Beaming Proud

As you know from a previous post, I LOVE MY MOM! She is the world's greatest woman.

One thing that I have always loved about her is her creativity.

 She can imagine and create ANYTHING!

Whenever I had a school project, or dance costume or ANYTHING, she could just whip it up real quick, no patterns. She designed years of dance team t shirts, and musical costumes, bedroom decorations, wedding receptions... you name it, she can create it. 

She is CONSTANTLY full of ideas, we are always trying to get her to market and sell her ideas...well, FINALLY, SHE IS DOING IT! and I am So proud!

She has been creating the most BEAUTIFUL jewelry that we have been selling on our SASSY POSE website, and we just finished setting up her ETSY store.

Go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlliOriginal to see the rest of her jewelry...

Click on the links to shop her collection... but ALSO look forward to her SUPER cute aprons and pillows!

I'm in love and YOU are going to love it too! 

SHE MADE THESE JUST BY HAND, NO PATTERN or ANYTHING! Oh I'm so impressed!

Get A Room!!

Sorry if I offend anyone, and mostly cause I'm not a parent yet, some of you may be thinking 'just wait until its her...' BUT I am not a parent yet, so I have a right to my pet peeves...

Here we go... maybe its because I'm in Utah, but lately I have been noticing everywhere babies... I love babies, I love watching moms with new babies and looking at their cute outfits and headbands, etc.

 I HATE however, breast feeding! Its awkward and uncomfortable... I feel like breast feeding is something that should be private. I understand that babies need to eat when they need to eat... but there ARE options... pump some bottles in advance...go to a bathroom, go to your car, go to another room... ANYWHERE else but just right where you are...

Here is why, we were at the Rodeo recently, on bleachers of sorts... there was this lady just to the side of us with a totally cute baby... 6 weeks old... love love love... 

So the mom was wearing a rather tight fitting T shirt... and the baby was crying... and so she just PULLS UP HER SHIRT and just GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS!!! 

Not only was she at the RODEO with thousands of people around, but she was also wearing a tight shirt so when she pulled it up, the entire back went up to... its like her shirt was completely around her neck... SO INAPPROPRIATE... guys were just staring... and she was totally just chillin...

Then, I'm at church and this lady sitting in the hall has one of those baby cover nursing thing around her neck which is a favorable option, but then she just flips the thing over and gets all situated... purely pornography! The lady that was sitting there talking to her immediately got uncomfortable and didn't know where to look...

I know its natural and beautiful and all part of motherhood, but it makes me uncomfortable and I hate it!!

Just so you know... that is on my list of pet peeves and if you're doing that stuff in public, please be respectful of people around you, just cause you're not uncomfortable with it, other people are! 

Just cover yourself up and GET A ROOM!!

Ok... don't leave a bunch of mean comments... I'm done ranting now...

One year older and wiser too

Birthday's are so anti-climatic... I remember how exciting birthdays use to be... we would count down the days for at least a month before... it was like Christmas... anticipation, planning, parties, presents!! We had a rule that the week of your birthday, you got to get the mail every day... SO FUN!!

Things are a lot different now... cause I'M OLD!! Not so exciting, I almost wish my birthday didn't come each year. This year was REALLY different. We are in a new place and don't know anyone really... and then my dad leaves for the weekend to be with his favorite child... 

I don't want to throw a party for myself, or even ask people to hang out with me on my birthday cause I feel pathetic. Richard doesn't celebrate birthdays. His family just never did, so he is weirded out by the fact that my family makes such a big deal... Poor guy... And its not like I am high maintenance and need a lot, just  an enjoyable day where I can do whatever I want...

I did get the mail each day last week... and my excitement began to grow as packages and cards came in the mail... presents are my favorite part!

SO, i was BEYOND excited when I got my birthday package from my sister Melissa. I was instructed to open it the day before my birthday. I opened it, and inside there was a paper for my "birthday in a box!"

Melissa and I have the same idea on what the perfect day is... and she would be the perfect person to hang out with me on my birthday. Since she couldn't be here... she made a way for me to have the day that I love!! So I cried a little and then got started right away! There were numbered items, and I had the instructions like 'take out item number one (which was a burned cd) download songs onto your ipod for your birthday play list... play the cd every time you are in the car on your birthday'

I had to take a picture each step along the way... like a birthday scavenger hunt... so here is how the day went

"Sleep in as late as you want! Dont answer the phone or text messages until YOU are ready to get up... right when you wake up, take your best "Im happy Im 27" pic"

(Im so lucky that my husband still loves me after he sees me in the morning...)

The bad thing is, the day before Richard gave me the work out DVD's from Jillian Michaels... I did the work out and COULD not even MOVE when I woke up on my birthday... ever muscle in my body hurt... great way to start out the day. Shortly after, Richard brought me breakfast in bed (which for him is a big deal, and he doesn't really understand the concept, but the bowl of cereal he brought was great! haha)

The next envelope had 2 'sonic dollars' in it... I was instructed to get a LARGE LEMON BERRY slush and head to the pool with my Party Mix!!...

So, we had planned to meet my cousins Bria and Craig at my uncle's pool. They live in a beautiful gated community with an amazing pool... we got there and it was all decorated for a wedding reception or something... a lot of people and NO lounge chairs for us... We hung out there for a while and then decided to head over to the pool at our apartments. That pool was worse! A little kids pool party with at least 20 kids under the age of 10... not at all relaxing...

 I was so happy that Richard stayed with me by the pool. He hates laying out and even swimming, so it was a great treat for him to spend time doing things that I love to do! Thanks babe! Anyway, I tried to lay out and read my magazine, but I kept getting splashed and got pretty annoyed... and gave up on the birthday laying out by the pool idea...

I headed inside to take a nap. The next step was getting ready.. The package had nail polish and a new RING  inside! So cute (his name is Axel by the way) My assignment was to take a creative ANTM inspired pose...

No birthday is complete without Chili's. The next envelope included Chili's bucks! My fave!! We met Craig and Bria (and their cute baby Krew) at Chili's. I had my usual birthday meal of Fajitas and chips and queso... SO YUMMY! Bria totally sold me out and brought a birthday balloon, but luckily the waiter just brought us a dessert and didn't sing... (so over that in my old age)

The next items were my favorite Rainbow chip cake and frosting! Bria made me an amazing rainbow cake, so we are saving those items for Scottee's bday, but perfect idea... I forgot to take a pic of the cake... whoops! It was really nice to hang out in Bria's backyard to allow our food to digest, perfect birthday weather by the way.

To top off the day, there was a bag of SPK's and Redbox money... we decided to upgrade and head to the movies. Robin Hood was our original plan but it was pretty much sold out... we saw the Loser's (pretty good, but you should wait to rent it) and enjoyed our snacks....

My last assignment was to get in my comfies and take a pic vegging out... one of my most favorite activities!

Now that I am 27 I am realizing that I really enjoy the simple things in life. I love just being with my family and enjoying good food and good company. I don't need a big party.

 I am SO grateful that Melissa found a way to make my day perfect, with all the little things that I love. I also got soooo many wonderful presents, cards, and love from Facebook. I got everything that I asked for!

Thanks everyone for a great day, and here's to a WONDERFUL year of being 27!

St.Georgin' it

Since we have been in St. George, we are constantly trying to find new fun things to do.

In Washington, we got in the habit of going to the movies... A lot... mostly because it was SO

rainy all the time... what else are you gonna do?

Anyway, we are trying to get out of that habit here in Utah.

Our new hobby is sports... now I am NOT in any way an athlete, but my husband lacks male

company since he moved away from his brothers, so I try to accommodate...

Last weekend, we bought a football and tried that out for a while...

Our new favorite is going to the batting cages... I was surprised that I didn't get hit by the balls and I actually 

hit some!

Then last night we hit up the St. George rodeo... it was just bull riding, but fun anyway!

The best part was little kid bull riding... seriously like 8 year olds on miniature bulls (seriously like miniature horses... who knew?)! It was adorable once you get past the initial terror of children getting stepped on by ginormous animals...

It was really hot with the sun right in our face for a while... Richard was really happy about that...haha!

Papa came out with us, complete with his Stetson! Love that!!

So, if you live in St. George, we need more ideas... what do you do for fun?

Humble Abode

Even though we have lived in St. George for 3 months now, I have been postponing posting pics of our apartment until it is presentable. I like things to be a certain way... its the OCD in me...

I love when I see people's blogs with a lot of pictures and I can see a glimpse into their lives

So I decided that things are ok enough to share... for now at least...

Here is the before pic when we were very first moving in...

This picture is taken from the front doorway...

Here is the living room before... my aunt and uncle provided these couches to us... they are in great condition but a little 80's for my taste... so after A LOT of sewing...

and recovering ALL those pillows...

Here is the living room after! What a difference... it feels so much homier... 

and I love the rug that I got at Wal Mart for $60 and the coffee table from Ikea for $20!

Plus, notice the cactus on the coffee table, Richard though I needed a plant that I couldnt kill... good idea!

And then there is the kitchen... its a lot bigger than most apartment kitchens, and that is a giant walk in pantry where the washer and dryer go.

I'm in the process of preparing the bedrooms for pictures... baby steps...

So, what do you think?