Royal Wedding

I now this post is really late...but during the whole Royal Wedding hoopla that everyone got caught up in, I decide to purchase a memento.  I saw a show about this company called Royal Crown Derby & how they were the official company that sold memorabilia.

So I purchased the William & Catherine Royal Wedding Poise Five Petal Tray.  I love my little commemorative item but I had no idea it was be so small!  It's fine though...at least I have my little piece of royal history!

I don't really know what to do with it though. So for now it's in my box of collectible-items-that-I-hope-will-be-worth-money-one-day! :)

Today I received an invitation to my friend Hannah's baby shower! I am SO happy for her. She had some challenges getting pregnant as well (conspiracy I tell ya) but after some of this & that, she is happily expecting a baby girl!!

I can't wait to celebrate!!

Finally Alone

Every since hubby & I have been together, we've always had someone living with us. We have no kids, and we always had extra rooms, so if someone was in need, we are there.  We've been together since 2002 so when we lived in our first apartment, we had 2 different friends live with us. Then we moved to another apartment, and we had a friend stay with us there. Then we moved into our house and we've had 2 of his friends, 1 of my girlfriends and her 2 kids, another girlfriend and her husband, and then finally another one of hubby's friends.

Everyone always asks "how can yall do that" but to us its simple. These people are our friends, and if a friend need help, you help them. It was never to get anything in return.  We just always felt like if we had the room, why not?

However, as of August 9th, we were officially house guest free.  So I am now in redecorating mode. I am in the process of picking out new paint color, linens, curtains, light fixture, side tables, lamps...pretty much the works. The guest room is currently painted purple because when my girlfriend with the kids moved in, she had a new baby girl and I thought purple would be fun. But I am OVER it now.

So I am thinking about a blue like this:

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Here are a few inspiration pics (they are all over the place, as far as style goes):

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We currently have a queen guest bed with a brown leather headboard. As much as I'd like to get something different, we literally just bought it a few months ago so I have to work around it.

Party Ideas

OMG I found this blog called Pizzazzerie. I may be late & yall probably have heard about it but I am in love with this blog. It is the perfect place to go for ideas on entertaining.


I've probably "pinned" everything on her blog! Here are some of my favorites that I plan on trying...


Fruit Skewers.  OMG. LOVE how this looks!!

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Watermelon Mojito Pops. Sounds yummy!

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Rainbow Cake. I know we've all seen this everywhere but I am determined to ONE DAY make this!

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These Sheep Cake Pops are so cute!

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Penguin Appetizers...how cute!

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Baby Planning

Having a baby has been on my mind a lot in the last few years. The feeling of wanting to have a child increases with each year. I am 33 so my clock is ticking.

We knew we were going to have trouble getting pregnant  because one doctor told me both of my tubes were blocked. But after having 2 miscarriages last year, my current doctor thinks something must have changed.  So we are going to have another HSG test done. If you're trying to get pregnant and having problems, your doctor may have had you do this. It was very painful imo. But it is very helpful to determine what's going in.  They inject a dye through your cervix and uterus with a catheter and then an X-ray is taken to show if your tubes are blocked or not.

I also started taking Metformin last year which I think really helped. I am kind of pissed at myself for not taking it sooner. My doctor prescribed it to me a few years ago and after day 1 I stopped because it did not agree with me. This time around I decided to take it at night instead of in the morning and it's been fine.

I am beyond frustrated with this entire process.  It makes me mad to see some people who don't want kids or don't do right by their kids, get pregnant SO easy.

It really annoys me that so many women are having these same issues. I am by no means one of those people who are paranoid and thinks the government is out to get us...but when I read & hear story after story about couples going through the SAME EXACT THING...it does make me wonder. I don't get how so many of us can be going through this same situation. Is it a government plot to control the population? Ok, I know that's being extreme. But my frustration with this makes me crazy.

I am calling my doctor today to go ahead and schedule this exam. I am optimistic and dream of the day I can announce we're pregnant. I have boards on my pinterest account (follow me if you're on there) with images of baby showers, kids birthday party ideas, etc. I am SO ready to be a mommy! Names are already picked out, baby rooms planned, etc! Pray for me & all the other families going through this.

Weekend Recap

Friday night hubby & I went to see rise of the Planet of the Apes. I thought it was pretty good but wished there was more action towards the end.

SN: Is anyone else having major issues with uploading pics to blogger? 

I absolutely hate it! It is driving me crazy.

Anyways, after hubby got off work we hung out & had friends over & watched Hall Pass. Can you say HILARIOUS! I told hubby, don't get any ideas bc that wold never happen! lol!

 

Today we went to visit hubby's grandparents. His grandmother is doing MUCH better! Thanks for any prayers! She is looking & feeling like her old self. Afterwards he went to my friend Kim's house to celebrate her son's 1st birthday! Isn't he adorable!!

 Excuse picture quality,..this one was taken with my cell phone!

Is anyone a fan of True Blood? OMG I LOVE this series! This season has been so exciting! Tonight's show was crazy...I hope Jessica doesn't "meet the sun."

Happy Birthday

Wednesday was my brother's 28th birthday! We (me, hubby, & my mom) took him out to dinner @ Longhorn's Steak House. 

 yummy dinner!

 

hubby got my brother a bottle of Johnny Walker green label

 the cake

yummy ice cream cake

 mom still wants to help him cut the cake lol

 mom & brother

 hubby & I 

 mom, brother, & I

New Blogger

I want to introduce yall to a new blog. My friend Mike is a HILARIOUS writer! He used to post blogs on myspace all the time but we all know myspace is practically extinct. So....we finally encouraged him to start a blog.

 His blog is "Think outside the box & read between the Lines."

If you take offense to profanity then don't follow! But if you want a good laugh, I HIGHLY recommend his blog.

And since a blog isn't fun without a picture, here's a pic I caught of Bebe waiting on her daddy to get home the other day!