Month: August 2011

Team Jeans & A Brain Dump

Every now and then I have so many things in my head I want to share and thank goodness for my blog.  It’s become a dumping ground for thoughts and ideas.  I found a few things I wanted to share I thought were pretty cool….the other stuff is just about our life 🙂
So here we go!
Football season is just around the corner & I know lots of folks like to wear things with team logos on them. 
These jeans rock:
Fort Worth TCU Grads Greg Adams and Tyler Fleming recently launched OCJ Apparel, a hip, trend-right line of top-shelf jeans with custom embroidered, university-themed designs in a selection of washes and cuts.
OCJ Apparel – short for Original College Jeans
They also have a few other teams jeans too!


I have a weakness for pretty purses.  I thought this purse was so stylish and different than any other purse I’ve seen.  The fabric is amazing!

TCU GRAD – Be Inthavon is an accessories designer and has a patented technique of hand-looming very thin strips of leather into silk. The process takes a full day to weave about an inch of Inthavong’s leather-silk hybrid. The resulting effect is quite beautiful. Inthavong’s played with various color combinations of leather and silk for a richly hued texture. And even matte leather gets a bit of shine from the natural sheen of the silk.

Find your favorite sports team “bling” bag! 
These are from Laura Lee Designs
And now some pics of my growing boy!
We have a train or “choo choo” that runs right behind our house.  I’m sure that is going to be great for re-sale value huh?  I hardly notice it anymore actually….but when the train passes Connor points and freaks out!  It’s too funny!

I mentioned before how we were going to start hiking as a family.  We tried on this pack last weekend.  Connor loved riding in it, but I’m just not sure how long we’ll be able to use it.  I know eventually he’ll start wanting to hike on his own.  I’m not sure if it’s worth the investment or not?  Anyone have one of these? Thoughts on it?

 And last but not least….

In & Out Burger finally opened its doors last week here in Fort Worth 🙂
I drove through for lunch on opening day.  I know I am CRAZY! Ha!
It was just like what I remembered and it was delicious!
Hope everyone has a great day!

My Erin Condren Planner

Today I’m linking up with everyone who got an Erin Condren planner over HERE. 
Let me just tell you how much I LOVE this planner.  I already feel more put together than I have all year.  This planner is fun, bright, and cheerful it actually makes planning my days out….dare I say fun?  I was so excited to receive it and it was delivered in the cutest box too 🙂  
I was a bit worried because after I ordered there was a glitch with Erin Condren’s site & we all had to re-order again.  If you are on Twitter then you’ll know what I’m talking about.  It was like an E5 tornado hit and everyone was going cra-zay!  Ha..ha.. 
Her staff was amazing and handled all the orders beautifully and if you haven’t received yours….fear not….it will be coming soon!  I nearly kissed the Fed Ex man when mine arrived I was so excited!
Why is a life planner so exciting?  I have no idea….but it sure is purdy.
So here’s the one I chose :
FRONT COVER
INSIDE COVER
MONTHLY DIVIDERS
Runs through Dec 2012
WEEKLY CALENDAR
I love how it’s divided into Morning/Day/Night sections
MONTHLY HEADERS
Each month has a cute little saying
OCCASION STICKERS
BLANK OCCASION STICKERS
POCKET FOLDER/ZIPPER POUCH
For all that miscellaneous stuff!
They also included some fun personalized stickers & cute paper clips
BACK COVER
I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE ALL OF YOURS 🙂

Leapin Lizards!

We attended our friend Paxton’s 4th birthday party this weekend at Leapin Lizards.  It was Connor’s first time to a jump place and he was in heaven!  I think it wore him out because he didn’t wake up until 10:30 this morning….scared me to death because I thought something was wrong!  He was sound asleep and I had to wake him because it was so late. 
Terence and I are trying to lead a more “active” lifestyle.  We are going to start hiking and camping on the weekends so we can spend more family time together.  I’m just not happy with myself right now….none of my pants fit because they are all tight.  I’m tired of coming home from work and just throwing a frozen pizza in the oven.  It was easy to keep the weight off while breastfeeding because I was burning so many calories, but since I quit it’s been really hard.  I’ve put on a LOT of weight & have been really depressed about it.  So I’m excited to start living differently and Connor will be happier too because we’ll be spending more QT with him and being active at the same time.  I want to live a long life to see my baby grow up….so good bye love handles….of with your fat selves 😛 
Ready to make a change & feel better too!
Thinking about getting a subscription to “Cooking Light” anyone subscribe? What do you think?
Here are a few pics from the birthday party:

 My 17 month old is fearless…he isn’t afraid of anything, which in turn scares me…kinda….

 “Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!”

There was a “no adult” rule on the bouncies.  Jenne took him down the slide anyways the second time & he loved it!  The first time he climbed by himself and went down alone!  He is so funny!

 Me, Jenne, & Amber
 Connor climbed all the way to the top of this thing by himself

 Paxton had a super hero party 🙂

 That’s the sweet birthday boy in the blue
Thanks for inviting us Jenne & fam we had a great time!
Hope everyone had a great weekend! 
It finally rained and was super muggy all weekend, but we are so thankful for the rain!

Make Me Over – Hair

I have extremely curly & frizzy hair. It gets dried out easily and it’s hard to manage. A favorite product I’ve tried recently is called Black 15 in 1. It really has helped control the frizzies and my hair feels softer and smoother!
About 15 in 1 :
Finally. One product is all you need. No more countertops cluttered with gels, sprays, oils and so many other styling products. black 15in1 Miracle Hair Treatment is the one solution you’ve been looking for to provide beautiful, healthy-looking hair. Our nourishing combination of nutrient-rich botanicals and other ingredients has been formulated to work miracles on all hair types, including: Color treated & processed – Dry, brittle & damaged – Straight, fine – Coarse, curly or thick – Oily – Frizzy & unmanageable.

So, how exactly does black offer so much benefit for so many hair types? Silk proteins and keratin moisturize, strengthen, soften and smooth as Pro-vitamin B5 seals the hair shaft to retain maximum benefits. Protective antioxidants and green tea fend off damaging environmental factors to preserve moisture and shine. Aloe vera and Gotu Kola help provide health benefits to both the hair and scalp. As the name implies, black truly is a miracle product and all you need for hair care, simplified.

 Enter to Win it!
Just answer this question:
What is your biggest hair issue or problem?
(Extra entry for tweeting 🙂

Contest Ends : Friday August 26th

Our Wedding Shower 2001

I’ve been re-capping a lot of our wedding story lately because Terence and I just celebrated 10 years last week.  I found some photos of our couples shower and saw that Kelly was having a link up today so I thought I would share 🙂
Our shower was at my home church in Conway, AR.  This was also the church we were married in.  We got lots of wonderful things for our home from our sweet church family. 
We moved straight into base housing on Little Rock Air Force base…base housing isn’t always the best, so it was fun to register and find things to make our house a home. 
My advice to anyone getting married is REGISTER FOR IT ALL!!!  This is probably the only time in your life you’ll get to ask for stuff like this!
Anyway here are a few pics I scanned in from our shower :
 Yummy Food

 Opening our china

 Terence has a nice corsage there right?

You can read about our love story :
I’m not finished writing yet though!
My twin sister Bonnie also threw me a lingerie shower….I only have a couple pics from that!  She is naughty!  Ha..ha…I don’t even think I actually wore some of these things!  But it was a lot of fun 🙂

 We have our very FIRST DUDE on the Starbucks wall ya’ll!!!
Adam’s lovely wife Christa gave me this picture of him!!!  LOL! 
I mean come on now Adam???  What is that a vanilla bean frappuccino???
That doesn’t have any coffee in it!  “Real men drink espresso” Just kidding….

I love getting all your Starbucks pics it cracks me up!
Email me at beckylbranch@gmail.com with yours!
(I will choose the winners for current contests tomorrow & also post “make me over” day with another fab giveaway!) 
We’ve got a busy weekend ahead…I’m hosting a jewelry party tomorrow and I think like 3 people are coming…I wish I knew more people here 🙁  Nobody’s coming waaaah!  Maybe I’m just not that exciting?

Pool Boy – The Sequel

If you haven’t heard Texas is experiencing record breaking sizzling weather right now.  I was outside pumping gas the other day & I swear I got a sunburn!  We need rain sooo bad!!!
Last night instead of bathing Connor in the tub I gave him a bath in his pool 🙂
Fun for all & a good cool down!

He’s been doing the Home Alone face a whole lot lately.  It’s hilarious.