Birds of A Feather

  I saw a picture of Hilary Duff with feather hair extensions. I fell in love. Myself being a hair chameleon I had to have these. In salons they charge anywhere from $25-40 to get these done. Of course I turned to the internet for a DIY project. I like to consider myself a fashion frugalista, I live for finding the best sale possible. So I found a bundle of 4 feathers and the beads that hold them in for $15 total with shipping. If you didn't know I am also a sucker for free shipping. I have the blonde grizzly right now. I think I want either purple or aqua grizzly next. 

What do you think of Hilary & I?

Happy Hump Day!!

XOXO

Weekend Wrap Up

I "hop" everyone had a great Easter! Our weekend was relaxing for the most part. Brad has been a busy busy bee building the shed that dreams are made of. His dreams of course. I do not understand the fascination with having a shed but I'm sure he doesn't see the fascination in me having 100 different nail polishes. So I just stand back and watch and if I am lucky I may get a few laughs. Here he is in deep thought, as you can see he has a helper:

The Easter bunny came to our house leaving a toy for Miss, doesn't she look ecstatic?

Missy never seems to be able to keep friends around for very long though. Usually we catch her red-pawed in the middle of the murder scene as shown here:

Look at that guilty face!! Poor stuffie never stood a chance. So now she has another limp and lifeless friend to add to her collection.

XOXO



"Friendship Isn't A Big Thing, It's A Million Little Things" ~Unknown

It's crazy how the day-to-day doesn't leave as much time as we would like. Everyone has friends that even though they do not get to see as much as they would like, can pick up right where they left off, as if no time has passed at all. I have a friendship like that with my dear dear friend Emilie. For the past eight years there has been a baby, a wedding, good times and bad, and all the in between.

Emilie has been doing a beautiful job raising Paige Iona Jean Pardue. I absolutly adore being a part of her life! I have not missed a birthday party yet. 6 down, many more to go. I personally can't wait for her 21st, but don't tell Emilie that. Acutally maybe I can since that would make me a few years older as well. I love sending Paige a card for every holiday. Sending a card is the least I can do hoping she feels special at that moment. No matter how old she gets there will be a card in the mail from Steffie if a holiday is nearing! Heck I will even send them to her dorm room if I have to.

So even though we might not be able to get together as much as we would like we are still always there for eachother. Neither of us has antyhing the prove to one another. We do not need lunch together every weekend to know that the friednship exsists. The little things ALWAYS matter the most.
                                                      We are simply just FRIENDS.



Em & Me



Paige & Steffie



I Am A Warrior

I will be the first one to admit I watch an unhealthy amount of TV. One of the "shows" that I will not miss and takes up space on our DVR que is The Biggest Loser. It is so inspiring to watch these people who have been so overweight for so long make the changes necessary for a healthy life. I got home from class earlier than usual since we had an exam, so I had time to watch. In last night's episode they went to New Zealand. Wow, what a beautiful place! The challenge was a 5K race on one of the beautiful beaches. Like the contestants, I have never really been a "runner". Seeing everyone finish the race no matter what, was awesome! This brings me to the title of my post today.

I have been getting ready for my first ever 5K. I know to most a 5K doesn't sound hard. For someone who could hardly run a mile, to who now is running 3-3.25 miles daily, completing a 5k is kind of a big deal. A few months ago Rebecca, a wonderful co-worker of mine mentioned The Warrior Dash. I decided that this race would be the best for my first. Check it out http://www.warriordash.com/! They describe it as a hellish 3.40 miles of crazy obstacles. The best part is when the race is finished there is music, beer, and turkey legs. If anything can make me cross the finish line it is some beer and turkey legs! Finishers also get a medal and a sweet warrior helmet!

My partner in crime at work, Jamie and I are in the 2pm wave together. We make each other laugh whenever we are together, so it will be great to do with her. We have a costume idea of course. Although at this time I am not at liberty to disclose the specifics. HA! Here we are:

The race is a little over 2 weeks away. We are so stoked! I know it is not a serious race, but it has made me realize I really can do whatever I put my mind to. Yes I Am A Warrior!

Happy Hump Day!!

Here Goes Nothing...

So I have a few blogs that I love love love to follow and get daily inspiration from. I decided it would be fun to start a blog! I am a virgin to the blogging world, so please bear with me in the creation of the blog. I do not have an exact direction as of yet. Mostly just a day in the life at the Willes home. I think it would be great to share bits of our life together.

We have lived in our first home just over a year now. We are slowly but surely making it our own. Brad has been working like a busy bee finishing the backyard. I get a kick out of him fiddling around out there. It would be great to share this process. This is what the backyard looked like when we bought the house.