guilty pleasures

As I sit here enjoying my second bag in a row of these little tasty niblets, i feel guilty. That's right, we just had a holiday weekend of eating for sport and I really really really don't need to be adding to the damage that i've done over the long weekend. I think it was the weekend in the first place that got me going because now.. i just can't stop!!

I also was bad at lunch. I took my friend and co-worker out to lunch for her last week here at the office and enjoyed a whole plateful of

*GASP* yes, I have sinned~ AND I had a coke. Summer is upon us and i'm eating like this!! Look out fellow swimmers!!

While i'm on a roll.. here's another current guilty pleasure...

and this

have I ever shared with you my facination with Jessica Simpson? There's something about her.. I think it's a combo of the fact that she's from the same background as me, she's my age,  and is now a new mom, a successful fashion designer and a pop icon. I like her. I"m sad that she doesn't stand for Jesus anymore.. but that's another blog post. I also love gossip mags. I know my celebrity gossip folks~ guilty!!

I'm fascinated by this gal too..

I wouldn't consider her a guilty pleasure though. She's pretty cool to look up to.

Another guilty pleasure..

this one is a lifetime guilty pleasure. I will forever love coke icees and i'm not ashamed!

And the ultimate lifetime guilty pleasure of all time goes to....

SUPER GUILTY! I love some shopping. In excess.. that's what makes it guilty! I feel closer to you.. now that i've shared.

friday fav.

this sweet little photo was captured the day after Jason and I got engaged.. same spot. To mark the spot, we carved our initials in the wood ~we need to pay a visit to that park and see if they are still there..

she

Is a classy lady
Has three beautiful children
Snorts when she laughs
Leads her church in worship
Is very disciplined
Is an amazing momma
Used to live overseas
Loves her some Starbucks (who doesn’t?!)
Loves with all of her heart
Is a servant
Became my best friend in college
Has a goofy sense of humor
Squeeze!!
Is a major morning person
Is a hard worker
Is an amazing leader
Loves her husband with all of her heart
Is loved by many
Is a Pastor’s wife
Flew to Memphis from Fla. When she was 8 months pregnant so she could be in my wedding
Is a loyal friend

Is the Amazing, Beautiful and talented Candice Carter

and I love her with all of my heart

a smash

Last night I had a friend who is a mutual fan of the TV show SMASH come over to watch the finale with me.

Just in case you haven't seen the show SMASH. It's a drama about the making of a Broadway show called Bombshell. It's about the life and career of Marilyn Monroe. So good!! I love the music in it and all the characters.. It's a hit in my eyes. My friend Raechell and I had a bonified girls night~ complete with chocolate at our fingertips, multiple kinds of dip and a manservant at our beck and call. That's right.. I said manservant~ my husband Jason. We would ring a bell and he would come to serve us refills on food and drinks. It was ADORABLE! I am kicking myself for not taking pictures. But in the meantime.. here's an idea

That's right! He wore a tophat, a green polo, shorts, and wore a towell over his arm. He was having too much fun and so were we. I love my hubby. He really does spoil me. But i like to spoil him too so it's pretty great!

Girls night was a hit and the ending to SMASH... totally left us hangin. One of the characters was about to pop a major handful of pills and the other girl just got done with an amazing performance but had a huge fight with her fiance'. Ahh!! the drama. I guess we'll have to wait until the fall~sigh~

from the notebook to real life~jason's graduation party

The icing on the cake of Jason's Graduation festivities- his graduation party happened on Saturday. I have been planning in my little notebook for months

I could party plan for a living.. I love seeing what i've been scratching down and dreaming up come to fruition. I love doing special things for the ones I love~ especially when they've worked so hard to achieve a goal.

before (excuse my left handed chicken scratch)

THE FRUITION =)

i need to learn more about food photography

pretty sure this is my fav. ~ Jason's cousin maddie and baby kinsie gott~maddie loves her some babies

nothing like making sweet memories with friends and family

digging deep

Ok. Today I've got a thought that's so deep I feel very exposed sharing it. Anyone who reads my blog will have gotten to know me 10 times better after having read this thought... You ready? I (crunch crunch) am (crunch crunch) ADDICTED (crunch crunch crunch) to

seriously.. I can't stop eating it. I've got the munchies big time!! Hopefully it's as healthy as I think it is and I can continue in my addiction. (crunch crunch)

Jason and I have (for the past two days) been meeting at lunch and walking around this great park (sequiota) here in Springfield. We walk.. we talk.. get our excersize and soak up some good ol viatmin D. I am enjoying this tradition so far and hopefully it wont' get too hot too fast to continue.

I love my husband. I love seeing him in the middle of the day. He's my lobster.

Happy Wednesday friends!

um- WOW

I saw this link on facebook today and my curiosity got the better of me. I read it (you should too) and all I could say was WOW.

The article is called "How to miss a Childhood" and it's all about our mobile devices and how distracting they can be and how that effects our relationships with our kids. No, I don't have a child of my own, but I definately want one someday and I want to remember this article and take it to heart.

It's all about investing time and effort and energy into your children, not giving them the message that whoever or whatever app or game is on that mobile devise is more important. There are so many distractions these days and it would be so easy to neglect those prescious moments with our kids for these multiple distractions. Children are a gift from God and we should treat them that way. A blessing. I will defiantely be sharing this article with my husband tonight.

Thank you Lord for giving me this insight before I even have kids and have the chance to neglect them because of my mobile devices. I pray that I never fall into this trap and that my someday children feel loved, honored, and cherished by Jason and I. In Jesus name, amen.