birthday weekend! He was studying to test out of a class so that he wouldn’t have to take it….and I was, reading Vampire Diaries. I remember that he was studying a lot while we were in the hotel room, and I actually remember feeling Chloe kick for the first time that weekend too. It was all pretty amazing.

Btw-I feel the need to say that I did NOT smoke while I was pregnant…And either did Andy. We actually didn’t smoke for about 2 years prior to me getting pregnant, and that continued all the way up until Chloe’s first birthday….

Anyways, I kind of got off track there for a second.

This is like the moment we have all been waiting for, kind of. Through this whole thing, we both said that we were going to quit smoking when he was done with school…just so that pressure and stress was gone and there wasn’t the urge anymore. And it was just be much easier. So here we are. Today is the day!(Well....Monday was the day) He’s done with school….FINALLY! I have my husband back, Chloe’s got her fun loving Daddy back. He won’t be sitting on the floor in the middle of the living room doing homework anymore. He can hang out with us on the weekends again. We will be able to take Chloe to Chuck E Cheese (for the first time) and maybe even bowling…..I just can’t wait for all the fun stuff we’re going to be able to do now. It’s going to be awesome!

So, next week we leave for Florida… 

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!

Fab Friday!

Linking up with the always Fabulous and ridiculously adorable Mommy and preggo, Laura to tell you all what's fabulous in  my life right now!

• Weight Loss - Slowly but surely I'm losing the weight that I want to lose for our Florida trip at the end of March! I'm so happy about the way it's coming off. First goal was to hit 120, and now that I've surpassed that, I'm going for 115! I know that I can do it! I know that once we get to Florida and are in vaca mode, we're going to gain a little bit back, but I fully intend to keep with the MFP and try to keep working out (or shall I say, start) while we're down there.

• Pants that haven't fit in 3 years - To add to the first bullet point on losing the weight, I was able to fit into a pair of pants that haven't really fit me since before Chloe was conceived. That was an amazing feeling yesterday! For the past few months, I feel like I've worn nothing but leggings and stretchy pants....and yesterday I was just not in the mood for leggings. So glad I took that leap. Made me a happy girl!

• Potty Training - We aren't really training, per say, but she's now telling us when she needs to go, sometimes....sometimes it's after she's already gone, but that's a major step for us! She's understanding more and more that she's wet and needs to be changed. And she's actually interested in sitting on the potty more and more now. So I feel like we're getting somewhere. And that makes me happy. Will we be trained before we go to Florida, probably not. But that's ok with me.

• New Room at Day Care - She's loving it! And let me tell you, I think it's that she's trying to keep up with the big kids, but good lawd, she's tried at night, and I love it! She hasn't really been fighting bed time....(except last night) but I think that was our fault. But she's doing great, her teachers are great, and once she gets settled in her new room, they are going to REALLY push potty training! And I think that when she sees all her friends going potty and wearing undies and using the potty on a norm, she's going to get it and do it right along with them! I cannot wait! No more diapers in our near future!

• And last but not least....Tuesday is my birthday! I'm actually pretty excited. I get the day off work....PAID! And Hubs is taking the day off work to spend it with me while Chloe goes to day care. I cannot wait! We're actually going to get our eyes checked together. HA! That should be interesting....his first time every getting his eyes checked, and well, I'm going because I need new glasses. So it should be fun. Lunch at PF Changs, and it should be a good day! 

Fab Friday

It's been a few weeks since I've linked up with the Always Fabulous Laura from The Everyday Joys! She's amazing in every single way a blogger can be, and to top it all off, she's on my Scentsy team....(or shall I say, I'm on hers....lol) Anyways, here is my list of Fab things that are....well....Fab for me:

• Our Day Care Tuition goes down starting today! We prepay for the 2 weeks ahead, and Chloe starts room 6 on Monday, so today's Tuition payment is $470 instead of $570! Sucks that we have to start supplying them with diapers, but that's only until she is potty trained! Thank the dear lord!
• The scale has been fabulous for me this week...it actually hasn't moved up or down, and for me, that's a win! I don't care that I don't see it moving, as long as it's not going up, that works for me. I've been VERY VERY consistent with my tracking calories and I've been under, or over by very little for the past month! So that, for me is awesome!
• Only 5 more weeks until we go to Florida and I have pretty much everything Chloe and I need as far as warmer weather clothing goes! I am sooooo stoked! She's got a few new pairs of shorts, some summer dresses, and some amazingly cute pink canvas TOMS that I ordered from Zulily yesterday! I cannot wait to get them! I just hope they make it here before we leave.....
• My work girls are amazingly sweet in that they are all helping me meet my goals for Scentsy this month.....AND because they are ordering from me, I will be able to get some stock for my parties and order some of the scents that are being discontinued! I am Soooooo excited!
• And last but not least, and maybe possibly one of the best things, because it's the one happening the soonest.....tomorrow me and my girl Mallory are getting matching tattoos! Just little outlines of hearts on out ankles. I cannot wait! 
• Oh, and to top that off....My birthday is March 5th! YAY!

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! if:

• We didn't work out except for the 300 ab twice last week....Fail!
• We have only been in our new house since June, so....about 8 months, and we're already switching internet providers! We're sick of slow internet! Comcast, please be good to us!
• I'm starting a list of Scentsy wax that I am going to be ordering at the end of the month! It's sick how many of my favorites are being discontinued. Make sure you check yours out so you can stock up too! www.cseed.scentsy.us.
• I'm finally realizing that hard work and dedication is really what makes you lose the weight! I've been counting my calories on MFP for the past almost month now, and I am hanging tight in my goal range of 120lbs!
• I'm comfortable where I am with my weight, but I'd like to be closer to 115 when we go to FL. Just to have that sexy beach body that I've been yearning for!
• I have bought so many new clothes and accessories lately, I pretty much have a whole new wardrobe for FL! I love it! And Chloe is about the same. We're ready for the sunshine!
• I'm counting down the last 28 days of Andy's school work....Oh, it's almost done!
• If I'm almost certain that I'm buying myself the Grace Adele Shelby bag for my birthday!

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:

• I didn't really like the 300 ab challenge when I did it before, because I'm not sure that I had great posture when I did it, but I think hubs and I are going to attempt it.
• I was going to start potty training last weekend, but didn't. I wasn't in the mood for it.
• I can't wait for this Saturday! I'm going to Spring Sprint in Lansing, and that means a WHOLE day away for Mama! I'm looking forward to it!
• I'm really having to think about things to say SO WHAT! to this week....
• I have spent a lot of money in the past 2 weeks because I know that we are getting our taxes back and I will just pay all my cards off at that time. Mama needs some clothes for Florida!
• I usually just put MMCH on when Chloe and I get home just so that I can get dinner started. I feel bad because I really want to spend that time with her, but you gotta do what you gotta do!
• When it's time to get up in the morning to work out at 5am, I always have a debate in my head....sometimes the bed wins.
• I almost didn't participate in SWW today only because Chloe was fighting bed time, and I knew that we wanted to do abs, and I just didn't think that I would have the time...but I MADE time. LOL!
• I would have felt left out of the loop if I didn't write this up and and link up!
• I kind of feel like a bad ass with my new hoop ring in my nose! But I love it!
• Me and my girl Mallory found a Groupon for $30 to get $60 worth of a tattoo....so we're getting little hearts on our ankles.
• I'm surprised at how many things I've been able to say SO WHAT! to this week :-) But I am done now.
• I have been warming my BBMB scent Sage and Sweet Grass in my Scentsy, and I'm in love. It's like the perfect green.....rain.....grass....spring time scent, and I love it. Spring is ALMOST here!
• I've already decided that I have an addiction to Scentsy, (obviously, since I sell it) but I'm really scared for when the new scents come out in March because that's just going to add about 15 more to my collection.......Oh Lord help me!

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

SO WHAT! Wednesday!

This week I'm saying SO WHAT! if:

• Truth be told, I haven't really even given potty training a chance....kind of scares me.
• I was just going to let Day Care potty train Chloe, because I mean, we pay them enough, don't we? me.think.so
• I think I'm going to attempt PT this weekend with some Princess Panties due to Shannon's success story from her Fab Friday post last week!
• I won money from the Super Bowl and I'm going to buy Chloe and myself some stuff for our Florida trip! Oh and I bought myself a lunch tote from ThirtyOne!
• I am giddy excited for Husband to be done with school! MARCH 18th!!!!!
• Today is the first time this week we've gotten up at 5am to work out. I went to bed Sunday not feeling well, and didn't feel like waking up on Monday Morning, and Andy wasn't feeling good on Tuesday....so today, we are BACK AT IT!
• My cat is just as spoiled as our daughter....she gets tuna every day when we get home. And she whines and whines until she gets it.
• Sometimes I'm secretly sad that Chloe is getting so big, so fast. I just want her to be a baby again...
• I'm over my baby fevah! Yep, just like that, but I only give it a few weeks until it's back, because by then, my BFF Cassie will have her new baby boy, and I get to snuggle a newbie again....oh.....my heart will melt, I'm sure!
• I love my hair more every time I see it in the mirror...BUT....I'm thinking next time I get it cut (right before we leave for FL) I'm going to have my Janie Poo cut it a BIT shorter in the back! 

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

Florida 2013

It's pretty much official. We have the dates, we just need to book the condo! March 28th - April 5th! So Super excited!!! We're starting our 2 day drive on March 28th. We will arrive on March 30th. We will have March 30th - April 4th to relax and enjoy the wonderful Florida sun and warmth, and then we start the 2 day drive back to Michigan on April 5th. I'm so exited you don't even know!

This is what I looked like the last time we went to Florida. This was March 2009....see that tan skin and that tight stomach! Oh lord....this time will be just a LITTLE bit different, but still so much fun, and this time we will have our girl with us, and I just KNOW she's going to have a blast! A whole week with Gamma?! Come on, how much better could that be?! We're all so excited, and this Momma is going to REALLY get on the good eating and working out track so I can get my body somewhat back to look like THAT!