Pinned It, Tried It, Liked It!

Pinspiration:

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Mine: 

The small stripe is cute and all, but "Ain't nobody got time for dat." I'm lucky to get to paint my nails with two babes around. J was out of town when I did this, too. I'm just glad they dried. Anyway, I'm a fan of the sparkles with a pop of color. It looks even better in person. Photographer, I am not.

I also tried this:

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Mine had walnuts instead of candied pecans. It was absolutely delicious. I wish I had some right now!

I also gave this recipe a whirl:

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I liked it, but wouldn't want to eat a lot of them. Tailgate snack maybe? You can't really go wrong with cream cheese and croissants anyway. I made them so that I could sneak some chicken into my toddler's mouth. Worked like a charm!

Lastly, I did this workout and man, oh man. Good stuff.

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Sorry about the butt in your face. At least it's not mine.

Have you tried out any of your pins lately?

Linking up here-

What's New!

 I'm amazed at what a difference a year makes:

This is a photo of my boys last December at the dog park in my hometown. This year I'll have three men in my life come December! Wow.

I'm anxious to see how these glasses look on me:

I jumped on the firmoo bandwagon after K broke my glasses recently. For 8 bucks, I figure it can't hurt! Cray K has been on a roll lately. He also broke my iPhone yesterday.

I'm reading: 

It's good. I'm about 64% done. I purchased it for the hospital. Perhaps it will last that long, but I might finish it up this weekend instead. Speaking of books, I have a review that is set to post for you all tomorrow! I'll be reviewing Gone Girl.

This is my most popular item ordered from Scentsy to date:

You need it in your life.

My nails look like this:

Essie Sand Tropez and OPI A Million Sparkles

I have a new post over here:

Learning to Live and Living to Learn

and last but not least, I'm currently at:

the doctor's office having what I hope is my last appointment before I meet Baby A for the first time. Wish me luck.

Happy Thursday!

Holiday Fun

I'm sure you're wondering just where in the world my Thanksgiving recap post is. If so, look no further. You've arrived. We made lots of good ole Paula Deen food and really indulged ourselves. And when I say we, I don't mean me. Captain J did almost all of the cooking. His mom brought with them some gravy and stuffing, but the rest of the chow was made by that delightful husband of mine. Seriously, I didn't lift a finger. It was awesome.

We fried a turkey (again I didn't...I tried to nap)...

We gathered 'round the food...

We were merry. Cray K wanted nothing to do with mashed potatoes, sweet potato souffle, salad, turkey, gravy, stuffing, stuffed mushrooms, cheddar and chive biscuits, banana cream pie, cranberry sauce, and/or pecan bars. THIS CHILD. I mean, what 15 month old doesn't like mashed potatoes? He's going to have a rough time fitting in if we ever move back to the real south. Bless his heart.

I went to bed with a full tummy only to wake up the next morning to go to a doctor appointment telling me that I had lost weight over the holiday! Score?

That day, Captain J and I got some much needed time alone thanks to his parents watching the little one for us. K did so well with them. I've heard tell that he didn't cry until about five minutes before we got home. It was a glorious couple of hours where we could pretend we were back in our carefree dating days (well, ya know, aside from my massive pregnant middle). First, we treated ourselves to Starbucks. Decaf Pumpkin Spice Latte, thank you very much. Then, we drove off toward the local movie theatre to see...

I know, I know. I'm that girl. Allow me to explain-

The movies aren't that good. I know this, but I can't simply stop seeing them. I read the books after a quite depressing Harry Potter hangover. I was grasping at straws trying to find another saga to throw myself into. While the books are no Harry Potter, they were decent enough to help with the sting.

I'm glad the movies are over. Breaking Dawn Part 2 was pretty good. The first five minutes were completely cheesy and I wondered if I would make it through the rest of the movie without having to fight the urge to roll my eyes. It got a lot better and I'm happy to have gotten the opportunity to see it on the big screen. That's a rarity in my life these days, ya know.

The following day, Captain J's parents left to head back home, but not before gifting me with this lovely shade of red:

It's called An Affair in Red Square and it's now gracing my newly chewed fingernails. Ugh. Let the process of not biting my nails begin again. I love this color. It's a festive, smooth red.

What's up with you? How was your Thanksgiving holiday?

Try It Out Tuesday

Pinspiration:

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Here's my version:

This was so easy. I really hate when I see nail tutorials on Pinterest that claim to be so easy...like that one with the sponge ombre nails (totally NOT easy)...and they're just a big, fat fail. Waste of time. These? THESE are easy. I do have some suggestions for you, though:

1. Paint your nails one color and then wait a very long time. See, I have no patience. I just want them to dry! already! If you're a little more normal and can wait the elapsed time for your nails to dry, well, then, proceed when ready. As for me, I painted the next step on the next day.

2. Get out your fancy scissors and tape. I would suggest you cut your strips before hand. Place the new, fun edge over half your finger and get to painting. I let this dry a few minutes before I took the tape off.

3. Be sure to use top coat.

And just because it's funny:

(And if you don't get the reference- Go Here)

Also, one of my favorite bloggers is giving away a cute maternity top! You should go check that out and soon! The giveaway ends on Wednesday.

Linking up with:

It must be a Monday

(Not much to say this lovely Monday morning- not here anyway. I'm guest blogging over at Local At Last if you want to check that out! I'm dishing about a certain military spouse stereotype that I don't particularly like. Leave some love over there and let's get this conversation started! )

Also, here's a glimpse at what my nails looked like last week. I know you were dying to know. Just grab two colors and a tiny paint brush and get to creating!

I thank Pinterest for my new obsession with nail polish. Furthermore, I credit them with the fact that I even have nails to paint. I used to be a biter.

Can't wait to see what kind of searches that gets me here on this ole blog. I need a break from people landing here by typing in "fat girls with stretch marks and belly button rings." I mean c'mon people. I have neither of those things...anymore. And well, I'm not fat I'm pregnant! Hmf. 

Quick someone cheer me up!

Oh, there. That did it!