etsy ecstasy

i was browsing thru etsy when i stumbled across traven7 and oh my!  

these dresses make me wish i was twirling around at a springtime picnic right now. 

flash back friday for you newbies ...

i have a few new followers, so i decided to flash back to a post from last august and tell you a little about myself.  

... getting to know me, getting to know all about me. 

uninteresting and silly facts about me:

1. i giggle every time someone says "duty."  especially, when the word is used in military conversation or any serious context.  the more somber the mood ... the more i giggle.
2. i love spinning toddlers around and then watch them try to walk
3. i despise my handwriting 
4. i could eat cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner
5. one of the first things i notice about someone is their pant/shoe combination. 
6. its a little scary and unhealthy how excited i get about food. 
7. i really dont have a style (although, im working on it).  deep inside me lives many style personalities and i dont have the skill nor cajonies to mesh them all together.  
8. i despise working out.  i always can think of 73.5 things i need to do or would rather be doing. 
9. i have known husband since the 6th grade and if someone would have told me he would end up husband, i probably would have kicked them in the shin. 
10. if i was ever given an extra $10 in change at walmart (and only there) im pretty sure i would not give it back.  i would hope they were trying to repay me for the time they have stolen from my life, standing in their blasted lines. 
11. if i had a theme song it would be float on by modest mouse. 
12. i think that ethnic babies/children are cuter than caucasians babies/children 75% of the time ... not trying to be a racist, just sayin
13. i think in another life i was a pirate or ninja ... or maybe a pirate ninja
14. in elementary school, when it was time to get my eyes checked, i would stare at the lights while waiting in line, hoping i would have to get glasses.
15. husband was never my boyfriend, before he was husband. 
16. if i was an animal, i think i would be a llama.
17. bartok the magnificent was one of my very favorite movies ... at the age of 20.  i just love that little bat
18. i used to be a baton twirler and almost won a pageant because i was that good at it.  
19. i would rather hang out with someone i dont even like than be by myself for too long ...
20.  ... except on car rides.  i enjoy driving by myself and singing what i want to sing as loud as i want to sing it (and sometimes i talk to myself). 

stick a fork in me ...

... ok, so im not done but i am pooped.  its been a busy week for the benfields and i just dont have it in me for a flash back friday tonight.  i promise to do better in the weeks to come.

seriously, i do feel a little drained still from my 30 for 30 challenge.  unlike last time, i did not skip one day but i think it took away from what i am trying to do here.  there has been a lot of thoughts flying around in my head about what my next steps are and i have been taking some time to get those in order.   i am actually working on a post that will explain to you some of the goals and overall theme i am going for.  so thanks for sticking with me for this long.  i am sorry if i have disappointed anyone.

i will leave you with this blurb on how husband and i have been spending our free time this week:

words with friends!!!

forgive me, i am new to the world of iphones but i sure am glad i have finally arrived.  monday night, husband, keith and i sat around our living room playing words with friends ... with each other.  it was pitiful really, but so much fun.  i suck at word games but i am loving this!  

it maybe a little to blame for my lack of inspiration lately ... 

happy weekend everyone. 

ps - if you love this game too, my username is mebenfield.  hit me up!

grant is 6 months old

a couple of weeks ago, tara and i read about oak view park on the goodnight raleigh blog.  i have been on poole road so many times and never once noticed it and neither had she.  we thought it would be the perfect spot to spend a saturday with grant for his 6 month old photo shoot.  and it was ... a perfect day that is.  

here are a few of my favorites: 

flash back friday

husband is in school right now ... which means he is on spring break.  BUT as a 30 year old man, spring break looks a little different than it did back in the day.

i thought i would share with you a few pics from one of my spring breaks.

i miss my girls a little bit right now! 

recap

wow, blogger hates me today!

so i have been sitting here for like 45 minutes trying to get these pics in order ... 10 rows of 3, is that so hard?  it must be because im done with it.  so i apologize for however it ends up posting :)  

this time around i learned the following:

• my work clothes are not very fun at all.
• i need more print in my life ... a closet full of solids just aint cuttin it!
• i have enough clothes (except for my lack of prints)  *he he*
• i am a bit tired of posing, seeing my face and talking about clothes on this blog!!!
• that friends do let friends cut their own bangs.  
• not to do another one of these challenges in the middle of the seasons changing.  BUT if i do, be more prepared for cooler and warmer days.  
• i learned more but im spent from dealing with the picture issue.  

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