Charming Charlie is one of my favorite stores just because of their purple section! I also really like Kohl's, forever21, Cato, and Buckle. I am also forever a Claire's Accessories girl due to my time spent working there!
Short and sweet....
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Day 25- Who is/are your best friends?
I would have to say that my best friend at the moment is Teresa Brimer Stitcher. Also very high up on my list are Lakiesha Harris and Hannah Wooten. My long time BFF's are Ashley Peebles, Sandi Hunter, Christi Cook, Kasey Kincaid, April Herrin, April Jenkins, James Dickens and Sam Smith. I have so many friends and there are so many people who are important to me. It's hard to narrow them down but these are the ones who stand out in my mind.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Sorry!
I keep forgetting about this thing. I got really busy with life in general. I'm trying to slow down these days and enjoy things a little more.
And now I must be off to clean my kitchen...
Hopefully more to come soon.
And now I must be off to clean my kitchen...
Hopefully more to come soon.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Day 24- Where You Live? Tell us or show us about where you live
I live in an adorable apartment in Newnan, GA. It's very cozy, small, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, a fireplace and a large front porch. We are right off the road but sort of hidden by all the woods around us. It's very nice.
Newnan is a nice place to live and has very friendly people. It is a very busy place, at least compared to where I grew up. Still I enjoy living here and although I get homesick for Satauma, AL, I am happy here for now.
Newnan is a nice place to live and has very friendly people. It is a very busy place, at least compared to where I grew up. Still I enjoy living here and although I get homesick for Satauma, AL, I am happy here for now.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Day 23- Something you love to watch on youtube (or better yet a youtube video of yourself)
I have yet to upload my own youtube videos but here are some random favorites of mine...
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Day 22- Some of Your Favorite Websites
Not much to this one:
Facebook (how I stay connected to all my family and friends... etc)
Twitter (tweet tweet!)
Blogger (still learning my new favorite!)
Tumblr (barely know how to work it!)
LiveJournal (only Darkwing Duck fandom friends left on there for me now)
Failbook (funny!)
Memebase (funny!)
PostSecret (very interesting!)
YouTube (watch ALL the videos!)
LadyGaga (changing the world one sequin at a time!)
SouthernSavers (coupons, contests & free samples)
MommySavesBig (coupns, contests & free samples)
AllYou (coupons, contests & free samples)
And there you have my favorite websites...
Facebook (how I stay connected to all my family and friends... etc)
Twitter (tweet tweet!)
Blogger (still learning my new favorite!)
Tumblr (barely know how to work it!)
LiveJournal (only Darkwing Duck fandom friends left on there for me now)
Failbook (funny!)
Memebase (funny!)
PostSecret (very interesting!)
YouTube (watch ALL the videos!)
LadyGaga (changing the world one sequin at a time!)
SouthernSavers (coupons, contests & free samples)
MommySavesBig (coupns, contests & free samples)
AllYou (coupons, contests & free samples)
And there you have my favorite websites...
Day 21 - A recipe you love
Ha! I don't know how to cook much but out of what I do know, I actually do have a favorite recipe!
What you need:
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 small zucchini, chopped
1 tub (10 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Italian Cheese and Herb Cooking Creme
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
2 cups hot cooked orzo pasta
Make it:
COOK chicken and zucchini in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 6 to 7 min. or until chicken is done.
ADD cooking creme and tomatoes; cook and stir 2 min.
SERVE over pasta.
SUBSTITUTE 2 cups frozen cut green beans for the zucchini.
It's super yummy! My whole family loves it!
Creamy Italian Chicken & Orzo Skillet
What you need:
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 small zucchini, chopped
1 tub (10 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Italian Cheese and Herb Cooking Creme
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
2 cups hot cooked orzo pasta
Make it:
COOK chicken and zucchini in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 6 to 7 min. or until chicken is done.
ADD cooking creme and tomatoes; cook and stir 2 min.
SERVE over pasta.
SUBSTITUTE 2 cups frozen cut green beans for the zucchini.
It's super yummy! My whole family loves it!
Day 20- Something you wished you could forget
I wish I could forget all of the sadness when I think of people I have lost. My parents mainly, but also my aunt and my real mom. When I think about them, even if it starts off as a happy memory, I always think of the awful moments when they left me and I end up so emotional. I become so sad that I have to distract myself and I hate that part. I want to remember them! I love them so much! I just wish I could forget the pain of loosing them!
Can't talk about this one anymore now...
Can't talk about this one anymore now...
Day 19- A talent/hobby of yours
Still playing catch up!
A talent of mine would be writing although I don't do it that much anymore.
A hobby of mine is entering contests online. I do it everyday now. And I have won some nice things! I started off winning small things and they have only gotten bigger! To date, I have won 2 pig erasers from the Tyson Chicken back to school prize wheel, a bag of dark chocolate from Ghiradelli's, 2 movie tickets from Sunmaid raisins, a target gift card, gift cards to 2 websites, and wine jelly from the 3 Moms In 1 Blog, a $50 iTunes gift card from 11 Alive News and my big win! An iPad2 that I won from MommySavesBig.com's facebook page!
A talent of mine would be writing although I don't do it that much anymore.
A hobby of mine is entering contests online. I do it everyday now. And I have won some nice things! I started off winning small things and they have only gotten bigger! To date, I have won 2 pig erasers from the Tyson Chicken back to school prize wheel, a bag of dark chocolate from Ghiradelli's, 2 movie tickets from Sunmaid raisins, a target gift card, gift cards to 2 websites, and wine jelly from the 3 Moms In 1 Blog, a $50 iTunes gift card from 11 Alive News and my big win! An iPad2 that I won from MommySavesBig.com's facebook page!
Yay for me!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Day 18- Wedding Talk (share stories, photos, both, anything having to do with your wedding, the one you had or the one you dream of)
I married my first husband in the church I grew up in. It was a beautiful wedding complete with purple flowers and all of my friends and family. It's a shame he was an abusive jerk.
My awesome husband, Nick, and I were married on October 31, 2009. We didn't plan to get married on Halloween. We were at his mother's house with the whole family. We ate dinner, took all the kids trick-or-treating and then had a belated birthday party for Nick. When it was over, we were like "What else can we do tonight?" and since Nick's stepfather is a minister, we decided to go on and get married right then. We all headed out to the back yard and got married in front of the pond in the rain. I wore the dress his mother wore when she got married. It was better than the beautiful wedding in the church with the purple flowers... because Nick was looking in my eyes. I knew he truly loved me and would never hurt me. And I was happy.
Day 17- Your Biggest Insecurity & Something About Yourself You Are Proud Of
So I have been slacking with the updates again. Sorry. So let's get on with this because I have to catch up!
My biggest insecurity is my looks. I know that's what most women say but it doesn't make it any less true for me. I have always wished I was more attractive but I don't concentrate on it so I think I do alright.
Something I am proud of myself about... well there are plenty of things. I am proud of my accomplishments in writing, my collections I worked so hard to build, my mother and wife skills and plenty of small things too. I am proud of myself everytime I master a new recipe, finish reading another book, win a contest I took the time to enter, save money by clipping coupons and learn something new and cool my phone can do!
That's about it... :)
My biggest insecurity is my looks. I know that's what most women say but it doesn't make it any less true for me. I have always wished I was more attractive but I don't concentrate on it so I think I do alright.
Something I am proud of myself about... well there are plenty of things. I am proud of my accomplishments in writing, my collections I worked so hard to build, my mother and wife skills and plenty of small things too. I am proud of myself everytime I master a new recipe, finish reading another book, win a contest I took the time to enter, save money by clipping coupons and learn something new and cool my phone can do!
That's about it... :)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Day 16- Who Do You Do the Most Crazy Things With OR What is the Most Crazy Thing You’ve Done?
The craziest things seem to happen to me when my family is involved. But I can seriously think of a lot of crazy things happening with a wide variety of my friends as well. I think I just attract "crazy" and I'm ok with that. It certainly makes life more interesting.
Some random crazy facts for you :
~ My bedroom window was at one time the main method of entry into my house for all my friends.
~ There was an incident involving myself, an ax, my grandmother and her bedroom door.
~ When my son was 2, he was involved in his first car accident. (With his babysitter.) The car flipped over and he was the first one out. I am told he yelled at everyone still in the car, "Y'all better get outta there too!"
~ A friend and I managed to burn a perfectly shaped circle into brand new carpet the night after it was put it. Our solution was to get left over carpet, cut a matching circle and super glue it into the hole. To our knowledge, we have gotten away with it and it's been over 10 years since it happened!
That is all for now...
Some random crazy facts for you :
~ My bedroom window was at one time the main method of entry into my house for all my friends.
~ There was an incident involving myself, an ax, my grandmother and her bedroom door.
~ When my son was 2, he was involved in his first car accident. (With his babysitter.) The car flipped over and he was the first one out. I am told he yelled at everyone still in the car, "Y'all better get outta there too!"
~ A friend and I managed to burn a perfectly shaped circle into brand new carpet the night after it was put it. Our solution was to get left over carpet, cut a matching circle and super glue it into the hole. To our knowledge, we have gotten away with it and it's been over 10 years since it happened!
That is all for now...
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Day 15- Describe Your Dream Home or show us a picture
I don't know that I really have a dream home... but I know some things I would like to have in a home. Mainly I just want a home. I just want for my family to live somewhere that we can be happy. For now it's a cozy 2 bedroom apartment with a cute little fireplace and a big front porch!
If I could just pick things I would like to have in a house, I would choose to have 2 bathrooms and lots of cabinets to put stuff in! I know that Nick would want ceiling fans and I would still like to have a fireplace and a large porch. I would also like a carport or a garage. But like I said these thing would be nice but we are happy in our lovely little apartment!
Thanks for reading!
If I could just pick things I would like to have in a house, I would choose to have 2 bathrooms and lots of cabinets to put stuff in! I know that Nick would want ceiling fans and I would still like to have a fireplace and a large porch. I would also like a carport or a garage. But like I said these thing would be nice but we are happy in our lovely little apartment!
Thanks for reading!
Day 14- Somewhere You’d Love to Travel
I missed a day again so I will be doing two today! This first one is easy. I'd love to travel to Japan. I am very interested in their language and culture. I have been for quite some time. It started with Sailor Moon and getting to the see the uncut versions then I got some of the cds and books to help me with the language. I have since moved on to podcasts. And now that Dakota is taking karate, I get to hear more words and phrases. I would love to learn more about Japan and travel there one day! Maybe I will win a trip there!! Good luck to me! :)
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Day 13- Something or Someone that has had a huge impact on your life.
I'll go with the someone here and say it's my husband, Nick. He has made such a huge impact on my life. Part of me wanted to talk about my grandaddy ( who raised me ) since he was a major influence on me. It's true that who I am is certainly a result of how he raised me and the things I learned from him but I wanted to point out how Nick has affected me also.
I always dreamed about having a wonderful husband and family and after what I went through in my first marriage, I wondered if my dream was even possible. I wondered what God had planned for my life. And I wondered how could a man love me and my son after what we'd endured. And then God sent me Nick. Dakota was a year old already and the first time he said "dada" he said it to Nick. I took that as a sign from God. We had only ever tried to teach Dakota to say "Nick".
Nick has changed both of our lives for the better. He loves us both and treats us so good. He works hard to provide for us and we never go without. That's a far cry from my first husband. Nick has never hit me. The most important thing to me, however, is that Dakota loves him. I wanted a daddy for Dakota that would love him and would treat him as his own son and Nick has done that. I hope that Nick will be able to do more with him and teach him things that sons learn from their fathers. They are a lot alike too. I tell Dakota when he reminds me of Nick, "Y'all are 2 peas in a pod." And he says "We aren't peas, mama!" Ha!
Anyway, it also certainly helps that I really love Nick and I feel real love from him. We have been together for nearly 6 years and married for 2 years this month. Even after being together so long, I still get butterflies in my tummy when I think about him and when I get to see him. He works at night and has to sleep during the day. His schedule is so crazy that we don't get to spend as much time together as we would like. It sure makes me miss him but it does make me savor the time we do have together. Dakota misses him too. He whines after Nick goes to work or if he is asleep when we get home in the evening. It' bittersweet to have to see that.
But at the end of the day, I am happy and I love my family and I believe they are happy too. Dakota and Nick mean the world to me. I am so grateful that God gave them both to me. Nick was able to give Dakota and I a better life and the love we both needed! Yay for my Nick!
I always dreamed about having a wonderful husband and family and after what I went through in my first marriage, I wondered if my dream was even possible. I wondered what God had planned for my life. And I wondered how could a man love me and my son after what we'd endured. And then God sent me Nick. Dakota was a year old already and the first time he said "dada" he said it to Nick. I took that as a sign from God. We had only ever tried to teach Dakota to say "Nick".
Nick has changed both of our lives for the better. He loves us both and treats us so good. He works hard to provide for us and we never go without. That's a far cry from my first husband. Nick has never hit me. The most important thing to me, however, is that Dakota loves him. I wanted a daddy for Dakota that would love him and would treat him as his own son and Nick has done that. I hope that Nick will be able to do more with him and teach him things that sons learn from their fathers. They are a lot alike too. I tell Dakota when he reminds me of Nick, "Y'all are 2 peas in a pod." And he says "We aren't peas, mama!" Ha!
Anyway, it also certainly helps that I really love Nick and I feel real love from him. We have been together for nearly 6 years and married for 2 years this month. Even after being together so long, I still get butterflies in my tummy when I think about him and when I get to see him. He works at night and has to sleep during the day. His schedule is so crazy that we don't get to spend as much time together as we would like. It sure makes me miss him but it does make me savor the time we do have together. Dakota misses him too. He whines after Nick goes to work or if he is asleep when we get home in the evening. It' bittersweet to have to see that.
But at the end of the day, I am happy and I love my family and I believe they are happy too. Dakota and Nick mean the world to me. I am so grateful that God gave them both to me. Nick was able to give Dakota and I a better life and the love we both needed! Yay for my Nick!
And ain't he cute?!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Day 12- Something you are OCD about
I am OCD ... in that I have a very addictive personality. I get a favorite anything and I have all/a lot of it! Some of my favorite things include the color purple, cows, Lady Gaga, Darkwing Duck, and most recently... entering and WINNING contests! I am the same way about things I eat and drink. My favorite drink is cherry coke and I tend to like to eat the same things and not try a lot of new.
Also, and I don't know if this counts, but hoarding tendencies run in my family and I am no exception. I am not bad... nothing like you see on tv. But I just like to keep things. I always wonder "Am I going to need this? I better not throw it out... just in case!" But my husband tries to keep me in check.... lol
Also, and I don't know if this counts, but hoarding tendencies run in my family and I am no exception. I am not bad... nothing like you see on tv. But I just like to keep things. I always wonder "Am I going to need this? I better not throw it out... just in case!" But my husband tries to keep me in check.... lol
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Day 11- Favorite Band/Artist
Ok well this one is so easy! LADY GAGA!
That's one of my favorite pictures of her! Yes, it's because she is wearing purple! Anyway, I have a huge collection of Gaga stuff... all her music, lots of books, magazines, t-shirts, a purse, jewelry and my husband got me her Heartbeats headphones for Christmas 2 years ago. I love my collection! I will take a pic of all my stuff one day and post it for everyone to see.
Want more Gaga in your life?
There you go! :)
Day 10- A Photo Taken Over 10 Years Ago of You & A Current One
I had to work all day yesterday so I wasn't able to post anything. To make up for that and stay on track, I will be doing two posts today. Yay for everyone who reads them!
Ok This is my Senior Portrait from 2001...
Ok This is my Senior Portrait from 2001...
And this is the most recent picture of me...
I really don't think I look that different. But what do you think?
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Day 9- Something That Makes Your Life Easier
There are plenty of modern marvels that make my life easier each day. My car, my computer, dishwasher, microwave and our washer and dryer of course. But those things make everyone's lives easier. Something else that makes everyone's lives easier is the telephone. And they sure have come a long way since they first showed up. I can't think of anyone who doesn't own a cell phone except some very young kids.
My phone in particular makes my life easier and it is by far my favorite electronic gadget! I upgraded my phone for my birthday (July 28) over the summer. I got myself a Google Nexus S. IT IS FABULOUS!
We have T-Mobile and are on a family plan. Nick got his phone upgraded last year and ever since, I had had my eye on that phone. I watched videos on youtube, shopped around the stores for the best price and saved up my money to get it.
It's the very first smart phone I have ever had. And now, I don't know how I ever lived without one. It's a basic phone, does really fast texting, surfs the internet and can get an app for just about anything from the Android Market. It just does so much! I have had it for over 2 months now and I still don't know how to do everything on it! It is very fun learning tho!
So what kind of phone do you have?
My phone in particular makes my life easier and it is by far my favorite electronic gadget! I upgraded my phone for my birthday (July 28) over the summer. I got myself a Google Nexus S. IT IS FABULOUS!
We have T-Mobile and are on a family plan. Nick got his phone upgraded last year and ever since, I had had my eye on that phone. I watched videos on youtube, shopped around the stores for the best price and saved up my money to get it.
It's the very first smart phone I have ever had. And now, I don't know how I ever lived without one. It's a basic phone, does really fast texting, surfs the internet and can get an app for just about anything from the Android Market. It just does so much! I have had it for over 2 months now and I still don't know how to do everything on it! It is very fun learning tho!
So what kind of phone do you have?
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Day 8- Something You Hate
Well now, let me see. What do I hate? To be honest, I really "hate" hate. I try really hard not to do it. I am a very forgiving person and I believe good and love always win over evil and hate.
There are plenty of things I dislike. I strongly dislike being lied to. I dislike being late (and yet somehow I always am.) I also dislike cigarettes and drugs. I don't judge anyone ... I just don't like those things.
That's really it.
There are plenty of things I dislike. I strongly dislike being lied to. I dislike being late (and yet somehow I always am.) I also dislike cigarettes and drugs. I don't judge anyone ... I just don't like those things.
That's really it.
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