Packing is FUN! (said no one EVER)

Holy cow it’s Monday! 

With that said, I’m a little relieved because it gives me a break from packing…

Needless to say, I’m exhausted! 

I have to give props to my superstar mom for spending her weekend doing the same!

This is what my weekend consisted of…

 

  (cue frightening nightmare music) 

When Michael moved to Virginia 2 years ago, we packed up our apartment and shoved nearly everything we had into a 15x10 storage unit. 

I only kept the necessities: clothes, tv, shoes… you get it! 

I then moved in with a friend that I was a nanny for during my college days. 

(When I met them Harrison was 3 months old; Lexi was 2). Now 8 & 10! 

I adore these rug rats! They are like my little brother and sister.

So yes, I have pretty well grown up with them and they are my family. I’m practically a nomad and stay with them Mon-Thurs (I have my own side of the house) and then on the weekends I stay at my mom’s house or with my cousins. Gotta get that quality time in!

When Michael and I got married last September, we never even unpacked our wedding presents… well, it’s not like we even had a place to unpack them!

so for the last year and a half they have been stored in my mom’s guest room (storage unit #2).  This weekend I brought all of my clothes to my mom’s house, so now my closet looks like this… 

i cant find $#*&!

And Storage Unit #2 is now ORGANIZED and looks like this!

I’m pretty proud! ;)

You want fun photos?! Well sorry, I don’t have any… packing is NOT fun!

I did, however, get a fun photo from the cousin’s at the TEXANS game that i had to miss out on :( 

(*cough, 9-1!!)

Not to worry, I promise to capture interesting photos from the Black Friday crowds later this week! Yes, I am “one of those!” I LIVE for BLACK FRIDAY!

Thank Goodness for the short week ahead! 

Weekend Recap

Happy Monday! Not! Well at least it’s not your normal Monday, over here anyway. 

Working for the govt has its perks, you receive Floating Holidays!

(aka. work, said holiday, and get an extra day off!) I chose the latter, obvi! 

So my day off was Friday, and what’s a girl to do when the Nutcracker Market comes to town?! Put on your newest riding boots (lots of walking), grab your girls and get to shopping. If you want see grown women dressed to the nines and running around like chickens scouting the nearest bar for their next glass of champagne... Get in line! And yes, there is a LONG line!

If anything will get you into the Christmas spirit, it’s the Nutcracker Market. People are everywhere, buying gifts and things they don’t need, BUT it is magical!

And being the DIYer that I am, I’m taking pics of “all the things I can make myself!” 

Yes, I’m that girl! 

1. Burlap Stockings

2. Painted Letters

3. Sparkly Wreath

           

Yes, I have lived in Texas my entire life, but I've never been interested in Texas/Rustic decor... until I met this guy a few weeks ago... 

Add bling or shimmer to ANYTHING and I WANT IT!! 

Insert this beauty:

 He had a pretty gorgeous price tag too of $2,500.

The rest of the weekend was devoted to football! Who doesn't love a reason to tailgate?! 

Plus, it was homecoming weekend for the UH Cougars! 

We mosied (stumbled) on over to PubFiction to watch the A&M game... i must say, if you're not an A&M fan, just watch a game with these people and they will convert you. It probably didn't hurt that they beat the #1 team or anything... 

Have a great week!! 

Tune in: some pretty exciting news is coming at the end of this week!!