Pinterest: Happy Fall Y'all!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Well Baby Noland is still not here... and I've been avoiding blogging a little bit due to exhaustion and trying to get everything absolutely ready. I've cleaned, cleaned, cleaned, stocked up on food and so much more. Of course, at night when I lack sleep, I've been getting my Pinterest on. There are so many great Halloween ideas and since it's ALMOST October... (Wow, where did summer go?) I thought I'd share some of my favorite Halloween pins.

First, let's share some favorite costume ideas... 

Such a cute little family costume idea...Love it.

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This one is soo funny. The Price is Right contestant... How creative.

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The Flintstones costumes!

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...Now for other ideas...

Some awesome traditions. Must check out and pin for yourself.

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 Great Fall Decor Ideas!

 pinned here.

Great Kids Craft Ideas! Can't wait to try some of these.

pinned here. 

 Don't you just love these?! I love Fall. My husband doesn't like Pumpkin and all the Pumpkin recipes but there is nothing like a nice slice of Pumpkin cheese cake or Pumpkin spiced latte. 

Here are a few of my fave pumpkin recipes: 

Pumpkin cookies.. Yum

Pinned here.

Candy Corn Cookies... My husband loves Candy Corn.

Pinned here

Caramel Apple Cobbler? Um. Yes.

Pinned here.

And here is one that I've been dying to try! Pumpkin Dump Cake. 

Pinned here.

Doesn't all this just put you in the mood. Before you know it, we'll be hanging Christmas decorations! The fall is such a great time of year. Welp, that's all for today. 

If you want, you can follow me on Pinterest here!

Thanks for stoppin by! 

xoxo. Jen

Guest Posting & Pinning Lately

Oh man. I'm 37 weeks pregnant today. Sorry that the blog has not been updated daily lately. I must say I am exhausted and ready for our sweet little boy to be here!

I had the pleasure of guest posting over at the Catholic Newlywed today... Go check out my post here!

Anyways, today, I decided to share some of my favorite Pinterest pins lately...
Maternity Picture & Baby Edition! 
Although, I feel an extreme decrease in energy... I've had the energy to pin some greats on my Pinterest iPhone app. So here's what I've been pinning lately!

1. This picture is sooo adorable! I love all the kisses and the baby's sweet smile! 

I totally want to take this one of my little guy! Source.

2. Did you know you can make your own baby wipes? One of the 493264529548 reasons Pinterest is so awesome! You can find the how to here.

3. I love this picture for baby #2. I hope I don't forget this one! soo sweet! Source.

4. Shadow box for baby! I love this! Source

5. I like this maternity picture! Very sweet. Source.

6. Ten MUST TAKE hospital photos! Source.

7. Ten best iPhone Apps for a New Mom! I already downloaded a few.. Source.

8. 20 Creative New born & Pregnancy Photos.. Source.

Aren't those all just great?! Thanks again Pinterest for some great finds!

That's all for today! Thanks for stoppin' by

xoxo. Jen

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Pinterest Loves Lately

Well it's been awhile since I've shared my favorite pins. 

And let's be honest.. there have been some sleepless nights due to lack of comfort lately.

So I've been pinning on my phone in hopes to do something until I'm tired & not to wake my sweet husband.

You can follow me on pinterest here!

Favorite little sayings: 

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If I have a daughter.. we will frame this and put it in her colorful room!

For the Home: 

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We have a huge blank wall at our new place... I'd love to have this... 

I mean where do you even find a door like this?

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I love wreaths... Hopefully this year, I can get crafty and make some!

Baby & Future Kid Ideas:

How cute is this First Birthday picture?

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Oh my, Christmas... I love this.

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I would really love to make some type of book like this!

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Food Cravings:

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Um.. Party loaf or Party in your mouth? I think both

Pinned here

Cake Batter Milk Shakes...um... yes.

And that's about it for now.

I could make this post forever long... So many great ideas on Pinterest!

Be sure to follow if you aren't already. I'm always pinnin'

That's all for today! Tune in tomorrow for our weekly Link Up!

xoxo. Jen

Linking Up: 

Dear Baby

Dear little one,

To write to you, I don't know where to start.

I wish I wrote you more regularly.

 Your daddy & I have been planning for your arrival 

and are excited that it's less than 4 months away! 

We can't wait to finally see your 

sweet face & little hands. 

We hope when you enter into this crazy world 

and begin to grow  

& learn  new things,

we can  surround you with love.

we can not wait to make you 

laugh & giggle.

to hold you, 

 and give you thousands of 

hugs & kisses.

we are ready to 

play

dinosaurs

superheroes

sports

cars

 trucks 

and so much more.

Only  3.5  months left.

Until then, 

I'll  await your every move,

sweet kicks

that let me know you're there.

Praying for you.

Loving you,

Your Mommy

Linking Up:

 

The easy way to hang a picture STRAIGHT

Welp, again, I got caught up with life. So much is going on. I can't promise that I will be posting as regularly until the end of April. but come Summer, I'll be back daily. So hang in there folks.

Two weekends ago my mom came to visit and bought us two pictures to spice up our bathroom! I love them! So this past weekend, I hung them up Thanks to Pinterest:

I found this on Pinterest a while ago: 

She explains how to hang pictures perfectly straight and exactly where you want them!

You can go to her blog here!

Well I wasn't making a gallery wall but I was hanging two pictures side by side. I measured the space with a tape measure. Here is a picture of the space... right above the toilet.

Then I got out some wax paper and laid the pictures down upside down. I measured how far a part I wanted them. Marked the paper where the frames would be. 

 like this. I didn't even have to use that much wax paper.

After I marked exactly where the nails would need to go on the paper.. I was set.

I took the paper, level, hammer and nails into the bathroom. 

I taped the wax paper exactly where I needed it to hang until I got the nails in.

I also made sure to measure the length of the frames so I put them high enough that they didn't hit the towel bar.

And now... Finally! Here they are!

This turned out to be so easy! Simple. You have to try it the next time you are hanging pictures next to one another! That's all I have for today! Go get your picture hanging on!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

xoxo Jen.

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Mardi Gras!

Growing up Catholic, Mardi Gras was always a big deal! Do you celebrate Mardi Gras? 

I didn't grow up in New Orleans and I've never been there for Mardi Gras but every year we would go to the Mardi Gras parade where I grew up! And every year, the day before Lent (which I'll post about tomorrow), I would indulge in ice cream or chocolate or whatever I was giving up. I remember one time, I made my mom take me to Sonic at like 9pm to get a milkshake because it was the last time I would indulge in a milkshake until Easter Sunday!

Today, I wanted to share a little bit about Mardi Gras for those of you who don't know much about it! 

Mardi Gras is a FRENCH term meaning "Fat Tuesday". It is usually celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday which opens the fasting season of Lent in the Catholic Church. 

Here is a website that gives the history of Mardi Gras!

Here's a little history that they shared: 

In 1872, Purple, Green and Gold became the official colors of Mardi Gras!

 The traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold are said to have been chosen by Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitch Romanoff of Russia during a visit to New Orleans in 1872. These three colors also have powerful meanings:  purple for justice, gold for power and green for faith. 

...and the King Cake Tradition began!

The "traditional" king cake is a coffee cake and is oblong and braided. It is iced with purple, green and gold sugar. Each cake contains a hidden small plastic baby and custom says that whoever finds it must either buy the next King cake or throw the next King cake party! 

I absolutely love king cake! You can find a yummy recipe for king cake here at Bunny cooks! & they have some yummy ones for sale at Publix (if you live in the southeast). 

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MARDI GRAS is a fun tradition to take part in, especially if you celebrate a time of fasting during Lent (the 40 days before Easter). I don't think I'll ever go to New Orleans, LA for Mardi Gras but in the future, I would love to have friends over to celebrate Mardi Gras with a little king cake and wine! I think its a great tradition to start... 

Welp, that's all I have for today. I just thought Mardi Gras was a neat tradition and I should share it with all of you. Let me know if you've heard of Mardi Gras, Do you celebrate it? 

Thanks for stoppin' by

xoxo Jen.

Hair Care!

Today, I decided to do a lil post on hair!

My hair has not been working with me lately. 

And there are so many cute blogs with great hair ideas! The beauty of blogging & pinterest is that we are blessed to have so many resources at our fingertips! Here's what my hair looked like at my wedding:

If only I could wake up and it would look that amazing!

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You can check out all of my favorites here on pinterest! But here are some of my favorite hair blogs:

1. I love this one! The Quick Twist! It can be found at the Beauty Department- a great blog by Lauren Conrad, Kristin Ess and Amy Nadine for hair, make up and fashion!

2. My Yellow Sandbox has some pretty awesome tutorials. She even made an e-book for only $4.99. She has lots of hairstyle tutorials on the the site after your purchase her e-book! its pretty awesome! I was following her way back when and have seen most of the video- they are awesome and so helpful!

3. My Soul is the Sky has awesome tutorials for hair! So many different ideas for hair! I love her blog! This one pictured was inspired by Nicole Richie: 

Didn't she doe an awesome job? Well go here to check out the tutorial! So wonderful!

4. The Small Things has a ton of great hairstyle tutorials from this cute fishtail braid to even how to wear your hair straight! She's a professional hairstylist too! So she definitely knows what shes talking about. I love blogging! So many awesome resources for hairstyles ans so much more!

5. Three Pink Dots has the greatest sock bun tutorial! Check it out! :)

6. & I just found this site tonight but she has some awesome tutorials! Love Maegan- Check out her site!

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And that's all I have for today! Feeling inspired? Me too! Maybe I'll start actually doing something with my hair! Thanks for stoppin' by: 

xoxo Jen.