I need a dress!

I FINALLY get to be a GUEST at a wedding next month instead of the photographer! Hallelujah!

I am so excited to be able to dress up, eat, drink, & dance at a wedding without having to work.

So now I've been searching everywhere for a dress- that is decently priced. I love several dresses I found online at Nordstrom...but good googly moogly, those things are expensive.

I may go with something I already have in the closet that I wore only once.

But here are some of the others I am thinking about...

Love the color of this one!

                                                         
                                                      Love the bow on the shoulder!
                                              This one is on sale, so it's a strong maybe.

I adore the sparkles on this one, but it may be too much for the wedding I'm attending!

                                  I love this color but this is one of those I'll have to try it on first!

                             Again, I like the color & cut, but this will have to be tried on first!

                                                       
                                                        LOVE this one but kind of pricey!

(all images via Nordstrom)

Looks like I'll be making a road trip to Atlanta soon!

Christina...fat?

I am annoyed with Kelly Osbourne calling Christina Augilera fat.

Really Kelly?

Yes, Christina has gained weight, but so what!

Guess what people...it happens.

I give Kelly credit...she has lost major weight & looks good, but don't forget where you came from Kelly:

And yes Christina, you were wrong for talking smack about Kelly...but the weight you have gained isn't all that bad. It's ok to have curves. In fact, to me you look better with a little weight on ya!

Not the most flattering pics of Christina...but I wouldn't call her fat!

Facebook Fails

I came across the FUNNIEST site with a bunch of examples of embarrassing parenting on facebook! Here are some of my favs:

OMG, I cracked up at this one below:

WOW!!!

My First Blog Award!

Yesterday I received my first blog award from Jess at Pretty Physicist!

It's the Leibster Blog Award.

First I'd like to thank God, my husband, my fans...Just Kiddin!

So here's how this award works...

The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. Liebster is a German word meaning dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

To keep this award going and pass it along to other new deserving blogs, the recipient must now recognize five other bloggers with less than 200 followers that have really stood out in the crowd.

The rules for the Liebster Award are:

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.

2. Reveal your top five picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.

4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love too!

In no particular order, I'm giving this award to...

Jamie from Life in  a Southern Town

Vanessa from De Su Mama

Sara from Dworianyn Love Nest

(couldn't determine # of followers!)

Robin at Jassi's Girl

And of course my friend Mike from Think Outside the Box & Read Between the Lines

Thanks for the award Jess!!

Reasons to Blog

Everyone has different reasons that they blog. Some to have a personal family journal, some are just random, some are to gripe, etc. Well I've mentioned before that my friend Mike Hicks started a blog called Think Outside the Box & Read Between the Lines...and do it.

He is hilarious writing skills! He used to blog on myspace and we've always told him to start a blog. So back in July and he's already been contacted by HBO! Not to offer him a job, but just to let him know they love his writing and sense of humor. They told him they'd be checking in on his blog from time to time too! Isn't that AMAZING!!

So again, if you want really want a good laugh, I urge you to read to his blog. He will have you laughing your ass off, literally.

My point of this is to write what you feel like writing. Be yourself. There are so many boring blogs out there already, and everyone is saying or doing the same things. If you want to be noticed (if that's even your goal) just write about what makes you happy. Don't worry about the # of followers you have. Mike only has 15 followers and he's only had 19 posts! 

 

You never know whose reading your blog! :)

Various Giveaways

I just LOVE a good giveaway. And there are SO many wonderful bloggers hosting them right now so if you're interested, be sure to enter!

First up is a' la mode.

Enter to win a $50 gift card to Stella and Dot!

Then there is In This Wonderful Life.
Enter to win some jewelry from Julie the Fish Designs.

At Delightfully Tacky you can win a Shine Necklace!

At The Shine Project (the same person who created the above shine necklace)

 you can enter to win multiple prizes today!

Little Chief Honeybee is hosting an October Giveaway.
You can enter to win a Lomography Camera Prize Pack!!
(Read through her blog a few posts back & she is also hosting some more giveaways!)

At A Complete Waste of Makeup you can enter to win a $25 voucher for  Erin Condren!

At 4 Men 1 Lady you can enter to win a CanOrganizer!

Breakfast at Toast is giving away a  new blog template!

 

And in case you missed it, Shasta Anne is hosting a giveaway.
Enter to win a Pink Clarisonic Brush!

Whew! Now that's a lot of giveaways!
If you know of any others, let us know by leaving a comment.

BTW, what do yall think of my new blog design? :)

Halloween Blog Swap

I just LOVE blog swaps! 

This is the second one I've participated in.

 The first one was a pink swap in which I received this:

   Loved all those pink items!

My second swap was the Halloween Blog Swap was hosted by Rachel & Star 
Thanks ladies for hosting this!

I was paired with Jess from Pretty Physicist!

This is when I first opened the package!

I got the cutest pumpkin pot holders!

 I love kitchen towels...I don't use them though. 

They're purely for decorative purposes only. 

So this went right on my stove!

 

Super cute tissue packs! 

These are always useful...they went right in my car!

A Happy Halloween banner!

Now I just have to figure out how to hang it from my fireplace.

 Some chocolate goodies!

(These may or may not be already gone! ha!)

All my new loot!

I love all my items! :)

Thanks Jess!!

Now I am ready the Christmas blog swap! So who's hosting?