ºoº ~ Magical Monday ~ ºoº

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Mondays? 
Well, I hate them even MORE when they come right after I have spent a most wonderful weekend away at My Happy Place ºoº with my little family and my BFF. 
Hate them even MORE when my Princess wakes up with a fever on the first day of a week of testing.
Hate them even MORE when I get to work only to find a mess!

UGH!  I hate Mondays!

So, let's focus instead on the magic of my birthday weekend...shall we?  And even better, it is the perfect excuse to share my most recent April Best Foot Forward pictures...

4/8 - What better way to start of a magical weekend than with a horse drawn carriage ride through our resort.  The Port Orleans Riverside was so beautiful.  I felt like I was on a plantation in the deep south...so peaceful and gorgeous.  I have always wanted to go on a carriage ride so Hunky Hubby and the kiddos treated me to one shortly after we checked in.

4/9 - We were on safari today...at Disney's Animal Kingdom.  My little Princess asked if we could sit in the front row so we had a great shot of all the animals that were out an about.  Alyson was so proud of the fact that SHE got us in the first row...and I was quite proud of her for asking.  She seems to be asserting herself a little more these days which I think is just fantastic.

4/10 - Does this picture really need any explanation?  LOL!  This is my most favorite pictures so far, hands down!  I am sure Mickey and Minnie were wondering why on earth this cRaZy lady wanted to take a picture of their feet but they were happy enough to oblige...maybe it was the Happy Birthday button I was wearing ;)  Whatever the reason...this picture just makes me happy!

Wishing you all a ºoº ~ Magical Monday ~ ºoº

My sister ROCKS!

In honor of my birthday today, my sister decided to hijack the Best Foot Forward project I am doing this month and posted this picture on Facebook to celebrate...I am just LOVING it!

Thank you Rachelle!  LOVE YOU TOO!

04/05 Best Foot Forward

Holy cow!  Two nights in a row, being treated to a dinner OUT!  I am getting spoiled...but OH how I LOVE it!  I spent time with my sister Rachelle tonight.  It was WONDERFUL.  We talked for 4 hours.  There is an 11 year age difference between us and I am just so proud of the beautiful woman she has become and thoroughly enjoyed connecting and talking with her.  And how can you NOT love someone who will sit outside a restaurant on a bench holding her feet up in the air for a picture?!  LOL!

04/04 - Best Foot Forward

I am celebrating a birthday this week -- of which I have very mixed feelings.  I was able to meet up with a couple of friends for dinner in honor of my birthday though, so I guess it's not ALL bad getting another year older.  Now that I work full-time out of the house I don't get to spend as much time with some of my mommy friends since the busy-ness in our lives takes us in different directions.  It was nice to try and connect for a brief couple of hours.

04/03 - Best Foot Forward

Tonight my feet lead the way to a soccer game.  USF vs The Tampa Bay Rowdies.  We are a soccer loving family these days and taking the kids to see the local college soccer games has proven to be a lot of fun...and an in expensive family outing as well.

04/02 - Best Foot Forward

Tonight we were at the baseball field for Stevie's game.  You see that 3rd baseman, kind of blurry there between my shoes...yep, he's mine ;)

Never really been a big baseball fan -- more of a soccer and a football fan really...but I do so enjoy watching when it is one of my kiddos out there.  How can I not be a fan then, right? ;)



Couldn't resist sharing a couple more pics...he looks good out there, don't he? ;)

04/01 - Best Foot Forward

Day 1 of my Best Foot Forward project and ALREADY I am having trouble!

I am torn as to which photo to use.  I got together with 2 of my girlfriends to watch a movie based on a book we had all read (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil...just in case you were wondering).  We met at my BFF's home and coincidentally, her precious babes just happen to be my god babies as well ;)

I snapped this pic of Little G while he was sitting under my chair...


precious, right?

 Later, I snapped a pic of the 3 of us hanging in the kitchen...

But now I can't decide which one to use?  What do YOU think?

Are you ready?

Today is April 1st! 
That means it is time to put your

BEST FOOT FORWARD

No, those aren't my shoes, but aren't they HOT?  Wonder how far I could walk in them before I fell on my face?!  Not my legs either...DAMN IT!  Oh well...

Looking forward to seeing what you gals come up with.  If you post your pics on your blog please be sure and link it back in the comments section, or you can email me your favorite pics from the week.  Thinking it will be fun to do a wrap up at the end of the week!

And remember, it's not really about the shoes...but where they take you this month :)

Time for a pedicure?

Just a couple more days and I start my little photo project... BEST FOOT FORWARD

 
Thrilled to know that I have a few friends who plan to put THEIR Best Foot Forward with me :)  Thinking a pedicure is in order just in case ;)  Just in case I am not wearing cute shoes, I want my toes to at least look their best!

You can read about my original inspiration for this in my first post.  I love having fun little photo projects to do and since I will have an excuse for taking pictures of my shoes...well, how can it NOT be fun?!  LOL!  Seriously, though, it isn't about the shoes but more about just documenting where my feet take me over the month of April.  April is my birthday month as well as my anniversary month so maybe my feet will take me to some fun places ;)

Like browsing around Ross on my lunch hour...


CHEERS to my FlaminGals!

 If you are playing along I would love it if you would share your pics with me...maybe I could spotlight them over the week :)

Put your best foot forward...

Remember my post where I showed you the cutest shoes ever...and confessed that I have a thing for shoes?  Well, I also have this friend, Amanda and she has a thing for taking pictures of her feet.  So for the last couple of weeks, we have been exchanging pictures of our feet!  LOL!  Yes, I suppose some would say we have issues...but at least we are having fun! 

I actually sent her this one today...

I love my little bag there too...picked that up some time ago from Michaels...couldn't resist the apron that matched  -- so that's in my kitchen ;)

A couple of other recent feet pics...

So WHY am I sharing my feet with you? 

Well, in my blog hopping, I came across this post from Lisa at My Life - Perfectly Imperfect and knowing Amanda like I do, I knew I had to share it with her.

Amanda and I are both scrapbookers...she is one of my FlaminGals (that's a story for another day...) and we met through The House of Paper.  Anyway, it was after I shared the mini album with her that we began exchanging pics...then we both thought doing a mini album like Lisa's would be fun...AND having someone else playing along at the same time would make it even more fun...SO for the whole month of April, we are both planning to take daily pictures of our feet...yep, I warned you we have issues.

Anyone else have similar issues? We would love to have you join us and play along!

Somedays it really is all about the shoes

I have a thing for shoes.  I can admit it freely.

Don't worry, I don't go overboard or anything but I could seriously shoe shop for hours and never get tired of just trying them on...and some days I do just that.  When I have no errands to run on my lunch hour I will head over to DSW not too far from my office.  (Really helps that Target, Ross and The Dollar Store are right there too!)  I love to just walk through and look at all the shoes and sometimes I will even try them on.  Unfortunately, I do not have the luxury of buying anything I want whenever I feel like it, so more times than not I leave empty handed.

But then I saw these beauties...

OMG.  I was utterly and completely in love!  And do you know what...they were on clearance!  AND I remembered I had a $10 gift certificate in my purse!!  OH the JOY!  They were the only ones left in the store and I couldn't believe it when they fit!  I mean seriously, was this meant to be or what?!

Now I realize not everyone would be as enthralled as I am with these lovelies but I have a passion for roses...I actually wanted to name our daughter Rose, but Hunky Hubby shot down every middle name I came up with so I eventually gave up.  SO I guess I will just have to appease myself with these shoes...

Yes, I took these photos at work...with my cell phone...just couldn't help myself...had to share -- because some days it really is all about the shoes!