p.a.r.t.y. time

This weekend should be a good one!
All of my sisters and parents will be in town- which doesn't happen very often these days (unless it's a holiday).  My lovely sisters and friend Felicia are throwing a baby shower for me and we all have a wedding to attend.  Mixed in there will be lots of visiting, hopefully laying by the pool, and eating Tex- Mex (since California is really lacking in that department).  Should be lots of fun and hopefully I can get some good pics!


Here's the whole Eoff clan:

I think I've used this pic before, but just pretend like you've never seen it.

and all the Eoff girls:

what are we doing? what am I saying?

we're advertising umbrellas

Also, my sister Whitney is having a boy, too!  This will put the grandchild count to 4 grandsons and 0 granddaughters.  Funny how a family of all girls will now have all boys!


In other news, I'll be 35 weeks on Friday.  That means 5 more weeks (more or less?!) to go until baby L's big arrival.  Let's just say, the past few weeks haven't been real enjoyable or comfortable and I am ready for this to happen (or I think I am...)!

awesome

This picture makes me laugh and think of my friend who grew up in the Middle East.  This one is for you Jules!

I uploaded my pictures and found these...

The boys at Carson's basketball game:

Jake, Dad, Joey, and Wesley

We were at my sisters house and couldn't find the cheeky poodle.  We eventually found him hiding in the house and his face was covered in cookie crumbs.  Turns out he ate his cousin Carson's entire package of Oreo's.  Bad poodle!

guilty poodle

licking away the evidence

Wesley in action at his 5th birthday party:

happy birthday WZ!

Things to bring your pregnant wife: flowers and gummy bears.

almost there...

Current stats:

• 31 weeks pregnant
• I will be 8 months along on Friday (already!)
• I am very tired and my body hurts all the time
• weight: HA! just kidding. no way I'm telling that!
• baby Lewis' room and bathroom are done
• we still have a few things to check off our to-do list, but now we are just waiting, waiting, waiting...
• April is a very busy month for us- we have parties, showers, and lots of family to visit!
• my sweet friends threw a baby shower for me ( thank you girls! ) and it was so nice! I told my friend Jill I didn't have any pictures of me pregnant yet, so she made me pose for a couple:

front view

side view

Jill, me, Jules, and Katie

Just a few more weeks to go and we are counting down!

baby Lewis' crib

I promised pictures of baby Lewis' room and I finally uploaded my pictures.  We had so much fun decorating and I love how it turned out!  I wanted a modern nursery with fun colors and clean, simple lines.  Here's hoping baby L likes it!

This pictures was taken awhile ago, but the lighting is better than the ones below.  You can see the colors better.

yellow stripes, colorful pom-poms, and city skyline bedding

The view from the doorway.  I apologize for the poor quality & lighting.  Jake and I need to work on our camera skills!  

faux sheepskin rug, orange pouf, and Jake's old chair from his college days

matching city skyline blanket

 Something about freshly vacuumed carpet makes Oliver very happy! Here he is leaving his mark:

 A view of the other side of the room:

white dresser with green knobs, art, lamp, and bookshelves

 A closeup of the art- I found them all on Etsy .  The picture of the skyscrapers goes with his bedding.  One of the pictures has been edited so you can't see baby Lewis' name- it's a secret till he gets here!

Another view: the lion picture my mother-in-law painted (so cute! ), chair, and pouf.  I sent my mother-in-law some art that I liked and she was able to recreate it for us!

Jake built the bookshelves for the room- he's so handy!

 I spy a cheeky poodle- he blends in so well with the carpet.

And here I am ( 30 weeks pregnant and definitely feeling it! ) with Oliver.

It's hard to see in the pictures, so here's a picture of the bedding we bought.

picture taken from the website- not our room!

Close-up pictures of the smaller details around the room and the bathroom coming soon.  These are just an overall view of the room.  Now that are we done decorating, it's time to get organized and get ready for his arrival.  10 more weeks (more or less) to go!

picture day

Here's a roundup of some things I've found in my house and on the internet that I luv.  Enjoy!


The Eoff girls back in the day- I think we were pretty cute!

Kelly, Brooke, baby Summer, and Whitney

"You've got a dog...at a bar!" 

I found these beautiful earrings waiting for me one evening.  Jake is getting good at these surprises!

Love these prints found at Etsy and Art.com

you might see this picture in baby Lewis' room!

A B C, easy as 1, 2, 3

I saw this on another blog so I thought I'd copy.  Also, because I've been boring and a bad blogger lately and haven't updated in awhile.  So here's some information about me that I know you've been dying to know.  Cheers!

(A) Age: 27 for just a little bit longer.  I hit the big 2-8 in July.

(B) Bed Size: Queen.  But I sure have been wishing lately that we had bought a king size.  Between me, Jake, the dog ( yes I know he's small, but he still takes up room) and my pregnancy pillow it's a tight squeeze!

(C) Chore You Hate: Cleaning the bathrooms.  Thats why I get Jake to do it.  I will clean the whole house gladly if he cleans all the bathrooms.  I think thats a fair trade.

(D) Dogs?: obviously love them.  I named my blog after Oliver the cheeky poodle! 

(E) Essential Start Your Day Item: Definitely breakfast and some caffeine.  I wake up starving every morning- one would think I hadn't eaten in days

(F) Favorite Color: blue and lately i've been loving the color orange.  Jake hates orange and has thrown a fit about every orange item brought into our house.  I'm trying to get him to understand that not everything is burnt orange and chances are baby Lewis won't be a longhorn!

(G) Gold or Silver?  I guess a gold medal is always better than silver, right? But I wear lots of gold and silver jewelry so I can't really pick.

(H) Height: 5'8''


(I) Instruments You Play: Well I'd use the term "play" loosely.  I USED to play the flute, but that was a long time ago.  Sometimes I play my nephews harmonica.  Does that count?

(J) Job Title: teacher, tutor, momma to a cheeky poodle

(K) Kids: Well I got one on the way, so I guess i'm pro kids.  Although, being an elementary school teacher for several years might turn you off of having kids.  If you're a teacher you know what I'm talking about...

(L) Live: Houston, Texas

(M) Mom's Name: Theresa

(N) Nicknames: Summa, Summertime, Bummer, Bum, Ganoosh, and people who don't know me think its super funny and original to call me by various other seasons.  

(O) Overnight Hospital Stays? Not yet.  But one in the near future!  I have gone to the hospital for my many broken bones though, but none overnight.

(P) Pet Peeve:  people who scrape their teeth on their forks, when Jake cracks his knuckles (i.hate.that.sound), people who answer their phone but tell you they can't talk or they are busy (so don't answer your phone!), and when people don't respond to your email/text/whatever form of communication you use 

(Q) Quote from a Movie: this is a hard one- there's so many to choose from.  Seriously, I've been sitting here for awhile trying to come up with my favorite one.  And I can't.  The only thing that is coming to mind is my all time favorite Christmas movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and the below quote (which is probably really inappropriate) :
Todd: Hey Griswold. Where do you think you're gonna put a tree that big?
Clark: Bend over and I'll show you.
Todd: You've got a lot of nerve talking to me like that Griswold.
Clark: I wasn't talking to you. 


(R) Right or Left Handed? Lefty.  But I've had lots of practice using my right hand since I've broken my left arm 3 times.  I also play certain sports with different hands.  It's confusing.

(S) Siblings: 3 sisters- Brooke, Kelly, and Whitney

(T) Time You Wake Up? Usually about 6:30 am during the week.  On the weekends, I sleep in a whole 30 minutes later and wake up at 7:00am.  I know- I'm wild.

(U) Underwear: I wear them.  I think everyone should!

(V) Vegetable You Dislike: umm I like most vegetables.  Especially if they are fried: fried squash, okra, etc.  Can you tell I'm from the south?

(W) What Makes You Run Late: Various reasons: can't find anything cute to wear, was lazy the night before and didn't blow dry my hair and I have to make it look presentable, trying to find something to eat for breakfast, have to take the dog out AGAIN because he's whining at the door AGAIN, and the list goes on and on...

(X) X-Rays You've Had Done: As previously mentioned, I have broken my arm several times.  So I'm kinda used to the whole x-ray thing.  In fact I posted this picture not too long ago.

(Y) Yummy Food You Make: Homemade mac and cheese. It's Jakes favorite thing I make.  Of course, the list isn't too long since cooking isn't my specialty.

(Z) Zoo, Favorite Animal: Penguins and polar bears