I Did It!

This post is short and sweet and to the point!

Ok guys..... I have some exciting news....... I opened an Etsy shop! I'm really excited! As of now I only have 2 items listed which are the Afghan the same size I made 63x48 and a baby size 40x30. I'm happy that I finally did it and I am looking forward to making a lot of cute things to share with everyone! I am definitely open to input on pricing as this is all new to me and I want to sell great quality products at a reasonable price.

Thanks for reading and please come check out my shop at REALizingJoyHandmade on Etsy!

XO Tristen

Kennady's 2nd Birhday Party!

WARNING!!!! THIS POST CONTAINS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF PHOTOS!!!!!

This year I had really high expectations for Kennady's birthday party because last year she was so sick for her party that everything I planned fell through. Kennady's actual birthday is this coming Friday but Jake has a work trip planned so we had her birthday party yesterday. I decided to go with a butterfly theme using blues and purples. I love rustic, shabby chic décor so I also used that style in her party. Some things I used were things I already had like the birdcage, the apple boxes, and the burlap and lace cloth. I made a few things like the ripped cloth and burlap backdrop, the happy

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I officially start T25 tomorrow! I got it on Thursday and did the first workout on Friday to try it out. OH MY GOODNESS!!! It is hard! I had to switch back and forth between modified and regular and there really are zero breaks. My grandma came over for her medicine when I had about 2 min left in the workout and then I had the 2 min cool down to do also. She is so funny! She came and stood in front of me where I couldn't see the TV and started talking to me. After the workout I laid face down