{school supply love...or: how i'm really dealing with kindergarten}

I have a confession: I love school supplies. 

I do.

I love shopping for school supplies and it is the one thing I have really been looking 

forward to about having a child in school.

I love a new box of pencils.

I love fresh crayons.

New boxes of markers.

Pencil boxes.

Glue and scissors.

Erasers.

Paint sets.

Pads of lined paper.

We had to buy everything on Wyatt's list and then some for home.

Because us girls need our own supplies too, right?

Maybe we didn't need that many boxes of crayons but I just don't think you can ever have enough. 

Oh and have you seen the new Crayola markers made from recycled plastic?

These are made on a Solar farm from recycled bottle caps, 

so you know I had to buy extras. 

I wish school started after Labor Day here so I could go crazy shopping for 

jean jackets, all things corduroy, orange and brown along with some cute brown boots. 

But that will have to wait just a little bit longer. 

We will be lucky if it's not 100* when school starts next week.

And what exactly is it about buying school supplies anyway? 
Anyone else share in this love with me?

I think it is the anticipation of school starting.

The fresh start that the new school year brings.

It is the nostalgia of our own school days.
New schedules, new routines and new friends.
Oh, the possibilities.

"Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. 
I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address."

-Joe Fox, You've Got Mail
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I know we're nowhere even close to Fall yet but I do love that line from You've Got Mail and it is helping me get through this. Well, that, the shopping and maybe the margaritas. Whatever works.
Happy Friday everyone!
Hope you have something fun planned this weekend...
have you started your back to school shopping yet?

Just Me & All The Crazies

Why are they lined up already? What do you think they're doing? What are they waiting for?

A flat screen tv? A laptop? A new mixer?

Yep, I'm gonna be out with all the CRAZIES tomorrow for a little Black Friday madness.

Normally we just  go for the fun of it, just my mom, sister, cousin and I--no kids, no waiting in line for  five hours for a tv, we're not sleeping in our cars or anything.

Truth be told we just shop a little and then all go to lunch. It's a tradition.

Well, we are going earlier than usual this year though so I had better head to bed.

Big day ahead of me tomorrow, me and all the other crazies.

Wish me luck!

Junk Jewelry

I love, love, love jewelry, all kinds of jewelry, but nothing real fancy. I am a collector of what
I call  "Junk Jewelry" ...ummm......that means cheap jewelry. Cheap and cute. Sure, I love it that I have some special jewelry that has been passed down to me that I will then pass down to Charlotte one day,  but the junk jewelry is really my favorite. I love all types of jewelry; original, funky, simple, cute, bold. colorful, vintage, costume, antique--you name it. And I don't care where it comes from--Target, Kohl's, Rummage Sales, Claire's, Big Department Stores, little, tiny shops, antique stores.....I will look anywhere.  And unlike clothes, jewelry always fits and makes me feel good, no leaving the store in a depression because I couldn't find any jewelry in my size. Oh, and if it's a really good bargain? All the better. No diamonds or pearls for me, I'll just have my junk jewelry!