Showing posts with label Five on Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Five on Friday. Show all posts

Friday, August 28, 2015

Five on Friday!

I'm back with another (pointless to anyone but me) Five on Friday!

1. Tervis Tumblers


I got my first Tervis about seven years ago when I won it on a blog giveaway. The woman from my church that I won it from is now one of my closest friends, which is so fun to think about. But it started a lifelong love affair with TT. These cups are my favorite. They keep drinks cold (and hot, although I've never used mine for hot drinks) and they don't sweat! They're also basically indestructible. If they break, I'm pretty sure they'll replace the broken one for free; I think that happened to my sister-in-law! I know that the Yeti tumblers are all the rage these days, but no one can sway me from my beloved Tervises. I always get mine at Bed Bath and Beyond with a 20% off coupon, so they're practically free! (Haha, says my husband.) My friend, Amy, is always up for sending me a monogram for a blank Tervis like the one below. These are always great gifts; I like to give personalized TT's to Griffin's teachers at the end of the year! Sorry, spoiler alert if you ever teach my son. And so ends my ode to a CUP. I need to get a life.


2. Funny Bunny

I love to paint my nails and I can typically do a pretty good job thanks to a quick dry top coat (Seche Vite, get some at Target or Sally's! You won't be disappointed!) I've been on the hunt for a good white-ish neutral for awhile. When I had Samuel, my first night nurse came in to care for us and her polish was FABULOUS. It was exactly what I was looking for and I was almost as excited to find the perfect shade as I was to be holding my new baby. Thankfully, it's an OPI shade, because I'm done using anything but OPI. Everything else peels or chips off my nails within a day. She told me it's Funny Bunny and... I might've ordered some on Amazon during one of Samuel's first middle of the night feedings. Hey, a girl's gotta look good for her men! I've been so happy with Funny Bunny and I foresee having to buy another bottle soon since I'm almost out.


3. Samuel's Birth Story

This is kind of a cop-out #3 to show you this sweet big boy in his Bumbo, but I'm making myself sit down next week and blog his birth story. It was such a wonderful day and I don't want to forget a moment of it. And on that note, how is this baby, who was born YESTERDAY, already sitting up in his Bumbo!? I love this child so much. He's such a content little angel. And those eyes-- could you not just gobble him up?


4. God made dirt and dirt don't hurt

I waxed poetic about our backyard a few posts ago, but I couldn't love it more. It's flat, our kitchen looks out onto it and we have a door that opens right onto our patio. This week, Griffin realized we have a little shaded dirt patch at the top of a hill in the backyard. He collected all of his little diggers and bulldozers and has sat up there so much playing quietly over the past few days. Annabeth ventures up there a bit and surprisingly, he shares his vehicles quite well. I love seeing him use his imagination; right now, he's building a road and very proud of it! It's bought me a lot of peace and quiet lately and you can't put a price on that.





5. Sweet Corn and Tomato Pizza

I love summer food. LOVE it. I especially love a big old ear of sweet corn and a homegrown tomato with lots of salt and pepper. I got it into my head recently that I needed to have both of those things on a pizza together, so the other night, I whipped this up. I could've eaten the whole thing by myself!



Sweet Corn and Tomato Pizza
serves 4

Thin premade pizza crust (I got mine at Aldi!)
Pesto
Fresh mozzarella
Roasted tomatoes
Sweet corn
Red pepper flakes (optional)

Take two pints of cherry tomatoes (one yellow, one red), cut them in half, and toss them in olive oil, garlic salt, and pepper. Throw them on a foil lined baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes on 450. 

Cook two large ears of sweet corn. You can either shuck it, then boil it or do what I did which was SO much easier. I microwave each ear of corn individually on high for 4 1/2 minutes in the husk. Upon removing it from the microwave (with an oven mitt-- it'll be hot!), I put it on a cutting board and cut the stalk end off with a large chef's knife. The corn will slide right out of the husk! I just cut it off the cob after that with the same knife. I used this YouTube video for reference. 

Spread pesto on your pizza crust. Slice mozzarella to desired thinness and layer on your pesto. Spread your roasted tomatoes and sweet corn over the top of the mozzarella and then bake according to your crust recommendations. Mine baked directly on the oven rack for 7 minutes.

Sprinkle with red pepper flakes and serve! Or, if you're like me, grab the CHILI POWDER and don't check which spice you're using and dump it on half the pizza. Good Lord. I tried to get it all off and thought I'd eaten that portion of the pizza until Tyler asked what was in the pizza that was "making his lips tingle". I laughed SO HARD. Lesson learned-- check your spices, Haney. 

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! 



Friday, May 16, 2014

Five on Friday :: Found on the Internet

I'm linking up with the ladies today for Five on Friday! 


Since I'm still spending a great amount of time nursing Annabeth, I've been finding some fun stuff poking around on the web. I thought I'd share some things that I'd found via Pinterest, my Feedly reader, and through friends. Consider this my Five on Friday "Found on the Internet" version! 

1. Ham, Ham, and more Ham
Both of our families were in town this past weekend for Annabeth's dedication on Mother's Day. We had a ham on Sunday (one of my favorite meals!) and we were left with the ham hock plus a few baggies full of ham. What to do besides freeze the hock for soup? Of course we'll be having ham and cheese sliders from Tasty Kitchen. They are so easy and super delicious. But we needed something different. Enter Fettuccine Ferrari from Samma's blog. I made this last night (I subbed a random shorter cut of pasta I had in the pantry-- it had some fancy, weird name) and it was fantastic. Tyler and I both liked it a lot and said it would be great with grilled chicken this summer. If you have leftover ham (or grilled chicken), make this. You could even just add more veggies and leave out the meat. It's quick, easy, and tasty. Two Haney thumbs up!

2. Patio Furniture DIY
My mom and I repainted an iron patio a few years ago. We used a pretty yellow spray paint and while I have loved the color, it just hasn't held up well. Maybe it's because it's been about 3 years. I have been thinking about repainting it, but this post from my friend Rachel really inspired me to get my behind to Lowe's and spray it again. We use it almost everyday in the summer, so it really needs to be done soon. Maybe a new umbrella and cushions will be my reward! 

3. Aldi
I have noticed that my grocery bill just keeps getting higher and higher. No matter how many coupons I have and how much I try to use what's in my pantry, it's nearly impossible to keep it reasonable week after week. My sweet friend Kara (we went to college together!) wrote a great post on why she shops at Aldi and what she does and doesn't buy there. I love reason #2; Kara has such a heart for the Lord and people. Make sure you add her blog to your reader; she has a great sense of style and three of the most darling children I've ever seen! I shopped at Aldi this week and ended up spending only $60! I did buy a kickball, plate, and cup for G and didn't buy my meat there, but I'd say that's a pretty good deal! Plus, Griffin thought it was the best day of his life when he got to put the quarter in to get our buggy. Small pleasures.


4. Organizing vs. Purging
We are putting our house up for sale soon and I'm preparing by going through each room with a fine-tooth comb. Well, as fine-tooth as I can with two little ones demanding a great deal of my time. I loved this post by Tsh about how different decluttering and organizing really are. I found myself nodding as I was reading and thinking about the post days later. I think she's really on to something. I wouldn't consider myself a minimalist and I probably never will, but many of her points were spot on. 

5. Kids and Starbucks
It's no secret that I like to frequent Starbucks as much as I can. I can't help it; it's a sickness. It certainly helps that the Cincinnati area is very light on drive-thru Starbucks. It's rare that I want to drag my three year old and his 13 pound (plus heavy car seat) sister into a storefront for a coffee. This pleases my husband and our budget, obviously. But we do have one drive-thru near Trader Joe's, so if I'm in that area of town, I'll often swing through for vanilla macchiato. Griffin begs for a cake pop every time we pull into the parking lot and I usually rarely indulge him. I loved that Raechel posted about what she gets her kids at Starbucks. I think Griff would go bananas over this as he always begs for "just one sip of your Starbucks coffee, Mama!" This way he can have his own treat that isn't a ball of sugar on a stick. But you can't blame him, can you? Those things are so stinking good. 

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! I'll be back on Monday with the second installment of Annabeth's incredibly long birth story.  And just because I can't help myself, here are a few pictures of my kiddos. We're so glad spring is here to stay! 



Friday, March 21, 2014

Five on Friday!

It's time for Five on Friday with the ladies! I love this linkup; it's perfect for a sporadic blogger like me!


1. Belated Anniversary Date Night
Our anniversary is in August, but instead of celebrating then, we decided to buy tickets for Wicked when it came to town wait to have our date. My parents came into town and kept the kids while we went to dinner and the show. We had a fantastic meal at Sotto, one of my favorite restaurants in Cincinnati. We had goat cheese & honey bruschetta, polenta with fried egg, brown butter, and parmigiano, pennette with vodka sauce, and braised beef with tomato, red wine, and polenta. The food was incredible and we finished our meal with the ricotta donuts and dipping sauces. I was kind enough to share them with my husband, but I could have bathed in the salted caramel sauce. 

After our dinner, we headed to the theater to see Wicked. In February of 2007, we went to dinner at the Signature Room in Chicago and afterwards, Tyler asked me to marry him. Spoiler alert: I said yes. After we got engaged, we went to see Wicked, but I was practically giddy so I honestly don't remember much of the musical! The company that put on the show here in Cincinnati did a phenomenal job. I enjoyed every minute; Wicked is such a clever story and the music is wonderful. It was one of my very favorite theatre experiences. Tyler and I had a wonderful night out and it was great to spend some time together without our little people. 




2. Burrito Love
I'm pretty sure that I've talked about food in every Five on Friday. Oh well, it's just who I am. I've been eating these Amy's Bean and Cheese burritos for lunch and I love them SO much. I craved Taco Bell bean burritos with extra cheese throughout my pregnancy with AB. These are a much healthier option and they really are delicious! I haven't made them in the microwave yet; I just wrap them in foil and baked them for about 50 minutes. They're a fool-proof, easy lunch! 


3. Toys Galore
Griffin was an only child for nearly three years and he was also the only grandchild on both sides of our families until his sister came along. Naturally, this position comes with lots of spoiling and toys. His room was getting so cluttered and he was just going from one toy to another. He really didn't even know all that he had because there was just so much stuff. While he was at school on Thursday, my mom and I organized his toys into four groups. I put three groups in the attic and kept one group in his room. It's my plan to rotate groups of toys every Sunday. This weekend, I will take the laundry basket in his closet that's full of toys and replace it with the next group that we have in our attic (our attic has very easy accessibility). Some of my friends do this with large Rubbermaid bins and just bring down a bin a week, but I didn't really want to spend the money on bins and a laundry basket worked just fine for us. It's also easy for me to carry up and down the stairs depending on where we're hanging out that day. We'll see how it goes; my parents just left today, so Griffin's been occupied with playing with them and hasn't realized that a lot of his toys are "missing". 



4. Potty Training
Well, last Friday I decided that it was time for Griffin to say goodbye to his diapers. This was after I'd spent $70 in diapers for two the week before. No way, man. Plus he was totally ready. I used an abbreviated version of the "three day method" and he did so well! He had a few accidents on Friday, one on Saturday, and since then has only had 2-3 more! I am so proud of him! We decided to wait to night train him since I'm a little more tired than usual these days, but we're planning on working on that next week since he's done well. I'm not as worried about that. My little guy sure is growing up fast. Time really does fly! And how darn precious are those little boy underwear?? I thought my heart was just going to melt. I love being that boy's mama.


5. My Babies
And for my grand finale, here are two gratuitous pictures of my sweet babies. I just can't help myself. Griffin loves sleeping with his hammer that he borrowed from his buddy next door and Miss Annabeth started smiling last week. I couldn't love them more if I tried!



Happy weekend, friends!


Monday, March 17, 2014

Five on Monday

I didn't get a chance to link up with Five on Friday, so I'm doing Five on… Monday? Let's all say it together… better late than never!

1. Pixie Pants
Right now I'm in that really awkward stage of post-pregnancy where nothing fits quite right. Shirts, pants, you name it-- it doesn't fit well. I headed to Old Navy last week to check out their new pixie pants because I thought they might be a good transition pant for these last weeks of winter and spring, and I was right! I was able to go up one size and feel very comfortable. They're a good streamlined pant and I'm able to pair them with lots of different types of tops. They're also a great price point! I'm glad to be wearing pants that aren't of the yoga variety, but let's be honest, I'm still wearing a lot of those too.


2. Sandwiches
This is a weird one, but I thought I'd add it anyway. Before I was pregnant with Annabeth, I can probably count on one hand the number of deli meat sandwiches I'd ever made for myself. They just didn't really appeal to me much. Then when I was pregnant with AB, I craved them hardcore. I would make myself subs and bake them in the oven to make them "pregnancy approved". Now that she's here, I literally have a ham and salami sandwich with colby jack cheese, light mayo, dijon mustard, and Penzey's Sandwich Sprinkle every. single. day. I look forward to lunch so that I can have my sandwich. It's the strangest thing, but it sure is a delicious and easy lunch! Griffin usually joins me and has a "ham ham sandwich", as he calls it. It makes me laugh every time he says it! Also, this Sandwich Sprinkle is one of my favorite things; if you have a local Penzey's Spices, go grab some. It's delicious!



3. Mrs. Meyers Honeysuckle Hand Soap
I have to be honest… I'm not a huge fan of Mrs. Meyer's cleaning products. Eek! I know that's not a popular opinion, but I much prefer the candles and the hand soap. I honestly don't love a lot of their scents. Iowa Pine is a favorite around Christmas time and I love the Bluebell scent, but it can be hard to find. I recently grabbed a bottle of the Honeysuckle hand soap and I am obsessed. I have it in my kitchen and it is the perfect spring scent. Now, if only spring would show up and stick around. 


4. Pens
I'm sure I've written about my love of office supplies here before, but I'm about to wax poetic again. I love, love, love them. Highlighters, notebooks, Sharpies, spiral notecards, etc. Staples is my happy place! About a year ago, I fell in love with a new set of pens. I'd been faithful to Sharpie pens for a long time (and still love their pastel colored pack), but I grabbed a new brand on a whim during a trip to Target. The Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pens have made me a changed woman. They come in this handy little case that becomes a stand and it's so easy to throw them in your purse (or diaper bag) along with your planner. Most importantly, they write well! I love the super fine tip. I've used these to color code my planner and our family calendar that hangs on the fridge. If you're an office supply freak like me, get you some. 


5. St. Patrick's Day
Happy St. Paddy's Day! We have corned beef every year, but we always have it in the form of reubens with lots of sauerkraut, swiss cheese, and thousand island dressing. I cook mine in the crockpot using this recipe (no coleslaw for us). It's easy and always yields a really delicious corned beef! The smell has been taunting me all day long. I'm eager for 5:30 to get here! Annabeth O'Haney says, "Happy St. Patrick's Day and have a great week!" 



Friday, February 28, 2014

Five on Friday!

I think my theme lately (and maybe throughout the next year or so) is better late than never! I haven't linked up for Five on Friday in a sweet forever, and I just made it today by the skin of my teeth, so I thought I might take a quick go at it while my kids are napping. Eek, I'm still not used to saying that I have more than one kid!


1. Siblings
I had to start with this… can you blame me? Annabeth is quickly approaching her one month "birthday", which I can't even talk about because how has it already been a month!? One of the sweetest things about bringing her home has been watching Griffin with her. Sure, we've had some challenges, but he is nothing but sweet and loving to his baby sister. It brings my heart the deepest joy to watch him be a big brother to her. He would kiss her and hold her all day long if we'd let him. There's something about watching answered prayer that makes me feel deeply grateful and a little weepy. I plan to share more of these pictures from our newborn shoot soon (it's on a long list of blog posts I hope to start chipping away at!), but can you even handle how sweet my babies are? 


Thanks to the fantastic Abby Veldman for these beautiful shots of our family! 

2. Nursing 
My nursing experience with AB has been a complete 180 from my nursing experience with Griffin. As a result, I truly need the right nursing gear, if you will, this time. Last time, I don't believe that my milk ever fully came in. This time is much different, so I'm in desperate need of some nursing tanks and bras.  Here's my question… as someone who is nursing exclusively for the first time, where should I go to purchase a good nursing bra and tanks? Should I go now at about a month postpartum or wait another few weeks until things "regulate"? Also, where do I go? I have to tell you, when I'm not pregnant or nursing, I'm rather… sizable… on the top, so right now things are a little bit drastic, if you see what I'm saying. It's not going to work for me to go to Target for a nursing tank or bra. Trust me, they don't fit. If you have ANY advice about this, please feel free to chime in! I'm really at a loss and am hoping to go shopping with my mom this next week for some appropriately sized things. 



3. Skinny Pop
Okay, listen. I like popcorn just fine. I love movie popcorn and I really love popcorn in our WhirlyPop, but we just don't make it that often because the pot is kind of awkward to clean and dry. A few months ago, my parents left a bag of Skinny Pop at our house that they'd grabbed at Costco. Griffin asked for some, so I opened the bag and happened to try a handful while I was pouring him a bowl. Oh. My. WORD. This stuff is incredible! It's light and perfectly salted and so addictive! But at 39 calories a cup, it's okay to get addicted! It's the perfect snack for me while I'm trying to work on losing the last of my baby weight, but I'm pretty sure I'm sabotaging myself by pouring some Reese's Pieces into my Skinny Pop bowl. But I can't lie; the combination is fabulous. I grabbed some individual sized bags to keep in my van for Griffin, but I have a feeling I'll be ripping into one soon. I've only seen Skinny Pop at Costco, Kroger, and my parent's local neighborhood market in Michigan, but I would guess you can find it just about anywhere! (It's in the organic section at Kroger, FYI.) 


4. Meals 
For the last few weeks, our friends have been bringing us dinner every other night. They did this when we had Griffin and it was wonderful, but it's a much different blessing this time. I'm literally busy every minute of the day right now. If I'm not nursing a baby, I'm meeting her other needs along with her brother's, cleaning up, or doing laundry. It has been such a relief not to have to worry about dinner. I truly believe it's one of the very best ways to bless a mom with a new baby, no matter how many children she already has! 

However, before Annabeth was born (and even the week after she was born), I was able to really stock our freezer with some meals that we could pop into the oven or crockpot after the meals from friends stopped. My basement freezer is filled to the brim with buffalo chicken meatballs, gumbo, chili, sloppy joes, vegetable soup, mostacholi from my mother-in-law, chicken and rice from my mom, and some other great meals. I'm hoping to do a post with the recipes and links so that it could be a good resource to me (and anyone else) for future freezer cooking! 

I've also cooked a few times since AB was born. I resurrected an old favorite, taco mac (leave out the cayenne if you don't like heat!), and utilized my crockpot for chicken and dumplings (cut the pepper in half!). Very different recipes, but we really love both! 

5. Apples
This is so random, but it makes me happy, so I wanted to share it. Griffin's very favorite fruit is an apple. He goes in phases with other fruit, but he'll always eat an apple. I pulled one out last night to cut it up for his supper and he started waving his hands at me saying, "No, no, no! I want to eat it like Mimi!" Mimi is my mom and when we're together, she and Griffin will typically share an apple a day. Sometimes they'll have it in slices, but often she will just offer him bites of her apple. He really went to town on it. I thought it was so sweet that he wanted to eat it like my mom; that kid doesn't miss a beat!


Happy weekend, my friends!


Friday, September 20, 2013

Five on Friday!

I'm back with Five on Friday! I love this link up, but I really should get back to blogging things of substance. This will have to do for now!


1. Girl's Night
A few Saturdays ago, some of my girlfriends came over for an appetizer/ craft night. We hadn't all been together in a long time and it ended up being the most laid back, wonderful night! Tyler had been gone for 4 days at that point and I desperately needed some time with adults. We had Greek dip, smores dip, baked brie, buffalo chicken dip, macarons and mini pies (both from Trader Joe's) and wine (water and sparkling apple cider for me!). 


After we ate, we made these DIY glitter mugs. If I can offer any advice, here it is. Use a larger sized glitter (fine glitter didn't work so well) and spray the adhesive very lightly inside your mug. A little bit goes a long way. 

I loved the way my mug turned out and I know I'll use it for many years to come!


2. Fabric Softener
I don't know about y'all, but I'm very product loyal. Once I find a particular brand or scent of something that I love, I tend to stick to it. I was at Target a few weeks ago and needed to grab my fabric softener. I've used Snuggle Exhilarations Lavender and Sandalwood liquid fabric softener for probably three years now. I love it the way it smells... basically, what I'd imagine heaven to smell like. So you'd imagine my panic when I realized that Target no longer sells it. I might have raised my voice a little bit, who knows. I bought the Target brand fabric softener, but make no mistake, I was not happy about it. 

Then last week, I ran to Walmart to grab a few staples we were out of and decided to check and see if they had my beloved fabric softener. I'd thought about it quite a few times and had even checked on Amazon for it, but they'd marked it up and ain't nobody got time for that.

Lo and behold, I FOUND IT. Praise the Lord! My life is so hard and also, you should try this. It's my favorite, in case you hadn't noticed. 


3. Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety
I'm currently reading this book by Elyse Fitzpatrick about working through your anxiety and fear with Christ. I'm loving this book! I'm noticing that as I apply strategies that she talks about and put on the truth of who Christ is and learn things about his character, I'm learning how to manage some intense fear that I deal with on a daily basis. I would recommend this book to any woman. Truly, anything by Ms. Fitzpatrick would come highly recommended. This was a quote at the beginning of the first chapter. When the first thing you read in a book steps squarely on your toes (in a good way), I think it's a positive sign that it's going to be something you need... just speaking from loads of experience here.


4. Soup Friday!
Soup Friday starts tonight for the Haneys with the return of cooler temperatures and Shark Tank! I sent Tyler my soup Pinterest board and he picked Creamy White Bean Stew for supper tonight. I'm so excited to cook a big pot of soup and snuggle up for the first night of one of our favorite fall traditions! 

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5. Sugar and spice and everything nice
With the impending arrival of baby sister, I've started accumulating some sweet little girl things-- a fun addition to our house full of all things boy! Sweet Nina sent sister some headbands in a package of things I'd purchased from her and Griffin found one the other night. He wouldn't rest until I let him "wear baby sis-ser's headband!" I wasn't about to tell him no, especially with all that beautiful hair. His dad was less than pleased by this picture, but it made me laugh and laugh! And would you all just join me in hoping that Griffin's sister is blessed with hair like him? I guess we'll see in about 18 weeks!



Friday, September 6, 2013

Five on Friday!

I'm linking up with Darci, Natasha, and the girls again for Five on Friday!


1. Preschool!
I can't believe it, but my big boy starts preschool bright and early on Monday! He's going twice a week for 2.5 hours. It's the perfect set-up for us both! It gives me a few months to get stuff done and go to appointments on my own and then it will give me a few months of some alone time with baby sister. Tyler and I attended his orientation this week and we both feel so much peace about his class and his sweet teachers. I just can't believe that he's old enough to be going to preschool! Time really does fly when you're having fun... and disciplining a toddler. Here he is doing his first "homework assignment" which was an About Me paper. When I asked him some questions to be sure I knew what he liked, the favorite food portion went something like this:

Me: Griffin, what do you like to eat?
Griffin: Food! And paper.

Okay then.


We went to meet the teacher yesterday morning and he had the best time! When we left he asked to "go to school more", so I'm hoping that means I won't be prying him off my leg on Monday. He decorated his homework with some stickers and was very proud of how it turned out!


My sweet, big boy. Where does the time go??

2. Sparkling Grapefruit Izze
Obviously, I haven't been indulging in any summer cocktails this year. While it's totally worth it, I do miss having a glass of wine while I cook dinner. I discovered these sparkling grapefruit Izze beverages and they are delicious! I love citrus and so they're perfect for me to sip on any time of the day. I've tried some other flavors and the grapefruit is definitely my favorite so far. It's a perfect "mocktail" for me! 


3. Fall, Fall, Fall!
As much as I'm painfully ready for fall to be here, the temps are still in the 80's during the day which makes it hard to feel like the leaves are getting ready to change. The mornings have been delightfully cool, but by lunchtime, it's sweltering. I popped into Bath and Body Works for some gifts this morning and came out with a few fall candles; I couldn't resist! My very favorite scent that I bought was an Autumn Day candle. I can't wait for the first cool day so I can bust it out! The Blueberry Pumpkin Patch and the Cider Donut candle are on my list for my next trip. Oh, and while I was there, a representative from the BBW home office asked me some questions about a new product line and then rewarded me with a gift card! Such a fun surprise! 

4. Popcorn Night
When Griffin and I find ourselves with a night alone, one thing we love to do is pop some popcorn in our Whirly Pop and watch a movie. Nine out of ten times, his choice is Finding Nemo, but last night we borrowed Ratatouille from the library. He didn't love it as much as I did, but we still had a good time snuggling and chowing down on popcorn! I know these are the moments I'll remember when he's 15 and wondering where my baby went. 


5. A deer for little sister 
If you know me well, you know that deer are my favorite animal. Not to KILL and EAT, but to gaze upon. I don't eat venison. Not now, not ever. Anyway, I stumbled upon this precious little outfit yesterday at the mall and I immediately texted my friends because I knew they'd love it as much as I did! Maybe I'll finally have someone who appreciates deer like I do! One can only hope. :)


Happy Friday, friends!