WIWW

What I wore Wednesday is hosted by Lindsey - The Pleated Poppy.

I actually had a mixture of outfits this week but I have once again been working third shift so I didn't accessorize like I normally {love to} do. Blogger is acting crazy so I was not able to get my outfits in order but you'll get the point...

Monday night/Tuesday

I wore this outfit to work Monday night, left from there and headed to take CB to school and went to school myself. It was comfy, simply and I thought it was cute?!
Dress: Burke's Outlet $9.99
Jeans: Target
Boots: Target

Sunday Night/Monday morning
I remembered around 3 am that I had forgot to take a picture of the entire outfit so I snapped one while at work.
Not sure what is up with the shinny forehead?! We shall blame it on the lights! ha.
Cardigan: F21 $15
Tank: Target $4!

Thursday night

Sweater: Old Navy $10 - weekly sale
I purchased this necklace off Etsy last year & I just love it although it's a little to big.
To big for me? Shocker, I know!
Friday night
& yes I am in Target's dressing room! ha.
I bought some adorable outfits though!
I always feel so uncomfortable in leggings like I am not wearing them right. Any tips would be appreciated!
Tunic: Burke's $9.99
Belt: Borrowed from another top
Leggings: F21 $5.99

Saturday- wedding.
I bought this Express dress from a blog sale for $25 and it is practically brand new!
Talk about a deal!
& I loveeee it.
But sadly, I think it looks to big.

Until next week....

Blog Award

Rule #1: Thank the person who gave you your award.
Thanks to Stefanie over at Lexie Loo & Dylan Too for giving me an award to share with other bloggers as well!
Go by and check out her blog as well! She has the most adorable family.

Rule #2: Share seven things about yourself.

1.) I am scared of two things: Sharks & Bees.

2.) I am slightly obsessed with the color turquoise.

3.) I probably have more twitter/blog friends that I speak to daily than I do IRL friends. Which is totally okay with me, because I love each and every one of them. (Hi ladies!)

4.) I love Sara Evans right now. There is no other word for her lyrics other than amazing.

5.) I love watching Icarly with or without Charli Beth. Sam (Jennette McCurdy) is probably one of my absolute favorite Disney peeps - not to mention the fact that she is breaking through in country music makes me love her a million times more.

6.) I personally think that learning about atmospheric stability is for the birds. I truly hate my meteorology class. I also have a test in there tomorrow, yuck.

7.) I never paint my finger nails, it makes them look short and stumpy.

Rule #3: Pass the award onto 7 bloggers who you think are fantastic!

Erin - The Schuler Family
Elizabeth - This Little Blog of Mine
Becca - Made with Love
Erin- Howell's Happenings
Becca - Miss Mialyn Reese
Kristin - Adventures in Mitchelle"ville"
Kendra - Silkybowties

Halloween 2010

It's taken me over a week to get my actual Halloween post in, but finally it is here. After we left Jackson's Orchard last Saturday afternoon, we headed home to let Nana fix Charli's hair because I'm just not so good at fixing hair, and she does a fabulous job. CB got a little cuh-razy while it was getting done and sadly got put in time out with almost having to wait an extra hour late since she was acting so naughty.( I just keep telling myself that it is only a stage! ha.) But she realized what she was doing wrong, apologized for it and finished getting ready.

But here is my little pretty princess Belle...

This is at Mrs. Ogle's house that lives across the street, she was glady not home this year. Last year the lady gave us a box of twinkies and brings us stale bread to our yard sales. Love her little her we just love her though!

Sweet Aunt Peggy is now in a local nursing home which has been a huge ordeal with our family and is having a hard time with being there but she still loves seeing Charli B come see her! Try not to pay attention to CB's face she probably has some of Aunt Peg's stale one hundred year old candy. Seriously.

My girl and I at a local trunk -or -treat. We hit up all of the cars in about 30 seconds.

CB running towards her Aunt Vicki (a.k.a her favorite person ever)

Every year our family meets up at our grandparent's house for Halloween night, where we have soup, chili, sausage balls and other snacks, not to mention hand out plenty of candy. Little did I know that Maw had bought CB make up, Belle turned into looking like Mimi from Drew Carey by the end of the night!

Next year, if you are still following my blog then, please remind my Mother and I to not purchase a tutu dress for a costume. It was adorable, then it kept getting knotted from the wind and walking. I think CB heard "being a princess is hard work" a million times while wearing that outfit. We sure did get our moneys worth out of it though!

Day 5 - Experiences:
"Experience is what you get, whenever you did not get what you wanted"
We all hate them at some point, then we gradually begin to appericiate them because they make us who we are at the end of the day.

Day 6 - Food...need I say more? ha. I am also thankful that my Mother is practically my very own Paula Deen because her cooking is fabulous, but I cannot cook to save my life. Someone please teach me already and pray that I have patience while learning!

I am that girl

There are certain people in life, that have things handed to them "wrongly" or not so easy as one would say, not saying that this is me. But whenever we give someone our all, we are soon shut down, broken hearted and left to pick up the pieces of the aftermath. No matter what, you must put a smile on your face and go on.It's not because we do not love this person, but because this person must not love us enough, so we become strong. Sometimes it causes you to become cold, leery or even mad at everything in general. I have always been that girl.

But...I don't want to be that girl anymore. I want to be happy, and know that one day God's plan will be accomplished and my life will feel more of an success than as a failure. I want to love and be loved by someone that knows just how amazing I am, and knows that I am worth that effort. That will never give up on me, like people consistently seem to do. I am not a girl with an easy life style, I work, I struggle, I go to school, I take care of my girl, I fall apart and I pick myself back up again. I am simply a mess, but a beautiful mess at that. I can be your everything but I can also be your worst enemy all in like five seconds. That is just who I am. But if I love you, you will know it and that will never change. I want to stop having my heart broke, crying at work while I am by myself, and looking like a walking zombie at other times.

I have been left while pregnant before, felt abandoned, cried my tears, screamed, searched and moved on with my life. Even though I do not want to, I can move on again, but it doesn't feel like it is the right thing to do?

I suppose I forgot how it felt to feel lost, unknowing of what the future may hold, and who may be there to share it with me. I forgot how it feels to be "slapped in the face" with such harsh words for no reason at all. I forgot what it was like to have someone to not care about your feelings or your child's, when all you want to do is live the life that you were given together. I forgot what it felt like to give your heart to someone you care so much about, for them to simply turn their back on you and walk away.

How can you do that? Is it a girl thing to feel so lonely and so attached to something that does not even want to be there? Because so many people have been through this, and seriously I am not someone that "has to" have a man in my life, I have my daughter and that is what I need, I just despise having my heart broken. But who doesn't? I have no idea where I am going with writing this, it is just that I want to be happy and not feel so empty like I do right now. I forgot what it was like to be walked over like I was with D, because I was happy for so long, I felt whole once again, I knew my life was exactly where it wanted and needed to be.

There is nothing in the world that can make feelings like this better except, time and prayer; they heal all. I learned this by waiting for someone for so long, wasting my time wishing, praying and hoping that they would take my hand, remember who they really were and simply love me back. I'm not going to ask someone to love me, if you don't want to then so be it. You're missing out on two girls that are amazing, beautiful, silly and worth every bit of the struggle that goes along with a relationship. Her and I with or without someone else will accomplish many extraordinary things in our journey together, and this is exactly what this blog is all about. This is not a sob story,it is the happiest and even the saddest events that we may go through. This is what you get because "I am that girl" and most of you have been broken before as well so you can relate. Although, if I don't seem like myself for a while, just know that it is time for this girl to just find herself once again.

--The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do NOT just happen.--

P.S. all prayers are appreciated.

Jackson's Orchard

This past weekend before time to trick or treat, Charli Beth and I headed to Jackson's Orchard for the day. I honestly had been planning to take her since the beginning of the month, but we have simply just been to busy with my schedule, school and everything else going on. But the day we went was simply perfect. It was on Saturday and as you can tell in the pictures, hardly anyone was there, not to mention the weather was beautiful.

As most of you already know Charli Beth is slightly obsessed with being a cowgirl. So as soon as she seen the horse rides, she knew that this was what she wanted to do first. She would have rode all day long if I had the $3 to hand out all day. She also named the horse "flash-light"...I believe the girl leading told her the horses name was Flash, and CB added in the Light part. She has a way with lying right now...which is a different post for a different day.

After seeing Charli Beth love on these bunnies, it's definitely made me want to get her one for Easter!
(Hi Mom =) I'll change my mind later..)

She wouldn't look towards me and the camera because the sun was way to bright. But I had to snap the picture anyways to compare to last years.

These play sets are new to the Orchard, and CB absolutely adores them!
Funny story: Whenever we were walking over to the truck there was some rough and rowdy boy on top of it, that growled/hollered/screamed (I'm not sure he kinda sounded like a mixture between a vampire and a coyote) at Charli so she was scared to death to go over there. I grabbed up her hand and I said, "C'mon Mommy will take you, don't be scared he is just acting silly." Charli said "No no Mommy, you can't whip his butt" - Geez. She acts like I am mean? ha.

The Cider Slider!

This picture was taken approximately 3 seconds before all of the nachos went falling to the ground. So she ate my apple bites while I went to buy more, then only ate two chips. Isn't it nice buying your children tons of food and them not ever eating it? Ugh, I gripe about that to much but at least she is a great healthy eater (salad, carrots, tomatoes). We actually ended the day after our quick snack, then headed home to get ready for Halloween...

Days 3 & 4

3.) The Freedom to Vote- Our county and our country had a wonderful turn out with out election. I am thankful that we have the freedom to vote in our country. This is just one day closer to getting Obama out of office. No negative comments needed, I have the freedom to my own opinion. CB's outfit on Monday for school the man who won Sheriff if actually her school resource officer and a great friend of mine.

4.) Salvation: This is the "old black church" (that is what the sign says) that I was saved in, sadly it is actually falling down now. I need to look on the plaque and see how old it actually is then write a post dedicated to it before it falls completely down.

Shutterfly!

To be honest I have never had the pleasure to do business with Shutterfly, although it seems like many of my blogger friends have! The quality of the pictures and how happy they are with their experience makes me even more excited about purchasing our Christmas Cards for family and friends from them! Not to mention after going through their site, seeing all of the variety they have for all families and individuals, makes me want to place my order, right now!

I love the simplicity of this Photo Card.
Seriously, I stinking love this card!!!!
How cute would it be for Charli B and I?!

I would most definitely pick this invitation if I were to have a Christmas get together!
By the way, how much fun would that it be to host a Christmas party?!

I'm not sure about you guys but all of this cold weather plus the stores already putting Christmas decor out, makes me want to start checking off things on my Christmas! So if you are feeling the same way, why don't you head on over to Shutterfly and check out the selections. Also, come back and tell me which cards that you love!

What I Wore Wednesday

It's time for another week of WIWW, hosted by The Pleated Poppy.

So, lets just go ahead and throw it out there before you girls realize that I am a crazzzy mess this week. Working 3rd shift and being busy with Halloween really did throw me for a loop. But some days I did manage to get out of my comfy clothes. I'll try better next week.

Heading to CB's Halloween party at school

Shirt: F21
Jeans: Miley *Walmart --which now I seen look way to tight!!! ahh.
Shoes: Lindsay Phillips - snap on ballets, I can change the black follower from the top.
I stole borrowed this necklace from my Mom because I absolutely love it!
I am slightly obsessed with big jewelry and owls too, so it is the perfect combo!

I cannot remember where I wore this outfit?
Cardigan: F21
Tank: Miley * Walmart

3rd shift outfitShirt: Miley* Walmart - $3!
Jeans: Seven - Tj Maxx
Necklace: CB gave it to me for Christmas

Going to school after working 3rd.
Jacket: Izod
Shirt: Kentucky Basketball =)
Pants: ?
Shoes: Shox
Kid: Me!!

Heading into 2nd shift @ 911
I have no idea where these clothes came from. I think I have had them for quite a few years now, they're just so comfy! But please do excuse the green scrubber that is laying in the floor, I forgot to pick up..whoops!

You can find my other posts here, here and here.

Crazy sock day at preschool!

We won a giveaway a few weeks ago from Kelly over at Just the two of us, and she sent me this adorable headband from her Etsy Shop, which you can find here and a gift card to Target (woohoo!!) We just love this headband, I cannot wait for CB to wear it to school this week. Kelly and her daughter are adorable you guys should check her out sometime.

Library Trick-or-Treat Parade

On Friday, I kept Charli Beth's BFF/my BFF's daughter Kaylen so we could attend the Library trick-or-treat parade; which is were you "parade" around the square to each business and the court house to get treats! I was pretty excited about this myself, but the girls were more excited to have one another to play with. Whenever Kaylen got to my house that morning the girls ate breakfast then it got wild. See the picture below for a reference...
This is whenever we first got to the Library, Kaylen ended up being a cat because 30 minutes before we left I realized that I did not have her costume, so this was the best I could come up with!

There were 90 or so children participating in this parade! I was amazed at this and I assume so was everyone else since I heard a lot of the businesses saying that they were going to be run out of candy because they thought there would only be 30-40 children!

What is up with CB's smiles? haha!
The girls were so wonderful about using their manners - "trick or treat" & "thank you"

Aww, such sweet besties!

After the parade we picked up Kaylen's Mommy from her work at South Central Bank and headed to McDonalds for lunch. We went home for nap time, which did not happen and then they played the rest of the day away! Even though it did get a little crazy for a while, we had a wonderful day together!

Day #2

Family.

Do I seriously have to explain this one to y'all? haha.
My family and I have been through thick and thin together and each thing has made us a stronger more loving family. I grew up as a daughter to the most beautiful, strong and amazing woman that you could ever ask for, that has helped me through many of life's hardest lessons. Each day, in every decision that I make for mine and Charli B's lives, they stand firmly behind me. I could not ask for anything more important or better in life.