NYC...here we come!

 I hope everyone's having a great weekend!!  The weather here has been PERFECT, so far....and I couldn't be happier!  :)  So, hubs and I have decided that we're going to be spontaneous (seriously, we need to do this more often!) tomorrow, and head to NYC for the day.  Ahhhh, I'm SO excited!  It's going to be absolutely gorgeous out tomorrow (around 75/80 degrees)...the perfect day to walk around the city.  I've actually never been to Central Park before, so we're planning on hitting that up for part of the day, and then just go from there.  I love days like that....no specific plan or anything, just go with the flow. 

So, hopefully I will be back tomorrow night or Monday with lots of pictures of our adventures!!

Oh, and I definitely plan on stopping here to have a cupcake (or 5!)...Mmmm!!

*Wedding Wednesday*

Hi lovelies!!  I'm so sorry I've been such a terrible blogger!  I honestly just haven't had anything to blog about lately, and I didn't want to bore you with my random thoughts throughout the week.  I swear, I've had such bad 'bloggers block', it's not even funny.

Sooo, I figured, what's better than another post with one of my favorite things....pictures, of course!  :P

Since I started blogging, I haven't really mentioned one of the best days of my life, so far...my wedding day!  :)  So, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my wedding pictures every Wednesday, for the next couple of weeks.  What do you think?  Hopefully you'll enjoy them!  I know I love looking at other people's wedding pictures...but, if I'm boring you all by AWing my pictures, just let me know and I'll stop.  lol

The rings...including my 'something blue'

My beeeeautiful bouquet...LOVED it

Doing the 'pretend to put on your earrings' pose

Me and my girls

The ceremony

And, that's all for now!  I hope everyone's having a great week.  Only 1 more day until Friday...woohoo!!

~*Thoughtless Thursday*~

So, I just found a new blog that I L-O-V-E...and, I'm sure you all probably know about her awesome blog already, but, just in case you don't, you definitely need to check out Katie's blog @ Life in the Fulmer Lane.  I mean, any girl who loves Disney just as much as I do should automatically be my BFF.  Right?  ;)

Anyways, I'm joining in on her 'Thoughless Thursday' post this week, and I think it's just what a need!  A fun, random post that has no reason or meaning to it...it's just for fun.  :)

So, since my last post was kind of down, and not very fun, I'm going to post about stuff that makes me happy/smile...and I hope it makes a few of you smile, as well.  :)  I mean, what's better than a 'these are a few of my favorite things' post?? 

 :::Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.  Bright paper packages tied up with strings...these are a few of my favorite things::: 

I love that movie.  Anways, this is turning into a 'Thoughful Thursday' post...sorry!  Here are some of my favorites....other than my hubs, fur-babies, family, and friends, of course!   

(Warning:  Picture overload!!)

Ok, that's all for now.  I think I've bombarded you with enough pictures for tonight!  :P

MIA

Hi ladies!  I've missed you all SO much.  I'm really sorry I've been MIA lately.  It's just been one of those weeks, and I can't seem to get out of this funk and put myself in a blogging mood.  I'm sure you all know why I'm feeling this way...there's usually only one reason why I get like this.  *points to ticker*  Spotting + huge temp dip = no baybee for me.  :( 

I actually started spotting on 10DPO, and that seems to be the pattern for the last couple of months.  I ovulate, give myself a break from all the sexy time (it's getting to that point girls...not so much fun anymore.), and then by 6-9DPO, I start getting really excited/anxious about testing and wondering if I'm pregnant or not....and then, BAM!!  10DPO spotting, right on schedule.  Ugh.  Hey, at least it's consistent.

So anyways, unfortunately, I don't really having anything exciting to blog about right now.  And, I'm just not really feeling up to it anyways.  I'm really sorry.  I still check in with all my favorite blogs (which is ALL of them.  lol) every day, and I love catching up on everyone's lives/babies/families.  It gives me hope..it really does.  Some days/weeks are just harder than others, and I guess this is one of those months.  I think since I'm hitting the 6 month mark of TTC, it's really hitting me.  HARD.

I promise I'll be better in a week or so.  I hope you're all doing well!  **smooches**

*Wishful Wednesday*

'I wish' .... I had never-ending funds to donate to
a charity and it would be: 

The Humane Society or the ASPCA

I am a HUGE animal lover, and these organizations help find animals a good home, and also help in stopping animal cruelty.  Whether it be...saving seals from being slaughtered each year in Canada, dogfighting, puppy mills, factory farming...you name it, they're trying to stop it.  And, sadly enough, all of these things go on every. single. day. around the world.  It breaks my heart just thinking about it.

It doesn't have to be a lot of money...every little bit helps!  I am now making it a goal of mine to donate to both of these places at least once a year.  It's really the least I can do for animals.

http://www.aspca.org/

http://www.humanesociety.org/

Top 2 Tuesday...and a little help, please! :)

Before I get into Taylor's Top 2 Tueday, I need some advice/suggestions....please!!  :)

I have a serious problem, and I need help.  I might even need an intervention or something, because that's how bad this problem is.  Ok, here it goes....

I love sleeping.  Seriously.  Like, it's so bad that I literally cannot get myself out of bed every morning, and I'm late for work almost EVERY day.  :(  I hate it.  And, I have to say, as much as I love sleeping, I don't think that's the issue really.  It's that, when I wake up every morning, I honestly feel like I've only gotten about 1 hour of sleep.  I'm just exhausted!  I don't think I've ever woken up once in my life feeling 'refreshed.'  Once I'm up and showered, I'm much better...it's just dragging myself out of bed that's the hardest part.

So, I was wondering...does anyone have any suggestions to make this easier?  I'm sure you're all tired when you wake up in the morning....so, how do you get yourself out of bed?  Any morning rituals or anything like that?  I'm desperate!  Any advice will help!  I really appreciate it, ladies!  :)

Anyways...sorry for the little rant.  Now on to the fun part of this post!






This week, it's Beauty Secrets:

1.  Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!!  (not to be confused with the word moist.  Ick!)  Honestly, one of the best things I do every morning/night after I wash my face is moisturize.  I don't think it makes a huge difference what brand of moisturizer you use, just as long as you use it.  It makes my skin look and feel so much healthier, and helps with my make-up, as well.  

2.  Under-eye concealer.  This is something that I personally have to use every day...especially if I'm going out in public.  I have a serious case of 'raccoon eyes', and I swear I look like an entire different person once I put this stuff on.  It's my miracle product!  This is actually the one I use every day:

  

Just a few other products that I swear by, and can't live without:

*Chapstick/lipgloss

*Blush

*Eyeshadow primer (I use one by Urban Decay)...your eye make-up will stay on all. day. long.  I promise!  No creasing, flaking, budging...period.

Ohhh, Mondays...

how I loathe thee.

But, the work day is finally OVA!  I'm relaxing at home, drinking the best Dunkin Donuts iced coffee that I've had in a long time, watching my hubs play the Wii (SO glad he's still loving his b-day gift!), and doing one of my favorites things....blogging, of course.  ;)

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!  We spent most of our weekend relaxing, eating, and drinking a little too much on Saturday night...but, those margaritas were sooooo good, and totally worth the headache the next day.  hehe 

Anyways, on to the good stuff....I was given two awards!!  Yay!  I love my awesome blog friends...you girls are the best.  :D

The first award is from my fabulous friend Aly @ analyze this.  She's one of the sweetest, nicest girls I've 'met' in a long while...and I'm so happy to have her as a friend.  Thanks, girly!  Now go check out her blog..it's one of my favs.

The next award was given by another one of my awesome friends (blog and IRL...love her!) Mrs. T @ What's new with Mrs. T.  Thank you so much, my dear!  You know I love ya.  ;)

The rules for this award:

*Accept and thank the person who gave it to you

*List 10 things about yourself

*List 5 additional things that you DON'T like

*Award this to 10 other lovely bloggers

1.  I am a serious clean freak.  Like, borderline OCD.  Everything has to have a place, always be in that place, and if someone comes in and moves something, I know.  lol

2.  I am obsessed with cats.  Seriously.  Ask any of my high school friends about it and they will tell you all about my crazy cat stories.  I can't help it...they're just so. darn. cute.  I mean, who can resist this face?!

3.  I have one older sister.  She's actually 5 years older than me, but, some people have told us we look like twins.  Ha!  I don't think we look that much alike, but, we do look a lot alike...and make a lot of the same faces/gestures.  She lives in San Fransisco....so, unfortunately I don't see her very often.  :(

4.  I love all things Twilight.  Obsessed is more like it, actually.  (I'm obsessed with a lot of things, apparently.  lol)  I am Team Edward AND Team Jacob.  I love them both.  

5.  My favorite non-alcoholic drink is Diet Coke.

6.  My favorite alcoholic drink is Pinot Grigio.  Mmmm!

7.  I am left-handed.  Out of my entire family, there are only 3 of us who are lefty's....me, my sister, and one of my cousins.

8.  My friends have nick-named me 'Paparazzi.'  I'm obsessed (ha, there it is again) with taking pictures.  I can't wait until we have kids, and then I'll have a reason to get a really nice camera!  I have my eye on this baby...

9.  I took piano lessons in 4th grade, and this is one of few things in life that I regret not keeping up with.  I love playing, and I hope to one day take lessons again.  I've been telling DH for about a year now that I really want to buy a piano.  Ahhh, someday. 

10.  I want a baby (like you didn't know that already!)  Like, really, really, REALLY want a baby...it hurts my heart just thinking about it.  *crossing fingers* that I get a BFP in about 10 days!


Ok, now 5 things that I don't like about myself:

1.  I'm the worst procrastinator...EVER.  It's so bad.  I always tell myself that I'm going to change, and that I should just get those things that I don't really want to do over with and be done with it, but, of course I don't.  I wait, and wait, and wait...until the last possible second.

2.  I have really bad road rage, which makes me swear like a sailor.  *blushes*  I swear I'm a sweet, innocent girl. 

3.  I hate grocery shopping...I don't know why.  We literally won't go shopping for months at a time because I can't stand it.  Please don't ask me what we eat, though.  Somehow we survive, and we eat every night.  lol

4.  I can't stomach the words - moist, panties, and boobies.  *shudders*  And don't even think about using all 3 at once!  Eeeeek!

5.  If you couldn't tell already, I am a very strange girl.  I say weird things, make weird noises, sing songs to my dogs and cats...about anything and everything.  I swear, if you secretly filmed me for an entire week, you might be scared.  Ha!  But, I'm a fun weirdo, I swear.  ;)  Thankfully, my hubs is almost as weird as me, and loves me anyways. 


Now, here are the ladies I pass these awards on to:

Kendra @ Loving Baby M

Mrs. Hogan @ Keeping Up with the Hogan's

Taylor @ the undomestic momma

Heather @ Life With Heather

Mrs T. @ What's new with Mrs. T

Melissa @ Hanging with Mr. Cooper

Mrs. C @ Life thru the eyes of Mrs. C

Annie @ Our Little Family

Sam @ Life is Beautiful

Jen @ A Girl in Pearls & A Boy with Toys


Ladies...you can grab both of these awards, or if you already have one, just take the other!  Enjoy!  :)