Twas the Day after Halloween

Twas the Day after Halloween
and all through the house.
No children were stirring
(except for Dad who had to go to work)

Amanda got up early
ready for the sales!
Emily came over quickly
school?! who cares!

then off to Albertsons'
for all things 99 cents
a spooky gingerbread house
I bought 2! I'm not a chintz.
(kind of a lame rhyme sorry)

Micheals held out on us
NOTHING was cheap!
Martha, you jerk!
then on down the street

to Target we went
our last chance for candy
OH MY! what they had
self control?! NOT Amandy :)

amazing pumpkin salad plates
for under a buck

and a table runner (how creepy)
what a bargain we struck!


the moral of the story:
don't count on Wal-Mart
for their 25 cent treasures?
only for Sandra (bless her little heart)

My Lovely Hubby

**WARNING**
(some serious Husband bragging is about to ensue, if you feel you may gag don't read ahead!)

Wednesday we had our 5th anniversary, and unfortunately our YW didn't want to cancel mutual due to the blessed event! I couldn't believe it.
We therefore had to move our plans to Thursday. Our plans which included WHO KNOWS WHAT?! Lee is the suprise maker in our house and he NEVER gives me even ONE clue! It kind of drives me crazy.
So not to drag this out to forever I will list the amazing elements of our evening. I left the camera in the car so there is just the one picture we took as we dropped the girls at my parent's house:)

driving for 30 minutes to a mysterious destination
candlelight dinner under a full moon with the lake sparkling below us
the dock at Saguaro Lake where he proposed 5 1/2 years before
tasty steak dinner with REAL silverware (quite an accomplishment when boys are planning)
a big band love mix in the CD player
a cool breeze making the night all the more snugglier
and to top it off a little box topped with a bow holding something dazzling inside, just for me!

You may be asking yourself if my husband is actually a real male since everything was so perfect... and yes he is.

the adventures of a weekend

So on Saturday my wonderful sisters and I went to this super fun and cute boutique,



where I found this fabulous bird cage. I had been looking for some kind of bird cage to put in Eden's room and this was exact-o-mundo what I pictured! And I didn't mind that it was marked half off too :)
We found so many cute things at the Junque sale! They had the cutest jewelry and amazing clothes by She She Frock, a company that totally rocks (amazing prices too!) I'm so glad Laura heard about this cutest ever sale and hope they keep having them! Next time I'll let you know about it too! So perfect in the historic district of Mesa!