My Birthday Dinner… Posting Almost A Month Late!

We celebrated my birthday with family this year with drinks and then dinner at Zanata…

I opened GREAT gifts from everyone! Tons of pretty things from my parents as you can see above! And notice the pretty dress? My in-laws gave that to me! I am really loved around these parts!!

Zanata is AMAZING! We really love it! Their food is great and their service is even better!

The WHOLE Family!!

The AWESOME cake my mom made! I asked for it and she delivered!!

What a WONDERFUL birthday!

Once Upon A Time…

		I participated in a blog swap… Here are the pics of what I got! VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

My blog swap partner did such a GREAT job! Go check out her blog here!!

FUN!! Threadsence Dress!

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Oh how I would LOVE this dress. Do I have somewhere to wear it... no not yet, but you can bet your cookies that if I had this dress I would find somewhere to wear it! And what a GREAT price!!

If you haven't checked them out... you should. They have the cutest things for FALL!!!!!

And let's be honest.... I wouldn't mind these either... SO CUTE!

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Random Monday Morning Post

Who hasnt heard of Gussy Sews? If you haven't you need to check her and her cute shop out!!! And check out In This Wonderful Life for a chance to win a $50 credit to her shop!!!!

So I first wanted to take a little bit of time out to introduce you to our sweet little friend Bialetti!

It makes the best expresso on your stove top! So easy and fast and tastes delish! Go get one!Once our whole little fam of three got home Friday afternoon we (Chandler and I) started our weekend off right with a little Shiner Octoberfest! Wishful thinking that fall will be here sooner than later I guess... But oh does it taste great and reminds me of fall. It must have worked like a little rain dance because Saturday morning we woke up to rain! It was awesome... no I didnt get a picture and I am so mad at myself because I bet we dont see it for a while again!

Just a sweet little picture of the above mentioned expresso! I made us Americanos and they were delish! Drinking coffee and watching the rain... oh my what a GREAT Saturday morning.

Then the hubby made us brekfast! Here he is in action! He is a really good cook and I love it!

This picture makes me laugh every time I look at it. Bed head and holding tight to that sippy cup of water... Like ughhh Momma please don't take anymore pictures of me this morning! CUTE!!!!

AND last but NOT LEAST.... want to win a $50 giftcard to HomeDepot OR Tarjay!??? Head over to The Shabby Nest for a chance to win!

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Happy Birthday Kingston Torvik

Yesterday we went to Kingston's first birthday party! It was so much fun! The kids played and played and played and wore themselves out because Channing slept until 9am this morning...CRAZY!

It was so much fun seeing all the little ones playing together!

Kingston and Channing will be in the same class at CCDC on the 22nd of August!
They decided they needed to ride his new Harley together!

Take Note: like father like daughter!

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Ya Thats Right...

I have REALLY COOL nails. Try to not be jelly! They are those nail strips with some OPI glitter and clear coat! I love them. It was really easy and perfect for a mom who doesnt have time to let her nail polish dry... easy schmeasy! Now, lets see how long they actually last! Happy Friday !!!!







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A Little More About Me... Random Things

A. age :: twenty.eight

B. bed size :: Queen

C. chore you hate :: Putting away laundry

D. dogs :: Benz & Bentley

E. essential start to your day :: cup of coffee

F. favorite color :: humm gold right now?

G. gold or silver :: gold.

H. height :: 5'1

I. instruments you play :: drums (haha well in middle school)

J. job title :: MOM, Assistant, Hair Dresser (to friends and fam)

K. kids ::Channing Layne

L. live :: Lavon... suburb of Dallas

M. maiden name :: Hufstedler

N. nicknames :: kels, chunch, momma, mom-eee

O. overnight hospital stays ::when I was 1 and when I had Channing

P. pet peeve :: bad driving

Q. quote :: ' Do not worry about ANYTHING, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God' Phil 4:6

R. righty or lefty :: right

S. siblings :: older brother Cody and younger brother Cole

T. time you wake up :: 5 am... orrrrr..... 5:30 am

U. university attended :: Abilene Christian University... Does The Paul Mitchell School Count? :)

V. vegetables you dislike: corn but need to try corn on the cobb mexi style.... you know with mayo and pepper!

W. what makes you run late ::Sleeping late... Channing having a meltdown

X. x-rays you’ve had :: dentist and several for random reasons

Y. yummy food :: I could eat mexican food every day

Z. zoo animal favorite :: flamingos!


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Kelly Moore Bag? YES Please!

OK if any of you ladies out there are working moms/busy girls that have a million things on their plates/ or just someone that carries a bunch of stuff (crap??) This bag line is for you! Head over to My Organized Chaos to enter for a chance to win YOUR CHOICE of Kelly Moore Bag's. How awesome is that! Just follow the link or click on the MOC button at the bottom right side of my blog. GOOD LUCK!

Its OK Thursday...

IT'S OK....

TO BE TOTALLY ANNOYED WITH BLOGGER BECAUSE IT WON'T LET ME UPLOAD ANY PHOTOS RIGHT NOW! UGHHHHH......

to already be looking forward to the Ocktoberfest Run in September because they offer German beer at the end!

to be excited that the other night on my run the sun had gone down and it was only like 95 degrees outside!


to be ready for Friday on Monday.... EVERY WEEK!


to be sad that Channing is moving up to the TODDLER class but to be HAPPY that her tuition is going down!!

to eat breakfast for dinner.... WITH MIMOSAS!


to drink a beer after cross training last night... Chandler took a shower... I finished up the Kardashians from Sunday and drank a beer...


to choose my fave songs on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse CD when Channing is in the car because she doesn't have a FAVE yet and if I am going to listen to it I will choose my faves :)


to love the 'Hardline' on 1310 The Ticket... I am a P1... Check my car if you don't believe me!


that 'I love my friends'


and
to think this is so funny and YES I watched the whole thing



to want Channing to be a Starby's Frap for Halloween!

Source: 9gag.com via The Girls of Lincoln Park on Pinterest

to rather watch E news instead of the evening news.


to be excited about the Rachel Zoe Project starting SOON


to not want to open any public door without a napkin... I am not always able but those door handles gross me out

Things I am Looking Forward To... Cooler Weather...Duh

Things I am Looking Forward To... Cooler Weather...Duh by kbalch0731 featuring parkhurst hats