Dark wood shelf. Redone.

I was given a few shelves from some friends that were not using them. Very nice, sturdy shelves.

I have been looking for a nice one to put up in the living room but I'll be honest, they are so stinkin' expensive. I was happy when they were offered to me!

I got six of these:

A little scuffed, but with a few supplies...

I was able to make it something new:

White and simple.

But you know me. I like to distress things...

Roughed-up and bee-you-tee-ful :)

Here's where she will go:

I can't wait to get it mounted and decorated with goodies. I'll let you know when I do!

Have a great rest of the week, friends.

Our new trick.

We have a new trick that we think is super fun and awesome:

My paranoid mind goes straight to a bloody face plant. Lovely...

Umbrellas and collages.

Happy Saturday!

While my husband is out of the house having a guys night, I am here. Sitting at the computer. I love sitting at the computer. I love reading blogs, finding recipes and being an all-around voyerist.

Anywho, the weather has been gorgeous here in good 'ol Florida. Yesterday, Ethan and I went down to St. Augustine to visit my mom. We decided to head to the beach while we were down there. Let me tell you. I love the beach. It's the umbrella. Rachel touched on this a bit a few weeks ago and I couldn't agree more. The giant, colorful fantasticness of an umbrella makes the beach a joyous experience for me. You see, I used to hate the beach because I hated the water. Sharks and other sorts of sea creatures scare me, so I never went in the water. Due to the fact that I never went in the water, I always got disgustingly hot. Ew. Miserableness. BUT when you have an umbrella, folks, the temperature is about 20 degrees cooler underneath. So, we laid on our reclining beach chairs (under the umbrella, don't forget) and watched Boo play in the sand. And when it was time to take him in the water, it was half-way up my shin. I can handle half-shining it. Great whites will not attack me in 7 inches of water. At least I hope not...

It's my new favorite place. And I'm not even kidding.

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The flowers in my yard are blooming and I didn't have to to a damn thing to them. Love that.

My glorious flowers. And jasmine. Oh, that jasmine. You smell SO good.

Our morning at the park! :)

Just thought I'd say Howdy.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Love,

Beach Obsessed, Flower Bloomer Extraordinaire

Love. And a band.

I love that I proposed this photo challenge, yet I have been so bad with it. You are going to get yourself a two-for-one. You feel lucky. I know this.

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

The English Countryside. Oh, how I long to see you again.

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

LOVE me some Kings of Leon.

Enjoy some tunage from my boys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76PxEqbh1fI

And, oh...my favorite of all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg3F4zpOdK8&feature=related

You're welcome.

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Tomorrow is Ofir's birthday! The big 2...9. Whew, my man is gettin' old. Not really. Love celebrating him. He's not all amped on his birthday, but I like to spoil him. This man completes me and makes me a better person. In every sense. Love him dearly!

Have a great weekend, friends!

Weekend Recap. Through Pictures.

Happy Monday!

We had a busy weekend!

I neglected to get a picture of my cousin or the food I was eating or anything for that matter when it came to our lunch together. Lame, I know. So just pretend like there is a picture of two blond girls with blue eyes, who essentially look the same minus our stature and body frame. Or you can pretend that there is a picture of a broccoli cheese quiche with a side green salad and some fruit. Visualize, people. We had Mimi's and it was, as usual, very yummy and filled with silliness!

On to things I took pictures of:

This is the lima bean that Ethan decided to shove up his nose when we weren't looking at lunch and then decided to leave it there. We found it hours later. Awesome. Ofir was the rescuer! And that's Ofir's hand, so that's one big nail. And one big piece of bean.

We had chalk time. Ethan loves chalk time, let me tell you! He is pissed when I make him come inside. Oh, the stresses...

Ofir and I watched this. Hilarious.

We went here. Both Rachel and a random lady at another park recommeded it. We loved it! It is beautiful there.

We are not slushie, milkshake, other useless calorie drinks, drinking kind of people. BUT, this Lemon Strawberry slushie was just what we needed after the hot park. Plus, they are 1/2 off 2-5 every day.

This is how hot it was. The reason we needed a slushie. Yes, that says 104.

And...we are not the kind of people who excessively get treats like slushies, frozen yogurt, any other useless calorie treats you can think of...BUT Ethan never got his frozen yogurt after his Dr's apppointment on Wednesday, so he deserved his treat. :)

We had a great weekend and I hope you did too!

We like cheap.

Well, at least I like cheap.

A few new things have popped up in my humble abode. And they happen to be from the Dollar Store OR super duper dirt-cheap from my obsession--Hobby Lobby. Clearance...90% off baby!

Let's start with the Lobs (Hobby Lobby if you aren't following the Lobs lingo) find:

I have a plan for these cuties a bit down the road. You'll see.

Now, let's focus on the bottom:

Yes, that says $1.80. And yes, that used to say $17.99

Mmm Hmm, that's right. $2.50 marked down from $24.99. Someone please tell me who in their right mind would pay $24.99 for a red candlesick holder. I mean, if it had some meat to it's bones...maybe, BUT this lad is skinny as a rail.

I used to be so embarassed, as a kid, to go into the Dollar Store. So dumb. Oh, I am not scared anymore. It happens to be my favorite place to get small glassware.

Check it:

You're cute, candy jar. You do an important job--you hold our peppermints. Thank you.



I told you about the apothecary jar project a bit back. I tried it and sort of liked it. Not sure what I am going to put in them yet. I see these at a party with candy filled to the rims for sure. I prefer for the jars to be lid-less. Is that a word?

We tilt a little, but we are from the dollar store...remember?

Go to the Dollar Store and brouse the clearence aisle. No one will make fun of you. I promise! :)

Love,

Bargain Shopper Extraordinaire

Claustrophobia.

Slightly long. Trying to write out my feelings. Hah.

This is a new found joy for me. This claustrophobia thing. Just so you know.

I have always had a slight worry when flying or when riding an elevator. But now? Oh no...don't even think about getting me in a tunnel, tube, metro, subway, whatever-you-want-to-call-your-underground travel system anymore. I haven't been in a plane since I gave birth, but I have been in a scary tunnel, tube thing that travels quickly in a very dark space--the D.C. Metro.

I mentioned birth because my anxiety of closed spaces seemed to have gotten worse since I had Ethan. Can your mind change when you have babies? I know things rearrange themselves in other areas, but can my mind actually alter itself and suddenly give me a fear of confined spaces? I was fine riding in the tube all over Paris and London two years ago. Now, I am a maniac.

This is SO me: "Claustrophobics are not necessarily afraid of these areas themselves, but, rather, they fear what could happen to them should they become confined to an area."
I am not scared of a train thing...I am scared of what could happen. Could, if, what if, maybe...etc. Why do all of the what-ifs pop into my head? Do they pop into yours or am I the only insane one?

I think "Oh, geez what if this thing gets stuck and we are here, underground for 7 hours" like Oh, let's say these people:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/500-trapped-for-over-seven-hours-on-subway/blizzard/

Or, Oh...these people:

http://articles.cnn.com/2007-02-15/travel/passengers.stranded_1_jetblue-flights-passengers-flight-attendants?_s=PM:TRAVEL

No sir. No No No.

Let me tell you what happened. And let me say that it is nothing major really...just a big mentally draining experience for moi. We stayed in a city right outside D.C...about 10 miles away. There was a metro station 1 mile from our hotel. Oh, cool. So convinient, right? Wrong. We got there...as we were waiting for the thing to come, I started to get scared. Thinking to myself, Uh Oh..what if it gets stuck and we have the baby and there is no food or water or a place to change him? What if someone pulls a gun out and tried to kill us all? What if someone has a bomb strapped to their chest? etc. etc. etc. Neurotic. I know this.

We were moving forward fine. I was literally pretending like I was on the monerail at Disney World. No lie. I shut my eyes and pretended like I was going to see Minnie Mouse and eat a Mickey Mouse ice cream and ride Splash Mountain. Several stops later, there is an annoucement stating that there is a "TRACK MALFUNCTION" and there is going to be delays. Um no. Sudden fear crept up and I started to panic. If you don't have anxiety and/or panic attacks and/or crazy thoughts...consider yourself lucky, my friend.

Luckily it stopped at a station and the doors opened and they said we would be there, sitting still underground, smashed against hundreds of strangers mind you, for a little while. I told Ofir that we were getting off--didn't care where we were :)  We were about 6 stops before our destination. Haha. Woops. So, we walked and saw more of the city than expected.

We (and when I say WE, I mean Ofir) were planning on taking the Metro back to the hotel that evening. Nope. Couldn't do it. I pretty much had to mildly beg Ofir to not go back on. So, we took a $30 cab back and ending up driving into the city the rest of the trip.

Relieved not to go back in the Hell Hole of a Metro.

What's your fear?

The End.

Love,
Weird Fearful Girl Extraordinaire

D.C. and a wedding.

We are back from D.C.  Man, we are worn out! I realize just how lazy we are here in Jacksonville. We drive everywhere. When you go to a city that people walk alot, you are reminded of how great it feels to sit your ass in a car once in a while.

I was happy to sit my ass back in a car on the way home. For TWELVE hours. Haha!

Ethan did great. A bit of a whine here, a bit of a whine there...but other than that, he was a good sport.

I took six gagillion pictures, but these four up top were my favs.

Love big cities. We had a great time...other than my Metro Claustrophobia meltdown. We'll leave that for another post!

We did get sick towards the end and we missed out meeting up with Heather. I was sad, but didn't want to risk getting her kiddlies sick. :(
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Yesterday we went to a great friend's of ours wedding. Was that proper grammar? I always have trouble figuring out the posessions. Haha. Rach, correct me if I am wrong. Please and thank you.

Anways...we went to Renee and Bill's wedding at The World Golf Village. Lovely lovely wedding and, of course, the bride was gorgeous. We danced and had a ball. I got to see so many old friends that I am blessed to have. Great time!

Me and the man before the ceremony :)

Me and my girl Erica. Friends since our Auntie Anne's pretzel rolling days in high school!

The bride! Loved her dress! And no, I am not pregs--bad angle :)

Michelle, Susan and I. Good 'ol faithful Auntie Anne's friends!

My fingers were snapping, lips pursed--jammin' out! This was me for like two hours. Great DJ!

Glad to be home. :)

Have a great week, friends!