Life in the Boys' Locker Room

Wobble Wednesday

2012-01-25T21:28:00.002-06:00

I really had every intention of working out tonight but got almost no sleep last night because of the loud ass booming thunder storm that came through. So instead of working out (by myself) I wobbled with the dudes.

*yes it is a dance...because I love you, I found a tutorial*

Now get to wobblin!!

To project 366 or not to project 366

2012-01-23T21:33:00.000-06:00

also known as take a picture everyday for a couple days and then realize its just another thing to get accomplished on your daily to-do list, therefore making it not fun anymore and hence project 366 was just barely a project 8 days.

But I AM doing it. And I still find it very fun and hope that I will be able to continue without feeling like its a chore. I keep it random. VERY random. You should check it out...

The Johnson Experiment

You know I never disappoint. Self promotion is great! LOL. I promise I am NOT trying to be a photographer. God knows there's tons of them out there now.

Are you part of the crowd that's taking a picture a day? A week? Doing a monthly collage of your faves? Well let me know and I will support you too. :)

P.S. I've had my photo blog for quite sometime now. It's not something I just put together recently. So if you're not a follower you should be. You know...cause my fam rocks and stuff.

I'm it, I'm it! (LONG, but fun post)

2012-01-21T10:21:00.000-06:00

HA! LOL!
I haven't done a tag in awhile...so glad my love, my twin, Mrs. H tagged me for this one. (I for one like tags. It brings me to a lot of different blogs and I love making new bloggy friends)

So...here are the "rules"

You must post these rules.
Each person must post 11 things about themselves on their blog.
Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
You have to choose 11 people to tag and link them on the post.
Go to their page and tell them you have linked him or her.

So now 11 things about me...

I'm a tiny little thing...I'm only 4 ft, 7 in. But don't be fooled, I pack a mean punch. And if the punch don't get you down I WILL bite them ankles!
I was a teen mom...16. Not like all the crazy stuff on tv but close. LOL. My oldest is now 15, driving, has a girlfriend, and plays football.
When I was younger (you notice I didn't say little...because I am in fact still little) I wanted to grow up and become a professional cheerleader for the Lakers or the Raiders and moonlight on the side as a surgeon. I am neither.
I am a self proclaimed (just to myself) southern belle with a bonafide southern accent. Those who know me are laughing right now because I DO sound extremely southern but was born and raised in Hawaii.
I LOVE to read! I am completely joined to my kindle. It goes where I go. If I could read in traffic I would. I have tried, in fact, but then the traffic in front of me moves and then I get honked at and then...
I have road rage. I am definitely a horn honker. And I do flip the bird a lot. But I do drive well. Except for that one time that I explained in #5.
I am researching pole dancing classes because I want to teach pole dancing. Because I like it. Because I think its sexy as hell.
I am ALWAYS in heels. Except when I'm working out. I mean even my flip flops have a wedge lol. And I rock no smaller than 3 1/2 inches.
I love Hello Kitty but hate the color pink.
I love gangsta (not gangster) rap music. Don't know why...I just do. It really puts me in a good mood oddly enough and is GREAT weight lifting music.
I have a tongue ring. I know you're thinking ya ya big whoop. But I've had it since I was 16 and have NEVER, ever taken it out but 2 times: the first was to change the ring, and the second was when I gave birth to BamBam (via c-sec, and even then I put it right back in). I have been sporting a 24k gold tongue ring since 2000 and have no plans to ever get rid of it.

So here are the questions my twin asked me:

What's the most interesting or moving book you've ever read? Interesting or moving...um...I have no idea. I honestly read to read. I am interested in the "beach blanket" type of books like Lipstick Jungle and the Shopaholic series. I also love Anne Rice and Michelle Moran.

Which do you prefer the book or the movie? Most definitely the book. I like all the details you get from a book. It is fun to see a book come alive on the screen too---I get to compare what I "saw" to what was shot for the movie

If you could move to anywhere tomorrow, where would it be? Australia or New Zealand. Actually anywhere there is a warm beach.

What's the one thing in life you can't leave the house without? MOST DEFINITELY my iPhone

What's the furthest place you've flown to? Europe or Tahiti...not sure which was the furthest.

If you could be anyone for a day who would it be? I honestly have no idea. There's really no woman out there I would like to be like. I'll go with either Angelina Jolie or Jessica Alba.

What is one word that best describes you? (ONLY ONE) FUN-FUCKIN-TASTIC!

What's been your greatest accomplishment to date? I know a lot of people would say their children and mine are great, but my greatest accomplishment is being a wife/mom. I never thought I would ever get married. I always wanted to, but never thought that I would. Becoming a mom and then a wife has just been amazing! I am in charge of these lives. What I say matters. What I do matters.

What's your favorite type of food? mmmmm Italian all the way!

What's one nickname you have? Baby. I of course was the shortest but also the youngest of all my friends.

What's the best thing you did in 2011? Made the decision to go back to school. I've always wanted to be a doctor. When I started college, I went in as a pre-med major. But as life happens I decided to take a different route that wouldn't pull so much time away from my 2 young boys at the time. So business/marketing is where I went. Now my family is set, my now 2 youngest are in school and I am going back to become a physical therapist.

That's me...in a long nut shell. Now I want to know more about you! I know I'm supposed to ask 11 people 11 questions. But this post is already so long. I'm a rule breaker...sue me. I do still want to know more about YOU! Tell me 11 things that I don't know about you. If you do a blog post (which I am hoping you do) come back here and tell me in the comments and I'll swing by your spot to check it out.

I'm sexy and I know it

2012-01-11T20:45:00.001-06:00

3 words...Mint Julep mask. 2 more words...you're welcome

How rude!

2012-01-08T21:35:00.001-06:00

I mean really?!

Chocolate wasted...NOT

2012-01-06T23:09:00.001-06:00

It's Friday night. Normally I would be eating some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. But not tonight. Tonight I am watching Underworld Evolution with a mint julep mask on. Problem? No problem. But a question...how do I satisfy my chocolate craving without chocolate?

You see...I am taking part of a "chocolate challenge." It all started with a simple blog post by Melanie (@melruns). Comments were left, chocolate seemed to be everyones kryptonite, chocolate challenge was born. Instead of eating chocolate, we will reach for a piece of fruit or something healthy.

At first I was like, shooooot I got this. I don't eat chocolate everyday, just once in awhile, I'm gravy! AH! WRONG! Got to work today, there were peanut M&Ms (my freaking fave), chocolate chip muffins, and chocolate on chocolate cupcakes! What the feezy?!! No fruit in the office, so I had a string cheese. As I pulled and ate strand by strand, I silently glared at all the chocolate goodness. Bah humbug! And now I have a craving. Like a real live craving. Like the ones I used to get when I was pregnant. Meh! And in this movie the character Tanus is getting his fill of blood from nekkid vamps. He gets to satisfy his craving while I watch...thinking damnit...I want some hot chocolate. (How the 2 relate, I have no idea. See how I'm all ready delusional?)

I want to go as long as I can just to see how long I can go without it. Not even a tiny piece. Not even hot chocolate.

Stupid dog

2012-01-03T17:19:00.000-06:00

BAMBAM: Come on Diesel, we going to da park.

JUJU: BamBam stop screaming!

BAMBAM: Well come on Diesel.

JUJU: He can't hear you. His ears don't work.

BAMBAM: Oh they are broken. Daddy has to fix them.

ME: No dude. Daddy can't. Remember he's deaf. He had an ear infection and now he can't hear.

BAMBAM: (screaming) Come on Diesel!

ME: Dude seriously?! What did I just say?

BAMBAM: Stupid dog. Fix yo ear.

JUJU: UGH. You just don't get it.

*Shaking my head* He just doesn't get it sometimes. (LOL)

It is 2012

2012-01-01T03:18:00.001-06:00

Happy new year!! May this year bring you joy and peace.

a celebration of marriage

2011-12-30T09:54:00.000-06:00

Today I am doing my first ever guest post on Mrs. H. She gathered a bunch of us to talk about our marriages and how we make it work, what we've learned...I'm so happy she asked me to be a part of it! I love Mrs. H with every being in me...and can you believe we've only "met" in blog land? She is my twin most definitely!

So head over to Life as Mrs. H, and read my AWESOME post. You know I never disappoint. ;)

I'm on vacation!!!!

2011-12-28T20:50:00.000-06:00

That's right folks...I am on vacation! Not like on an actual vacation like my friend Nini (you lucky duck!) but just on vacay from my full time job. Last day of work was Friday the 23rd and I don't see my desk again until January! I sooooooo needed this time off too. Time to re-evaluate, time to purge, time to get back in touch with my family and my hubby. There is something about sleeping in (in my world that means getting up at 8am instead of 6am) that just makes my day so fulfilling LOL. I get to basically play all day! I mean who wouldn't enjoy that?!
I always miss my dudes when I go to work, but wow, I feel like I'm missing so much. Yes they are in school almost all day but damn. Being home with them, I have once again gone into re-evaluating my work situation. Right now, its ideal for me to work full time. Big Daddy and I have talked about me not working off and on since the school year started. But just since Friday, we've talked about it way more than we ever have. I'll keep y'all updated on what I am thinking about doing. But the gist of it comes down to me either 1. going to part time hours or 2. quitting completely and going back to school full time. Time will tell.
Besides talking about work, I have been slowly purging a bunch of things we have...clothes, books, furniture, DVDs...etc. I want to get everything completely organized by the end of January and am taking full advantage of my free time. I also have a plan to turn my night stand into a small vanity area. so far the biggest part has been done, and that was the dudes closets. Clothes and toys and stuff was thrown away or donated and everything organized. Everything now has a home...even the Nerf bullets have a place to call their own instead of being housed at the bottom of random bins. I also cleaned out our linen closet. Next up will be my part of our closet and the shelving unit inside the closet that currently holds more of my "stuff."

Lots going on in the locker room this week. Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and ate until their heart's content. I most definitely did. And yesterday, I got back to the business of getting my body back into tip top shape.

Little crafty me

2011-12-21T13:54:00.000-06:00

So I, like most of you, are ~~addicted~~ in love with Pinterest. Juju's Kindergarten teacher is AMAZING and I wanted to actually make her something just as amazing as she is. I saw this and thought OH MY GOD...PERFECT!

*source*

And so I began...I tried to lay everything out one by one next to each other just for placements sake, but it just wasn't working. So I went with north, south, east, west....

Then glued a crayon in the middle of the "section" and so on and so forth...until this...

Of course I wasn't done yet. It took a total of 2 days for everything to set and not slide off. I was still waiting for glue to dry this morning. But here it is in all its finished glory...

The picture quality totally sucks, but isn't it just cute?! I got the little ornament (it says "Teacher" in green in the middle-green is Juju's favorite color) from Michael's for only a $1.00. In fact...everything cost a dollar or less:

Crayons: $0.64

Styrofoam wreath/circle: $1.00

Ornament: $1.00

(I already had the ribbon and the glue)

Here's to another year

2011-12-08T16:17:00.000-06:00

Happy birthday to you...

*04/10/11 - BamBam (black shirt) age 3*

Happy birthday to you...

*07/10/11 - Juju age 5*

Happy birthday, happy birthday...

*08/13/11 - Big Daddy age 27*

Happy birthday...to you...

*04/27/11 - ME age 31*

We've worked hard and played even harder. We've cried, but more importantly we've laughed. Here's to another year of growing our hair out, playing outside in a 100+ degree weather, dinner surprises, and 80s themed birthdays. Here's to another year of LIFE and blowing out more candles.

*This post is sponsored by the American Cancer Society*

Multicultural night

2011-12-07T21:55:00.001-06:00

My family is the definition of multicultural: I am Hawaiian and Filipino and Big Daddy is black and German = mutts! Lol
Juju's school held a multicultural night last night. VonTrapp even came and made a German lentil soup and some German cookies. Juju and BamBam sported their barongs (traditional Filipino shirts). Y'all I'm already planning for next year!

A call for bloggers/reviewers - Diamond Candles

2011-12-04T18:56:00.000-06:00

Me? I love candles. I love how a specific candle scent can make you remember certain things. Like the smell of black cherry takes me back to the days Big Daddy and I first started dating. A lemon scented candle brings me right into the kitchen of my aunt, who spent a lot of her time showing me how to cook when I was little.
I could and have watched a candle just burn...so pretty. And now I wouldn't be just watching a candle burn...I would be waiting. Waiting for it to slowly burn, smelling all of its goodness. Waiting for a peak of that special little pouch.

Diamond Candles Company would like to invite you to Review and Giveaway their Precious soy candles. Why "precious" you'll ask? Well, each candle harbors a ring valued anywhere from $10-$100-$500-$5000 each. It's anticipation that really gets you going! What kind of a ring am I going to unveil from the glittery pouch hidden inside the soy wax?

Check out the post at Mizz Review Lady and Celebrate Women Today.

The Criteria for Your Participation Are Simple.

This event is Free to you. Open to US only.
If you are to review and giveaway a product sponsored by Diamond Candles Company, you'll need to include in your giveaway the sponsor's Facebook and Twitter mentions, and a couple of keywords within your review.
If you are to participate in this campaign, Blog about this event on your blog, linking it to my post here.
Then, fill out this Form with information about your blog.
Once you're approved by the Diamond Candles Company, I'll ask you to confirm your mailing address for mailing products to you for review and giveaway on your blog (FYI: Diamond Candles does all mailing to the winners for giveaway.)

So what are you waiting for? That's it. Simple.

Crocs are coming to Austin! (a giveaway)

2011-12-02T16:29:00.001-06:00

No no...not ACTUAL REAL crocodiles but Crocs

*pic source*

Barton Creek Square here in Austin is getting a brand new Crocs store. This Saturday and Sunday is their grand opening weekend and I'm soooo excited! I'm going to be live tweeting from the store and taking lots of pictures too. Look at how purtty it is:

I'm so excited to be a part of this grand opening! As you can see, my boys LIVE in their Crocs...

FABULOUS right?! Did you know that Crocs doesn't just have "regular" crocs anymore? They have sooo many different styles now: boots, sneakers, loafers, wedges/heels...ah-may-zing! What's even more amazing is that in celebration of the store's grand opening the people over at Crocs want me to give a FREE pair of Crocs (up to $100 value) away to one of y'all!! What, what?!!

So what do you have to do to win this FREE (up to $100 value) pair?

Just visit The Crocs Website and tell me which pair you would like in the comments section along with your email address so I can contact you if you win. You must be a follower of this blog in order to be entered into the giveaway. The giveaway will run until Friday, December 9th at 8pm CST. Spread the word and good luck to everyone!

*Disclosure - I was compensated by Crocs to share about the new store and host this giveaway.All opinions are my own*

Sliding in the wind

2011-11-30T23:02:00.001-06:00

20mph winds couldn't keep us away from the park
(taken 11/27/11)

Hear ye, hear ye...

2011-11-28T21:25:00.000-06:00

I am having a SALE!!! Yup that's right...a SALE! And its not just for today (well tonight).
I have been selling Jamberry Nails for a couple months now and have gotten nothing but GREAT responses from people. So every week until the new year, I will be doing some kind of sale. Right now until 10pm CST next Monday, 12/5 all orders placed through me and my Facebook page will receive free shipping. Every Monday I will post a new sale here.
You NEED to take advantage! Jamberry Nail shields make THE BEST stocking stuffers for all the women and girls in your life. Definitely check out my website to see all the styles we currently carry.

Want to get FREE nail shields? Contact me to host your very own catalog/online party to earn free shields. If you book a party this week, I'll extend the free shipping to everyone who places an order from the party. That goes for any sale that I am currently running in that week that you have your party until the new year!

(Also as a note, for every 5 people you refer to my Facebook page, you get a half sheet for free!)

FaceTime

2011-11-23T19:11:00.001-06:00

Picked up Juju from running club and had to come back to work to finish some stuff. BamBam missed picking up his bubba from the bus stop

I got a song for that

2011-11-15T21:08:00.000-06:00

Music...it's the greatest thing ever! I mean seriously. Having a bad day...there's a song for that...and even a song to make you feel better. Having a great day...there's a song for that. Need a good cry...there's a song for that. Boyfriend/girlfriend dumped you...there's a song for that. Feeling goofy...there's a song for that. Just wanna dance....I got a song for that!

Reconnecting

2011-11-14T20:33:00.000-06:00

It is the Monday after a long weekend and all I want to do is go home to my guys (yes I am still at work). I had an AWESOME weekend to say the least and really didn't do anything.
VonTrapp picked up the dudes Thursday afternoon while I was still here at work. And before I go on I just wanna say that I am in LURVE with technology! Well mostly just my iPhone. LOL. Why you ask? Well you know how I've bee getting all misty eyed because the dudes are growing up so fast? Well before they left, I got to facetime with them. I got kissies and all! Good stuff. How we humans lived and survived without technology like this is beyond me ;)
*moving on*
So I get home Thursday and there were no screams for mommy *tear*, just Big Daddy waiting for me to hand over the keys so he could go to rugby practice. But oh how I love that man! He cooked pork ribs and beans and greens! YUM! A quiet night alone to watch Grey's Anatomy..AWESOME.
Had to work Friday...meh. I tried to get the day off stating that my hubs is a veteran (which he is) and that I NEEDED to be home with him. Didn't work. But Big Daddy did pick me up from work and we went to get pizza and beer for dinner. It was great...we just talked and talked about nothing at all...just like when we first met. A little bit after dinner we went and hung out with a guy who he plays rugby with, Mike, and Mike's gf Erin. We had a blast just hanging out and laughing. We didn't stay over very long because the guys had a rugby tournament in Houston the next day and had to be up early to drive. When we got home, we actually cuddled and fell asleep together just like that.HA! That ish never happens! Mostly because I need my space when I sleep. But it was nice waking up to a full bladder needing to be emptied in the arms of my rugby player.
I dropped Big Daddy off at Mike's house early Saturday morning. Can I just tell you how nice it was to not have to worry about anyone but myself?! I mean I laid in bed and watched tv, read a bunch of blogs, and even (FINALLY) did my nails. It was great! Of course I did do responsible things like get my oil changed and tires rotated, and went and did laundry. Big Daddy and his team made it all the way to the finals in the tournament but lost the championship game. He called me after each game to give me the score and the rundown of how the game went. We talked and laughed and joked...just like when we first "dated." We had made plans to go to a friend's house to watch the Pacman fight so as soon as I got done with laundry I headed over there and waited until Big Daddy got back into town so I could go pick him up. The whole ride from Houston to Austin, we were texting. Like teenagers in love, with me giggling with every sweet text he sent. Straight cakin! That's what we call it: getting all mushy, acting sprung...cakin! He kept telling me he loved me and wished I was there when each game ended "like its supposed to be." For the first time in a long time, I got that butterfly feeling. When I went to pick him up he just hugged me and acted like he didn't want to let me go. Mind you, they played 4 rugby games and then got straight in the car and drove back here. He was NOT smelling any kinds of fresh. He was far from it! LMAO! But for the first time, I didn't care. I felt "in love." After the fight we came home, took a shower and, again, fell asleep in each others arms.
I woke up Sunday worried I had over slept and was going to be late for work. LOL. I was too happy when I went to the bathroom and looked at my phone and it said Sunday, November 13. And there it was, a text message from Big Daddy. What the?! It was sent at 3:27am and said: "I love you Nicole." four words, and my heart skipped a beat.
We had to go pick up the dudes later so we got coffee and bagels and then went grocery shopping. We held hands the entire time. Even on the 45 minute drive he held my hand. Once I saw BamBam's face through the window of VonTrapp's house, a part of me got sad. My romantic (to me) weekend was about to end. My sweet BamBam was in the middle of eating a nice hunk of chocolate cake and he just got up and ran to me and wrapped his sweet little body around my legs. Oh how I missed him and Juju. We stayed for awhile, and finished up some laundry we brought. Juju practiced shooting hoops in the driveway and even made a couple shots! Now he wants to play basketball. They were both hanging by a thread by the time we left VonTrapp's house. And just when I thought my romantic week had ended, he grabbed my hand in the car and didn't let go until we pulled up into our driveway.

Oh what a weekend! I got some much needed ME time to reconnect with myself and of course I got to reconnect with my love :D Now here's to keeping the love alive! Kiss your man/woman...right now damnit!

Out cold

2011-11-09T21:01:00.002-06:00

No matter how bad you wanted to watch that movie, when you're tired...you are TI-YERD!! (Yes, even at 7:30pm)

A face this mother loves

2011-11-02T21:39:00.001-05:00

Gangster (teehee)

2011-10-18T17:16:00.000-05:00

Dropping off Juju at school this morning...

Crossing guard: Its really windy this morning Mrs. J, where's your jacket? Aren't you cold?

Juju: Oh my my mommy is fine. She's gangster.

Crossing guard: (talking to Juju) Oh I see. Well you look very warm today. But aren't your legs cold? (he did have a jacket on but was wearing shorts)

Juju: Naw. I'm gangster too. And it gets hot. Pants are dumb. I like shorts. Makes me run real fast. Cuz you know, I'm gangster.

Obviously he gets it from his mama. LOL! That boy cracks me up!

I won!

2011-10-07T23:28:00.000-05:00

So the other day...October 4th to be exact...Nini of Life As Mrs. H held her first giveaway EVER! :)
And...
I WON! Yup ME! I've only ever won one blog giveaway but that was back in 2009. Oh my prize? Is that what you're asking? Well here it is...

I can't wait to try these on my hair and on BamBam's hair. Thanks so much Nini! And I will definitely post about it after a couple uses.

Growing pains...I am THAT mom

2011-09-28T12:17:00.000-05:00

Last fall, Juju wanted so much to play t-ball. We went to the orientation meeting and got all the info and thought this was a great thing for him. Practice was fun. All the kids got along great. That first game was awesome! All the boys were super excited. The coach created the lineup and my Juju was going to be 3rd to bat. He steps up to the tee, takes his stance and swings. I am THAT mom who lost it behind sunglasses.

On August 21st, the first day of kindergarten, my Juju was so excited he could barely contain himself. We walked him to his class, helped him put away his school supplies, and watched him walk on over to the mat where all the other kids were sitting and started talking to them. He was smiling from ear to ear. I was THAT mom who almost cried in the class. (I cried as we left the school) Last year when he came for Pre-K the same thing happened. You would have thought that I would be over it. But kindergarten is school school. Its different. At least that's what I tell myself to justify the almost crying inside the class.

This past Monday, September 26th, was another moment when I lost it. My sweet Juju would be catching the bus home from school. I normally take a late lunch at work and pick him up. Then I bring him all the way home and then come all the way back to work. Ya, totally not good for the gas tank. But I've been so conflicted with him riding the bus. Yes its convenient and just smart, but OMG I hear the stories of kids getting left on the bus or being dropped off at the wrong stop. I know he's a smart kid but those damn what ifs.
I was THAT mom who still took a late lunch to go to the school to make sure he even got on the bus.
I didn't say anything when I saw him walking with the other "Bee" bus riders. He saw me and told the teacher, "that's my mommy." She in turn asked him if he was riding the bus and he proudly said yes. She looked at me and mouthed, "is he riding the bus?" I am THAT mom who sadly nodded her head yes and nonchalantly wiped a tear from her eye.

*that's him in the green shirt, 2nd from the right*

I am THAT mom, who stayed teary eyed as she watched her son get on the bus and sit down. I am THAT mom who almost really cried as the bus drove off.

But look at how happy he was when daddy met him at the bus stop..

He's growing so fast and I just get worse and worse. I never understood why THOSE moms were always so...wimpy and clingy. Get over yourself! Now look...I AM THAT mom.
And to think...my sweet BamBam is starting Pre-K next year. I'm going to be a total wreck!

Boogie woogie woogie

2011-09-21T20:44:00.000-05:00

A little fun for your hump day...well night now.
Get up and dance!!

Momma's got a new pair of heels!

2011-09-14T22:01:00.000-05:00

Well actually Heelys.

We, well I, recently got a pair of Heelys to keep and "test drive". I know you're thinking what the heck?! But I only got a pair because they didn't come in either of the dude's shoe sizes. Let the fun begin! I placed my order for what I thought was cool and hip and something that I could heel around with jeans and a cute top on and not look like a mom trying to be a teenager. (I secretly covet the pink sparkly pair, still to this day)

Anyways...I ordered and that same day at the grocery store I saw 2 boys "heeling" through the aisles. First thought was, damn kids where are your parents. But then....queue heavenly music....I realized, OMG YES! That's going to be me!

I was ecstatic to come home from work about a week later to see that cool black and red box sitting on my dining room table. My poor Juju. The box came right before his birthday and he thought it was for him. :( I promised him that as soon as his feet grew big enough for the smallest size, I would get him a pair. I love love the pair I decided to get. Very grown up but still super cool. And goodness me, they are super comfortable! Y'all know that I don't like shoes, but I put them on without socks and they felt great. Big Daddy helped to put the wheels on them for me and all I could think about was heeling through the grocery store. But seriously, the ability to take the wheels off and where them just like a regular pair of sneakers is great too. Did you see what a great looking pair I got in that picture above?

I wish he got a video of me, because boy oh boy I was a hot mess! I could barely get up on my heel to do any rolling in the first place. But I did eventually get it...with some coaching. And by coaching I mean telling me how to first take off on the balls of my feet/shoes and then lean back on my heels/wheels. It was tons of fun. After awhile I tried to get fancy and go in between "walking" and heeling, but then I hit some uneven sidewalk that sent me into our yard of dead grass and dirt. It did make for some great laughs. (Still to this day I am reminded of how mommy thought she was so cool and then fell in the dirt)

One thing I wasn't expecting was my calves and abs feeling so tight in the morning. A workout?! Definitely a plus! I will definitely be getting the dudes a pair so we can heel into the sunset together.

To see all the other styles Heelys carries, visit heelys.com. You can also view videos and how-to guides on their website. (I probably should have done that before attempting to heel LOL).

You can also connect with Heelys on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

*disclosure - I was provided with a free pair of Heelys in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my very own and not influenced by Heelys or anyone else.*

I remember

2011-09-11T08:33:00.001-05:00

As I sit here this morning watching footage of this day, I give tears to the brave. I see the flames and the brave flagging to let us know they are still there...alive...trapped. I hear the 911 tapes. Its one sided, but can imagine the panic on the other end of the line. My heart is pounding and I feel cold. Thoughts of what I was doing that day flood my head...
I got up to go to class that morning. I stepped outside and it was a ghost town. Did I wake up early on Saturday thinking I had class? I ran back into my apartment. Damnit! I left the freaking tv on again. And I saw it. The 2nd plane hit the tower.
I was 21 living & going to school in Las Vegas at the time. I had never felt alone ever until that moment. 10 years later, married with 2 more children, I remember. Skinny & Milkshake were 5 & 3...I don't think they remember. I will remember for them. I will remember for Juju & BamBam who will hopefully never know of this type of devastation. Who at the current time is laughing & singing, watching Rio. They will learn. They will ask questions & I will answer with what I remember.
I will always remember.

Grandparents lunch

2011-09-09T15:36:00.001-05:00

To celebrate grandparents day on Sunday, Juju's school had a grandparents lunch. Unfortunately, all of Juju's grandparents & great grandparents don't live near us. Well except for VonTrapp but ya well...
Anyhoo...I decided to go & have lunch with instead of the GPs. At lunch I told him I wanted to take a pic of him to send to them. This is what I got...crazy kid...I have NO idea where he gets that from...

FINALLY

2011-09-08T22:22:00.001-05:00

Blogger has an iPhone app! That is all...for now.

A cool, refreshing treat!

2011-08-25T10:43:00.000-05:00

The following was taken from Texas Vox:

Whoa baby! It makes me kinda glad that I work inside an office building and not outside. Even though I like being outside. Heck I ride with the windows down everyday. Besides having lots of water to hydrate, me and the dudes love cold/cool snacks. I mean popsicles are great and all but this is easy! There are 3 steps for the most perfect cool snack:

Step 1: go to the store and buy green seedless grapes.
Step 2: wash them when you get home and then put them in the freezer for a couple hours.
Step 3: take them out of the freezer and enjoy!

See?! Easy peasy. The grapes never get frozen solid like ice cubes. Instead they get kinda slushie. SOOOO yummy! I've tried red/purple grapes but they just don't taste as great to me. But you may like it :) My dudes like to cut them in half and suck the slush out lol.

Hope you give it a try!

Nicole's ABCs

2011-08-19T16:14:00.001-05:00

If you've been a follower for awhile, you know how much I like doing these ABC type of things. I got this from Jacqui over at Wacky Jacqui's Designs. (Yup, the designer who designed the beautiful blog that you're looking at right now). I haven't done one in awhile so here we go...

A. Age: 31

B. Bed size: queen. though we really need a king.

C. Chore you dislike: it would be a tie between washing dishes and doing/putting away laundry. I have been known to go out and buy underwear because its been weeks since I've done laundry. The longest I've probably gone is 3 weeks.

D. Dogs: 1 named Diesel who will be celebrating his 5th birthday this coming November.

(isn't he so handsome?)

E. Essential start to your day: Words with friends :)

F. Favorite color: Black. Everything I own is black, shoes, pants, purses...everything

G. Gold or silver: I like gold. It goes well with my tan :)

H. Height: I'm a little itty bitty one...4'7"

I. Instruments you play(ed): I played the ukulele as a kid and played piano for a couple years in elementary school.

J. Junk food: mmmmm ANYTHING sweet :) But my ultimate would either be a caramel frap from Starbucks or a caramel frappe from McDonald's

K. Kids: 4 boys...Skinny (15), Milkshake (13), Juju (5), BamBam (3)

L. Live: I guess this is supposed to be where do I live. AUSTIN TEXAS BABY!

M. Mom's name: Lynn (yup just gave it away LOL)

N. Nicknames: All through school (K-12) I was called Baby.

O. Overnight hospital stays: Several...when I had my boys.

P. Pet peeves: when people chew with their mouths open like they are f$%#@in cows grazing!! Yes, its that bad.

Q. Quote from a movie:

"Exercise gives you endorphins, endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands." - Elle Woods - Legally Blonde

R. Righty or lefty: Righty

S. Siblings: 2 sisters...29 & 18

T. Time you wake up: On most days 6:15am. On days that I get to "sleep in" which is mostly the weekends then I wake up around 8-8:30am.

U. Underwear: shoooooot! Thong thong thong thong thong! tee hee

V. Vegetables you don't like: Ugh cauliflower. BLAH!

W. What makes you run late: Brushing my teeth. I will be dressed and ready to go, walking out the door and then its like oh shit! I forgot to brush my teeth. Then I go back in and do that and realize oh shit I forgot to put on deodorant. And then I gotta remember where I put my keys down when I remembered I didn't brush my teeth and then next thing you know its been like 10 min.

X. X-rays you've had: Head, neck, back, both shoulders, both knees, both ankles, stomach. (I was a cheerleader for 12+ years)

Y. Yummy food you make: Stuffed shells!!!

Z. Zoo animal favorites: Peacocks.

Function table?!

2011-08-16T12:14:00.000-05:00

In 6 days I will have a kindergartener! Super excited and a tad bit sad at the same time.
So this morning in the car we were talking about backpack:

ME: Juju, we're going to get your new backpack this weekend.
JUJU: Oh yeah? Cool. It has to have function. you know, like pockets for my stuff.
ME: You mean it has to be functionable?
JUJU: FUNCTION TABLE?! You so silly. Functions are not tables. Functions are like pockets to put my new stuff. Like pencils, my water bottle.
ME: Pockets make your backpack functionable by having pockets that you can put stuff in.
JUJU: Well ok. *mutters quietly: a function table is not even real.*
ME: No Juju, its funk-tion-able (stressing each syllable)
JUJU: Ok, ok I get it. Backpacks have function. They called pockets.

I decided to not go all dictionary on him. Smart kid, got the basic concept. Whatev...I made "that" and I'm proud to send that to kindergarten (by THAT, I of course mean him).

showah showah how you roll

2011-08-09T12:10:00.002-05:00

Everyday since last week Thursday, this has been going on in my head...and its still as good as the first time...

HELLo HOTgust

2011-08-08T17:21:00.000-05:00

RECORD HIGHS last week. RECORD HIGHS. Not complaining too much. Spent a lot of time at work (BOO!), at the pool, and at splash pads. I love that we can be outside until 9pm and still be in the water without feeling cold. I got nice and golden last week and plan to be even bronzer this week.

So how has everyone been? How are y'all handling the heat?
The dudes have been enjoying their summer vacay and Big Daddy started training for the upcoming rugby season. He's currently playing in a touch league to keep up with his cardio too. And speaking of Big Daddy, operation surprise birthday party had to get changed up. Why you ask? Because...HE FOUND OUT! Yes folks he did. Long story short, I was texting back forth with a friend of ours about plans for the party and he saw the texts. BOOO-HISSS! Don;t worry. we changed up the plans so hopefully he'll still be surprised.
I have been looking for something to 'do on the side' and am happy that I finally found something. I have friends that do Mary Kay who have been hounding me to sign up. I just don't feel like I should have to 'work' that hard for a side gig. So I searched around...for fun stuff of course and finally made my decision. A couple months back I actually won some Jamberry nail shields from Stephanie over at Babes Rockin Mami. FABULOUS! What a great concept. They are nail shields, so they don't chip. I recently tried the Sally Hansen nail polish strips. I was impressed by those but they still chipped like nail polish. I put in a request online on the Jamberry nails website and someone contacted me the very next day. After emailing back and forth, I decided that I would get in on this ground floor opportunity. :)

Yes that would be me! I am a Jamberry nails consultant and I'm actually very excited about it. I joined on Friday and placed my order for my consultant kit. I am sooooo excited. Wait, did I say that already? LOL.
I am planning on throwing an online launch party with a mystery hostess once I receive my kit in the mail. So get ready! If you want to check everything out you can look at my site by clicking the image above or clicking here. I would love to offer anyone out there a chance to maybe even review some. So if you are interested in that, let me know. I would also love to do a 'party swap' with another consultant too. Like Scentsy or something.
The flamingo contest was a flop. I can't believe no grown ups wanted to participate ;). Well I am changing the contest up. I want to see your planks, your owls, and/or your flamingos. Kids are the best and will do anything. So kids your kids to do it. The prize will be a $20 gift card to Target and a set of nail shields of your choice from Jamberry nails. The contest will run until the end of the month, August 31st 8pm CST. You can do a blog post and come back here and leave me your link or you can upload directly to my facebook page. The winner will be chosen on September 1st.
Wow that was long huh? Sorry bout that. See what happens when I don't blog for awhile LOL? Well you can blame BamBam for the sickness he brought into our house 2 weeks ago.

A contest of epic proportions!

2011-07-21T15:38:00.000-05:00

Yes it is contest time. And not just any type of contest. a PHOTO contest. Easy right?! Is your curiosity killing you yet? Now for the deets...
We've all heard of the "craze" of planking. I mean folks are lying down everywhere! And if you are on Facebook you know that I found another "craze"...owling. I mean really? LOL. Where do people even find the time to look into this stuff? Anyhoo...I found the time to find something. It's called flamingo-ing. And I want to see you flamingo! Yes I know they're knees bend the other way, but it would still make for some fun interpretations. I will run this for 1 week and we'll let the people vote! And by people I mean my sweet Juju. If he chooses your picture you will get a $15 gift card to Target and your winning picture printed and framed in all its beautiful flamingo glory.
In order to participate you just have to "LIKE" my FB page. All pictures will be submitted there. No nudity please!
So let's do it! Contest starts today and will go until next Thursday July 28th. Winner will be announced on Friday the 29th.

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Boy am I pooped!

2011-07-20T14:01:00.000-05:00

So I typed out my title, walked away from my desk, came back and realized I had actually typed in "Boy I pooped!" Good thing I noticed and changed it HA!

July has been full steam ahead for my fam bam. The first weekend we celebrated Juju's 5th birthday (pictures to come). That first week I also started Insanity. Oh, oh...my company also had our last softball game of the season. Which btw we lost. We actually never won a single game, but we always had fun. We celebrated our losing streak with a pool party right after. This past weekend we went to 2 pool parties, one on Saturday and the other on Sunday: the one on Saturday was a 4th birthday and Sunday, was just because. So I've basically been living in a bikini all month long lol. Hey that doesn't bother me except for when I have to put on clothes to go to work. Big fat BOO! I'm starting to not like working at my job, but I won't get into that.

I've officially started teaching hula/tahitian classes. Its soooo much fun! My students are just great! They are so eager to learn about the culture and language. I get excited for every class. I hope to start teaching some kids and eventually, besides teaching at the hula school, I want to do a hula/tahitian fitness class. A polynesian dance fitness class. Whoa now that is a mouthful LOL. Trying to see if I can teach an hour long class at a local gym. Should be lots of fun.

I've also been furiously planning a surprise birthday party for Big Daddy. Its super stressful. Well let me re-phrase...it is STUPID stressful. The day and place is all planned out. He has no clue. But then out of the blue he wants to plan a trip for the weekend of the party to watch a rugby tourney in Colorado. What the hezzy?!! I've been trying to certain friends to run some defense to keep him here but so far nothing is really working. GRRRRRR! I am getting frustrated but can't even say anything to him lol. I'll keep y'all updated.

I do have some FUN news...I am going to be having a contest! A picture contest at that! So keep your eyes peeled....

Whaddup foos!

2011-07-08T17:10:00.000-05:00

Yes foos...not fooLs...no 'L'
3 words: I HEART JULY! I double squishy heart it lol. I think its mostly that I love the summer weather, and July is right smack dab, in my opinion, the middle of summer.
The month did come very quickly. Since we are going through a drought here, the city of Austin decided no fireworks show for the fourth. So we got in the car and drove about 15 minutes north to Georgetown for their 4th of July family fun day/picnic....

*we fed some goats*

*followed some geese/ducks*

*talked to some horseys*

*man handled some chicks...the feathered kind, not the boobs & legs kind*

*got our faces painted. It's Spider-BamBam & blue Spider-Juju*

*and there were fireworks! Isn't that little guy just the cutest?! Ugh I hate the flash on my iPhone*

So even though the drought stopped the fireworks fun in Austin, a quick 15 min drive north, we got to party like rock stars! And with all that kinds of fun its no doubt we crashed out...

Hope y'all had a great 4th! Now its time to get ready for Juju's 5th birthday party.

It's OFFICIAL!

2011-06-21T17:00:00.014-05:00

Yes folks that's right...its officially SUMMERTIME!!!!
While most people are dreading the sun's power, spending little time outside, anxious for the moment that they can get back into some AC, I am outside...frolicking. Well not so much frolicking, more like lounging. (I just really like that word frolicking.)
I am most definitely a sun baby. Even the little dudes. Put them in some swim shorts, me in a bikini top and shorts, give us some water and we are good to go!
Come on people its time to have some fun! So grab a cold one (water, juice, beer, cocktail) and let's welcome summer together.

(This song always makes me think of summer)

It's gettin HOT in herrr

2011-06-14T12:45:00.000-05:00

...LITERALLY.

So this weekend, when temps here in the ATX reached over a 100 degrees, our AC in our duplex went out. I think it actually started going out Friday night, kicked back on in the middle of the night and then just died on Saturday. To save my sanity, I won't go into all the CRAZY ASS details about our management company's response to the issue but will tell you that the entire AC unit had to be replaced and did not get replaced until last night! That's right. Saturday, Sunday, and almost all of Monday with no freaking AC.

That's what my AC read at 9am on Saturday. 9 in the freakin morning! Thank goodness for great friends who over the years we have dubbed as our family. On the plus side...we are being reimbursed a part of our rent and hopefully we will be let out of our lease. Which we just renewed but have only been in it for 13 days. If we can't get out of our lease, we are going to ask that the rent be dropped back down and our lease shortened from 12 months to 6 months. Cross your fingers. And to think, I endured so much for this place...

Love IS a wonderful thing

2011-06-08T12:19:00.002-05:00

*sorry the pics look so grainy*

So excited...

2011-06-05T14:49:00.001-05:00

Big Daddy is blogging. And I, even though I don't know anything, am helping with the design and promoting it! :) I'll post the link soon!

Elevator etiquette...or lack there of

2011-06-02T16:22:00.000-05:00

*just a warning...this is totally a vent post*

Ok so...this morning...just got to my office building and hit the 'up' for the elevator. This lady walks in and stands a couple feet away from me, because obviously she has to go up too. Bell dings, arrow illuminates and doors to the elevator open up. Quick look inside shows no one inside so I get in and move to the left to hit my floor button. Lady walks in behind me, leans across me to hit her floor number and then just stays there...at my shoulder...like there's 10 people in the elevator with us. I mean really?! So I cough hoping she gets nervous and moves away from me but she just stands there. Really?! So I move my bag to my left shoulder, which bumps her, I say excuse me, but she just stands there. Didn't even flinch or give me a dirty look or anything.Your average size, office building elevator. With just me and her in it. Why she stood right next to me is beyond me.
You think maybe she doesn't have a good home life or something and just needed to be close to someone? Maybe her dog died? Whatever the reason...

BACK THE EFF UP! If I can hear you breathe, you're too close. If I can see the precision of your eye makeup, you're too close. If I can smell what you had for breakfast, YOU'RE TOO DAMN CLOSE!

Thank you. Carry on.

a pinning, some rugby, a fight, and some sun

2011-05-13T22:19:00.000-05:00

*note: so we all know the evil doings of blogger and my original post was deleted so I am having to re-post*

Oh what a weekend! Well technically its Thursday and the weekend is about to start all over again but that is neither here nor there and damnit I'm still recovering. So here I, am making myself sad, sitting here at work (yes I am blogging from work) rehashing all the details of my FABULOUS weekend, breaking it down...day by day...nitty to the gritty...

Friday:
We drove to San Angelo to attend my brother in law's commissioning to 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force. It was such a special occasion! Big Daddy, their younger brother and VonTrapp got to pin him. I had to hold back tears. As an extra incentive to making the drive to San Angelo, VonTrapp said she would KEEP THE KIDS ALL WEEKEND! Did you miss that? ALL WEEKEND. Hell ya baby! So after the ceremony was over, we moved everything into her car and drove back to Austin. Big Daddy's brother's actual college graduation was on Saturday, but we had plans secured for Saturday morning so that's why we left so quickly.
We got back into town right at dinner time. Big Daddy was craving a steak and potatoes, so we went to Salt Grass, ate some steak and enjoyed a drink...sans the dudes. So nice to have to only worry about what I want to drink.

Saturday:
Big Daddy attended an all day rugby coaching class thingy. (LOL) It was to learn how to coach rugby sevens. Whatev. Anyhoo...I was up at 7am with him and LITERALLY stayed in bed until about 10 or so. Then I worked out, nothing crucial. Then ate a little and then got back into the bed and stayed there until about 1. Got up and worked out again and finally decided that it was time to get shit done aka clean something before Big Daddy comes home and asks what the heck I did all day. So I did both bathrooms and the kitchen. Big Daddy came home, showered, and we were out the door to go to our friend's house to watch the Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight. I can't go into too many details of the night because then we would be here FOR-EH-VER! so I'll just say heck ya Tyrese! Heck ya Jaime Fox! HELL YA PAC-MAN! That's right...Pac-Man came out on top again. (even though he was pushed down by Mosley and the ref called it a knock down). Lots of yelling and lots of beer....good times!

Sunday:
Doooooooooode...we slept in until about 10am!! Totally taking advantage of the free time. Well that and the fact that we didn't get in until like 3am. We went and had brunch at Whole Foods and walked around the little shopping area. And OH EM GEE look what I found

Yeah baby! How effin hot are these?! They were only $199 too. But Big Daddy wanted to rain on my parade and tell me to wait to get them. Boooooo. Hmph. Yup I pouted and everything and still walked out of Nordstrom Rack empty handed. I promise you WILL see these shoes again, next time on MY feet.
After about an hour of roaming around, we went home and got dressed to go to another friend's house for a birthday BBQ. We spent the rest of the afternoon poolside and thanks to the 90+ degree weather and clear skies, I have a golden bikini tan instead of an all day rugby tank top tan.
We went to pick up the little dudes from VonTrapp's around 7pm and when we came through the door, they pretty much knocked me onto the ground with hugs and kisses and stories of their weekend. I mean after 3 days I swear Juju sounded so much more grown up and we could totally understand everything BamBam was saying. LOL. And if you didn't pick up on that yet...Tank aka Stanky is now BamBam. The 45 min car ride home started off very loud and exciting and ended with 2 snoring monsters. Obviously they had a fab weekend too.

A pinning, some rugby, a fight and some sun. Absolutely fabulous!

so this is love...

2011-05-04T11:22:00.001-05:00

and my fave one of them all...

Creole cheesecake with a soda pop on the side

2011-04-06T10:58:00.008-05:00

{one} what is one food that, as an adult you love, but as a child you said you’d never touch?

I would have to say all vegetables.

{two} did you go to college? if yes, what was your major?

Yes I went to college. I wanted to be a doctor so I jumped in and majored in pre-med. Then I decided I wanted to be a sports doctor so I changed it to kinesiology and added a minor in business. Going to school full time and being a single parent to 2 boys I realized that I did not want to spend all that time in medical school away from them. So I finally changed my major for the last time to Marketing. Whew!

{three} what’s the most wild animal you’ve seen in real life (not counting the zoo)?

An alligator. Several actually. Life in Louisiana :)

{four} have you ever been to a fortune teller?

No I've never been. I've always wanted to go though. Hmmm maybe I will for my birthday.

{five} can you juggle?

Heck ya! I'm the BESTEST handkerchief juggler EVER ;)

{six} hardwood floors or carpet?

Definitely hardwood floors.

{seven} is it called “soda” or “pop”?

I've always called it soda but have recently been calling it soda pop.

{eight} what was your first car?

1995 lilac Dodge Neon

{nine} what is the most decadent dessert you’ve ever eaten?

Home made Creole cheesecake from Copeland's in Shreveport, Louisiana!!!!

{ten} how often do you rearrange your furniture?

I'd have to say every 6 months.

Well hello there April!

2011-04-01T16:53:00.000-05:00

Whew! What a month March was for me. Nothing "stressful." Just pretty hectic. Being sick pretty much all of February kind of set ME back this past month. And now here it is...April 1st.
So just a quick (very quick) rundown of March:

THE MOST FUN thing I did was going to the PBS Kids brunch during SXSWi.
**Let me warn you now, that this is where I get giddy like a school girl going to a New Kids on the Block concert**
I was so excited when I was extended an invitation last year, but then to receive that email from Caitlin again? Total Awesome-sauce! And this year...I met sooooo many bloggers. Many from right here in Austin too! Let's see...There was Shannan of Riemerville, who I actually met at last years brunch. Ummm ooh ooh Christina of A Closet Writer, who I first connected with through twitter! (God who doesn't LOVE twitter?!) And I got to meet Gigi from Kludgy Mom. AND OMG did you know she writes for like everybody?! You may recognize her from Sheposts or Business2Blogger. I also met Lisa of Soak It All In. Who by the way takes AMAZING pictures.
I totally got to schmooze (yes that is totally a word because there was no red squiggly line under it) with "famous" (famous to me and probably some of you too) bloggers like Rachael of Today's Mama. OMG I was SOOOO excited about talking with her for as long as I did. She is super funny and totally fantastic! I would love to be her kid for a day. You wanna know something crazy? Live Mom lives here in Austin. (Well I think its actually Pflugerville, but whatev). Yes Catherine lives right in my city! LOL. 3 words: Mom It Forward! Yes that's right! I even met Jyl from Mom It Forward! *SQUEAL* I shook her hand and everything. Laughed at jokes, talked about her room situation during the conference (which was a funny story). Ahhh...meeting her I felt like I had made it lol. Standing there with her, Rachael, and my fellow Austinites...wow. Good stuff I tell ya.
I made some awesome connections! And learned more about PBS kids programming as well. Sarah DeWitt (VP of PBS kids interactive) even sat at our table! What made this experience amazing was not just the bloggers, but everyone who works for PBS kids. Linda Simensky, the VP of PBS kids programming, spoke on how she became "inspired" and how she is working on finding ways to bridge learning with technology. "Every new technology, is every new opportunity" for kids to learn. Goosebumps.

March was also filled with rugby. Big Daddy just seems to be getting better and better. His first year ever playing rugby and he is ranked #2 for tries (touchdowns) scored in the Texas Rugby Union, D3 division. He's enjoyed playing so much that he has decided that he wants to coach rugby too.

My new job has been great. Finally in a groove so you'll be seeing more and more of me here. I don't have a laptop right now, so hopefully I'll get one for my birthday...which by the way in on April 27. You know...just in case you wanted to send me a cupcake or something.

So bring on April. I am ready! Y'all ready for me?! :)

End of Ze World

2011-03-09T13:38:00.000-06:00

*there is some swearing so do not watch in front of kiddies...but this ish is mad funny yo lol*

WWF...do you play?

2011-03-07T21:25:00.001-06:00

Ok so I, like the thousands and thousands with an iPhone or iPod, plays words with friends. It is an obvious fact that it is a VERY addicting game..go ahead and ask those people, they'll tell you. I know I for one am always looking at my phone when I hear that "noise" saying, well alerting cuz my phone doesn't talk, that one of my 20 (yes 20) opponents has played against me.
It really is super fun to play. I mean I learn a new 'word' EVERY SINGLE GAME I play. Like for example, UT. Really, UT. What the hezzy right?! Ok so I looked it up and low and behold...it says it's internet slang for unreal tournament. Really? Ok so I can't use JUNE because its a proper noun, but I can use internet slang?! Well in that case let me use DOH. But noooooooo. I get that stupid ass message "Sorry, that is not an acceptable word." I mean come on.
There are some people that I play against...ahem...Big Daddy...that swears that they just tried letters together and just magically come up with words totaling like 40+ points. (I actually don't have the game saved anymore, but I will steal his phone and post that damn word) I mean, hey, I do it too: OE, DE, HOD, EM, NA, VIDE, (and just so you know, I got that red squiggle line under that word lol), JURA...I mean the list goes on. It makes me look smart. HA! You know, y'all think that too when you pull some random word out your ass. LOL. What in the heck is JURA or HABUS anyways?!
Now don't get it twisted, all the ranting in the world will not make me stop playing the game. I'm ADDICTED! Like I need a meeting type of addicted. Well not really, but y'all know I like the dramatics :)

So I wanna hear it. What's the word you wanna challenge? Tell me that one made up word...you know...so I can play it in my next game.

Wassup wassup, wassup wassup WASSUP!

2011-02-23T11:40:00.000-06:00

So I am back from the sick bed! It was bad. I'm back to work but still get tired easily. I should be at a 100% by the weekend.
So how has everyone been without me? Miserable? Awww thats sweet ;) I missed y'all too! I have some GREAT posts in my head, but came across this meme and took the easy way out (shoot me later).

{one} do you always wear your seatbelt in the car?um sure...definitely when I'm driving. I just forget when I'm the passenger.
{two} do you crack your knuckles? Ha! I just did it right now lol. I used to all the time. Especially when I was like waiting for a prescription or something.
{three} what is your favorite flavor of gum?I would have to go with cinnamon {four} what is your favorite piece of jewelry that you own? A diamond ring that my grandma gave me when I graduated from college. Wait...my wedding ring :) {five} who is your best friend? I actually have like 5 SUPER GREAT friends: Kristian, Tanisha, Janice, Dezerae, and Desiree {six} what is your favorite smell? coconut-->reminds me of suntan lotion-->reminds me of the beach
{seven} what is your favorite lunch meat?honey ham {eight} do you still have your tonsils?yup..still dangling {nine} do you untie your shoes before you take them off?I very rarely use shoes...only to work out in. And no, I don't untie them first. {ten} what color is your car?black

My first post back. Keepin it simple. You should link up..its fun :) all the cool kids are doing it.

Do you miss me?

2011-02-10T17:46:00.002-06:00

I'll be back soon. Sickie little dudes got the mama sickie now :(
**I think she kinda looks like me LOL**

This is what we woke up to this morning...

2011-02-02T11:53:00.004-06:00

*in my Hank Hill voice*
Got dang cold! This is Texas for pete's sake!
(who the hell is Pete anyways? And how did he get so lucky to be a phrase?)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"It's busty today"

2011-02-01T20:29:00.000-06:00

We got to Juju's school this morning and whoa baby. I mean it was windy when we left the house but damn!

(as we're getting out of the car, about to cross the street to go into his school)
JUJU: Its busty today.
ME: It is. Wait, huh?
(we get to the door and are walking inside)
JUJU: I said It's really busty today.
ME: Busty?! Like BUH-STEE?
JUJU: Ya. It was in dat story, I think so. (he says "I think so" after he explains something)
(we get in the breakfast line, waiting for them to open the door)
ME: What story is this?
JUJU: You know. With the bear. Um. And the bear...
ME: Oh Pooh?! You mean blustery.
JUJU: Ya das what I said, busty.
(we get our food and go and sit down)
ME: No Juju its blustery. BLUH-STIR-EE
JUJU: Oh ok. blustery.
ME: Do you know what that word means, blustery?
JUJU: Um I think so. Like the wind is crazy. Like dis...
(and he gets off his chair and starts waving his arms around all crazy like some sort of interpretive dance but on speed LMAO)
JUJU: You know. Like your hair.

So I pull my ipod out of my pocket...cuz u know, I got a mirror screen protector on it. And damn it! He was right! And all I could think of as I was trying to ~~smash~~ smooth my hair back down is...
this kid really did just let me walk around and NOT say a damn word about my hair standing up all over the damn place!
Freakin A!!! :)~

Somebody freakin shoot me!

2011-01-30T23:35:00.000-06:00

GRRRRR!!! Somehow my FB page got deleted while I was trying to create my welcome tab :( Totally not cool.
Since I know y'all really do love me, will all of you go back and *LIKE* the new page I had to create? PLEASE! With cool whip and a cherry on top! I promise to leave anything "designing" to the professionals.

2011-01-30T20:04:00.000-06:00

So I came across a new community last week and wanted to share the deets with y'all. Its called BlogLove .

*taken directly from the site*

The initial idea behind blog love was I often click on people's profiles and they don't have their blog listed in their profile so I can't then find their blog to follow them back.

Also everyone is always looking for new blogs to follow.

So by everyone in the community getting involved and sharing their blog url's and a brief description of their blog in one place and then sharing the link to this blog by having a button on their sidebar means we can all share the blogging love!

Easy Peasy right? Another great way to connect with other bloggers. So totally check them out. Your future followers (me included) are waiting for you :)

I want a snow day filled with drama and margaritas

2011-01-28T13:00:00.000-06:00

1. If you had $1,000 to donate to a charity, which would you choose?

It would totally have to be the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund. Mikshake (my soon-to-be 13 yr old) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes right before his 3rd birthday. He is insulin dependent. He had to take 4 shots a day, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and right before bedtime. He is now on an insulin pump. (Thank goodness!) He has been hospitalized 3 times and in PICU twice all for dehydration due to the flu and stomach flu. What I wouldn't give to take his diabetes away.

2. Snow days: Do you welcome them happily or are they a pain in your butt?

Every state that I have ever lived in (Hawaii, Nevada, Louisiana, and Texas) NEVER has snow days. Only delayed days. And in essence it's still not a snow day. So I would welcome a snow day. Especially if it means I don't have to sit in traffic and go to and from work. But you can keep the snow :)

3. What talent did you wish you had and why?

I totally wish that I could whistle. Serious.

4. Are you a news, politics or celebrity gossip junkie?

I wouldn't say I was a celebrity gossip junkie. I mean hey its cool to hear but I don't go out of my way to find out all the latest juice. I guess I have an addiction to the Real Housewives series. They're fun. I mean mindless, meaningless, rich, celebrity wanna be drama is always good entertainment. News and politics are NOT entertaining.

5. What is your favorite "cocktail"? (Are you a beer person, a kiddie cocktail junkie, or perhaps your more the "Cosmo" kind?! Anything flies...doesn't hafta be alcoholic!)

Margaritas and pina coladas. I dream of life on a white sand beach wearing nothing but a bikini sucking face with Big Daddy drinking my "island" drinks. Thats what Big Daddy calls my fave drinks = island drinks :)

Link up y'all!

OMG right?!

2011-01-26T13:48:00.000-06:00

How do you like it? I LOVE it! My first post with the new layout. There are some things that got tweaked and now its total awesome-sauce! OO-OO-OOOOOO...Did you see? Didja?! I have a button!! GRAB IT! GRAB IT NOW!! (Well when you're done reading that is)
Ok so one of my FAVE bloggers, the GORGEOUS Envii from Perfectly Imperfect posted this vid last week and I LOVE it. This girls voice is ah-freakin-may-zing! It is kind of loud so you may want to turn down the volume a bit. And she kinda rambles in the beginning too...just FYI.

I am totally in love with Jessie J. So while I was on YouTube I of course had to search for other stuff she has put out when I came across a cover of the above song "Mamma Knows Best." What the hezzy?! This girl can wail too.

OH! BTW...did you see my new signature below? Awesome-sauce. Remember to grab my new button and "LIKE" my FB page too :) (Self promo baby!)

I'm so excited!

2011-01-24T11:42:00.000-06:00

So Jacqui over at Wacky Jacqui's Designs has been working on my NEW BLOG LAYOUT!!! Totally excited can you tell?! Well she just informed me that she may be starting on installing the layout SOON!!!! WOOT WOOT! So be on the look out y'all.

Oh my ovaries!

2011-01-20T12:45:00.000-06:00

How adorable is this little girl and her daddy?!!!! Cuter than rainbow colored ponies that's for sure!

And here is the original...

Passion & Conviction

2011-01-18T13:35:00.000-06:00

At one point everyone has gone through one of these types of relationships. Some of us still maybe in them. This song totally screams teenage love romance. Oh the emotions we go through as a teen. The passion, the conviction. This year I vowed secretly to myself, and now y'all will know, that I will live life with that same type of passion and conviction. will you do the same? Life is short...make it count. :)

OH EM GEE

2011-01-13T14:17:00.000-06:00

*FAWK YOU* LOL!!!

(some) of my FAVE movies

2011-01-12T10:46:00.000-06:00

Here I am watching "Where the Heart Is" on tv for like the millionth time and I got to thinking...damn there are a lot of movies that I just absolutely LOVE. And even though I own the DVDs to all these movies, I will always watch them if they come on tv. I have a few movies that I can totally watch over and over and over...and well you get the point. I guess that's where the monsters get it LOL.
My all time FAY-VOH-RET movie just has to be

This movie is just the icing on the cake and then some for me. A beautiful love story :) and the meaning of serendipity: desirable discovery by accident. A DESIRABLE discovery by accident. Makes me smile just thinking about it.
So here are a bunch of other movies that fall into the LOVE category that I can watch over and over (in no particular order either)...

*all images were searched for and obtained through google.com*

Basically...I like all types of movies...especially if Vin Diesel is in them...even the crappy ones :)

I'm here, I'm here (day 3-late, but eh)

2011-01-05T14:42:00.000-06:00

So not having a working computer and not having internet at home because of some ridiculous outage really sucks! But I'm at work and on a break, so I decided to stop by and say hey :). Oh and to post some things from earlier this week.
I have decided to take on the Blog Dare hosted by Bloggy Moms. And I was doing so good until my computer crapped out on me and then our internet outage. Way to start off the new year huh? Well I say better now in the beginning than towards the end. Speaking of beginnings, I work with this ~~douche canoe~~ guy that is such a PAIN IN THE ASS EVERY MORNING. I mean what the hell dude?! He says he's totally not a morning person and can't function without coffee. Yo, I know a lot of people like that. Have your coffee before you come in and well damn. He should just have his coffee before coming in. But NOOOOO. He waits until he gets HERE to drink coffee. BOOOO.
Me? I never used to be a morning person. But I got into a routine and well I guess the rest is history (LOL so lame and corny lol). But its the truth. No matter if its a work day or not, I HAVE to do the same things every morning or else I feel like I've screwed my day. Like I wake up, either by alarm or just on my own (mostly by alarm or child) and sit up in bed. I just get up and walk to the bathroom. I used to get up and take a shower but I don't work out in the morning anymore, so I take a shower before I go to sleep. I wash my face...because I am obsessed with washing my face...and because I feel like you can't put make up on just your regular face. It has to be just washed. This is what I use...its perfect in the morning because it leaves this nice little tingle on your face after...

*click on image for photo credit*

I then brush my teeth. Now I'm awake :) and ready to pretty myself up for the day. No lie I tell you. EVERY DAY this is how I start my day. During the work week I follow up with moisturizer, sunscreen, make up. Even on christmas day. I got up and washed my face FIRST before opening presents.

So somebody needs to tell Mr. douche canoe to stop being an ass and drink his coffee at home BEFORE coming into work and terrorizing the rest of us. Or wash his face.

Zip-a-dee-do-da-ing and kayaking down the river

2011-01-02T19:58:00.000-06:00

I take pride in the fact that the Locker Room is VERY active. Big Daddy used to play football in school and of course he's now playing rugby. When I was in school I was a cheerleader. We both also love to work out. Juju LOVES watching football and of course playing t ball. He says he's going to be a baseball player. And Stanky...well we're not sure what his sport is yet but its probably gonna be football. Or rugby. We're an outdoor family. We love going to the park and just playing outside. I can't wait until the monsters are a little bit older so we can all ride bikes together or go rollerblading.
So this year Big Daddy and I have some awesome outdoor things planned. We totally are getting a kayak AND a canoe. I swear everyone kayaks in Austin lol. Talk about an awesome work out right?! Its also gonna be good time that we spend together...ALONE. He wants to take the monsters out on the canoe and go fishing. UMMM...not sure how well that's gonna work out just yet lol. The big thing I want, no I NEED to do is go zip lining!! I read about it in one of my Oxygen magazines and now I'm hooked!
One thing that I want to do this year is to start dancing hula and tahitian again. I miss it. I'm hoping to even get some of my friends to join me too.
So what kind of fun things do you want to do this year or plan to this year?

Resolutions, BLEHsolution...

2011-01-01T19:14:00.002-06:00

**NOTE: Yes I know I have been gone for like a week. Sue me. I was on vacay from work**

So by the title you can totally see that I am not into the whole resolutions for the new year thing this year. Ya...I'm over it. Way to start the year huh lol. I will tell you this though. I have big plans. BIG PLANS I tell you! Change is in the air. The first major thing you will see is that in a couple weeks, or month or so, the Locker Room will be getting a face lift. WOOHOO! WOOT WOOT! I of course will let you all know when the process starts and tell you who will be doing the face lift (she's great).
Um let's see...what else...Oh ya! A friend and I started a book club here in Austin called Books & Beers.This is so NOT your average book club either. We're totally doing great reads of course, but also fun books and cooking books too. And oh the BEER. Ok so for our first book we are reading "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. He's a Swedish author so we're going to be drinking Swedish beer and Swedish themed cocktails! FUN!! So excited about this project. I'll be posting here about what books we are discussing and giving you my "review" of them, and also doing like a beer/cocktail kind of review too. So I'm definitely inviting all of you to join us from afar.
I am also making my FB page more interactive. Discussions, contests, picture war...I want to here from YOU! I wanna SEE YOU :) and if you haven't already...please like my new FB page so you can be a part of the fun things to come.
Some of you already know that I have 2 other blogs besides this one. I will be promoting one of them A LOT this month. Trust me ladies...you'll want to look out for that one. The other, my strictly picture blog, I am thinking of making it private...just for my family. They really are the reason why I even created that one. But I'm still on the fence about it because instead of doing the 365 project on their site, I may just do it on my photo blog. We shall see.

Change is good! Change is progressive. Don't PLAN to change. Just do it!

From our Ohana to yours....

2010-12-24T15:47:00.000-06:00

Didja see it?

2010-12-21T10:57:00.000-06:00

No? Well here ya go...

*this was taken by Rod Lindley in Dallas, TX last night*

"Whhhhyyyyyy tell us why..."

2010-12-20T14:06:00.000-06:00

Haha "dual bag"

2010-12-17T12:58:00.000-06:00

So ladies...long story short, Big Daddy is totally in the dog house for some a-hole, douche bag comment he made to me. And I know you're all dying to know what that was, but I'll save that for maybe another day, another dedicated post :)

Hi, my name is Nicole...

2010-12-15T17:07:00.000-06:00

*HELLO NICOLE* and I am a procrastinator. Yes it is December 15th and I am only NOW looking into our family's Christmas cards. Last year I sent out hand-made cards to my family with scribblings from the monsters and included a "recent" picture of them. It took FOREVER to get everyone situated and then having to take a million pictures because everyone just "wasn't ready." Or someone was pushing someone else. And then OH EM GEE someone farted. But I mean really? NOTHING should have to be that tasking. I promised myself then we would not be subjected to the yearly Christmas picture ever again. I mean heck, I take sooooo many pictures of the kids throughout the year. I mean why send one picture when you can send more than one...Hello Christmas cards!

No more "posing" for the "perfect" picture. I can sift through all my picture folders on my hard drive and just grab not one but a bunch of FUN pictures.
In fact, why stop there? We're talking about my family that lives back in Hawaii who we don't get to see...ever. I'm sure the grandparentals would love seeing our crazy faces every day...

Calendars! Now that is awesome! Dare I say perfect?!
I've ordered prints from Shutterfly before, but never actually "made" anything. Now I wish I did. They have everything! Note cards, calendars, thank you cards...and all can be personalized with a picture(s). Even that crazy picture that is just so cute but of course kinda crazy

AND with all those gifts that the monsters get, not just on Christmas but throughout the year, Shutterfly even has thank you cards. They can even be personalized with a picture. More pictures. What grandparent wouldn't like a personalized card like this...

...complete with "writing" on the inside from your little ones.

No more procrastinating for me. So Shutterfly here I come...don't get lost in my dust folks. 10 more days! Let's get it! :)

(DISCLAIMER: *this post was written for Shutterfly as part of their 50 free Christmas Cards promotion for bloggers. All opinions are MINE and MINE alone. In return for writing this post, Shutterfly will be giving me 50 free Christmas cards*)

A little pep in your holiday step

2010-12-13T16:11:00.000-06:00

So I haven't really been in the Christmas/holiday spirit like I usually am around this time of the month. But after watching this I am ready!

We tend to forget to just have fun this time of the year. Everywhere we go, people just seem stressed out. Not me...not this year. Have fun everyone!

CHH CHH CHANGE :)

2010-12-10T15:23:00.000-06:00

Whoa baby! I am in a GREAT mood today. Time for more "getting to know me." I haven't done this in a LONG ASS TIME, so I will pick up where I left off at many months ago :) LOL

CHILDREN? How many?

4...BOYS! If you count Big Daddy then 5.

How much CHANGE is in your purse/wallet?

$3.75 to be exact

CEL phone you currently have. CEL phone you wish you had.

I currently have a Blackberry Storm 2 and I kinda wish I had the iphone 4. Or even the Android Incredible.

CAR you drive.

2003 Black Chevy Trailblazer LTZ

Favorite CANDY.

GREEN peanut M&Ms. They taste the best out of all the other colors :)

COLOR of you hair.

Right now its brown with blond pieces like in some spots lol. See what had happened was, I did LOTS of blonde highlights throughout my hair like 2 years ago, then went jet black last year. Well the black all washed out and now I'm back to my brown hair, but there's random blond pieces everywhere.

CASH or CHARGE?
Debit lol. I use my Visa debit card all the time because we do that keep the change program :) I rarely carry cash.

Favorite CHIPS.
Ummm...I used to LOVE Cheetoh puffs. Oh and funyuns. Well I guess I do still like them.

COCKY or CONFIDENT?
I'd like to think that in my small stature, I am pretty confident. But catch me after I just got done working out...whoa baby I am just a tiny bit cocky.

CLOTHING style.

I worked in retail for the majority of my "working" career lol. So sadly I use to be such a slave to trends. These past couple years, I have been a jeans and rocker t-shirt kind of girl. In fact I LOVE the rocker look. These days I find myself wanting to wear dresses again. Sucks that its cold out. But then again, I do have a new found love for patterned tights. Oh and I never leave the house without a pair of heels on. ALWAYS at least 3 inches.

Yup folks I'm bringing it back. See you next Friday for the continuation of the ABCs of ME :) Hey if y'all wanna play, just answer the questions and comment here with your blog link and i'll come find out more about you :) AND if a lot of you like this, then I'll definitely do a Mr. Linky for it :)

To feel like a teenager again

2010-12-08T12:50:00.000-06:00

Big Daddy was perusing the internet yesterday and came across this article: How to Feel Like a Teenager Again And Live Youthfully. What was he looking for, I have no idea. But the article is really cool. I love the things it says that you can do to bring back that teenage careless/spunk feeling back into our crazy responsibility filled adult lives.

My fave thing is actually the first thing on the list...

Take your husband or partner and go parking.

My first thought? FUCK YA! LOL. Sorry. The article goes on to say "Remember how invigorating it is to enjoy kissing your partner or being intimate in the back seat of a car." Um ya. LOL.

Ok so moving on...with all the craziness of the holidays, I think this is something I'm gonna spring up on Big Daddy. We haven't gone Christmas shopping yet, and when we do, we plan on leaving the monsters with VonTrapp. Sooooo perfect time to get it on in the backseat. Oh to be fondled like a teenager thinking the whole time, "I hope we don't get caught."

We all need a little pick me up. Being a grown-up is tough sometimes. So take a look at the article. Its fun. Make out with your hubby like a giddy teenager. It'll make you (and him) feel soooooo much better.

Shake

2010-12-02T11:08:00.000-06:00

Here's some fun for you morning. Well in my case (CST) mid morning and (EST) lunch. Get up and have some fun. I'm at work and busted my *shake* out too.

"Just wook at it"

2010-12-01T09:27:00.000-06:00

STANKY: I gotta use it, I gotta use it.
ME: Well go use it.

I then hear his fat little feet run across the living room and into the bathroom.

ME: Make sure you hold it down.
STANKY: Otay mommy.

I hear him pee, stop, pee, stop, pee...

STANKY: Mommy come see. Wook at it.
ME: (walking into the bathroom) Look at what?
STANKY: My peenee. Just wook at it. Wook at it movin.

I look and there he is..."flexing" his "peenee" making it go up and down. Um ya. What the heck?! Does it really start this early?! LMAO.

5 questions about me (FQF)

2010-11-19T12:15:00.000-06:00

I haven't played this in awhile so here you go. And don't forget to link up with Mama M too.

1. What Christmas song do you loathe?
HA! I, like Mama M, HATE the song "Merry Christmas Darling." It sounds so depressing to me for some reason. BLEH! Christmas songs are supposed to be fun not boring. Oh, and I may get lashed for this, but "White Christmas" too. Its only because I hate the cold. HATE! I'm an island girl...I love the sun. Snow is cool if its just on Christmas day, but just that day. Ok please don't stone me. I promise I really do like Christmas :)

2. Do you and your significant other cuddle at night or sleep on opposite sides of the bed?
We sleep on our sides of the bed lol...so yes...opposite sides. Unless...you know ;)

3. Have you ever had surgery?
Yes I have had 4 c-sections, and my wisdom teeth pulled. And hopefully next year I will be having another surgery for the "girls."

4. When do you typically have your holiday shopping done?
I'm one of those that kinda shops through out the year, but for some reason I still am running around like a mad woman the couple days before Christmas. And when I say couple days before Christmas, I really mean Christmas eve. Its like you see something and think oooh that would be GREAT too. You know, even though you got something for that person back in like July. So I guess my holiday shopping is never really "done."

5. If money were not an issue (and you HAD to pick something), what would your ultimate luxury item be?
OOOOOHHHHHH! I would want a yacht! With staff included. Or maybe a new house with at least 2 acres of land. And a yacht! :)

Down On Me

2010-11-10T12:37:00.000-06:00

Thought this was kinda cute lol. And no matter what, I still think 50 cent is sexy :)

Oh Cowboys...

2010-11-08T16:16:00.000-06:00

I'm a big Cowboys fan...BIG. HUGE. After the amazing CRAP show last night a co-worker sent me this...

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/sports/nfl/cowboys/110810-Cowboys-Fire-Coach-Wade-Philips

But Jason Garret?! Ugh please say it ain't so Jerry. Say it ain't so.
We need a coach who can teach our QB to be a leader. We need a coach to drill into our players when they EFF UP. Its 4:09pm and I'm still at work, missing the press conference. Blah

Oh Cowboys...we will get our Super Bowl...I KNOW we will.

"Its Friday, and I'm ready to swing..."

2010-11-05T22:04:00.000-05:00

"...Pick up my girls and hit the party scene..."
Well it IS Friday, but no partying with my girls. I will be busy this weekend though. Another Saturday filled with t-ball and rugby. Oh the fun this girly mom has doing all these boy things lol.
Oh I know I haven't been around as much as I used to be. But you know...LIFE...LIFE with active boys...it just kinda takes over some times. Oh and I also picked up a hobby. More like 2 hobbies. The first, I learned how to knit and now I am on this knitting spree making beanies for my boys and scarves for my friends. The second is, I started sewing a little again. I am wanting to make these little reusable snack bags for Juju and Stanky's class for Christmas. I'll definitely post some of my "creations."
Can you believe its already November? Me neither. Good thing about November, well THIS November, is that my grandparents and my sister are coming to visit for Thanksgiving. WOOHOO! Oh and they are bringing tons of food with them. I'm stoked to have a little bit of Hawaii for Thanksgiving.
And did you notice that nice little badge I added to the left side of my blog? :) Yup I did it. I finally created a Facebook page for my blog. So if you haven't already, go "LIKE" me! NOW! Just kidding. I totally meant "LIKE" it when you're done reading this post first. I plan on posting great discussions on there regarding everything boy, so trust me, you don't want to miss out. It's gonna be totally worth it ;)
Hope y'all are enjoying your night. Mine has been filled with lots of noise, popcorn all over the floor, and a glass of reisling.
Here's a little flashback friday for y'all...

November is MOvember

2010-11-03T13:01:00.000-05:00

MOvember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men's health by growing a moustache. MO...moustache..you get it. Its simple. On November 1st men, like mine, start with a clean shaven face and then grow a moustache for the entire month. The moustache becomes the "ribbon" for men's health by means of raising money and awareness for cancers that affect men. So instead of a walk or another charity, these men commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.
You can find out more about MOvember by visiting the website, making a donation, or donating your face...well your husband or boyfriend or dad or brother or son, or grandpa, or uncle's face. :)

My gorgeous no facial hair husband has decided to help the cause and has donated his face. For every $5.00 that he receives, we will donate an extra $1.00 to help the fight against cancers that affect men. To make a donation or to learn more about this challenge please check out his site...
Rickey Johnson

http://us.movember.com/mospace/884352/

How freakin COOL!

2010-11-02T12:52:00.000-05:00

I saw this on Nicole's blog this morning and just had to share!

An afternoon at the duck pond

2010-10-25T19:49:00.000-05:00

A friend of mine is trying to get her photography business off the ground so we decided to do a quick "photo shoot" at the duck pond before dinner. It was so much fun! (P.S. I will be posting the rest of the pictures on my photo blog)

Hosted by Krystyn at Really, Are You Serious?

Because I'M fly ;)

2010-10-19T21:45:00.000-05:00

Get up off your chair gorgeous! Ya you! :)

"...thats just my jizz..."

2010-10-18T13:36:00.000-05:00

So after breakfast at Juju's school, we were still sitting at the tables waiting for his teacher to come so he could line up with the rest of his class...

ME: Look at me.
(he turns to look at me)
ME: You got gucka (stuff) on you face. What is it? (I start to wipe his face with a napkin)
(he pushes my hand away)
JUJU: Mommy thats just my jizz
*insert numerous stares/glares and my Ronald McDonald red cheeks*
ME: Ummm...what?!
JUJU: You know. My jizz. My apple jizzuice.

WTF?! Really?! LOL!!! No more Snoop Dogg for you kid! ;)

Let's get this party started! (Day 1)

2010-10-12T18:27:00.003-05:00

Are you excited?! I totally am!
So...PLEASURE. How about a little sum-sum to get us in the mood shall we...

So get your thinkin caps on and post a video...remember...PLEASURE. And please NO PORN! Just songs.

I'm having a PAR-TAY!

2010-10-10T13:41:00.000-05:00

And y'all are invited!!! No fancy buttons, no fancy anything. There will be goody bags for 10 lucky people. The deets you ask...that will come :)
For now...I leave you with one word, a hint...PLEASURE.

My Rugby Player

2010-10-06T14:05:00.000-05:00

I mean how sexy is he, right?! This is Big Daddy. This was taken this past weekend at the Cowtown Rugby Tournament in Fort Worth. I'm so proud of him. First time ever playing rugby and he did AWESOME!
(he was hyping himself up in this pic)

Ih honor of my 5 year wedding anniversary

2010-09-28T12:53:00.000-05:00

So I know when I found this, I posted it. Blah blah blah. :) This past Saturday (9/25) Big Daddy and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary. We had big plans that unfortunately had to be cancelled at the last minute. (I so won't get into that..but it WAS VonTrapp related).
Our wedding song :). I danced to it with Stanky last night because he was being fussy :)

Me and My Buddy

2010-09-20T14:13:00.000-05:00

My little goof ball! Seriously, he's such a ham! :) Hard to believe that it was like 10:00pm and he was cranky and whining. Big Daddy was hanging out at a friend's house and he "want my daddy right bad now."

Hosted by Krystyn at Really, Are You Serious?

So...um...ya....(Wordless wednesday)

2010-09-15T20:50:00.001-05:00

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

CHOO CHOO!

2010-09-14T11:05:00.000-05:00

Whether you are at home or at work...C'MON! :)

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBAAAAAAALLLLLLLL?!

2010-09-12T12:36:00.000-05:00

So are ya?! :)
Fantasy football team is set, games have begun.
Its sunday y'all! GET CRUNK!!!

Yes we are a FOOTBALL locker room. I'm a Cowboy and Big Daddy is a Dolphin. And the monsters? They pick their favorite team but what color they like :). They'll learn soon enough.
Boy do I have something in store for all my bloggy besties this season! Stay tuned!

A little fun for your day

2010-08-31T12:20:00.000-05:00

"...you need to pay attention more than not."

2010-08-27T16:04:00.000-05:00

Before we left for school, the monsters were watching one of their Thomas DVDs.

JUJU: Mommy what dat train name again?

ME: (looking at the tv for a sec before focusing back on my laptop) Umm. Rheneas (said Ree-nee-ess)

JUJU: Um I don't think so.

ME: So what is it then? And if you knew, why did you ask me what his name was?

JUJU: Its Reh-nay-us. (mind you he said it all loud and in 3 separate syllables like that)

JUJU: Mommy, you need to pay attention more than not. The man just said it. If you was payin attention you woulda heard him say dat train's name the right way and not the wrong way like you.

So ummm...did my child just call me stupid and ignorant? LOL!

I am a naughty girl...don't judge me :)

2010-08-11T11:52:00.001-05:00

~ I told Big Daddy that I had to write a proposal for work yesterday, which I already did the night before...spent an hour reading through my google reader...no kids, no noise :)

~ On that note...a couple weeks ago I wanted to do this 1 hour basic blog design online seminar thing hosted by April of April Showers Blog Design. Anyways, told Big Daddy I had an important online meeting that I HAD to attend. Another hour of no kids, no noise.

~ I went out again to buy Big Daddy a birthday present (which is on friday) and AGAIN, never got him anything. Ended up buying myself an ipod touch LOL.

~ Been feeling extremely sexual lately...horny...whatever. It has been one outfit after the next everyday so far.

Feel like being a part of the naughty club? Well come link up!

100 Things

2010-08-06T17:20:00.000-05:00

So I got this from Cassie and she got this from Trendy Treehouse...FUN FUN FUN. I love about me stuff. Cuz you know I think I'm cool..like really cool. Like I could totally be your next best friend cool. So lets's move on with it shall we... Oh and P.S. there's some really GOOD things in this list so read everything. EVERYTHING damnit...because I said so. *MUAH*

(And this is from Google)

*All the things that are in BOLD and GREEN are what I have done*

1. Started your own blog --> 3 actually
2. Slept under the stars
3. Playing in a Band --> I kinda managed one for a little bit.
4. Visited Hawaii --> Dude I'm FROM Hawaii :)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland --> And to Disney World too!
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo --> I was part of my school and church's choir, so every
11. Bungee jumped --> I totally recommend this..seriously. It so amazingly free-ing!
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child --> I have not adopted a child, but have given up a child for adoption. (For those curious, I already have a post saved about it. Just trying to find it in me to hit publish.)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill --> I've actually taken a few of these..I mean hell, can I get a break too?!
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon --> Not yet. My first race in Novemeber 13th!
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice --> I've ridden in a gondola at the Venetian in Vegas
29. Seen a total eclipse --> I believe it was a total eclipse...Like I remeber seeing the moon completely over the sun. But it didn't get dark out like in the movies.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset -->Watched both
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language --> I am trying to teach myself German and French. Anyone wanna help me?
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied --> I'll be honest and say that money sometimes buys happiness. No I have not had the pleasure of having enough money to be satisfied...there are still so many things that I "want."
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant -->McDonald's counts, right?
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted --> Drawn but not painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business --> Will be soon :)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma --> Can't donate blood because I am underweight and anemic.
65. Gone sky diving --> Again, totally recommend this free-ing experience. Granted you'll feel like you're gonna shit your pants, but hey whatever...as long as you don't actually shit your pants.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check --> College
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt --> I don't even know what that means lol.
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job --> I worked hard to get fired too. LOL
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone --> More like several bones.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible --> Like not all at once.
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating --> As long as fish counts.
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone --> I am permanently attached to my cel phone.
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day --> Nectar in a Sieve.
So thats SOME things. I may still post my ABCs of me today. I'm at work and really don't feel like working so maybe lol.

Why yes, I am naughty

2010-08-04T11:57:00.000-05:00

Have you been naughty or nice?? Bringing you a FUN new meme this week, *and each Wednesday following....brought to you by the following four fabulous hostesses- Miss C @ Life As I See It, Nikki @ The Lunatic Cafe, Naughty Mommy Reviews, & Jana @ Boobies, Babies, & A Blog.

What is The Naughty List? Simple--
Post at least 3 Naughty or even Not So Nice things you've done. (In your life, this week, this morning--sky's the limit!) This can be as simple as a naughty public romp with your partner or letting your toddler eat Skittles for breakfast--it's okay-no judgment here loves!

My NAUGHTY list
1. Got "dressed up" in a little outfit for Big Daddy. Stockings and stilettos too. Now THAT'S how you keep a man! :)
2. Let my boys eat chips and crackers for breakfast the other day. Hey--they were whole grain.
3. I went shopping for my Big Daddy's birthday present and ended up buying myself an outfit, and got him nothing lol. Well I did buy another sexy little something to wear for him...HA who am I kidding. I bought it to wear for ME!

Well there you have it...spank me. LOL. Really don't.

I could teach you, but I would have to charge...

2010-08-03T08:13:00.000-05:00

Thank you Larissa aka @greek4cheerful for getting this song stuck in my head ALL NIGHT last night.

So today, tonight, or RIGHT NOW get up and shake it up. I think I will shake it up for Big Daddy later tonight *wink* But because its 8:11am and I have nothing else better to do until 9:30, I am gonna shake it up now. Join me!

She says...I think... (08/01/10)

2010-08-01T21:41:00.002-05:00

Ok first of all...what the hezzy...its August?! Really came up on me quick.
So of course, once again, I am here on this hot Sunday with Unconscious Mutterings....

Sexting :: DO IT! As in I do it, so therefore, everyone else should do it :)
Corrected :: Research paper - just proof read Big Daddy's English Paper..about our wedding :)
Rewind :: Be kind, rewind. Remember Men In Black, when they open the foot locker at grand Central Station? And the locker "things" were in there quoting the video store membership card? Ya. Ok.
Heard :: Screaming. Dude last night we were at a friends birthday pool party and above all the noise of the beer pong game, we heard some woman screaming. You know at first we thought she was like in trouble and then realized, it was about midnight and um ya...she was sexin it up lol.
Amazon :: (dot) com
Running :: HATE IT! I don't see the point in it. Everyone says how good it is for you, and I'll do it for that reason, but come on. Running for fun? A person should only be running if say Freddy Krueger was running after them.
Illegal :: Stupidity. YES. stupidity should be illegal!
Tracked :: Stalked
Generate :: Coupons. Ya, it just something I've been having to do at work recently, blah
Towel :: Monkey :) You know, like when you go on a cruise. Housekeeping....

Complete and utter randomness for your Sunday night. You should try it. Serious.

SOMEBODY loves me..well my blog at least

2010-07-30T14:24:00.011-05:00

So excuse me for squealing...but...*SQUEAL* I got my FIRST blog award. YES! :) Can't think of a better way to start feeling validated...and accepted. Oh I am such a girl lol!
But here it is...

Isn't she pretty? I think so. And I would like to thank Maryanne over at Lipglossd Mom for thinking I am lovely (and awesome) enough to receive this :).

So here are 7 facts that you don't know about me...yet....

1. I went to college in Las Vegas majoring in marketing.

2. While in Vegas, I was a "cocktail waitress" at a strip club. (I think most of you get it--well I think all of you get that lol)

3. Until the age of 12, I wanted to BE Jem when I "grew up."

4. In pursuit of the Jem experience, I was a singer too. Started in my church choir and everything. Took some voice lessons too. Then I just stopped....

5. I am notoriously starting something and then not finishing. I am a PRO quitter. Or pro slacker...whatever. Except at having children :) I popped out 4 of them suckers no problem lol. I started scrapbooking, but then I started working more. I just started on my quest of koozie making...here's to hoping I actually stick with this. I still have a nightstand that I have to finish, and a bench that is still missing a cushion.

6. I can flip my tongue over both ways...to the right and then to the left. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then comment and I'll post a vid.

7. Gravy makes my skin crawl. Ugghhhh just typing that and saying it in my head grosses me out.

I would now like to share the loveliness with some of my fave lovelies....

Michelle @ A'etonu Family Adventures
Mami @ Babes Rockin Mami
Nicole @ Help! Mama Remote
Jana @ Boobies Babies & A Blog
Jean @ Mommy To Two Boys