Thankful Thursday...

I'm linking up with two gorgeous gals, Jenna and Crystal, today for the very first installment of Thankful Thursday!  Holla!

The rules are simple...all you have to do is grab the button, paste it into your blog, and then enter your post back on the host's page. All you have to do is tell about 5 things that you are thankful for right now, (they can be serious, funny or a mix of both) and that's it! Easy, peasy! Now... LET'S DO THIS!

 

{uno} The Chinese takeout sitting on my desk that I'm currently consuming as I type!  Dear Crab Rangoon, I love you!  I love you more than anyone should ever love any food item, but I do!  I can't deny, hell I don't even try, I would eat you all day everyday if I simply didn't give a shit!  But once a week will do...most weeks!  Until next week...I will miss you every second of every minute of every hour of every day! xoxo

 

{dos} This HOT ASS tank from Ruffles With Love!  I just got 4 new ones and all but one seems to have a sexual innuendo...is that the right word...innuendo?  Did I spell it right?  Anyway, they are all sexual...me like mucho!

 

 

{tres} My new Chromebook The Husband got me for our anniversary!  You should be thankful too!  This means I can blog from home in the evenings = more posts from this girl right here! 

You're Welcome!

 

 

{quatro} The CHIEFS!!!!!!  I went to my very first game at Arrowhead this past Sunday and honestly...I'm not sure how I've lived 30.5 years without experiencing the loudest, bestest, most funnest stadium experience ever!  Needless to say, we are going to another game next month!  Yay!

 

 

 

 

{cinco} This girl right here!  Molly and I haven't even known each other a year (yet), but I swear she is my soul-sister-mate whatever!  I can't remember a day that's gone by that I haven't talked to her; she lets me bitch, whine, cry, yell, be a complete dumb ass, make a fool of myself, make bad choices, she knows all my secrets...whatever...and she never judges me and always supports me!  Love her!  In the past 10 months we met, celebrated my Dirty Thirty, ran our first 10k together, celebrated her Dirty Thirty, and experienced my first Chiefs game together!  And come this Saturday, we are going to share another big day together...our first Tough Mudder!  We only hope to live to tell the tale!  Wish us luck!  Cross your fingers!  Say a little prayer!  I'm SO excited!  Molly is SO freaking out!

 

 

What are you Thankful For this Thursday!?

 

xoxo

  

Sunshine Award Vlog Edition...

One of my favorites and second-time new Momma's, Annie, from One Crazy Mama hit me up with another Sunshine Award!  Boom!  I know y'all are excited because this time I'm vlog'n it, yo!'

You're Welcome!

 

Here are my version of the "rules"...

1. Include award logo in a post or on your blog.

2. Link to the person who nominated you

3. Answer 10 questions about yourself and write 10 questions for your nominees to answer.

4. Nominate bloggers to receive the award. Link your nominees to the post and comment on their blogs letting them know they’ve been nominated.

1. You're at starbucks what do you order?

2. Do you and your hubby/significant other have celeb "free passes" if so who?

3. Peanut butter and jelly or honey?

4. Favorite workout machine at the gym or at home?

5. Favorite place to online shop?

6. You have 3 hours of uninterrupted time what do you do?

7. If you could do ANYTHING to your hair and you knew it would look good what would you do?

8. If you have to choose between doing your makeup or doing your hair what do you do?

9. Day at the spa or day at the beach?

10. Do you believe in love at first sight?

xoxo

Jamberry Party & Giveaway...

Holy Shit, Y'all!  I think I've found, no...I know I've found my newest fashion addiction!  Ever heard of Jamberry Nails?  If not, you'll thank me later for this introduction! Jamberry will make your life nails way more flirty, exciting, flashy, stylish, fun and  most importantly...EASY!

Jamberry launched in 2010 by three sisters who wanted a cheaper alternative to expensive salon visits!  The DIY, easy at-home application method, along with over 200+ designs PLUS a nail art studio where you can design your own, quickly became a hit and a new era in nail art was born!  Each Jamberry sheet of comes with 18 wraps and each wrap can be cut in half, meaning you can get more then one set out of a sheet (most sheets are good for 2-3 sets on average).  Jamberry even offers junior sheets for your little lady and I can't wait to get Norah some of the new holiday wraps!  All Jamberry wraps are gluten free and latex free.

A couple weeks ago I tried my first set of Jamberry Nail Wraps, and I don't think I will ever go back to straight polish!  The wraps last 10-14 days on average, but the key is the application.  I have to admit, I was Fuh-Reaked about putting on my first set, like for real!  Once I got started though, it was cake!  It took me about 30 minutes that first time, but it only took me about 10 minutes to put the second set on!  I'm a nail picker by nature...polish usually only lasts 2, maybe 3 days before it is just all sorts of F'd up!  The first set of Jams lasted 8 days, that's like forever long for me!  After talking to Lacey, my Jamberry Consultant, I told her the ends had started to get rough and that's why I took them off...she told me that if you just file the ends again (like you do when you put them on) that they will smooth down and last a few more days so I'm definitely going to do that with this set!  I've had them on since Saturday morning so far...the challenge is on!  Haha!  I was super surprised though by the patterned second set I have!  I'm usually a solid color girl, but I'm loving the pattern one the Delicate Rose wraps!  It's gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous and truth be told, I think the pattern helps hide any small imperfections from the application process!  You can easily cut the wraps to fit your nails perfectly, if needed, which I did for my thumbs since I have wide, straight thumb nail beds and the wraps are more round!


First Jamberry Nail Wrap Set - London Fog

What you need: Hair Dryer, Alcohol, Cotton Balls, Nail Scissors, Rubber Cuticle Pusher, Nail File, Jamberry Nail Wraps!

Second Jamberry Nail Wrap - Delicate Rose

Now, the part y'all have been waiting for...who wants some Jamberry for FREE!?  My girl, and Jamberry Consultant, Lacey is giving one lucky reader one sheet of their choice of Jamberry Nail Wraps!  All you have to do to enter is 1) follow this blog, StronglyFeminine, on Bloglovin! 2) like Lacey's Jamberry Facebook Page! 3) leave a comment saying you did so!  The giveaway will run through Sunday at 12:00pm CST and the winner will be announced Monday, September 23rd!  Holla!

I'm also hosting an online Jamberry Party!  If you are interested in trying out the Jamberry Nail Wraps and don't win the giveaway click HERE and you will be directed straight to my online party website where you can check out all the designs and place your order!  The party will be open for 2 weeks!

If you have any questions about Jamberry or want to learn more, you can email Lacey directly at laceymegan.jamberry@yahoo.com!  To get to Lacey's personal Jamberry website click here! 

Jamberry Nail Wrap Application Video!!

 

If you've already tried the Jamberry Nail Wraps, do you love them as much as I do?!

xoxo

Iseminger Chronicles...

Hey Y'all!  I'm guest posting for Ashlee today over at Iseminger Chronicles!  If you've ever thought to yourself, "This shit would never have happened before I had kids..." then you should head over and check out today's post "Only After Kids" here!

Anniversary Weekend Recap will be up later this week!

Giveaway City!

I posted a Giveaway on my HomeGirl (Instagram @darci_spear) Friday evening for a super cute handbag perfect for Fall, if you haven't entered head over there now and do it!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a Jamberry Nail Review and Giveaway!  You won't want to miss this one!

 

Make it a great Monday, Y'all!

xoxo

Five Years...

Thank Goodness It's Friday! 

It's a very special day at the Spear Shack... it's The Husband and I's Five Year Wedding Anniversary! 

I wanted to share with y'all some of our wedding photos!  Mostly for attention because I love it, but also because The Husband rarely makes an appearance on the blog!  What can I say, he's my Gypsy!

Enjoy...oh and stay tuned for a little wedding horror story after the photos...



 

 

Gorgeous photos, right!?  However, did you notice anything different, odd, missing?...Say maybe our wedding party...family and friends...the ceremony and reception...maybe?  Well, let me tell you a story...I'm gonna break it down for you nice and easy...we do not have one single picture from our wedding day from the photographer we hired!  Not one!  I know...go ahead, gasp...I'll wait!  Oh and on top of that, I was 10 weeks pregnant with Jack in all of these photos...I know, right!?  So the wedding day went off without a hitch, well besides it torrential raining which lead to about a third of our rsvp'd guests pulling a no show and having a shit ton of wasted food and booze (well booze never goes to waste, but I digress)...otherwise it was a wonderful day!  I had my best girlfriends with me and I don't think I yelled at too many people?  Eek!

Our photographer was from my hometown, even though we got married in Pittsburg where we live, and she had shot numerous of my friend's weddings.  She did our engagement photos, loved them!  The day of the wedding I think she shot for 6 hours, maybe...we ventured outside in the rain and took the cutest group photos with black umbrellas, we spent an hour getting all the different family photos, she of course captured the ceremony and the reception and all that good stuff!

Fast forward 2 months, my cell rings and I see it was her, I was so excited because I knew this meant our photos were ready for viewing!  Squeal!  Instead I answer and immediately know something is up...she was rambling and mumbling and stuttering, finally I hear "I don't have any of your pictures from your wedding!"  I was all, "Say whaaaat!?" In the end, the disk she had in her camera was corrupt so when she went to pull the pictures off of it...she couldn't.  She had sent it out to two different data recovery places and they couldn't get anything off of it either.  There I was, now 6 weeks pregnant, bloated and without a single wedding photo...mother fuck!  Of course, she refunded all of our money and asked if she could at least do a "studio"shoot with us.  My first thought was, "yeah, sure if I can get my gut back in my body hugging, unforgiving, straight, zero poof, lace dress."  Followed by, "where is my dress?!"  And lastly, "Fuck!  I just cut off all my hair!"  I had cut about 12 inches off my hair the week after our honeymoon, so those are extensions in all of the photos!  LOL!

Four weeks later we had our studio shoot and I have to admit, we ended up with some amazing photos of The Husband and me...but it's not the same, no way - no how!  I am thankful for the photos we do have though, and my step-mom actually took quite a few candid shots throughout the day so we do have those as well!  Here are a few photos from our actual wedding day!

Moral of the story:  When life gives you lemons, you might end up with some gorgeous photos...just not the ones you really wanted, but be thankful and satisfied with what you do have!

Anyone else have a wedding horror story!?  Do share!?

 xoxo