Whew...

This week has finally ended!!! June too has come to an end! Is it me, or are these days flying by. I can't believe we're getting ready to start July!

I LOVE the month of July!!! Not only because there's a day dedicated to yours truly! But there's BBQ's, fireworks, lots of sunshine, visiting Mickey, and months closer to Football Season!

So much to look forward to the next coming weeks. Where do I start?! Let's see!

I have family in town this weekend. My niece's Pink Affair Grad Party unfortunately was postponed  but we have a fabulous weekend in store for her to make-up for it. Looking forward to spending some QT with my Honeybee. Going to see the other man in my life "Channing Tatum" in Magic Mike ::sighs::  (Good thing my Honey is not jealous and shares well.) Love you hunny! :p

The new Spider Man Movie comes out too!!!

Looking forward to turning a year older on Monday. Then spending the day at the Zoo with the girls on Wednesday, the FABULOUS 4-day week ahead. Housesitting this coming week equals of week of relaxation and waking up to an amazing view and watching the fireworks on the beach. Disney the following weekend, 12 days and counting!!! My first Air Balloon Experience. ::squee:: A Wine-Tasting Event the next weekend followed by lunch with 2 of my Besties. And putting the finishing touches on my Best Friend's Baby Shower. 

Whew! Think I'm going to need a vacay and an EXTRA LARGE Margarita at the end of July! :)

My Life in 99 Questions...

My life in 99 questions

I've borrowed this from the lovely Danielle who borrowed it from another friend.

Sharing is Caring!

The idea is that you go through this list of 99 things and mark off what you have done. 

Let's Do This!!!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (Does Disneyworld count?)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (I grew Strawberries)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Take a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (Actually yes But spent it on my NKOTB addiction)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (Ugh! One too many times)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (Greatest Experience & Memory Ever)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (laid off/fired same effect)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the paper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year's Eve
86. Visited the White House (Took a picture in front of it)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo (Does a temporary one count?)
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

32 out 99 that's HORRIBLE!!!

Think it's time I start working on some of these. :)

Now you try!

 

 

 

We LOVE You Daddy!!!

Today my Daddy is 60 years YOUNG!!!!

5 women in 1 household woke him up bright and early with 60 kisses each!

That's 300 kisses to start his day!!!!

He truly is the BEST Daddy, Papi (what my nieces call him instead of grandpa), 

Husband to my Mommy, and Best Friend to us ALL in the WORLD!

We Love You Daddy!

Phone Photo Fun Mondays

 Happy Monday!!!! Here's what's on my phone from last week's adventures! 

1- Girls walking to the park distracted by the evil little chihuahua across the street

 2- Some bunny loves me...I was surprised with this sweet butterfly treats
from Little Debbie Cakes 

 3- Presents for me from my 2 little Princesses and my Sister for passing my HR Course :)

 4- This is what I got!!!!

 5- Girls said that this is what they're wearing to my Celebration Dinner.
They're so Stylish! 

 6- The cake my sister bought me. It was supposed to say...
"Finally, Something Under Your Hat"
but Publix forgot the "Finally". LOL
It was DELICIOUS!!! Thank you Sister!

 7- Beautiful Daises from my HoneyBee.

 8- Icecream Date with my 2 little Princess.

 9- This Little Diva says- Tia, I'm Ready! Let's GO!

10- & Beautiful Me :) 

~Wishing you all a Beautiful Week!!!~

TGIF

TGIF! As my baby cousin Ari would dance & sing to this morning...

"It's the Weekend...Party Party!" 

She's only 3 and she's already ready to party the weekends, boy my cousin's are going to be introuble!!!

Isn't she the cutest?!

I'm so excited to get this weekend started. This is the first weekend in 16 weeks since I've had a FREE Saturday, oh how my pillows are going to love the extra cuddle time I have in store for them. I'm looking forward to spending the day outdoors and enjoying the sun! I'm going to take my honeybee on his first Airboat tour of  the Everglades and the Wildlife Exhibit.

 I took my nieces a few months ago, and WE loved it!

Honestly, I think I'm more excited about it than he is. :)

And we recently discovered a mini water park near my house, so I'm going to surprise my nieces with a day trip to the water park.  

I'll tell you all about it over the weekend.

So I'm participating in a few Blog Gift Swaps this Summer, and yesterday I received my

"Soak up the Sun Blog Swap Buddy" from Meg. Thanks Meg!!!

I was partnered up with the beautiful Andi over at Just Another Smith she blogs about her style and her life's random moments. I've spent the night catching up on her posts and she's totally the cutest!

Anywho, I can't wait to go shopping for her this weekend!!!

Other than shopping I'm looking forward to spending some time with my HoneyBee...The last few weeks I've spent it with my nose in the books and kind of neglected him a bit, so I'm ready to spend some QT with him. ( & now that Daddy has finally met him, I can introduce you to the man who has filled my life with endless smiles and laughter.)

Me & My HoneyBee

I'll write up another post about my HoneyBee, how we met, and meeting the Parentals soon.
I Promise!

Hoping your weekend is filled with sunshine!

First Day of Summer...

Happy First Day of Summer!!!! Although today we woke up to the yuckiest weather, and it's supposed to rain again tomorrow. (I guess better it rains during the week than weekend right?!) 

 I'm so excited for this summer...I have a never ending bucket list of things I'd like to do outdoors. So mother-nature if you're reading this, can we have a kick @ss summer?! Puuuuuhhhhllllleeeeaaasseeee!

I can't remember the last time I went to the beach. Maybe 2 years or so... Crazy I know, considering I live in Miami where it's practically summer all year long. I used to live 2 miles from Clearwater Beach and in the 2 years that I lived there I only went once. Sad, I know. :(

So for next 14 weeks I plan on enjoying the outdoors, having picnics, flying kites, blowing bubbles, cooking bbq's and visiting the beach as much as possible. I will no longer be whiter than white and Banana Boat's Dark Tanning Oil will become my best friend.

This stuff is Aaaaammmmmaaaazzzzziiiiinnnngggggg!!!!

Hoping your Summer is just as Fabulous as Mine will be!

What do you have planned for this summer?

The Sunday Social= Week 2

Here's Sunday's Social week 2...

Favorite movie of all time?

My all-time favorites are You've Got Mail & Serenditpity

Favorite movie quote?

"I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her'. - Notting Hill

Best movie to watch for a girls night in?

13 Going on 30 & SATC 1 & 2

Best breakup movie?

Bridget Jones Diary, if you have not yet watched it, YOU SHOULD!

Favorite celeb eye candy?

Channing Tatum- YUMMY

Which movie stars closet would you want to raid?

Definately Kristin Davis (SATC), I think she's so classy!

That's all Folks!

Friday's Letters

Dear Car,
Why is it that everytime I replace one thing something else needs to be replaced weeks later, couldn't you just fall apart the same day? This is getting a bit aggravating.

Dear Daddy,
Thank you for always coming to the rescue! Don't know what I'd do without you. But that's not why I love you, I Promise! You're truly an AMAZING man! Love you Pops!

Dear Class,
Oh how I'm NOT going to miss you! Counting down the hours till I kiss you goodbye and kiss my pillows hello!!! It's been fun!





Dear Summer,
I have a long bucket list of things I'd like to accomplish outdoors while you're here. Please be nice to me and give us pretty sun-filled weekends.

Dear Honeybee,
Thank you for being so understanding and supportive this week. I miss you terribly! Hope we get to hangout this weekend. P.S. Totally loved my wake-up call this morning! I haven't stopped smiling since. :)


Dear Readers,
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My Latest OBSESSION...

 Aahhhh!!!! How do I make it STOP!!!! Not sure when, where or how, but I'm obsessed with Bucket Lists! I've always been a list person, you know your daily to do lists, shopping lists, etc...and I totally love scratching off what I've gotten accomplished. After watching "The Bucket List" a few moons ago I decided that I should create one for myself, and here I am today and have a My Someday List, and a  32 by 32 & I find myself starting a Summer Bucket List! I think it's time I some professional help soon!!!

Summer officially begins on June 20th and ends on September 21st...that's 14 weeks!!!  14 weeks of fun!!!!

So now that I will officially be over with school, and my Saturdays will again be FREE and I'll be able to sleep in some and enjoy spending time with the family. Here are a few, ok a lot of the things I'd like to do this summer.

- Visit the Zoo
- Visit the Seaquarium
- Go to Butterfly World
- Go to the Beach
- Get a nice tan
- Get a massage
- Go camping
- Take the girls to Build-A-Bear
- Take the girls to get manis/pedis
- Girls Day Out with Mom, Sister, and the Girls
- Watch a Sunset
- Have a picnic
- Take a bubble bath
- Lay on the grass under a tree and read
- Laugh till I cry
- Go Fishing
- Give my bedroom a makeover
- De-Clutter
- Blow bubbles
- Play a board game
- Have lunch with a friend
- Make a new friend
- Visit Miami's Tourist Attractions
- Buy myself a bike
- Go on a bike ride
- Go Skating
- Have a slumber party
- Go Bowling
- Get weekly mani's
- Play Bingo
- Take Public Transportation for a day
- Build a sand castle
- Pay for the person behind me order at a drive-thru
- Bake bread
- Recreate an outfit from a magazine
- Visit an old friend
- Make a photobooth collage
- Try Vodka Gummy bears
- Fly a kite
- Exercise Daily
- Play Minituare Golf
- Make someone's day
- Hangout with the Bestie
- Take the girls to the water park
- Visit Lion Country Safari
- Go to the Children's Museum
- Add change to someone's meter
- Visit the Petting Zoo
- Attend a wine tasting
- Spend the day with my little cousin Daylin
- Adopt Sophie for a day
- Surprise someone
- Make my bed everyday
- Watch 14 new movies
- Finish Planning my 2012 trips
- Visit Mickey Mouse



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Blog Star: Hi I'm Libby

Hi There... I'm Libby

A little About Me:: I live in South Florida in a little town called Homestead a few miles north of the Florida Keys, you find me yet? I was born in NJ and have lived my whole life in FL. I'm the oldest of 3, have 4 beautiful nieces (of which 2 share their everyday life with me) and in September I will adopt a little nephew named Ethan (My bestfriend is going to be a mommy, just thought I'd add that so there are no confusions) you can read a little more about him HERE .

A Few Things that I LOVE: First off I love being an Auntie...(I love kids and would've loved to have a ton of nieces and nephews unfortunately, my siblings both stopped having babies after 2...I guess all my friend's children can make up for the rest.) Other things: I love to travel, scrapbook, photography, baking, football season, (It's ALL about the Cowboys!!!) fruity drinks, butterflies, Disney World, daisies, and last but not least, my Pandora bracelet.

So I can no longer count myself as a new blogger as I've just realized that I have over 40 posts...but I can say that I am a new follower to many of you fine writers out there and look forward to finding, reading and following some more. My blog for the most part you'll find ramblings about my family, nieces, travels, concerts, movies, new places, cuisines, attempting to eat and live healthy, my bestfriends, my NKOTB addiction you can read more about that HERE and HERE (Yikes, I think it's time I seek some NK Rehab) my obsessions with bucket lists, and anything else random that pops in my head. Oh yeah, and once the Pops has met my HoneyBee, you'll read about him too. :)

So stay a while, introduce yourself, and let's become friends!