tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59933600268134003192012-02-10T13:21:23.164-06:00We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.Mrs. Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196453968405626152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993360026813400319.post-53639058927047702362012-02-08T12:46:00.000-06:002012-02-08T12:46:55.123-06:00

Another room is pretty much complete other than some little knick knacks here and there!  But before any of the decorating could take place, there were several things that needed to occur:Counter tops were replaced with granite Cabinets were painted white Brushed bronze faucet and new sink installed Yellowish paint replaced with khaki color Old ugly square mirror replaced with beautiful brushed

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I have finally completed decorating our guest bedroom and I couldn't be any more excited with the way it turned out. (I’m squealing with excitement over here!!!) I knew from the moment that we moved into the house,  my plan was to paint horizontal white stripes in the guest room. The only thing that I wasn’t aware of was how much of a pain in the ASS it was going to be to get said stripes done!

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I know it's been almost 3 months since I've last blogged and there are a million individual post I could write, but I wont. Instead, here are a few tidbits of whats occurred over the past 90 days. We both FINALLY got new glasses. I don't think either of us have had new glasses since college! Christmas Eve we had M's family over to our house. M got one of his grandfathers rifles that he has been

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I finally finished my first two weeks at the new J-O-B, and what a whirlwind it has been. I spent my first couple days on the sales side seeing how things work, (and kind of seeing what all I will be doing) then I moved over to the production/floral/design side to see how the business works from that side. My first couple days in production I helped prepare for an event and then had to strike the

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Here are a few outtakes from our Christmas photo shoot with M's mom. We took a few pictures inside our house and then made our way to a school in our neighborhood. Little did I know though as we ventured outside that afternoon, that the temperature had dropped down to the 40's and it was super windy. So here are a few pics of our adventure with Syd and the crazy weather! Hair is blowing, Syd

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Yup, you read it right. I painted me pantry door green and I couldn't be anymore in love with the way it turned out! You see, I saw this image via pinterest and fell in love with the idea... ...so I decided to replicate it in my own kitchen. And this is how it turned out! Coat #1 - Kind of scary looking! The green is so shiny and bold! Coat #2. Looking better! Step #3: Time to glaze it! ...

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This past Friday night the hubs and I decided to have a relaxing night in with some wine and homemade meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Yes, I said meatloaf. I know it's not the most exciting of meals but it sure was yummy! Before we sat down to eat and watch a movie we ran to our local Sprouts to pick up a couple things and the most important item of all: WINE! We ended up grabbing a bottle of

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The hubs and I have been debating purchasing Ms. Sydney a dog bed for awhile now. You see, she is a VERY VERY large dog that sheds A LOT, and while we have allowed her to get on our furniture and sleep at the end of our bed we have both come to realize that maybe this was a bad decision from the get go. (However I do not take full blame in her bad habits as Ms. Sydney was the hubs dog before I

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Today I closed one chapter of my life and next week I will begin a new chapter. Last Tuesday I resigned from my current job and today I packed up my office and walked away. This past week has been an emotional roller coaster. One moment I knew in the bottom of my heart I was making the right decision by leaving and the next moment I had talked myself out of it. Overall I believe the decision I

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Last night I attended our Junior Leagues – Neath the Wreath – Ladies Night Out event. I met up with a bunch of girls from my PAG group last year to participate in the festivities. We decided to purchase the VIP tickets ahead of time so we were able to get in the doors an hour before they opened for some free drinks, yummy food and of course a fun gift bag with all sorts of treats inside of it. So

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This past weekend we headed to Fredericksburg, TX for a mini get-a-way with some friends. Our weekend was filled with lots of laughter, shopping, football, German food, beer and dancing. We left late Friday afternoon and arrived in Fredericksburg just in time to check in to our B&B and head to dinner. We stayed at the River Road Ranch a couple miles out of town and I don’t think we could have

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I’ve wanted to re-paint our main hallway and foyer for some time now and we finally got around to it this past weekend. When we first moved in we painted it the same color as the kitchen, living room and bedroom hallway and while I definitely love the khaki color we picked out I’ve felt like this wall was missing something. Since the wall is such a prominent/and yet very odd wall to decorate, and

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M and I have ran across a major issue….we break our nice, pretty, and not so cheap wine glasses from Crate and Barrel ALL THE TIME! Since we drink wine pretty regularly and the beautiful wine glasses can’t go in the dishwasher it is somewhat difficult to stay on top of hand washing them and trying not to break them at the same time. So this past week as I ventured out for a little shopping I ran

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I saw this idea online and absolutely fell in love with it. Sample:via Beautiful Paper Now here is how you make your own: 1. Make a list of everyone that you are going to send an announcement to. 2. Go to your local Home Depot or Lowe’s and pick up paint samples. (they are free) I would recommend picking up about 10 extra samples for when you practice printing them. 3. Figure out the dimension

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This month’s featured wine is …drum roll please… Cupcake – Red Velvet I purchased a bottle for some girlfriends and I to sip on our patio Friday night. Unfortunately it was super late and chilly outside when they got into town so we opted to sit inside, but thankfully we were still able to consume the entire bottle of wine! Ha ha – j/k It actually doesn’t matter where we are sitting; we are

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It’s no lie that I am in love with scarves. Whether they are round, long or square I don’t discriminate. They can add a pop of color to an outfit, they can act as an accessory and they can help spruce up any outfit! Since today is the first day that I have been able to wear a scarf since last winter I thought it would only be appropriate to post some different ways to tie a scarf. Just follow

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Remember last Thursday when I posted about how Wednesday night we went to the State Fair and indulged on all things fried? Well, last Thursday night my girlfriend and I flipped the switch and ran a 5k near downtown Dallas. She is training for a ½ marathon and had never ran an entire race so she thought it would be a good idea to get some practice, and she asked me to do with her. I politely

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Last night we met up with my friend Jayne (check out her blog - she's hilarious!) and her boy at the state fair. We did not ride any rides, we did not play any games, we did not go to any shows, instead we did this…. Tried the new buffalo chicken in a flapjack - dipped in syrup = SUPRISINGLY TASTY! Ate a corndogTried fried browniesOh, and fried snickersInhaled the fried frito pie Sipped on

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This past weekend I ventured down to Houston to hang out with my BF. Overall it was a pretty relaxing weekend with lots of time to catch up. Friday night we stuck with our usual weekend trip ritual, stay in and drink wine all while catching up to the wee morning hours. Saturday morning we enjoyed a little McDonalds for breakfast. I know, I know, totally awful for you, yet so yummy! We then made

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This past weekend was packed with more house projects. I’m trying to get as much done as possible because starting this weekend all the way up until Thanksgiving we are either out of town or we have plans. Friday M went into work super early that morning we se kept it low key that night. We made our way over to Crate and Barrel so I could purchase my new dining room table. Love, love,

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M and I love our neighborhood. There are kids playing in the streets every night, people out walking morning and night, friendly drivers, and just overall a very lively neighborhood. However, we have now been in our house a little over a month and neither one of us have met our neighbors. We have discussed this several times and we know; we know we no longer live in the Leave it to Beaver ages

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Where do I even begin? The past two weeks have been an absolute whirlwind. Here’s what we have been up to…in no particular order… I painted my formal dining room grey: I began stenciling my formal dining room and decided that I hated it. The stencil is to small. I got my formal dining room table. This table was my parents from when they first got married. (I believe...i could totally be

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This past weekend as I was looking through Vogue, People Style, InStyle, Express and several other magazines/mailers I realized that everyone is pairing shades of red and purple together for the fall!  I personally love these colors paired togther. Can't wait to incorporate them into my fall wardrobe this year! So.....do you love it or hate it?!?!

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WOTM is BACK! I started doing this when I first started blogging a couple of years ago and then it slowly fell off the map, but I am ready and determined to bring it back to life. (Visit Wine of the Month tab above to see other wines we have featured in the past). It is no lie that M and I are huge winos. If you ever see us with a cocktail in our hands it is 99.9% of the time wine. We don’t

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Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte made it's official debut today! With the cool 80 degree weather that we have had for the past two and the thought of scarves, leggings and boots, I just couldn't resist a little taste of autumn today!

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Let me start by prefacing that although it looks like we have put a lot of work into the house, in all actuality we have not. We picked this house because the foundation of the house was perfect. The only thing that this house needed was a little touch of me to bring some things up to date! BEFORE: On the left side of the kitchen (were you can't see) is the pantry, fridge, and then the long

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I know I’ve only been gone from the blogging world for a week but in my world that seems like FOR-EV-ERRRR(sound it out like Squints from the Sandlot) This past week was absolutely crazy between the move on Thursday, a work golf tournament on Friday, unpacking on Saturday and getting sick on Sunday; thus causing me to miss work and be in bed for the past two days. So here I am finally back at

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I’ve got all my sisters with me! Last week my sister and her husband/kiddos came for their annual summer visit. It is always gets a little hectic when you get everyone together under one roof. There is usually some sort of argument between the sisters, dogs running/playing/barking, and kids playing. If you were a bug on our wall you might think our family was crazy. But were not, were a  family

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My sister-in-law just joined the blogging world. Wahoo! Go check her out and leave her a sweet comment! The Brady Bunch

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I finally gave in and tried out a Crossfit workout the other day with my sister. She has been doing it for quite some time now and is always talking about it so I gave in and visited one of the facilities close to our house. The introductory workout was simple: row 500M, 40 squats, 30 sit ups, 20 pushups and 10 pull-ups. (all timed...all workouts are timed) The guys said that I would be sore and

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This past Saturday night I celebrated my birthday with all my friends at Katy Trail Icehouse. It’s a somewhat new bar in the DFW and one that I have come to love more and more. It actually reminds me of a good ole bar in a college town. It has a huge inside/outside patio, area for washers, and bbq pit. The overall atmosphere of the bar is very laid back and perfect place for a sundress and

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Today I am writing to tell you about …. Okay, let’s be honest, how many of you bloggers out there had diaries growing up and actually wrote in them? I remember having a diary as a little girl and writing in it every once in a while but was never religious about it. (I’m talking like you might find 5 entries) I kind of find it funny now because I have a blog, which in my mind is a lot like a

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A few weeks ago my parents rescued this handsome young man, Jack. He is a 2 yr. old Rot/mix and is just the sweetest thing you will have ever met. I’m such a huge advocate on rescuing animals or helping in any way possible. I think there is nothing worse than seeing animals not taken care of properly or left to roam the streets. Remember Miss Jers was rescued from the streets! Gosh how I miss

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Turning the big 28 yesterday wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Yes, I am in fact inching my way towards the big 30 each year but in my heart I like to still think I am only 20! I woke up yesterday morning with a cute card and a gift sitting on the counter from my sweet hubby. I immediately opened it to find a Kindle and was ecstatic. Although the hubs thinks he bought me a lame gift, I on

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I just finished this…and LOVED it! It was definitely hard to stay focused at the beginning because so many character were being introduced but once I made it past the first 30 pages I was hooked and then once I made it to about the 100th page all the pieces started falling together and I couldn’t put it down. You can bet I will be reading the next two books in the series. …and now I’m reading

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It's FINALLY official, we purchased our first home! We closed yesterday morning at 9:30am and then spent the rest of the day meeting with the granite contractor and purchasing new hardware for the house. All the hardware, fans, chandeliers are gold and must go; so yesterday we purchased new brushed bronze fans, door knobs, faucets, lights, etc. We also picked out our granite slab for the kitchen

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Yup, that’s right, birthday month is only a few days away and I’ve already started receiving fun little goodies in the mail! $15.00 off at Ann Taylor Loft… definitely one of my favorite stores for work clothes  FREE brunch with unlimited mimosas. How could a girl go wrong? 15% of my entire purchase from Anthropology. Yes, Please! $10 gift card to I love that my addiction to shopping ends up

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Yup, just another typical weekend over here at the Holmes Home. Friday we spent with M's parents eating dinner a local Indian restaurant. Have you figured out that we like Indian food yet? M's parents hadn't eaten it much and weren't sure what to order so we took them to restaurant in Addison that has been around for years. It was our first time to try it as well and while it wasn't the best

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Last week I finished this… ..and this week I started this… “Something Blue” was definitely not as good as “Something Borrowed,” but it was still good. Definitely an easy summer read. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is another story. Now that I’m past the first 30 pages I’m finally starting to enjoy the book. The beginning was definitely uninteresting and twisted so I kept finding myself

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When M signed on with the company he works for we knew that there was always a possibility that we might not always be in the great state of Texas. I knew this from the get go, and was 100% on board and willing to follow him wherever his job may take him, and I still am. We talk often about when that day may come and joke that it will probably come at we think is the most inopportune time. But I

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This weekend we had my girlfriend from Houston and her boy come visit. They arrived somewhat late Friday night so we opted to stay in for the night and drink Limoncello martini’s and catch up on life in general. This has become some sort of a tradition whenever one of us goes to visit the other. Something about working all day on a Friday and then driving four hours usually doesn’t make you want

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Last night M and I were invited to the soft opening of a new restaurant in the DFW area called, Winewood. The new restaurant was created by the owner of Bob’s Steak & Chophouse, Fireside Pies, Fox & Hound, etc. and is a blend of classic American Cuisine. Upon arriving for our reservation we were greeted and taken to our table to enjoy a nice complimentary five course meal with some wine. The

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I thought I would play along since I don't really have anything else to blog about and I'm not in the mood to work right now. I just got back from giving a presentation and everytime I seem to give one I'm totaly worn out after and  pretty much useless for the rest of the day. I must be the anxiety I get from speaking in front of large groups of people. So..as I was saying... I'm loving that

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Our 4th of July weekend started out Friday night with some yummy Indian food followed by making jello shots for a party we were attending on Saturday, and then heading to the bar to hang out with one of my  friends that moved back to the big D a few weeks ago. Saturday morning we woke up early and M headed to work while I ran some errands and worked on some stuff for the house. (I will update

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Okay, I have to post about another amazing meal that I found via Our Best Bites. To be totally honest, every single recipe I have made from them has been excellent. Last night we made their Southwest Pasta Salad and it was delicious. We did make a few changes to our meal:• We added chicken so we had some protein. We used fajita seasoning and baked it in the oven. All the flavors blended perfectly

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Yesterday I purchased my first piece (well, really 8 pieces) of furniture for our new house. You see every time that the hotel that M works for does a re-modeling project they sell all their existing furniture for extremely cheap to their employees. So a couple of weeks ago M sent me some pictures of a bunch of chairs that they were getting rid of. As soon as I saw them I knew they would be

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Friday night the hubs and I played it low key. We ran some errands and then hit up one of our favorite Indian restaurants. We both love Indian food and try to eat it as often as possible. Saturday M had to work and I had plans to hang out at the pool with some of my friends. We definitely achieved our goal of working on our tans and relaxing. That night we went out in Uptown to celebrate one of

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I made this recipe last night and it was so delicious! If you wanted to, you could definitely add ground beef or turkey to this recipe. I can also see cutting the peppers in half and filling them and then serving a half a bell pepper with some grilled chicken. Perfect summer meal! Enjoy!!! Southwest Stuffed Bell Peppers (via Our Best Bites) 4 very large or 6 medium sweet peppers (red, yellow,

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I will read this on the days when I'm frustrated b/c my butt is big...

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I find that men are extremely difficult to shop for. They either have everything, want nothing, or purchase what they want when they want it. When it comes to father’s day or birthdays I have always found myself struggling to find the perfect gift and this year I did it. I made a gift card tree. I’ve seen pictures online on how to make them yourself with tree branches,styrafoam, etc. but instead

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Literally that is what the party that I'm planning is going to be, and it is all due to these 3 bearded guys: ZZ TOP I can't believe it's all finally coming together. I've been working on negotiations and booking the band since February and I finally have the contract sitting on my desk. This is going to be one hell of a party!

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1. Pinterest: I’m officially obsessed with pinning the things that I love. If you aren’t familiar with the website you need to go here, and check it out. I’m currently using the site for decorating our soon to be new home. I’ve broken my boards down by rooms and have been pinning pictures of ideas that I love and want to carry into our new casa. It's very easy to get started, just fill out the "

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Sitting in a drive through line for 30 minutes waiting on a burger from In-N-Out makes me want to write corporate and tell them that their name doesn’t fit the message that they are trying to portray. Okay, well not really. I would never write a corporate office and give them a piece of my mind. A. that is just too much work ....and… B. Instead of wasting my time complaining I would rather

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This past weekend I spent a lot of time in the kitchen. I cooked dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday night and on top of that made M some cookies to take up to his employees at work. Just call me, Betty Crocker! Cooking in our house on the weekends never happens! We cook during the week and then our weekend meals are usually spent dining out. Well, in our hopes to put away a little more money into

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Last Monday as I was about to hop on the plane to head back home after my nice little weekend away, and I picked up this book to read on the plane…  I ended up getting sucked into it immediately and ended up finishing it in the 3 days. It’s such an easy read and if you are looking for a fun romantic/silly book, I recommend it. I believe the movie came out this past weekend so it looks like I’m

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Last weekend I flew out to Tennessee to visit my sister, her hubby and the kiddos. The weekend was very relaxing. We went out to eat, ran errands, went to the local market on Sunday, played with the kiddos and did a little shopping in a town called Franklin. It was fun to get away and catch up with my sis and the kiddos.Playing at the park. We twirled and ran up and down this hill multiple times.

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Since today is my Friday and I'm not in the mood to work at this very moment, I thought I would play along.. Current (addition) to my Playlist: Rock Mafia- The Big Bang Current Nail Polish:OPI – Pirates of the Caribbean“Sparrow me the Drama” Current Drink: Bethany’s Skinny Girl Margarita Current Food: Chocolate Toffee yogurt with heath bar candies on top Current TV Show:Real Housewives of OC, NY

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 Friday morning I'm heading to Tennessee to visit my sister, her hubby, and these two cheeseheads for the weekend! So Sweet... Being Cheesy!

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Water for Elephants is a definite must read. I finished reading it a couple of weeks ago and totally fell in love with it. Yesterday the hubs took me to see it and while the movie was good, it wasn't as good as the book! I have always had a slight obsession with the circus. This started at very young age when I used to watch “The Greatest Show on Earth” every day over the summer and then see

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Last year I purchased a 1hr photo session through Groupon and this past March we finally got around to using it. I love the three pictures that we picked and I can’t wait to get them framed! (I had to take pictures of the original pictures since I don't have digitals of them and I don't have a scanner at home..so excuse the poor quality of these photos...)

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I know I haven't been blogging a lot lately but works been busy (I've been traveling) and there have been some exciting things occuring in the Holmes Home. I will update everyone later but until then enjoy another one of my favorite videos. This one is bound to give you a good laugh!

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This video is bound to give you a good laugh on a Monday morning! Happy Monday Peeps!

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We arrived in San Fran right around dinner time on Thursday night so we checked into our rooms and then headed to a little Italian restaurant that was right around the corner from our hotel. To be honest, I wasn’t a fan of the food and I guess it’s a good thing after all because I can’t remember the name of the restaurant..and well, they wouldn’t be getting any recommendation from this corner! Ha

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I think I need a vacation from our vacation. Last week M and I met up with his parents in Napa Valley/San Fran for a little vacation. After we arrived early Wednesday morning we hopped in the car and headed straight for the wine country. Napa Valley was beautiful, relaxing, and tasty. I’m already trying to figure out when we can go back! We started our wine tasting adventure early Wednesday

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Is anyone else as excited as I am for Will and Kate’s wedding this Friday?!?! People magazine has been writing articles for the past couple of weeks with details of the wedding and some of the traditions for the royal family. Here are some of the things that I’ve learned… • Dr. Rowan Williams will officiate the wedding. He was the officiate of Prince Charles & Princess Diana’s wedding among

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One of my favorite things to do is take Sydney on long walks every morning and afternoon when I get home from work. Something about it is extremely relaxing for me and well, I know that she loves me a little more every time I pull that leash out. My morning routine starts when I roll out of bed at 6:15 throw on shorts, a t-shirt and my glasses and head out on a walk around the lake by our house.

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I thought I would join in on the fun over at The Undomesticated Mama’s house today. Her Top Tuesday topic today is things you collect! 1. I collect H’s since our last name starts with an H. I pretty much have some sort of H decoration in every room in my house. (via Anthropologie) 2. I also collect candelabra’s. My friend H got me started on this and she has definitely contributed to my

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Last week I was able to attend 2 Rangers games in a row! This NEVER happens! Monday night my girlfriend, J invited me to the game. We played the Mariners and kicked their butts. Unfortunately it was freezing that night and neither of us dressed appropriately, so we both froze our hinnies off, but overall we had a great time.For Tuesday night’s game I had received tickets through work so both M

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Friday I did not go into work, but instead went to volunteer my time for the Junior League. From 7am – 4pm I helped load up 2 large moving trucks and 5 U-hauls full of items for Trinkets 2 Treasure. T2T is a large rummage sale put on by our JL for people in our community that are less fortunate. By the time my shift was over I was beat and ready for a much needed cocktail, so I headed over OTB to

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The word “change” is a scary one. I don’t really know anyone that likes change. I’m personally not a fan of it. That is unless I’m the one initiating the change and even sometimes that can be scary. A couple weeks ago I had my review with my boss and while my review went wonderful we also discussed some possible changes in my position. I was initially hired three years ago for marketing/business

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This past weekend I was able to get a bunch of stuff done that I needed to get done as well as hangout with my sweetie and some of my girlfriends. Friday night we headed over to our friends house to sip on some cervezas, eat pizza and play some card games. It was perfect way to end a busy week. Saturday morning M and I got up and ran some errands before stopping for some yummy breakfast at

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It’s officially spring time here in the big D. The weather has been gorgeous the past couple of days. Trees are turning green, flowers are starting to bloom and Bluebonnets are here my friends. Saturday afternoon M and I were out and about running errands when we ran across a field of Bluebonnets. As we drove by I rolled down my window to smell them (they smell like lavender) and so that I could

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I did it. I’m now on twitter. Hell must have froze over because I don’t know what I was thinking when I decided to sign up. Actually, I remember exactly why I did it. It was last Thursday afternoon and it was my first time all week that I didn’t have any appointments. I didn’t want to start on the long list of projects that need to be done or begin to tackle any of the other work piled up on my

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This is a common saying in the south, and while I would have loved to be able to say it this weekend and it be a true statement (both literally & figuratively speaking), it however was not. Friday afternoon I picked up one of my girlfriends and we headed down to Houston to meet up with her sister (one of my bf) for the weekend. After arriving late Friday afternoon we sat down for a quick and

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Yesterday M and I celebrated three years of marital bliss. It was just like any other day but with a little more love in the air. During my lunch break we met up to go look and pick out some of the professional pictures that we had taken a couple of week ago. I’m happy to say that the pictures turned out super cute and I can’t wait to get them back. Hopefully I will get to share them soon! Then

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There was a time in my life that my father wondered if my mother and I would ever get along. I’ve actually heard him mutter these words; I’m not just making this up. Rewind about 12+ years. Growing up my mom and I could fight like cat and dog. We would fight about what I was doing, who I was hanging out with, the color of the sky, etc. etc. etc. I graduated from high school and went off to

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I’ve never really decorated for St. Patty’s day. I actually find it quite hard to find cute shamrock decorations. However, just like every other holiday I do have to put out a little something. I do love the color green so I don’t find THAT hard to incorporate in my daily decorating. The whiteboard that I made way back has green backing on it, so I wrote “Lucky in Love” on it. I also placed a

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• This past Friday I went to a fashion show at Neiman Marcus with my boss’s wife. (That’s a story for another day.) They were show casing Kay Ungers clothing line. This inspiration for her spring collection was bohemian. She has some really beautiful dresses. • That night M and I went our separate ways. He went to the bars with his buddies and I headed out with my girlfriends. • Saturday, I

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Yesterday as I was sorting through our mail I stumbled across the new Pottery Barn catalog….and then I stopped sorting so I could immediately sit my little (okay big) arse on the couch and start sifting through all the new and wonderful items that they have coming out. As I was looking through the magazine I found myself getting very excited. Then next thing I knew, I found myself extremely

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This past weekend was super busy. I felt like we went the whole weekend at warp speed and then before I knew it, it was Monday morning and we were back to the daily grind. Friday after work my girlfriend picked me up and we headed out to meet up with some of the other ladies in our Junior League PAG group to decorate shirts for the event we were all attending the next day. Saturday morning I got

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Whomever designed these should be shot. That's all I'm saying. I did however try them on for a good laugh....and of course so I could blog about them!

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For all of you peeps that live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and are wondering why there is a ton of construction taking place on the Woodall Rodgers Freeway in downtown Dallas…I’m here to enlighten you! The City of Dallas is building a 5 acre park that will sit on top of the freeway. The park will feature a dog park, botanical garden, children’s gardens/play area, art sculptures, dining areas,

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• This past Friday was absolutely beautiful outside so as soon as it hit 5pm, I headed straight to a patio for a cerveza. I met up with my girlfriend H and then both of our hubbies arrived soon after. We had drinks and then we bar hoped to a couple other places before we called it a night. What a great way to end a busy week! • Tomorrow I head to Orlando for a National awards banquet. I’m excited

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• Valentine’s Day isn’t a big deal in the Holmes Home. We usually either go out to eat or cook dinner at home. This year we opted to make dinner at home and buy each other a little something. I got M two new baseball caps. A Texas Tech one and an Under Armour one for when he plays golf. M got me the new Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume. I’m in love with it. It smells like Spring…and that makes me happy.

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Due to the snow/ice storm Dallas/Fort Worth encountered last week, I only worked a total of one day. Well, I went in on Thursday and we ended up ordering pizza/catching up and then we all headed home for the day. Talk about a waste of a day. Then again it was kind of nice to get out of the house, I was getting cabin fever. Last week I got to experience what it would be like if I didn’t work and

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Our beautiful niece, Lily Rose was born yesterday at 4:50pm. She is 6 lbs. 13 oz. and is 18 inches long. M’s sister, hubby, baby and Lily’s big sister are all doing great. One happy family M was the first one to hold her (well besides her actual mom/dad)...he was so excited! Welcome to the family Lily!

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• This weekend it was sunny and 77 degrees outside. I’m sooo ready for SPRING! • Tomorrow we are supposed to be below freezing. • I’ve been at my job for three years now and I’m just now decorating my office. This is extremely odd for someone who loves to decorate. • I’ve already purchased M’s valentine’s gift. • I enjoy Junior League more for the socializing than for the volunteering. If that

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• Out of all the managers at the hotel property M works at, he was chosen as one of the top 3 managers for most potential and likely to succeed in his line of business. He is now listed in their corporate database and can start being recruited at any time. I’m so incredibly proud of him! • I visited my friend in Houston this past weekend. This is what you get when two friends haven’t seen each

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I’ve seen this done on a lot of blogs and thought it was a cute idea, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon….or maybe it’s just because I’m in the mood to blog but don’t have anything interesting to say. You can take it either way. You will notice that I don’t have any papers/receipts in my bag and that I have a lot of little bags to hold my stuff. I’m super organized…maybe even to the extent of

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• I know today is Tuesday but I didn’t feel like posting Monday Musings yesterday, so deal with it. • I booked my flight to visit my sister and her kiddos in Tennessee in May. We’re going to spend two days in Nashville and two days in Chattanooga. I’m super excited and can’t wait! • This weekend I’m going to Houston to visit one of my bff’s. • I hate the task of cleaning my house but I love

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They say not to judge a book by its cover but in this case I had to. I ran across these gorgeous hard back books at Anthropologie awhile back and immediately fell in love with them for several reasons: 1. They are classics and therefore I can have them forever.2. The covers on the books are beautiful.3. Hard back vs. Paper back is self explanatory in itself.4. The ribbon bookmark inside

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• This is my new blog design for now. I’m not overly excited by it, but it is what it is. • Yesterday I went through my entire house and loaded up our guest room with stuff to donate to Junior League’s Trinkets 2 Treasure. As a provisional we have to donate $100 worth of items to our garage sale..or Trinkets 2 Treasure if you will. I hope I have enough stuff! (You are limited to only $25 worth

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I'm working on a new blog design so please excuse the mess. I hope to have   something up by the end of the day!

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(I wrote this post on Monday but forgot to post it. I've decided to post it as as, so read it as if was Monday morning again! haha) I’ve finally made my way back into the office today. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be, but then again I probably only slept a total of three hours last night, so it’s not like I woke up this morning from a deep sleep. M thinks I was just excited about

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Love, M, G and Syd

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December 20, 2010 was an exciting day for me. December 20, 2010 I achieved a goal that I set at the beginning of this year. December 20, 2010 took me down memory lane. December 20, 2010 was an expensive day. December 20, 2010 was the day that I paid off one of my COLLEGE LOANS. December 20, 2010 was a GREAT day! 

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Friday night M and I attended my company Christmas party at Maggiano’s. The party was a fun and I might have drunk a little too much wine. That pretty much sums that night up. Saturday M went into work and I started my morning with several Advil and glasses of water before heading over to my parent’s house. The rest of the afternoon was spent baking lots and lots of cookies with my mom and sister

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I first saw the coffee filter wreath over at Nesting Place blog several weeks ago. If you don’t follow her you should definitely go over and check her out. She is super crafty and is always making something or sharing tips on how to re-decorate a room. After seeing her coffee filter wreath and hearing my sister talk about how easy it was to make hers, I knew I had to try it out…and so I did. I

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Last week was a fun filled week of all things Junior League. Monday night we had our mini project at a local thrift store. While the thrift store auctioned off all the Christmas trees that we had previously decorated, we were in charge of greeting people and making sure that there was plenty of food for everyone. Definitely an easy mini project! Tuesday night was our monthly provisional meeting.

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