Throwback to tenth grade, in the high school cafeteria. The faces of the innocent have been protected.
I was “doing homework” from the homework of the friend to my right. Someone else was having a nutritious lunch of Rice Krispie Treats and chocolate milk. Tenth grade was awesome! Lol.
I want to see your throwbacks!
Yes, I’m commenting on the Time magazine cover. It’s not so much the photo that bothered me. Honestly, you could breastfeed your kid til he’s 10, I don’t care. It was the “Are you Mom enough?” title that annoyed the shit out of me.
I usually try to avoid parenting topics because it’s so easy to get caught up and carried away (I’ve done it too!). I’ve decided that the next time I become a parent, I will not be sharing any of my decisions on any kind of social media. I don’t need people to tell me that I’m doing it wrong or that my kid is going to grow up to be an obese, out of control problem child in remedial classes, who doesn’t feel loved all because of one decision I made.
Listen to me! Parenthood is way too important for these stupid “Mommy Wars”!
I came across this article yesterday. Yes, yes and a million times, yes! It’s a pretty quick read but to sum it up:
I hope for all of these things, but I know this: None of these wishes has a thing to do with how I feed him or sleep-train him or god-knows-what-else him. Which is how I know that these fabricated “wars” are phony every step of the way.
I could write about this for days but I won’t. I just want to say that being a parent is hardest job you’ll ever have. Every parent needs support whether they’re breastfeeding or not, bed sharing or not, crying it out or not. Sympathize with the mother who’s child doesn’t sleep rather than telling her that she’s screwed the poor kid up for life.
My second favorite combination ever! Vodka & olives is my first. ;)
I saw these little treats on this site and I couldn’t resist making them. Seriously, for every single celebration. How could you not when M&M’s has holiday coordinated colors?
Ingredients
Pretzels, in any shape you desire
Hershey Kisses
M&Ms
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Lay your pretzels out on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Unwrap a bunch of Kisses and place them on top of your pretzels.
Put the cookie sheet in the oven for 2 or 3 minutes. The chocolate has to be melted but if it stays in there too long, it will burn. That would be awful.
Take the sheet out and push the M&M’s into the Kisses. I suggest you have the M&M’s out and readily available to grab and smoosh.
Put the treats into the refrigerator to harden. But before you do that, I suggest you eat a couple. Mmm, melty.
Wear your pajamas until 2PM on a Sunday. Feed them to your toddler after his nap. Love.
I couldn’t find pretzels in the round shape, like the ones on the original recipe. We don’t have Kroger! Also, don’t laugh at my old cookie sheet. Its just….seasoned.
In November, my husband and I spent ten whole days at a Sandals resort on the island of Antigua. It was seriously one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to in my life. The weather was perfect, the locals were so welcoming and the water was I die turquoise. I’ve been so sad to leave a place. Lol. And I’ve never been so eager to go back to somewhere I’ve already been! Do yourself a favor and tell your significant other that you both need a tropical trip.
Obligatory airplane wing and cloud picture.
The suite on the bottom was our honeymoon suite, complete with butler service. I don’t recommend spending the extra money for a butler. It’s really awkward and slow. I could have gotten myself my own pizza much quicker than Desmond did. However, it was nice to be at the pool or on the beach and have someone deliver a coconut with a straw.
Go to room 712 and tell ‘em Blanco sent you!
This was the view out of our suite door. Amazing. It was raining when I took this picture. I checked the weather forecast every single day for the week (and a half) leading up to this trip. It said rain every day. Completely wrong. I think it rained 3 out of 10 days. When it rains in Antigua, it lasts for 5 or 6 minutes and then it’s gone. One of the locals told us that she doesn’t even watch the forecast because it’s never correct!
This is the resort as we took off on our first Scuba diving adventure.
Lol. Not a very flattering picture. Those are our two new friends from New Mexico, who were also on their honeymoon. We had to wear weight belts because I didnt bring my own BC and those provided did not have integrated weight pockets. Hate weight belts!
So much for “Crew Only”……they let me drive!! Clearly, they do not know me very well. ;) Lol at my sunglasses! Chubby cheeks have a life of their own.
This trip was the same one where I discovered that I get sea sick. See that fuzzy haired head to the bottom left of the picture? That’s me, vom-ing off the side of the boat. Happy vacation!!
This was on a private island. We took a circumnavigation tour and stopped here for lunch A-MA-ZING.
I miss that water!
This is where I sat while my husband and our new friends went Scuba diving without me. Lol. Once was enough for me, thanks. I had my iPod, a book and booze. What else do you need? Exactly.
The man of my dreams, delivering a fresh cocktail. What an amazing life.
We became pretty close with the Scuba team and ended up off of the resort property every day after their shift. There may or may not have been a few drinks involved. Hint: Look at our faces.
New friends, in paradise.
How I spent the last day. I missed my son more than I could ever explain but I was seriously depressed about leaving this little island. We contemplated flying him down so that we could stay longer.
Beautiful. I dressed in all black because of how sad I was. Not joking. I wore a flower in my hair, allllllll the way back to New York.
This is real life.
They drive on the opposite side. I think we saw 1 stop light and 2 or 3 stop signs on the road, on our 20 minute journey from the airport to the resort. Scary as hell.
Speaking of the airport, it’s PINK. And you walk right out onto the tarmac and up into the plane. Two of my most favorite things about the trip and Antigua. When we arrived and deplaned, they had a table of local punch waiting for us. Love.
Good night moon. See you soon, Antigua!
Today Lady Gaga turns 26. She’s currently on a self imposed media blackout, telling Oprah that she does not “intend to speak to anyone for a very long time.” Clearly that does not include Twitter because on Monday, she tweeted this picture of her makeupless face. It sent a bunch of websites and blogs into a tizzy. Maybe its crazy to see her wearing cotton rather than beef? For me, it’s the fact that she’s using a Blackberry instead of an iPhone.
Ahhh, celebrities without makeup. One of my favorite topics! We are so used to seeing them caked in makeup with false eyelashes that when they are bare faced, it’s pretty shocking. In reality, most of them look rather, well, ordinary.
I admit, I’m pretty made up during the work week. On the weekends, however, I don’t wear makeup unless we’re going out or have an some kind of event. If I’m running errands or just enjoying the weekend at home, I rarely even shower. Lol. When I was younger though, I wouldn’t be caught dead without my makeup. It wasn’t until 25 that I started to not give a shhhhhh.
Of course I’m going to put my money where my mouth is. Or, something like that.
(Picture via iPad)
Don’t get me wrong, I love makeup (I did just spend $50 on eye shadow), but it feels good to have a bare face! No need to worry about rubbing your eyes and smearing everything. And, there isn’t anything to remove, automatically making me one step closer to sleep. Perfection.
I make breakfast every weekend morning. We aren’t big breakfast people though so I’m always looking for something quick and light. I came across this recipe the other day and served them this morning!
Ingredients
1/3 cup melted butter
1 room temperature egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
A dash of cinnamon
Brown sugar, cinnamon and melted butter for the topping.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Sift your dry ingredients into a medium sized bowl. Whisk your wet ingredients together and add them to the dry. Mix until all ingredients are combined but still a little lumpy. Grease your muffin tin well with cooking spray. Fill your muffin tins 3/4 of the way with the batter. Bake for 20 mins or until the edges start to get a little brown.
Melt butter in a dish. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in another dish. Dip top of muffins into butter and then into the cinnamon sugar. Eat and enjoy!
I bagged these up and will take them to work with me during the week, if they last that long. They are light and fluffy and even more amazing when they are warm. If you need something a little more hearty, they’d go well with fruit and yogurt. Or bacon. Bacon goes with everything!
So pretty!
Ciaté, a nail company from the UK is releasing a 3 dimensional nail kit that will allow you to create your own caviar manicure in the comfort of your own home. Caviar? Yes, as in seed beads.
I don’t paint my own nails because I’m awful at it. However, this kit seems to be something I could handle.You apply 2 coats, sprinkle the beads all over the wet paint and let it dry. Seems easy enough! I like that it doesn’t have to be perfect. The Ciaté site says that the caviar is also easily removed with regular ol’ nail polish remover. The beads will be available in white, black and rainbow. There is no doubt in my mind that Essie, OPI and the rest of them will jump on this trend.
Last year, it was the crackle nail polish (I hated it). This year, everyone loves the glitter (I like it sometimes). Is caviar the next big thing? I have to admit, I will definitely be checking the kit out once it hits Sephora!
My handsome man is TWO YEARS OLD.
We got him a tractor to match Daddys.
Ate some cake.
Had some friends and family over.
And he sure everyone left with a tattoo or two or three….including his 90 year old great grandma!
I know I might be biased but he’s seriously the cutest thing I’ve seen in my life. He was so excited all day, greeting every person as they arrived and helping them with whatever they were carrying. It was also like 65 degrees so we were able to go outside for a while. It was just a perfect day. So much love.
Happy birthday, baby boy!
I love my crock pot. Love. Love. There are only 5 ingredients in this recipe and I love that too. One of the worst things in (my) world is a recipe that looks delicious but calls for 17 ingredients. I originally saw this recipe on Pinterest and you know, I love me some Pinterest.
Ingredients
1 3ish pound roast
1 pkg powdered Ranch dressing
1 pkg powdered brown gravy
1 pkg powdered Italian dressing
1/2 cup of water
Optional
Red skinned potatoes, quartered with skin on
Baby carrots
Purple onion, quartered (not pictured but will add it next time I make this)!
Toss your potatoes, carrots and onion into your slow cooker.
Whisk all dry ingredients together in a bowl. Lay the roast on top of the carrots and potatoes. Evenly distribute dry ingredients into the crock pot. I like to push the extra mix off the meat and onto the vegetables. Pour the water into the bottom of the pot.
Put the cover on the slow cooker. Set for 8 hours on low. Go to work and come home happy, knowing you don’t have much to cook!!
I don’t have a picture of the finished product because I was too busy stuffing my face. I slice the meat and serve all of it over egg noodles. I take all of the gravy in the bottom of the pot, put it in a sauce pan and let it boil until it reduces by a 1/3 or so. Thicken it up with a little cornstarch and serve it on top of everything! Also, make sure you get a fairly lean piece of meat as it can get a little oily. I just take the oil off the top with some paper towels.
My family is a big fan of this meal so it’s a staple in my meal planning.
Original recipe from here. I didn’t take the recipe with me when I bought the ingredients, so I ended up with different sized packages then what is listed. Either way, it was still delicious.
On my honor, I will try, to love Jessica Simpson, no matter what.
I have loved Jessica for a very long time. When she had that whole chicken/fish confusion, I laughed. I actually own Dukes of Hazzard on BluRay. And, in all seriousness, her shoes are the some most comfortable shoes ever. And I can get them at Marshalls. ;)
I have experienced 40 weeks of pregnancy. The ups, the downs, the weird shit that happens to your body. I’ve gone from a size 2 to 40 weeks pregnant. 40 weeks is huge, no matter how many pounds you gain. I believe I gained 46 of them.
When I saw J Simp. on the cover of Elle, I was conflicted. I can appreciate the pride of growing a human being (and it’s pretty f’ing incredible) but let’s be serious here. How many times has this been done? Don’t worry, I will show you.
UGH! I remember reading a quote from her, that was something about looking forward to the day that people talk to her without mentioning Britney and Christina in the same conversation. This is not one of those days, Jess!
Demi was the trailblazer. Britney, is, well Britney and she can do not wrong in my eyes. Christina, I have no time for. Jessica? I just want you to have your moment girlfriend!
The Mickey Mouse Club, Tony Romo and now Nick and Vanessa are expecting their first born?
My suggestion is to have a normal birth, in a regular hospital. Just a little security. Get the epidural if it hurts. Name your baby girl something rather normal, like Anna or Tracy. No colors, no plants, no fruit.
I don’t know what to do after that but seriously, I can’t take much more after Blue Ivy Carter!
I'm a 28 year old wife and mother. I live for Yankees baseball, Pinot Grigio and anything with caffeine. I'm a New York girl, born and raised. I believe in big hair, excessive mascara, manicures and pedicures. Welcome to my little life.
