Monday Blues

Did anyone else have a hard time getting up this morning? Anyone else stare at the clock for what seemed like hours last night hoping you would drift off? Anyone? Bueller? Perhaps it was the lack of anything thrilling this weekend besides pizza and rain and feeling under the weather... But today starts a new week and in less than 4 days I will be headed to DC to see/meet/whatever Jenn & P!nky!!!

I will see I did have the most epic pizza Friday night, of the dessert persuasion. It was vanilla bean marscapone filled with cinnamon apples and caramel.... Yeah, epic. We sat a the bar of Cane Rosso and I delighted in watching pizza after pizza made. And I may have flirted with said pizza maker.... extra apples? please?

Saturday, well was yard day and sick day. It started out well and then ended with more icky feeling ness and wrapping myself in a blanket and watching About Time. Which, BTW everyone needs to see... so not what you think and so good and it will make you want to call your parents.

Sophie also decided to wrap herself up in a blanket and channel her inner ET. If that face just does not kill you, I don't know what will!

And that my friends, was my weekend!

Dogs, babies & Jesus

If ever there was slogan for my life or that of my friends' lives, this would be it. Dogs,  babies and Jesus! This also easily describes that last year or so of my life.

DOGS:
Yes, one year ago today I brought this sweet baby home.

She turned Chloe and my life upside down, inside-out and every which way from Sunday. Sophie is the complete opposite of Chloe. She is wild, needy, whiny, throws tantrums, and wants your constant attention.

Chloe is sweet, loving, calm (for the most part), does her own thing, etc... you get the point. BUT.... They are inseparable. Chloe has loved having a built-in playmate and best friend. They run and jump and play and get into adventurous situations. They are my puppy-girls, and my first babies.

BABIES

My friends and co-workers are popping these things out like waffles from a toaster! From my bf lawyer at my office, to our paralegal, from two girls in my city group, including my incredible bestie K (who might be the cutest preggo ever!). Add in several sorority sisters, including my little, my first friend at TCU, who just had twins! Its the year of the baby!

JESUS

We laughed about this at city group, but its so true for me. I have spent the last year + finding myself again. I went from wife to single woman. I went from doubter to believer. I went from living in darkness to stepping into light and seeing and speaking truth. I have embarked upon the greatest journey of life, and its the most fulfilling of them all. I have found that life is messy, and dirty and dark. Humans hide in the darkness by pretending it doesn't exist or by justifying it. We are all guilty of this. I am guilty of this. But what this year and what I have learned is that He gave up His only son so that we could live in the light. He knows we will struggle, but His grace is infinite and loving. I have learned that we are not meant to do this journey alone. Life is meant to be lived in community with others who love us, disciple us, and lead us into the light. So, yes, this has been the year of Jesus.

Three words to sum it all up: Dogs.Babies.Jesus.

My Inner Domestic Goddess

So, after my Day in Pics post last week, I have had so many people ask me about contouring. So... this week I will do a lil vlog and step- by-step of how I do my makeup and my simple 10 minute (with contouring)face.


But today, today I tell you about how I dream of being a domestic goddess. See this weekend, I baked, I cooked, I put a little pizazz in the kitchen and vacuumed.

I bought some lovely blueberries last week and they were just dying to me made into muffins. So, Friday night, yeah cause I'm a happening girl who bakes on a Friday night, I  made these babies:

And there is totally one on my desk waiting for my snack! Saturday, I did a killer leg workout courtesy of my friend Sam, who trains our pageant girls. Imagine squats, upon squats, upon squats, followed by some  hamstring curls  (as in 8 sets of 16). Needless to say, my legs still feel like jello. So, what does a girl do post leg workout? Well, she stops by the grocery store and then posts up on the couch for some work, a nap and Lifetime movies.

Sophie kept watch

Then I dined upon a beautiful chicken roulade at Red Door Bistro, if you are a FW local, get there. Its so yum. Then, finished season 1 of The Following and hit the sack.

Sunday, well I love me some Sundays, but this was Super Bowl Sunday. So, my pre-game meal:

A lil cardio and abs, then for the main event:

Buffalo Chicken Stuff Jalapeños
 

Salad. Yes I ate salad for the big game

I posted the pic of the jalapenos on insta and facebook and had so many requests for the recipe, so I will post that this week along with the muffin recipe.

So, there's my weekend in food. Oh wait, yes the vacuum. See, I own this lil furball named Sophie. She is currently shedding like a mofo. So, whilst I was vacuuming le guy's floor, I decided to vacuum le pup. She was a tad scared, and my tad I mean hid in the closet for the rest of the night and wouldn't come near me. But then I learned Dyson makes a pet grooming attachment... I am so getting it!

And, yeah so much for the Broncos and all my Red Raider alums who play for them, guess I'll stick with the TCU Clint Grissham showing pride for the Seahawks! Hope ya'll had a lovely weekend!

I Bought My Dogs a House

I get that my dogs are pretty much my babies, but I mean do your kids take over everything? ( I ask this knowing they do from my mommy friends). But seriously, they do! They hogs the couch, take my pillows and entire side of the bed! Its like I bought a house for them! They look at me like, hey mom, so nice of you to buys us a yard we can run around in, sticks to bring inside to play with, and neighbor dogs to bark at all day long. Oh, and mom thank you for continuing to only use 1/16th of your queen bed so we can sleep on the other parts (sorry for any guy who would like to partake in my bed, you get about 1/82nd of space).



Ex. A. - last night this is them in bed



Ex. B - sophie sleeping pretty much right behind my head on the couch

But, I digress from my weekend wrap up! It went a little like this....

Friday - 4:30pm - nap, nap, nap, snuggle, nap; umm do we want to go out? well what should we do? well, its getting late now and I'm not sure I want to drive anywhere, ok well I'm still on my couch so night! Yeah, the amazing life of the 30 year old....

Saturday - 6am - Mom!!!! Get up we have to pee!!! Seriously? So, it went a little like this: dogs out, oh its Saturday my day to water.... set up sprinklers, turn them on, see  they are pretty much watering everything but the yard, move to sprinklers, get soaked; chase dogs back into the yard; watch sprinklers, decide eh the grass will get some water. What I learned? Your neighbors will stare at you at 7am while in your pj's watering your yard and by yard I mean, my car, neighbor's car, front porch and some patch of grass in the yard... 8am - workout and mile run. noon - Nails! They were bad people, bad... Even the lady looked my hands and asked if I had changed jobs to a landscaper (slightly true). 2:30 - much needed pool time. Friends, Gentleman Jack, beer pong (spectator sport for me) and some fun in the sun. 8pm - Dinner at one of my fav Fort Worth finds, Grace. Nothing like apps at the bar, wine and some espresso martinis!
And then what? oh yeah I was home about to zonk out at about 10pm when some sh*t hit the fan... Need not be discussed, but my early bed time turned into a 2am bed time and I was tired.

Sunday - Church! And it was epic. I am not sure I have been as moved as I was Sunday. We have been doing a mini series on Saved following Romans 8. This week, glorification and wow, it hit home. I am constantly amazed at how my pastor's sermons tend to hit home, but this was pretty life-changing for me (and Ive got more on this later this week, promise). So, after a good start I had a nice coffee date followed by some more... napping! Then the productivity happened. Dishes, laundry, workout... Yup, done and done. Oh did I also mention the visit from my ex-hubs? Oh I didn't? Yeah, so M showed up to visit Chloe/see the house. Amazing how that person knows how to push your buttons and take emotion to another level. The best part though? Chloe! She was in heaven. I didn't realize how much she missed him. She wagged, kissed, loved and was just on doggie cloud 9 to see her daddy. For that, the visit was worth it. But it left my poor baby girl, depressed.


didn't move for 2 hour post visit



But, ya know what? When you're tired, pooped and have settled in for an evening for Devious Maids and Drop Dead Diva? You should eat pizza and ice cream and that I did. Nothing like ending the weekend with a little splurge and great company.


Next weekend? Momma Rose turns 65! I do believe there will be cake! Happy Monday y'all.

When you Take a Girl to CM

Cm--Central Market that is. Yeah, so our small group met there last night for a lil food, fellowship and grocery shopping? No, its just happened that I needed several things pretty much only found here, hello xantham gum? So, post eatsy I headed through the aisles (E did not know what hit him).

I took out my lists, yes you heard me lists... I was armed and dangerous with items to make several meals and some yummy shakes courtesy of Katie over at The Dashing Dish. If you have never read her blog or delighted in her recipes, well you should. She takes all the food I love and turns it into healthy alternatives (a girl after my own heart). And she has a million recipes for protein shakes.

Well, after a few samples, a hunt for cocoa powder and $101 later, I came home and stocked the fridge and pantry.

Also, Chloe Elaine got a summer cut yesterday and was just too cute for words! She pranced and danced all the way home!

 

And here lies the menace to society that I call Sophie Diane who caused the fiasco from yesterday and continues to terrorize the world (and her sister).

 

Happy Thursday y'all, week is almost over!

It's April {Fools}

I would tell you all about my fabu Easter weekend, but instead I will show you incredibly cute pictures of the newest member of my family.

Meet Sophie Diane, the pugeranian (aka 1/2 pug 1/2 pomeranian)

 

 

This is my favorite. This is Chloe, She was all like what the heck did you bring into this house? She stared her down, said this is my house, my mommy and I will show you whose boss. And then proceeded to lick Sophie to death in pure puppy love.