Easter!

I'm sorry I have been MIA for what seems like the entire month of March! What was going to be a week or 2 break turned into a 3 week + break, and I have had so much going on, I just haven't had time to update! I will fill everyone in on the latest Allen happenings on my next post, but as for now I will share what we did for Easter!

This year I was pretty excited about Easter because I felt like Ava could actually participate a little more than last year! This morning before we left for church we gave little lu her easter basket full of of eggs filled with jelly beans (sort of for me) and then reese's eggs (mostly for me) and she loved it! The only thing I did not consider is that Ava would squeeze her eggs so hard that jelly beans would explode all over the floor. I am currently surrounded by jelly beans in the entire house, but she loved it and that is all that matters.

After church we headed up to my in-laws ranch in Huntsville where we spent the day with Scott's parents and sisters Ember and Jessica and their husbands. Scott's mom put together an easter egg hunt that consisted of 26 eggs hidden through the house, outside, and in the horse barn, and we split up into husband and wive pairs. I didn't get any pics of the egg hunt because it got really intense REALLY fast, as we were all trying to find as many of these eggs as possible. (NOTE: these eggs had money in them *wink *wink) 20 minutes into the easter egg hunt I stressing out pretty bad cause I had not found a single egg, and my mother-in-law offered me some not so subtle hints to find one. I've never been great at hunts of any kind, but I was completely thrilled and satisfied when I finally found one. Even if I needed to basically be shown where it was. After the easter egg hunt, my in-laws gave each of us a a small Christus statue and read us stories of what Easter means to them. My in-laws are such wonderful people:) Then we had an awesome ham dinner and more desserts than you could shake a fist at, complete with a bunny shaped ice cream cake!
I had such a wonderful time today and loved spending every precious moment with the family I married into. I love them so much!

Also lets all take a moment to stop and appreciate how ridiculous this picture is...
I hope everyone had a wonderful safe Easter!

Very Jane winners & and a leave of absence!

Sorry the long wait on the winners of this awesome giveaway! it has been a crazy week or 2 and I am just now getting around to putting this up! First of all, thank you SO much to everyone who entered! Also huge thanks to Very Jane for giving us such a fun giveaway! I am super excited to announce our winners, and as usual, if you didn't win this time, DO NOT BE SAD! I always have good giveaways and I'm sure there will be another soon:)

Since there were 4 winners for this giveaway, the winners were randomly chosen based on number of entires and color of necklace desired. So without further adieu, here are the winners!



CONGRATS GIRLS! Please e-mail me as soon as possible at thedimediary@yahoo.com

In the meantime, I am going to be taking a little mini break for about a week or 2! I will be back shortly:)

Changes

So if you read here often, you probably noticed some changes that have happened recently. Most obvious being the design. I am very happy with how clean and organized everything is now, and I think it goes hand in hand with a couple other things changing round these parts.

I have honestly put off writing this post for a long time, due in part to the fact that I was not sure what to say or if what I was going to say was the right decision, but now I am confident in my choice and ready to make the changes that I have been considering for some time.

When I started blogging (a long time ago when I first got married) it was only about my life with Scott, and in fact it was a completely different blog. In March of last year I thought up starting a "budget friendly fashion blog" that would be purely dedicated to showcasing awesome finds on a modest budget. Over the last year my blog has grown SO much, and with it fast approaching a quarter million views, I can honestly say how appreciative I am of all the readers who love my blog, and letting me share all of this with you. I have loved blogging, and I am so grateful to my supporters who helped me keep this going. But recently I have felt somewhat constrained by the current focus of my blog.

With me being a stay at home mom, and no job to keep me preoccupied during the day, I started writing and posting about clothes, but at this point in my life it isn't my top priority. I have an amazing job that keeps me as busy as can be. I have a gorgeous baby girl who is growing each and every day and I don't want to miss a minute, and I have a hot husband who I just want to cuddle and talk to every minute that he is home.

I want to keep doing what I think is fun, so I am shifting the focus into whatever I feel like writing about. I want to focus more on my family, friends, goals, and things that make me happy. Those come first no matter what! I hope all my readers understand the decision that I made. I will still do some giveaways and outfit posts every now and then, so if you want to, stick around :)

I don't know how The Dime Diary is going to grow from here on out, but I am happy with whatever comes from it<3