{semi} wordless wednesday

Happy Wednesday Lovelies! 

I'm attempting to do some de-cluttering in my life. 
To avoid the people who cause me the most stress, and eliminate those who see me as an option though I make them as a priority. 

It's a hard thing to do sometimes. 
To realize that someone who means the world to you doesn't feel the same way about you. 
But in the end - life is far to short to spend it worrying over those who aren't worrying about you.

In the end - those people don't matter. 

The ones that matter are the ones who have invested in you as much as you have invested in them. 

Those are the ones worth fighting for.

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{semi} wordless wednesday

I'm obsessed with plans of redecorating my bedroom. Right now I'm really loving the idea of a black bedroom - black walls, with some white contrasts and red as well. I'm doing a Marilyn Monroe theme - are you surprised? :) So far, I don't have much done except my picture and wall cling (is that what you call those things...???) which I will likely have to remove anyway to repaint the walls black! But I love the picture... and I will perhaps put the quote up on the wall in white instead of black - once the walls are painted. 
Here's what I have now...

I want to get a platform bed and paint the walls like this:

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I love the chandelier over the bed concept - but I'd prefer to have a bed like this, in black:

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So what do you think of black bedroom walls? Too much? 

{Semi} Wordless Wednesday

For today's {semi} Wordless Wednesday - I'd like to share with you some of my photos from the California Birthday weekend! 
This is the First Edition - I'll be sharing more pics with you as soon as my brother in law gets his sent over. He got some great ones I want to share with ya'll as well. 
For those who may not know - I took off on Saturday morning and headed to Anza, CA for my niece's 5th birthday, which was Monday. We had a wonderful weekend and her birthday party was fabulous! I took along my Bestie and my little adopted niece Maddy. The weather was absolutely perfect! 
Enjoy!

This is my Niece Kaitlyn
Posing before our Sunday brunch & (adults) wine tasting at South Coast Winery, Resort & Spa in Temecula, CA

Trying out my photography skills with my crappy camera at the Winery

My niece & I sitting by the fountain at the Winery

Sister & Bro-in-law

Brunch!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Party Time!

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Me & My Bestie
Party Time! Bring on the 5 year olds!

Kaitlyn opening some early birthday presents from the fam

It was a Rapunzel party :)
My sister is so darn crafty!

Every little girl deserves a Princess Bounce Castle on her birthday!

Kaitlyn & her bestie Abigail!

Bouncing!

The guests are arriving...

Bubbles!

The Cake & Cake Pops my sister made

Cutting the cake

Now it's.... PRESENTS TIME!!!

"That's just what I wanted!"
Which is what she said about each and every present she opened! 

Cheesy Maddy! 

Fun With Cake Balls...

Sister made these for the adults who were at the party - the kids got goodie bags.

The after party at Tilted Kilt
The waitresses singing Happy Birthday to Kaitlyn

The Aftermath...
Bro-in-Law was supposed to be putting together the Rapunzel vanity - instead he was trying on the Rapunzel Hair.
Maddy helped out and put a lovely flower in it.

Aaaand then he flashed us all.... 

Stay tuned for the Second Edition - bro in law got an epic picture of me coming out of the bouncee castle head first.... 

{Semi} Wordless Wednesday

Uh-oh Mom...

I dropped my bear in da hot tub...

I drop Jimminy Crickett in too? Bear might be lonely...