Blogger's Block :(

I have had a few people wanting me to update my blog, so here us what you guys are gettin'! Not much, sorry! I just haven't had much inspiration as far as an original post goes and I don't have many new photos....Major Case of Blogger's Block! I did write a rant one day, but I never finished it! Maybe one day I'll polish it off and post it when the urge hits me again! Anyways.....Gosh, I'm lame!!! I can't believe that I haven't blogged since before the holidays and that it's already the middle of January!

The holidays were great though! I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year (kinda late), but better late than never! My sister and her family were in town and when they're here, it feels like a whirl wind of stuff happening! Actually, it's kinda a blur now!

I did A LOT of reading on my time off from work! I started the Twilight series and now I am a MAJOR addict. I can't stop reading them even though I have read them through twice now! I know, I know.....GEEK!!!!! My mom and Rene' were reading them at the same time as me, so it was fun talking things through with each of them! For those of you haven't taken the plunge, it's a must! It is a FAB love story!!!! When I finished for the first time, I was so sad that I wasn't going to be reading them anymore, that I started re-reading my favorite parts and then I couldn't stop myself from starting again. This time though really paying attention to stuff I had missed while speed reading! Oh yeah, I'm going to brag a sec... I finished the whole series in one and a half weeks (mind you that the smallest book is 500+ pages and there are 4 books that size and bigger) WHAT WHAT! Can ya see why my holiday is a blur now?? I must say that as much as I LOVE GWTW, I love these books more! I have NEVER cried in a book more than I did in these(happy cry)! They have made the first book into a major motion picture and I have seen it twice and I'm going to see it again on Saturday at the Fox, which I'm siked for since I have never seen a movie there before! I'll leave you wanting to know why I cried and what this love story entails...(just don't turn your noise up when you read the synopsis)

When Bella Swan moves from sunny Phoenix to Forks, Washington, a damp and dreary town known for the most rainfall in the United States, to live with her dad, she isn't expecting to like it. But the level of hostility displayed by her standoffish high school biology lab partner, Edward Cullen, surprises her. After several strange interactions, his preternatural beauty, strength, and speed have her intrigued. Edward is just as fascinated with Bella, and their attraction to one another grows. As Bella discovers more about Edwards nature and his family, she is thrown headlong into a dangerous adventure that has her making a desperate sacrifice to save her one true love.

Other than that, my regular life has been underway! Rene' will be attending her first Ball next sunday, so I am trying to get everything prepared for that (which is fun, but stressful)! We got her dress today and it is beautiful: long, chiffon, a little sparkle, and very tasteful for a 6th grader!! She will be the belle of the ball! I leave you with a few pics of the holidays: Christmas Eve with Dad and Marcy, Christmas day with Mom, and New Years Eve! Thanks Steph for letting me hoodwink some of your pics cause I didn't have my camera....AGAIN!!! Well, this post turned out longer than I thought! Anyone have any ideas as to what I should blog about next?? Oh wait, I got one.....so say tuned!!!

Clark Griswold wants his yard back!

So back to talking about decorations, I want to reiterate that I love all that the holiday has to offer, except tacky and over done lawn decorations! Let me explain....National Lampoon's Christmas came out in the 80's, so people who aim to achieve his decorating skill need to go back to the 80's! People it's 2008 almost 2009, let's have some taste please! When people say 'curb appeal' they mean it!

Every night when I come home from work, my neighbors have added a new lawn 'ornament'! Don't get me wrong, I understand having kids and wanting to see the sparkle in their eye, but it can be done tasteful! But this family has a teenager and a middle school kid, enough is enough! I kid you not, they have at least 6 of those blow up things as tall as the roof and that sing, accompanied by about 50 other things that light up the whole yard! They wanted to catch your eye, well it almost blinds me when I drive down the street! Can you imagine what their light bill in January? It's not like they get to see it all the time either cause they are in the house; whereas if you are across the street like us we can see it loud and clear lighting up the neighborhood! Plus another thing that bugs me is that it looks bad in the day light with all the blow up Santa's and the the Grinch just chilling on the grass killing it even more!

In my neighborhood, they give out an award for 'lawn of the year', well I hate to say it, but I doubt they will win.....which I'm sure they think they will! Oh, and there is a house on the main drag that has a lighted (fake) Palm tree in the yard and it has those lighted deer with it and a really pretty front door display....please tell me how that coordinates?? Aren't Palm tree's in the desert or the beach? Meaning that they should have like a manger scene set up? It's so random! To each their own I guess! I know this might sound mean, but whats the matter with wreathes and some white/colored lights and like deer or Santa or a angel in the yard? What's the need to over do it and see if you can blow a fuse?
Since I was a kid, we have always gone to look at Christmas lights and the luminaries that lined the streets! I still like doing that, but when I see a yard/house with so much stuff it just losses that effect for me! SO what kind of outside decor do you guys put out? Or do you have any crazy decorated neighbors?

wedding festivities!

With the holidays in full swing, I have been really busy at work! I have been coming in early and staying late doing Christmas shopping, Christmas baking, and decorating! I love decorating for Christmas! This year mom put up our holiday decor without me and I was sad because she and I usually do it together with Christmas music and she ALWAYS dances like a reindeer to this specific song....that's my mom for ya!! Here is a picture of what Rene' and I have been up to trying to celebrate the season! She picked out a Gingerbread Train instead of the conventional house! Let me tell you, it was a MESS! I love Ace of Cakes and I thought I could handle it, but it was harder than you think! Guess my dreams of working for Duff are over!
Besides working being busy, I was in one of my best friends wedding last Saturday and we all know how those festivities go. It was such an honor to be standing up there with her b/c we have seriously been planning that day our whole lives!!! She was such a beautiful bride and Brian is a lucky man to have her! We had so much fun the whole day and night! With all the stress that Katie has been through this semester with school and then losing her first reception site, it was so nice to just relax and have fun! It turned out to be so beautiful!


My sister and the girls were in town the whole week leading up to the wedding, so that also kept me busy at night from shopping trips to just hanging out! Here is a picture of all the girls at our favorite restaurant the Zodiac at Neiman Marcus. We go there for all kinds of occasions from when we "became" a lady to my sisters bridesmaid luncheon and now we have started a new tradition for a Christmas lunch!

Anna Kate and Stephanie also came to the wedding and that was so fun because that was AK's first wedding... she was a mesmerized. All she wanted to do was dance! Dad and Marcy were there as well. We had fun taking pictures and laughing at AK on the dance floor b/c at one point she laid on the floor in her fancy dress, propped up her head and started shaking her legs like a dead bug....SO FUNNY! Needless to say we were crying b/c it was so funny and we even got it on video, should be on stephs blog soon! It really was a memorable day! Here are a few more pics from the wedding:

Bringing back the 80' with some ELF

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

For months now, my friends and I have been planning a trip to the Mountains. We were hoping to get away and see all the pretty leaves, but we got a GREAT surprise when we got to Ashville on Friday....SNOW!!!!!!!!!!! In my family, snow is like the ultimate fun! With the slightest hint of snow in the forecast Mom is on the ready with milk, bread, hot coco and maybe an occasional spur of the moment trip up to the property! A fire is a must at all times, too! It has been getting much colder this year, than last year where I was wearing short sleeves at thanksgiving, so getting to see all the snow made it feel like winter is finally here.

With the last month crazy busy for myself and all my friends, we haven't had much time to hang out so it was so nice to just hang out and chill with good friends. Sitting around a fire, playing Wii, some good guitar pickin' in the background, a good book, and lots of laughs is what I call a good time in the Mountains! We made yummy dinners both nights and played games that we laughed our aceses off in! If you ever have time, you HAVE to play Battle of the Sexes....it is so funny some of the answers that you get from each sex.....and the surprise you get when they know the right answer!

To the left are all the girls ready to go to town for the day. It was a trick to just get out the front door and to the cars due to all the ice and snow! Don't you know that we didn't want to get our shoes wet much less bust our butts, which almost happened umpteen times....always made for a good laugh! Can you believe that we had that much snow?!?!?!?

Here is Amanda and I freezing our booties off! It was 28 degree's out side and I am sick as a dog too! This was taken on the front porch, where we were trying not to slip and have a nice background of all the snow! After a lazy morning, it was time to get out and see the sights.

I don't know if you guys are aware, but it seems like every time we all get together we end up at Mellow Mushroom! It has become one of our favorites, so it wouldn't be the same if we didn't go up in Ashville! This is were we ended up to defrost ourselves from our oh so FREEZING walk around downtown Ashville. It was a cute little town, but definitely different. Needless to say we stuck out like sore thumbs! Guess I'm going to need to 'Repent'....hahaha (inside joke from the trip)

Who doesn't love to look out over the rolling hills? It was breath taking! This is what we got to look out over while we were there! God is truly amazing! I have seen some breath taking places, but the mountains just fell like home to me! From the time I was little to now, we have been raised going to the mountains for a "getaway from the city". It was the same for my mother and her family because we have property and family still up in Dillard,GA. I found myself as we drove up through there thinking of all the old family stories I have heard a million+1 times from mom and how much I love my families heritage and all the memories we have up in the Mountains!

Wahoo for seeing snow....it has kicked off my holiday season with a BANG!!! Oh and I think I'm going to start doing a favorite commercial/videos on here every week because there are some really funny ones out there that need to be shared! So if you see one that needs to be posted drop me a line and I'll see what I can do!

Slacker!

I have tried and tried to think of things to blog about, but as I have mentioned before I think of things and then I forget to write about them. So I tried to write them down, but when I would look at the list I couldn't remember what I was going to talk about, so then I was back at the starting point.BOO! Most days I really haven't felt like blogging or nothing is blog worthy and I don't want to bore y'all will my ramblings...So all I got today is what has been going on this week.....

Sunday~ Went to Dawsonville by myself to do some shopping....Enough SAID!!!!

Monday- Nothing....watched some T.V.

Tuesday- Dinner with Dad and Marcy....Really fun cause they usually are never both at the same in town, so this made for our 3rd dinner in a week! I must say we it's always good eatin' and great company when I'm with them! Our first night of dinner treats was to Maggiano's Little Italy on Wednesday, followed by a shopping trip on Friday night with Macry and then dinner at Seasons 52 that Dad got to join after a canceled business meeting! Then on Tuesday we went to one of the oldest restaurant in Atlanta...the Colonnade! YUMMY! We had the best waiter...he has us laughing all night!

Wednesday- Ate leftover fried chicken from the colonnade while mom and I watched a interview with Dolly Parton and then I watched the CMA's. They were amazing!!!! Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are by far two of my favorite country singers (which I got to see this past year in concert) and they were awesome hosts! They both took home awards and I was so happy! It was so cool watching them this year cause my friends and I have gotten a chance to see just about all of the artists that preformed last night....not all, however there are a few that I would love to still see! I was a happy girl at the end of the night needless to say! Who else watched them? any favorites from last night??

Today- So far did some cleaning and I have been jammin' out to some new songs that I downloaded this week. For those of you interested in what I downloaded....the Lady GaGa album, Amos Lee(2 albums), Corey Smith, and Taylor Swift....SO GOOD!!!Oh yeah, I painted my nails black for the first time....it goes with the outfit. It really isn't me, but every time I see it on Lauren Conrad from the "Hills" she looks so cute, so I thought since I'm wearing black today with some yellow accessories that I would try it! As for tonight I plan on going home eating some grub and watching Ugly Betty and Grays! Oh the life of a single girl! Hey it works for me...for now :(

Hopefully, this weekend will usher some motivation for blogging material! Still working on the final plans! So far all I have going on is UGA/Auburn party, another Wedding shower and then babysitting! Hope everyone is having a good week! TTYL!

Coffee Case!

Over the past few weeks, I have been doing some extensive research on different brands of coffee. I usually just drink whatever is in the coffee pot when I leave for work, but some mornings I need a second cup when I get to work. My boss drinks Starbucks Breakfast blend, so every once in awhile I will have a cup....HECK YA! I never really tasted the difference in coffee till I had this one. So I started buying it for Mom and I to drink in the AM.

Going to Starbucks is a cool, but all the choices and the calories are to boot....I mean come on its like five bucks to have a latte', which adds up sooner or later! Plus when I drink those "designer" drinks I'm on a sugar high like no other and we all know that I don't need a boost in that area!

Anyways, back to the Breakfast Blend...It was the bomb, till we ran out again and I had to make a detour to the local Chick-fil-A for my morning pick me up! WOW, I love theirs too! I have found that I like strong coffee, with 3 hazelnut creamers(the small containers) and one slepnda....plus it is MUCH cheaper!!! That started to be my new routine, till I got new coffee for the house...and was running out of my allotted coffee money. That is where I discovered Dunkin' Donuts coffee! My sister is a major fan of this brand, so I thought hey I'll give it a shot! Yep, it's delicious too! My Bro-law just gave me the news that DD beat out major moola in the taste test! What's a girl to do??? Strong flavor, perfect with just half-n-half and some splenda....I try for the lesser points, so that I can have more cups. Humm new coffee brand for the mornings????

Wait just a second there.....THEN, Mom gets a new kind of coffee...UGGHH! We use to drink this brand and it was the Bomb, but more expensive than Starbucks and you have to have it shipped! Let's just say Gevalia is yummy in my tummy too! Plus, I even think she got a new coffee maker! This stuff is off the chain good! I missed not having it this morning because I was staying with my cousins! SO the Chick hit the spot today! I know that there are about a million brands and flavors out there, but I'm just a simple coffee drinker and I love hot tea too....how am I suppose to make all this decisions....has anyone ever drank caribou coffee? They have really good designer drinks too, but I only drink those when I need to overload on my calories for the day, which is like once a week! Weight Watchers, HA.... I just busted my count for the week with that right there!

So random poll...What is your favorite brand of coffee and how do you take it?? Black or almost white? Sugar or Splenda? Designer or regular? Espresso shot or in an IV?? Load up the Cal's or make it a slim?? I mean when you stand in line and order coffee, who needs all these decisions?? I mean wasn't it hard enough picking out your outfit that morning or which gas station had cheaper gas??? WAHOO, for almost $2 per gallon!

Enough from me now....I hope everyone has a HAPPY HALLOWEEN and GO DAWGS.....KILL THOSE GATORS!!!!