Monday, February 20, 2012

Conspiracy?

I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Mine was spent relaxing (sort of). 
The best way to spend it of course.

Friday the hubby and I stayed in.
He had a "friend" come over who got me all riled up talking politics.
I wouldn't even really call what he said a political discussion.
Somehow I brought up Obama's name & he went OFF.
He started saying Obama's the anti-Christ & Martin Luther King ain't sh!t!
He said they were in the Illuminati.
CRAZY!

This guy thinks every famous person is in the "Illuminati."
He started going on & on about the "books" & the Bible says Obama is the anti-Christ.
I asked him to please show me where in the Bible those words were &
who wrote these "books" that he's getting his info from.


Look, I don't care who you like or don't like as president, but that type of behavior is just extreme.
I was mad! We were both literally yelling at the tops of our lungs!
We weren't even arguing politics, we were arguing the conspiracy crap that he believes in.
Then he went on & on about Whitney Houston, Jay Z, P Diddy, & almost every other famous person being in it.
He started talking about Pepsi being the anti-Christ too.

He got mad because I just refused to believe what he was saying, without proof.
He stormed out & the hubby's other friends who were there just busted out laughing
& said I was too rough on him.
How was I being rough?
I just said show me the proof.

I'm sure the government knows thing that they don't tell us,  that religious groups have secrets, &
that there are secret societies out there- but I am not going to start lining my roof with tin foil, storing water, & buying weapons.
This "friend" actually stockpiles food, is building a bunker on his property, & has gas masks, etc.
That's just crazy in my opinion.

I feel like if God wants to the end the world, then it's my time to go.
I wouldn't want to be the last man standing anyways.
I'm not Will Smith, and this aint "I am Legend."

Moving along...

Saturday I intended to get a mani/pedi, get my taxes together, and do some shopping...
and then I got stuck watch Whitney Houston's 4 hour funeral.
How I allowed myself to sit there for 4 hours is beyond me!
It was a very nice service, but I know those people were hungry as hell after 4 hours.

It rained here Saturday so hubby & I went out to eat at Red Robin...Yummm.
Afterwards we popped into TJ Maxx.
As we were leaving I saw my ex-bff. I hadn't seen her in 11 years.
We locked eyes and it didn't hit me til after she passed me who she was.
AWKWARD.

She is now happily married to the douchebad that I dated in college.
They were screwing behind my back.



In hindsight, I am very thankful they did that because
 I wouldn't have met the wonderful man I am married to now!
Funny how things work out.

Yesterday we went to Lowe's to buy the last faceplate to complete the living room.
Those suckers add up once you start replacing them.
I am SO glad we finally finished that.

Being in Lowe's is bad...it makes you start thinking about all the things you want to fix or replace.
Home renovations aren't in the budget this year, unless it's minor, like painting.
Yall I am sad to admit that we still haven't finished are floors and we installed them in 2010.
We have red tape all over the place & it drives me crazy.

Hubby forgot to budget the cost of trim originally, so we left the red tape down to secure the floors
until the trim was installed.
I've been secretly peeling off the tape...
although I know it needs to be there.
Everytime we have an extra $500 to spare something comes up.
Now we've got to pay off this Hawaii cruise by July 30 so we might be seeing another year of red tape.
(I'll update this post later with a pic of the "red tape.")

And I still have no curtains or pics on the wall!
I haven't found the perfect piece and now I am thinking about repainting the living room-
hubby will die if I tell him I want to repaint! Ha!

Click HERE & HERE to see my living & dining room area.
I need to do an updated post because I've moved the living room furniture around.
And I have some pillows & a mirror.
I need to bring in some color other than brown!

I hope you enjoyed this random post.
I just realzied it's a bit all over the place.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Party Ideas

Pinterest is the devil! 
I love it, but I spend way too much time pinning.

I found some awesome party ideas!

Ready made cocktails in mason jars.


Veggie Cups.


Brilliant!


Dip


Burger Bar.
I wouldn't want anyone to eat after setting this up!



Happy Friday!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

To Swap or Not?

If you have (or haven't) had the pleasure of participating in a blog swap, then you've come to the right place to learn about what to do & what NOT to do.

This post came about do to a recent swap I participated in.
I was paired with a wonderful swap partner, but sadly, others weren't so lucky.
Some people got nothing, some got broken toys, & some got used items!
WHO DOES THAT?


I don't want to assume everyone knows what a blog swap is, but the easiest way to explain it is:
A host decides on a theme, a dollar/purchase limit is set, you purchase items, & most importantly: 
you send the gift to the blogger you are paired with by a certain date!

You may have heard some good & bad things about blog swaps, such as:
Made new blog friends
Received great items
Had lots of fun seeing what everyone got
 OR
Didn't get shit
Got crappy items
Person stopped replying to emails

If you are going to participate in a swap, PLEASE follow through!
The rules are pretty simple & you know up front what you are supposed to do.
It is beyond rude when someone takes the time to go shopping for you, spend their money, go to the post office, send you a gift...to get nothing in return or get shitty items.
Excuse my french, but there is no other way to put it!

I've been burned by blog swaps, but that hasn't stopped me from participating.
I have a lot of fun with them & I'm always looking forward to the next swap.
So if you don't know what to do, here's a simple list of do's & don'ts!
 

If you'd like a copy of the above image, email me at lawtonlane (at) (ymail) (dot) (com).

Saturday, February 11, 2012

RIP Whitney Houston

August 9, 1963–February 11, 2012

I am so sad to hear about Whitney's death.
Prayers to her family & friends.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Messy Neighbors

Do any of you have messy neighbors?
I live in between 3 messy neighbors.
One on either side of us & one across the street.
And it annoys me.

When house hunting, I didn't want to be in a neighborhood that had HOAs.
But now I see the purpose.

It's frustrating when you keep your home (inside and out) clean,
and then you look out the window or go outside and see this:


This is an image I got from google, but you get the idea.

I understand that people with kids will have some toys out, but geez,
it shouldn't be every last toy the kid owns!

When I drive around our neighborhood, I see other peple who also have messy neighbors.
America, clean that shit up!!!
It's an eyesore.
If there's trash, put it in a garbage can & take it to the curb.
If you have old planters with dead plants, throw them away.
Keep your lawn cut.
It's ridiculous that anyone should even have to say this.

Other than this little rant...TGIF!

Have a great weekend all!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Germaphobe?

Hubby & I redboxed "Contagion" last night.
OMG.


I now want to wear a mask & gloves!
 
Ok, this might look extreme but after watching that movie
I will think twice before I touch a door knob!
It's scary to think how fast germs can spread!

I don't know if it's a good or bad thing that the CDC is in Atlanta.
Good because we would be close enough to get a vaccine.
Bad because if someone blows that mofo up, the state of GA will be exposed first!

Have you ever looked at CDC website?
There's lots of good info, especially for anyone planning to travel overseas!

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