real mature

Cooper is growing up. It's time he shed his red leather rhinestone collar and adorn something a little more spunky to fit his more mature personality. Don't ya think? I ordered this last night:

My very first Etsy purchase!  I'll let you know how it goes and of course I'll show you a pic of Cooper wearing his new bow-tie! Checkout Silly Buddy, HERE! I had a hard time picking which one to get. I knew I wanted a bow-tie but since Cooper is snowy white, I had to be careful not to get one with too much white in it so he wouldn't look dirty in comparison. To be cont'd...in about 14 days.

Have a happy weekend!

paint & coffee

Tonight I got a mani/pedi. These are my real nails. I say that because I normally get an acrylic overlay, no tips, but the overlay fo sho on my nails because I think the polish lasts longer. Anyway, I go through phases where I need a soak off and after this soak off it felt so good to not have that thick junk on my nail beds. Have you heard of shallac? It was described to me as a gel that is finished by UV light, only take a couple minutes to soak off, the polish lasts a couple of weeks, and its a lot better for your nails. I think I may be trying it soon. But for now, I'll stick to paint until my nails are feeling strong again. I always say "as short as possible, please!" My nail beds are super long and grow fast! Don't hate on my long monkey toes, k? I guess I'm just really long everywhere.

I haven't shown you Lee's coffee corner yet, have I? My man loves his coffee and orders it in bulk.It's a lot cheaper to order it in bulk. There are 2 boxes on that top shelf and all the bowls and jars are stuffed with his yummies too. Well, I take that back. #3 has packets to make hot chocolate...and that's more my thing. #2 is for ground coffee, all the other containers are his keurig cups. So, I was making a grocery list and making sure I have all his favorites for when he comes home, I opened this cabinet and decided he still has plenty of coffee...

brawl

I love me some TV. Right now, 2 of my fav shows are airing. I DVR everything because I'm rarely home to watch them when they originally air. Instead, I watch my shows as I'm trying to unwind horizontally in front of the tube. HGTV Design Star is in full swing and Project Runway's season premier is tonight! Giddy up! Are
 you watching too???

Anywho, did you hear about Rachel Zoe's nursery for baby Skyler?! Adorbs. Not my usual colorful attraction but very ideal for a sweetly napping boy and relaxing zone for any growing bundle of lovey dove. Skyler keeps warm with his Hermes blanket and has a leather Gucci jacket waiting for him to grow into. You should see his current shoe collection too. He can't walk yet either. You can see more @ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2019818/Rachel-Zoes-tour-month-old-Skylers-lavish-wardrobe-nursery.html

Looks like Miss Suri Cruise has some fashion competition in celebrity tot land.

And while I'm mentioning Rachel Zoe, I must say that while our lives are nothing alike. I find her very business savvy just as much as I find her style intriguing. She has managed to take her love for fashion and grow an empire around it. A-mazing. I thoroughly enjoying chic success stories. Gosh. And I love her hair. I keep pulling on mine to get it to grow faster. Cheers.

soldier say what

I talked to my soldier for a brief minute yesterday. He was doing really well. He was telling me the crazy things that he had to do like zip-lining across a lake while trying to do...something? And then he was saying something about walking across some high beam board while trying to do something??? He was about to go for a swim and try to load and unload his equipment while in the water. I think??? There was so much info to take in that I wasn't hearing it all because in MY head I was trying to think of anything and everything that I needed to tell HIM. Ha! Oh man. Crikey.
I DO remember him saying that if he wasn't being evaluated and scrutinized for every move he makes then his time would be considered enjoyable thus far. Huh? Imagine that.
Get this. Before he left, I told him to drink lots of water so we don't have a repeat of what has happened before and he said he's following wifey orders and has already been doted the "loose bladder" guy because he has to go pee all the time. Score 1 for wifey on the home front!

On another note, I bought the Alice + Olivia dress I blogged about yesterday. Let's hope I still love it when it shows up on my doorstep!