Fun With My Phone Monday

I have not participated in a couple weeks but I am back this week for the Fun With our Phones Monday

So I mentioned a few weeks ago that hubs bought a juicer...I personally hate the thing, but I will try some of the juices he has made. This one was cucumber, lime, celery, and apples - which actually tasted pretty good. The veggie ones I cannot do - for the record beets are disgusting, and when juiced they smell like dirt.

A much better selection of beverages...frozen mimosas, and below that sangria!!

The frozen mimosas were super easy:

2 cans of frozen orange, pineapple, and apple concentrate

Almost 2 cans of champagne

3 cans of ice

Blended and served

We tend to like the sweeter champagnes but the dryer works best here since the juice is sweeter

...and sangria!!

This recipe is also quite easy:

1 bottle of chianti, I use Gabbianno Chianti you can get it at most grocery stores

1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brandy
2 lemons, thinly sliced
2 cups seltzer or club soda
Chilled ice cubes, for serving

I also add in some simply orange OJ and I slice up apples, pears, or some oranges and throw in

 

He looks happy doesn't he?

Well if he doesn't there, they he sure is happy and snuggly here

mmmm one of my favorite candies

awww our front door display, I totally got this idea of Pinterest. Pumpkins are hard to paint yall. Next year I am getting the wooden letters to stick to them instead, but I am stil happy with how these look

Eff, Marry, Kill

I saw this link up a few weeks ago and decided to participate this week, because let's face it who doesn't like a good game of eff, marry, kill?




I am going to use the men of Grey's Anatomy for this week. This is a hard decision but here are my choices

Sooooo we have Jesse Williams, James Picken, Jr., and Eric Dane....


The Eff award goes to Eric Dane because well let's face it he get's around on Grey's so he must be doing something right. He does not seem like the marrying type so I put him in the Eff category so I could at least experience all his lovliness.

Now on to marry.....oh Jesse Williams I could stare at you all day so therefore if we were married I could...preferably without a shirt pleas - thank you! He actually made his way to my "Top 3 Get out of Marriage Free card" ha!

Kill..sorry James Pickens, Jr. your day has come. Although you are handsome - you are old enough to be my father and well you are definitely on the bottom of the hot list when it comes to ranking the men of Grey's Anatomy.

Who would you Eff, Marry, and Kill?

Liebster Award

What is this you ask?

Well it's award because I am awesome...well ok that might not be 100% truthful but whatever...

It is also because I have less than 200 followers...come on let's get to 200, I am so close!

Liebster is a German word meaning dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome....and AWESOME

Thanks Laura for this award, she is super sweet and a fellow Houston blogger - also go check out her blog as well!! 

The rules for the Liebster Award are:

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.

2. Reveal your top four picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.

4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love too!

 

1. Michelle at Wifey in Training - she is an uber sweet new mom! We connected over wedding planning and she just had her first little boy who is adorable! Go check her blog out, she also does Prayer Thursday and she was always sweet to include my brother-in-laws mother when she was fighting cancer. 

2. Laurel at Go Against the Grain - super talented crafty lady, she has made me some holiday props for my upcoming photo sessions and she also did my business logo - oh and she makes a mean cupcake too!

3. Victoria at One Crafty Momma - She is also super crafty! She won my 100 follower give away and was super sweet! Go check out her blog filled with yummy food and cute crafts!

4. Claudia at Mommyhood & Shoe Lover Tales - I have known Claudia for a couple years, and I recently took photos of her super cute little boy. They are also soccer fans, so they are good people in my book! = )

 

 

Now for some interesting facts about me...

A. AREA CODE:  uhhh my cell is 409, pretty sure we are in 281

B. BED SIZE: Queen

C. CHORE YOU HATE: Laundry...with a passion

D. DOG'S NAME: Bentley..hes a cat but he acts like a dog

E. ESSENTIAL "START THE DAY!" ITEM:  toothpaste...and a toilet

F. FAVORITE COLOR: Purple and Green

G. GOLD OR SILVER: silver...or platinum

H. HEIGHT: 5'8"

I: INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY: I played the piano for almost 10 years, tried the guitar for a few too

J. JOB: Marketing and a Photog

K. KIDS: Just the cat

L. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: me, the hubs, and the cat

M. MOM'S NAME: Arlene

N. NICKNAME: Em, Boix

O. OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAY: none thank god

P. PET PEEVE: toilet paper that runs backwards

Q. QUOTE FROM A MOVIE: "FRAGILE...must be Italian"

R. RIGHTY OR LEFTY?: Righty.

S. SIBLINGS: Older sister

T. TIME YOU WAKE UP: depends how many times I hit snooze

U. UNDERWEAR: ummm Victoria's Secret PINK

V. VEGGIE YOU DISLIKE: squash

W. WAYS/REASONS YOU ARE LATE: can't find my keys

X. XRAYS YOU'VE HAD: leg, ankle, mouth, neck, arm, hand, foot, chest, knee

Y. YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE: Desserts.

Z. ZOO ANIMALS YOU LIKE: Giraffes

 

Also - if I ever hit 200 followers, I will do another giveaway...hmmm what should it be?

It's OK

...It's OK that I am the worlds worst blogger

...It's OK that I eat my frosted mini wheats in twos

...It's OK that I have pretty sweet dance moves

...It's OK that I am super excited to see some friends this weekend in Dallas but I would rather stick rusty needles in my eyes than drive from Houston to Dallas. Houston Press even ranked it as one of the worst drive in Texas. Read it HERE

...It's OK that I have dropped a shit ton of money on photography stuff in the past month - it's an investment!

...It's OK that I am super sad that its the finale of Jersey Shore tonight...tear

...It's OK that I finally started my photography blog, but it is still not updated

...It's OK that I think swirly margaritas and chips and salsa are pretty much amazing and can brighten any day

...It's OK that Bentley sneaked out while I was in the garage the other day and when I went to go out the front door about an hour later he was sitting on the porch waiting to get back in....oops!

...It's OK that I want to put the Christmas tree up already...ok trees

Hands

The theme this week at I heart Faces is focusing on hands so I thought this photo fit the bill. I love that their hands and baseballs are in focus making it the main part of the photo. It is one of my most recent favorite shots as well, enjoy!

It's OK

I have been a bad blogger, tweeter etc..

I think I am in a blogging rut, or just overwhelmed with lots of editing....yes that is it.

...It's OK that I have not blogged in I don't know how many days

...It's OK that I am about to make some oh so delicious mimosas on this fist pumping Thursday

...It's OK that hubs has a friend and his girlfriend coming in town in about an hour and the house is not ready....their room and bathroom is though so that totally counts!

...It's OK that I just spent an obscene amount of money on 2 lenses the other day, I did not realize I could count that high

...It's OK that I got those lenses because hubs was able to get his stupid juicer...yall this thing is HUGE and LOUD, it sounds like a plane is taking off in our kitchen

...It's OK that we have so much planned this weekend that I will not be able to breathe

...It's OK that I think this cake stand that I made is the cutest thing EVER