Mother’s Day & Weekend Craft

I usually don’t get a chance to blog over the weekend, but I can’t go without saying something about my precious Momma.  She is one of the most amazing women I know and I'm not sure where I would be without her.  She really is the best, and now that I'm older, I appreciate her so much more. Whenever I need a pick me up or need to talk to a familiar voice, I call her. There's nothing that she wouldn't do for me and my brother and Mother's day is the best way to let her know how loved she really is.  So here's to my Momma!!!  I love you so very, very much.  Hope you had a fantastic Mother’s Day.

Now…on to my weekend craft.  One of Garrett’s friends, Ramzi, asked me to help paint a cornhole set for him for Steeplechase this weekend.  Here are a few pictures. 

One is a TN Vols and the other is a MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University) one.  This really makes me excited for this weekend…I absolutely LOVE horse races.  I’m from South Carolina and I’ve grown up going to the Carolina Cup.  I haven’t been able to go in the past 2 years so I’m really looking forward to Steeplechase.  Ahh, I can’t wait to get all dressed up with my sundress and big, cute hat! 

Have any of you ever gone to Steeplechase?  If so, what did you think a/b it?

RGL

Mexican & Margaritas, yes please!

Did anyone celebrate Cinco de Mayo yesterday???  I know I did.  I actually had Mexican twice yesterday….once with co-workers for lunch and then me and the roomies went out last night to La Hacienda.  So yea, I definitely need to work out today…maybe do a double workout.  Anywho, I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and ate way to many chips and salsa, and one, two or more margaritas!!!   Here are some pictures from last night. 

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!!

RGL

“too cute to be true”

One of my closest friends is getting married at the end of the month so I went online to browse their registry to see what I wanted to pick out for them.  Of course I wanted to get them something cute….and boy did I….just look at what I found.  My mouth seriously dropped when I saw this and I was full of excitement.  I mean, who wouldn’t absolutely love this thing?  Especially if you like to bake.

This “too cute to be true” cupcake maker bakes 6 cupcakes in 10 minutes!  This tiny oven is available in pastel pink or blue.  Is this the perfect gift for that cupcake lover who has everything?  ABSOLTUELY!!!!!!

Have any of you seen/used this yet???  I seriously think I'm going to purchase one for myself.

RGL

Did You Ever Wonder?????

As I was checking my emails this morning, I got this fwd email from my good friend Laura from the sweet tea diaries. Usually fwd emails are a little lame, but this was one hilarious so I thought I'd share.  I seriously think about this kind of stuff ALL THE TIME!!!

........Did You Ever Wonder........???

• Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

• Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there... I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's ass."

• Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

• Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

• If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?

• Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the car pool lane?

• If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

• Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their ass when they ask where the bathroom is?

• Why does your OB-GYN leave the room when you get undressed if they aregoing to look up there anyway?

• Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

• What do you call male ballerinas?

• Can blind people see their dreams? Do they dream??

• If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that Acme crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?

• If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

• If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

• If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

• Is Disney World the only people trap operated by a mouse?

• Why does the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Stop singing and read on . . . . . .. . . . .

• Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

• Why do they call it an asteroid! when it 's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your ass?

• Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Aren't these good?  I've heard some of them before, but I've never noticed that ABC's and twinkle twinkle have the same tune...but they def. do.  Anyways...hope you all enjoyed!

RGL

Happy 82nd Birthday Audrey Hepburn!!!

Happy Birthday to the ultimate style icon: the lovely Audrey Hepburn!  She would have been 82 years old today.  In honor of her, I thought I’d share some of my favorite quotes and pictures of her.

“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.”

“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”

“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.”

“The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.”

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other"

“Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.”

“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles.”

“If I get married, I want to be very married.”

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!"

"I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it." 

RGL

4 FANTASTIC things that happened this weekend!

This weekend was absolutely fantastic.  There were 4 things that took place: 2 congratulations, 1 engagement and 1 awesome concert.

So it might be kind of a long post…but well worth the read if you’re a hopeless romantic like me.

First and foremost, congrats to my smart boyfriend, Garrett Honea….he GOT INTO LAW SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!  Woohoo!!!  I’m so incredibly proud of him.  He starts this fall and can’t wait to see where the future takes him. 

Second, one of my closest friends, Ellen Walker got ENGAGED!!!  She’s from Charleston, SC and is living here with me for 3 months because she’s doing her clinicals here.  FINALLY is all I have to say about that…I felt like her boyfriend, (now fiancé) and I had been having a secret relationship for about a month or so.  We had to talk behind Ellen’s back because we were planning how he was going to propose. And when I say “we”, I’m including Garrett in that as well, because he’s the one that came up with the idea of how the proposal took place.   

So do you want to know how he proposed???  Ok, good, because I’ve been dying to share. 

Just to give you a little background, Ellen and I went to college together and were in the same sorority so we’ve been close friends for about 6 years now.  Ellen moved to Nashville about a month ago to do her clinicals here for 3 months.  Her boyfriend, (not fiancé), Bryan Clemmons, lives in Charleston, SC.   He decided that he wanted to come up here and surprise Ellen and totally take her off guard and propose.

So this past Friday night, Garrett was going to take Ellen on her first real “tour of Nashville” and called it “The Garrett Honea tour of Nashville.”  Garrett was decked out in his “Nashville” attire too so he would look the part.

We drove by a couple of places and then Garrett decided that the next stop needed to take place at Centennial Park where the Parthenon is.  The Parthenon is a replica of the Parthenon in Greece so it’s super pretty and big.  As we were walking up, we decided to take some pictures before the big surprise.

As we are walking up the stairs to see the statue of Athena, Ellen gets a phone call from Bryan  and at that point, Bryan comes around the corner and completely takes Ellen off guard by popping the question. 

I’m not sure what all was said because Garrett and I backed out of the way to give them privacy and take pictures....but I did hear a loud YES!  How could she not with a ring that looks like this????  GEESH!

Here's a few lovely pics of the newly engaged couple.

 After that we all 4 went to celebrate!!!!  YAY for the Happy Couple!!!!

Third, Garrett and I went to the Tom Jones concert on Saturday night.  

The concert was held at the Ryman Auditorium.  (another thing on my Nashville to-do list)  I’m not sure if you’re familiar with Tom Jones, but he’s pretty much a legend and is known particularly for his powerful voice.  Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel.  Since 1965, Jones sold over 100 million records.  Some songs you might recognize are:

            It’s Not Unusual

            She’s a Lady

            What’s New Pussycat

            Delilah

            Hot Legs

            Green, Green Grass of Home

We had such an excellent time and both very happy to say we saw him perform.  After the concert, we met up with Ellen and Bryan downtown Nashville to go to “Honkeytonkin.”  These pictures pretty much speak for themselves as to how much fun we had.  Apparently I got a little “chatty” at the end and was driving Garrett crazy…but hey, that comes along with the territory sometimes. 

 And look how sweet and thoughtful Garrett was...he couldn't find all of the letters to spell out "Ellen & Bryan" so he decided to be creative.

And fourth..last, but not least, my very dear friend Jennifer called me on Sunday to say that her and her husband Sam are expecting.  YAY!!!!  This was such sweet news and a great way to wrap up a fantastic weekend. 

Did yall have anything exciting happen this weekend???  Please share.

RGL

Quote of the week...

Hello folks!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  A lot of exciting things happened this weekend that I will fill you in about this week when I get all of my pictures ready and uploaded.  The quote I choose for this week is something my Daddy used to always tell me.  A lot of times we think and say we are "having a bad day"...but I encourage you to not allow yourself to have a bad day....only allow yourself to have bad moments.  Try and find at least one good thing in your life..and be thankful for it.  I hope each and every one of you have a fantastic week.  Take care.

 

RGL