House Hunting ~Hill Top

I really really really like the space in this hosue. It's located on Crittenden, near Valley. It's only 2,100 sqft and $115,000... only problem, is that I'm pretty sure it was flooded in '94, just like the house 2 doors down on Valley :( Would be a great house to fix up.

House Hunting ~ The Avenues

I just think we need to revive the avenues.... This has only has 3 bedrooms/ <2,500 sqft. The pool is what sells me. $179,900, Sixth Avenue.

Baby Names - I think I'm a Guru

First, I'm not having a baby, but you don't need to have a baby to want to name a baby. Ask any woman what she wants to name her children, regardless if she is single, old, young, already has children, etc.... she will be able to spit out exactly what she will name her first, third, next or last baby. Honestly, names give me anxiety.... I feel as though I fit my name and it came about by accident. My parents named me Elizabeth and my grandmother just started calling me Betsy... it just happened. So should names just happen? or should they be planned? You might think the name "BooBoo" sounds sweet, but no one else does. I know, other people's opinions shouldn't matter, but you have to think about your child's future... BooBoo is going to be tough name to grow into!!
I love picking names for people too.... I love finding names for other people because my creativity ends at naming my own children. My children will have extremely simple old bible names, but I wish I could name them something extremely original and fun. Here are some baby names I forsee: (I cant' seperate them by gender, because obviously that doesn't matter anymore.... I wonder what gender "BooBoo" is?

I got these name trends from www.nameberry.com

Bartleby, Harper, Behti, Bette, Sonnett, Seraphina, Liv, Lydia, Milo, Priscilla, Roman, Rowen, Ruby, Gatsby, James, Jasper, Genevieve, Liev, Linus.

If you go to http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/twins.html you can see the most popular baby names for twins... this just cracks me up! I went to school with twins (identical!) named Karen and Sharon... really? Why do that to them... so here are some popular twin names:

Ranked #4: Faith and Hope (wasn't that a TV show?)
Ranked #18: Heaven and Nevaeh (yes, thats Heaven spelled backwards)
Ranked #25: Arianna and Brianna
Ranked #42: Jada and Jade
Ranked #49: Trinity and Serenity (I think this is what I'm going to pick if I ever have twin girls)

Girl/Boy twins:
Ranked #27: Michael and Michelle (why not name them both Michael?)
Ranked #50: Zack and Zoe (I have to be honest, I do like the name Zoe)

Boy twins:
Ranked #35: Jaydan and Kaydan
Ranked #33: Isaiah and Jeremiah
Ranked #44: Santiago and Sebastian (I don't even need to comment)

I think these names are backlash from the non-creative mom's of the early 1980's. Happy baby naming!

House Hunting ~ Avenues

Here is how my conversation with Paschal went :

me: Before you say anything, just hear me out: 4,675 square feet, and for $49 a square foot

Paschal: That equals $229,900

me: I'll get a second job?

Paschal: Is this house on the avenues?

me: Did you hear the phone ring? (trying to now back out of the conversation)....

Paschal says that every couple of months I have to find a new obsession, whether it be a house, at times baby fever, etc.... but lets be honest....buying/ remodeling a house seems cheaper and easier then getting pregnant, getting even fatter/bigger, deliverying a baby and then having to spend all that money on the cute outfits.... just keeping it real.... if Paschal would just keep letting me move and dream (because we know I never finish decorating anything!) about decorating, we might be 40 by the time we have kids!

I've already done 2 drive by's... oh and lets not forget what house is across the street... the 2 story colonial I was obsessed with last year... its meant to be... I NEED to live in a old house

I'm obsessed with the brick fire place... I would leave the black bricks... LOVE IT! (does it sound like Teresa Guidice off RHONJ when i say "LOVE IT!"???)

Did I mention that some up keep needed to take place?

Wild about some animal print flats

Every year I buy a pair of animal print flats..... this year I need a new pair....

I have these shoes by Crocs, in different colors and honestly, they make your feet sweat... extremely comfortable, but sweaty.

Tom's... I just can't break down and wear them... They seem so cheaply made... but who am I to call something cheap when I buy Target shoes like they are Jimmy Choos (Sp?)

Aw... this is what I want... Maybe Paschal will buy them for me as a "Thank you for letting me hunt deer and what everything else that moves in the woods".... One can only dream!

Fall=Turtle Necks=Comfy=My favorite time of year

who doesn't love Fall??? It's my favorite season.... Anything Thanksgiving themed makes me happy. Turtle necks and sweater/cardigans are a staple in my wardrobe... below are some of my favorites from Talbots and Ann Taylor Loft... some of them won't upload to the right size, but you get the picture... Last... I've been SO BUSY!!! Sorry I haven't blogged lately (like anyone misses me!). I hope to be back in full swing soon!

Happy 1 year anniversary...and I'm still alive

1st... let me apologize for going MIA. First we went to Alaska (I'm too lazy to post pictures, check facebook) and then the beach (I would never subject you to pictures of me in a bathing suit) and then I've just gone in to turtle mode. I feel as though all I have done is eat, sit by the pool and eat again, and then drink a martini. Sounds like a good life right? If teachers didn't have the summer off... then the world wouldn't have teachers!

Happy 1 year blog anniversary to The Hunting Widow!. 1,467 hits in one year... not bad.. I'm sure most blogs get 1400 in a day, but for my little blog, I'm impressed!

Just finished up color guard camp at WHS yesterday.... I have 14 great "Patriettes" ready for the upcoming football season. They did great! Do you know how much equipment cost? We are using pom-pom's in the stands. The cheapest I found are $10 dollars a pom... A POM... you can't buy them in pairs. And that's just for 1 color. If I had bought the red and silver metallic ones... we'd have to have 3 more bake sales to break even!

I really love blogging... well, more blog surfing then blogging myself. Since pre-planning starts next week and then August 1st I begin 180 days of wearing cardigans and flats, I'm sure I won't have the time to dedicate to this blog.

Off to Merri Ellen's wedding in Dublin! Hope everyone has a great weekend... please don't stop following my blog... Promise I will try to keep blogging!

House Hunting

Love, Love, Love this hosue... its been on and off the market a few times over the last couple of years and each time I fall back in love... the colonial style, painted brick, and all those fire places!! I want this hosue to find a good family... plus the brick pavers in the foyer.. so classic.