March 2008 - Posts

A Baby Filled Weekend

Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 9:17 PM

This saturday was my friend j's baby shower. It was sooo nice, her sister did a lot of the planning and decorating and really outdid herself. It was actually probably the biggest shower i've ever been to (italian family) and the food was excellent. j

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An Itchy Dog, Target Shoes & New Makeup

Posted Friday, March 28, 2008 9:33 PM

So yesterday I worked from home cuz i had to take the dogs to the vet for their annual heartworm test. Both were negative (thank god) and Scooter had to see the vet for his itchiness. Poor little guy is back to scratching himself to no end and we don't

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6 Months From Now...

Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:55 PM

So this weekend my friend wants to go for the BM dresses for her wedding. I unfortunately can't make it (i have a baby shower) but told her i would just send her my measurements and she could order for me. I'm fine with whatever she picks, it is after

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The family that wii's together, stays together...

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 5:46 PM

We had a relatively nice weekend... I did some cleaning, ran some errands on Saturday, then dinner with some friends that night which was very relaxing. We haven't seen them in a while so it was so good to get together, eat, drink and have a few good

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Preparation for Parenthood (long post! not for the weak stomachs!)

Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 6:24 PM

So last night, I picked rob up from his store, we went to dinner (awesome greek restaurant), and then decided to go grocery shopping. Now you might all think, ok, no big deal... but, i am almost embarassed to say, we have not done a major grocery shopping

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Almost 2 Years in the Making...

Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:06 PM

So today is kind of a slow day... actually this week so far has been pretty slow - work-wise, life-wise... in terms of DH's store, he's still moving along with things... not sure if i've filled you all in on what it is. We're in the process of opening

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Sometimes I hate Technology...

Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 7:44 PM

So I almost had my post finished... I got up to go chat with a girl that just got engaged... and I come back to a frozen computer. I'm really too lazy to rewrite everything... poo... all i was saying was that we had a nice uneventful weekend... pretty

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Ode to my MAC Eyeshadow

Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 8:48 PM

Dear "All That Glitters" MAC Eyeshadow, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all the times you've been there for me and have brightened my day. Through the good times and the bad, you have stood the test of time and for that I am grateful.

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A Picture's Worth a Thousand... Dollars?

Posted Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:56 PM

Last night we ventured off to our appt with the photographer. We stopped off first, got some dinner, and I was feeling pretty good, ready to get this thing done finally. So let me give you some background on our package with them... we got a "free" engagement

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Can't Wait for Tonight!

Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:31 PM

Tonight on our 5-month anniversary, we are finally going to the photography studio to sit down with them and design our album! I am very excited to do this... and will be very happy once its done and I don't have to think about it anymore! We had 990

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A Sleepless Night

Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:48 PM

i. am. tired. Last night, DH and i tried to go to bed a little early. i think with the "springing ahead" and just the general lack of sleep we've been getting lately, we were just exhausted last night (well i was also exhausted because i put away 4 loads

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 5:37 PM

The Good I found a house that I love! Well, Ok, like... like a lot... LOL. Reasons why I like/love this house Good neighborhood 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms Fully redone everything, basically move in condition -- the guy even said he'd paint the master bedroom

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My Little Ray of Sunshine

Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 2:07 PM

Today coming into work, saw my co-worker carrying in some large mysterious boxes. What could be in these boxes I wondered as I got out of my car... and then I saw it... sticking out from the top of one of the boxes... 2 words... Thin Mints... A cloudy,

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Gossip Folks

Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:45 PM

So let me tell you about what happened at work yesterday. No, it wasn't bad per se... but after telling DH about it, I can't help but feel a little worried/uncomfortable. OK so here's the scoop... i was up at the reception desk getting some supplies from

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DH's Future Store

Posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:24 PM

Last night I had to pick up DH at our future store. He is in the process of opening an environmentally friendly, 24/7 dry cleaner. This change of career has been tough on us to say the least. We've been trying to get it up and running for almost 2 years

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House Hunting Blues...

Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 2:07 PM

So yesterday we went down to my parent's house for the day and to spend the night. DH had to work all day at the store in Matawan, so I decided to take my mom around to show her some of the houses we've been looking at. SIGH. honestly... its just de-press-ing.

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Distant Thoughts in my Mind

Posted Saturday, March 01, 2008 4:05 PM

So today I was planning on getting all sorts of stuff done... finishing cleaning up the house, running some errands, finishing cleaning up the house... yeah you get where i'm going with this... well its now 4pm and so far we've done nothing. actually

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About ShayLynn

Let's see... i hate trying to describe myself... yet alone in a "short sentence"... who can do that... i'm 29, happily married to a great guy, have 2 dogs, art director for a medical communications company. We're in the process of trying to sell our condo and move so DH can open his own business.


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