michael kors i love you...

oh michael,

how i love thee.

love your new line.

if only i had 

some 'event' to actually where

this clothing.

a girl can dream, right?

headbands and feathers and jewels, oh my!

what do you get
when you add 

the weekend before school starts,

a wide open saturday,

and one trip to hobby lobby.

why,
new hair accessories,

of course.

check out what 

two of the three 

came up with.

 

 

 which is your fave?

anything fun your kids come up with

waiting for school to start up again?

10th, 8th and 8th:

 not fair.

why do they have to 

grow up on me like this.

can't wait to hear

all about their day.

will be waiting 

to hear the days highlights.

are you a crier on days like this?

or a celebrater?

maybe i am a little of both.

what pumps you up?

every get inspired 

 by a photo?

a quote?

this is me getting

pumped

as i set out to 

charlotte, nc

with 

the two wee ones

to play in their first preseason

u14 soccer tourney.

hope 'kick boot' solo

 

 brandi making the black sports bra

the new thing

8 weeks in fayetteville

we've been here in 

fayetteville

just shy of 8 week.  

now i understand it's no

washington dc

or 

my beloved san diego.

but here is my 

top 5 

reasons why

my little fayettie is carving out

 quite the place in my heart.

1.  when i take my daily morning

jaunt around the hood

at o'dark thirty in the morn.

each and every single driver who passes me

also gives me a morning wave.

can you say southern hospitality?

love a morning waver...

love.

2.  the brand spanking new library

just down the street.

oh how i love thee

and your brand new smell

3.  the lovely

fresh

organic

produce stand 

on the way to the library.

who doesn't love locally grown produce?

not to mention

paying it forward 

to a local homegrown business.

3.  my little fayettie is

teaching the heathen west coast family

some old fashioned manners.

my girls are quickly learning that 

a good old fashioned

"yes, ma'am" 

and 

"yes, sir"

is a good thing around here.

even momma is learning.

4.  we live in the absolute best

"stomp-the-sewer" 

neighborhood of all time.

plenty of:

kids

cul de sacs

unfenced back yards
with just enough humidity to make

it some good 

sweaty fun.

gates four

kids unite!

5.  my front porch 

and 

back deck

 

perfect to

reflect on how lucky i am

to have been given this opportunity.

after completing this little list,

i realize the things that fill me

are the simplest things

in life:

a welcoming, warm environmnet,

a good book,

fresh food,

the sounds of my kids enjoying the moment

and a spot to enjoy it all.

God is good.

Wardrobe Wednesday: hello stripes

thought i forgot about 

wardrobe wednesday,

did you?

i didn't

denim: gap
striped shirt: F21
my new fave 24 inch silver chain with triple ring pendant: targ

 
peak-a-boo

wwww is back.

hope you all have a great wednesday.

off to go ice skating with the girls

for a last ditch effort of fun

before school starts.

how do you spend your last days 

before sending your beloved  kiddo 

off to another school year?

the help: dare i say, loved the movie as much as the book...

any book lovers out there?

well i'm sure you've heard of 

  very popular among book clubs

in fact,

i wrote about her book here

loved her book.  

loved the story.

heartfelt

tearful

funny

all wrapped up in one little story

as you also know,

the movie is now out.

let me tell you...

you.

won't.

be.

disappointed.

can you say 

academy awards?

here's a little tidbit:

and as i was walking out of the theater

listening to the banter from surrounding movie goers,

i overheard that 

one of the lead characters,

hilly holbrook,

aka: two slice hilly,

played by 

Bryce Dallas Howard,

is none other than

the famous Ron Howard's 

very own flesh and blood.

yes.

she's Opie's daughter!

i know.

can't stop talking about this flick.

would love your thoughts on

the book

or 

the movie.

thanks for indulging me.

15, 13 and 13

are we the luckiest ever?

a sweet special someone 

delivered the most generous, wonderful

little surprise in the mail

that would be a $$ filled envelope marked for 

new-school-clothes-girls-only-shopping-spree

holy clothes-a-thon, batman!

is this for real?

after picking up our jaws off the ground

and one phone call graciously showering thanks

profusely we planned out our big day.

we knew we had to head to the big city.  

raleigh?

are you ready for us?

...away we went.

it was a day filled with dressing rooms,

budgeting, 

deciding and purchasing.  

it was a total group effort

and a perfect mix of 

forever 21 

and 

abercrombie and fitch

to name just a few.

oh what a day.

here is the final product:

you be the judge...

2011-2012

jack britt hs

john griffin ms

team brookes is in town

 

 

 

i guess i should thank my lucky stars
my kids still humour me
and let me take photos of them
prancing around the backyard
with their new digs on.

i'm sure someday,
they'll be embarrassed by their dear old mom.

but for now,
grateful for the girls i have.

so what'd you think?