Crafty Cards & A Four-Year-Old Four Wheeler

Elisa and I did something today that we've never done before.
We... played.. hookie.

Okay, so that's kind of what we told ourselves, but really all we did was take a dual lunch break and make a pitstop at Findlay Market. I gave Becky & Mike a heads up that we would be stopping by, and the four of us had a chance to chat over some gelato for a few minutes.

Oh, and there are hanging glass terariums at Market that give me the urge to transform my entire house into a gallery of tiny hanging succulent bulbs.

love!

And cacti:

d'awwwww (:

Sure, we made it back to the office in a reasonable amount of time, but for the sake of pretend rebellion, yeah, we went there. ;)

Anyway, with Monday gone to Sydni and my play-doh party, Tuesday gone to the circus episode of retrieving brick pavers, and last night gone to volleyball, I was left with tonight to start and finish the production of our Mother's Day cards.

So,

THANK YOU, PINTEREST. 

I had the format for these ready to go in my head on like, Sunday night, with every intention of having them completed and in the mail by Tuesday at the latest. Oh well.

They're done, we're happy, and here they are (:

to my mom ♥

open

front & top views

And the personalized but still mass-produced outcome?

dawne. mom. kate. mindi. carolyn.
"[some of] the moms"

add a little bit of a personal touch! ;)

While I was finishing the last bits of final touch on the cards, Sydni got bored and wandered outside to help Rob with the yardwork and re-arranging he was doing. It wasn't long before I heard, "Mooooommmmyyyyyyy!!!!!" It wasn't the panicked cry, rather that mischevious inflection that sounds more like, "Mmooooooommyyyy..." I opened the back door and found a giggly girl and Mr. Rob doing loops in the backyard.

i. friggin. love. them. ♥♥♥♥♥

They're amazing.

We're some happy people in this house, tonight ;)

Happy Thursday!!!

 

xo | cmd

A Little Dirt & A Little Love (:

Question: Can you really go wrong with breakfast at The Egg & I??
Answer: No.

That being said, that's where we headed for some good grub before getting the rest of the day started. The weather has finally started to show some real improvement [although with living in the midwest, we very well could've seen a hailstorm by day's end and wouldn't have really been all that surprised.....].

With our bellies full, we were off to run some errands and take the day one step at a time. I love our days of blank agendas; we never seem to plan more than an hour out but always end up having the best time. Today was no different. (:

First stop: Dropping my poor, insanely wobbly car off at O'Brien Tire. Mike works there, so it was a no-brainer. The entire right side of the Altima was off alignment so badly that in the last week, it's been more like driving a massage chair from Sharper Image than a vehicle. On the bright side, we got it in before it did any real damage, and I've had a week's worth of free massages on every commute I've had in the last five days. Always a silver lining to dropping $350 on unexpected car repairs.


thank you, mike!!

Next Stop: Finding ramps for Rob's truck, for the loading and unloading of the new bike and whatever else he should ever decide to haul around. Let me tell you, this endeavor sounded a lot easier to accomplish than it proved to be. Long story short, it took us three stops total, almost two hours and much deliberation before we landed at Harbor Freight and walked out with the ramps he needed. Sidenote: if you ever find yourself needing ramps like this, don't go to Wal-Mart. Ever.


comparing ... & comparing some more.... & researching.... ;)

We finally got the ramps and headed back to the house; Rob got the bike loaded up with no issues and I got Stella into her harness. Kyle had called before our ramp-hunting expedition began, wondering if we wanted to take a trip out for some offroad fun [.... yessss, duh? ]. That became our plan for the afternoon.


ready!

We met up with Kyle, hitched his trailor + bike up to the truck, and made our way out 270 and hit the dirt roads where the flood had wiped out all development back in the early 90's, save for the leftover concrete slabs and the remnants of careless visitors over the past 15+years or so. The boys wasted no time getting wheels on the ground; Stella and I stayed back by the truck and played in the woods, the field and on the bank of an old pond. She.. had... a blast [as I write this, I'm fairly certain she's snoring on the living room floor]. Happy pup! (:

playtime with stellapittie!

Not a bad Saturday, at ALL (:

seven sushi + edamame
+ boyfriend + relaxing
= happy me. ♥

We stopped back by O'Brien on the way into IL to get my car; I headed straight home & Rob dropped Kyle off before heading down. Once we were showered up and both spent from a good day, we opted out of cooking and instead for some sushi. Another great call, and a great way to end a great day [say NO to tuna tatacos!] (:

= Seven. = Delicious.

*YAWN*
It's been a great day. Rob's headed back out tomorrow with some of his friends for another round of wheeling, and I plan on hanging out here to get some of this stuff done around the house. This is turning into an awesome weekend - let's see if tomorrow can hold up its end ;)

xo | cmd

#TBT | New Toys | Party Prep Pt. II

Throwback Thursday!

Here's an old gem.... I realize this looks like a campaign ad for an adoption agency, but I thought it would be nice to see myself years ago in a sunny mud pit.... Not a lot has changed as far as my hobbies are concerned, and for what it's worth, I'm a little jealous of my kite shirt. I dig... I dig.


hello, kid cori..... glad to see not much has changed ;) | #tbt

Today was about as good as it could be for a Thursday. It's starting to get warm outside [hopefully for the season!], so we were all a little antsy to keep the doors and windows open and spend as much time breathing in air that wasn't so chilled.  

Tomorrow is Linda's birthday; like I said before, she doesn't read this blog so I have little doubt that this will be an issue. I'm pretty sure she had an inkling by the end of the day that there would be some sort of birthday malarky occurring after she left; well............. ok, you're right, Linda.


party planners.... watch. out.

We got the decorating out of the way in about 15 minutes flat [yeah, teamwork!], and were out the door with plenty of daylight left to burn. I'm so excited for tomorrow!

Rob had mentioned yesterday possibly buying a four wheeler off someone from his work. I came home to this little addition sitting in the garage :)


400 ex ... new toy!

It's gonna be a work in progress, but he likes projects, so I don't think that'll be an issue... haha. He's pretty pumped about it, so I'm happy for him.

We're getting hungry... so looks like we're off to a few errands in Granite and dinner likely at Bindy's. Pretty standard night for us.

Oh! And before I forget..... it looks like there's going to be a trip to Scottsdale planted on the agenda here in the very near future. Kalyn & Keifer, here we come....... I.... can't..... wait!!!

TGI[almost]F!!!

xo | cmd