Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Weekend Highlights: October 12 - 14, 2012

Weekend Highlights: October 12 - 14, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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Friday, October 12 - Sunday, October 14, 2012

This weekend was pretty laid back. I have to say I'm liking the fall a lot. We just slow down and go at a slower pace, ya know?

Friday night I had Happy Hour/Dinner with Falen & Katie. Afterwards we shopped a bit.

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It's always great to catch up with friends. Sometimes life just gets too dang busy.

My sister, Kate, spent the weekend with us.

Saturday we watched 2 movies.

What to Expect

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I liked this one a lot. It's so true how each pregnancy is different. And also how each couple handles it differently. Everyone in it did such a great job.

5 Year Engagement

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I liked this movie, although I thought it was a little long. I'm a huge fan of both the main stars in this movie, so that's ultimately what kept me watching.

I also got Kate hooked on the Walking Dead and she ended up watching both season 1 AND 2 before she left on Sunday. The premiere was that night and she really wanted to be all caught up.

Sunday night was Walking Dead premiere night, but we went to game 1 of the Lynx series.

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They made it to the finals and Wayne got tickets to the whole series. They ended up losing game 1 and ultimately lost the championship, but we all still had fun at the game.

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Friday, October 19 - Sunday, October 21,2012

This weekend was pretty busy.

Friday night we had the rehearsal and dinner for my cousin Tara. I left work early and attended the rehearsal and then we all went back to the Groom's parents house for dinner, desert, gifts and conversation. It was a fun night and great to get to know Jake's side of the family. AND they live right down the road from us.

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Saturday was the big day. I was the photographer for them and I had such a great day. It's always a long day and lot of work as well, but I love weddings and when the couple is close to my heart it makes it all the more worthwhile.

Sunday, we went to Wayne's cousin, Aly's, birthday party. She turned 15. It's always fun to get to see family and hang out and catch up.

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Oofta. What a weekend.

Friday, October 26 - Sunday, October 28,2012

This past weekend we had some family come into town for my sister's confirmation. Friday night was spent at home relaxing and recuperating from my cold.

Saturday I went to my parents house for dinner and hung out with them and then my cousin, Nate, and his wife, Kayla showed up with their dog Wicket. He's adorable.

Sunday was my sister's confirmation ceremony.

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Here is the fam.

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Here are Amie's God-parents.

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 Afterwards we went back to my parents house. My Mom had an early dinner for everyone with cake and ice cream. Here is Amie with both of her Grandmas.

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It was a special day for us all.

Congrats Amie!

I can't believe Halloween is tomorrow. So crazy!

Happy Halloween to everyone!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

What I'm Loving Wednesday! {10.24.2012}

What I'm Loving Wednesday! {10.24.2012}
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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I'm linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

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I'm Loving... my new coach purse from an Instagram Mom that I follow. I have been looking for one like it forever and it just happened that she posted a picture and I replied and it all worked out.

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Since becoming a Mom, I have become a fan of the cross-body purse style. 

I'm Loving...my new tall boots from Heartbreaker. I got them a couple weeks ago in brown, but now I want them in black, too. SShh, don't tell the Hubs.

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I'm Loving...that I finally got to meet Ms. Mallory Lynn Mahoney. We had dinner with the Mahoney's last week when they were in town for a long weekend. We usually try and get together with them to catch up while they are in town. They live in Kansas. It's always fun and she is just the cutest little peanut!

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I'm Loving...that my Hubs picked out new earrings for Hailey with no help from me.

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He did a great job and is the cutest Dad ever for picking out new ones for her.

I'm Loving...all my E.L.F. cosmetics that I have gotten so far AND that they don't test their products on animals. I will be doing a review soon.

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I'm Loving...my Hubs making breakfast for me in the mornings sometimes.

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I'm Loving...this:

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I can't wait for election season to be over.

I'm Loving...that I can find Walden Farms products at Rainbow Foods.

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I recently started to grocery shop their more often because it is right by Hailey's daycare. I don't know if I could always find them their, but it was a relief to know that I don't have to go 2 places if I don't need to. 

That's about it for now. Happy Hump Day and have a great week!

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Birchbox Brag {October 2012}

Birchbox Brag {October 2012}
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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Linking up with Tara and Katie for their monthly Birchbox Brag.

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Here is my box for October. I opted to get the goop box and I am so glad I did.

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All links will take you directly to the product at Birchbox.







I'm pretty happy with my box. The Skin Transformer seems like it could be a replacement for a BB cream. I am kind of disappointed that the sample wasn't bigger or more than just two small pouches. I'm not sure I will be able to get a good feel for how it covers. Same with the lip gel. The sample is so small, I don't even know if a one time use will push me to actually want to buy it. I'm excited to use the DDF cleanser. It's a pretty big bottle, so I feel like I will get enough use out of it. I'm not much of a tea drinker, but I might actually take this tea to work and see how I like it. I'm not a fan of chololate and rasperry together, so I won't be trying this, but I think Hailey will like it. I don't have dark spots on my face where I think I need to use the Radiance Serum or that it would make that much of a difference, but I might just try it anyway and see if I notice a difference. It can't hurt, right? Overall I think I got a pretty good box. I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars.
   
 
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