What a Way to Start a Monday....

As I sat down at my computer this morning to check email, check blogs and start my week, I looked out the french doors and....a rat appeared out of the bush next to the door. This is one of the draw backs to living in our beautiful area....abundant citrus trees bring rodents. I have a huge rodent phobia...they make my skin crawl. So I screamed, called J. and made him promise to cut those bushes way back tonight so they lose one more hiding place.

Now, I am going to spend the rest of the day trying to get that long tail out of my head...

Weekend.

Have a Happy Weekend.

What I am Grateful For...

Upon reflection, here is what's making me feel lucky lately...

1. Having a clean house and clean sheets on the bed.



2. Going out to dinner, instead of having to make something, and then going to Dairy Queen for a butterscotch dipped cone....it was heaven.
   
   
3. Cuddling with Brooks during my afternoon nap.
   


4. A surprise gift in the mail from my mom.
   


5. Watermelon being in season, and eating it every night {I love it sprinkled with a pinch of sea salt..weird, I know}.

Why I Miss Working at Kate Spade.

When getting a 50% discount, it was really hard not to buy everything in sight while working at Kate Spade. I pretty much never brought home a paycheck. I miss the discount immensely when I see things like this adorable yellow hat for the beach...

this perfectly metallic zip wallet....

these cute black patent leather wedges...

and this small black patent bag to take to dinner.

Plus, look how great this green nylon baby bag would be for someone with a little one {and all their goodies} in tow.

I think it's one of the cutest ones I've ever seen.

My Guilty Pleasure...

This show on E! is my new guilty pleasure. The Kardashians are crazy and yet I can't stop watching their lives. I especially love how the youngest sister, Khloe, is always calling Kim (the star) out on her acting like a diva.

Kim: "Did you guys know that I am one of the top Google searches?"

Khloe: "Oh, Kim get over yourself! That's only because you're always googling yourself."

Sometimes it takes your family to keep you in check.

Weekend.

Feeling a little under the weather. Hope to be back in full swing soon...

Have a Wonderful Weekend.

Adventures in the Neighborhood...

While our carpets were getting cleaned yesterday, I went over to my neighbor's house to hang out and raid her leftover Easter candy (since mine is all gone). While I was there the following took place: her 5 year old son took off his swimsuit and ran around the house naked, screaming that "his private was white" (the pool water was cold), her 3 year old flushed her ice cream cone down the toilet and it stopped working, the kids "april fooled" us that there was a scorpion by the pool, and then her son used nail polish as eyeshadow all over our other neighbors little girl's face. She started screaming when it got in her eyes....

I came home exhausted with my head spinning....but I still can't wait for the same adventures someday.