Back to school bc I'm behind

Our back to school tradition:

Each year before school starts the kids and I pick a day to do our back to school shopping and lunch and movie date.  We will get up that morning and head out to pick up new school shoes and clothes, backpacks, and last minute supplies. Then we go to lunch and then go see a movie. Chili's has been our go to spot lately. I don't know why but all of a sudden we cant get enough.

We have seen the previous movies so I thought its rated R due to the language of a few curse words so I got our tickets and headed to the movies with our Popcorn, M&Ms and coke in tow.

 

Oh my I was almost wanting to get up and leave it had way  more than a few curse words,

Can you tell by the look on her face and at one point she even leaned over and asked me what a rim job was? Uhhhhh baby I don't know myself: I mean how was I to answer that



 

Maci being at the age where she knows what things mean she was looking shocked also

 

Although it was hilarious it is for Adults ONLY!!!!

 

 

First day of school picture

How do I have a Junior High kid?

 

and this quick pic thanks to Maci for getting me hooked on Chick fil A lemonade 



Falling into Fall: Fashion Friday

It's not a secret that Fall is my least favorite season. The only thing that keeps me sane in the Fall is the clothing and pumpkin spice cappuccinos. I thought I would do a post on fall fashion that I am loving.

Fashion:

I love everything about this look:

Most of us have the chambray button up, black skinnies or leggings, tan or cream scarf and ankle boots. Now all we need to do is fine this cardigan. You can make this look dressy or casual.



 

This look is so simple and lately I have been obsessed with short sleeve solid tops so I can wear them year round and in can also be dressed up or down. This would be an everyday look.

 

add a black jacket and a scarf and you have a dressier look and for a night look throw on some heels. I love pieces that can be changed from casual to dressy without breaking the bank and getting my money worth on the clothes I buy.

 





All of these outfits except #6

I can see myself wearing all of them and you can take pieces and bring them into spring, summer, fall, and winter.





 

Beauty:

 

This sun bunny bronzer by Too Faced is my favorite bronzer and in the fall winter when my tan starts to fade I have to upkeep a tan look this works wonder on my face and neck.

 

 

This bronzing lotion from Victorias Secret I use on my body to add that tan look when I start to loose my tan and feel pasty.





H5 Fall Bucket List

As I was reading my devotion one morning: Numbers 11:1 and Philippians 2:14 

It spoke volumes to me as I've been in a funk partially due to Fall. Its my least favorite time of the year. I don't like the colors, long harvest hours, dying grass and leaves, dust and trash flying everywhere, school is back into full swing, allergies flare up and the list of complaints could go on and on but after reading this passage I thought I am going to put my grumbles and complaints aside ad make the best of it. So without negative outlook on Fall I figured I would join in and grab the kids for a Fall Bucket List H5 style asking everyone to list a few things that could be put on the list. I had to remind them that it had to be doable and not far fetch.

I found this printable on Pinterest and made it our own listing 10 things we could check off:

That's our list and we hope to get started checking things off the list very soon.

I am giving our list a time limit of until Thanksgiving day because we all know that he day after Thanksgiving me and my peeps are all about Christmas.

My first time...

Inked:

 

I have always wanted a tattoo but never did follow through with it. On our beach trip my mom, baby brother and I got inked. I have been wanting my ring finger tattooed for about 6 years now and I finally said lets do this. I do not trust anyone in my town or around my town to do it so while we were at the beach I knew the place and girl I wanted to do it. Husband brother got one from this same place in 2005 and the same people still own and work there. I must say for a tattoo place that's a long time and a rarity.

 

My mom got a breast cancer ribbon, my brother a cross on his forearm and I got a N on my ring finger. It was a memory in the books for years to come.



I am not scared of needles and they do not scare or bother me. But pain I cant take so that's what I was nervous about was how bad it hurt if it hurt. I don't know if I had my adrenaline pumped up or what but it didn't hurt and believe it or not it took less than a minute.



 

Maci did really good taking pictures and even a video.



My momma got one side pink for breast cancer for her mom my Nana and the other side black for her brother who we lost to melanoma. we loved how it turned out but my Mom had tears she said it hurt like a monster. But hands down she was a trooper. 

 

Bradley got a cross it so simple and fits his personality



I am no longer a tattoo virgin and cant wait for another. I think I am making it my tradition that each year add one to collection. My next one is going to have something to do with my kids. Thinking of wrist or ribs.

How I do it: Marriage

Let me first start off by saying that what works for one couple will not work for every couple because I believe that each of our love language is not the same. We do not all want the same thing out of our marriages. This is how it works for us. I know you are going to feel differently and what works for you may not work for us. That's why it is called How I do it

 

I'm going begin with what I want out of my marriage:



Man of God- I knew I had to have a man who loved the Lord and who had the same beliefs that I had. Who took his family to church and made sure that it was a priority that the family we will have will be raised in church.

Partner in Crime- someone who I can have fun with and even though I make a decision and it may not be the best one they have my back and support me no matter what, share inside jokes with, know things about each other that only the two of us know, experience things together and be able to share the same joy experiencing it, be able to confide in them and at the end of the day when there is nothing going on or no one is around we can still enjoy each other. We have these certain looks or signals that we do when we are around people that means certain things so if you are ever around us and may see one of us make a face or an awkward movement and the other crack a smile or bust out in laughter this is why.

Lover- nope not going there so get out of the gutter One of my love languages is affection so this is very important to me. I need from my lover physical touch with out intimacy. By this I mean that I need sweet little kisses, hold my hand {we have our own hand holding thing we do I don't know why or how it got started but its our thing...I started to share how we do it but then I deleted it because that's our thing, Cuddle  and snuggle with me, I don't know why but my favorite is his hand in the small of my back. {He knows this and when he wants to be really sweet or wants something it gets me every time.

Baby Daddy- I knew that when I had kids I wanted them to have a Father who just didn't provide for them but someone they could look up to and who was active in their lives. I wanted the father of my kids to be able to share the responsibilities with me when able. By able I mean when he is not at work I'm not going to call him out of the field to tell him it is his turn to change the diaper. For him to be able to watch the kids all by himself and go and take them places by himself. I wanted someone for them that if I wasn't there I wouldn't have to worry if the kids were taken care of. If I had girls I wanted them to be Daddy's girls and if I had boys I wanted them to be just like their Daddy. I can leave the kids with him while I'm gone and I seriously do not have to worry. I hear so many wives talk about their husband who will not change a diaper or do not feel comfortable leaving their kids. I have to admit I hit the jackpot.

Communicator- This is a hard one because we communicate way to much and I'm sure most would say TMI. We are both very honest with each regardless if it hurts the others feelings or not. A shallow example of this: While in Sams Club we walked by this crockpot and I mention how neat it was that it had dividers and Christmas rolled around and well what do you know one of my presents was that crockpot. I had to tell him while I thought it was neat didn't mean I wanted it and he thought by me saying it was neat it was a hint I wanted it so after letting him know I will not ever have to risk getting a bad Christmas present again. See if I had never told him who knows how many bad gifts I would have gotten in the last 14 years. Now I have an Amazon wish list and it is a joke he will never get me anything for the kitchen for Christmas again so he ignores all the kitchen stuff on my list. That is an example of how honest we are and how it has helped not to make the same mistake twice. lol

Compromise- To compromise is to make a deal between different parties where each party gives up part of their demand. In arguments, compromise is a concept of finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal or desire.
This is another major key in our marriage due to us being 2 different and have different like and or needs. Their are certain things I know Nick wants, needs, desires I might not feel the same way about and vice versa but we try to go out of our way to share that moment with them even though we might not share the same passion.

Time- we fully believe that in order to have a successful happy marriage that works this is the most important one. We see a lot of couples who hardly ever together and when they have free time it is not spent with their spouse and think this is why you are married and living together as roommates and not as one. However I am not saying we think that you need to spend all you time with each other we feel you need your own time and space but when you spend more time apart then together that is when we feel the problems come in. We do get a lot of slack about us being together but honestly we do enjoy being together and doing things together we would rather be with each other most of the time. I think this is why Miranda and Blake didn't work you cant have a marriage and only spend a month together in a year. Where is the connection?

Time Out- when you have kids and life is busy its a must you take time out of your day or week to get that one on one time, don't feel guilty if you make your kids go to bed early or drop them off with a babysitter you and your spouse need this time. Nick and I take at least 2 trips no kids just him and I. The kid try and make us feel guilty but it doesn't work we tell them we haul them all over through the year so this is our time to recharge. Even though the cow sale every March is one of those trips and work is involved we still make it fun and enjoy the 2 of us. So take it however you can get it. Even if it is a weekend at home without the kids anything is better than nothing.


Nick and I have both talked while doing this post and we all agreed  on these things and that's another things you both have to know what the other one wants out of a marriage and both be on the same page.

Although we love each ether and enjoy being with one another we also talk about how when he gets on my last nerve I want to take the back hoe and burying him. Or run the other one over. Our marriage is far from perfect