Five on Friday!

1. We started the Resurrection Eggs on Wednesday. I'm really excited to start this tradition. I know she is really young this year but she has been excited to open up each new egg each day and loves to play with the objects in them.

2. We went to the Fort Worth Nature and Science Museum with some friends of ours and played in the children's museum area for the whole morning. E loved it! She had fun driving the ambulance, playing in the water, shopping at the grocery store and looking at the lizards and snakes. We will definitely be back again.

3. I finished reading The Elite book this week. It's the 2nd book in a series, and the last book comes out in May. I've enjoyed the series. It's cute and a fast read. I definitely recommend them.

4. So last week How I Met Your Mother had their series finale. Some people loved the ending and some people hated it. I was in the latter category - I was NOT a fan. I was so so upset that they killed off Tracy and put him back together with Robin. Well I found out that they filmed an alternate ending and to see it you have to buy the season 9  DVD. You better believe I will be buying it to satisfy my need for a different ending.

5. A local library had bunnies and baby ducks to pet on Wednesday. E loved it and kept running back and forth from the ducks to the bunnies. She cried when her 5 minutes was up. It was so sad. I just love getting to watch her excitement over the little things.

Happy Friday everyone!

Six on Saturday

1. I watched Sean and Catherine's wedding on Sunday night. I thought it was totally cute. Although the pre-show with the boudoir photos and the lingerie shopping was soooooo awkward, and I wanted to hide behind a pillow. Don't get me wrong - I think it's awesome that they saved themselves for marriage but I didn't need to see a camera in the honeymoon suite with the maids making the bed. O.M.G. BUT Papa Jay totally stole the show. He did such a wonderful job at officiating. Don't you agree?

2. We've been cooped up in the house all week. E has been sick and after the scariest moment of my life, I was fine with a low key week. I'm not going to lie we have been hanging out in our pajamas for several days. I am happy to report she is on antibiotics and is slowly starting to feel better.

3. My essential oils that I bought came on Thursday. I am so excited to start using them. I put some in a diffuser last night, and they smelled heavenly.

4. I finished The Book Thief last weekend, and I can't say enough good things about it. So so good.

5. I made these cupcakes today for a friend of mine. One was just plain vanilla with vanilla buttercream and the other was chocolate banana with chocolate banana frosting. On the plus side: they were dairy and egg free! I had one of the chocolate ones. They were delicious!

6. Tonight I am working on two projects that I found on Pinterest. The first one is learning about God's love with little hearts and then finding them around the house each day. I think this will be fun to do this year and the years to come.

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The second one is writing something I love about E and putting it on her door. I will take a picture at the end when we get to Valentine's Day. I bought hearts from Hobby Lobby today so I'm excited to get started.

 Hope you are having a good weekend!

FIve On Friday!

It's Friday and it's November! How did it get to be November people? It's going to be Thanksgiving before we know it!

1. I have been a lover of the Boston Red Sox since I went to a game at Fenway Park on a high school choir trip in 2000. I can still remember where I was on the day they won their first World Series since 1918 in 2004. And now..they have won 3 titles in the last 10 years. That makes my heart happy!

2. We dressed E up in her costume last night and took her to two of our neighbors' houses. We didn't really want candy but just wanted others to see her in her cute costume. Is she not the cutest bee ever? She even can do the sound effect of a bee.

3. So I read the book Allegiant that I talked about two weeks ago and well, I was so MAD about the ending!!! I almost threw the book across the room. I won't spoil it but it was not how I expected it to be and 4 days after finishing it, I'm still upset about it!

4. So now that Halloween is over, it's time for Christmas music!! I love Christmas music and would listen to it all year if people wouldn't look at me so weird. Anyways, I always like to get one or two Christmas CDs to add to my collection every year. Does anyone have any good suggestions? I was thinking maybe the Duck the Halls album or Kelly Clarkson's album. Thoughts?!

5. We have no plans this weekend!! We haven't had a weekend in awhile that we didn't have at least one thing on the agenda, and I think sometimes having nothing to do is a good thing. I think I will use this time to clean the house, hang some pictures on the wall, and spend time with my family! 

Hope you have a good weekend!

Five on Friday!

Thank goodness it's Friday! Can I get an amen?! I'm linking up with Darci, Christina, Natasha, and April for Five on Friday.

*Sorry for the total random that is the five things, but that is the way my brain is working right now*

1) I'm back into drinking coffee now that the weather is cooler. I say drinking coffee loosely because its decaf and I doctor it up with some coconut milk creamer. Nonetheless, it's really fun to drink coffee from my fun Harry Potter mug I got a few years back. The Marauder's Map shows up when something hot is in it and slowly goes away as you drink it. Awesomeness? I think so.

2. The weather has been so great lately that we have been able to take walks in our wagon after our afternoon nap. We look at ducks and point at all the dogs. We have such a blast and I look forward to them. It bums me out when its too hot to take one. 

3. The last book in the Divergent series, Allegiant, comes out on Tuesday. I am so excited. I love this book series,  and love that they are doing a movie for the first book that comes out in March 2014. I can hardly wait

4. So I may have found a new show that I like. It's called Reign, and it came on the CW last night. I find it intriguing. Please don't make fun of me if you think its ridiculous. 

Happy Friday!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

It's time to link up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

1. I'm loving that the 2nd book in the series Divergent came out yesterday. It's going on my Nook today and I can't wait to read it!

Source: barnesandnoble.com 

2. I'm loving the flowers that Jason brought home to me yesterday for May Day. I'm glad that he indulges me in the little holidays I like to celebrate.

3. I'm loving that I am going to Canton this weekend to do some shopping. Even better I'm meeting one of my college roommates who lives in east Texas to hang out and have some fun.

4. I'm loving the drink dispenser I found at Target this weekend. It has a diffuser in the middle so I can add different fruits and veggies to spice up the water. So excited!!

5. I'm loving that we got part of our little girl's bedding in the mail this weekend. The other parts won't be coming in until June but at least I can match to the pillow =).

6. I'm loving that I got to see one of my great friends at her shower for her little baby girl this weekend. Our little girls are going to be good friends (maybe even college roommates - ha!)

What are you loving today?

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

It's time for What I'm Loving Wednesday via Jamie!

I haven't done one of these in a long time so I'm excited to talk about all the things I'm loving!

- I'm loving that its my love, Jason's, birthday today!! Happy birthday babe! I'm so glad that I get to celebrate it with you and many more to come!

- I'm loving that Jason and I are going on a little getaway this weekend. It will be nice to be away from the normal routine and just enjoy time together.

- I'm loving the new book that I just finished called Divergent. If you loved the Hunger Games, this book is for you! I could NOT PUT IT DOWN. Warning though: It's a trilogy and the 2nd book doesn't come out until May so if you don't like to wait to read what happens next you might want to wait a bit - but please don't - it's sooooo good!

-I'm loving the beautiful earrings that Jason got me for my birthday that arrived in the mail yesterday. They are from this etsy shop! They are so pretty and I can't wait to wear them!

-I'm loving that the Pioneer Woman's new cookbook came out yesterday!! I can't wait to get it and try out all the new recipes! I heart her!

What are you loving today?

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Here is what I'm loving this last day of November Wednesday!

Hosted by Jamie 

1. I'm loving that on Black Friday I got my hands on Season 1 and Season 2 of the Vampire Diaries at Target for $13 each. Love it!!

2. I'm loving the new Etsy app for the Iphone. Now I can feed my addiction while I'm away from my computer.

Source: markzhi.com on Pinterest

3. I'm also loving that a new shop made its debut on etsy this week! I knew this girl in college and she always inspired me with her artsy talent and she has finally opened a shop called Made in Howland! Go check it out!!

Source: adventuresinhowland.blogspot.com

4. I'm loving that I bought the 2nd book to the Matched series this weekend. I'm almost halfway through it and it's so good!

Source: amazon.com via Nicole on Pinterest

5. I'm loving that its finally Christmas season!!!! My decorations aren't all up yet but they will be by this weekend. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

What are you loving today??

What I'm Loving!!

Here's what I'm loving today!!

Hosted by Jamie

1. I'm loving that tomorrow is Thanksgiving! We are heading out to Louisiana to see some of Jason's family this afternoon and I'm ready for some family time and some yummy yummy food!

2. I'm loving that the new book from the Bailey Flanigan series by Karen Kingsbury came out yesterday. I'm so excited to read it and hopefully it will turn out like I want it.

Source: karenkingsbury.com

3. I'm loving the book I just finished called Matched. It was recommended to me since I like the Hunger Games, and it did not disappoint. I just finished the first book and plan on buying the second book soon. Of course, I will have to wait til next November when the third and final book releases to find out what happens. *Sigh*

Source: barnesandnoble.com

4. I'm loving the new TOMS that Jason got me this weekend. They are my first pair ever to have and I LOVE THEM!!

5. I'm loving this new Christmas wrapping paper I got yesterday. Hobby Lobby has some really cute designs and everything is 50% off!