james + i ...

...have the weekend alone. i am so excited!
dinner + night out with good friends.
sleeping in.
breakfast by james + mimosas. yum!
sunday funday.
a day off!!!

+ then my special momma's day din-din with my loves on monday!
so much fun...

wishing you all a very happy mother's day!
XO

my loves....

[ thursday t h a n k s. ]

i have had such a productive week (+ there are only 2 more days in my work week!  woot woot!!)  really though, i got so much stuff done this week + loooove the feeling of being ultra- productive.

i am also super thankful that i get to spend the weekend alone with my husband + catch up (we haven't had any time together (not doing chores or having other plans) since nyc in march) + then we are going to celebrate mother's day with my boys on monday night.  i don't know where we are going...just to be ready at 6:30pm + that the boys need suits.  (!!!!)  i can't wait.  

it's been a good week.

nightnight.

XO

lovesit!

today's elizabeth lovesit! item is.....

acupuncture!

seriously, i know some of you are rolling your eyes (COCO!)

but this has changed my life (ok, that may be a bit dramatic...but you get my point...)

i used to get really bad migraines + hated the side effects of the meds.  a friend recommended i see an acupuncturist (thank you bryte!) + i fell in love with the results + how i feel when i leave there... i haven't had a migraine since i began + everything is really starting to feel back on track.

i am not going to lie- there is a wee bit of pain involved once you get to really working on your symptoms + what ails you. (especially the feet!)  but it is so brief (like a milli-second) + afterwards, bliss.  + i don't really dig the hippy-dippy side of what can come with acupuncture...but i can get past it because of how great i feel after treatments.

i could go on + on about the stories of healing through acupuncture...

if you want something other than your traditional general practitioner + being prescribed medicine after medicine- this is it. some insurance is even covering it...+ i have a great referral if you live in charleston...

5 things on my To Do list:
1. reply to about 784.2 emails
2. clean my house (or hire a housekeeper as my sweet husband told me i could)
3. buy plane tickets for upcoming trips
4. wash my car
5. phone calls (ugh!)

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. natural baked cheetos
2. fruit
3. coffee (that counts, right?)
4. cheese
5. diet coke + a piece of dark chocolate

5 things i would do if i won the lottery:
1. make sure all of our debt, our family's debt + close friends' debt was gone
2. give 10% to seacoast
3. give to charity (anything having to do with animals or kids)
4. i don't know that either of us would QUIT our jobs, but definitely cut waaayyyy back.
5. move my momma + sister down to charleston
(if i had more than five choices, i would also: take my family + friends on the longest + most amazing-est vacation ever!, buy a farm + start an animal rescue, have 10 more kids just like dante + gavin, go on an insanely long getaway with just my husband, have several really great parties!, make sure my besties were set, travel some more + givegivegive!)

5 bad habits:
1. cleaning my entire house + then destroying it in a matter of 2.5 days
2. leaving lights on (per james)
3. mixing up sayings (my momma + sis do this too...our men think its charming ;)
4. not working out
5. not saying complete thoughts (i have add, ok?)

5 places I have lived:
1. Troy, OH
2. Tappahanack, VA (boarding school)
3. Atlanta, GA
4. Charleston, SC
5. Charlevoix, MI

5 jobs I have had:
1. Working for my daddi-o
2. MAC
3. hairstylist
4. wonderland
5. a wife + steppy

5 favorite things to do on the weekends:
1. sunday fundays
2. movie mondays
3. church
4. nap!
5. read

thought of the day...

i heard this in a song today & loved it

love deeper

speak sweeter

XO