cherished

this weekend...

was really cherished
*by me*

we had a comfortable easy~going late Friday at home

a wonderful extended lunch with family visiting on Saturday

a realization our pup...needs "mature" adult small bite food
{sigh}

probably 3 years too late on that one since she will be 9 this year in people years

and the food we were buying her was from 1 to 6 year-old

ouch...

thank goodness I finally realized that:)

yesterday was a very relaxed and productive...kinda busy,
but cherished Sunday with my favorite three

Sunday has grown to be a love.hate day as that's when Bobby leaves for work
but it was a happy.happy Sunday I'd probably say

it smelled and sounded like spring
you probably will think I'm nuts

but the first signs of spring
I always take a deep breath
eyes closed

and take it.all.in
with spring

 it will be cold again
before it's finally all "warmish"
but I know Spring is coming
very.soon

this weekend...

 I even colored my very own hair for the very first time in my life

thank.you.very.much

my hair didn't turn out orange

like what happened to my husband's hair in high school

I will never forget that day

seeing him wear an orange shirt walking out of my parents bathroom with orange hair

I don't think his family will ever forget that either

his dad about died
I believe {anyway}

{we are high school sweethearts...
if that helps explains this reference from the high school coloring
which now seems awhile ago}

so my hair is definitely not blonde....

it wouldn't really float his boat

"Bobby said"

thank goodness for me
because my skin tone and blonde
would make me look like
something I probably wouldn't type out right now
{chuckle}

I just joke with my hubby

as apparently blonde is NOT his thing

  I really love being a brunette

I enjoy doing different shades of brunette

and my root regrowth was awful...embarrassingly awful!

I refuse to admit how long it has been

I honestly haven't seen my original brown color until lately...lol

 but when it comes to my hair
I like...

 "the somewhat different"

beachy hair with it not being a perfect cut

messy...perhaps a little edgy
a little choppy

miscellaneous highlight colors

here and there

it just cannot be red
on me...

I'm told

even though

I know red is very, very pretty on everyone I have seen it with

in reality...sometimes my "wanting of a beachy look" poses as a challenge
as my hair is straight and as fine as a board
go figure that, right?

but I've learned a few tricks
that I'm still trying to get down
 all.by.myself

okay...so I picked the brand of color based on the box
kind of like
judging a book by it's cover
{guilty}

as I picked the color ~
I was trying to match my "real" brunette

it turned out a tad bit darker

but my hair looks so much better in that it flows so nicely without seeing any roots

so there you have it

no orange

no blonde

just a nice shade of brunette

 on to this weekend...

 

that I really cherished

 family time

with extended family

and our family

a walk or two
fabulous running weather

also noticing that

my early spring tulips have sprouted
I see green
I repeat...I see green

{oh a happy dance}

I smelled a delicious bbq on the way home from the store

and right now fresh produce is overflowing on my favorite "kitchen friend"

{aka...one of my favorite purchases evah}
ya'll have seen it before

and I'm out of this roof excited about a little girls night I'm having on Tuesday

a pretty fabulous night
as we are celebrating a season premier of a "guilty pleasure" show
that a couple of us are recruiting other future "watchers" of too

now to answer your questions

thank you by the way

I feel like I get a handful of questions
here and there from people about my blog

so I try to put it out there

I appreciate you all
and thank you all for all of your blog love each of you continue to extend to me

xo

answers to questions:

*my middle name is Kristine...with the "K"

I love that it's with a K because it's not as typical as the "Ch"

although I secretly wish that was the name I went by

"Kristine"

{sorry mom and dad}

******

*is our family complete with Madison and Hayley?

well...I'd like to think no...

but the hubby has to be in town for it to happen

perhaps, right?

{smiling and laughing}

okay..honestly...we don't know right now

so I'm glad you asked

but if it doesn't happen...we're okay with that

*maybe*

but we fought so hard for the two we have

that I really can't complain either way

we feel really thankful

I know you understand that Laurie

{my sweet friend who asked that}

to answer more...

because I get asked this too

we are so thankful for the opportunities and procedures

we did do in order to get pregnant and keep our pregnancies

but

we.will.never.do.it.again
I can say that now because we have two
but I don't regret a single thing we did either

we feel...right now...we just need to be thankful and carry on

however, we are hopeful and positive

that if we wanted it to happen

it could happen without any help/procedures now

*******

*martha stewart skills? really?

Laurie...you're just being too kind sweetie

but thank you

you always make me feel good

*******

I really cannot imagine our kiddos wearing those baby shoes either

but then I look at them

and see what great keepsakes they are now

*I love them*

I'd have to ask my mom again

but I believe these are corrective shoes that may have went with my corrective casts

 I had to wear after I was born

because my legs and feet were not straight

*******

my favorite tv show

thank you Shannan for saying it's okay to say a few

because sometimes I am as indecisive as it gets

at picking one and only one

okay...here we go...

my favorite show this last fall

*Modern Family*...hands down

I really need laughs this past year

and this show is the absolute best

but I normally watch dramas

so my favorite show goes to

Criminal Minds

love/hate relationship with it

because I no longer sleep "Criminal Minds" nights

any longer

no joke

I really don't

after watching some of the episodes

but I'm still addicted regardless

I love criminal minds for all the characters {especially}

my favorite "guilty pleasure" show

that keeps me occupied

is every.single.one.of the real housewives shows on Bravo

hands down

I watch.every.single.one.of.them

now you know the "secret shows" I watch

and when my husband is in town

he really does watch them with me too

and likes it

I swear it

just promise you won't share that with anyone

that's what "my girlies" and I are watching on this Tuesday

is the new spin off in Miami

NYC was postponed

because I was going to host a premier party last Tuesday

but bravo...

changed the premier date because they were not done with the editing

even after advertising it for a certain date

I can't really believe I admitted that...

but I just did

only some of my besties know I watch that show

oh and I enjoy that show because no thinking is involved

and that is really good for me sometimes

*******

*my favorite places to shoppe...

okay I am in a "budget life"

so Target and Ruche

I adore you!

love you

and want to kiss you

I love also J Crew and the Gap and VS

VS i will always love you

lets just say

once you have worked there

{in college...met some great friends there}

and become a die hard fan

you never.ever.ever go back to buying anywhere else

trust me...the purchases last longer

and they are more comfortable

as I've tried elsewhere and it doesn't cut it

I also love American Eagle

they get my beachy comfortable look hands down

TJ Maxx...I do love you too...

and I will be even more of a fan when your new location opens under 7 miles away

once a year

or maybe twice

I can get the hubs to agree to Anthropologie

for clothes

or a few home decor items

home decor...

I love

flea markets

I enjoy Willow Lake in O'Fallon

where my kitchen friend came from

and I am excited to see a few other local shoppes

a new one just opened in town I'm excited to visit

I really love Anthro for home but not in normal budget for us

wish we had an IKEA but we don't
gotten a few things from IKEA via Bobby when he's been in Arizona

love Target

love Pottery Barn for inspiration items

and they are getting the vintage look more lately

I love, love etsy shoppes

and would love to find more fav local shoppes

{within an hour or two}

I don't have much time to spend to shopping

as I'm trying to save and expand my business

but i know a few people

who know places within an hour or so that I definitely want to check out sometime

I just haven't done any of that yet

*******

thank you for staying with me

never meant this to be never-ending

but thank you all

xo