how will you celebrate?

i think that maybe after dinner we should take a walk down to the donut shop.  a donut for my kid two nights in a row?! he must be something special! (or maybe we are just a little crazy!)

are you participating in this most delicious holiday?!

cheers to a fabulous weekend!!

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friday favorites.

Here are just a few of my favorite things that I've seen online lately.  They have been inspiring me lately so I wanted to jot them down. Look out next week, I'm coming for you!

Apparently I've been sleeping under a rock. Although I've been an Instagram follower for some time, I have forgotten to check out her blog. And now I'm hooked.  I want to dress cute like her. SO MUCH.  So next week, let's see if I can put in a little more effort.
I want to be half and cute as she is.
P.S. she has 4 children. 4.

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here.  anyone want to buy this dress for me? pretty please?! ;)

She inspires my inner (way, way, deep in there...) fashionista! AND I've said it before and I'll say it again...and again... I want my long hair back, please. Thank you.

Loving.. this shirt.  Especially with Valentine's Day around the corner.  Too bad I'm not spending any money these days.  

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But I also feel like maybe I could find an old cardi (goodness... I only have about 30 of those) and make my own sweet elbow patches?  Bust out that sewing machine and work on one of the my goals for 2014???

Stuff I'm loving for my home...

Open. Shelving.

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Are we neat enough to have this? I would hope so. I love getting organized and open shelving would force us to watch the clutter. And it looks, so, good.

Along with the open shelving, I'm loving this way of storing and displaying coffee mugs.  I'm guilty of having a few but ones that I actually like to look at too. So this would be cute.

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 And on the plus side, I already have these supplies from my last trip to IKEA...just haven't put them to use yet. This would be a great way to use them!

And lastly, because we'll use this evening/tomorrow morning for menu planning for the next week...I'd like to try and bake some of these for my favorite little person.

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That picture is making me hungry.

You know what is not my favorite?  The extended forecast.

			High / Low (°F)	Precip. %
Today Jan 24		Cloudy / Wind	17°/17°	0 %
Sat Jan 25		AM Snow Showers / Wind	25°/2°	50 %
Sun Jan 26		Snow / Wind	34°/0°	70 %
Mon Jan 27		Partly Cloudy / Wind	3°/-17°	10 %
Tue Jan 28		Mostly Cloudy	2°/-7°	10 %
Wed Jan 29		Mostly Sunny	14°/5°	10 %
Thu Jan 30		Partly Cloudy	28°/8°	20 %
Fri Jan 31		Mostly Sunny	25°/14°	10 %
Sat Feb 01		Snow Shower	23°/12°	60 %
Sun Feb 02		Cloudy	24°/14°	20 %

So even though I have a training run scheduled for Saturday, February 2nd. The weather does not look to be very cooperative. I'm going to keep positive and think happy thoughts!  Can we just get some 30 degree weather in there? Is that too much to ask? :)

I am so ready for this weekend...another cold and snowy weekend.  I get to spend time with family and friends and I have to say that I'm looking forward to it.  That and another (hopefully) successful grocery shopping trip tomorrow to stock up for next week.  

To go with the theme of favorites, I think January has been one of my favorite months in awhile.  Despite the terrible weather.  Which is saying a lot coming from the girl that hates to be cold.  I kind of like this whole #positivity2014 thing!

p.s. I believe this is my 100th post?  Let's party!  Who wants a donut?  Because let's be real...everything is better with sprinkles. ;)

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HAPPY FRIDAY and have the best weekend ever!

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Here's a little of what we have in store for this frigid wintry weekend...

- Tonight the hubby and I are going to attempt to make salt dough ornaments. Impromptu in-home date night? Okay!

- Saturday morning a friend's daughter is coming over for a play date. I have something fun planned for the little ones to do while she's over!

- Sunday afternoon is Jackson's first trip to the circus.  Even though we've talked about it, I don't know that he totally grasps the concept.  I cannot wait to watch him experiencing something like that for the first time.  That is what motherhood is all about.  Getting to watch your child have every. single. life experience. All for the first time.

I'm just happy to report that it is Friday and (almost) officially Friday evening.  Party time!  Or if you are me, it is ... go pick your kid up from school, make dinner, play, bathe the kid, read him lots of stories, put him to bed and then try not to fall asleep on the couch afterwards...time. ;)

What are you up to this weekend? Any big plans?

What are your favorite things to do when it is cold outside and you don't feel like leaving the house? Share with me! It might be a long winter...

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Friday Loves.

Feeling a little under the weather today so I don't have much exciting to say. I don't have the energy for it. LOL lazy town, party of one!  Also, since our trick-or-treating was moved from yesterday until today (since when does this get rescheduled?  "In my day...") I don't have an exciting Halloween post to give you.  That will be next week!  So, instead I'm putting together another random assortment of things I'm loving.  And it is random!

1. Nashville.

photo credit: abc.go.com

2. This outfit.

3.  Babies in Halloween costumes.

This would be my little monster on his first Halloween in 2011.  Jackson was 18 days new. melt.my.heart.

4. Qdoba.  And a friend that knows you aren't feeling well so they are planning on bringing you Qdoba for lunch.  To help you feel better of course.  I really do have some pretty nice friends.

5. Fall colors. I'm obsessed.  And now I'm sad a little because the big storm that brought us more than an inch of rain and the 70 mph winds last night blew so many of the beautiful leaves from the trees.  I knew it was coming but now the trees are looking less vibrant and more sad.  Signs of winter ahead.  I'm in denial!

6. Running with friends.  The same friend that is bringing me Qdoba is also my weekend running friend (when I used to be a runner!) and hopefully this weekend if I'm feeling better, we plan on meeting up for another weekend long run.  The best part of it is that we each get "me" time, we get to talk to each other AND we always get Starbucks after.  It is the best.  I really hope I start feeling better because I don't want to miss it.  Thank you in advance Meagan for inviting me. I SO want to be there!  It is so nice to have a running buddy to make those long runs more bearable.  And a little bird told me that our friend Marcie will be there too.  I really need to feel better! I want to hang out with my friends this weekend!

7. My hubby. I've said it before and I'll say it again.  This week I missed him because he spent half the week in Chicago for work.  Home is just not the same without him.  Jackson and I are especially glad to have him back.

8. I love that my son loves to dress up.  Even if he requests to be a princess or ballerina.  I am happy to oblige when I can.  So last night, we were pretty ballerinas.  We danced and played dinosaurs.  It was kind of lovely.

9. Crossing things off lists. I love that feeling of accomplishment.  I am the type of person that will write something down, just so I can cross it off.  I'm strange like that.  But I love looking back and seeing progress.  Aaaah. Love it.

10. Blogs. I follow way too many and I'm really, really hoping that one day I will get to form some new friendships based on our little spaces on the internet.  There are so many lovely women out there that I totally feel like I can relate to.  The internet is a wonderful thing.  Helping people connect that have never actually met. I'm really hoping that I'll find some new friends and be able to connect.  So many of these bloggers I've been following for years (hello, stalker much?) and would love to have them learn a little more about me too.  Rambling.  I just love the whole idea of it.  Blogging. Friends. All of it.

That's probably enough for today. I have what just happened. I need a nap. And I'm pretty sure my Qdoba is on the way.  Happy Friday to me!

Stay tuned next week for things that might actually make sense.  Thanks for sticking with me.  If you made it to the bottom of this most random list, you probably deserve a cookie, or maybe a cupcake!

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