Dawn & Lo hosted the most recent MN Bloggers get together. (Thank you girls for putting this together...so much FUN)! They decided on a 'my favorite things' party. I had never heard of it before...but apparently it's all over pinterest.
We each had to bring 3 of our favorite thing and we would go home with 3 different things that other ladies brought. Since I had no time to really go shopping, I brought Caribou gift cards and put in my fav drink from there. Whoever got them, I hope you enjoy it :)
The table with all the goodies!!!!
Having a great time!!!
My 'Chan Fan' - Carolyn and I (MN preggo bloggers)
I ended up with a 'Chan Fan' (pictured above) that came with mascara...which I love!, cuties and spicy chocolate! Love all the favorite things I got :)
The group!!! So much fun hanging with these girls. I can not wait for the next get together!!!
Thank you Carolyn for posting the pictures on FB!!!!
So this video has been floating around and I usually don't watch the million videos that people share on FB. But for some reason I decided to watch this one and I am so glad I did. I did 'share' it on FB and now am sharing with all of you.
I've watched it over 5 times now, made everyone @ work watch it and told my family to watch it...laughing until my belly hurts each time!
Hey everyone...it's a post that is not about baby or pregnancy!!! It's actually about WINE :)
I'm linking up for the first time for Saw it, Pinned it, Did it!
For my friends bachelorette party last weekend, I found this wine gift basket idea on pinterest. I only 'liked' it so my friend wouldn't see that I pinned it!
The person that created this even has a pdf of different colors for you to print the tags in a color that you like. I picked navy since that is one of the colors of my friends wedding.
SUPPLIES:
Navy card stock
Printed tags
Hole punch
Decorative scissors
Paper cuter
Ribbon
Zots
After I printed the tags, I cut them to size
After cutting the tags, I used the zots to put them on the navy card stock. I then used the decorative edging scissors to cut them out. I used the paper cuter for the straight edge.
I then used the hole punch to tie the ribbon into and then put them on the wine bottles.
I used a sheer navy ribbon to decorate the basket.
And here they all are pretty in the basket!!!!
My friend LOVED them!!! All the other girls thought it was very cute and creative!!
This was so fun doing and it is super easy and I guarantee the bride to be will LOVE IT!!!
I decided to 2 different blogger holiday swaps this year and I am so glad I did.
Dawn and Andrea (fellow MN bloggers) put together one for the first time this year and I of course had to join in.
I got to buy for Dawn from Mom-A-Logues, which was so fun since I knew her from our MN blogger get together! She was so fun and easy to shop for!!!
I received a gift from fellow MN blogger, Britni @ Britni's Beginnings! I met Britni at our first ever MN Blogger HH. She was 9 months pregnant and would be soon moving to California! Super sweet girl and life in Cali seems to be going good for her and her adorable family!!
Britni was SOOO kind!!! She got me 'dark chocolate' cocoa mix, sour patch kids, travel size shower gels and hats + mittens for Baby W!!! I LOVE IT ALL!!!
Thank you so much Britni. It was super sweet of you!!!
I got to buy a gift for Sam @ Life as Mrs. B. I loved picking out a gift for her and sending it off to Virginia! Glad she liked the nail polish and scarf I got for her!!!
This past weekend Tate and I went back to the 'college' days'! We were very excited to go back to St. Cloud to see friends, attend a football game and make great memories!
We started out the day grilling food and visiting friends!
Boys throwing the football & our best attempt @ an all girl photo
After eating...we headed over to the stadium to watch the game!
It was so fun being back. We have so many great memories there. I miss seeing Tate out their playing!
It was fun seeing Weston love everything...and Alyse enjoy her first football game (well kind of...she did cry everytime we cheered really loud)!
Even though St. Cloud lost...they played really good and it was fun to watch!
After the game, we decided to paint the town red! Our friends had gotten a babysitter for the kids so we were super excited for them to join us!
Our favorite bar is the 'red room' inside the Red Carpet. They play 80's music and we love it! Boys were dancing up a storm!
Kelly took her heels off & I still had mine on...she's only 5' which makes me look like giant!
We stayed out until bar close which is something I haven't done in a LONG time! It then took FOREVER to get a cab...very annoying! I indulged in some ice cream when we got back to our friends place and then hit the hay because I was so excited for the next morning :)
That next morning, I was excited to meet the newest addition to the world...Quintin!
Our friends had given birth on Friday, September 14th and I was so happy that we happened to be up there during that time so we could meet him!
The happy new parents!
We had a really fun weekend! It's always a good time going back to St. Cloud! We look forward to the next time we visit!
A fellow MN blogger, Michelle, had posted about which celebrities would be invited to her dinner and when I read it...I knew I wanted to do a post about who would be invited to mine!
So let's get right into it...
Ellen
There is not a single thing that I don't love about Ellen! She is funny, beautiful and kind! She is a positive person and makes me laugh every day! It is a HUGE dream of mine to attend a taping of her show [if anyone has the secret of how to get picked for tickets...let me know]. Yesterday was the premiere of her 10th season and I am hoping she is going for 10 more!!!
Ross Mathews
OMG...can you imagine having Ross at your celebrity dinner!!?!? I would LOVE it! I've been a fan of Ross since he was an intern on Jay Leno's show. He frickin' cracks me up! He has a fabulous personality and is energy is very contagious!!!
*PS...just saw on Twitter this morning that he will be in MN for the next few days...NEED TO MEET HIM!!!!*
[sorry for the crappy YouTube video]
This is the first time I was introduced to Ross on TV! I was laughing the whole time and am so glad he is still on TV doing many things!
Jared Allen
Well I would love to have the whole team but that would just be a bit much...so I pick one and there is no doubt it would be Jared Allen! The humor @ my dinner with him, Ross & Ellen! Seriously...I would probably be pissing my pants constantly from laughing so hard! I could talk football with him and maybe he would even let me give him a haircut...just for the heck of it [not because I do hair or know how] :)
Bill and Giuliana Rancic [& little Edward Duke]
This would be my 'couple' that I would invite! Love watching their show! I think they are so cute and they make me laugh too [can you tell I like to laugh?!?]. I would also invite their new son they just had! We could talk marriage, shopping, celebrities...you know, important stuff :)
I know after I post this that I will think of more people that I would love to invite...but these are the first ones that came to mind when I read Michelle's post. I think my dinner would be AWESOME! Now how do I actually make this happen?!?!
Amazing, breathtaking, awesome, inspiring, cool, beautiful, stunning...I could go on and on!!! My mom and I went to 'The Lion King' on Saturday and I can't get it out of mind!
I actually cried during the opening act of 'Circle of Life' because I was so happy that I was finally going to see this musical. If money grew on any of the trees in our yard...I would be going to this show every night while it was here!!
My mom came up and we first watched the movie 'Bridesmaids'. I had already seen it but my mom hadn't and I knew she would just be laughing the whole time. Watching very funny movies with my mom is the best because her laugh is so contagious!
After the movie ended, we got ready and headed downtown for some dinner @ Crave. I had never been there and I wanted to treat my mom to a very nice dinner. It was very beautiful and very good.
I started with a cucumber & cream cheese roll
Mom started out with a side salad
We shared a very delicious grilled chicken and baked penne pasta with cheese...but I forgot to take a picture before we stuffed our faces with it :)
After dinner, we headed over to The Capital Grille for some drinks before the show. The show wasn't until 8 and it was only 6, so we had some time to kill. My mom of course made friends with everyone sitting next to us @ the bar and even the bartender!!!
Finally at the show :)
Ran into a good friend...Miller
My mom and I...all giddy!!!
This was my first musical and my first time @ the Orpheum Theatre. My mom and I thought the inside was beautiful. Our favorite thing was this gorgeous chandelier.
This is the only picture I got inside...then I got yelled @ because you can't take pictures inside the theatre!
Now onto the show. The opening act was my all time favorite...I mean, how could it not be. 'The Circle of Life' is such a great song and to see all the animals right there @ the beginning was so cool.
The costumes were so neat. I couldn't believe how detailed they were. The dancing and singing was awesome too.
Zazu and Rafiki were really funny. Got a good laugh every time they were in a scene.
Simba and Nala
Pumbaa and Timon...my fav!!!
I can not say enough good things about this show. I can't wait to see it again some day. I have loved The Lion King since Disney made the movie when I was in 7th grade. I collected everything I could and still have many of things to this day.
I was so happy to experience this with my mom. She loved it also. I am so excited to share it with my husband some day because I know he will love it as much as we both did.
I would definitely recommend anybody and everybody to go see this. You will not be disappointed one bit...I promise!!! If you are...there is something wrong with you :)
7 years ago today...Tate and I went on our first date. I remember it so well. We were both living and going to college in St. Cloud. We had been friends for a while before this first date. We went to the Olive Garden and I remember Tate being so nervous. We both really liked each other. He was 19 and I was 20. Who would have thought that 7.5 years to the day after our first date that we would become husband and wife. I am beyond excited for that day.
Here is a picture taken in the first month we were dating.
So not only is today our 7 year anniversary and also 6 months until the BIG DAY...it's also our fur baby's 2nd birthday. I can't believe she is already 2!!!
Here she is the first day we got her!
And at 2 years old :)
Tonight we will celebrate our anniversary by going out on a dinner date and then coming home and celebrating Mya's birthday with her!!!
We feel so blessed with our lives and couldn't be happier!
