Friday, November 25, 2011
Glitz and Glam ;)
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Labels: blogging, christmas, friends, how the glitz stole christmas
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Share Your World Turkey Day Edition
I've never bought anything from a yard sale.
3. Do you still have friends whom you went to high school with?
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
25 Facts
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Make my day :)
Let me just start by saying, children, at my point in life right now, is almost like a cuss word.
For me, I'm no where NEAR having kids right now. And I don't think I will be for a while.
But other people's children M.E.L.T my heart :)
They are so freaking adorable!!
My friend Cassie has this beautiful little boy T.D. He's two and such a cutie :)
She dresses him like a little man! And he has this adorable little comb over hair style.
And his smile... don't even get me started. I could just kiss that little boy all day!
And he LOVES kisses! He always wants me to hold him and then he grabs my face and plants a big one right one the lips and then pulls back and giggles forever. And then he does it again and again. It's the cutest thing!
And she had this baby girl about 2 months ago. She is so tiny! But absolutely beautiful! And she isn't a fussy baby at all. I love when I get to hold her she just lays there and looks around or sleeps. CUTIE!
Her big brother T.D. loves holding her and kissing her. The two of them together are just the sweetest thing!
Then there are the cutie pie little cousins I have! They're all 7 and under (except us older kids)
And they are too freaking cute! They all love us older cousins and always run and jump into our arms while yelling our names in excitement whenever we come over or have family get togethers :)
Then there are the kids in my Children's Church class at church. I opted out of doing it this year but I still love seeing them and getting hugs from them whenever they come into the service for their Children's choir. I had the 3 & 4 year olds. LOVE EM!!
And let's not forget all the absolutely adorable little kids that come to my work! I work at a bank and if anyone remembers being a little kid and going through the drive thru lane at the bank was getting suckers. So I always make sure I give those little cuties suckers. And I absolutely love when they lean up or roll the window down and wave and yell "THANK YOU!!" It makes my day :)
I love children. But right now it's more of I love other people's children. They're great when they're being cute and sweet and loving. But when they scream, potty, make messes, or throw up... you can give them back :)
Maybe one day I'll have kids. Until that day I'm just going to spoil the heck out of everyone else's!
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Share Your World
5. Are you a messy sleeper or a neat sleeper?
Haha this is funny.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
What I'm Loving Wednesday.... Pinterest Edition :)
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Labels: fashion, for the home, recipes, WILW
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Trendy :)
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Chivalry ... Dead?
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Labels: dating, food for thought, love, relationships
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Share Your World Thursday 11/10
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
"Happy Girls Are The Prettiest Girls"
Teardrops
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Southern Folks
"The South; where tea is sweet and accents are sweeter; summer starts in April; front porches are wide and words are long; macaroni and cheese is a vegetable; pecan pie is a staple; Y’all is the only proper pronoun; chicken is fried and biscuits come with gravy; everything is darling and someone is always getting their heart blessed."
Well I'm about to get real southern on yall for a minute here.
I was watching The Chew earlier today and something on there struck a nerve with me.
They were having the "country cooking" segment and they all dressed up in flannel, boots, and cowboy hats. they all kept saying "howdy" and "yeehaw" and talking in a suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper stretched drawl and a thick twang. And they all kept making comments about "living on the ranch" and "herding cattle"
Now, I know that it's funny sometimes to stereo type southern people in this way. But that was just too much for me. I've lived in the south my whole life, and to me, the south is nothing like this. Being southern isn't an accent or a clothing style. It isn't "herding cattle" or "living on a ranch/farm".
Being southern is something classy and simple. Being southern is a way of life. It's about appreciating the simple things that God so graciously blessed us with. It's about loving your family whole heartedly and your friends the same. It's about thanking the good Lord for everything you have in life. It's about saying "ma'am" and "sir", "please" and "thank you". It's about cooking big meals on sunday afternoon after church and then falling asleep on a porch swing and maw maw's house. It's about hunting and fishing. It's about being proud of where you came from. It's about still saying the pledge of allegiance...the right way... and taking your hat off while saying it. It's about honoring the many men and women who have fought and/or died for our freedom. It's about high school football games and tailgating all day saturday to watch your favorite college football team. It's about wearing a smile like it's the greatest accessory you own. It's about small towns and knowing everyone by their first names. It's about good food and definitely fried chicken. It's about bonfires and roasting marshmellows. It's about guitars and good music. It's about the bible being the only law and God the only judge. It's about fighting for what you believe in. It's about sticking together and always having each others backs. It's about not being scared to get your hands dirty. It's about fourwheeling and muddy tires. It's about high heels, pearls, dresses, and camo. It's about barefeet and summer time.
Southern is about community, God, family, friends, manners, love, fun, and sunshine. It's about tailgates, truck beds, bonfires, barefeet, football, and fishing poles. It's about high heels, pearls, ribbons, curls, camoflauge, and cowboy boots.
Yeah we have cows, farms, cowboys, accents, drawls, and a twang. But that's on the surface of southern people. There is a much deeper meaning to being southern.
What does it mean to you?
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BYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYE brO :)
Haha only a select few of my lovelies will understand the title of this blog and will be laughing hysterically when they read it!
Anywho....
This weekend was absolutely hilarious. Very super eventful too I must add
but let me just say.... GO ARKANSAS haha
Clemson had a bi-week so a few good people came over and we watched the Carolina vs Arkansas game and then we watched LSU remain #1 in the nation and stay undefeated when they beat Alabama without ever even scoring a touch down. Talk about an interesting game!
Anyways my weekend can be summed up as this
-friends came home from out of town .... :)
A friend from a while ago was home this weekend and I got to spend some much needed time with him. LOVED IT
-reunited with my friend Ericka and im SO excited about it
She got married and ran off to Florida but shes back home now and I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED lol
-made up a new "high five" rule
If you can make someone give you a high five five times in one night you get a kiss. LOVE this rule :) lol
-cooked a BANGING dinner friday night... go me :)
sauteed beef tips with peppers and mushrooms. Homemade mashed potatoes, and green beans... yum :)
-made new friends
I met a lot of new people this weekend and loved everyone of them :)
-I definitely smacked some guy in the face for being disrespectful to me ... once again... go me :) lol
lets just say I don't tolerate ignorance and he was being very rude and disrespectful to me, Ericka, and some other friends and I just got sick of it. So I slapped him and walked out. I don't usually feel like being physical is the answer but this guy really needed it and I just happened to be the one to finally do it.
-lots and lots and lots of wings and football!
need I say more?
-finally made our little house feel like a home :)
Alex and I have been in our little humble abode for a little over a week now and we FINALLY got everything unpacked and put away. Everything is decorated and finally has our personalities in it. We made it a home by having a few of some great friends over this weekend :)
-My little brother's birthday....
HAPPY SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY ZACKIE I love you little man :)
What did you do this weekend?
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Labels: college football, friends, updates
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Heartache
I swear the hardest conversation in any person's life is telling the one person you loved whole heartedly, that you want them to be happy, even if it means with someone else.
I did that today.
In every woman's life, the first love is always the deepest. It's the first time she ever gives a man her heart and trusts him completely with it. It's an absolutely beautiful feeling. But when it ends, it hurts more than any other pain. But its always the one love that will always stay in her heart.
Well, it's been two years since my first love and I ended things. Since him I've had two boyfriends, but neither of which were the same as it was with him. No one ever will be.
"The truth is, I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart, and I never really got it back" -Sweet Home Alabama
Through everything life has thrown at us, we've remained very close friends. And I truly believe we always will be. He had been there for me through some difficult points in my life. And he is the only boy whose ever completely accepted me and loved me for exactly who I was. Whenever I cried or was sad or upset, he was who I called to talk about it. He's the only one who could ever understand or know what to say, or even when I just needed him to say nothing at all. When I was happy or excited I called him because I knew he would know exactly why I was so happy. He could appreciate whatever it was that meant so much to me. And of course he was the same way with me.
After we ended things he had an off and on thing with this girl but after a while I guess it just kind of simmered out. It was never anything really serious. But then a few months ago, I could tell the way he talked to me had changed a little. Apparently he had started spending time with another girl. At first I didn't really get too concerned because I didn't think it was anything serious. He never really talked about her. But in the back of my mind, I knew he cared because things started to feel a little different between us. Then a few days ago, I found out they were more serious than I thought. They were "boyfriend and girlfriend". GIRLFRIEND.... a title he hadn't allowed any other woman to have the priveledge of having since me.
As much as it hurts, and as much as I wish I could just keep him to myself, I have to be fair. Because I know in my heart I can't expect him to sit around forever and be in love with me. Eventually he was going to have to move on with his life and find someone who could make him happy.
Today, I finished reading my book "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks and the very end of the book he says that to truly love someone it means you have to want whatever makes them happy even if that means making a sacrifice.
That hit so close to home. I immediately had to call him and tell him that whatever it meant to make him happy I would completely support him and be happy for him and that I wished him all the best.
Hardest.words.of.my.life.
But I meant it completely.
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Labels: boys, heartbreak, love, relationships
Share Your World Thursday
I found this absolutely lovely new link up on one of the greatest blogs Stilettos And A Fishing Pole.
Every thursday, there are a set of questions, just random things. It's supposed to help the readers get to know you (and also help the blogger with writers block.... which I tend to have a LOT these days!)
So here goes : )
1. Go back five years, would you have pictured your life as it is now or would it have been different? If so, how or why?
Five years ago I would have been 16. (I know I'm a baby!)
But when I was sixteen, I dreamed of having this romantic love life. I dreamed that I would find my high school sweetheart and he would be the man of my dreams. We would get married at this elegant fairytale wedding and live happily ever after. I would be a stay at home mom, we'd be living in a gorgeous white house with a wrap around porch, like in the notebook, and all would be well with the world.
As you should know, my life is NOTHING like I pictured it back then. I'm not married. My high school sweetheart and I are no longer together. I don't have children. No fairytale wedding or a pretty white horse. Definitely no wrap around porch. I work everyday. But I'm perfectly happy with how my life has turned out. It's like I've always said "some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers"-Garth Brooks
2. In a perfect world with no attachments, my career would be...
I've always loved children. I have a passion for seeing the smiles on their faces when you interact with them and play with them. And I've always wanted to do something to better their lives. In a perfect world I would be a teacher in elementary school. But in reality college is ridiculously expensive and the need for new teachers is rare. But I love my job at the bank and I'm glad I ended up here :)
3. Name one thing you do {or don't do} that the world may think strange of you.
Haha it sounds funny, but I tend to match my clothes to my underwear! I know its random and maybe TMI but I'm just that OCD about coordinating : ) lol
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