CeFiore

I was craving me some frozen yogurt last night and Braden and I found a little place on Bardstown Road (for those of you who live here in Louisville, KY) called CeFiore.

Totally, you should check it out...great frozen yogurt flavors and lots of fresh fruit toppings.

Oh, it feels like summer already! :)

Who is ready for the pools to open and Memorial Weekend specials!?

Itty Bitty Sweater

I am in the process of crocheting so many blankets currently that I decided to take a break and whip up something quick and small.

This was just the thing: Isn't it so cute? :)

For sale now at my etsy shop.

Yes to Carrots

My mom told me about this stuff and I love totally love it! It's called Yes to Carrots...it's my current favorite body butter. My skin gets so dry from all the shaving that comes with the warmer weather and this stuff does the trick to keep the dryness away and it smells fresh too.

I got mine at Walgreens at the end of last year when it was on sale for a dollar (what a steal! I bought 3.) but normally I think it is a bit pricey...which is unfortunate because now I'm hooked! You can find more info about their products here, which include Yes to Cucumbers and Yes to Tomatoes, depending on your skin type.

I'm just a little upset that there is no review on my newest addiction Skin Deep. It's a website that tells you exactly what is in your skincare products and rates them on a scale of 1-10 on how hazardous they are for you (kinda scary huh?).

So, what's your favorite body butter/lotion?

Nashville Tournament

This past weekend, Braden and I met my mom and sister (Miranda) in Nashville, TN. Miranda was playing in a soccer tournament with her team, St. Louis Scott Gallagher. We had some rain but we ended up getting all three games in, we tied the first and won the second and third.

We made it to the playoffs against the team we tied during the first game, and ended up with a win, 2-0! 1st place was really exciting and made it all worth the 5 hours that it took the team to get there from St. Louis (it only took 2 1/2 hours for us from Louisville).

Here's a pic of us and the champ:

And the entire team, showing off their medals:

To all you slackers...

...don't forget that tomorrow is Mother's Day. Do something! :)

Green Thumb?

ok, so i love plants/flowers and having them around my house and on my porch...BUT i always seem to kill them because i forget to water and maintain them. even so, i bought more this year...they were inexpensive and pretty low maintenance so hopefully they'll last at least a few months! :)

i bought some petunias

i lost the tag to these so i don't know what they're called...any guesses out there?and i'm going to attempt to keep this oregano plant alive to add some freshness to my pasta, pizza, and other saucesthere is one exception to my lack of a green thumb and here it is

this philodendron i got at the st. joseph's orphan picnic last fall and it will not die, not that i want it to! so if your experiences with plants/flowers are anything like mine have been, def. go with this hardy plant!

what are you growing?

Thunder!

Ok...so Thunder was awesome! But unfortunately my pictures didn't turn out really well...though, I have to admit that I wasn't trying to hard...I was too distracted by my funnel cake! : )

Anyways, here are some of my lousy pictures:

yum, yummy!

This afternoon was soooo incredibly nice outside that my friend Leah and i took a walk down Frankfort Avenue. We stopped at a consignment shop called Margaret's to look at maternity clothes for Leah. They had some great stuff and their children's clothes were pretty reasonably priced as well...most stuff was around $5. After that we headed further down Frankfort to this fancy little dessert cafe called Sweet Surrender. We each had a piece of this amazing chocolate oreo cake and it was amazing and so rich that we should have just split one piece! I highly reccomend this place, even though it is rather pricey...every once in a while you should treat yourself ; )

This weekend is the big kick-off for the Kentucky Derby festivals...tomorrow is what they call: "Thunder Over Louisville". I blogged a little about it last year too...but it's bascially the largest air and fireworks show that you've ever seen. It's a REALLY big deal around here and everyone looks forward to it all year. So hopefully I'll have some pictures to post before the weekend is over.

That's all for now! Hope you're having a great Friday!

apple cozy

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Emergency Preparedness

I usually don't post about such practical things like this; but since it's my blog, it's my rules. ;)

AND, after the experience I had last night, it's a great reminder for all of us to be aware of our surroundings and able to react in a positive way if something should come up.

So anyways, last night (or rather, this morning) around 2:30 the fire alarm went off in the 2nd floor hallway of our apartment building. It's the first time it's happened since we've lived here...and of course it freaked me out! Luckily Braden is a calm and fast thinker! He got up, dressed, and went out the door to investigate...needless to say, everything was fine. No fire, just a downstairs neighbor who was smoking WAY too many cigarettes than humanly possible...we concluded that she must have been having a bad night to be up at such an ungodly hour smoking like a chimney!

After everything was clear, we settled back down to go back to sleep. I, of course, couldn't help but think of all the bad scenarios if there really was a fire when the alarm went off and what I would do if I was home alone, and so on. But then I remembered that I'm not allowed to play the "What If" game, cause that could go on forever.

Ok, so moral of the story is that this is a good reminder for us all to go over with our families the things we need to be prepared for in case of an emergency.

Here are two websites that can help you and your family think and come up with a plan for different types of emergencies. I'm sure there are many more out there, but it's a start!

homelandsecurity.ky.gov

ready.gov

good clean soap giveaway!!!

my good friend alicia is doing a free giveaway of her all-natural, homemade soaps to promote the opening of her etsy shop.speaking from experience, you'll never want to wash your hands with anything other than this soap after you use it just once...it's that great. the scents too, are amazing!

so go here before next wednesday and comment for a chance to win 3 free bars and a cute, wooden soap dish too! how easy is that?

p.s. even if you don't win, i highly recommend you hop over to alicia's etsy shop and purchase her good clean soap! it's totally affordable and totally worth it!

Family Time

Went home again this weekend, this time Braden came...he's on spring break this week (YAY!).

Mom insisted on doing our annual family photo, even though most of us were in sweats!

Oh well, it turned out pretty good regardless.

And the kid's line-up youngest to oldest:Miranda, Dylan, Kendra, Skyler, Zachary, Ty, and me

Looks like even Miranda is going to pass me up soon!

I'm so spoiled!

Last weekend I went home to St. Louis with my friend Leah and her doggie, Spike. Both of our husbands we're too busy to go with work and school, so we made it a girl's (and Spike) trip. The weekend went by fast and I stayed busy hanging out with my family. When I returned home to my husband, these were sitting on the table for me:
along with a sweet note and a clean apartment with a pantry/fridge full of groceries! I am soooo spoiled, I know. And yes, I have the best husband in the world! Just thought you should know. :)

Slippers!

Ok, I've become addicted to making these things:

I'm working on a yellow pair right now that remind me of bananas! lol! : )

These and more can be purchased at my etsy shop. CLICK HERE!

Latest!

Ta-da! I whipped these up last night for my etsy shop and made a pair for myself as well.

Here's what mine look like:Aren't they cute?

Hopefully I can make some more pairs in different colors and post them this weekend.