the trl decade

I don't know if any of you caught the special on Vh1 about The TRL Decade. I actually set my DVR to record it at 5am. So, when I got outta bed today I put it on. Looking back now, those times were really some of the best times in my life. If only just for some *NSYNC back in my life. I miss those boys so much! I remember the rival between *NSYNC and BSB so well and getting so worked up when someone I knew was a BSB fan, while I was a dedicated *NSYNC girl.



Going to *NSYNC concerts, leaving the show before the last song ended so we could run down to the buses to just get a glimpse of them on the bus and a quick wave. Oh to be a teenybopper again. The first time I saw Britney Spears live, when she opened for *NSYNC on tour. It was all over for me at that moment. I knew I'd be a Britney fan forever. So many good times. It's so great now that I have a daughter who seriously loves herself some Britney as much as her mama does. Every time we get in the car, 'Mama, I wanna listen to Britney!' Makes this mama's heart extra warm. So glad I can share my love for all things Britney with my little one.



I remember coming home from school (8th grade... holy crap!) and asking my Mom if she picked up the new *NSYNC Christmas album and when she told me they were all sold out I got so upset... then seconds later her smiling big and telling me she was joking and had the album behind her back. Jumping up and down and screaming with my girlfriends because we got to listen to that cd on repeat long past Christmas. The good ol' days.



I remember running home (I lived right behind my middle school, within walking distance) to be able to catch TRL to make sure Britney or *NSYNC had the #1 video and when they didn't, getting on the phone, or the internet to vote my little heart out. I have so many TRL memories, it would take an entire post just to name them all. I can't even name just one favorite moment. Just knowing that I was even a tiny little part of that decade is good enough for me. The best years of that show were definitely from '98 to '03, after that it just wasn't the same. Maybe because I graduated in 03 and didn't watch it as often, or maybe because the music changed a little. I always dreamed of sitting in the audience and getting to meet Carson Daly. Ah, to be a teenager again!

Did you watch TRL? What are some of your favorite moments? I'd love to read about it! :)

PS. Today is Justin Timberlake's birthday. Happy Birthday JT! ;)

rude people

Today started off pretty good. We slept in, since the kids spend the weekends with their grandmothers (Gracie with my mom & Jordan with his birth mother's mom). We got up, went thrifting & then out for brunch. Paul had to find a pair of dress shoes because tonight he has a work dinner at some fancy smancy steak restaurant with his co-workers. He actually wound up finding a pretty nice pair, and only for about 8 bucks, regularly $50.

After that we headed out to get food. I'm wearing a Yankees t today. When we opened the door to the restaurant, some older lady gives me a dirty look and goes, 'ugh, Yankees.' I yelled back, 'yeah, I'm from Jersey.' She gave me a nasty look and another, 'ugh.' and walked out. What is it with people? Just because you don't like my team doesn't make it right for you to shit talk me for no god damn reason. After she left I had a million witty come backs I wanted to say to her, for example, 'ugh. your face.' But alas, isn't that how it always is? You always think of something clever to say after the fact?! Idiots.

Paul left about 20 minutes ago for his work dinner, so now Gracie & I are in the backyard. She's digging in dirt and well, I'm updating.



Next weekend we're planning a big family trip to the Zoo and Aquarium. Saturday is the Zoo trip and Sunday is the Aquarium. The kids & I will be hitting up the Zoo without Paul since he has to work. Sunday after the Aquarium we're gonna stop by Ikea for some goodies for the mama, because damn it I need some retail therapy! The main reason for our Ikea trip is to find out how much it's gonna cost to have our new sofa delivered. I'm hoping it's not an arm and a leg. I need my limbs. ;P

new, newer & newest!

I put up a new layout, a detailed about us page & tweeked the sidebar a bit. Feel free to look around and read a little more about us. I realized that as much as I love my blog, I'd much rather use it as a place to post about my day to day life & all the things involved in it, which include my family & whatnot. I spent my entire day on this place and completely neglected to do all the laundry & dishes. Oops.

Paul gets off work... um now. Crap! haha. I better put this laptop down & put some real clothes on, since we're going out to dinner when he gets home. Total slacker today, except for the new blog! I don't think he'll care either way, so no worries on my end. ANYWAY. I need to get my butt moving. I'll be back soon with a update about whats been going on with me tonight or tomorrow. But until then, how do you like the new look? Comments are love, dahhhling!

New stuff coming soon!

I decided recently that I wanted to change the dynamic of my blog a little. I'll still talk a lot about my home renovations as they happen but that's not all that I'm about. I also want to make this blog a little more about me, my little family & our day to day life. The name of the blog means so much more than just about our house, it's more about the family in the house and I want to bring that to the forefront.

I'll be working on revamping and adding more to this place in the coming days, so stay tuned! Big things to come! :) Thanks for stopping by!

Hire me!

I've had a few people ask me for help when it comes to designing a room. So, because of that I'd love to be able to offer my help to anyone with any questions! I'm currently not charging anything, this is just a trial to see if I actually get any asks. If you need help finding the perfect wall color, furniture style, or just a couple tips on how to arrange a room, comment on this post or email me (itsjodeeb@gmail.com) & I'll throw in my two cents. I'll make you a vision board, or link you to some great stuff to help you get started! Just ask! I'm all ears... err eyes! ;)

kids rooms

This past week I got busy cleaning the kids rooms and did some rearranging. I didn't take before pictures only because it was such an awful mess & no one should have to see that. ha! Anyway, first up... Gracie's room!

Gracie's wall half way up and entire floor is all chalkboard paint. As you can see, she draws everywhere! When I originally cleaned her room, the floor had no chalk on it, but a day went by before I took these pictures and she went crazy with the chalk. My little artist! (I wrote the 'Gracie is 4!' for her birthday back in Nov., it's still there because she likes it so much.) There also used to be a curtain rod on that window. She ripped it down. Little stinker. I gotta buy a new one still.

Gracie's room was originally the master bedroom, but we put her in there and remodeled Jordan's old room and turned it into the master bedroom, removing a wall and adding a bathroom. We figure if we ever have another child, Gracie can share her BIG ROOM with the new baby. If that ever actually happens!

Up next.. Jordan's room!

Jordan's room used to be Gracie's room. As you can see, this room has a door that leads to the backyard. I didn't like that at all, with Gracie being so young. I'm sure when Jordan hits his teenage days, I'll regret giving that room to him. ha!

Don't mind the huge amount of laundry in his closet. These images are real life! No staging going on in this house. ;)

Close up of his wall decal that I got on Etsy. He loves it & honestly, so do I!

Well, that's it. I also added these two rooms to the house tour! I'm such a slacker.

Always changing my mind.

The title of this post describes me perfectly. The minute I think I'm set in my ways on something, I see something else and my mind instantly thinks, 'wow, I like that more!' I know, I have a problem... a interior design decorating problem. I just can't stop!

More recently, like the past few months I've had my mind & heart set on painting all of the cabinets in my kitchen... top & bottom. I wanted the top to be a light cream coffee color and the bottoms in a nice dark brown, with dark brown woodblock counter tops. Doesn't that sound lovely? It was all sounding so great in my head until I started to realize that there's nothing I can do about the fact that my living room/kitchen are a big open area and the dark colors I wanted in the kitchen, just wouldn't mesh well with the light grey & blue/yellow theme I'm doing in the living room. So, back to the drawing board I went...

My main issue was, what color will I paint the walls?! All that dark warm browns, just didn't help me visualize a happy wall color to bring the two rooms together. So, off to pinterest & google I went to get ideas & inspiration. This is what I've come up with...

I've decided to keep the top of my cabinets in my kitchen, white, like they already are & paint the bottom in a rich dark blue. The wall color will match the grey in the living room. It was all starting to make sense! Now I can incorporate greens & yellows & blues in my kitchen without it looking like waay too much. Here are some images that got my mind busy...


This is the basic idea. White on top, color on the bottom. Obviously not this color.


Dark wood block counter tops. This idea ain't changin'! I love it so much!


This image has been embedded in my head for a couple months. I love it & it ultimately helped me make my mind up on using blue.


Only a couple more months & my kitchen dreams will be a reality!