Things Change

As I've gotten older and started my own family my life has obviously changed in many many ways. The majority of all these changes have all been fabulous and welcomed with open arms and an open heart. I've gained an amazing husband and a home and have created the most fabulous little being of all...my little Mees! 

Although I've embraced all of these changes.... there are some that still make me a little sad.  I feel as though I have become completely disconnected with my close group of girlfriends.  It's so hard now to find the time to get together....we all have families, we all have different priorities.  I sometimes feel like I don't have that bond anymore with them that I wish so badly to have back.  I miss the closeness, I miss the phone calls and I miss the nights out gabbing about anything and everything.  (I don't miss being a total mess the next morning but an occasional jag bomb here and there wouldn't be so bad!!!).  Sometimes it just feels like I've fallen off the face of the earth and I'm totally out of the loop.  It sucks when you hear about something that is going on only to find out after the fact.....peoples lives nowadays are just so crazy busy....and I'm totally guilty of not taking the time to slow down and pay attention!!  I truly miss them.....

On the flip side of all of this I've come to realize that family IS my priority.  I wouldn't give them up for anything.  I love that I hang out with my sisters and B all the time.  I love spending time with the hubs.  I love that Mia gets to play with Carter and Belle all the time.  I love that we all hang out at the house all the time.  I want my munchkin to have those kind of memories....the memories that families create. 

I do know that I will always love my girls no matter if we talk or see each other on a regular basis.  Things may change and we may eventually grow apart but they are people that I will never forget and have had a hand in shaping the person that I am today!! 

Bad Ass Motha

Just in case you were not all aware of this prior....I'm a total Bad Ass Motha!!!  Ok...Not really but I like to pretend!! 

So I got into work this morning and checked my email and to my fabulous surprise I was honored with like 5 flippin sweet ass awards!  Me??  Awards??  Totally bad ass...right??  Well I think so!  It totally made my day...maybe even a few days....I love to know that people actually enjoy my random bull shit!!  And if they really don't...well....Suck it!!  (Remember...thats my new motto...I'm actually trying to be nicer to people)!

So...the first award I got was from one of my favorite bloggers..The Truthful Mommy over at The TRUTH about Motherhood....fab blog...check her out!!

Thanks for giving me the coolest award ever! So here are the rules;

1. Get really excited that you got the coolest award EVER!

2. Choose ONE of the following options of accepting the OMB award:

(a) Get really drunk and blog for 15 minutes straight, or for as long as you can focus.

(b) Write about your most embarrassing moment.

(c) Write a “Soundtrack of your childhood” post.

(d) Make your next blog a ‘vlog’/video blog.

Basically, you’re talking to the camera about whatever.

(e) Take a picture of yourself first thing in the morning,

before you do anything else (hair, make up, etc) and post it.

3. Pass the award on to at least three, but preferably more, awesome bloggers as yourself.

So...I'm super pumped about the award....and I wish I could get drunk and blog but I don't think that would be the wisest choice up there and I'm pretty sure that NO ONE wants to see me first thing in the morning...it's bad/sad enough that Justin has too!!  So we'll go with embarrassing....When Justin and I first started dating we were hanging out at his house, it was summer and I had on a pair of jeans...it was hot so I thought hey, I'll put on a pair of his boxers (because that's what you do...you wear your boyfriends boxers for shorts or bedtime)....HA!  Yeah fuckin right....those damn things were like fuckin biker shorts on me....I couldn't even get the damn things over my damn thighs!  Let me just say that those things came off real quick and the jeans went right back on.  I'm pretty sure I had a sweaty ass...but better a sweaty ass then my fat rolls busting out over a pair of boxers....that skinny bastard!!!!

The second award comes from a new bloggy friend that I've found...Java at Never Growing Old....totally love her too!!!

The Rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Pass the award along to 10 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic!

Already thanked Miss Java!!! 

7 things about me....Mmmmm lets see....what can I say that won't scare anyone???

* I'm extremely emotional....Like Extremely

* I have a thing for good pens
* I HATE driving on bridges
* I have chubby fingers
* I LOVE bags...purses, diaper bags, totes, whatever...you name it...I'll buy it!!!
* I love vodka lemonades
* I wear tank tops under everything...everyday...can't have on just ONE shirt.

Then I got another couple of awards from Jackie at My Perfect Little World.

The first award is the Fabulous Sugar Doll Blogger Award. The rules are you must write 10 things about yourself and share this award with 10 other bloggers

So...I wrote 7 things about myself above so I'm not going to continue to bore you all with more shit about ME...oddly...I find it difficult to think of things to say about ME!!

The final award is the One Lovely Blog Award.  Pass it on to bloggers who deserve this award.

With all of these fab fun awards, I'm supposed to pass them all on...so here it goes....Everyone listed below gets ALL of them!!!  Sometimes I hate doing this though because I have SO MANY wonderful fabulous blogs that I follow and love....So I'm going to choose 10 to pass these on too!!  If I didn't mention ya...don't hate...I still love ya....it would just take me forever to link all the blogs that I follow!!!!  Hope you all enjoy them!! 

A Big Pot of Crazy
Adventures of a Wife and Mom
alabaster cow
Really, Are you Serious?
The Winey Mommy
{So Wonderful, So Marvelous}
The TRUTH about Motherhood
The Purse Blogger
Completely Eclipsed
Debbiedoos

People Like Me!!!!

I'm really lovin this whole blogging community!!  I honestly didn't think I would get so into it like I have.  I just wanted a place to be able to write down random stories and tidbits of my family's life and to chronicle Mia growing up.  It has actually turned into this fabulous network of new friends that I've connected with.  It's so nice to read other peoples randomness and know that I am not alone out there in this crazy ass world of motherhood and all that comes along with it!!  I LOVE reading stories and laughing (especially at poop stories...cuz lets face it...they are f'ing hilarious!)
I was reading some of my favorite blogs this afternoon and found that I had been nominated for the Honest Scrap Award by one of my favorite reads....Larrys Ass!!!  I was so EXCITED!!!  It means there are some people out there besides my family who actually read this (I pretty much force this down their throats and threaten their lives if they don't read it)!  It makes me feel loved and special....yeah I'm a bloggie whore like that!!!
This award is meant to share some random tidbits of info about me (because I know you all can't wait to hear me talk about myself) and to pass this along to 10 of my most favoritist blogs!!!  So let the fun commense!!!

1.  I had a severely unhealthy obsession with the Twilight series while reading it.  I didn't talk to my husband for 8 days (I read all 4 books in that time) and actually wished him to be a vampire and even considered asking him to grow his hair out a little!!   I know....it's not normal....I'm pretty much over it now though!!

2.  I could eat seafood EVERY DAY!!!

3.  I LOVE Coach and if I could buy a new Coach purse once a month I would....I'm what you could call a purse whore.....I probably wouldn't have a husband anymore but I would have some cute ass purses!!!

4.  I spend A LOT of time with my family....people sometimes think we are weird because we all hang out so much.  Besides my hubs, my mom, my two sisters and my niece are my best friends and I wouldn't have it any other way!!

5.  I'm what you might call a drama queen, a slight hypochondriac and an overexaggerater....what a great fricken combo huh.....I am pretty fun though!!!

6.  I was so far beyond petrified to give birth to my daughter that I actually had slight panic attacks about it before I even got pregnant.  I'm not one for a whole lot of pain...meaning I have zero pain tolerance!  But....I surprised the shit out of everyone and delivered her within 7 hours and made no noises, screams and I didn't even swear at my husband....so to all those who thought differently.....SUCK IT!!!

7.  My favorite band is The Dave Matthews Band.  I heart them A LOT!!!

8.  Justin and I got kicked out of our honeymoon suite the night of our wedding!!!  (Thats like 4 more blog posts)

9.  I pretty much cook everything with garlic!!!

10.  I LOVE to snack!!!  Me and my family ALWAYS have to have snacks when we do anything and usually end up making a party out of it! 

I have so many blogs that I love reading and it was super hard to figure out which ones I wanted to list today but here it goes in no particular order!!  Please check them out...they are fantabulous!!!  I love them all and they totally deserve this award!!!

1. Larrys Ass  (right back at ya)
2. My Super Kaduper Life
3. Gerber Days
4. Adventures of a Wife and Mom
5. A Beautiful Life
6. Rush Hour
7. Jackie Fo
8. The Purse Blogger
9. 504 Main
10. EllaBellaMozzarella