Trifextra

YAY! I'm back to make another post in a timely manner.

This week's challenge is slightly different from last week's. It looks like it will alternate weeks between Trifecta and Trifextra! I'm excited for the challenge.

Anywho, you can find this week's post here.

The directions say:

This week we're asking for 33 of your own words inspired by the following picture.  If you use the picture on your blog, you MUST give proper attribution to the photographer by providing a link to the photo, not just to Trifecta.  Failure to comply will eliminate you from the challenge. 

Good luck and have fun with it!

Here's the picture -

Thomas Leuthard / Foter / CC BY

- and my 33 words - She was sitting at the table, completely engrossed in her studies. She appears to care less what is going on around her. I wonder if that could be me; oblivious or seemingly carefree.

I'll be back soon with a new post, I hope!

Well hmph....

I came to blog this morning, yesterday's Friday Fill-Ins, but I can't seem to locate it.... The only one I can find on the blog is last weeks (that I missed) *sighs* oh well, I was a day late anywho ;)

With that being said, I've had quite an eventful two weeks.... With summer being in full force, and me training to be Summer Camp Director, it's been crazy (and fun!).... Last week we went to Gatorland! It was my first time there and it is totally a place that Keegan would enjoy. We will definitely be going there in the near future! We also went to this AMAZING Aquatic Center! Awesome area for the kids! We will be going there soon too ;) This past week, we went to Monkey Joes, among other places.... It was my first time going to this one and it was SOOOOO much bigger than the one I have been to.... This is definitely one of the children's favorite field trips! I am thoroughly enjoying this summer! I'm completely exhausted by the end of the day, but I'm enjoying it! :)

This week also marked the end of my first Body by Vi - 90 Day Challenge! I'm proud to say that I have lost 25.8 pounds and 16.5 inches in 90 days! It's been an amazing journey! I didn't realize how big I had gotten until I was putting our before and after pictures together.... I have had an amazing partner in all of this. *Jami* She lost 23 pounds and 11 inches! We are not finished yet.... With the end of the first challenge, we begin another! Hopefully by the end of this next 90 days we will both be at our goal weight! Here's two pictures of my success - One from the front, and one from the side :)

Click my pictures for a closer look ;) If you want to learn more about the challenge just click the "Body by Vi - 90 Day Challenge" link above.... I would post Jami's pictures but I'm not sure how she would feel about that! ;)

Besides that, everything is going good! I'm hopefully signing Keegan up for swimming lessons on Friday! Lord knows living in Florida, with water everywhere, he definitely needs to know how to swim! :) I guess that's all for now!

How does the time pass so fast?!

I'm not sure how I let so much time pass without blogging at all! Seriously, maybe that's why I've been crazy! Where do I even begin?!

I have recently graduated with my Child Development Associates degree and am now teaching Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten! I'm the last teacher they have before they are off to "big school" and it has been quite a learning experience for me, just as much as the kids I teach!

Speaking of my class we just had graduation on Friday! It was quite an emotional week for me! I'm glad that it's done with and my life can resume regularly now. Next for me, is summertime with school-age kids... Field trips and crafts all summer long!

Keegan is big as can be, four and a half already and I'm not sure how that happened?! Where does the time go? In the fall he will begin his final year of preschool. I'm gonna be a crybaby I'm sure! I just can't believe 5 years ago I was pregnant with him, it really doesn't seem like it has been that long. He's so smart (but of course I'm bias)! He can spell his full name, knows our address, numbers to 20, the alphabet, etc. I am so proud of the little boy he has become.

We moved into a duplex with a big back yard last month and it has been great for us! I couldn't be happier with my decision to move here! As for my love life... I'm currently single... and I'm content... It's time to focus on me... and of course Keegan :)

and for old time's sake here's my current desktop for June :)



I downloaded it from the Shabby Shoppe Blog....

So maybe..

..it's not a update post but I'd like to get back into a routine again, soooo.. here are my desktops from August & September. [ i was too busy in June and July ]


August is from GG Digital Designs & you can find it {HERE}.


September is from The Bloc Creative & you can find it {HERE}.


Annnnddd of course my October desktop, made by none other than the FABULOUS Megan Turnidge! You can download this desktop {HERE}.

Time Capsule Tuesday #13

So maybe I'm a blogger slacker, but atleast I've gotten two in a row of these ;) Oh and TCT got a new look! I liiikkee it!



Click the pic above to be linked to this Time Capsule Tuesday post :)

Here's my pic for the day:


It's definitely clickable for a better view! My 3rd Grade Class, Mrs. Linton was my teacher 1996-1997! Wow!! Those were the days!! Can you find me??

Until next time,

Mother's Day in Clearwater

I had an awesome day. I love my honey! He got me a sweet card and then preceded to tell me how hard it was to find a mother's day card from a boyfriend. LOL. He's a nerd! We had seafood for lunch, and it was delicious! I looooove shrimp! Here's the view from the restaurant we ate at & really this picture doesn't do it justice! It was such a beautiful day! {Click to get it bigger ;)}



Keegan had a ball in the water. It was our first time to the Gulf and I'm not sure I'm going to want to ever get in any other body of water again. It was so warm and so clear! I was really surprised by it! On that note it was also the saltiest water I've ever been in. lol. Here's some more pics! No laughing :|

[ He's trying to be independent! ]

[ LOL - see the sand flying! ]

[ i love this <3 ]

[ :) he's such a sweetie! ]

[ sooo purty ]

Needless to say, it was the best time we've had in a long time out. :) On that note that's all for now!

Until next time,

They like me...I think!

I posted the pictures of my ham child for my chubby ladies to play with because I just haven't had that creative umph to make my own, or really any, siggies lately. and this is what they came up with :) {Click to get them at full size ;)}


[ by Mandy ]


[ by DIT Donna ]


[ by Sarah ]

Didn't they do a FAB job!? If you'd like to get one of your own you can do so, {HERE}! I'll be back in a little while with pics from Mother's Day at Clearwater! :)

Until next time,

YAY for me!

OK, so I've never really finished a LO until now. Crazy right, I just always get frustrated and close it. Well I took the most adorable pics of my son the other day, you can find some of them here, and I decided that I should scrap my fave. So.... here it is, Click to view a little bigger!



WDYT? Let me know your honest opinions, because well how am I going to improve if you don't tell me what I'm doing wrong :P. You can find the credits here. I look forward to hearing some opinions. *nervously biting my nails*

Until next time,

I had a mini photo shoot..

..with Keegan yesterday. and BOY oh BOY was he a HAM! I got the camera out and it was instant giggles! LOL. Here are some of the pics :) Of course all are clickable to get a better view ;)


[ he was about to attack me ;D ]


[ I just love him! <3 ]


[ isn't that smile to die for :) ]


[ SUCH A HAM! ]


[ I can't believe how much he's grown! ]


[ MY FAVE xo ]


[ I love this shy face! ]


[ He gave it a try too! ]


[ haha this look is priceless ]


[ my baby is now a growing toddler ]


Ok, I got my mommarazzi out for today! Thanks for looking :)

Until next time,

It's nearly 4 am and I can't sleep.

So just like every month I have uploaded my May desktop for you all to see! I'm a few days late, but hey it's ok. :] This one comes from Laura on the Studio Tangie CT! Isn't it super cute?! and of course my darling son just makes it even better! ;) You can click the preview to get a full size view :) It's a little larger than the normal desktops, but it fits to the size of the screen & looks GREAT!



If you would like to have this desktop you can find the post to download it {HERE}! I don't know how long it will be up or anything so keep that in mind. :)

Until next time,

Look-alike

I did this thing once before when Keegan was rather young, only a few months I think, and it told me that he look equally like the both of us, and well I was really upset. I guess I knew he looked like him I just didn't want to see it since I was the only one raising him. KWIM? I was looking through old myspace blogs and saw it so I decided to give another go and, YAY! :) Here it is.



Needless to say I'm tickled pink about that & wanted to share!

Until next time,

My April Desktop..

Since we all know how much I adore my lovely bestie Mandy, I thought I'd make her desktop, my desktop's new look! Just like every month I like to display it on my bloggy! So here it is :)



Isn't it just lovely?! You can click it to get a better view! ;)

If you would like to have this desktop as well, you can download it for free HERE!

PS. I'll also have another freebie of my own up in a little while, so keep checking back! :D

Until next time,

My March Desktop!

Since I usually post my desktops, I figured March was no excuse not to! So here it is..

(Click to view it bigger!)

You can download it for yourself from Shabby Princess :) You can find the free download link here! :)

Until next time,

So I'm a Slacker..

I know I know, I've been slacking my blog, so I'm going to try to make up for it now! THERE'S GOING TO BE AN OVERLOAD OF PICS IN THIS POST!

First, here's a great picture of my boo butt in Pop-Pop's hat & sunglasses!



(Click to make it bigger - it's straight from the camera)
It was adorable, he kept taking them off of Pop! Man we're going to miss them!

I had an awesome Valentine's Day! I got up and ready, went to get Justin, we drove down and rode the Metro into DC. We went to Chinatown and then to the Art Museum right there! It was an awesome day! Around 6ish we headed back to the Metro to come home. I guess it was after 8 when we got back to town! We then went to Castiglia's for our Valentine's Day dinner.. mmmmm, I looove Italian! Anywho, we are sitting there waiting for our salads to come and he puts this little box with purple wrapping paper & a white bow on the table! I was like OMG! So I slowly unwrapped it and found a ring box. I opened the ring box to find a 10K white gold ring with two stars and 1/4C of diamonds! I looove stars, so that's why he bought stars! It's so pretty. He then said. "This is a promise ring, so that you know I'm not going anywhere. I bought you diamonds because diamonds are forever!" The reason behind all of this I'm pretty sure has to do with our big move! and really I'm glad he did this because it reassures me a little more that he's still going to be here! I'd have pictures of it but my camera died at the end of the museum so {blah}!

Here's some pictures from the trip! (all are clickable & straight from the camera)



[ CHINATOWN ]


[ PRESIDENTIAL CUPCAKES, THEY WERE GIVING THEM OUT ]
















[ PREAMBLE IN LICENSE PLATES ]

It was such a great day! Then on Sunday, we got Keegan back and went to Hagerstown to do a little shopping for our apartment! Just our little family :) !! We got our dishes, glasses, silverware, shower stuff, and some other miscellaneous things! It's coming up on us super quick! Well I guess that's about it for now!

Until next time,