Fun day with friends

Today I went with my two sweet friends Annie and Keli to do some baby shopping. Annie is pregnant with Miss Sunny Marie and she is due in September! I cannot wait to meet her! Anyhow, we went to do a few things that Annie needed to get done.. can I just say that it is BLAZING hot here already? Ugh. Like, miserable hot. I'm not looking forward to what August is going to bring.

The best part of the day had to be eating lunch at the Cheesecake Factory! Oh. my. goodness. I know many of you have probably eaten there before but have you had the FRIED MAC N CHEESE BALLS? I know it sounds kinda strange but I've converted many a friend over to them and converted two more today! Annie and Keli loved them! They are so sinfully good. If you've never tried them, you must! TRUST ME they will rock your world!!

It was a good time with girlfriends. Keli and I have been planning all the details to Annie's shower.. it's going to be beautiful! The invitations I had designed are so Annie.. I'll have to wait and post the invite with shower pictures just in case Annie tries to sneak a peek ;)

I didn't get any pictures today...walked out of the house without my camera. Bummer.

So on the pregnancy side of things I have felt pretty yucky for most of the evening. Yesterday was my first time to really throw up. It wasn't pretty. Subway isn't as good when it's coming up (TMI) and let's just say I won't be eating there for a while... for some reason, when I throw up, I tend to want to shy away from the place where I had my last meal..

I wish I could better explain the sick feeling I get. It's like acid build up in my stomach that makes me feel like I'm going to throw up. I've tried Tums but they don't help too often.. My doctor gave me something but it makes me drowsy which doesn't really make you feel any better. Annie gave me some medicine she takes and it helped me for a little while then the feeling came back. That is really the only compliant I have with this pregnancy.. other than that it's been really awesome and I am blessed.

I really have a strong feeling in my gut that this is a boy! I just can't see it any other way. I already have his name picked out, the room designed and even have bedding picked out! I'm getting kind of excited about what/who he will look like.. I know that I'm way ahead of myself and that it could be a girl but so many people have said that their gut just told them. I didn't have this "gut feeling" with my other two so many it's right! We'll see.. I'd be in total shock if they said girl at this point since my mind is so swayed with boy.

Well folks, sorry for the boring post with no pictures! I'm off to bed. I've been buckling down and working on the website. Lots left to do but really happy with how it's turned out so far! I have so many big plans for Jack and Cole Designs.. I just have to remember that family is first and take it one day at a time. It's easy for me to spend an entire day working on and planning my business. I enjoy it so much that it doesn't feel like a job. But I'm trying to remember that yes, following my dreams is important.. but these young years with my kids are going to fly by, and pretty soon they'll be off doing their own thing. By that time, I'll have plent of free time to pursue my dreams! They aren't going anywhere! ;)

Goodnight friends! Be blessed!

A great weekend!

This past Friday we left and headed to Dallas to visit one of my best friend's and also go to market. I had some vendors I needed to meet with so it was nice to be able to do that while visiting Todd and Michelle.

I can't brag on them enough. Two of the greatest people you'll ever know. I'm lucky enough to call them friends. They are so good to my family. We enjoyed hanging around, laughing and talking until the late hours...we even had one night, the four of us at dinner with no kids! It was nice to be able to hear one another LOL. Thank goodness my kids weren't there; we wouldn't have gotten a word in. Her kids are so well behaved it's scary. Not too much noise...just a football or two flying by your head at the dinner table. LOL
Here is a picture of their youngest Brett. He's so sweet...



I took a few pictures of market so you guys could get a peek at what it's like.. it's so amazing. I love my vendors. They are like family to us. I got to meet Jessica Wiswall the owner/designer of My Vintage Baby. We e-mail back and fourth about business and personal issues. She has actually published my business comments and ideas in several publications! Little ol me? LOL It was so good to finally meet her in person...she's such a Doll. Their showroom ROCKS! It's one of the prettiest spaces I've ever seen!









One night we went to this CRAZY SICK dessert place in Dallas. OMG. I can't even describe how good it was. This place serves custard--I know--but it's GOOD. I got the Red Velvet Cake custard. It had chocolate sprinkles on top. Yumm-o! I'm sad we don't have one in Houston.. but Michelle said it will be our place and we'll go every time we come up! Can we make a trip next week?! Hah!







We got this wild hair and decided to give Michelle's laundry room a makeover! She wanted something girly and fun! It's so cute...she loves it! I love it too! This is the same color my office is going to be! I moved my boys into one room (they love being together now) and the extra room is now my office.. it's going to be gorgeous!

I told her she couldn't pick the colors, or see any of the items we bought for the room. She was super surprised! I love the new cabinet knobs we used! It's my favorite symbol.











Isn't it divine? Who wouldn't want to fold laundry in here?! ;)

And finally I want to do a shout-out to a sweet friend who is also a vendor. She has the most amazing candles you will ever see or smell! They are actually like works of art. These candles are not only beautiful, but they also smell up the entire house. I know this because she gave me samples to try and I've been burning them sense I got home!

Look how beautiful these are...



Best part is, you never have to throw out the gorgeous holder!! These are soy candles so you can just wash out the old ones it gets down too low, and replace it with a refill and still have the gorgeous embellishment! Love that! Beautiful and cost-effective!

Here is a picture of her at her display...she's such a sweet gal!





If you are interested in ordering her candles, you can visit her website HERE

Finally, here is some beautiful nursery decor I picked up this weekend. This is just a small sample of what is offered.. you can even do custom colors!







Ok I know it was a long one today.. hope everyone is having a great Monday! I am so thankful for the life and friends God has given me. I couldn't be happier. God is so good!