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All The Small Things…

The Family

25 Feb

Putting a deposit down on THE house.

Cleaning lady day.

No homework days.

Movie theater popcorn.

Josh knowing all the words to The Star Spangled Banner.

A giant coffee showing up without you having to ask for it.

Your favorite hoodie straight out of the dryer.

A giant hunk of cookie dough.

Finishing a 1,000-piece puzzle.

Paying $29.99 for a dress at the BCBG  outlet that you almost paid full price for last year.

Discussing LOST with kristabella.

My children watching The Neverending Story for the first time. And loving it.

Isabella in a tutu.

A bra that makes your boobs look awesome.

The day after the stomach flu.

A healing puppy.

Target.

The answer “You know, it was a lot of wax on, wax off-ing” when I ask my son how karate was.

Cracking open a new book.

Theater tickets for your and your first-born.

A really good cover of a really good song.

Unexpected gifts in the mail, especially the kind that tell you not to f$%ck with the Jesus. I’m looking at you, Metalia and J.

A perfect black t-shirt.

Researching beach rentals for you and your entire family.

Stride gum.

Hugging Emily after not seeing her for 16 days.

Radiohead on repeat.

Hearing news of a shrinking tumor.

Being able to be at one of your niece’s dedications and birthday parties. viva la Nashville!

If you want to see more of me – and, I mean, obviously, you do – you can read my latest entertainment news over at Juice, my latest outfit over at The Urban Closet, my latest advice over at So You Want It, and my latest blathering over at Aiming Low.

22 Comments

« This one is all over the place. Kind of like NBC’s olympic coverage…
The One About the House. Well, the first one about the house. Because YOU KNOW there will be more. many more. »

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  1. amanda says

    February 25, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    And how they feel so big! Beautiful.

    Reply
  2. OHmommy says

    February 25, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    Please email me STAT with what bra you are talking about.

    I just dished out $60 at VS for their newest bra and I hate it so much I am usually braless for the night by 7pm, yo! I need to find something great before my husband divorces me.

    Help?

    Reply
  3. Angella says

    February 25, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    This made me smile the whole way through.

    And a house! HAPPY for you guys.

    Reply
  4. Kristabella says

    February 25, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    My first response after reading this was “sigh! I miss Ali and the rest of the Martell clan.” Need to come visit soon!

    Congrats on the house! I can’t wait to see it!

    Reply
  5. monstergirlee says

    February 25, 2010 at 6:09 pm

    That house looks GORgeous!

    Your list made me smile, thanks, I kind of needed that.

    Reply
  6. Kaleigha says

    February 25, 2010 at 6:35 pm

    Glad Emily made it home and that house is AMAZING. DROOLING. And can’t wait to see photos!

    Reply
  7. Megan says

    February 25, 2010 at 7:45 pm

    That is a gorgeous house. So, so jealous. And that tutu rocks.

    Reply
  8. Sadie at heyMamas says

    February 25, 2010 at 8:19 pm

    Do you really like researching beach rentals???

    OMG, it PAINS me, like totally PAINS me.

    Sadie at heyMamas
    .-= Sadie at heyMamas´s last blog ..Waaahhhhh =-.

    Reply
  9. steenky bee says

    February 25, 2010 at 9:01 pm

    I love the day after the flu. You’re still glistening from all the sweat, your hair looks freshly bedded and you’ve lost 5 pounds.

    Reply
  10. Heather says

    February 25, 2010 at 9:33 pm

    Gorgeous house! I’m glad you have Emily back. I hope the happiness in this post is truly reflecting the happiness in your life.

    Reply
  11. Tutugirl says

    February 25, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    You were in Nashville and didn’t tell me? Sadness.

    The house is beautiful!

    Reply
  12. amreen says

    February 25, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    i love your list! the house is STUNNING!

    Reply
  13. Lan says

    February 25, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    You had me at the house! Can’t wait for you to come home, Ali!!

    Reply
  14. slynnro says

    February 25, 2010 at 11:12 pm

    Yay! “THE” house. I would write something obnoxious about how I was totally there when you guys were looking at that when I saw you personally in Atanta for my visit with you, but I don’t want to be one of THOSE people.

    Reply
  15. Holla says

    February 26, 2010 at 7:49 am

    That house is beautiful! Love the porch.

    Reply
  16. Avitable says

    February 26, 2010 at 12:25 pm

    I’m totally coming up to Vancouver to visit when you move back. That house is gorg.

    That’s right. I abbreviated a word unnecessarily for emphasis.

    Reply
  17. Sarah says

    February 26, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    holy hanna .. that house looks even nicer than your step-moms – if that is possible — drooling here!!
    wow, you must be SOO happy to have your first-born back!!! Is she being good to you or does her independant self want to go BACK lol!!

    Reply
  18. Haley-O (Cheaty) says

    February 26, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    The house looks BEAUTIFUL! Congrats! I never put my fave hoodies in the dryer because they SHRINK, I find…. And Isabella in a tutu: OY!!!

    Reply
  19. bella says

    February 26, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    OMG.. i so loved reading this.
    I don’t twitter, but i’m always up for Lost talk.
    FB or email.

    Reply
  20. Rhi says

    February 28, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    We have that bowling photo in our office with my boss’ face PhotoShopped in. It’s quite disturbing, AND HILARIOUS.

    Reply
  21. Mary @ Holy Mackerel says

    February 28, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    LOVE the house!

    And I also LOVE bras that make my breasts look fabulous, because so much of the time, they don’t.

    Reply
  22. Nefrettiti Moore says

    September 10, 2010 at 1:38 am

    Yesss! CRACKING OPEN A NEW BOOK…AND SMELLING IT!

    TARGET (24/7)…EVEN IN MY DREAMS!

    U FEEL LIKE FAMILY…

    LIKE THAT HOODIE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE DRYER…OR HOW ABOUT THOSE SOCKS!

    I HAVE A “FUNKY GREEN” HOODIE THAT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL SPECIAL (‘CAUSE BEING GREEN AIN’T THAT EASY BABE)

    GLAD I FOUND THIS PAGE…U R A COMPLETE CRACK-UP (compliment)

    Reply

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