Sunday, October 19, 2014

Confessions: Take Me All The Way


Confession #1: I have Love Somebody as my alarm clock ringtone. It instantly makes me smile. Why? Because I feel the body heat of one of the most exquesite men on this planet. Disentangling myself from the sheet and him I realize that he has his hand is in my hair. It's sharp pain, but it's endearing. (And by the way, no he can sleep through a tornado coming through the house.)

Confession #2: Spending the first few moments of my morning staring at the sleeping form of the husband I always dreamed of and never thought he was real until this Italian stud stepped into my life, is something I do daily.

Confession #3: Seriously sex at night is so overrated. Morning sex heightens the day. Plus, it puts us in good moods as we race down the hall.

Confession #4: During the past month of dealing with a shock to our family make up our relationship together has gotten stronger. I realized this when he growls at people trying to come between us when used he would just whimper.

Confession #5: Seeing him willing to fight and being happy even though the hardship we have been through makes me realize how just lucky I am. He hurt with me but he is healed therefore he is now helping me heal.

Confession #6: I think waking up covered in glitter and confetti this morning made me realize that I needed to start living again.

Confession #7: Girls that are dead set on finding the worst in people they will find it. Go ahead and have the most boring and drab lives. I prefer to live flashy and wearing a smile that is real. You can have the life people pity. I love living the lives people wish they had!

Confession #8: It's the small things for me. It's waking up with his hand splayed on my stomach. It's watching spin his wedding ring on his finger. It's that tiny shy smile he gives me. It's the twirls in the middle of the hall with him...

...It's loving somebody, thinking about them every single day, and going all the way.....

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Piano Man

Bam!

"Oops", a whisper heard through the house then some giggling, these are the noises that awoke me this morning. Then the familiar melody of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" wafted down the hall making me feel comforted even though the bright and scorching sun was shining in on my eyes on this extremely hot August day. Smiling and stretching while still lying in the bed I heard Frankie, Eloise, and Lena singing while Frankie's fingers found the keys effortlessly.

They were singing quiet in an attempt to make sure not to wake me. But Frankie had let the top of his grand piano slip from his fingers like usual and the banging of it hitting the rest of the grand piano had awoken me. Tears pricked my eyes as I heard the next melody arise from the piano, "Beauty and the Beast." I heard the girls get really quiet as Frankie quietly crooned out the lyrics. Flipping my hair and grabbing my robe from the bedpost and slipping on my slippers, I tipped toed quietly down the hall.

Standing in the archway, I saw an incredible view. My husband had Eloise perched on his left leg and Lena was sitting beside him on his leather bench in front of his grand piano. Frankie was playing so intently he didn't even notice me in front of them watching him play from memory instead one of his countless songbooks.

I glowed when Frankie finally felt my eyes on him. He didn't say a word but I felt invited to sit beside him. Lena made it more apparent that I was invited because she ran up to me and grabbed my hand and pulled me along. Frankie kissed me with such passion and love that my equilibrium was strongly affected. He started playing "Valentine." As I pulled Lena into my lap we started singing together.

I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
In my dreams I couldn't love you more
I will give you my heart
Until the end of time
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine

And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart until the end of time
'Cause all I need is you, my Valentine
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine


Sunday, August 17, 2014

Not Sure That I Have One

In continuing with me Vampire Diaries Challenge, I give you Day 5: Least Favorite Episode.



I really hated the episode where Elena is kidnapped by Rose and Trevor. It was poorly written and didn't have a lot of build to it. There is a lot to be said about this episode though. It was really when there was a story built on this show. I have to say however that the books are way better now that I have went back and read them. 

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

What's Up With Me 8/12/14


What I'm reading:


Devotion: I am reading online now. Set Apart Girl Devotionals

Book: Before You Were Mine

What Clothes I Wore and Wearing:




What Jewelry I Wore Today:




What Make-Up I Wore Today:


Blush: NARS Deep Throat 
Highlighter: Cindy-Lou Manizer
Eye-shadow: Naked 3 Palette

How my Hair Looked Today:


Curled and pulled up with tendrils down

What Polish was on My Fingers Today:


What Perfume I Wore:



What I Used in My Shower and/or My Bath:


The Shower Part:

Peach Honey & Almond 

The Bath Part:


How I Pampered Myself Tonight:




How I Exercised Today:


Yoga with Frankie

What I Did With My Daughter Today:


Went shopping and danced on the little bridge and tossed pennies into the fountains.

What My Meals Were Today:


Breakfast: Toast and eggs
Lunch: Taco Pitas
Dinner: Buffalo chicken from the Crockpot, green beans and corn on the cob

What I Snacked On Today:


I had some fruit snacks with Flutterina

What I am Watching:


Downton Abbey



What Music is Pumping in my Ears:


Lullaby by Chase Coy

What have I Bought Today:


Besides candles, wall flowers, body wash, and lotion. I bought some underwear, sticky notes, and a few books.

What Am I Lusting After:


Right now I just want to extend our coffee mug collection, we both have started drinking more tea and coffee. It's a pain having to wash one of the six we have for that one time. 

What Smells Are in the Air:


Wallflower: Vanilla Chai
Candle: Autumn Night ; This hear smells like sitting around a campfire with a guy


What I am Thanking God for Today:


I'm healthy, my fiance is doing well, my friends, my family, and that Eloise hasn't blistered today!

What I am Excited About:


Orlando and Salem

What I am Worried About:


Honestly, with the exception of hoping Frankie continues to improve I am not worried about anything.

What Games am I Playing:


Solitaire in Wonderland

What Apps I Have Used the Most:


iPhone: Up Next
iPad: Newstand 

Two Wants Right Now

I normally not a person to lust after clothes but Neiman Marcus is speaking to me right now. I am seriously thinking of getting both of these pieces. I know it's outrageous to spend that money on clothes but I just love the looks of them. I seriously having a hard time not looking at these pieces... Maybe I haven't changed completely, which kind of makes me happy.






Which one or both? Either way something is being bought.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

What If.... (Week 1)





So Frankie challenged me to answer a What If question each week and honestly I am thrilled with this idea. I was kind of in a funk but this is an awakening for me. So bring it on buddy. Got the glitter on my eyes, stockings ripped up the sides...

"What if the whole world was blind, who would you impress?"

This question was interesting coming from the guy that rarely comments on how I look though he tells me when I am not wearing make up and stuff how pretty I am.

Honestly, I can say that I have a lot to offer the world without my looks. I am not trying to sound conceited at all either. I know I have self worth.

The things I bring to the table that the world and God give varies. People tell me all the time they are so good at this or that but then sometimes they aren't.

So in world filled with blind people I would probably impress the same people give or take a few people because of their shallowness. I get that I spend time and money on my looks but newsflash the world isn't blind. Frankie isn't blind either, but honestly, if he was I would still put on make up.

Why would I still put on make up? Because it's a calming thing for me. It's not let me cover up that flaw or that flaw (sometimes it is) but in reality make up just makes me feel better about myself. It's something that majority of the time I am good at and it makes me feel like I can enhance my natural beauty. That's what make up really is to me.


Monday, July 28, 2014

Grabbing My Girls



Okay maybe not those girls... 

However, the real girls I am grabbing in my life mean the world to me. I cannot repay for all the laughs and the memories. These people that say they only have one or two real friends have no idea what they are missing. I know no matter what is going on in my life I have these girls to make me feel like I belong and that I am not weird. 

Okay so most of, okay so quite frankly at some point, all of these will be related me. I am so excited about that because that means we will never be apart.

Carolina; Oh dear. Carolina the girls that needs blur lines on her in real life. Okay on second if she feels that good in her skin, why not? That's one the of things that makes her all her own. I love that. I don't know if I could ever feel as comfortable as she does. Plus, her energy is just awesome, sure she can be overbearing at times but she makes for awesome stories later. Come on, how many people bluntly tell someone "Well I wasn't planning on inviting you to the wedding but since you just asked if I was inviting you and you backed me in a corner so I felt obligated to do so." Who doesn't love that? I know I do. Sure it's fired at me sometimes but if she didn't do it to everyone it wouldn't be fair.

Lillian; Mysterious Lillian is one of my favorite sisters. Mystical and very reserved the one person who I know doesn't judge by the book by it's cover. Come on she reads the last two chapters before buying a book. (Which by the way drives me crazy.) She has found where she belongs and has become so strong self confident. I love seeing her grow up and yet remember to be a kid, not stupid. I know several times where I can just sit beside her and never say a dang thing and it's like the best time ever. But she can mix awesome drinks since she used to be a bartender. 

Erica; The first one to make me realize that no matter what your past is you can get over it and feel sexy. She has totally taught me that I need to respect myself first to get others to respect me. Trust me that makes a huge difference. This is the woman that sat me down before marrying Frankie and told me that I needed a lesson in loving someone as special as him. She gave me the third degree. It made me feel good to realize that someone cared about him like I do. She was so protective of him that I hugged her over and over. And as for her? You aren't going to find someone who looks great in puke like she does. Seriously she does. Plus she can make it look sexy and like it was the most beautiful dress in the world. Plus she can rock overalls. But even she is more than looks, she is very informative and it is great to listening to her advice. I know I want to take notes when she talks. 

Odette; Two of the three transitions girls in this round up. Odette can go completely retro on you, then bam totally backwoods wielding a trap to go rabbit hunting. This is the girl that when I met her was so reserved I seriously thought she was in her 30s. The last picture I got of her was her a tiny mini black dress, hair curled and heels that made her butt look better than Beyonce's. This is the girl that I owe most of my happiness to and some of the credit to me being alive. I am overly thrilled that she is my sister in-law

Hunter; The one girl who knows her make up, kids, and Disney like she created them herself. I love this girl. She claims all she is about is make up, kids, and Disney. This girl has so much more depth than that. She is the one girl I know that literally go from wearing boots covered in mud and tank top sweating to 4 inch heels with a mermaid dress and look absolutely stunning in both. This is a girl that know where to lay her fork on what side of the plate when she is finished, but yet can also tell you how to gut a deer. I mean this girl is many facets like the ADPi girl she is. This is one awesome rocking cousin of mine. 

Jessica; Seriously the fact that we became friends because of books is one of my favorite things about our friendship. We then built it a little more on "Gaston". And honestly, after that I have no freaking idea. Our friendship just exploded. We cannot go a day without thinking about each other and talking to each other. We have that funky relationship where there is the one friend pushing the shy one to do wild and crazy things. Yup that's me pushing Jessica to wear pink leopard print pencil dress. Yep that's me crawling on her to get away from "things." This is the girl that I know when things get really hard or someone threatens me I don't question it, she's there. Plus, soon she will be my sister in-law!