Allow me to introduce myself

Happy Monday, my lovely blogger friends!

Recently I have been blessed to gain some lovely new followers even though I have been slacking on my blog posts since we moved 3 weeks ago. Wow...has it been 3 weeks already? Where has the time gone? Oh yeah, unpacking and making new neighbor friends!

To all my new blogger buddies, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Allison, I am NOT very photogenic so 99% of my photos are of me BEHIND the camera.

I'm married to the most wonderful, loving and handsome Filipino. This September we will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. After 10 years we still love each other like we are newlyweds. I am so blessed! Not only is he an amazing cook but he loves to help clean, take care of the kiddos and gives me killer foot rubs. Okay, okay I will stop gloating about my hubby.

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Isn't he handsome? 

We are blessed with two amazing kids, Dylan is 13 years old and Payton will be 7 years old in September. They keep me on my toes! I am truly blessed to have the ability to stay home an take care of my family (and take care of my grandma full time) and go to school full-time to finish my degree in Nursing. 

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So being a mother of two, caregiver and a full-time student coffee is my best friend. Is there really life before coffee?

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My hubby (Chuck) works a full-time corporate job for a French wood-wind instrument company as their IT Manager and he also sells the instruments. Talented I tell you that guy is! 

Living in the Sunshine state (Florida) there are lots of pros and cons. We love the beach and warm weather all year long, but the down sides are no white Christmas and crazy insane weather like hurricanes, tornadoes or rain for weeks on end.

I love the outdoors! Camping, trail riding, beach, boating, fishing, water skiing, running etc. 

Plus I don't mind getting my hands dirty with some DIY projects.

And for those of you who are curious I have four tattoos and more than likely not stopping there.

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I love to cook but my real passion is baking.  I'd say as of lately 99% of my recipes come from Pinterest. Yes, I am a Pinoholic! Check out my recipes stash here. 

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Well, I hope you enjoyed getting to know me because I adore getting to know each and everyone of my lovely followers. 

Make it an amazing day!

M.O.S.H. | Summer Daze Photo Party

Now that we are slowly but surely settling in to our new place and the weeks worth of rain has come and gone we can start checking more things off our Summer Bucket list. 

If you'd like to join in on the Summer Daze Photo Party be sure to stop by Project Alicia to visit  my lovely blogger buddy, Alicia. It's a fun, no challenge, no props, Summer photo party. 

For now, join us as we explore the Museum of Science and History.

“Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go.

Under the sea.

Oh say can you say Di-no-saur? (Yes, dear readers I love Dr. Seuss)

Look mom I found a --- what is this piece again? Oh, the femur? (<--- love this kid!)

Say ahh...

Jacksonville in 1893

Mom, what is this?

“It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air.”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh the Places You'll Go.

Downtown Jacksonville 

 Have you recently visited a museum? Do tell.

Stay tuned for our trip to the Jacksonville Zoo...

Oh, how I've missed you so...

It's been 13 days since I last blogged which has been way to long! You ask why Dear Readers, well I have a good reason. We've had a wedding to be in, a Kindergartener graduate, a house to pack, etc...

Here's the last two weeks in review.

My dad and Sandy's wedding

Payton is officially a Kindergarten graduate

Lots and lots and lots of packing

Moving...in the pouring rain

Taking care of my grandma with the help of my lovely little assistant

Dylan went to Bible Camp

Swimming and catching bugs

Making wishes

Cooking Father's Day breakfast

Cooking out on the new grill

Now that we are settling in our new home it's time to find some fun stuff to do in our new surroundings. Time to make some Summer memories! My lovely blogging buddy, Alicia at 

Project Alica along with other bloggers have come up with a fun and easy Summer Photo party. 

They even came up with this cute Bucket list.

Join in on the Sum Sum Suma-time fun! You can participate via blog, Flickr or Instagram. 

Go ahead, check it out!

What is on your Summer Bucket list?

Until next time...

Is That Normal? | Link up

Here's a fun way to get to know your Blogger buddies with a question and answer link-up party. Enjoy!

1.  Is it normal to Google yourself? Of course! It's fun to see how many Allison Barrett's are out there. Maybe I can be friends with myself? Ha!

2.  Is it normal to pretend you are stuck in traffic as an excuse for being late? Nah. I'm an honest person and just tell people like it is.

3.  Is it normal to have told someone they have bad breath? Yes, because I would hope someone would tell me. Again I like to keep it real.

4.  Is it normal to have worn the same undies 2 days in a row without washing them? As a mama of two, who KNOWS how long I've worn the same clothes let alone the same undies or even showered some days. Eek!

5.  Is it normal to put baby powder in your hair to degrease? Ew. No!

6.  Is it normal to have accidentally sent a nasty text/email to the person the e-mail/text was about? Oops, that sucks! I don't talk nasty about someone behind their back. If I have a problem I like an open line of communication.

7.  Is it normal to have lied to your doctor? Becoming a nurse I don't keep anything from my doc. You get killed that way!

8.  Is it normal to go an entire week eating cereal for dinner? Oh I did a LOT back in the day!

9.  Is it normal to pull clothes out of the dirty laundry to wear? Yep! Sometimes mama's gotta do what they gotta do when they are on the run. Don't hate -- you know you do it too!

10.  Is it normal to re-gift a wedding gift? Sure! I'm all about recycling and upcycling. 

If you'd like to join this fun link-up party, go visit my Blogger buddy Allyce at Chalk in the Rain.

Wedding Sneak Peek

This weekend was my dad and Sandy's wedding. Gorgeous day Saturday for a wedding on the beach. 

So many great photos to edit so here is a sneak peek of their special day...

Getting the bride ready for the big day.

Sandy and my new sisters.

My grandma, Sandy and my Aunt.

All the lovely ladies in the wedding.

Here comes the bride with her father.

You may now kiss the bride...

Released butterflies.

All my dad and Sandy's kids (it only took 20 takes to get this good. Ha!)

Hope you all had a great weekend too!