a list of 99 things

Sorry, i have been MIA for so long! I have been super busy at work and at home, it seems that the days and nights get away from me, i am hoping to change this starting now, so to make it an easy transition back into blogging i am doing something i saw on Jessica's blog from You are my color, check her out, she is great and has a sweet new baby!



The rule is to bold the things you've done, but i am copying Jessica on this one and also highlighting the ones i would like to do!

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables _ possibly going to plant my own garden this weekend or next!! :)

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied i can't say i am not satisfied, but i would like to have more in savings and have my student loans paid off!!

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling-  I have gone snorkeling, but want to scuba dive.

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma  I would love to do this, but with my Diabetes they usually tell me i can't :(

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve

86. Visited the White House Well the outside :)

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Got a tattoo

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee



I've only done 27 of the 99... How sad is that :( I need to get on getting some of these things crossed of my list :)

Do you have a bucket list? If so what is your number 1 thing you wish to accomplish on that list! After looking at this list and my 101 things in 1001 days, i should really sit down and right a list of the top 10 things i wish to do!

Hope you have a great weekend and HAPPY FRIDAY!! :) Stay tuned for an update on what we have been up to and working on at our house.

Until next time,
<3

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Linking up with Jamie, for What I'm Loving Wednesday. What  beautiful day we are having!! Spring is here to stay i think! :)

I'm Loving:  The Life Factory Flip Top Water bottles, well let's me honest i love all water bottles, i have a slight problem with buying them.... :)

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I'm Loving: Burt's Bees Lemon Cuticle cream, i have quit biting my nails but my cuticles are still dry and also seem to get irritated easily, so i have been using this and it is great!!



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I'm Loving:  I wanted to organize my spices that i have, but i just couldn't not figure out a way to do it, so i was in Bed Bath and Beyond and they had these Swivel Store Sliding Cabinet Organizer, haha, i thought i am going to try those and believe it or not, they actually work pretty good and have really cleaned up my cupboard!



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I'm Loving: The app Draw Something! If you are not using it, yet you should i am a terrible drawer, but i still love it, you can find me at Username MelAA82!

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I'm Loving:  These TOMS, i want them but they are sold out everywhere i have looked in my size... So i am hopeful i can come across them somewhere!! Have you seen them anywhere?

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I'm Loving:  These sweet shirts i got for my niece Lily and her soon to be sister! Can't wait to see them wearing them! :)

Of course i am loving my sweet husband and sweet fur baby Macy!! Can't wait until her appointment on Friday to hear how well she is healing and get her back into a routine :)





Happy Wednesday!

Until next time,

<3

Tail Waggin Tuesday

I know Macy gets talked about a lot on my blog, but how can you not love that sweet face of hers :) Hope you enjoy some pictures of her :) Jump over to CMae's blog and link up for her Tail Waggin Tuesday

This Tuesday Editions is share your favorite Instagram photos, so here is photo overload with a few pictures of our sweet Macy :)

 This was the day we got Macy, look at how small she was :) SO sweet!!!

We have a bad habit on our hands, a couple years ago, i was doing some work at home and had a glass of water and she stuck her head in there and started drinking, unfortunately, she still does this, of course with water only!

 Here she in her bike trailer! She loves to go on bike rides, she happy that the weather is getting nice, so she is able to ride :) Yes, people look at us funny when they realize we are pulling a dog and not a kid, haha!

This is one her favorite spots to lay, in the rug in front of the heating vent... she is silly!

 She loves to go on Sunday drives! usually Joe and I take her together that way she can see out the window! Spoiled much??

 Doing her 2 favorite things, laying in the sun and chewing on her flossies!

 So sweet!! <3

 I just think she looks so cute here! Again, how can you not love that face!


I know i have bored you with 2 posts on this sweet little girl, but she is loved very much that is for sure!!

Hope you all have a fantastic Tuesday!

Until next time,
<3

Macy's surgery and other

This past week, we had lots going on. Wedensday we dropped of our sweet fur baby Macy to our beloved Vet for her to have her double knee surgery. Also, that day 3 years ago we gave Macy her forever home!

On March 15, 2009, i recieved a phone call no one wants to get, we lost a great guy and friend that day. Burns was the funniest and most life loving person i knew. I think about him all the time and miss his smile and laughter, i know he is watching us all and celebrating his life. His birthday was March 17 so we know he was celebrating and he gave us the most amazing weather to do so.

Macy was picked up from the Vet on March 15th at around 5:00, that poor girl had a cone on her head and she was anxious to see us, i was SO happy to have her back in my arms, after paying the painful vet bill :) we went home and she was not very happy she was whiney and i know she was in pain, we snuggled with her for 2 days and finally she calmed down and we were able to get some sleep. Here are some pictures of her the first day or 2.

We had to buy a pack and play for Macy to have as her home for the first 14 days after surgery, she doesn't mind being in it too much, it is nice because we can wheel her from place to place and she can also see us when we are sitting in the room.

 Poor little girl hates the cone, but she was not very good and was licking her incisions, after the first 2 days we were able to take the cone off, if you ask her to stop licking, and she doesn't we say "do you want the cone?" haha and she stops, she is so smart :)

 This was the first day we brought her home, her poor bruised and swollen legs...

 Day 2, she was much happier and more alert this day!

On Friday March 30th, we have her 2 week post op appointment and we will also start rehab with her :) I think she is ready to run and play in the backyard, she has been sad to come inside after she does potty outside.

In other news, Joe and I are going to be blessed with another.......................



Niece come July! Lily is excited to have a baby sister, check out these sweet shirts i bought them :) We are so excited to have another niece to love and spoil :)

We are having wonderful weather, yesterday we spent the day mowing and cleaning the yard, well i didnt' mow, but i pulled weeds :) My hostas and lillies are starting to grow so Spring is coming!!

Until next time,
<3

Forever Home

On this day 3 years ago, we adopted the sweetest 4 legged baby! Macy was 1 pound 2 ounces the day we brought her home! Such a little pumpkin! It was instant love as soon as she licked my face :) Joe had wanted to get a dog since the day we said I Do, i on the other hand was unsure of having a pet, i didn't have many pets growing up and when we did have dogs, they were outside dogs. So i said lets talk about it later :)

Macy stole my heart right away, she snuggled right in and gave me many licks on my cheek, i knew she was going home with us!! How can you say no to such a sweet face!

Here are a few pictures of the day we brought her home

Today, we took Macy to the vet to have double luxating patella surgery, small breed dogs are known to have the problem with their knees, so she is going to have about a 6 week recovery. We will be spoiling her and giving her lots of kisses. I am also going to be trying some hydro therapy with her after her 2 week post op appointment.

The Vet we go to is wonderful and they will spoil her and take wonderful care of her, a specialist is coming in to do the surgery and their is another dog having knee surgery as well, but still this mommy is nervous for her fur baby! She will be staying over night at the vet tonight, i am going to stop and see her tonight and then i have some stuff to do at home to get the house ready for her :)

We Love you Macy!!!

Until next time,
<3

Bad blogger and some updates!

I am sorry to everyone for my lacking in blogging. I have been super busy with work and when i get home i feel like i can't get caught up! I promise to be better, so please stick with me! :) I am finally feeling caught up and i am happy that is the case, because check out the weather we are going to get this week in Iowa! all i can say is AMAZING!!! :)

This is weather we would normally see in May, not March!
We have been busy getting our kitchen cabinets ready for resurfacing and we are also finally starting to get things going in our basement to get that finished! It only took us 3 years of living there..... the time flies by! I have taken the before pictures and will be updating as we get started! Stay tuned for more in the upcoming month!

We are also preparing to send Macy off to have surgery... poor baby  has luxating patellas and has to have double knee surgery on Wednesday March 14th, that is also the day we gave her, her forever home 3 years ago, so i am a nervous wreck and i am taking some time off work to spend with her so she can recover and get better, it is going to be a long recovery for our sweet fur baby, so please say some prayers for her to have a speedy and healthy recovery! I will blog more about her recovery and her surgery after Wednesday.

 One last update for the day, we are over the moon thrilled to say that we are going to be blessed with another niece come July! Lily is thrilled to be getting a baby sister! I am happy to have 2 healthy  nieces to spoil rotten!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday and is going to enjoy the extra sunshine tonight after work!!

Until next time,
<3

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Happy Wednesday! This lady is ready for the weekend already! Linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

I'm Loving: That this little girl is feeling better she had a rough weekend, she was not feeling like the little princess she is! she misses her aunt Mel, i just know it :)

I'm Loving: That today is Leap Day, it does not have any special meaning to me, but it is always nice to get an extra day in the year :) If only it was considered a national holiday, a day off work to get stuff done :) This morning on the local radio station, a girl wrote in that she was going to propose to her boyfriend today! They said they keep us updated tomorrow, so i am super excited to hear the outcome :) Do you know anyone that proposed to their boyfriend on leap day?


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 I'm Loving: That i have jumped in and starting reading the Hunger Games Series LOVE IT, i finished book #1 in 3 days and hoping to finish #2 tonight and start #3. So with that being said i am getting super excited to go to the movie on the 23rd of March :) Are you going to watch the movie?

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 I'm Loving: Philosophy's "The Present" Clear Makeup- If you have not tired this you should! I hate to spend so much money on something so small, but it is worth it!! What Philosophy products do you use?

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I'm Loving:  That tonight after work, i have some errands to run and i have 2 coupons to Ulta, so i will be stopping to pick up some goodies, i will share those with you later!

I'm Loving:  These 2 everytime they are Ellen, i rush home from work so i can see them, they are too funny and cute! I just LOVE Them :) They are just funny and are so full of life!


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 And of course my sweet husband and fur baby!!

Happy Wednesday! Can't wait to see what you are loving today!

Until next time,
<3