Friday Favorites - May 20th

 

 

JoJo

The Bachelorette premieres on Monday and I'm PUMPED.

I posted an Ode to JoJo Wednesday  where I listed 15 reasons we love her.

I think you need to take a peek.

 

 

 

 

Girls Trips

I recently took two girls trips.

One to Magnolia and one to Mexico

 

I loved them both and plan on recapping them next week.

I really needed my girl time to recharge. It feeds my soul.

 

 

 

 

 

Free Weekend

We don't have any plans this weekend and I think it will be great.

I mean we have to get the car inspected and give Connor a haircut.

But NOTHING ELSE.

Hallelujah

 

 

 

Meme of the Week

This made me laugh. because it is true.

 

 

Ode to JoJo

It doesn't seem like it has been very long since we saw Ben & Lauren

find love on The Bachelor.

 

My favorite girl, JoJo, was chosen to be the Bachelorette in the upcoming season

which premieres next Monday.

 

I'm here to name a few of the reasons we should all be SUPER excited with a little

ODE TO JOJO

 

 

1. She was the house therapist.

During The Bachelor, she talked Jubilee and Caila of the edge
 

 

 

2. She brings the fashion

I really enjoy reading All the Pretty Pandas Blog by Sharleen, who was actually
on Juan Pablo's season. She shares some seriously interesting insight into the production
of the show and gives a Best Dressed award in her blog each week.
JoJo was oftentimes highlighted for her great clothes!
I can't wait to see what she wears as The Bachelorette

 

 

 

3. She is funny

 

She was heavily highlighted in the bloopers and I think it is because she is genuinely funny.

 

 

4. She's hot

 

After her somewhat disastrous Hometown Date, Shaeffer Told Me To shared this image.

Well played JoJo, well played.

And, va va voom. Hello!
I'm guessing we can expect some steamy scenes this season.



5. She is relatable

Ben told his parents that he is more himself around JoJo than anyone else and
I think that is because she is down to earth and relatable.


I mean, this is what I would be thinking too. haha

 

6. She is the voice of reason.

There were a few times during The Bachelor when we could count on her to perfectly
narrate the situation. In Jamaica she explained the reason the group date was
so awkward better than anyone else could articulate. She reasonably understood
that she put herself in the unique setting and described the particular challenges that
came with multiple beautiful women dating one guy.
 


7. She is not boring

For some reason she seemed to get most of the pigs' aggression.
And it was hilarious to watch.


This.


And this.

 

8. She is a girl's girl

 It was clear that she was one of the most well liked girls in the house.
I loved seeing the behind the scenes moments and bloopers they showed.
These were two of my favorites.

 

9. Texas Girl

I'm a little biased, but it totally is a plus to me that she is a Texas Girl.
I loved seeing her date in DFW and look forward to seeing how much of
her season was filmed in Dallas.

 

10. Her mom

I think most people loved JoJo's mom after they saw her chugging from a bottle of champagne.
Her older sons were suspicious of Ben and the scene was clearly tense and uncomfortable.
After such a formal dinner in a fancy home, I don't think anyone expected her Mom
to grab a bottle and go to town.
But she did.
And America loved it.

11. Her crazy brothers

The second JoJo walked through the door, her two older brothers attacked her
 with hugs and kisses.
They were clear that they loved their sister and did not trust Ben.
I'm looking forward to their take on meeting multiple men.



12. Her mom

During her hometown date, JoJo told her Mom that she was falling in love and her sweet mother seemed a little confused. JoJo said she was scared and her Mother responded with “You are not going to get hurt, you’re beautiful”
huh???
What? 
JoJo told her Mom that there were still three other girl involved
and her mom responded with the saddest “oh.”
This was my number one favorite part of the season.
Did her Mom not know that there were multiple girls?
Is she just finding this out?
I laugh out loud every time I see this conversation.



13. Her mom

After JoJo was announced The Bachelorette I saw this picture online and I loved it.
Cheers to more Champagne bottle chugging!

 

14. Her jumping skills

Sheaffer likes to score the girls on The Bachelor on their running and jumping skills.
I think we can all agree JoJo gets a 10!!

 

  

15. She is GD Magical Unicorn
 

 

 

Spring Pictures - 2016

When I saw that our favorite photographer was having Spring Mini sessions, I asked my SIL if she would want to do a cousin picture for my MIL's Mother's Day gift.

 

We had to reschedule a couple times due to bad weather in April,

but we were able to go the first Sunday in May.

 

Connor was in a MOOD. Oftentimes he is not happy/sad/mad, just confused and stares at the camera.

This time.......he was MAD!

He was all smiles and giggles on the way there (of course).

 

For the mini package we got to chose 5 images that we were able to download.

We paid a little extra to chose six because the last one was just too funny.

 

1) My favorite picture of the day.

We had a tough time getting this because Connor would not go from me or Cecil to Austin,

but my genius SIL figured out he would go from Cecil to her to Austin.

Anyways, this is the money shot that we got for Nana.

 

 

2) Connor at 15 months.

 

3) Austin at 14. He is leaving middle school this year and heading to high school

Such a handsome guy!

 

4) Group picture.

I should have jumped in here too, but I wasn't thinking straight after dealing with Connor's tantrum.

Anyways, I still think it is sweet of Nana's four babies

 

5) Boy Picture

 

6) And finally, if you can't beat them - join them!!! hahaha

I felt like crying too!

 

Here are the other ones that we didn't select:

 

This is about when I wanted to lose my mind! Happy Mother's Day Nana!! gahhhh

 

I had really wanted Connor to get one in the teepee because it was so beautiful but he would not sit by himself.

 

And our family ones. I need to learn how to stand and smile. gahhhhh

 

I might like this one if Connor was smiling.  

 

So this was our toughest photo session yet, but I am forever thankful for the five good images.

 Motherhood sure is interesting.

I'm pretty sure Nana enjoyed her photos and that is what matters. :)