Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Sometimes

Sometimes you tell your best friend youve lost weight and you receive a text saying "i could tell you were skinnier through that text!
" Sometimes your dad wakes you up and tells you hes made breakfast and you realize you'd be okay if you were made breakfast every single morning for the rest of your life. Sometimes i get $80 abercrombie jeans on sale for $8. NO JOKE. and sometimes i love them and wear them to work and sometimes my manager is not happy but loves me so much she just lets me wear them even though sometimes they have holes. Sometimes i realize i am not very forgiving when it comes to receeding hairlines or settling.
Sometimes i write you on your mission and you write back and then sometimes you come home thinking youre too cool for school and then consequently sometimes i improve myself and dont plan on giving you the time of day. Sometimes i have dreams about people and i just have to tell them even though we arent even that good of friends but i just gotta so sometimes i text you telling you i had a dream that you were gonna get in the NBA because sometimes if you do i want you to know im psychic and i want my own show on TLC.
 Sometimes you are so lonely when youre family is out of town for almost two weeks that you find yourself talking to your dog and sometimes you ask her if she thinks you look skinny and then she walks away. And sometimes that is not a good sign. Sometimes the two of you are best friends until you come home from work one day and she has torn up the basement carpet.#enemies...Sometimes i want to delete girls on fb when they say they ate dog once because what kind of person eats dog?! Sometimes your sister tells you that when she was watching Lifes a Tripp that she thinks you look a lot like Bristol and you LOVE that because you love Bristol. Sometimes a cute guy at work who speaks practically no English asks you on a date to Macaroni Grill and you have to say no because sometimes i dont like to be mean to boys at work so sometimes i tell them all i'm their girlfriend...whoops.
 Sometimes you are the only person in DSW who is trying on boots in the middle of July and sometimes you dont even care. And to even worsen this boot addiction sometimes you order 4 pair of boots in the middle of July because you want the cutest fall wardrobe possible. Sometimes you go to Nordys because they are having a semi annual sale and you almost have a heart attack in the shoe department and then sometimes a girl swoops in and picks up the LAST PAIR of neon yellow nike running shoes that clearly had your name on them and then sometimes she also takes the last white northface in your size too and sometimes you seriously think about following her to the parking lot because if this was a movie you would have had a knock down dragout over a pair of shoes in the middle of Nordstroms. But sometimes you just end up getting over it because at least the girl has good taste right? Sometimes you ask your sister how many calories are in her chicken and rice and your 4 year old nephew responds with "mm 4 or 5.." If only...
Sometimes your cousin gets his mission call to San Diego California and you are so thrilled for him!! And sometimes he leaves on Halloween and you know he is going to be great. Sometimes you find yourself saying "i enjoy this ribbon or i enjoy that" and your mom thinks its such a funny phrase. Sometimes i go through food phases and sometimes the latest one is chocolate milk and anything that needs syrup...sometimes you wonder if you could write a diet book with that. Sometimes i go on and on about how skinny bella looks and she feels great but then she gets fat again. #poordog. Sometimes i like to make up my own words to songs and sing them to my dogs....hahaha esp that cher lloyd one and they love it. Sometimes i secretly love when boys compliment my hair and then sometimes its not so secret anymore. Sometimes I find out i missed out on National cheesecake day and Luke Bryans birthday and now you are feeling slighted by missing two opportunities to throw a party...So sometimes you feel terrible so here ya go Luke, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
xoxo CAIT xoxo




Baby Bray

I woke up at 5:30 today and headed over to Megs to stay with the babies while they headed to the hospital to get induced. I got to go back to bed for about 2 hours until i awoke to Cassady calling for daddy on the monitor. I stumbled out of bed and into her room and shes silent. Then out of her 2 year old little mouth comes "oh, its you." How could i not laugh? Once both of the munchkins were up we went down to our "special breakfast" of donuts!
 [since it was baby brays birthday]
[[SO happy]]
After breakfast we watched cartoons as i got them ready.
brushing teeth, getting dressed, doing hair, etc
playing mommy for a day isnt easy! Babies first then you. but by then theres no time for you.
After that we headed to the hospital to meet this angel
Carrigan Bray Mcgovern
7lbs on the dot.
Do you think shes irish or what? However in all honesty I am not in love with the name Carrigan. To me she is Bray and Megs is all for it so good because thats the only thing i plan on calling her...I am so in love with her!! When we walked into the room she wasnt there so we had to wait for her. When she came in i was dying. I got to be the first person to hold her too :)! Shes the tiniest little thing ever. I LOVE tiny babies. I know some people are all for the chubby babies but i am not one of them and i can be biased because i was one of those huge babies so i dont feel bad saying it.
uh we will not even discuss how huge i was as a baby...
CJ is so in love with her already. He was so great when Cassady was born and even better now that hes gotten older. He kept wanting to hold her and he even tried to get me to put her on the ground to see if she would walk to him. After pappaw told him she wouldnt be walking for a while he responded with "well lets just see." haha Cassady however acted scared of her and wouldnt hold her. She was always aware of where Bray was in the room though. On the way to the hospital the second time [later in the day] i ask them if they were excited to see Bray and ask Cassady if she was gonna hold her. Cassady said "i no hold her." and got upset so i dropped it. Later i overhear this conversation in the back. "Cass you be nice to our baby. You have to hold her and you kiss her and love her." He went on for a bit telling Cass proper ettiquette for their new sister. Cass responds with "okay bubba."
When Cass went in the second time she held her and kissed her and loved her.
I plan on spending every second possible with her that i can before i head off to school again. As soon as i said it out loud that i was leaving so soon i burst into tears which then led mom and dad to also. I am so sad about it. But we still have lots to look forward to- like little brays photoshoot on Sunday. Expect to see a lot more pictures of her...

xoxo a very proud aunt xoxo

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Run Caitlin Run

You know those summers where youre like i'm gonna do this...i'm gonna go here or see that, etc etc etc. Well for once i feel like my summer goals are in sight. They are always these 3. ahem 1. get in shape 2. make bank and 3. get black. Well i am happy to announce that they are getting accomplished. Slowly but surely. Number one being what this post is about. I finally made it up to 5.4 miles the other day! And my bucket list goal of running a marathon and a half marathon is doable. Will i find time this summer? Probably not- summer is slipping away so fast. I just got an email yesterday saying "The clearance sale is almost gone, just like summer." Wow buzzkill thanks. But i hope i can find time in the fall with my busy schedule. People find lots of different reasons to run and i feel like if more people ran they would feel way better. I have gotten to the point where i need to run every day and I will think and talk about it until i finally do. It has paid off though because i have lost over 11 pounds and the fact that i can fit into things i havent been able to fit in is amazing. The moms and i went shopping last week and i tried on all 4s in abercrombie. My goal is 20 pounds and i have 22 more days. Hey it could happen. The obsessive calorie counting and running work. So heres some inspiration, some great workout music: well if youre a girl...
Dev-Bass down low
Cher Lloyd-Want U back.
one direction-one thing
sean kingston-beautiful girls
kesha- kiss N tell
Far East Movement-Like a G6
at least these are what pandora keeps playing lately so these are my as of late running songs and if good music isnt enough of a push how bout a good wardrobe? If youre anything like me it'll be the best push for you. I keep finding the best sassy running shirts that make me want to run.
This website has so many cute running shirts with great sayings. Love them all.
Inapropriate? yes. Hilarious? yes. This is for all those harry potter fans. Such a funny workout shirt.
I love every single Nike T shirt. My other favorites consist of "Dont sweat my swag" "I play for kicks" and "kiss my sass" They arent all on this site but they are all Nike so you can buy them at many sites.
I love all Nike everything- its the only brand i use for shoes and my fav for shorts.

This website definitely works for my southern state of mind & is perfect for a girl who loves bows.
Just remember: "your mind gives up before your legs do." &
I am a firm believer in mind over matter and it proves accurate in my life.
good luck.
xoxo CAIT xoxo

Chocolate wasted.

but not really...
because we went to Hershey Park yesterday and didnt eat one single piece of chocolate...
Shocking i know. We just were such on a mission to hit all in the rollercoasters, no time was wasted in the gift shops. If you've never been to Hershey Park you should go. It is HUGE and the price is good. We coulda spent 3 days there to be able to do everything. We all had a lot of fun and were sad our prego mego or her fam couldnt come. Heres some quotes to show you just how our day went:
"shannon, you act like we never take you out in public..."
"Hey i'd rather her be like hey i'm gonna jump a fence girl rather then mopey fact girl...Hey do you guys know how many puppies were killed..."
"Can you go a whole hour without saying something depressing?"
"Then he took off his hat and then he was bald..."
"those arent the lyrics..."
"I'm actually gonna be rascal flatts new writer, they should change the lyrics."
"i bet their next albums gonna tank..."
"Shane do you know how many calories are in that?!"
"mmm these calories taste good."
"Are you making up your own lyrics again caitie?"
"jeez look at my ethiopian siblings..."
"can you please stop doing your step routine, its a little embarrassing..."
"wow guys can you believe i remember two of my routines from 8th grade?!"
"please stop."
"no i'm like one of those street performers, at least im entertaining"
the band perry comes on and the family breaks out in song
"wow and you guys call me embarrassing? this is like disney sing along"
"it wasnt terrible..." "...mom, you were practically crying..."
"look at that creeper staring at us"
"hey guys dont worry, i'm going to go get help, sit tight!"
"am i the only one enjoying this rain?"
"my makeup is running down my face."
"hes probably looking at my hair, not me, boys just love it"
"you arent supposed to say things like that out loud."
We only managed to get an end of the day photo after the morning started off with rain and my poor mother holding our paper map over her head. We all can imagine how well that worked out....Afterwards though we got a beautiful day of sun. My knee started to bug me an hour or so into the day and i didnt have my brace so that made for a really long day.
Hershey Park even had a zoo type thing that everyone seemed to really love. My family could have spent all day there meandering through the animals and spending a good chunk of time. I however was getting hungry so i popped a squat in front of the deer where i got an entertaining show from some squirrels...obv it wasnt my thing if i found your everyday animals of squirrels and deer more interesting than big cats or bats. In my defense there werent giraffes or elephants.
I even convinced mom and dad to ride the ferris wheel with me even though they both hated the height and having to stop at the top. Mom told me to stop moving. Mom told me to stop talking. Mom was really having a hard time. I however loved it and we all lived- like i knew we would.
This was my 4th time to Hershey Park- 1st time in elementary school with the Lancasters and the 2nd two times with my choir in middle school and everytime i have had a great time. I cant wait to go again and do the water park. There is still so much to do!

xoxo CAIT xoxo

ello USA


I LOVE THE OLYMPICS.
There are so many reasons why people watch and love the Olympics & here are mine.
numero uno reason being:PRINCE HARRY.
 I am not gonna even cross that out and pretend that there is another reason...i mean there should be another one but well honesty at its finest here
in the words of my mother, "he's to drool for."
like mother like daughter i guess because i am in a constant state of hope that the camera will scan to the audience and show prince harry. Mum [you like that Harry? I can pick up the brit lingo
for ya] told me that he wouldnt marry an english gal because the people of England prob wouldnt like that and all i gotta say is Harry hasnt met me yet. Oh and did i mention he has an accent?
numero dos reason being- winning looks.
When dad starts to yell at the olympians-especially my olympians i get a little defensive. "Dad please stop yelling at ryan, he doesnt like it!" or "youre stressing him and now youre stressing me." I like to talk for them and act like i know how and what they are thinking. Nathan, Ryan and Sam. P.S-Adrian is 6'7!
numero tres.-gymnastics is my favorite thing in the world.
Gymnastics and figure skating are my favorites. Not really surprising though since everyone likes those but i REALLY like those. I cant help but scream-yes scream-everytime one of our girls steps out or wobbles. Our team is amazing and poor Jordyn was screwed in the all around.
numero quatro- Alexandra Raismans....parents.
Hahaha watching them was almost better than watching the olympians. They looked like they were on a rollercoaster ride the way they were moving it was hilarious. The parents in general are awesome to see. I love when they show the parents after their son or daughter wins-its adorable.
numero cinco-they take place in LONDON!
I would give my right arm to go to London. Scratch that, i would give my left arm.But anyway i love when they show the scenery from London during the commercials. Its so beautiful and i cant wait until i go there. But it really all comes down to the fact that the olympics dont happen every year and the best athletes around the world come together and compete. You cheer for your country and hope for the best. It creates unity and makes me proud to be American. And coming from a girl who loves sports and loves competition- olympics are my kinda thing. i guess you could say i fancy them.

Oh and i cant forget the Olympic commercials, they beat the superbowl commercials in my book.
Cheerio
xoxo CAIT xoxo

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Just Monogram It.

Craft Idea #4. monogrammed shorts. CHECK
I LOVE monograms. If i could monogram everything i would. Since i have started running every day i thought i needed some cute new running shorts [obviously] and of course i monogrammed them. Initally my grandma was going to do them but her embroidery machine didnt do the lettering big enough. With some help from Buffy I was directed to a place that would do them. I seriously had the guy go through every single font and lettering possible to make sure they were perfect. HOW CUTE ARE THESE!
so i then got all of them done...
Even better i got the green Nike pair for only $8.99 at TJ maxx. It made me feel a little guilty for the prices of the others. By the end of the summer i hope to have a lot more. I want to be able to do this:
I have gone monogram crazy. As i was getting the shorts done my mind was already wondering with what i could do next. I want to do towels, sheets, shirts, jewelry, etc. Oh gosh just wait til i have a child...I have my eye on a necklace and a jacket right now.
Oh and my next monogram to do?
Recreate this outfit- monogram and all.
At this rate it might just be cheaper to get an embroidery machine...
xoxo CAIT xoxo


Life Happens

In recent news:
Cassady is now 2!!
^hence the shoe fetish...
Cassady says i love you every two minutes. Cassady has a shoe fetish. Cassady doesnt like it if you look at her too long and gets shy. Cassady loves shopping. Cassady is a little princess. Since the summer is so short i need to keep reminding myself to do little things for them and be around them so they can remember it. The other day i bought them coloring books randomly for fun and you would have that i took them to a toy store. They loved it.
& Connor turned 4!!
whats that meghan? no guns? dang guess i missed that memo... ;)
He is such a STUD. I love his little fohawk. The second picture is connors really fake smile hence the crazed look. For his birthday we went to pizza hut and he was itching to open his presents. It drove Sean crazy that Connor couldnt focus at all on the present he got but rather on to the next. I spoiled him like the cool aunt i am and had lots for him to open. I dont know if you noticed that there arent any recent pictures of the two of us but thats because the boy can literally not sit still for a minute. This was the first year connor got a "normal" cake because he has always had specialty cakes- a nemo or an optimus prime cake and he noticed haha and even said so. The things that come out of his mouth never cease to amaze me. Lately connors new thing is to ask if he can come running with me and i have to think up reasons he cant and i feel bad but maybe someday soon we'll go on a "run."
we celebrated Fathers Day
where dad was SPOILED...
We got up and went to church then came home and dad got a candy gram and then mom surprised him with his motorcyle jacket by putting it on the seat. Then we all went to dinner at Red Lobster so we could be with Nay since she was working. Dad had a really good day. :)
4th of JULY
Heather julie and i went to a BBQ in Chevy Chase with the DC 2nd ward. However prospects were slim and it was seriously like 100 degrees so we didnt venture on to the fireworks. I wanted to meet this cute boy who bore his testimony the week before and he wasnt there. I baked these delights! They were SOO good and so easy to make and i've wanted to make them for a while now. Instead of regular cake mix just swap it out for a funfetti one. Heather will be mad that we did not get pictures haha. I am too though because we all looked so cute in our red, white and blue.
Well, youre all caught up!
xoxo Cait xoxo