Friday, June 27

My time spent mostly.


If you remember, this was my grandparents home. After they passed, my mom bought it
& turned it into a vacation rental. The firsts guests arrived last summer & they haven't stopped!

I spend a lot of time here. Not only is it one of my favorite places to be, but I guess you could say
I'm like master housekeeper. I can flip this place like she's my beotch. And no, I'm not for hire...

So I have a mini confession - one of the last groups that came, one of the ladies grew up across the street
and had my grandma & grandpa as neighbors. She wrote in our guest book how much she loved staying &
how many memories came back to her from when she'd come over and visit with them.
You guys, it made me bawl. I just couldn't.. I really miss them.

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But if I'm NOT there, I'm either out thrifting with my mom, at the pool with my boo's or laying on my 
blanket in the backyard catching those UV's while reading my books. A girl needs her books & sun.


Where has your time spent mostly in summer thus far?

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Tuesday, June 24

Cancun prep!

C A N C U N!
I've got 16 more days until I'm basking in the Mexico sun.
I'm talking constant drink in one hand, book in the other hand, bathing suits all day erry day... gah!

We booked our trip in February you guys. Feb-rue-air-eee.
It's been the longest 5 months of my entire life. No drama queen.

The good thing about booking so far in advance is you have a little more time to shop!
My hubby is prob reading this shaking his head like "never gonna fking happen again".. Hi babe!
He really really loves me. Like, a lot.

Anyways, in my prepping, I've found a few things that I've fallen in love with.
And I need to share them because when I post pictures of my trip you're going to be like:
emily, whyyy are you wearing the same thing everyday?
Because I LOVE THEM! I WARNED YOU!


one.
Hawaiian Tropic Shimmer Effect sunscreen. My sis-in-law brought this to the pool a few days ago
& I looooved it. It smells scrumptious & it makes you sparkle. Who doesn't want to sparkle?

two.
My blue aztec pants from Cotton On. I bought them for the plane buuuuut they're heaven on my body &
I want them on me at all times. I'll be sleeping in them probably.

three.
Beach dress from H&M. It's so flowy, airy, comfy, cute... I can't wait to throw it on over my swimming
suit at lunch time & trudge into a restaurant to stuff my face with guacamole.

four.
This bag from Forever 21. I actually wasn't going to get it, but an employee walked by as I was admiring
myself in the mirror with it on my arm and said "would you like me to stuff that for you for a better effect?"
And then I bought it. Nice work, thanks.

five.
Pali Hawaii sandals. I bought them at Hallmark {yes the card store} but the link provided sends you to
Amazon. These are my moo moo shoes. My pride & joy. My happy place. The party for my feet.
I love them more than life itself right now. Like if there was a fire, I'd grab those first. Again, no drama queen.

Also, if you guys have any recommendations for beach hair spritzer stuff, I'm all ears!
I've got a few different kinds but they don't work for me very good...
My hair naturally dries curly and frizzy haha. Help me!
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One more thing! I'm going to be gone for a week for my "honeymoon" trip.
Normally I wouldn't care about ditching my blog for that long, been there done that!
But I thought it would be fun to have some guest bloggers scheduled for when I'm gone.

I'd like the posts to be travel/tip related and/or fun beach tips, your honeymoon trip, or even a fun
summer recipe food/drink! Think summer!

If you're interested, email me!
I'd love to hear what you've got.
Thanks, bitches.

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Sunday, June 22

Life lately via iPhone

San Juan Pablo. He draws in people like my mom & me to his thrift stores. 


 Struggling to pull around an old wagon. 

Grumpy with his mama.. 

Bridesmaids shameless wedding selfie! 

Sis-in-law et moi. We pose. 

Oh. Wait, what? 

My men. Serious drool.

Happy Sunday.

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Friday, June 20

All about Drey's fashion.

Dreydan was featured on The Little Lovelies website the other day as their featured little!
The Little Lovelies is a blog put together by 3 mama's featuring their 5 kids, who are literally to drool for.
They mostly blog about their babies fashion, but occasionally you'll get snippets of their life, which I loveee!

You can head over to their site & read my guest post about Drey, his fashion, my favorite places to shop &
why... OR you can read {most of} it below. But I'd love you visit The Little Lovelies & show them some sugar!
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My little boo is going to be 4 in August! F-O-U-R. Ahhhh.
He's obsessed with dinosaurs, basketball, chocolate, the color blue & his daddy.
Homeboy never stops. His energy is refreshing & I love it so much.

hat: 77kids // tank: target // shorts: 77kids

I get asked all the time from my readers, what's your favorite part about being a mom?
My favorite part is knowing I made a soul & he's mine. He's always with me & he's my best friend.
That's my favorite.

Then the obvious like, listening to him laugh, tell stories, watching him dig in the dirt, play with his trains,
talk about dinosaurs, pretend he is one, run in circles & lastly, shopping for him!

As a mom, I want clothes for Drey that will last. And I want it for a good ass price!
I refuse to pay full price for anything. If I'm online shopping, I will wait until they have free shipping or they shell out a promo. Or if you dig really hard, you can sometimes score at thrift stores.
Just call me Bargain Betty! Seriously. I will rock your world.

shirt: crewcuts // vest: children's place // sandals: old navy


sunglasses: children's place // tank: jamz streetwear // shorts: 77kids // flops: old navy

~My favorite places to shop for little man~

J Crew: Even if I could afford a single shirt for $60, I wouldn't buy it. Luckilyyyy, they have their 40% off clearance sale like 2-3 times a year, and you can snag up some great pieces for a great price! Not to mention their clothes are such great quality & they have the long/slim fit, which I love so much. They also wash extremely well & stay so soft.. if you do it right

Gap Kids: Who doesn't love Gap? Gap is just Gap, we love it! However, if you aren't careful, you can do some hard damage before walking out of there. I like to stick to the clearance racks {bargain betty here!}, the "last season" tee's are just as cute as the new arrivals. And if you're a freak like me, you would have done the survey at the bottom of your receipt from a previous purchase, therefore getting 20% off a full priced item. Boom. I'm so handy to have around. Don't even get me started on their outlets.

Target: Regardless of a sale or not, they've always got awesome prices. I'm loving Shaun White's clothing line they have right now. It's cheap enough that I don't feel bad purchasing the pieces at full price, if I have to haha. I also like to get some of Dreydan's "play clothes" here. The clothes I just don't care what happens to when he's playing with God knows what outside. And I'm okay with handing him a red popsicle and letting him go. to. town! Imma cool mom like that.

H&M: Sometimes I really love what I find here, sometimes not so much. It's never a sure thang, know what I'm sayin'! They do have adorable accessories & their jeans are perfect. They are the only jeans I don't feel bad about cutting into shorts when winter ends. I like to think that I'm eco-friendly, so recycling Drey's clothes makes me feel important.. {sarcasm?}

Wal-Mart: You guys! Don't judge me. This is my "play clothes" heaven. We play outside a lot. In the summer, it gets HOT. Mix sweat with dirt & what do you have? Boy. You have a boy. I LOVE buying basketball shorts & muscle tanks from Wal-Mart. They are sooo cheap. I'm talking $4 shorts & $3 muscle tanks, in every color. Most days, that is my homies go-to outfit. By lunch he's so dirty, smells so weird, and I don't even care! Let them stain! Do you boo boo.

Online Boutiques: I love shopping online. I can sit at home, no bra, top knot bun, no makeup, crumbs in my lap from the bottom of the chip bag & have the time of my life. Can I hear an AMEN! Some of my favorites are: Hello Apparel, including Jamz, Hatch for Kids, Slyfox Threads, Of One Sea & Geo Fox Apparel. The trick is to wait until they have free shipping and/or advertising a promo! I cringe when I think of buying a single shirt for $30+shipping. Gross. Those tricky bastards throw out random promo's all the time! Just wait for them. Oh, and I always buy at least 2 sizes UP! I have trust issues with online size-charts.

 hat: old navy // muscle tank: wal-mart

shirt: hello apparel // shorts: k-mart

The key to keeping your kids' clothes nice is washing them properly.
I am the biggest crack head when it comes to washing Drey's clothes. Tyler wants to punch me.
Follow wash instructions!
And when in doubt, wash cold, delicate & hang dry.
Never never never put them in the dryer.
The only thing I dry of Drey's are his undies, socks & jammies.

 cords: 77kids // cape: hello apparel

tee: hatch for kids // wrist band {get rad}: hatch for kids
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Tuesday, June 17

Gone Fishin'!


Growing up in a small town in the mountains I was minutes away from a handful of lakes.
You literally had your choice going up through the canyon.

Last week we {hubby, little man, step-dad} met my brother and a couple of his friends at
one of them for a day of fishing! Drey has fished at Lake Powell but we didn't get to keep the fishy's..
So this trip was extra fun for him because he knew we were taking them home for our belly's! Hollaaa.

 my loves

 our homemade dam

mismatch socks. don't care, won't care.

my brother is a ginger!

and crippled.

 my pallet - that view! and by view i mean my dr. pepper...

 ...down by the river

 out of the 14 fish that were caught, i contributed 1

grandpa helped reel in dreys fish!

Such a great & beautiful day spent with the family.
Until next time, Goosberry!
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Monday, June 2

Lately // via iphone



So I got an email tonight from an extremely faithful reader asking why I haven't posted in over a week!
I did not have an answer for her other than... um? great question! still love me?

Truth be told, I can't give her the answer she's searching for. Not yet.
My life has been busy busy busy! Seriously. Someone slip me an Ambien and I'll love you forever.

I'm in the eye of the storm right now and soon part 2 will be overwhelming me.
I know, I know! The suspension is killing you, right? Soon I'll be able to share. Soon!
Until then, in between everything else, this has been my life via iphone.

 Valentine Carriage House. My home away from home.

Sun bathing with little man  //  I bought overalls.. thoughts?

Take a deep breath, smile & know they're always with you.

 We had a robins nest. The babies hatched, grew & flew away. This egg didn't make it...

 Just Dawnelle. Her stuff is to die for and her kimono's know the way to my heart!

Picked his outfit this day.. swag for dayzz // Admiring his obsession, dinosaurs all day, erryday.
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Follow me on Instagram to keep up with my everyday life when I'm neglecting my poor blog.
@eemilyosbornee

{ and thank you sadie for keeping me on my toes! xo }

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