Wardrobe Wednesday- Floral Dress

Back in February while making one of my normal trips to Ross to browse I cam across this floral dress.  I liked it, it fit, and for $22 it seemed like a perfect solution to my attire dilemma for my friends wedding in April.  I put it in my closet and didn't think of it much more

Dress: Ross
Shoes: Guess

Until........

About a month or so later I was at the mall with my sisters and niece shopping for wedding shoes.  As we walked through the Juniors section at Macy's my eyes were instantly drawn to my same dress.

Now I always knew that the reason Ross has such good prices is because they take all the "leftovers" and extras from big stores.....but I guess I always thought of it as being sold sort of after the fact....if you know what I mean.  Not being sold at the same time as the big chain stores like Macy's.  Even funnier that I got it at Ross so much earlier too.  I'm sure this big revelation is nothing new for most of you.....I don't go to the mall much so I wouldn't often see my exact clothes being sold simultaneously at the big stores/

And why don't I shop at the mall?  This is why.....

The exact same dress cost almost $70! 

Heeeeeeelllll  nawww!    I mean I like the dress and all......but it sure as hell isn't worth that!  I almost didn't even buy it for the $22 because I'm used to spending around $15 on dresses.  I could get a whole new wardrobe for $70.  Ok not really......but I could get a few Ross priced outfits for the same amount.  I just can't even wrap my head around it.....why even shop there if you can get it somewhere else at the EXACT same time for more than half the price?? 


This experience single handedly solidified my devotion the the almighty Ross.  Love that place!

And now I hate malls even more.  Except of course for the mini pretzel bites with cheese.....the malls only saving grace.

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MoMo vs. The Fly

With the summer heat already here in AZ we have had an influx of flies. I hate flies!  Especially when I have spend an hour of my time trying to kill them after I get home from work. 

MoMo is usually completely uninterested while I go on my killing rampage.  In fact....she is generally asleep throughout the entire process. That is until the other night.....

I found her sitting under the kitchen table staring at a dead fly.  Just staring.  I called her name and her focus could not be broken

(Sorry for the blurry photo, it was dark and I had to take it far away and zoom in so that she wouldn't move if  I got any closer)

The even funnier part is that she kept lowering her head to look at it even closer

This fly had her completely baffled.  Or maybe she's just surprised to finally see something smaller than herself.  Either way her amazement with it was adorable

Star Wars Candy Bar

In honor of today being Star Wars day....."May The 4th Be With You" I decided it was finally time for me to share the Star Wars themed candy bar I did last summer.

Growing up in a household full of girls.....Star Wars wasn't a big thing for us.  In fact I know little to nothing about it.  That is until I asked The Boy to give me a crash course in it so I could help plan this birthday party.

He of course knows anything and everything there is to know about "The Force" and was my consultant throughout the whole process.  He even went to  his parents house and dug through his old toys to bring as decoration for the table......he was pretty into it.

Let's start off with the drinks....I made a red punch and dubbed it Darth Vaderade

The Boy had an old Darth Vader stamp so I stamped the napkins using Staz On ink so it wouldn't transfer

And I made this little sign for the utensils.   I was waaaaaay to impressed with myself with this one.  Couldn't stop laughing...but my guess is it's not as original as I thought it was in my head

And now on to the actual candy bar.......

 

Let's start off with licorice....

And Tootsie Pops

Some candy coated little meteors

Teddy grahams made for awesome Ewok cookies

Lightsabers

Some Star Wars fruit snacks......because everyone loves fruit snacks

And you can't forget the Princess Leia buns.....or pecan wheels in this case

We also had a basket of storm troopers

Which were big marshmallows that we drew storm trooper faces on using food coloring markers.  Who am I kidding....we?  I had zero to do with it.....I gave this job to The Boy.  He knows all the various trooper faces

Some thermal detonators.....

And last but not least.....Wookie Cookies

These were Star Crunch that we colored with sharpie for the mouth and eyes.  Then a dot of white paint for the eyeballs, and we used plain white labels cut to look like teeth and stuck on


That's it for the candy bar!

And here's the cake I made for the birthday boy......

 












And one more little Star Wars related extra for you...


A few years ago when I was showing The Boy all my baby pictures we came across one of me in the snow.  The first thing he said was "Holy crap! You look like Han Solo!!"

Of course I had no idea what he was talking about until he pulled up an image on google.  

The resemblance is uncanny

Except for my awesome glow in the dark dinosaur sneakers I'm rocking.  Han Solo ain't got shit on that!


Happy Star Wars Day!  May the Fourth Be With You!

Wardrobe Wednesday-Black Sheer Top and Leopard Flats

This Wardrobe Wednesday also doubles as a "Meet Morty"  Morty is my only nephew....yes....I call him my nephew.  What else would you call your sisters dog? Duh!

He was very eager to join in on the photo shoot and we couldn't really get any decent shots....both of ones by myself and us together.  So here you get a lovely collage of kinda crappy pictures.   But I guess that's nothing new to the blog anyway.......

Top:Ross

Jeans:Ross

Flats: Gifted....not sure (but I'll ask for future reference)

Sheer tops are quickly becoming a staple for me.  Their light weight fabric is perfect for the warmer weather that's on its way (actually it's already here in AZ) but they are just nice enough that you look a bit more put together if you need to.  You can dress them up or down super easily.

This was a casual day of a lunch date with The Boy, then off to my sisters house to run wedding planning errands.  The red lip also helps dress up the entire look a little more without requiring any real effort......besides having to remember to not rub my face.

And here's one more picture just to make you say Awwwwwww.....

Popcorn Bar

I'm a huge fan of bars.  Not those kind of bars.....I prefer to do my drinking at home where I can pass out with drink in hand and not get arrested....but that's not what I"m referring to here.

I'm talking about the build your own kinda bars.  I'll take any kind there is....baked potato, salad, nacho, hot dog....you  name it.  If I can pile on toppings and deliciousness of all kinds count me in!

For my nieces' birthday party back in March my sister put out a popcorn bar....and I loved it!

Nothing too crazy and over the top...just enough options to make it custom without making you anxious (too many options make me sweat)

M&Ms, gummy bears, unwrapped Starburst,  Mike & Ikes, Peanut M&Ms, and Reese's Peices

She also had flavor powders

Bacon cheddar, garlic parmesan, kettle corn, ranch, jalepeno cheddar, and white cheddar.


You could do they whole salty sweet mix....or grab two bags.  One for the mix with candy and one for the flavors of choice

She had a Farm/Cowgirl party theme so the bags were decorated with stickers and crayons were left out for them to color and write their names on.  It went over well!

And for the record....this was my first time trying the unwrapped Starburst and I'm just warning you....those things are dangerous.  For reals!

MoMo Monday- Easter

As I've mentioned in a previous post.....there is no shortage of nicknames for my furry child

She's MoMo, Mo, DaMo, Doms, Turkey, Little love, Bubbies, and last but not least.....Bunny (which also becomes Buns for short)

Why Bunny you ask?

Because of her out of control cute bunny feet

See......

They're so dang cute that even when she's rude and sticks them in my face I can't help but kiss them

And it was the feet that started it all....but every once and a while she takes on those bunny ears too.  Maybe she was a bunny in a past life?

So from my bunny to yours....we wish you a belated Happy Easter!

MoMo Monday- Soak Up The Sun

MoMo is now an indoor cat but it wasn't always that way.  It was more of a gradual progression to get her to that point.  

She first showed up at my house as a stray.  She spent pretty much all her time outdoors and I would have to sit outside to brush her nappy fur and play with her.  Then, slowly she made her way in for a few minutes at a time....she's the cautious type

We got a doggy door and then she started spending even more time inside since she didn't have to have us there to let her in anymore and she could come and go as she pleased.  That quickly brought her from a 50/50 indoor outdoor cat to her spending most of her time inside and just letting herself out the doggy door a few times a day for some sun.   That's how she rolled for a few years up until a year ago when she had to have surgery.

Because of the surgery she couldn't be allowed outside while she healed so the cover went over the doggy door and it hasn't been taken off since.  I decided that with her age and the health problems she had been having that it was time to make the old lady settle down and put an end to her outside partying ways.

Overall she adjusted to becoming a full time indoor cat pretty well.  I think at first she felt so crappy from her surgery anyway she didn't really care and then before you knew it was summer and she has no interest in staying outside when its 112.  Ain't nobody want to be out in that!

But Fall and Spring are another story....that's when the weather is nice here in AZ and she wants in on some of that.  Sunning herself in my craft room window is no longer good enough....she craves the outdoors

It's this time of year that she sneaks out the door anytime we are taking out the garbage or bringing in the groceries.....opens the door with her little paw and scoots right on out

It's so funny to me because she seems to always find the spot right where the shade ends and sunshine begins...like she can't wait to go any further so she plops down at the first spot of sun she sees

 See how she's right on the shade line? lol

 And then she rolls....and rolls....and rolls

MoMo just loves soaking up those rays.....check out the video

And then after about 15 minutes.....she's ready to be an indoor cat again.  It's that damn Mohair suit she insists on wearing all the time...so hot! 

 Get it....Mohair??  Merp!

The Boy didn't know that Mohair is a real thing.....my joke was lost on him :(

Happy MoMo Monday!