weekend in review.

this weekend was a little whacked out:

friday: girls night out.

all you really need to know is:

we stayed up until 5 in the morning. 

{i honestly don't think i've done this since the dating days with lovebird}

was it worth it? yes. 

was i exhausted? yes. i still am, actually.

saturday: dance and date night.

after getting three [very short] hours of sleep...

i had dance/rehearsal all day.

a new level of tiredness hit me that day.

maybe i'm getting old.

i raced home to shower and meet our favorite friends for din din.

we played games and chitchatted- yet again, far after my bed time.

sunday: a time to relax. well, sort of.

waking up for church today seemed like an impossible feat. 

teaching my little ones in primary was glorious and challenging.

it wore me out a smidgen more. 

{if that was even possible.} 

came home to eat a hurried lunch, and cozy up on the couch for a much needed nap.

spent the night at our other favorite friends house for a delicious dinner.

and came home to finish cleaning, laundry and homework.

weekend overall: exhausting yet necessary. 

girl friends, dinner dates and little sleep can sometimes be therapeutic.

i'm reminded of how blessed i am to have friends, food, a night full of sleep and love.  

{picture: anytime not in public this weekend... was definitely spent in pi's and glasses.}

boys will be boys.

let's talk about boys.

yes, some of them still have cooties...

but for the most we can see past those cooties of theirs.

first guy on the list: zac efron.

i've never been a die heart fan of him. in fact, i haven't really

ever been googly eyed over him. until....

i went and saw new year's eve in the theaters.

he is a complete stud in that movie.

he's got the looks and the personality going on in that movie. 

well done, zac.

next guy on the list: our future president.

that is assuming he will be a boy.

what do you think?

are you following politics right now?

i'm a little torn and confused right now.

third guy on the list: jude law.

let's face it... he will be on every "boy" list of mine.

he's my crush, obsession, and i like to think of myself as his biggest fan.

next guy: josh hutcherson

casted as peeta in the hunger games movie.

is he a perfect match?

quite possibly.

are you in love with him?

i'm still sitting on the fence about this one. 

fifth guy: lovebird.

if we were numbering in order of importance he'd be number one on the list.

but, i'm not. i'm numbering in random order to throw you all for a loop. 

lovebird is simply my everything;

my love and my happiness in life.

he completes me. the end

up next on the list: the bachelor.

don't pretend like you don't watch the show;

we all know you've seen a glimpse of it.

ben is a cutie. 

i hope his heart isn't shattered again.

{i actualy haven't watched this season, yet. shame on me.}

next guy up for discussion: your first "true" love.

do you ever think about him?

do you ever wonder where he is in life?

the last time you were with him was at sixth grade graduation, right?

or maybe you were swinging on the monkey bars right before you 

pinky promised to love each other forever.

or maybe he came along in high school; 

and maybe you've watched his life unfold from a distance. 

first loves are first loves- you will always love him.

and lastly: your daddy.

daddy daughter relationships are irreplaceable. 

my dad takes the cake on this list of "boys". {shh! don't tell lovebird}

dad's are special.

and maybe that's because they warn you about boys and their cooties.

they are always looking out for your best interest.

they never break your heart, but rather mend and support it.

love for dad's are infinite.

i'm lucky to have the one i do.

i'm curious to see your opinions about this list of boys.

or by all means, please add to the list.

remember: boys with cooties aren't allowed. 


{p.s. i only included three pictures- due to not wanting this to turn into a lengthy post.}

gulp.

it's official... lovebird has gone off the deep end.

he's jumped into the sea full of greens.

aka: he's juicing.

you know, the thing that all celebrities swear by?

or what vegetarians promote?

or what extremely healthy people do for all three meals?

or what half the nation is doing right now, thanks to new year's resolutions

of eating healthy and slimming down?

regardless, he's jumped on that band wagon.

and, i hate to say it, but he loves it. 

on the other hand... i am not so in love with it.

why?

1. i typically haven't been a good "eat your greens" person.

2. i can't cook a dinner full of meat, carbs, starches and all things i love. 

3. the juicer is a pain in the butt {excuse my language} to clean. 

but, that being said...

it is growing on me.

if i chug it down in one sip, the aftertaste can be cured with a piece of gum.

my body does feel different and better.

and i can finally say i'm somewhat of a healthy eater. 

we'll see how long this healthy kick lasts.

{we are both hoping to last longer than the push from it being a new year}

i'm feeling it might be a permeant thing for lovebird.

as for me... it might just be a trial run. 

one things for certain:

eat your greens

whether juiced, raw, cooked or covered in ranch. 

you will feel better.

and that's a promise. 

cover to cover.

i'm a magazine junkie.

i tell you, i could spend hours at barnes & noble

{currently my favorite place on the planet}

simply reading magazines from cover to cover.

home, fashion, health, times... and the list goes on.

it doesn't matter which one or how many.... 

as long as i'm sitting in one of those wood chairs, 

inhaling the smell of new books, while being serenaded with "bookstore" music.

this has become a slight problem, however.

i have every intention of going to the bookstore to catch up on my 

long list of books to read.

life is too short to not read every single day. 

think of all the books out there you will never read, simply due to not enough time.

that thought kills me. 

if only it was world wide requirement to schedule an hour a day just for reading.

that would be heavenly.

until then, time spent sifting through pages of magazines

will be my sinful addiction. 

what magazines are you subscribed to monthly?

{come on... let me know of your secret stash.}

or what magazines to you gravitate towards reading when you have time to kill?

p.s. i love this, this and this craft with all of those extra magazines that sit and collect dust! 

...and this is an adorable valentine idea! 

read, craft, and dream on. 

xoxo

this one takes the cake.

it's time to let you in on another little secret: 

the honest truth: i can't buy the "good" or expensive stuff

  at the rate we lovebird goes through shower gel.

so leaving those luscious bath and body work scents behind,

we've resulted in trying a billion different kinds. 

you name it: target brand, aveeno, olay, walmart brand, aveda, suave, dove...

yep, we've gone through them all. and probably all of the different scents too.

last weekend, i made a quick trip to rite aid... 

and came across this clearance item:

i thought, "what the heck, why not?"

brought it home, and naturally placed it in the shower.

the next morning, lovebird calls out from the shower, "why did you buy baby stuff?"

 i assured him to look closely; baby brand but "adult" stuff.

after his pickiness passed, he lathered up with what has now become our favorite.

{okay, probably more my favorite}

i'm telling you, it smells delicious and truly moisturizes.

both are key if you ask me. 

lessons learned:

1. it's okay to buy "baby stuff".

 2. never judge a book by it's cover.

3. husband will devour you with kisses if you shower too close to bedtime. 

{thanks to the delicious smell that last until your next shower.} 

"if" is the key word.

happy friday.

i always embrace friday with open arms.

i hope you have a lovely weekend planned out.

our's consists of work, rehearsal, snuggles, 

books and "what if's"...

if i could have short hair, this would be the look.

{image via}
if i could eat "junk" all day long and not gain a pound, i so would.

{image via}

if i could climb into a bed, i would jump into this one.

{image via}

if i could buy one thing right now, it would be a big bookcase to house all of my books.

{image via}
if i were to ever get a tattoo, it would be of a bird. no questions asked.

{source unknown}
if i had to describe the way i felt about life in just a few words, these would be them:

{source unknown}

if i could do one thing forever and for always, it would be to dance.

{source unknown}

if i could get away with it, i'd paint my nails a different color every day. unlimited supply, please.

{image via}


"if, if, if..."
if only life were that simple.
i'm not complaining. i love daydreaming.
what are your "if's"? i'm very curious.

picture promise.

today i feel lazy.

i'm not a lazy person. so, perhaps it's a state of relaxation.

just yesterday, i told lovebird i am going to enjoy every last second of my school break,

because once school is added to the mix... i feel as though i barely have time to breathe.

back to being lazy.

there is one thing that i am lazy at;

 that would be uploading my pictures to my computer off my "real" camera.

today's total of pictures: 982. 

yikes. that is a lot of sorting, fixing, remembering and organizing.

it's so convenient to have a nice camera on my phone.

it's always with me, it's light weight in my purse, and it's literally fun to 

take snap shots of everyday life.

i forget to grab my camera and put it around my neck.

next to my iPhone- it seems bulky, heavy and far too professional. 

but, and it's a big but....

i do love the pictures my camera takes far better than my phone.

the image is a billion times different, sharper and prettier. 

why am i lazy about it then?

this makes no sense to me.

that is why, this is one of my new year's resolutions.

after all, we did drop some serious cash on this little baby.
so, why have it sit and stare at us?

maybe if i put it on the table by the front door, i'll feel guilty about leaving it behind.

i do get attached to things that really don't have feelings.

it's one of my strange qualities that lovebird finds amusing. 

so, there you have it:

i've admitted to being lazing in the photo department.

i've admitted to being a weirdo.

and i've admitted that i'm promising something i may not live up to. 

please expect pictures on the blog. 

and if you aren't seeing them, i would love a friendly reminder.