ebay

i just have to say that in the last month i have totally scored on ebay! i got some brand new mary jane crocs for addion for $9.99, some brand new tevas for $17.99, and then last night i got the most adorable-brand-spankin-new-smocked beach dress for $22.00. and now, to my horror, i am about to buy a copy of charlie and the chocolate factory for $4.25...i am a glutten for punishment.

etsy and ebay...ahhh, my two online loves. thank you for supplying me with discount (and not so discount) happys.

i'm TWO...or five

we officially have a two year old.  wow, two.  and to get ready we practiced and practiced and after much more practice addison finally said (with much enthusiasm) "i'm TWO!". and to celebrate her being TWO! we had a big water party full of pools and sprinklers, water guns and beach balls, balloons and bubbles.  

first we had the invite...i got smart this year and wiped out the address :)

then the outfit...which this year was a swimsuit with fish of course (do you see a theme?)

and of course the food...sandwiches were cut out in the shapes of fish and a jello fishbowl turned out pretty cute

the little touches that i love!  this year i was trying out water bottle labels and they turned out perfect!

the favors were a bit of a challenge.  finding something appropriate for a 14 month old and a 9 year old was pretty tough.  so, i settled on some sippee cups with personalized labels and then i decided to do another cd this year but this tune with summer songs.

and finally the cake.  the look was perfect, the taste was amazing, and the kids enjoyed it.  

so what is with the five comment?  well, after getting "i'm TWO!" down pat she comes home from daycare all of the sudden saying "i'm TWO...no, i'm FIVE!".  who knows.  i would not be surprised if a miss stephanie was behind that one.  nonetheless, it is pretty cute.  so, happy TWO (or five) birthday little miss!  we love you!!!

new favorites

my terry is a passionate person.  he loves big and savors much.  alabama football, mountain dew, raw chocolate chip cookies, meatball sandwiches, wrestling, nikes, tiger woods.  most of his passions i don't share, especially his love for the movie charlie and the chocolate factory. that man loves that movie...and this woman cannot stand it.  i have no real reasons, i just don't like it. 

it is summer and addison's love is playing outside.  and man she plays hard. so hard that after dinner and before bed we try to settle her down a little with a movie.  most of the time it works for a few minutes and she is back up playing with her babies or "cooking" dinner at her kitchen. but on one particular night last week we experienced something we had never seen and something i am sure to dread in the coming years.  sitting in complete stillness for over an hour, little miss watched and watched and watched none other than charlie and the chocolate factory.  she was mesmerized.  she literally dropped everything, sat down and watched, with mouth open, this movie that has seemed to invade the minds of people i love. i don't get it and totally cringe at it.  oh well, my only saving grace is johnny depp.  

p.s. i am not a stain fighter and that night we had spaghetti.  spaghetti and addison means a complete mess. so in an effort to keep stains away, i just strip her down. i promise i am not that red.  then again she tried to get in the pool in her birthday suit today so maybe i am a little red. 

fun on etsy

sometimes i just carouse etsy.com and marvel at all the unique creations people in this world make. some are so creative. some are so cool. some are a little weird. and some i just must have. so tonight, i thought i would share. tonight, if i had money to spend on etsy, i would buy...

this frame here and put a super cute pic of little miss in it.

then i would buy this little coupon organizer to help me save money. seriously people, my friend jennie bought something like $100 worth of groceries for $40 - from PUBLIX. i am definitely getting on that coupon bandwagon. join me and buy one here.

then i would treat my ears to these beauties...for only $18 here.

and i will definitely get this from here. i just can't do big purses anymore but a little clutch like this seems perfect - sigh, j'adore.

oh and this ring. i just love rings...and this hand crafted ring is so unique. hint hint hubby - just click HERE.

and i would buy these in a heartbeat. i love drinking coffee out of mugs like this...it just tastes better i swear. and i am southern girl and anything personalized gets me hook, line and sinker. you can buy a personalized set of four here.

i would definitely shop local and support this birmingham creator of comfy quilts.

but after all my browsing i am only bought this $10 birthday shirt for little miss' school party.

good night and happy etsy-browsing!

my mother's day gift

busy...and now lazy

it has been awhile.  i am sorry.  i have been busy, very busy.  so busy that i haven't balanced my checkbook in 2 months, something i do quite religiously.  so busy i have had to set up automatic bill pay so that my bank can write my checks because i have run out...and have been too busy to remember day in and day out to reorder some more dang things.  so busy that i spent two days looking for my birthday money that i misplaced.  so busy that i am now getting paid to work 30 hours while still working 40.  so busy that i cannot finish the things i need to finish in this house so we can put it on the market and buy the one we have fallen in love with in vestavia - two doors down from carrie and marca-marca. 

and so busy that yesterday i crashed...i mean really crashed and wrecked my car and put life in perspective for me.  i was driving to my mani/pedi appointment at the spa and then on to an afternoon board meeting.  it was a monsoon...i mean really coming down.  i was driving pretty slow when all of the sudden my car hit water and all i remember is spinning...lots of spinning and lots of praying. i just let go of the wheel, took my feet off the pedals and prayed - god save me.  please save me.  i was in the far right lane when it all began and somehow ended up across three lanes and about 30 feet down in a big ditch.  i opened my eyes, crawled out of my car and assured the 5 cars that i scared to death that i was ok.  really ok.  one lady said i flipped - i couldn't remember so i believed her.  all i do know is that no other car was involved.  i was only a little sore. and amazingly, after the tow truck pulled me out, we were able to drive my car back home.  but the tears came and poured for a good while.  a long while.  

so saturday morning i was busy, sunday afternoon i am lazy.  it feels good.  it feels safe.  i am loving sitting next to my sweet husband and just being.  i am loving hearing addison yell from upstairs "mama, where's mama.  maaama!"  such sweet, sweet words for a lazy sunday afternoon.

beverage delight

i find something i like and i get on a kick.  most of the time it is lunch somewhere downtown that has a certain something (usually chicken salad) that has grabbed my attention.  so much so that i frequent there - like everyday.  my lastest kick comes from a fun friend who has introduced me to a fun drink...diet cherry lime-aide from sonic.  not only is this drink fabulous, sonic is fabulously on my way to work.  just a couple of turns and i am on my way to beverage happiness.  what is even better is in the morning my large slurp of heaven only costs me $1.08. a buck for a happy.  

sooo, my diet cherry lime-aide and I have been going steady for about 3 weeks.  3 glorious weeks of puppy love.  3 wonderful weeks of refreshing drink, perfectly crunchable ice, and then a cherry to end the date with.  i am telling you people, it is good. so good in fact on friday morning, i pull into sonic, drive up to the drive-through and instead of the take-my-order-lady saying "welcome to sonic would you like to try our tater tots" she bellows out for every car to hear "you be havin' a laaarge diet cherry lime-aide, right?".  to which i smiled, laughed, blushed and replied "yes ma'am, you got it".  so began my drive-through-of-shame.  i have been exposed. i am officially known at sonic.  she knows my car, she knows my order and she probably knows my back left tired hits the curb every time i make my way to the window.

so there you go.  hi, my name is whitney.  i am a sonic diet-cherry-lime-aide-aholic. now if i can just figure out how to start getting a few more cherries in my drink for being a frequent customer.  

p.s. while typing this up i got so thirsty i called in an order to terry on his way home from lowes.  oh man, elizabeth, you have created a monster :)  cheers!