Monday Musings

Happy Monday & Happy President's Day!

This weekend started off good, with the exception of my husband being gone all weekend for his USCG duty. He left me a little Valentine's Day surprise:

I joked that it is actually a gift for him...then teased him that I'd be buying clothes with it, not lingerie.

I also finally got my Young Living essential oils!

I immediately applied the Stress Away to myself and diluted some Vetiver for Tanner {in studies it has shown to help with behavioral and neurological disorders}. I then grabbed some cotton pads and put about 10 drops of Citrus Fresh on them and placed them in the air vents {with the exception of the bedrooms, in which I used Peace & Calming}. My house definitely smells so pleasant.

For a little Valentine's Day fun, I took the kids to the beach in the afternoon. It was a bit breezier and chillier than I thought it would be, so unfortunately we didn't stay long. But they were able to get some energy out and had a lot of fun.

I then spent my evening watching Friends and Gilmore Girls on Netflix with a glass of wine and this little Valentine snuggled up next to me:

Sunday morning, I went to get Farrah out of her crib and found she had thrown up a little at some point in the night and her eyes were gunked nearly shut. I felt so awful for her...just when we think she's getting over one thing, she gets another. I took her to Doctor's Care and we got her started on amoxicillin. The doctor thinks it will knock out this sinus infection she has as well as the eye infection. I am just ready for her not to have glossy eyes and a runny nose. My poor baby girl.

So it wasn't a fabulous end to the weekend, but we're hoping that this antibiotic kicks in quickly so she can finally have a good non-sick week!

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Five on Friday

 Happy Friday and Happy {early} Valentine's Day! Also, happy Friday the 13th {try to make it happy, not unlucky}!

 

It's been a busy week over here...I put in a few hours of overtime this week, so I didn't spend much time here on the blog. Farrah has been feeling a lot better and it's great to have her back to her happy self. But anyway, on to my five for this lovely Friday.

{one}

Jake and I won't really be celebrating Valentine's Day this year. His USCG Reserves weekend falls on the second full weekend of every month, so he will actually be in Georgetown, SC all weekend. It's OK though, I've never been one to make a big deal about this holiday. We will try and get a date night in next weekend. And if this e-card didn't just hit the nail on the head:

{two}

I feel like once I'm beginning to see the cusp of springtime and Daylight Savings, I tend to start to make my running list of things I'd like to accomplish around the house. One project I've put on the back burner for a couple of years now is redecorating our master bedroom. We have had it blue and brown since we moved into this house almost 7 years ago.

I am ready for a change. I'm starting to try and have our house sort of flow more with its colors...our living room went to pink/yellow/gray, our office/home gym is black/white/gray with pops of teal and pink and our kitchen is now black/white/gray with a couple small pops of pink. Upstairs where we all sleep, Farrah's room is pink/orange/gray and Tanner and Breckin's shared room is blue/orange/brown mostly {I don't intend on having theirs flow with the house considering the common denominator of the other rooms is pink, so they will be the exception, being boys and all}. For our room, I've wanted to paint the walls gray {surprise} and do a lot of white/gray/pink in the decor. This is my inspiration, but I won't go as heavy on the pink for Jake's sake:

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I bought this rug from the awesome 75% off Valentine's Day sale at Rugs USA {use promo code: HEART75}, so I'm going to build my design around that. I also want to go all white with our bedding like above. {P.S. Those of you that loved Farrah's nursery rug, it's back in stock and on sale!}

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I'll be sure to update you as progress goes along. We do have a dark brown bed and dressers, but hopefully it will still all work nicely.

{three}

Farrah turned 9 months on Monday...I can't believe my last baby is 3/4 of the way through her first year. It does make me sad knowing I'll never have a baby again...I'm just trying to cherish these moments with her as best as I can. I've already gotten started on her birthday party planning...I am so happy I will be throwing a rainbow-themed party in my lifetime! Of course, I turned to Pinterest for inspiration, as well as have a few creative ideas of my own!

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I'm starting early with planning because I know how fast 3 months flies by in this house, especially when I'm working full-time. I don't want to procrastinate on the details or I'll never get around to doing most of them.

{four}

Tomorrow's weather is looking to be pretty sunny, but only a high of 56...I'm debating taking the kiddos out to the beach {with layers, of course} to play a little bit. I can't wait until every weekend is a beach weekend.

{five}

It's official...my life has gotten so boring that I can't think of a 5th thing...either that or my brain is officially fried from this week. Maybe it's a bit of both. Have a happy weekend!

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Five Things

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a great week! This week was full of winter craziness again here in the South...pretty much a repeat of a couple weeks ago with school being closed on Wednesday and Thursday - which means I had a couple days "off" this week. I say "off" because well, is it really a no work day when you have to entertain an 8yo and a 3yo? I did at least get to sneak in a nap each day...so nice when you're pregnant. If only I had a naptime at work too. Anyway, I'm linking up again with A.Liz Adventures, Carolina Charm, Hello! Happiness and The Good Life Blog for 5 on Friday. Also Backin' Dat Azz Up with Whitney at I Wore Yoga Pants.






{one}
I had a little prezzy {that I bought myself} show up at my door this week.

Love my new Ray Ban Aviators...and thanks to Rue La La, I caught them on sale.

{two}

Made cupcakes this past weekend with my boys - to get them in the Valentine's Day spirit:

{three}

I probably shouldn't, but I keep seeing cute little things for baby girl and I can't resist snatching them up. The winter stuff is all on clearance at Target right now and I just had to have this fuzzy warm outfit {that says "I Love Mommy"} for her. I got it in 9 months size because that should be about right for her this time next year.

Oh, I can already picture my sweet baby girl in it...but preferably not laid out on the coffee table unassisted.

{four}

Jake and I are not doing anything for Valentine's Day, but we did get an offer from his parents to babysit tomorrow night. We plan on going to a nice dinner and hopefully seeing a movie. I really want to see Labor Day...hope it's good! {That's IF I can get Jake to agree to take me...}

{five}

Turned 27 weeks preggers this week and had a routine appt. Everything sounds good and measures well with baby girl and I'm officially in the 3rd trimester! I really need this next 2-3 months to fly by...and for spring to finally show up so I can throw out the jeans and just live in maxi skirts and tank tops for the rest of this uncomfortableness. For fun, here are some images that totally encompass my mood...

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Five Things

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a great week! And for those of you a lot more north than me, I hope you managed to stay warm! I'm linking up again with A.Liz Adventures, Carolina Charm, Hello! Happiness and The Good Life Blog for 5 on Friday. Also Backin' Dat Azz Up with Whitney at I Wore Yoga Pants.









{one}
I had my gestational diabetes test this week and I passed! I've passed every pregnancy...surprisingly enough because my already very sweet tooth always kicks it up a notch during pregnancy. Maybe my body is so used to sugar it just handles it well. I think if I took the sugar away, that might be when I go into a diabetic coma.

{two}
The weather was much nicer this week than last...no frozen bridges, no "snow" days...nice to feel back to normal and earn a full paycheck. It was actually 70 over the weekend, and then mostly high 50s this week, but I'll take that over anything under 30s and under any day. I am so eager for spring though...just need to get through this month and then hopefully we'll be cleared for warmer weather.

{three}
I am officially in the double-digits for my due date countdown! As of today, it's 97 to go. I've never gone over my due date...Tanner was spot on and Breckin was six days early...so I'm hoping it's a bit less than 97 to go actually...I'll be ready to go once I hit full-term officially at 37 weeks! I wouldn't mind an April baby...after all, I'm an April baby too. I am now just over 26 weeks along.

(25w6d}

{four}
Jake and I have finally agreed on a name for this baby girl. We think it's the perfect fit to go with her siblings' names. BUT, we are doing things a little different this time - we are not announcing it until she's born. I have my reasons for that...I feel like I've noticed a lot more unsolicited criticism and negative opinions this time around {maybe it's worse when it's a girl? I don't know} whenever I mentioned my list of favorite names and I honestly just don't want to hear it anymore. We have the name, we love it and it's our little girl...so it's our choice and I don't want to be bombarded or fooled into changing something we really like based on others' opinions of it. Sheesh, why does baby-naming have to be so hard? Anyone else ever feel like this when they named their child? Did you end up just keeping it a secret?

{Just kidding, I don't hate anyone for their opinion :-) Though I think this card is more aimed at how many names you hate based on people you know with that name...lol.}

{five}
This weekend I am helping my son make his Valentine's box for school. {Do you remember those? I loved when it was time to get creative and make one.} I'm thinking we'll do something Lego- or Nintendo DS-related since those are his favorite things right now. Then he will address all of his Valentines so we can make sure it's out of the way before Monday...I hate having to worry about things like that during the week.

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Currently Crushing: Pink & Red

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd round up a few pink and red items that have hit my lust list lately.

{ dress / bar cart / teddy / romper / handbag / boots / sunnies }

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Valentine's Day Recap

I'm in a haze this morning, y'all...extremely exhausted. But Rascal Flatts and The Band Perry were AWESOME last night! We had such a fun Valentine's Day. It was what we needed because Jake had to fly to Illinois early this morning - his grandfather passed away early yesterday morning. He is attending the funeral and being with family and won't return until late Monday night. Just me and the boys for about four whole days...we're going to miss him.

Yesterday after picking up the boys from school, I surprised them with a little Valentine's Day party of our own:

The beer of course was for Jake. {I figured he'd like that more than flowers.}

Did you catch that sneak peek at our new table? Mentioned changing out the dining situation in this post the other day.

As for the Rascal Flatts concert later that night, I had gone searching that day for the perfect dress to pair with my Minnetonka Moccassins {I already had it set in my mind I was going to wear those to the concert}. And it didn't take me long to find...check out this beautiful teal dress I snagged up at TJ Maxx for $12.99:

It's so light and comfy - will be perfect for summer. I'll admit I was a little chilly at last night's concert, but not so bad that I couldn't stand it. 

 

The boots are available here and the necklace I bought at Bohme when I visited my family in Idaho last August.

We got to meet The Band Perry backstage last night...Kimberly Perry is much shorter than I thought she was, but she is super-cute and they put on a really good show. I found out we are the same age - she turns 30 in July. {Maybe there's still hope then for my country music career? No?} I love both her brothers' {Neil and Reid} hairstyles. We got a picture taken with them, but that will come later as they haven't posted it to their website yet {they wouldn't let anyone take pics with their own cameras}.

Oh and speaking of concerts - I'm definitely dropping hints to Jake that I want to see Carrie Underwood on April 17th in Columbia, SC {my 30th birthday is April 14th}...and just found out that Jason Aldean and Jake Owen are coming to Charleston in May - going to be a great year of concerts! {Maybe I can try to win some more tix on the radio? So far my track record is twice - the concert last night and also saw Tonic in 2009 after winning tickets on 95SX! But don't want to jinx myself.}

Anyway, I hope y'all had a very romantic and sweet Valentine's Day. xoxo.

P.S. I realized in the past year or two I've really become quite the country music fan...never really was growing up. I think that it has to do with the maturity and substance of the songs in the genre...I must be growing up. But I still love a little bit of everything. ♥

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V-Day Wear - Day, Evening, At-Home

I'm not a big V-Day advocate or anything, but I do like to make it a little special just for the sake of mixing things up a bit with the hubby.

I'm not sure what our plans are this year, but honestly, I'd be happy curling up next to him in some comfy {but sexy} PJs with a glass of wine and a romantic comedy. I think many of us women that are in relationships would much rather go that route than deal with the restaurant waits and fuss. {But maybe that's just me?}

Anyway, here are some suggestions for V-Day wear:

Valentine's Daytime Date by morgan483 featuring teardrop earrings

Peplum top, $24 / rag & bone skinny leg jeans, $210 / Platform heels / Christian Louboutin clutch / White House Black Market bangle bracelet / Teardrop earrings, $38 / Tahitian black pearl necklace

Valentine's Evening Date by morgan483 featuring a c wonder

ISSA London short a line dress, $865 / Oska short sleeve cropped cardigan, $100 / GUESS high heels / C. Wonder c wonder / Jon Richard white pearl necklace, $55

Valentine's Movie At Home by morgan483 featuring gray shoes

Eberjey / UGG Australia gray shoes, $110 / Circ Party Bowl Popcorn / Cabernet Red Wine Glass Holmegaard

Hope you and your honey have a lovely Valentine's Day. xoxo

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