Deals Deals Deals

A few years ago I happened upon a coupons/deals website from a link I clicked on Facebook.  This awesome website/blog is called Freebies2Deals.  If you visit the website a couple of times a day, you will catch some awesome deals available online and in store.  Not every thing has applied to my wants directly - but a lot of the time I see something I like!

I credit this website for almost all of the deals I've scored.  From FREE SHIPPING for The Disney Store, paying under $9.00 for 648 Huggies wipes on Amazon.  Yesterday she listed a sales on Kohl's website for "The Big One" solid bath towels.  She even shared coupon codes that discounted the towels to only $2.16/ea!!

I was able to purchase 13 large bath towels for only $29 total!  The color selection became pretty scarce as the day went on, but I am happy with my 7 pink and 6 brown towels on their way to me next week!  If you're like me....you have some pretty decent towels, but they have 5+yrs of use on them.  Towels are one of the last things I think about when I want to replace something or buy new.  But for under $30, I couldn't pass this up.

You might still be able to catch the deal on other items - all the towels are sold out now.  Here's the direct link to Melea's blog where you can try the codes!

I've added her blog to the links on the left of my page!

What do you drive?

I'm on my 5th car...this sounds like a lot and I suppose it is.  At least I've intentionally changed cars, not wrecked a million times.

But I must say, right now the car I have is by far my favorite!

In March 2013 I traded my 2010 Kia Forte for a 2012 Mazda5.  

After having Persephone, we hated the lack of space getting in and out of our cars.  The Mazda5 Sport is what I call a van/station wagon/sedan.  It's low like a car, but long like a van/wagon.  It seats 6, sliding doors on both sides.  The 2 seats in middle row are captain chairs, they have arm rests, can recline and slide forward/backward for easy access.  They also have a storage compartment underneath both middle seats. 

When I went to "look around", I asked them if they had any 2012 models they were looking to move since it was almost 4mos into 2013 and they would be releasing all 2014 models soon.  I test drove a silver Mazda5 that only had 8mi on it.  Black leather interior - so nice, but I didn't expect that would be the one we got. 

It wasn't until all of the paperwork was finalized and they detailed the car that we noticed, not only were the seats leather, but someone had customized it and never purchased it.  So we also had dual DVD players with wireless headphones for both headrests facing the second row - SCORE!  Of course we haven't turned Persephone around yet, but still I thought it was a great "secret".

It handles just like the Mazda3, in fact I believe it's built on the same chassis.  It turns smooth, speeds up well even though it's only a 4cyl.  It has a manual option which I like, it's like being able to drive stick without worrying with a clutch.  The only addition I would like to make eventually is to tint the windows. 

I have every intention of keeping this car until it's paid off.  We have no reason to switch.  I know some people think vans are stupid and you say you'll NEVER drive one.  I've always liked them :)

My first car was a 1999 Mercury Cougar

Which was a great car, got up and went quick

and was sleek like a speedy car...I miss it sometimes

 

I traded it in for a 2001 Honda CR-V

I loved this car too.  I had never driven an SUV and this one

drove so fun.  It had good storage and was of course reliable.

 

I traded it in for a 2007 Kia Sportage

This was probably my dumbest trade EVER.

Hardy had just traded in one of his cars for a brown Kia Sportage 

I loved the way it drove and I loved the new car smell, so I took my sassy butt

up to the Kia dealership and got the same exact car in teal.

 

When I got tired of the Sportage (which I did quickly)

I traded it for the 2010 Kia Forte

 

And as of March 2013 we are where we are now with the lovely Mazda5

Zoom Zoom

Gone in a flash

One minute you have LOOOONG hair and the next....ya don't!

 

I absolutely LOVE it!

A BIG THANK YOU to 

Krystal @ Salon Brichelle in Flowery Branch

 

About two months ago I dyed my hair

Had no idea when it faded it would be red...

Time for an update on the color!

Family Beach Photos

One of the nights during our Destin vacation, we all dressed in white/khaki and went to the beach for some photos.  As I've said before, my sister in laws camera is pretty fantastic so she was able to get some great shots!  She's been the one who took our family photos last year and again this spring.

Here's the fam

From Left to Right

Halie, Hope, Holden, Bobbie, Doug, Hardy, Persephone and myself

Hope (Hardy's sister) has three children

Heath

Halie

Holden

Heath is in the ARMY and currently in Washington so he's not pictured.

Bobbie & Doug are Hardy's parents

Sadly, when my fat ass was trying to stand up after these pictures

I totally knocked Persephone in the head with my knee and

she went face first into the sand.

P.S. White isn't slimming AT ALL.

But she seemed to enjoy it and continued to play, roll in the sand

Halie, Hope and Holden

Last but not least - a pool shot!

Time flies

Persephone will be 22mos old on Monday 7/21/14.

22mos old....

Almost TWO

Like officially a toddler...a little kid

I'm not sure how I feel about this upcoming development.   Our baby is no longer a baby.  Several friends on Facebook are pregnant.  They're posting pictures of their cute baby belly's, doing blog posts about their progress.  I was happy pregnant.  I loved the experience.  And when I see these women posting pictures of their bellies and videos of the sweet baby kicks, it makes me miss it even more.

Hardy says no more kids....I say never say never.

Hard to believe July 20, 2012 I was 29 weeks.  

You can read that post here !

This was the closest photo I could find to July....