Weekend Update and Giveaway!! ...

Happy Sunday friends :)  This is a long one, I am sorry for being a bad blogger and combining all these into one because I didn't post for a week ha but make it to the end for a special prize!!
I have been a little MIA lately, not by choice, but do to the early Spring Real Estate Market here in Lexington, KY that is BOOMING already!!  Remember the new listing with the professional pics from last post? Well ... 

BAM! 

(In my best NeNe Leakes Voice ha!)

Woohoo! SOLD in 5 Days! That's right ... not even a week on the market! 

So excited!

Love when people price their house right and do the things I suggest before listing ... this is what happens :) 

Now I have another awesome house I just listed this weekend to show you ... because the pics are amazing!

Gentry-Jackson & Associates is on a roll ;) 

So blessed.

4,000 sq ft up like new space loaded with upgrades!

Isn't that so nice?

And the theater room is awesome! Just an added bonus, oh and a hot tub too!

If you are in Lexington KY and looking for a new home and would like more information click HERE! 

Okay, let's talk Valentine's Day shall we? 

Saw this on Pinterest. 

Loved it. Perfect for Valentine's Day. 

Frankie sent out his Valentine to all his peeps ;) 

I made a little eCard for Chris and shared on his Fbook page early that morning so he would see it when he checked it that morning ;) 

I had my cute little XOXO burlap banner I got from Very Jane and my Happy Everything plate with the Valentine envelope on it!    The kids were here so we had a Valentine's Party and Chris's parents came down to celebrate!
We cooked dinner and played games and opened Vday presents and just had a super fun night! (Chris and I celebrated Friday night, just us, with dinner and such!)
Chris had my two favorite things ready for me before the party ... 

Chocolate Covered Strawberries from Confused Confections Bakehouse and  The Bacon Cheddar Ring from DaRae & Friend's Catering ...  Yyyyuuummmm :)  (so much for the diet!) I had ordered some special cookies for the kiddos ... and they turned out adorable!

How cute is that? They were adorable and the kids LOVED them! 

We opened a few Valentine's presents :) 

And we got some wax lips hahaha

Silly girls ;) 

Pics from Her Knight Dance 

I had been wanting to share a couple of pics from the Father/Daughter Dance at our church that Chris took the girls too last weekend ... I just love that they went and they had so much fun... 

they will remember that first dance for the rest of their lives :) 

I had so much fun getting them all dolled up before their big night!

That is a memory that I will remember the rest of my life ;)

Sooo cute! :) 

They had this at the Keene Barn in Keeneland and it looked from the pics that Chris took that it was just so much fun and such a blessing to be at. :) 

So I tried to find a picture of me and good ole' Dan (my dad ha) just while I was uploading these pics of Chris and the girls .. and I found this little beauty to share with yall .... 

Brace yourself ha 

I mean I laugh outloud every single time I look at this .. .because my dad looked ridiculous. 

I mean what in the world was with the stach and the hair? hahaha too much for me to handle. 

I don't think I was in a smiling mood that day, probably because my mom cut those bangs!! Ha! 

But my outfit was pretty cute ... I can spot a cute outfit a mile away ;) 

Well, now that you got a good laugh ... 

Let me brighten your day even more .. 

with a GIVE AWAY!!!

A friend of mine has started an online boutique, BELLATIQUE ...  and I am already obsessed! 

You know I love me some online Boutiques!!

The even better news?

Guess who got a shirt named after them??

Woohoooo!

Little ole' me ... 

Let me introduce to you The RealDana Top ... sooo cute and comfy!

Mint ... perfect for Spring 

and Black ... a staple for your closet! Must have. 

The RealDana Top is only $25!! Comes in S, M and L ... runs a smidge big so I would size down. 

Check out some of her cute jewlery too ...  

Charming Necklace, love this. 

Wanna hear the great news?

Bellatique has agreed to give away a ...

 RealDana Top (mint or black) and a Charming Necklace!!

Here are the giveaway rules:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good Luck Ladies!

You will LIVE in this top ... it is so comfy! 

Have a great week! 

XO,

5 Things ... and a Recap!

Where do the days go?

Am I the only one who feels like it was JUST the weekend and now it's Wednesday already?
Good grief!

I have a cute recap post for today but before I get to that ... I saw a fun post over at Melanie's blog and I thought I would link up and participate in this little ditty of a Q&A ... I always love when other bloggers do these so we can learn more about each other!

So here goes ...

5 Things ... about moi :) 

5 Things ... 

... you'll find in my purse

1. Cell Phone (who are we kidding, it's usually in my hand ha)

2. MAC Lipgloss 

3. 18 different pens & highlighters 

4. Gum

5.Cash 

... you'll find in my bedroom

1. Trash magazines

2. My iPad

3. Blue Tub of Blistex

4. 80 pillows (we have so many pillows for some reason?!)

5. Frankie ;) 

... I've always wanted to do

1. Get another tattoo

2. Stay in one of those little huts on vacation on an island somewhere

3. Get Frankie a sister ;)

4. Go to the Country Music Awards in Nashville

5. Meet Dolly Parton 

... I'm currently loving

1. Cadburry Eggs 

2. Knot top buns on the top of my head, ha

3. Wedding planning 

4. Making secret Valentine's Day Plans ;) 

5. The warmer weather and sunshine!

... quirks I have 

1. I pick my cuticles majorly

2. I have OCD ha (is that a quirk or an illness?) 

3. It takes me 10 minutes to put on mascara in the morning b/c I mix three different kinds, but I would never leave home without it ha 

4. There are only 4 people on the planet I will trust to leave Frankie with when I am gone.

5. People that always want to have a pity party and play the "poor me" card literally drive me INSANE 

Wasn't that fun? :)
Link up or message me if you decide to do this so I can check yours out too!
Thanks Melanie for the idea!! XO

OK here is a recap of my week, besides the fact I have worked 11-12 hour days the past 3 days!

Kim turned the BIG 3-0!
One of my best friends, Kim, celebrated her 30th birthday this past weekend ...

hahaha I couldn't resist getting those glasses!

Kelly made her a "30 Blows" bucket ha ... cute idea! 

Frankie could never forget her birthday ;) Don't you worry!

PS. Doesn't that card look just like him? 

THIS is the card he gave her last year ... haha

I found the PERFECT gift for her ... and picked one up for myself too haha

Thirty Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the time she's 30!

Can't wait to start reading this! 

Interested to see how we're doing on the list ha!

We celebrated Kim's bday at dinner and watching the CATS play a little ball!

Then we celebrated a little more and had a super fun night!
Happy Birthday Kim! 
Glad you had a fun weekend! Love you bunches!! 

New on the Wedding front ... 
Nothing crazy new with the wedding, just typical planning, but I did find the flower girl dresses ...
How adorable are these??

Love them. They are precious and perfect. Period. Ordered. Ha. 

Need some Valentine's Day Ideas?

I am going to do a seperare Vday post in the next few days with some good ideas of gifts, etc. 

But I wanted to share with you now the shirt I will probably be wearing that day ... 

I got my favorite package in the mail this week!

 Ahhh!
Love me some Kikilarue packages in the mail!!

Above is the Maddie top in a small, color red. 

(it's honestly a little too big on me but I wanted it so bad I forced it ha, they run a size bigger IMO)

Super comfortable and the perfect Valentine's Day shirt!!

Looking for a Valentine's Day card idea for your family?

Look no further ... 

This was our card last Vday ... and I LOVED it, it was my fave. So cute! 

Last tip of advice for Valentine's Day ...
Don't buy your sweet treat from Kroger on Tates Creek in Lex hahaha

 Apparently the cake decorator doesn't know how to spell!
Especially the words "beauty" and "friend"
Bless their heart! hahahaha I have never laughed so hard, in public, by myself, as I did when I took this pic.

Lastly,
just because this made me LOL today also ...

hahahhaahahaha

That's it for today friends!
PS. SEVEN more followers until 600? what what? Yay! Follow away ladies! ;)
XO,