It's May! Couponing, Blog Challenges, Girls Night, Birthday Parties, Easter, Pictures, erin condren & a brand new quote for May....

Hello Everyone! Here we are at May! Already!!!! I keep feeling that this year keeps going by faster and faster. Last month I did a 30 day blog challenge & this month I will also be participating in a blog challenge :)

That will actually start today after this entry! :)

I have had an okay April, but to be honest I am super excited about May!

I started off my April right with a little couponing! We're getting ready for our trip to Gatlinburg in a few weeks, so the Kool-aid, BBQ sauce & TP will come in handy. I don't have the breakdown of this transaction; however it was originally $76 and I paid $23 :) (The bleach and laundry detergent in this photo was FREE)

I also got to celebrate my friend Christina's move back to South Carolina! (She is the lovely lady who does our family photos), She took me to Delaney's (I have never been), an Irish restaurant and bar.
Lets just say we had a ton of FUN :) (And I was in trouble when i got home with the hubs for spending a tad too much on alcohol)

We also were invited to Pey's 3rd Birthday party! :) Little man had fun playing with all the kids, eating popcorn & eating a cupcake (which she had a cupcake buffet where you could put your own toppings on them. There was gummy worms, nerds, and a few other fun things.)

We watched Pey open her gifts (we got her a lipgloss set & a dress up set with a bag)

Can't wait to see them at little mans construction themed party in September!

And of course we celebrated Easter with a Bang!!!! :) We visited with Nicole and William who came for Easter dinner, and the Easter bunny treated both boys VERY well!  Little man scored candy, a chocolate bunny, chocolate, socks, clothes, new sandals, 2 new backpacks, a growthchart, a puzzle and the lorax dvd. (that was just our half of the house) The other half of the house the Easter bunny left him a puzzle, candy, chocolate, clothes & he even left Chris and I a little something :)









Christina also did headshots for my etsy business & I am so happy with those! She did my hair and makeup and she even let me borrow some clothes (I hardly have dress up clothes, and the only make up I really own is eyeliner and mascara,)

My very favorite shot

We did these photos in the front year

She made me look so professional, yet still fun. Pin-up came to mind when I first saw myself in the mirror ;)

You can check out all of her great photos on FACEBOOK and on her website CALCORNPHOTOGRAPHY.COM just click those links, and it will bring you straight there! :)

And because I love erin condren & all of her wonderful stationary products, here is my newest beauty. My notebook specifically for my blog (so I can track when I am doing entries, reviews, or challenges)

Here she is! I found the birdies in the sorority section, but asked that the sorority letters be removed from the back side of the notebook. I got Melissa on the top line & A Day In The Life Of A Mommy on the bottom. I added a calendar which added $5 to my cost.

This notebook is $35 and with the extra calendar it cost $40. I paid $9.95 shipping, so the total for this notebook is: $49.95 which can seem pricey for a notebook, however; I used referral credits to make it FREE! That's right... FREE! If you would like to check out her amazing products & save $10 off your first purchase, you can use my referral link. She has such a high quality product and the customer service has really stepped up & became fantastic.

And because we have said goodbye to April & hello to May here is a brand new quote to enjoy!

Happy May, Movies, Balloons, Girl or Boy? and Mothers Day Weekend....

Hello Everyone! Hard to believe that it is already May, and the only reason why I say that is because if you lived in South Carolina you would know that the beginning of May was NOT pleasant at ALL! This is the 2nd Sunny Day!!! NO LIE... it rained for almost 2 weeks. UGH!

Chris and I went out on a date yesterday! Gosh it was really nice. I haven't been to the movies in awhile, I think the last movie we actually went to see in theaters was Hansel and Gretel and that was last year around the time that we moved into our in-laws. We really wanted to see Iron Man, and because the last time I saw a movie in Imax was at Disney World in 2008, we splurged and went and saw the movie in Imax 3D. It was a really good movie, and I enjoyed our date! We had icecream before the movie, and we had popcorn during the movie, and we came home and Dorito crusted chicken for dinner. (A very junk-food day apparently).

Today is my nieces Megan and Miranda's 12th Birthday! I made them a couple of birthday cards and I'll be sending them out tomorrow. ( A little late, but hey I've been busy).
Their brother Jake's 16th Birthday is later this month. I remember being 12 and 16. My 12th birthday was spent with my friend Rebecca, eating an icecream cake, and wearing pig-tails with overalls. My 16th birthday was spent with my friends Jocelyn, Lindsey, Mark and Neil, eating pizza, listening to music, eating cake, and we Lindsey glow-sticking for me.
Those  days seem like forever ago. I sometimes miss those days.

Saturday we will be going to a friends Gender Reveal. :) I've never been to one, so this should be interesting. She was my former boss at Wet Seal, and we've been friends since. I'm excited to see whether she is having a little girl or a little boy. She has asked each person to wear either Pink or Blue to cast a vote, so Chris and I are being cute and he is wearing blue, and I am wearing pink. The card I was crafting a couple weeks ago was for her!
It is also a diapers and toiletries party, so those are the types of gifts you're supposed to bring. (I won't say what we bought, just in case she happens to read this blog entry ;))

Sunday is Mothers Day!!!!! This year will be really hard and really different, because most Mothers Days I would spend going to my moms and my mother-in-laws. I am so happy that I have my little man to wake me up in the morning with kisses and to say happy mommy's day, because without him, I'm not sure how I would act for Mothers Day. I miss my mom. I miss her a lot. I have been giving Chris *subtle* hints for a Mothers Day present from him and Christopher, so it'll be exciting to see what he comes up with.


Well...
this is all for today :)
Happy May!!!


-Mel