fist smile of the week

Look what i got in the mail today!  Im officially a godMOTHER - so hey, its my first mothers day!!

I could really use a wish right now...

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a few more scores..steals and deals!!

Well Jake and I went to Chicago to help his sister move..i think i walked up 2943987 stairs by the end of the day!  We managed to pick up a couch for 100 bucks from a girl his sister was buying a table off of.  The girl living in a huge high rise right on the lake..i had to stop for a moment and just sit on a huge rock on the lake and soak it in..ANYWAYS..so yeah, she had a micro suede couch that looks and is practically brand new..and only wanted 100 for it since shes moving to new york!  DEAL! SCORE!  

So then we went back to Rachs apt to help her move to another apt down the block..which you would think would be easy..it wasnt.  She was getting rid of a tv, a long sofa/foyer table, oversize couch chair, and and ottoman!  Yeah...and it was all freeeeee...STEAL!  

So now im still on the hunt of finding a place to put all this crap.  AND i started packing...a month and half early..i know ill regret packing this early in a few days when im staring at ugly boxes but i have too much to do before moving (like FIND A PLACE TO MOVE TO!) so why not get a head start and pack all the decorations!  I also went through my coffee table drawers that i like to throw every piece of useless junk in...i managed to throw out a bunch of crap, fill a bag to give away, and backed a box of stuff im keeping..so hopefully going slow and going through everything will help me get rid of extra junk that i think i need to absolutely no reason!

...im tired...

HAPPPPPPYYYYY BIIIIRRRTTTHHHHDAAAAYYYYYYY MOOMMMMMMMYYYYY

Today my MOM turns..25..today! (HA!) 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I LOVE YOU!

exhibit A: why i like animals more than people

no one can make me smile more than an animal

i want a my little pony!

fun fact #1

#1 - Since April 05 we have lived in 4 places going on 5!

wow i just realized we have to be out of our place by june 26th...anyone want to fing shoot me?

we should have totally bought a place...bring on mini meltdown #2..or 3..??!

one steal and a score!

went to the parents yesterday and ran to some antique stores with mom..i basically STOLE a laundry cart..its one of those vintage pull laundry carts, blue wheels and even the original tag on it!  Guess how much???

FOUR dollars!!!  It was $5 and since im cheap i asked if hed take $4, and it was a STEAL!!  Left it at the parents because i didnt have room in my car to bring it home..so this week ill be bringin that puppy back with me to sit in my ever shrinking home! 

Today - Jake and I thought it would be good to go shopping for whatever we wanted..of course i wanted more crap for the house..and him...he wanted fans for his computer!  So about 100 bucks later he got some fans and i got my end/side table at homegoods i eyed the other day.  Which again..since im a cheap ass...i asked if they would take off some $$ due to a scratch on the top (that i didnt care about because it was actually really small and i was gonna paint right over it!) so i got 10% off thanks to my cheap self!  SCORE!!!  

Ill put pictures up soon..i have no idea where im putting this crap since really, i have no room (but yes, will still continue to buy stuff!) and were moving at the end of june (to where? i have no idea yet!)

Off to put the next coat of paint on my new pedestal side table!

shop till i drop

i looooove being off of work..my husband needs to fall into a million dollars so i never have to work again..and then i could just volunteer my time! HAA  actually speaking of volunteering..Jake and I are going to try and set up a date to start going here - http://www.readysetride.org/ - Ive been wanting to go for like a year now and when i mentioned it to him he really wanted to go too!  So one of these Sundays were gonna go!  I miss being around horses..and helping kids with disabilities would be great to do (horses and kids..that i can handle..idiot adults..not so much!)

wellll back to the topic on hand..shopping - i found and AWESOME pedestal table with chairs on craigs list..old with ornate detail..just what i like, old, crappy, vintage, dirty = AWESOME! !  so well see if they still have it or if some random like me already realized what a good steal it was (50 bucks for everything!) and snatched it up!  Oh and speaking of (again) a steal..weve been bitter ever since that lady that 'sold' us the lazyboy chair and then turned around and sold it to someone else before we could get to it...well we got another chair from jakes coworker for 50 bucks..its not as awesome as the one we SHOULD HAVE gotten but oh well..it works..the main thing i dont like about it is that its black..but im thinking about spending just as much as we spent on the chair and get a slip cover for it...who knows..all i know is we have too much shit in this now tiny townhouse!  Since were moving in June (another thing im still bitter about..renting again and not buying..im almost positive were going to regret not buying NOW) im trying to find the BIGGEST place that i can get for the money we want to spend..and i think ive found one..just hoping they contact me back saying its still available!!

ok im done rambling now..im off to shop...till i drop (yeah right!)!  Well i am going to hit up homegoods so you never know!!!

hey i got paid today i can do whatever i want, right...??!  

cant do much with a dime though...HAHAHA..no really...

TGIF

SOOOO glad its friday..if today was thursday and tomorrow was friday i would not be able to survive tomorrow..i would have to call in sick or something..im tired..im emotional..and im tired...
Going to get my hair did at rachs tomorrow..mom is there too..so i think if its nice out were just gonna try to be outside a lot..maybe hit up some garage sales?!!!

jake just brought home pizza  hut..my firday is complete!!

                                   Will loves his cousin Leighton!

the money tree is E M P T Y

its wonderful hearing you can afford as much as you thought you could on a mortgage..and were even close to having enough for a down payment..oh but add on the million dollars for closing costs and all the extra OTHER fees ANNNNDDDDD then youre shot back down to being a loser again..

im pretty sure well never get exactly what we want...ever...

i love renting..i love wasting my money, i love spending as much on rent as i could with a mortgage, i love having no yard and no garage, i love walking my dog e v e r y day - rain, snow, or shine..i love not being able to paint walls and fully decorate my home like i want, i love not being able to even get to my fucking water heater because its locked up from US - THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE DAMN TOWNHOME...

i love renting...NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!

twenty eight

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB WAYNE!!!
My Husband turns 28 today...somehow im the one who got the day off (day off and still paid!!!) and he has to go into work! He did get good friday off though which helped lessen the blow of having to work on your birthday (which i pretty much refuse to EVERY year..i dont think ive ever worked on my birthday...ever...)  

Since he really doesnt care its his birthday im pretty much just going to make him a special dinner tonight and thats about it...birthdays are much lamer when your old! 

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter!!!  Heading off to church with Jake soon..glad its going to be nice outside!!