No List Today

I'm not feelin' it today. I'm just fed up and frustrated with several things right now. Hopefully I feel like posting something interesting tomorrow. We'll see.

You Should Have a Kid... For Reals

That's the opinion of my nephew. He seriously told hubby and I that we should have a kid so he can play with her. At random. There was no baby conversation going, he just busted out with it out of nowhere.

When I reminded him babies don't play he said he'll tickle her and make her laugh.

When I told him they don't do anything except lay around he said he'll make sure he doesn't step on her when she lays on the floor.

When I asked him whether he wanted a boy or a girl he said he didn't care. He'll play with either.

When I told him she would have to sleep in his room, he said he'll share with her.

He said he'll read to her, and teach her the alphabet and numbers when she's old enough.

So then we asked him about names. He had no suggestions for girls, but he suggested "Scooby Dooby Doo," "Shaggy," and something we can't remember. Then I told him the names we actually want (which I will not give away here because I'm that psycho that's afraid someone will steal our nonexistent child's name) and he liked them.

I'm telling you, all the cuteness, and his readiness to have a little cousin, and the sincere look on his face as he told me he wanted me to have a baby... it gave me an ovary rumble.

I think hubby is scared.

Ooooh, a day off!

Hope you're all enjoying it.

I'm tired from staying up to finish a book. I am flying through the Sookie Stackhouse books. LOVING them!

And later we're off to a lake to hang out with sis, her fiance, and the kids. I plan on working on my tan.

Perhaps I'll entertain you tomorrow with pictures of our adventures. Have a good holiday!

A Ha!

I thought of something nice for your Friday...

I took this one when we went to the beach a couple weeks ago. My mom loves it so I should probably get off my rear and go make a copy for her. I think it might be one of my favorites too.

Have a great three-day weekend!

Hola

It's Friday.

Don't you love when I state the obvious like that for y'all? I just want to make sure no one's flipped into some strange time warp or something.

I'm still a bit tired from our camping trip (sleep just isn't good enough when you're on an air mattress) so for today, you get random tidbits.

• Our hunting trip was unsuccessful again. Oh well.
• I'm very much in the mood to sew, but mom needs her machine this weekend. Maybe I'll try to do some crafty stuff anyway.
• I've decided that I want to do a lot of handmade stuff for Christmas. Which means I need to start, ohhhh three months ago.
• We are four weeks out from the wedding. I may try on my dress just to see if I notice a difference from last time.
• Anyone want to order cupcakes? I could use the cash and the creative outlet.

And a random question for any fashionable types reading: are leggings still in at all? I have a couple CUTE dresses that barely qualify as dresses and I don't know if leggings underneath are still acceptable.

Happy Friday! If I get inspired later I'll hook y'all up with a better post.

Wish List Wednesday

By now I was hoping that the weather would have let up a little bit, but no. Today was another triple-digit day. While that is disappointing, it does have me looking forward to fall that much more. So don't be surprised if my next few wish lists are all based around fall fashion. It's kind of my therapy since I don't have money for any of these goodies at the moment.

So today I went for one of my favorite stores: Old Navy. That's right, everything you see today can be found there. How I love them and their affordability. So in case anyone was thinking of unbirthday gifts for me, a gift card would be splendid.

I think it's time for a new pair of jeans. No need to go overboard, but I could definitely use at least one new pair. And I very much want a relaxed-looking pair like these.

Since fall is still warm here, I figure I can get away with this super cute flutter sleeve top. I just love the colors in it!

I have a serious thing for purple. And a serious thing for jackets. This coat is beautiful and as soon as I get a job there's a good chance it will find its way to my closet.

Once again, we have some purple. I love cardigans, and I love the baggy fit of this one. I could dress it up or down and that makes me happy.

I'm not totally sure a shorty like me could pull off a long cardigan, but for this one I would try. I can already picture it with my boots I bought on clearance last year...

Here we continue with the purple. I told you it's a thing for me. But seriously, isn't this pretty?

I like this dress. It looks lightweight enough that I could even live with it right now. And then put some tights under it for winter.

And this dress is pretty and simple too. I like simplicity. The only thing that could be better is if it had purple... haha.

So there ya go. One more wish list for one more Wednesday. I kinda like how easy it was to pick everything out from one store, I may have to do that more often. Back tomorrow, hopefully with more camping stories for you. (I've been gone since Tuesday.)

Cupcakes! For a Shower!

So Saturday we (my mom and I) threw a bridal shower for my sister-in-law. We're overachievers so there was a ton of food and super cute centerpieces (that I stupidly DIDN'T take a picture of).

And there were cupcakes.

There were chocolate cupcakes with cappuccino frosting. Some had plastic skull rings on top (just for Beth, she's weird like that) and the rest had coffee beans. Then there was a lemon white chocolate cupcake with lemon buttercream (with fake bling or white chocolate chips on top). They went over pretty well and hubby got to take some to work this morning. I think he's ready for me to make the lemon white chocolate again.

So it really did turn out well. The day was way hotter than we would have liked. But isn't that how it goes? But the food was awesome, Beth got some good stuff, and everyone had fun. And just so this looks like it's about the bridal shower and not all about me, here's the bride-to-be.

Yeah, that's an Easter card you see. My husband's family is... interesting.