Geaux Saints!!!!

I am so excited for the New Orleans Saints!!! It was a great game and I think the perfect team won! And how about Drew Brees at the end holding his son??? I was bawling. I guess it's a mom thing, but then again I did see a few tears in Adam's eyes. Waaaa? Did I say that out loud?

We had a really nice party again this year. I think this is our third annual Super Bowl Party. Yup. In the past, we have always done wings as our main dish but this year we did mini burgers (sorry I hate calling them "sliders") and I made pigs in a blanket ( a staple football party item in the south), a veggie platter, shrimp cocktail, a cheese ball, and I usually make a 7 layer Mexican dip but I opted to try just doing Velveeta and Rotel in the crock pot and it was a huge hit, and we ordered turkey roll up sandwiches from Costco and I think everyone was really happy. It was a success!!! I swore all day I was going to actually take pictures of our friends tonight to post on here and surprise, surprise I was too busy being the hostess with the mostest to even get the camera out!!!

Valentine's Day is a week from today. I need some good ideas for my hubby if anyone has some. We always say we aren't going to make a big deal out of the holiday but if anyone knows Adam, he goes all out for everything. Aidan's class is having a Valentine's day party on Thursday. We get to go to school with him and decorate a shoe box for him to put his Valentine's in. I came up with a cute idea for his Valentine's. I bought Teddy Grahams and Valentine's Day themed cellophane bags. I am going to put the Teddy Grahams in the bags and tie them off with a ribbon and a tag that says "A Bag Full of Bear Hugs, Happy Valentine's Day, Love, Aidan." I also bought little heart shaped rings to attach to the ribbon. I think they will be cute and appropriate for two year olds. What's everyone doing for the holiday???

I hope everyone had a great weekend!! xoxoxo

J $ is the BIG 20!!!

It's my youngest brother's birthday today!!! He's 20! Craziness!!! For you J...


Jordan Michael,
Holy Smokes you are 20 years old today!!! This may seem crazy but I remember the day you were born like it was yesterday. In our house in Massachusetts we had a table set in between two windows at the front of the house and on that table was our phone and on either side of that table there were two plaid wing back chairs. I remember Nana sitting in the chair to the right of the table the moment we got the phone call and she yelled “It’s a BOY”!!! And then there were three. Bobby and I had a new addition to the pack and we couldn't have been more thrilled! I was so in love with you. Mom and I used to fight over you. You were the cutest kid ever. You had so much spunk and you have made me laugh so much over the past 20 years. You have grown up in to such a great young man and I am proud of you every day. You are a great brother, brother in law and uncle. We love you very, very much and we hope you have had the best birthday you could have asked for. Sorry we weren’t able to make it to see you this year, but rest assured next year when you turn the big 21…we will all be there with bells on!!!! Happy Birthday to my youngest brother, welcome to adulthood!!! Love, Ape

Simple Pleasures

I have seen some posts circulating about "Simple Pleasures". I thought it would be fun to join in and do one myself. So here they are, in no particular order:

The way Adam smells. The way he smiles at me.

Hearing Aidan say "I love you Mommy" when I haven't said it to him first.

Watching the boys together. Watching them learn new things together.

The look on my dad's face every time I kiss his cheek.

Laughing with my mom until we cry.

Vacuuming.

A night on the porch at the beach house.

A day on the beach with my family.

That time at night when Aidan is in bed and Adam and I have the whole house to ourselves and we can dream about our future together.

A clean car.

A pedicure.

The perfect weather at the end of the Spring right before the summer heat.

BBQ's in our backyard with friends.

Corn hole tournaments until 4 am.

Boston. Fenway Park. Red Sox Games.

Girlfriends.

Singing at the top of my lungs in the car.

Being the BIG sister.

Making my husband happy.

Being lucky enough to see my parents still so in love.

Blogging.

I could go on and on and on...

I guess it really is all about the simple things.

More Decorating & Some Pictures of Aidan

I finally have window treatments in my kitchen and I made them myself. I couldn't be happier with them (because I made them myself). My Nana would probably roll over in her grave if she could see me now. Making window valances. Out of Rooster fabric. Gah things have changed. So here they are...

I am not crazy about the "LIVE" sign above here but it was already there so I just left it for the time being.

The other window.
You might notice that I did finally paint my kitchen green too!! I love it!




I wouldn't mind a new lighting fixture.


A close up of the Rooster's. I was surprised with myself that I picked this fabric but I really do like it. FYI, I will not be decorating my entire kitchen in Roosters.


After Aidan came home from school today, he stripped himself down to his diaper and climbed up on to the day bed in his TV room, grabbed a blanket and cuddled up.
He fell asleep minutes after these pictures and had the best snooze.

Dinner Time

Adam: Babe, will you make me a plate.

Me: Really? I just sat down.

Adam: I made dinner, the least you can do is make my plate.

Me: Adam, you ordered a pizza.

Adam: Hahahaha. So no?

P.S.

Have you seen my new wreath???

I don't really know how I was supposed to hang this wreath because there was no hanging apparatus in the box BUT crafty ole' me, tied a ivory grosgrain ribbon to it like so and "Voila" a new wreath. I love it.

Snow Day

Just my luck my camera would be dead the only day it snows here in Charlotte right?? Right. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of myself in my hideous thrown together snow get up or any pictures of Aidan eating the snow because he really didn't know what else to do with it. I did however get a few pictures of us taking a walk with my parents on my mom's birthday just to prove it did actually snow (and that I am capable of charging my camera).

Getting ready to head to Nana & Grandpa's to have dinner for Nana's birthday.
Nana & Aidan getting ready to go on a walk in the freezing cold.



Grandpa pulling Aidan in his wagon...on the ICE!

Daddy (With his eyes kinda closed) pulling Aidan in the wagon.

Someone jumped out of the wagon and wanted to walk with Grandpa. He is on a Grandpa kick these days. Everything is about Grandpa.

Walking home with Nana & Grandpa. Daddy is pulling the wagon and mommy is being the paparazzi as usual. It was a nice winter walk. Haha. So now you can believe that we did actually get snow in the south.