#instafriday

Shark in my tea 

At Urgent Care :( 

I wonder what she dreams about 

Renji was asleep like this #derp

healthiest meal of the day!
(ask me if you have any questions)

glass of moscato at the hair salon

over it, so over it

for someone who doesn't even get dressed everyday, I have a lot of clothes

Today it's a bit chilly out there! 

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Project 52, Week 4

my favorite photo of the week

View past weeks here - Project 52

Erin Condren Life Planner

I started looking for a new planner before christmas. Not many stores to buy local here but I searched anyway. I didn't really find anything I really liked. I have looked high an low on the internet and I kept coming back to Erin Condren. I really didn't want to spend $50 on a planner, but I really liked it, and I had read such amazing things about it. One of my biggest problems (besides the price) was that I didn't know if I would use it the whole year. I found that lots of people say the same thing, they aren't loyal planner users and weren't sure they could stick with it, but I found several "update" reviews where they had talked about how they continued to use it and enjoyed it. So I decided to take the leap. 

I ordered on January 7th, it shipped January 15th and arrived today, January 21. 

the box!
(oh dear,  my table is dirty)

table is so dirty because baby hands are on everything

That's me!
The front and back are hard laminated so it's not tearing off or getting water damaged

place for lost and found info

Evey wants to see more

quick year breakdown

inspirational quotes on each month

weekly/daily

lined pages for notes ,there are also a couple totally blank pages after these

love this, important numbers, emergency contacts, even lost or stolen credit card contact numbers

there is also a whole page of "birthday" stickers and a page of blank stickers

pockets and pouches!

these were inside the zipper pouch

I also had a nice little surprise in my box

not sure if I got them because I am special, or if they are included in the boxes, but these are super cute! 

2 things.

1. Knowing now that it's a 2 week turnaround I would have asked for my planner to start on February. The one I received starts in the month of January but actually the very first page is the last week of December and it goes until the end of December 2014. So I am thinking if mine started in February, the first page would have been the last week of January, and it would extend 12 months until January 2015. That would have been perfect. 

2. It's smaller than I thought it would be. I expected that it would be the size of a standard notepad 8x11 inches but it is 7.25 x9.25 I don't know why I thought it would be bigger, because it even says the size on the product listing. But I am happy that it's smaller than I thought, this will fit much better in my purse or diaper bag. 

If you are interested in an Erin Condren product you can get $10 off through her "Refer A Friend program"  ← by opening a new account through that link both you and I get a $10 credit! Sweet! 

*I was not compensated to write this review, these are my own ideas and I paid for my own product*

#instafriday

Almost all Evey pictures, but that's where my world revolves currently.

Dragon ball Z outfit

Granny got her the cutest bright red overall dress 

Spent most of the day sick and in my arms

And then she learned to climb...

12 Months

Evey Likes: 

Running through the house

Playing in the dog water

Eating vanilla greek yogurt

Evey dislikes:

Having the yogurt cleaned off her face

the baby gates that keep her out of the bathrooms

Getting into the carseat

Evelyn, 

This year has just flown by. I am so excited that you are growing, but at the same time I miss my quiet little baby. You are so rambunctious, into everything. You certainly keep us on our toes. You are so much fun to be around though, and you have the brightest personality. You always make everyone smile, and you love to laugh, especially while you chase the dogs. We always get compliments on what a good, quiet and happy baby you are. We love you so much, and no matter how big you get you will always be my little girl. 

Love, Mommy

Belated Sunday Social Questions, because I can!

These are Sunday Social questions from a few weeks ago, but I liked them and decided I wanted to do them too, even if I was late. So here you go.

1. What is the name of your blog?
Fractured Fairy Tales

2. Why do you blog?
I started as an outlet for my writing, journaling, it turned into a way to keep up with family when we moved to Japan, and now it just part of me. I don't know what I would do without it. I can't explain it.

3. What is the first blog you ever followed?
Several Marine wife friends all started "blogging" about the same time, I can't remember any of the blog names, I don't think any of them are still doing it.

4. What is your favorite post you wrote in 2013?
Camping with Baby
Glacier NP 1
Glacier NP 2

5. What are your blogging goals for 2014?
I want to write more frequently and be more focused, I want to blog with a purpose.

6. Top 3 favorite blogs to follow?
hard to choose top three.... These are the three I think I check most frequently, and I always look forward to their blogs.
-Ramblings of a Marine Wife
-Mrs. K & Captain J
-To The Sea

Project 52, Week 3

I hardly took any pictures this week, none of them are artsy at all. But here are some pictures of Taco the cat, ignoring the camera. He's pissed at me because I won't give him another can of food. 

(don't worry I caved and gave him one after I took these) 

Sunday Social, Threes!

a little late but who cares!

Linking up with Sunday Social today

1. Top 3 favorite kinds of food:

+Sushi

+Pizza

+Eegees

2. First 3 things you do in the morning:

+ Change Evey's diaper

+ Step on the scale

+ feed the dogs (or take them potty if thats what they want)

3. Last 3 things you do at night:

+ Get some water

+ Put on lipbalm

+ make sure my phone is on the charger

4. A TV show you never miss:

We actually don't have cable, or network TV. We only watch on Netflix an Hulu, but I love: 

+ Archer

+ Bobs Burgers

+ New Girl

Kyoto, source

5. 3 places you want to visit:

+ Mainland Japan

+ Rome

+ Greece

Shit My Mom Says - From Evey's Point of View

This weeks theme was mostly: Things that don't belong in her mouth

"don't drink the dog water"

"don't dip your crackers in the dog water"

"don't lick the fireplace"

"please don't eat the firewood"

"don't eat the dog food"

"spit out that dog food"

"get your banana out of the dog water"

(to dad) "she's dumping the bowl of dog water on herself again"

"did you just wipe yogurt on Renji?"
(don't worry, Aiko (the other dog) cleaned it off him)

Stay tuned for more.

Have you ever "found yourself" on google street view?

It's not a big secret that I miss Okinawa tons, And I think I may have mentioned before that sometimes I like to get onto google maps and drive around Okinawa. Well the other night I was doing just that. I drive by my old house and other haunts. When I look at our house I know it's just after we moved out because the time stamp is November 2010 and we flew out Nov 15 2010, the pictures were just around the time we left our house because there is still some trash out front. 

I thought to myself  "I wonder if we are still on the island?"

So i decided to google drive myself through Okinawa to the hotel we were staying in after we moved out of the house. And much to my surprise, Parked out front is my old Prelude. Even though you can't see me, I am somewhere inside this building in this picture.

I know that sounds super cheesy, but it made my heart happy. 

little red car in the middle of the lot? that's me! 

Project 52, Week 2

Paul brought me home Tulips from the grocery store the other morning.

I love how the sprinkled pollen is lit up on the inside of the flower petals 

Linking up this week with Teaberry Trails Project 365

Project 52, Week 1

I am going to try to do a new photography challenge this year. If anyone is hosting a linkup for a similar project let me know.
But I would like to take more pictures. Each week I will highlight my favorite photo or photos from the week.

It's not an artistic photo, not fancy, but it captures Evelyn perfectly. This has been her favorite face for about two weeks and it's just the greatest.

Evelyn: 52 Weeks

New this week:
First Birthday! 

Getting Ready for Christmas!

Great hair day

Just a little flashback: