Thirteen Days

It's really been 13 days since my last post! I can't believe it! Almost two full weeks! I've been busy with a ton of stuff, but that's for another day. :)

Today I'm here to thank Chris from Chubbette Tales...Life after Spanks for my first blogger awards! Chris and I would totally be friends if we lived closer, that's my opinion anyway. Haha She is such a sweet girl and has great style! Check her out!

She nominated me for a Getting to Know You Award and the Liebster Award. Thanks girl!

Liebster Blog Award Rules:

Thank your Liebster Award presenter on your blog.

Link back the Blogger who awarded you.

Give your top 5 picks for the award.

Inform your top 5 by commenting on their blog.

Post the award on your blog.

Tell Me About Yourself Award Rules:

Thank and link back the person who awarded you.

Write 7 random things about yourself.

Spread the love to 15 more bloggers.

Since I am lazy love all of followers, you are all awarded both of these awards!! I have loved getting to see a glimpse into each one of your lives! It's crazy to me to find so many things in common with other girls that are thousands of miles away from me, along with some that are pretty close!!

So, now to the 7 random things about myself.

1. I record too much T.V. and will never be able to watch it all.

2. I was hit by a school bus in 7th grade. Technically I hit the moving bus. Everyone around me was in so much shock, it took a long time to get someone to help me up. It was so scary and so gross. The skin was hanging off of my arm, as if it was a peeling sunburn. Gross and Scary.

3. I had an underbite and had corrective surgery to fix it in 2005. My jaw was wired shut for 7 weeks. BEST DIET EVER! Seriously though, I got down to 89 pounds and it was gross, but the results are worth it. 

4. I am a nanny for a wonderful family with 4 children right now, but cannot wait to get back into dental assisting. 

5. My first job was at a daycare. I loved it and was there on and off for 4 years. The only reason I ever had for leaving was because of conflicting school schedules, then it was just time to move on. I would send my children there though, if I have any.

6. All of the experience I have had with children really makes me think I may be an older mother, like 30 years old, or that I might not become a mother myself. I LOVE children, but I think I might want to be the cool auntie that brings the kids to do stuff and have fun sleepovers instead of having my own children.

7. If I do have a little boy, I really want his name to be Wilson Reid, but Josh is not ok with that so it probably won't happen. When I have a baby, Wilson will be my maiden name, so I feel like I get to pass down something. Reid means redheaded, and I dream of possibly having a redheaded boy, and if not, it'll still be part of "me" going into the name. If I have a girl, well lets not go there.....

I hope y'all had a great weekend!!

Who Is Your Doppelgänger?!

Today I'm linking up with the beautiful and hilarious Raven of A Momma's Desires and Pacifiers!

I'm sure that everyone has seen or heard of the generators that tell you which celebrity you look like, after you upload a picture of yourself. I decided to get in on this link up and it has proven to be very entertaining.

Raven suggested this website.

The first picture is the one that I uploaded to the site, followed by my top "look a like."

My Number One Match:

 So out of ALL celebrities, my closest match is Fred Durst. Clearly from the picture I uploaded, I absolutely look like a bald man with a mustache/beard combo, no? Following Mr. Durst is Oscar de la Renta, Joseph Biden,  Michael Bloomberg, Prince Harry, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Schneider, Boris Becker, Bruce Willis and finally, Angelina Jolie. My top nine "look a likes" are men. There is only one woman in the mix. Haha 

I then decided to see Joshua's "look a like."

Again, the picture I uploaded followed by his number one match.

Please excuse his goofy face. It's the only picture I have of him by himself, without a really goofy face and without sunglasses on.

Joshua's Number One Match:

My man looks like Jennie Garth. No way! Although, I wouldn't mind if it said he looked like her husband soon to be ex-husband. His other matches were: Michael Douglas, Renee Zellweger, Naomi Watts, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, John Malkovich, and Cate Blanchett. My man looks like a lady, besides the three men mentioned. Do you see his skin color? It's not quite the same as Jennie's. Ha!

Who is your look a like? Go find out and let me know!

Target Goodness

I stopped by Target today after work to look for a swimsuit cover-up for an 8 year old I nanny for and went to the women's section to peruse a little, since I was there and all. ;-)

I've been trying to purchase less "wants" and trying to take quality of things more seriously. So, needless to say, I've been shopping less. I stopped myself from purchasing a few things today. So you go buy them, post pictures and let me be envious. 

How cute is this dress! I didn't actually see it in the store, but it is on the website. 

 I saw this dress at Target and almost tried it on. I love the color blocking trend, but really love the diagonal lines on this one. I feel like it would be more flattering for a short person like myself.

Target also has some rompers that look super cute. I saw them online, not in person. I tried to get the picture from the website, but I could't get it to work correctly. The romper comes in 4 cute patters, but my favorite is navy with little white birds. I might have to go back to Target and check if they have it. I didn't stay long because my body started shaking from not having anything in the buggy I didn't have a lot of time to spend.

Have you bought any Target goodness lately? 

Weekend Re-Capish

 Hey y'all! I hope y'all are having a great weekend! Last week was dragging for me so I was so happy for the weekend to show up! 

Saturday, Joshua, his friend Kent and I went to the LSU spring football game, ate lunch at Ruby Tuesdays and went back to LSU to watch the baseball game. It was pretty hot during the football game. Who forgot her skin is as white as paper and needs sunscreen everyday? That would be me. So this happened.

It isn't a horrible burn, but it's a reminder for me to go stock up on sunscreen. Just a little tip, if you do get a sunburn, if you put vinegar on a towel while you're in the bath it takes the burning away. I know it sounds crazy, but I feel like the vinegar really pulls something out of sunburned skin. I do have a friend who says it didn't help her, but it's the first thing I do if I get a sunburn.

Anyway, that's the only picture I have from Saturday. Oops! It was a fun day and the baseball team won, so that's always great. During a spring football game, the LSU players just play against each other. So, there's no real winner.

A little over a week ago, this happened.

Luckily, this was my only "injury".

It was such a scary thing and I am just so grateful that I was able to walk away from the wreck.

My insurance company called yesterday and confirmed what I already knew, my car is totaled. So today, I'm going to be researching cars, going to dealerships to look around at vehicles while the dealerships are closed so that I can look without having car salesmen fight over me like I'm the last piece of cake.

Car opinions are welcomed!! Help me out! haha

My Love/Hate Relationship With....

Today, I have a HUGE love/hate relationship with the internet.

It is awesome to be able to communicate with friends and family and also gives the privilege to make new friends! I prefer shopping on the internet also. I don't like to always have the same shirt or dress that everyone else has! It's easier to find different things on the internet. Besides, the mall in my town is a joke. I mainly go there to go to Dillard's. Sometimes I go to JcPenny's and the kids stores. For a real shopping trip, we head to New Orleans, not that I'm complaining. :) 

Currently, my power cord for my computer is holding on for dear life. Someone *cough Elliot cough* got hungry and bit really close to the part that plugs into the computer. No bueno. My dad wrapped it up with electrical tape and we are hoping for the best. haha A new power cord costs around $80. I of course have 567,876,098,987 that I would rather spend that money on. 

Of course since I'm an/a awesome horrible blogger, I have no pictures for this post. Awesome right? 

 

Lets Close Our Eyes

Lets close our eyes and go back to Monday, since that's when I planned to have this post up.

Moving on.

This past weekend was so much fun! My weekends usually aren't too busy with things to do so it was a nice 

change.

Saturday was my awesome friend Chelsey's baby shower! Chelsey is going to be the first person in our group of friends to have a baby and the excitement is killing us all! Not to mention, this baby girl will be the first grand-baby on her and her husbands side! She will be so spoiled and loved! I am so excited to meet her! Her name will be Savannah Colleen. I am in love with her name, but already have her nickname picked out, which will be Vannie. I love feeling her move around in Chelsey's belly, but I am so ready and excited for her to come out!! The shower was gorgeous. It was at Chris and Chelsey's home. Smart idea on their part. Their home was filled with yummy food, sweet decor and very excited guests! I, of course, have no pictures from the shower. 

Sunday, Josh and I went to the zoo!! I hadn't been in a few years and I had been nagging sweetly pushing Joshua to bring me. He hadn't been since he was in junior high! We saw lots of cool animals, Josh questioned my real age and the weather was very nice. Here are some pictures!

Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, LA)

 I love the flamingos!

 Real cotton candy!

 Joshua looking at the birds

Us. :-)

A couple of funny things happened at the zoo too.

Two duck/goose kind of things were eating a snack out of a metal baking pan and a rat tried to sneak a bite. One of the duck/goose things attacked that rat! It just bit the rat and that rat ran off so fast! The duck/goose that got the rat proceeded to open it's wings and make a ton of noise to let everyone know that he saved the snack! Haha

We saw the gorilla later. When we got there he was in the back of his enclosure leaning on a big rock. He then walked a little toward us and started picking grass to eat. He then ran as if he was going to jump over the fence!! Everyone moved back, because we were sure that we would be the next group on tv for a "When Zoo Animals Attack" sort of show. haha He stopped running when he got to the end of the grassy area then looked around at us. Joshua and I think he was playing around and trying to scare everyone for his own enjoyment. Ha! 

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Now open your eyes, because it's really Wednesday! 

Flow

Hey y'all! What has everyone been up to? 

I went to my first Body Flow class on Tuesday and it was awesome! Body Flow is a mix of yoga, pilates and tai chi. I loved it, however, I had no balance on Tuesday, which is highly needed. I was in dancing for 14 years so I have balance, it's just lost. I'll have to find that soon.

I have been feeling so much happier since I've been working out. Summer is around the corner and I want to have a healthier body by then. I have been on Pinterest for some "pinsperation". haha

Here are a couple of my favorites:





images via Pinterest