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Selasa, 14 Februari 2012

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Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:32 PM PST

I spent a good part of the day in my office with glue and paper hearts making these bad boys. They may not be the fanciest of cards, but I feel as though they are what I needed them to be. Which is totally cheesy, colorful, and not all red/pink.

You see, the husband and I have been together since December of 2006...Yet, we have not had the simple pleasure of a Valentine's Day. I thank the Navy for that one, however, there are worse things. Since tomorrow is our first Valentine's Day, I'm thinking heart-shaped pancakes before he's off to work, and at 8:30 we will be off to our dinner reservation. Which HE made, planned ahead! My husband! And there will be chocolate covered strawberries and Oreos for dessert.

Each card has a super sappy love quote inside. Yeah, I went there. I have this thing with quotes...I love them. I write them down all the time. I've even started a notebook of my favorites.

I will catch back here tomorrow for an "official" Happy Valentine's Day!

Jumat, 10 Februari 2012

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Absence & Instagram

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:42 AM PST

So you may be wondering where I have been, probably not, but humor me. This girl has been a busy bee....

The Winter-Spring transition in the store I work in, is pretty insane. We throw this HUGE "Countdown Sale," which by 7 pm that day you can get cashmere and designer jeans at 70%....just imagine. Then we do inventory(which turns the store completely upside down), and now we are putting it back together, rearranging, and putting out all the beautiful new Spring clothes.

We are moving! Again! 30 minutes North to the great Ocean-State....that's Rhode Island if you didn't know. I've been packing, cleaning, and plugging holes. We are moving into a smaller place, which excites me more than you can imagine. Oh, and I get to sand all of our furniture down and repaint.....it needs little facelift.

And as of yesterday, I'm sick. I was thinking to myself, I haven't gotten a cold all Winter. I apparently jinxed myself. Bring on the vitamins!

But anywho. One of the things I wanted to do this year is participate more in the blogger world. So all through January everyone was doing the "photoaday" thing. When February came around, I jumped on board....and I'm a day behind....and I combined on two days.....and don't judge, I'm really trying.

Day 1(Your View Today)- My husband came home from work early, so we took the day to relax.

Day 2(Words)- While packing I found this journal that I gave my husband on our wedding day. I highly recommend it. It's so fun to fill out!

Day 3(Hands)- After a long day there is nothing like milk-n-cookies.

Day 4/5(A Stranger/10AM)- All the strangers driving home for watching the super bowl, and it was 10PM, because I was not awake at 10AM that morning. I didn't get home from work until 1 AM that morning!

Day 6(Dinner)- We ate McDonald's in our car waiting for maintenance to come let us back in our house. The husband locked us out.

Day 7(Button)- This button has big things attached, but I can't say what it is yet.

If you'd like to follow me on Instagram, KMontyS is the name!

Have a great day everyone!

Jumat, 27 Januari 2012

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This Morning....

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST

This is what Zoey and I are doing this morning. Well, she is actually sleeping..I'm knitting and finishing up some coffee. Then we are running errands. Yes, she is going with me-I would feel guilty leaving her alone. Thanks to those who wished her well:) She is doing good, already playing again! Such a trooper.
Hope your Thursday is going well! Chin up peeps it's almost Friday.

Kamis, 26 Januari 2012

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Being A {Mom}

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:28 AM PST

A mom to a dog that is...no human babies in this household.

This morning at 8 o'clock the husband and I dropped our dear Zoey off at the vet for surgery.

On New Year's we found a lump in her throat. Ooooooh, when we found that lump a million things started running through my head. I made an appointment-- they told us because her behavior and appetite hadn't changed it was most likely a cyst, but to know for sure they would have to remove it. So that is what she went in for....that and to have a teeth cleaning-gotta keep up with those pearly whites.

Now, if you can imagine I'm a nervous wreck. Being home without her running around is an odd feeling. Good thing I have to work today, or else I'd be calling the vet every hour for an update. They did say we could call at lunchtime for an update if we wanted.

Fully intend on calling....

Selasa, 24 Januari 2012

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Lazy/Snow Weekend

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:59 AM PST

How was your weekend? We spent most of the weekend inside.....ok we spent all but like 2 hours inside(don't judge). I was supposed to work on Saturday, but the 10'' of snow we received didn't let that happen. The snow didn't let up until around 4 p.m. Sunday was a lazy day, we ran errands in the morning and then of course...football! My husband was excited enough for the both of us.

The pictures of me above were taken right after we got done shoveling...actually the first one was after I took Zoey for a walk around the block...in the snow, before anything was plowed-while my husband was shoveling. She enjoyed it way more than I. The second is when I took it upon myself to do the back patio. I may be from Florida, but I can shovel snow like nobodies business. I learned quickly last year, when my husband had duty whenever there was a snow storm...awesome.

Oh, and that dresser(actually it's the bottom of our old amour) is getting sanded and repainted by yours truly.

Most pictures courtesy of my Instagram.

Hope you have a fabulous Monday.

Sabtu, 21 Januari 2012

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Coffee Is Irreplaceable

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:49 AM PST

This morning was like any other morning. I woke up, hit brew on the coffee, went to let Zoey out, took the above picture(I love waking up to snow!), went back inside to get my coffee...and it only brewed less than 1/2 a cup. So I tried again, same thing. I took it apart, cleaned it...nothing is working! Fed up, I made a delicious smoothie. Delicious, but not coffee. I am running on zero caffeine today and I feel myself slowly fading.

And on that note, I'm running next door to get a cup.

Rabu, 18 Januari 2012

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Tag! You're It.

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:14 PM PST

The lovely Whitney @ The Zufelt's tagged me in this post. So of course I had to do it!
Here we go.....

The Rules

1. You must post the rules.

2. Post eleven fun facts about yourself on the blog post.

3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you've tagged.

4. Tag eleven people and link them on your post

5. Let them know you've tagged them!

11 Fun Facts..

1. I started competitive figure skating in the 5th grade and continued until high school. I still remember the feeling I would get when I stepped onto the ice every morning...the smell, the cold air. Good times.

2. My husband and I have moved 7 times in the past 5 years. 2 apartment complexes, a short stay at my parents(we were in-between moves), a month long hotel stay in New Orleans, an apartment in New London, CT, which turned out horrible, and the house we live in now...here's a kicker, we are moving again at the end of February. Some of those moves can be blamed on the military...others are just us being indecisive and spontaneous.

3. My husband and I dated for 3 years before we were married. In those 3 years, he was deployed or underway for more than half of it. This is going to be our first Valentine's Day together!
4. I'm a big believer in Karma.
5. I know this may sound crazy, and you probably wont believe me but, I could totally live without a cell phone. There are times I'll leave in it my purse or upstairs just so I can't be bothered. Plus I'm really bad about charging it.
6. I'm half Cuban(my dad is from Cuba) and I can't speak Spanish. I'm fully aware how this sounds. However, I can understand it most of the time, but when it comes to speaking it, just doesn't happen. The hubs is fluent.
7. I have a need to always be doing something. Lately I've been making pillows, random I know. This is the reason I want to create an Etsy shop!
8. I live in Connecticut, but I do believe I'll always be a Florida girl at heart....who can resist sunshine and flip flops?!?
9. I'm HORRIBLE at mailing things. At the moment there is a box staring at me...it has my parents Christmas presents in it. I'm working on it.
10. I will live in NYC or Boston...one day.
11. I would rather clean my entire house than do laundry.

My Questions To Answer...

Who is your celebrity crush?

Ryan Reynolds....did you see Crazy, Stupid, Love? That kid cleans up

If you had to eat one food for a whole week what would it be?

Pizza. New York style. I could eat it everyday.

What's your favorite kind of pie?

Apple....or during the Summer that icebox lemonade one. If you haven't tried it, you should!

Who did you see at your very first concert?

N*SYNC. Dont lie, you liked them too!

Do you think the chicken or the egg came first (Devin and I had a conversation about this last week haha)?

That's a tough one...I'm going to say the chicken.

How do you eat your Oreo's?

Step 1: Take 2 Double Stuffed Oreo's(yes, they MUST be double stuffed).

Step 2: Eat one side from each.

Step 3: Put together to make a Doubled Double Stuffed Oreo.
Also, if there is milk..I always drop one into the glass and eat it when the milk is gone.

I'm fully aware of house unhealthy this is.....

Are you a cat person or a dog person?

I am very much a dog person. Although I don't have anything against cats, I just grew up with dogs...and I can't do that whole litter box thing.

What is the color of your favorite nail polish?

Turquoise and Cacos by Essie. I wore this all Summer. It is, by far, the best color EVER!

What was the last text you sent?

"What time should I make dinner?" Entertaining, I know. The hubs has to work tonight so I'm taking dinner to him. I'm such a good wife:)

Do you have any "made up" words or phrases you use in your family?

Not made up...but my key lines are, "True story" and "Everything will be fine."

If you could splurge on one fashion item what would it be?

A pair of Louboutin's. I fell in love a long time ago.

Your Questions To Answer...

1-What is your all-time favorite chic flick?

2-What the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
3-If you could live anywhere, where and why?
4-What did you want to be when you were growing up?
5-What's the last movie you watched(theater or at home)?
6-What is something you wear everyday?
7-What is your ideal Friday night?
8-What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
9-Heels, Flats, or Wedges?
10-What is your favorite season?
11-Do you have a food weakness? Something you could never turn down....

Tagged!

-Courtney @ Courtney Lane

-Kylee @ Kylee Noelle
-Bon Bon @ The Whim Wham Life

-Gentri @ Gentri Lee

-Amelia @ Ugly Duckling

-Anna @ Owls & Lace

-Jamie @ Awesomely Awkward

-Nicole @ Running In Heels
-Hollie @ Hollie Takes Notes
Rae Veda @ An Eclectic Heap

That was a long one! Hope everyone enjoyed the 3-day weekend!