revamp.

Resisting the urge to purchase these and redo my bedroom

1. Bed – I.O. Metro
2. Chest – I.O. Metro
3. Dresser – I.O. Metro
4. Bed Covers {in sea grass} – West Elm

will.i.love.

I'm so glad I re-recorded {thanks tornadoes} Oprah from yesterday. 

I have fallen in deep admiration for this guy

Will.i.am has been on Oprah once before and showed his philanthropic side. 

{where he gave 4 boys college scholarships}

Yesterday, these 2 families, struggling to pay their mortgages thought they were coming to Oprah for a show on finances. 

Little did they know the relief that was before them.

Will.i.am stepped on stage and announced {well really Oprah did} that he is paying off BOTH families' Mortgages!!! 

Over $350,000!!

To read the whole story hop on over to Oprah

It's so amazing to see celebrities who had rough beginnings not forget where they came from. It's so awesome when they use their success in life to benefit other people.

He said the greatest thing on the show. That he didn't want to wait for natural disasters to help people, he just wanted to help them because.

Such an awesome guy.

Will.i.am also has a foundation i.am.home

To donate go here

weekend #3 wrap up.

Crazy weekend #3 is wrapped up and went down in the books as a lot of driving, but worth totally worth it!

FRIDAY

Now that my weekend begins at 4pm on Fridays, I get to take in some of the beautiful weather we've been having! I joined some law school girls {on a break from studying} at The Mont for a few of these

{my trophy glass}

which led to sharing this

at Blu

It was a great night catching up with this wonderful lady who has been MIA for the last 2 weeks!

SATURDAY

I headed to the city to purchase these beauties I've been eyeing!

jcrew

Then I drove to Tulsa for Jenny and Matt's Couple's Shower at The Maestas' House

It was filled with AMAZING food! 

{really awesome grill}

Jello shots

{remind anyone of the high school days?}

{birthday surprises}

a couple rounds of Dizzy Bat

and

Great friends

After the shower I drove further North into Tulsa to stay with my good friend Laura and her husband. I haven't seen them since they moved back to Oklahoma so it was nothing but amazing to drink some wine and catch up! They showed me some awesome Tulsa restaurants and I can't wait to go back!

Laura and I at a football game last fall!

SUNDAY

On my way back from Tulsa, I stopped in Edmond to spend Mother's Day with my Mom and the rest of the family. If you know her at all it was filled with everything she likes, a trip to Home Depot {for the chairs to the right}, hanging out by the fire pit, and a steak dinner.

I'm trying to catch up on sleep for this next week: End of finals celebrations, girl's night, graduation, and the first wedding of the season!

last week wrap up.

I ALWAYS look forward to the first Tuesday of every month. My high school girlfriends {the local ones} and I get together to have dinner, girl talk, and swap recipes {since most have serious boyfriends/fiances/ or husbands, we decided it's a good idea to start accumulating them}.

Each month a different girl picks a restaurant in Norman, OKC, or Edmond. We've been to:
Senior Tequila
GOGO Sushi
Iron Star
Bravo

Jenny {in town from England} finally got to join us! She picked a brand new restaurant called The Shack. It's a new cajun cuisine restaurant, which we were super excited about!

IT'S CRAWFISH SEASON!

The service wasn't as fabulous as the crawfish, but they have only been open a few weeks so I'll cut them some slack!

I don't think we've had a dinner since the first one that we've all brought a recipe {we live hectic lives!}, but this month I received one for a Mexican 7 layer dip and this one:

POPPY SEED CHICKEN

4 chicken breasts

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 (8oz) container sour cream

2 cups crushed Ritz crackers

1 stick melted butter

poppy seeds

Boil Chicken breasts and shred chicken into small pieces. 

Combine soups and sour cream. Add chicken to mixture. 

Spread into greased 9x13inch glass dish. 

Cover with crushed crackers and pour melted butter on top. Sprinkle poppy seed over entire casserole. Bake for 30-50 minutes at 350°. 

**Could serve over white rice!

Can't wait to make this!

Counting down to June!

not your normal monday.

Well....

I just survived my first tornado in Norman. Norman has a long history without tornadoes {rumored at 100 years}; supposedly it has something to do with rivers and Indians and who really knows what else.

I am DEATHLY afraid of tornadoes {I had a traumatizing experience with the May 3rd ones}

Thankfully I have a really awesome neighbor who let me hang out and kept me occupied with his OCD dog {we're talking circle running and carpet licking OCD}.

The power only went out twice, but the wind was RIDICULOUS!

Wish I had pictures, but I am just not that "stand out on your porch and watch" kind of Oklahoman.

I believe we are in the clear now, just a little bit of rain on the radar, but clear skies where I am!

Hope everyone else in Oklahoma is safe!

BTW did you know the plural of tornado can end in -os or -oes? Interesting.....

gaga.

Hope this brightens your Monday morning!

 

shred = dead.

I started this yesterday. My shoulder's have never been in so much pain. I don't know how I'm going to get myself thru it tomorrow morning!

I'm hoping for major results!