Scout Harvey

Minus the fact that he is an escape artist and I spend a lot of time chasing him around the neighborhood, Scout is still clicking with us pretty well.  Secretly, I LOVE him to death!

He enjoys sitting on Aidan's with his squirrel.

Luckily he loves Aidan as much as Aidan loves him. 



He gets so jealous if I pay Adam any attention. The other night we were trying to watch a movie in bed.  I went to lay on Adam's chest and this is what I got.  A paw to the face.  "Back up off my man." 



Gettin' Your Nails Did

Rarely do I take the time to go and get a manicure.  Pedicures are a different story.  It would take a lot to keep me from allowing another woman to rub my feet at such a small price.  But I have so much fun doing my own nails.  And I like to change them up a lot.  My Essie nail polish collection is slowly growing.  Here are some of my favorite colors from them...



And this makes every single one of them more exciting:

Set in Stones

Lately I've been painting my nails and then putting Set in Stones on my ring finger. I love the look.

Show here: Mochacino with Set in Stones



The Rut

I know I have been absent from the blog recently.  As usual we have a ton of stuff on our plate around here. No one is complaining (we are counting our blessings) but it doesn't leave much time for blogging.  And truth be told, I've been in a rut recently. 

Adam is working 85-90 hours a week and we never see eachother. Aidan and I spend a lot of time by ourselves.  While I know it's not something that will last forever, right now it feels really awful. I (we) miss having him around.  It's like being a single parent.  Plus we have all the other things going on that I am pretty much responsible for all by myself.  The last thing I want to do is bother him when he comes in the door close to midnight every night with more stuff he needs to do.  There's a lot of pressure being the sole person making such serious decisions about our future!  We're grateful for his job and the opportunities it provides for us but I still get to miss having my best friend around more.

Then there's my side kick. The kid has been in rare form for the past couple of weeks.  I was on the phone with my best friend Candace earlier today and I felt badly for venting. She just had her second son Mason and her little boy Cole is 18 months old. Talk about having your hands full!!!   And I'm freaking out because Aidan threw at tantrum about not getting a bag of potato chips right before dinner time??  Luckily she's more than happy to listen, can relate and we are able to have a good laugh when the bad days are over.  Thank God for best friends. Right?  And little boys.  Even on the bad days...I love the heck out of that Aidan.

Oh and Scout has learned a new trick.  He can break out of the fence in the backyard.  Anywhere, any way.  We could build a 10 foot wall with a moat around it and he would still be down the street with the neighbors.  The only way to get him to come back is to offer him a treat and quite honestly the last thing I think he deserves is a treat when he has just made me run all of God's earth in my bathrobe because he couldn't just have a morning pee and come back inside. 

My life in a nutshell. Glamorous isn't it?  I know that these things will pass and I will always make it through to the other side. Sometimes is just sucks being in a rut.

Oscar Night 2012

I'm a few days behind but Weren't the Oscar's great this year?  Adam and I are huge movie buffs. I get it from my Mom and he just has to watch them with me because I say so.  We spend a lot of nights in our bed watching movies.  It's some of my favorite time with him.  We typically try to watch the movies that are up for awards but with Adam's crazy schedule we didn't have much time.  Luckily, my mom and Dad briefed us on a ton of stuff before Oscar night so we knew what things were looking like for the show. 

Typically I do a best/worst dressed list for fun here on the blog but is that necessary this year when all we need to talk about is Angelina's leg? When she "showcased" it for the first time on the red carpet I thought "OK, she's working the slit...her stylist probably made her think the thing to do was use this as a way to show off the dress."  But then when she did it when she was presenting I just felt awkward.  Adam wouldn't stop saying "why is she doing that." and I think my mouth was on the floor. I know everyone is talking about it and I hate to beat a dead horse but what was going on? And why did she skip the spray tan if she was going to be showing so much skin?  Thoughts? If you missed it, here's a pic:

On the Red Carpet

This looks so uncomfortable!

via

While Presenting

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                                         In other news I thought these girls looked fabulous:
                                                                 Gwenyth Paltrow
                                   
                                                                   Huffington Post

                                                                    Emma Stone
                                        
                                                                  Just Jared.com

                                                               Michelle Williams
                                     
                                                            dailytelegraph.com.au

                                                                 Glenn Close

                                          

                                                             totallycoolpix.com

                                                                    Tina Fey

         ldnfashion.com

 and I cried like a baby when Meryl Streep won and her speech was perfect: Here is a link if you want to watch!

http://youtu.be/hO4VMOdz0M4

Don't Show This to My Mom

My closet is the biggest disaster EVER!  I share it with Adam and he has more clothes than I do.  It's progressively getting worse not better.  We need to get it organized badly!  I took to Pinterest for some inspiration. 

Our Closet Catastrophe

Inspiration:

I need some organization for my shoes.  We already have some shelving but you probably can't see it.

I had to chuckle when I saw this.  Where is all your stuff girlfriend? And what's with the green? ; )

 

My closet is not this big and the blue would make it feel smaller but we already have hangers that are all the same color. We use all wood ones so we have that going for us.

 She is awfully happy about such a small space. I have that exact over the door thingy she has all her scarves on.   My scarves are tied up anywhere I can find an empty spot which makes you feel like you are in a jungle when trying to find a shirt.  I'm not hanging my shoes from the ceiling but it works for some people.

Dream Closet 

I could fill this up with all my stuff and I'm squeezing it all in to my little closet. Sad huh?



So I'm in the process of getting it cleaned out and I plan on heading to Ikea to get some stuff to organize.   I might stop by Lowe's and see if I can find some sort of lighting fixture to spice it up. 

Breakfast Area

Adam and I (once again) are having a great debate over now...tables for our breakfast area. Guess which table each of us likes...

This is my choice.  I like the base. It's 40" round and I think that's perfect. It's just for a small breakfast area.

via Pottery Barn

This is Adam's choice. Neither of us are super crazy about the spindle legs BUT this one does come with a leaf and the table has the potential to seat up to 8 people.   

via Pottery Barn

This is my vision for the area...

In collage form because that helps Adam envision things.

Now who wants to make some slipcovers for my cushions for me??

Valentine's Day Expectations

I know, I know. That dreadful Hallmark holiday.  I can't help it. I love it.  Maybe it's all the red.  Maybe it's the roses that always show up on our doorstep with a little love note from my husband, maybe it's all the fun I have making Valentines with Aidan.  Whatever it is, I try to be one of those that doesn't really care, but I do. 

Yesterday was such a good start to the day.  Adam and I woke up around 5am.  I whispered "Happy Valentine's Day" in his direction and he scooted a little bit closer to me in our bed and we fell back asleep until it was time to get up for the day. 

I could hear Aidan's feet hit the floor and before I knew it he was snuggled up with us.  Again..."Happy Valentine's Day bud."  "Today Mommy? It's Valentine's Day TODAY?"  He carefully packed all of his Valentine's in his book bag while I stuffed his lunch box and gulped down a glass of orange juice in hopes I would start to feel in the realm of AWAKE soon. 

I walked Aidan in to his class and the kids were already going crazy handing out their little heart shaped treats. I stood there for a few minutes while Aidan carefully handed out his Valentine's and looked back at me each time he said "My Mommy helped me make these for you."  He kissed me goodbye and I made a mental to do list for my time while he was away.

I stopped and shopped for a card for Adam.  I was smiling reading each one as it made me think about my husband and how lucky I felt that any of the pieced together cheesy poems would suit us well because we just have that kind of love.  I chose the biggest box of chocolate, knowing I would want to eat some myself. 

I picked up Aidan from school and gave him his Valentine from us.  A Spiderman card and a heart full of Skittles.  We sat on the sofa at home and read aloud all the Valentine's from his friends and for the first time in his life, let him eat every last lollipop in that bag.  He had just finished giving me a sticky smooch when Adam walked through the door with a bouquet of roses, the sweetest card, MORE chocolate and balloons.

He was off to job number two minutes later and promised to be home early so we could catch a movie onDemand and spend some "quality time" together. My parents invited Aidan and I over for pizza so before we left to meet them, I jumped in the shower and shaved my legs and washed my hair.  A huge accomplishment for a Mom in minutes time.

The pizza and company was great but I noticed it was getting late so I kissed my parents and rushed home.  I wanted Aidan to be in bed and asleep before Adam came home.  I read him a book or two and we did some flash cards before he passed out.  I jumped up, ran to the bathroom and blew my hair dry and threw in some Velcro curlers. 

By the time Adam walked through the door around 9:30, I was sitting on the sofa, busting out my Valentine's Day blog post, looking pretty good if I do say so myself.  He said he was going to take a quick shower and for me to think about what movie I was in the mood to watch.  When he was finished, he joined me on the sofa.  "I will be done with this in 2 minutes." I said.  2 minutes passed, I closed the computer and looked over to find my husband DEAD ASLEEP next to me on the sofa.  Seriously?  I shaved my legs FOR THIS? 

Once he was out, he was out.  I barely motivated him to at least move to our bed.  I was so mad I was in tears.  Then I was tears because he was asleep and wasn't paying me any attention. Then I was in tears because I was in tears.  I was mad at myself for dreaming up the way the night was going to go and then utterly devastated when it went the total opposite direction.  Adam never woke up and I spent the night piecing back together one of Aidan's Lego monstrosities that I had accidentally destroyed while transferring it to the dining room table earlier in the day.  Some way to end our Valentine's Day.

So you know, life isn't perfect and things don't always go as planned.  I've been telling myself a lot lately that I need to cool it with the expectations because I end up being disappointed and I have no one to be mad at but myself.  I especially need to work on it when it comes to Adam.  He gets up every morning and works 15 hour days and I really shouldn't blame him if he comes home and just wants to sleep. 

Hopefully, I can learn to expect less and be surprised more.