Currently.

So what's new with me lately you ask?
I got this idea from 2 other bloggers recently and I am a dork for not actually remembering who it was so I can properly credit them. So, if you see this and it's your idea, please let me know and I'll give you credit!

Here we go. This is what's going on currently.

Loving: Tomatoes, herbs and Ice cream Cones. Not together of course. I am loving all our fresh tomatoes & herbs lately. We have fresh basil, thyme, and oregano from our garden that we dried out and storing for later use. We have plenty of fresh herbs for cooking daily. I also found some delicious recipes to make with tomatoes. Check them out HERE. Oh and the ice cream cones .... My husband and I might be addicted to the Blue Bunny Caramel Lovers Ice Cream Cones. Why can't ice cream have zero calories?? Oh wait, then it would taste horrible.

Reading: I am on a reading dry spell. I haven't read much lately. I have a bunch of books loaded on my Kindle which I haven't touched in weeks. Next up on the reading list: The Island - by Elin Hilderbrand. Then I hope to get to: I beat the Odds; From Homelessness to the Blindside. The story of Michael Oher (Remember the movie Blind Side? This is his biography)


Watching: Lot's of Baseball. Loving my NY Yankees baseball. Oh and of course pre-season NY Giants football. And waiting ever so patiently for the fall shows to premier. Waiting for Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order SVU, Chicago Fire, Grimm (which just did start up early), Animal Practice, Private Practice, Parenthood, .... to name a few. I think the previews for "Revolution" have sparked my interest - I'll give a go. If you would like to see when you're favorite shows are starting up this fall, click HERE!
p.s. Thank goodness for DVR!!!


Thinking About: Almost time to go fall clothes shopping for Julianna. I love shopping for Julianna more than I love shopping for me - that's quite the statement! I like to check out the consignment shops in the late summer for fall and winter jackets/sweatshirts/sweaters for Julianna. I got some great buys last year. I don't find too many shirts & pants for her in the consignment shops because I find the prices usually are not any better than what I would pay for the same thing brand new. But - for coats I make out big time if I'm patient. I got a Pink Baby Gap shearling winter coat last year for Julianna for $10. It was a $75 coat in the Gap. Can you say Score!! 

I love these 'warm' things for Julianna:

I love this vest from Baby Gap. 

I love this jacket from Old Navy.

This coat looks so warm & cozy from Gymboree. 

And I must buy this "Girly Football Hat" from Etsy    

I'll be buying Julianna these Uggs for Fall & Winter. She had a pair last year that she wore every day. I live in mine in the cold weather, and so does Julianna! 

Anticipating: New Windows in our house. I can't wait until my daughter's room is no longer the Arctic Circle in the Winter time. We are getting all new Windows and a few new doors in a couple weeks. The windows we have now with the exception of 3 that were newly installed before we moved in, are about 50 years old. Can you say cold breeze?! Brrrrrr. Time to save on heating costs. Yay!


Wishing: That the housing market here in NJ would get better. Soon. It's very frustrating to see our home value decline for the last 8 years. We had hoped to be out of here (and upgrade) 5 years ago but each year that goes by, it's not getting any closer to being able to be sold. We need to wait it out a little longer - maybe a lot longer. Ugh! Hello crappy housing market in NJ. Maybe one day we will get to sell and move to South Carolina.


Making me happy: Julianna and my husband always make me happy. That goes without saying that they are my world. They are what I live for. But.... Summer & Warm weather makes me happy too. I love summer. I love the sun and the beach And just being outdoors in general. We are truly enjoying sitting on our deck and BBQ'ing lately - and breathing in the nice summer air! I dread the cold weather, bare trees, brown grass, and frozen ground... when we are stuck indoors and feeling cold. Yuck. 

This is summer

Miscellaneous thing: I am loving this dumb commercial and for some reason it makes me want to dance when it's on! It's the "NY Lottery Blast with cash" commercial. It took me 3 times to figure out why the presidents were dancing around and partying. But then I got it. I don't know what draws me to it - but I am lured like a fish to a hook each time. HERE it is.
And while we're on the topic of good commercials - I am so loving this football commercial! It's referring to the first game of the season coming up between the NY Giants and the Dallas Cowboysgirls. I love Eli Manning, so it's just funny to me!

And finally: I wrote this post recently about how incredibly important it is to watermark your photos if you are putting pics of your little ones out there for the world to see and enjoy. I am noticing more posts by other bloggers now including this one from Ashley Sisk that talks about yet another stolen children's image being used without her permission for a shirt!! I urge you to go back and read my post or Ashley's ... but there are others I have seen recently - As blogging moms, we need to all stick together and stop the picture stealing. It's wrong, gross and shameful.
And don't forget about Instagram. Many of us do the Instagram thing - I downloaded the iWatermark app ($1.99) to make sure I watermark even my instagram pics from now on. I am not trusting anyone. Also with Instagram - it helps not to let anyone follow you that you don't know and vice versa. If some random person has thirty thousand followers and they are following thirty thousand people, and they want to follow you - chances are it's not for your pictures. It's for other reasons. Unless of course you're following Kelle Hampton - she's legit ;)

What's new with you? What are you loving, reading, watching, thinking about, anticipating, or wishing and what's making you happy currently?