Dun Dun Da Dun..

...Have I mentioned on here that I'm a bride to be?!
I'm not sure if I have or not, I suppose I could go check...but I'll skip the 10 seconds it'll take me, ha!

Anyways, we became engaged in May..didn't do any wedding planning until about Sunday when I went to a bridal fair and it all hit me. Holy overwhelimg! :/
I mean, it really is exciting...but I didn't really realize how much stuff needs to be planned and bought for a wedding, there were a lot of hidden details that I hadn't figured out until just recently.

We met with our DJ yesterday, well we haven't technically booked him yet as we're still debating the dates..there's a few obsticles with the 10.20.12 wedding I had wanted..a few of the vendors that I want are booked that day, so I would have to find someone else and I'm not sure I want to do that and secondly we then chose to do 11.10.12 because apparently October is the most popular month for weddings and I definitely don't want that..I hate to be doing what everyone else is doing, it annoys me!
So, as we went to meet with the DJ yesterday, which by the way...he is amazing, I seriously couldn't imagine having someone else for the entertainment at our wedding...he is great, JJ and I both just instantly felt that chemistry with him!
He's not just an ordinary DJ, he's also kind of a wedding planner as well..since he's been around the US and goes to annual conventions in Las Vegas for weddings, so he knows what's going on and what needs to be done for weddings and what we should stay away from!
He gave me a lot of good advice yesterday, I can't talk enough about him..ha! He's a great guy!

Anyways, be prepared for a lot of wedding talk and planning on here...I'm sure people are getting annoyed with all my talk about it, but if you've been in my position before you can relate, it's a super exciting time!!!

Oh, BTW! I wrote my vows last night..haha, yeah..IDK! I was just in wedding mode, feeling all emotional and what not, figured what better time to do so...it all came from the heart, like it's suppose to!
Am I suppose to keep them a surprise to JJ until the big day? Hahaha, IDK how this stuff works..I just know I wanted us to write our own so I got a jump start on that....only about 12 million more things to do and it should all be about done! :/

Five Question Friday!

Ahhhhh, Friday is here! The weekend has just begun and I'm soooo exhausted already.
Gonna make this a quick one!!!


1. What's the last thing you bought for yourself? I just went shopping today to Ulta, the beauty store...omg, how I love that store! I could spend hours in there!
I bought quite a few things there today, my sister got me a gift card for Christmas, mighty nice of her!! ;)


2. What is your favorite meal on a cold winter day?
Comfort food, soups, chili...I use my crockpot a lot during the cold months, at least twice a week.

3. Have you started looking at swimsuits for this year & do you buy a new one every year?
pshhhhh! Noooooo! I've been wearing the same swimsuit for 3 years now, it's black, classy, and covers me up...and I like it that way! No need to buy a new one anytime soon, well unless I lose weight of course, that would be nice!!!

4. If you could be any candy, what would you be & why?
Ummm...never thought of being candy, don't want to...but I'll say that chocolate is my favorite, so I guess that's my answer!

5. What are you most passionate about?
Ohhh jeeezzzz, let's see..I've got a lot of passion for my family..but that's obvious!
I'm passionate about pro life, world peace, crafts, breastfeeding..I'm sure I could list a few other things that I have a lot of passion for!


Alright, gotta round these kids up and throw them in the bath, well not literally! :P

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!! :o)

Five Question Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! Last Five Quesstion Friday for 2011, I can't believe this year is just about over..I say that every year but really time is just going by so fast, I don't like it..it needs to slow down!
Well, Happy New Year!!!!




1. What's the oldest piece of clothing in your closet? I have my mom's sweatshirt from high school, so it's like 25 yrs. old (as old as me!) It's in way good condition and I still wear it! :P


2. How many random blog readers have you met? I haven't met any blog readers..besides the ones that are friends and family.


3. Do you let your kids stay up till midnight on New Years Eve? (Or, if you don't have kiddos yet, did you get to stay up until midnight as a child?)
The joys of being a parent at 17 yrs old is that we've never gotten to go out and celebrate NYE with friends..I mean, we usually just invite friends over or we celebrate with our families, so it's nice...we totally let our kids stay up til midnight, I want to bring in the new year kissing my little ladies when the ball drops!!


4. What are the gas prices where you live? Ummm..I think they were $3.16m they flucuate so much during the day...it's annoying!


5. What is one resolution that you know you should do but are too afraid to try?
You know...I ain't doing a resoulution this year, I'm striving to be better every single day without needing a holiday to inforce anything! :P

Five Question Friday!

..Yikes! It's 10pm and I almost forgot this post again! Why do I do that!? Anyways, gotta make this one quick..as I'm taking advantage of JJ being home now...I finally get to take a shower today...ughh, Lordy! LOVE being a mom though!!! :D
Here's the questions:



1. What's the best Christmas present you've ever received? Ummm...well, I'm gonna say my 3 daughter's. It's funny because I found out December 12th that I was pregnant with my two oldest daughters...December 12th, 2003 & December 12th, 2007.
And I found out I was pregnant with my 3rd baby December 26th, 2010.
So..December is a pretty AMAZING month for us..and my girls are the best "things" ever...so they're my bestest ever Christmas present!!! :D


2. Worst/Funniest White Elephant gift ever received? Uhhhh, I don't think I've ever gotten such a gift, if I did I can't remember...


3. Is your Christmas tree plain and simple (white lights and matching ornaments) or is it wild and crazy (colored lights with lots of ornaments collected over the years)? It's pretty amped up and you can totally tell my girls decorated it this year, ha! It's pretty though...I have gold ribbon around it, matching ornaments, but then we all have our ornaments since birth so of course those are all just random and don't really match, but it's definitely a sentimental tree with a lot of history!!


4. "How" do you iron your clothes? The old fashioned iron/ironing board way, the shower, back in the dryer, etc.Usually I just throw stuff back in the dryer quick to get out the wrinkles, but if it's a really nice top or linen type pants I get out the ironing board and iron those things.


5. How much baking do you do for Christmas and what are your "must make" items? (I'm looking for recipes here, peeps...)I bake with my mom and we do a lot, more then we should! :P
Sugar cookies with frosting, homemade caramels, peanut butter blossoms, PB rice krispy balls are the must haves for us! Mmmmm...can't wait for Christmas goodies!!!

There you have it...I'm off to take a nice warm bath, sip some eculyptus tea, read my cosmo..then off to bed!!! Gnite.

Christmas decor

..Have I ever mentioned how much I love this time of year when it comes to decorating?! It's my absolute favorite! I wish I could keep my Christms decor up year round, ha!

I love making crafty things, or at least attempting. I invision all these ideas then I go to do some and fail. But my brain never stops thinking, I've always got a project that I'm working on or planning to start(when daddy is home to release me from my motherly duties!)

So, here are a couple things I've made this holiday season...



Snazzy wreath that was kind of time consuming and annoying! This took about 30 minutes to make...I bought a stick wreath in the clearance section from the Fall decor, 100ish Christmas ornaments, wooden letter, paint, ribbon, and LOTS of hot glue sticks!!
Basically all I did was glue these ornaments to fill the wreath, painted my wooden letter, and then hung it up with some ribbon! Waala!!






Handmade snowglobe, it seriously took me about 10 miuntes to make, if that!
Mason jars are my favorite thing, I love decorating with them and I could probably write a post with 101 different ideas to use with them! :P
Anyways, for this I just went outside and sniped some branches off our pine tree, I had some of the red berries from another project, the snow is kosher salt, and Piper broke a pearl necklace so I had no need for it anymore, so instead of just throwing it away...I wrapped it around the jar!

Five Question Friday!

..Happy Friday everyone! As most people look forward to Friday's, I don't!
JJ works overtime from 6am-10pm and I absolutely hate it, hate it that we don't get to spend it as a family, hate it that I don't get a break from the kids, and hate it that JJ is overworking himself. Ughhhh...the money is nice, especially around the holidays, but that's it...after Christmas I'm telling him to cut back and relax...I'll pinch pennies if we have to! :P

Alright, here are the questions:


1. What is your favorite Christmas cookie? Peanut Butter Blossoms...ahhhh, yummmmm!!!!! :D

2. What's your favorite holiday movie & why? I love me some Christmas movies...that's all we watch this time of year..speaking of, I'm watching one right now on Lifetime as I'm on here...:P
But, umm...my favorite one...would probably be "The Santa Claus"...you know, the one with Tim Allen! I just love that one for some reason..always watched it as a kid...it's a good family movie!

3. Is there a gift that you bought for your kids that you wish you hadn't after they opened it? Uhhhhhh, all those small little pieces...polly pockets, littlest petshop, Barbie accessories...I HATE all that stuff and will no longer buy it, especially now with the baby, I'm not risking the older girls leaving around all those little pieces for Maisy to get ahold of...:/


4. What is the messiest room in your house right at this moment? hahahaha, oh Lordy...I have to admit, the entire house has been neglected in the cleaning department...I've just been soooo busy with appointments, Christmas shopping, crafting, baking/cooking, being a mom, and simply just being lazy, ha!
But I would say the girls' bedroom is by far the messiest..they hate to clean, and JJ and I are done cleaning up after them...so you could imagine the toys and clutter in there!


5. What is the furthest you have driven for the holidays? Ummm...I don't think we've ever really drove further then 15 miles away...and that's what we do every Christmas Eve...we drive about 15 minutes out of town to granny's house and that's about it!
Our holidays are pretty stress free!



I hope you all enjoy your weekend!!! :D

Five Question Friday!

...So, I'm a little late on this one, it's Saturday and I TOTALLY spaced off yesterday to do this, errrr! How did that happen?! Busy mom of 3 maybe?! IDK..just guessing! :P

Alright, here's the questions:


1. What is your favorite Christmas decoration in your house? Ummmm, well I'm currently making a homemade wreath which could very well be my favorite, depending on how it turns out!! :P
I will post some pix of some of the things I've been crafting up this holiday season!


2. Do you finish your Christmas shopping early or are you a last minute type? We are usually always late shoppers, shopping well into Christmas Eve most years BUT this year we are all done, except one more person and then of course some more pressies for the girls...it kinda sux having to buy them pressies from us plus some from Santa, so we end up having to get them like 15 presents each! :/


3. When do you turn on your heat? We waited so long this year, it didn't get too cold in our house so we didn't turn it on til mid November!


4. Do you ever wish your blog was private? yes, ALL the time! I like to keep it personal for friends and family and then of course my loyal readers BUT sometimes it bothers me that I have nosey visitors! :P


5. Do you put your deodorant on before of after you put on your shirt? AFTER! My shirts are always a mess when I put deordorant on first, sheesh! :P


Well, I hope you all enjoy your weekend, we're in for a big snowstorm 2nite...I like these nights, stay in and cozy up with the fam! :D