jonesin' fridays

A few things I am jonesin' for this week....

I am so glad they make cute one piece suits now!

I love this color and style too. Is there an Anthropologie outlet? ;-)

I'm itching to read this baby book! I need to get it on my Kindle ASAP.

 

I originally pinned this bracelet thinking one day I would buy it for my mom, but I kind of really want it. {Sorry, momma}

What's on your wishlist? 

You can comment on this post and any other's in the comment form below. :)

xoxo,

Cadence

mid 20's crisis

Yesterday I was in the middle of a mid-20's crisis...or so I thought. Dramatic? Maybe - but that is honestly how it felt at the time. I just sat at the computer rocking Poppy's bouncer with my foot and tried to distract myself with blogs, Pinterest, Facebook, etc. I heard Amelia around the corner start singing the words to The Wiggles songs, and instantly felt 95% better. So I relocated Poppy and myself to the couch to watch the show, because that's where I needed to be.

After this first week of keeping Poppy, Amelia has made it very clear that she is not getting enough attention. By the end of the day yesterday she was ready to send Poppy packing {only to ask where she was 2 hours later}. I'm going to really have to work at still doing the things Amelia and I normally do when Poppy isn't here. I think I've made up for it this morning. It's only 8:30 {8:39} {8:48} {8:55} and it has already taken me 45 minutes to write this little bit. And I've reheated my coffee twice..Her favorite game this morning is hiding under my covers from monsters. Confession: sometimes I don't even tell her they aren't there and they aren't real, because I love that she wants me hiding under the covers with her keeping her safe from the "monstuhs".

Our Disney trip was almost cancelled due to some unfortunate events, but Michel and my mom are doing everything they can to make it happen. Can't wait for Monday week. I need some magical moments in my life!

Vintage Disney

Happy Friday!
{look for a jonesin' fridays post this afternoon}


xoxo,
Cadence

photo blog

I'm feeling very tired and overwhelmed right now, but I don't want to neglect the blog! Someone, pamper me? And bring me a birthday cake martini? Here is a short photo blog.. And I will be back Friday {and/or maybe tomorrow} with an actual post.

 Dr. Seuss' Birthday Bash!

Gotta get back to my sweet niece and rowdy kiddo! ;-)

xoxo,
Cadence

foggy afternoons

Yesterday, I sent my mom a text after a long whiny morning that read "You will be my best friend if you take Amelia for a few hours". Thankfully, my mom really wants to be my best friend and took her off our hands for the afternoon! Some days I feel like it's all I can do to just survive some moments. Yesterday morning my whole day felt like it was off to a rough start thanks to a very sad dream I had. Amelia was showing off her best "terrible 2's" tantrums and my patience was running thin. I hate feeling like that. Like I am just "surviving" motherhood and not enjoying motherhood. That's why I knew it was important to get a few hours to myself.

The day ended well. Adam & I decided to take the boat out for our first boat ride of the year, and it was foggy and fabulous. When we left the house it was sunny & warm, and as soon as we hit Navarre we were surrounded by a thick fog. We took the boat out anyways and dropped the anchor. We sat on the floor in the boat and we washed down Chex Mix with Coors. We sat and talked, and we also sat & enjoyed moments of silence. It was awesome. I am so glad March is here, and I am looking forward to many more boat rides with Adam & Amelia {and friends & family}.

xoxo,
Cadence

jonesin' fridays

This week I am jonesin' for all things Amelia...

Seriously cute swimwear for babies.

These precious summer dresses.

Baby Hunter boots. It doesn't get much cuter. 

& maybe one thing for me.........

This special edition mixer would be so cute on my counters. {I'll find space, Adam.}

{I've only wanted a KitchenAid mixer for 4 years now.}

I really hope one of these days these wishlists turn into shopping lists! :-)

Have a great weekend!!

xoxo,

Cadence

leap year 2012

I wish I was having a baby today.
I wish that I could have a leap year baby! Today was my last chance. If I haven't had a 2nd child in 4 more years, I'll be over having a 2nd child period. It would just be such a cool birthday! Something to really celebrate when it came around! 4 years is a long time to wait for a birthday party. I kid.. I wouldn't make my baby wait every 4 years for a party. I like cake & ice cream too much for that.

I have no idea what I was doing on the other 7 leap years I've been around for. In fact, I've never really thought anything different about February 29th, except that it is Mrs. Mostiller's {elementary music teacher} birthday. Happy 16th{?} Birthday, Mrs. Mostiller. Today is a pretty good Leap Year day. Going to dinner tonight with a new friend {and Michel} to celebrate this extra day in February with sangria and chips & dip.

For anyone stuck at home tonight you can celebrate too:

Leap Year Cocktail
- 1 oz gin
- 1/2 oz Grand Marnier
- 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
- squeeze of lemon
- Shake over crushed ice, pour into chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with a slice of lemon or orange.


Happy February 29th!

xoxo,
Cadence

Letters to Amelia

Amelia, 

Last night when we put you down for bed you sang your version of "Pat-a cake" for about an hour. Your version goes like this..

"Pat a cake pat a cake bakers man ROLL it, put it in the pan!" Short and sweet. :)

I sat there and watched you sing for at least 5 minutes and when I called your daddy in you really hammed up for him. Giggling between every word. Your facial expressions when you got to the "roll it" part was my favorite.

We went to Free Pancake Day at IHOP this morning before school, and for the first time in a long time you behaved and sat in your seat {for the most part}!! Woohoo!! Maybe Daddy will start taking us out to eat again.

Things I love about you right now:

The way you said "hey friends" to some kids in Target.
The way you say "mommy" 500 times a day.
You said "bye Michel" to your Auntie when leaving Gi's house!
The way you trust me to not let go of your hands when you grab mine and lean backwards off the couch.
The look on your face when we took you in the pet store before getting frozen yogurt yesterday. 
When I catch you with your baby dolls up on your shoulder while you bounce up and down saying "shh shh shh".

iPhone pictures collage

I REALLY love that in 20 days I will get to experience the most magical place on Earth with you! Look out Disney, Hurricane Amelia coming through.

Love,
Your Momma


* For anyone who missed my first Letter to Amelia, this is my way of documenting her growing up. I failed at the baby book, and will someday have these letters made into a book for her. If you want to read more Letters at the bottom of these posts they are labeled Letters to Amelia - you can click there to pull up all the letters I've written to her.

jonesin' fridays

I would love to redo Amelia's bathroom with this canvas collection.

LOVE these heels!

These eggs would be so cute in Amelia's Easter basket, and we could easily reuse them for years!

 

I want these ridiculously cute/over-priced shorts so very badly. Maybe I'll catch them on the sale rack in a few months!

Have a great weekend!!

xoxo,

Cadence

finding your happy place

I learned sad news this weekend about four brave airmen who lost their lives in Africa. I know it happens all the time, but it was more real to me this time after meeting one of their wives in my Junior League Provisional class. My heart broke for her. With me being the overly emotional person that I am, I can't handle news like this very well. So I tried very hard to surround myself with happy things, and then I feel guilty for enjoying happy things while the families of the soldiers are hurting so badly. It's a vicious cycle in my heart. The worst part to me is that soon I will forget to think about them and their families every day, and the recovery for the families is so much harder. So much longer. Military wives deserve the utmost respect.

My happy places I go to in times like these are blogs, magazines, Everybody Loves Raymond {seriously increases my mood by 99%} and spending time with Amelia & Adam. I wonder what other people do to distract their minds from worry, fears, anxiety?

My favorite happy place:

I made these chocolate chip cookie-oreo-brownies yesterday. You know, since it was Fat Tuesday. No, I'm not giving up chocolate, cookies, sugar, sweets, etc. for Lent. I would just be setting myself up for failure. I'm actually going to be giving up any kind of automatic settings on my camera. Straight manual shooting. No Av, no Tv. Forcing myself to learn all that I can about my camera. I can do this{?}.

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo,

Cadence

jonesin' fridays

Jonesin' for this week:

Sunny Days

Colorful throw pillows

Minnie Mouse shoes 
for Amelia to wear on our trip in March

We are having company over for dinner tonight so I better get to cleaning so Adam can do the cooking! ;-)

Happy Friday!!

xoxo,
Cadence