H54F #2

We are a week into this whole 2016 thing!  I hope you are having a great start to the new year.  Here's my five for the week.  Thanks for dropping in!

Mama went shopping and got three new work out items (Kohls)  Loving that bra!  I also adore some fitted yoga pants, I cannot stand the loose ones, yucko!

1.  Psssst - School started back on Monday!  I freakin' love when my kids go to school; especially after a two week break.  The one thing I did not like was getting up at 6:43.  I used to be such an early bird, now not so much.  To celebrate the kids going to get their learn on I went shopping.  I had to return an adorable sports bra thing that was too big and in it's place I got an awesome new one, those pants, and that shirt.  I'm so excited about it.  I also had to hit up Starbucks and use some of a giftcard...I tell you nothing can change your mood quite like a skinny caramel macchiato. #starbuckswin #kohlswin #gettingupearlynotawin

Bought this last summer at Walmart for $2.  I kinda go crazy with notebooks.

2.  I journal.  Food journal that is.  I actually am using that notebook (so cute, right?) for everything.  I put my food log in it, daily to do's, and other little this and that's.  The best part is the notebook was like $2.  #weirdhoarding101

Pom from Old Navy! Thanks, Santa.  Now um that mouth, what? Yeah, no makeup, baaaaad girl!

3.  Me, all week, in a pom and don't even care.  Wait a second what the crap do I do with my mouth now when I take a selfie.  That isn't duck but what the hell is it?  #cannotstopstaring #houstonwehaveaproblem

Let's be IG friends (this pic is from my IG) @abrownieworld

4.  Come join me on Fitbit.  Click here to connect.  We need motivation!!!  #movemovemovesoyoucaneateateat

5.  I may have had a slight myocardial infarction on Wednesday when I could not find my Costas.  This girl has bad eyes and I must have my good sunglasses when the sun is shining brightly.  I searched high and low for those babies all over our home.  Of course my husband finds them...in our closet...on top of his sneakers.  Um??? #momprobs

And my one extra....

What the h-e-double hockey sticks and I doing with my mouth?!?!?!

6.  Pimples - It is hormonal but the week after Christmas I broke out like a 14 year old.  One New Year's Day I purchased some good old Neutrogena Acne Wash and cleansed my skin (four times over two days).  Well folks it isn't made for this girl's skin anymore because not only did it dry my skin out totally it also gave me a great chemical peel look!!!  Yes, I was inflamed for a few days and then I became a crusty, dried out, horrible looking mess!  Olive oil for the win along with straight zinc - I used it to rehydrate my skin.  I hope this culled the acne for a while!  #diychemicalpeeldonot

Have a great weekend!  Recap tomorrow. Come over to my Facebook Page and like it if you will!

Weekend Over Coffee

Ahhh we had a nice weekend.

Friday was spent doing some housework and running errands.  

   

Chick Fil A for some late lunch and play time for the kids.  Aldi for groceries....$60 for a week of groceries, yes please.  Goodwill to find some treasures.  The kids got tons of books for $4.

Friday evening...

  

We enjoyed Customer Appreciation at our local Subway.  For $1.80 you got a medium drink and a six inch sub.  How polite.  Then we played in the yard with the kids til they went to bed.  We closed our evening out with deck sitting under the stars and I sipped my new Flirty Girl White Blend wine....mmm.

Random:  For about ten minutes we tuned into MTV.  I guess I haven't really watched MTV since I was in college.  Whoa things have changed so much!  I felt like an old fart.  Plus, I didn't know ANY of the music they played.  One video we watched was so disgusting.  Big Data = running girls who destroy the world one head butt at a time.  OMG.

Saturday

  

Saturday morning I made sugar cookies (and yes I ate the dough...raw).  Then the kids and I watched Hee Haw.  Do you remember that show?  Ahhh well RFD Network still shows it and the kids love it just as much as I did when I was little!  I also had a lovely email conversation with a fellow blogger who is also from NC!  I live in Western North Carolina and she is from Eastern North Carolina.  Guys this state is like two or three states in one but that is material for another blog post.  It was fun chatting!  I'll have her up on my Oh Hey Friday!

When the hubs got off work the kids went to Nana's.  The spouse and I set out for Surry County where we tubed/kayaked the Yadkin River.  The river was low, the currant was slow, oh no, oh no.  Like my rhyme?

It took quite a while and I remembered why I didn't tube anymore.

Saturday night I watched Shutter Island.  How old.  How disturbing. I cannot handle those story lines ya'll.  Give me comedy!

Sunday

  

Sunday was LAZY!  I love lazy Sundays.  My friend Jennifer and I met for coffee at DD.  She's a nurse who works ALL THE TIME.  Literally - six days a week!  Three at the hospital (hello 12 hours) and four - five at a doctor's office.  Talk about determination and loving her job!  Anyhoo, when we can we meet up for food or coffee.  She enticed me into trying a new coffee.  I'm so boring with my regular with only creme.  This time guys I branched out to frozen.  My heart was stolen it was so good.  It was even better chatting it up with her!

The hubs, my son, and I went to do a little shopping.  Since the hubs lost his flip flops to the river (oops) we had to get some new ones for him.  I love some Rugged Warehouse but I never seem to get there.  Well guys we hit it up and boy did they have some awesome deals....get this starting at $1!  I exercised self control and bought nothing.  Next up one of our favorite places.  I love consignment furniture.  LIKE LOVE IT!  So we walked through the store in that strip mall that offers it.  Ahhh I could spend all day in there.  I did find some things I'm going to "watch"....yay!

After putting the camper down, cleaning the house and a good walk with the kids and spouse we came home to chill.  So, I'm going to admit I'm into RHONJ.  I never got into it before but this year I'm enjoying it (so far).  The hubs watches it with me too!!!

The weekend rocked!

Hope yours did!