Take me to the fair and sprinkle some ketchup + mustard all over that Oscar Mayer… oh, add a dash of pepper… and voila, LRT’s outfit post for the day!
I’m literally sifting through cloud nine today, head in heaven… but, unfortunately the body is in front of two screens doing my best to steer away from the endless cad drawings and presentation I need to conquer. So I’ll write instead… I’ll tell you why I’m head over heels. To put the cap on a fab weekend, last night around 11 o’clock I received an email from my friend from high school who is designing my brand, website, logo, etc {for be pretty}… she presented me with the first page of my website in rough draft form. I cried. It was {the word that begins with “F” would be appropriate} AWESOME {inserting the “F” before “awesome” and then say it out loud… that’s how good it was}. She’s brilliant. We’ve only had one phone conversation and a few emails back and forth and she {insert that “F” again, but this time end it with “ing”} nailed it! Nailed it! Thank you Chandler, you are one gifted lady!
About the threads I’m wearing… just a few layers for a Saturday, all of which are fair and babysitting appropriate!
{What I’m Wearing} Skirt: Gap, Belt: F21, Top: J.CREW, Cardi: Madewell, Tights: Hue, Socks: Madewell, Boots: Trouve, Headband: J.Crew
{My Hair} Straight + pulled back with lots of body up top pulled into a ponytail topped off with a headband. From there I just pinned up the pieces from the pony.
{My Makeup} The norm plus some lips!
Over the course of a few months little by little we’ve been prepping our studio/condo {whatever they call it these days} to put it on the market. When I first moved it we transformed basically a “living room”, which functioned as a man cave. Big TV, sofa and a lot of stacks of nonsense that he calls his “to be filled piles”! That was years ago since I moved in… over time, within that “living room” we’ve also created a dining room, living area and now “office”. I know right, where did you create an office. Let’s not get too ahead of ourselves… in our doorless space; we have two openings {doorless openings} that lead you from the kitchen/living area into our bedroom. The hubs who went through an “Asian” infatuation had previously separated the space with a mocha “Shinto screen”. It went lovely with the current décor in our place {big: NOT}. So batta-bang-batta-boo {is that the right lingo} it’s gone. It’s now separated by a creamy white drapery which really helps to sofen the area. I relocated my vanity to the area that connects the kitchen/living area to the bedroom. Here’s a little snap shot. Small little writing desk… perfect for some fresh flowers, a pic of the hubs and my puter. Voila!
I knew you’d ask… so I quickly did a CAD drawing of what our condo looks like and where exactly we’ve added the small addition {if you even care}… oh and btw, we’ll go ahead and take any “pre-sale” offers! 🙂
I babysat! No really… the parents trusted me {yea-yea with the help of the hubs…}!
As you can see the night didn’t start out in my favor… or maybe those are happy tears! 🙂
Back in December the hubs and I received an email from Rich {Daddy of this little fella below} asking if we would be up for babysitting so that he could surprise his wife with a date night. Their first date night in Charlotte since little Michael made his big appearance {almost 7 months ago}. Hello, yes! Babysitting a cute little man? Duh! Saturday night was the big day for us and date for the parents. The last time I babysat was years ago when I first came to Charlotte… holding a baby, I’m 100% confident in but feeding, burping, changing; I’ll admit to being a little rusty in those categories.
Like doggie like brother! Big brown eyes!
Typically, I wouldn’t use this cheese to the mc-cheese word but seeing my hubby with a baby was pretty magical. He’s going to be a wonderful dad… someday!
Come’on, I’m not as bad as you think… I look pretty natural… right?
Love this one!
It was a great experience and it was so much fun for the hubs and I to babysit together… prepping us for that “someday” feeling. Michael was an absolute sweetheart who just melts any kind of stress away… his smile is contagious to the point at which by the end of the evening my cheeks were in pain.
I can share this with ya’ll and I know the hubs doesn’t read my blog too often so I might poke fun at his sweetness. When all was said and done and Michael was tuckered out, JT had a sentimental moment with me where he shed a tear… he told me that someday I was going to be the mother that he always dreamt of marrying. I think it really touched him seeing my interaction with a kiddo.
It was pretty much fun… especially when we waved goodbye at the end of the night and I got to sleep in the next morning. 😉
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