tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432065895437822302024-03-05T19:34:26.905-07:00Cherry BlossomsHere you will find an assortment of what simply inspires me: cupcakes, parties, fashion, inspiring quotes, and the joys of being a first time mom.Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.comBlogger888125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-22852517119077021252015-03-26T19:47:00.000-07:002015-03-26T19:47:50.589-07:00Life LatelyI haven't been much into blogging these past few months. Some of it is I no longer have the passion like I used to and the other part is it really turns me off to constantly read about people who are only into blogging to promote themselves, feel the need to drive home how well off they are financially, being decked out in all designer wear, or highlighting their homes to the point where you feel live in a shack when I know I don't. You know what I mean. So, needless to say I have being cleaning up my reader list and my instagram feed. I maybe log onto reading blogs once a week, if that. Life is too short to let others make you feel bad about yourself so I have just been focusing on who and what makes me happy.<br />
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So proud of my baby girl for having such a great year in preschool. She can count to 100, knows several site words such as then, is, and, a, my, knows several prayers (she attends a Catholic preschool) and she loves to read. She decided the other day to do a little outside reading and have a tea party for herself. Those with little girls I highly recommend Fancy Nancy books. They are a big hit in our home.<br />
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We are still doing gymnastics and dance each week and are looking forward to Elle's first dance recital in June. She loves to twirl but now that it is spring it means we kicked off our 2nd season of soccer! Wow, has she ever changed in one year when it came to soccer. The girl actually ran and kicked the ball around the field the other night vs last year when all she wanted to do was play in the dirt pile and drink her water.<br />
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Mastering an important life skill. She likes to "iron" with me. </div>
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Elle and I attended a spring princess tea party a few weeks ago at the local high school. Princesses are Elle's world with Elsa and Ariel being her favorites. Chris and I are so excited for Dec where we will be spending 5 days at Walt Disney World for Elle's 5th Birthday! But, sshhh it's a surprise!<br />
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I still can't believe we are going! I always dreamed of going to DW as a child but my mom was too sick and that is all I wanted to do before she passed. So, this trip is going to be huge for me knowing I get to make this memory with my daughter.<br />
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My little shopping buddy with her new shoes! She had to wear them out of the store. Such a girl.<br />
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Just a princess in the woods. Our friends told us about a beautiful hiking/ nature trail. Was amazing and the best part it is only 15 mins from our house. We started our gorgeous hike with a picnic and then enjoyed the peace of rushing water. So many water falls along the way. There is even a little swimming hole where some kids were swimming. Elle did awesome as we hiked 3+miles.<br />
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Even though fall is my favorite season I am happy spring is here. It has been fun being able to play outside again, meet up with friends at the park, eating dinner outside, and getting in some long afternoon walks after work, and looking forward to my favorite holiday, Easter.</div>
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Hard to believe our little girl turned 4 in December! She is all about princesses, arts and crafts, reading, baking, picking out her own outfits, playing games, watching Curious George, and has a heart of gold. </div>
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For her party this year she wanted a princess tea party and since we call her Elle Belle what better way than to send an invitation to Belle! </div>
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Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-56129993218555655892015-01-15T19:40:00.004-07:002015-01-15T19:40:58.938-07:00Please Help a Family Fight Brain CancerJust days before Christmas our good friends and neighbors were given heartbreaking news. My friend Megan's husband Charlie found out he had a brain tumor and within a few days of being diagnosed with his tumor he underwent brain surgery. The tumor is cancerous. Stage 4 to be exact. The Dr's were not able to remove all of his tumor, so Charlie will be undergoing radiation and chemotherapy in the upcoming days. This is a very young family with three young boys. Charlie is the sole provider for his family as well. As this could be your father, son, uncle, brother, but to be a young dad and husband is so very heartbreaking. Charlie, is so positive and with lots of prayers and with his determination I know he can fight this.<br />
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A medical expense fund has been set up to help this sweet family cover Charlie's medical expenses.If you pray, please keep this sweet family in Texas in your prayers, and if you are able to/ feel the call to help a family this new year any donation would be appreciated. <br />
To read about Charlie's story please click on this link.<br />
<a href="http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/help-charlie-fight-brain-cancer/285191">http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/help-charlie-fight-brain-cancer/285191</a><br />
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This is such a magical time of year and even more so now that Elle is really understanding Christmas. The excitement she has over every baby Jesus and Santa she sees is so sweet. We enjoyed our weekend with going on our first carriage ride with some of our wonderful friends and taking in a tree lighting on Friday evening. On Saturday, we attended our first Teddy Bear Tea at the Four Seasons with a sweet friend from Preschool. Then, on Sunday we attended the Delta Gamma Legacy Holiday Tea event with another sweet friend. Attending the legacy tea has been one of my favorite things to do with Elle. So many sweet memories being made this year.</div>
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Santa even came to check on the big girls at college! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">With various holiday events to attend this month I wanted a piece that would allow me to mix and match with various tops and this <a href="http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=17051&vid=1&pid=180548012">skirt</a> has been the perfect addition to my closet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Elle is wearing this <a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1020356&vid=1&pid=151542002">dress</a> and this <a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=66654&vid=1&pid=170157002">dress</a> (gray is no longer available)</span></div>
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Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-9742983083910698272014-11-04T20:24:00.001-07:002014-11-04T20:24:29.909-07:00Halloween Recap<div style="text-align: center;">
Where is the fall going? I can't believe Halloween is already over and in three weeks we will be celebrating Thanksgiving! I love this time of year and just wish it would slow down a bit. Between visiting several pumpkin patches, preschool Halloween fun, and having fun with our neighbors on Halloween and Elle really getting the whole trick or treat concept down this year we had a great Halloween!</div>
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We went to several pumpkin patches with my favorite place being 45 mins from Austin.</div>
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2011 in Arizona at 10 months & 2012 in Texas at 1 1/2 years old</div>
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Elle is also all about fairies and princesses. I really wanted her to be Elsa for Halloween so I could dress up as Anna but she wouldn't go for it. In her mind she was Silvermist.</div>
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It is so fun to see the magic of Holidays thru a childs eyes again. </div>
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Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-67979396794972520762014-10-13T05:00:00.000-07:002014-10-13T05:00:07.232-07:00Motherhood Mondays: My Weekend Away<div style="text-align: center;">
Last weekend I flew to MN for a girls weekend. </div>
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Was so much fun being able to spend time with these girls whom we all met when we pledged Delta Gamma 16 years ago. </div>
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<a href="http://whinyrhino.com/">Whiny Whiny Rhino</a> has two big brothers who can do it all and just can't seem to understand why Whiny Whiny Rhino is always so afraid to try new things. With lots of encouragement from his friends and Whiny Whiny Rhino always feeling tired of having "boring" days he finally works up the courage to have fun. But, just how he builds up his courage will have you laughing and cheering on little Whiny Whiny Rhino!<br />
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Shopping with her sweet friend Miss C</div>
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Spent a week at dance camp! </div>
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Someone learned how to swim! </div>
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Enjoying her first professional pedicure </div>
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Making family memories at Lost Pines. We can't wait for our stay next summer!</div>
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Building sandcastles like Fancy Nancy</div>
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We had so much fun during our mini getaway that was literally 45 mins from our doorstep to the beautiful grounds of <a href="http://lostpines.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html">Hyatt Lost Pines</a>. So many fun memories were made and we can't wait to return next summer. This will definitely be a family tradition. </div>
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Summer Days are meant for ice cream!</div>
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Enjoying some ice cream at <a href="http://thedaytripper.com/daytrip/bastrop-tx/">Lock Drug</a>. One of the oldest Soda Fountains in the state of Texas. </div>
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Then there is the wonderful sand beach where we spent a majority of our days.</div>
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floating on the lazy river</div>
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Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-11373618968898916072014-08-11T06:00:00.000-07:002014-08-11T12:31:22.166-07:00Book Review of The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adriana Trigiani<div style="text-align: center;">
Thanks to <a href="http://www.italybooktours.com/">Italy book tours</a> I am excited to highlight <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Supreme-Macaroni-Company-Novel/dp/0062136593/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407719918&sr=1-1&keywords=the+supreme+macaroni+company"><i><u>The Supreme Macaroni Company</u></i> </a>by New York Times bestseller Adriana Trigiani. </div>
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With the main character Valentine falling in love and getting married we see first hand the struggles she faces balancing the demands of caring for her family and meeting the demands of owning a successful family shoe business. This feeling amongst women is not uncommon in today's society. I felt like a lot of women are able to relate to Valentine's struggles in this read.</div>
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I did like the whit and humor that comes across in the characters, but at times it was hard for me to get into the book. It always felt like there could have been more development to the characters. The family banter was a bit much and there were times where Valentine's selfishness in the book turned me off from wanting to continue reading. There were several times where I kept thinking this is simply an Italian version of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and how I just wanted to eat delicious Italian food. For that part, it reminded me of summer 2001 when I was roaming the streets of Italy while I studied abroad. </div>
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Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-24491621143770547512014-08-01T12:04:00.004-07:002014-08-01T12:04:53.322-07:00Cheers to 2 years in Austin<div style="text-align: center;">
Today marks our 2 year anniversary of moving to Austin. As much as I wish we lived closer to my family we have been very grateful for how things are working out. </div>
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Tonight we are hosting our wonderful neighbors/our very first friends we made over for dinner. </div>
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To continue with our tradition of a family weekend stay-cation we decided to try out a new resort. We are going to stay at <a href="http://lostpines.hyatt.com/en/hotel/our-hotel.html">Hyatt Lost Pines</a> this year. Our original plan was to visit the Texas Gulf Coast but there is a really bad seaweed infestation this summer. Elle has been begging to see seashells and sandcastles so this was our plan B. They have a lazy river, man-made beach, s'mores at night, live music, movies with popcorn on the porch, story time in the morning and crafts in the afternoon for little ones. I am also hoping to sneak away to their spa if time allows. </div>
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Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-14464149723952329872014-07-31T07:57:00.003-07:002014-07-31T07:57:33.530-07:00ella+mila Nail Polish<div style="text-align: center;">
One of my daughter's favorite activities is polishing nails. She is always asking for me to polish her nails and sometimes tries to polish mine. Knowing how harsh chemicals can be in certain polishes I am always trying to use a child friendly polish. </div>
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I recently came across a mother/daughter nail polish line called <a href="http://www.ellamila.com/">Ella+Mila</a>. Their motto is "polish with love" referring to being "<a href="http://www.ellamila.com/5-free-nail-polish">5 free</a>". Not only are their polishes free of harsh chemicals, they are also chip resistant, fast drying, 100% vegan, never tested on animals, and offer a wide variety of colors!</div>
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If you are looking for a special gift to buy for a mom or child ella+mila also offers <a href="http://www.ellamila.com/events/">gift sets</a>! So many cute packaging options and the gift sets can also be customized! </div>
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Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-44540362438561986402014-07-21T15:22:00.001-07:002014-07-21T15:22:29.128-07:00Motherhood Mondays: Playing at the Thinkery<div style="text-align: center;">
We had a fun family day playing at the Childrens' Museum on Sunday. We had a lot of messy fun and stayed cooled at the same time as it was hot outside!</div>
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Enjoy a cool ice cream treat today and if you're looking for a fun summer project for your little ones how fun is this <a href="http://lemonlimeadventures.com/ice-cream-dough-science-experiment/">ice cream play dough</a> activity!</div>
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Cherry Blossomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369408515701153796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043206589543782230.post-32745327071993178012014-07-17T12:10:00.001-07:002014-07-17T12:10:26.185-07:00Pretty Cookbooks + Paris + San Francisco = Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Bastille Day! Little Miss E has her pink stripes on today and we are spending our afternoon reading our Paris/ French favorites! Now, if only we were leaving on a jet plane to spend our summer in Paris. </div>
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As much as I wished to have been at my sister's lane home in MN for the 4th of July we had a great long weekend spending it with friends.</div>
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Thursday Elle had a 4th of July playdate and then we spent the evening with our neighborhood friends ordering pizza and playing outside. </div>
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We had a such a fun day celebrating Father's Day and having Miss E turn 3 1/2 on Sunday. </div>
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After our picnic in Zilker Park I surprised Elle and Chris with a trip to <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/tx/austin/big-top-candy-shop-restaurant.html">Big Top</a>, an old fashioned candy/ ice cream parlor! After all, who doesn't want to play around like they are still a kid and pick out all the candy they want.</div>
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Our summer kicked off a few weeks ago by attending my niece's high school graduation. </div>
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Elle had a blast with her cousins!</div>
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mac n cheese aka "mac e cheese" with cousin Christian</div>
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Blowing bubbles with Cousin Callie during Kate's grad party</div>
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playing her favorite game on a rainy day</div>
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My beautiful niece. </div>
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Wish her nothing but the best as she pursues pharmacy at NDSU.</div>
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Today I am posting over at the <a href="http://www.thelittlestylefile.com/">Little Style File</a> as we have a great summer giveaway going on! </div>
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It involves this adorable Minnie in Paris book set </div>
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and a $50 credit to purchase all the adorable hair accessories you want from one of my favorite hair boutiques <a href="http://www.ribbies.com/">Ribbies</a>! </div>
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To read more and how to enter this bowtastic giveaway click <a href="http://www.thelittlestylefile.com/2014/06/06/a-very-girly-giveaway/">here</a>!</div>
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