Fun in the Sun

Well, today is a beach-going day. My daughter Olivia and I are going with good friends Susan and Gabby. We're headed to New Buffalo, MI; it's only about 45 minutes from us. The weather should be perfect for fun in the sun.


I hope you're enjoying your sun-shining summer days.

America's Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

I can't believe Independence Day is just around the corner. It's amazing how it can sneak up so quickly.

How will you be celebrating our country's birthday? My mom and her husband have an annual party - which is also their wedding anniversary. It's a great time and we look forward to it every year.

In addition to looking forward to the party, I'm also going to enjoy an extra long weekend. Time off of work is ALWAYS a good thing!

Enjoy the fireworks!

CUTE SHOES AND CUTE NECKLACE

Hey fellow bloggers....it's been a long time!

I wanted to take a minute to show you a couple items I recently purchased. My daughter and I made a trip to the mall for HER and I ended up with these 2 items for ME. Well.....I couldn't help it!

These shoes I got from Payless. I love them, love them, love them. On their website I see they are available in different colors. Oh yeah, I plan on getting at least one more pair.



As we were walking through the mall I realized we have a new store called Body Central. Granted, my body doesn't fit into much of their stuff (kinda like a Forever 21) but their accessories were too cute and CHEAP. Oh, and the day I was there they were having a 20% entire store sale. Bingo...jackpot. Anyway, this is the necklace I got for about $5.00. I have the perfect dress to wear it with.



Do you have a favorite pair of sandals or piece of jewelry? I think these two are mine for now!

Until next time....

The Best

Being a mom is the best thing in the world. It certainly is my biggest challenge in life but I wouldn't change it for the world.

I'm very thankful for my mom and the wonderful way she has taught me to be a great mom (at least I think so) to my daughter. History is repeating itself.

Olivia and I


My mom being silly


I'm wishing all my mom blogging friends a Happy Mother's Day.

Hello bloggers...it's me, Tara

Ok, so I think I'm taking this "vacation from my blog" a little too far. I can't believe I've been home from vacation for almost a week and haven't taken the time to blog yet.

I have so much to write about, it's just finding the time to sit down and do it. Maybe this weekend I will just take an hour or so out of my day and do it. I'd love to do it now; however, I use 2 different computers and all my pictures are on the other computer...of course! I love to use pictures when I blog; it gives a good visual for what I'm blogging about.

On a side note, I realize I never wrote about Olivia's birthday party last MONTH! Oh someday, I'll get caught up.

I hope you're all enjoying the spring temperatures and sunshine (for the most part). I love this time of year!

Until I blog again....take care!

Can you say vacation?

This week is Olivia's spring break from school. I am so excited to be taking the week off with her. It's been a long time since I've had a real vacation.

Monday and Tuesday will be "staycation" days. We'll leave for the St Louis area on Wednesday. We're going to visit my cousin and her family. Although my cousin and I keep in touch, thanks to Facebook, we haven't seen each other in over 9 years. I can't wait to see her and to just simply get away for a few days.

Have you had a vacation lately? If so, did you do anything? Or did you just enjoy the time at home? No matter what, when or how, I hope it was enjoyable.

Due to the fact I'll be gone soon, I will be taking a brief break from the blog world. I'll be back in touch soon, though.

Until then......

Easter Weekend

Happy Easter to my fellow bloggers.

We colored eggs today. Olivia said she's not too old to color eggs, but she is too old to have her picture taken while doing it (haha). I was able to get pictures before and after the eggs were colored. I think they turned out really nice. Tom and I joined in the fun too!
BEFORE


AFTER



Tomorrow we'll head to my mom's house to celebrate the holiday. I can't wait to see what she's got planned for dinner. Yummy! No matter what age we kids are, my mom still does Easter baskets/bags for us...and we have to find them. Yes, for all of us, she still hides the goodies.

I hope you have a peaceful weekend.