Life's Messy Moments

This morning I was going through my morning ritual , answering emails and sipping my Starbucks (for free today , thank you very much ) , and checking the blogs that I frequent , when I came across a post that had me reliving one of my " new mom " moments .

One of my absolute favorite blogs , The Rockstar Diaries , has partnered with Clorox to do a great giveaway , and asked that we share one of our messiest moments with them .

This is what I wrote :

While I've had many messy moments in my life involving shoes covered in dog poop , a baby smeared head to toe in chocolate pudding , or a husband arriving home from flag football with the guys massacred by grass stains , the most memorable for me personally was one of the first times that I flew by myself with Annie , who was 7 months old at the time .

Let's just say that I was grateful that the paparazzi wasn't there to catch a photo of me as I got off the plane with my baby strapped  to my front Bjorn-style caked in a fresh layer of spit up , juggling my three bags , with no make up on and Dr . Pepper spilled all over my shirt .

It was , for me , the quintessential " I'm a new mom and I'm a mess - get over it " moments .

And yes , I legitimately think about what I would look like if the paparazzi snapped a photo of me out and about . Except in this scenario , I would have preferred to arrive at the airport with my child in tow looking impossibly fresh and completely together . 

For those of you that know me well - I imagine you're thinking right about now , " you would ".

But come on , you know you do it too . 

Here's to the messy moments . . .



Which are totally worth it when they end like this . . .

SMITTEN .

- e

A New Love and A Fabulous Find

If you who grew up in the Dallas area or who have lived here for a long period of time , then you're probably already aware of a not so little something known as

First Monday Trade Days in Canton , Tx .

For those of you who aren't familiar , First Monday is a gigantic flea market of sorts , where vendors come from all over to sell everything from antiques to refurbished items to handcrafted pieces of art. They also have food and fun for families if you want to bring the little ones .

 These trade days are held on the Thursday through Sunday before the first Monday of everything month . . . got it ?

This was my first time going ( I know , as a native Texan I am embarrassed to admit that ) and I was in no way prepared for the awesomeness that was waiting for me. I spent about 4 hours there and made it half way down one side of one pavillion .

I could easily decorate my entire home in one weekend there .

I held back from buying too much - you really need to take a full day just to see what all there is and then head back to make purchases - but I did snag a few pieces that I can't wait to get back home to Utah .

If you live in or near Dallas and haven't been to Canton First Monday yet , get yourself there .

And even if you live far away , make a weekend out of it ! 

It will be completely worth the trip .

You just might need to rent a Uhaul .

Hope y'all are having a great start to your week !

- e