Celebrating Baby Jackson

Derek's cousin Ashley Hoskins is expecting a little bundle of joy in December so to celebrate him we (my sister in laws Stephanie and Ashley) had a baby shower for here this past weekend. Her and her husband live in Tennessee so we don't get to see her very often but when we do we always enjoy getting to spend time with her.

She is seriously the most beautiful pregnant woman I have seen in quite some time. She makes pregnancy look so good. The shower was so much fun and it was so nice getting to spend the day in such beautiful weather.

Enjoy!

 The Belly of Honor: Ashley and her mom Cindy.

 All the yummy food!

 

 Stephanie's friend Alexis made this cake. It was SO yummy!

 My nephew Payne.

 

 The party goers sun bathing in the wonderful weather that we had.

 

 Stephanie!

 More party goers enjoying the company and good weather.

 Mrs Bonnie measuring our her toilet paper for the game.

 Ashley and Mona playing the TP game

 

 Ashley's Grandma Lynch and Ashley

 

 

 Ashley and her momma. She got it almost dead on. She was 1/2 of a square over.

 She definitely knows her grandbaby belly

 Showing off her victory.

 

 Mrs Bonnie measuring her TP

 She was off by a lot haha.

 Judy measuring up her belly.

 Cristy taking a turn.

 

 Ashley's cousin Lindsey taking her turn.

 Grandma Cindy and her baby measuring won the game.

 

 Me and Derek's Aunt Cindy.

 Me, Ashley and Stephanie

 Payne again.

 Cobie was so sleepy.

 Gift opening now

 

 A rattle and spoon for baby Jackson

 and a matching cup

and a bear piggy bank

 

 Cindy was so proud of the burp cloth that she made. It's really cute. I love owls.

 

 Four generations.

 Another shot of the beautiful cake.

 Ashley with Grandma Mona

Aunt Cindy and Ashley

 I made her hold her dress so we could see the beautiful belly. 

 Mrs Bonnie and Grandma Mona.

 Lindsey and Ashley

 Ashley, Steph, Ashley and Me 

 Me and Ashely. I wish we lived closer together so we could see each other more. 

 

Erin Condren

Hi, my name is Emily and I have the worst memory ever.
There I said it.

I HAVE to write down everything that I do or have done or else I forget it. I have one planner that I have in my purse at all times and a desk calendar that I make for myself each month. I write down literally everything. If I ate with someone, I write down when and where I ate. If I have an appointment I write when it is, where it is, the contact number, EVERYTHING.

So, for me to get a different planner outside of my usual B&N planners that I have bought for the last 7 years it's a big deal.

Some of my friends have been getting on the Erin Condren band wagon and I was kind of skeptical at first. My friend Ashley (who by the way has some really exciting posts coming up about her adoption as they are bringing their son home THIS WEEK!) had a coupon for $25 off a planner or something from the store. I decided that was sign enough for me to get one. The $50 price tag was a little steep for me since I only but the $10-$12 planners from B&N usually.

I found a color and design that I liked and placed my order, two weeks later. This is what arrived on my door step.

 I'm still getting used to the way it's laid out and finding all sorts of new cool things in it that my other planner didn't have. I'm not going to lie though, I will be keeping my B&N planner close by as a back up. Just in case. It's always nice to have backup.
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I will have a post of my weekend up very shortly.

Friday Confessions

I confess this morning has been kind of rough. It started off with bad news of a fellow coworker passing away from a major heart attack this morning.

I confess it was hard to see how much everyone else was saddened by this news. It's hard to watch so many people mourn over a loss. He was such a great person.

I confess on a little bit of a happier note that I finally got a subscription to Birchbox. If you aren't sure what Birchbox is please go to their website and check it out. It's pretty nifty.

I confess I have been checking my e-mail hourly to see if there are any updates as to when my Erin Condren planner will come in. I'm am impatiently waiting.

I confess I am SO ready for the weekend so I can see Derek's cousin Ashley and her belly! We are throwing her a baby shower this weekend and I can't wait to see everyone and celebrate baby Jackson.

I confess I have baby fever really bad lately. I'm hoping maybe Derek will catch the bug soon too.

I confess I am so excited for my friend Lauren and her husband Alex! They are expecting!! I can't wait to throw her a baby shower too! They aren't finding out what they are having which I think is so cool!

I confess I have been splurging with my birthday money on makeup lately and a few things to treat myself. That post will come soon though.

I confess that I am ready to go camping tomorrow night with my mom and dad out at Trail of Tears. We probably won't stay the night but I love sitting around a camp fire. Especially with this beautiful fall weather that we've been having.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend full of fun and adventures!
P.S. Please keep the family of Larry Street in your prayers.