A Blondie State of Mind: June 2013

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Kate Spade Sale

Kate Spade is one of my favorite designers. I have always loved her bags. The only way I can afford any of her items is to buy them on sale. It especially makes me happy when they run and additional off of sale like right now! Enter JUNE25 at checkout and you will receive an additional 25% off at Katespade.com until June30!

Here are some of my fave finds...

Monday, June 24, 2013

Monday Confessions and Weekend Update

A lot of bloggers post Friday confessions, but I am a little late so I am combining our weekend update with "Monday" confessions. First of all, we had a very nice but busy weekend. It's still so hard to get everything done with the boys, but I think we do pretty good considering. Our weekend started off Saturday morning with BodyPump. After the gym, we did our weekly shopping at Publix family style, came home and all took naps. We had plans of going to the neighborhood pool after naps, but by the time the boys woke up we didn't have enough time to get everyone ready, pack, load everything, etc. Plus it is exhausting to take the boys to the pool even with 2 of us. Instead we filled up the kiddie pool and played in the backyard redneck style. Honestly, I think I prefer the backyard kiddie pool because the boys can run around without me trying to keep up with them going in 2 different directions.

How cute are those little tushes?!

Lately we've been very fortunate to have a date night weekly, but this is not the norm. I wish it was! We had a sitter come Saturday night, so Adam and I headed to Roost, a new restaurant downtown, for happy hour. We ended up at Nantucket after that for more drinks (ha) and apps. It was such a perfect evening to sit outside, relax, and enjoy it being light so late. Sunday we finally made it to church, well Sunday School, woo hoo! I don't know why it's so hard to get everyone ready and get there, but it is! After church we did a family Costco run, grabbed lunch, came home and napped again. I got some "me" time Sunday afternoon and went to the pool by MYSELF! Thank you Adam! It was another great weekend, but boy do they fly by! I can't believe it's Monday already.

Now onto my confessions...

I've eaten terribly this past week. I had been doing so good, well semi good about eating clean, but this past week that was not the case. I have to get back on my clean eating regimen. I felt terrible last week and have napped every day because I am so exhausted. I know my diet has everything to do with it. I am having trouble finding a good balance with all the activity I do. Monday...a new beginning, right?

I need a break from the boys every now and then. I go strong for a while, but I get so run down. I crave time alone and a break from the constant work. I have decided I have to schedule time for myself on the weekends when Adam is around to help. I am bad about trying to do too much. Please tell me I'm not alone in this. Do y'all get as run down as I do?

I DVRed (not sure that's a word) all the Real Housewives of Orange County re-runs they have been showing on Bravo. I may have watched several episodes in a row instead of working last week. I still have 14 episodes to go. :) I know it really is crap TV but I love it! I can relax and zone out watching these crazy women.

Nothing makes me happier than a clean, organized house. I am constantly trying to figure out ways to make it more organized and de-clutter. I HATE clutter but for some reason we have a ton of it. Guess I better get over that with 2 boys, huh?!

I just realized my front left speaker in my car is buzzing. Shoot, another busted speaker! I have busted a speaker out in almost every car I've ever had...oops! I swear I don't try to do this. Maybe an investment in a good sub might be helpful? When the boys aren't in the car, the music is blasting. I clearly blast it too loud and yes, I love rap. I just love bass and a good beat. ;)

Hope y'all have a great week!

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

A Dad Tribute

After a wonderful Father's Day weekend, I thought it appropriate to give a shout out to those special men in my life that love, care, and put up with me. :)

These men mean the world to me and make my life wonderful!

Here's to you my wonderful Dad (now Grandaddy)!

To my father in-law (Poppy)...

And to the father of my children...Adam, you are an amazing father and our little boys are so lucky to have such a great Daddy.

This was taken a year ago.
The boys are clearly a little smaller. ;)

Here's a rundown of our Father's Day weekend...

Mom came for a visit, so that meant date night Friday night! The weather was perfect so Adam and I had a nice happy hour sitting on the sidewalk downtown at Soby's. Of course we ended up at Sushi Koji for dinner (our go to date night sushi spot). Hands down, best sushi ever!

Since mom so graciously watched the boys Saturday morning too, Adam and I hit up a CrossFit class. We did one together while we were at the beach and it was awesome! We both love working out, so it's something fun we can do together when we get the chance. The only downfall is they don't provide a nursery, so we have to take advantage when we have help. :)

Swamp Rabbit CrossFit

We also did some yard work. We finally got flowers for the yard. I am not pleased with our back patio, so I am desperately trying to find ways to make it more usable, enjoyable, and pleasing to the eye. We have NO shade in the backyard, which makes it difficult to enjoy on these hot summer days and nights. It's amazing what a few flowers can do though! They totally brightened up the back patio and I am actually enjoying sitting out back now.

After a productive Saturday morning, we decided to hit up our fave Mexican restaurant, Compadres, for an early dinner. We have to go early with the boys since their bedtime is 7:00. Are you impressed with my ingenuity for keeping them contained while we dined out back? Yeah, didn't last 5 minutes before they figured their way out, and we were back to chasing them all over the place.

The boys ran off their extra energy in the backyard once we got home. Well, Eli did anyway. Van isn't so sure about the grass yet.

Van

Eli is on the move!

Sunday we skipped out on church (again). We plan on going back next week. Instead we took a family trip to the grocery store, all had naps, and headed to the pool. Going to the pool means chasing the boys. They are still a little wary of the water, so they end up running around outside of the pool. I still haven't figured out a safe way to take them to the pool by myself. If y'all have any ideas, please let me know. I'm dying to take them, but I just don't have a way of safely watching both of them.

Poor Adam was exhausted by Sunday evening. It's hard to keep up with the boys and do everything else too.

We love every minute of it though.

Hope y'all had a very Happy Father's Day too!

Friday, June 14, 2013

Closet Clean Out...Dresses for Sale!

I have decided to de-clutter my closet. In doing so, I have found several items that have barely been worn but are still in great condition with lots of wear left.

Please email me at sarahmarief@comcast.net

if you are interested in purchasing any of these.

I will send you an invoice via PayPal.

Shipping is $5.00 but free if 2 or more items are purchased.

Disclaimer: I am no photographer and take pictures with my iPhone,

so please disregard the quality.

I've tried to show as much as I can of the dresses.

Hale Bob Dress

Never worn

Size XS (runs big)

$50.00