Day 3

HAPPINESS

The Beatles had it right when they sang "Happiness is a warm gun" but replace gun with bed, soup, weather, or sometimes gun if you like to hunt or are going to target practice (ok I'll admit I like all of those things...minus hunting, I've never done that before but I think I would enjoy it)

Let's go back to bed...yes I love my bed, I never want to get out from under those deliciously warm covers but the bed I'm talking about has a  bad rep and I'm not looking for a lecture because it has good effects for me.

• it clears up my skin
• it makes me a very pretty tan color
• it releases seratonin (just like sun does) so it makes me happy

Any who, I like to tan. It is the perfect place for a power nap and it's so warm, I mean I would prefer to fall asleep outside in the sun...but in January that isn't really an option.

 

Next thing that makes me ridiculously happy is soup. Chicken noodle, mom's veggie, tomato with a grilled cheese, you name the soup I probably love it!

 

i call this hair style the "don't get hair in my soup" up-do

but pictures look better with my hair down

What makes you happy?

xoxo

Day 2

Day 2 is SMILE

So I picked my favorite photos of me and some that just made me smile.

I ended up coming across video that just makes me giddy. 

~enjoy~

too small :(

xoxo

Day 1

My most recent favorite food is NUTELLA!!!!! I eat it all the time and want to put it on everything! Well not everything, but it is the perfect midnight sweet snack! Also there is no good way to take a picture of yourself eating nutella...so just laugh at the picture and move along. But don't forget to check back tomorrow for day 2 :) Don't worry you won't be laughing at me...you will be laughing with me!

xoxo

starting now!

Home made sprinkles!

So I've learned that in SC it is hard to find the necessary sprinkle colors for a certain Louisiana themed cake I'm making for my sweet husband! I needed purple, yellow and green but publix only had yellow! You can't make King Cake with only yellow sprinkles!!

So I took it upon myself (with moms advice) to find a way to make my own.

On allrecipies.com I found out how! All it takes is a cup of sugar and about 2-5 drops of food coloring. Combine this in a mason jar and shake for about a minute! They turned out so pretty!!!

What I Wore Wednesday

Today I was inspired by my new shoes!!! Also that I haven't worn anything but p.j.'s and yoga pants for the last few days (good thing I have a large supply of both :)

I do love a good preppy outfit and today I nailed it!

With the jacket on the look is a little more edgy!

This pose made me look a little boxy, but now I know for next time.

 

new favorite shoes!

Jacket-Express

Shirt-T.J. Maxx

Sweater-Old Navy

Jeans-Rue 21

Shoes-MIA (T.J. Maxx)

Bag-Kate Spade (T.J. Maxx)

Pearls-Nonna ;)

Linked up with The Pleated Poppy!

xoxo

Bargain Alert

As I have mentioned before I love T.J. Maxx!!! Not only is it like a sponge just waiting to take up all of my time but also it helps me save money on things I really want!!! I have two bargain finds to share with you today!

My first find was a pair of leopard print loafers! I had originally found them on Pinterest but wanted to find a pair for less so the hunt began, and let me to T.J. Maxx for my lovely $30 version!

My second T.J. Maxx miracle was my very own Kate Spade purse.  Its not identical to the one on the link but pretty close and for almost $200 less than asking price...tell me that's not a good deal?!

I think all these new bright colors will get me ready for spring...I sure am ready for it to get here!!!

xoxo

Happy New Year

Happy 2012 readers!!! I hope your holidays were as wonderful as mine were!!! We went to Charlotte for a NYE night out with Rachel, and her man! So much fun! Here are some pictures and a mini tutorial of how I did my hair!

 

So this part was easy enough just take the curling iron and do a regular curl but catch it before it falls after you take it out of the iron clamp and pin it up while it's still hot and while it cools leave it up so the curl has a longer time to set. I showered in mine and it didn't mess them up any, just make sure you have a fancy shower cap to protect your hair :)

So the make up was pretty simple just some Mac Cultured lip glass and winged eyeliner!

After the shower I took the pins out and this is how it looked...

So I brushed them out a little, added a bow and painted my nails and this was the finished product!

so the glitter nail was easy I painted one coat of Essie Lollypop on my pointer finger and then dipped it some red glitter

nothing better than that perfect NYE kiss

xoxo

Tie a Yellow Ribbon

Today was one of the hardest I've had in a while. No amount of crafting, singing along to Jack Johnson, or even baking could have made my Uncles deployment any easier to take. I am the proudest niece in the entire world believe me, and completely support all our troops, but this feeling is leaving me completly lost. I have nothing to grab hold of or even know how to wrap my head around the fact that Chris is on his way to Afghanistan right now to do the most important job ever assigned to him. 

If you don't know my family this might not make much sense but I've always believed in the adage "it takes a village to raise a child" and as a child not only was my mom working incredibly hard to make sure I was brought up right, respectful, and God fearing, so were 4 grown men, 1 crazy woman, and 2 grandparents. (This list doesn't even include my dads side of the family, and believe me that is a whole other list of amazing people, but for know we are focusing on the James') So anyway not only do I have the most amazing mother and grandparents but also these 5 other people who helped raise me in various ways, they aren't just aunt's and uncle's, because the word aunt and uncle only meant brother or sister to the mother and father but the relationship I have with these people is not just an adult in my life that drops in for Holidays and calls to check up on me. They don't treat me like someone lesser than them they treat me like an equal, well almost haha, how about they treat me like the little sister (yes that might be thinking a little high of myself but that's how they make me feel and I love it) 

So unfortunately that makes Chris leaving that much harder because to me he is like my brother.  I remember his medical school graduation, he bought me my first Ipod and let me drive his BMW (only to re-enforce my love for German engineering, but that is another blog for another day).  He also has always been there for the love and support I've needed.

All I want is for Chris to come home safe and to find a way to keep calm and trust God that everything is in his hands. If anyone has any advice for this please let me know!  

Also, Please feel free to share the picture/name to prayer groups!

xoxo