Archive for September, 2010

The reason we took a newborn on a plane was so I could be the Matron of Honor in my cousin’s wedding.

I’m in love with ties on my boys! I’m working on a tie pattern as we speak (type).

Do I smell Cy’s Ties in the near future!?!?!

I gave the Matron of Honor toast, but forgot my punch line… oh well. It was supposed to go a little something like this…

Marriage advice from Kara-Noel:

#1 Don’t go to sleep angry. Because we aren’t guaranteed tomorrow!

#2 Think before you speak (especially in anger) because you can’t take back your words once they are out of your mouth.

#3 Shower together!!

Now raise your glasses to toast the bride and groom – May your marriage be modern enough to survive the times and old-fashioned enough to last forever!

     Then we danced all night long! You know I love to dance!! Lucky for me, so do all my cousins! The kiddos had their own unique opinions about the dance floor…

The wedding was awesome!

I’m so thankful for the time I got with my family. It was worth stuffing my fat postpartum a&$ in a size um-teen dress.

The kiddos did great on the flight. Cyrus slept like… well… a baby, snuggled up in my baby wrap from Stringbean Company. The big kiddos watched a DVD on the laptop and colored. Mom Tip: Pack new stickers (and lots of them!) so the kiddos will be occupied. DON’T pack markers. Opt for crayons instead so stray lines won’t end up on seats or fellow passengers!

 We booked adjoining rooms with my parents at the hotel.

Praise the LORD they always adhere to our strict rules…  

Within minutes of being in the room Eli found a toy car the previous tenant left in the room.  It was the hot ticket toy the whole week!

 All the gals from the wedding party got our nails done together. I thought it would be special for Cora Jane to get her nails done for the first time with all her “Aunties” (actually 2nd cousins, but Auntie is just so cute coming out of her little mouth!).

The pedicurist couldn’t stop raving about how awesome my cousin’s feet were. Then there was my gal, who was getting an arm workout scrubbing out all the cracks on mine. Any tips for keeping heels silky smooth?? I never had this problem till I became a mom…

Bedtime came along, – Cora Jane insisted on sleeping in her Lid.

Maybe I should market it as a nightcap… We created a makeshift bed for Cy. He didn’t need much… I mean he was only 4 weeks old!

Q – Who in their right mind would take their 4 week old on a plane trip?

A – Me!

Here is the Trucker Lid (& Eli) waiting while Hot Hubby checks us in…

More Wordless Wednesday check out Angry Julie

Everybody knows I love blogging!

I’m super proud to announce that Eli’s Lids was nominated for Best Local Business Blog over at Just Spotted!!! Head on over to see the list of nominated blogs and vote for your favs (scroll to the bottom of the post and there is a link to the voting page!). Get ready to bookmark all the awesome blogs you are about to see. If you are so inclined… vote for Eli’s Lids in the Local Business Blog section…

You may have seen my recent tweet about my new hobby – Cruising youtube and bidding on ebay stuff while nursing. (Remind me to get my husband’s email address off those paypal payment updates!!)

My latest ebay wins are Jillian Michael’s 30-day-shred and Anthropologie stuff.

My latest youtube indulgence? This video of a news report turned into an R Kelly type song...

Not that I want to reveal how dorky I am… but this song may be my new ringtone.

Not really… really… now you’ll never know!

This almost-autumn weather is perfect for wearing a Lid during the morning errands… and for… …in the afternoon… ZZzzzzzzz…