10 Things I love!

10 Things I love!

Kristen at Now You know tagged me in "10 Things I Love".

There are always rules...
1. State who tagged you. Kristen at Now You know, she and her hubby are expecting their first baby! Check her out if you haven’t already.

2. State 10 things you love.

1. My family….of course! I have a great hubby and 2 of the cutest kids in the world!

2. Summer! I am so excited for some warmer weather right now. My parents live on the lake, so we spend lots of time on the boat in the summer.

3. Reality TV….I’m addicted.

4. Shopping…..I could just shop til I dropped any day of the week. I love to get a bargain!

5. Traveling. I don’t get to do too much of it now that we have too babies….but I sure do LOVE a good vacation!

6. The fact that I live close to my parents. I have no clue what I would do without my mom helping us out all of the time. And my kids think that “nana and papa” are the greatest things ever!

7. Mexican food. It’s my fav…I could eat it every day!

8. laughing until my stomach hurts. That is the best feeling….

9. Social media…..facebook, twitter, blogging…..love it all!

10. and for that reason…my iPad2…..what a little gem!

3. Tag 10 friends and tell them about it. I am tagging some of my newest followers!!
1. Kara @ Only Believe
2.Ashley @ The Johnsons

3. Lauren @ The Bride Side of Life

4. Alex @ Everybody loves a Brown Eyed Girl

5. Kristen @ Palmetto Mama

6. Casey @ {Byrd's} Eye View

7. Alana @ She Rocks, He Rolls

8. Elizabeth @ Musing Experiences

9. Amber @ Our Journey with Jackson

10. Raven @ A Mama's Desires and Pacifiers

An Award!

Rule #1: Thank the person who gave you your award.
Stephanie, at Lexie Loo and Dylan Too, gave me the Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you, Stephanie! Stop by to check out her cute blog….and two of the cutest kids ever :)

Rule #2: Share seven things about yourself.
1. I am a full-time working mama of 1…with one more on the way! I am 34 weeks pregnant now.

2. I am trying to get all of my holiday shopping done soon…preferably before Thanksgiving. Who knows how much time I will have after that before this peanut arrives!

3. I am 4.5 years older than my hubby!....cougar! haha….actually I didn’t know that he was THAT much younger than me when I met him. BUT, it’s all good now!

4. I have one sister. She lives in Denver, CO. I miss her!

5. We have a very tight family. I talk to my mom multiple times a day…and usually see her every day too!

6. I am sick of being a deer-widow. I will be really happy when hunting season is over and my husband is home again. Don’t get me wrong, he is a great hands-on dad and I don’t have any complaints…but I have been missing him this past month or so!

7. We still don’t have a name picked out for our baby girl. I guess we will have to see her and then decide!

Rule #3: Pass the award onto 7 bloggers who you think are fantastic!
Heather at Life with Heather
Neely at Chronicles of Neely
Laura at Cowboy Boots and Baby Booties
Ashley at My Carnival Ride
Jen at West Sac Honey
Sonja at For the Love of Stilletos
Kristen at Now You Know

Awards :)

I have recieved a few bloggie awards lately....and am posting a couple today:)

I think that I have another to post...and will do so soon....but I am NOT very good at this, and seriously creating these links takes me a long time...ha!



This one from Krystal, Kelly at Keeping Up with Kelly, AND Erika at Life with the Bruneau’s...

Thanks gals :)


The rules:
Accept and thank the person who gave it to you!
List 10 things about yourself
List 5 additional things you DON'T like
Then pick ten people to give this lovely award to!


10 things about me...

1. I always heard people say “you don’t know what love is until you have a child of your own”….and I thought…well, I think I do, I love a lot…BUT, its true…the minute you see your own little one for the first time, you love more than you ever thought possible!



2. I married Ryan on Sept. 26th. I feel so blessed to have him. He is a great hubby and a wonderful daddy to our baby.


3. If someone would have told me a few years ago…that by 2009 I would be getting married and have a child I would have laughed…but now it is a reality, and I couldn’t be happier…I wouldn’t change a thing! I feel very lucky.



4. I am pretty much obsessed with reality TV….you name it, I probably watch it…



5. I work as an event planner for the CMU Alumni Association...great job!



6. I have never eaten Tuna….or any meat that comes out of a can for that matter. Just not my thing!



7. some people say that I am a bad driver…some call it “aggressive” driving…whatev, I’m OK with it.



8. I add “kins” after some peoples names…just those that I love…such as: Mommy-kins, Daddy-kins, roomie-kins (for ex. Roomies) etc. You get the idea…NOW many of my friends refer to me as Annie-kins…I’ll take it as a term of endearment



9. I LOVE Mexican food. It is def. my fav. When I was preggers I could eat it every day (well at least 4 times/week). Everyone thought that after I had the baby I would never want it again…that didn’t happen. I could still eat it just as often…except for now I CANT…unless I still wanted to APPEAR preggers…no thanks to that!



10. I have a LOT of clothes…my closet is SO full that there is NO room for anything else. (and its not like it is a small closet or anything…it is a walk-in), BUT, somehow I still feel like I have NOTHING to wear! I used to have a small problem with shopping for clothes, it is getting better. Now I have this thing, whenever I buy a new item of clothing, I have to get rid of one item in my closet…swap them out, you know? Since there is no room for any more hangers…




And 5 things I don't like...


1. action movies

2. humidity...makes my hair crazy

3. getting up early

4. housework (no getting around this one!)

5. a cold shower!!


And I pass this one on to:

undomestic chica

Shannon at Webbisodes
Sarah at 3 brown eyed beauties and 1 blue eyed blonde
Francis at the Fick Family Blog
Melissa at Hangin w/ Mr. Cooper



I got this one from Neely...

I am sure that you all follow her, but if not check her out!



Im supposed to list 10 things that make me happy, pass the award on and link up the people soooooo.....

1. Blake!
2. Ryan
3. My fam and friends
4. A warm sunny day!
5. a clean car
6. shopping
7. going out to lunch with my mom and sis
8. reality TV
9. freshly baked cookies
10. traveling


I give this to....(some of my newset followers :))
Shelley at Hand in Hand
Courtney at Sweet, Southern, & Curly♥
Patience at A Reason or a Season
Holly at Her Southern Heart
Kiana at Dot the i

An Award!!

Jamie over at the Young Mama Blog gave me two awards a week or so ago and I forgot to post them!! She gave me the Lemonade Stand award and the Happy 101. Thanks Jamie...you made my day :)

Lemonade Stand Award:- Put the Lemonade logo on your blog or within your post- Nominate at least 10 blogs with great attitude or gratitude- Link the nominees within your post- Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog- Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

Happy 101 Award:
1) List 10 things that make me happy
2) Try to do at least one of them today
3) Tag 10 bloggers that brighten my day
4) For those 10 bloggers who get the award, you then link back to my blog and create your own "makes you happy" list

The wife over at the Cobia fam gave me this award a bit back...you can check out my 10 happy things HERE..and the links to the 10 buddis that I passed it on too!!

Thanks again Jamie!!

An Award?!? Do I need to make a speech?!

The cute little wifey over at The Cobia Family tagged me with this sweet award. I DEF. read her blog daily…b/c she is just so cute and funny!!

SO…with no further delay….

The Rules:
1. List 10 things that make you happy
2. Top 10 bloggers that brighten your day

Sounds easy enough :)….here goes!

10 Things that make me Happy:

1. My little pumpkin, Blaker!
2. My super cute, funny, sweet hubs Ryan
3. My family…would DIE without them!
4. The smell of freshly fallen leaves on a beautiful fall day
5. Laughing so hard my belly hurts
6. A HOTT new outfit or hair-doo
7. A clean car with a full tank of gas
8. A fun night out with great friends!
9. Pictures…taking them, getting mine taken, looking at them…etc.

10 bloggers that brighten my day:
(they are all the cutest…check them out J)

1. The Wife @ the Cobia Fam (I know this is kinda cheating, but she is a daily read for me)
2. Annie @ Chapters of our Life
3. Molly @ Stilettos and Diapers
4. Amy @ Just add Walter
5. Jenna @ The Jackson 5
6. Brandi @ the Life of a Small Town Girl
7. Lea Liz @ the Roland’s
8. Paige @ Mommy to a Charli Girl
9. Ashley @ Pink-ture Perfect
10. Blair @ Reasonably Swanky

Bloggie award!!

I receieved this award from "The Wife" over @ The Cobia Family!

This only the 2nd award I have ever recieved...so thanks SO much...here goes!

I have to post 10 random facts about me…:

1. I always heard people say “you don’t know what love is until you have a child of your own”….and I thought…well, I think I do, I love a lot…BUT, its true…the minute you see your own little one for the first time, you love more than you ever thought possible!

2. I married Ryan on Sept. 26th. I feel so blessed to have him. He is a great hubby and a wonderful daddy to our baby.
3. If someone would have told me three years ago…that by 2009 I would be getting married and have a child I would have laughed…but now it is a reality, and I couldn’t be happier…I wouldn’t change a thing! I feel very lucky.

4. I am pretty much obsessed with reality TV….you name it, I probably watch it…

5. I graduated with my Masters in May 2009! I am excited and relieved to be done…but I have been in school FOREVER…so not having class/homework/research is so strange!

6. I have never eaten Tuna….or any meat that comes out of a can for that matter. Just not my thing!

7. some people say that I am a bad driver…some call it “aggressive” driving…whatev, I’m OK with it.

8. I add “kins” after some peoples names…just those that I love…such as: Mommy-kins, Daddy-kins, roomie-kins (for ex. Roomies) etc. You get the idea…NOW many of my friends refer to me as Annie-kins…I’ll take it as a term of endearment

9. I LOVE Mexican food. It is def. my fav. When I was preggers I could eat it every day (well at least 4 times/week). Everyone thought that after I had the baby I would never want it again…that didn’t happen. I could still eat it just as often…except for now I CANT…unless I still wanted to APPEAR preggers…no thanks to that!

10. I have a LOT of clothes…my closet is SO full that there is NO room for anything else. (and its not like it is a small closet or anything…it is a walk-in), BUT, somehow I still feel like I have NOTHING to wear! I used to have a small problem with shopping for clothes, it is getting better. Now I have this thing, whenever I buy a new item of clothing, I have to get rid of one item in my closet…swap them out, you know? Since there is no room for any more hangers…

SO...now you know!

wow.....RaNdOm!! ha :)

Over the Top

Molly @ Stilettos and Diapers as given me the Over the top blog award! I have never done anything like this....but since Molly's blog RoCkS and I think she is great...here goes :)!

Here are the rules for the Over the Top Award: USE ONLY ONE WORD! It’s not as easy as you might think. Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s quite tricky to use only one-word answers! Once you have filled it out, be sure to pass it on to 6 of your favorite bloggers and alert them that they have been awarded!

One word?!?....Molly didn’t use one word…I don’t think I can either!

1. Where is your cell phone? Right here on my desk!
2. Your hair? LONG (and gross…needs a cut)
3. Your mother? Is amazing!
4. Your father? Is the best!
5. Your favorite food? Mexican…any kind!
6. Your dream last night? Don’t remember
7. Your favorite drink? Coffee in a.m., diet coke in p.m.
8. Your dream/goal? To not have to work!? although I would prob be bored in about 2 weeks.
9. What room are you in? my office….don’t tell my boss10. Your hobby? I don’t really have a hobby….shopping, is that a ‘hobby’?
11. Your fear? Being alone in the dark!
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Pretty much where I am….with a bigger house and maybe another kid!
13. Where were you last night? Home.
14. Something that you aren’t? motivated to workout
15. Muffins? loves
16. Wish list item? A profesional organizer to come to my house!
17. Where did you grow up? MI
18. Last thing you did? Facebooked….or, um…worked!
19. What are you wearing? Grey pants, black shirt, black heels, work attire
20. Your TV? Not here…but Project Runway tonight!
21. Your pets? n/a
22. Friends? Are the best! I am SO lucky!
23. Your life? CrAzY right now…but should slow down soon!
24. Your mood? Blah…
25. Missing someone? nah
26. Vehicle? Lincoln Zephyr….but looking to swap it up!
27. Something you’re not wearing?socks
28. Your favorite store? Target….for everything…it’s a one-stop shop
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When was the last time you laughed? Today at lunch
31. Last time you cried? A few days ago…
32. Your best friend? Sister!
33. One place that I go to over and over? Work, home, repeat
34. One person who emails me regularly? Erica, Carson, Tony…
35. Favorite place to eat? Prob La’s…for Mexican…of PF Chang for Chinese!

Now I am supposed to tag 6 others....but that is a bit over my head :)