Ahhhhh!!!!

It's 10:30pm on a Friday night, and the three of us are still alive! I'm drained, exhausted, tired, drained, exhausted...you get the picture! Today was a rough day. Okay, we're all Moms here, today was miserable!!! I have two boys ages 2 years old and 3 months old. Yep, I know...that explains it all! Lol! I mean they didn't do anything out of the ordinary. It just seems they were both on energy level 10 and I wasn't even on the radar! It all started with the Target trip. It began well enough; but somewhere between the household essentials and the children department it all went to h-e-double hockey sticks! My two year old who I'll refer to as, Big J, had a meltdown because I wouldn't let him open his new cup. Then we walked by the toys and my 3 month old, Lil' J, wakes up. Next Big J starts to cry over a dinosaur. And can you imagine it didn't get any better! I finally make it to the register, long gone my days of perusing all Target aisles. Now Big J has stopped crying, but he has started to whine about the cup again. And Lil' J is in the beginning stages of a cry. Just when I think, this couldn't possibly get any worse, cute guy gets behind me at the register. Nope, Im not single ,and I'm definitely not looking. But the look I received from him wasn't the "she's hot" look I used to receive just two short years ago. Nope,it was more of a "I'm never having kids" look.

Now here I am hours later...both kids are asleep and I'm enjoying a glass of wine. Even after all the drama my kids gave me today, I wouldn't trade these experiences for anything in the world. Well maybe a vacation; I promise I'd come back home. :).

*cheers* to a better day tomorrow!

Until Later,
Jacqueline


~Haute Mama~

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Favorite Fall Finds...

Well here I am, jumping in on fall fashion. I've never been a fan of jackets, sweaters, or long sleeves. I always feel so constricted! However, I've been shopping; and there are quite a few nice things out there these days. :)



Macy's has an awesome selection of sweater dresses, cardigans, and tunics. Which are *wait for it* all starting to look super cute to me! Paired with some leggings, skinny-boyfriend-straight leg jean, or with a dress or skirt. It all looks amazing! There are also a lot of versatile styles; for work, play, or casual dress. Which these days casual is the category I fall under. I need to be comfortable to chase my kids around, yet I still want to be a Haute Mama!

Here are two cardigans that I really like. On the top is BCBG (retails for $158) on the bottom is INC (retails for $79)

UGG has also reeled me over to their site (retails for $160). The Classic Argyle Knit boot is perfect fit to my lifestyle.

These are my favorite from Ugg.

Also, I can't believe I am going to say this, but I am also checking out leggings. I have not been interested in any of the skinny jean/legging trends until I bought a pair of DKNY skinny jeans from Macy's. I am not the skinniest woman around; i.e.: I have a J.Lo derriere...LoL! And these jeans make me feel like a size 4!

So, I will try a pair of leggings from Express.



These are a pair of denim leggings (retail for $49.50). They also have spandex, sequin, and sexy sleek black pair.

So those are a few of the pieces that I am interested in. I know that a lot of Moms won't take/or have the money to spend on themselves. But, you can always improvise all those pieces at discount stores. I am also an Haute Mama on a budget. Stores like Ross, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, Forever 21, and even Target keep up with the latest trends for discounted prices.

So here's to you fall *cheers*! I think I just might like this season from now on! ;)

Until Later,
~Jacqueline~

Fall Is Upon Us...

Well the time has come that every Californian dreads...a change in the weather. Although I spent the last three years in Texas, I am still not happy about weather. So now that temperatures have dropped, so have my spirits! Not only do I mourn the cold temps, I mourn the cute summer clothes and open toed shoes. :((( It's no secret that I am no fan of fall/winter clothes. They are restricting and in my opinion quite boring. But I am making an attempt to change my own mind and try out a few of these styles. *sigh* Wish me luck!

Friday Night

So this is my new Friday night? 1am and I've got my two sons taking over my bed. I'm entirely too sleepy to try to move them. And, it's actually enough room for the three of us.

Tomorrow we don't have much planned. The weekends are especially tough. The weekends serve as family time, and since we are missing a link of our family, it's just not the same. :(

Okay it's time for me to head in for the night.

~Jacqueline~


~Haute Mama~

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Trying New Things...

As you may know, a few weeks ago my spouse left on deployment. With that being said, the Navy has wonderful groups that support the family year around. As you can imagine, when it’s time for deployment those groups really come together. So after five years of being a part of the Navy, I am finally going to participate. Well I take that back, we lived in Houston for three years, and I attended many Navy events. I still miss the friends that I made from that time; who were all military affiliated. However, we all had the same story. Let me explain.

I am from a military town, so I am familiar with military families. From those experiences or from what I’ve seen, I NEVER wanted to be a part of that life. The military wife has a bad stereotype in my book. They are labeled as boring stay at home Moms. I don’t want to be under that label. Although I am a stay at home Mom, by no means am I boring! I love fashion, shoes, make-up, my kids, and of course my Navy man! But under that label; military wives don’t care about fashion, shoes, and make-up. All they care about is their children and their husbands. They won’t take time out for themselves to do things other than for their kids or husband. Which is great and of course that is always first priority. But there is a fine balance. You don’t want to lose yourself in only being the caregiver.

So tonight I’m attending a family game night. I hope to meet other women like me. We love our spouses, we are very proud! But it doesn’t DEFINE us! I am hoping I can meet ladies who love to read Glamour and InStyle magazines. I am hoping to meet ladies who do not live up to that stereotype. That’s what I’m hoping.

So ladies, if I meet you tonight and I share my blog with you, please don’t be offended. I am only writing about my own experience and what I’ve encountered. Here’s to the next few months flying by so our loved ones will return home!

~Jacqueline~

This week was supposed to be different....

This week was supposed to be different. This week was supposed to be great! Alas, none of that happened. Here it is Thursday, and I am no more relaxed than I was last Thursday. *Sigh* this week I wanted to get my kids on a schedule that worked for all three of us. I wanted our day fly by smoothly, with everything falling magically into place. And then I woke up!

All jokes aside, I wanted to start my week with a little time each day pampering myself. I think it’s important to take time out from the hectic life as “Mom” to just unwind. Yet, I can’t even take my own advice! Now don’t worry, it hasn't been from lack of trying. However, as we all know with a toddler, whom I’ll refer to as, “Big J” it’s darn near impossible to predict his mood each and every day! And don’t even get me started on “Little J”, he is 2.5 months old; I won’t call him a “bad” baby, lol…but he has left behind the sleep all day infant phase. He wants to coo, talk, play with toys, and watch his big brother run around.

So what does that mean for me??? Well that meant no time to rave about my favorite new nail color; it’s called Pink of Hearts by Opi. It’s a pale pink color and it also supports Breast Cancer Awareness month. I have it on my toesies and I just love it! I also have had no time to try my Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk. I have heard wonderful things about her entire line of products. So I bought a few to try and share with you all. And if you’re wondering, I have not received any compensation for speaking about these products…LoL! I’m just a real life product junkie and I don’t mind sharing.

Well I have another busy day ahead. Surprisingly, “Big J” and “Little J” are still sleeping! So I am taking the time to get my schedule ready for the day. I’m trying something new this evening and I’ll talk about it in a separate post. Enjoy your day!

~Jacqueline~

Whew!!!

Whew! That is all I have to say about the last few days. If my children weren't two years old and two months old, I'd be quite certain they have been trying to get rid of me!

Let me explain. As you may know, I am now the "Head Honcho" in this house. My spouse is away on deployment. And as proud of him that I am, there is also a part of me when my children are screaming I think to myself; Lucky Bastard! No, I haven't lost my mind, yet. But over the last few days I have lost complete control of my bedroom, if that's what it is anymore. My day seems to be full of putting out small fires ie: poop blow-out on Kid #2, Kid #1 sliding on printer paper across the tile floors, and Kids #1 and #2 simultaneously CRYING!

So with all that being said, I am dedicating my weekend to organizing our home and our schedule. I NEVER imagined staying home with MY OWN children every day could be so exhausting! Mind you, I'm not completely naive. But I was thinking it won't be easy, but I can do it. I'll play with them, feed, them, we'll read books, and they'll be GENIUSES!! Uh, yeah..I just want them to be alive at this point. LoL!

I also want to spend next week on ME TIME! Even though I'm a rookie at this Mommy gig. I know that I must maintain some sort of sanity for myself and my children. So next week I'll blog about my favorite products and new products I want to try and share.

Thanks for listening....Whew!!!!

~Jacqueline~