Latisse

I have been using Latisse for 3 weeks now and I love it.

The first time I used it, my eyes were red for a couple of days. Nothing major, and it went away after 3 days or so. Occasionally, my eye lids itch after I use it, but since I am about to go to bed it does not bother me. And, I have not noticed that my eyes are getting any darker.

Shoes

This weekend I finally have an occassion to wear this navy paisley beauty:

But now the question is shoes. I am thinking nude...

I have these, but not sure if they work with the dress.

Thoughts?

Hey good lookin... What ya' got cooking?

Last night for dinner we had a veggie/turkey bacon quiche with roasted rosemary new potatoes. I did my best to make it WW approved, and it was delish. (I did not calculate the points...)

It was also my first attempt at making homemade crust. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. (That crust was totally NOT WW approved)

I took a standard Paula Deen quiche recipe and went from there.

I shredded 2 zucchini and 1 green bell with our Microplane shredder, then chopped up a handful of mushrooms.

I cooked some turkey bacon and used that instead of normal bacon or sausage.

I used 6 eggs - 3 whole eggs and 3 egg whites and about 1 cup of low fat/part skim mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of skim milk.

Bake at 375 for about 45 minutes.

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LOTS and LOTS of people that I know in real life know about this little ol' blog of mine... Most of the time that is all fine and dandy, but when you just want to YELL and SCREAM and VENT... you can't.

Which then leads me to drink wine. Or champagne.

And when I want to talk about all of the cute and funny things Baby M is doing, I can't.

Oh well... at least I have one blog that is private. Check out Baby M for new pictures.

Restaurants.com

How does one spend only $2, buy get $25 in return?!?!

restaurant.com

Currently they are having an 80% off sale on all of their gift certificates. Have you ever used them before? You purchase a gift certificate (generally $25) for $10, print it off, then go enjoy a cheap meal.

The code is PORTION

I just stocked up and will probably buy more tonight.

Missing Dog

What kind of awful, low life, scumbag of a person would steal a dog?

The other night my brother's dog was stolen out of the back of his truck. There were witnesses, so they know he was stolen and did not just run away. He made a quick grocery run and the dog hopped into the back of the truck and went with him... while he was in the store Blue's collar was chained to a leash in the back of the truck. The f*ers that stole Blue took his collar off, grabbed the dog and sped off.

I hope that Blue attacked the crap out of them... or runs away from them and finds his way back to my brother.

To make matters worse, they also had a dog run away / get stolen from their property last week. This beautiful white dog is Lyra.

If you live in Austin and see either one of these dogs around town, let me know. Sad...

Adios Amiga

We met our very first day of college orientation… and the rest is history.

I introduced her to her husband… she introduced me to Mr. We have lived together. Worked together. Traveled together. Shopped. Partied. Laughed. Cried. The list can go on and on.

We can communicate with each other without even talking. We as much alike as we are different. When out husbands die (everyone know the husband’s die first) we are going to get our other girlfriends together and live in a huge house on the beach. I think sometimes the husbands get jealous of our future plans. She was there when Baby M was born…

This girl is one of my very best friends in the entire world and tomorrow she will be driving off into the sunset in a moving van. I knew this day would come, but I would always push the thought out of my mind every time the subject came up. I am excited about the opportunity she has up in Connecticut, but I am sad that she is leaving. If you know me in real life, you know that I do not like to be sad. Sad and the Mrs. do not mix well.

Therefore tonight I will be hanging out with my other best friend. Mr.Merlot. He will never leave me for the East Coast.

Baby 101

In the past 5 months I have learned some useful stuff:

• Cute burp cloths are a necessity. Check out these super cute ones from A.Tierney... I always use one that coordinates with her outfit. These are durable, cute and a great price!


• Test out baby equipment before you register. I made a rookie mistake – I wanted something that was not too big, plus looked nice. That blew up in my face. Our Maxi Cosi car seat and stroller system was a disaster from day one. The straps were constantly getting twisted, the car seat would sometimes not latch properly into the base, the stroller was very tricky to get collapsed and once collapsed was huge…. This stuff was expensive AND ended up getting recalled.


• We now have a Maclaren Quest stroller and LOVE it. The only thing I would change would be to add a cup holder.


• We also have a Britax Marathon and love it, thus far. Easy to get her in and out, plus she sits up higher so she can look out of the window.


• I want Miss A to be a spokesperson for Janie and Jack. Seriously… that store is insane. I want to buy everything in the entire store, but I will settle for their sales OR getting it at local baby resale shops.


• Baby Einstein is baby porn.


• I still do not have a diaper bag that I really like. I have 1 large one and 2 smaller ones, but I am not crazy about any of them. Someone needs to send me one of these**:

** If you sent me the Not Rational - Berry Hansel Diaper Bag I would talk and talk and talk about it. Promise.