Flower Headbands-If you can't buy em', Make em'

Last week Little Miss Momma (my favorite blogger in blogland) asked her readers to join her in a headband challenge.  I of course jumped at the challenge, through this process I have had quite the headband revelation!

So if ya like this post please head over to her site and hit the thumbs up LIKE link under my pic.  :)  Thanks Friends!

What? this isn't super cool either?  Geez!

I discovered immediately that the headbands I own (and never wear unless I'm at home, in a closet, or washing my face) are antiquated.  

What you don't think this looks good?  

LMM had examples of herself and others in the world adorning these beautiful headbands and wearing them well.    Like this:

Posted on LMM from Just.Lovely.Things

Any time I've seen people in my neck of the woods sporting these types of headbands they have been unable to walk or feed themselves.  

photo courtesy of womens hair styles

So a double challenge occurred:  A. Wear cute headbands.

                                                                          B. Where to find cute headbands?  

Well of course I could find a million on Etsy, but they would never have shipped on time.  So I went to all our local boutiques asking if they had any...." Um you mean like a baby headband?"  No I mean like the super cool girl headbands silly!  Goodness!  (I think I could teach them a thing or two)

So I did the only thing I could do.....I wore the only cute headband I owned

 P.S. Taking pictures of yourself is harder than it looks.  Props to all you bloggers out there loving yourself with your cameras.  

A. It makes you feel weird.

B. It makes you look a little self absorbed.

C. It's inevitable that you will snap 40 pics to find one you can live with.  :)

I purchased the only cute headband I could find in this town.  At The Black Market. 

And I made the rest.    GO ME!  Maybe these stores around town should purchase some from me?

Oh and did you know that dog's can wear headbands too???

Pinsperations

A few months ago I started a Pinterest account.  At the time I felt like I was living under a rock, as most bloggers would state "I know Pinterest has been around for a while", or "Everyone's been pinning forever but".  I felt like a loser for not knowing what it was.  SO without an invite I signed up, and about a week and a half later I received an invite from the site.  Busy with graduate work and life I didn't do much exploring.  

However I have become obsessed with it.  It's the best way to organize all the amazing things you see on the internet.  I think of it as my virtual cork board of inspirations.  This week they came out with an app.......Can we say DOUBLE the Addiction?   B had to remind me that the 5:15 alarm would be coming too soon last night and that I should probably put my phone to sleep.  Yeeeeesh!   Maybe I should have a no phone in bed rule right?  :)  

So as I have found that I can spend hours, days, maybe even decades looking at blogs and cute ideas.  I am inspired by two things.

yes i totally got this sign from a pinterest search.  :) 

The summer is coming to a close.  Not much on my ambitious list got accomplished.  Although three grad classes now stand on my checklist as done.  I am going to shut the Mac.  Go downstairs and sew, hot glue, or Cricut for 45 minutes, before I have to head back up to school to work on that classroom o' mine.  Orientation is tonight.....Can we believe this? 

A Weekend to Celebrate

I absolutely 100% adore birthdays!  Not just mine, but any birthday.  Any reason to celebrate someone is always a fun time to me! 

This weekend was a special weekend of birthday extravaganzas because my birthday falls on the 30th and my mother in laws is on the 31st, which equals two days of cake, candles, cheersing, and food.  :) 

My morning began with my favorite birthday tradition, streamers!  My parents always had streamers waiting outside my bedroom door and it was a great way to start the festivities.  Barry has sweetly carried on that tradition and I absolutely love it.  Beyond the streamers B had chocolate doughnuts with a candle, and my birthday lovelies waiting.  :)  He's too good!

For my birthday we had a great dinner at Regatta with wonderful friends and family.  My sweet friend Ali offered to make my birthday cake and have everyone back to their house afterward.  Not only did she make a delicious chocolate chip cake but a key lime pie to boot!  Hello Happiness!  I hope I'm that ambitious with a newborn someday!  :)  

Ali and sweet Woods dressed for the Boathouse

Brian and sweet little Harper.

Woods fast asleep.

Sweet Sista!

It was a perfect evening to be outside and I enjoyed every minute of it!  I have been blessed beyond belief with a wonderful set of friends and a family who lives close.  There are many things to be thankful for every day but I am especially gracious today.

For Karen's birthday we headed out to Jean Ferris for a delicious brunch.  It was a perfect setting for celebrating as usual.  Don had picked up a delicious cake from Magees Bakery and we all stuffed ourselves silly back at their house.  We enjoyed a lazy afternoon of relaxing and celebrating the lovely lady of the day!

What a fantastic weekend of fun! 

My First Guest Blogger! KRC

Wow!  I am completely stoked right now to be the first guest blogger on my Mommy's lil' blog Port of Thoughts!  What an honor!

My name is Keightley Rupp Cooper and I am a 3 year old Yorkshire Terrier living and loving life.  Like any dog I enjoy the heck out of being with my family, so when they decided to take me on vacation with them this year I happily packed my bags and hopped in the car.  

I'm up for a good adventure any day of the week and this vacation was full of many firsts for me, most importantly getting to see the beach!  As we make the trip back home I can't help but think about my top moments of the week.  

Making my first 14 hour trip in a car.  I did lots of sleeping, got to pee on the grasses of three different states, and saw my mom's road rage face a few dozen times.

 I met my first lizard.  These little squirmy things were EVERYWHERE!  I got a little up close and personal with one and just when I thought I had a good hold of it, it's tail popped off!  Yuck!  I decided to stay away from them the rest of our trip. 

 I had my first swim in a pool.  Now let me make this clear.  I AM NOT a fan of the water, I simply can't stand the way my fur makes my body look when I'm wet, (you know what I'm talking about).  At the lake I've had my fair share of water encounters and I usually try to keep my life jacket on at all times.

But, my curiosity got the best of me on our first day and I somehow ended up taking a lap from one end of the pool to the next, NOT my type of exercise at all.
Later in the week I was fooled again as my Mom and Dad played with my blue bone in the pool.  It was just to tempting not to make that big leap in. 

I got dressed up as a pirate.  Another instance in my life where my parents entertainment comes at the high cost of my deflated pride.  Come on guys!

I had my first taste of Mahi-Mahi.  I'm a sucker for seafood, and my cute face and little squeals got me just what I wanted.  It's quite a meaty fish.  I might have just found my new favorite.

 I met my first armadillo.  Have you ever seen a more disgusting looking beast in all your life?  Going out for a little walk I spotted one of these things crossing the road.  Is it a overgrown lizard?  A real live Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?  An anteater?  Geez!  Talk about nightmares!

Finally, I got to experience the beach.  Mom and Dad took me at night so that I wouldn't sweat too much (ya know, wet furs are not attractive).  The smells around this place were delightful and I really expected that Mahi-Mahi to jump out of the water at any moment.  The sand was fun to run on but for some reason the water there kept chasing me.  What a bully! 

Speaking of water, I have never tasted such salt in all my life!  It was like licking the leg of Hulk Hogan after a session of hot yoga! 

Lots of excitement was packed into a week for this guy.  Although, I did get to enjoy some relaxing with my family too.  I'm pretty happy about my first big family road trip and would gladly do it again. 

I'm an Adult, Right?

At 27 years old (ok, almost 28), I realize I should feel like an adult.  Barry and I just celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary, and it doesn't seem possible.  It feels like it's been a year....if that.  I still feel like we are two young kids playing house in this fantasy land.  

Yes I realize I have a job, a husband, and I do adult things like take care of a house, weed the yard, plant a veggie garden, cook my family dinner, go to the grocery, and take out the garbage.  (Ok so maybe it's mostly B who takes out the garbage).  Oh and I can drive my own car where ever I want!  All the while, I feel like a kid.  I guess it's all about perspective though.  How old are you at the age your sitting on?  

Both my mother and mother in law had multiple children at my age.  Is that what makes you feel like an adult?  Many of our friends are having babies (if you haven't noticed from all my posts), and it just seems strange.  How are they old enough to be moms and dads?  I'm certainly not old enough for that.

But maybe it's because I still do things like lock myself out of the house, lose my cell phone, leave my credit card in the ATM, arrive to all events late, and my latest favorite, scorch the buhjeebas out of my backside in the sun.   (Yeah, apparently you should reapply that SPF 50 twice as often if it's July and your in Florida on the beach all day).  OUCH!  When will I learn, huh?

photo courtesy of sodahead

Yes, I guess I'm still growing up,  I'm just wondering if that will ever truly end in this life.  :) 

The Pure Joy of a Newborn

Can be found at the Zeller household right now.  Callan Henry Zeller came into the world with a patriotic heart and will likely be president of the United States some day.  :)  He decided to make his grand entrance on the 4th of July to two wonderful people that B and I couldn't be more happy for.  

We went to visit the little bundle of sweetness last Wednesday for the first time.  The amount of love and happiness filling the Zeller house can be felt as you walk up the front steps to knock on the door. 

Lil' sign a made for the cutie pie. 

Glowing parents, they filled us in on all their fun stories of Callan being home.  We laughed over all the little things that have to be learned through trial and error with a baby.  Ya know those moments that come from the realization that the nurses don't actually come home with you.....nope it's just you and this little baby who can't yet talk but is sure telling you something!  :)   

They seem to be loving every minute, and I can see why.  Callan is about as handsome as they get, and though he never opened his eyes while we were there he let us cuddle him and stare at his big long eyelashes.  Congratulations Jodie And Lindsay!

P.S. Double treat for us, the Zeller house is only a few blocks away from mouth watering happiness.  We stopped in after our visit for our first taste of Graeter's Black Raspberry Chip since they left Lexington.  Fro Yo is so good but nothing can ever beat this cold deliciousness.  :)

Barry decided to mix a lil' Bourbon Ball and Black Raspberry Chip for some extra goodness.  :)