i'm missing you like candy

You know you're getting desperate when you use a Mandy Moore song for your title. And the 101st post seems a bit anti-climatic after last night. I'd better make it a good one.

I was talking to a friend on Facebook, and he was telling me about this chick he went on a date with the other day. And he said, "She's hot, but she kissed like an iguana." So gross. I would want someone to tell me if I kissed like an iguana. Then he says, "And she cuddled like a seal." Which I had to have explained to me. He was saying that she cuddled without arms. Like wiggly and weird. Like trying to hug someone with your hands cuffed behind your back. Holy crap that sucks. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to keep myself from actually laughing out loud. Like just laugh-till-you-cry hysterics. Who does that?

The highlight of my day was learning that there was a Target with an escalator. Holy cuh-rap. Two floors of Target! I didn't think it got better than Target; but wait! Twice the Target! Nirvana. If there is someone who can go to Target and not buy something, I don't want to know you.

In other news, I've been searching high and low for purple tile for my grandma's candle holder. Purple tile in itself wouldn't be an issue, but I need 1/2" x 1/2" purple tile. It was damned near impossible. There were mixes that had purple in them, but none that were all purple or the right shades of purple. I needed like pretty much violet. I've been looking for weeks. I finally found some today! She wants a dark green one too. Have I mentioned that dark green isn't really the thing in tile right now??? I didn't have enough energy left to look for that. Half the battle is won though.

Ok, I'm getting a really late start tonight. Soooo, without further ado, here is my Spoonful. It comes from Sakura Urban Studio. It's cutest little leather pouch with a leather poppy on it!

How precious is that?!? It would be a lot less complicated than my wallet. Everything would be in one place. I can never remember what slot or section I stuck something in. Plus leather is yummy! I love the way it smells. Then my fake designer purse would smell real :)

Love to all!

xoxo

fun pictures!

I have some pictures from my fun little outing with Stacy and Kaitlin the other day. And I took some pictures of my slate tile mirror I've been working on because I love it! It's just had it's first coat of grout and the mirror is dirty from finger prints and grout smudges, but you get the idea...

Here's Miss K playing in the fountains and enjoying her mini-smoothie:

And here are some pictures of my slate mirror. It was hard to get good pics because I really wanted to get the sparkly-ness of them and the colors at the same time! I took them with my flash so that the light would reflect. I know that's a no-no, but the flash-less ones didn't do it justice.

So anyway, just wanted to share some pics. I can't wait till my mirror is all done! I love it!!

xoxo

sugar for the fur babies

I forgot to mention earlier that Audrey from Audrey's Country Crafts gave me the "Honest Scrap" award and Maggie from Fresh on the Scene! gave me the "One Lovely Blog" award! Thanks so much ladies! I really appreciate it. Go check out their wonderful blogs too! I'm not gonna play again since I already picked out like 812 people for those two awards. I'm a party pooper, I know. But it takes forever to link everyone! So see my previous posts for my award winners. Keirsten, don't hurt your eyes.

I found the cutest Spoonful tonight! I adore my doggie (in case you didn't catch that...) so I was looking in the pet's category tonight. I found the most gorgeous bed! It comes from Carolina Wicker.

I want it soooooo badly! It matches my living room stuff perfectly! And even if Jers never so much as sniffed the darn thing, it's just darling and I'd want it anyway. It's even got a little drawer underneath for their toys and stuff! I love the dark wood too. It's gorgeous. I need it so everyone will say, "Aww look at that cute doggie bed!" when they come in my house.

I'm off to be lazy in bed. I think I'm not completely well yet and I might have overdone it the past few days cause I'm stinking tired. Have a good night all!

xoxo

p.s. I GOT THE JOB!! :)

p.p.s. I know I already told you.

she makes my heart happy

This is the face of the love of my life. And she can say my name. Is there anything sweeter than that?

spoonful of cuteness

I'm in a cute mood today. Cute things make me smile. My doggie is cute. Especially when she's shaking one of her stuffed toys around like a nutso. I read about this video in my People magazine. It's way cute. In fact, if it doesn't make you all warm and fuzzy inside, there's something wrong with you. Really; you should get checked out. Better safe than sorry, right? And I do have a degree in psychology. Trust me! (There's a scary thought...)

My niece is cute. Like the cutest kid ever. She's not really my niece...she's my BFF's baby. But she knows me as Aunt Chelle and short of being my own child, I couldn't possibly love her any more. Her name is Kaitlin Grace. I kind of picked the name. Probably not really, but it was a name I had picked for a baby girl. And of course me and Stace had talked about our baby names. Duh. Anyway, when she found out she was having a girl she asked if it was ok if she used that name. Like I'd say no.

We're trying to teach Miss K to say 'Aunt Chelle'. It's kind of a mouthful though. I might have to think of something else. However, she already points to me and giggles when someone says Aunt Chelle. That is the most heart-melting thing I have ever experienced. So I don't know if I want to undo that progress by confusing her with a new name. One little boy I used to babysit called me Mimi. He named his blanket Mimi. So stinking cute. But I might try Mimi with K. I don't want to scar her with multiple personalities though...I've clearly thought about this a lot. I was soooo glad I got to spend the day with K and Stace yesterday. I'm going to do that more often.

K's favorite words are 'no' and 'mine'. I do realize that these are every child's two favorite words at some point. But no, there isn't a child who has ever sounded more precious than when K says them. She was telling me 'mine' to something last night with her angry face on. So I grabbed her arm and said, "Mine!". She just looked at me all weird at first. I thought she was gonna get pissed. She doesn't like it when people argue with her. Then it was a big fun game. It was her bedtime though, and I got her all riled up. Oops! Sorry Stace!

Anyway, I so need to shower. Two and a half mile walks in Texas heat make that more necessary than usual. And believe you me, you don't want to tell my dog no when she's asking for her walk. No matter how hot it is...So, I have to shower. That means I have to get on with this Spoonful thing...

I got on a tangent about Miss K. She has a tendency to do that to me. But the theme here is cute. So, my Spoonful today is pinch-your-cheeks cute.

These owls are so, so, so precious! I fell in love the first time I saw them. They come from Snug N Luv. She sends you a DIY kit to make your own adorable stuffed owls. She's doing a contest on her blog to name the girl. The boy's name is Osgood. I kinda sorta picked that name. Another lady had chosen it and I seconded it. Hahaha. It was too perfect! She's still doing the contest to name the girl, so check out her blog at http://snug-n-luv.blogspot.com/!

sugar fix

Today I need a lot more than sugar...but I'm nothing if not true to my word, so I will post my Spoonful of Sugar despite the crushing need to hide forever. It makes me pretty happy to find cute things, so I guess I get something out of it too.

I happened to find this next item on the recently listed screen of Etsy. When you feel like crap, it helps to watch them just flash across your screen. So much prettiness. It's like getting distracted by something shiny. Then, I have this game I play where I see how fast I can click on something and add it to my cart. Bonus points if I've paid in under a minute...Just a little mental health tip from me to you.

So here the cutest thing I've ever seen besides my puppy:

It comes from Renee's Funky Country. She's got all kinds of adorable hand painted art and signs (lots that you can customize!). The crosses are stunning, so be sure to check those out as well. You can visit her shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5509648

Her stuff makes me want to pinch some one's cheeks. The face cheeks, folks. I'm not quite that desperate yet.