Go Shawty, It's Your Birthday! (In my 50 cent voice)

Happy Fall Y'all!

Did you miss me?

It's been a busy but fun month!

 (This post will be in reverse order!)

First, yes today is my birthday!

I spent the weekend celebrating...

Friday one of my friends gave us free tickets to 

see Chris Tucker.

He definitely still has the gift of comedy!

We were in tears laughing!

If he's coming to a city near you, I definitely recommend checking

his show out.

 Saturday I spent the day at the spa.

I found an awesome Groupon deal for $79 which 

included an hour long massage, 45 minute facial, mani, & pedi.

I ended spending 4 hours at the spa because everyone was 

so friendly and chatty.

Saturday night a group of friends & I headed downtown to celebrate.

 Beautiful earrings that hubby surprised me with!

Sunday we relaxed & recovered.

Today is my actual birthday so we'll be going out to eat with the family later!

Last Monday a friend & I went to the Maroon 5/Kelly Clarkson concert in Atlanta.

The show was at Aaron's Amphitheater and I scored these tickets on Groupon for only $20 each!

We sat out on the lawn and it was fabulous!

We rented lawn chairs for $5 and had a great time.

The show was amazing!

Last month my brother turned 30!

We were supposed to go to Biloxi/New Orleans for the weekend but 

our plans fell through so we hung out here and had a few dinners with family & friends.

I came up with the funniest idea- I mean I really cracked myself up for

thinking of this.

Besides his regular gift, I decided to give him $30 in $2 bills as well.

He was cracking up when he saw all the bills!

My mom did the same thing too so he ended up with 

$60 in $2 bills.

I had to go to 3 banks to get this up.

I didn't realize it would be so hard to do this.

I told him to make sure he actually spent some of the bills to get them 

back in circulation!

My friend's daughter turned 2 so I actually did the same thing for her.

Gave her a card with $20 worth of $2bills.

People just get so excited over them so this idea is a keeper!

 Finally a few weeks ago, I got to meet Jamie from Life in a Southern Town!

She was passing through and we were able to have lunch.

 Sadly, we didn't take a picture! Boo!! 

My life in pictures

Bebe looks annoyed that I snapped a pic while she was lounging.

Weekend in ATL with mom & hubby.

Saw these in Macy's but they only had 1 pair left in a size 11!

Why!!!

Rihanna was AMAZING!

 

My sweet niece!

Throwback pic of my brother & I.

I love Ikea.

And I know I have to put stuff together from here.

But this was a LOT for 1 box! lol

My friend's husband makes these grills so

since we were shopping for a new grill anyways,

of course we bought from them.

It's amazing!

Sleeping Beauty...for now! :)

Thirsty?

Last week while at the gas station, a lady in front of me was buying a .69 cent thirst buster (soda).

But ask me how she paid for this drink? 

With an EBT (foodstamp) card!

Then after she got her soda, she went to the Redbox & rented a movie with her debit card!

Yes I took a pic of her!

Pffft!!

I'm Alive!

I haven't forgotten yall, just haven't had much to blog about!

I'm painting the office this week & going to Ikea this weekend to pick up my new office decor! 

So I will be posting some pics this week *promise*!

 Have yall seen this bumper sticker?

The lady who came up this is from Hinesville, GA & she says she's not racist.

Although, the correct spelling would be RENEGE if that was the case.

I am just so shocked that anyone would put this on their car.

Even if you don't like Obama, this takes it to another level.

In other news...I did some googling to find out what clubs would be fun to go to in Vegas for New Years. And we've decided we won't be clubbing! The cover charges start at $125 per person!!

No thanks! We'll be partying in the street with the rest of the poor people! lol!

And I've added Shahs of Sunset to my Sunday night list.

 Have yall watched this?

I am so not a fan of GG!

Random Pics

Sorry yall I have nothing!

I spent all of Monday night watching Pawn Stars.

So instead of boring you with my recap on the various pawns, I'm going to post some random pics of some friends & I over the last few years.

Friends since 2006

Friends since 2004

Friends since 1997

Friends since 1996

Friends since 1996

Friends since 1993

Friend since 1983!

After looking at all these pics I've realized a few things:

I wear a lot of black.

I need a new hairstyle.

I need new makeup.
And that I have fabulous friends!

(disclaimer: I left out pics of some very good friends only bc I 

didn't have any on my harddrive @ the time of this post!!)

And in other news, we may not be going to NOLA for St Pattys. Boo!
We realized it would probably be best if we saved our money for Hawaii & Vegas.
It sucks being responsible sometimes...But it will be worth it in the end! ;) 

Virus & Racist

Weird post title I know. So let's start first with the virus. This has been the second time in a year that one of the hubby's friend's have used our computer & next thing you know there's a virus. To say I was irate is an understatement. I spent 4 hours last night removing it.

I announced to all the guys (because of course they were all there for Monday Night football) that all internet privileges have been suspended indefinitely! HA!

If you see "Win 7 Antivirus 2012"...it's a virus!!

 

Now on to the racist topic. 

My friend was out shopping & came across a car with the most unbelievable bumper sticker ever! I am just SO shocked that someone could drive around town with this.

If you're from the south, then you know the Confederate flag is a hot topic of discussion.

Some people say its racist & some it's heritage.

IDK. I haven't taken the time out to research the history. But I do know a lot of racist hate groups use this as one of their flags of choice, so it is offensive to a lot of people.

I digress...so my friend saw this bumper sticker on a car:

 

So is this saying, if you had picked your own cotton, instead of bringing slaves over from Africa, we'd have no black people here? I'm not sure if that's the right interpretation but that's how I take it.

The blatant racism in the south is VERY much alive. I'm sure it's everywhere...but it's blatant here and I can't stand it. It's my #1 pet peeve.

Our neighbors that live directly behind us, once hung up a confederate flag on the back of their shed. So that every time we opened our back door, that was the first thing we saw. I wanted to hop the fence and set the flag on fire! Hubby told me leave it alone. I just don't get how he can be so calm. He literally has seen so much racism but doesn't do anything about it which pisses me off to the 10th power!! Once while at work his Asian female coworker told him he was a "dumb ninja" (<-- she didn't say ninja though!) He of course said something to her, but it took a LOT for me to not drive up to that job & kick her @ss. Do you know what the owner did? Sent her to customer service training class. THAT'S IT! How can you not suspend or fire someone for that? I could go on & on with the many situations that my husband has been through. 

He is obviously the calm one in this relationship. IDK what made our neighbors remove the flag, but about a week later they did. This topic infuriates me! 

It's easy for people to SAY racism is dead or people should get over slavery. But unless you truly understand the history and things that black Americans have to go through, then you don't get it. It most certainly has a major effect on why you may see more black people on welfare, not as educated, higher crime rates, etc. And that statement is not meant to offend, it's just a fact.

I could could go on & on but maybe I'll save that for another post.

Enjoy your Tuesday!

Little Miss GA

My neighbor's daughter is competing in a local beauty pageant and they came by last night so we could see her all dressed up. She looked SOO adorable! I had to snap some pics of course.

I hope she wins!

Awww!

She LOVES her daddy!

I did a photoshoot of a girl that's interning with me last week. This is one of her & her hubby. Love this pic!

Right now we're still counting down our days til Vegas! 15 more days! I am so ready for this vacation!

Tuesday Funny

With time, women gain weight because we accumulate so much information

and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room,

 it distributes out to the rest of our bodies.

So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy.

Beginning today, when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think,

Good Grief look how smart I am,

I must be a genius!