do the monster mash....

FINALLY FRIDAY!!

i hope everyone has a great halloween weekend!

i don't have my creative juices flowing today....

my mind is ready for the weekend...

soooooo....

here is a little video clip i made about a month ago...

after seeing it on someone else's blog...

in the clip is my brother, his fiance, dominic, billy and myself...

hope it works! if not here is a link....

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/aQJ1ngEbjnirEykO

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

go make one!!

they are simple and you will more than likely laugh a lot more with people in it that you know!

off to spend my day catching up on ya'll!!

XOXO!

life is good....

I received a tag from 2 beautiful ladies Kristen and Marian! If you don’t already follow them you should! I love these sweet gals!

What were you doing 10 years ago?
Well, I was 16 and in my sophomore year of high school. I was so pumped to get my drivers license. My parents, for some odd reason, gave me their newer Tahoe as my first car. I drove it like a bad outta hell cuz I was cool like that…..Until I got pulled over and was given a ticket for reckless driving. My Mom took me to court and I cried and the judge dropped the ticket under the condition that I attend driving class…..awesome. Also when I was 16 I was working at a daycare in an infant room. My dream at the time. I love babies, can’t wait to have one of my own. If I could get paid what I make now to work there I still would. I loved that job. I was hanging out with all my besties back then too. We had a tight group of about 8 girls. We did practically everything together. I am only close to two of these girls these days. All of us are in touch with at least 2-3 girls from the group so I still get to hear about everyone.

What are 5 things on your to-do list today?
1. Pretend to work
2. Blog
3. Chow down on my yummy lunch, leftovers from last night. Chicken, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole, yum-o!
4. Leave work early to go home and take a nap
(i stayed up way too late last night)
5. Watch GLEE and eat a meatloaf dinner (Billy is a master chef these days), cuddle with gus and B (just found out GLEE isn't on tonight....night kinda ruined now....stoooopid world series!)

my life revolves around food and sleep & my handsome fiancé and our baby G.

5 Snacks you enjoy?
1. BBQ chips
2. Sour cream and onion chips
3. Cheese
4. Chicken in a Biskit crackers
5. Gummy Bears

I shouldn’t be allowed to have snacks. Thankfully I don’t eat them often. I need to just stop buying chips at the store. I used to eat healthy and lately I’ve been very careless. I need to snap out of this and get back to my old ways.

5 places you have lived?
1. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
2. Sioux City, Iowa
3. Moved back to Sioux Falls, South Dakota (different house)
4. Hartford, South Dakota – my brother, sister and I had to live with my Grandparents for a while. It was fun but so hard to be away from our parents and adjust to a totally different style of living.
5. Apple Valley, Minnesota – I lived with my parents until I was 18 and then I bought a townhouse a couple miles away, still living there today. Love my home and I love being so close to my parents.

5 things you would do if you were a billionaire?
1. Pay off all my debt and my loved ones debt.
2. Buy a couple humungo homes and of course get my family members/friends all their own homes.
3. Go on lavish vacations all over the world with my fiancé.
4. Save and invest.
5. Donate.
6. Shop to my hearts content :) (I know that was 6 but I had to add it)

I tag anyone who wants to play along!

i am getting close to my 100th post.

i am thinking a giveaway is in order but i have NO IDEA what to giveaway.
what are some of your favorite little things?!?

my last post received over 100 comments!

i thought that was crazy!

all you ladies had the nicest things to say!

ya'll are seriously too sweet!! thank you!

kinda wishin we were all friends in "real life"!! ;)

hope everyone has a great day!

confession....

i have been getting so many sweet comments from you ladies on my hair lately...

thank you so very much! they make me smile :)

i have a little secret to share...

a confession....

as some of you probably already know...

i actually have short hair...

i really DO NOT like taking pics of myself!! haha!!

but the picture above is what my hair looks like now.

growing up my hair was always short...
never past my shoulders....
when i heard about extensions i had to have them...
the price didn't matter...
they would last a few months...
i would get them taken out...
and put right back in...
i LOVED having long hair....
and the girl who always put them in for me has become a great friend!

pics above and below with the real extensions...

after having extensions for almost 2 years...
i got a new car...
something else i had always wanted...
i had to give up the extensions...
the price of them was as much as a car payment...
& i'm in love my cute little car :)

photo from BING images

i was quite bummed about giving up my long hair...
although i don't mind my short hair at all...
i just really loved my long hair...
so i found an alternative to getting semi-permanent hair extensions...
clip-ins....
these things are not my favorite but they work and i can take them in and out as i please...

so any photo that you have seen of me in the past few months...
have been with the clip-ins....
they are a cheap alternative and also human hair... they can by styled, washed and dried just as real hair...
i only wear the extensions occasionally on the weekend...
it's much easier to just shower and get ready on work mornings having to style my short hair.
okay, now you know my secret :)

i hope everyone had a W.O.N.D.E.R.F.U.L weekend!!
it was pretty gloomy in minnesota the entire weekend.
to be honest, i only left our house to bring billy lunch on sat and sun.
and to go my parents house for our family dinner night :)
otherwise, i was just doing laundry, cleaning, napping and eating...
we had my sisters dog all weekend too...
he is one, he kept me plenty busy ;)
i'm starting a work out routine today after taking a break for well over a month!

p.s. thanks to those of you that left comments on the previous post!
it was nice to hear others opinions :)

are you from crazy town

sorry, this is loooooooong...

deleted post, due to respect

it's the little things in life...

I don't think it's any secret that I LOVE being an anutie...

my fiance LOVES being uncle Billy...

we can't wait to have a little one of our own...

until then, we enjoy spending any time we can with our nephew Dominic....

I had off last Wednesday and spent the majority of the day with Dom...

Uncle Billy works at the ZOO so of course we went to see him....

we all roamed the ZOO...

then we all ate lunch together....

after chow time silly uncle Billy...

wanted to get some giggles out of Dom...

D just turned 2 but a good ol' fashion game of...

peek-a-boo...

was just fine with him...

I think uncle B might be the goofiest guy I know...
I love how billy makes dominic so happy....
the little guy couldn't get enough of him...
I'll never get enough of either of them...

we all had a splendid time together...

days like those are irreplaceable...
enjoy them when you have the chance :)

at this rate...
i honestly don't know if we'll get married or start a family first....

i hope everyone is having a great week so far!
i know i am!
xo

wonderful FALL weekend

i love my weekends!
especially the ones where i have no set plans...
getting to spend time with my handsome man...
enjoying yummy new york style pizza and wings...
hanging out with amazing friends...
fall clothes shopping…
playing with my adorable nephew...
having dinner and catch up time with the family...
picking delicious apples...
chowing down on mini donuts…
and lazy Sundays…

the boys eating mini donuts...

laura and her little man brody...

i love this picture of brody, so cute...

dominic picking the good apples from the top...

dom running away...

he turns and says buh bye...

then takes off...

he did that a few times that day.

the end

i hope everyone had a great weekend!! :)

Be CrEaTiVe

Where has the week gone!?

It has flown by for me, once again.

I had yesterday off to watch my nephew.

We had a FABULOUS day together!

I think someday I could handle the stay at home mommy job :)

Hope everyone has had a great week so far!!

Now to reveal this new venture Billy and I have decided to partake in!!

We have teamed up with a lady that works with Billy who makes custom hairwraps by hand.

I may be biased but I think they are super cute and so much fun!

The possibilities for these hairwraps are endless!

The main target for the hairwraps is
younger girls - high school age girls.
Billy's niece who is 5 loved them!

They can be worn to support your favorite teams.
They are custom made with any colors you want.
There is a wide variety of charms to choose from as well.
They are high quality and handmade (taking around an hour to produce one).
The best part, they can be used over and over again.

Here are some examples up close...

TURTLES/DOLPHIN
each hairwrap is secured to a clip.
the string/yarn is sewn onto the clip.
then super glued as well for extra durability.
MERMAID/DOLPHIN/
SEASHELL


FLAMINGO/FLOWERS

DOLPHINS

Since Billy has a very active part in hockey across our metro area we thought it would be a great idea to market this product to local hockey teams. Below are some High School colors in our area. The teams could pick whichever charms they wish. Such as their sport, number and team mascot. We have a prospective offer on the table right now for a local school, keep your fingers crossed for us that this goes through!

Eagan Wildcats

their colors are blue white and green
shown below with the wildcat, hockey sticks and team player #

Apple Valley Eagles

colors and charms...

I am interested to know what you ladies think of them!

If anyone has interest in these, please contact me.

hairwrapsforyou@yahoo.com

Any of the wraps shown are for sale and we have about 50 others, ALL DIFFERENT, for sale as well.

If you have a specific interest in one, let me know.

We will give discounts to "followers"/blog friends as well!!

These would make great stocking stuffers or birthday presents!
Be creative, the possibilities are endless.

The hairwraps sell online for $20-$25.

We will be selling them for MUCH less than that.

We are working on starting an etsy store as well but for right now we are just marketing them to teams/schools.

Have a great day!! Look forward to hearing from ya'll!!

weekend recap and then some....

what we've been up to lately....

THURSDAY

billy and i went to our first 3D movie...

at an imax theater....

it was pretty much amazing...

esp because we got to wear those awesome glasses...

while enjoying a beer...

and popcorn....

we saw....

it literally seemed like it was raining...
cheeseburgers, meatballs & ice cream...
in the theater...
we will definitely be going to another one of these movies...
after the movie billy made us a yummy steak salad dinner!

FRIDAY

we went to billy's sisters house for din din....

she made us a yummy mexi fiesta...

we enjoyed chicken fajitas...

mexi wantons (amazing)...

and strawberry daiquiris...

after dinner and playing with the kiddos...

we went home and my brother and his fiance came over....

we made drinks and played scene it on the xbox...

then the guys wanted to play tiger...

so gina and i sat upstairs talking...

then there was DRAMA...

i'll save that for another day (maybe)...

the night ended okay...

we all stayed up talking until about 5 in the morning...

SATURDAY

we slept most of the day...

and just lounged around the house...

we needed some recovery...

i don't recall the last time we were up until 5 a.m.

i babysat for 4 little boys that night...

SUNDAY

i cleaned and did laundry ALL day...

then went to my parents for our family dinner night....

we watched our shows...

caught up on each others weeks...

i got to play with dominic...

he sure is a ham & i love being his auntie...

B had hockey so he missed dinner...

we both got home around 9:30...

watched wanda skyes new stand up comedy act...

quite funny and great way to end the weekend...

MONDAY

woke up to this...

it's still snowing...

what happened to fall?!?

in other news...

billy and i have teamed up with a lady he works with...

she is going to be creating something...

we will be selling it...

here is a sneak peak...

these are NOT friendship bracelets...

i am going to do a post on them tomorrow!

stay tuned!!

i'm looking forward to your feedback!

hope everyone had a great weekend!!

photos courtesy of BING images