from ETSY, with love.

fall is just around the corner and i love autumn scents.

[they are the yummiest.]

& having a love for etsy; here are some adorable soaps.

1. adorable autumn harvest 2. mmm. punkin pie 3. this is the sweetest, ever: soapsicle 4. take a look at the these sweet, hootie-owls. 5. A fall must-have; candy corn. 6. plump, juicy, candy apples.

finally.

its official i am the worlds most indecisive person. after months of trying to come up with the perfect blog name, and a few exciting times when i thought i had, i really have this time. whew. no wonder sweet hubbs gets annoyed by me. i annoy myself. so, ignore all requests before. all previous blog addy's ive sent out before. because they are all just plain wrong. and old. and yucky.

the new and only blog address ever i will have is: herlifeinblog.com it will take a few days to completely published, so in the mean time it will be this.

thanks for your patience ♥

hitting the brakes!

im inserting my least favorite word here: uugh!

as i sit and type this, i officially have only 31 days

until i turn the big "30".

a little history....


my 25th birthday, was wonderful.
probably the best i had ever had.
& up until last year, i was "25".
then began all the talks from family and friends
that, "isn't turning another year older, so much
better than the alternative?"


sure thing! i realized at that moment, it totally was....
& that i should stop being "25" forever, and look
forward to each new year.
so, at "29"....i was happy. i was looking forward
to "living" in the "30"s.
that's what i heard you do.
you learn in the 20s.
& live in the 30s.

"screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch!"

then repeat...
uugh!
as i sit and type this, i officially have only 31 days
until i turn the big "30".
i’m not giving up my juvenile viewing habits of watching Anchorman and Team America over and over to make sure I memorize every funny quote.

it’s now near scientifically impossible to fit that many candles on a regular-sized cake.

the days of partying on rooftops with cases and cases of Bud and scantily clad men, finishing the late night downing pizza, pancakes or burgers (or all three) at IHOP are numbered. Now I’m expected to sip wine and dress nice during Martini Night at the local museum.

every slice of pizza or buffalo wing I need to take a Pepcid. Later I have to down an entire bottle of Pepto Bismol.

my trash can in the bathroom has a magazine, atlas and newspaper on top like I'm running a reference section of a library.

toys I played with as a kid are retro and back in style. (Transformers and Care Bears, to name two) Similarly, I find myself regaling youths about stories of “back in my day.”

ive decided i had better get a rubber mat in the tub--just in case!

i read....

"as the milestone quickly approaches, (the 30 milestone, not the incontinence or pantsuit milestones-fortunately, I have yet to hit those), i realize that turning 30 is a turning point. When I was, 25, I was sure that 30 was going to be this magical turning point when I suddenly get all my sh*t together. I wouldn't feel "old," per se, but I'd feel more content, secure. Life would be less of an emotional rollercoaster. I'd probably even be completely done with my quarterlife crisis!"

and it was then, i remembered.

today i realized that there are only 4 months left in the year.
& i have not completed all my new years resolutions.
yes, i am OCD and take these very seriously.
sweet hubbs finds it amusing, as they once never mattered.
but i put some pretty fun stuff on my list - & i guess
maybe id be disappointed if i didn't complete them.
and yes, there are the same not so joyous ones that tops
everyone's list each year - debt. weight. new car. to answer
those, briefly: yes. (still got it). yes (lost a little). & yes.
i blogged yesterday about a new hobby that im in search
of. i then i realized earlier that. i love cakes.
& loving cakes...it made my list of resolutions.
to take a cake decorating class, actually.
so, im happy again that i remembered this
great bit of information & am ISO a class.

check THIS out. its funny haha, not funny queer.

ISO: a fun, easy, something!

sadly, as crafty as i have been in the last year, is when i redecorated
our guest bathroom.

i really want to find a new craft. all the scrapbooking
i see online, is so amazing; but it all seems so overwhelming. any suggestions?
something thats easy to get started. low cost. & great to pass the time?

are you ready for some football????

tis the season, my friends.

fall & football!!

so for your first football party of the season,

ya gotta try this dip.

jalapeno popper dip

- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened - 1 cup mayonnaise - 4 ounces green chilies, diced - 4 ounces jalapeno peppers, diced and drained - 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cream cheese, mayo and peppers. Pour mixture into a baking dish. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and brown. Serve with crackers or tortilla chips.

it'll make the men

folk happy.

OMG! Where have you been????

no, no. i was taken hostage by a krispy kreme delivery truck.

yea, yea...and was held captive in the back of an old warehouse.

by 2 mexicans. an 80s metal hairband. and a poodle.

ok yea.

so i broke free today. after weeks of solitude and rushed

right online to my blog.

ok, so the delivery truck sounded nice. kind of. well ok, not so

much on the hips.

i missed you all.

i took some time away.

sweet hubbs and i just finished round one of

our first fertility treatment.

it wasn't successful.

so we are immediatly trying again.

i missed all my blog pals and your wonderful blogs.

i can't wait to catch up.

off for a cup of java

and lots of wonderful reading.