the puggie's new clothes

ok so I'm not normally one to dress up my dog (though I have been known to make her a tutu) but when we saw this little number at walmart I couldn't resist! (especially when a friend decided to buy it as a gift...how could I say no?) I mean, it says xox lulu for crying out loud!

and of course she looks so darn cute in it!

lulu update

so I just realized that I haven't posted any pictures of lulu recently and I swear I'm just as obsessed as ever so I thought I'd post a couple so y'all can see what a rollie pollie she's become

*did I really just say y'all?? ...i need to get back to california asap!

isn't she just the cutest?

she has my ♥  

family portrait

we're missing sassy but i love it still!!!

i dont have much to say today

...so ill just leave you with this:

i know, i know... im obsessed

love me through it

things i am loving this week

a teacup full of strawberries...

pretty vintage (and not so vintage) buttons...

this little curly tail...

oh! and this little nose (cant forget the nose!)...

a super cute valentine from my two nephews...

white chocolate chips, yum...

and this guy, of course!

hope youre having a fabulous weekend!

solo sunday

so i had my sister take these pictures cause brian was here (he was very excited)

my mom wasnt feeling well so my dad stayed home with her so it was just hannah and i going to church

im not sure where these tights came from (probably target or the like) but i do know they are childrens tights

..and i now know why i hated tights so much as i little girl, these babys are itchy

(note to self...invest in higher quality cream tights)

lulu is in the fashion post too because after church i made this for her:

a tutu for lulu!

doesnt she look like a swan princess!

valentines day

so because

1. we dont have a lot of money right now

and

2. i think its way more fun

we stayed in for valentines day

brians valentine present to me was to do all the dishes (there were tons and we dont have a dishwasher)

and i did this for him:

made him a scrummy dinner! i hung paper hearts from the ceiling and scattered some on the table

we used our napkins from the wedding

so heres the story on the ravioli, costco had this red and white heart shaped ravioli that i wanted to make, but i kept being to busy to go and didnt go until monday and there were all out :(

so when i came home i told brian that i was very sad because i wanted to make the heart shaped ravioli and not just the stupid regular ravioli (which was delicious btw), to which he replied

"ill just pretend its heart shaped"

i love my husband

i made white chocolate dipped strawberries, a valentines tradition

oh! there was also champagne, i just forgot to pour it before i took the pictures

i wore my sisters bridesmaid dress (which she gave me, yes!), shoes that hubby bought me on our honeymoon, and a heart clip i made

lulu had a bow that matched my dress with a matching heart clipped to the center

it was a fabulous first valentines day as a married couple and im looking forward to many more to come ♥

lulu wants to wish you a...

just so you dont think lulu is the only fur baby i love...

i love my kitty cat

shes my sweet baby

even brian loves her and hes allergic and doesnt like cats

problem is, she doesnt photograph well, i think its cause shes black because my moms cats photograph fine

i have a couple good pictures of her ill have to find but this really crappy phone pic is my favorite

she just looks so cute!

plus she was snuggling with me cause i was sick...how do cats always know when you dont feel good? its pretty crazy

she hasnt been as snuggly latly cause she very tempermental and doesnt care for lulu, but we think shes getting used to her so hopefully she snuggle with us again soon

her name is cassie, but i call her sassy

or sassers

or sassafrass

(i really should rename her sassafrass)

sunshine sunday

so last week i got rained out of my outfit and this week i got sunned out (aka it was too hot!)

but thats ok cause i love this outfit too!

the shirt is from this (which i have yet to post about ekk!)

and the shoes are the ones i got here

and that skirt i got on sale for $6.99!

oh and btw the simply vera wang tights from kohls are my favorite

lulu wouldnt stand with daddy, she wanted to be in the pictures

...actually, i think she just likes mama better :)

p.s. look at how much bigger shes gotten!

where ive been...

so its been a few days since i posted...and even longer since i visited your lovely blogs

(i had posts already scheduled)

anyway my mommy was in the hospital for a few days

dont worry, shes fine, apparently she had diabetes and didnt know it so her sugar got so high she went into diabetic shock, but shes home and all better now (albeit with a much more complicated life)

since my daddy spent most of his time at the hospital with my ma, i was in charge of taking care of my sister, her dog, the cats...basically i was living my moms life, in addition to my own life, as well as taking time to visit her at the hospital and getting food for my dad

luckily hubby was super helpful cause i was busy

i did a lot of stuff and saw a lot of people this past week but i this was the only picture i took:

i found this bow at my parents house. bentley came home from the groomer one time with it on his collar

everyone thought it suited lulu perfectly

a sweater for lulu

lulu doesnt have much fur so she gets pretty cold outside

we couldnt find any sweaters we liked at the pet store (plus they were so expensive) so i crocheted this one up for her

its not perfect (i just free-handed it one day) but it keeps her warm and cozy

starting sundays

so ive decided to start posting my outfits from sundays

cause lets be honest...church is the only time i dress cute

i mean, im highly limited at work and if im just running errands im probably wearing jeans and a t-shirt

(though i might wear just that to church sometimes...it doesnt matter to god what i wear...i just like to dress up most sundays)

and if i never leave the house, i never change out of my jammies...in fact if i caome home for the day i change into jammies...please tell me im not alone in this ha!

yes i know im copying

but it was a hassle to put it all at the bottom here (seriously though...i had to keep scrolling up to see what i was actually wearing ha!)

annnnd imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

plus lets be honest, hers look so much better

i decided to include lulu in the shoot, because 1. she is looking stylin in her martha stewert collar and leash and 2. i cant leave her by herself or shell ruin something ha!

i guess dreams really do come true

i kid you not,

no more than 5 mins after i posted this, husband came up to me and said, "lets go, were going to get your birthday surprise early"

you see i knew he was planning something, but i had no idea what

two hours later this cutie was sitting in my lap on the way home:

i. kid. you. not.

meet my new fur child lulu

i. ♥. her.

...oh and

best. present. ever.