Friday Funnies - 5.10.13

Is it just me or did this week fly by? Maybe it's just me but wow, I can't believe it is already Friday! Next week is finals week and next week means that a lot of my close friends will be graduating and leaving Iowa City so they can start their internships. I am so sad to see them go but so excited for their adventures they will have this summer! Like I said earlier, this weekend will be one full of celebrations because Jordan's birthday is Saturday and Sunday is Mother's Day! I hope the weather stays nice and sunny like it's supposed to so that we can thoroughly enjoy the weekend! I'm going to some garage sales and off to do some thrifting before Mr. E gets home and we settle in for the night with dinner and a movie! Hope you all have a fabulous weekend! 

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how (almost) every college student feels during the week leading up to finals
and trying to study for them....

one of the greatest impression reels you will ever watch....

like the 4th of July in Alaska!

17 Weeks

17 weeks update: I'm finally starting to feel like I'm getting a real baby bump! But I am definitely thankful that I can still in all of my normal clothes and haven't had to resort to wearing maternity pants.... I just don't know if I will ever fit into them enough or the right way! The ones I have seen and tried on have the elastic band at the top which I knew they would but then they also have wayyyyyy too much room in the butt and thighs for me! Unless I'm just that unaware that everything is going to exponentially expand and grow?! I know my boobs and belly certainly are but wow! If my butt and thighs go up 3-4 sizes, that will definitely be something else! I have seen some really cute maternity skinny jeans at The Gap but I'm having a hard time justifying spending $40-60 on just one pair when wearing them is going to be for such a limited time! ugh! Good thing the summer weather is around the corner because I definitely have a ton of flowy and bump-friendly dresses! Besides that, I have still been feeling pretty great! I have been craving veggies still and now tons of fresh fruit...I have eaten two whole pineapples in the past 8 days! Anything cold and fresh tastes so good and refreshing plus the added health benefits of having these cravings aren't that bad either! It's also garage sale season, whoop whoop! So I'm already on the hunt to start a stockpile of baby clothes, toys, and other baby goods...I love me some good deals and garage sale finds! Jordan and I are celebrating his birthday on Saturday, the big 25, and then Mother's Day on Sunday so I'm happy the week is half over and we have a fun weekend of special celebrations coming up! 

Teacher Appreciation Day!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day to all of my teacher friends and especially to my favorite teacher of them all, Mr. Easton! You are all incredible, do amazing work, and are making a difference in the lives of so many kids... I would gladly leave my own kids in your care and in your classroom because I know they would be well taken care of! Sometimes teachers get overlooked and their work goes unappreciated and unnoticed so today is for all of you teacher's - enjoy it and keep being the awesome and inspiring people that you all are!

9 months...3/4 of a year already!

 'Cause I Love You
By: Johnny Cash & June Carter

I'll sweep out your chimney 
yes and, I will bring you flowers

yes and, I will do for you

Most anything you want me to

If we live in a cottage

You will feel like it's a castle

By the royal way you're treated

And attention shown to you

I'll be there beside you

If you need a cryin shoulder

Yes, and I'll be there to listen

When you need to talk to me

When you wake up in the darkness

I will put my arms around you

And hold you till the mornin sun 

Comes shinin' through the trees

I'll be right beside you

No matter where you travel

I'll be there to cheer you

Till the sun comes shinin through

If we're ever parted 

I will keep the tie that binds us
And I'll never let it break'Cause I love you 

I will bring you honey

From the bee tree in the meadow

And the first time there's a rainbow

I'll bring you a pot of gold

I'll take all your troubles

And I'll throw 'em in the river

Then I'll bundle down beside you

And I'll keep you from the cold

I'll be right beside you

No matter where you travel

I'll be there to cheer you

Till the sun comes shinin through

If we're ever parted 

I will keep the tie that binds us

And I'll never let it break

'Cause I love you

Happy 9 month wedding anniversary, Mr. E!
You are incredible, supportive, and you make me a better person each day.
I vow to always give you my best and to be your best friend.
All my love, KE

Friday Funnies - 5.3.13

So apparently living in Iowa means that April showers brings MAY SNOW AND RAIN STORMS!!! Whatever pissed off Mother Nature, I wish she would get over it and bring on the Spring weather all ready! Just a few days ago it was the high 80's and now the past two days, I have been wearing my winter coat! I can't handle all of these abrupt changes in the weather! Today since it was so rainy and gloomy out, it made for the perfect napping weather...so after working my half-day of four hours at the hospital, I came home to lounge with Jordan, snuggle with Paisley and get a nap in. Which then lasted for four hours but it was fantastic! That's my kind of perfect 8-hour work day! The rest of the weekend looks like it's supposed to be gloomy and rainy so that should help be motivation to study and get to work on my last few projects for the school year. So happy to almost be done for the semester...for good! Can't wait for all the fun festivities we have planned coming up this summer so I just want the nice weather that goes along with it all! Have a good weekend and make the most of it!

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This is the battle between Jordan and Paisley....every night.
And it makes me laugh so hard....every night.

Need work on your car? Call this guy!

shift it shift in forward! shift it shift it in reverse!

Double-Sided Headbands

Tonight I whipped up three of these double-sided headbands and they were SUPER easy to make and a quick project! I had plenty of scrap fabric left over from covering the rocking chair cushions and making a dress last year so that's what I used for all three headbands since two of them are going to my girlfriends to have! I followed this tutorial and free template from Happy Together Creates Blog and she gives step-by-step directions along with pictures! She also has several other fun projects, ideas, and tutorials so be sure to check out her website! I made all three headbands in about an hour and a half...it was just a matter of getting my assembly line in order which including tracing, cutting out the fabric, and pinning...then sewing it all together! You'll only need some scraps of fabric, some elastic and an hour (or less depending on how many you're going to make) of free time for this quick and easy craft! I love headbands and am ready for some summer up-dos now with this fun print headband!

16 Weeks

16 weeks update: I THINK and I am pretty sure that I felt some movement this week! It was really quick and felt more like little flutters....as soon as I noticed it, they would be gone! I've heard that's what movement feels like early on so I have a feeling that it was Peanut squirming around....definitely looking forward to feeling actual movement and being certain about what it was! I'm sure I'll eat those words when it's near the end of the 3rd trimester and I'm getting kicked in the ribs, lungs, bladder, back and wherever else there is room! I'm still rocking all of my normal clothes and pants which is surprising because last week they were feeling pretty snug and now this week they're all fitting normal again. So I think some of the bloat is going away and it's turning into more of an actual bump! No nausea of any sort and only a few headaches here and there! The only cravings I have are still the same like fresh veggies and fresh fruit especially pineapple and apples... either that, or I still want whatever I see other people eating!

And I'm so happy that today is May Day! I remember making May Day baskets with my mom while I was growing up and I would hand them out to everyone at school and then all of the neighbor kids when I got home from school that afternoon. I can't wait to have that same tradition with our little Peanut because it was always so fun filling the cups up with good treats and sneaking a few for myself every now and then!