LWLH Presents...

Since February is the month of L-O-V-E, there is no greater time to share the remainder of our Little Wedding as well as some other love and Valentines Day stories and ideas. 

And if you have a sweet/ funny/or horrible Valentine's story you want to share and you want to use LWLH as the platform, give your girl a shoutout and shoot me an email. : ) 

I have some posts planned and lots of love to share so stop make and see how we show the love LWLH style.

Puffy hearts, 

LW

The One Where We Got Lost In The Woods...

Once upon a time....

A mother, her daughter and a black pup decided to wake up early and go for a walk around a local lake.

Though there was a nip in the air and the breeze was a tad brisk, it was otherwise a lovely morning for a stroll. 

The sun was shining. 

The birds were chirping.

And fun conversations were being had. 

In fact, it was so beautiful that this mother and daughter decided to have a couple photo shoots...

Yes, it was quite pleasant having such a exercise and photo filled morning. 

But that happiness and excitement only lasted so long, when on a whim the daughter decided to follow the boy scout trail, in hopes of getting some more pictures of the trees and creeks.

And she did get those pictures...

Lots of trees, a whole mountain side of trees in fact. 

The foolish mother/daughter duo scaled the whole mountain while following these haphazard 'white' trees. One could see in the last picture on the right, the little white speck in the middle which was the lake but we were far far from the lake. 

Panic began to set in...

Shall they continue on into the brush with their tiny pup with no clue to how much further there was to go?!?

HELLLZZZ NO.

Mama Dukes made the executive decision to say fuck this and we decided to just turn around and backtrack from where we came from. What should have been just a half hour walk turned into 3 hour hike out in the woods. 

And what might you ask, did we learn from this?!?

Boy Scouts are Assholes.

Project 366 - Week Four

Happy Sunday Loves!

Tis the time again for...

So lets get this party started shall we...

Day Twenty Two: 
Last week while I was going through a bunch of pictures, I also found ones of my other sister and little brother. This was taken in one of those photo booths at Dorney Park when I think I was about 12 or 13. And for those whose might question...no...these are not the bad ones...this one is actually when I started getting cute again. :)

Day Twenty Three: 
On most given days when I arrive home from work I can find Big Man in this position, with controller in hand and super focused on his video game. Well this night he whipped out the headset so he could talk to his cousin while playing COD:MW3. I always make fun of him whenever he puts those goofy things one. haha.

Day Twenty Four: 
Mac and cheese...yes please.

Day Twenty Five: 
My moms friend found this pen that had a tiny Trouble game on it and gave it to me since she knew I would love it. Look how tiny the little popper is.

Day Twenty Six: 
I love this girl. This is the face my niece E makes when there is a flash on your camera. She doesn't know what to think and it ends up with a squinty face and gummy smile...oh and her two little teefers.

Day Twenty Seven: 
Friday night was a Game Night over my sister M's and what we lacked in game playing we surely made up for in wine drinking. We were all pretty lit up that night.

Day Twenty Eight: 
On Saturday after visiting my uncle, Big Man and I took Mia up to the lake so she could get out and run around a little bit. It was pretty cold but the sunset was gorgeous.

What did you do this past week?!?

She's Arrived.

Way before I even got my Rebel for Christmas, I had lusted after and knew that I would get one of these pretties, when the time came that I got a DSLR. 

Ya know...who cares if you don't have the actual camera, this mama was ahead of the game in the accessorizing department. 

So comes Christmas and after the initial shock of "OMFG, I GOT IT! I REALLY GOT IT!!' the next thing that I did was head on over to Etsy to start my browsing. 

I've been a long time follower of Ashley from XOXO Handmade and I knew the talent she had in the art of camera strap covers so she was my first stop. To honest, I did browse around a couple other shops but none compared to variety of Ashley's fabric and the impeccable workmanship her pieces are.

So last week when I got some extra 'me' money in, Big Man suggested that I should splurge on myself and get  the little lovey I've been coveting. So I did and after a Twitpic of the progress and a short couple of days later  this little beauty arrived in the mail. 

These aren't the best pictures because I took them at night with not ideal lighting but I can't be happier with what I got. It's a teal and white print with a black ruffle and I lurve it. 

Thank you so much Ashley, I love it!!!!

And if you have a DSLR than I highly suggest you pretty it up with one of these gorgeous straps. From when I ordered mine I see she has more options available and I might have my eye on another one in the form of yellow and white leafs. ; ) 

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Go check her out....XOXO Handmade

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Not compensated in any way, just sharing the blog love and a awesome product. 

The Little Little Woman

In getting the massive amounts of pictures I have jumbled in a old backpack sorted and stored, I came across a few that I thought you'd enjoy. 

You know the Little Woman that I am today but would you like to see the little little that I once was...

That would be me on the left and my oldest sister T. 

I was quite the little chunker wasn't I? 

I guess somethings never change. ; ) 

My mom is going to kill me for posting this but let's remember this was the 80's when big hair and thick eyeliner was in style. Again, I'm the babes and a spaced out looking one at that. 

Look at Pouty McPouterson....

I have no clue why I should look this way...I have money in my hand, a gold chain on my wrist and I'm rocking the shizz out of some crushed velvet. I'd say I'm balling for being a tot. 

I've must have been a greedy baby.

I have a couple more cutesy baby pics but once puberty hit, Little Woman went terribly wrong. If you thought your adolescent pictures were scary, wait till you see mine. 

Remember It's Pat from SNL...I sadly strike a eerily similar look..gahhhh. 

A Few Open Letters...

Dear Bloggers, 

Stop being so mean, bitchy, and petty with each other. I've seen so much dramz lately regarding all things blog and it is pretty sad and off putting. If you don't like a blog...don't read. don't tweet. don't follow them!! Nobody is forcing you to do anything you don't want to do so if your getting annoyed by someone else's blog than just stop interacting with that person. If you continue on than that is your own fault and you have no one to blame but yourself. 

Along a similar line...

If someone doesn't like your blog....you know what I say... FUCK 'EM. 

Everyone is not going to like everyone and I'm sure this blog is not alot of peoples cup of tea but you know what, it's mine. I might not always say the right things, have the best grammar, best pictures so on and so forth but this is me and my blog and you have the option to either meet and learn to love me or keep it moving. The decision is yours and though I love meeting new people and love the relationship I've made with some of you amazing women, I promise you I will not lose sleep if you decide to leave. 

- Blogger just trying to blog happily. 

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Dear G+, 

Picnik really? I am still pissed about this and the a-hole ways your trying to make people jump onto this. Nobody likes it. Unless you provide the exact same services, I will be not be joining forces with you. 

- Picnik Patriot

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Dear Job, 

I am rethinking the decison I just put in for and will most likely shit myself during this whole thing. Please don't allow me to make that much of a fool of myself during this process. 

- Stupid Stupid Me

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Dear Meal Planning,  

I love you and the way you have made me a more organized and frugal housewife but can you contact your friend Pinterest and please tell them to update their servers so I search for yummy dishes without having to wait and hour for it to load

- Frustrated wanna be foodie

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Dear Washer, 

You're an asshole.

That is all.

- Future stinky girl at work

XOXO, 

LW

Conquering The Computer Picture Clutter

Since the pictures I take now a days end up on my computer instead of in photo albums, it was time that I faced the music and tackled the beast which is this...

It was insane the amount of pictures that I had downloaded and scattered throughout my desktop with no organization and no clear map of where so and so pictures were. 

I have been just downloading and throwing them any which way it said 'saved'. 

But enough was enough when I would be looking for a picture for a post and spend more time searching for said picture then I would on the actual post. So I took those pictures by there jpg's and organized and filed every single one of them. 

Ahhhh....so much better. 

Everything has a home and the 'My Pictures' folder is no longer the hot mess it used to be. 

As you can see I split everything up into certain categories but I didn't stop there, my friends....nope mama was on a roll. 

I also made sub folders for a couple of the more broader folders...

2010 and 2011 Folders were split up into different points of the year as well as special trips (NYC) and pictures for my Droid. This will make it easier for when I need to go back and reference or grab a certain pic throughout the year. 

Next up was the sub folders to LWLH, ahem...this little ol' blog. 

Of all the folders, this one is probably the most used and the one that needed the most organization. The majority of time that I spend on the laptop is with myself doing blog stuff so it was important that I organize all things related. All my blog design pictures as well as my buttons and banners that are in the extras column are perfectly organized now. I also made sure to have all my Picnik stuff in one stop (thank goodness) and a Project 365 to keep track of my progress. 

There is a crapload of free printables out there and for something that spruces up for decor so easily, you'd be a fool not to use them. I use them and download them so much that I need multiple folders for them , as you can see. 

And since they are great for this...

I have a folder within a folder within a folder for holiday printables. 

Call me crazy, I don't care. 

I obviously am poor person with alot of free time on their hands so let's call a spade a spade ; ) 

In all seriousness, I feel so much better now that everything is prim and pretty and put away. I spend a good amount of time on here and just like in my regular home, when I have a clear space...I have a clear mind. 

This is not the most exciting post but organization is taking over this Little Home and all it's contents. 

Now, I'm curious...do you keep your internet files organized or is yours a hot mess too?!? :)

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P.S. How do you like the new look?!?
I know I only had the other one for a short time but it was too bright and LOOK AT ME for even me. I love this one so much more and def. plan to keep it for awhile. I think it looks a little more classy. :  )