Car Trouble

Car Trouble? Hardly! Try no car at all! I wrecked it. Yes, I am fine, and no Lance wasn't in the car. My car however needs some TLC now. This stupid driver came into my lane, and instead of hitting the car, I ran up on the curb. Then I lost control of my car and got back on the street and ended up on the sidewalk again. I broke my wheel and the oil filter. Needless to say, my car is not drivable now.

This puts us in a small predicament. Chris now has to walk to work (Thank God we live close), and I am having to call on friends to come get me to run errands. The worst time for this to happen as I am trying to get Lance's birthday party together. Jenny is going to come and pick me up on Friday and take me to Party City that way I can get the table cloths and plates and balloons. Merinda is coming out early on Sunday to take me to get the cake (which I can order on the phone)and to get the balloons aired up! Things seem to be working out for the most part, but I hate feeling totally helpless. The good news is, my car should be fixed sometime this week.

Birthday Fun!

Hello internet! Things here have been pretty busy.... you know, life? So, I havnt really been updating on here as much as I would like. But.... I'm here now, so thats all that counts right? Last week we went to Lance's little BFF's birthday party, he turned 2! Lance had so much fun! I will be putting a couple of pics up on my flikr accnt so go check it out! Also, the same night Lance got to go spend the night with his Aunt Murphy because Chris and I had a banquet to go to for his work! He was in the top 10% of his location (over 700 people!)so he got invited to this dinner/party! We had a lot of fun and I had some wine... lol. He got to go up on stage and recieve an award for being so awesome at his job! I was a very proud wifey.

I have been filling out invitations for Lance's birthday party. He will be turning 3 this month... I am hoping to get the invitations in the mail today so people will have plenty of time to RSVP. His theme is pirates and I am getting him a little "pirate head scarf" to wear at his party. It is going to be so cute! We are having his party at Planet Pizza! It is like an amusement park for little kids and it is indoors! I picked out his cake last night. It is a pirate ship deck and it is going to say "Man the deck! Lance is 3!" on it.

I am hoping to find a babysitter for this Friday night because Chris and I have a friend (Jenny's husband) who is turning 35 and they want to go out for drinks and fun! Hopefully I will be able to find one.

We are moving soon and the date is quickly approaching. We move in 18 days, so i need to get started on packing up this apartment. I am so super excited about our new apartment. I am anxious because since our first apartment, nowhere has really felt like "home". Maybe this one will.

Thats all for now! Thanks for visiting my blog, keep reading and have a great day!

New New New

So, in the exitement of getting a new place and a new start, I have been looking at new furniture and stuff. I found a FABULOUS dresser that is sort of vintage inspired! And for those who know me well, know that I love all things vintage! I also found a GREAT comforter! I posted the pic above! I don't want the pink sheets or anything (okay, I do... but I dont think Chris would go for it, lol). I think it would look so good with the black bed that we already have. We have also found a new tv stand to go with our new tv!

I have also been in contact with my mom's best friend from when I was young. We are going to meet up and have lunch after Valentines day! I am so excited that i will be able to talk with someone who knew my mom so well. My sister and my grandmother are also going to go.

Chris went out to lunch with his brother and his best friend Shawn today. They are going to Chipotle and he is going to bring me back some food! I am so excited because I love Chipotle!

Thats all for now! Keep reading!

Hi Barbie!

How to get free starbucks

So, let me tell you about my day so far... and it is not even 3:00 pm yet. So, this morning i made a check list of all the things i need to get done today. Some of which included things i needed to do outside the home. So I made arrangements with Chris for me to have the car after his lunch break today. I take him back to work and proceed to drive 20 min away to Big Lots to by Lance's little BFF a birthday present for his party on Saturday. I get there and go inside only to realize that I forgot to get the debit card from Chris. So I wasted the entire trip. Because of this I also am unable to go pick up perscriptions at Walgreens like I needed to do. So, the last stop on my list was to drop off Chris' dress pants at the cleaners. This I actually get done with no problem. I was so bummed however that I think to myself well, I have actually a couple of dollars cash so I can at least treat myself to a frap from Starbucks. I get in the drive through because I have a sleeping toddler in the back, and order. I order my ususal Caramel Lite Frappacino in Grande. Before i get to the window I am going to get my wallet out. It's not there, so I have to wait for the two cars in front of me to get their order to leave. I also cannot back up because there is a line of cars behind me. I get to the window and I am so distraught. I tell the guy, I am so sorry but I forgot my wallet at home. I live just around the corner is there anyway you can set that aside for about 5 min while i run home and get my money. He says, you know what? It is already made, don't worry about it, and hands me my much needed caffeine. And that ladies and gentlemen is how you get free Starbucks.

On another note, I got in touch with my mom's best friend from years ago, and we are having lunch sometime soon.

Longing to cook a homecooked meal

It's been a while since I blogged, i have been up to my eyeballs in a screaming toddler wanting all of mommy's attention. But, there are some exciting new things on the horizon for the Stone family.

The first of which is Chris' banquet at work. We are going to this on the 7th. It is pretty exciting because only the top 10% of his company got invited! Go hubster! We get to dress up all semi-formal and go out for a fantastic dinner! I think they will be giving away free stuff and awards and things like that, so maybe we will come home with something. Not to mention, that we have a babysitter for the night which is awesome because i wont have to go out late and then get up wit the baby early in the morning.

In other news, we also are moving! We got a new apartment in a diff complex right across the street so it will be an easy move! It is an amazing apartment! It is a second story apartment, but the cool thing is, we will have no downstairs neighbors! Our apartment is on top of our attached garage! Another simply great feature is that our front door is on the ground floor and when you come inside, you go up stairs into out dining room! It's like our own little townhome, or condo, or whatever they are called. We also have bought a new TV to go in the new apartment! Super stoked about that! Finally we can upgrade from the 27' TV that we bought 6 years ago, lol. We are also getting an x box 360 (mainly for Chris although i admit, i will probably play it)from our friends! Our new apartment is 3 bedrooms with a big living room and big dining room so now I will finally have room for my dining room table.

Also, and the biggest news.... Lance will be turning 3 on the 28th! My little man is growing up so big!!!

Thats all for now, I'll talk at you later!

Pampering

So, as you probably already know, I LOVE to pamper myself. There is not much better than sitting in a massage chair with one person making your nails beautiful, while another person is making your feet beautiful. BUT, like the rest of you, my family has come on some hard times... so in an attempt to save money, I have decided, along with my friend Jenny, to do my own feet. I bought myself a "Pedegg" to help with the softening of feet part. Now, this product works GREAT the first time you use it. But after that you need to purchase the refills because the blades on it become extremely dull. I have also discovered that I officially SUCK at painting my toes.

Today is also the start of my new.. "Get a great body for Cancun" diet. I have got to loose the extra lbs! Thats all for now!

Whatcha up to?

How have you been? Things here are going pretty good! Just cleaning and such. I should be cleaning right now, but hey, i can take a break right?

Do you ever feel like your house is never clean enough? I think that it may be because I am just dissatisfied with my things. Like I am trying to get it clean thinking it will make my place look better when in reality, I would love the money to be able to buy a few things for my home. I would like some lamps and some things for the walls, some shelves and a book shelf... those are just to start, i want an area rug for my living room! And i could go on and on and on, but I wont, lol.

I get to go shopping today to get myself a few shirts. I have been feeling like crap lately because I dont like any of my clothes. Plus a little extra poundage helps with that. I am going to try to loose some weight for Cancun! I am going to hit up a few stores near my house to see if I can put together a few outfits for cheap. That would make me feel so much better!

Well, I better get back to my chores, lol. Hope you have a fantastic day!