6 months!

My niece turned 6 months old on October 2nd!

I did a mini photo session of her in my mom's backyard.

She's so serious & it cracks me up!

I recently decided to run an ad on Groupon for my photography business.

Within 3 days I sold over 20 photo sessions so I am going to be super busy starting today.

Still working on my insurance license too but it will probably be January 1st before I really get started.

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!! 

Love Story

Hey!! *waves* Remember me?

I apologize for the absence.

I've been enjoying the month off from work.

Lounging. Relaxing. 

Doing nothing, other than studying for my insurance license exam.

I wanted to share this blog post I came across. 

It's called:

"Beautiful advice from a divorced man after 16 years of marriage"

For newlyweds or veterans, this post has some great advice.

I often wonder how people who have been married for so many years, all of a sudden

get divorced. I think to myself, we're so happy now but whose to say 5 years from now we won't be miserable? You never know what the reasons are for other people ending their marriages.

It could be an affair, money, arguing, who knows.

But I think this post hit the nail on the head because it covers so much of what's needed

to make sure you protect your relationship.

I ask that you read this & let your spouse read it too.

Gwynnie Bee

Have any of you heard of Gwynnie Bee?

I just signed up for the 30 day free trial and can't wait to get my first items!

After the free trial, your monthly membership varies from $35-$159,

depending on how many pieces you want!

It's basically renting clothes which I think is a great idea considering how

much it would actually cost to buy all these items outright.

I think everyone should AT LEAST sign up for the 30 day free trial and

see if you like it! If not, you can always cancel your membership at any time!

( I was not asked or paid to write this post!)

Here's some info from their website:

Gwynnie Bee is a monthly subscription service for size 10-28. You pay a monthly fee for access to an unlimited wardrobe and unlimited free shipping.

We offer a 30 day free trial period - there's no reason not to try it. Have fun with fashion. Enjoy and exchange.

	Create an Account. Simply use your email address and set a password.
	Browse the collection. Check out all the designers, styles and looks you'll love.
	After you look around, Subscribe. While we ask for your credit card, the first 30 days are on us (free!). Billing starts on the 31st day. Also, have no fear: You can cancel online at any time by clicking a button in your account page.
	Add clothes to your virtual closet. Try fun stuff. It's rental - not ownership. Explore and be adventurous.
	Wear it. Rock it. Love it. It takes 2-4 days for your box to arrive, filled with items that you've selected and put in your closet.
	Send back what you like, when you like. Using the pre-paid bags, send back as many garments as you like: one, two, three, or all at once. Your choice. We handle the cleaning, so send it back in any state. As soon as you let us know you're dropping garments in the mail, we start preparing your next box with as many garments as you sent us.

Repeat steps 4-6
Continue your relationship with Gwynnie Bee! 

 

Here are the 8 dresses I selected, so now I just wait for them to send 3 of my choices!

What to wear to Paris

We are still debating on whether or not we are going to take our Euro trip this September.
We're less than 2 months away but I'm just undecided still since I am no longer working.
But, that hasn't stopped me from dreaming about Paris.

I figured if we do go, I don't want to pack too heavy. A few pairs of jeggings, some silk long johns to wear underneath will keep me warm, various sweaters and tops, a good pair of comfortable yet fashionable walking boots, some flats, a coat, scarf, hat, and sunglasses. Am I missing anything?
Oh and maybe a dress or two and a pair of heels in case we decide to do something fancy.

Here's a board I put together with some ideas.  I'm a dark colors kinda gal so these would work great for me. Putting this together has gotten me excited all over again. :-)

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Last few weeks in pictures

Last few weeks in pictures...

4th of July we threw a huge bbq. I only took 3 pics!
All 3 were of the decor.
I guess I got too preoccupied with entertaining that I just didn't even
think about pictures the entire night.

My last week of work was the longest week ever.

But I finally said good-bye to this:

But now my becoming an insurance agent has hit a snag.

Apparently back in 2002 I applied for an insurance license. 

I totally forgot about this because although I applied, I never did anything with it.

So not the state of GA won't issue me a temp license. I have to go straight to

getting a permanent license, which means I have one week to study and then take the test to ensure I make it in time for sales school next month.

Talk about being annoyed.

But I won't let that stop me- I gotta do what I gotta do.

Last week was my first full week off since Hawaii. 

And it was great! 

I got a lot of editing done, squeezed in a few doctors appointments, 

and got caught up a few things around the house.

The chantix didn't work 100% so I made the switch to the vapor cigarette.
My doc said it's not great but it's better than regular cigarettes.

Taken while sitting at a red light!

We also went to my friend's son's 5th birthday at Chuck E Cheeses.
 This year's theme was batman & his cake was just too cute!

Can't figure out how to rotate this image!

I've been able to spend more time with this cutie through the week!

I just love those cheeks.

 Our new neighbors love plants.
It's actually the wife who loves them.
She has soooo many plants in her front yard, back yard, each side of the house, etc.

I can't help but laugh because she is SO dedicated to these plants.
She's outside every day!


My friend & I took a day trip to Warm Springs a few weeks back
to go to my favorite little boutique.
They have the cutest dresses & jewelry.
I scooped up 3 pairs of earrings for $5!
 

This past weekend we went to White Waters in Atlanta.

I haven't been in years and generally don't care for water parks.

These are the 3 things I learned:

1) People have no shame at all in water parks. I have no problem with large people- I'm a curvy girl myself. But good grief, some of the women in bikinis looked like a busted can of biscuits.

It was unbelievable.

2) I will never get back in a wave pool. EVER. I almost drowned even with a float.

I can't believe how many small kids were floating around in the deep end alone. If they would have fallen off their float they would have been in serious trouble!

3)  I think I am done with water parks. 

This is the second time I almost drowned and I don't wanna push my luck.

Goddaughter

Meet my goddaughter Ciara. 

Isn't she a cutie?

She asked me if I would take a few pictures of her because she is auditioning for a commercial this weekend and she wanted to give the judges a picture to remember her by. HA! :)

Ciara is the younger sister to my 1st godchild (I have 4 godchildren!)

She has such a sweet personality.

She said to me yesterday:

"Godmom, there is a new Disney movie coming out next month that we should go to.

It would give us a chance to bond.

And we should make it a girls day and get our nails done too.

But I don't want to get my feet done bc my big toe looks ugly right now."

 

 

She is going to the 6th grade next year.

I can't believe how fast time flies.