I'm Here!

Well I had my 3rd IUI on Friday. Everything went okay but it was more painful than I was used to. My acupuncturist suggested I relax and work from home the rest of the day - so I thought, why not? Might as well! I had major cramping all weekend and just tried to relax and now.... it's Monday again! It's a good thing though - I think I was falling into a lazy rut! LOL. I did watch some terrible TV over the weekend - the movie Gone - was, awful and so was the movie, Dream House. Also terrible was the show Real Housewives of Melbourne - I'm not sure where they got these women from but the 90's wants them back. I watched Baby Boom, one of my all time favorite movies so that was a guaranteed crowd pleaser! And I started the 3rd book from the Divergent series, Allegiant, which is set up differently from the other two books but still just as good.  Also, Charlotte just got a Smash Burger which Dave and I tried out on Sunday. I had the avocado burger and it was DELISH. Dave wasn't fond of their fries, they are rosemary and sea salt fries. I liked them though!

This TV Junkie

With all the stress at work lately I have been watching so much TV and well, sleeping! But that's okay - I'm just focused on keeping myself healthy and happy!

This weekend I watched Frozen (twice!), Lindsay, and Southern Charm.

Obviously the best and most favorite of this lovely viewing selection was Frozen - LOVE love love it. Of course I have watched it twice now - it's just so cute and I love the music! If you haven't seen it, check out your movies on demand!

I also checked out Southern Charm on BRAVO. It was amusing. Dramatic as all Bravo shows are so of course it sucked me in haha. 

I also checked out Oprah's new show - documentary - about Lindsay Lohan.... who of course is a train wreck. It does make it clear how young actors become so warped because of the media and papparazzi making them think twice about every small decision in life.

Preparing for the Oscars

Because of all the awards shows lately, Dave and I have been trying to see as many of these great movies we have heard about before the next awards show, the Oscars!

This weekend we saw Dallas Buyers Club and loved it! It's definitely our favorite so far. It's a real life story about a guy living a risky life of drugs and makin it by jobs who gets AIDS in 1985. The movie is about him starting a Dallas Buyers Club where people with AIDS can get medicine that works but is not FDA certified.

We watched The Butler last weekend at home and it was a really good story. I thought Oprah did a wonderful job. The way the story was organized was a bit choppy and long but I still thought it was worth watching! It's about a man who makes himself the best at butlering that he possibly can and eventually serves in the White House. It's during the time of discrimination and his son takes another road in life taking on this issue which is hard for this father, the butler, who has always catered to whites, to understand.

We also saw American Hustle. This was a great movie which was of course about hustling people out of money. I'm not sure it is worth ALL the awards as I thought Dallas Buyers Club was better but it was definitely entertaining and had a twist at the end. 

Vote vote vote!

The Today show is has everyone voting for the best Christmas movies - Love Actually already knocked off the top choices - just for fun you should vote today!

Fifty Shades

Welp, this is happening. I like their pick of Dakota however, 

I really had my hopes set on Ian Somerhalder for Christian Grey.

My Secret Obsession

Hallmark's countdown to Christmas. If you didn't already know - I am obsessed with Christmas. I'm already listening to Christmas music. Yep, guilty! But even more embarrassing, I watched the Hallmark Channel all yesterday while cleaning the house. Dave was out of town so what better time to expose my Christmas loving self to some cheesy but very sweet Hallmark Christmas movies????

Pitch Perfect Obsessed

 I am not even kidding when I say that I am obsessed with the movie Pitch Perfect. I HAVE to watch it every time it comes on HBO. Luckily, my brother in law is just as addicted to the movie so we have each other lean on when it comes to our obsession. LOL. I cannot wait until Pitch Perfect 2!

Random, of course

Watched this movie on Friday night. It was very weird. 

Tried this on Friday. It's gluten free cider ale from Trader Joe's. It's okay but nothing to write home about. Ciders are just so sweet that you really can only have one before you are sick of it.

I watched the first few episodes of this last week - summer TV totally stinks so I was looking for something new to start watching online lol. Although it's a terrible premise for a show, it was pretty entertaining.

June 1st

The weekend started off with work lol. Every month I have a group of volunteers come in on a Saturday morning - this past Saturday was a group from Wells Fargo.

After that Dave and I went to this new restaurant in our neighborhood called Joe Hooper's. It's a bar and grille type of place and I was really impressed with their bloody mary menu. We shared the fried pickles - Dave got a burger and tots and I got the grilled chicken salad - it was all really good... and really bad for you! 

After lunch I dropped off a big load of old clothes to Salvation Army. Then I took my second trip to the brand new Harris Teeter down the street from us. It just opened this past week and has been a mad house. I'm still getting used to the lay out but am glad that we have an HT up and running again in our neck of the woods! If you live close by, you should check it out, they have some awesome sales going on right now.

After the grocery run I came back home and decided to get catch some rays in the back yard. Brees wasn't sure what I was doing and decided she best block the sun.

Then she gave up and laid down for a napperoo. 

This laying out thing only lasted an hour as Brees got antsy and wanted to play ball. After a little ball playing I decided to walk to Target. We walked the greenway last weekend and it was really nice and I felt like Target was close enough that it would get good exercise and not be too terrible carrying items back with me.

These were some pretty flowers I passed.

The greenway - this is where you can park and start walking. We live about a half a mile from this point so I just walked the whole way. 

The greenway has some wetlands! It smells salty too.

Ahhh, yes, made it to Target in just a little over a mile.

I got some Essie "Geranium" nail polish which actually reminded me of my mom because she always had red geraniums on our porches in the summer time. 

I grabbed these new jam jams. They are super comfty and I love me a good set of pajamas. They are great for when you are traveling or have company etc. vs. wearing your old gym pants. Here's the link.

I also snagged this Traditional Home magazine. It is packed with great ideas and definitely worth the $4.99!

And I snagged some pacifiers for upcoming baby gifts like this one above. Our neighbors down the street just had a baby boy last week and I am going to bring them this loaf of banana bread tomorrow - complete with a little pacifier :) 

I also snagged these Mrs. Meyers green cleaning items. The Jessica Alba book inspired me to want to clean with more environmentally friendly and safe cleaning items. So, I started with some Lemon Verbena hand soap for the guest bath and some Basil Countertop Spray.  I tried them out and it's nice to have a countertop spray that doesn't smell like a cleaning product. The hand soap is great because it doesn't leave any residue on your hands after washing/drying. 

After my big day I came home to crash on the sofa only to find that something is wrong with our satellite dish so my lovely husband set me up on the computer with a movie that I had been dying to see - What to Expect When Expecting. It was SO good!! I watched it via Amazon Prime.

Not so Magic, Magic Mike

We watched this movie last night because well it just started on HBO and we really had no other choices. It was SO DUMB. The story line is ridiculous and the acting is even worse. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Safe Haven - Movie

We watched this movie on Saturday night. As mentioned in a previous post, I read the boook and really liked it! The movie was good but typical for a book to movie scenario - it was not the same! Dave didn't complain too much so it must have been a decent movie if you didn't read the book. He probably enjoyed Julianne Hough too so he really couldn't complain and Josh Duhamel is easy on the eyes as well. haha. It's a good movie to stay in and watch at home.

$6.99 Deal!

I'm still waiting on the new Sylvia Day, Entwined in You, book to come out in June so in the mean time I am reading Safe Haven (yes, the movie) by Nicholas Sparks. Sometimes I like Nicholas and other times I don't. This time - I love Nicholas! For $6.99 on iTunes I got a great book! And now I can look forward to renting the movie for an Emily+Sofa Night in the future!

Trouble with the Curve

Have you guys seen this movie? It's out on DVD now. It's really good! Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake and Clint Eastwood are in it. Amy and Clint play a father and daughter with a complicated relationship. Clint is a baseball scout and dealing with old age blues. Amy is a lawyer on a fast track but has a crazy amount of baseball knowledge. And Justin is an ex-baseball player that is new to scouting and of course, falls for Amy. Watch it!

The Oscar Hits and Misses

The Hits...

I loved this one on Adele... doesn't her hair and makeup always look amazing?

Charlize looked amazing I thought! I really loved this dress on her. And that hair style is really stunning on her.

I know Helen took the same route but I thought that it was nice to see a simple and classic look. *This just in from BFF Elly - did you know Helen's dress was from H&M through their "green" collection? Although she was wearing $700,000 in jewels - her dress was apparently was a steal!

Halle can do no wrong, really.

George's girlfriend, no I don't know her name lol, looked really pretty!

So did Jamie's DAUGHTER! I love that Peacock blue!

I bet baby Louie was proud of his pretty mama! 

I can't believe I like Jennifer's dress but I do! I think these lighter colors look great on her. I'm not a fan when she wears dark dresses and darkens her eye makeup - I thought this look was just perfect!

Jessica looks amaze - she really works the red locks with this stunning number! Great look on her.

This Messes, Oops! I mean, Misses...

What in the world? Sister looks like Casper. Red would have been an awesome color on her.

Oh dear Ann, I think I had this same dress in the 90's. And I realize that your hair is shorter now but I feel like it could be less helmet-like with a little product.

I'm sad to say, no and no.

Helena is crazy lady all the time so this is not a surprise that she looks like the usual, hot, mess. It's as though she doesn't need to "act" because she just stays in character 24/7.

Jane, did you pull this from your attic? It needs to go back!

Selma, same goes for you, this dress needs to take a hike back to where ever it came from!

I do love me some Melissa but what on earth. This is just not flattering. For her body type she needs something to embrace her curves... not tent over them!

I'd like this if they put that boob cut out back in the dress.... or take the other side out... just decide already!

I'm not sure what to think about this. I think that if the under layer was red, it would look better.

This is a Scandal Kerry! I think I wore this dress to prom in 2000. And what happened to your bangs or at least your swoop? Next go around, have your Scandal hair, makeup and wardrobe people come with you for the Oscars.