Summers are always one of the best times of the year. There are so many things that I think of when I think of summer. Beach vacations, Vacation Bible School at church, watermelons, swimming pools, family cookouts, pop-ice, homemade peach ice cream, suntans, the smell of suntan lotion, bright colors, fireworks, sweet tea, flower gardens and so many more things.
What comes to mind when you think of the summer??
It is wedding anniversary weekend!! Monday will be two years that I have been married to my best friend. David and I started dating back in high school and of course we had our rough patches, but we always made it back to each other. I love David so much, and he shows me each day how much he loves me. We always kid with each other, if something happens to one of us, it better be him because we know he will not be able to survive without me. Not being conceited, but it is true. He is such a wonderful husband and I am so blessed.
Here are some pictures from our wedding!!
David and the bridesmaids
Palace Mates <3
Love
First Dance
The Cake-isn't it just wonderful
Save the Last Dance for ME
Mr. and Mrs. Paulo
Here are some pictures from our wedding!!
David and the bridesmaids
Palace Mates <3
Love
First Dance
The Cake-isn't it just wonderful
Save the Last Dance for ME
Mr. and Mrs. Paulo
I love paining my nails. I love going and getting a manicure and pedicure, but which girl doesn’t? I just think a lady is not fully dressed without her fingernails and toenails painted.
I have been trying to look for new nail polish colors because I feel I always wear the same pinks or the same reds. I came across this article, what do y’all think?
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It's true—we get a bit fanatical about nail polish. And now that the sun is finally shining and everyone's donning their warm-weather attire, what better way to channel our need for a summer manicure fix than by showcasing the season's freshest lacquers? We've got you covered with an awesome color wheel full of more than 30 totally transformative shades. So, instead of opting for your usual hues, get ready to kick up your digit decoration with a broad spectrum of brights (think true reds, eye-popping yellows, orange-infused corals, and sea-inspired turquoise blues), try on a gritty green, or go beyond the pale with an earthy neutral. Also included in our nail polish wheel of fortune: The top coat du jour—cracks in every color. Because when it comes to nails, nothing is really off-limits, so give it a whirl!
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What color do y'all like??
I have been trying to look for new nail polish colors because I feel I always wear the same pinks or the same reds. I came across this article, what do y’all think?
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It's true—we get a bit fanatical about nail polish. And now that the sun is finally shining and everyone's donning their warm-weather attire, what better way to channel our need for a summer manicure fix than by showcasing the season's freshest lacquers? We've got you covered with an awesome color wheel full of more than 30 totally transformative shades. So, instead of opting for your usual hues, get ready to kick up your digit decoration with a broad spectrum of brights (think true reds, eye-popping yellows, orange-infused corals, and sea-inspired turquoise blues), try on a gritty green, or go beyond the pale with an earthy neutral. Also included in our nail polish wheel of fortune: The top coat du jour—cracks in every color. Because when it comes to nails, nothing is really off-limits, so give it a whirl!
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What color do y'all like??
Everyone has to remember, when they were a little kid and someone said something mean to you, you would immediately break out a “Yo Momma” joke. This is my all time favorite Yo Momma joke…Yo Momma so fat, she left the house in high heels and came back in flip-flops. You got to love those jokes. And then probably about 5 years ago, MTV came out with a show, where people would face off telling “Yo Momma” jokes. I came across an email with Yo Momma jokes and I had to share some of my favorites. I hope you enjoy!!
•Yo momma so fat when her beeper goes off, people thought she was backing up
•Yo momma so fat she went to the movies and sat next to everyone
•Yo momma so fat she goes to a resturant, looks at the menu and says "okay!"
•Yo momma so fat she got to iron her pants on the driveway
•Yo momma so fat she's got more Chins than a Hong Kong phone book!
•Yo momma so fat she has a wooden leg with a kickstand!
•Yo momma so stupid when she saw the NC-17 (under 17 not admitted) sign, she went home and got 16 friends
•Yo momma so stupid when your dad said it was chilly outside, she ran outside with a spoon
•Yo momma so stupid she could trip over a cordless phone!
•Yo momma so stupid she sold her car for gasoline money!
•Yo momma so stupid that she thought Boyz II Men was a day care center.
•Yo momma so old her social security number is 1!
•Yo momma so old that when she was in school there was no history class.
•Yo momma so old her birth certificate says expired on it.
•Yo momma so fat when her beeper goes off, people thought she was backing up
•Yo momma so fat she went to the movies and sat next to everyone
•Yo momma so fat she goes to a resturant, looks at the menu and says "okay!"
•Yo momma so fat she got to iron her pants on the driveway
•Yo momma so fat she's got more Chins than a Hong Kong phone book!
•Yo momma so fat she has a wooden leg with a kickstand!
•Yo momma so stupid when she saw the NC-17 (under 17 not admitted) sign, she went home and got 16 friends
•Yo momma so stupid when your dad said it was chilly outside, she ran outside with a spoon
•Yo momma so stupid she could trip over a cordless phone!
•Yo momma so stupid she sold her car for gasoline money!
•Yo momma so stupid that she thought Boyz II Men was a day care center.
•Yo momma so old her social security number is 1!
•Yo momma so old that when she was in school there was no history class.
•Yo momma so old her birth certificate says expired on it.
I am deathly afraid of snakes. I cannot stand how they look or how they move or anything about them. If I go to the zoo and everyone wants to go look at the snakes, I either stand in the middle of the room with my eyes shut and David leads me around. Or David takes me to the fish aquarium and sits me down and then goes back and looks at the snakes.
I do not understand people’s fascination with snakes. I mean, what is it about them that is so cool. I used to babysit for a family and their son had a pet snake. The two summers I babysat them, I never once went into the boy’s room. Even though it was in a tank, I could not even go in the room. And he had to keep his door shut because I didn’t want to walk by the room and happen to see it.
For the past three years I have lived out in the country with a pond in my yard and I have been lucky because I have not seen any snakes, until the other day.
David and I built a house across the pond from my parents. The other day I was at my mom’s house and I was walking back to my house and my 15 year old dog was behind me and I turned my head to tell her to come on and when I turned back, what was 2 inches from my feet. A long, I mean long, black snake. Let me tell you, I took OFF. I did not turn around to make sure Brandi (my dog) was behind me, I didn’t make sure the snake wasn’t chasing me. All I cared about was running and getting up on my porch. Once I ran up the stairs I turned and luckily both my dogs, Brandi and Desi were behind me and no snake.
Of course after that I am freaking out and I call David (which is still at work) and tell him I almost stepped on a snake and he tells me, well we really need to kill. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I was the only person home, did he really think I was going to walk back to the snake and kill it? My response was, well you better hope it is still there when you get home, because that is the only way it would get killed.
The next evening I was cooking dinner and I happened to walk to the window and I saw my mom standing beside the pond, with a shovel and just jabbing it down in the water. I go outside and yell, what are you doing? Her response, “Oh, just playing.” Just playing my butt. I knew she was killing a snake. She said she saw it swimming across the pond and she waiting until it got to the edge and she jabbed the shovel in it. She stayed out there for about 20 minutes jabbing it with the shovel to make sure she got it. And then all the catfish enjoyed finishing him off.
The next week, I go up to my mom’s work to see her and she tells me that she found a snake in one of her flower beds. She said she was putting some flowers in there and her hand was a couple of inches from the snake. How she described the snake, I know it was the one I almost stepped on. She continues to tell me that she went and got a shovel to kill it and when she came down with the shovel to kill it, the snake started going crazy. She even held her hands up and showed me how crazy it was going. Thanks mom, I really needed that mental image of you killing a snake. Instead of her doing something with the snake, she puts in a bucket beside the garage door, which is the door that I went into that night when I went to her house. And it set there until that weekend, but thanks heavens I never paid attention to it.
THEN, Saturday, Mom and I went to get pedicures for Mother’s Day and we get back, David tells me, that my dad and he were riding the golf cart around the pond and they saw another snake. Thankfully they killed it before it went back in the pond.
So that is THREE snakes that they killed in 10 days. And then Sunday I’m going over to mom’s house and look in the pond and run into my mom’s house yelling, there is another snake. And here she comes running out with her shovel. Come to find out my dad thought it would be a good idea to throw the two snakes they killed in the pond so the catfish could eat them. Seriously Dad, did you really have to throw them in the pond so I could once again see them.
Needless to say, we are going to the pound this weekend to buy us a cat. Supposedly cats keep snakes away. So what does that mean…I’m getting me a cat!
I do not understand people’s fascination with snakes. I mean, what is it about them that is so cool. I used to babysit for a family and their son had a pet snake. The two summers I babysat them, I never once went into the boy’s room. Even though it was in a tank, I could not even go in the room. And he had to keep his door shut because I didn’t want to walk by the room and happen to see it.
For the past three years I have lived out in the country with a pond in my yard and I have been lucky because I have not seen any snakes, until the other day.
David and I built a house across the pond from my parents. The other day I was at my mom’s house and I was walking back to my house and my 15 year old dog was behind me and I turned my head to tell her to come on and when I turned back, what was 2 inches from my feet. A long, I mean long, black snake. Let me tell you, I took OFF. I did not turn around to make sure Brandi (my dog) was behind me, I didn’t make sure the snake wasn’t chasing me. All I cared about was running and getting up on my porch. Once I ran up the stairs I turned and luckily both my dogs, Brandi and Desi were behind me and no snake.
Of course after that I am freaking out and I call David (which is still at work) and tell him I almost stepped on a snake and he tells me, well we really need to kill. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I was the only person home, did he really think I was going to walk back to the snake and kill it? My response was, well you better hope it is still there when you get home, because that is the only way it would get killed.
The next evening I was cooking dinner and I happened to walk to the window and I saw my mom standing beside the pond, with a shovel and just jabbing it down in the water. I go outside and yell, what are you doing? Her response, “Oh, just playing.” Just playing my butt. I knew she was killing a snake. She said she saw it swimming across the pond and she waiting until it got to the edge and she jabbed the shovel in it. She stayed out there for about 20 minutes jabbing it with the shovel to make sure she got it. And then all the catfish enjoyed finishing him off.
The next week, I go up to my mom’s work to see her and she tells me that she found a snake in one of her flower beds. She said she was putting some flowers in there and her hand was a couple of inches from the snake. How she described the snake, I know it was the one I almost stepped on. She continues to tell me that she went and got a shovel to kill it and when she came down with the shovel to kill it, the snake started going crazy. She even held her hands up and showed me how crazy it was going. Thanks mom, I really needed that mental image of you killing a snake. Instead of her doing something with the snake, she puts in a bucket beside the garage door, which is the door that I went into that night when I went to her house. And it set there until that weekend, but thanks heavens I never paid attention to it.
THEN, Saturday, Mom and I went to get pedicures for Mother’s Day and we get back, David tells me, that my dad and he were riding the golf cart around the pond and they saw another snake. Thankfully they killed it before it went back in the pond.
So that is THREE snakes that they killed in 10 days. And then Sunday I’m going over to mom’s house and look in the pond and run into my mom’s house yelling, there is another snake. And here she comes running out with her shovel. Come to find out my dad thought it would be a good idea to throw the two snakes they killed in the pond so the catfish could eat them. Seriously Dad, did you really have to throw them in the pond so I could once again see them.
Needless to say, we are going to the pound this weekend to buy us a cat. Supposedly cats keep snakes away. So what does that mean…I’m getting me a cat!
You always hear people say, that kids say the darndest things. Well they really do. I could just sit and listen to my four year-old niece, Makaylee, talk all day, because the things that come out of her mouth are just hilarious.
Yesterday, I went to my church, which is where Makaylee goes to daycare and my mom is also the assistant director there. Mom and I were going to go to lunch together and we were going to take Makaylee. When I got there all the kids were in the cafeteria eating lunch. I walked in I saw Makaylee and she saw me and started yelling, Wawee Wawee Wawee (She started calling me Wawee when she was little and it just stuck). After I was there for a little bit, one of the girls in her class asks me if I’m her mommy. I said no I’m her Aunt Wawee. The little girl continues to tell me that she has two daddys. And I said oh ok. And then the girl beside her says I have two daddys too and one uncle. Well Makaylee speaks up real fast and tells that little girl that she has one mommy, one daddy, a nana, a grandpa AND she has a wawee and dave. The little girl looked at her with a sad face and said, “I don’t have a wawee” and Makaylee said “well I do”, with her smart-alec self. It was too cute and plus it made me feel good that she was bragging about me and Dave.
Then last night she came over to my house and she marches right in like she owns the place. She goes up to the T.V. stand, where I had some bunny figurines, and grabs them and says, “Wawee, you need to put these up, it’s not Easter anymore.” I just said, yes maim’ I will.
She does things everyday that just cracks me up. Like the time that Brittany was down staying the weekend with me and we went out to eat with my mom and Makaylee. We were outside of Chili’s waiting and Makaylee told Brit that she changed her name to Pippi (for Pippi Longstockings) and Brittany asked her, what should her name be? And without hesitation, Makaylee said, I’m going to call you Swan. HAHA. Of course Brit and I, immediately think of Billy Madison- Stop looking at me swan. And no lie, the other day I asked Makaylee what was my friend’s name that came and stayed with me and she said swan.
I just love that little girl.
Yesterday, I went to my church, which is where Makaylee goes to daycare and my mom is also the assistant director there. Mom and I were going to go to lunch together and we were going to take Makaylee. When I got there all the kids were in the cafeteria eating lunch. I walked in I saw Makaylee and she saw me and started yelling, Wawee Wawee Wawee (She started calling me Wawee when she was little and it just stuck). After I was there for a little bit, one of the girls in her class asks me if I’m her mommy. I said no I’m her Aunt Wawee. The little girl continues to tell me that she has two daddys. And I said oh ok. And then the girl beside her says I have two daddys too and one uncle. Well Makaylee speaks up real fast and tells that little girl that she has one mommy, one daddy, a nana, a grandpa AND she has a wawee and dave. The little girl looked at her with a sad face and said, “I don’t have a wawee” and Makaylee said “well I do”, with her smart-alec self. It was too cute and plus it made me feel good that she was bragging about me and Dave.
Then last night she came over to my house and she marches right in like she owns the place. She goes up to the T.V. stand, where I had some bunny figurines, and grabs them and says, “Wawee, you need to put these up, it’s not Easter anymore.” I just said, yes maim’ I will.
She does things everyday that just cracks me up. Like the time that Brittany was down staying the weekend with me and we went out to eat with my mom and Makaylee. We were outside of Chili’s waiting and Makaylee told Brit that she changed her name to Pippi (for Pippi Longstockings) and Brittany asked her, what should her name be? And without hesitation, Makaylee said, I’m going to call you Swan. HAHA. Of course Brit and I, immediately think of Billy Madison- Stop looking at me swan. And no lie, the other day I asked Makaylee what was my friend’s name that came and stayed with me and she said swan.
I just love that little girl.
Last Thursday was my birthday and I turned 26. As most of you know, I loovvee my birthday. It is the one day of the year that you can get spoiled and get away with it. I always look forward to my birthday.
On my birthday I woke up to my husband whispering in my ear, happy birthday my love and a kiss on the check. Then a phone call from my BF, Brittany. Brittany came down and stayed the weekend with me about 3 weeks ago and while she was here she hid my present in the room she always stays in, so while we were talking, she asked if I found it yet. Of course I had no clue what she was talking about, so after she told me where it was, I ran to get it! She got me a cover for my Kindle, a bracelet and the neatest coasters with Paulo on them. I also got a phone call from my mommy and niece, Makaylee. Then I walked into work and all the girls were waiting on me and yelled Happy Birthday. I go into my office and I have balloons, confetti, ribbons, streamers, happy birthday signs, flowers, cards and so much more. My mom came up here and decorated my office for me and brought a breakfast casserole for all of us. Then I opened my email and had lots of emails from friends and the ladies from the Camden branch wishing me happy birthday. Then the girls at work brought out a cake (which was pink and green, my favorite colors) and a card with a $25 gift card to by more books for my kindle.
My birthday continued with more emails, phone calls and balloons. That my family and I went to San Jose, my favorite, to eat. And here comes Manuel and all the guys there singing happy birthday.
Once again, it was a WONDERFUL birthday! I appreciate and love each and everyone that helped make my birthday such a great day!!
On my birthday I woke up to my husband whispering in my ear, happy birthday my love and a kiss on the check. Then a phone call from my BF, Brittany. Brittany came down and stayed the weekend with me about 3 weeks ago and while she was here she hid my present in the room she always stays in, so while we were talking, she asked if I found it yet. Of course I had no clue what she was talking about, so after she told me where it was, I ran to get it! She got me a cover for my Kindle, a bracelet and the neatest coasters with Paulo on them. I also got a phone call from my mommy and niece, Makaylee. Then I walked into work and all the girls were waiting on me and yelled Happy Birthday. I go into my office and I have balloons, confetti, ribbons, streamers, happy birthday signs, flowers, cards and so much more. My mom came up here and decorated my office for me and brought a breakfast casserole for all of us. Then I opened my email and had lots of emails from friends and the ladies from the Camden branch wishing me happy birthday. Then the girls at work brought out a cake (which was pink and green, my favorite colors) and a card with a $25 gift card to by more books for my kindle.
My birthday continued with more emails, phone calls and balloons. That my family and I went to San Jose, my favorite, to eat. And here comes Manuel and all the guys there singing happy birthday.
Once again, it was a WONDERFUL birthday! I appreciate and love each and everyone that helped make my birthday such a great day!!
As most of you know, my Poppy has been in the hospital for the past 2 weeks. For those of you who do not know, my Poppy was up at the Kershaw Baptist Association building working on some electric work. When he was coming down off one of the storage buildings onto the ladder, he must have missed a step and he fell 6-7 feet straight back onto concrete. Luckily, the Kershaw Baptist Association Director, Jimmy, was out there with Poppy. Poppy got up and said he was fine so Jimmy drove him home. When my mom got to my meme and poppy’s house she said that they were going to go to the emergency room. After waiting four and half hours in the emergency room and the pain getting worse, they finally took Poppy back. They quickly realize how severe the head injury was and took him by helicopter to Palmetto Richland Hospital. Poppy had internal bleeding and had more then 10 fractures on his skull. Poppy spent a week in ICU and now he’s currently at Health South getting therapy.
The day he fell, I stopped by his house before mom, meme and him left to go to the emergency room and when I was there he acted fine, like there was nothing wrong. I remember walking out of the house and walking to my car and I just looked back for a second and said love you Pops, see you later and he said love you too baby. That night while I was laying in bed waiting for updates, my sister called to tell me that they were flying him over to another hospital, and his skull was fractured and he was bleeding internally. All I could think about was how that might have been the last time I ever would hear my Poppy tell me he loved me. I did not get to go up to the hospital that night because I had Makaylee, my four year old niece, spending the night at my house, but I sat up all night and just thought about how blessed I was to have a grandfather like him. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful grandfather and such a great Christian role-model.
Since that day I have made many trips up to the hospital and now Health South. He is a fighter. He is doing so good. Now he is speaking in complete sentences, eating good and ready to go home. My meme has not left his side since the accident. She was up at the hospital at 9 in the morning and did not leave until 9 that night (those were ICU visiting hours). And now that she can stay with him Health South, she has been there 24/7, sleeping in the bed beside him.
I recently wrote my Poppy a letter to express to him how much I love him and how thankful I am to him for being such a wonderful grandfather. I decided I was not going to let another day go by without letting him know exactly how much he means to me. I challenge everyone to tell those people that are truly special to you, how much they mean to you, because in an instant they can be gone.
My Poppy & Meme
The day he fell, I stopped by his house before mom, meme and him left to go to the emergency room and when I was there he acted fine, like there was nothing wrong. I remember walking out of the house and walking to my car and I just looked back for a second and said love you Pops, see you later and he said love you too baby. That night while I was laying in bed waiting for updates, my sister called to tell me that they were flying him over to another hospital, and his skull was fractured and he was bleeding internally. All I could think about was how that might have been the last time I ever would hear my Poppy tell me he loved me. I did not get to go up to the hospital that night because I had Makaylee, my four year old niece, spending the night at my house, but I sat up all night and just thought about how blessed I was to have a grandfather like him. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful grandfather and such a great Christian role-model.
Since that day I have made many trips up to the hospital and now Health South. He is a fighter. He is doing so good. Now he is speaking in complete sentences, eating good and ready to go home. My meme has not left his side since the accident. She was up at the hospital at 9 in the morning and did not leave until 9 that night (those were ICU visiting hours). And now that she can stay with him Health South, she has been there 24/7, sleeping in the bed beside him.
I recently wrote my Poppy a letter to express to him how much I love him and how thankful I am to him for being such a wonderful grandfather. I decided I was not going to let another day go by without letting him know exactly how much he means to me. I challenge everyone to tell those people that are truly special to you, how much they mean to you, because in an instant they can be gone.
Frank’ Redhot Buffalo Chicken Dip
When I waitressed at Boykin Company Grille in high school, the only hot sauce we used was Frank’s Redhot and now I am hooked. You will never find another hot sauce in my refrigerator because nothing compares to Frank’s. When Maegen (one of my BFs) threw a wedding shower for me, she made the Buffalo dip. I got the recipe from her and now I make it at least twice a month, I crave it all the time. Usually I will make it on a Friday nights and eat it all weekend. Below is the recipe, y’all should try it. I have to say I have doctored the recipe a little. I usually put about half the chicken it calls for. And I always use ranch dressing and mozzarella cheese.
INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
½ cup blue cheese or ranch salad dressing
½ cup any flavor Frank’s Redhot sauce
½ cup of crumbled blue cheese or shredded mozzarella cheese
2 cans (12.5 oz. each) Swanson White Premium Chuck Chicken Breast in Water, drained
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 350. Place cream cheese into deep baking dish. Stir until smooth.
Mix in salad dressing, Frank’s Redhot sauce and cheese. Stir in chicken
Bake 20 minutes or until mixture is heated through; stir, Garnish as desired. Service with crackers or vegetables.
My Kindle
Dave bought me a kindle for Christmas. I really love it. I like to pull it out if I’m sitting and waiting on an appointment, at lunch or at night when I’m laying on the couch. The first book I bought was Lauren Conrad’s, Spicy and Sweet. I just bought Ashley Judd’s memoir, All that is Bitter and Sweet. I’m so excited to start it. I’m still waiting for, Kardashian Kofindental, to become a kindle book.
Etsy
If you haven’t ever checked out the website Etsy, YOU HAVE TOO. It is such a great website. It is a website where people can sell their crafts. You can find jewelry, pocketbooks, bird feeders, clothes, monogram ideas and lots more. I got a couple of things off it for Christmas presents. When I’m bored I just go on the website to just look at things. It is such a neat website, with great gift ideas.
Castle
Now that I’m an old married lady, I tend to go to sleep a lot earlier. But I have to stay up until 11 on Monday night’s because I have to watch Castle. It is such a great show. Even though half of the time I fall asleep at 10:50 and totally miss out on who was the murdered, but it is still a great show. If you haven’t ever watched it, it is a must.
Shea Cashmere hand cream
Alison, I used to work with, had a bottle of this hand cream and I absolutely feel in love. It is from Bath and Body Works and it is just so wonderful. I have some on my desk at work and some on my night stand. It makes your hands feel so soft and I love the smell. You should go buy a tube, it is wonderful.
When I waitressed at Boykin Company Grille in high school, the only hot sauce we used was Frank’s Redhot and now I am hooked. You will never find another hot sauce in my refrigerator because nothing compares to Frank’s. When Maegen (one of my BFs) threw a wedding shower for me, she made the Buffalo dip. I got the recipe from her and now I make it at least twice a month, I crave it all the time. Usually I will make it on a Friday nights and eat it all weekend. Below is the recipe, y’all should try it. I have to say I have doctored the recipe a little. I usually put about half the chicken it calls for. And I always use ranch dressing and mozzarella cheese.
INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
½ cup blue cheese or ranch salad dressing
½ cup any flavor Frank’s Redhot sauce
½ cup of crumbled blue cheese or shredded mozzarella cheese
2 cans (12.5 oz. each) Swanson White Premium Chuck Chicken Breast in Water, drained
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 350. Place cream cheese into deep baking dish. Stir until smooth.
Mix in salad dressing, Frank’s Redhot sauce and cheese. Stir in chicken
Bake 20 minutes or until mixture is heated through; stir, Garnish as desired. Service with crackers or vegetables.
My Kindle
Dave bought me a kindle for Christmas. I really love it. I like to pull it out if I’m sitting and waiting on an appointment, at lunch or at night when I’m laying on the couch. The first book I bought was Lauren Conrad’s, Spicy and Sweet. I just bought Ashley Judd’s memoir, All that is Bitter and Sweet. I’m so excited to start it. I’m still waiting for, Kardashian Kofindental, to become a kindle book.
Etsy
If you haven’t ever checked out the website Etsy, YOU HAVE TOO. It is such a great website. It is a website where people can sell their crafts. You can find jewelry, pocketbooks, bird feeders, clothes, monogram ideas and lots more. I got a couple of things off it for Christmas presents. When I’m bored I just go on the website to just look at things. It is such a neat website, with great gift ideas.
Castle
Now that I’m an old married lady, I tend to go to sleep a lot earlier. But I have to stay up until 11 on Monday night’s because I have to watch Castle. It is such a great show. Even though half of the time I fall asleep at 10:50 and totally miss out on who was the murdered, but it is still a great show. If you haven’t ever watched it, it is a must.
Shea Cashmere hand cream
Alison, I used to work with, had a bottle of this hand cream and I absolutely feel in love. It is from Bath and Body Works and it is just so wonderful. I have some on my desk at work and some on my night stand. It makes your hands feel so soft and I love the smell. You should go buy a tube, it is wonderful.
This year while David and I were decorating for Christmas and listening to all my favorite Christmas songs, it made me a little sad. I mean I love my husband more then anything and I loved that he helped me decorate, but I did miss my decorating days with my palace mates.
For those who don’t know, my palace mates are the people I lived with in college. We rented a house and we called it the palace. It had 6 bedrooms (which were all huge, except Brittany’s, haha), 1 office, 1 den, 4 full bathrooms, and one kitchen. It was the perfect college house and we loved it. Anyways, decorating for Christmas was an all night event at the palace. We would crank up the Christmas music, run around the house decorating and singing at the top of our lungs and then when Brit wasn’t looking we would grab some tinsel off the tree, since you couldn’t see anything but the tinsel. And when we got finished we usually finished it with a little good ole’ karaoke singing.
It was my most favorite time in the palace. Even though we didn’t have the best decorations AT ALL because we were poor college students, it was still was the best looking decorations, at least at a college house.
So Brit, Lauren and Cait I would have given anything to go back to the palace this year and decorated the house together one more time.
For those who don’t know, my palace mates are the people I lived with in college. We rented a house and we called it the palace. It had 6 bedrooms (which were all huge, except Brittany’s, haha), 1 office, 1 den, 4 full bathrooms, and one kitchen. It was the perfect college house and we loved it. Anyways, decorating for Christmas was an all night event at the palace. We would crank up the Christmas music, run around the house decorating and singing at the top of our lungs and then when Brit wasn’t looking we would grab some tinsel off the tree, since you couldn’t see anything but the tinsel. And when we got finished we usually finished it with a little good ole’ karaoke singing.
It was my most favorite time in the palace. Even though we didn’t have the best decorations AT ALL because we were poor college students, it was still was the best looking decorations, at least at a college house.
So Brit, Lauren and Cait I would have given anything to go back to the palace this year and decorated the house together one more time.
1. Spitting- I hate when people spit…since I am at the drive-thru at the bank I get to look at the gas station next door all day and you would not believe how many people spit. Ugh it is so nasty…I mean I can understand if you were at your house and you spit outside while you were mowing the grass or something. But in front of everybody I just think that is so disgusting.
2. Cockiness- no one cares if you think you are the hottest thing on earth, you don’t have to tell everyone and act like you are. I hate when people think so highly of their selves. No one cares about you.
3. Big WHITE sneakers- First off, if you are not pass the age of 60 you do not need to buy these sneakers. Second, they are so bright they hurt my eyes, go run around in the dirt and get those things dirty.
4. Saggy pants- NO ONE wants to see your beeehind so pull up those pants. Like seriously you cannot even walk when your pants are that long…it drives me crazy.
2. Cockiness- no one cares if you think you are the hottest thing on earth, you don’t have to tell everyone and act like you are. I hate when people think so highly of their selves. No one cares about you.
3. Big WHITE sneakers- First off, if you are not pass the age of 60 you do not need to buy these sneakers. Second, they are so bright they hurt my eyes, go run around in the dirt and get those things dirty.
4. Saggy pants- NO ONE wants to see your beeehind so pull up those pants. Like seriously you cannot even walk when your pants are that long…it drives me crazy.
1. OMG, there needs to be a class that every American needs to take to teach them how to do banking transaction, like filling out a deposit slip and check. And how to keep up with your check register.
2. Please let me sleep just 15 more minutes.
3. Does this outfit make me look fat, no it looks fine, no I don’t like it…
4. Seriously? (my response to my customers)
5. I’m hungry, what can I eat?
6. I do not want to hear about your life story, so shut up and just ask me the question.
7. What show is coming on tonight?
2. Please let me sleep just 15 more minutes.
3. Does this outfit make me look fat, no it looks fine, no I don’t like it…
4. Seriously? (my response to my customers)
5. I’m hungry, what can I eat?
6. I do not want to hear about your life story, so shut up and just ask me the question.
7. What show is coming on tonight?
1. CHAPSTICK- if you have read my previous blogs you will understand.
2. My diamond rings- I still sit and stare at them all the time
3. Concealer- To cover up all my zits
4. Sweat Pants, got to be comfortable
5. Coke- I get headaches if I go without my caffeine, but I’m trying to limit myself to only 1 or 2 a day, instead of 5 like I was drinking.
6. Hair rubber band- I usually always have my hair up in a ponytail.
7. Reality TV- I cannot name one show I watch on a regular basic that isn’t a reality show.
8. Camo Red Sox hat- If I’m not at work or church I have my hat on, haha…I’m such a bum
2. My diamond rings- I still sit and stare at them all the time
3. Concealer- To cover up all my zits
4. Sweat Pants, got to be comfortable
5. Coke- I get headaches if I go without my caffeine, but I’m trying to limit myself to only 1 or 2 a day, instead of 5 like I was drinking.
6. Hair rubber band- I usually always have my hair up in a ponytail.
7. Reality TV- I cannot name one show I watch on a regular basic that isn’t a reality show.
8. Camo Red Sox hat- If I’m not at work or church I have my hat on, haha…I’m such a bum
1. When my mom was in labor with me they had to do an emergency c-section so after my mom woke up they brought me in to see her for the first time and my mom looked at my dad and said they brought us the wrong baby. She thought I was either Chinese or black because of how dark I was and my Chinese eyes.
2. I usually change outfits at least 4 times every morning.
3. I cannot drink orange juice because it gives me terrible indigestion.
4. I haven’t grown an inch since I was in 5th grade.
5. I buy Lucky Charms to just eat the marshmallows out of it.
6. I love taking pictures, but I never print them.
7. The second I walk in my house I go straight to my closet and change into my PJs.
8. I want to open a bakery and call it, A Piece of Cake
9. I have 20/13 vision
2. I usually change outfits at least 4 times every morning.
3. I cannot drink orange juice because it gives me terrible indigestion.
4. I haven’t grown an inch since I was in 5th grade.
5. I buy Lucky Charms to just eat the marshmallows out of it.
6. I love taking pictures, but I never print them.
7. The second I walk in my house I go straight to my closet and change into my PJs.
8. I want to open a bakery and call it, A Piece of Cake
9. I have 20/13 vision
Today me and Heather, at work, started talking about the addiction we have to chapstick. Anyone close to me or who has every lived with me will know that I do truly have an addiction to chapstick. I guess it started back in elementary school when Lip Smacker chapstick was a big thing. For Christmas every year I got Lip Smackers in my socking and I remember going to the store and being excited about picking out a new flavor of Lip Smacker. I still remember using the Blueberry Lip Smacker in the 4th grade and the boy (Jonathan Hawkins) behind me hated the smell.
Throughout the years I have tried, I believe, every chapstick that is out on the market. When I go into a store and see a new chapstick or a new brand I have to buy it because I have to test it out. From Chapstick, Blistex, Carmax, Nivea, Lip Smacker, Burt’s Beewax, Soft Lips, Top Care and many many many more. I am always willing to try a new chapstick, but I have to say that Blistex is my ultimate favorite brand. The blistex medicate greenish tube is by far the best.
Sitting here thinking about my addiction is really kinda funny. I am not one of those people who can have one tube of chapstick and use it until it is finished and whenever I need it to go get it out of my pocketbook or wherever. I have to have them everywhere I go. I have a tube right beside my computer at work, one in one of my money drawers, 3 in my pocketbook, none in my car because they always melt, 2 in my coffee table drawer, 1 in one of my kitchen drawers, 3 in my nightstand drawer, 1 on top of my nightstand, 1 on my vanity, 1 in the bag I take to church on Wednesday nights, usually one in each of my coat pockets, then of course they are scattered all over my mom’s house. I’m sure there are more hiding places that I cannot think of at this moment. But seriously that is an addiction/obsession.
I should definitely get stock in one of the chapstick brands. I probably spend at least $300 in chapstick a year and a tube usually last about 3 weeks. My next project is going to be counting how many times a day I put it on. I figure I apply it every 20 minutes, 15 hours a day so that equals to about 45 times a day. And anyone who sees me put it on, knows it isn’t just one swipe around the lips, it is back and front on each lip about 8 times.
I know everyone has enjoyed reading about my addiction to chapstick! Let my know about your addictions.
Throughout the years I have tried, I believe, every chapstick that is out on the market. When I go into a store and see a new chapstick or a new brand I have to buy it because I have to test it out. From Chapstick, Blistex, Carmax, Nivea, Lip Smacker, Burt’s Beewax, Soft Lips, Top Care and many many many more. I am always willing to try a new chapstick, but I have to say that Blistex is my ultimate favorite brand. The blistex medicate greenish tube is by far the best.
Sitting here thinking about my addiction is really kinda funny. I am not one of those people who can have one tube of chapstick and use it until it is finished and whenever I need it to go get it out of my pocketbook or wherever. I have to have them everywhere I go. I have a tube right beside my computer at work, one in one of my money drawers, 3 in my pocketbook, none in my car because they always melt, 2 in my coffee table drawer, 1 in one of my kitchen drawers, 3 in my nightstand drawer, 1 on top of my nightstand, 1 on my vanity, 1 in the bag I take to church on Wednesday nights, usually one in each of my coat pockets, then of course they are scattered all over my mom’s house. I’m sure there are more hiding places that I cannot think of at this moment. But seriously that is an addiction/obsession.
I should definitely get stock in one of the chapstick brands. I probably spend at least $300 in chapstick a year and a tube usually last about 3 weeks. My next project is going to be counting how many times a day I put it on. I figure I apply it every 20 minutes, 15 hours a day so that equals to about 45 times a day. And anyone who sees me put it on, knows it isn’t just one swipe around the lips, it is back and front on each lip about 8 times.
I know everyone has enjoyed reading about my addiction to chapstick! Let my know about your addictions.
Alright so I stole this from one of my friend’s blog and thought it would be fun. So I have to complete these 10 things…
Idea 1: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
Idea 2: Nine things about yourself that most people don't know.
Idea 3: Eight things you couldn't live without.
Idea 4: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Idea 5: Six things you wish you could change or you wish you’d never done.
Idea 6: Five people who mean a lot to you.
Idea 7: Four turn offs.
Idea 8: Three turn ons.
Idea 9: Two words that describe your life right now.
Idea 10: One confession.
So here we go…
Idea 1: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
1. Dave- You are my best friend, my strength, my soul mate, my husband and my rock.
2. Mom- You are just the best. Obviously I love you a ton since I built my house 100 yards from your house.
3. Dad- I will forever be grateful to you for all you have done and sacrificed for our family. I feel our relationship have gone stronger in the last couple of years and I think the world of you.
4. Sisters- Y’all are my best friends and I do not know what I would do without y’all.
5. Makaylee- You are my smile. Even through you are just my niece and not my daughter, I think of you as mine and love you more then I could have ever imagined.
6. Brandi- I know you are getting old, but you have brought me so much happiness in the past 14 years. You have been the best doggie ever!
7. Upstairs Palace Girls- I will treasure all of the memories we have made together, for the rest of my life. I would give anything to spend one my night in the palace with y’all. Y’all will always have a special place in my heart.
8. Kenny Chesney- I will always be singing along to your music. I’m your biggest fan.
9. Lauren Conrad- I am your long lost BFF
10. God- Thank you for all my many blessings
Idea 1: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
Idea 2: Nine things about yourself that most people don't know.
Idea 3: Eight things you couldn't live without.
Idea 4: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Idea 5: Six things you wish you could change or you wish you’d never done.
Idea 6: Five people who mean a lot to you.
Idea 7: Four turn offs.
Idea 8: Three turn ons.
Idea 9: Two words that describe your life right now.
Idea 10: One confession.
So here we go…
Idea 1: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
1. Dave- You are my best friend, my strength, my soul mate, my husband and my rock.
2. Mom- You are just the best. Obviously I love you a ton since I built my house 100 yards from your house.
3. Dad- I will forever be grateful to you for all you have done and sacrificed for our family. I feel our relationship have gone stronger in the last couple of years and I think the world of you.
4. Sisters- Y’all are my best friends and I do not know what I would do without y’all.
5. Makaylee- You are my smile. Even through you are just my niece and not my daughter, I think of you as mine and love you more then I could have ever imagined.
6. Brandi- I know you are getting old, but you have brought me so much happiness in the past 14 years. You have been the best doggie ever!
7. Upstairs Palace Girls- I will treasure all of the memories we have made together, for the rest of my life. I would give anything to spend one my night in the palace with y’all. Y’all will always have a special place in my heart.
8. Kenny Chesney- I will always be singing along to your music. I’m your biggest fan.
9. Lauren Conrad- I am your long lost BFF
10. God- Thank you for all my many blessings
I have been extremely slack lately with my blogging. My life just turned really crazy and I have not even thought about blogging. So here is what I have been up to lately.
I have taken over the Fall Festival at my church this year. Usually they start getting everything together in July and I didn’t start planning until the beginning of September. But I am so excited about it. It is a Fall Carnival this year and I have to say that I think it is going to be pretty superb!
There will be games and booths, a dunking booth, a hayride, cotton candy and popcorn machines, live music, a bounce house, a cake walk, hotdogs, a fire truck and lots more. It has been a lot of work, but I love every minute of it. David complains that it has taken over my life, but it will be over soon.
David and I are planning a little weekend getaway in two weeks. I have that Monday off for Columbus Day so we are going to leave Saturday morning and head up to the Biltmore house and either stay two nights in Ashville or Hendersonville. So I’m pretty excited about that too!
Two weeks ago I was driving to work minding my own business and this deer decides to ram himself into the side of my car. I did not see the deer until I heard a loud bang and looked in my mirror and saw it running across the road. I got out and looked at my car and looked at the side passenger door and it was dented and paint chipped off, but I thought hey not too too big of a deal. Well later on that day when my mom was looking at it she was like, Laura did you not see the huge dent up her and notice that the passenger door will not open. So I have NO clue how the deer hit, but pretty much the whole side of my car is messed up and I cannot open the passenger door. Stupid deer!!!!
Other then that, not much is new. I promise I will try to blog a little more!
I have taken over the Fall Festival at my church this year. Usually they start getting everything together in July and I didn’t start planning until the beginning of September. But I am so excited about it. It is a Fall Carnival this year and I have to say that I think it is going to be pretty superb!
There will be games and booths, a dunking booth, a hayride, cotton candy and popcorn machines, live music, a bounce house, a cake walk, hotdogs, a fire truck and lots more. It has been a lot of work, but I love every minute of it. David complains that it has taken over my life, but it will be over soon.
David and I are planning a little weekend getaway in two weeks. I have that Monday off for Columbus Day so we are going to leave Saturday morning and head up to the Biltmore house and either stay two nights in Ashville or Hendersonville. So I’m pretty excited about that too!
Two weeks ago I was driving to work minding my own business and this deer decides to ram himself into the side of my car. I did not see the deer until I heard a loud bang and looked in my mirror and saw it running across the road. I got out and looked at my car and looked at the side passenger door and it was dented and paint chipped off, but I thought hey not too too big of a deal. Well later on that day when my mom was looking at it she was like, Laura did you not see the huge dent up her and notice that the passenger door will not open. So I have NO clue how the deer hit, but pretty much the whole side of my car is messed up and I cannot open the passenger door. Stupid deer!!!!
Other then that, not much is new. I promise I will try to blog a little more!
