He and I

So yesterday, at work, I went to check the lead time on some valves for one of my projects and found out that they had them on the ground at a local shop. Zero lead time. And it was the highlight of my week, hands down. This is my life. This is why you don't want me blogging about daily life stuff. When I got home, D was eager to hear the story of the zero lead time valves. And I think he high-fived me because he knew how pumped I was. Then we talked about relief valve sizing, and secondary containment, and construction managers...

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Table Talk

My lunch breaks have been few and far between here lately so apologies for inconsistent posting. I've talked about the perks of Boom Town life lotsa times on here. It's so easy to get bummed out by the 2 hour waits at restaurants, low inventory at stores, and putting your life in your hands every time you get on the road. I like to post more happy things about how great boom towns really can be! You guys, we're getting a Chipotle! And there's like FOUR Starbucks here now and we're getting another HEB. And most importantly, Craigslist...

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Insta-ntly Inspired

I love Instagram. It's so fun. It takes so little time. My skin instantly looks flawless with the Valencia filter. What's not to love?! I don't look like this. This is what Insta thinks I look like.  I mean, pores, where did you go? Hair, how did you get so shiny?! Was I smelling something stinky when I took this picture in November?  SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS! So, I'm like, MORE INSTAGRAMMMM!!! So I created a second account! I was inspired to do this by one of my insta friends who cross-posted from her second account....

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Our Little Valentine

We got a puppy. She's very cute. She's adventurous and smart. Her name is Valentine but she's not particularly lovey dovey just yet. She's got too much exploring to do. Unfortunately... I'm having a weird emotional reaction. Remember how I mentioned that I was sure my heart was just going to explode with love when we brought her home? Meh. I mean, yea, she's totally adorable. Doing well with potty training and is starting to let her precious personality shine through and all that... but I'm just not utterly obsessed with her...

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Friday 5... er... 4!

I'm keeping it to 4 this week because, well, my life hasn't been that exciting lately (see #4) 1. It's almost Valentine's Day! No, I don't mean February 14th, but the day we bring our Valentine home! Tomorrow, K becomes a big brother and I can't handle my excitement. I've said it a million times but I can't imagine my heart being more full of love than it already is for K. When I have a human baby, my heart is going to just explode, I know it. It's going to get close if I love Valentine half as much as I love K. 2. THIS ARTICLE...

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iPhone Addicts Annoymous

If anyone was wondering how my weekend went, it went like this: This is what Tavi calls "bitchface" in case anyone was wondering. It's something your significant other generally only captures. Maybe your sister. You don't make this face at everyone. It's usually when you're hungry and you've been on a road trip with your boyfriend's mom all weekend and it's Sunday and you want to go home and you didn't find anything good at the outlet malls and you're just over it. But, luckily, sometimes even if your face is ugly, your hair still...

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Gift Card Wish List

I totally skipped over the obligatory "Christmas Haul" post, not because I didn't get some perfect, thoughtful, heirloom-worthy gifts. But because my house is messy so the pictures I took were so not blog-worthy. Such is life. However, being overwhelmingly grateful this holiday season has not stopped me from keeping an eye out on how I plan to spend my gift cards! Holidays sales, meet my wish list. Wish list, meet Holiday Sales. I hope you two get along swimmingly! Warby Parker Chandlers because allow me to rant about this, yet again....

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Currently

Watching: Bowl Games! Soaking up every last bit of football I can get, obviously! And I'm just going to say it: I am damn knowledgeable about football! I impress myself on a regular basis. I can spot most fouls before the flag is thrown (except holding because they all look like they're holding, all the time!) I mostly know the names of the different positions. I can recognize blitz formation. I know quite a few players, and not just the hot ones. I mean, D's got a keeper! D's guac has been a food group at our house. The perfect...

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Copy Cat

I have been on a roll of doing some really bloggery stuff lately, you guys. Unfortunately, it's been because other creative ladies have created some great DIYs and I've followed their instructions and copied them. Much less blogtastic... but I thought I'd share the cool stuff I've done but cannot take any credit for! This... inspired me to do a crappier version of my own!  And this... ...showed me how to do this! It fell down a couple times throughout the day but otherwise I liked it! I loosely followed one...

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