randomness

just a few random facts...

1. this is mckinlee's old pack n' play. i got it out for sadie to use when they came last weekend. after they left, look who else has been enjoying it!

2. i got my hair cut yesterday and it feels so much better!

3. i'm looking forward to chris' nephew's wedding tomorrow night.

4. when you have a 12 year old daughter, these are the type of pictures you find in your iphone pictures!

5. i got a new taupe nail polish at target the other day and i can't wait to paint my nails & toenails.

6. how can you have a bad day when it gets started by seeing a hot air balloon on the way to school?

7. so as to keep with the random thing i've got going here, i'm not going to post 10 things--i'll just stop here!

what we wore wednesday

it's wednesday--time to link up with the pleated poppy and share some of the things we've worn over the past week.
this is just a fun way to see what kinds of things people are putting together and maybe get a few ideas!

jeans: lauren conrad for kohls
blouse: jcp
shoes: target
jewelry: michele busch, sam moon

shorts & tank: target
shirt: lauren conrad for kohls
shoes: land's end
jewelry: the vintage pearl, silpada

a couple iphone shots of mck
blouse & shoes: justice
shorts: old navy

sweater, skirt, leggings: justice
tank: mine
converse: jcp
necklace: pandora

shorts, shoes & shirt: target
sweater & tank: old navy
flowers: the pleated poppy
ring: michele busch

pants: jcrew factory
shirt: from my sister?
necklace: goodwill
shoes: land's end

(not loving the look of this one)

it got really warm so i changed into this:
tank & scarf: old navy

so those were just a few things we wore.
i'm still waiting on fall so i can wear my sweaters--will it ever get here?

good eats

a few things i've been enjoying lately...

love this for breakfast:
whole grain bread toasted with almond butter, sliced bananas drizzled with real maple syrup--yum!

chris & i get on an omelet kick every once in a while and we just crave them--especially for dinner.
this one was especially good:
2 eggs with sauteed mushrooms & red peppers, topped with el fenix salsa.

these are the easiest cookies ever. mckinlee made them when she got home from school.
1 box cake mix
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
any extras like chocolate chips, nuts, etc.
bake at 350 for 8-11 minutes
these were a vanilla cake mix from paula deen--so tasty!

for a quick lunch i have been loving these frozen meals from kashi. they have so much protein, fiber & whole grains in them. my favorite here is the chicken pasta pomodoro (with a little added sea salt & parmesan)

we LOVE this soup. i just call it rotisserie chicken soup and it is good!

usually for breakfast i have a burrito with 1 egg, 1 slice of turkey (chopped) & some grated killaree cheddar (our favorite cheddar from whole foods). i also love fruit salad and find that i will eat a ton more fruit if i make a big fruit salad. if you add coconut it's even better!

some mornings if i'm not into eggs i will have a yogurt. greek yogurt is so yummy and so much better for you than regular yogurt--less sugar and tons more protein. my favorite is the chobani lemon, but i didn't have any. today i had the oikos vanilla & added some blueberries & agave. pretty good!

i had a coupon for this the other day, so i decided to try it. you just mix any milk product with it and heat it--so comforting & cozy.

so that's what i've been eating (and drinking)--what about you?

our weekend

mom, danielle & sadie came for the weekend.
we had so much fun talking, shopping and eating!

a fun afternoon at the mall was the first order of business.
we buckled sadie in her stroller, gave her a box of raisins and we were on our way!

danielle got a beautiful purse at coach
(and so did mom the next day--but i didn't get a picture)

sadie loved the disney store.
i kept telling her to turn around so i could take her picture, but she would turn the wrong way!

she loves goofy right now.
she ended up with a stuffed goofy & minnie and little plastic figures of her favorite disney characters.

she would have been perfectly happy lining up boxes all afternoon

i picked up mck from school (sadie says "my mimi") and met up with them at stride rite where sadie got some new shoes.

here she is posing in the window

we stopped for snacks--a smoothie & pretzel bites for mom & mck

some cookies for me
(danielle was good and only had a few bites of our stuff)

and fries for sadie

then she got to ride the carousel and LOVED it!

mimi rode too :)

i took pictures of myself in the mirrors, ha!

then we headed to nordstrom where sadie was entertained my climbing all over this round couch. she got a little wild so we had to get her off that!

i took her to the dressing room to wait for danielle and take more pictures.
i wanted her to stand beside me, but she wouldn't.

leaving the mall--tired but happy.

sadie loved panda express

saturday afternoon we went to a big outlet mall and probably walked 2 miles!
sadie slept a long time in her stroller--and she got the cutest crocs with goofy & mickey on them.

she loved this fountain

looking adorable in her shades

mck also played the viola for us.
sadie loves the "moo-get" as she says!

we had such a fun time & can't wait until they come back!

instagram friday

totally can't remember if these were done with instagram or camera+.
(i, personally, like camera+ better.)
linking up over at life rearranged

this was a quote i saw on someone's blog & loved it!

mckinlee & i ususally go to paciugo's on friday for our weekly treat.

i love this gelato!
the flavors i almost always get are: 2 scoops of mediterranean sea salt caramel, 1 extra dark chocolate & 1 red velvet cake.
(my mouth is totally watering right now!)

the last time my mom was in town we went to corner bakery for breakfast.
i am in love with chilled oatmeal--who would have thought?
doesn't cold oatmeal sound disgusting? i thought so--but i decided to live a little & try it and i was most pleasantly surprised!
you really must give this a try.

mom with her delicious looking breakfast

and me with mine--i look terrible, i know. i was just getting over a 3 day headache!

i have got to post more pictures from my phone--it just takes forever for my iphone pics to download so i end up not doing it very often!

~happy weekend~

randomness

just a few random things...

1. just before i took this picture cosmo was turned the other way and it looked like he was reading mckinlee's music. :)


2. i have all my fall decorations out (even though there is no semblance of fall in the air) except for a new fall wreath for my door and a fall picture or large plate for my kitchen.

3. i am not watching dancing with the stars this season. (i could insert a lot of tacky comments here, but i will refrain.)

4. i am currently reading these two books. i am halfway done with rules of civility & i love it! i am only 8 pages into the other one & have answered yes to almost all the questions they have asked (and i'll have to read a little more, but i don't think that's a good thing!)

5. mckinlee is sounding really good on her viola.

6. i just happened to look down at my stomach and i could totally pass for being about 4 months pregnant (i am not.)

7. got this yummy scarf (and a few other goodies) at the jcrew outlet store today.

8. i have so many spray painting projects i need to do, but i keep putting them off because the smell gives me a headache.

9. there is a candy called milk chocolate honeycomb that i buy at sprouts in the bulk bins and it is delicious! don't think there's even any honey in it. i am totally willing myself not to go downstairs and get some this very minute! (see #6)

10. i can't wait for my mom, sister & niece to come this weekend!