Top Two Tuesday!

This weeks Top Two topic...Splurges!

#1....Make-up! I love me some MAC! I've also recently discovered Stila bronzer and it is A-Mazing!!!
My BFF Candice let me try some when we went to Atlanta, and I fell in love! The wonderful thing about it is it looks great on people with light skin (like myself) and it looks great with dark skin like Candice! It also has a pink glow to it, and a little shimmer, so you don't really need blush either! So go check it out if you get a chance...its worth all $32 (and it lasts forever)! And I know I've talked about this before, but I love MAC eyeshadow and MAC gel eyeliner!

#2....Anything for Presley! I'm a sucker when it comes to buying stuff for my little lady :) It's just so much fun buying things for little girls...gah its going to be death of me!!! My biggest weakness is Baby Gap! Sometimes its a hit or miss....but when its a hit, I'm in trouble!

6 years and counting....

Today is mine and Clintons SIX year anniversary! Where in the world did the time go???!!!!

We had a great anniversary today. I'm not really one for celebrating v-day or anniversaries. I'm perfectly happy with going to our favorite restaurant and calling it a day. We always agree to not get each other anything, but Clinton always manages to cheat.

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I dont know if I've mentioned it yet, but Clinton built us a really nice deck with a pergola covering the entire thing. So for my gift he bought me some flower pots and hanging baskets. I loved them! They were beautiful! So....I took them all back. Hah! I'm sorry, but $160 for 3 flower pots and 3 hanging baskets is just not happening. One pot alone costs $60!!! SIXTY DOLLARS for a flower pot???!!!! Yes, it was pretty...but NOT that pretty!

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So tonight we were going to take them back before we went to dinner. I had been eyeing those plastic Adirondack chairs at Home Depot. They had a light blue, lime green, and red one that looked really good together. Well they were about $17 a piece...great price, right? Well, Clinton thought they were cheap, so that idea went out the window.

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As we were getting ready to leave, we saw some wooden ones that were only $30 each!!! I mean, the quality probably isn't as good as the $200 ones you see everywhere. But, hey...they'll do! So he bought me 3 of them and then some red, lime green, and light blue paint! TA-DA!!!!

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Afterwards we went to Belmont Grill. Its this little hole-in-the-wall bar that we LOVE. Its our fave place to eat in Memphis. We were going to go somewhere different and nice, but we changed our mind literally 2 seconds before we got there. I'm glad we did :) It was a great time!

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Then we went to Target (my 3rd trip for the day) so I could look for these chair cushions ONE LAST TIME before I ordered them online. We were trying to kill some time before running by my bff's house (the one who just moved back this week), and low and behold they were in the Target parking lot getting ready to leave! Perfect timing!

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We only got to visit for about 45 mins. Memphis has had some NASTY weather this weekend. It's flooding everywhere!!!! Seriously...y'all might be reading a blog from me later on about how our house has flooded. I'm gonna take some pics tomorrow so yall have an idea of just how bad it is. Insane! Tornado alarms have been going off all day, too. Did I mention I'm deathly afraid of Tornado's? Clinton always makes fun of me because I make sure I'm 'fully' dressed. He always tells people I get my running shoes on with my identification in my back pocket. FYI...I don't. He tends to exaggerate.

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Anyway, the storms are suppose to be worse tomorrow than today. Hopefully thats not true. A town about 20 minutes from us is about 50% flooded. So if you think about it, say a little prayer for us in TN, MS, and AR....there are a lot of people in some ugly situations this weekend!

My husband is crazy.

As some of y'all know, P has been using the potty this week! I havent made a big deal out of it just yet...I'm just letting her get use to it. But this morning she woke up with a dry diaper, which I hear is a good sign that they're ready, so I told her to go straight to the potty and she did!

As exciting as I am about all of this, I cant help but be a little sad. I mean, she was just this small....like, yesterday. When did she grow up?!




Tonight Clinton was working late, so I went to Target and McAlisters with my MIL. She wanted to buy Presley some "big girl panties" since we're going to start potty training this weekend. She got her the good ole' fashioned whitey tighties AND a pack of Fancy Nancy panties!! For those of y'all that don't know who Fancy Nancy is, here is a sneak peak....



My bff Kelly got Presley a Fancy Nancy book and dress for her bday, and P is lovin' her! So as soon as I saw them, I knew those were the ones to get! P was soooo excited when she saw them! She was just laughing and clapping away!

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On my way home I stopped by my parents to drop some stuff off, and my mom asked Presley if she could see her big girl panties. So I let Presley try on a pair over her diaper, and she kept raising her dress to show them off to my parents haha! It was the cutest thing ever! THEN daddy called....

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Good Lord. All I have to say is 1) Men are crazy, and 2) Poor Presley.

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When I answered the phone, Presley started yelling for daddy to look at her (through the phone of course) so she could show him her new panties! When he asked what was going on, I told him that his mom bought her Fancy Nancy panties....and this was how the rest went down....

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Me: You're mom bought P Fancy Nancy panties and she's freaking out excited!!

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Clinton: WHAT??? Panties??? What do you mean panties??? What kind???

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Me: (Extremely confused) Ummmm What kind? I'm not following....

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Clinton: You mean like real panties???!!! Like, underwear???

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Me: Ummm yes those would be the kind I'm talking about. As far as I know, those are the only kind of panties around.

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Clinton: No. No. Shes not wearing those. I dont even like that word.

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Me: Ummm (no I am not exaggerating on the 'ummmms)....well....sweetie....she has to wear 'panties' at some point. She cant wear diapers forever.

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Clinton: I don't like this.

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Me: Well heck, I would sure hate to see what you would've done when we passed the training bra aisle.

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Clinton: Oh my God.

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Soooo....as you can see I have a long road ahead of me. And I'm not referring to potty training Presley. But I would LOVE suggestions, ideas, feedback...whatever you got....on this whole potty training thing! I'm clueless!!

Weekend Update....a few days late!

Happy Hump Day!! So far this week is flying by for me...what about y'all?! I'm hoping that Thursday and Friday go by just as fast. I'm really looking forward to this weekend for a few reasons:

1. Its the last weekend I have to spend any of my time studying....well, for a month at least.

2. One of my bff's (Kelly) is moving back to Memphrica! WOOHOO!

3. Saturday one of my friends is throwing a skin care party, and it's going to be a great time catching up with everyone!

4. And the best reason of all....Clinton and I will be celebrating SIX years of marriage! I dont know what the plans are yet, but I'm just excited to have a date night with him!!

This past weekend was wonderful, too! We had some much needed QT! Friday night we had dinner with Clinton's parents and his brother that came in from Nashville. I woke up Saturday morning to a cold, rainy day. At first I figured my plans of shopping with little Miss P had been ruined. But about 9:30 it started to slow down a little bit, so I decided to go about my normal routine. Clinton actually decided to join us for his quarterly shopping trip!

Before we left the house, we reached a huge milestone....Presley used the potty!!! She took off her diaper in the middle of the kitchen and told me she needed to "Tee tee in the potty." I figured she was just talking like she always does, but nope...she did it! And she actually went 3 more times over the next few days!

Here is a pic of her right after....

Like I said earlier, we had a lot of rain on Saturday. When we came home from shopping , Clinton thought this would be a good idea...

Our neighbors have a little bit of a flooding problem...but it makes for a good time for all the kiddos!

Saturday night we FINALLY went to the annual Mudbug Fest! This is like the 8th year that Leigh Anne and some of her friends have thrown this party, and we NEVER get to come! We had a blast!!!

Here's Presley trying to give Lawson some serious lovin'!

Like father, like daughter....

Me and the BFF!

Me and the guy BFF!

I'm waiting for the day when a good family picture is a possibility....

Unfortunately, we had to leave the party earlier that we would've liked. But we went to a local restaurant/bar to have dinner/drinks with my two bro-in-laws and my sis-in-law. It was so much fun catching up with the siblings!

Sunday was a lot more laid back. Presley decided she was ready to play dress up for her very first time! Here she is in the Fancy Nancy dress she got for her bday!

Playing hide-n-seek in the wardrobe...

Well have a wonderful day tomorrow!!!

Wishful Wednesday....Old job!

'I wish' .... I could go back and spend one day working at a job from my youth, and it would be Ultra Tan!!!!

Ok this wasn't necessarily in my youth...more like 20 or something! But it was probably the best job I've ever had...although back then we all griped and moaned about it till we were blue in the face!

Not only did you get to tan for free...which I never did....but you had a pretty easy job and got to work with some fun girls!

But the best thing about that job is definitely the fact that I met SOOO many amazing friends there! I havent worked there in FOUR years, but we all still manage to get together whenever we can! We still talk, email, facebook...whatever it takes to keep in touch.

One of the best things is our Christmas get-together. Four years later and we're still going strong! Here's a pic from last Christmas....

Not only that, but Ultra Tan is where I met my bff Leigh Anne!

Here are some of us at Zoo Boo last Halloween...and the cool thing is now there are babies in the mix, too! Its pretty cool to watch each other as our lives go in so many different directions!

Here are some OLDies!

Now its time to hit the hay so I can get some rest for my grown-up job :(

Head over to Kelsey's blog if you wanna play along!

Top Two favorite things about summer!

This weeks topic....

Top Two favorite things about summer!!!

There are tons of things I love about the summer, so Lord knows I have a hard time narrowing my decision down to just two!

One of my favorite things about summer would have to be flip flops! If I could, I would walk around barefoot all day, every day. But since thats not always possible, I'll settle for flip flops!

My other favorite thing about summer are the loooong sunny days! I love that it doesn't get dark till like 8 or 8:30! I feel like I have so much more time to do things....go on walks, play outside with Presley, work in the yard, etc!

I'm really looking forward to this summer! Saturday I booked our beach house in Gulf Shores (fyi I'm not really a fan of Gulf Shores...aka Redneck Riviera....but its cheap, so there you go!!) Anyway, we are going with Clintons younger brother, his wife Maegan, and their two little boys!! I cant wait!!!

Fun Friday!

Gosh today has been a wonderful day at the work place! We met this morning at the hotel for our meeting, ate a good breakfast, then went over the "strategic plan" for the next quarter.

We got done about 11:20 and we didn't have reservations until 12 at Eat Well Sushi Grill. Sooo, of course me and a few other gals (and Sammy!) made a necessary run to Target! Lunch was great...food and company!

After it was over, our boss stood up and said that he wanted to kick of the quarter with a good start, so he was giving out some prizes. A lot of people just got $10 gift cards, some $25, $50, and then one girl got $100.

But not only that, he bought a Wii, Ipod touch, and a camera! Of course I was praying the whole time that I was going to win the Wii...or heck, the ipod....but of course I won $25. However, I'm totally thankful for it because it made me feel a lot better about the $50 I spent right before that at Target on some stupid lights for our deck. So we headed back to work about 1:30 which was fabulous! My afternoon FLEW by because I had TONS of work to catch up on! So needless to say, it was a perfect ending to a crazy week!

I'm looking forward to the weekend. Tomorrow my bff Kelly and I were going to take our 3 little girls to see Disney's Oceans, but they had to cancel coming in town :( As long as the weather permits my other BFF, Leigh Anne, is having a crawfish party. Then I'm sure we'll hang out with Clintons brother since he'll be in town tonight. Between all of that, I have to manage to study for my final and write a few papers.

Well, I hope that y'all have a wonderful weekend! I'm about to watch New Moon with Clinton!!