Tuesday, July 17, 2012

411 on MrsMamaD

411 on MrsMamaD
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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I am linking up with Becky for the 411.


1. How long have you been blogging? And what got you started on blogging? Has your blog changed?

March of 2010. My Husband and I had decided to start a family and I wanted to get my blog up and going before I was actually pregnant. I had some high school Facebook friends that were posting about their blogs with their family happenings and I thought it was a great idea. I'm a scrapbooker, but have fallen in love with blogging. It's so much easier, fast and cheaper!

P.S. I still scrapbook. I can't totally give it up.

My blog is about my life...Hailey, Wayne, my pups, social media, tv, movies, fashion. Anything and everything.

2. Did you go to college? If so where, and what did you study?

Minnesota School of Business. Associate's in Applied Science for Paralegal. Have been in the law field since 2003.

3. Where have you traveled?

Mostly to Florida. Husband had family there. They moved to New York 2 years ago and we just took our first trip to visit them at the end of June.

I have been to LA once for a work trip for the Hubs.

Kansas a few times when I was young to visit family.

Arkansas to visit family a couple times in the last couple years.

I have never been outside of the US, but hope to go someday!

4. If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you would buy?

A house. In the process of looking, but not seeing anything I love.

5. What are your 3 biggest pet peeves?

1. Ignorant people.
2. Sitting in traffic.
3.People who don't know common courtesy.

6. What is your favorite movie?

Depends on my mood. I love Taken with Liam Neeson. I love 17 Again with Zac Efron. I love Sweet Home Alabama with Resse Witherspoon. I could watch these movies over and over again.

7. What is your drink of choice; wine, beer, or liquor. Or Water, Soda, Tea?

Non-alcoholic: coke or water
Alcoholic: Riesling or Pinot or Mich Golden Light

8. What is something you enjoy to do when you have me time?

Blog, TV/DVR, read, scrapbook, photography.

Don't have much time to read since Hailey was born, but I still try and fit it in when I can.

9. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be?

Target. You can find anything and everything there.

10. Share with us an embarrassing moment of your past? Or present.

The only thing I can think of is sometimes in certain heels I can be clumsy and I can trip over my feet. That can be a weekly occurrence.

11. What day would you love to relive again?

My wedding day. Hands down. I loved it so much. It was perfect and I wouldn't have changed anything about it

Most people pick their children's birth days, but Hailey's wasn't great for her or me, so I rather not re-live that.

12. If your life was turned into a movie... what actor would play you?

Jennifer Garner. I've been told I look like her, which is OK in my book. Plus I totally LOVE everything about her.

13. What are the jobs you had in high school/college/the early years?

I had one. Photographer at Proex. I started when I was 16 and did that until I was 20, out of college and had a legal job.

14. Show us a picture from high school or college.

My digital pics start in 2005. This is summer 2005. The summer before my Grandpa passed. I was 22 in this picture.

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That's me. Top left in the white shirt.

15. If you could travel anywhere in the world, all expenses paid, where would you go?

Greece. I have always wanted to go there. And I mean the Greece you see in the movies. Yes, that Greece.

16. Show us the most current picture of you or you and your family.

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The 3 of us on our plane ride to New York. Love it!

17. Where do you see your life 5 years from now?

Going on 11 years of marriage (Going on 6 right now).
Hailey starting school with a younger sibling (or 2).
In a house...finally.
Still in the family law field as a paralegal somewhere.
Still doing photography on the side.
Still loving and living life.

Thanks for visiting!

Mrs. Mama D
Monday, July 16, 2012

Life Lately {June 2012}

Life Lately {June 2012}
Monday, July 16, 2012
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Friday, June 1, 2012

Wayne had left that morning for his 2nd trip to LA. My MIL watched Hailey for us for the day, so I picked her up after work, grabbed some dinner for the two of us and hung out at home for the night.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

We had Krista's baby shower that afternoon. I met my 2 co-workers and it was so fun. Hailey was a huge hit with everyone as always. She is growing quite the personality. We all went in on a gift, but Hailey saw this and had to get it for Baby Kate.

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It is a pink piggy bank with "Shoe Fund" written on the side. Hailey sure is a great shopper and if you know Krista, she loves shoes.

Our plans were for Hailey to spend the night at my parents house because I had a birthday party that night, too, and then the benefit was Sunday all day, so being "kid-free" was ideal.

After the baby shower Hailey broke out in hives and it had gotten worse and worse throughout the day, so by late afternoon I rushed her to urgent care and that's what the Dr concluded. She was having an allergic reaction to the Amoxicillian that she had been on for her ear infection that she had been diagnosed with earlier in the week. So no penecilan/penecilian based meds for Hailey from here on out.

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The Dr said her ears looked good (regarding her ear infection) and just told us to get some Benadryl and sent us on our way. Talk about scary!! My Mom did end up keeping her overnight and it was difficult for me to enjoy my night out with the girls, but I made do...with only a few phone calls to my Mom to check on how she was doing.

I think we did pretty good though. Hailey was 11 months old and had her first trip to the Dr outside of her regular physicals.

After making sure Hailey was OK, Katie and Falen met me at my house and we went to Uptown for Katie's birthday dinner. We had reservations at Chino Latino and then we were going to bar hop the rest of the night. Even though I didn't drink at all (designated driver AND I had to get up early the next morning, remember the benefit?) it was still a fun night with such a great group of people! I went to bed late and got up bright and early.

It was benefit day!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

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We held a benefit at Broadway Pizza for our Friend, Adam's Dad, Dave. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January and has been through the ringer since then. Click HERE for his Caring Bridge site to read more. He has endured a lot in a short amount of time. He is such a great person and they are such a great family. It was a great day and a great benefit. We worked hard for about 2 months previous to that making calls, getting donations and lining everything up.

Thanks to everyone who donated not only items, but their time, too.

Special thanks to my Mom and my MIL, who helped me so much that day in running the benefit.

We raised about $11,000!!!

Here is a slideshow of pictures from the day.


My friends at Flash Portraits in Ridgedale (Thanks Gretchen and Ali) graciously came to the benefit and had a photobooth type thing set up with different props, etc. They did all of this for free and they do awesome work!!!

Here are a few of my faves from the day:

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and my fave picture of the day:

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Keep fighting the fight! We love you, Dave!

Friday, June 8, 2012

This weekend was party filled. I started out Friday night with Ally's Grad Party.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Today I had my cousin Jenna's Grad Party. It was in the afternoon at her house and they happen to have a pool and it happened to be a million degrees outside. So it all worked out great. We had fun.

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She loves the pool!

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I then took engagement photos of my cousin, Nate, and his fiance, Kayla that evening. I am shooting their wedding in August.We had so much fun! Post to come soon, but here is a sneak peak!

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Today we had Nate & Kayla's Bridal Shower. My aunts threw the shower for them and sadly I didn't take any pics, but my favorite part of the shower was meeting Kayla's Mom and chatting with her. She's so nice and sweet. I can't wait for the wedding weekend!

Thursday, June 14, 2012

I had dinner with my cousin Beth and Hailey at Kona Grill in Eden Prairie.

Conversation and company = great.
Food = not so great.

Have you eaten there? I was not impressed.

Friday, June 15, 2012

I went to see Rock of Ages with Falen. I'm NOT a Tom Cruise fan, but he did grow on me a bit with this film. If you don't like 80's rock music you won't like it, but I do, so I loved it!

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

I had lunch with Laura at Mongos. It was so great to catch up with her.

That night I went to the Cheap Trick/Areosmith concert with Falen.

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Good times!

Sunday, June 17, 2012

I co-hosted, with Kristin, a baby shower for my friend Wendy. Detailed post to come soon.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

We had Hailey's 1 year photo-shoot at Flash Portraits. Detailed post to come soon.

Saturday, June 23rd - 29th, 2012

This was the week we were in New York visiting family and celebrating Hailey's 1st Birthday!
Detailed post to come soon!

Stay tuned!!

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Photoaday Challenge {May 2012}

Photoaday Challenge {May 2012}
Monday, July 9, 2012
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Here is May's list:

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#day1 Peace. Their love for each other gives me peace in my heart!

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#day2 Skyline. Downtown MPLS. #photoadaymay

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#day3 Something I wore #ootd #photoadaymay

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#day5 Bird. Santa Monica Beach. #photoadaymay

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#day6 You. I mean me. My plane outfit and new tee. #santamonica #photoadaymay

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#day7 Someone who inspires me. She does every day. #photoadaymay

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#day8 A smell I adore. Love this. Got it for my Bday. #photoadaymay

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#day9 Something I do everyday. Kisses for the Babe. #photoadaymay

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#day10 Favorite word. Mama. So much of my existence is involved with this word. #photoadaymay

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#day11 Kitchen. I am working on something for that empty wall. #photoadaymay

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#day12 Something that makes me happy. The Hubs and sleepy time. #photoadaymay

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#day13 Mom. These are mine and the reason I am one. #photoadaymay #instatext

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#day14 Grass. Playing in the backyard. #photoadaymay

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#day15 Love. Shopping. Yes. I. Do. #photoadaymay

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#day16 What I'm reading. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. #photoadaymay

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#day17 . Snack. Time. #photoadaymay

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#day18 Something I made. I made this little baby disappear. #photoadaymay

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#day19 One of my favorite places. My side of the bed. #photoadaymay

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#day20 Something I can't live without. My loves. #photoadaymay

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 #day21 Where I stand. In the bathroom to get ready every morning. #photoadaymay

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#day22 Pink. My post-its at work. #photoadaymay

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#day23 Technology. Love FaceTime to see my peanut during the day. #photoadaymay

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#day24 Something new. Hailey's suit and cover-up. #photoadaymay

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#day26 12 o'clock. Just waking up and getting outta bed. Thanks Ma for watching the peanut. #photoadaymay

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#day27 Sweet. Birthday cake and ice cream. #photoadaymay

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#day28 Weather. Sunny and warm. Perfect day for he zoo! #photoadaymay

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#day29 Number. Just one portion of the hundreds I photos I have to edit. #photoadaymay

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#day30 My personality. A Mommy, wifey, and sister that loves pretty things and shopping. #family #photoadaymay

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#day31 Something beautiful. My wedding ring. #photoadaymay

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And that's May!

Here is the list for June.

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Do you play along? Find me on Instagram: @MrsMamaD1

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