**Top 2 Tuesday**

Hey ladies!  I hope everyone is doing well!  I'm sorry I haven't posted much lately, but, I've been kind of in a funk for some reason and I can't seem to get out of it.  It's like my brain has turned into mush and I have nothing to blog about.  Boooo, no fun.  :(

But, Taylor's Top 2 Tuesday is one of my favorites, so, I had to play along!

This week it's Top 2 Random Things About You!

1.  In college I did a Disney internship for a semester.  I worked in outdoor foods at Hollywood Studios (then MGM Studios)....so, I sold ice cream, soda, popcorn, etc. at those little carts on the side of the roads in the park.  Glamorous, let me tell ya!  ;)  But, I did get into all the parks for free....so, that was definitely a PLUS.  I am obsessed with all things Disney, just in case you didn't know that little fact about me yet.  :)

Yep, that's me next to the popcorn cart I used to work in.  :) 

2.  I am a serious chip-a-holic.  I love any and all kinds of chips.  Lays, Doritos, Fritos, Cheetos...you name it, I'll eat the whole bag.  lol  It's BAD.  But, I can't help it...I'm obsessed. 

Happy Monday, everyone!  I hope you all have a great week.  :)

Awww, look at the little Easter bunnies!

Well, sort of. 

Seriously...gimme a break.  ;)

I saw this pic over at Mrs. Hesson's blog and I just couldn't resist.  TOO freaking cute....gaaahh!  I want them all.  :)

*Wishful Wednesday*

Good morning, ladies!  I hope everyone's having a good day, so far.  The sun is shining today here, so that makes my day better already!   :)

I recently started following Kelsey's blog @ The Seattle Smiths, and it's already become one of my new favorites!  You should definitely check it out.  Every Wednesday over at her blog is 'Wishful Wednesday.'  I love these kinds of posts, so, you know I had to join in!

This week's categories is.....HANDBAGS!! 

'I wish' .... I could afford this Louis Vuitton handbag without putting a dent in my pocketbook!

So, this one costs $690.  Not too bad in the world of expensive handbags, but, definitely not pocket change.  I hope one day I will have this bag on my arm....even it that means I have to save every penny I have, or max out my credit card (Ooops!).  ;)

Make sure you ladies check out Kelsey's blog to link up!  Happy Wednesday!!

I jinxed myself

Ugh, why did I have to go opening my mouth about not getting my period??  (Click on my ticker and you'll see what I'm talking about) 

::Sigh::

On to cycle #5....  :(

Top 2 Tuesday!

It's that time of the week again!  Head on over to Taylor's blog @ the undomestic momma to link up!






This week's topic....Top 2 things you can't live without:

Like Taylor, aside from my husband, my family, friends, pets, etc.....these are all things I wouldn't want to live without. 

1.  My laptop....'nuff said.  ;)

2.  Chapstick....preferably my Burt's Bees.  I'm A-D-D-I-C-T-E-D. 

And, just because I can never just pick 2 things, here are just a few of the runner-ups:

My Blackberry
Anti-bacterial soap/lotion
My debit card
Diet Coke
Lipgloss
My camera

Happy Monday...and, another award! :)

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  The weather was absolutely beautiful here all weekend, and we spent a lot of time outside enjoying the sun.  It was perfect!  And, it's Mr. B's birthday today, so we went out to a nice dinner on Saturday night and celebrated with his brothers and their wives.  We had such good food, and then we went back to his brother's house and played games.  Have any of you ladies played 'The Game of Things'?  If you haven't, you have to play it!  It's SO much fun.  We literally laugh the entire night while playing.   

I just got home from work and I gave hubs his birthday present.  He was very excited!  I think we were the only family in the US that didn't have the Wii yet....buuuut, now we do!!  :D   He's actually getting it all set up now so we can start playing.  Teehee.  We're such big kids. 

Also, I have to thank my lovely ladies, Mrs. T @ What new with Mrs. T and Mrs. C @ Life thru the eyes of Mrs. C for another awesome awesome award!

The rules are pretty simple for this one....you have to blog about where you'd like to be in 10 years, and then tag those blogs that you think deserve this award. 

And honestly, I don't have to go into much detail for this one.  In 10 years, I hope to still be very happily married, with at least 2 children (God willing)....maybe even 3!!.....and enjoying life as a family.  I would be the happiest girl alive if that is my life in 10 years.  Cheesy, but true.  :)

And, since I think that all the lovely ladies who I follow deserve this award, I'm just going to pick a few...since I honestly love ALL the blogs I read.  ;)

Mrs. Hesson @ Meet the Hesson's

Aly @ analyze this

Mrs. J @ The Smelly Life

Mrs. Newlywed @ My Life As A Wife

Annie @ Our Little Family


And, that's all for now.  I hope everyone's enjoying their day!  I mean, I know it's Monday, but, at least it's almost over!  ;)

PS - I still haven't gotten my period yet!  **Shhhh!!**

New look...coming soon!

Eeeeek....I'm SO excited!  :)  Hopefully in the next 2 or 3 weeks I'll have my new blog layout.  I can't wait to share it with you ladies!

SO happy it's the weekend!

Seriously, I am so glad that it's finally Friday, and I'm finally relaxing at home (on this gorgeous day!) with a cold beer in my hand.  Ahhhhh, it's the best.  Work has been so unbearable lately....I literally stare at the clock all day just waiting for 4:30/5:00 to roll around, so I can get the hell outta that place!

This is actually hubs' birthday weekend, so I'm excited to celebrate!  I'm one of those people who like to celebrate birthdays (especially my own  ;) ) for a whole week, or at least an entire weekend.  So, I'm not sure what we're doing tonight....probably going for dinner somewhere, and maybe a movie.  Tomorrow night we're going to Capitol Grille for dinner, and I'm SO excited.  I've been dying to eat there for so long.  It should be delish!  :)  And then on Sunday we're going to my mom's house and she's having a little birthday party for him.  Food and cake....what's not to love?

I hope all you lovely ladies have a great weekend!  And, I also hope that everyone has spring-like weather like we're having here in CT.  It's gorgeous out!  Spring has definitely sprung!

PS - I'm not trying to ruin the mood or anything, but, I started spotting today.  I think AF is on her way.  :-/  I'm so disappointed.

Blog layout help

I've been thinking for a while now that I don't really like the header of my blog anymore.  I mean, I love that picture of hubs and I, but, I feel like it's just so boring....the title, the font, the colors.  BOR-ING.

So, I was wondering if all you lovely veteran bloggers would be able to help me out here.  :)  I do like the layout that I have, and I would love to have a header that kind of matches it, but....where the heck do I get that??  Is it something I can make myself, or have someone else make for me?  Unfortunately, I don't have photoshop or any fancy photo editing program like that, so I don't know if making one myself would be the best idea.  I just want something that's fun and kind of bubbly (if that description even makes sense.  lol), where I can have maybe 2 or 3 pictures in the header, with a quote or something thrown in there, too. 

Here a few examples of blog headers that I'm loving right now....

http://livinwithheather.blogspot.com/

http://thestonekings.blogspot.com/

http://ivfinfertility.blogspot.com/

Now, I'm sure with a lot of these, you have to buy the whole layout and everything....but, if the price is right, maybe I'll just do that.  ;)  I'm loving blogging SO much lately, so I'd love to make my blog more me and more of my own. 

Soooo, any suggestions or help you ladies could give would be awesome!  Or, if you could just point me in the right direction, that would be a start. 

Thanks so much!  I hope all you ladies have a great day!  xoxo

Giveaway Wednesday

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!!  I hope you're all having some delicious food and enjoying some green beer.  I don't have green beer, but, I do have Yuengling....so, I'm enjoying a nice, cold glass of that.  :)


Well, SO many of my favorite blogs are doing awesome giveaways this week....so I wanted to share them with ya'll!  <-------  I love saying that, even though I'm nowhere near the South.  hehe

Now, on to the giveaways!!

First off....make sure you go check out my favorite fashionista, Mrs. T @ What's new with Mrs. T to enter her adorable giveaway!  She's giving away all sorts of girly goodies that I'm sure you won't want to miss!

The next giveaway is going on at Taylor's blog @ The Undomestic Momma.  She hosting a giveaway for Stella & Dot jewelry, and honestly, I'm loving ALL of their pieces!  It's all so pretty.  Definitely check out Taylor's blog to enter to win an awesome bracelet.

And, last but not least....head on over to another one of my favorite blogs, A blonde walks into a blog to enter another awesome jewelry giveaway!  The Lisa Leonard website is giving away an adorable necklace to TWO lucky readers!  These necklaces are so cute.  I reeeeeally want one!  lol  Seriously though....how cute are these?!

And, that's all....for now!  ;)  I hope you all are having a great day!

I LOVE getting mail!!

Especially when these 2 beauties are waiting for me when I get home from work...

Eeeek!  I'm SO excited.  I'd been looking for the 'Mad as a Hatter' color everywhere, and it was sold out everywhere.  So, I was psyched when I found these two online, and they were both in stock!  Score! 

It's the little things that make me happy.  :)

**Top 2 Tuesday**

One of my favorite posts of the week is here!  Make sure to check out Taylor @ The Undomestic Momma to link up with her!  

This week's category:

Favorite Celebrity Styles

1.  Lauren Conrad....It doesn't matter if she's dressed up or down, she's always so fashionable and looks just adorable!  I love her style.  I'd take all the clothes in her closet ANY day. 

2.  Nicole Richie...she's definitely gone from crazy, party girl....to one hot, sophisticated mama!  I absolutely LOVE her style. 

Oh Edward (and Jacob), how I love thee....

Honestly, if someone had told me a year ago that I'd be obsessed with all things Twilight, vampires, and wolves....I think I would laugh hysterically in their face.

But, here I am, about a year later, and I've contemplated reading all the Twilight series books over again about 3903 times.  I am OBSESSED....I admit it.  Once you get about halfway through that first book, you get completely sucked in, and you never let go.  You eat, breathe, and sleep all things Edward, Bella, and Jacob until you're finished with the 4th book.  And after that, you almost cry because there aren't any more books to read, and now what are you going to do with your life?!  Trust me....if you haven't read the books yet (or seen the movies), and you think I'm just some crazy 20-something turned teeny-bopper, you need to read these books.  You WILL get sucked in....I promise.  And, you will love every second of it.  ;)

So, for all of you that are already fans....how excited are you that New Moon comes out in 6 days?!  Teehee.  I'm pretty damn excited.  And yes, I may be one of those crazies in line at WalMart at 12am on Saturday...that's how I excited I get when one of the movies come out.

Also, for your viewing pleasure...the first trailer for Eclipse!!  I can't wait for this one....enjoy!




Happy Sunday, everyone!  :)

PS - Sorry, I just noticed that the entire video doesn't fit on my page.  Here's the direct link if you'd like to watch it in all of its wide-screen glory.  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2HIda5wSVU

I'm back....and, my first award!! :)

Hi ladies!  I've missed you all so much while I've been away.....and I feel like I have so much to catch up on!  I have so many different blogs in my head that I want to write about, too.  I'm such a dork....on my drive home from work today, all I was thinking of were the different things I can blog about over the weekend.  lol  What can I say?  My name is Erika, and I'm addicted to blogging.  :P

Anyways....Florida was pretty fun, definitely not typical warm Florida weather, but it was good enough for me!  It was nice and relaxing, and it was just great to get away for a few days.  Work's been SO stressful and I'm literally hating it there more and more every day (all b/c of one spoiled, selfish, high-maintenance, tattle-tail girl....but, that's a whole other blog post that I'll get into one of these days), so it was so nice to not have to be there for a few days.  I'll post some of the pictures from my trip sometime this weekend.  I still haven't gotten around to putting the pics on my computer yet, so, as soon as I do I'll put them up.  :)

And, while I was away....I was given my first AWARD!!!  :D  I'm so psyched!  I feel so special....hehe.  I have to give a HUGE thank you to my fabulous friend (blog and 'real life' friend...she's the best!), Mandy @ What's new with Mrs. T for giving me the Happy 101 Award! 

Now, for receiving this award, I have to list 10 things that make my day, and then tag other blogs that are worthy of this award.  Sounds pretty easy to me...and so fun!

So, 10 things that make my day....

1.  My amazing husband....who is not only the love of my life, but also my best friend.  (cheesy, but true.  ;)  )  I'm so lucky to have someone who love me for ME, and wouldn't have it any other way. 

2.  My adorable animals....Bailey, Roxy, and Fozzie Bear.  They make my long, frustrating, stressful days at work so much better when I come home and walk in the door to those wagging tails and purring faces.  :)

3.  My family and friends

4.  Relaxing on the couch after a long day at work with my laptop and either a cold beer or a nice glass of wine....ahhhh, the best. 

5.  Spending the night at home with the hubs, watching LOST, Grey's Anatomy, or any one of our favorite tv shows.  We're tv junkies!

6.  Shopping, of course....especially online 'window shopping.'  It's a lot of fun, and saves me some $$.

7.  My morning coffee.  It really starts my day, and I feel like the day won't go right if I don't end up having a cup.  

8.  Blogging, and stalking all the blogs that I love!

9.  Getting a manicure and pedicure

10.  And, last but not least....hoping and praying every day that I get a BFP, and dreaming about the day that our family of 2 becomes a family of 3.  :)

Here are the bloggers that I'm awarding:

Annette @ What Tomorrow May Bring
Lindsey @ Neck Rolls and Toe Crust

Annie @ Our Little Family

Sam @ Life is Beautiful

Mrs. G @ Our Growing Garden

I hope every has a great weekend!  Happy Friday! 

Hello from sunny Florida!! :::waves:::

Hi ladies!! I miss you all so much! I am going through some serious blog withdrawl here. lol

Our vacation is going pretty well, so far! The weather's been great, and we hit the beach up yesterday and today....Venice Beach and Siesta Key. So beautiful!! We're probably heading down to a beach in Naples tomorrow, and it's going to be even warmer than today, so I can't wait!

Also, the baby making has been going very well these past couple of days, so hopefully we'll have our "Florida baby' in about 9 months!! ;) We'll see!

OK, gotta run now. We're off to dinner at Carrabba's....Mmmm! We don't have this chain in CT, so it's a nice treat for us. :) I'll talk to you all on Thursday!

PS - Thank you so much for my award, Mandy!! :D I'm SO psyched to receive my first award, and I'll definitely make a special blog for it when I get home.

Top 2 Tuesday....Stores!

If you'd like to join in, just click the link below!  I look forward to this post each week now.  :)



This is another tough one for me, though.  I love me some shopping, so picking just 2 stores is hard!   These 2 would definitely be the stores that I spend the most time at, though.

1.  Express - It's my go-to store for everything work related, and casual clothes.

2.  Target - My absolute favorite store to wander around for hours at.  It has anything and everything you need...I love it.

AW: 5 more days....

and I will be in sunny Florida!!  :D 

Seriously, I don't think this vacation could come at a better time.  I've had it up to here *lifts hand as high as it can go* with work, and some of the girls I work with....I can't even take it anymore.  Get me the eff outta that place!

My mom recently bought a house in Port Charlotte (right outside of Ft. Myers on the west coast), so we're going down there to see her house, and relax for 5 days.  And, I'm so excited, too (if you couldn't tell!), because I'm going to my very first Red Sox spring training game!!  Woot woot!  I'm a huge Sox fan, and I'm hoping I get lucky and can get an autograph or two while we're there....hey, a girl can dream, right??  ;)
Other than that, we'll hopefully be spending 2 or 3 days at the beach (if the weather stays warm!), and maybe driving up to Disney World for one day....we'll see!  I just can't wait for sun, sand, and palm trees....my favorite!

Oh, and just another exciting part of our trip....I'm going to be ovulating while we're there!  Honestly, I was super excited about this at first, but, then I really started thinking about it......how the heck are hubby and I going to get some 'alone' time while hanging with my MOM for 24/7, 5 days straight?!  lol  Any suggestions???  I'll take any tips you lovely ladies have to offer.  :)

Anyways....here's just a few pics to get myself even more excited than I already am: