My Newest Guilty Pleasure- Girl Code

I can not express my love for this show. My newest guilty pleasure. I think I've seen every episode at least once because you know MTV repeats shit like it's their job. Also, being sick this weekend really allowed me to just watch TV like it was my job. If you haven't had a chance to catch it yet it's basically a all girl how to but it is HYSTERICAL. Topics include, the friend zone, jealousy, ex boyfriends, being needy, sex on the first date, shopping and many more. You know all the things I basically am, do and love. 

My best friend's and I are all addicted. We text and Facebook one another with the quotes. I swear I want to be friends with all of these girls. I follow Girl Code on Twitter and I've been caught laughing out loud in public. They are all pretty fantastic. My fave has got to be Carly and Nicole, LOVE THEM. If you haven't had a chance to catch it give it a try. You may just become addicted.

This Weekend I....

This weekend I...

Wish I could be blogging about exciting stuff like hanging out in the pool, catching a tan while driving an ice cold bud light with lime. But no, that is not how my weekend went at all.

- Instead I spent this weekend  sick. Horribly, nastily, and on the couch ALL weekend sick. Started off late Thursday night, doctor's office on Friday and knocked out the rest of the time. Looks like it's another case of bronchitis. I'm having a tough time breathing and my sinuses are on fire. I was just sick back in early April. Ain't nobody got time for that.


- Being sick makes me cranky, whiny and needy. I hate it. I was such a jerk all weekend. It's been about 90 degrees and I just could not get cool even with the AC all the way down to 68. I think my cheapo husband's wallet might be crying after this weekend.


- Television this weekend was pretty terrible so I caught up on some old movies I've been wanting to watch but haven't had the time. Pitch Perfect was AWESOME. I know I'm about 6 months late on that one but it was great. I also watched He's Just Not That Into You. I'm about 4 years late on this one. I read this book years ago when I was in a relationship with a guy that was just not that into me. I loved the book. I may even have it with notes around this house. The movie was good. Nothing fantastic but just made me dislike Scarlett Johansosn a little bit more.

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- I can't forget the season premiere of The Real Housewives of New Jersey!!!! It was awful as usual but it is such a guilty pleasure. Almost everything Bravo andAndy Cohen does is. I also followed it up with the Princesses of Long Island. I can not stress enough how HORRIBLE these women are. Ugh, I was disgusted and annoyed by them in the first 10 minutes. Won't be watching that again.

Maybe next weekend I'll have a great time and have lots of awesomeness to blog about.

What exciting or non exciting things did you do this weekend?

My Life Lately

Well, honestly my life lately hasn't been overly eventful. I wish it were so I had some sort of excuse for my lack of blog posts. I guess my blog rut is still in full affect. My lack of creativity is still lingering. While my creativity still sucks here are the things going on around here;

- For the last month I have been trying to spend a lot less. I haven't bought a Starbuck's coffee in over 3 weeks. I'm also trying to avoid shopping and over spending. I tend to overspend and it's about time I grow up and budgeted better. We've reduced our cable bill by $20 a month. I'm looking forward to seeing the difference in the next few months. 

- Getting back to the Starbucks thing. I have given up caffeine. Crazy, right?!?!? If you know me well that is barely believable. Not only have I given up coffee but diet soda too which means no more fake sugar either. The first week was awful! AWFUL!!! I had a headache for 7 days but after the first week I felt fine. I'm sticking to water! 

- We are getting stuff done around this house. I finally put my foot down and wrote a "Sh*t We Need To Do" List. I'm hoping sh*t gets done. This list hangs on our fridge so we both have to look at it each day. We have only crossed one thing off our list. Slowly things will get done. 

- We have also tried to do daily chores rather than waiting for the weekend to get everything done. I'm usually the cleaner around here so it's been nice getting a little help each night. I like coming home to a house that is neat and clean.

- My best friend is due to have her baby today. Although we don't think it's going to happen anytime soon. That baby is nice and comfy where he/she is. She has been home from work for the last month and we have been spending lots of time together before baby comes. Our husbands have been doing Insanity together so it gives us time together almost every night. 

- It's finally feeling like summer around here. We broke out the first fire of the season and with fire come S'mores! 

What has been going on in your life lately?

Happies & Crappies

Happy Friday!

Linking up with the ladies this week. 

How was your week? What were your happies and some of your crappies this week?

HAPPIES

- It's Friday and the start of 5 days off in a row! YES!!! I can't wait to relax and do nothing. 

- Happy Memorial Day! Welcome Summer 2013! And YAY for the official reopening of the Jersey Shore after the destruction of Hurricane Sandy! Stronger than the Storm! 

- I had such a wonderful weekend with my nephew. We had tons of fun the whole time he was with us. I love building and sleeping in forts with him. 

- Lunch date with one of my besties and her little baby boy today!

- I got to spend some real quality time with my husband this week. We don't always get time to spend together but when we do I love it! 

CRAPPIES

- I've been so very tired all week long. All I've wanted to do is sleep! 

- Because of the above I really haven't had a chance to straighten up our house or do laundry around here. 

Oh How Pinteresting

Happy Wednesday!!! Today is pretty sweet because tomorrow is my FRIDAY and I'm looking forward to an added few days to Memorial Day Weekend.

Here are a few of the pretties I've been posting recently.

What are you pinning this week?

This Weekend I...

A day late....


This weekend I:

- I started off the weekend rather exciting by falling asleep while watching I Found The Dress on TLC. I'm still a sucker for a wedding show.

- I spent my entire weekend with this little cutie. My nephew just turned the big 4. He has so much stuff and his poor parents have no room in their house for another toy/truck/tool or car and he has more toys than anyone would know what to do with. Instead of buying him anything else we spent the entire weekend doing anything he wanted. We built forts, ate at his favorite places and eating his favorite foods. We also spent all of Sunday at the park.

- We also got quality time with my littlest nephew. He is such a sweetie and getting so big.

- After our nephews left this very tired lady took a nice long lap. After I woke up I enjoyed a bunch of Real Housewives of New Jersey episodes.

- Brian and I finally starting doing stuff that needed to be done around our home. It feels good to get rid of some stuff. I got rid of 2 more bags of clothes. Donated some and gave some more to friends.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend. Can't wait till this coming weekend! Starting Thursday I'm off for 5 days. Hello Memorial Day Weekend. Even if your rainy I'll welcome you.

Also, I can't ignore the fact that my heart is currently breaking for the families suffering in Oklahoma. My thoughts are with you all.

Happies and Crappies

HAPPIES

- It's Friday, I'm taking a few extra days off next week. I'm excited to just relax and do nothing! Plus it's Memorial Day weekend! Bring on the SUMMER!

- Best friend is due any day! I'm excited to meet baby.  

- My NY Rangers have made it to the second round of the playoffs, although they lost last night, BOO! 

- So excited to spend the weekend with our nephew. Starting off the weekend watching him play soccer. Oh my goodness, 4 year olds playing soccer! I can't wait for all that cute. We are taking him and celebrating his birthday all weekend. We are going to watch is soccer game and then we will taking him to an indoor inflatable park and to his favorite place to eat.

CRAPPIES

- Frost in May! Grrr, We've had to bring in all of our plants a few nights this week. It's crazy and I'm freezing. Memorial day is a week away. Mother Nature, get your shit together.

- American Idol. I used to love the finale show but last night it was just mediocre. Honestly I was kinda bored. Plus, Angie was really better than everyone else. 

- Goodbye to The Office. I will miss you Dunder Mifflin. 

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It's OK

It's Ok link up has be a staple around here on Thursdays but it's time is up at the end of the month. I'm gonna get my oks in while I can.


What are you OK with these days?



It's OK:

- To go shopping on a Friday night at NY and Co. and loving the stuff so much I went back on Saturday.

- To be feel a little bitchy some times!

- That I've tried to make up every excuse on why I do NOT want to see Star Trek with my husband. He's not buying any of them.

- To create a "Shit We Need to Do List" around our house. To harsh?!? We have so much that needs to be done its crazy. It's hanging on my fridge. I have to stay accountable and seeing it everyday will help with that. Hopefully it gets Brian's ass in gear too. I just want our house to get in order.

- To be super excited that our pool is opening up next week. I do use it often but I love it early Saturday mornings. Can't wait. Plus, it means the summer is almost here!!!

- To be overly excited that my NY Rangers have made the second round of the playoffs. Bring it on Boston.

Happy Thursday!

Oh How Pinteresting

Happy Wednesday everyone. I'm looking forward to a quick and very smooth day. A girl can dream, right?!?! Since it's Wednesday you know what it means around these parts.

Bring on the pins!

Just Because- I'm in a Blog Rut

I'm in such a blog rut lately. Some one help me I want out and I just don't know how to get there. I have so much I want to blog about; some things I can't talk about here. I think that may be clouding my brain and I can't think of anything else I'd rather share. The other problem is I can't seem to get out of my brain and down to my finger tips. I feel so lame.

The main contributor is I'm feeling pretty burnt out. Job stress just sucks all the creativity outta me. Yesterday after a call from my boss and a minor screw up by my staff I was reduced to tears before 8am. I don't even get in till 10! The stress is constant no matter how I tell myself to not let it get to me.

I'm sure the stress contributes to my lack of creativity but it's also made me tired. I'm exhausted. When I'm not working my 2 jobs I just want to chill out and try not to use my brain to much. Don't get me wrong I have a wonderful life. I do wonderful things with my husband and my friends. I just can't find that drive to blog about it.

So, with that being said. How do you find your creativity when you find you have lost it? Do things like blog ruts get you down or do you ignore them until you find that spark of creativity again?

Happies and Crappies

HAPPIES

- We got to celebrate grandma's 85th birthday last weekend. All of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were there to celebrate. It was such a great day to see her so happy. Happy Birthday Grandma. 

- This week flew by surprisingly quickly! 

- Getting to spend a lot more time with my best friend now that she is officially on maternity. Her little munchkin arrives in a couple of weeks. Last weekend we spent hanging out on her recliners watching Titanic. we felt 17 again!!! 

- We finalllllly got a kitchen table. Now I can't' wait to go out and shop for cute placemats and a table runner. Our home is finally shaping up to being a home! It only took 4 years. 

- It's been a pretty good week all around.

- Spending time with mom tonight. 

CRAPPIES

- Major blog rut. I feel like there is no creativity living in my brain these days. 

- Work...


What are your happies and your crappies this week? Go over to Stephanie's blog and link up. While you are there don't forget to congratulate Stephanie on her huge accomplishment, GRADUATING COLLEGE tomorrow!!!! 

It's OK

Since It's Ok is ending at the end of this month I'm going to enjoy these last few weeks.

Here we go, It's OK:

- To cry because our neighborhood put in a bear trap. Even though they swear he will be relocated and not killed. The trap caught his this morning and it makes me so sad.

- To really miss coffee when I don't have it.

- That this Ohio story scares the living daylights outta me. Horrible. It's worse than a horror movie.

- To be terrible at keeping secrets.

- To be so tired I've been asleep by 9pm every night this week.

- To be slightly whiny this week and not care a bit.

- To be completely obsessed with online garage sales. We have gotten rid of so much stuff we don't need. I love getting rid of clutter!!! Now all I have to do is quit buying new clothing and I'll be all good!

- To be super excited about hockey playoffs. Let's go RANGERS!

Oh How Pinteresting

I have to admit I have been ignoring Pinterest lately. I just haven't had time to do much social media. Going away last week was fantastic. It got me out of the routine of checking up on social media. Since we have returned home we have been doing so much around the house and getting it ready for spring and summer. When I'm not doing that I'm sleeping. To say I'm exhausted is an understatement! It's been 8:30 bed time for me lately.  This morning I woke up early so I guess it was the perfect time to pay attention to this blog again.

What has everyone been up to?

Happy 1st Anniversary to Us!

Last week my husband and I hit the road for our first anniversary trip and head straight for the beach. Now, it is still on the chilly side in New Jersey but the thought of getting away to anywhere was delightful.  We needed to break the monotony of every day and celebrate our one year anniversary.

We stayed in the adorable Evergreen Bed and Breakfast in Spring Lake. We were the only guests and had the entire place to ourselves.

Brian and I aren't the real "romance" type people. I have to admit I laugh at anything that has to do with  romance. When Brian proposed I laughed at him for a few minutes before I even said yes.

We indulged in an amazing and very fattening breakfast. 

Pumpkin pancakes and crab cakes eggs benedict. I'm still having dreams about how delicious they were. 

Our Anniversary dinner included watching the rain fall while eating lobsters and enjoying a summer shandy. It briefly felt like summer. 

It was a wonderful time. We hope to do it again very soon!

HAPPIES AND CRAPPIES

HAPPIES

- I finished boot camp for the month of April! I've joined signed up for May classes too! 

Must get healthy! 

- I'm not losing weight but I'm feeling so strong compared to how I was when I started. In March I was barely able to complete 2 minutes of sit ups with out a break. Now I can and it feels pretty great. 

- I have sold so many unwanted items we had just sitting around the house. I hate clutter and throwing things away. I'm so glad I get to sell them to people who will use them. Plus the extra cash is pretty awesome too. 

- I got my free canvas from Canvas People and I got 2 canvas for the price of one from Snapfish. My gallery wall is slowly but surely getting there. 

CRAPPIES

- Our 1st anniversary is Monday and we STILL have no plans. 

- Our measurements were done in class today and I lost 1 inch and then gained inches in other places. I'm working so hard and really wish there were better numbers.

- Work! I'm so physically and mentally exhausted. 

- I've cried a lot this week. I think I'm just hormonal or just a cranky jerk. 

- In order to afford boot camp next month I had to cancel my Weight Watchers membership. Why can't I make more money :( 

- I haver to go to the dentist before work today. I HATE the dentist. 

What were your HAPPIES and CRAPPIES this week?

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It's OK

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I haven't done one of these in quite some time. Why is it that I have to love so many link ups around the blog world. I feel like I'm "cheating" when I skip one for another. It's probably me stressing out about insignificant stuff like I usually do.

So here are the things that I'm OK with this week:

- To be obsessed with on line gargae sales via Facebook. I have sold so much crap I mean treasures that I would have just donated or thrown away. I like the idea of so many people recycling their items. I check the updates like its my job.

- To think it is rude to not receive e-mail responses. I mean how hard is it in the real world to take a second out of your day to email some one back. It's not like I'm expecting a long drawn out phone call. RUDE!!!

- To be sad, pissy and angry that we have NO plans for our one year anniversary. I guess I sound shallow but I really wanted to get away with my husband. We are so bad. We never follow through with anything. Even typing this makes me nearly cry.

- To be physically and mentally exhausted. I think I need a retreat weekend all by myself. Somewhere beautiful where I can do yoga and get massages all weekend long. Now if some one would give me that for free I will gladly take it.

- To be a shitty wife sometimes. When I asked my husband to pick up rolls to go along with the dinner we were having and he just decided he didn't want to I got angry and on my way home from work picked up 1 roll for myself. Nothing for him. I got a little tired of him never listening to simple requests. Clearly, I've been a super biatch this week.

- In closing, it is ok to be obsessed with this adorable video. I can't watch with out laughing.

Wedding Wednesday- Our Ceremony

It was around this time last year I took a walk down the isle and became a Mrs! 

It was an amazing day filled with all of my favorite people. 

Here are a few photos of our ceremony. 

We were married outdoors, on the water at Lake Mohawk Country Club. 

The wind was blowing full force and at times it was a bit chilly. 

The sun was shining and it was so perfect. It was the way I had always imagined.

Our ceremony lasted about 30 minutes. 

A friend of Brian's family officiated and my aunt read us a beautiful poem.

When I look back at the poem she read us I can't believe how beautiful and true to life it would be. 

My mom looked so happy and so beautiful.

My dad was the picture of calm where I on the other hand was a nervous mess. 

This is one of my most favorite pictures from our wedding. 

My best friend took this shot. I just love the way my dress moves! 

I love this photo and how all the dad's and grandpa are in the shot.

I'm a Klutz

I have never been graceful. I'm what you would call a klutz. Yesterday was no exception. At work one of our kids was having a difficult day and went to run out of the building. I ran after and in seconds found myself on the floor. I took one step, knee gave out and I was down. My legs were really sore from boot camp earlier yesterday and I think my legs just gave out under me.  I went right down on my left knee. In the process I slid cutting my ankle open. It was like slow motion but I didn't get my hands down or try to catch myself. It's so much easier and a lot less painful as a kid when you fall. My body aches today! The sore and stiffness is most likely from the fall and the boot camp class from yesterday morning. 







Story of my life! 


This morning I'm icing my big, bruised knee and ankle. I've got 2 more days left of boot camp for the month. I've done really well and am really hoping for some results at our last class on Friday. I lost a bunch of inches last month and I'm hoping for more this month. I scales have gone no where so I really need the measurements to decrease so I don't feel discouraged.