Just another sick day....

From: Google Image

This is what I look like. It's been a day full of tea, medicine, and romance movies. So, that's pretty much what the last couple of days have been like. Yuck!!! I have to say I'm lucky enough to have such an amazing boyfriend that when I came home from work yesterday all the house chores were done. I was also spoiled with a back rub and a promise of him coming home and making me some yummy soup. Man sometimes you gotta love having a man around. Anyways, I'm going to go back to crying over the same romance movies I have watched over and over again. :) I hope everyone is having a better Monday! 

To Scare or not to Scare.....

SO, with Halloween having been yesterday and all. I figured I'd show some lovely pictures from are pumpkin carving party and our night of little trick or treat people. I have to say I absolutely love Halloween and seeing little ones all dressed up. It definitely makes you want one.

The pumpkins

Erik's brother and I

Our lovely friends

Our awesome creations

My lovely witch

Erik's pumpkin

Zombie Zipper Girl

RRRAAAARRRRR

My face up close

The zipper idea was something new we saw and never tried it we have somethings we need to add touches to but I really liked how it came out. It's also a lot easier to do then it looks! Go Us!

Anyways, I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween. Now it's time to get ready for thanksgiving and Christmas! YA!

*My prayers go out to all people,cities affected by this storm. Its a double edge sword I'm lucky we didn't get hit as bad here in Virginia, but I'm sadden for all those up north including my family!

Todays going to be a good day

image:Google search

Today is one of those days you wake up welcoming the world. Saying good morning sun, good morning birds.  The kind of day were you want to put on some music and dance around and enjoy it. That's what my morning has been like Lots of singing and dancing . And of course cooking an early dinner since I have to work tonight. Yummy homemade shepherds pie. Which means the boyfriend will be eating semi healthy tonight. Go me! 

Yummy Shepherds pie with cheese!

(My boyfriend is a cheese lover so everything has to have cheese! )

Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday! Enjoy it to the fullest and when sad dance your heart out! 

Good boy....

Photo:Pinterest

Sometimes in life you just need a good laugh! This was one of those times scrolling through pinterest and I see this cute little face! I love it! I love pugs! enough said right!?! Anyways, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, mine has just started so I'm off to have some fun! 

Kitty Lovin'

I haven't had much to say over here lately, so I decided to say nothing at all. Life has been nuts. Halloween is are busiest month with  doing the haunt and all. But, tomorrow I plan to stop by for a little longer. Let me just leave you with a picture of one of the best things in my life. 

 

This is some kitty loving right there. Man, I love those cats. HAHA 

Enjoy! Happy Tuesday Everyone! 

A Day I'll Never Forget

Some posts are harder to write than others. Sometimes the words you hope to write doesn't look just write on paper. Today is a hard day for me, harder than most. I don't think I can portray exactly how I'm feeling or my thoughts on here but I plan to try.

 

Where to begin!?! I guess after 3 years this should be easy right!?! I should be able to handle this day like any other day!?! But, I cant and I probably never will. 3 years ago today I lost my mom and best friend. This day will always be etched into my brain. Getting that call that turns your whole life upside down. That makes you question everything in the world. That call that makes you feel like your falling and cant get up. Losing a parent is never easy but when its unexpected i fell like its 10x worse. Like you wonder if there was something you could do, say, change to make the outcome different. 3 years ago today my mom took her life. She decided that being on earth just wasn't worth it. She just couldn't bring herself to handle the pain and stress of everything. In away I understand this she was disabled, she had a stroke, she had so many diseases. So in some part I get that. I get the pain she was in the stress she was under. But it still is hard to except she'll never meet my kids, never see me get married. I mean hopefully she's in heaven and watching down in me, but truthfully its not the same as her next to me, or on the phone. I can still hear her voice, her laugh, i can still remember her smile, her hugs, and kisses.

I know deep down I'll always remember the amazing lady she was. She touched so many lives growing up. She was the cool mom, the mom everyone wanted to come over and hang out with. She was always there to help me study, get ready for dances, my shoulder to cry on, my confident, my hero, my strength, my best friend. She had away with talking to people, I mean she could walk into a grocery store and make a friend by the time she left. She was never afraid to speak her mind either. My mom is everything the person I hope to be one day.

I think what hurts the most about talking about my mom is knowing that we'll never have the closure that is needed. My mom died being mad at me. I'll never forget the last words said and though I'm not going to repeat them lets just say they were pretty rough  I just hope that she knows wherever she is I forgive her and I hope she forgives me. I just wish she would have called, would have said something, I wish there was a better answer then what she choose.

I think that's all I have in me to say today. Mom I love and miss you every minute of every day of every week of every month of every year. I hope that one day we'll be able to see each other again!

*My words of advice is never stay mad, remember to tell those you love them every chance you get you never know when they may need it. You realize in life its easier to forget than to stay mad.  I hope those out there thinking about suicide realize that nothing is ever so bad that you have to kill yourself. There's always a better answer, always someone willing to talk. Never give up because someone out there loves you and would miss you if you left.

A Time To Scare

 

Every year my wonderful boyfriend sets up a haunt he's done it for years. (side note: it's actually how we met but that's for another day.) So, this year after a year break we went back out to do some scaring. Last night was opening night for us and it turned out amazing. I mean the line never went down. It was intense,fun, scary, you name it and that's what it was. Some people were unable to make it through the first section which is kind of sad but it happens and some people screamed the whole time which means we did our job. But, in the end it was a great night, awesome fun and I recommend if you live in Virginia near Virginia Beach you should come check it out. (Side note: The whole attraction is a manor, trail, and than 2 more buildings to finish it off, it probably takes around 10 minutes to complete)

Here's the website: midnightmanor.com  

Here's the facebook page: fan page   

Now for some pictures its only 3 but hey I was a busy woman yesterday! haha 

The Bio-Hazard scene we did

My bloody hand after getting everything ready! Yuck

the graveyard

So if your ready for a good scare come on out and have some fun with us! :) 

7 lovely logics sorry

I'm not sure were I found this but I love it!

Love is in the Nook....

Nook and Tea time! Heaven on earth!

It's that time again and go through the books I've read as of lately. I can say this time around was more of a romance time. I needed to feel the love and a good cry fest.

(you can read HERE and HERE the last posts I've done on this subject)

1. Bewitching (By Jill Barnett)
*Cute book about witches, dukes, and of course happily ever after. It made me laugh, cry and sigh and of course I was so addicted I couldn't put it down. 

2.Tall Tales and Wedding Veils (By Jane Graves)
*This book was great with a size 14 main character a sexy bad boy and a trip to Vegas that changes everything. I loved that the author used a not so skinny girl who could change everything!

3. A Texan's Promise (By Shelley Gray)
*A Cowboy from the 1800s a Girl not quite a woman taking a journey on finding whats right and safe. All I need to say is I LOVE Cowboys! ha ha 

4. Take Me, I'm Yours (By Donna Fasano)
*From poor to rich and everything in between and finding everything you need in a place you would never look for it.

5. Simply Irresistible (By Jill Shalvis)
*A down on your luck girl trying to change her life in a small town with her sisters, swearing of men, meeting a hunk and everything else that happens in small towns. (AND ITS A SERIES)

That's my short and sweet descriptions of the loads and loads of books I've been reading and well I have way more to come be prepared.

Do any of you have any good books you would recommend? 

I'm A....

Getting ready for Brad Paisley

I'm A...

mess

klutz

dreamer 

follower

believer 

singer

dancer 

serious

optimistic 

pessimistic at times

smiler 

photo w&@$e

lover

fighter at times 

race car driver (In my dreams)

girlfriend 

daughter 

granddaughter 

aunt 

cheerleader (for the boyfriend)

wannabe blogger 

country lover 

cat lover 

horrible speller 

stumbler of words
crafty
book lover 

But in the end I'm me, I'm probably everything above and more and well that's what makes me, me! I'm my own person and that's all I ever plan to be.

FALL all over me....

IT'S FALL! I can't even begin to explain my excitement. Fall is the time of year for hoodies, jeans, and hot drinks. The time of year when you know the leaves well change and fall. The time of year when you sit on the porch just to enjoy the cooler weather. Fall is for me. I'm not a summer girl, well I am to some extent but I'd rather be in my hoodie and jeans. 

My goals this Fall... 

Sit on my porch bundle up every chance I get 

Sleep with the windows open 

Do more activities outside 

(I'm talking long walks, wiffle ball, maybe even a game of kick ball)

Use my new hot drink maker thing 

(it makes big pots of heaven or I think it does)

Jump in a pile of leaves 

Apple picking 

Take a fall photo shoot

(With my wonderful boyfriend as the photographer)

Decorate the new house for Halloween 

Lots and lots of bonfires 

Like this one from the other night

catching up on my Octoberfest 

I didn't have a picture so I burrowed this one from beerliving.com

Reminisce about meeting my man this time of year 

(lame I know but it was a great time)

Do everything and anything that cant normally be done any other time of year 

So, yup my goals are simple and perfect and me nothing more and nothing less. 

Do any of you have FALL goals? 

Calling All Austen Lovers.....

As stated HERE I was going to take control of my nook and read some books! Well, I finished the first 1 started another one stopped that one and I'm now on to a new one! Yup, can't make up mind on what I wanna read. And my hopes of not buying other books has well ummm... failed. oh well all in the name of book loving is how I see it. 

Anyways, I read this book... 

 

And I absolutely loved it.  If your a fan of Jane Austen like most people are you'll enjoy it. 

I'm horrible at book reviews so bare with me.  

The Author decided to take Jane Austen to South America and see if people enjoyed it or disliked it or even wanted to punch some characters like we Americans do. It's interesting to see others points of view who have grown up with different cultures than are own. Of course there had to be a love story when it comes to Jane and the author told us about finding true love on her trip. It's great the way the author explains the things she seen the people she has met and so forth.  It's amazing to get that glimpse into a country that many like myself have never been to, to see through her eyes the beauty of each place.

Well that's my lame review for such an amazing book. 

You can also check out her website for the book HERE

You can also go HERE to read more about Jane Austen and books by other authors  

Party in Heaven...

Today an amazing lady was born....

 

September 17, 1963 - October 08, 2009

My Mother, Best Friend, Guardian Angel!

 

 

I can't type without crying! So, I'll leave you with a song she 

always loved to sing. 

 

 Happy Birthday Mommy! I love you more than you will ever know and I miss you more than it can be explained. I hope that Heaven is treating you right up there! You deserve the best! 

Nook Time

It feels like fall is just around the corner. 

Mother nature decided to bless us with a nice 

little cold front. which equals to wearing 

jeans, hoodies, bonfires, snuggling up and 

sitting on the porch reading a good book 

with a steaming cup of tea. 

I have yet to do do the steaming cup of tea

but I have pulled out the hoodies and put the porch 

swing and nook to good use. Awww... complete heaven 

for this girl over here. 
 

With all this perfect weather and nice days. I decided 

it's time to catch up on my reading. I think I'm do for 

lazy days on my porch with a good book on the nook. 

I mean my library is full of 143 books that need reading 

and that doesn't include all the books I keep finding at 

thrift stores that are piling up as we speak. 

So, my goal this fall/year is to read more and buy less. 

No more buying books when I have a house/nook full. 

So, my goal is to read through these books and maybe share 

with you the books I liked and those I didn't. 

So, here is to fall coming upon us and more days 

spent on that little porch of mine!

Single.....

No, I'm not really single! Like I would ever get rid of my 

loving man. But for a few hours yesterday I told him we 

were not together. This is all do to this....

 

Yup, that's right football caused our little split. 

Am I serious!?! OF COURSE I am, no one can 

come between me and my love for the packers. haha 

Only thing is Erik is a niners fan! UGH I know right 

just plain sad. So, yea lets just say our house yesterday 

was pretty intense. Then of course we lost which 

made everything like ten times worse! But, its ok it was 

one game and hopefully we can pick ourselves back up! 

So, that was my Sunday. The rest of the weekend 

consisted of work and just hanging out. 

Hope everyone had a good weekend! :)

Cry Me A River

Wow I'm behind on this little place of mine. 

I'm in full slacker mode. AHHHH... 

Well, It's time for me to get out of it. Time to re kick start

this little place of mine. 

I'm an emotional roller coaster today, well more like 

I've been crying like a little baby all day. 

Some days a girl just needs a good cry and well 

today is mine. ugh.. 

I have foolishly bawled my eyes out to 

Drop Dead Diva season 3 today. 

Then tried to catch up on season 4 to find out 

it is NO WHERE and I mean NO WHERE on 

the internet. Which was such a devastating blow. 

I know "cry me a river" kinda moment 

I'm having right now. 

Let's see whats been new!?! It's been days filled 

with work and nights filled with the boyfriend. 

That's been my life at the moment. But I promise to 

bring more interesting topics into this little place of mine. 

But, as for now I must clean and get the house looking 

fantastic. 

Current Obsessions

I have to obsessions in my life right now! 

That's right 2, well it's probably more than 2 

but at the moment I'm absolutely obsessed with 

Drop Dead Diva-

 (have you seen it!?!) 

I'm loving it. I remember I watched 

like the first couple of shows but 

never had the time to stay on top of it

But, thanks to wonderful netflix I'm 

able to watch all the shows from the 

beginning. YA! and well I'm loving it. 

I'm on season 2 and trying to catch up 

as fast as possible. 

 I like the show so much because 

of the fact that it's based on a full figured 

woman trying to make a name for herself. 

Yes, if you watch the show she was once a 

skinny blonde. But, really aren't those girls 

who are full figured "skinny blondes" hiding (not really

hiding, but excepting they have curves working

it to their advantage, not letting people

bring them down because their not skinny)in 

their body!?! I feel I can say this because I 

am a full figured girl/woman. I have curves, but 

unlike Jane I have yet to except it. 

Anyways, I love that she's ok with it and 

she works it. Ha ha 

Anyways, if you haven't seen the show 

you need to. 

and then there's.... 

Awkward-

I fell in love with this show from the 

beginning. I feel like I connect with Jenna on 

a certain level.  That was me the none 

popular girl who dated some what popular 

guys never fully fitting in. I was a mess growing 

up and not afraid to admit it. I just feel 

like I connect with the character and her

corky ways, her crazy family,

her out there friends, and of course 

everyone needs a little teeny bopper show

in their lives. Well, this one is it. 

Yup, those are my obsessions, to very different 

shows but oh well. I enjoy them. I guess 

Drop Dead Diva is for the woman 

in me,while awkward is more for the girl in 

me. I feel like I still haven't reached 

that line of girl to woman. Ha, maybe I never

will. Who knows???

Anyways. if you haven't seen these shows 

I recommended watching them. They 

are very addicting.

Well, I'm done rambling for now. 

Hope everyone has a great day. 

hump day = movie quote day

YES, I'm still alive. I'm fully slacking in my duties 

as a blogger. Life has been kinda crazy around 

with taking the new job and all, but I think

I'm finally getting the groove of it. 

My mornings have been as followed

I wake up at 10, study for work, do some house

cleaning, make some dinner for the honey, watch a

little t.v. then off to work I go. 

Boring right!?! but, that's my life at the moment. 

So, there's my story in a short but sweet kinda way. 

I've also been receiving little love notes on my bathroom 

mirror for when I wake up! It's the CUTEST thing ever. 

 He's pretty amazing right!?! 

Of course since it's Wednesday and all I'll end this 

with a little movie quote. 

Dorky and cute just the way I like it. 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful hump day!