Happy Anniversary!

   Adam and I have our 2 year wedding anniversary coming up on October 11th.  I can't believe it has been two years already, where has the time gone?! The 2 year anniversary is a traditional gift of cotton.  I ordered a gift for him last week, which arrived today on the front porch.  Because Adam was off to work, I had to lug this thing in by myself. 

   Hope he can't tell what it is through the box b/c it was soo heavy, I wasn't physically able to move it more than just a foot inside the door. 

  Can you guess what this is? I hope not because it is staying right there until Adam gets home and I can have him move it. haha 

   Speaking of anniversaries, love and all that, I have something disturbing I should share. A lot of our married friends have recently had children or are currently pregnant with their first.  This has people prying to see if Adam and I are next.  Let me assure you, we are not next.  In fact, the best I can answer that question is, we still have time to make a decision, which is a ways off b/c we are very indecisive about the whole thing.  There are pros and cons, but definitely more cons right now. 

   However, the idea of Adam and I creating a child intrigues me. What would it look like? Obviously blonde, light skinned, maybe Adam's squinty eyes with long lashes and my dimples?  Sigh, if only there were a magical baby maker photo machine.  BUT Wait!!! There is!!!! The Nest.com has this silly baby making thing on their website, which they just happened to email me today, where you mash up a photo of yourself and your spouse to "Create" a baby! They also have celebrity photos you can use too.  I didn't try that option..yet. 

   So the first one I mashed up was a photo of me and Adam from Facebook. 
Here's the result for our baby boy: 

I'm not sure what is more disturbing about this photo.. the fact that it is quite obviously the ugliest baby I've ever seen OR the fact that he clearly has a mouth full of adult teeth.  All 37 of them and possibly the wisdom ones too. 

  Even though I found it a bit disturbing, I figured, what the heck, I'll throw caution to the wind and see what our baby girl would look like!

 
  This girl was apparently born today........ with a full head of hair, teeth, and a daisy headband.  First of all, at least she is wearing pink, but everyone knows that 1.  my child would never wear mini gold hooped earrings at the age of 1, 2.  A headband made of daisies?! I know we went to school in Boone, but we aren't hippies!  and 3.  Her hair is a hot mess and she has no eyebrows!  Ridiculous!!

   If you feel the need to find out what your future "adult" babies will look like, then go to makemebabies.com and make your own!  Weird. 

   

Monday Confessions

   Ok, I must confess something that I'm truly embarrassed about.  A few months ago, I got up early on a Sunday morning and turned on the television.  I was waiting for "The Today Show" to come on at 8am, but it was 6:30am (yes, I know I am an early riser), and nothing but infomercials were on tv. 

  I got sucked in to "The Firm".  They promised me I could "get fit in 30 days!".  I watched for almost an hour as women repeatedly gave their testimonials about how easy the workout was, how they loved the motivation, how it was the best thing since sliced bread!

  Here's the break down....  you work out 3 times a week for 30 minutes.  Each week has 3 dvds, for a total of 12 dvds  (or 4 weeks), 1 dvd is cardio, 1 is sculpting and 1 is a combo of both cardio/weight training.  You do this for a month and miraculously see all these results. 
    For only $99.99 you receive a 12 dvd set, a set of pink dumbells (soo cute!) with their add on weights, a nutritional booklet, and some other little things.  I decided, YES I must have "The Firm!". 
    The dvds are NOT easy, I enjoy my Jillian Michaels dvds much more than the firm.  I do like it though. Here it is, over 30 days later and I am here to tell you, I am not "Firm", but I am quite impressed with the muscles I've gained.

    In case you were wondering, said dvds are now collecting dust. 

  SO, Lesson learned, do NOT watch tv on Sunday mornings because I will order things. 

  While I'm confessing, I must also tell you that yesterday I ordered the movie, "Beastly" on demand.  Yes, it has Mary Kate Olsen in it.  And yes, it was cheesy, had bad acting, and I surprisingly still liked it.  

  Speaking of ordering things... here are my fav's for today:

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OMG, I MUST have one of these skins for my phone!!!  Of course, I've got a Droid, so I'm not sure I can have one.  The Iphone gets all the fun stuff.  hmph. 

photo & buy here

Um, yes,  I must have this on my wall!! I think a pretty big J would look great above our bed!  I love anything monogrammed. 

LOVE!

    Why didn't they have cute stuff like this when I was in college? If you aren't in a sorority, this shop has other adorable options for you to choose from. 

   Who is catching up on all your favorite shows this week? Here's what I'm watching:
Old Shows: 
Real Housewives of New Jersey & Beverly Hills
America's Next Top Model - all stars!
Greys Anatomy
Project Runway
The Rachel Zoe Project
Glee
Modern Family
Desperate Housewives

New Shows I'm giving a chance...
Pan Am
The Playboy Club
Hart of Dixie
the X Factor
Revenge
Up All Night
A Gifted Man
Dirty Soap

WOW... thats a lot! I hope my DVR is ready! haha  I am thinking a lot of the new ones won't make it onto the permanent list of what I watch and/or they will probably get canceled. 

  OK.. It's wedding season, so I'm busy! Gotta go! :) 

Weekend Break Down

   Well, this weekend is a bust.  Adam and I were supposed to go to dinner with our friends last night, but I have completely lost my voice, so I wouldn't be much fun.  We rescheduled for brunch this morning, but guess what? Voice is even worse today.  I can whisper, but its a strain.  I blame ragweed, golden rod and pollen.  I feel fine, but sound horrible.  The only thing to do is blog.

  Is anyone having a Halloween party this year? For those of you that don't know me personally, I have a major love for bacon.  What does bacon and Halloween have to do with each other? Only this:

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 Even though Adam and I haven't gotten an invite to any parties and even if we did, I already know what he'll be, this is such a cute costume!!  Or perhaps a bagel and cream cheese would work too. 

   Things I'm loving right now...

I MUST get this skirt!!!

Boston Proper

I can't get enough of Maroon 5's "Moves like Jagger" and it gets stuck in my head.





Now its stuck in your head too, isn't it?

Glitter Ballerina Flats

   I'm not sure how I feel about these.  I think they look ridiculous, but kind of love/hate them at the same time. I would love to order these, but I'm not sure how they will look on my size 8.5/9 foot. Also, I have a hard time finding flats that fit my narrow ankles.

  Anywho, back to the hot tea with honey, chai tea, coffee, water, cough drops, etc. I'll write when again when something funny happens, other than me sounding like Kermit the Frog. 


xoxo, B

  It has been quite a while.  Ok, It has been since MARCH!  I haven't had a lack of things to write, I just have been way too busy. Have you started following my Simply Smitten blog?  I write on that one quite a bit more, not that it should excuse me from writing on this one, just saying.
   Also, I figured since I haven't written here in a while, this blog deserved a new look, what do you think? 

  We're entering into my favorite time of year!! I love to "Fall-erize" my house every September.  Even though it is still really hot at 80 something degrees outside, I am in denial and ready to wear my knee high boots.  Two weeks ago I ripped out all of my wall flowers from Bath and Body Works (spring/summer scents include: Pineapple Orchid and Pineapple Mango), and replaced them with my signature fall scents!  Nothing says fall like Creamy Pumpkin & Apple Crumble!  Creamy Caramel is my absolute favorite candle they have, but you can't find it in the stores anymore, only online!

   Going with this theme, I was thinking, what else could I add to my house for fall?

um, yes please! I want one of these for my front door!! 

And if I can't find one of  those, then I'll make one of these!  Looks simple enough, right?  I found this here. 

I want this for my front porch too! What a cute gift this would make for someone!  You can buy them here, or I think it would be somewhat easy to make yourself!

And while we're talking about fall, can we please address what has taken over my house?  Football.  ugh.  I know I'm supposed to be a good little wife and LOVE watching football with my hubby, but I don't.  I simply do NOT love football.  However, with that being said, I do miss going to college football games every Saturday!  I might be more enticed to watch games if I had these:


    THE perfect App State tailgating dress (with a gold/yellow sash instead of course)

Can I have this with a yellow monogrammed sash please? *hint hint* Find it here

 

Find your college here. What a great Christmas gift!

 Isn't that goblet cup so cute too?  My tailgate drink would look so cute in it! I am thinking I MUST have one of these for the Carolina Cup next spring! 

   Ok, thats all I have for now.  I  will try to write more often, I promise!