Happy Mother's Day!

To my beautiful mother and to all the other mamas out there, happy Mother's Day! Yes, puppies and kitties count.

#TunesThursday: Jimmy Buffett "A Sailor's Christmas"

Shhhh, I forgot on Tuesday.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to my one and only Valentine and to all the folks out there reading!

Wordless Wednesday

Dia dos Namorados Geek, originally uploaded by Cobalto.

Wordless Wednesday

Skull with Trephine, originally uploaded by jack_mord.

Wait... I'm what now?

So... I'm 30. Like, for real. 30. I've been on this planet for three decades. As Wes and I discussed recently, that means I've officially been with him for 1/3 of my life. Whoooah! The thing is, I'm not experiencing any kind of major freakout. It's a touch surreal, but it's not bad. It sounds old, but I don't really FEEL old. I feel good. I've got an awesome husband, a great family, a beautiful baby, crazy ass puppies... and life's good.

While I completely reserve the right to change my mind and have a breakdown, for the moment, I'm very happy and grateful. Let's see how long that holds out ;)

Wordless Wednesday

coral and starfish christmas tree 2007, originally uploaded by kobunecraft.

You're Getting Coal

Coals, originally uploaded by elgutek.

Okay, no you're not. You're getting nothing. Unless you're my mom, sister, husband, or godson. Or you gave me your address for a Christmas card. Otherwise? You're getting nothing.

See, we're motherfucking broke, y'all! And that's actually, okay. This season we had some unexpected expenses (new door, moving grandma, etc.), so it left us strapped on the heels of our honeymoon. Know what that means? We don't have to worry about hours of shopping or getting the perfect gift.

If somebody wants something, they can come spend ACTUAL TIME with us. For real. With us. Like, hanging. Or watching Christmas movies. Or tacky horror movies. I like those even better. So if you want to know why I'm not getting you a gift? It's because I've already given you the best gift of all: me. Or something.

Subnote: It's all Aunt Becky's fault that I'm posting so much. She's inspirational. It's messed up.

The Meaning of Christmas

 

Actually, the meaning of every day. This is what it's about. My hubby, our puppies, cuddling, and having fun. I'm reminding myself of that this year. I'm not freaking out because the budget's low and we're keeping gifts simple or because I TOTALLY bought Pillsbury dough instead of making cookies from scratch. Instead I'm happy to have my little family, I'm looking forward to seeing any other friends and family that come our way, and I'm relishing the thought of some quiet time at home. We've earned it. ALL of us (this means you too!). So have a very merry holiday and enjoy the hell out of any vacation time you might have coming your way :D

Figure 8

Alright, the number 8, not the figure. I was trying to be clever, okay! As of tomorrow, Wes and I have officially been together 8 years. AWESOME years. Epic years. By the end of this year, we'll be married, and I guess maybe we'll change our anniversary. I have no idea. Gets confusing after that long, doesn't it? So this is just a quick post to say that I'm really lucky to be with such an awesome guy who I have so much fun with.

<3

Almost!

It's almost my birthday, and now you can view my Wish List by looking to the right on my blog here. Yep, I know you want to. Buy me stuffs! Or just peruse the weirdness that is my wish list. Whatever works for you.

Christmas Cards

Okay, I'm finally going to get Christmas cards ready. So even if you think I *have* the right address for you, do me a favor and send it to me. Email and phone number are good to have too since I'll put it all in our Rolodex. And full name if you don't think I have that! lol You can reply here or just email me at star_momma@yahoo.com and I'll get you a purdy card :)

Thanksgiving

Wes is sick, so it looks like our Thanksgiving will be lots of being at home and me taking care of him. heh It's nto funny, but it is. Someone from our family gets sick every single year around the holidays. It just happened to be Wes this year, poor guy! But we'll take what we have and enjoy the low key-ness of things instead of sweating it. Maybe he'll be better in time to enjoy Thanksgiving with his family this weekend when they come over. :: fingers crossed ::

National Cupcake Day

Today is National Cupcake Day. Celebrate heartily! hehehe Lovely cupcake painting comes from Diana Evans' Etsy shop. Yum!