Yay! We're heading up to Alexandria this weekend for a cabin party with our friends. Chuck and his friends have gone up there for many years and it has been a summer tradition for them. Although some of the people have changed over the years, it's still the same old cabin party…hanging out with friends, playing in the lake, drinking, bon-fires and stories that go with them…it's just a great summer event! Have a great weekend!
Category: Randomness
I Want This!
Or maybe “want” isn't a strong enough word. I actually *need* it! If anyone happens to be in the market to get me something…I have just the thing. If you want to buy it now for my birthday or something *wink*, I would be eternally grateful!
My friend just got it and it is SO very cute in person. I was thinking about it before I went to bed and therefore was dreaming about it! So if you were thinking of gifts for me because I am such a sweet person…hehehe. I have also added it to my wish list on the side –>. It's brand new at Target so it should be around a while, but who knows!
I will show you the picture of the pen I made for Chuck tomorrow.
*EDIT* If you do end up getting this for me…maybe I should be notified so I can quit asking people for it and take it off my wish list. Or I could have multiples and then exchange them…so no big deal! hehe.
Woo Hoo!
Woo Hoo! It's the weekend! Well, in a few minutes. We're leaving work early today to head to Iowa for a weekend at the cabin with some of Chuck's relatives. It should be a good time. We haven't seen most of them in a while…Christmas maybe! We're bringing the jet ski and his cousin is bringing his boat. It should be a blast. Have a great weekend!
My Poor Lilies!
So one day I get home and THIS is what I see.
I was so sad. They look so pitiful! One morning Chuck came to tell me to look outside because there was a rabbit having a smorgasbord on my plants. It ran away before I saw it, but if I saw it I may have ran out there and done something to it. Then I would have announced we were having Rabbit Soup for dinner.
Then on top of that, we had a bunch of really strong winds at our house and one of them was almost pulled out. I have it leaning up against the one next to it. My poor lilies. Thankfully they have flowered and are still blooming. Had this happened before they had flowers, I am not sure they would have gotten any at all. That would have really made me sad since hardly any of my other lilies are blooming (which I am sure is partly due to cutting them in half and replanting them in the back).
Let this be a lesson to you….don't let a rabbit cut your hair. They do a real knock up job!
What do YOU want to be when you grow up?
I have to post this funny article Chuck showed me from The Onion the other day. It cracked me up. It gives a whole new meaning to “what do you want to be when you grow up?”
5 Year Old Wants To Be A Tractor When She Grows Up
I had to share this because one, it was hilarious and two, because my friend, Katie posted this on her site. In summary, her son wants to fly a plane someday and her daughter has taken to hiding under the coffee table like a car…so I thought maybe she wanted to BE a car someday! Since she is only 6 1/2 months old, her future career will probably change numerous times before she settles on something as cool as a car! She'll probably want to be a princess, a doctor or a kitty first!
Yay For Lilies
First, I know I haven't been very good about keeping up on here. By the time I get home, playing on the computer is the last thing I want to do! That, and I don't think you want to hear work stories. Other than work, not much has been going on! There are a couple little things, but we'll save those so I have something to write about tomorrow!
These are my gorgeous Tiger Lilies I have by the front of my house. I love the color of them and they are so big this year compared to last year! It was really fun to watch them grow this year.
These are the pictures I took of them! They just make me smile. I will be sad when they are done flowering for the summer. And who knows…maybe by next summer we'll live somewhere else and I'll have to plant more of them.
White Purse
Here is a white purse I picked up. (Also from Target.) This one is bigger, but I really like it. I think it's really cute and there is just a tiny bit of decoration on it with the eyelets on the front. The part to put your arm through is a little small, so I can't just whip it on my shoulder without either getting stuck or readjusting slightly to get my arm through! But now that I have wonderful bag, I don't know how I managed without a white bag for so long!
Silver Purse
I don't have much of anything that is yellow gold (yes I say yellow gold because I have many things that are white gold). So when I came across this purse a couple weeks ago, I was so excited!
Yes, I know this picture isn't great (I took it with my phone), but I couldn't find a picture of it online to save my life! And if my life really did depended on it…maybe I could find it, but I was done searching and just took a picture myself! These larger bags are very “in” right now and I have to say that I like them. I am sure that being as small as I am that large bags aren't all that great for me, but I still love them! Mostly I was just excited to find a silver bag that I liked! Oh, and this was purchased at Target just like most everything I buy! What a great store!
Some Lovely Flowers
Not too long ago I got a great raise at work! I was so excited! So Chuck brought home these lovely flowers for me in celebration!
They have lasted until today and I got them I think the 24th of June! So I am very happy about that! My favorite part about them are the striped flowers! Check these out!
Aren't they cool!? I just love them! The only downfall s they turn the water pink and if it gets on your counter, the dye is slightly like Kool Aid! I know the picture was a little fuzzy, but I kept forgetting to take pictures and when I finally remembered, the lighting wasn't that great in the kitchen! Hopefully I can work really hard and get a raise at the end of the year at my next review and maybe I'll get more of these beauties!
Wind Chime
This is the wind chime I got for my step mom for her birthday.
I love the way my wind chimes sound outside and I didn't think she had one. So I was on a mission to find one for her. I found it at The Bibelot. They always have such fun things in there and I could spend the better part of a day just browsing around in there. But I saw this online and was in and out so I could run some other errands. It's made out of glass or glass-like material and sounds so nice! The colors are so pretty and bright in person! It will look great outside! And I love that all of the glass pieces are hanging from a branch! So if you are in need of a new wind chime, I definitely recommend checking these out!