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Pizza and Make-up

I have to apologize that I have not been posting the pictures of my meals like I said I would. Some friend had us over for a BBQ on Friday and I made this pizza last night. The dough is my mothers and I love eating it. It is made so fast that it’s a simple homemade dinner for my busy weekday nights.
The pizza was BBQ chicken with red onions.
It was nice, filling and lasts us 2 meals. 🙂

On a different subject, if you know me even a tad bit, you know that I pretty much idolize the Dollar Store. I bring it up in too many conversations to be sure. Among their good deals is make-up. Not the things that you really want to spend good money on (mascara, anti-wrinkle face moisturizer)But they have tons of fun things for eyes and lips. Their eye shadow selection is huge and I think their lip stick/gloss is even larger. It’s always a fun thing to go there and look through what they have. Because it’s not ALL off brand things. Some of my favorites are Maybeline and Loreal. Here is a picture of all the fun make-up I bought at the Dollar Tree recently. My favorite lip glosses are in my purse and are not shown here. Happy Sunday!

My dollar store collection. Fun eye colors mostly

This is my favorite eye shadow at the moment, I bought 4.
Light pink, 2 beige and lastly darker brown.

My make-up collection

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Are you up for a challenge?

OK blog readers (and you cheating on facebook), I have a challenge ahead of me and I…’challenge’ you to do it with me. With money being tight, as usually for everyone and our household too, I am faced with making 2 weeks worth of meals with half the money I usually get. (No, this is not normal and there are stupid surprise dentist and doctors visits we have to pay for- things of that nature)

So, I am asking that you would do either two things:
~The first is to do this with me. I challenge you to cut your weekly grocery budget in half and save the other half for…who knows maybe a date with you and a shoe store. I would be more encouraged to know that I am not the only one doing this. 🙂 (please let me know who’s doing this with me!-comment on my blog)

~The second is that I would love it if you would tell me some of your family recipes that stretch. The ingredients must be what a typical person would have in the pantry and feed 3 people. I am taking pictures of all our meals (dinners really) so maybe your meal will be highlighted! I will give you all credit and link to your blog.

Thank you so much for reading, commenting or doing this with me. 🙂
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Gift giving…

~I love to give gifts. I just do. Just because.
My friend Melissa, is having her first blog anniversary and it has got me thinking of doing something similar. I have no idea when I started blogging, and yes I know I could look it up…but I didn’t really start writing frequently in the beginning. It was more of a romantic thought and then it went out the window. I think I’m going to look through my ‘creative studio’ (aka messiest room in the house) and see what I have or could make for my possibly first give-away. 🙂 And I promise it will be something you will SO want 😉
Be sure to look at Melissa’s blog and mention my name! 🙂
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I’M EXCITED!

My sister is coming to town to visit and I’m super excited. We have no plans, like normal, and will probably chill and do random things whenever we feel like it. It’s nice too because she is a built in babysitter! Not having family here is hard and we take advantage of them when they visit. Plus they like it so it works for everyone.

The alligator picture is how I’m feeling and the other kitty ones just makes me laugh. Have a great Tuesday.

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Paper parasol

I am helping with a wedding tomorrow. It should be beautiful. Anyways, I’m trying to relax and hang with the family. All the bridesmaids and helping women got lime green parasols. (colors are lime green and bright blue- perfect for a summer wedding). As I’m the coordinator I helped chose them out, I was also able to chose my own parasol out. 🙂

Here are some pictures of it. Have a great weekend.
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life.

Sometimes I wish I had a quiet life. Or at least a more low-key one. Sometimes I wish I could just go to the country and spend months there where there doesn’t seem to be so crazy. Probably just my perspective. There is busy-ness everywhere. I have a friend who lives in Seattle and she and her husband live Travis’ and my dream life.
It’s not a rich one with a huge house and expensive things. But they seem to be less stressed out and more…chill. You know those people that are so mellow and ‘whatever’ and life just seems to float by them like a quiet stream? I’m jealous of that. We don’t have waterfalls crashing around us, but we sure feel like we’re in some white rapids.
Even their blog is simple and uncluttered. Maybe that’s it. Their life doesn’t seem so cluttered with things. Then again, our family does know a lot of people and people seem to make life more complicated.
I don’t know if I’m making any sense, and that’s OK. I guess this is just me ranting to myself. Sometimes life makes more sense after writing it out.

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Princess Party Picnic

We have 2 parties planned for today. The first is the Princess Party Picnic (yeah, try saying THAT three times fast) and it was such fun. I, of course, made the tutus and headbands. I have many more cute pictures, but I thought that I would post the more grown up ones here.
The YELLOW party which is happening in 1 hour will be posted on Emma’s Blog. In fact, right now I’m beginning to freak out because she woke up around 7:30am and has been in her crib talking. To what? The wall, stuffed friends…who knows. The one thing I DO know, however, is- she must take a nap!!! It wouldn’t be so horrible if the party wasn’t here. But it is so oh, well. It should be an interesting party 🙂

(Adorable Rylee-Emma’s BFF)

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Lemon Cupcakes

Guess what I made today? Yep, lemon cupcakes for the party tomorrow. I had to eat one though. I had to make sure they were tasty. 🙂

Just follow the recipe on the box (I like to add lemon zest to any boxed cake mix)

Then while they are cooling, poke holes in them and pour lemonade concentrate mixed with powdered sugar (sounds crazy sweet but it’s not) into the holes. Let the cupcakes soak up the yummy-ness and then frost with whatever.
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Please leave me a comment! What is your favorite combination?

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Jenise’s Turquoise Set

I have a friend who is in a wedding and needed some bright jewelry. I said I would be happy to help and we went to the local craft store and chose out some turquoise. It all includes a necklace (somewhat heavy), a matching bracelet and of course some earrings. Nothing makes you feel more put together than a jewelry set- or at least I think so. 🙂

I hope you like it Jenise and have a great time at the wedding!

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New camera

We got our camera! I am so excited! I took advantage of my crazy adorable daughter and took millions of her. Well actually, it might have been around 130. But anyhoo, here are some that I thought were cute. (Please excuse her messy hair, she just had a bath) You’ll be getting pictures now with every post- thank you Jesus!
These pictures are on the front steps to our town home. And yes, she is wearing cloth diapers. Trav and I decided to do that before she was born and it’s worked out great for us. Isn’t the diaper cover match her shirt perfectly?! Oh, and I’m making cranberry banana bread in the oven right now- I’m feeling good!

Can’t you imagine her on the front of a CD cover?!

We have lillies outside our front door and I thought ‘Oooo, picture perfect!’