Since When Did Packing Become SO Hard?!

I remember the days of carefree packing. A few clothes in the suitcase, toss in my toiletries and BAM on the road.

Yeah...not so much anymore. Packing is now so detail oriented. Planning for at least a week. Calculating possible scenarios for what may or may not occur.

And the lists...oh, the amount of lists. It's seriously insane. Especially when I forget said lists at home on our way out to do a major shopping trip....although it really doesn't surprise me that I forgot the lists, hehe!

But now the packing is complete. The car is packed. The cat is dropped off at a friends home. The last load of laundry is in the dryer. One baby is asleep. The other is still awake obviously running on the excitement and thrill of preparing for such a big trip.

I will be back the following week to you all...and guess what? I have my first guest posters for while I am away! I am thrilled!! I love the girls posting. You will love them, too, if you don't already--they are sweet, funny, smart...basically they're awesome.

Until I am back home--with Macy--oh...AND when I return I'll be 31 {my birthday is Flag Day--best holiday e-v-e-r}! And for the record I am loving my 30's--MUCH better than my 20's were in the beginning, that is for sure.

Love y'all! I will miss each and every single one of you--have a fab week and enjoy the awesome posts lined up. xoxo

Went to the Big "D"...and I Mean Dallas...

Ahh...be still my heart. This past weekend I was in Dallas with my sister and her family--to include the CUTEST little baby girl ever! I loved every second of my weekend--the Texas margaritas, the laughing with my sister and just sitting around talking. My sister is my best friend {although when we were kids...um...I never would have thought that, haha!}. I love her and seriously wish we all lived closer. 

Here are a few of my favorite pictures of the weekend...I love these pictures!

And, Kristi, we had so much fun with you!!

Blogaholics Anonymous

One of my favorite blogs Mommie Life just started a new meme for Monday mornings--and I absolutely love the idea!

It's called Blogaholics Anonymous Monday Meetings--and to play along copy her button, post and link up over at her blog.

So for week one I'm going to list a few of the reasons why I could be considered a blogaholic:

• I sometimes have dreams where my blog friends and I meet. We shop. Drink. Laugh. It's awesome--until I wake up and realize that I'm dreaming about people that I've never met--at least we get along in blogland and in my dreams!
• I get a little stressed when my Reader builds up. Today I had to go through and delete all unread items. It's was well into 500 and I was seriously stressed out. Down to zero now--I'm vowing to not get so behind this week!
• I am constantly thinking of what to write about. What will my meme question be that week. Etc.
• I consider a lot of my blog friends REAL friends. I laugh with you, cry with you and celebrate with you. 
• I feel like I've know y'all forever--and I love it.

Want to join in? Just click the button below and head over to visit Ali from Mommie Life--you'll love her!

A {2} Year Old's Party in Pictures....

Party time!

It looked so cute--Bella LOVED it!

Yummy rainbow cupcakes with hot pink and green frosting that I made for my girl

On her tippy toes for a cupcake...

And she got it!

With her cousin, Mateo

Being silly with her friend, Isabella, and her cousin, Emma

Playing with a Dora balloon

Showering her cousin with love

In deep thought while playing with her bowling pins

Opening gifts sans tutu...

An exhausted Mommy with her precious birthday girl

Seven

I got tagged by Patrice for a meme--and we all know how much I love a good meme!

This one is 7 things about me.

Only 7.

Except I am thinking this may be harder than I think since I have been doing meme's like crazy!

Here we go....

1) I have a phobia of hair that falls loose from a head. Especially when it's wet. Ew! The other day I was washing dishes and I felt a hair on the wash cloth. I nearly threw up. Ew. I am getting nauseated just thinking about it! I know it's weird, but it's true. This is why I don't like going to public pools, showering in a gym or anything where you know there will be an abundance of hair that has lost it's owner.

2) I love the magazine Real Simple. Love it. I imagine it is due to my secret love affair with The Container Store. I have never been to this store, but can spend hours online looking and drooling over everything they have. Containers. Organization. Everything has their own personal spot to belong=heaven.

3) My favorite drink when I go out to dinner is a margarita. On the rocks. Hold the salt. Yum. If I am at home relaxing I prefer a nice glass of white wine. Delish!

4) My fingernails are in the shape of a square. Not the tips, but my nail bed. I am always jealous of women who have those beautiful oval nail shape!

5) I prefer to read chick lit on most days. I can just lose myself in their world and get lost for awhile. It's so relaxing to me and they are light, romantic reads. What's not to like?!

6) I am a cat lover. I love my cat sooo much! We had two, but one passed away right before Christmas. It was horrible. Funny story about Boo. When we were coming to Mississippi from Turkey we had to stay the night in Baltimore. We got a taxi to our hotel and our taxi driver was very curious about Turkey. (We only had Boo--our cat, Sasha who passed away, was coming to the US with friends of ours. Long story). Anyhow, he was asking us about our cat and how she got to the States. We told him in her carrier and on the plane. He kept getting confused and asking if she had to have a passport. Lol! Maybe it was being 7 months pregnant, flying from Turkey to the US or just plain exhausted, but I busted out laughing--I kept picturing Boo's face on a picture in a passport--hehe! I still crack up about it...lol!

7) I love fall time. Maybe it's because it reminds me of brand new clothes, fresh crayons and brand spankin' new notebooks. Maybe it's because I have wonderful memories of going to the pumpkin farm as I grew up. Maybe it's the thought of apple crisp, cooler weather and hot apple cider. I love fall. I really miss living in Missouri during the fall--the changing colors on the leaves are beautiful! Bright reds, oranges, yellows. Someday I hope to live closer to the midwest again to enjoy the changing of the seasons.

Well, there you have my latest meme! I hope you didn't get too bored and/or think that I am a total dork....

As for who I'm gonna tag, I tag whoever wants to play. Just let me know in my comments so I can check out your meme....have fun!