Where in the World?

Have I been?!!  Ugh, It's been a long summer.  But to keep it short, we have been working on our condo from the water leak we had way back in February of this year.  It took many phone calls to our Condo Association to get them to come out to clean up the mold in our attic...which, by the way, just kept on spreading!  

JULY is when they finally made it here.  But now it's done and our new carpets were installed on Friday!  

I will post pictures as soon as our furniture is back where it's supposed to be so you can get the full affect.

In the meantime, I don't know what direction this blog will go in.  I think I will just try to keep posts short.  I'm not sure how many people actually read this anyway.  I tend to like to post recipes and pictures anyway...I know how short my attention span is lately, I'm sure most of you are the same way, lol.

If you are interested in a FAB give a way, my favorite Bridezilla, Krystal from Krystal's Kitsch has hit 600 posts and 600 followers and is being SUPER generous!!  Do yourself a favor and GO FOLLOW HER, giver her some love already and you might just get to choose the prize that best suites you!  Since my blog is so random, I may be likely to go for something like:

I have 3 cats, this just makes sense.
www.perpetualkid.com

Umm, because, who doesn't want to make their own ice pops with funny faces on them??

www.williams-sonoma.com

OOOH!

For my love of a good T-shirt...

www.snorgtees.com

And, really, a good 'ole Sephora gift card would do it for me :oD

Photo Tales Tuesday!

Wow!  It's been FOREVER since I've posted ANYTHING here at Blogger.  So I'll try to get back into it by linking up at Laugh Until You Cry!

Matt and I have been super busy this whole summer and really haven't gotten to do anything other than house work these last few months.  So on Saturday, we hit up the annual Classic Car show for a fun date!  Saw some amazing cars and got to dream about having our cars entered in the show (Matt owns a 1972 Chevy Chevelle and ONE DAY I will have my 1969 Chevy Camaro...one day).

...and a few more because they are just that cool...

Go link up at Photo Tales Tuesday!! 

Photo Tales Tuesday

So this one is a week late, thanks to Blogger, but here you go!

A little over one year ago, I got to marry the most amazing, caring, charming, loving man on the planet!  We kept our anniversary low key, since Matt had to work.  I went out to HomeGoods and stocked up on candles and new throw pillows to create a little dinner/picnic in our living room for when he got home.  And when I mean low key, we're talking fried chicken and pre-made salads from the grocery store...and it was delicious!  And being that this was our "paper anniversary," I folded these origami hearts for him and jarred them up!  It was a tedious, BUT I love the way they came out and it really meant a lot to him that I nearly gave myself carpel tunnel crafting these little buggers.

Come join in! 

AWESOME Weekend!

I had been so excited for this past weekend!  We had gotten tickets to see Miranda Lambert at the Borgata in Atlantic City months ago, and it was finally here!

We got stuck in a little bit of traffic on the way down, but that is always expected on a Friday.  After we checked in, Matt and I walked over to the Event Center to see what time we could go in and a very sweet security guard gave us wrist bands which he told us would make it possible for us to line up before the people who didn't have a band.  Thank you, sir!

Instead of going to get something to eat, we went back to the room so I could get ready, this would later prove to not have been a good idea!  But, after waiting for an hour in line with our special green wrist bands, the doors opened and we rushed to the stage.  I was so surprised at how close we got!  I mean...front row!!!!  Did I mention that this is my first concert, how lucky am I?!  After waiting another hour this is what we saw:

Here we are!

Josh Kelley...also Known as Katherine Heigl's husband....he was good!  He mixed in a version of "Forget You" by CeeLo Green...loved it!

Justin Moore....I'm not even going to lie, I had NO CLUE who this guy was!  The crowd knew all the words to his songs and loved every minute.  He was a great performer and his band totally rocked it out, but he was a little "too country" for me, lol.

Miranda was fabulous!!  The whole thing was great, she came out with her new group, The Pistol Annies which was amazing and she totally molested my hand before the show was over!!! 

I couldn't have asked for a better night!  Except that I hadn't had anything to eat or drink since 2 in the afternoon and almost ate sh*t going down the escalator on our way to grab a burger after the show...I survived and I'd do it again :o)

On Saturday we spent the day on the Boardwalk, people watched, ate some Italian Ice and gambled a little more.  We gambled Friday night after my blood sugar was back to normal, but we didn't do very well, as usual.

Yesterday was Matt's grandmother's 90th birthday!  We went to this really CUTE restaurant that used to be an old house.  I tried Escargot for the first time and it was delicious!  The whole meal was wonderful and she really enjoyed herself, which is all that mattered! 

I haven't had a weekend like that in a while!  And now it's Monday again, hopefully it will be a good week (aside from needed a couple of fillings on Thursday) and the weekend will be here before I know it :o)

Photo Tales....

Thursday!  LOL.  OK, It's a couple of days late, but I still made it before Friday!

This is PJ sitting on the makeshift window seat I threw together.  You see, she and her sister CC can easily access prime bird viewing position, but their brother iLean (my 3 legged buddy) can't quite make the jump.  In our spare room, still hollowed out from the great winter leak of 2011, there was a little cat bed attached to the sill and he could pull himself up using the carpeted surface.  But since we've had that room closed off for so many months, he can't sit in his usual summer spot.  I felt sad for him as he lay on the floor watching his siblings lounge so effortlessly.  So, I flipped over a laundry basket, covered with his favorite blanket and now  my little buddy has his very own window seat!  Except that every time he jumps down, PJ takes it over.  

Oops!  Forgot to add the link for you guys to go participate!  Go to Laugh Until You Cry!

I Heart Faces - May Flowers

I think this is the first time that I am participating at I heart Faces!  I have always been a little apprehensive because of all the fabulous photos I see there every week.  But I feel like this one was a great ice breaker for me!  

My husband and I took a stroll around the botanical gardens, mostly to see what was in bloom, but also to practice using my camera in the dreaded MANUAL mode!  DUN DUN DUUUUN.  I have to say, I am pretty proud of this shot!  It's of a fruit tree, and for the life of me, I can not tell you the name of it!  A cherry or a pear maybe?  I forgot to look at the tag!  Anyway, here you go:

Go over to I Heart Faces and link up your flower photo!!

Photo Tales Tuesday!

Do you see it?  The little Goldfinch tucked into the branches?!  This is one of my favorite birds of the Spring!  He also happens to be the NJ State bird.  Don't you know what your state bird is?  I can not possibly be the only nerd in the room.

Matt and I walked around the botanical gardens one sunny day last week and we spotted this guy hopping from branch to branch.  I love this time of year!!

Go link up your picture and tell us about it!