Thursday, July 7, 2016

Today...I'm 34

So today I celebrate my 34th Birthday. 
In honor of that I'm sharing 34 things about me... 
In no particular order:

1. I'm currently obsessed with the movie The Martian
2. I hate the smell of lilies because they remind me of my dad's funeral. 
3. I used to "snack on" cans of rainbow chip frosting (like, 8 years ago)

4. My best friend will be here tomorrow and I literally want today to be over so "Amanda Day" is here. 
5. I've always wanted to be a florist and own my own shop - but )refer to #2)
6. I've been in the mood to road trip to Wisconson - Elkhart Lake to be specific because:

7. I've "cleaned" Austin's paci by sticking it in my mouth #noshame
8. I constantly say "when I win the lottery" yet don't EVER play. 
9. My favorite place to eat dinner out is Houlihan's. 
10. I believe I have carpal tunnel severely and I wear wrist braces at night but haven't actually had that confirmed by a
Doctor. The numbness and pain is pretty bad though. 
11. I recently started a Willow Tree collection. I've had the Nativity for a few years, but got the pregnant mama, new mama and Ted got the new daddy so I'm currently looking for some type of shelving or cabinet display thing for it. 
12. Ted and I call Austin "moose" - it just sorts stuck one day and I saw this in hobby lobby yesterday but left it there since it was $70!
13. I watch Wheel of Fortune with Tes just about every night were home. 
14. We talked about how I wanted the Toyota Venza but we decided to keep my Camry instead. Well now I want a VW Toureg 

15. My oldest nephew turned 7 today and while he was getting ready to have everyone sing to him he asked if Austin could sit on his lap. My heart melted. 

16. I've always had the desire to live in the south. Somewhere like Marietta Geoegia or Alabama or Texas somewhere. My full dream is to have Chip & Joanna renovate a house for me. 
#keepdreamingjerseygirl
17. I talk to my best friend Katie on the phone every single week day from 8:10am til about 8:45 and then sporadically throughout the day. 
18. Adjusting to Jakes blindness has been hard. Emotionally for me and physically for him. It's heartbreaking. 
19. I put Chapstick on at least 10 times a day. 
20. I drink probably half a gallon of iced tea a day (homemade that I make just tea bags and lemons)
21. I'm obsessed with Whole Foods
22. I just went to a World Market for the first time ever last month and LOVED IT
23. We literally pack each time we go to my moms for the day a bag for us, a bag for the baby, a bag for the dog and what ever else we decide to bring with us. 
24. I've not really been fond of my birthday since around 2005. 
25. I could eat cake or cookies and milk for breakfast. I don't. But I could if I had to. Lol 
26. I could watch Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead every day 
#imrightontopofthatrose
27. I have insanely ugly feet. Like. It's almost not normal. No exaggeration. 
28. I hate balloons. 
29. I've been contemplating opening an Etsy shop or trying to sell wreaths online. I really enjoy making them and would love to do so for others 
30. I can't stand pedastal sinks. 
31. My favorite season is fall and one of the top reasons why is jeans and hoodies. 
32. I cried about missing my dad yesterday and hate that the pain of his death is still very very present in my heart 
33. I miss being pregnant....
34. ....but I love my sweet boy more than anything in the world


Happy Thursday!! 

~Tiffany~


Wednesday, June 29, 2016

What's Up Wednesday


Today I'm linking up with Mel, Shay & Sheaffer to talk about What's Up!


What were eating this week...
Saturday night my mom watched Austin so Ted & I could grab some dinner together. We went to one of our favorite places and I got the best salad...

On Sunday we celebrated my Moms birthday and went up to the boardwalk for a slice of pizza and a waffle sundae. 

Maruca's Pizza is quite possibly the best pizza in the world. It's just so dang good!


I mean. Everything about it is so delicious. If you're local or visiting - get a slice. Or a pie. Or two. 

We also had these amazing waffle and ice cream sandwiches. Oh. My. Gah. 

(I found this pic on the Internet because I didn't take my own pic because I dug right in!)

Monday I made grilled chicken, broccoli and brown rice - boring, but necessary lol
And Tuesday we had burgers at my moms and ice cream cake to celebrate moms birthday with the whole family!

What I'm reminiscing about...
Actually I've been thinking about when I first met Ted and I had a conversation with my best friend about when we first met and started talking to our husbands. We both said that their voices sounded different than they do now, which they do not, it's just familiar now and was new then. 


What I'm loving...
My mom being off for the summer. AND being a stay at home mama. The combo is awesome. I love being home with my boy all day and I love spending these summer days with my mom and Austin. We take walks and go shopping. It's just exactly where I've always wanted my life to be. 

What we've been up to...
Lots of nothing! Well - actually, lots of fun stuff. Pool, walks, playing, shopping, baking, biking (when gramma watches Austin) watching movies and just plain enjoying our time. 

What I'm dreading...
Driving to Philly next Friday BUT the reason is awesome!! Amanda from Texas is coming to visit!! But having to drive to Philly on a Friday in the summer at 4:00 is gonna be craaazy!! But it will be totally worth it to see my bff!!! 

What I'm working on...
Lots of crafty projects. 
*check out Monday's post*

Cleaning out rooms. 
Organizing.  
Keeping a schedule for little man

What I'm excited about...
Amanda's visit. It's been a year since I saw her. I'm so excited! AND. My cousin Mark is coming from north PA to visit when she's here too. So it's gonna be so fun hanging out with everyone!! 

What I'm watching/reading...
Watching lots of Fixer Upper...
 
I love me some Chip and JoJo! 
Also, Home Free on Fox on Thursdays. 
My cousin is a contestant! 

We just watched the movie The Martian and LOVED it. I also just watched Riding In Cars With Boys and enjoyed that. 
Reading?

 Baby books for the first year. 

What I'm listening to...
Humble & Kind - Tim McGraw
Parachute - Chris Stapleton 
My two faves right now 

What I'm wearing...
Summer dresses. Yoga pants. 
Super glamorous. Lemme tell you. 


What I'm doing this weekend...
Cleaning! Prepping for Manda's visit!!! 

What I'm looking forward to next month...
My birthday, Teds birthday, my nephews birthday, July 4th! Amanda and Marks
Visit. WooHoo!! 

What else is new...
Approaching 4 months old with this cute little boy! 

And June's Question...
What is your favorite July 4th tradition and/or recipe?”
Each year in July 4th we go down to the Yacht Club down the street from my moms and watch the fireworks with the neighborhood. It's fun 
This year will be the same except with a blind dog and baby so we'll see how long we last! 
*last year*

Happy Wednesday! 
~Tiffany~

Monday, June 27, 2016

Red, White & Blue

Just a quick little craft post to share for the link up with Andrea & Erika. 
I saw this on Pinterest and just loved it. So my mom and I got all the necessary pieces and got to crafting! 


So what you need is: 
3 red bandanas 
3 white bandanas
3 blue bandanas
A 12" metal wreath ring
Stars
Hot glue gun 


Now, it would've been helpful for me to take step by step pictures, but I did not. HOWEVER. It's super easy to put together. You just cut the bandanas in half. Then fold the half over and loop it through itself over the wreath ring. And tighten. You do the same for all colors and alternate the red and white then do a big clump of blue. When you have it all spaced the way you like it and the metal ring isn't showing then hot glue the stars on. I used big silver stars but you can use any kind of stars. I just preferred the larger ones over the small ones. 
I the stuck the wreath right on the door using the frame and a command hook. 
Easy peasy. 


I also FINALLY put together my sunflower wreath as well. 


Since I had the hot glue gun and glue sticks out, I got to work on this one too. 
This one was even easier. Here is what I used...

One grapevine wreath form 
One clump of fake sunflowers 
One letter of your choice
One large bow
Some hot glue. 


Pretty self explanatory - I cut the flowers and leaves off the stem thing. Glued them where I liked them. Glued on the N. Had my mom make me a pretty bow, tied that sucker on with some wire and bam. Pretty wreath! 

It was quick to do both of these and I've gotten lots of compliments on them. Gotta say I really love doing crafty things!


My next project is this:

How cute?!


Happy Monday!

~Tiffany~