The Lucky One Prescreening Minnesota

I've been seeing commercials for The Lucky One for a week or so and I'm already sucked into the story!

So, I want you to join me in the prescreening on 4/17 at AMC Southdale! Enjoy a ladies night out or maybe even a much needed date night?! Attend an advance screening of THE LUCKY ONE at AMC Southdale on 4/17. To download your complimentary passes go to gofobo.com/rsvp and enter the code WOMNYBZSY. While supplies last!

Shopping At Express

This past Christmas my oldest daughter and I found a love for the clothing retailer Express. Before Christmas I’d never even been in the store. For some reason I’d been sent a coupon and she needed pants for her internship. So, we went shopping.

Oh my gosh, we fell in love with their Editor pants. They fit me like no other slacks have ever fit me. Hello glove, meet my body! I was in heaven! I was jealous, but she got a pair and looked fantastic in them!

I ended up with a black shirt. Really, I couldn’t leave without buying something for myself.

Well, I’ve been trying to slowly add some new clothing to my “wardrobe”. I’m a girl who could live in jeans! Ok, I do live in jeans. I do plan on changing that up a bit. When I met my daughter in the cities we went to the Express store. I’d like to walk out of there with one of everything!I thought it’d be fun to just grab a bunch of clothes and photograph our shopping experience. One thing I’d like to mention is that the photos make me look like I’m about a size 10 (I just don’t photograph well). At Express I wear a 2/4. bwahahaha In real life (other stores) I wear a size 5. Not bad, I know, it just doesn’t reflect in my pictures. =)So, yes, I do adore Express for making me feel like I’m smaller than I am. In the salmon colored shorts, they’re a size 2. ♥♥♥ I also love the length of their pants. I have THE hardest time finding pants that are 5L. I’m 5’8ish and most pants that are “Regular” barely skim my feet. And then I wash them…hey look they’re shorter than the day I bought them.

At Express, their “Regular” are the perfect length for me. I tried on tan Editor pants in 4L and I was swimming in them around the waist and in the length. It’s so nice that they realize not everyone is 5’6 or shorter. I know I can buy them on their website, but honestly, I want to try on clothing for accuracy.

 I want these shorts!

I ended up purchasing the black cardigan the AWESOME guy that works at Express helped me pick out and the jeans I found on the sale rack. And when I say “sale” rack, I mean, I still paid twice what I would normally pay for jeans. Really, how can I pass up jeans that fit me like they were made exactly for my body?

 

Express, i HEART you!

*this is all me, my opinion, etc. Express has nothing to do with my post.

Wordless Wednesday: Signs of Spring

Marvel's The Avengers LEGO Poster

My boys, they have this thing about LEGOS...they Love them! My 12 yo old son just spent pretty much his entire Spring Break creating battles with his Star Wars LEGOS. What he doesn't know, is that there's going to be a new line for The Avengers! I think both of my boys are going to be stoked once they see them! For now, check out the new LEGO The Avengers Poster!

“Like” MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MarvelsTheAvengers

Follow MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS on Twitter: twitter.com/avengers

MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS hits theaters everywhere on May 4^th!


And check out this video of a Military Dad returning home from the war, disguised as Captain America, to surprise his son on his birthday. Warning you will need Kleenex after watching this video!!!!

World Autism Awareness Day

I'm so glad I can share this post with you. I'm not happy for the REASON I'm sharing it, but because one of my blogging friends has a son with Autism and I want to support her, her family and families who are living with a family member affected by Autism.

Please join me in World Autism Awareness Day by lighting it up blue!   

Autism now affects 1 in 88 children, 1 in 54 boys. 

These numbers are staggering, and if the rate continues to rise, I honestly do not know what will become of future generations. 

*More children are diagnosed with Autism than diabetes, AIDS, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy or Down syndrome – combined.*

                                                                                                                

Signs and Symptoms

ASDs begin before the age of 3 and last throughout a person's life, although symptoms may improve over time. Some children with an ASD show hints of future problems within the first few months of life. In others, symptoms might not show up until 24 months or later. Some children with an ASD seem to develop normally until around 18 to 24 months of age and then they stop gaining new skills, or they lose the skills they once had.

A person with an ASD might:

• Not respond to their name by 12 months
• Not point at objects to show interest (point at an airplane flying over) by 14 months
• Not play "pretend" games (pretend to "feed" a doll) by 18 months
• Avoid eye contact and want to be alone
• Have trouble understanding other people's feelings or talking about their own feelings
• Have delayed speech and language skills
• Repeat words or phrases over and over (echolalia)
• Give unrelated answers to questions
• Get upset by minor changes
• Have obsessive interests
• Flap their hands, rock their body, or spin in circles
• Have unusual reactions to the way things sound, smell, taste, look, or feel 
 

This is my 1 in 54 boys, my son and my face of Autism, my son Brock: 

We are a family living with Autism, and you can read about the beginning symptoms to diagnosis  including our denial in the early stages,  to what life is like for some children on the spectrum,  how holiday's can disrupt everything, their siblings, and how others in society can be unkind. This story is no different than millions of others, except it happens to be our lives.   Together we can ALL make a difference!