Today for #AskAwayFriday I am linking up with Brittnei from Homemaking With Style! I cant remember how I become Blogging Buddies with Brittnei, but she is such a sweetheart! And we totally hit it off right away, and she is now one of my Virtual Girlfriends!!!
My Questions…
1) Our toddlers are around the same age. JR does some funny stuff. What’s the funniest thing Emma has done recently?
I may be a little biased because she is mine, but I think this little girl is always doing something funny!
Like the other day in Walmart we were getting ready to eat Subway before I dropped Darrick off at work and she was sitting there singing while I prepped her food…
At night when Emma gets really sleepy, she gets this burst of energy! So everytime we laid her down she would pop right back up and smile at us. So Darrick told her to lay down (in a stern voice…or at least he thought he was being stern) in her bed…and she fell backwards and said “ohhhh” but she made a face like ohhh he caught me! LOL! We couldn’t do anything but laugh…so much for him being stern!
2) What is your favorite part(s) of the Thanksgiving meal?
I LOVE Macaroni and Cheese, Sweet Potatoes and Ham! I usually try everything for my first go round, but then I come back for those three and that is usually what I eat until its gone then I go to other left overs!
3) Do you, hubby and Emma have any Christmas traditions yet? If not, is there anything you’d like to do in the future?
Since last year was Emma’s first Christmas we started our own traditions last year. On Christmas Day in the morning we go over my sisters house for Brunch, then in the afternoon we go to Darrick’s sister’s house. So we designated Christmas Eve for US! We plan our dinner, our movies, we let Emma open her gifts…but its a chance for us to celebrate together without anyone else. We will continue this tradition because we want to establish our “own thing”. I make sure Emma has Christmas PJ’s but this year I am planning on getting PJ’s for all of us!
4) I think your hair is beautiful! Is it natural? If so, what’s the story behind that? 🙂
Ohh thank you!! Yes it is natural, I actually went natural while pregnant…well I was in a transitioning stage. I used a relaxer while pregnant and it didnt take at all, so Ive been natural ever since. I cut off my relaxed ends after my wedding in 2012…I got married in May 2012 and I cut my relaxed ends in July 2012. I love it, it is very tedious though…so I really have to prep if I have something going on that I want my hair a certain way. If you are on Instagram you can see how it has really transitioned.
The most recent picture is the one in the red jacket!
5) I’m really excited we just found out we are pregnant with number 2. Is there anything you would do differently with your second baby?
First let me tell you Congratulations Again Brittnei!!! YAY Baby #2!!!
Well I would just LOVE to be pregnant again with #2 so I just want to get there first! HA!!!
Now honestly I am just looking forward to having another one and having that time to bond in the beginning. When I had Emma she was in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) for 50 days after birth, and although I practically lived there…I just missed that bonding at home with my baby! So that is what I am looking forward to. I cant say at the moment that I will do things differently besides breastfeeding! I was so stressed out from Emma being sick that I didnt have a large milk supply, but next time it is on! HA!
6) Do you have a signature look in terms of fashion and makeup for yourself?
I usually wear makeup whenever I am going somewhere…lately I have been doing more of a natural look with my makeup, and trying out lipsticks and brighter glosses. But I do like a smokey eye and nude lip! I need to take more pics of my makeup when I do it!
In terms of Fashion…
Since I am getting older (HA…Im only 29!) I like more classic pieces with something trendy thrown in! I love Leopard Print and Sequins (not giving those up)!!! I am a Kimora Lee fan and I swear by her fashion rule of…
“Carry an extra-large bag in cherry, emerald, or orange-Not beige, not camel, and definitely not black”
Hence the Micheal Kors, KiKi Tote
(latest inductee into my collection of bags)
I love purses! But they don’t love my pockets!!! LOL!!! I usually splurge on a couple bags a year!
7) What’s an average day look like for your family during the week?
An Average Day…I get up at 7am then I usually either do homework, blog, cook dinner (HA…Yes I get it cracking early), or clean up. Darrick usually up with me at that time, he probably is up a little bit earlier. Emma sleeps till about 10am or later if you let her. If we have somewhere to go we get dressed at about 8 or earlier depending on what’s on our schedule, if not I let her sleep a little bit so I can get stuff done. I cook breakfast somewhere around that time too, or prepare it.
Then in the afternoon, Emma and I do some educational stuff for about an hour if I can keep her attention that long, or we run errands. Sometimes I drop my husband off at work so if that happens I usually go over my parents house for a few hours and do her educational projects if not we go back home and do our educational stuff and spend the rest of the day at home until Darrick gets off.
8) You’ve been at this blogging thing for 5 years! I think I definitely need to take this opportunity to find out if you have any advice to give to me as a blogger who has been blogging under one year. 🙂
Well I have been at this for 5 years…however, I haven’t been as serious about it as I am now! I honestly love blogging and hope it one day turns into a full-time gig! So I would say follow your heart! Take a step back when it becomes to much, and start again! Start over if you need to! Listen to the advice of others but still do your own thing, what may have worked for one person may not necessarily work for you! I have also found opportunities from clicking on the badges from blogs I like, go for it…email people to see how you can become an ambassador or do sponsored posts. In the end follow your heart!!!
Well I have been at this for 5 years…however, I haven’t been as serious about it as I am now! I honestly love blogging and hope it one day turns into a full-time gig! So I would say follow your heart! Take a step back when it becomes to much, and start again! Start over if you need to! Listen to the advice of others but still do your own thing, what may have worked for one person may not necessarily work for you! I have also found opportunities from clicking on the badges from blogs I like, go for it…email people to see how you can become an ambassador or do sponsored posts. In the end follow your heart!!!
9) Do you make your face up everyday? If so, do you do something different based on whether or not you are leaving the house?
No I dont wear makeup everyday…well not any more! HA! When I was working I at least wore foundation, mascara, and eye liner. Now I only put on makeup when I am going somewhere! Since I stay at home there is no point of putting on makeup to sit in the house, however, there have been times Darrick comes home and I have on a full face because I was trying out a new technique and I need his opinion! HA! But other than that I have gone from wearing it about 4-6 days out of a full week to 2-4 days a week.
No I dont wear makeup everyday…well not any more! HA! When I was working I at least wore foundation, mascara, and eye liner. Now I only put on makeup when I am going somewhere! Since I stay at home there is no point of putting on makeup to sit in the house, however, there have been times Darrick comes home and I have on a full face because I was trying out a new technique and I need his opinion! HA! But other than that I have gone from wearing it about 4-6 days out of a full week to 2-4 days a week.
10) Tell us about a female best friend you still have. 🙂
Well I am a big family person so I talk to my mom and sister a lot! And my cousins on my fathers side of the family! We even have chat groups that we talk to each other daily on our phones. So I would consider them to be some of my best girlfriends!
This is an OLD picture…Robyn’s sister Michelle was testing makeup
colors out on me for my wedding! So I actually have two different looks going on, on my eyes!
But my best-friend is my friend Robyn. Its actually funny how we became friends because I didn’t really care for her in high school. But once I came back from college I was a different person and we were friends on Facebook and we started talking from there. We got close right around the time she was getting married and I ended up being in the wedding because she needed another girl at the last minute, and she was in mine too! She is a friend that we have laughed together, cried together, gone through tough family times together, prayed together, tried losing weight together, sold MaryKay together…you get the picture! Now Im trying to get her to have a baby so we can be momma’s together (I hope she is reading this)! LOL!!!
