tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44218879837019568822024-03-13T00:19:15.513-07:00Chic & PinkJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.comBlogger546125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-34506301554171398272012-01-30T17:47:00.001-08:002012-01-30T18:11:42.583-08:00Sweet Mandy<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYBwgouHrTO5_3g4PuWn9i0GbFbWuzj6h23NZfqO0PmiZEqgpmPiMRXv4dgc_wzd6G1wirdawgE1eOndARd1d-Ecey8PsK0BpWebwAb4QLkeTDZxvDrK4MmYdq8ffFFu1KJlLLoH0MLs/s1600/235.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703609253465633554" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYBwgouHrTO5_3g4PuWn9i0GbFbWuzj6h23NZfqO0PmiZEqgpmPiMRXv4dgc_wzd6G1wirdawgE1eOndARd1d-Ecey8PsK0BpWebwAb4QLkeTDZxvDrK4MmYdq8ffFFu1KJlLLoH0MLs/s400/235.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="left">Today my dog Mandy passed away. To write that sentence feels like a nightmare, but I know that it’s reality. She was 9 years young and taken away far too soon. I’m sure God has big plans for her and that’s why she left. It feels like a family member is gone and my house seems empty.<br /><br />I’ll never forget the day we adopted Mandy for her previous owner. Her last words to Mandy were, “Have a good 2nd half of your life”. I know we’ve given her the best life possible and that Chase was her best buddy. She’s been around since he was only 4 months old and that’s all he’s ever known. We often called her “Princess Mandy”, because we’d never seen a dog that loved being pampered or dressed up as much as her. She loved attention and would go to anyone willing to give it to her. She was a special dog with a loving heart. I’ll never forget our sweet girl.<br /><br />I’ll leave with my favorite dog quote that says it all..<br /><br />"A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol means nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his."<br />― John Grogan<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMFwWd4tS139fsdrRsLAK_IaflsyptS_yXNLWsLKW-ZGaC4Dy-EpjuHCm-oVS9HAxD3RvLECrcXVpkWyaMFa17Nha_KGGkBGxi2heOhHBZ4XsQS8MCq0_v9Xp6_zBa3h9JLMPjGRqet8/s1600/Picture+258.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703609248762251906" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMFwWd4tS139fsdrRsLAK_IaflsyptS_yXNLWsLKW-ZGaC4Dy-EpjuHCm-oVS9HAxD3RvLECrcXVpkWyaMFa17Nha_KGGkBGxi2heOhHBZ4XsQS8MCq0_v9Xp6_zBa3h9JLMPjGRqet8/s400/Picture+258.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpthP63lPsq5ddHTyfFP9KWz_BOkovAvqgXqT5FCeW5qD7dNVkAucBvoeB3jr9DpGCir-7l_PaN7VSaVmQoKcKbVlRnP5NQlXVNCA7Iv9Bd4qBJhgzu4MRjDffBEO7v4Bgu9usjI6C1gE/s1600/Picture002-3-1%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703609269517278994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 362px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpthP63lPsq5ddHTyfFP9KWz_BOkovAvqgXqT5FCeW5qD7dNVkAucBvoeB3jr9DpGCir-7l_PaN7VSaVmQoKcKbVlRnP5NQlXVNCA7Iv9Bd4qBJhgzu4MRjDffBEO7v4Bgu9usjI6C1gE/s400/Picture002-3-1%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixE-Ji9_o9Afncc-vT0Hrgj7WDm0-sEhr0sjNz_vp1meud1BX_NJUEquKk07RCJE2YIpvOJylmBHZ8HVW6Wl5NFL7lYHCAbKHYNyJEEctpPeYzOu2iEGeQrXxtkekZ0WGx-_tqnaU2e8/s1600/P1011311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703609262472101314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixE-Ji9_o9Afncc-vT0Hrgj7WDm0-sEhr0sjNz_vp1meud1BX_NJUEquKk07RCJE2YIpvOJylmBHZ8HVW6Wl5NFL7lYHCAbKHYNyJEEctpPeYzOu2iEGeQrXxtkekZ0WGx-_tqnaU2e8/s400/P1011311.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx4HC95wtpFcRmn1nz-znAPEH0VE5jOMeYPHIQ9kWn0OgQb1uDbj9cq-M89D5xmhf5b5fxvAbXL4o7H56RwG0QeVC8RkBrI5hGETXZE7yiO2mwtKSVvdUwnF0cy5o-1IQll9s5grIHh0/s1600/Picture+453.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703609257421395890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx4HC95wtpFcRmn1nz-znAPEH0VE5jOMeYPHIQ9kWn0OgQb1uDbj9cq-M89D5xmhf5b5fxvAbXL4o7H56RwG0QeVC8RkBrI5hGETXZE7yiO2mwtKSVvdUwnF0cy5o-1IQll9s5grIHh0/s400/Picture+453.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-40020509652893535912012-01-23T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-23T06:00:07.646-08:00Man Candy Monday – Justin ChatwinIt’s been awhile, but I’m linking up with one of my best blogging buddies, <a href="http://jointhegossip.blogspot.com/">Leeann</a> for another edition of Man Candy Monday. There is no better way to start the week than staring at some Hollywood Hotties!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPhqIeCA2Y1juK-EpzZ5SgfrU-rJwwZmME0k5FH3s7hrODMoe-m6IprvbKcrfES0P31Dfs2yUXG-aN1fsvsdPx5Tplvj774iUUhHWAAzOFVI9Mng9w94jWmNxEWf5E6LjPON157IemFY/s1600/Man-Candy-Monday.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPhqIeCA2Y1juK-EpzZ5SgfrU-rJwwZmME0k5FH3s7hrODMoe-m6IprvbKcrfES0P31Dfs2yUXG-aN1fsvsdPx5Tplvj774iUUhHWAAzOFVI9Mng9w94jWmNxEWf5E6LjPON157IemFY/s400/Man-Candy-Monday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699929846565561410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Shameless on Showtime is back in full swing which means I get to see my latest celebrity crush Justin Chatwin, who plays Steve/Jimmy on the show. I don’t know if it’s the scruff or the blue eyes, but he is just so handsome. Let me know if you agree…<br /><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/230950287110827460/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/230950287110827460_pCHBzFV7_c.jpg" width="300" border="0" height="424" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p style="font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;">Source: <a style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;" href="http://www.buzzreactor.com/articles/hot-guy-comic-con">buzzreactor.com</a> via <a style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;" href="http://pinterest.com/collegecreation/" target="_blank">Catherine</a> on <a style="text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;" href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/181410691209619398/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/181410691209619398_RerI3u7s_c.jpg" width="409" border="0" height="516" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p style="font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;">Source: <a style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;" href="http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&biw=1157&bih=702&tbm=isch&tbnid=Gg-iF5I20Dv7FM:&imgrefurl=http://fashionmanisfesto.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html&docid=OWbbupH5govwrM&imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhwxxIz9G-kT1yjwYg_J3wPxaauwgCtcvbLikv_Vm92hHWSrDp5i2e71eOh0seI8Dss9cmYq19PkFtUWwTFOYnf0EOqbHLtRStThrY_4W3sA4c4zdlFaovc60tF9Eiq78fGuHVltb80u4/s640/spring-preview-20-retro-polo-justin-chatwin.jpg&w=409&h=516&ei=HO63TpHpGYbDsQLhjZGyDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=103&vpy=308&dur=1356&hovh=252&hovw=200&tx=128&ty=156&sig=113720360272171876454&page=1&tbnh=163&tbnw=129&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0">google.com</a> via <a style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;" href="http://pinterest.com/heybrittknee/" target="_blank">Brittney</a> on <a style="text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;" href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Name</span><br />Justin Chatwin<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Born</span><br />October 31, 1982<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From</span><br />Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Relationship Status</span><br />Unknown – has been linked to Camilla Belle<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interesting Facts</span><br />-Studied commerce at the University of British Columbia<br />-Enjoys camping<br />-Favorite band of is U2<br />-After the USA miniseries Traffic, Newsweek magazine labeled Chatwin an "Actor to Watch."<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notable Roles</span><br />War of the Worlds<br />Taking Lives<br />Traffic<br />Shameless<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8HBv_3Ttfw3VkW6T9YvQtp4dBRY_2phL7ULYpOh2-Cj5Yp0dVQivIxQqhci-CGOJFi8NMKSw1ChL9mHm7DMCdZl3KMZvQhgplKeY2bilsBHUvVVh0U1z8DNLt_uHYamdtNLQwFftcQQ/s1600/Justin%252BChatwin%252BCoach%252BHosts%252BEvening%252BCocktails%252BOAxJS8DBFK8l.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8HBv_3Ttfw3VkW6T9YvQtp4dBRY_2phL7ULYpOh2-Cj5Yp0dVQivIxQqhci-CGOJFi8NMKSw1ChL9mHm7DMCdZl3KMZvQhgplKeY2bilsBHUvVVh0U1z8DNLt_uHYamdtNLQwFftcQQ/s400/Justin%252BChatwin%252BCoach%252BHosts%252BEvening%252BCocktails%252BOAxJS8DBFK8l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699929833049347026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1h3gErFa1SEsnAthyphenhyphenNaFUofRECvnowGem_dvVVQRvU8P5jQ_KUp-8mL10zTr3hxkRfUNbsw-3awFn64zXoAXRtT3WUykoWFHU-l74krHhAjiZfdh3tnaEn9nf-bWkVA7F5GYIh2cODCM/s1600/b8609_post_image-81201W2_CHATWIN_J_B-GR_03.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1h3gErFa1SEsnAthyphenhyphenNaFUofRECvnowGem_dvVVQRvU8P5jQ_KUp-8mL10zTr3hxkRfUNbsw-3awFn64zXoAXRtT3WUykoWFHU-l74krHhAjiZfdh3tnaEn9nf-bWkVA7F5GYIh2cODCM/s400/b8609_post_image-81201W2_CHATWIN_J_B-GR_03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699929825570512242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHZUpRdLpQNLAewSO2sOd015zf507Ri_2OsO6URWrJ_hqZ9SCt3VYVf3vKQFJIIfl-ESYsw1SO_SkrFzY6MAq_psQSE0bh5IV5Ewg_zHExFLvyvoRCB-J9PRjDtCv4F7BDwIU-ELfEsY/s1600/462px-JustinChatwin08TIFF.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHZUpRdLpQNLAewSO2sOd015zf507Ri_2OsO6URWrJ_hqZ9SCt3VYVf3vKQFJIIfl-ESYsw1SO_SkrFzY6MAq_psQSE0bh5IV5Ewg_zHExFLvyvoRCB-J9PRjDtCv4F7BDwIU-ELfEsY/s400/462px-JustinChatwin08TIFF.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699929827093923650" border="0" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-85285687319979439802012-01-20T11:22:00.000-08:002012-01-20T11:44:40.630-08:00The Nail Files – Week 3I’m a little late to the party on this one, but glad to be playing along! Nail polish is one of my favorite things and it’s always fun to share what shades I’m loving and to also see what everyone else is wearing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fabulousbutevil.com/">Tara</a> and <a href="http://www.myvickiliciouslife.com/">Vicki</a> are hosting this. Please visit their blogs and join in on the fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLcAt87MzyerwRSm-crV47JkWcDtfp0w_GvgZvER2pxE6q1e-A4SNOcQS4mgIXIWuEIHdAgj994-MDVTSUma0_cyMkL11leKGb_zfzqJ5MHIiGN-i5DACnzB_h9XcGSqJ41MVOQWJg2M/s1600/nail-files-2%255B1%255D.PNG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699797820813385554" style="WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLcAt87MzyerwRSm-crV47JkWcDtfp0w_GvgZvER2pxE6q1e-A4SNOcQS4mgIXIWuEIHdAgj994-MDVTSUma0_cyMkL11leKGb_zfzqJ5MHIiGN-i5DACnzB_h9XcGSqJ41MVOQWJg2M/s320/nail-files-2%255B1%255D.PNG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We’re expecting snow and it’s been freezing, so I decided to brighten my mood with a light polish. This shade is called Crinoline and comes from the Tracy Reese Fall 2011 Collection for the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure line.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisx_Ljj-tLvNvkqHiE-7xpbqOXTFCTVb_0mKSUrKjsoxYd0tLOcUcFROkoiARIBA8vBOw5bjbD8MDRHnJTy_I6mqemr7i_0KCtXzIdYytvJEhTPfkhf0r-i1gQwWtPyXPKxum43ToCXsQ/s1600/Picture+456.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisx_Ljj-tLvNvkqHiE-7xpbqOXTFCTVb_0mKSUrKjsoxYd0tLOcUcFROkoiARIBA8vBOw5bjbD8MDRHnJTy_I6mqemr7i_0KCtXzIdYytvJEhTPfkhf0r-i1gQwWtPyXPKxum43ToCXsQ/s400/Picture+456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699799758458779042" border="0" /></a><br />Crinoline<br /><br />It’s a creamy, opaque whitish pink that covers well with two coats. The first one is a bit streaky, but everything smoothes out with the 2nd. I have to say that I really love this color. It reminds me of a bit of <a href="http://chicnpink.blogspot.com/search?q=mod+about+you">Mod About You</a> from OPI, but it’s lighter. Colors like this always look classy and fit just about any occasion.<br /><br />As a base, I used Sally Hansen Advanced Hard As Nails and for a top coat, I used INM – Out The Door Super Fast Drying Top Coat. This is my first time using the INM and I have to say that I’m impressed. My nails didn’t dry quite as fast as they do with Seche Vite, but INM doesn’t have the horrible smell and dangerous chemicals that Seche Vite has. They’re just as shiny as when I use Seche Vite and the extra minute or two of drying time was not a problem.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVYCvoRYJZuXsfhyphenhyphenYby14U295r_fKrPp9aYRrImdmtsYMonu4FKNkorN64z4XVNz8v_Q8NdBTLsYbyk2GOWX-yJIdmWOnQH9QF-lbipz-LGibAq58U3EAoPx_rXOrQKVUPgOWskpGOKU/s1600/Picture+459.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVYCvoRYJZuXsfhyphenhyphenYby14U295r_fKrPp9aYRrImdmtsYMonu4FKNkorN64z4XVNz8v_Q8NdBTLsYbyk2GOWX-yJIdmWOnQH9QF-lbipz-LGibAq58U3EAoPx_rXOrQKVUPgOWskpGOKU/s400/Picture+459.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699799752823152418" border="0" /></a><br />Base, Polish and Top Coat<br /><br />I hope you all have a great weekend!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-23788876351583918762012-01-17T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-17T06:00:07.954-08:00Tasty Tuesday: Crescent ChickenAny recipe involving crescent rolls is usually a winner and this one was no exception. I found it while browsing <a href="http://pinterest.com/jules712/">Pinterest</a> (where else?) and made it last night for dinner with scalloped potatoes and corn. It was hearty, filling and the perfect meal to warm up with on a cold winter’s night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvL7Sz05wFcEitEPuyQaij2CVWu22nDX2weftNhtQ72L4NwP5-svhjJ0IggX0CQ4SdoJUqV4mmWEp7EiNBSQAQe5hNgvuSSt2Ipkkzcd44ZXxaLhrtmNVN2YnqVCouLbHei8TBwILFt4/s1600/Picture+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698432161977642658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvL7Sz05wFcEitEPuyQaij2CVWu22nDX2weftNhtQ72L4NwP5-svhjJ0IggX0CQ4SdoJUqV4mmWEp7EiNBSQAQe5hNgvuSSt2Ipkkzcd44ZXxaLhrtmNVN2YnqVCouLbHei8TBwILFt4/s400/Picture+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Crescent Chicken<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><u>Ingredients:</u></span><br />1 (8 or 6 jumbo count) package refrigerator crescent rolls<br />2 cups chopped cooked chicken<br />1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<br />1 can cream of chicken soup<br />1 can of milk (using soup can)<br /><br /><u><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Directions:</span><br /></u>1. Boil chicken and cut/shred into pieces<br />2. Cook soup with 1 can on milk on stove top<br />3. Preheat oven to 350<br />4. Lay out each crescent roll and place 3-4 bite sized pieces of chicken and about 1Tbsp of cheese in the center of each triangle.<br />5. Roll each one up and gently seal off all edges<br />6. Place rolls in a 9×13 baking dish and pour soup mixture over top (salt and pepper, if desired).<br />7. Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.<br /><br />Enjoy!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-78851730472569681792012-01-15T16:09:00.000-08:002012-01-15T18:27:18.945-08:00Golden Globes 2012 - Red CarpetThis year the red carpet was impressive with the colors of the night being blush and navy. Most of the stars wore gowns that suited them perfectly and this is one of the first times I’ve had trouble narrowing down my favorites.<br /><br />Here are the best and worst of the night (according to me):<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><u><strong>Best Dressed</strong>:</u></span><br /><br /><strong>Charlize Theron in Dior Couture</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJtB_EHbWR9PoTRIDZV63DUamuzI6Yfq6Q5GQoqWbHWKp8YERxOc_0gACxMiZ28jYmMYzPkgJEp-FIBAXDKUiMHYJaWeSVhS3sp_ow7te39NTxqLimWOD4KJl57MSVZOLSgR8w6naMnw/s1600/CharlizeTheron-GoldenGlobeAwards011512_002608.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698036387586601074" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJtB_EHbWR9PoTRIDZV63DUamuzI6Yfq6Q5GQoqWbHWKp8YERxOc_0gACxMiZ28jYmMYzPkgJEp-FIBAXDKUiMHYJaWeSVhS3sp_ow7te39NTxqLimWOD4KJl57MSVZOLSgR8w6naMnw/s400/CharlizeTheron-GoldenGlobeAwards011512_002608.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgl0JrX-QvgfuUrNMwjfE3DLQLmzeBEK1JVhN_h2Ps_uJR4IDiFUZcXJOiD9nUCT8nwhA3IWxgXu1wLdwDnQRLiRSTSdPOVPP55auRe0byT5EQBeuSo06fZUXe25TYP_OvVA_QXG-sMk/s1600/article-2087152-0F79E22800000578-405_306x671.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698046065639610370" style="WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgl0JrX-QvgfuUrNMwjfE3DLQLmzeBEK1JVhN_h2Ps_uJR4IDiFUZcXJOiD9nUCT8nwhA3IWxgXu1wLdwDnQRLiRSTSdPOVPP55auRe0byT5EQBeuSo06fZUXe25TYP_OvVA_QXG-sMk/s400/article-2087152-0F79E22800000578-405_306x671.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This was by far my favorite gown of the night. From the blush color that suits her skin tone perfectly to the fit and style. She was stunning!<br /><br /><strong>Reese Witherspoon in Zac Posen</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMRSwogTvnjmfSWZ-26X6nRQ-y5Dk5L20pmR0hnmnQCJ_fu-NpNXGiBiIGee8q9PbQTsjKrw4xBUfn-3moyCdLMVQ1L4TJrTAmlQR-6Hk56QUoxtlai19RgOxpS3GmsqCfAv5zAPTvsc/s1600/reese-witherspoon-137126676.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698036717606855106" style="WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMRSwogTvnjmfSWZ-26X6nRQ-y5Dk5L20pmR0hnmnQCJ_fu-NpNXGiBiIGee8q9PbQTsjKrw4xBUfn-3moyCdLMVQ1L4TJrTAmlQR-6Hk56QUoxtlai19RgOxpS3GmsqCfAv5zAPTvsc/s400/reese-witherspoon-137126676.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />It's no secret that Reese is one of my favorite celebs. Her style is always on point and she looks beautiful as the lady in red.<br /><br /><strong>Kate Beckinsale in Roberto Cavalli</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr8PZEOsBAuZq6oGnTZHosHx8S7Dwdb8tAzvfMv0le45uSZHjTGvJZmWIioy4XdUtFecTg_1ZDNn4mK2jkvaxMFrgZjHXnT4-RRTTSHnSUuFeOAGLkIpv6RolLOMdl-13PfUy5co2FIY/s1600/KateBeckinsale-GoldenGlobeAwards011512_005155.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698036379879907090" style="WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr8PZEOsBAuZq6oGnTZHosHx8S7Dwdb8tAzvfMv0le45uSZHjTGvJZmWIioy4XdUtFecTg_1ZDNn4mK2jkvaxMFrgZjHXnT4-RRTTSHnSUuFeOAGLkIpv6RolLOMdl-13PfUy5co2FIY/s400/KateBeckinsale-GoldenGlobeAwards011512_005155.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kate is always so classy and absolutely gorgeous. My favorite part of this gown is the beautiful chiffon pleat detail at the bottom. Her jewelry and hair also fit the look perfectly.<br /><br /><strong>Zooey Deschanel in Prada</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORqGnSKsBt88s_bR0Jpq4sSmchaAwPzTaqe6tn17_iRPMCyL_ysXgS6PBOJrbe_-C5kYPKHbv6aQMm0rEW9IrWCNb8PN9n6I3xXB_Ht_YVga8Te8s4y9AICvCfHDvTx4TA-IWneusWTc/s1600/Zooey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698036369750045106" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORqGnSKsBt88s_bR0Jpq4sSmchaAwPzTaqe6tn17_iRPMCyL_ysXgS6PBOJrbe_-C5kYPKHbv6aQMm0rEW9IrWCNb8PN9n6I3xXB_Ht_YVga8Te8s4y9AICvCfHDvTx4TA-IWneusWTc/s400/Zooey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I wouldn’t have liked this dress on anyone else but Zooey. The black and green combo had an almost mod feel to it, which goes so well with Zooey’s overall style. I also had to include a shot of her fantastic Tuxedo nails that she posted on <a href="http://instagr.am/p/hiuYs/">Instagram</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigpkPjvT_OC7ASLfcp9-v2q2CCIRkc8fHnBvCW0OhGOj8Qh81K77gxjyH18LHth-QJprhK6bMr-HZkzOCr8XLsaZxlvzKS9QchdR_yBxxSoQjDenG1ZJDYd3wW-pq-1CU79nkMWLLaRw/s1600/zooey-deschanel-nails%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698037957520893474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigpkPjvT_OC7ASLfcp9-v2q2CCIRkc8fHnBvCW0OhGOj8Qh81K77gxjyH18LHth-QJprhK6bMr-HZkzOCr8XLsaZxlvzKS9QchdR_yBxxSoQjDenG1ZJDYd3wW-pq-1CU79nkMWLLaRw/s400/zooey-deschanel-nails%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Nicole Richie in Julien Macdonald</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUC_mT8AOrZ_ewGcE37X1w-J6Pr54kOEnN8g-Md_DFYw3AiIhwIasHvLenV8gXsqbGqlIER0rr5UQvMp2jg3bo7PnAcV_nxiuMh6TsiHlmTrDe5EiqN-Wii7jv-f-_PolaN28SFRN-WQg/s1600/nicole-richie-137118850.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698036393139483826" style="WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUC_mT8AOrZ_ewGcE37X1w-J6Pr54kOEnN8g-Md_DFYw3AiIhwIasHvLenV8gXsqbGqlIER0rr5UQvMp2jg3bo7PnAcV_nxiuMh6TsiHlmTrDe5EiqN-Wii7jv-f-_PolaN28SFRN-WQg/s400/nicole-richie-137118850.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Nicole has come a long way with her style and the dress she wore to the awards proves that. The dress shows off her arms and back beautifully and the beading really makes it a standout.<br /><br /><strong>Heidi Klum in Calvin Klein</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZon5HhegeKrWDG-b_6_M1np1bLaMIAo9X3InlrwI7gBRwDp4sJCnFBsmgFnvepgVv4ZkLDXsF1e9VFEA8l_u70hA8B_3UaOm39RJghIhCaEGGMLyVmhj3dbaimRPaeHAGxVnFbnm7h4k/s1600/91a2c887b02a477d_Untitled-1%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698046063744946626" style="WIDTH: 386px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZon5HhegeKrWDG-b_6_M1np1bLaMIAo9X3InlrwI7gBRwDp4sJCnFBsmgFnvepgVv4ZkLDXsF1e9VFEA8l_u70hA8B_3UaOm39RJghIhCaEGGMLyVmhj3dbaimRPaeHAGxVnFbnm7h4k/s400/91a2c887b02a477d_Untitled-1%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegObD1UKRCmCl385TU55NbR1viMes6UZqlH3jL0T8z0p65eB4UnU3ef62M0Z-_TqokGoJMV35wUlB4i_1pxb70_s7PCwYSB4EGm4vWOgqcVIW6-DghUBnsq2ERcbMpdmGMQUm4MD7M-g/s1600/heidi+turq.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698036371575654722" style="WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegObD1UKRCmCl385TU55NbR1viMes6UZqlH3jL0T8z0p65eB4UnU3ef62M0Z-_TqokGoJMV35wUlB4i_1pxb70_s7PCwYSB4EGm4vWOgqcVIW6-DghUBnsq2ERcbMpdmGMQUm4MD7M-g/s400/heidi+turq.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn’t post this without mentioning Heidi Klum’s turquoise necklace. That’s what I call a statement piece. It made her entire look!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><u><strong>Worst Dressed</strong>:</u><br /><br /></span><strong>Lea Michele in Marchesa</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XtnEc-dm5kesDpeKlEYStXLIk7ImCQ6YI21Q6h25S5dS9OYAeyLklJzzBwvy4Qo07ScOGCuDpcvhSn7kdVF_6-I0Fsz5qIKqo_7dIt2Lt4z9G1tfhMy6SLxi4Crw4M5KAaN18SgdRxk/s1600/lea-michele-137127008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698035507820603794" style="WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XtnEc-dm5kesDpeKlEYStXLIk7ImCQ6YI21Q6h25S5dS9OYAeyLklJzzBwvy4Qo07ScOGCuDpcvhSn7kdVF_6-I0Fsz5qIKqo_7dIt2Lt4z9G1tfhMy6SLxi4Crw4M5KAaN18SgdRxk/s400/lea-michele-137127008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This looks a figure skating costume gone bad.<br /><br /><strong>Amanda Peet in Marc Jacobs</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0EZspLymnfUh2Rud10kNqofZEnQmLWdLhcM_hJ9dbVE1LMKlRl0UuMNt0PtOTl3Y-_WO2HEL_Ci8XArM4ap2E9fxvZJF31_jUFZo-vmG9T-wiie1KNwjlRC5f_-JpceR-pTivkL7Ing/s1600/amanda+peet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698035501226343490" style="WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0EZspLymnfUh2Rud10kNqofZEnQmLWdLhcM_hJ9dbVE1LMKlRl0UuMNt0PtOTl3Y-_WO2HEL_Ci8XArM4ap2E9fxvZJF31_jUFZo-vmG9T-wiie1KNwjlRC5f_-JpceR-pTivkL7Ing/s400/amanda+peet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This dress might make for some cute shabby chic curtains<br /><br /><strong>Piper Perabo in Theyskens’ Theory</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoTfbRHZ-YB-ULt3iObFbJATsa4s1tMLU07UlywQVtEFovZTfv-y6OH5z0V1VYte5W7UrNi3casKwNYQKktydkziJ0SrxQ7HdDG2grKZh1nHSnU_OtfK3xXk3RdTIg3w194rrjLmDLWI/s1600/piper-perabo-gg-getty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698035487009703714" style="WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoTfbRHZ-YB-ULt3iObFbJATsa4s1tMLU07UlywQVtEFovZTfv-y6OH5z0V1VYte5W7UrNi3casKwNYQKktydkziJ0SrxQ7HdDG2grKZh1nHSnU_OtfK3xXk3RdTIg3w194rrjLmDLWI/s400/piper-perabo-gg-getty.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is all wrong from the color to the fact that it's see through<br /><br />To end on a positive note, I had to include these cuties on the carpet!<br /><br /><strong>Ryan Kwanten</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw87TNPkIyvAuDG307X3hCJK4i7l8XYkc4_chGOld6JowL8fJeGtKHgdRePB_b8__vQR6yHC48tmHm3KJu3B8jpIPimksPXhRR8spGnyR9OoNXg5Nx0ZpxQu0S3eXs980gb8zuLWyU9-A/s1600/RyanKwanten-GoldenGlobeAwards011512_004842.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698035491257309154" style="WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw87TNPkIyvAuDG307X3hCJK4i7l8XYkc4_chGOld6JowL8fJeGtKHgdRePB_b8__vQR6yHC48tmHm3KJu3B8jpIPimksPXhRR8spGnyR9OoNXg5Nx0ZpxQu0S3eXs980gb8zuLWyU9-A/s400/RyanKwanten-GoldenGlobeAwards011512_004842.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Uggie the dog from "The Artist"</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5osH6QUejvTw9Xzvhakh1Beq1hskNe-UvPJ5XHR1wvgIHIda5MWTh2wXClIA9uxj4ps-o95Z8oSyhFg2aMfEFAsX38iicyqx0p89cf4rGMPybauB6jx7DCK5mLeAY_rlERfOuY1JGHTw/s1600/TheArtistDog-GoldenGlobe011512_002801.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698035485692489570" style="WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5osH6QUejvTw9Xzvhakh1Beq1hskNe-UvPJ5XHR1wvgIHIda5MWTh2wXClIA9uxj4ps-o95Z8oSyhFg2aMfEFAsX38iicyqx0p89cf4rGMPybauB6jx7DCK5mLeAY_rlERfOuY1JGHTw/s400/TheArtistDog-GoldenGlobe011512_002801.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Who were your fashion hits and misses? Please share.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Image source links: </strong></span></em><a href="http://omg.yahoo.com/photos/2012-red-carpet-arrivals-1326667839-slideshow/"><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Yahoo</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>, </strong></span></em><a href="http://style.mtv.com/2012/01/15/golden-globes-red-carpet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mtv%2Frss%2Fmovies%2Ffull+(MTV+Movies)"><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>MTV</strong></span></em></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-4650854138795164002012-01-13T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-13T06:00:03.463-08:00Nashville – Day 3This was our last full day in Nashville and we wanted to do as much as possible. Unfortunately, I was getting over a cold most of the time we were there, so I really didn’t get myself together until late in the afternoon. We headed out at 3:00 and drove around downtown for a bit. We decided to go to the famous <a href="http://www.lovelesscafe.com/">Loveless Cafe</a> for dinner and it was worth the trip.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf5xI-RqzjMY8ZWdJwphDYg41zWMZfWBL2yjGmLml7B-ErhQAl3ElB-UNUmktu2ilp2q8EDfbpQmDlDmgJpnGPebKzCW9_0wspiMNMl5P_Iiu4P8v4QVAGH58InM6oNrwbdRtsuXOKDw/s1600/Picture+178.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696544341850748834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf5xI-RqzjMY8ZWdJwphDYg41zWMZfWBL2yjGmLml7B-ErhQAl3ElB-UNUmktu2ilp2q8EDfbpQmDlDmgJpnGPebKzCW9_0wspiMNMl5P_Iiu4P8v4QVAGH58InM6oNrwbdRtsuXOKDw/s400/Picture+178.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Me outside the Loveless<br /><br />Loveless is located on the outskirts of Nashville and has been around over 60 years. The food and service was everything you would expect from a small Southern cafe and more. The biscuits are something they’re known for and it was obvious at first bite. I don’t know what they put in them, but they’re delicious and the homemade preserves they serve alongside the biscuits make them that much better. For dinner, I got meatloaf, cheesy grits, fried green tomatoes and macaroni and cheese. It doesn’t get better than that! We completed our visit with a trip to the Ham & Jams Country Store and got some goodies to bring back home. I’ll be dreaming of that place until I’m lucky enough to visit Nashville again. If you go to Nashville, you must visit the Loveless.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGtxgTzGL1aOfOWIqvJxZnvX9urC579nwaCnE5H0c2a3KA5WDqdhVkoZFP81PIwjFIYwTC3UqUTx3DRLOb2F6LFz31T1w7JsvcHICASQQF-NrrL2Z8q_xjlCVXt395bLTUFpPHZq-W54/s1600/Picture+173.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696543944262561346" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGtxgTzGL1aOfOWIqvJxZnvX9urC579nwaCnE5H0c2a3KA5WDqdhVkoZFP81PIwjFIYwTC3UqUTx3DRLOb2F6LFz31T1w7JsvcHICASQQF-NrrL2Z8q_xjlCVXt395bLTUFpPHZq-W54/s400/Picture+173.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Delicious biscuits<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0FD_PXoMPu5s5BuIzaPFVKtTscsrEG6ogjHHuGBPJSsW7gBCtdfdkZ8WEwL3lCVjhhzhk5CmQ7bi6Dg7Jc_W1UxlMfQh2kz59cxCi_PnAjEB4fPiD1jpWI0zqtWTqoLFHJrjkC2uJ6c/s1600/Picture+171.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696543935315030370" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0FD_PXoMPu5s5BuIzaPFVKtTscsrEG6ogjHHuGBPJSsW7gBCtdfdkZ8WEwL3lCVjhhzhk5CmQ7bi6Dg7Jc_W1UxlMfQh2kz59cxCi_PnAjEB4fPiD1jpWI0zqtWTqoLFHJrjkC2uJ6c/s400/Picture+171.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yum!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMc8oqTJp8TfcQxaCxSHwGGBFCv7jW4uSNVdDKLo16WOOAkrwPjKHS8ER7w0hisSegdls1j-YI1FaEv7bKuryp-YsBfoyp3z4vn1fszLHWGxzHFH3BuN7DR3dCyGgHosITh3T-c1AVlE/s1600/Picture+170.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696543929103121586" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMc8oqTJp8TfcQxaCxSHwGGBFCv7jW4uSNVdDKLo16WOOAkrwPjKHS8ER7w0hisSegdls1j-YI1FaEv7bKuryp-YsBfoyp3z4vn1fszLHWGxzHFH3BuN7DR3dCyGgHosITh3T-c1AVlE/s400/Picture+170.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Loveless Cafe<br /><br />To end the night, we went back downtown to take one last stroll around the city. We walked down to the <a href="http://ryman.com/">Ryman Auditorium</a>. The building dates back to the late 1800’s and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001. The venue has hosted everyone from famous singers and performers to actors and political figures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0Kd-NNnFMY0MDYmcNHp6qrjR-FvOYOFj-lpoAV-PSAAvWrRXNmT10c7bf7doQ7QbReuAdu05CJEvrAM3I6I3sEFgR7xofx4LVdkF95AlduBSB1StW32WVkMfriTOMHyQm8SRVTLqnH8/s1600/Picture+219.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696543921288323794" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0Kd-NNnFMY0MDYmcNHp6qrjR-FvOYOFj-lpoAV-PSAAvWrRXNmT10c7bf7doQ7QbReuAdu05CJEvrAM3I6I3sEFgR7xofx4LVdkF95AlduBSB1StW32WVkMfriTOMHyQm8SRVTLqnH8/s400/Picture+219.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Me outside the Ryman<br /><br />Broadway was where we started our trip and it was the perfect way to end it. We walked up and down a few blocks before finally heading back to our hotel. We capped off the night with a soak in the hot tub and a dip in the pool. It felt good to be swimming in January.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGG1vdl64P2mLWLgu7V8Itoc0kU8HIDIW-b_GYV3DvHKutVwB7IGyFVA_SZipXd8WQLmLzaoPiGThyphenhyphenRrVsCMo3VKlGnXV_YjdCtKA15A2lDzmTtmxwZsFqu8hygPnGBa2A4UnDu8Bfbs/s1600/Picture+072.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696543922196245330" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGG1vdl64P2mLWLgu7V8Itoc0kU8HIDIW-b_GYV3DvHKutVwB7IGyFVA_SZipXd8WQLmLzaoPiGThyphenhyphenRrVsCMo3VKlGnXV_YjdCtKA15A2lDzmTtmxwZsFqu8hygPnGBa2A4UnDu8Bfbs/s400/Picture+072.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Nashville Symphony<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TSn9nM8rEnVqqK9SiqNxWHih5RRufLONCCHVGjBBVtb_G6P-h8E4dYXySt8mTGDP-TkzU3Wxn7IMCtWr0YJB8HtmFsjB2t7wkE2Wn_mwvY7nMbUul4RLesGQ4oCmrMuGJ0xn4bnCx90/s1600/Picture+230.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696542658992746706" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TSn9nM8rEnVqqK9SiqNxWHih5RRufLONCCHVGjBBVtb_G6P-h8E4dYXySt8mTGDP-TkzU3Wxn7IMCtWr0YJB8HtmFsjB2t7wkE2Wn_mwvY7nMbUul4RLesGQ4oCmrMuGJ0xn4bnCx90/s400/Picture+230.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Geof outside the Bridgestone Area<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ2tGjAWomh1X-qiDu2exlqpTHE-dRC0jScNj3nrZP8nkppfsERdLVIVuFka4TFINdV96jJR45Krebj-fzHoa9jT_xhhvFOuAZZ4mJI3V9GWdnoElwZriM5YFtgNsdkGQIpRGljO5eOg/s1600/Picture+227.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696542652569697794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ2tGjAWomh1X-qiDu2exlqpTHE-dRC0jScNj3nrZP8nkppfsERdLVIVuFka4TFINdV96jJR45Krebj-fzHoa9jT_xhhvFOuAZZ4mJI3V9GWdnoElwZriM5YFtgNsdkGQIpRGljO5eOg/s400/Picture+227.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Me on Broadway<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiguZ5lkaOG4ZxQBnTMoPCEzUtn8re6o8Mmp8XHqjHqoiyMZdcdQqTCZsqauzFkZHtfznODU8YPmGPDRuEfne7J0a29Haor8bAzEXBCltCdcqg9yncYOtDWsfmpgsRAJZy4SjRM4FglI/s1600/Picture+238.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696542649678281602" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiguZ5lkaOG4ZxQBnTMoPCEzUtn8re6o8Mmp8XHqjHqoiyMZdcdQqTCZsqauzFkZHtfznODU8YPmGPDRuEfne7J0a29Haor8bAzEXBCltCdcqg9yncYOtDWsfmpgsRAJZy4SjRM4FglI/s400/Picture+238.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Getting our fortune told by Willie Nelson<br /><br />The next morning, we packed up and went to <a href="http://gigiscupcakesusa.com/">Gigi’s</a> for a cupcake. Geof and I have a tradition whenever we travel to always try to find a cute little cupcake shop. He’s so good about it. I got the Birthday Cake cupcake and he had Banana Cream. They were yummy! After our sweet treats, it was time to go so we said goodbye to Nashville until next time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtUgsBWhELL4UpcWg_yKjv2fYPOs_d-kp52ZjtuWY7apLwa03nP0naUd3XhpomOW7-_ogCt0WTRItEnX5IorZGr6fpMriT7qp9DDXINX1D8lf9A7ToyygGwwLvaOu7BTMkJ7YGv_5Etk/s1600/Picture+092.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696542640075126018" style="WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtUgsBWhELL4UpcWg_yKjv2fYPOs_d-kp52ZjtuWY7apLwa03nP0naUd3XhpomOW7-_ogCt0WTRItEnX5IorZGr6fpMriT7qp9DDXINX1D8lf9A7ToyygGwwLvaOu7BTMkJ7YGv_5Etk/s400/Picture+092.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Sm40pwgp3CZoearGD9lranh3rwpg908qBUl-V2BhkcHmwKzDCBWITPZL3MvN72aq1sH0Nq6eqELPE5iB17rwTL1odheMBlvXbagKZELbFBQZdSM9iX77zGI_Ofe4MHZGnZziGEdR_3Y/s1600/Picture+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696542637585979778" style="WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Sm40pwgp3CZoearGD9lranh3rwpg908qBUl-V2BhkcHmwKzDCBWITPZL3MvN72aq1sH0Nq6eqELPE5iB17rwTL1odheMBlvXbagKZELbFBQZdSM9iX77zGI_Ofe4MHZGnZziGEdR_3Y/s400/Picture+089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Cute cupcakes!<br /><br />Ultimately, Nashville is a beautiful city with plenty to see, even if you don’t love country music. The people are friendly, it’s easy to navigate and the Southern cooking is so good.<br /><br />Thanks, as always for hanging in there with me during my trip recaps. Some probably find them incredibly boring while others really enjoy them. I honestly love to document each time we travel. These posts are some of my favorite ones to look back on over time.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-18413177552359187032012-01-12T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-12T06:00:02.782-08:00Nashville – Day 2We got up, grabbed a quick breakfast and headed over to the <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/opryland-home.html?source=gaylordopryland.com">Opryland Hotel</a>. I heard some positive things about the property and gardens, so we decided to check it out. It was overwhelmingly big and it turns out that it’s the largest non-gambling hotel in the world. We decided to take a Riverboat Tour of the indoor gardens that gave us a great view of all the different plants, flowers and waterfalls. Our guide was great and informed us that when the Delta River was built, the hotel requested water samples from all over the world and from every river in the United States. A “mixing of the waters” ceremony was held when the river opened in 1996.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbvSZGezsorFYvluUkRwdAGWsR8o3KqbkUyksMF4WHdgJ7DscCjGK947Jrnza5jVEyjBPbkWX8ld2ecl8_OxAgqQIU4lhLoOKjzvxopX2Cce1Gadki_fRxDgwQMUvVovb5nZrhnlLk6U/s1600/Picture+134.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696196021052551202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbvSZGezsorFYvluUkRwdAGWsR8o3KqbkUyksMF4WHdgJ7DscCjGK947Jrnza5jVEyjBPbkWX8ld2ecl8_OxAgqQIU4lhLoOKjzvxopX2Cce1Gadki_fRxDgwQMUvVovb5nZrhnlLk6U/s400/Picture+134.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Waterfall in The Cascades Atrium<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Wd07Vsqo7x7tLFQAAHy9tZWeCuDLUgxfX6NAmNFhCmpWC2Zf80oq73o4uOpbcCae2msmP18jg7Kx9Yg0W2mBCblrguedmH3XzPN-zoXTe3f5_GcjV1Sn5IC_dhO28gZvPNeQYyBfqc/s1600/Picture+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696196012883962226" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Wd07Vsqo7x7tLFQAAHy9tZWeCuDLUgxfX6NAmNFhCmpWC2Zf80oq73o4uOpbcCae2msmP18jg7Kx9Yg0W2mBCblrguedmH3XzPN-zoXTe3f5_GcjV1Sn5IC_dhO28gZvPNeQYyBfqc/s400/Picture+054.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />One acre skylight in the Conservatory<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_gLbmd48zUAAtNss_T990vJNTV3iUbGcwC-jPbrhu_XtS8akQlMboo6ljp9SBSapt1TbU450OKjB3sIqfQzTyunRIODMKJveJHEpJNzEdvSLb0AselOLF524R4h5C7bKkkLrjW3lyPU/s1600/Picture+053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696196007016895362" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_gLbmd48zUAAtNss_T990vJNTV3iUbGcwC-jPbrhu_XtS8akQlMboo6ljp9SBSapt1TbU450OKjB3sIqfQzTyunRIODMKJveJHEpJNzEdvSLb0AselOLF524R4h5C7bKkkLrjW3lyPU/s400/Picture+053.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />View from the Riverboat in Delta Island<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVi3_me9QzPrvJKkQQqBLeoUjtdf9z7P9O9sXkLDVmuLzEIepHiGYrzwHs4z8HGCecYHQzhvsJb0SiIrWQVTwenxC__dDUdz_Bf5NfEAr1rLN9SjWpJYPNdxPoL383-afn1F-z9PLTnGs/s1600/Picture+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696196003461016434" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVi3_me9QzPrvJKkQQqBLeoUjtdf9z7P9O9sXkLDVmuLzEIepHiGYrzwHs4z8HGCecYHQzhvsJb0SiIrWQVTwenxC__dDUdz_Bf5NfEAr1rLN9SjWpJYPNdxPoL383-afn1F-z9PLTnGs/s400/Picture+060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas may be over, but this is too pretty not to share<br /><br />From the Opryland Hotel, we headed over to the <a href="http://www.opry.com/">Grand Ole Opry House</a> to see a little piece of history. I’ve never been a big fan of country music, but the Opry was a must-visit. To see the spot where so many country superstars have performed is impressive. I also can’t believe the venue was partially underwater less than two years ago. You would never know it by the looks of things now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr-ecH0PrX06q3ARjrh8bVz9OxlMU-1nU0mFF1M556fF2tQQpPf8vh-x9ghjlmuoL7KZ3FuDBqw9CIty4Zkct4Q2gQbHiAYBQRhusJOw6tOYMM4T19HHDhsG0Z1Q8wbQ0UVWCI5yqvRs/s1600/Picture+148.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696194980812703362" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr-ecH0PrX06q3ARjrh8bVz9OxlMU-1nU0mFF1M556fF2tQQpPf8vh-x9ghjlmuoL7KZ3FuDBqw9CIty4Zkct4Q2gQbHiAYBQRhusJOw6tOYMM4T19HHDhsG0Z1Q8wbQ0UVWCI5yqvRs/s400/Picture+148.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Us outside the Grand Ole Opry House<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT94dxB9yp1DRzKNX66YDpnfp3ozo7RpJL0UUZQ5BuvpB6oBwZ8ujLRTzwWwuymPqBKh3jcVed1MIle7l4-yz7yi7SlfCN4l-EhSXm27amQciBxuEEEG37MZ7uCuYDP-T3JrSWBh_vNC0/s1600/Picture+150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696194955755164002" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT94dxB9yp1DRzKNX66YDpnfp3ozo7RpJL0UUZQ5BuvpB6oBwZ8ujLRTzwWwuymPqBKh3jcVed1MIle7l4-yz7yi7SlfCN4l-EhSXm27amQciBxuEEEG37MZ7uCuYDP-T3JrSWBh_vNC0/s400/Picture+150.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I don't think you're supposed to stand up there...whoops!<br /><br />We headed back downtown for dinner and settled on <a href="http://www.solemionash.com/">Sole Mio</a> for some Italian. After dinner, we got ready for the night and went to <a href="http://12thandporterlive.com/">12th & Porter</a> to meet-up with Chad & Amy for the SafetySuit CD Release Party. I couldn’t have been more excited to see SafetySuit there since it’s the venue where they were originally signed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzuQqaM8TnUeQnfXyQJdhekbwF_8bJH16bhHs37Vf64lpR26kiohWXaAZNfXLgyEetHyZB2nD6tyIvqQGHeaeAmwfp8LLsvUncE6INKRn8GWNi58zd2pDai65YBCXoz_EC02jr8IaA7o/s1600/Picture+187.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696200936651396050" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzuQqaM8TnUeQnfXyQJdhekbwF_8bJH16bhHs37Vf64lpR26kiohWXaAZNfXLgyEetHyZB2nD6tyIvqQGHeaeAmwfp8LLsvUncE6INKRn8GWNi58zd2pDai65YBCXoz_EC02jr8IaA7o/s400/Picture+187.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />12th & Porter<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfHF9E-6DMYSG-Mi3BAAq7YQIo15r9mWcJ_oMKGfmw4W41odRYDznIsOvPejzZ_4mNEgvLnKql36ETTkSOKmFYQ5w93Q7zJOBhm6-tCHBWj1YgkG_fUbRct1nj0FxiPQBBeCTsz02PdI/s1600/Picture+158.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696194949971387650" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfHF9E-6DMYSG-Mi3BAAq7YQIo15r9mWcJ_oMKGfmw4W41odRYDznIsOvPejzZ_4mNEgvLnKql36ETTkSOKmFYQ5w93Q7zJOBhm6-tCHBWj1YgkG_fUbRct1nj0FxiPQBBeCTsz02PdI/s400/Picture+158.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Us with Chad & Amy ready for the show<br /><br /><br />The opening acts consisted of Chasing Change and Throwing Gravity. The bands did a great job warming us up for the main event. SafetySuit took the stage and about two songs into their set, it was obvious that something was wrong. Doug (lead singer) wasn’t playing his guitar and just didn’t look well.<br /><br />Ultimately, he had been battling a stomach virus all day and it took everything in him to come out and perform the 5 songs he was able to make it through. He even tried to give it another go while he used the mic stand to hold him up. He apologized profusely and acknowledged that so many people had come from all over for this event and it’s not his style to cancel a show. You could see the emotion all over his face as he appeared to be even more disappointed than the fans. Personally I can’t imagine making it to the mailbox with a stomach virus, so to see him push through tells me everything I need to know about what kind of band SafetySuit is (not that I didn’t already know).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPweQpPa_9jbMSkx72qIXo30ZbuWZad5MWH4tpWoUb4Qi076ra04YtqtyCf2EmFr8u909z3XXoqVbkEoVXU4iIfNsKhENRt165pcl76r7-GW6W6pEKdDJ8kVgJDE_5ImRHnAhI9d5-ko/s1600/Picture+160.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696194936298414482" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPweQpPa_9jbMSkx72qIXo30ZbuWZad5MWH4tpWoUb4Qi076ra04YtqtyCf2EmFr8u909z3XXoqVbkEoVXU4iIfNsKhENRt165pcl76r7-GW6W6pEKdDJ8kVgJDE_5ImRHnAhI9d5-ko/s400/Picture+160.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Doug<br /><br />The drummer, Tate came on the mic and said they were going to try something different. The rest of the show turned into a sing-along with members from the opening bands coming out to lead the crowd. This speaks volumes about the kind of fans SafetySuit has. While most people would have left after hearing Doug was done for the night, everyone did the exact opposite and showed their allegiance by singing and celebrating what the night was all about: SafetySuit and their new album, These Times. It was bittersweet and I’m glad I was there to be a part of it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_ZgbZ7o_gfbW3ohdz-97LJfnZmpwu_2bZfV6drSLoZR6xwiz67t3hFVDbwjgGp2X9UxNnt5j5G8oSekKHYFWDDfB9Egz_F7gUFPjgs0TUx8_Pm2lxOdmTIDRnXafAU-7_oPMA0URzG4/s1600/IMG_5506-3%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696194934046972370" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_ZgbZ7o_gfbW3ohdz-97LJfnZmpwu_2bZfV6drSLoZR6xwiz67t3hFVDbwjgGp2X9UxNnt5j5G8oSekKHYFWDDfB9Egz_F7gUFPjgs0TUx8_Pm2lxOdmTIDRnXafAU-7_oPMA0URzG4/s400/IMG_5506-3%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Us with Tate, J and Dave from SafetySuitJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-30839206298512899042012-01-11T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-11T06:00:12.018-08:00Nashville – Day 1We arrived in Nashville early in the afternoon and were raring to go. We got our car, checked in at our hotel and headed right downtown to see Broadway. We made our way over to 2nd Ave. and settled on the <a href="http://wildhorsesaloon.com/">Wild Horse Saloon</a> for lunch. It was relatively quiet in the restaurant during the afternoon, but you can tell the place gets packed at night. They have a huge stage and were promoting an upcoming show with Rick Springfield. I don’t know anyone that doesn’t like the song “Jessie’s Girl”!<br /><br />For lunch, we got fried pickles as an appetizer. Geof told me that since we’re in the South, it was something I had to try at least once. It was decadent and delicious. I hardly touched my salad because I was nibbling away on pickles and stealing some of Geof’s cheesy grits (they were the best I ever had – savory and smoky). We also had to order one of their cocktails just to get a fun cowboy boot glass to take home. After checking out the rest of the restaurant, our friends Chad and Amy picked us up to take us to a more hipster part of town for some coffee at <a href="http://frothymonkeynashville.com/">The Frothy Monkey</a>. It’s a great place to people watch and we even spotted Will Anderson (lead singer from Parachute) there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k7S4DazTgHptO3G_-jzjT4YlxrUmhZqfiAEx8kfIpPM411n5ORwRkHvQHVeZ96HfZC9ERjDGGbE52QJndxlMH-8N52FcgVpQidNePeEGXJHPoXCaknu1YNK8UsZpR_BQfeO729faClA/s1600/Picture+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696142214497127602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k7S4DazTgHptO3G_-jzjT4YlxrUmhZqfiAEx8kfIpPM411n5ORwRkHvQHVeZ96HfZC9ERjDGGbE52QJndxlMH-8N52FcgVpQidNePeEGXJHPoXCaknu1YNK8UsZpR_BQfeO729faClA/s400/Picture+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I heart Nashville!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAVGAha0X-_jLhxNSkxzgQli_S2jLFbBR4tBD_4Dae1kJXNPXre8b6X-5u_ZbXZBXVccjiJyYg4pKA2xPCCTnst0D6kaj6ZJuDe9DmWR-IoiMZLB-Waa9UJYvBhiWhGv37KeYytkcFz4/s1600/Picture+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696142191051378562" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAVGAha0X-_jLhxNSkxzgQli_S2jLFbBR4tBD_4Dae1kJXNPXre8b6X-5u_ZbXZBXVccjiJyYg4pKA2xPCCTnst0D6kaj6ZJuDe9DmWR-IoiMZLB-Waa9UJYvBhiWhGv37KeYytkcFz4/s400/Picture+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Fried pickles<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbVmmedyuvxuQvII_8iUrOVs6VuDUaaESIG9zohbHWxsXbYg_d9Z99TY_MNjn-yJFPCSaTCPd6TpixNSOwOammFv5rOGCadRcjlCljN9uH_EpEtUgiACDrUSJ8qHTciXhsXQwGc2Pqhw/s1600/Picture+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696142211404884818" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbVmmedyuvxuQvII_8iUrOVs6VuDUaaESIG9zohbHWxsXbYg_d9Z99TY_MNjn-yJFPCSaTCPd6TpixNSOwOammFv5rOGCadRcjlCljN9uH_EpEtUgiACDrUSJ8qHTciXhsXQwGc2Pqhw/s400/Picture+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Frothy Monkey<br /><br />The four of us chatted the afternoon away. Being apart from these two makes no difference at all as we always seem to pick up right where we left off. From The Frothy Monkey, we headed to <a href="http://www.nashville.gov/parthenon/">Centennial Park</a> so that we could see the Parthenon. I may never get to Greece, but this was the next best thing as it’s a full-scale replica of the original.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlI2-zqxqVsByRaHirghqadijIRoP4FZQHswytH5g9LseljaItLxZxUZ2Z_IbWxTaFpG-PKIGumZEfsyucnVZTAadtF-jYAPRzvwdnN5M-wC9mf5OePAi8j1m0oylw5H-GClObMgNV88/s1600/Parth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696142198400250226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlI2-zqxqVsByRaHirghqadijIRoP4FZQHswytH5g9LseljaItLxZxUZ2Z_IbWxTaFpG-PKIGumZEfsyucnVZTAadtF-jYAPRzvwdnN5M-wC9mf5OePAi8j1m0oylw5H-GClObMgNV88/s400/Parth.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Parthenon in Centennial Park<br /><br />Later that evening, Geof and I went downtown to have dinner at <a href="http://www.bigrivergrille.com/">Big River Grille & Brewing Works</a>. Geof got shrimp and grits, while I went with mac ‘n cheese with chicken. After dinner, we headed out on Broadway to meet some of our friends from NYC (Kristin & Emily) & Boston (Jessica) at <a href="http://wildbillsnashville.com/">Wild Bill’s</a>. The bar is a historic landmark with the basement being part of the Underground Railroad. They have an impressive wine bar on the 2nd floor and the main level is a Cajun café. We stayed in the café/bar area where they were getting karaoke started for the evening. Geof decided he wanted to perform “Humpty Dance” for all of us. It was absolutely hysterical and awesome at the same time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTKmweFm9la-Uy2qFspSwwKFfjpOLFyINZDiFzvbIKlfywka0QYTCCk44JsvZpxAoZzfGVm4uIfyLE2tbAAlV3-ivRS5IoN-P8WoCKqoFyepG5Tqgc1R9jVc1lxsouW1z5khmzwBsl-Q/s1600/Picture+128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696141512075669346" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTKmweFm9la-Uy2qFspSwwKFfjpOLFyINZDiFzvbIKlfywka0QYTCCk44JsvZpxAoZzfGVm4uIfyLE2tbAAlV3-ivRS5IoN-P8WoCKqoFyepG5Tqgc1R9jVc1lxsouW1z5khmzwBsl-Q/s400/Picture+128.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Broadway at night!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8WFgnohByiU3v23iG_Zwwo3wkPb4ZclcagEaRQVuFFDfWusDRCdObu3nqgZ-KuC5x2EWHnAOMXfYRw5wqSIAYqJbybnhEtWiHx0AoflqsaWWnyhjQpoORLzc_0A5gCc4o7TQuVEhuZI/s1600/Picture+115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696141500192692802" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8WFgnohByiU3v23iG_Zwwo3wkPb4ZclcagEaRQVuFFDfWusDRCdObu3nqgZ-KuC5x2EWHnAOMXfYRw5wqSIAYqJbybnhEtWiHx0AoflqsaWWnyhjQpoORLzc_0A5gCc4o7TQuVEhuZI/s400/Picture+115.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Me on Broadway<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibumG-WFgQtq6fqgR-QrNlYKbz3hvYNIHJM31cuPxDPFW2rLwE8BxSDnjodd2HSWEJPv0CujjqsQS2HAKsTDwAf5V5Yj0kPJDZx2lXqSZ2DLoEq6uwABptDjo6MeKoME3cT2idoAI1giY/s1600/Picture+125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696141491356303250" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibumG-WFgQtq6fqgR-QrNlYKbz3hvYNIHJM31cuPxDPFW2rLwE8BxSDnjodd2HSWEJPv0CujjqsQS2HAKsTDwAf5V5Yj0kPJDZx2lXqSZ2DLoEq6uwABptDjo6MeKoME3cT2idoAI1giY/s400/Picture+125.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Me with Kristin, Jess and Emily<br /><br />We parted ways with the ladies and headed over to <a href="http://broadwaybrewhouse.net/">Broadway Brewhouse & Mojo Grill</a> to meet-up with Chad and Amy. We enjoyed a brew or two and made our way back to Wild Bill’s. The guys running karaoke asked Geof to do another performance of “Humpty Dance” and he obliged. What a perfect way to end our first day in Nashville!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3y9R33wpNFqIbZrosz1i9n5PKPDmfoNDIAGGiUUJHMp9xigpmfqmJlORS1qTsBg4pHxmVaamrhL9q_Y2NBKA1NbBeEKYotYn3WvjK1gOSGLn2uQG-IHDYTOTPvxRy3doj9juSNA5ZSRA/s1600/Picture+130.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696142179871548450" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3y9R33wpNFqIbZrosz1i9n5PKPDmfoNDIAGGiUUJHMp9xigpmfqmJlORS1qTsBg4pHxmVaamrhL9q_Y2NBKA1NbBeEKYotYn3WvjK1gOSGLn2uQG-IHDYTOTPvxRy3doj9juSNA5ZSRA/s400/Picture+130.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Amy and I<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauhMw8beatqEuBlRjYMFc7fphHsT04jF4GKc3-bc2n0lHypGfu5MOeYciE-4vqZHjXdOWN8_9fCIQBV2LQ7nCRuZjMlaBCF9EUAMCQmXL1Y1S9_Smpw0m09tm2kBEkN_dGY3XAOG5yqs/s1600/Picture+126.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696141480291573954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauhMw8beatqEuBlRjYMFc7fphHsT04jF4GKc3-bc2n0lHypGfu5MOeYciE-4vqZHjXdOWN8_9fCIQBV2LQ7nCRuZjMlaBCF9EUAMCQmXL1Y1S9_Smpw0m09tm2kBEkN_dGY3XAOG5yqs/s400/Picture+126.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Geof with his karaoke buddy, Andy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuLnczo4KCpN5rn0uyMKDRC725vwbWD5Iu2U6sm4uphyptLMJRAsFMmLzfyCOlE-2lVe0Gxt5N4oJ6AzEMilSnesvdiSxvl42ZhsjkCr4hQ5aflA-7lopfqKUq0wjJIYf_GIp66hgtns/s1600/Picture+132.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696141474433379810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuLnczo4KCpN5rn0uyMKDRC725vwbWD5Iu2U6sm4uphyptLMJRAsFMmLzfyCOlE-2lVe0Gxt5N4oJ6AzEMilSnesvdiSxvl42ZhsjkCr4hQ5aflA-7lopfqKUq0wjJIYf_GIp66hgtns/s400/Picture+132.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Out with one of our favorite couples!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-66552348698256833652012-01-06T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-06T06:00:00.623-08:00Bound for NashvilleHowdy y’all! I’m headed to Nashville for a long weekend with good friends, good music and lots of fun. It’s my first time visiting the Music City and I couldn’t be more excited. <br /><br />Work was incredibly busy last week and I didn’t really have much of a New Year’s celebration to tell you about, so these few days away will be just what the doctor ordered.<br /><br />I’ll fill you in on all my adventures just as soon as I get home.<br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/175147872977768906/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/175147872977768906_ANuyfRNC_c.jpg' border='0' width='554' height ='369'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/photopremier/2807831052/'>flickr.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/kathrynmnola/' target='_blank'>Kathryn</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/7318418114012486/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/7318418114012486_vCLAg96h_c.jpg' border='0' width='475' height ='519'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/nashville-guide.html'>designsponge.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/tsimpson/' target='_blank'>Taylor</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/167055467397262938/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/167055467397262938_kTjsDbGl_c.jpg' border='0' width='554' height ='369'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://ashleysbrideguide.com/the_wedding_scoop/article/10-fun-nashville-ideas-for-out-of-town-guests/'>ashleysbrideguide.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/aeg2006/' target='_blank'>Annie</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br />Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-5695986376175607022011-12-28T06:00:00.000-08:002011-12-28T06:00:13.463-08:00Here and goneAll traces of the holidays have left the building (literally and figuratively). We took down the decorations Monday night and it was back to the grind yesterday. I really can’t complain though, since our time off was well spent with friends, family and a healthy dose of date nights!<br /><br />Here are some highlights:<br /><br />Had my first red cup of the season.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQaCFOFDqM-nbCEX0tkv4P2lyb4qk4XKu3in6VBM2lGz2EI9Q82za28T4nvlB9Mt_grm12Fsmro7WFKRTLRAGV1YtjpokYk7tgv8E7MxPOI8QrinZmDVlWjeAy57upjMeNeK4AGzRJiY/s1600/Picture+316.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691017110895103794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQaCFOFDqM-nbCEX0tkv4P2lyb4qk4XKu3in6VBM2lGz2EI9Q82za28T4nvlB9Mt_grm12Fsmro7WFKRTLRAGV1YtjpokYk7tgv8E7MxPOI8QrinZmDVlWjeAy57upjMeNeK4AGzRJiY/s400/Picture+316.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Saw Young Adult and loved it. Charlize Theron was perfect for the role.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62eZr6bVI0paza3PXsO7YauST209s-94-FW9IkHpYd6lm8e3IpuFQDZz6UgWsfLJ2nk8WN4D2NP9_nBLy2WKbzBBLozQJyjSScbH6x8tSJr0onMIegprL_2TV7tXKA4JVDBf5AmOZ3gA/s1600/young-adult-movie-poster-2%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691014730527549314" style="WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62eZr6bVI0paza3PXsO7YauST209s-94-FW9IkHpYd6lm8e3IpuFQDZz6UgWsfLJ2nk8WN4D2NP9_nBLy2WKbzBBLozQJyjSScbH6x8tSJr0onMIegprL_2TV7tXKA4JVDBf5AmOZ3gA/s400/young-adult-movie-poster-2%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Discovered a new Pinot Noir that I like.<br /><br />Went on a beautiful birthday celebration/double date night with Kristen and Sean at Longwood Gardens and Dilworthtown Inn.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3XzhcJ9U6H5X8P3H3elPUt22B2dj1K7rVPrcQdXHklW2AK1zOaIIyUilluEnszCIjmOldNW1gxv0Q4qWAbnamex94gW3UztG2TCSuB9u_JmLaClMvr5THyDGuPpYpC6YUzkJn_pEXaM/s1600/Picture+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691017105100837346" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3XzhcJ9U6H5X8P3H3elPUt22B2dj1K7rVPrcQdXHklW2AK1zOaIIyUilluEnszCIjmOldNW1gxv0Q4qWAbnamex94gW3UztG2TCSuB9u_JmLaClMvr5THyDGuPpYpC6YUzkJn_pEXaM/s400/Picture+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kristen and I at Longwood Gardens. <a href="http://www.chicnpink.blogspot.com/2011/12/lovely-night-at-longwood.html">Here</a> is a full recap of the night.<br /><br />Got 1 mani and painted my nails 2 more times.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4lF8mMPjTDEhd1S_Q9gU50S8zUeYj-JMzMcm-2szd2cYb8rjWycLRiExbc72YIXz8gRDgXWhwZhxHJfSd_WCkxay_AQc7_GXYqGAyI9YxqgAvETttL6ntcMcmiiugCqho4sMTS10kHY/s1600/Picture+356.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691015468903725442" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4lF8mMPjTDEhd1S_Q9gU50S8zUeYj-JMzMcm-2szd2cYb8rjWycLRiExbc72YIXz8gRDgXWhwZhxHJfSd_WCkxay_AQc7_GXYqGAyI9YxqgAvETttL6ntcMcmiiugCqho4sMTS10kHY/s320/Picture+356.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAft6nvnAs1rLdiqMaEMyUr1r3_LqZjHOKTPvxSONlbowlfKkJQWOykSj8BvVVyiSTA_Y2ID7gAIQGI0Wy9RMkoQLgUBEmlTamKn-9lKowOKiUfs_l-2RL8xWBEIZsA1ayvZeXpT7rkk/s1600/Picture+355.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691015495861064402" style="WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAft6nvnAs1rLdiqMaEMyUr1r3_LqZjHOKTPvxSONlbowlfKkJQWOykSj8BvVVyiSTA_Y2ID7gAIQGI0Wy9RMkoQLgUBEmlTamKn-9lKowOKiUfs_l-2RL8xWBEIZsA1ayvZeXpT7rkk/s320/Picture+355.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Zoya Shay w/Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Big Money as an accent nail<br />Venique in B-Ceen-B-Gorgeous w/Venique in Twinkling Glitter as an accent nail<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3tXTzsxC96-Kesmyfw2dhL7zxB9vGX7OEI8AJ5avcSlSvXRhaG009VKzlrFDnqvoyuwmE9TEJNBoFtEmdAP6kXBeiWk0bzdMoTjlwKPQG8qZ4Ci-luxXWXnuiaznE1t6HbeMz3n-FMg/s1600/Picture+394.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691015496032428402" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3tXTzsxC96-Kesmyfw2dhL7zxB9vGX7OEI8AJ5avcSlSvXRhaG009VKzlrFDnqvoyuwmE9TEJNBoFtEmdAP6kXBeiWk0bzdMoTjlwKPQG8qZ4Ci-luxXWXnuiaznE1t6HbeMz3n-FMg/s320/Picture+394.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Revlon Scene Stealer<br /><br />Had a fun shopping day in Delaware with my mom and got Red Robin…yum!<br /><br />Went to WWE Raw with Geof (since he's taken me to see Britney and Lady Gaga). I’d be lying if I said I wasn't a little interested in the storylines. We went to Denny’s afterwards and some of the wrestlers showed up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYvAn-MK3fifukgLmDXJDBEV_V1SZIuFXKwozmb4wod2awjq81PL39FySrEA6Uq8klBnNCWV_-YPFhsaNTrkZw0qkk1eVMela_nT0LHO0SoNZ1HQXU_LFKb7UZAR55ZQdaJmk3AJiDyI/s1600/WWE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691014738957732002" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYvAn-MK3fifukgLmDXJDBEV_V1SZIuFXKwozmb4wod2awjq81PL39FySrEA6Uq8klBnNCWV_-YPFhsaNTrkZw0qkk1eVMela_nT0LHO0SoNZ1HQXU_LFKb7UZAR55ZQdaJmk3AJiDyI/s400/WWE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Geof and I at the Wells Fargo Center, me with The Miz and Zack Ryder, Geof with Nikki Bella and me with Dolph Ziggler<br /><br />Watched Elf for the first time ever.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9cFram7NR4XEF_E8DLRR5k3rt9Huh077mk_G4oFTCxKVF-JdWlSF4A0iH7dp58oJPGJg05Za8hz35Q1sHBM0bc_ivaJnwKTVed9Wzc5Ve06RcAHfDUHy9Oaa5jx9vHmkqIf6IBMmw7I/s1600/elf_poster_final_short%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691014728195631970" style="WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 392px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9cFram7NR4XEF_E8DLRR5k3rt9Huh077mk_G4oFTCxKVF-JdWlSF4A0iH7dp58oJPGJg05Za8hz35Q1sHBM0bc_ivaJnwKTVed9Wzc5Ve06RcAHfDUHy9Oaa5jx9vHmkqIf6IBMmw7I/s400/elf_poster_final_short%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Drove around and looked at pretty Christmas lights.<br /><br />Saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Besides a few differences from the book, I thought the movie was done really well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-kz8q6AuJoYCtB4TaDOUDBg7vZbIeWfQEyyZhBPg2kYQVQL7EbrAiBnKh-Lh-aoQBFmD39AkP4XZQ_MNumL44fL-TLyktXGQqzfXhzL1L_aT3ewboJJ677zXVPo8KjzSxZ2kC6FizIc/s1600/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-movie-poster%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691014730426186834" style="WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-kz8q6AuJoYCtB4TaDOUDBg7vZbIeWfQEyyZhBPg2kYQVQL7EbrAiBnKh-Lh-aoQBFmD39AkP4XZQ_MNumL44fL-TLyktXGQqzfXhzL1L_aT3ewboJJ677zXVPo8KjzSxZ2kC6FizIc/s400/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-movie-poster%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally saw Love and Other Drugs (first half – good, second half – depressing).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkgkSmTeR0KuiwHGwm6sPR3J2CKPhDZy2rFbR9S4wJ8hNhhppsPIKVZZQWUuO3x7SSPydPa0Ga4UVdU13BDnaiO2pjUMvarFV5mayFKg4hYUoSh5Tne8BnboQ6lYmrAWT0bt92ymTo3U/s1600/love_other_drugs%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691011346376383490" style="WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkgkSmTeR0KuiwHGwm6sPR3J2CKPhDZy2rFbR9S4wJ8hNhhppsPIKVZZQWUuO3x7SSPydPa0Ga4UVdU13BDnaiO2pjUMvarFV5mayFKg4hYUoSh5Tne8BnboQ6lYmrAWT0bt92ymTo3U/s400/love_other_drugs%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Went down to the city to have lunch at Reading Terminal Market and then went to Macy’s to see the light show. It’s also where the movie Mannequin was filmed!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzs-T76ry1LW5lKx9YiaXPpGGl3jCkKmRdtJyS3_p-Ii9Ow4pwaZEpiejmJ-qd8o8sONoBoNsZXF1WUbU_z2m-Y7q710crzf0NVQWLjKZ9b77frhUjPiSgwYPIpL1LXsM-rr7svlOnCc/s1600/Picture+370.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691011342516509970" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzs-T76ry1LW5lKx9YiaXPpGGl3jCkKmRdtJyS3_p-Ii9Ow4pwaZEpiejmJ-qd8o8sONoBoNsZXF1WUbU_z2m-Y7q710crzf0NVQWLjKZ9b77frhUjPiSgwYPIpL1LXsM-rr7svlOnCc/s400/Picture+370.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzHPoSRI_M2gqGOqIMMC8InG3w7BHEVNoiOc_VqB-7RQir7zdl1dcuKiXrRHqzs8cIMHgxa5PkyC2adoSLoohegFmGGJU3evc5QTxiLkbAT6AlECTmlZPkFwgjrTqWeUMtc6nvUbs83E/s1600/Picture+374.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691011330177797650" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzHPoSRI_M2gqGOqIMMC8InG3w7BHEVNoiOc_VqB-7RQir7zdl1dcuKiXrRHqzs8cIMHgxa5PkyC2adoSLoohegFmGGJU3evc5QTxiLkbAT6AlECTmlZPkFwgjrTqWeUMtc6nvUbs83E/s400/Picture+374.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Baked lots of Christmas goodies.<br /><br />Spent Christmas Eve at home with my mom and Geof.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQDCH7tzw8fmzGa1Iud3vvYcVzm-hQnUzkWbKlop0eqrHwzL5G_l7rE3QZwHhoQ55XmdQAjXL9InhcobLy_uauTUoL913Lw2eIXqioHu05KkjCqg1R_x4KM-edpAftbaP1wfsYtm2tck/s1600/Picture+409.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691011328697063890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQDCH7tzw8fmzGa1Iud3vvYcVzm-hQnUzkWbKlop0eqrHwzL5G_l7rE3QZwHhoQ55XmdQAjXL9InhcobLy_uauTUoL913Lw2eIXqioHu05KkjCqg1R_x4KM-edpAftbaP1wfsYtm2tck/s400/Picture+409.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Spent Christmas Day at my cousin Bill & Lara’s house with the entire family. I had such a blast with all of my cousins.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NEH2Es0_2O9jALqWjpLAM_UFL81SUxLyBiQwKJgRXdTd6b4_lbto8v8uKZzc8QVcydSPK0VSS1bNwSuAYkVhq4Hjg12TLIYJIEf8Y013-Ntfn0H405lS9HSqc-7I3O1WKCZp_Xaxnwc/s1600/xmas+triplets.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691011321739570306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NEH2Es0_2O9jALqWjpLAM_UFL81SUxLyBiQwKJgRXdTd6b4_lbto8v8uKZzc8QVcydSPK0VSS1bNwSuAYkVhq4Hjg12TLIYJIEf8Y013-Ntfn0H405lS9HSqc-7I3O1WKCZp_Xaxnwc/s400/xmas+triplets.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Me with two out of the three triplets on Christmas<br /><br />I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are gearing up for the new year!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-53407301513680569352011-12-19T06:00:00.000-08:002011-12-19T06:00:03.526-08:00A lovely night at LongwoodOn Saturday night, we celebrated my friend Kristen’s birthday at <a href="http://longwoodgardens.org/">Longwood Gardens</a> and finished the evening with dinner at the historic <a href="http://www.dilworthtown.com/index.asp">Dilworthtown Inn</a>. The night was all about Kristen, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that it brought back memories of the night Geof <a href="http://chicnpink.blogspot.com/2009/08/10-month-anniversary.html">proposed</a> almost 5 years ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMCG2xCM6SG7-qV4H4vrN57aB1yDp8SWqBZGwV54C9oPejhIFEROBB4EX7UNprtNKOsDns3pcqt0Tj2aFnDEYFMtf7UTVrnM9ThR9WXy32YCO7fKdkkbjTtsfX0Hgtuo7vj905Pjq2VA/s1600/Picture+025.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMCG2xCM6SG7-qV4H4vrN57aB1yDp8SWqBZGwV54C9oPejhIFEROBB4EX7UNprtNKOsDns3pcqt0Tj2aFnDEYFMtf7UTVrnM9ThR9WXy32YCO7fKdkkbjTtsfX0Hgtuo7vj905Pjq2VA/s400/Picture+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687730761374811298" border="0" /></a><br />Geof and I at Longwood Gardens<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLuq6yaSZhZtiZf6HjYPCFS7ipZ7CVKsawGO0nwKLjGD31bRHMYrMR3WoYwEjad0ZzROJf0-1P10-u0qLNlY3QrklZR0l1X6Iyc5DlUjcbfiUVyRWX-8xTHq7co-sszzRtp9HKeks6ik/s1600/Picture+055.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLuq6yaSZhZtiZf6HjYPCFS7ipZ7CVKsawGO0nwKLjGD31bRHMYrMR3WoYwEjad0ZzROJf0-1P10-u0qLNlY3QrklZR0l1X6Iyc5DlUjcbfiUVyRWX-8xTHq7co-sszzRtp9HKeks6ik/s400/Picture+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687730749301883826" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful Christmas Tree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoDxSKRkIm4RKpOF5qTqmiuZ2IqGq77Tf0kt994gQIvN4u-Me8JOdrEYNP3euA9PxLbVDMSY9WOq8vBQBt82MK0olsZCLqJFZgmmQn7uMzdWxylx1jqCPchzFXXj5JZqhV4Wi1CX5_Qo/s1600/Picture+017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoDxSKRkIm4RKpOF5qTqmiuZ2IqGq77Tf0kt994gQIvN4u-Me8JOdrEYNP3euA9PxLbVDMSY9WOq8vBQBt82MK0olsZCLqJFZgmmQn7uMzdWxylx1jqCPchzFXXj5JZqhV4Wi1CX5_Qo/s400/Picture+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687730738894430706" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty display inside the conservatory<br /><br />Longwood Gardens is truly a magical place during the holiday season and photos don’t come close to doing it justice. I remember driving through the area as a child and seeing all of the beautiful lights begging my dad to take me there. As an adult, I enjoy it even more and truly appreciate all the work that goes into making it so special.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivEgL2jAzw60T9-OLteUreQSWJ-la7L3N0iJ1qtd_AZeyZ9SnQVJ4CZd5q1Skkenor3LT0YvvCS3ZcyxmUKv3mr38vFNyzrgeWl6fDyXkGgzPOcqMcZ4CZgESNehKvTuWJeaNF-E4p60/s1600/Picture+019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivEgL2jAzw60T9-OLteUreQSWJ-la7L3N0iJ1qtd_AZeyZ9SnQVJ4CZd5q1Skkenor3LT0YvvCS3ZcyxmUKv3mr38vFNyzrgeWl6fDyXkGgzPOcqMcZ4CZgESNehKvTuWJeaNF-E4p60/s400/Picture+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687730731666565602" border="0" /></a><br />Kristen and I<br /><br />We walked around the outdoor gardens to take in the pretty lights and finally made it to the conservatory to see all of the exhibits. The hybrid tea roses were a real standout and I also really loved the Bonsai display. Most of the trees were over 100 years old or close to it. To end the evening, we caught the fountain show and then headed off to dinner at Dilworthtown.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8KPQ8RQNIaiiZpa9oMfVBK3cBxYVYi5y7cDYQPvZKAw6OyMx0bwjti4JHU95mego7ywhYUP1wnnHdMJzZOFxH-W2qMDjS_-pzWD52Hu05m3OwvQ6aUzvgKHMxnqJbiMhxp4Cgp6GggA/s1600/Picture+036.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8KPQ8RQNIaiiZpa9oMfVBK3cBxYVYi5y7cDYQPvZKAw6OyMx0bwjti4JHU95mego7ywhYUP1wnnHdMJzZOFxH-W2qMDjS_-pzWD52Hu05m3OwvQ6aUzvgKHMxnqJbiMhxp4Cgp6GggA/s400/Picture+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687729486842197122" border="0" /></a><br />We went and found the bench where Geof proposed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiut8Z1KjxzEoO6TlgpFprKK6mIEvU3P5W7BhTwhWYot0hbdgIQhYZGQA89f4rCwrXD9xYmDkjGtXrTPg1DJq8sLfpPM8xAM0dI5Pp-3HqsO3fDvNGq8qOSjRJTShEPWk0mM8Wqcau7sY4/s1600/Picture+064.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiut8Z1KjxzEoO6TlgpFprKK6mIEvU3P5W7BhTwhWYot0hbdgIQhYZGQA89f4rCwrXD9xYmDkjGtXrTPg1DJq8sLfpPM8xAM0dI5Pp-3HqsO3fDvNGq8qOSjRJTShEPWk0mM8Wqcau7sY4/s400/Picture+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687729483426033602" border="0" /></a><br />Tea roses<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyBFB3dSmWDuDU_mUCjk0X9JXywx_MUDm9iNEQIkkA5XZm7s8irQ8TrUfTpF6eSk0rmiKwt3a8C04Jj353XlQ_t64HLG-_7-PEytIfYZvi9qaMXPrC54rm3OP0HUMvU86RquxqoZ7-Oo/s1600/fountains.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyBFB3dSmWDuDU_mUCjk0X9JXywx_MUDm9iNEQIkkA5XZm7s8irQ8TrUfTpF6eSk0rmiKwt3a8C04Jj353XlQ_t64HLG-_7-PEytIfYZvi9qaMXPrC54rm3OP0HUMvU86RquxqoZ7-Oo/s400/fountains.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687729468128147682" border="0" /></a><br />Fountain Show<br /><br />Dilworthtown Inn is my favorite place to dine. The history, ambiance, service and food set it apart from any other place I’ve been. The restaurant dates back to the late 1700’s and it’s located off the beaten path. You really feel like you’re away from the rest of the world when you go there. The restaurant has a total of three floors and fifteen different rooms. Every visit is a different experience and I’ve never been in the same room twice. We enjoyed a fabulous meal and it was great to share a new memory with Kristen and Sean.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWicEW44okYor2Iyr5-YQDn2RJLkjhV9l5KQnBwEzCLtLrTc5V9-v3CXGOAwp_1RpAzL9zScnO0o1AF0yVjYStjdkoNvVuAvhzFSIM1wIL8pqN3s83D5nxSwUsJvCCTw79PEogh2BqzE/s1600/Dilworthtown_Inn.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWicEW44okYor2Iyr5-YQDn2RJLkjhV9l5KQnBwEzCLtLrTc5V9-v3CXGOAwp_1RpAzL9zScnO0o1AF0yVjYStjdkoNvVuAvhzFSIM1wIL8pqN3s83D5nxSwUsJvCCTw79PEogh2BqzE/s400/Dilworthtown_Inn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687729446987422226" border="0" /></a><br />Dilworthtown Inn<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXRieDEYRskuo6JrIgCVhQREMdU4Qdq6cziT2n3mxzd_PgBWDy0IECcritCAB4hDcCIH7XKCwEu2di4KzyA-WuiR3D-bPFnq4P9KlDpMUme8IHeiDcchXzLiYCbqpwW9rJBEyX_1FeWU/s1600/Dinner.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXRieDEYRskuo6JrIgCVhQREMdU4Qdq6cziT2n3mxzd_PgBWDy0IECcritCAB4hDcCIH7XKCwEu2di4KzyA-WuiR3D-bPFnq4P9KlDpMUme8IHeiDcchXzLiYCbqpwW9rJBEyX_1FeWU/s400/Dinner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687729454052471282" border="0" /></a><br />Us at the Inn with Santa (we all thought Santa was playing air guitar)<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Kristen! I hope you had as much fun as we did.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-27539677200004633622011-12-14T06:00:00.000-08:002011-12-14T06:00:23.088-08:00Winter WonderlandWe spent the majority of Saturday night transforming our little house into our own Winter Wonderland. Here are some of our decorations:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1Pf9faJDlQR9txzJfabJ2hDs7S4rBY6HzkJzz2rcJKDxxcGmD6UJ3-0AcLk6fet89Yxg47B7jQ4jft7Q5irhtUhWTdvlOX2zqtOrOf0nGmODzXSpRauuqMBQa8zwfqFYmpAqvhfmBHw/s1600/trree+%252711.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685683162707827602" style="WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1Pf9faJDlQR9txzJfabJ2hDs7S4rBY6HzkJzz2rcJKDxxcGmD6UJ3-0AcLk6fet89Yxg47B7jQ4jft7Q5irhtUhWTdvlOX2zqtOrOf0nGmODzXSpRauuqMBQa8zwfqFYmpAqvhfmBHw/s400/trree+%252711.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />2011 Christmas Tree<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQQ3aSl8dGHnmixUFnJwWGoQGYG1slWbBd2TH_qJq3Z-7ya_rye0y298lolEg3_OyAE6OlZYkisb-IwZs32Pg_CXphPrG2Fktxx8fU8as-J3Z8ON7rsl0TlM67Zwx7mDST4mULjWakbU/s1600/Picture+304.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685683159736435442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQQ3aSl8dGHnmixUFnJwWGoQGYG1slWbBd2TH_qJq3Z-7ya_rye0y298lolEg3_OyAE6OlZYkisb-IwZs32Pg_CXphPrG2Fktxx8fU8as-J3Z8ON7rsl0TlM67Zwx7mDST4mULjWakbU/s400/Picture+304.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQg_GymTDrOe6p8sFiebE5ZE_U7yAt2S6Nm0mgzNgBa3iPJ0WIQnoFfQokk1BH6AT2mONuborhK5wz_o2bSSTpFLf4OL2p_kXUq0BHGyJogwHTFp6NrhHYKNmObOVAHhcZW_jgyvPPLU/s1600/ornaments.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685683155885395730" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQg_GymTDrOe6p8sFiebE5ZE_U7yAt2S6Nm0mgzNgBa3iPJ0WIQnoFfQokk1BH6AT2mONuborhK5wz_o2bSSTpFLf4OL2p_kXUq0BHGyJogwHTFp6NrhHYKNmObOVAHhcZW_jgyvPPLU/s400/ornaments.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A few of my favorite ornaments<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46cth7ImwoaF-ou7D9qjVob7NJdW7PKO3XPgnac3jeAQL-f2VO50xBTzAowKFSay4jhKi080W2gfeV-v8LZUxhTpiH6sDOv_GCLFATIWhsE6a-cr6t8X-YjqIAKfu6al6MpTOZ2RkUJQ/s1600/unfocused.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685682766590878770" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46cth7ImwoaF-ou7D9qjVob7NJdW7PKO3XPgnac3jeAQL-f2VO50xBTzAowKFSay4jhKi080W2gfeV-v8LZUxhTpiH6sDOv_GCLFATIWhsE6a-cr6t8X-YjqIAKfu6al6MpTOZ2RkUJQ/s400/unfocused.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love how it looks not in focus with the lights twinkling<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_FB07hClCB4ZuSFDQwIXUje5uTjM9XbB4PaAU3herKqtkj1gBl-qwIXnll88KaQciVp4eXlDo4hyphenhyphenxrtirlNqhGJ0I3VBQI0k0YAtpN_LNTpSMMMjvl3gv-5xjDlRHsTQeDM9dTcjSPE/s1600/bow+topper.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685682759232080226" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_FB07hClCB4ZuSFDQwIXUje5uTjM9XbB4PaAU3herKqtkj1gBl-qwIXnll88KaQciVp4eXlDo4hyphenhyphenxrtirlNqhGJ0I3VBQI0k0YAtpN_LNTpSMMMjvl3gv-5xjDlRHsTQeDM9dTcjSPE/s400/bow+topper.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty bow topper<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VG69zQJ5CwJjv-SuxS_c31urRJMZMlBJ8aYmRBmKPHQtaEBGiDO6Vb6BxkL4Nr50y-qzjKUJichTbFUAI15_tWneL60MJ9DJNS2RxSYpwF3iy7-r8Q1vDThoUK7Gkiabq2qUfDIXkWg/s1600/china+cabinet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685682754396515394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VG69zQJ5CwJjv-SuxS_c31urRJMZMlBJ8aYmRBmKPHQtaEBGiDO6Vb6BxkL4Nr50y-qzjKUJichTbFUAI15_tWneL60MJ9DJNS2RxSYpwF3iy7-r8Q1vDThoUK7Gkiabq2qUfDIXkWg/s400/china+cabinet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />You can see the ruffle tree I made in there<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvHjIvnx8CfHPz-Ei9BS73Yupa5K1I9eOAZJnMdbNcf-dO4BhxcrjqXRyKFigK1GdZezAfm5o03QsGo41_Tl9wHTDenyUy36bgQwUnMlgEMRUbJHO6UaEWNv18oqgOlL5rgXNrmG5AwM/s1600/snowman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685682744081025138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 362px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvHjIvnx8CfHPz-Ei9BS73Yupa5K1I9eOAZJnMdbNcf-dO4BhxcrjqXRyKFigK1GdZezAfm5o03QsGo41_Tl9wHTDenyUy36bgQwUnMlgEMRUbJHO6UaEWNv18oqgOlL5rgXNrmG5AwM/s400/snowman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Decorations<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41CiMSVMg3Pwa8YdJkm-_HaheU_hYMBXbnDM5oaAPkB3TJyNFq9nncRdO1euz3QJSqvU_PAMLjA2moNJ5FJp3EEamYxE3K30jRDxtsmHIC7sKhVOS0Ecb7KzX1UKV-hXQQfSEjwUgm1E/s1600/table.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685682737632028274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41CiMSVMg3Pwa8YdJkm-_HaheU_hYMBXbnDM5oaAPkB3TJyNFq9nncRdO1euz3QJSqvU_PAMLjA2moNJ5FJp3EEamYxE3K30jRDxtsmHIC7sKhVOS0Ecb7KzX1UKV-hXQQfSEjwUgm1E/s400/table.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And more decorations<br /><br />We're definitely in the Christmas spirit over here and I hope you are too!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-82971251277702885982011-12-13T06:00:00.000-08:002011-12-13T06:00:16.906-08:00Tasty Tuesday: Lasagna SoupI don’t know about you guys, but it has all of the sudden become freezing around these parts. What better way to warm up than with a bowl of delicious Lasagna Soup! I originally found the recipe on <a href="http://dunkincookingthesemi-homemadeway.blogspot.com/2011/02/lasagna-soup.html">this</a> blog and thought it would be perfect for a chilly night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCHFe4LC0Mke42j8Tc_d3_qY6uoOtFGOyVBTLOaQsjrK1ifB4q8qEBAzOGzLGjwZragItlL7EIi4LMIK_2_8_dQqKlWa-W8eEIr-IcBCf1lc_1DoQulEQinlPi0fSRHZ4E4CLatKUWCQ/s1600/Lasagna+soup+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685425665245180098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCHFe4LC0Mke42j8Tc_d3_qY6uoOtFGOyVBTLOaQsjrK1ifB4q8qEBAzOGzLGjwZragItlL7EIi4LMIK_2_8_dQqKlWa-W8eEIr-IcBCf1lc_1DoQulEQinlPi0fSRHZ4E4CLatKUWCQ/s400/Lasagna+soup+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><u>Ingredients:</u></strong><br />1/2 Lbs. Fafalle Pasta (cooked about 1/2 way)<br />1 Jar 26 oz. Garlic Onion Pasta Sauce<br />1 Lbs. Ground Beef (cooked)<br />2 C. Beef Broth<br />2 1/2 C. Water<br />1 Tbs. Oregano (dry)<br />1/2 Tbs. Salt<br />2 Tbs. Italian Seasoning<br />2 Tbs. Steak Seasoning<br />7 oz. Ricotta Cheese<br />1 Tbs. Parsley<br />1/2 Tsp. Pepper<br />1 Egg<br />1/4 C. Parmesan Cheese<br /><br /><strong><u>Directions:</u></strong><br />1. Cook pasta 1/2 way<br />2. Brown ground beef<br />3. In a soup pot, add the ground beef, beef broth, pasta, pasta sauce, water and seasonings.<br />4. Cook over medium high heat for about 20 minutes.<br />5. While the soup cooks, in another bowl mix together the ricotta, parmesan, parsley, pepper and egg.<br />6. After the 20 minutes of the soup cooking stir in the ricotta mixture and cook for another 10 minutes, stir to combine the cheese mixture well.<br />7. Serve this soup along with salad or garlic bread (optional)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEewUv_IrRG33X2RhqgYR2HyIJxaljeue8ynWdS6ozV4YeTlnzQgKmK6wwBjIhEUObo9gI6WTCjrVNdg1dkkeS4nf5be78s11JnADaFUzqNNLBWs7kG_y7LK4UTGq8QfPHJONfkWi3JY/s1600/Lasagna+soup+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685426542833497442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEewUv_IrRG33X2RhqgYR2HyIJxaljeue8ynWdS6ozV4YeTlnzQgKmK6wwBjIhEUObo9gI6WTCjrVNdg1dkkeS4nf5be78s11JnADaFUzqNNLBWs7kG_y7LK4UTGq8QfPHJONfkWi3JY/s400/Lasagna+soup+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was absolutely delicious and the leftovers were just as good.<br /><br />Enjoy!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-20112941570232117542011-12-12T10:00:00.000-08:002011-12-12T10:00:03.182-08:00Christmas Tree Cutting 2011We ventured out to Linvilla Orchards on Friday for the annual cutting of our Christmas Tree. This is our 4th year keeping with tradition and I’m so happy this is something Geof and I have continued to do together. Linvilla is such a warm and cozy place and we wouldn’t go anywhere else.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPTPRyd543pEHZCQF5ftylr1Vq-2mcezX0u6aiyEaj6GGbLBavzVZFtA-DKA9vnqVXe4rNIRfG3y61kns1oXCSHmbUVw9zxzJB8PMeSWGD3Ow7-L638yi5_RdkBtc-DMK3yX6MQ94GGs/s1600/Picture+278.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPTPRyd543pEHZCQF5ftylr1Vq-2mcezX0u6aiyEaj6GGbLBavzVZFtA-DKA9vnqVXe4rNIRfG3y61kns1oXCSHmbUVw9zxzJB8PMeSWGD3Ow7-L638yi5_RdkBtc-DMK3yX6MQ94GGs/s400/Picture+278.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685289562286171298" /></a><br />Pretty wreaths and centerpieces for sale at Linvilla<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAPvem_P4RZOkJB9C31TF1b2eQ9UJexAXrfmlGXtozq6qj8u8jBYUCd43IXVHKFrG6brQHyRyFBaSZvRX3UqRppNqGII5cjW16w-MMrCZ6t1M9ikvuAH1uE1Ed-UheJLZSJUN5d2IQNw/s1600/Picture+015.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAPvem_P4RZOkJB9C31TF1b2eQ9UJexAXrfmlGXtozq6qj8u8jBYUCd43IXVHKFrG6brQHyRyFBaSZvRX3UqRppNqGII5cjW16w-MMrCZ6t1M9ikvuAH1uE1Ed-UheJLZSJUN5d2IQNw/s400/Picture+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685290281866178274" /></a><br />Getting ready to look for our tree<br /><br />We got there late in the afternoon and headed out on the hayride to the tree farm just before sunset. It was absolutely beautiful as we searched high and low for the perfect tree. We found it just in the nick of time before it got too dark out. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBX63kFAcP8YZUGILHVVlFRkyqZHU__XpW7CH75Y2II6P6e5grQGYnmjvq4th7oMAQf1rLvfHWsnfrFCT6Ifwh-T2Becm66XiX7lV_jESYlexGBqNXX9nptFvwhegnLLPW4szRhAjOQs/s1600/Picture+009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBX63kFAcP8YZUGILHVVlFRkyqZHU__XpW7CH75Y2II6P6e5grQGYnmjvq4th7oMAQf1rLvfHWsnfrFCT6Ifwh-T2Becm66XiX7lV_jESYlexGBqNXX9nptFvwhegnLLPW4szRhAjOQs/s400/Picture+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685290278897139682" /></a><br />Geof has his eye out for the perfect one<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fX5xJZBn-swINhf7mCdxZerWu0LrbTWpqIYvlz2YitTNYOBVImkcbLRoaLoDIAAHGm1BFRkXcfDfdTSlWnCGgRavJ3dPuiaw7w5xXzJCH__S-EwZzjHko-wOGVps9Ot2qYoRSsrCaVM/s1600/Picture+291.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fX5xJZBn-swINhf7mCdxZerWu0LrbTWpqIYvlz2YitTNYOBVImkcbLRoaLoDIAAHGm1BFRkXcfDfdTSlWnCGgRavJ3dPuiaw7w5xXzJCH__S-EwZzjHko-wOGVps9Ot2qYoRSsrCaVM/s400/Picture+291.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685289549447090402" /></a><br />Beautiful sunset<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ24nRsYsdCUfPkazyf0bq4HcuEkIJb4GXrtWbOMPnBXOBG22QEgiu27aCoH9DFygx0xPIydh4QNFWHiwehDYYL4uO1K0vPQ1t-0II8wMROOjhXEm4Bdex96FCuGbcj57mIVMTjp895wI/s1600/Picture+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685288702288165186" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ24nRsYsdCUfPkazyf0bq4HcuEkIJb4GXrtWbOMPnBXOBG22QEgiu27aCoH9DFygx0xPIydh4QNFWHiwehDYYL4uO1K0vPQ1t-0II8wMROOjhXEm4Bdex96FCuGbcj57mIVMTjp895wI/s400/Picture+025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is the one!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VnliXuwFQdP5JrAC6kyn493FFd2FrSnGkur7LZdfCVdYxAQbnZB2ic6ozIeUsRJGNq0ZsKDa3pIic4xzUQHOzx26Lr6vNGHhm9_6r4TAsjv59cujUdCY3H-F2e_M71cUNuWcS54-Vxc/s1600/Picture+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685288708847182626" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VnliXuwFQdP5JrAC6kyn493FFd2FrSnGkur7LZdfCVdYxAQbnZB2ic6ozIeUsRJGNq0ZsKDa3pIic4xzUQHOzx26Lr6vNGHhm9_6r4TAsjv59cujUdCY3H-F2e_M71cUNuWcS54-Vxc/s400/Picture+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Geof sawing away<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4kPhQVTNRDNrjoFHirKotxV8lz96qrA1qSsXepMO2WuRGfW40tCY16YQUIEW8bKIVhtnYo0NFStJSzKMBt_1G6xM9OGxMTkzSMKY_kBvJq-fNL_tKtwCSZDC-nEq_P_IwH2yKx_ypaM/s1600/Picture+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685288696166394946" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4kPhQVTNRDNrjoFHirKotxV8lz96qrA1qSsXepMO2WuRGfW40tCY16YQUIEW8bKIVhtnYo0NFStJSzKMBt_1G6xM9OGxMTkzSMKY_kBvJq-fNL_tKtwCSZDC-nEq_P_IwH2yKx_ypaM/s400/Picture+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Timber!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSZCjDVH9WpTut6HukIg_zfsrRFMq6dt1eDunbZRzAMkEld6941YrFpGtip2T78PbSKEKkywo6BjCQ6U7zHb81tE2cb30r6gXfBOHzyTieh2OhbT1UlilX3o3PwBoZx78MRy1jXA1yco/s1600/Picture+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685288689663751890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSZCjDVH9WpTut6HukIg_zfsrRFMq6dt1eDunbZRzAMkEld6941YrFpGtip2T78PbSKEKkywo6BjCQ6U7zHb81tE2cb30r6gXfBOHzyTieh2OhbT1UlilX3o3PwBoZx78MRy1jXA1yco/s400/Picture+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When we got back to the main area, we went over to see the deer, even though it was dark. It’s the first time they all came over to us. I guess they were hungry. I used up all my quarters buying as much corn as I could to feed them. They’re so gentle and sweet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEdUM1K7daEEbxTffPdjOK7WMfN82q2mmy08kVmp2GJYBFZs4uJFKEVan3xzEdsoOpGmTIt6Pvjuh1lN8gXDpgQPStmdg0OK5ZmUcJdPZ6jila1HduklN8yVnxcvrAZT4PmyrHCo8DCo/s1600/Picture+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685288683381398274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEdUM1K7daEEbxTffPdjOK7WMfN82q2mmy08kVmp2GJYBFZs4uJFKEVan3xzEdsoOpGmTIt6Pvjuh1lN8gXDpgQPStmdg0OK5ZmUcJdPZ6jila1HduklN8yVnxcvrAZT4PmyrHCo8DCo/s400/Picture+045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Deer<br /><br />After we went to the see the deer, we went down to the Farmers Market and got some of their delicious honey and some cookies from the bakery. We paid for the tree and headed home to decorate it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquwfpWSMpQpCcyQjIVpreB1gbUJ43xtFOd4ZQfqLCcKs2prYN_PnOObbXl65qtCprB_zFaCnztLLo6G8LZKpO07fOn2mr7hhCNqXfB4SKP6VTM0iWUbIKm-ivxeg5f3H981jsZo2IVRI/s1600/Picture+297.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquwfpWSMpQpCcyQjIVpreB1gbUJ43xtFOd4ZQfqLCcKs2prYN_PnOObbXl65qtCprB_zFaCnztLLo6G8LZKpO07fOn2mr7hhCNqXfB4SKP6VTM0iWUbIKm-ivxeg5f3H981jsZo2IVRI/s400/Picture+297.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685289555532718370" /></a><br />Farmers MarketJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-11353017131391855192011-12-08T04:00:00.000-08:002011-12-08T04:00:06.496-08:00Ruffled Felt Tree {and tutorial}There are endless amounts of beautiful craft projects on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/237705686551724868/">Pinterest</a>. Picking one to make can be tough, but with Christmas right around the corner, I figured one with a holiday theme would be best.<br /><br />I went with a Holiday Ruffle Tree and I'm happy with how it turned out!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6zH2tuvHqhudKPyQm96aNNVECe8Fz7NYWf4dniZbQRmc5Uzp5zdNu1eqWOtJ57UrvxogL_XPb-0HzwJLHnXJvh_dYPuS1qGGAijPKzzK6puHgIjckcYBclZ0K4lVGCigf5g3oTgU3uU/s1600/tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683588993592513314" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6zH2tuvHqhudKPyQm96aNNVECe8Fz7NYWf4dniZbQRmc5Uzp5zdNu1eqWOtJ57UrvxogL_XPb-0HzwJLHnXJvh_dYPuS1qGGAijPKzzK6puHgIjckcYBclZ0K4lVGCigf5g3oTgU3uU/s400/tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My Ruffle Tree<br /><br /><strong><u>What you’ll need:</u></strong><br />Styrofoam tree form<br />Felt<br />Fabric scissors<br />Dressmaker pins<br />Circle template<br />Decoration of your choosing or glitter (optional)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEVJFlyz0mh4YC36yba-K0l-NElzya8OS-zFlCK46c-1VdTJmCLs543C26sbbpNBdmYsl1WSGUiwzgjTiBKBX7mEPRvvqF5uZqUqjw9xKIqY3qqS_5qPkJ66fPFML0eJx5Tst12E-UCU/s1600/Picture+070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683587668412449266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEVJFlyz0mh4YC36yba-K0l-NElzya8OS-zFlCK46c-1VdTJmCLs543C26sbbpNBdmYsl1WSGUiwzgjTiBKBX7mEPRvvqF5uZqUqjw9xKIqY3qqS_5qPkJ66fPFML0eJx5Tst12E-UCU/s400/Picture+070.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><u>Directions:</u></strong><br /><br />I used a bottle cap as my circle template and folded the felt over so that I was able to cut lots of circles each time.<br /><br />I did the circles very close together on the tree and probably cut about 350 in total, which made this very time consuming. You can do less and space them further apart.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9f-X96SGzbR5tpBxVczQDuAofDjOOHzDjF5tlUlXfXjXblcGT3rPhzwQ2sxKwOnmq9hIF54MCBWMesEBBkGppp4eRdrRkyn4lXEYwWk-CjFMyunQOOTGlaQSfP2mV10g09mt-uEhuEz8/s1600/Picture+072.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683587660633091042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9f-X96SGzbR5tpBxVczQDuAofDjOOHzDjF5tlUlXfXjXblcGT3rPhzwQ2sxKwOnmq9hIF54MCBWMesEBBkGppp4eRdrRkyn4lXEYwWk-CjFMyunQOOTGlaQSfP2mV10g09mt-uEhuEz8/s400/Picture+072.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Take each circle and fold it in half two times to make a rosette shape.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWZIQUTnMoqSK6lbJoVlWIjZgCBpd-YAv8z_D7vtzlpAr3k314iClT-FIgAh_PupsLFxaeQhNOCgtwBdt0BeteL2Pde1dcUOTa7AcSmD8Nmzh7x_T-sCuOgnCSnOrvEhxpCNM2SCDq1o/s1600/Picture+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683587643734312978" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWZIQUTnMoqSK6lbJoVlWIjZgCBpd-YAv8z_D7vtzlpAr3k314iClT-FIgAh_PupsLFxaeQhNOCgtwBdt0BeteL2Pde1dcUOTa7AcSmD8Nmzh7x_T-sCuOgnCSnOrvEhxpCNM2SCDq1o/s400/Picture+074.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Insert one dressmaker pin as close to the bottom as possible and push it into your tree form starting at the top.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CHq6b3t15JYi003T97VFQxs1IVHzWab1w-0XPN-hgHzmGnjHu7V55b6qtZ5w1SY8h1lYm5QZGUaThD6eZUWexhj-W-rBnDyiCMZD0BqdwlHUdVAcQr5WgfM_ISpL8PdaKWZxkqTY2yU/s1600/Picture+076.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683587632993510210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CHq6b3t15JYi003T97VFQxs1IVHzWab1w-0XPN-hgHzmGnjHu7V55b6qtZ5w1SY8h1lYm5QZGUaThD6eZUWexhj-W-rBnDyiCMZD0BqdwlHUdVAcQr5WgfM_ISpL8PdaKWZxkqTY2yU/s400/Picture+076.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Continue these steps and work your way around until you complete the tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCrYcXfv1Z0BDc76QnMP-6pyon1IA5ZxQngK0wMe-UgNjqixaatGHs0NzUs-FXne0jvsj-aPcLdp_LTrnACxVWxuTyPPrjJ5vPS-cwF5bTP08Wsjez-XPDAkZrMX_pyjYLGcJcnpRf7I/s1600/Picture+069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683587626109853298" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCrYcXfv1Z0BDc76QnMP-6pyon1IA5ZxQngK0wMe-UgNjqixaatGHs0NzUs-FXne0jvsj-aPcLdp_LTrnACxVWxuTyPPrjJ5vPS-cwF5bTP08Wsjez-XPDAkZrMX_pyjYLGcJcnpRf7I/s400/Picture+069.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Top with glitter or decoration and you’re done!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_R6kORVefmOfxQ3rxAD5_xmJjbwbJMgxyV5r76qmxKAvrvb0orHsi1-czP5DJecz8OTdLQZtJJTd4YPPLz6d-OqkOQmlrBHWmHy3niu6YQArbzobvrPnqKRi_pyuECT1j0zN5uHqktY/s1600/Picture+100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683589167186473778" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_R6kORVefmOfxQ3rxAD5_xmJjbwbJMgxyV5r76qmxKAvrvb0orHsi1-czP5DJecz8OTdLQZtJJTd4YPPLz6d-OqkOQmlrBHWmHy3niu6YQArbzobvrPnqKRi_pyuECT1j0zN5uHqktY/s400/Picture+100.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When I finally decorate for Christmas, this will look nice tied in with all of my other decor.<br /><br />P.S. The lucky winner of the Julep Nail Polish giveaway is Leslie from <a href="http://lifeinitsordinaryform.blogspot.com/">Life in its Ordinary Form</a>. Congrats, girl! Email me with your information when you get a chance. Thank you to everyone that entered!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaYFwJr68tjtN6uLEBMFT6fvfi8sfOBVkjbG9L6VxyD1V0H8-zdnMutpr80XCJDICZtcQR4ASw2C9IL2wVPDZlb2HupMM66vMzrnYnRGm_Ehtjar9wHz8YPeyVfN9n6BO6BhgbJ6hTHg/s1600/leslie+julep+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683585687482419586" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaYFwJr68tjtN6uLEBMFT6fvfi8sfOBVkjbG9L6VxyD1V0H8-zdnMutpr80XCJDICZtcQR4ASw2C9IL2wVPDZlb2HupMM66vMzrnYnRGm_Ehtjar9wHz8YPeyVfN9n6BO6BhgbJ6hTHg/s200/leslie+julep+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE3uNup1heYMMEXx9JjL-HwzIZ9BNSt7GqmMk8XXShYmhZcwRgwrQl6ASDkp3ROk-wEo0MTDsX-YUzTv4v_g-cq8qnqL733nbW4kUNHwmGp9lagMA5cjodbD1YDM2qnzkQr0IENBSFIk/s1600/Leslie+julep+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683585682777477362" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE3uNup1heYMMEXx9JjL-HwzIZ9BNSt7GqmMk8XXShYmhZcwRgwrQl6ASDkp3ROk-wEo0MTDsX-YUzTv4v_g-cq8qnqL733nbW4kUNHwmGp9lagMA5cjodbD1YDM2qnzkQr0IENBSFIk/s200/Leslie+julep+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-72160214107369432482011-12-06T06:00:00.000-08:002011-12-06T06:00:10.745-08:00Tasty Tuesday: Sour Cream ChickenHere’s another delicious dish that I found browsing around <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/237705686551723388/">Pinterest</a>. All of my new recipes as of late have come from there and I have yet to find a dud.<br /><br />This chicken was creamy, tender and 100% delicious. Chicken can get a little boring, so this was a perfect way to change it up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7QJG84zFXS5sBjerLyLGmpM5KlrExyWw9vR4JFyW7tmELrXKQJ_2ONjUchQrP3f6XnjvfC8fLj3mTi2PZRdjgLCczvljKlqR_mV89xukxOfN3jGuaGAw7yL5lzZ5d7o2x4fXh4QXvFY/s1600/Sour+cream+chicken+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682478684078921810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7QJG84zFXS5sBjerLyLGmpM5KlrExyWw9vR4JFyW7tmELrXKQJ_2ONjUchQrP3f6XnjvfC8fLj3mTi2PZRdjgLCczvljKlqR_mV89xukxOfN3jGuaGAw7yL5lzZ5d7o2x4fXh4QXvFY/s400/Sour+cream+chicken+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><u>Ingredients:<br /></u></strong>2 pounds chicken breasts or tenders<br />1 1/2 cups of Pepperidge Farm Herbed Stuffing, the crumbles not the cubes<br />1 cup (approximately) of sour cream<br />Salt<br />Freshly ground pepper<br />Garlic powder<br />1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed<br /><br /><strong><u>Directions:</u></strong><br />1. Preheat oven to 375<br />2. Lay the chicken close together on a foil lined baking sheet<br />3. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder.<br />4. Coat with a thick layer of sour cream.<br />5. Top that with the seasoned Pepperidge Farm breadcrumbs and then dot with the butter.<br />6. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes for chicken tenders or up to an hour for chicken breasts.<br /><br />Enjoy!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-51357028504765432732011-12-05T06:00:00.000-08:002011-12-05T06:00:01.034-08:00Fun With Our Phones Monday<a href="http://www.savanahsmiles.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://sites.google.com/site/makesavanahsmile/files/iphonefun2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I’m linking up with <a href="http://www.savanahsmiles.com/">Savanah</a> for Fun With Our Phones Monday!<br /><br /><strong>I give you Santa in a Snuggie</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2UgdTsdK-_NmQznOJo60ML5Zgj_tuMbmtTeIJcXXEh84RcvnUv4sxhi-i5RoWFJyYeVN4UMvvY2b33RdyrLfwhDWjoIfBLXCAxmHuVjd6ma73TDK7A_4h9LRApnk9xH_rWrY8aWaOMs/s1600/Picture+185.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682325806991014642" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2UgdTsdK-_NmQznOJo60ML5Zgj_tuMbmtTeIJcXXEh84RcvnUv4sxhi-i5RoWFJyYeVN4UMvvY2b33RdyrLfwhDWjoIfBLXCAxmHuVjd6ma73TDK7A_4h9LRApnk9xH_rWrY8aWaOMs/s400/Picture+185.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I saw this is CVS and it completely cracked me up!<br /><br /><strong>Cake Pops</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqpb5SIX9q4mCXJz0DTRMIiYy9FpIVDNDxemDUXFtUYhh3eczUW_mp621MlHGCTRSP4Q3ooYzGlN113_2kcxFh8fso89UIKfOGXxRq0o_jVVO7K4ft1ViBExoECZyCSI5UoClL-V39sg/s1600/Picture+192.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682325797631295874" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqpb5SIX9q4mCXJz0DTRMIiYy9FpIVDNDxemDUXFtUYhh3eczUW_mp621MlHGCTRSP4Q3ooYzGlN113_2kcxFh8fso89UIKfOGXxRq0o_jVVO7K4ft1ViBExoECZyCSI5UoClL-V39sg/s400/Picture+192.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I made these for a girls night a few weeks ago and they were a hit<br /><br /><strong>Me with bangs</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQG3aGABO6LJEM98yCuwhnfINPiH63AYr8d7pdf4eeteA_XDB_6k-mZKglb3vbSuHEXSvHjsO5ljYqXZSu8Ji8YPMxAP3mGCsNsJ5HdiBUV9990JN8PfAIdIGGk9IZGlkOqsp1dF-GNNo/s1600/Picture+214.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682325797410254818" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQG3aGABO6LJEM98yCuwhnfINPiH63AYr8d7pdf4eeteA_XDB_6k-mZKglb3vbSuHEXSvHjsO5ljYqXZSu8Ji8YPMxAP3mGCsNsJ5HdiBUV9990JN8PfAIdIGGk9IZGlkOqsp1dF-GNNo/s400/Picture+214.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />At said girls night, my friend brought band extensions and let me have them. I would never get my hair cut with bangs because it’s not thick enough. This is the perfect alternative.<br /><br /><strong>An outtake from our Christmas Card photo session</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79Q9HANU3TAzc_HkANWfCytPCmagNm_u-aR1ljTlXKJud2_DGSYlyz1xhNNNeQacONuego9N4vszf2DXC_DXQvH_66_zmzH0Mcitz_s1xDHXTgiKTtJt0oN-12rShoyPiW9dEzTtUeHs/s1600/Picture+170.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682325790366955042" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79Q9HANU3TAzc_HkANWfCytPCmagNm_u-aR1ljTlXKJud2_DGSYlyz1xhNNNeQacONuego9N4vszf2DXC_DXQvH_66_zmzH0Mcitz_s1xDHXTgiKTtJt0oN-12rShoyPiW9dEzTtUeHs/s400/Picture+170.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />It was a challenge getting the dogs to behave.<br /><br /><strong>My Wal-Mart Scenty-ish Warmer</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdgl4WdTdxgJA33e9qHYaRhkyxfXlf6qaIno0GDvCiyaZ6n1HsifDtxZv_xXevwaAqphtRsKfejxl99Qlf9-o9he7ZNLX7LFn2XUWjVYeSgdPckDMX-dkiMc5t3-Wp6bExSnq4Y9oPlk/s1600/Picture+224.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682324292552042946" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdgl4WdTdxgJA33e9qHYaRhkyxfXlf6qaIno0GDvCiyaZ6n1HsifDtxZv_xXevwaAqphtRsKfejxl99Qlf9-o9he7ZNLX7LFn2XUWjVYeSgdPckDMX-dkiMc5t3-Wp6bExSnq4Y9oPlk/s400/Picture+224.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I’ve been loving this thing<br /><br /><strong>Chase & Mandy</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoXLC8yzFWR-g_rzGhRTL4mz4IqdvUTJBSi5BWvUebdHwjQeQl_kWZdxZj9gkvnBN-zISUQuhcIulGLcBaEwLvQ9wbQMsatAU4gtW8XXG8hZauGE1tXYsRQIlLOnKOC0xodxidp6O4BA/s1600/Picture+164.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682324281526694994" style="WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoXLC8yzFWR-g_rzGhRTL4mz4IqdvUTJBSi5BWvUebdHwjQeQl_kWZdxZj9gkvnBN-zISUQuhcIulGLcBaEwLvQ9wbQMsatAU4gtW8XXG8hZauGE1tXYsRQIlLOnKOC0xodxidp6O4BA/s400/Picture+164.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCbzRCrS8tB13dkQM7GOtiZt0km_2VnibqhXV0JHnu8U9FkU707SXdfoUmrV6wSYzYroZiSvgQ1jOuGGEc3omFhqnqSsyjc1yzyG7d1xDPre5tes4Cn4Lrv3K2h0z7Mq2DNk__-zpYBk/s1600/photo.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682327748984301906" style="WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCbzRCrS8tB13dkQM7GOtiZt0km_2VnibqhXV0JHnu8U9FkU707SXdfoUmrV6wSYzYroZiSvgQ1jOuGGEc3omFhqnqSsyjc1yzyG7d1xDPre5tes4Cn4Lrv3K2h0z7Mq2DNk__-zpYBk/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I had to include some of their cuteness<br /><br /><strong>One of my fun watches with bracelets</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DRxea1RRQp9jose2Yral6urrdITiTTBpc1Hvg276qYWqhhYhPzCyAXjne36a_Yh4kDsBdhqpP18g0tw0-DTvjnycC8McIYB2FqayOBOMt6jBREAeVoaNkqCRNE3-jvp_Fhm2WHUZq4c/s1600/Picture+201.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682324527207861682" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DRxea1RRQp9jose2Yral6urrdITiTTBpc1Hvg276qYWqhhYhPzCyAXjne36a_Yh4kDsBdhqpP18g0tw0-DTvjnycC8McIYB2FqayOBOMt6jBREAeVoaNkqCRNE3-jvp_Fhm2WHUZq4c/s400/Picture+201.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Stacking watching or other bracelets together is my new favorite thing<br /><br /><strong>Christmas at the mall</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtQwL2QvzD0gxySV5lkYrY6HX_0c-qGyyfr7xbZYKcu9XsVzNWEYx3Ay1CZq0o0MN4PibBURXM7F-JdXF7bDIDc3WsyIUJatDtr4gP0_qvtIyS4l1ULUBqKn_bgf9u2Q2a3lgX0uxf_g/s1600/Picture+189.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682324277067110418" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtQwL2QvzD0gxySV5lkYrY6HX_0c-qGyyfr7xbZYKcu9XsVzNWEYx3Ay1CZq0o0MN4PibBURXM7F-JdXF7bDIDc3WsyIUJatDtr4gP0_qvtIyS4l1ULUBqKn_bgf9u2Q2a3lgX0uxf_g/s400/Picture+189.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-27182288280005049232011-12-01T06:00:00.000-08:002011-12-01T06:00:16.781-08:00ITS OK Thursday!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRdwSS46xcUo4a6gs32DtlFKYNHcvvATv70ZWEm_VUkyOtbJwqVaxVnp40LZ36NY2axDaTAKN19ZIpeoy-eWicjhe-YTCnUDOoNBJjiLTYawRDnGV6oLyZNXRz2oOVx3dZOSgUL6foAg/s1600/ItsOkThursdaysButton%255B1%255D.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668010222084980258" style="WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRdwSS46xcUo4a6gs32DtlFKYNHcvvATv70ZWEm_VUkyOtbJwqVaxVnp40LZ36NY2axDaTAKN19ZIpeoy-eWicjhe-YTCnUDOoNBJjiLTYawRDnGV6oLyZNXRz2oOVx3dZOSgUL6foAg/s320/ItsOkThursdaysButton%255B1%255D.png" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br />I’m linking up with Neely from <a href="http://www.acompletewasteofmakeup.com/">A Complete Waste of Makeup</a> and Amber from <a href="http://www.brunchwithamber.com/">Brunch with Amber</a> for another edition of “ITS OK Thursday”<br /><br /><strong>For me, ITS OK</strong><br /><br />That catching up on my stack of magazines involved little reading and lots of ripping out pages that looked appealing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYjR6C0HhtvflvcfD1lXi9GEWHb_GQcE5Clk9BMoSoDObKvtQ51gHksRbv3iN6LUjqhr7_JDAbN7ZOjv71vqZMOufTbXa2x27jb9xm6jgoUngJNQp8GfFvcW1aDj0FWHzw0ep2e3w_us/s1600/Picture+152.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYjR6C0HhtvflvcfD1lXi9GEWHb_GQcE5Clk9BMoSoDObKvtQ51gHksRbv3iN6LUjqhr7_JDAbN7ZOjv71vqZMOufTbXa2x27jb9xm6jgoUngJNQp8GfFvcW1aDj0FWHzw0ep2e3w_us/s400/Picture+152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680995334415951682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That I did happen to read one article from an old issue of Glamour about <a href="http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/2011/07/turning-30-on-your-thirtieth-birthday-you-suddenly-become-an-old-person-right-wrong">turning 30</a>. At 33, I can say that it was spot on. If you’re in your 30’s or about to be 30…READ IT!<br /><br />That I’m so behind on my personal life because work has me swamped.<br /><br />That I spotted a scarf I just <span style="font-style: italic;">had</span> to have but didn’t buy because it wasn’t on sale. I got a coupon, went back for it and it was gone. That’s just the fashion gods telling me I don’t need another scarf.<br /><br />To find the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center completely magical<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQkK8x27INWwVUeXtv0QBPipyBB_cW5jVNyLbIhypiLTNOSWOFqI6lwFyThXcvnFyZysVMeELOzot3nhZ81tpDlyxpNoHTFQHJxoKkk9QOMwT3QQWz3otti4tY1kaNwZUpTJMHc7jz4o/s1600/rocktree.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQkK8x27INWwVUeXtv0QBPipyBB_cW5jVNyLbIhypiLTNOSWOFqI6lwFyThXcvnFyZysVMeELOzot3nhZ81tpDlyxpNoHTFQHJxoKkk9QOMwT3QQWz3otti4tY1kaNwZUpTJMHc7jz4o/s400/rocktree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681007117898163106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That I made chili the other night and added an extra can of diced tomatoes by accident…oopsie. It ended up surprisingly good.<br /><br />To be dragging out Mockingjay because I don’t want it to end.<br /><br />And to have gotten as excited as a schoolgirl when I saw the trailer for The Hunger Games on the big screen before Breaking Dawn.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OgssLmsOa2s" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />That's all for now!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-42726770068076462042011-11-30T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-30T06:00:01.064-08:00Julep Nail Polish Review & Giveaway!Being the nail polish lover that I am, I was thrilled to be contacted by <a href="http://www.julep.com/">Julep</a>. The company started out as a boutique nail parlor in the Seattle area and later expanded into offering their own line of nail color, very similar to Rescue Beauty Lounge. The difference with Julep is that they offer a monthly subscription service called <a href="http://www.julep.com/mavens/stories">Julep Maven</a> where you take a style quiz (I’m Classic with a Twist btw) and for $19.99 a month, you’re sent new nail colors and nail care products fitted to your style type. If you don’t want to subscribe, you can purchase as you wish from their website.<br /><br />One of the most impressive things about Julep is that they believe in women celebrating other women, which is so important in today’s competitive world. Their <a href="http://www.julep.com/AboutJulep.htm">mission statement</a> reminds you to take a step back and support one another. They also donate $1 from each bottle of nail polish sold to various women’s charities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkVFBVDmveDvVBJBV40gwIwRIvOnKQLMvTuTNwWKXT-LM0J_0dt-lK0VN5JPwSnJwmnkSQG8-LoQITrObrjOObC8DAFamPmJPVYGqOpRCcjrsEKegDpLGdI9abROfuqH8VPoxqhOwmEs/s1600/Picture+123.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkVFBVDmveDvVBJBV40gwIwRIvOnKQLMvTuTNwWKXT-LM0J_0dt-lK0VN5JPwSnJwmnkSQG8-LoQITrObrjOObC8DAFamPmJPVYGqOpRCcjrsEKegDpLGdI9abROfuqH8VPoxqhOwmEs/s400/Picture+123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680598905218128562" border="0" /></a><br />The Girlfriend's Essential Nail Vernis Gift Set<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5wzv_tdsxcChGvHFVZgyzM5qJy1rdogkITa6OCn7aG5cgToqHXBUOHZhze5fkuCQ02AqQwl1AOOTbn0-uwL5gQ8J0S6OpYJ6nWp0AxaRBZ7HXic3mzAbOh2gxX0zq_OBjRK9Ljtjz3M/s1600/Picture+104.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5wzv_tdsxcChGvHFVZgyzM5qJy1rdogkITa6OCn7aG5cgToqHXBUOHZhze5fkuCQ02AqQwl1AOOTbn0-uwL5gQ8J0S6OpYJ6nWp0AxaRBZ7HXic3mzAbOh2gxX0zq_OBjRK9Ljtjz3M/s400/Picture+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680598902919358434" border="0" /></a><br />It came packaged neat and sleek!<br /><br />Julep sent me <a href="http://www.julep.com/great-gifts/the-girlfriends-essential-nail-vernis-gift-set">The Girlfriend's Essential Nail Vernis Gift Set</a>, which includes two nail polishes in the colors Catherine and Jennifer as well as their Essential Cuticle Oil.<br /><br />Here are my thoughts on each product:<br /><br />First and foremost, I wanted to mention that all of their polish formulas are 3 Free, which means they do not contain any DBP, toluene, formaldehyde. Hooray for that!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Catherine</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CwJZOU7IerWvmYcG7GYk7gf28Ozl_NJSR-pXE2LF2XYgI0zo2cB7tHRpyyQIdD1zNy5aVkesAg6dS9_HY8HBHM9_lTQexk7prqUTIjmSjg5RHvK1mdgKLwRYujZTdYZNaG1d_O7Gh2w/s1600/Picture+127.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CwJZOU7IerWvmYcG7GYk7gf28Ozl_NJSR-pXE2LF2XYgI0zo2cB7tHRpyyQIdD1zNy5aVkesAg6dS9_HY8HBHM9_lTQexk7prqUTIjmSjg5RHvK1mdgKLwRYujZTdYZNaG1d_O7Gh2w/s400/Picture+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680598864932274962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I’m not someone that wears red nail polish very often, but after seeing how gorgeous this looked on my nails, I might need to rethink that. Catherine is a warm-toned, classic red that applied like a dream. I’m not exaggerating. I’m always skeptical with any new polish and this made me a believer. It went on smooth, with no pooling at the cuticles or streakiness. The coverage was great and pretty opaque with one coat. I used two for good measure and topped it off with Seche Vite (I also used Sally Hansen as a base). The color is vibrant, shiny and classy looking.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmXHYySGoE_Mw_J-CNZcOWY29HxqOxyiPKDg6vgCR2f3VaOdBWcFoU_4-dd7r4wsFqqxNE82ThuoOnHGPAkaK6Mj8TkfARbDM5P1F0h272W6C44k-XB2X6iaRzbafPGLVOg1G69pcXMY/s1600/Picture+132.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmXHYySGoE_Mw_J-CNZcOWY29HxqOxyiPKDg6vgCR2f3VaOdBWcFoU_4-dd7r4wsFqqxNE82ThuoOnHGPAkaK6Mj8TkfARbDM5P1F0h272W6C44k-XB2X6iaRzbafPGLVOg1G69pcXMY/s400/Picture+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680598851139254386" border="0" /></a><br />I put this polish to the test and it lasted 5 days with only minor wear at the tips from typing. There were no large chips and the color stayed true.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jennifer</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKkIJqB-KzVjSk_DHsVTsfB9R8_NbmVx3WPGa-9js9AdThoNi5nV37x9Dcb9Z5bB6HTrmHVc5N2yitXaCl34IDOnA2MNZQpDnf52Vv7esv08tJEhTgzAZRiu6NOcICoKFLjhW-jOpB74/s1600/Picture+138.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKkIJqB-KzVjSk_DHsVTsfB9R8_NbmVx3WPGa-9js9AdThoNi5nV37x9Dcb9Z5bB6HTrmHVc5N2yitXaCl34IDOnA2MNZQpDnf52Vv7esv08tJEhTgzAZRiu6NOcICoKFLjhW-jOpB74/s400/Picture+138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680598840714715234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When I saw this pretty pink in the bottle, it made me smile. Soft, neutral pinks like this are something you can never go wrong with and fitting for any occasion. This is a sheer pink that could easily be worn alone or used to do a French Manicure.<br /><br />The wear on Jennifer was just as good as Catherine and overall I’m very impressed with the quality of these polishes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Essential Cuticle Oil</span><br />The convenience of this cannot be beat. It rolls on and it’s completely travel friendly. The oil also smells so nice which can be attributed to the lavender, rosewood and ylang-ylang essential oils. It also contains jojoba oil, sweet almond oil and castor oil for moisturizing and vitamin E as an antioxidant. This is also paraben-free.<br /><br />This does work and made my dry, cracked cuticles smooth and soft, which is so important especially in the dry months of fall and winter.<br /><br />Onto the fun part…the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >GIVEAWAY</span>!<br /><br />One of you lucky ladies has the chance to win The Girlfriend's Essential Nail Vernis Gift Set! This set is the same one that was sent to me for review and is very much Chic & Pink approved. The red shade will be perfect for the upcoming holidays and the pink will work anytime of the year. I also know you’ll love the cuticle oil.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">To enter:</span><br />Simply leave a comment on this post. Easy as that!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Extra entries:</span><br />Follow my blog or let me know you’re already a follower <span style="font-weight: bold;">+1</span><br />Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/ChicnPink">Twitter</a> or let me know you’re already one of my Tweeps <span style="font-weight: bold;">+1</span><br />Tweet about this giveaway – you can use this: Enter to win a Julep Nail Polish Set from @ChicnPink here: http://tinyurl.com/7ne8uge <span style="font-weight: bold;">+1</span><br />Blog about this giveaway <span style="font-weight: bold;">+1<br /><br />You can leave all your entries in one comment or separate comments. I'll ensure they're all counted.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>The giveaway will close on 12/07/11 and the winner will be announced 12/08/11<br />Due to shipping restrictions, this giveaway is open to US Residents only.<br />Winner will be chosen via Radom.org.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">FTC: This nail polish sent was sent to me by Julep in return for an honest review.</span></span>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-83286758046497085512011-11-29T05:00:00.000-08:002011-11-29T05:00:05.853-08:00Tasty Tuesday: Bubble Up EnchiladasThis recipe has been passed around <a href="http://pinterest.com/jules712/">Pinterest</a>, but I was completely sold when I heard <a href="http://www.iloveyoumorethancarrots.com/">Ashley</a> raving about it on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ChicnPink">Twitter</a>. I was floored to find out that it’s a Weight Watchers recipe, because it’s delicious for being reasonably healthy.<br /><br /><strong>Bubble Up Enchiladas</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSgrGi3P8MTUnLi-D1jxDXAViXAfNgLv4HBuss7LeAuw_sGQR2_HPRW6qeq_B_gOyifbuiARF4ntW0MvfDdSiHjxrM7GUEIcOdkHdL77qRqunE1qpW4p52x_EklEOsPoQ96M9PyRJ1UQ/s1600/Turkey+Enchilada+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679911882811266338" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSgrGi3P8MTUnLi-D1jxDXAViXAfNgLv4HBuss7LeAuw_sGQR2_HPRW6qeq_B_gOyifbuiARF4ntW0MvfDdSiHjxrM7GUEIcOdkHdL77qRqunE1qpW4p52x_EklEOsPoQ96M9PyRJ1UQ/s400/Turkey+Enchilada+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Ingredients:</strong><br />1 pound lean ground turkey<br />1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce<br />1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce<br />1 can reduced fat refrigerator biscuits<br />1 1/2 cups shredded low fat Mexican Cheese<br /><br /><strong>Directions:</strong><br />1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br />2. Brown turkey and drain if needed.<br />3. Add can of enchilada sauce and can of tomato sauce and stir into meat mixture.<br />4. Cut the refrigerated biscuits into fourths and stir them in the meat mixture.<br />5. Grease 9x13 casserole pan add the mixture.<br />6. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake an additional 10 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.<br /><br />Yields 6 servings. WW P+: 8 per serving<br /><br />File this under easy weeknight meal, because it’s simple and sure to please everyone.<br /><br />Enjoy!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-13141921888941280132011-11-28T05:00:00.000-08:002011-11-28T05:00:01.864-08:00Thanksgiving recap & blog swap reveal!I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Mine was great. I got to spend time with Geof, my family and even did some Christmas shopping.<br /><br />Wednesday, Geof and I went out on a date night to see <em>Breaking Dawn</em> and then went to dinner at a newish Mexican place called Dos Gringos. It was perfection!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWaoMv3Unjtn31NkyqlHceUxF7lr5NHG-1dOgxrifA0t8E0cMT-sbqbPtuKxiD4zxVYvmPQZ1u_Nc3RaWft4qr4oLhz74hmsrCA3Lw9a6_MUOW20H2Ecf-eFB0NEhoCobStLMXKTTUmI/s1600/Picture+240.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679897264861734354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWaoMv3Unjtn31NkyqlHceUxF7lr5NHG-1dOgxrifA0t8E0cMT-sbqbPtuKxiD4zxVYvmPQZ1u_Nc3RaWft4qr4oLhz74hmsrCA3Lw9a6_MUOW20H2Ecf-eFB0NEhoCobStLMXKTTUmI/s400/Picture+240.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ready for date night!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVK3szC7tksk66tvgjhUFyo1Dj8YUFrh5hgYUdm7HYMgIRAI7jjMGCIQjMERrEEwuD24ReOVdFk_tGxBix5RoIqDIJiRi4ZIEXiBH0MXLZYxd_kcG_RhzDf5J7mNXyIM0ypDWx4FcWicw/s1600/breaking-dawn-official-poster-202x300%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679897710866606834" style="WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVK3szC7tksk66tvgjhUFyo1Dj8YUFrh5hgYUdm7HYMgIRAI7jjMGCIQjMERrEEwuD24ReOVdFk_tGxBix5RoIqDIJiRi4ZIEXiBH0MXLZYxd_kcG_RhzDf5J7mNXyIM0ypDWx4FcWicw/s400/breaking-dawn-official-poster-202x300%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fAmLJR2CsvqCqYkc4nUKTJx353dlTceRS2sf1ZEtmDBwyFprJ3eZ8Gp5YSGrmOewh9y-gITXaLO864Byr0FfNXpN7Di8_0uRmJ-QwCGd800blurbxhRI4UupwYXvMPkCTXw2omO86NY/s1600/9d973c6b36e02f54ae6309bf9deff1a1%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679898363042930178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fAmLJR2CsvqCqYkc4nUKTJx353dlTceRS2sf1ZEtmDBwyFprJ3eZ8Gp5YSGrmOewh9y-gITXaLO864Byr0FfNXpN7Di8_0uRmJ-QwCGd800blurbxhRI4UupwYXvMPkCTXw2omO86NY/s320/9d973c6b36e02f54ae6309bf9deff1a1%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Movie + Mexican = Perfection<br /><br />Thanksgiving was spent at my aunt & uncle’s with the family and Friday we did some Black Friday shopping in Delaware. We scored some great deals! The rest of the weekend consisted of skating, relaxing, more shopping and a little work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9h3axMRnEPVgHLyV64AL2scVPZtZegjQ3n7gvpAZjudUcOC88JqSgBxgWuGBOYVCA6Ir5Hu90AeMi3Rsk0FTuEsqqMJkYZ_-hIePzc50_5evd_3DuNb018i9PziNKsOTBrRXm2uYVdg/s1600/Picture+249.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679897262550496930" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9h3axMRnEPVgHLyV64AL2scVPZtZegjQ3n7gvpAZjudUcOC88JqSgBxgWuGBOYVCA6Ir5Hu90AeMi3Rsk0FTuEsqqMJkYZ_-hIePzc50_5evd_3DuNb018i9PziNKsOTBrRXm2uYVdg/s400/Picture+249.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Thanksgiving at my aunt & uncle's<br /><br />To keep with the theme of the Plenty To Be THANKful For Challenge, here is Day 9: I’m THANKful For Thanksgiving! (Post a picture of your table… if you have time!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClQB4v9fPGBMNvuQHlqKAYUyZ_UOvFvjBrsig_uZ52robbJ2V0KUjKwjJ1x721kWvjFvwN9a15vwLQ0RsSuAWxJ_7QIfbJX0bkn-eFUG2sEOEgM7FyO8cOelAfLs-fV3nOoNmBwpOh5k/s1600/Picture+142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679897256246451010" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClQB4v9fPGBMNvuQHlqKAYUyZ_UOvFvjBrsig_uZ52robbJ2V0KUjKwjJ1x721kWvjFvwN9a15vwLQ0RsSuAWxJ_7QIfbJX0bkn-eFUG2sEOEgM7FyO8cOelAfLs-fV3nOoNmBwpOh5k/s400/Picture+142.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />3 large tables for Thanksgiving this year<br /><br />Day 10 I’m THANKful for Black Friday and Leftovers!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G9Fql3mHx346nFds9OY4aY73Gc7XNyPuN1GcK6LsZuNvLaLaD8M8SWHIG9ffpNk9KmR3WK_okdZToZJ9aB9bXgaJjdFhTSyzEK9-g0ZLgT_FgLswJaN2hTF0dPF5RCnvgH3YQ9DKE0U/s1600/cheesecakefactory3%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679897243701449890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G9Fql3mHx346nFds9OY4aY73Gc7XNyPuN1GcK6LsZuNvLaLaD8M8SWHIG9ffpNk9KmR3WK_okdZToZJ9aB9bXgaJjdFhTSyzEK9-g0ZLgT_FgLswJaN2hTF0dPF5RCnvgH3YQ9DKE0U/s400/cheesecakefactory3%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Doing Black Friday shopping in Delaware was definitely something to be THANKful for since we not only got some things on sale, we didn’t have to pay sales tax!<br /><br />Last but not least is the Plenty To Be THANKful For Blog Swap Reveal!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuwKV5YESu6aDgedt5mfXNMcIyMX1-GdDySZoyUf7OmxhurSAdU6aea5MkBhJhXvd1S9B8Rn0Ug5KWrVuikEIPtAbI7dApXmvLFdD0Q_S0JanM3WTST-JUc7RtBCn1uBqe7kwBQE-Iw8/s1600/Picture+108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679902870835699762" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuwKV5YESu6aDgedt5mfXNMcIyMX1-GdDySZoyUf7OmxhurSAdU6aea5MkBhJhXvd1S9B8Rn0Ug5KWrVuikEIPtAbI7dApXmvLFdD0Q_S0JanM3WTST-JUc7RtBCn1uBqe7kwBQE-Iw8/s400/Picture+108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Look how pretty she wrapped everything!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlT0M7_g_WbNHFBPFm9OLuZkWByJ7E8qKKeCKgOyihz7TlFwN7_XDKpbeVXG29BWtnJwh-MZyTb_mpBG26N1Vy_15aVYWACkUGMKaFJIxHhKQpMNZaG0-tIfqAqj86KnQg6IZCg9i3S6A/s1600/Picture+149.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679897238173900098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlT0M7_g_WbNHFBPFm9OLuZkWByJ7E8qKKeCKgOyihz7TlFwN7_XDKpbeVXG29BWtnJwh-MZyTb_mpBG26N1Vy_15aVYWACkUGMKaFJIxHhKQpMNZaG0-tIfqAqj86KnQg6IZCg9i3S6A/s400/Picture+149.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Love all my new swap goodies!<br /><br />I was partnered with Stephanie from <a href="http://stephanielbanks.blogspot.com/">Life’s Lyrics</a> and to say she spoiled me would be an understatement. She sensed my love for nail polish right away and even got me a shade that was on my Christmas wish list (Rainbow Connection from OPI). She also sent me some other beauty goodies and a gorgeous Christmas ornament along with a gift card for Starbucks!<br /><br />We connected right away and it turns out, we have a ton in common from our favorite color to our taste in music. That’s why I love swaps, because it’s always nice to meet other great bloggers. Please pay her blog a visit. She’s wonderful!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://wndrlust.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Manic Mother" src="http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb394/cakrolik/THANKful.png" /></a></center><br />Thank you to all the ladies that took the time to organize this challenge and swap. Putting the posts together has been a blast and also given me the opportunity to reflect on the things that I’m most thankful for this season. I’ve also “met” some really nice ladies. I’m thankful for you all!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-28637714067565794912011-11-23T05:00:00.000-08:002011-11-23T10:17:52.044-08:00I'm THANKful for the special people in my life!It’s Day 8 of the Plenty To Be Thankful For Blog Challenge & Swap<br /><br /><center><a href="http://wndrlust.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Manic Mother" src="http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb394/cakrolik/THANKful.png" /></a></center><br /><br />Today’s topic is the special people in my life<br /><br />This is an easy topic and I’m sure anyone that knows me can guess my answers. To make it a little more fun, I’m going to give you 5 reasons why I’m so THANKful for each person I’m lucky enough to have in my life.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Geof</span><br />1. He lets me warm my cold feet on his legs every night.<br />2. Gives the best hugs and makes me feel loved.<br />3. Tells me I’m beautiful at least once a day with or without makeup.<br />4. Gets me like no one else and always has my back.<br />5. Makes the best tacos of anyone I know.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdBf7NbV8Wl70B0WTE9YvadDqkAiUVZhyphenhyphend0ZOqkRkJVcneDdV75hAJJ1HXGngX8X93xQTd5ZmSV9V9dwyhnyFg_cjgO9Wq7XkOuw4OYYZYOQIh6GUaX7bbhH0XCzZgPFwI8Pud49KchU/s1600/Picture+168.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdBf7NbV8Wl70B0WTE9YvadDqkAiUVZhyphenhyphend0ZOqkRkJVcneDdV75hAJJ1HXGngX8X93xQTd5ZmSV9V9dwyhnyFg_cjgO9Wq7XkOuw4OYYZYOQIh6GUaX7bbhH0XCzZgPFwI8Pud49KchU/s400/Picture+168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677664872205026722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mom</span><br />1. One of the best shopping partners out there.<br />2. Loves Lady Gaga, just like her daughter.<br />3. Strong, independent and smart.<br />4. Doesn’t care what others think (if only I could be more like that).<br />5. Giving. She will drop everything to help her family and friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdWi9ynUc3FXoLSUgT2lEFWUtPF43hdi1q_zOk0gL7V-HAYzMwTVJNL2QxXmJ-DQoYfVav6PWwWcLNJ09b5rqSUOk1GA0Up_EWpq3RTrn16YA7q8cQyq2szmxgBscAK42VAdMGk1vagE/s1600/Picture+008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdWi9ynUc3FXoLSUgT2lEFWUtPF43hdi1q_zOk0gL7V-HAYzMwTVJNL2QxXmJ-DQoYfVav6PWwWcLNJ09b5rqSUOk1GA0Up_EWpq3RTrn16YA7q8cQyq2szmxgBscAK42VAdMGk1vagE/s400/Picture+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677664861232135426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kristen</span><br />1. Can make me laugh on even the worst of days. I’m laughing in my head as I type this at some of the things she comes up with.<br />2. Doesn’t know how to have a bad time.<br />3. Will listen to me be ridiculous and tell me I’m being ridiculous.<br />4. Her dedication. When she says she’s going to do something, she does it.<br />5. Is as pretty as she is smart and as good a cook as she is crafty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUPgYKufD9m3lhMmujuktDGwO1rq4I1Lx-nPbTzuYMfWGDTf7JM53rLfXmFIoeUdV0weKPZTJODlbaq54A0ATB7u-n6tI0rL4TA5Tzx9LRyZxq5NzrLPJ42u8nmPL46Zzz7Bgr2mBbqs/s1600/Picture+017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUPgYKufD9m3lhMmujuktDGwO1rq4I1Lx-nPbTzuYMfWGDTf7JM53rLfXmFIoeUdV0weKPZTJODlbaq54A0ATB7u-n6tI0rL4TA5Tzx9LRyZxq5NzrLPJ42u8nmPL46Zzz7Bgr2mBbqs/s400/Picture+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677664842654473890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Colleen</span><br />1. Beautiful inside and out. I don’t know anyone that doesn’t like her.<br />2. One of the hardest working people I know and so intelligent.<br />3. The best listener on planet earth.<br />4. One of those friends you can go weeks without talking to and pick up right where you left off.<br />5. Has never judged me or made me feel like less of a person.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJmVoQgitkwhuafoveqcaV7IPaRT2ee7EYbuQcTlAyyhk2ciK1t8M9ft9p0I9GF72FlshLC10zEZrXPJKJNLiLN5oaC02nKR1W0mvBJDDftK93vF6IrtrP0V90cpaJl692tpGkRBoxcM/s1600/Picture+948.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJmVoQgitkwhuafoveqcaV7IPaRT2ee7EYbuQcTlAyyhk2ciK1t8M9ft9p0I9GF72FlshLC10zEZrXPJKJNLiLN5oaC02nKR1W0mvBJDDftK93vF6IrtrP0V90cpaJl692tpGkRBoxcM/s400/Picture+948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677664832132722994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Amy & Chad</span><br />1. My favorite couple and as awesome as they come.<br />2. Made my past few vacations some of the best ever.<br />3. Their mutual love for good music.<br />4. They’re adventurous. They will just pick up and GO!<br />5. The four of us get along like peas and carrots.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R31YI-KydcZeBhZGm8IYLJyVeFGogoUujtFN9q8dvRRBNY3R1pf3qt09eetGYcicm5y9HLUYFEmwf8-6C13B0m4c-Cm8j22W92S7x-gC0IInvXs2sr2PM9gCdCigmGbJuvzlTNj6e0s/s1600/IMG_3223.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R31YI-KydcZeBhZGm8IYLJyVeFGogoUujtFN9q8dvRRBNY3R1pf3qt09eetGYcicm5y9HLUYFEmwf8-6C13B0m4c-Cm8j22W92S7x-gC0IInvXs2sr2PM9gCdCigmGbJuvzlTNj6e0s/s400/IMG_3223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677664826963866818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">YOU!</span><br />1. Keep me sane some days.<br />2. Give me a place to ramble and leave me sweet comments that make me smile.<br />3. I truly love reading about your happiness and joys in life.<br />4. You inspire me to do more.<br />5. Where else would I have learned to cook new things, try a new craft and HAVE to have a new nail polish because someone blogged it?!<br /><br />There you have it! I believe friendships come in quality and not quantity. I have a few special people in my life that I don’t know what I’d do without. For that, I’m very thankful.<br /><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/39195459226529914/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/39195459226529914_ktVKx7KR_c.jpg" border="0" height="640" width="512" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p style="font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;">Source: <a style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;" href="http://jellybeanjunkyard.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/free-thanksgiving-printables/">jellybeanjunkyard.wordpress.com</a> via <a style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;" href="http://pinterest.com/getarhythm/" target="_blank">Kimberly</a> on <a style="text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;" href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></p></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-12904587559965058512011-11-22T05:00:00.000-08:002011-11-22T19:51:09.091-08:00I’m THANKful for Thanksgiving Traditions!It’s Day 7 of the Plenty To Be Thankful For Blog Challenge & Swap.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://wndrlust.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Manic Mother" src="http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb394/cakrolik/THANKful.png" /></a></center><br /><br />Today’s topic is our favorite Thanksgiving Traditions.<br /><br />Thanksgiving has always been a favorite holiday of mine because it’s all about family getting together and sharing the love. It’s isn’t about <em>presents</em> and more about <em>presence</em>. With as fast paced as life can be, it’s nice to spend this special holiday together around the table talking about life and catching up with one another.<br /><br />For as long as I can remember, we’ve gone to my aunt and uncle’s house where the entire family is gathered. The table has changed throughout the years. I remember when my grandparents were still alive and led us in grace before enjoying our delicious feast. Back in those days, I still sat at the kids table with my cousins.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzejdTne6TL4F24qAY9cwDA6JseivyHM6UOyFSE-9yjgYPigMr5D5pn72ahttlrrWF5hARYAklqrvZfPHfA5zkG5p2G1hxfTi8TXbT0_XzWE5Mt5r_E2VjRH-E2y9YA5MWF9lQqaoliQ/s1600/Tables.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307936633319634" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzejdTne6TL4F24qAY9cwDA6JseivyHM6UOyFSE-9yjgYPigMr5D5pn72ahttlrrWF5hARYAklqrvZfPHfA5zkG5p2G1hxfTi8TXbT0_XzWE5Mt5r_E2VjRH-E2y9YA5MWF9lQqaoliQ/s400/Tables.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Thanksgiving table - 2008, 2009, 2010<br /><br />Now, we’re all grown up, my grandparents have passed on and many of my older cousins have kids of their own. My uncle is now the one that says a special prayer before we eat. I also cannot remember a Thanksgiving where less than 15 people have been at the table and wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s also important to me that Geof is a part of everything and my family loves him like one of their own.<br /><br />My aunt is also pretty amazing. She prepares the meal every year for the entire family and manages to get everything on the table hot and fresh. She’s one of the special people that will always make room for one more and ensure that no one leaves her home hungry.<br /><br />I consider myself pretty lucky to have a great family to go “home” to every Thanksgiving. I wish and hope that you all have a <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Happy Thanksgiving</span> </strong>and that you’re able to spend it with all the loved ones in your life.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-13519581617876697122011-11-21T05:00:00.000-08:002011-11-21T05:00:10.269-08:00I’m THANKful for My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipe!It’s Day 6 of the Plenty To Be Thankful For Blog Challenge & Swap<br /><br /><center><a href="http://wndrlust.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Manic Mother" src="http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb394/cakrolik/THANKful.png"/></a></center><br /><br />Today’s topic is our favorite Thanksgiving recipe.<br /><br />My aunt makes one of the best sides with our Thanksgiving dinner every year. It’s something I’ve never had up until she made it for the first time a few years ago and it’s her <strong>Baked Pineapple Casserole</strong>. <br /><br />It’s sweet with a little bit of savory (from the cheese) and a nice little addition to the typical Thanksgiving plate with some turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. <br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/199354720974890708/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/199354720974890708_m2RyTeSV_c.jpg' border='0' width='500' height ='347'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.ezrapoundcake.com/archives/12098?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-no-more&utm_medium=rss'>ezrapoundcake.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/annieh/' target='_blank'>Anne</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br />Here’s the recipe:<br /><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />1 (28-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained <br />1 1/4 cups granulated sugar <br />2 1/2 cups Ritz cracker crumbs <br />1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted <br />2 cups (8 ounces) grated cheddar cheese (plus 1/4 cup for topping)<br /><br /><strong>Directions</strong><br />1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. <br />2. Pour the crushed pineapple (juice and all) into a small saucepan, and warm it over low heat. Add sugar. Heat until the sugar is dissolved, and then remove from the heat. <br />3. In a casserole or baking dish, layer the pineapple mixture, cracker crumbs, butter and cheese. Repeat until you have three to four layers. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup cheese on top of the casserole. <br />4. Bake uncovered for about 20 to 25 minutes, until bubbly and golden brown.<br /><br />Enjoy!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421887983701956882.post-15510089177692566822011-11-18T08:00:00.000-08:002011-11-18T08:00:06.607-08:00I’m THANKful for the 21st CenturyIt’s Day 5 of the Plenty To Be Thankful For Blog Challenge & Swap<br /><br /><center><a href="http://wndrlust.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Manic Mother" src="http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb394/cakrolik/THANKful.png"/></a></center><br /><br /><strong>iPhone</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP1tbWjRP3tCDAsOIya5YI6C3IfNNqF1XS-Wyua8hDb3iJYIuykEmvx6JLnq5aJBHlW8XCOg_VGP4WG33GLtxdjuLfI5j9JpGbyo9iZN1xib17dz3I_MEqyYsHslXWpOMfnTSzCpvuMM/s1600/tunewear-eggshell-protective-case-for-iphone-4-pink%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676362327484406514" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP1tbWjRP3tCDAsOIya5YI6C3IfNNqF1XS-Wyua8hDb3iJYIuykEmvx6JLnq5aJBHlW8XCOg_VGP4WG33GLtxdjuLfI5j9JpGbyo9iZN1xib17dz3I_MEqyYsHslXWpOMfnTSzCpvuMM/s400/tunewear-eggshell-protective-case-for-iphone-4-pink%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I honestly don’t know how I lived without my iPhone. I can check my email, Twitter, blogs, weather, Instagram (favorite app), etc. I’m sure a device like this would have been gawked at like something from an alien planet 50 years ago.<br /><br /><strong>Internet</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL0WUjIbL4KTSutmkUWegIauKTLuw0rppqAfste8KqL05_DRLGtyzY8sWIEOEgCeK8FTYzhLXkfPEiGQ-ehZgBjK3OUvYYGW1zQiEG9Pq32GOy8OUZkD09mzCeBjtfyi2gI4nLm76908/s1600/marketing%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676362323024389378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL0WUjIbL4KTSutmkUWegIauKTLuw0rppqAfste8KqL05_DRLGtyzY8sWIEOEgCeK8FTYzhLXkfPEiGQ-ehZgBjK3OUvYYGW1zQiEG9Pq32GOy8OUZkD09mzCeBjtfyi2gI4nLm76908/s400/marketing%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The internet has opened a whole new world of information and connections. You can stay in touch with loved ones via Facebook, blogs and Twitter use Google to find out an answer to just about anything and shop in your PJ’s.<br /><br /><strong>Travel</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUuYJL-A99ZIqCpwnsWU4QuLH1mk5tAk-IqohegmvtOCDq33IW9Vkwd1WsU0lG1lIfwxE2Lkn4xpQQVg449L3BDMRCTQxZZnx1eYYjkRVM5vZh_YhCRRZLzVygV74hRcZj5ue3BMtsBs/s1600/hanna_barbera_the_jetsons-5337%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676362322498551490" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUuYJL-A99ZIqCpwnsWU4QuLH1mk5tAk-IqohegmvtOCDq33IW9Vkwd1WsU0lG1lIfwxE2Lkn4xpQQVg449L3BDMRCTQxZZnx1eYYjkRVM5vZh_YhCRRZLzVygV74hRcZj5ue3BMtsBs/s400/hanna_barbera_the_jetsons-5337%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Between planes, trains and automobiles, it’s much easier to get from A to B, which ranks high on my list since I love to travel. Although when I was a kid, I thought we might have flying cars Jetsons style at this point.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621495013558045339noreply@blogger.com9