{my niece, Aubrey- 8m | Reid- 8m | our super close family friend's baby, Hannah- 11m}
I mean... how cute are they?? I just love them so much!
15 May 2013
WW: Baby Factory
This is what lunch time looks like at GG's house...
{my niece, Aubrey- 8m | Reid- 8m | our super close family friend's baby, Hannah- 11m}
I mean... how cute are they?? I just love them so much!
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{my niece, Aubrey- 8m | Reid- 8m | our super close family friend's baby, Hannah- 11m}
I mean... how cute are they?? I just love them so much!
09 May 2013
Zappos.com Mother's Day Giveaway!
So, did you know that Zappos.com sells jewelry? Me either! Well, until now.
I was so excited when they contacted me about hosting a Mother's Day giveaway, because I don't know any one else, in the entire world, who has a more difficult job.
And us mama's? Well, we deserve some jewelry.
I was so excited to receive this beautiful Dogeared Mom Sparkle Necklace. I'm usually not a fan of gold jerwelry, but I'm really starting to open up to it {I now have 3 gold necklaces. Ahem. ...that's a lot for my silver/white gold/platinum-loving self} and this gorgeous Dogeared necklace is a lovely addition to my little collection. It's so simple and delicate, and I just love the subtleness of it.
It comes in a pretty little box with an adorable special saying that any mom would love...
I mean? So cute.
I'm actually wearing it today {with silver earrings.... shhhh, I haven't expanded my gold-horizons past necklaces yet} and I've received quite a few compliments on it.
See what I mean about it being subtle? That's my favorite part about it. And then the sparkles catch your eye and it just looks so pretty.
Would you like a gold-dipped Dogeared Mom Sparkle Necklace of your very own? Enter the giveaway below!
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{Keep in mind that you will not receive this necklace before Mother's Day... please get your butt up and buy your wonderful mom a gift and give this to her as an added bonus later. Or? Keep it for yourself. ;}
Good luck and Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there!
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I was so excited when they contacted me about hosting a Mother's Day giveaway, because I don't know any one else, in the entire world, who has a more difficult job.
And us mama's? Well, we deserve some jewelry.
I was so excited to receive this beautiful Dogeared Mom Sparkle Necklace. I'm usually not a fan of gold jerwelry, but I'm really starting to open up to it {I now have 3 gold necklaces. Ahem. ...that's a lot for my silver/white gold/platinum-loving self} and this gorgeous Dogeared necklace is a lovely addition to my little collection. It's so simple and delicate, and I just love the subtleness of it.
It comes in a pretty little box with an adorable special saying that any mom would love...
I mean? So cute.
I'm actually wearing it today {with silver earrings.... shhhh, I haven't expanded my gold-horizons past necklaces yet} and I've received quite a few compliments on it.
Would you like a gold-dipped Dogeared Mom Sparkle Necklace of your very own? Enter the giveaway below!
{Keep in mind that you will not receive this necklace before Mother's Day... please get your butt up and buy your wonderful mom a gift and give this to her as an added bonus later. Or? Keep it for yourself. ;}
Good luck and Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there!
08 May 2013
WW: A different kind of before and after.
As I look back on our trip to the zoo last May on Brynn's 2nd birthday, I just can't help but think...
...what a difference a year makes. {More zoo pics coming soon!}
Happy Wednesday!
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...what a difference a year makes. {More zoo pics coming soon!}
07 May 2013
A realtor update and, oh hey, a new rug...
Thank you so much for all of your wonderful advice on my post yesterday! Here's a quick update:
But, hey... check out our new rug!
While preparing for both Reid's Baptism party and the listing of our house, we cleaned and organized every room from top to bottom. And our master bedroom? Well, that probably needed the most work. {Sadly.} But now that it's done, man does it feel good to have everything organized. Out with the old, in with the new. And just look how pretty it turned out =)
Oh... do you see that new pretty little thing in the corner of the picture? That's our new area rug...
I love it! And anyone with hardwood floors can understand this... good area rugs are a
MUST. But finding quality rugs that are also in your budget? Nearly
impossible.
Enter: Rugs USA.
After all that cleaning and organizing, I was finally able to put out my new Keno Trellis rug. I could not wait to roll out this gorgeous rug in my room, but I wanted to wait until it was perfectly clean so that I could fully grasp the beauty it. It totally brightens our room and the quality is fantastic. And the kids love it almost as much as I do...
The rug is so plush, and the trellis design matches the style of our room, perfectly.
Rugs USA is currently having a 50% off sale! Use the code ESMA50 at checkout!
Happy shopping and thanks again for all of your wonderful advice yesterday! Stay tuned for a full "before & after" house post coming soon. :)
I was provided this rug in exchange for my honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.
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- We met with the realtor and her business partner last night.
- We loved them.
- We'll likely use them but we didn't sign a contract yet {I'm having it sent over today so that we can review it.}
- They want to list the house for basically the same price that we paid for it 7 years ago. {Which we sort of expected.}
- Someone please hold my hair back while I puke at the thought of completing $40,000 worth of renovations and losing all of it.
- I know it could be worse.
- Our house will be listed within 24 hours of signing the contract.
- AHHHHHH.
But, hey... check out our new rug!
While preparing for both Reid's Baptism party and the listing of our house, we cleaned and organized every room from top to bottom. And our master bedroom? Well, that probably needed the most work. {Sadly.} But now that it's done, man does it feel good to have everything organized. Out with the old, in with the new. And just look how pretty it turned out =)
Oh... do you see that new pretty little thing in the corner of the picture? That's our new area rug...
Enter: Rugs USA.
After all that cleaning and organizing, I was finally able to put out my new Keno Trellis rug. I could not wait to roll out this gorgeous rug in my room, but I wanted to wait until it was perfectly clean so that I could fully grasp the beauty it. It totally brightens our room and the quality is fantastic. And the kids love it almost as much as I do...
The rug is so plush, and the trellis design matches the style of our room, perfectly.
Rugs USA is currently having a 50% off sale! Use the code ESMA50 at checkout!
Happy shopping and thanks again for all of your wonderful advice yesterday! Stay tuned for a full "before & after" house post coming soon. :)
I was provided this rug in exchange for my honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.
06 May 2013
New Listing
After 7 years, 1 wedding, 1 puppy, 3,268 renovations and 3 babies, we're putting our house on the market.
Like, tonight.
I'm both excited and nervous. Happy and sad. It's bittersweet, ya know? We fixed our house up from top to bottom and built our little family there. We love it to pieces {especially now that it's completely renovated, right?} but it's just time to move on. We've simply outgrown it.
Our realtor is coming after work today. I found some great resources online, but I also want to hear from you, my lovely readers, as this is our first time going through this process as a seller...
So, do you have any tips for us? What things should we know? What questions should we ask our realtor? Should we try to negotiate the commission, or leave it as is? {According to reviews/recommendations, our realtor is pretty bad-ass so I don't want to offend her, after all, this is her living. But to save even .5-1% would help us tremendously considering that we're losing money on the house. Which isn't her fault either, so I go back and forth with this. Any realtors out there?}
Basically? HELP US.
I think I have it staged pretty well and now I just want to "depersonalize" a little bit more {why yes, Bob, I do think I'm on HGTV, thankyouverymuch.} I have things pretty much cleared out and stored away. Closets and drawers are organized, the house is clean, the kitchen counters are bare, for the most part {don't make me put my coffee pot away. Ahem.} So, I think we're pretty much ready.
And for your viewing pleasure, here's a picture of our house the day we moved in vs. a picture I took yesterday.YWIA.
Those shrubs! That awning! Those windows! Those shrubs! {I know I said that already, but they still haunt me.}
And here's Bob and I opening our front door for the very first time after settlement. {With his empty wallet, ha!}
Oh, you kiddos you. You've come a long way.
I have an entire post planned for our "Before & After" house stuff, so stay tuned for that.
So, yeah. Wish us luck!
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Like, tonight.
I'm both excited and nervous. Happy and sad. It's bittersweet, ya know? We fixed our house up from top to bottom and built our little family there. We love it to pieces {especially now that it's completely renovated, right?} but it's just time to move on. We've simply outgrown it.
Our realtor is coming after work today. I found some great resources online, but I also want to hear from you, my lovely readers, as this is our first time going through this process as a seller...
So, do you have any tips for us? What things should we know? What questions should we ask our realtor? Should we try to negotiate the commission, or leave it as is? {According to reviews/recommendations, our realtor is pretty bad-ass so I don't want to offend her, after all, this is her living. But to save even .5-1% would help us tremendously considering that we're losing money on the house. Which isn't her fault either, so I go back and forth with this. Any realtors out there?}
Basically? HELP US.
I think I have it staged pretty well and now I just want to "depersonalize" a little bit more {why yes, Bob, I do think I'm on HGTV, thankyouverymuch.} I have things pretty much cleared out and stored away. Closets and drawers are organized, the house is clean, the kitchen counters are bare, for the most part {don't make me put my coffee pot away. Ahem.} So, I think we're pretty much ready.
And for your viewing pleasure, here's a picture of our house the day we moved in vs. a picture I took yesterday.YWIA.
Those shrubs! That awning! Those windows! Those shrubs! {I know I said that already, but they still haunt me.}
And here's Bob and I opening our front door for the very first time after settlement. {With his empty wallet, ha!}
I have an entire post planned for our "Before & After" house stuff, so stay tuned for that.
So, yeah. Wish us luck!
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