our favorite posts of all time

it's hard to believe that it's been four years since we started this blog. what began as a place for our close friends to share recipes or see what to register for when having a baby has grown into a thriving community of people worldwide that we consider an extension of our own families.

the past four years in each of our lives have brought about many stories.....some make us laugh and others have made us cry....but all have made us grow and learn.

here are our favorite posts of all time. thank you for coming along on this journey with us. we are thankful for each of you and look forward to sharing many more stories to come. 

xoxo-
heather and genelle


genelle's favorites:

the third boob: the story that started it all
all great things in life have to start somewhere. our list wouldn't be complete without this post. it gave us our name and has been the story we re-tell over and over again everywhere we go. why "the third boob?" this is why.

never-had-a-baby-body
this was our first post to be featured on "scary mommy" and it stirred up a ton of conversation and controversy. we hand never been called "fat slobs who sit on the couch eating french fries all day" before this post was published. you've gotta love a good discussion starter!

failing as a mother
there are certain posts that are so vulnerable that it is like getting a snap shot of our lives at a given moment. this was one of those posts for us. it was extremely hard to write, painful still to read and it touches moms everywhere who are walking through this journey of parenthood.

the day my boobs betrayed me
there are some #reallife moments that are just hysterical. they are too good not to share. this was one of those moments. it still makes me laugh every time i read it.

my days are numbered
even with all the funny stories and very difficult moments, there are days when it hits you. time moves way too quickly. when one of our 20 something guy readers said this post made him cry, we know we had something that resounded with many.



heather's favorites:

my sparkling truth: confessions, a single mama and the road trip
if we decide to do a sponsored post, we do so only if we love the product already and if it fits within a story we want to tell. this product fit both and was the first time heather wrote about the changes that were taking place in her family. it was scary, and the support you all showed her will never be forgotten.

why i killed my ex-husband
you can't get more raw or honest then this. it's still hard for us to read but in truth there is beauty and a future. 

heather's 40 things i've learned in 40 years
genelle's 40 things i've learned in 40 years

we both turned 40 this past december and wrote these posts. we have been friends for 20 years and although we are so alike in so many ways we are also so different. if you want to get to know us, we think these posts give a great insight to who we are and how we think. 

grief, loss, acceptance and love

sadly, at this stage of life, we don't think we even know one person whose life hasn't been touched by cancer. this is one story of how it changed heather's life. 

my 20th high school reunion: to go or not to go....that was the question

did you go to your high school reunion? heather had the hardest time deciding if she should go or not. find out what she decided and how it turned out. 

diy-- photo canvas alarm panel cover

we can't think of a post that makes us laugh more. no, diy projects are not funny. what is hilarious is that heather had put zero thought into this post. she snapped a couple photos of something she had done in her house and put it up on this place called pinterest.....and it exploded. to date, this is the single most read post on our blog of all time and gets hits daily even now. it's the gift that just keep giving? apparently, if you want a post to go viral you put in zero though and slap it up onto pinterest. hilarious, but we love the love and appreciate it so much. 

out to lunch... in more ways than one

my family has come out to visit me for two summers in a row. i love having my family on my turf for a while. before the first of those summer visits, however, my mother started "weight watchers" online. she was on her way to losing somewhere around 30 pounds which is phenomenal. i was thoroughly impressed with her achievement...and at the same time instantly tired of the points of it all. i'd hear, "i need to get on the computer to enter my points for today," right as i was getting ready to shoot someone an email. "i shouldn't have eaten that. now i'm over the points for today," after i'd made a big dinner for the whole family. and my personal favorite, "do you know how many points are in that?" usually occurred right as i was getting ready to shove something in my mouth. fabulous.

this summer's visit was less painful. the weight loss was done and the "maintaining" had begun. still, on a rare moment of mommy bliss, we were able to go out to lunch without four kids, without a time to return. for a mommy of four, there isn't anything much better. now, i have a philosophy when i go out to eat. i rarely get to go to a grown up restaurant that doesn't involve some sort of playground or food wrapped in paper. when i do get to experience that luxury, i'm going to enjoy it. i only order something i can't make at home (or won't because of the time it would take), i'm not going to worry about the calories, and i'm going to eat every bite. that's just the way i roll.

when my mother ordered a dry turkey sandwich on wheat bread without cheese and a bowl of fruit, i looked at her like she was growing another head. "you're going to pay $10.00 for that?" hadn't that pretty much been our standard lunch at home for the past week? i just don't get it. while i was on my way chomping through a huge chicken sandwich...with pepper jack cheese, jalapenos and a chipotle mayonnaise, she looks at me with half of her sandwich gone and asks if i'd like the other half. she couldn't possibly eat another bite. seriously? "you can't eat another bite because it tastes like you're eating cardboard!" just because i ordered a meal that actually looks appetizing, doesn't mean that i'm some sort of glutton that needs a meal and a half to feel full. even if i had still been hungry, i would have gone to order some decadent dessert instead of eating her unappetizing leftovers.

we left the restaurant shortly after. we were both $10.00 poorer. my plate was pretty much empty. hers still held the leftover half of a dry sandwich. maybe that's what it takes for a smaller pant size. maybe it's worth it. still, i think i'll take bigger pants over a 1/2 of a $10 dry turkey sandwich any day.