"Hake-Up"

So recently, Loretta has discovered my makeup.... or as she likes to call it “hake-up”...... this is a very uhmmm exciting time I guess one would call it.... 

For those of you who know me, would know that I know absolutely NOTHING about makeup... I own eyeshadow, mascara and some lipgloss.... I have foundation that I’m not really sure how to apply.... I own one of those pink egg sponges, however, I don’t understand what the deal is with it. Are you supposed to get it wet first? What if my foundation is powder? Do I still need this “miracle sponge”? Apparently if you don’t use this sponge your foundation won’t work I guess. Well mine hasn’t left the wrapper since that one night a year ago.... Anyways, I don’t know how to do makeup. I may need to call Adams cousin Holly and have her give me lessons because I know the day will come when Loretta will want to go out in public and wear her “hake-up”.

Okay so back to Loretta doing her “hake-up.” The first time she wanted to play with makeup was a few weeks ago when Elena and I were washing our hair with some new shampoo and brushing our teeth with this ridiculous charcoal toothpaste that’s supposed to whiten your teeth and stain your toothbrush and maybe walls in the process! While Elena and I are laughing at the black rings around our lips, Loretta is digging through my old makeup bag and we happen to look over to see her.... she had concealer on her cheeks and eyeliner on her legs and arms. Lipstick was on her lips, she actually did really well with the lips. When I saw her, she was getting into the black eyeshadow. So naturally I did what every good mom would do, and I got her a headband to get her hair out of her way! I can’t decide who enjoyed this experience more.... me, Elena or Loretta! When she was finished I knew I had to show Adam. 

I scoop Loretta up in my arms and carry her downstairs to the garage where Adam and his three guy friends were hanging out. We walk in and his eyes got about as big as a half dollar. He said, “oh my god. What happened? What is all over her!?!” So we all laugh and I try to explain how Loretta wanted to do her “hake-up.” It really melted my heart how excited and proud she was. Shortly after we showed Daddy, we went upstairs and took it all off because I’ve been told it’s not good to sleep with our makeup on. So I explained this to Loretta and surprisingly she was okay with taking it off. Little did I know, this was just one of more “hake-up” experiences to come. 

Today I was getting ready to meet Elena for pedicures, and Loretta followed me into the bathroom. She went right to the bottom drawer and grabbed that makeup bag. I really didn’t have too much time to be playing makeup with her but I decided this time with Loretta was important for me to take advantage of. Lately Loretta has been acting out and I know she is screaming for my attention. So we did makeup. The sounds of her belly laugh filled the bathroom as she applied the concealer to her eyebrows and lips. Next, she went for the black eyeshadow and brushed it right above her eyes. After that she went in for the red lipstick and when she was finished she topped the lips off with concealer. In my head I’m thinking, “well this will be fun when she licks her lips and realizes the concealer probably doesn’t taste too good...” but I put my hand on her chin and moved her face so she could make eye contact with me and I smiled and said, “baby, you are so beautiful, I absolutely love your makeup! I am so proud of you! You can put make up on so well!” She smiled that beautiful smile and looked back at me and said, “mommy, Loretta do hake-up so good” at this moment I was glad I decided to forget about the rush I was in so I could enjoy this time with my sweet Loretta. 

I often feel like I’m always in a hurry, or too busy to slow down and give her my attention. I don’t mean that I never play with her. I certainly do, but most times Audrey is right beside her. I love both of my girls the same, but I forget sometimes how special they are individually! So whenever Loretta wants to play with her “hake-up” guess what.... we do it.

Intro

Hello, My name is Dana and I will be driving this crazy train I like to call life. Here, I will fill you in on some exciting experiences of my everyday life.. Sometimes I really want to just put my running shoes on and run until I can't run anymore... but lets be real I wouldn't make it very far.... Im not exactly a runner and.....donuts.

  If you're hoping to read something that makes sense or has perfect grammar you should just look somewhere else. I have two small children and I'm doing good to make sure we have clean clothes to wear! So if you're ready for something real then welcome aboard!

Adam- Okay, so first off I love this man so much. He is the most loving and caring person I have ever met.. Not to mention he's pretty good looking too!😉 Adam is the most amazing father in the entire world and we are so very lucky to have him in our lives. Aside from being a father, he is also a fishing charter captain in Tampa, Florida. We have a 30ft pontoon boat that he takes his clients on to catch Redfish, Snook, Trout and whatever else will take the bait! Adam and I met in the Shenandoah Valley at a timeshare resort called Massanutten. The day we met also happened to be my 21st birthday, and the best "first day" of a new job ever..... 

It was August 23rd, 2013 and I put my 2002 Chevrolet 1500 in park outside of the tour center. I looked around and there were people parking and getting out of their vehicles to walk inside and clock in. Everyone was dressed very nice, men in suits with ties and women in skirts or slacks and heels.... Here I am in a sweater to cover my tattoos and flats... Im on the phone with my mom and I tell her I'm not sure I can do this. Ive never sold anything in my entire life other than trail rides at a barn! How in the world did I think I could sell someone a vacation? Then I see a black GMC 3500 pull in and back into a spot.... Okay who does this guy think he is, I'm thinking to myself.... He gets out.... OHHH... DANG! WHO IS THAT GUY? Well I'm sure by now you can guess that it was Adam. So I tell my mom, "alright mom I got this, I'm going to hang up and walk in now!" I walk to the building and there is a buddy I've known for a few years so I stop and chat with him for a minute then Adam comes down the steps and shakes hands with my old friend and says hello! WHAAAA?? So I casually tell Adam that he had a nice truck and he just says oh thanks and walks away...... Well I was hoping for more than an "oh thanks" but okay whatever... 

Days and weeks go by and ill save you the mushy details but eventually Adam and I started paying more and more attention to each other and before we knew it we were eating dinner together and couldn't stand the idea of being apart. So here we are now, 4.5 years later and two beautiful daughters later... And were just living the dream.

Loretta and Audrey- Loretta is currently 2.5 years old and Audrey is 1.5 years old. I cannot stand when you ask someone how old their child is and they say, "Oh she's 36 months.." Dude, just say she's 3. SHES 3!! Anyways, we have the most beautiful daughters in the whole world but I know everyone always says that about their own children.. These two girls are so full of life and energy! Sometimes they have so much energy I wish I could bottle it up and sell it to people like me who are always tired. ☺️ Right now Loretta enjoys crafting, baking and reading. She will paint or make cookies until the cows come home. If you ask her, "Loretta would you like to bake some cookies?" she will start screaming and go get her stool to drag over to the kitchenaid mixer! She's so smart sometimes it blows my mind. Oh, and she's now at that age where she asks, "WHY?" every few minutes... and "what are you doing mommy?" in between every "Why"... lucky me I'm so excited for this stage.............not.... Audrey is very obsessed with dinosaurs lately. I recently read online about how children who love dinosaurs turn out to be very intelligent.. so I'm really hoping thats true because one of these girls needs to be our retirement plan. 😉

Me- So im pretty simple. Well not really but it sounds better than saying I'm a crazy person who is obsessed with my husband, children and best friends..... I love coffee in the morning and donuts. Aside from being a mom I am a friend to some pretty amazing people. I have two girls who I am very close with... Elena- She is the best friend I could have ever asked for. I met Elena when I was pregnant with Audrey and in a lot of pain, she was my massage therapist. Immediately we hit it off and started being friends right away. She later introduced me to her beautiful cousin Nicole. Both of these girls help me get through my days and a lot of times keep me sane. Id be lost without them....not to mention they have the most adorable boys you've ever seen in your life and I love being able to let my girls grow up with them!

You may not feel like you quite "know" us yet but just stick along with me and I will fill you in as we go and hopefully give you a good laugh! Thanks for reading!