Blog Challenge 8- Celebrity Crush!

I'm not a player I just crush a lot blog post! Marky Mark- oh how I love thee! I love his defined features and voice! I love that he quoted "he'd have as many kids as his beautiful wife wanted" and so far they have 4. I have loved him since I was 13.
This picture is for you Ootie....look what I painted on his chest. :o) The movie FEAR made me love Mark!
I also love this guy-Channing Tatum. There is nothing better than a guy in a simple T shirt and a Yankee cap on. His wife is cute too!
I feel like he is a younger, fresh Mark. Maybe that's why I like him. I can't wait to watch him in the movie EAGLE coming out this month.
And then I still love Vince Vaughn. I love that he is tall, dark and totally goofy. He seems normal, down to earth, and who doesn't like to laugh? I will also see any movie he is in and Wedding Crashers hands down is still one of my favorite!
These are 3 of my favorite celebs, how about you?

Changes

This time last year my life was changing! We were growing a family, debating on putting our little starter home on the market, building a prosperous business, and over all planning for the future. If I had only known then what I know now... my how things would have been different! But, sometimes life changes and has a mind of its own.

Right now, I'm here...

I'm trying not to do this...

and I'm working towards this...

Blog challenge 6- favorite flowers!

Olive You blog challenge 6--blog about your favorite flowers!

I'm pretty simple and not too girly when it comes to flowers. I LOVE a simple bouquet or jar of hydrangeas from my mom's garden! They are a fabulous variety of blue with just the right amount of purple. I love how they are top heavy and you only need a few stems to make a big bouquet. I also like any bright color combo like hot pink/yellow Gerber daisies.

How about you?
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Blog Challenge-Amazing Product!

Today's blog challenge -an AMAZING product and here are my two favorites!
1. Bath and Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar Scrub
It literally melts like butter and the little scrub beads really do work! Plus, I love the smell and my skin feels so soft and smooth after!

2. This is an awesome product for your wood floors. You can find it at Bed Bath and Beyond. Once you have the magic swiffer-like mop you can get these big refills. It truly makes my hardwood floors sparkle and it glides across the wood easily. It doesn't stay wet for long so you don't have to avoid walking on it. Trust me, I have a huge dog and I LOVE IT!

EEeekkkKK -love me some housewives!

I'm so excited for HOUSEWIVES OF MIAMI, starting on February 22! (which happens to be my lucky number) I never watched the NY series and am so glad it got the boot, or at least postponed. Very excited to meet these crazy South Beach chicks! Wanna see a sneak peek? Go to People(dot)com and meet the ladies.

Meet the Teacher- link ups!

Today I'm linking up with Cara over at The First Grade Parade! If you're not familiar, check her out. JUST DO IT ALREADY! She is constantly sharing wonderful ideas. I'm Kristy, wife, sister, daughter, Guido lover, Coke Icee drinker, Mexican eating fiend! Oh...and 1st grade teacher!
Married almost 5 years to Steven. We were engaged in the mountains, had a destination wedding on the beach and spent 16 amazing days on our European honeymoon. I like to go, go, go!!
This is our 76 pound fur baby-Zane Americus Hicks. (you thought he didn't have a middle name, eh?) He is a hot mess, but we love him!
This is my school BFF Laura a.k.a. LOMA and you can find her blog here! She completes me. You see, I love to rap and she loves to ghetto dance and together we have pretty awesome planning periods!
These are my college besties! We've been friends for a long time =10 years! You can find my sister here. She is also a teacher! (are you noticing a trend?)

This is my classroom! We're Monsters this year! I've taught for 7 years and I am constantly changing my theme. If you need some creative monster ideas-let me know! (I've done camp, Hollywood Stars and jungle themes too)

Now for the Q & A

Q: What would you be doing if you were not a teacher?
A: If I could do whatever I wanted I would flip houses if someone else could foot the bill. If I had to go back to college right now and change my major I would do architectural design!

Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Photography, flea markets, restoring antiques, girls' night out dinner, lots of movies, walking the dog/dog parks and swiffering my floors. :o)

Q: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A: I wanted to be the girl who ONLY FED the dolphins. Dad popped that bubble when he announced what else that would involve. I literally wanted to go throw the fish and be done for the day-ha!

Q: What are your guilty pleasures?
A: Coke Icees from Sam's Club or Target, Jersey Shore, Housewives of whatever the season, getting snail mail, blog stalking, refurbishing trash to treasures

Q: What is your biggest fear?!
A: Someone I love passing away too soon. I also don't like spiders!

Q: When you’re on vacation, where do you like to go?
A: Anywhere beachy!

Q: What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
A: The totally cliche' be yourself. I've learned that now that I am 29.

Q: What do you value most in others?
A: Honesty

Q: If you could choose one of your personality traits to pass down to your kids, what would it be?
A: My sense of self. I tell it like it is. I have a hard time sugarcoating it. I won't apologize for having an opinion!

Q: If you could have lunch with anyone in the world….living or dead…who would it be?
A: I'd like to ask my grandma, Agnes, what my mom was like as a child. You know, the good, funny stuff that my mom doesn't remember.

Now tell us one random thing about yourself:

I love, love, love the movie Dances with Wolves. I wanted to go to Amish camp as a kid. I name everything-my laptop, the TV, vehicles, objects, etc. You can't leave anything on my kitchen counter tops including appliances-YUCK! I HATE talking on the phone. Just don't call me. Email me. Gosh, the list goes on....

Blog Challenge - a place you'd like to go!

Day 2- On the wings of Love/(Bachelor theme song)Jeffrey Osborne - blog about a place you'd love to visit!
Although I've already been on a 7 day tour of Italy, I would totally LOVE to go again! This time, I would spend more time soaking in the culture! It's a fabulous place if you haven't been! There is so much to see and do.

If I could go somewhere new it would be a cruise to Alaska!! I would LOVE to see Denali National park, go whale watching, tour the quaint towns and see the aurora borealis first hand! Have you been? Got any suggestions?

Breath taking!