a lil about my weekend

I am kinda addicted to the discovery channel. I watch it excessively here at home and if I could I'd watch it at the fulltime job. Its like super soothing.
This weekend was my birthday, yes I got a whole weekend.
I went and kinda sorta spoiled my self with some essie polish, and shoes oh yeah and two pretty awesome michael kors bags that I stashed in layway at TJ MAXX. Which let me tell you I was in the dark about the fantabulous fact that TJ MAXX had layway. My lovely 'Dia organized a dinner for my birthday on saturday, and honestly when it comes down to your birthday you really see who you are friends with, and I now know where I stand with alot of people. and its okay because I dont want that kind of toxicity in my life. Then Sunday was spent with Boo during the day assisting her on a photoshoot, until I came home to uh YES YES YES YES breaking dawn and popcorn. Hubs rocks. and my special christmas gift ( i explain this later in this post) Gabriel Iglesias "im not fat... I'm fluffy" .

So lets get back to TJ MAXX right fast. Uh can we say I will have my bedroom and my guest bathroom and my office redone with lushness because I can pay half and half!!!!!  I dont know why I didnt think about doing this with even burlington already. Like seriously?? I always joke that just about the time we get settled into this house our lease will be up and this will be the time my landlord wants to sell our house and we will have to move. Yes I know we wouldnt have this issue if we bought our own house, we are on the long road to credit recovery because this is not a buyers market this is  banks market.  we have to get this shoe storage issue undercontrol with a wide mid-height bookshelf. OUr closet is litered with shoes and it would nice not to have them in on my desk and on my file cabinet.
For our bedroom, and looking to do deep emerald greens or navy blues. I saw this amazing side chair at an antique store that is tempting me. its actually got a emerald and navy paisley pattern on it. I would be so perfect to be in the corner of my bedroom. well at least with the vision I have. I just need to first see what I can find for bedding and curtains before I can commit to purchasing it.
I have a long long week ahead of me 20 hours of voluntary overtime. I need to keep my self busy while hubs is outta town on business. Yes I will have yet another solo holiday as this time he will be gone for Valentines day aka our christmas. :'( Since his bday is christmas we typically do  big gift giving on valentines day and wonk wonk not this year he will be leaving on a jet plane that morning.

Thanks and missings

We are a very large military family, my dad and all but 2 of my uncles were military at one point. My dad served 18 years in the Navy. Currently  I have 17 cousins that are active duty/ reserves. I have one thats deployed. :'(  With such a huge family (my dad has 20 siblings total) , I have only met my cousin Jon two times in person, (however I have had the pleasure of shit talking back and forth quite often)  but he is one tough cookie. Today is Jons birthday and he is thousands of miles away from the people who love him the most, especially his mom and his precious girlfriend. I asked his mom when he comes home and its not until March 2012. Such a long time but at least its only one birthday missed. so with this I say:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JON!!!!! COME HOME SOON!!!!

I am proud of my family and their choices to dedicate their lives to fight for our country, I personally would have never made it through boot camp. On that a alone I am admire them, I mean honestly the only hauling ass I do is at an outlet mall when i see the word sale over the ON and Anne Taylor stores. My primos are out there saving lives kicking ass and taking some serious names.

On the note of birthdays I have to get really teary-eyed on your asses now.

Today is also my best friends birthday of whom I have known literally since he was in his mamas belly. Aside my husband there is no one on the planet that knows me as well as Will does.  He cracks me up and is an excellent chef and ladies he is ready to mingle. I miss him so so so  much since live in different states and now our school/work schedule makes it impossible to talk 24-7. we had to reschedule our NOLA trip but next year is it we are going to see each other again when him me and Hubs party it up.

me poking wills eye out ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERBIE!!! LOVE YOU!!!

okay going to get ready for the tourney today. wish me luck guys