St. Patrick's Day Recap

Hope everyone had a great St. Patrick's Day!!

I celebrated mine based around this...

We had tickets to go to the YUM Center in Lousiville to watch the CATS play!!

It was totally packed!!

We actually got tickets to the game before that too which was Murray St vs Marquette ... any fans?

That was a great game too!

Of course I wore my blue in support of Big Blue Nation :) But I did sneak a little green on me...

LOL, just a hair tie/bracelet ... but enough not to get myself pinched all day ;)

(I think I'm finally getting obsessed with Instagram now, where have I been?

How am I just now on the bandwagon???)

Before the game we went to eat at The Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown Lousiville... one of my favorite places!

Our seats were awesome... on the suite level in the terrace...

(I think the man behind us was smiling too haha)

The Cats played an AWESOME game, despite shitty refs the entire time! They pulled out a big win over Iowa State ...

87-71 ... GO BIG BLUE!!

So if you know anything about KY Wildacts, you know Ashley Judd is quite possibly the biggest fan... and she was in full spirit at this game... right down in the stands behind the bench!

After the game she had a little mishap...

Do you know Terrence Jones? One of our best players...

Well according to Terrence Jone's Twitter ... Ashley must have gone back to the locker room after the game and mistakenly grabbed his phone!!

Jones' tweet:

"If your trying to reach me on my phone you cant because @AshleyJudd took my phone to e town"

Judd tweeted at him:

"@TerrenceJones1 Terrence, your Mom called!"

I guess Ms. Judd got Terrence his phone back and left him this note

(which I stole from his Twitter ha, don't think he will mind, I'm pretty sure he doesn't follow my blog )

How funny is that? I love that the Wildcats are so popular :) hehe! Go CATS!!

Hope your St. Patrick's Day was just as fun!

XO,



 

Friday's Letters

TGIF!

This week was sooooo long!! So ready for the weekend, aren't you?

Today I am doing a new link up from over at Adventures of Newlyweds

for Friday's Letters... so without further ado...

 (I just had to google that by the way ha, "ado" spelled like it sounds I guess!)

Dear Duke: My bracket was doing SO good until you lost tonight and ruined it, however, other than that reason, I am not too upset that you lost ;)

Dear Emily: Today you brought the sweetest, most precious little baby girl into the world, Lila Ruby, and I love her already :) So glad you are both healthy and I can't wait to cuddle her! XOXO

Dear Sun Tan City: Tonight in the Versa Booth when I was getting a spray tan and the heater was OUT and I'm being sprayed butt naked with no heat, and freezing me tail off, I was not a happy camper!! That needs immediate attention!

Dear New Followers: Thank you so much for following and reading my blog! I hope you come back!

Dear People Reading Who Are Not Following: Please Follow! I beg you! Ha! I am shooting for 400 by the end of April :) Thank you! Link me or comment and I will follow yours too... it's a give and take relationship around these parts ;)

Dear Frankie: I love you so much and you are the light of my life, however today when I moved the ottomon over to the window so you could look outside and feel the fresh air, and then you stood on it and peed, like it was ok, really made me mad and second guess why I spoil you so...??? <3

Dear Draw Something fellow game players: I am still obsessed with the game, love it, but want to formally apologize for not playing the last couple of days... I have been crazy busy but plan to catch up this weekend and get back to drawing! If you are playing Draw Something find me at DanaKYRealtor :)

Dear Summer: Please hurry and get here!!!!!!!! I can not wait to get some real sun, wear flip flops and be able to get a car wash without it raining the next day no matter when I do it :)

That's all friends!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and that your team wins in basketball

(unless you are for Iowa State and in that case I'm sorry ha!) Go Cats!! :)

My Bracket & Randoms

Today I took a day off (kinda) and watched basketball, was lazy with Chris and Frankie, and ate so many SweetTart Jelly Beans I literally could vom right now

(and I'm supposed to be on a diet since the pool will be here before we know it!)

However, it was a fun, much needed, relaxing day...

Somebody was so lazy today he barely got out of bed!! :)

Speaking of basketball... I wanted to post my bracket before the games started so everyone would know I didn't cheat (because, knock on wood, my bracket is usually pretty good!) ... but that didn't happen. So you'll just have to take my word for it ;)

Before we get to that... I feel like everyone should take a moment and read

 THIS POST

from last year on my Top 10 Reasons Why I Love Coach Cal :)

It's pretty good!

With that said... here is a horrible pic of my bracket... (sorry!)

Because it's so bad and you can't see, I'll go ahead and tell yall, the CATS are going all the way!!!

I can feel it!

And yes I highlight when a team wins, ha, OCD much? Yes, that's me. I love bracket time!

Last year I won some $ from the office pool ... this year I just want bragging rights that my bracket will be higher than Chris's on ESPN.com  :)

Congrats Wildcats on your win today! Can't wait to cheer them on on Saturday at the YUM Center!

Ok... I've been obsessed with the side pony braid....

It is the easiest, quick thing to do to my hair right now. How do you feel about it?

With this awesome weather we have been experiencing, along with the fact that we are going to NYC in a few weeks and then it will be Keeneland and THEN Easter (my favorite holiday) right after that... I have been trying my hardest to do minimal Spring shopping (since we are going to NYC and I am sure I will want to bring the house down there with shopping!)... but I have done the annual Spring Lilly run thru and here are a few things I'm obsessed with and ordered/ordering :)

The Elsa Top ... LoVe!

The Ellie Top ... love all the different colors this comes in!

The Belle Top Solid ... so cute! Comes in pink too.

OBSESSED with these wedges!!! So freaking cute!

Lastly... someone sent me an email today with a little thing I wanted to share:

ASAP

Always Say A Prayer

You can say this quick, little (but powerful) prayer over your own home, your own family, or pass along to someone you know who might need some healing. I thought it was sweet to share and you just never know who may be in need of it :) XO

"God, our Father, If it is your will, walk through my house and take away all my worries and illnesses and please watch over and heal my family in Jesus name, Amen."



Happy Anniversary to ME!

I can NOT believe I almost forgot to blog about this...

 

Monday marked the 1 YEAR Anniversary of my bloggy!!

 

I can not believe it has been a year since I started this whole thing... I feel like there are positives and negatives to it ... and I thought it might be appropriate to share some of them today ha.

 

But first... my facebook status update on Monday was as follows:

 

 

LOL ... ok two things about that...

#1 So thankful little miss PLL helped me get started and got me all set up :) I haven't changed one thing about my blog because she made it just as I wanted! Which also leads me to remember when we met for dinner and wine to discuss le bloggy for the first time... and I believe we got so darn excited about it that we walked right out and didn't pay for the drinks! Hahaha do you remember that Allison? I remember calling you from the car... ummm... did we pay for that wine? I think not. Ha.

 

Ok #2 -- How sweet was Chris's comment... :) Aw. He has to put up with my crazy picture taking for the blog, for my crazy outfit pics I force him to take of me 40 times until I like the pic lol ... and my computer screen all bright in his face at night when he is trying to sleep, while I'm not tired at all and blogging away :)

 

Even though he is pretty wonderful.... don't let him totally fool you...

 

Take a look at this little ditty later that same day ...

 

 

Yea... not so Mr.Nice Guy .. hahahahah jk!

 

But isn't that mean he won't build Frankie a summer "playhouse" ??

Raise your hand if you agree Frankie needs this...

 

 

Clearly Frankie's would have a nice fabric covered bed to lay on in there.. and maybe some pillows and blankets on his balcony at the top ;) How cute is that?

 

Ok back on track...

 

Maybe you'll agree, maybe you'll disagree.... but here are my 1 yr blogging pro's & con's:

 

Con's

•  Sometimes I find it hard to think of things to blog about, and when I look at fellow bloggers who blog literally almost every day and never have a boring post (like Katie over at KC&CO, love her!) haha I get a little bit jelly of how much they have to talk about! :)
• I sometimes feel like the time I spend blogging, I could be cleaning, or working or reading a book or taking Frankie on a walk, or cuddling with Chris .... and feel a little guilty for spending so much time on it.
• I got a HORRRIBBBLEEE virus on my computer trying to find pics to blog about the damn Kim Kardashian wedding/divorce hahaha. 3, almost 4 weeks later, and several hundred dollars spent on that...no more crazy celeb googling here.. lesson learned there friends.
• I know there are crazy people from my past (ex's especially) who secretively read my blog and it makes me kind of freak out because I feel like I don't want them knowing anything I do or looking at my pics or even uttering my name hahaha... does anyone else feel like this? But what do ya do? It is what it is I guess. If they have time enough to stalk read my blog, then I guess that's their issue not mine.

PRO's

• I could go on and on and on about all the fun reasons I love to blog! #1 reason it is just a big stress relief for me and something fun for me to do to get my mind off work, and daily tasks ha.
• I enjoy so much reading and following everyone else's blogs and linking up to others and helping my blog and other blogs grow and become more popular!
• It is a great way to keep my friends and family and Chris's family up to speed with fun things we do, funny little tid bits about Ella, Ava & Jake and just a way to keep in touch when we don't see each other every day!
• I hope to one day, very soon, be able to make a little cash money from this little bitty ha. I am in the works of advertising now and going to get some local places to sponsor ads also... just need to find the time to work on this more!
•  Mostly, this blog makes me HAPPY! I love meeting new people, having new friends in the blog world, and just chatting up about randomness, from the Bachelor to fashion to all our furbabies we adore! Love it!!

My goal for this year is to get some sponsorships, grow my followers (which what is the deal with this? If you are reading, you should be following! ha!), and also do more linking up and guest posting! So with that said, if you would like to link up, do a guest post, trade buttons, etc. please message me! I am happy to do so! :)

Thanks so much to all my friends and blogging friends who are followers and to everyone who reads from Facebook... everyone who comments, emails, etc. I am so happy I did this! I can't wait to turn it into one of those binded books also... that is another goal for this year... I want to get my blog over the last year binded into lots of volumes and display on a shelf in the house! Brit over at Dave an Brit Plus One More has done this with her blogs... turned them into the binded books... and it was so cute! I need to get the company one more time from her... Brit if you are reading this please comment with it haha! Thanks lady! :)  

 

Sorry for the long post... just wanted to share all of this on this little anniversary of mine ha.

Happy Hump Day!

 

Tomorrow will be sharing my bracket picks for those of you who are on the up and up with basketball. Can't wait to watch my Wildcats bring it home!!!! #BBN

 

XO,

Pinterest Loves!

Happy Monday... how is the time change workin' out for ya?

I overslept today by an hour... no joke... could not go to sleep last night, which has led to me being so tired today!

I love the time change, love the daylight until 8pm... just need  a day or two to get used to it!

Ok before my Pinterest finds for the week...

feast your eyes on my recent real life obsession..

These fancy cowgirl boots :)

How cute are those??

My work/game day outfit to watch the CATS play!

I have been wanting a new pair of boots for a long time... was a little nervous to go to The Boot Store lol but once I got there I tried on a million pairs and loved them all! Stephanie, I thought you would be so proud of these... are they Texas approved?? :)

Don't think I could forget to get my sweet angel a present... I facebook'd this and every about lost it.

Look at Frankie's now toy... he is such a fashionista ;)



Ok, now for a little Pinterest!

Obsessed with these pink earrings!

And these too...

Love the mixing and matching of the arm candy!

I am on a MAJOR spring cleaning kick... this house is totally more under control, but I really would like the kitchen a little more organized..sooo glad I found this... I am printing it off today and tackling the kitchen next!

Look at this PINK tiled shower! Dying. Love it ha.

I may have shared this oe before I love that wallpaper in the nursery! So cute. 

Love the SPARKLY tiled backsplash with that hood.

This is a cute idea.. the bench with the table.. love that look.

Stripes in your pantry or storage room closet! So clever! Give an ugly closet a fun, clean look!

Chalkboard pedestals.. how to make those.. really pretty would be great for a party to display around the food or whatnot!

Totally me.. every morning ha

hahahaha love that. very true.

Oprah says it best! 

Oh and I almost forgot the new line of OPI Spring colors.. I love all of these! Wish they came in gel!!

Happy Monday!

PS. I am looking for a couple guest bloggers... any takers?? Message me please!!!! Or I will come find you maybe :)



Private Quarters

Happy Spring Forward!

Did everyone remember to set their clocks last night?? ;) I love this time of year because I am so excited for it to stay lighter outside later now!! I hate getting dark at 5pm... ugh! Major depressing!

I wanted to share about a party I had today... have yall heard of Private Quarters???

It is new in KY, but it is in other states... it's an upscale line of bedding... sheets, comforters, feather beds, pillows, crib sheets... and they also have scarves, wraps, robes etc. My mom's friend is the KY rep and today we had a party and let me tell you what.. it is literally the nicest bedding I've ever seen!

I am afraid after what I've ordered... I might never get out of bed again! HA!

The good news is... my party hit the party special of ordering more than $500 SO that means that until tomorrow at 6pm the "seven layer bedding" is 60% OFF! I get nothing from doing this so don't think I'm trying to sell something ha. But I really did want to share because it's such a great deal and I am so excited to get my stuff and I just wanted to offer my discount to anyone who might be interested!

It is so hard to tell how nice it is without seeing it in person... but I assure you.. I am picky about my bedding and cheap stuff doens't fly with me! ;) That is whyI love this line... because it's now affordable and really luxory bedding!

Ok here is the skinny...

The most popular things today, just so you'll know... were the sheet sets (Bamboo & Brillance), the Delux and Superior Featherbeds (which were sooo comfy!) and the crib sheets!

Just so you'll have an idea... here are some of the discounted prices:

Feather Beds The King Feather Bed reg $250 ... is $100 now! (I got this one!!)
The Queen Feather Bed reg $200 ... is $80 now!
 

Sheet Sets
 The Bamboo Sheet Set King Size reg. $250 .. now $100 (these are what I got they are probably the best sheets I've ever felt in my life!)
Bamboo Queen Sheet Set reg. $219 ... now $88

The Brilliance Sheet Set King size reg. $190 ... now $76
The Brilliance Sheet Set Queen size reg. $170 ... now $68
 

Crib Sheet The Serinity Crib Sheets which were the softest thing in the world... reg. $39 now only $14!! (Comes in cream, baby pink, baby blue, and chocolate) 

 Here is the website to look at :
http://www.privatequarters.net/content/PRODUCTS.aspx

This blanket was also a HUGE hit... it is super soft and cozy.. comes in a throw size or a bed blanket!

The grey was my fave!! Very neutral and a good color!

Pricing for this is now:

Queen  Reg. $99.99   NOW... $40

King Reg. $109.99  NOW... $44

THROW Blanket Reg. $39.99  Now... $16

A great deal!!  

Ok that's it I think! Party ends tomorrow at 6pm.

If you've been thinking of buying new sheets, comforters, blankets, etc... this is the time! Don't go to Bed Bath & Beyond and buy some with your coupon haha they will be more expensive and not near the quality.

I have Restoration Hardware sheets right now that I've had for about 3-4 years and paid a LOT for ... and the Bamboo ones I bought today for about 1/4 the price, I know I like better!

Email me if you'd like to order something and I will put you in touch with the rep so she can do the credit card thing and place your order! It comes in 7-10 days too how awesome is that?!?!

PS... look at this cute fruit we Kelly made for the party!

Thanks Pinterest!

(PS Go over real quick and follow her blog... she is having a give away once she reaches 50 followersand she is a GREAT gift giver let me tell ya! And she is hysterical you will love reading her posts! Plus she is quite the Martha Stewart and a new mommy so she's got lots to share... and she keeps it real ladies haha)

Ok lastly, I had our bedroom ceiling painted this weekend... and I am obsessed with it :)

This is such a crappy pic I will try to take a better one and post... but the color is really nice...

Ceiling: Sherwin Williams "Cardboard"

Walls: Sherwin Williams "Believable Buff"

And because I know you might ask... several people have emailed asking me about my window treatments :) Thanks for the compliments... they are my favorite fabric... and yes Tori and Dean have them in their Dining Room BUT I did have mine before I saw them on her show just FYI haha! My mom makes window treatments and actually made them but the fabric I bought a couple years ago from a local store in Lexington, The Rag Peddler, off Harrodsburg Rd. but I'm sure it could be found online! Houndstooth... then mom put a black out backing on the other side so if you close them it would be dark in the room!

Ok ... go look and order yourself some bedding :) You won't be disappointed! I promise!!

XO!