3 day weekend face

(mike always call me 3 day weekend face when i have a day off. silly boy.)

i had a lovely weekend with friends & family! i was off friday so i slept in, ran some errands then lounged on the couch the rest of the day. perfect if you ask me. later that night we went to a friends house and had a few drinks and yummy bday cake. we slept in saturday morning then got ready for mike's cousin's wedding. so glad we got to see his nephews! love those little boys. we left the wedding a lil early for our date night :) my babe took me to see water for elephants (LOVED it!) then went out to din din at tope la. we then went to spend some more time with mike's brother, sister in law and boys. love them all.






sunday we had lunch with my family at my grandparent's house. nom nommmy food. i made oreo cheesecake cupcakes! i didnt really care for them. they kind of tasted like the inside of the refrigerator to me, ha! but everyone else said they were very good.

we did our weekly grocery shopping trip afterward and spent way too much money! we always try to guess how much we are gonna spend and we were definitely wrong. i also made a little vlog to add in here buttt vimeo has yet to finish loading it. does it normally take over 24 hrs?? the last video i uploaded it was done in less than an hr. it keeps saying it will start converting in "x" amount of time and it does the countdown but when its over it starts another countdown. so, no vlog this time. i have something else in mind i will hopefully get to tomorrow anyway. have a great rest of your monday dears :)

xxoo

girls craft night

a few friends and i decided to start a monthly craft girls night! we will take turns hosting it at our place. the host provides dinner & cocktails. i hosted the first one and we picked yarn wreaths as our first craft. sooo super easy & fun!

a couple hrs & 2 1/2 bottles of wine later:
cant wait for next month's!
xxoo

first vlog!

first vlog from Victoria Simmons on Vimeo.

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summer 2011 goals

after seeing danielle's post, i decided to compile my own list of summer goals. especially since i forgot to post my april goal list >.<

1. RELAX! no matter how much time i spend on the couch over the weekends, sometimes it just doesnt feel relaxing enough. i need to find a pool and dip my feet in while reading a book. oh, with a cold beverage in my hand. now that is what i call relaxing!

2. speaking of books, im going to take a cue from danielle and make a summer reading list. im bad about checking books out at the library and not touching them for the first 2 weeks! so i think 3 books between may-aug is doable for me.

3. do more activities outside. this is a tough one as it usually gets up to the 100's in july & august so i dont now how much i can handle. but even if its sitting on my patio with a glass of wine and laptop, that should work.

4. take a stab at playing tennis. we have a tennis court at our gym and i have been wanting to play for years! maybe this is my year?!

5. eat healthier, but still enjoy myself! this is also a tough one... i seem to always have a hard time finding a balance between the two. i believe im getting a little better at it.

6. take as many getaways as possible! we have a beach trip planned for august but im hoping to take a few "day-cations" here and there with my babe.

7. finish decorating the house. we have FINALLY decided on all the decor we want so now its on to finding said decor! mike is also turning our computer room into a man-cave... fine with me, i get to do anything to the rest of the house in return! :D

8. spend more time with my niece & nephew. i dont get to see them as often as i would like to. im hoping to take a day off during the week every now and then and have a sleep over with them.

9. get to my 1st weight loss goal. im still not there! 2 steps forward and 5 steps back, always! its getting frustrating but its nobody's fault but my own. i will not give up!

10. more date nights. me and mike came up with an idea... every month we will take turns planning 1 date night each. it can be anything! a surprise movie trip, cooking dinner at home, picnic in the park or even a surprise shopping trip! obviously that would be fun for only me :) we just spend too much time at home in front the tv so i want to add a little "courtshipping" to our relationship!

well friends there you have it. i think this list is pretty doable! leave a link to your blog if you post your own summer goals :)
xxoo

drool worthy: etsy prints

dontcha just loooove etsy? i get lost on that website for hours at a time. there is definitely something for everyone! these are a few prints ive been drooling over as of late:

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lovely little lunch date (& i won a giveaway!)

tuesday me and mike met up for lunch. this never happens because he works in laplace, which is about 45 minutes from where we live. he has to work a few saturdays a month now and on the weeks he does that, he gets a day off during the week to cut back on overtime (womp!) but he is ok with that... it gives him a chance to get some stuff done around the house and to have lunch with me :)
we went to a local produce stand for lunch. i know what your thinking... what did we eat!? raw veggies and fresh fruit? well this stand is not like normal ones! they make a bunchhh of stuff on site.... from lunch plates, to bread, to desserts and even wine! they have picnic tables outside in the shade for you to eat at too. its a really cute setup! i love this place. i try to make it a point to buy as much as i can on my grocery list from there. and its all local of course. after we ate we picked up a few things then i headed back to work :(

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oh and guess what!? i won my first giveaway! the adorable alison from holland 1945 was hosting a giveaway featuring a lovely piece from honey pie headbands etsy shop & i won! cant wait to get my prize in the mail :)

hope everyone has a wonderful friday!
xxoo