warm weather dreams and spandex/latex blends

Is it too early for babin' suit discussions?  Nah, didn't think so.  I'm working on my post baby body as we speak so maybe I'm just looking for a little inspiration to get my ass in it's rightful upright position gear.

I'm super loving the retro high wasted bottoms this year.  And I don't know what I would need the long sleeve number shown below for, but I want a reason.

asos swim

target swim

victoria's secret swim

more victoria's secret swim

 Good ole' Target & Victoria's Secret always have my heart when it comes to swimsuits though.  Target, because they are so inexpensive to begin with and if you wait like 3 weeks it will probably be marked down to about $4.  And Victoria's Secret because they always make my boobs look amazing and those ruffly bottoms up there are flattering like you wouldn't believe.

Before you ask the question my husband already asked...Yes I already have a million bikinis and no, it's not enough.

I miss you summer.  Please disregard my wish last year that you would go away.  I was pregnant, therefor I can't be held responsible for my feelings.

weekend inventory

OK we just didn't really do too much this weekend.  We shopped, ate-out, finished organizing the nursery (not such a small task) and went to Arts, Beats and Eats.  We weren't exactly lazy, but we probably could have finished everything in one day and instead we spread the wealth of un-fun through out the whole 3-day (4-day for me) weekend.

I actually didn't take very many pictures this weekend either.  Mostly because I forgot to even take them and partially because I didn't want to carry the fancy camera and my iPhone was constantly in the red for battery life.

Hope you had a lovely Labor Day though.  Once the final baby toy was put away DJ made homemade lemonade!  I had walked all over Arts, Beats and Eats on Saturday in search of a carnival style lemonade and never got one.  We finally found it right after I broke down and got a stupidly expensive 20oz of Crush Orange but by then I was too sour to spend another $10 on lemonade.  (Not really $10 but you get the idea)  So, Monday DJ went out and bought a ton of lemons and an enormous amount of sugar.  It turned out awesome.  I had heartburn worse than ever before but it was really worth it.

zoomance

Last Thursday we went to Zoomance A.K.A. romance at the Detroit Zoo!  This was a really fun date you guys.  It was gorgeous out, there wasn't huge crowds of people and ALL of the animals were out.  Also this was a 21+ (although I would like to check some of these so called adults i.d.'s because I am certain there were some teeny boppers amongst the real adults.  Or maybe I'm just that old) event and I didn't have to allow a bunch of littles to stand in front of me because, well, they're kids and it's just rude to stand in front of a child even though I'm only 5'2" and a lot of the time the 9 year old standing in front of me is only about 1/2" shorter, effectively making it impossible for me to see anything, EVER.  End rant.

Back to how awesome Zoomance was.  There was a band playing good music and bars set up for those of whom are not with child.  I wish I would have known about this last year.

I did forget that A LOT of walking would be involved.  By the time I got to the back I was tempted to tell a zoo employee that I needed a ride back to the front on one of their motorized scooters.  I powered through though, like a champ.  Baby and I were still exhausted all day Friday though.  Baby Bloom usually wakes me up when he hears his daddy's alarm sound off around 4:30 or 5am with some super strong kicks, but Friday he was not having it.  He didn't get his groove on until about 10am!  I considered the fact that I may have been in such a deep sleep that I didn't even feel his jabs, but I think it seemed cuter that he was tired from all the zoomancing too ;)

weekend inventory

It was my birthday weekend and it was jam packed with stuff to do! 

One of my most gorgeous friends is getting married next month and this weekend was her and her soon-to-be-hubby's bachelor/bachelorette par-tay.  Seriously, my friend is so beautiful, she looks like a barbie doll.  I literally can't wait for her wedding, which is the week before I'm due with Baby Bloom!  We met at her house and opened gifts and I drank a lot of water on the rocks.  They piled into the party bus while DJ and I tagged along behind in our car because I knew that after working all day, an engagement party (for DJ's cousin) and now a bachelor/bachelorette party I was not going to last all night.  And let me tell you, I didn't even make it to the bar!  I'll explain...This weekend was the Woodward Dream Cruise and we were right in the heart of lots of Dream Cruise action which made the traffic turn a 10 minute drive into nearly an hour.  I was half asleep and full of a headache so I pulled the chute and went home.  DJ bought me a chocolate shake and I fell asleep in our bed with the shake in hand.  So cute.

a little something for the groom

perfecting the arm triangle

Amanda, me, Meg, Katie, Pam & Val

Sunday (my birthday eve) we went to tour the hospital that I am giving birth at.  I knew even before I got knocked up that I wanted to give birth at this hospital.  It's new and clean and every room has a mini fridge and a flat screen t.v.  Better still all the rooms are private rooms.  We went to breakfast before the tour and arrived a little bit early.  I was insistent that we make sure that we know exactly where to go and where to park because I swear that if I am in labor and DJ makes a right when he's supposed to make a left I can't guarantee his safety from that moment forward.  I waddled in and immediately asked to be pointed in the direction of the restroom.  Afterwards we sat in the lobby and waited for the others to arrive.  Every single preggita that came to join the tour made their first stop the ladies room.  It gave me a good giggle.  The tour was exactly what DJ and I needed to gain a small amount of relief and a good kick in the butt to make sure that we finished packing our hospital bag and finalized our playlist. (which is so perfect by the way) 

pecan waffles are the bomb

Monday was my birthday!!  I am 27!  Twenty seven!  Two seven!  And you know what?  I am exactly where I would want to be...

the big top

My shower is next weekend and it's a circus theme so how fitting is it that there was a circus in downtown Plymouth on Tuesday!?! 

I had the day off and spent the day at the doctor (babe and I are perfect per usual), shopping, cleaning (which apparently I will be still doing for a while until we can find someone decent to hire to help me) and doing some chalk drawings in the nursery.  As soon as DJ got home from work he told me that there was a circus starting just down the street.  So exciting!  We got there and quickly realized that the circus is more for parents with children that are outside of the womb currently but it was still really fun.

There were tigers, elephants, zebras, camels, dogs, pirates...it was wild.  (I did get slightly emotional over the fact that they use a whip type element to get the tigers to do what they wanted them to do.)  We walked over to the ponies that we corralled slightly off the beaten path during intermission and fed them grass,  It brought a lot of small children over which I'm sure was not part of the actual circus but it was far more fun than sitting on an enormous elephant in my voluptuous state ;)

weekend inventory

I'm back.  Back in a really good mood.  A four day weekend was just what I needed to feel less like a beast and more like a beauty.  The meltdown I had on Friday afternoon didn't hurt either. 

Thursday and Friday I spent the days working on the yard and playing outside with the fur babies.  We took naps in the afternoon while watching the Olympics and it was so relaxing.  Friday evening I walked down to my best friends house and vented with her and her mama.  I just needed to complain a little.  Sometimes a girl just needs someone to let her talk nonstop about everything that's nagging her for a solid 2 hours and agree that, yes, I am in the right in all of those situations.  Thanks for that Meg.  The frozen yogurt that ended the night didn't hurt either.

Saturday, DJ and I got up early and went to the farmers market in downtown Plymouth.  I used to go frequently, but I haven't been this entire year. I can see I've been missing out.  We bought all kinds of treats, fruits, veggies and sampled a plethora of bbq sauces.  Being up that early really opens up so much time to get things done.  We ran errands all day long and made a huge dent in our to-do list.  I also went a little insane on the baby clothes.  I know everyone keeps telling me not to buy any because I will get a ton at the baby shower, but I can not be stopped right now. 

I want these.  I'll be back for you!

We bought spicy jalapeno raspberry jelly.  Nom nom nom.

We grilled dinner and ate outside on the deck when the weather cooled off.  We got our Pandora on and listened to the Heart station.  So. Very. Awesome.

None for me :(

I cut the corn off with a knife then eat it.

 Sunday we had a late breakfast and just as soon as we came home I got the call I had been waiting for all week!!!  Our crib was in!  I did not hesitate to drive to pick it up.  I left DJ at home to paint the frames for the nursery.  He wanted me to wait, but again, I could not be stopped.  I'm sure the young girl that had to lift my insanely heavy crib into the back of my SUV thought it was real cute that I left my husband at home.  I got it home and impatiently bounced around until the husband caved and said that we could start putting it together.  It took us about 25 minutes to find the first two pieces, but once we found those it was smooth sailing.  It still took us 2 hours but we didn't kill each other and that is a success in our book.  It all looks so good.  Happy lady over here.

7 years

Seven years and seven months ago I met my husband.  It was very brief and and we were both dating other people at the time, but during the next seven months he repeatidly assured those around him that he was going to end up with me.  We only saw each other once in the next seven months, until  the week of the 4th of July.  I went on vacation with my now husband, his family and some friends to Torch Lake, Michigan and that was the beginning of the rest of my life.  I was only 19 and he was 24.  He pursued me with his ever charming personality and I fell in.  We fell in.

Time for a look back...

Happy anniversary my love.  You are the world to me.

cool your jets

We're getting a pond in our backyard! The landscaping is slowly but surely happening, but it's happening in a big way. DJ has moved all the rocks from the gross rock garden that the former owner thought was so great ew and this week he started leveling, digging and making me jump for joy!

minus the rocks and before the pond

 To make things even better our tree is cut down! Oh, happy day for that sucker getting out of here! Our backyard grew another backyard this past week, I swear.  The dogs are happier than ever.  I think they will be disapointed when the whole thing is moved out of the yard and all cleaned up.

crazy excited!

On another note, it's HOT!

I'm such a heat lover.  Even in these 90 and 100 degree days I am in love with the weather.  Air conditioning helps obviously, but I am a big believer in a nice ice cold drink to cool off.  I found a fun drink on Pinterest called Magic Potion the other day and decided to try it out since the temperatures are out of control.

Magic Potion Ingredients:

Kool Aid mix (at least 2 of your favorite flavors)
Sugar
Sprite
Vodka (optional: not for me but the husband says it's the way to go for anyone of age and not knocked up)

You will also need ice cube trays :)

Mix your Kool Aid and pour into your ice cube trays.  If you have any extra just drink it straight while you wait for your cubes to freeze, because let's face it, Kool Aid is delicious.

Once your Kool Aid cubes are Kool Aid ice cubes drop a few into a glass and fill the rest of the glass with your Sprite (and vodka if you would like) and voila!  So simple and it tastes so yummy.

Enjoy your holiday, we're going to see some fireworks tonight! Hopefully it doesn't rain :(