Words to live by. It's my new favorite saying from my new favorite blog - Vintage Revivals. There's a link to the blog on the right. Check it out - I promise you'll love it. "Don't Judge Me" just sums up my life. I'm sure many of you live perfect lives with clean houses and top-of-the-class kids, but I don't. I have been scuzzed off plenty of times for hitting the grocery store in my pajamas or letting my kids snarf cupcakes and Slurpees instead of eating dinner. Oh, well. Those people don't know what they're missing. Here's the latest less-than-perfect happenings at the Lang house. And remember - don't judge me :)
Each of my kids gets their room redecorated for their birthday this year. Carter was up first in January. He chose the paint, accessories and bedding. I LOVE the orange. Throw in a few skateboard silhouettes, a Beatles poster (there are more framed posters above the dresser, but that's obviously not in this pic), hang a few guitars on the wall (come to think of it, maybe I will post a pic of the other wall, it's pretty cool) and you have a room that SCREAMS "Carter". His bedding is pretty cool, but you'll just have to take my word for it. If I waited to take the picture on a day when he made his bed and cleaned his room, the picture would never get taken. Remember, don't judge me.
Maddie's room was up next in March, but we actually did it over Spring Break in April. Pick some beautiful gray paint, add some Pottery Barn bedding, sew some accent pillows and create some awesome magnet boards, create a wall of fabric, then throw some dirty socks on the floor and never make the bed. That's pretty much Maddie's room in a nutshell. Remember, don't judge me.
Lunch with Jen and Victoria - yay! I served in the Primary presidency with these ladies when we were in Midvale. Now we have each moved out of the neighborhood and had sort of lost touch. So when Jen suggested we have a little reunion lunch, I was all over it. We were just missing Georgia, but we'll get her next time. I have a photo almost identical to this one that was taken years ago when we were serving together. I keep it on my nightstand because I love to surround myself with things that remind of happy times and good friends. Maybe I'll have to add this one to the frame. I don't know what happened in this pic, but I look like I have had some bad plastic surgery or something. Whatever. Don't judge me.
We have entered the world of competitive jazz dance. Um, yikes. Masey has a great team and we love the studio she is at. I just don't know that I love the competitions. When I look around at the crowd I just think, "I didn't know that the white trash population in Utah was this high." Can you remember the scene in The Blind Side where the mom turns around and yells at a belligerent spectator and basically tells him to shut his mouth or she'll shut it for him? Those people congregate at the dance competitions. I digress. The bottom line is that Masey loves to dance and is having fun. She belongs to a team that is definitely not white trash and has a wonderful teacher. She also loves dancing with her good friend, Emma, who is in the photo with her. It makes the hours of curling hair all worth it, even if we are headed to a tacky dance competition. Remember, don't judge me.
I'm sure you've heard of those evil moms who don't document every minute of their kids' lives with photos. Well, I'm one of those moms. This is one of the only pictures I have of Easter. Thank goodness Auntie Karen had an Easter party, or I probably wouldn't even have this! I'm sure my kids will be scarred for life because I don't take my camera everywhere I go, but remember, don't judge me.
The annual Red and White game at the U. It always falls on the weekend right near John's birthday, so this is what he loves to do every year. We all head over to the campus bookstore after the game and load up on new Ute apparel. Then John and I make the kids walk around campus and tell them all the stories from the "good ol' days". Yes, Maddie looks like she is wearing a trucker hat. Remember, don't judge me.
Ah, St. George. One of my favorite places on Earth. Ah, the Bedingfields. Some of my favorite people on Earth. Combine the two and you have a dreamy weekend. Too bad it was cold and rainy, but we made the most of it. Junk food, dominoes, hiking, Pizza Factory...I want to go back just thinking about it. My favorite part about the Bedingfields is that they don't judge me. :)
My glass and brass palace is slowly but surely making a change for the better. Just this week we got new stainless steel appliances! Woot woot! The next step is to refinish the cabinets and I think the kitchen will feel brand new! If you look closely, you can see my reflection in the oven door. Yes, I'm crouching down just to take a picture of my new oven to post on my blog so that everyone will tell me how awesome I am and I can feel good about myself. Don't judge me.
Red velvet cupcakes made in the new oven. This was a cause for celebration - we have been without an oven for 8, count them - EIGHT weeks! That's what you get for picking a special order range, I guess. How did I manage to feed a family of five for 8 weeks with no oven? I'm just a genius. Ha ha. Thank goodness for our roaster and crock pot. Plus, the stove still functioned and the barbecue came in handy more than once. Maddie was so excited about perfecting the Georgetown Cupcakes signature frosting swirl. And yes, I do have half-naked Barbies and various other junk cluttering up my island at any given time. Don't judge me.
