TGIF
Here are some little morsels from my week and upcoming weekend, none which are long enough to have a really interesting post by themselves, but combined…morsely goodness : ) At least to me.
The other day my mom and I are looking at a clothing catalog and she points out a pair of shoes that she thinks are hideous. I thought they were quite cute! And I said so. She thought I was just saying that to be silly. Then Jer and I are shopping the other day and I said “Oh, I need a new pair of shoes because I only have a few weeks before my deadline to have my 12 new pairs of shoes by the end of summer.” We walk into my favorite shoe store and I zone in on a gorgeous pair of black leather shoes. EXACTLY like the ones my mom hated. Which just for the record, made them even more desirable. Rebellion reared it’s ugly head and these beauties found a loving home in my closet. They already feel like part of the family! And all I can say to my mom is “neener, neener, neener!” : ) She did grudgingly tell me that they were really cute on me, which made the purchase even better.
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Yesterday I hosted a jewellry and accessories party at my house. The perfect evening…shopping coming to you! Doesn’t get better than that. Especially with all the gawgeous stuff that my cousin’s company Pink Fusion carries. Look at this sweet bag I got.
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This is how I found Aidan after her nap the other day. She wasn’t even quite awake yet, but she’d had the forethought to put on a nice warm hat. Good thing because it was like 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 degrees Fahrenheit). She wasn’t fond of the whole picture taking, flash in her face right after waking up. But if you want to do things like this, it’s inevtible, really.
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Can I admit something? I am a marker snob. I keep buying my girls new packs of markers because they always want me to color with them and I CANNOT STAND coloring with markers that are drying out or ruined by little girls who press too hard. So I buy new packs every couple weeks so that I can color happily with nice markers : ) We have a lot of markers! (Can anyone guess what I spent the afternoon doing?)
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Tonight I’m having a few girlfriends from church over for a “27 Dresses” party. What’s that, you ask? Or maybe you don’t care, but I’m gonna tell you anyway. We are going to watch “27 Dresses” and eat food and in honor of the movie I’ve asked them to wear a bridesmaid dress for the party. We will be taking pictures fo sho! We’re not yet too old for some goofy fun and I hope we never are!!
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Tomorrow I’m going to a baseball game. One of my friends asked me to go to a game with her. Then 2 days later a different friend asked me to go to a game with HER. What are the chances? They don’t know each other, but both decided that this was the week to submit me to a long slow form of torture…9 innings long!! So I told them if they wanted to go see a game then they could both go with me to the same game because like heck I’m going to TWO baseball games. I don’t even like baseball! I was telling a friend today about how I wasn’t going to actually watch baseball, I’m just going to the game to be with my friends and have fun. I was told that I HAVE to watch the game. WT*?!? I don’t HAVE to do anything!! Well apparently I have to watch the game because it’s important to keep your eyes on the ball in the event that it should end up flying into the stands and come hurtling at your head at high speeds (which apparently it does on a fairly regular basis), you can prevent being injured. I snickered and said something to the effect of “that will be an interesting girls night out with balls flying at our heads” which resulted in a long bout of hilarity and guffawing. So mature, I know. Sigh.
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I decided on a whim that I wanted to take my girls to the States for a girlie night. So Monday the three of us (along with my mom and my brother’s girlfriend Steph and her daughter Monika…who all thought that was a splendid idea) are going for a night. We booked a suite so we can all bunk together and we’ll do some shopping and some swimming in the neat little kiddie play area and just have some good old fashion girl fun. No boys allowed! I’m not sure that my 2 little “Daddy’s girls” are quite sold on the idea of Daddy not being there yet, but they’ll get over it : )
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And that’s all for me. Happy weekend! : )
Like your new shoes
cute
enjoy your party
Ive never been to a baseball game
we dont play a lot here in NZ but Ive been to a rugby or cricket match either
Jen
Comment by jen — August 22, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
So much loveliness! And I’m totally stealing the girls night idea!
Comment by Kimberly — August 22, 2008 @ 6:37 pm
Sounds like you’ve got some fun plans! Glad you’re feeling better.
Comment by Elleah — August 22, 2008 @ 10:22 pm
Shoes?!? Do you wear them or just collect them???
I so wish I lived closer. Your party sounds like it’s gonna rock.
Comment by Carol VR — August 22, 2008 @ 11:06 pm
Jen - Yeah, we’ll see how much I like the baseball game : )
Kimberly - You should definitely steal the idea…and you should be closer to me so that I could join in the fun!!!
Elleah - Thank you, I am feeling much better. Obviously, since social life is back in full swing : )
Carol - Yes I do collect them. I’m actually thinking of having my friend build me a display case with glass fronts, spot lights and rotating platforms to showcase them, lol! Just kidding. I do wear them. Now I wish I could bring a couple pairs along for different parts of my evening when I want to change shoes just to get the most use out of them : )
Comment by erin — August 22, 2008 @ 11:35 pm
Sounds good t me. I love those shoes, I have a very similar brown pair. And The girlie weekend sounds fab as does the bridesmaid dress up. Have a great time.
Comment by Jo Beaufoix — August 23, 2008 @ 6:37 pm
I wanna come to girls night, and 27 dresses night. They both sound fun. . .
Not that I can fit in any of my past bridesmaids dresses any more.
I guess that would be a good excuse to buy a new one!
Comment by Eowyn — August 23, 2008 @ 8:17 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE the shoes! You have such great taste. Hope you had a busy, yet great weekend!
Comment by Alexis — August 23, 2008 @ 10:05 pm
Lots going on - cute shoes though.
27 dresses party sounds like a blast - I loved that movie.
Comment by Nadine — August 24, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
the girls night was such fun thanksfor a great night, and i LVOE the shoes, witting next to you this mornign i was eyeing them, my brain must have spaced out right before i opened my mouth to tell you how great they were, but now i get the chance, I LOVE them! have a blast with your girlies.
Comment by svea — August 24, 2008 @ 9:15 pm
I’m totally stealing that 27 dresses party idea from you!!!!
Comment by Denise — August 24, 2008 @ 9:25 pm
the shoes? so cute!
the bag? amazing!
the dress party? so creative!
the girlie trip? how fun!!
Comment by Andrea — August 24, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
Make sure you post some pics of your Dress party…they would be sooo cool to see!!!
Glad you liked the bag.
And you know I already love the shoes!!!!
Comment by Jen H. — August 25, 2008 @ 4:01 pm
i TOO am a marker snob. and they must be crayola only for me. unless i find a better marker, which…hmm…dunno.
Comment by holly — August 27, 2008 @ 7:54 pm
Lets see the 27 Dresses movie night pictures! What a great idea.
And, the shoes are cute!
Comment by lil ole me — August 28, 2008 @ 9:48 pm