Being Thrifty is Nifty!

I hit up the thrift store today and found some awesome deals. The thrift store near my house is where all of Target's rejects end up so you can usually find all things Target on certain days in original packaging. Today was one of those days. Here's what I got.

A lamp shade and lamp. This was my favorite find today. The lamp base was brass so I spray painted it white. I love the way it turned out! Total: $18



I got shower curtains for the bathrooms. For a YEAR now they have had only liners. I can't wait to wake up tomorrow and take a shower behind my new shower curtain. Total: $10 for both




I got Joey a Topsy Turvy tomato planter. He has been talking about getting one since we lived in Mobile so, needless to say, he was really excited. Total $3




They had notebooks for .10 each. I got a few for my obsessive list-making. Another woman thought she needed 60 notebooks. I guarantee they fill up the only 2 feet of space left in her house. Total: .40



I also got a cafe curtain rod, a tie-up shade and curtain panels for the living room. Once I get those up I'll post pictures. Total: $18 for all 3 items.

Being thrifty is nifty :)

Only Blondes Allowed!

Last night we had some friends over to cook out. It was great fun and I'm so glad we finally got to meet our neighbors. Yes, we've lived here a year and are just now meeting our neighbors. In our defense, they live a couple doors down and on the opposite side of the street. They have 3 little girls. We also had Katie, Wade and Abby over so we had 5 girls running around the house. Finley was in heaven! She was sweaty and exhausted when they left. Fun times!

Newbies...

I found these shades for my dining room chandelier at Steinmart for $2 each. I love them! They really soften up the lighting and I love the subtle animal print.

The ESPYs.

A few notes about the ESPYs from someone who doesn't have a whole lot of interest in watching sports other than the social aspect. I love to participate in sports and I like watching highlights, but in general I don't like to watch ESPN for hours like my husband does.

My friend had a funny status update last night.

"The ESPY awards are dumb...Why is there an awards show to tell us who's best? I thought that's what the actual sport was for?"

Agreed, but I do like seeing the athletes in street clothes and I love all the skits and seeing the presenters.

Couple things...

-Awww, I'm so sad Cam Newton didn't win anything :( Wait a minute, he won a National Championship, the Heisman and he is going to get millions of dollars to play football in the NFL. Nevermind.



I'm not crazy about his outfit and I know those glasses are in style, but I don't think Cam can pull them off. Better luck next time, buddy.

-I can't even look at Justin Beiber. His haircut is atrocious! Feathered bangs? He has the same haircut as Ellen Degeneres! She is a 53 year old lesbian comedienne and talk show host. He already has that pre-pubescent look going on and when you add those bangs, well, he is looking a little too feminine if you ask me. I'm just sayin'...




Selena Gomez is adorable as always.

-Tim Tebow was there is all his hot, righteous glory.



Funniest joke of the night:

Seth Meyers: Yao Ming announced he's retiring from basketball or that he's re-tiling his bathroom. It's hard to say."

Funniest Tweet of the Night:

Kristen Saban: "Best Athlete goes to NOT CAM NEWTON. Congrats Jimmer you're sexy. Cam, I hate your face, and your stupid glasses. Bye Loser."

It's funny because it's ridiculous :)

Dessert with Dada.

Yesterday, Finley and I were running errands and I decided to stop by Gigi's cupcakes. Usually I avoid this place like the plague for two reasons. 1. I don't need to eat cupcakes 2. The cupcakes are over $3 each. For whatever reason, I thought it would be nice to get cupcakes for dessert last night. For those of you who don't know, Gigi's cupcakes aren't just any old cupcakes. They they have a mound of icing on top and they have amazing flavors! I got Scarlet's Velvet (red velvet), Banana Split (strawberry cake with creme filling, banana icing, hardshell chocolate with nuts over the icing and a cherry and dried banana chips on top) and Birthday Cake (white birthday cake with pink icing and sprinkles). Can you guess which one I had? I'm not gonna lie, I got the cupcakes around 10:30 and by lunchtime mine was gone. So what, right? I'm a grown-up. Mind your business. Anyway, Joey and Finley enjoyed their cupcakes together after dinner. Personally, I could do without all the icing. I usually cut more than half of it off. I wish they had a "less icing" option. Oh well! They were delicious!

The Queen

I think the "princess" obsession has officially begun. The other day at playgroup, Finley found a magic wand at our friend's house and I noticed she held onto it the entire time we were there. We went to Target the next day and I saw one so I got it for her because I'll buy her anything that will entertain her. I couldn't resist the purple dress up shoes that matched so we got those too. We got home and I put them on her and she walked up and down our hallway for about 20 minutes listening to the clicking of her heels on the hardwood. It was so funny! Several months ago, my sister-in-law gave us a suitcase full of Disney princess dress-up clothes that her daughter had outgrown. Finley wasn't the least bit interested when I first introduced them, but yesterday I thought I'd get them down from the attic and try again. She's been so into the movie Tangled that I thought I might have better luck this time. I was right! I held up each dress and asked her if she wanted to put this dress on and she said no to every dress until I got to the Aurora's dress. (Sleeping Beauty) I don't know why she chose it, maybe because it look a lot like Rapunzel's dress. Anyway, we put it on and I hemmed it so she could walk and she wore it for a couple hours. We also found a crown in the suitcase so she was set!

Even though she takes her role as Queen very seriously...



she's able to strike a good balance between work and play.

Wordless Wednesday

Mrs. Potato Head



The hummus monster!