mostly my week in review...

i haven't much time

so i apologize in advance for the haphazard nature of this post

things have been insane

but i've been dying to bring some positivity to this outlet of mine

not sure when it happened

but this humble journog (or blournal)

is something i truly look forward to updating on a regular basis

helps me de clutter the mind

and even though i may not have time to speak with the few of you who read this on a super regular basis,

i know we are connected throughout the week.

might seem cheap

but i kinda like it :)

i love when you guys have updates, p.s.

and check for new posts on my lunch break everyday

'kay.

while i'm looking forward to moving to a new place during the beautiful and comfortable season of fall, i'm also terrified of chicago winters. the other day while the husband and i were visiting with some friends (my first close friends who are expecting, which is super exciting....) tim checked his iPhone to see what the temperature in highwood was. it was fifteen degrees cooler than it was in jamestown.

fifteen degrees

!!!!!

it's non negotiable. i am going to have to get a better winter coat. i'm kind of a loser. last christmas tim's papaw gave me a nice monetary christmas gift that i planned on using to go towards a realllly expensive north face jacket. they are so expensive but i think so worth it and i so want one. well, we never found one i thought was reasonable and would work well enough for my needs so i ended up buying shoes or something. who knows, i can't remember. so this we must save up some money for. tim thinks if he can tough it out i can. but i will not be able to live right next to lake michigan wearing my fall calvin klein jacket. (it was my fault, i bought that jacket knowing it wasn't a winter coat but pretended it was a winter coat anyways.) oh, how i learn from my stupid trendy-driven mistakes :) i don't care how i look anymore!

so... a few things happened in the past few days

the 'bucks found me a store in chicago

and it it sans drive thru

which means no chicago drive thru winters

yay!!!

i used most of my teavana birthday giftcard the other day

...$43 i spent on tea...

i purchased Arcadian Apple

smells like apple heaven!!

i'm sure they don't recommend you do this:

you can actually eat the pieces of apple after you steep them

(it was that delicious!)

... i was really hungry when i made my first cup....

Emerald Bamboo Forest

the guy who helped me recommended this one to me and i was told to try it iced with the arcadian apple... the guy is a genius and it is incredible

Rooibos Tropica/Jasmine Dragon Pearls blend

i have been lusting after this blend for a long time!!

unfortunately, teavana will be discontinuing arcadian apple so i need to go back and get some more... i wanted to try it before i bought several ounces of it. i also would like to get their white earl grey tea... i was told you can get three steeps out of each batch of tea used. and it smelled wonderful! i saved a few dollars from this week's personal budget and then will be using next week's and the rest of my gift card to get stocked up before the big move. i'm sure they have teavanas there... i just won't know how to get to them for awhile :)

back to this past week... husband and i finally saw The Town

definitely gets an A from me

i thought it was incredible

and i officially crush on boston accents more than the british ones

i keep making husband say "get in the cahhh" to me

he gets a kiss when he does it right :)

so go see it!!

warning: there is one boob (yes, one) and lots of language.

so know that before you decide to go or take your man!

also this week,

my parents bought me a GPS for chicago

seriously the sweetest thing

i'm so thankful for my parents

through this gift they reminded me they know me inside and out

and that's pretty touching :)

in other news,

nash has been quite the holy terror

how is it that i love him more and more despite this fact?

here is he is lying next to a pee spot i had to clean up

how can he be so precious one minute...

and then eating dollar bills the next?

maybe it's because he smells really good when he's sleeping

(i know this is creepy, but it's true. ask husband)

maybe it's because he sleeps in my lap every time i write a blournal

hopefully my kids will be better behaved!

so i think i should stop here. as you can see, this is like two weeks worth of blogs crammed into one... i have more cute pictures but i think i'll have to wait 'till next time.