What is making your day sparkle?

[irene adler]

Let's get some happiness flowing! 

My dog was just asked to be a model in a wedding fashion show.  I am so stupid excited.  

[MNH2013]

Leftover pizza for lunch lol

[keweenawlove]

We got a confirmation that our tour group was able to get our Inca Trail passes for June. We booked a few months ago but weren't able to find out for sure we'd be able to do it until tickets went on sale this week. It sounds like they sound out for this spring within a few hours. Crazy.

[Pom]

Irene, you know we are going to need doggie model photos! That is so awesome.

The house is so clean, organized and the sun is out. The turtles are starting to sun themselves on the rocks in the little "lake" behind our house. There a beautiful Blue Heron out there fishing too. I've got chili simmering in the crockpot and it smells divine. It's a very sparkly, happy day.

[Deleted]

My new supervisor actually gives me enough work to do, and delegates stuff out to me. I'm learning a lot from her already. My former supervisor parceled stuff out in too small of bits so I had a lot of time on my hands (which is not always a bad thing, but I had to try to look busy a lot).

Also, we've had like 5 days straight of snow. My husband has gone out and scraped off my car every morning. He's not usually that helpful, so this is a nice change and I have definitely made sure to thank him profusely! (He's great about snowblowing the driveway and sidewalk, but he has never taken initiative to clear off my car for me before)

[irene adler]

Pom, right? I have been helping a friend organize a wedding showcase (she runs a venue) and she finally got approval to host the event.

Also, I am alone at work and only going to be here a half day so I can go home, pack, and jump on an airplane to head to Charleston. Yet the opportunity to dress Miso up in wedding finery is still the highlight of my day.

[monsterz]

Date night tonight with H. Tomorrow we are going to look at a house that I am drooling over.

[raangoli]

The meeting I was dreading went well. Like surprisingly well. I didn't have to throw my hands up and walk away like I told my coworker I would. Yay!

[simpsongal]

Planning my son's 2nd bday party. Birthday parties for kids are where it's at.

[MNH2013]

Jan 14, 2016 12:10:45 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Planning my son's 2nd bday party. Birthday parties for kids are where it's at.

Details! I'm planning M's 2nd as well.

[sfy]

I just got THREE new pictures of Sweet Baby Nephew in my photostream.

Also, somehow a Suja berry juice rolled behind the produce drawer in my refrigerator. I thought DS drank them all while he was here. Score.

Doesn't take much lol.

[explorer2001]

Jan 14, 2016 12:10:45 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Planning my son's 2nd bday party. Birthday parties for kids are where it's at.

How can he be 2 already?! Time flies!

[explorer2001]

I found my missing khaki pants this morning so I got to wear my cute brown boots today.

I guess clothes going missing in the closet because with Boyfriend's stuff It's so overpacked it's impossible to find anything is a small price to pay for having such a sweet man in my life

[simpsongal]

Jan 14, 2016 12:16:40 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

Jan 14, 2016 12:10:45 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Planning my son's 2nd bday party. Birthday parties for kids are where it's at.

Details! I'm planning M's 2nd as well.

  It's school bus theme b/c he's obsessed w/buses and yellow is his favorite color!  It's mostly going to be family and our best friends, so a few toddlers and more adults.

I've got a "bus hall of fame" game planned for the adults where they have to name the bus-related movie/clip/photo.  I showed my CWs, it's fun and gets lots of conversation going.

For the kids, I have a little bus tent for play and pictures.  Lots of balloons, stickers, décor, signs, and toys of course.  I even made a travel/road playlist for the music (e.g., Willie Nelson "On the road again," "Magic Bus"). 

I'm doing lots of tasty hot apps, making a large homemade bus-shaped cake (probably chocolate butter cake w/peanutbutter filling).  I think I'll do mac and cheese w/the wheel-shaped pasta, maybe a tureen of lemonade w/liquor for the adults to spike theirs.

I'm most excited about the cake - I pulled out my Martha Stewart Wedding cakes book for this one.  I figure I can always freeze it if I make a cake for 50 people, right?

What are you planning?

[shortstax]

I love this question!

I'm practically giddy at the upcoming long weekend. I'm off on monday for the holiday, but DH still works and daycare is open.

SHORTSTAX ALONE DAY, HERE I COME!

[MNH2013]

Jan 14, 2016 12:24:43 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Jan 14, 2016 12:16:40 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

Details! I'm planning M's 2nd as well.

  It's school bus theme b/c he's obsessed w/buses and yellow is his favorite color!  It's mostly going to be family and our best friends, so a few toddlers and more adults.

I've got a "bus hall of fame" game planned for the adults where they have to name the bus-related movie/clip/photo.  I showed my CWs, it's fun and gets lots of conversation going.

For the kids, I have a little bus tent for play and pictures.  Lots of balloons, décor, signs, and toys of course.  I even made a travel/road playlist for the music (e.g., Willie Nelson "On the road again," "Magic Bus")

I'm doing lots of tasty hot apps, making a large homemade bus-shaped cake (probably chocolate butter cake w/peanutbutter filling).  I think I'll do mac and cheese w/the wheel-shaped pasta, maybe a tureen of lemonade w/liquor for the adults to spike theirs.

I'm most excited about the cake - I pulled out my Martha Stewart Wedding cakes book for this one.  I figure I can always freeze it if I make a cake for 50 people, right?

What are you planning?

I love that! M always shouts "A BUS" on the way home. Busses are apparently awesome to almost 2 yo's. I can't wait to see the cake!

We're doing Peppa Pig theme, pink stripe table cloths, peppa favor cookies, pulled pork (lol this sounds bad), pink cups with pig noses on the bottom. We didn't want it at our house so we rented a pavilion at the state park. I wanted a bounce house but can't bring that in so looking for something else. I wanted it to be spring like in the décor so I want to get a bunch of inexpensive blooms everywhere. H loves tres leches cake from the Mexican bakery so we will get that for her cake. (It was also one of our wedding cake flavors.) Plus alcohol for the adults. We finished her 1st cake a few months after her bday, just kept it in the freezer.

[sfy]

Jan 14, 2016 12:24:43 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

I've got a "bus hall of fame" game planned for the adults where they have to name the bus-related movie/clip/photo.  I showed my CWs, it's fun and gets lots of conversation going.

Speed!

Get on the Bus!

Speed 2!

That's all I've got lol.

[womet]

I am wearing this dress and I love it. And I feel great in it.

[shortstax]

Jan 14, 2016 12:40:01 GMT -5 sfy said:

Jan 14, 2016 12:24:43 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

I've got a "bus hall of fame" game planned for the adults where they have to name the bus-related movie/clip/photo.  I showed my CWs, it's fun and gets lots of conversation going.

Speed!

Get on the Bus!

Speed 2!

That's all I've got lol.

Ah ha, hush that fuss

Everybody move to the back of the bus

This starting playing in my head while reading your reply. I'm going to be singing it all day

[simpsongal]

Jan 14, 2016 12:40:01 GMT -5 sfy said:

Jan 14, 2016 12:24:43 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

I've got a "bus hall of fame" game planned for the adults where they have to name the bus-related movie/clip/photo.  I showed my CWs, it's fun and gets lots of conversation going.

Speed!

Get on the Bus!

Speed 2!

That's all I've got lol.

OMG, there are SO MANY!  To name a few more: Partridge family, scene from the Fugitive, Dirty Harry, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Ralph Kramden, Bronx Tale, Otto Man.  I've done some history and pop culture too, e.g., Ken Kesey, Rosa Parks.

[cajunmom]

Not so much for myself, but H just called me from work and told me that he was chosen to go to India in March. He was super busy so couldn't give me many details but he had to write an essay about why he should get to go and he was picked out of a bunch of people. He sounded so excited about it that I can't help but be excited and happy for him.

[arch01]

My phone is blowing up with messages about the Charleston GTG. I'm so excited. It has been a long few months and I'm so ready to go off for a girls' weekend.

[sfy]

Jan 14, 2016 13:15:58 GMT -5 cajunmom said:

Not so much for myself, but H just called me from work and told me that he was chosen to go to India in March. He was super busy so couldn't give me many details but he had to write an essay about why he should get to go and he was picked out of a bunch of people. He sounded so excited about it that I can't help but be excited and happy for him.

Damn.  Your H won the thread.

He doesn't even go here.

[dr.girlfriend]

My student is having her baby! Seems like just yesterday she was crying in my office when she found out about the "oops" pregnancy, lol. (Luckily grad school student, not middle or high school or whatever).

[orangeblossom]

School's over until Tuesday!

[dr.girlfriend]

Jan 14, 2016 12:47:46 GMT -5 womet said:

I am wearing this dress and I love it. And I feel great in it.

Cute!

[ally]

I have a massage at 5:00 and DH will be home late so I get a few hours to myself afterwards.  Perfect evening!

[bostonmichelle]

My runs for my marathon have been going amazing, and I don't want to jinx it because I'm feeling so good about them.

I feel like I've been kicking ass at my new job already.

[dexteroni]

Jan 14, 2016 11:43:45 GMT -5 irene adler said:

Let's get some happiness flowing! 

My dog was just asked to be a model in a wedding fashion show.  I am so stupid excited.  

omg I would also be beyond excited. Definitely going to need those photos.

I was off today, and went downtown and had lunch with DH. Then I came home and tuckered the dogs out playing in the snow. I love this photo with Quincy's normally floppy ears standing at attention.


After that, the dogs snoozed for a couple hours while I cleaned out a closet that had become a junk magnet. I've been meaning to do that for months and it felt great to finally get around to it.

[blondemoment123]

Leftover sushi for lunch.