if the crown fits...

Lynne Ghevov - Crown Cape Combo $35 

homer doesn't turn ONE for another 7 months. Or not at all if I'm able to stop time before that.

New Goal: stop time;)

anddddd now I'm crying at the thought of my precious baby boy turning ONE:'(

POINT: Etsy birthday crowns.

aren't these adorable?!?! Jacob and I have talked a lot about the things we want for Homer...and Birthday Parties are not one of those things. I'm sure he'll be attending plenty with all his cousins - although, my sister's (with 9 kids between them) have kinda gotten on board with skipping the parties as well. - Thank gawd;)

does this mean Homer won't have a special day?! Absolutely not! We're gonna make it obnoxiously special;) Maybe streamers outside his door or a room full of balloons to wake up to. When I was a kid...who am I kidding...still to this day;)...we all - and by all...I mean my sisters and I, our husbands, mom and dad and all the kiddos - pick out what we want for dinner and then our immediate family gets together. Believe me...that ends up being a plenty big party. There are about 22 of us in our IMMEDIATE family. 

jacob and I also agreed on a no gift policy. IF they insisted that they MUST spend money on Homer for his Birthday, we only ask that they talk to us first and if there are specific things he needs, we can make a suggestion. Otherwise, we'd rather they just put some money in his savings or books. Boring. I knowwwww;) The point of all that is to avoid an over abundance of toys. It's just not necessary and we hope to avoid having to sift through mounds of toys every year for Goodwill.

jacob and I also discussed only getting Homer a few, select things for his birthday's...and Christmas. For example. For Christmas Santa is bringing Homer a sled (don't ask me how I know this;) and then Jacob and I plan to get his first pair of real awesome shoes and possibly a new outfit....and there will be stocking stuffers of Disney DVD's and books and such...

anyhoo. I know it's sometimes hard not to just spoil the shit out of them because they are adorable and all those clothes are super tiny and adorable and you just want to give them everything in the whole wide world. But we hope to keep things as minimal as possible and even looking at the above paragraph seems like we're already getting a bit overboard;)
I guess thinking back on my childhood...we didn't get a crazy amount of presents. I remember always being completely happy with what we found under the tree on Christmas morning but now, as an adult, I know that we got less than a lot of the other kids I knew. This was in no way a bad thing. And as I've said a million times before: I only hope Jacob and I do for Homer what my parents did for my sisters and I. And that was time together. Family vacations and a million amazing memories to look back on.

have I mentioned lately how lucky I am??!?!
Yep. Spoiled rotten;)

 Splendid Play - Star Wars Themed Reversible Fabric Crown $11

jacob will have to have a matching one when he sees this;)

Cleo and Poppy - Star Crown Blue Organic Duck $24 

homer would be freaking adorable in a little crown on his birthday!!! Those photos are going to be perfect:)

Felt Like Celebrating - Birthday Crown Felt Crown Cupcake $20

all of the 4 crowns above can be found HERE:)

and because my birthday is coming up quickly - March;) I figured I need to start thinking about ways to make MY day super amazing also...or ways for Jacob to make my day super amazing;)

this is no ordinary birthday. This will be my 30th. Mind. Blown. I'm in no way nervous about turning 30. I sure do like 29 and wish I could stick with that number a tad longer. BUT 30 will be just fine:) BUT I do want to kick it up a notch because it's kindaaaa a big deal. SO a crown will be necessary:)

celebration. good food and times:)

UP luke helping me send out a Happy Birthday photo text the morning of Neen's birthday;)

my cousin, Christina - Neen:), turned 31 on Friday, Feb. 3:):)!!! She's kinda started a (freaking fantastic) tradition of getting us girlie's together and doing dinner out.

UP birthday girl blowing out her...sparklers:)

we took some cute and...not so cute?! photos;)

i'm also trying to get used to how the bump comes off in photos. And my face. And my arms. And my boobs;) Do I feel amazing and have a hard time believing I've gained 25lbs.? YES. Do those 25lbs. show up in photos...um, yes. After some adjusting...we got some cute ones:)

UP one of my favorites!:)

for anyone looking for a chill night out on the town...for any reason...Royal Tokyo is the place to go! So fun and great atmosphere. AND a tip for all your women with little baby's in your bellies...you buy your first Kitty Cocktail for $2...all refills are free.

I may have drank at least 5. YUM:)

happy birthday Neen and thanks so much for including us! We look forward to it EVERY year!!!:):)

29.

my birthday is still abouttttt 10 months away. Eeeeeeek. Soooo why am I thinking about my birthday?! Cause I'm working 10 hours today...Sunday. And this will help to keep my poor finger nails from being chewed to nubs:(

when Jacob called this afternoon I let him know my plans for my 29th birthday. I don't want to get too ahead of myself because I haven't fully adjusted to 28 yet. But if I WERE to plan my 29th birthday party now...10 months in advance...this is what I'd like:)

And yes, Jacob is already aware that I'm a bit looney, so none of this came as a surprise to him:)

A Dinner Party. Adult Dinner Party. A Classy Affair:)

we're talking candles, wine, chit chat, laughs, some picture taking, maybe even a toast of some sort (having to do with meeeee;). And no...no fish bowl filled with keys;)

UP initially I wanted it to be outside...but then I remembered that my mom screwed that up and had me in March. Not cool motha'.

UP/DOWN but even with it being indoors, I should be able to festive up the place. Maybe wear a festive sweater...put up some streamers...hang just a few lights...grab some wild flowers...put out the new antique dishes...

photos via Pinterest

UP and then the final, beautiful, festive result that I'm hoping for:)

oh, and to clarify. I would never really want a surprise party at a bar or anything of that sort. And when I came across a birthday party on 100 Layer Cake, I realized what exactly it was that I would want.

normal people would probably wait to have this sort of celebration for their 30th but I would LOVE to have the fun come on 29 cause I hate to draw that much attention to the fact that I'm turning 30. I have no fear of 30, it's not that. I have a lotta people that I love that ARE or will be 30 this year...and they probably have better skin than I at 28...biatches;)

But, whatever the reason, a dinner party at 29 and a night out with Jacob at 30 just feels right.

POINT: this is why I'm naturally stressed 24/7. SO Jacob says;)