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Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right

August 3, 2016 By Shannon Bird 12 Comments

And I am back. I have been doing that thing you do when you have been away from your home for a really long time, trying to get it all back to square one. All day yesterday I kept crying as I was unpacking thinking of all the wonderful memories that we made on our trip. And how amazing it was to have the opportunity to go to such a fun place. I kept asking myself how did it get ruined? And how come I don’t want to think about where I was, heck I don’t even want to visit my blog, because it all seems like a scary place to me. For that reason I have decided to take the post down. My blog is a happy place for me, and sometimes it feels like its where I can be the most “me”.

Every time I would re-read the story I would feel dirty and want to take a shower to rinse it all away. I apologize for ALL of you who read this and felt the same. You don’t deserve that and didn’t ask for that. And for that I am sorry that I put it up here.

I want my blog to reflect light and happiness at this time, and at all times.

Another question I keep asking myself is how did I become the very thing that I was fighting against? Did I become a bully? A cyber bully? Did I use my power to do bad instead of good? It was never my intention. I wanted change and an apology, will I ever receive either? I don’t know. I am having a hard time wondering how I went from the victim to now the aggressor, or did I? Did my post cyber bully someone? I don’t want to bully, I wanted truth, I wanted change, and justice.

But sometimes justice isn’t the most important, and we can get too hung up on it. Yesterday I called my in-laws land line. I haven’t done this in years. No one picked up. Dallin’s mom answered on the message recording. Her voice seemed disappointed, maybe it was my own guilt, I don’t know. I haven’t heard her voice since Christmas and it was so good to hear. I immediately knew that I don’t care what happened, who was right who was wrong. That she was not happy with anyone, or me. That we were letting the wrong side win.

I have never been more sick to my stomach than the last couple of days. And I need to make it right. I should never of taken this fight public. In all honesty I didn’t know what to do, all I want are good feelings at this time and am focusing on our families future health.

These songs have awesome lyrics I am not suggesting anyone is a “Beast” or any “romantic” feelings. Again I hope to create nothing but the happiest of feelings, and Disney does this best! More new fun posts coming soon.

The Birds Of à La Mode

July 29, 2016 By Shannon Bird 3 Comments

the kids rompers c/o (owl)

It’s been raining here the last couple of days so this morning when the sun broke through we jumped in the car and hit the beach, but first ice cream! It’s always a tradition to visit the “à la mode” -the ice cream parlor I got my blog name from while here on the shore.

We visited à la mode a couple of nights ago. I was so happy when we arrived that the owner recognized our family and called us the “Birds of à la mode”. I totally geeked out, I am obviously their biggest fan. I named my blog à la mode because after I got engaged we celebrated over ice-cream and that very moment was one of the happiest moments in my life. I had never been so excited in my whole life.

I want all my readers to have an à la mode experience when they visit my blog. I want you to look forward to visiting my little space on the big web and hopefully get a little pep in your step so you can face whatever comes your way that day. Like what ice cream does to me, especially this particular parlor.

My life has never been the same since Dallin asked me to be a Bird 🙂

below I have shared pictures of our family here at the “à la mode” three years ago

Have a great weekend!

Wimbledon Ready

July 7, 2016 By Shannon Bird Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Wimbledon.

knitted shell (banana republic) / waffled a-line skirt (banana republic) / white wedges (sugar, similar) / waffled visor (wal-mart) / white prada (neiman marcus) / orange toe polish (opi) / nude lips (nyc)

When it comes to style inspiration, Wimbledon is a goldmine. Today I am taking my style cues from the court. Cream and optic white make for the perfect ensemble, and match whether you are watching courtside or at a brunch get-together.

My favorite part of the Wimbledon is admiring all the off-court fashion. Wimbledon is like the red carpet for the sports world. With so many royals and A-listers flocking to the chic sporting event, there’s plenty of off-court fashion to admire. Start shopping to get this chic, on or off-court style!

The Wimbledon Finals are coming July 9 & 10. Two days of the finest tennis you will ever see, and the perfect time to celebrate with friends. Visit www.wimbledonweekend.com to learn more.

Brunch Is Served

July 6, 2016 By Shannon Bird Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Wimbledon; all thoughts and opinions are my own.

For today’s post, I am hosting a Wimbledon-inspired brunch. Why brunch, you may wonder? Because, for us American fans watching the early-morning matches, breakfast has become a huge part of the event. We like to gather with friends and family, and many of our guests have children my own children’s ages, so I like to make my brunch as kid-friendly as possible. We serve delicious waffles for the breakfast-lovers, croissant sandwiches for those with less of a sweet tooth and, of course, strawberries and cream for everyone. Nothing says “Wimbledon Brunch” like strawberries and cream. Strawberries are Wimbledon’s most famous snack because strawberries are in season during the time the tournament is played, and also because strawberries were a fashionable thing to eat in Victorian England, when the Championship was founded. When you think of Wimbledon, imagine an English garden, guests all dressed in white, tennis being played and English berries being served. Strawberries and cream are now one of the best and most symbolic things served courtside!

Wimbledon is a very respected tennis tournament in the Bird home. My husband is an avid tennis player and spectator, so it’s been fun learning more about Wimbledon as I have been working with them.

In case you are new to Wimbledon, it is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is one of the most prestigious events in sports today. Taking place over a two-week period, the top stars in tennis come together to compete on the ever-challenging and less common grass-court surface.

The Wimbledon Finals are coming July 9th and 10th. Two days of the finest tennis you will ever see, and the perfect time to celebrate with friends. Visit www.wimbledonweekend.com to learn more.

Body Positive

June 30, 2016 By Shannon Bird

I spend a lot of my life in a swimsuit, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. And believe it or not I have things about the way I look that bother me, just like everyone else. I often get the sweetest emails from you that praise me for being perfect, which makes me feel so good but today I want to go over things that aren’t so “perfect” and things that I have had to overcome.

1.I don’t have a thigh gap

I wish I did. I have even had consultations to get rid of my inner thighs, but back out every time.

2. My “11”

I am getting wrinkles! Sometimes in pictures I get two line creases in between my eyebrows. I am going to wait on botox for as long as possible while keep on smiling.

3. My big toe & princess toes don’t touch, there is a huge gap between them. I do not wear flip-flops for this reason. I feel like it accentuates the problem.

4. I have 4 nips, the extra 2 look like cat nips. When I was younger I used to tell my friends when we would swim, they were cat scratches and where the thumb claw went into my skin, which is a complete fib.

5. I can never have short hair. I have scoliosis and like to cover my “s” curve with my hair.

These are 5 “Shannonisms” as my husband calls them. He is really liking that I am accepting my athletic build and that he no longer has to help me surran wrap my inner thighs when I feel like I am retaining water lol

I have embraced the fact that I am who I am, and I need to be a body positive role model to my children. I am so grateful to have a body that brought my family here and one that allows me to play with them day in and day out. I love my body it is the biggest blessing of all.

Sometimes we as women focus too much on what we don’t have and not enough about what we do have.

I always say with every negative thought you have about yourself you have to say 2 positive things about yourself.

So here are 10 things that I am grateful for about my body. This has seriously taken me 30 mins. to come up with. It goes to show how much easier it is to point out our flaws than our blessings.

That I am a girl, I love being a girl!
That I have been able to have 3 babies
That I have been able to nurse my babies
That I am athletic
That I can play with my kids
That I am not allergic to anything
That I am healthy
That I have the ability to be healed -post bells palsy, babies etc.
That my hair finally grew after cutting it in an aggressive a-line
That I haven’t gotten pregnant while nursing, it always happens the month I stop nursing

My Name Is Shannon

June 22, 2016 By Shannon Bird 1 Comment

swimsuit by Hapari swim

Today I just want to introduce myself. It’s been brought to my attention several times lately that many of you don’t know what my real name is, my name is Shannon. Some little factoids about me are…

If my personality was a color it would be yellow. If I was a seven dwarf I would be Happy. If I was a Spice Girl I would be Sporty. If I was a Disney Princess I would be Cinderella. If I was a season I would be summer. If I could have anything in this world it would be an endless supply of days with my family.

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