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By Emmie B, February 28, 2010 2:46 PM

So here it is kids. I’m pretty proud of our hard work. JUST IN TIME for the arrival of T&S: Continue reading 'FINISHED PRODUCT:'»

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By Emmie B, February 20, 2010 9:55 PM

For those of you who don’t “tweet” or “twat” or whatever the heck you call it- Continue reading 'Room update:'»

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By Emmie B, February 6, 2010 9:03 AM

Continue reading 'Beautiful Blogger <3'»

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By Emmie B, January 30, 2010 7:22 AM

Sorry to blog spam every once in a while with random advertisements for things I want- but it’s either this or I keep windows (in Firefox) open for weeks at a time hoping to buy things I shouldn’t. Anyways- I want this: Continue reading 'Uhhh. I need this. STAT.'»

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By Emmie B, January 17, 2010 8:09 PM

Even after crafting decor with me for a month- my sister-in-law Kristina and one of my best friends- in fact one of the best friends to ever exist, I’m convinced- SHE FOUND THE TIME TO MAKE THESE: Continue reading 'Is this not the sweetest thing EVER?!'»

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By Emmie B, January 16, 2010 8:49 PM

Well, as a testament to the fact that parenthood is FLYING BY- my little guy’s 1st birthday is over as quickly as it began.

AND I DIDN’T GO INTO LABOR! (I figured today was the best chance as the stress level was like at least 3 feet over my head.) Continue reading 'What just HAPPENED!?'»

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By Emmie B, December 22, 2009 8:45 PM

So, today Scott was home ALLLLLL DAY! I was so happy I could die.

He got hit on the freeway way a few months back and we finally took his van in today for repair, which means- he will be home the rest of the WEEK! SO awesome.

Anyways, I took full advantage of his time with us. He made the morning bottle for Hudson, walked the dogs, gave Hudson a shower, kept Hudson quiet while I packed up all my eBay sales- etc.

Then, he treated us to breakfast and took me to Target! But, this Target was out of all the Rodarte stuff too. Poop.

The only unfun part of the day was our trek to the DMV so get our registration tags worked out. Luckily, my fabulous hubs let us sit in the car eating In & Out while he went in and took care of business.

We headed to the post office after that and got all my eBay items shipped out and then we headed BACK to the mall for like the 3rd day in a row! (last night- we went crazy- for OURSELVES!!) Today at the mall, I got toner from Clinique (I use #1) with a gift card I have at Macy’s. I never go into Macy’s EVER and I had a $60.00 credit from returns LAST year. Then, I got double of a gift this weekend and returned a gift- so I was up to $80.00 in Macy’s credit. I discovered they carry Clinique so now I can use my GC to stock up as I run out of my face washes and stuff.

*** SIDE NOTE: Besides the fact that one of my BFFs was the Clinique counter manager at Nordstrom’s for a longggg time- they have the BEST skincare line. Their cleanser, dramatically different moisturizer (I use the gel), toner and youth surge cream are AMAZING. Those items coupled with Laura Mercier’s face polish & MAC’s strobe lotion is like my dream regimen and luckily, I have been able to keep using these products despite my poorness due to Christmases and birthdays. It’s all I ever ask for for gifts. Anyways- if you are looking for some good skin products there you go. I mix the strobe lotion with whatever moisturizer I am using that day for a little pearl-essence without ever having to put on face make-up or powder. I literally only where make-up like once every three weeks and am totally OK with it. END SIDE NOTE***

Anyhow, at the mall we also went into Zumiez where Scott got two new pairs of shoes that he is IN LOVE WITH. Luckily, our friend who is the manager hooked it up with the employee discount. YAY!!

After heading home for a quick change we headed to dinner with some of my family friends at The Macaroni Grill. It was pretty good but literally has THE WORST SERVICE EVERRRRR. I won’t get into that here though- I will be yelping for sure. Let’s just say we sat for 30+ minutes and the waiter came to take our order- EXCEPT HE HAD NEVER EVEN BROUGHT US MENUS!

Now, I am home, in bed watching TV next to a sleeping baby.

Happiness.

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By Emmie B, December 21, 2009 9:05 AM

This past weekend was like Hudson’s practice Christmas. We headed up to my Grandparent’s house for our family Christmas party. They live about 2.5 hours away and literally over the river and through the woods- and up into the mountains! It was a fun drive and Hudson slept most of the way. When he was awake he was quietly playing with a toy so it was perfect!

We got there around 2 and visited with all the family. There are about 35 of us. No joke. My mom is one of 7. 6 of the 7 were there. And then their spouses, my cousins, grandparents, great grandparents- my mom’s aunt- then Hudson and my cousin’s son, Ryan, my brother even brought his girlfriend! They are the youngest generation at the party. As in their Great-GREAT grandma was there.

In our family we do things earlyish usually. So, we usually do presents in the early afternoon and then eat around 3 or 4. But, one of my aunts worked on Saturday so by the time she, my uncle and cousin arrived it was already 4 or 5. So, we ate a TON and then did presents.

It was reallllly overwhelming for me because at this point Hudson was tired and 35 people worth of gifts is A LOT so he was getting buried. He also loves wrapping paper but is totally uninterested in removing it from gifts. So, I was unwrapping his stuff while Scott tried to simulateously wrangle Hudson AND write down what he got and whom it came from. It was a clusterfuck to say the least. I was starting to kinda freak out. lol. But Hudson (and Scott & I-even Truman and Sawyer!) received such awesome gifts!! We were so spoiled and there is still like 3 more days of this unwrapping!! I am gonna have to throw out half of everything we own to fit in all the new stuff!

After dinner we all hung around and then stayed overnight. In the morning my grandma made a HUGE breakfast and we all got to visit some more. It was fantastic. We headed home around 1130 yesterday morning.

After we got home and I did my best to put away all the gifts, we headed out to Target and the grocery store. Good times. Target was OUT. OF. CONTROL.

Anyways, I suppose that’s the report. I wanted to wait and post when my cousin sent me her pictures- but I suppose the picture blog will have to be separate. So, stay tuned.

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By Emmie B, December 9, 2009 9:28 AM

Pictured above is just a small fraction of the hand-me-down clothing (even though like HALF still had tags!) I received in the mail from bloggin’ mama Kerri and her adorable little girl Ella.

If you haven’t yet read her blog, then you really should. She is a photographer which just makes the parenting adventure even more fun!

This was just beyond a sweet gesture and I wanted to take a moment to say:

THANK YOU! You’ve made my day. And Sawyer’s!

I think this is something that is so fun about the community of mom-bloggers I have “met”. Even though we may not know each other in real life- it’s great to know we are all in this same mommy-boat together. Once Truman and Sawyer start growing out of things- I will be offering stuff up for grabs! I hope that at some point our stuff can make another family’s journey just a bit easier on the wallet, like Kerri has done for us.

I appreciate so much the fact that you thought of me to be the recipient of such wonderful clothes!

<3

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By Emmie B, December 7, 2009 7:06 AM

Today, at 9:30 AM-ish, 4 whole years agooooooo- Scott & I got married.

We don’t have wedding photos- so this one will have to work.

~I love you Scott! You are the best husband I could ask for. Your love and friendship over the last 12 years has meant everything to me. I cannot believe how far we’ve come from literal kids to parents of three! You have given me everything I could ever need and more. I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for us and our family. ~

He totally doesn’t read my blog- so I dunno why I said all that. But, it’s my blog so I can do things like that, right?!

“‘cause kid I don’t know much about you,
but I like you because you’re true blue.
Yeah, I don’t know much about you,
but I like you ‘cause you’re true blue.”