My niece graduated from nursing school back in May and I was looking for the perfect gift for her.  I finally settled on a few scrubs and of course, money. Well, looks like I can start looking into getting her a doctors lab coat because it seems she may be leaning towards perusing a doctor career!

I am so excited for her and very, very proud!

I’m going to  a baby shower and I need a gift!  I want something that baby can use as she gets a bit older.

There are so many kinds of gifts to get, from the unique to the ordinary to those gifts that are well, needed, like diapers and burp cloths. Sometimes a new mom gets so many of the same things but as soon as she sees something personalized, it immediately becomes a treasured gift.

Baby gifts, especially personalized baby gifts, can have a significant meaning to the family as they commemorate a special day in a baby’s life and can become cherished family heirlooms. I love this personalized little princess™ doll by north american bear co. – I am so getting it!

Oh, where have I been?  Well, I have been buried in wedding planning for a friend.  Problem is, she lives in California!  That’s clear across the country from me.  Now, while we absolutely can do most things via the internet, such email and instant messaging and of course we can chat on the phone, I still feel a bit like there is more I should be doing for her.

Since I want her to get the best advice and have the absolute perfect wedding, I suggested she do a search for wedding planners orange county – that way she can find a wedding planner in her area.

I can still help but this way she’ll get the utmost attention, from a professional.

Yes, I am and right now I want one of these gemstone bracelets because they are stunning!  Something like this would look absolutely perfect on me!

Girls, come on, you know having the right jewelry can make an outfit!  With summer coming, this means short sleved shirs or tank tops, dresses and skirts – perfect for bracelet wearing!

I found some game shirts from last year and put them on – they were big on me – yay for weight loss!  So, I am looking for some good deals on NFL apparel for women – I know, it’s not football season yet but maybe I can snag some deals.

Maybe I’ll get a few Broncos shirts – that’s y man’s team.  I bet he’d like that   I have always tried to show interest in the tings he ikes.  It’s actually a good ting because I have found that I really DO like some things he does and I never thoguht I would.  Watching fotball, MMA and WWE around here is a big deal and I’m not ashmaed to admit that!

I have to have a nice smelling house.  I love to be reminded of the seasons with certain scents.  In Winter it’s usually Pine, Vanilla, Amber, Cinnamon, and Pumpkin.  In the Summer I love Lavender, Melon, Fresh Breeze, those kinds of scents.  I don’t mind burning candles but ever since I found Reed Diffusers I don’t think I’ll ever go back to candles!

I am so ready for Spring, not only for the Spring/Summer scents but to be able to have the windows open and actually feel the breeze

Sea Shell Bottle Opener Favor

What do you think?  Do you love it?  I totally do!  I didn’t even realize there was a whole section of beach wedding favors available!  I actually found out by visiting a wedding planning forum and lots of girls are planning beach weddings.  How cool!

I must admit, it’s fun helping to plan a wedding – of course I’d much rather be planning my own but eh, that’s another story for another time.

Spring is right around the corner and love is in the air!  I don’t know, I think I am starting to get out of my ‘Winter funk’ finally.  The task of helping to plan a wedding seems fun to me now, where before I was dreading it.  I even found the perfect wedding band for the groom – ya think the bride will mind? Hahaaha!

Benchmark rings – wow – they are gorgeous! I was poking around on a wedding planning forum earlier today and saw someone had mentioned them, so I took a look.  yep, they’re nice and I am definitely going to pass this tidbit on to my friend.

There’s a review up over at Caffeine Mom of the book ‘Internet Dating Is Not Like Ordering a Pizza’ – This is a great internet dating advice book and I am giving my copy away!

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I know I haven’t blogged much about my personal life and so I have decided I need to do that! I am not married but have been living with the same man for 5 years now. Recently, the topic of marriage has come up! We’re going on vacation in a few months – maybe he’ll propose to me there?

In the meantime, I’ve been looking at all kinds of rings, from engagement rings to wedding rings. I must admit, I thought there would not be too many choices when it comes to mens wedding bands but boy was I wrong! There are all sorts of styles! I really love these Benchmark Tungsten Rings – they’re simple yet exquisite.

If getting married is in my future, I am realy going to have fun planning!