Tuesday, January 05, 2010
I'll be honest, I debated.
I really did.
Not sure if I was up for another season of Bachelor updates. This girl, afterall, has a lot on her plate these days. I had planned on relaxing mornings of DVR supported Bachelor viewing, fast forwarding through the commercials and enjoying the ridiculousness of most of the girls. I had hoped that I would like Jake as much as I had in his debut season; that he could somehow escape the cheesiness that comes with being the star of the show.
And so I began to watch.
I made it about 10 minutes.
I must blog.
What the ?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Seriously, are we really going with the whole 'On the Wings of Love' theme?
Do we have to hear the muzak {elevator}, instrumental version during every shirtless montage?
And don't even get me started on the Maverik-ness of it all.
I know it happened, because I rewinded about 3 times to make sure.
They did just show Jake on his motorcycle in a bomber jacket at the beach at sunset, looking to be either struggling with an important decision or dreaming of Kelly McGillis.
And hopefully not the latter, I hear she swings the other way these days.
Could make for the most dramatic season in Bachelor history, though hot stuff.
I have yet to watch the rest of the show. Haven't me the girls, seen first impressions, how many talk about being his 'co-pilot' and who cries. But you better believe, I'll be back with some thoughts tomorrow.
Hi, My name is Evonne and The Bachelor is my drug of choice.
If this ends in a proposal, televised marriage and I hear this song for the first dance...
So help me.
Good thing it was Martenelli's,
'Cause I totally caved.
Monday, January 04, 2010
I’m a Monday girl. Meaning, anything worth starting should always begin on a Monday. Maybe it's the OCD in me creeping out, but I know I’m not the only one out there. And, being as dedicated as I am to my obsessive compulsions, even New Year’s resolutions fall under this rule.
So, starting today {Monday, January 4th}, my blogging resolution begins.
A picture a day.
Sometimes it’ll be current. Sometimes {like today} it’ll be just plain appropriate for the post. Either way, you’ll get a picture…like it or not.
Other resolutions made; some private {personal}, some cliché {weight/health}, some as a family {fhe, time together}, some financial {debts, making more money, being able to cut back on work hours}.
Hopefully I’ll be successful, that history won’t repeat itself {as it often does} and that I’m not making the same resolutions next year. Either way, I won’t bore you with all of those details.
Unless I get really skinny.
And then, you’ll see lots of pictures of me and my hot bod.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
Be Warned: Major Picture Overload to Follow
We all had such a wonderful Christmas! The kids were spoiled rotten {not only by Santa, but also many of you...thanks!!!}, we spent some good quality time with family, and mom even got some time off of work to enjoy it all!
So, here's a recap in pictures.
First up, the Fullmer Christmas Party. Please excuse the picture quality - totally forgot to use a flash that day so everything is grainy. But you get the idea. Also, notice...Mrs. Claus has the most awesome red lipstick on her teeth and Layne has no picture posed with the jolly couple. He was having none of it this year.
Christmas Eve. We spent most of the day just hanging out, getting the house picked up, making room for the loot that was sure to come in the morning. In the afternoon {as is tradition} we got ready and headed up to Grandma and Grandpa Ballard's house for our family party. It was an off year, so besides my kids, Greydie was the only little one there. Didn't matter to the kids, though - they all had a great time. And the girls got just what they wanted from Grandma and Grandpa {Princess and the Frog}. The adults played a rousing game of White Elephant and we were able to visit with Uncle Gary and Grandpa, both of whom were able to return home from the hospital in time to spend it with family. We are all so thankful - they both look great!
The big day started with Beau and I waking the kids up. Someday, I know I'll wish they didn't come jumping on our bed at 7am, but for now I'll take this. It was nice to get up at our own pace! After coaxing Hayden {the grumpiest morning person alive} out of bed, the kids got to see what Santa brought for them. The girls got new bikes, Barbies, a Tag Reading System, and some other small toys; Layne got a train table, Toy Story toys, new blocks, race cars, and a blow up Little Einstein chair. The hit of the day was the doll house from Grandma Leigh - they haven't stopped playing with it since Christmas morning. And, the biggest surprise was a family gift from Uncle Jeff and Aunt Cassie {my brother and is fiance}...a Wii! We were beyond grateful and have had fun playing. Tatum kills us all in bowling. Seriously.
After spending time at home enjoying our gifts, we all got ready and went over to Grandma and Grandpa Fullmer's house. No pictures? If you would have seen how my kids were behaving, you'd know why. But, despite all of the kid drama, we all had a great time. I walked away with a gift card for a pedicure from our White Elephant game, so that made all of the stress worth it for mom. :)
Last stop was Shanna's house to celebrate with our immediate family {Beau's parents, kids, spouses and grandkids}. The kids, again, were showered with fun gifts and Beau and I got dinner gift cards and a new roasting oven from his mom and dad. I'm so excited for a few free date nights!
We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and that you {and your home} are recovering quickly from the whirlwind of the day.
xoxo,
The Ballards
Friday, December 18, 2009
A new adventure for yours truly.
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I am officially a Community Leader for the fabulous Miss Courtney Kendrick (c jane)'s Blog Frog Community. I am loving a forum to meet women from all over who struggle with, rejoyce in, laugh at and avoid doing some of the same things as me.
So, if you've got some time stop by for a visit and enjoy insightful, interesting, honest, thought-provoking, humourous and even controversial discussions with women from all walks of life. You won't regret it, promise.
You know you wanna.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thanks to Karen {for the little metal stars} and to Robert's {for the modge podge and paper}, I was able to whip up a few little additions to our Christmas tree today.
Easy peasy.
Today I am greatful for:
Tatum. My first-born, my most stubborn. She's sweet and saucy, cranky and delightful, tender and tough, smart and sassy. She'll charm you with her dimples and smile and shoot you a crusty to beat all. I'm having so much fun watching her grow up into a young girl with ideas and plans and humour and generosity. Plus, she's pretty stinkin' cute.
Traditions. Maybe it's the time of year, maybe it's just me getting older. I love the routine that this time of year brings. I can always count on a holiday party or a family get together every weekend. And, as hectic as it can seem sometimes, I love it. That is, unless tradition continues and my husband has to plow on Christmas Day. That tradition, I could do without.
Television. I've admitted it before, I'll own up again. I love it, my kids watch more than they probably should and I'm okay with that. It gets us through some tough days home. Case in point? I can blog {right now} because they are watching Dora's Christmas Adventure for the millionth time.
Thanksgiving. Another tradition I love. There is nothing yummier than the smell of a turkey cooking all day long.
Thoughtfulness. It really does go a long way. And it is what counts. Like when my girls clean their room because it'll make me happy. Oh wait, that hasn't happened yet. But, when it does, I'll totally appreciate the thoughtfulness.
Temples. I'll stick with my 'tradition' and not get too cheesy Mormon-girl on you here. But anything that lets me be with my family forever is a good thing. If you want to know more, just ask.
Tolerance. I think this is something that's been a part of who I am from day one, thanks mostly to my mama. We can all agree to disagree, but it's not okay to treat each other badly because of said opinions or because that's just 'how you are'. People are all people and our job here is to uplift and help one another. Seems simple enough, right?
Be good to each other.
Be merry.
Friday, December 11, 2009
The kids have been begging me to make a gingerbread house ever since we saw some feature on the news about the huge ones they have on display at the Grand America downtown.
So, a compulsive Costco purchase later, we ended up with this.
For the record, I really have no patience for prjoects that involve any kind of building construction using edible goods.
Deciding that I really want to get as many things out of the way that I can before Christmas is actually here (two weeks, people!), I bundled the girls up and we headed out for neighbor gift distribution. I drove to the houses, they ran items to the door.
Basically, it's a cake baked in a mason jar with the recipe for my butter cream frosting on the back. If you enlarge the picture, you can read my cheesy little poem.
Honestly, it took a full hour to deliver 25 items. My daughters moved at the pace of slugs...and complained the whole time. Aparantely it was cold outside.
At work last night, Shanna and I finished up our teacher gifts {and visitng teachers...}.
Again, with the mason jars. I love them, can you tell?
A jar decorated and filled with gumballs {you can't see, but the lid is covered in paper and oh-so-cute}. Just a little thanks for 'chewsing' to teach. Again, you can enlarge to read the poem.
Anyway, I think that'll be it on the project front for the week. Now, we face a weekend of cleaning {ugh}, Christmas parties {three tomorrow} and photoshoots {yay for the Hendricks family!}.
Stay tuned...I might have more surprises next week. You have to see a picture of my Christmas countdown. It's one of my new favorite decorations.
Stay warm!
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