Guilty Pleasures

Guilty pleasures - we all have them, it's just that some of us are more willing to admit what they are. In an effort to be more transparent and to encourage those around me to be more transparent (hint, hint - leave a comment), here are some of my guilty pleasures. 

• Justin Timberlake - enough said
  

• Reality TV - including but certainly not limited to American Idol, Top Chef, and anything that involves parenting large numbers of children (Jon & Kate, 17 Kids and Counting, etc)
  

• Pink Nail Polish - never on the fingernails (chips too easily) but always on the toes

Ok, now it's your turn. What are your guilty pleasures?

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I would rather be...

Today I am stealing an idea from a few of my favorite blogs. The concept is simple. Leave a comment and finish the rest of the sentence. 

For me, I would rather be having lunch with my mom and my daughter in sunny Florida. How about you? Don't worry, your boss doesn't read my blog. Heck, my boss doesn't even read my blog. You can be honest. 

29

Today I am celebrating my 29th birthday. I'm sure there will be many more 29th birthdays in my future, but today is the first. Actually, I don't really have a hang up about getting older. Most of the time, I still feel like I'm about 23. Although, it surprised me how quickly and emphatically I corrected my friend when she told a few people that I was turning 30. Hmmm...maybe I do have a hang up. 

If this cupcake is making you hungry, click here and check out these awesome cakes. 

Harper For President

It's never too early to start campaigning.

We are also accepting donations. 

Weekend Update

Harper had a great weekend. She got a new big girl car seat:

Had a photo shoot with one of her best friends:

And then, had a glasses fashion show:

Too Much Information

Warning 

** This may be too much information for 

the faint of heart (read - men). **

Ok, so here's my problem. My skin is ridiculously dry right now. I know that it's winter and everybody gets dry skin in the winter, but it is seriously driving me crazy. I basically bathe myself in everything from baby oil to coco butter to intensive moisturizing lotion, but nothing is helping. The humidity level in our house is pretty good (around 50%) so I don't think that adding an extra humidifier would make that much of a difference. That's why I'm coming to you. Does anyone have any foolproof remedies for dry winter skin? If so, let me know. I feel like I'm molting here... See TMI. 

Cute Baby or Man-Eating Worm?

Harper has the uncanny ability to sense when Rob and I are awake. Even though she sleeps in her crib, down the hall, with the door closed, she knows when we are awake. Be it 2am or 7am, if we roll over in bed or (heaven forbid) start talking softly to each other, she wakes up and alerts us (a nice way of putting it) that she wants to come hang out with us. It's really weird. I thought I was the only one that noticed it, but Rob confirmed my suspicions this morning. It makes me think of the movie Tremors (you know, the Kevin Bacon classic). If you haven't seen this movie, don't bother. Basically, a bunch of gigantic worms live in the ground underneath a small isolated town. Although the worms are blind, they can perceive the vibrations that the townspeople make when they drive or walk or do just about anything. Using the vibrations to locate the people, the worms terrorize and eat many of the townspeople until they ultimately meet their match (Kevin Bacon). Anyways, Harper's ability to perceive our micro-movements and whispers reminds me of these worms. I should tell you that I thought of this connection at 4 in the morning. It made more sense then.