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Best.Email.Ever.

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So last week, I made the “big reveal” around these parts. What happened after that was an overwhelming and humbling amount of love & excitement & congrats that I never saw coming. {seriously, thank you for that}

One “congrats” in particular stands out in my mind because it literally made me laugh out loud. And here I am today to share it with you…because seriously, it is that funny.

This email comes from a guy I’ll call Buddy. Mostly because that’s what I normally call him anyway. We used to work together. We clicked instantly and remained friends after we no longer worked together and have remained in contact since he’s moved out of state.

He’s funny and witty and a little bit quirky. We’re a lot of like in that regard and we always laugh a lot. {True story, we had a month long email chain that started with the words “Gobble Boggle” due to a typo, that we both thought was so funny it just stuck.} {Oh, and we also type things like “you aer osum” to each other, based off of an inside joke from 4 years ago}

Ok, anyway, without further adieu, the email exchange that made my week!

Buddy to me:

DUDE! Congratulations! You know why.

Me to Buddy:

Hahahah…thanks dude!

Gobble Boggle! :)
Buddy to Me:
Super exciting! I was wondering when that might happen. Do you have a due date? I don’t know how long that takes to figure out… so maybe that’s a really dumb question. But I’m not afraid of asking dumb questions!
Me to Buddy: 
I love you and your questions! July 25 ish will be the day-ish. Hopefully sooner because holy hell it’s gonna be HOT!
Buddy to Me:
Haha! Yeah, no having babies while it’s super hot. That sounds sweaty and gross.

Maybe you’ll get lucky and it will be an unseasonably pleasant day. Or you’ll have the baby somewhere with great air conditioning.
I had the song “Drop it like it’s hot” in my head this morning and now it seems amusingly appropriate (inappropriate?). Hah! I guess for you it might be more like, “drop it while it’s hot.” And also, don’t drop it.
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I mean really…how can that not make you laugh!? Especially knowing it came from a 28 year old guy.
Please tell me this made you laugh our I am really going to question my sense of humor.
Oh well, even if you don’t think it’s funny I do. I love my Buddy.

My new Kindle Fire & Other really cool things

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Y’all? {Like I’m all of a sudden southern, or something}

I am floored…

Quick Back Story: I’m a member of the Clever Girls Network. And periodically, the send out information for opportunities to earn some cash for writing a blog post. You may have noticed that I’ve done a couple. It helps keep my site up and running. So, back in November they sent out an email with a big excting announcement that they were partnering with Toyota on a new campaign and they were looking for a few bloggers to join a new network that Toyota was debuting called TWIN {Toyota Women’s Influencer Network}. I thought, “that’s pretty cool” and on a whim, I applied for it.

Long story short…

Over a month went by and I heard nothing. Then on Sunday I got an email…

They picked me as one of their bloggers to be a member of TWIN.

Me? My little ole’ blog? My jaw hit the ground.

Maybe it was the fact that I told them that we own 7 vehicles. Or that Andy has not one, but TWO Toyota FJ40 Landcruisers. Or the fact that, to this day, I told Andy I only married him for his 1989 Corolla.

Whatever their reasoning for choosing to partner with me, I’m jacked! I’m so excited to be a part of this new campaign that Toyota is rolling out. Part of the “welcome pack” was a brand new Kindle Fire so that we can stay connected while on the go. All I could think of was “Are they for real!?”  And let me tell you…it’s so for real. I literally filled out the paperwork on Monday telling them where to ship it and when I returned from my lunchbreak on Tuesday? It was at my desk waiting for me!

There’s obviously other parts of the contract, like that little TWIN badge over there on my side bar and a blog post here and there over the next few months, but…wow…

What can I say…I’m excited. And really, really looking forward to growing a relationship with Toyota!

Disclosure: I was selected for participation in the TWIN community through a program with Clever Girls Collective. I did not receive any compensation for writing this post, or payment in exchange for participating. The opinions expressed herein are mine, and do not reflect the views of the Toyota.

The one I still have nightmares about…

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“EAT!” They Persisted.

“I don’t want to.” I pushed back.

“This is what this family is having for dinner. If you don’t like it, tough.”

“BUT I DON’T LIKE IT!” I fired back.

“Katherine Elaine, you will sit there and eat until it. If it is still in front of you at bedtime, you will go to bed hungry then eat if for breakfast!” That was the last warning.

I sat with my food in front of me, unwilling to take a single bite.

Ten minutes passed…the rest of the family was done eating.

I sat firmly in place, not touching a thing.

20 minutes passed…all the dishes were done.

There I sat. Alone at the table. In the dark.

It was quiet.

I have no idea how long I actually sat there in the dark, but I do remember this: TGIF was about to come on and there was no way I was going to miss that!

I choked my food down as fast as I could, rinsed my dishes and rushed to the living room.

To this day, I am 100% convinced that nasty food would have been my breakfast the next morning.

And I can’t quite put my finger on it, but for some crazy reason, I’ve never really cared for Ham & Navy Bean Soup.

Mama’s Losin’ It

My Work Here is Done

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Last week, exactly 9 days before Thanksgiving and 41 days before Christmas, Rylee and I were on our drive home when she noticed that things were…different.

There was a Frosty the Snowman scene painted on the window of a convenience store.

She noticed it as we drove by and huffed and snorted and let out a heavy sigh.

I said nothing.

Pretty soon, we could see houses twinkling away, adorned with lights.

She huffed and snorted and sighed again.

This time, I said, “What’s the problem, Ry?”

She huffed and snorted and even “tssk-ed” this time before answering me in a clearly irritated voice, “It’s NOT Christmas time yet! Why do they have snowmans and lights up!?”

And so I say…my work here is done.

Deep Breaths…

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When it feels like this sore throat may get the best of me…

When it feels like the stress of work is getting to be too much…

When it feels like I just can’t shake the uncertainty…

When it feels like the weight of the world is on my shoulders…

When all I hear out my window is rain…

I just want to curl up on my couch next to a fire and shut out the world.

But I can’t.

It’s not an option.

I’m a mom, a wife and employee. All these things must come first.

So I take a deep breath.

And I keep on pressing forward.

Because people are counting on me.

And it’s what I do.

Please excuse the vague, melo-dramatic nature of this post…I’m fully aware this makes me sound completely depressed and unstable but I assure you, I’m not… it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to it’s my blog and I’ll be emo if I want to. And seriously? This cold is starting to kick my ass.