Bubble Toes: 2013

Saturday, February 2, 2013

January Reads

Read all my Rants and Raves for January on my

GoodReads link

Friday, February 1, 2013

LOVE

: to adore or have a very strong liking

Here are some of the things I'm loving this Valentine's Day

The Taner Bar necklace by Gorjana.

This is my official Vday gift from my husband. I loved it so much that I bought one for my sister too.

This photo

Every. Single. Thing. About. This. Photo.

This nursery

By one of my favorite bloggers @ Kelly Hicks

This Jacket

I got this MK jacket from my momma for xmas and can't express enough how much I love it. Mine is black/black not purple, but I couldn't seem to find that photo. This is close enough.

For my husband's gift I'm planning on something to commemorate the late, great Stan Musial. The moment he heard the news of Stan's passing he went down to the basement to retrieve his autographed baseball and it hasn't left our living room since. I'm thinking a photograph or perhaps framed newspaper clipping would go nicely with his prized possession. Especially when they are all back in the basement where they belong. Whatever it is, the choice will be his.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Paying it Forward

Yesterday Tooter and I had lunch at Josephines Tea Room where I needed to return/exchange a Christmas gift. All was good until those dreaded words were said "We only accept returns within 14 days of purchase." The look on my face must have been one of utter defeat. All I wanted to do was exchange for something that would have worked better in my home, but the woman behind the counter repeatedly told me there was nothing she could do (sad face). So, I packed my sad self up, grabbed grandma and was making my way out the door when another sales woman caught me and said she would do the transaction. I couldn't believe it. Tears came to my eyes. Kindness....

Upon leaving the store I told Tooter that we had to Pay it Forward at our next stop and of course, what do Tooter and I love to do most? Thrifting! We headed to Goodwill.

I'm in the dressing room when I hear a mother and her two children talking in the next room over. She's teaching them opposites. The teacher in me is immediately drawn to their conversation while the someday mother in me was banking this idea for future use as a way to keep children entertained while shopping. I was impressed. It wasn't long before mom went silent, most likely because she was busy trying things on and the children were still waiting for a response to the opposite that they had proposed. "Up..." After a few long seconds of silence I decided to play along for mom. "Down..." (little laughter) "Mom, the wall is talking" says one of the children followed by little giggles. Mom encourages them to keep talking to "the wall" and I went on to have the most enjoyable time in the dressing room playing Opposites with two giggling children.

If you haven't guessed already, this is the family that I chose to Pay it Forward. And in case you're wondering how I did at GW. I got 4 NWT Target graphic T's for working out/lounging and 2 NWT pairs of Target shoes. I spent $14.