T.G.I.F!! :)

Happy Friday Girls! I am pleased to announce that my interview is OVER! I think it went pretty well; I was very nervous and had a tendency of doing the "Ummm... Uh..." The women that interviewed me were the 2 kindergarten teachers that would be my mentor teachers, who I'd work hand-in-hand with to prepare the children for their kindergarten experience the following year; the assistant principal and a parent representative. They were all very kind and friendly; I felt an immediate connection with the two Kdg. teachers- we had a lot of ideas and beliefs in common. I was very nervous at first but felt totally comfortable by the end!! Katie, thanks so much again for your advice! I asked the question about professional development and they seemed very impressed plus I found out that they are VERY willing to give teachers extra training and pay for them to go to conferences and such.
So they will be making referrals to the principal and I will get a call next week:) This could very well be my NEW JOB!! Oh, and nothing personal was asked either!!


The above photo is of the Cupcake Towel and Cupcake Soap that Holly and I "the dynamic duo" LOL won recently from Mammalicious Find's Cupcake Give-Away Week!!

Here is a close-up of the soap...
Its smells so good!!

Yesterday I found these 2 mini-topiary trees at CVS for $0.99 each! Too cute for the living room! I also ran into my other favorite home decor and holiday finds store, BIG LOTS!

I picked up these 2 sets of Rub-On stickers; one is school themed and the other is Christmas.

Here is the FIND OF THE DAY!! I was wandering the store wasting some time till I had to get Gavin from school and this caught my eye... Home Interiors at Big Lots??? What?? Since when?? And for only $3.00?? Can't be anything all that great!! I opened it and was shocked...

...to my surprise was a set of 3 pretty floral decorative plates! I was so excited:) One is a rose, a hydrangea and ?? What's other pink flower??

"Uh-Oh" as Gage would say! I was in the other room today and kept hearing "Dooby-Dooby-Doo..." over and over again. So I said "Oh, Scooby Dooby Doo?" to Gage. I came around the corner to see that he found some stickers of Scooby Dooby Doo and preceeded to stick them on his face and hair!! LOL This lil man cracks me up:)

Here is Gage on Valentine's Day after enjoying a Peanut Butter Cup! I just don't know where this child gets his sweet tooth from??? (HaHaHa)

Well, I'm off to reorganize our living room. The new entertainment center we got was delivered today and the living room is in shambles!!

Have a GREAT wekend!
♥ Noelle ♥

TOMORROW is the BIG DAY!

Hey girls! Tomorrow I am going to the BIG interview at the school I've been chatting about. Its for the Pre-Kindergarten teacher! I got the call Tuesday morning on my way out the door to class. I have been sick to stomach with nervousness since then!! I really would LOVE this job and am so eager to get back into a classroom to teach:) So PLEASE, PLEASE say a little prayer for me today to give me strength to not sound like a blabbering bonehead tomorrow! When I am nervous, I tend to use the "Ummm... Ummm..." word A LOT and that is NOT GOOD!! Whew, I am running late this morning!

♥ Noelle

Girly GAB, Part 2: Hair Do's!!

I received a special "post request" from my girl Holly! She said to talk about HAIR!! I think she feels ready for a new hair do?? I always want to change my hair but typically keep going back to the same style. But... if you want to go long and add some hair-extensions, SILLY Jessica Simpson has her own hair extension line. I admit, I have ALWAYS wanted to get long extensions put in my hair!!! My hair has been shoulder length or shorter probably since I was 8 or 9 years old, I' m guessing? I had really long straight hair with cute bangs when I was in kindergarten!! I swear I remember my mom making me get perms at a younger age; but she says that I wanted them!! Then, in 8th grade I got my hair cut super short like a guy's with spikes!!! LOL YUCKY!!!

Here is gorgeous Reese Witherspoon with pin-straight hair. She frequently has different hair styles and looks GREAT in them!

I'm drawing a blank on this gals name but I love her wild, short hair! I COULD NOT pull it off though! My face is too round.

Here is rocker chic, Joss Stone with her pink and blue hi-lites!! WILD! But I think it works for her right here in this pic!

I LOVE this hair-do!! I am so thinking of chopping the back of my hair off after the wedding and getting this cute! I really like the sharp angle from the back to the front!! Great color too!

I love to experiment with different hair colors; this was me in Jan. 2008 with little Gage! My hair was a darker brown and pretty straight.

And by looking at the dates, here I am a few days later with it chopped shorter and with blonde hi-lites!! LOL I liked the choppiness of this cut- I tend to go for the wild/messy type of hair styles!!

Here is a side view of the cut; shorter in the back and a little spikier looking with longer sides!

LOL!!! LOL!! This really ISN'T me; but if you go the site shown on the pic you can upload a pic of yourself and add different hairstyles from decades such as the 50's, 60's, etc. Would this have been the 80's? I look like such a dork here!! I thought you'd all get a kick out of this one!!!

Off to bed now,
Noelle ♥

Time for: Girly Girl GAB!!

My post yesterday that included the funny vintage graphics got me thinking of women back in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. I know I wasn't even "thought of" back then but I love to look at old pictures of women, all dressed up with their hair done up and pretty make-up on. It made me think a lot of my grandma; who I miss SO MUCH!! She always took such good care of herself. She always had her hair fixed and make-up on even if she was going to sit at home all day long. Her and I used to laugh that I got my "make-up obsession" from her. I am very particular about my make-up! I rarely leave the house with out something on, especially on my eyes. I look like a dead dog without any eye make-up on!! LOL Maybe one of these days, I'll get brave enough to do a before make-up and after photo of myself, just maybe!! I always tease Brian that I have to put on my "pretty face"- a.k.a. my make-up! I really do not feel like I look the same without it. SO... anyway I came across a site that showed vintage/mod dresses and fell in love with a couple of them. I love dresses but since I have had children, I feel like I cannot wear them:( My figure is very PEAR shaped now and I have gotten sooo many yucky spider and vericose veins on my legs too. YUCK! So I don't feel very "pretty" in a dress:( BOO-HOO! A sweet little black dress is usually always flattering though. I thought the one above was very cute and simple!!

Gotta love the pink/black combo. Of course, this has the toile look to it- which I am crazy about!!

This blue is very pretty! I don't usually go for blue, probably because I am surrounded by boys in my home, lol!!

Now this one would be my pick probably for the most flattering for my mommy body. Black, of course but the vertical stripes would elongate my body! Maybe? Where is Stacey London and Clinton Kelly from TLC's "What Not to Wear" when you need them?? LOL:)

I really love this one, but it'd have to be a lot longer!! Can't do the short dresses anymore with these thighs! Oh, the joys that motherhood brings to your body!! LOL My little monster boys were so worth it though! I wouldn't trade them for the nicest pair of legs in the world... or would I?? Hmmm... JUST KIDDING!

Is it just me or are there more and more "unclassy" dressed gals in the world today? I am so tired of seeing HUGE Boobs busting out of the tops of shirts, thong underwear hanging out when they bend over... and so on. This examples are of 2 gals I saw today while I was at my college. Honestly, they are leaving NOTHING to the male imagination!! When I had a nice body (pre-children), I used to show it off but I don't ever recall breaking out the "girls" or my undies for a free show!! LOL Sorry, I am in a silly mood tonite; just being a tad bratty so I hope this all doesn't offend anyone. Maybe I'm jealous? Naaaaah, no one would want to see my mommy undies anyway!!! Hope I got you all to chuckle a bit tonite!!

Love ya,
Noelle ♥

Wedding Stuff and Fun Vintage Graphics

Happy Monday! Ugh, I so did not want to get out of bed this morning!! I found some bridal bouquets online last night that I really liked so I thought I'd share them with you. The one above is very pretty; I really like the colors, not too crazy about all the green leaves but I think the colors would go nicely with my wedding dress.

Oops, this image popped up twice on here- sorry! Here is an example of the attendants bouquets to coordinate with the bridal one. Again, I think I'd replace the green leaves with maybe some glittery fall leaves. I love the colored roses!!

This one is so simple and elegant looking. I love those little star flowers!! Anyone know the name of those??

I have been very undecided as to what to have for favors at the reception. I've been reading that the favors should be edible and not something "silly" that people won't use. I've thought about 2 different favors for us to have- one to represent each of our "likes". I was thinking about a deck of cards and a packet of coffee; one at every other place setting, then people could choose what they wanted. Brian is the card player and that would represent our little "Honeymoon in Vegas" that we will be taking and of course, I am the coffee lover.

But then I saw these adorable boxes and thought about just filling them with fall colored wrapped candies. Who doesn't love candy right??

I came across these Vintage Humor graphics too. Thought they were funny and wanted to share them with you:)

Wonder if there are brides out there who think this on their wedding day??

This one is cute, with her winking!! LOL

Have a good day everyone!

Noelle ♥

this, that and the other...

Hello! I got an email yesterday from Shannon over at Paint Mine Pink, about a Easter Swap she is hosting but its for the KIDS! Oh, I thought this was a wonderful idea:) Gavin is always wanting to know why mommy always gets goodies in the mail and he doesn't?? LOL So I thought, he'd get a kick out of this and Gage might like some "mail" too! So I popped over and signed up. So if any of you mom's want to join in, head over and leave Shannon a comment:)

Did anyone enter in the TONS of give-aways from the One World-One Heart week? I did! And I won a set of 2 patterns; I chose the Pokemon patterns because that is Gavin's newest "obsession"!! And I chose the set of patterns on the bottom left because of the cute gingerbread man!! Betty was the sweet lady whose give-away I won and she also has a shop where she sells home-made body butter and lip glosses with some very yummy sounding scents!

I don't remember if I showed these prints awhile back? They are finally back in my kitchen after probably a year! When we repainted, I took them down and put them in our closet till of course, the paint dried. Day after day, I had every intention on hanging them back up but never did. So, FINALLY they are back in the kitchen where they belong!! LOL I love the iron scrolls on the top of each picture. If you click on the pic to see it up close, you'll also see the toile looking pattern around the edges. I LOVE TOLIE! I have for such a long time; it probably has to do with my love for France!! Ugh, I want to travel there someday, so BAD!!

And apples, of course to go with my Apple and now Gingerbread themed kitchen!!

Well, we are taking off in a bit to search for a new entertainment center or something for our living room. We got a new tv for Christmas and haven't put it out yet. Brian wants to "wall mount it" but I'm not too crazy about that idea cause then we will be getting rid of our entertainment center, which is what I decorate for the holidays:( We did find one the other day which was really nice but a little bit more than what we wanted to spend. But it had lots of shelves and room on the top for photo frames. Have a great day!

Noelle ♥

Happy V♥lentine's Day, Girls!!

Happy Valentine's Day sweet girls! I "made" these delicious pink cupcakes for you all to enjoy ♥ (LOL)

Here is a box of chocolates for all to enjoy! You each get your own, cause who wants to share, right??

And I slaved for hours making each one of you these adorable cards with little bookmarks attached! (LOL- I wish!!)

And you all get these gorgeous Valentine roses too! Ahhhh, is it bad that us women know what we'd like for Valentine's Day yet the men don't?? I got a "naughty" card this year from Brian- typical man, lol!! He still has to "run out" today to get me something though, at least thats what he says! Doesn't it crack you up that men still do this year after year after year, when Valentine' s Day is ALWAYS February 14th??? MEN!! They are so goofy:)

Hope you all have a very LOVE-FILLED day today! Gavin has strep throat and Brian has to work tonite, so I will be at home with the boys- maybe some romance will happen later!!! he he he :)

Valentine Hugs,
Noelle ♥