Another weekend comes and goes, and it's back to Monday again. Anybody else want to help me petition the government to approve 4 day work weeks and 3 day weekends? I feel like I'd be just as productive in 4 days of working as I would be in 5!
But anyway...I digress. This weekend I helped throw one last shower for my friend Carolyn before the 2 weddings I have in August. I have next weekend free and then bring on the weddings! The shower was a success and Caro got a lot of good stuff. I didn't take pictures because my friend Holly had her "family cam" and had all that covered :-)
On Saturday night we went over to Carolyn's and her fiance, Chris's new house and hang out with everyone. Then yesterday WEG and I went out on the lake and rode around. I'm trying to get rid of bathing suit strap marks because my dress for Bess's wedding is strapless! AND, I am peeling. NO BUENO.
So, that was my weekend. Now, I must ask you for some help, dear readers. WEG's birthday is coming up on August 22nd. I have weddings 2 weekends prior to that, so I have to find something to get him, preferably this weekend!! He has said that he doesn't want anything, but I can't just give him a card and not get him anything! I am going to take him to dinner at our favorite restaurant, Mr. Friendly's (win, win!). He has agreed to that, and then I'd like to get him something else small, but meaningful. He is the type of person that goes out and buys whatever he wants whenever he gets the whim that he wants it. So, it's hard to buy for him!! I just bought him some new clothes, and he honestly has plenty.
I'd love to get him a few small items to open, but I am seriously drawing a blank. Have any of you had really creative ideas for your husbands, fiances, brothers, boyfriends, etc.?
A little background- WEG is a huge outdoorsman. He loves to fish (all types- offshore, inshore, on the lake) and he hunts anything that moves. (Unfortunately, he has all the gear he needs for that sort of thing). He's also a big Clemson fan- ugh.
Any ideas that you have are welcome & appreciated!!
Monday, July 27
Friday, July 24
i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)
Jenny over at Lucky in Love tagged me to "Show My Heart." This is really neat and I appreciate the tag! By the way, the title is from an e.e. cummings poem- hence, no capital letters!
The rules: "With as much creativity as you can muster, show your heart in: a picture, a poem, a song (or piece of music), a phrase (or quote), an item of clothing, a place, and (just for fun) a Disney princess. If you want to join in, tag six more blogs."
1) For the picture, I just can't narrow it down. My family is my heart, my friends are my heart, and WEG is my heart. So, 4 pictures for you that show my heart.
My mom and dad.
My cousins: Kimberly, me, Carrie, Lora, and Sarah
My friends: Me, Julie, Carolyn, and Holly- the Fab Four
My love: WEG
2) The poem one is hard! But I'd have to say it's Footprints in the Sand. I just love that poem.
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints,
so I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,that if I followed you, you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints,
my child, is when I carried you.”
3) The song that has my heart is Small Town by John Cougar Mellencamp. It's my ringtone on my phone and I feel like it's a classic that really takes me back to my hometown in rural South Carolina. Y'all have all heard me talk about how much I love it and it's where a piece of my heart will always remain.
Just a snippet: Educated in a small town. Taught to fear Jesus in a small town. Used to daydream in that small town. Another boring romantic that's me. Well I've seen it all in a small town. Had myself a ball in a small town. ....... Well I cannot forget where it is that I come from. I cannot forget the people who love me. Yeah I can be myself here in this small town. And people let me be just what I want to be........ Well I was born in a small town, and I can breathe in a small town. Gonna die in a small town, that's probably where they'll bury me.
4) A quote is hard to narrow down- I have a few I like, but I am going to go with a Bible verse for this one.
Love is patient; love is kind. It does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud. It is not rude; it is not self-seeking; it is not easily angered; it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. And now these three remain: Faith, Hope, and Love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 13
5) I am not one to hang onto clothing for sentimental value, so this one is quite difficult for me. I would have to say that not one single piece of clothing sticks out as something that has my heart! However, though not an item of clothing, I have a blanket that I have had since I was little. I call it my snuggie and I sometimes still sleep with it if I am home alone- it's comforting (Yes, I just admitted to sleeping with a blanket- gasp!)
6) Place- of course, y'all all know what is coming. The place that has my heart is none other than:
7) Disney Princess that has my heart. It has to be Snow White. She has always been my favorite, for no particular reason. I just love those little dwarfs (shouldn't this be dwarves?)!
So you can see, my heart belongs to my family, my friends, my WEG, my roots, and my Lord.
And now I would like to tag 6 lovely ladies to play this game- I apologize if you have already done this one.
Mrs. Potts at Experiments in a Galley Kitchen
I've got the itch...
And by that I mean every single night when I get in the bed. I think it's something about laying there very still that makes my arm itch, my back itch, my leg itch. It's a chain reaction once one thing starts itching. And it's not my sheets- it's not an irritated kind of itch. More like a tickle. I know I drive WEG crazy because I'm itching like a mad woman instead of laying there quietly while he's trying to fall asleep. I even annoy myself with it! Sometimes I will try to not scratch the itch, but that NEVER works out. I think it even may make it worse.
Anybody else have the itch?
Anybody else have the itch?
Thursday, July 23
I'm all ears!
Okay guys- I need your help.
I have 192 followers, but generally only get an average of about 10 comments per post.
Clearly I am not writing about things that interest you!
So, help me out- what do you want to hear about?
I obviously don't have a cute baby to post pictures of like MckMama and I'm not as witty as Mrs. Newlywed- so what would you like me to write about?
I tried the 'ask me questions" post once, but only got about 6 or so questions so that didn't work out so well for me!
I'm all ears!
I have 192 followers, but generally only get an average of about 10 comments per post.
Clearly I am not writing about things that interest you!
So, help me out- what do you want to hear about?
I obviously don't have a cute baby to post pictures of like MckMama and I'm not as witty as Mrs. Newlywed- so what would you like me to write about?
I tried the 'ask me questions" post once, but only got about 6 or so questions so that didn't work out so well for me!
I'm all ears!
Wednesday, July 22
Bess's Bachelorette Weekend Re-Cap
This past weekend's bachelorette party for Bess was a complete success. We all got along very well and there was no drama, which sometimes happens when you get that many girls together.
Seriously, it was so much fun.
On Friday we got to Charleston and Kerry and I went grocery shopping at the Super Bi-Lo (DEFINITELY need one of those in Columbia!). We got to the house, unloaded everything and Kerry took Bess with her to get the pizza so I could set up some things that were surprises. Bess thought that she had to get out of the house because I was setting up stuff with male anatomical parts everywhere and was quite nervous when she walked back into the house. However, that's not my style, nor is it hers, so we nixed that. Instead, I was setting up the cupcakes and favor basket, as well as a basket for the bride, complete with a beach towel in her wedding colors, a photo album from the Market in Charleston for pictures from the weekend, a t-shirt that said Bride-to-Be, button to wear on Sat. night, koozie I had made for everyone, and a ring pop. Oh, and if you ever have a chance to get cupcakes from Bi-Lo- GET THE CHOCOLATE WHIP ICING! It's like chocolate cool whip and soooo good.
Moving on. We had pizza and salad for dinner, ate cupcakes and mint chip ice cream (the bride's favorite) for dessert, and then asked her some questions that her fiance had already answered. For every one she missed, she had to take a jello shot. She only missed three, and one wasn't really fair! So, she did well!! After that, we did her lingerie shower, and she got some really good stuff- nothing raunchy cause that's not her style. Then, we played circle of death (it's a card game) until about 2:30 that morning.
On Saturday, we got up, had breakfast, and headed to the beach by 10:00. The weather was beautiful, and we stayed at the beach til 3:00, then headed back to the condo to get ready for the evening. A van picked us all up later and carried us downtown to A.W. Shucks, where the hostess pissed me off with her rude attitude, but everything else went well. The food was delicious, but I think we all had a bit too much sun and didn't have our biggest appetites. However, if you're in Charleston, you should definitely try A.W. Shucks' shrimp and grits...yummy!
After A.W. Shucks we headed to the Pavilion Hotel's rooftop bar. What a pretty place and a great view of the Cooper River Bridge (well, I guess it's the Arthur Ravenel Bridge, technically, but it will forever be the CRB in my mind). We hung out there a bit and then ventured over to Market Street Saloon, which was QUITE the switch from the Pavilion bar. The cover was $5 at the door, but instead of $45, the girls at the door let us in for $20 total- SCORE! MSS is a great place to take a bachelorette party because they have all the brides to be get up on the bar to do things at different times. Bess had to get up there and do the stanky leg across the bar (good thing it wasn't me because I would have been CLUELESS!) and then they made her do a blow job shot to top it off. We stayed at MSS the rest of the evening until the van picked us up to go home.
On Sunday we got up, cleaned up the condo (EVERYONE HELPED!!), and went back downtown to eat lunch on King Street and shop around a bit there and in the Market before heading home.
So as you can see, it was great! And if you've made it this far, you deserve a prize. But, without further ado, pictures!! (BTW, I don't have a picture of the whole group- other people have that on their cameras)
Seriously, it was so much fun.
On Friday we got to Charleston and Kerry and I went grocery shopping at the Super Bi-Lo (DEFINITELY need one of those in Columbia!). We got to the house, unloaded everything and Kerry took Bess with her to get the pizza so I could set up some things that were surprises. Bess thought that she had to get out of the house because I was setting up stuff with male anatomical parts everywhere and was quite nervous when she walked back into the house. However, that's not my style, nor is it hers, so we nixed that. Instead, I was setting up the cupcakes and favor basket, as well as a basket for the bride, complete with a beach towel in her wedding colors, a photo album from the Market in Charleston for pictures from the weekend, a t-shirt that said Bride-to-Be, button to wear on Sat. night, koozie I had made for everyone, and a ring pop. Oh, and if you ever have a chance to get cupcakes from Bi-Lo- GET THE CHOCOLATE WHIP ICING! It's like chocolate cool whip and soooo good.
Moving on. We had pizza and salad for dinner, ate cupcakes and mint chip ice cream (the bride's favorite) for dessert, and then asked her some questions that her fiance had already answered. For every one she missed, she had to take a jello shot. She only missed three, and one wasn't really fair! So, she did well!! After that, we did her lingerie shower, and she got some really good stuff- nothing raunchy cause that's not her style. Then, we played circle of death (it's a card game) until about 2:30 that morning.
On Saturday, we got up, had breakfast, and headed to the beach by 10:00. The weather was beautiful, and we stayed at the beach til 3:00, then headed back to the condo to get ready for the evening. A van picked us all up later and carried us downtown to A.W. Shucks, where the hostess pissed me off with her rude attitude, but everything else went well. The food was delicious, but I think we all had a bit too much sun and didn't have our biggest appetites. However, if you're in Charleston, you should definitely try A.W. Shucks' shrimp and grits...yummy!
After A.W. Shucks we headed to the Pavilion Hotel's rooftop bar. What a pretty place and a great view of the Cooper River Bridge (well, I guess it's the Arthur Ravenel Bridge, technically, but it will forever be the CRB in my mind). We hung out there a bit and then ventured over to Market Street Saloon, which was QUITE the switch from the Pavilion bar. The cover was $5 at the door, but instead of $45, the girls at the door let us in for $20 total- SCORE! MSS is a great place to take a bachelorette party because they have all the brides to be get up on the bar to do things at different times. Bess had to get up there and do the stanky leg across the bar (good thing it wasn't me because I would have been CLUELESS!) and then they made her do a blow job shot to top it off. We stayed at MSS the rest of the evening until the van picked us up to go home.
On Sunday we got up, cleaned up the condo (EVERYONE HELPED!!), and went back downtown to eat lunch on King Street and shop around a bit there and in the Market before heading home.
So as you can see, it was great! And if you've made it this far, you deserve a prize. But, without further ado, pictures!! (BTW, I don't have a picture of the whole group- other people have that on their cameras)
Tuesday, July 21
Baffled....
Does anybody know what happened to Katie Lake over at A Southern Girl in the City? Did I miss something? I had like 18 updates in my reader, but all were from some guy named Roger about car insurance..... it's so weird!
Has anybody else gotten this, too? Did she change her web address without me knowing?
This Roger fellow is quite annoying....I don't really care about his posts on car insurance, I just want Katie Lake back! Any information you have would be GREATLY appreciated.
I am swamped at work right now, so I hope to have a post up about the bachelorette party soon!
**ETA: If you can't get rid of the Roger character, here is what I did. If Katie Lake was originally on your follow list and not one you added via Reader in th Add subscription place, then you can get rid of Roger and add Katie. What you have to do is go into blogger in your dashboard where it shows the blogs you follow. Click Manage. Then when you go to the list, you should find her under "oh, I just love it" but at this point, you're still seeing posts from Roger under this web address. I had to go to the settings and click quit following. This removed it from my reader, as well. Then I had to go back to her blog and click follow again. Now I no longer have A Southern Girl in the City on my reader, and am not receiving Roger's posts.
Does this make sense??
Has anybody else gotten this, too? Did she change her web address without me knowing?
This Roger fellow is quite annoying....I don't really care about his posts on car insurance, I just want Katie Lake back! Any information you have would be GREATLY appreciated.
I am swamped at work right now, so I hope to have a post up about the bachelorette party soon!
**ETA: If you can't get rid of the Roger character, here is what I did. If Katie Lake was originally on your follow list and not one you added via Reader in th Add subscription place, then you can get rid of Roger and add Katie. What you have to do is go into blogger in your dashboard where it shows the blogs you follow. Click Manage. Then when you go to the list, you should find her under "oh, I just love it" but at this point, you're still seeing posts from Roger under this web address. I had to go to the settings and click quit following. This removed it from my reader, as well. Then I had to go back to her blog and click follow again. Now I no longer have A Southern Girl in the City on my reader, and am not receiving Roger's posts.
Does this make sense??
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