The Moo Moo: Not Just for Grandma
When I get home from work the first thing I usually do is run to my room and take off all my clothes and put on my “Moo Moo”.
For as long as I can remember my Grandma and my Mom have worn things like this:
This is usually referred to as a housecoat or “duster”.
Whelp. I’m slowly morphing into that….
I bought this swim cover at Lands End earlier this year and have never actually worn it AS a swim cover…but let me tell you it makes the perfect Moo Moo!
My child loves to be in every single photo 🙂 He’s legit. I love him. And that mirror is DIRTY! I posted my Moo Moo on Instagram last night and I loved hearing that I’m not the only one who is morphing into granny wear.
Give me my “duster” and my Moscato and I’m a happy girl!
13 Years
Today is our 13 year anniversary 🙂
We celebrated over the weekend and saw a movie called Lucy….which was a weird movie in my opinion. Terence’s Dad kept Connor for us so we could spend some time together and you know how it is after you have a kid you don’t know what to do with yourself when you are ALONE! Ha ha!
No, really we had a great time movie watching, dining, and just talking about life & the future.
We’ve had a lot of ups and downs through the years, but I can honestly say there is nobody I’d rather spend life with. Terence is my rock. He’s a great husband, daddy, and provider. Each year that goes by I love him more and more. Although I don’t always show it, I hope he knows how special he is to me.
I love you baby and here’s to another 50 years <3
Throwback to our wedding day. No digital photos and I had just gotten a cell phone because beepers were phasing out. Isn’t that crazy? It makes me feel old!
Terence and I when we were dating. I laugh at us now, we thought we were so cool back then. We fell hard and fast for each other. But I’m so glad we found each other early in life. That just means God gave us more time together on this Earth. I honestly don’t think we would be where we are, or the people we are today unless we found each other then. Isn’t it amazing how God has all those things laid out for you before you even know about them? He brought this Texas boy all the way to Arkansas just for me….and I’m forever thankful.
I may have a few extra wrinkles now and I’m definitely not that skinny anymore, but I hope Terence always looks at me like I’m beautiful. Because I’ll always look at him like he’s the love of my life…..forever. That’s the joy of spending life together….you get to experience it all. Thank you Lord for loving us and always providing. Thank you Lord for this man and the love we have. xoxo
Fruit Shoot #StuntHunt Contest
Fruit Shoot is currently celebrating imaginative activities with a really special competition. Fruit Shoot is looking to families across the U.S. to share videos of your kids doing amazingly active stunts.
Here’s the trick: Your submission has to feature a Fruit Shoot bottle and a ball of your choice. The best of your videos will get the Hollywood treatment with special effects added to bring your kids’ imagination to life! You’ll instantly receive a coupon for a free bottle of Fruit Shoot just for registering!
Need a cool ball to shoot your video with? Any time you buy 6 bottles of Fruit Shoot in-store, you can send away for a FREE Waboba ball, the ball that bounces on water!
So grab your camera, and show us what you can do!
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Here is Connor’s video below “Bowling for Fruit Shoot“:
Friday STUFF.
Connor’s been really enjoying swim lessons lately and I love watching him swim! It’s an indoor pool, so it’s like a 30 minute sauna for me and a 30 minute swim lesson for him. I come out SOAKED! It’s so hot up in there.
I got these cute little glasses from the Nordstrom Pop-In shop #Poketo. They had the cutest items in there. I think the fall there is going to be a new Pop-In shop…can’t wait!
These are the perfect size for Connor, but they are real glass. He feels like a big boy using them 🙂
Cute pens from Poketo:
I found this lace swing top at the Nordstrom sale too. It was in the SPORTS (Active wear) section and I couldn’t believe it! It was only $23 bucks and I LOVE it! The brand is Haute Society I think.
I found this floor sample shelf at Pottery Barn Kids a few weeks ago. I’m so proud because I hung it ALL BY MYSELF! It was a steal and it’s pretty big. Originally priced at $100 on sale for $39.99!
Well that’s about it for now! Happy Friday everyone!
Can you believe it’s in the 80’s in TEXAS right now???? CRAZY!
“I Have Failed as a Mother!”
It’s starting to become very apparent to me how much Connor is actually soaking in. For instance, Terence and I watch the morning news while we get ready for work in the mornings. Which is a tornado in itself. Connor is usually in our room too and I’m sure he’s been seeing all the news about the planes going down and stuff like that (let’s not even get started on the Ebola virus…which is scaring the **** out of me!!! Maybe I should just ban myself from watching the news? But it’s good to be in the know right? Whatevs.
So, Terence was on a business trip earlier this week and Connor saw a plane on the news and said “Did my Daddy die in an airplane?” WTH-eck? “Of course not!” “Why would you think that?”
Seriously that scared me and I was just thinking how in the world he would have picked that up!
Then earlier this week he told me “Mom I really miss my church friends and I want to go back to Sunday school”. Queue the MOM FAIL. We’ve had visitors from out-of-town every weekend for the last month and are too lazy to get our bums out of bed and go to church. But he’s noticing and that hurts my heart. That’s like God saying “BAM! You need a reality check Becky.”
In the words of Beverly Goldberg (My favorite TV Mom)
“I have failed as a MOTHER!”
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a perfect person and definitely not a perfect wife or mom. I fail a TON.
First and foremost I want my family to feel loved and like they are my top priority. I hope they know this. It’s crazy how life gets in the way and all of a sudden you forget the little things that seep in the cracks.
Other thoughts:
Sure, I’d like to lose 30 lbs. But am I willing to give up my mean chocolate habit? Uhm…………..Occasionally.
I haven’t had that “Aha” moment and I’m certainly not going to go on a cleanse or post pictures of myself half-naked on Instagram showing how fit I am or how much weight I’ve lost. Although I am proud of these women…dang it makes me feel like poo.
Seriously how do these people exercise a bazillion hours a day and do everything else that needs to get done? Their stories are inspiring….but I want to read about something OTHER than before and after pics and how many calories they’ve burned that day. Gah. (That’s just myself saying boo on me) Guilty as charged.
Because frankly, after 8+ hours of work I just want to sit on my sofa & watch The Mindy Project and drink a glass of wine.
Also, the outfit posts. Oh the fashion blogging storm….mercy. I like fashion just like the next chick. I love to shop. But how in the WORLD do people post different outfits every.single.day and I’m sitting here wearing the same pants 3 days in a row? I love the outfits, I like the fashion inspirational posts…..but again….I want to read more than what brand of jeans you are wearing that day. And about your $3,000 shoes. Like, what is actually in your noggin?
I’m going on a little rant here that I didn’t intend to…..
I’m feeling out loud and probably over-sharing too much….blah….blah….blah. But I want to read about YOUR lives….as I know you want to read about mine. (Yes I have the occasional review post because I’m NOT made of $$$ and it doesn’t grow on trees and as long as it’s something I would enjoy doing…they why not!) DON’T JUDGE. And I don’t want to forget why I started blogging in the first place. To read about every day challenges and have that support system.
And someone to honestly tell me what it’s like and smack me over the head and say “Get it together!”
I’m not saying to stop what you’re doing. Just show more of yourself. Being honest, raw, and not being ashamed of what you have to say is something in itself.
Love you peeps. Thanks for listening and have a happy Thursday!
“Orange you glad it’s Thursday?”
