Stilettos & a fishing pole

boy, it's been too long.

2012-01-27T16:46:00.001-05:00

Geez Louise! I'm missed all of you.

Not sure who has been messing with my website access in our I-T department

but they can sure as heck stop it!

So. Now that I'm completely off track & can't think about writing.

I figured I'd share what HAS taken the place of my breaks {aka blog time}

at work this week. Ohhh don't you worry. I've been just fine this week.

Stay tuned. You'll love it.

All I gotta say.. is there are a lotta cool bloggers from TEXAS... but I learned a lot about the people from Houston, Texas.

Welcoming my favorite person I've never met:

The Ellen Show

Round ONE-

Round TWO-

Round THREE-

Now for something a little something different.

I about snorted way to many times watching these ladies...

Round ONE-

Round TWO-

Round THREE-

... will have to come later.

For some reason it's no where to be found.

When I find it... I promise to post it because this one chicks cracks me up... hysterically.

It's Inappropriate

Dear high school sweet heart,

The Good Girls get a shower

I'm lovn' Jo!e.

2012-01-26T12:13:00.001-05:00

First, I'd like to Thank EVERYONE who shared {or tired to share} their punch recipes! I had an amazing turn out and let's just say... the punch went well. It ran out.
I'll have pictures ASAP!

Second, Forgive me for not blogging this week. I had a crisis. My work blocked all BLOGSPOT.COM. Thankfully, Aly's URL is a dot com therefore I was about to scope it out and... somehow get back on my blog. I don't think it'll last for long. But bare with me on my "lack of blogging".

Now... for my product of the week!

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after all amazing shares of favorite products I have the urge to show my favorite kitchen gadget of all time. After Dottie's & Breann's wonderful show & tell kitchen loves I must move along to share my hands down most FAVORITE kitchen gadget ever...

don't laugh.

because Aaron makes fun of me all the time but really

it makes the happiest cook alive.

I'm not only going to share just ONE product but a few.

However it's the brand that I am using as my "Favorite Product of the Week."

#truestory

Last year at my {Around the Clock} shower my mother was struggling with her gift. She would tell me every morning how she hated the time of the day she got. "I'm the mother of the bride and I got....breakfast." My mother is a perfection & likes fun pretty gifts {as i do}. I could tell she was stressing over what to get. So... when she found this brand of products she really hooked Aaron and myself up. Thanks Mama!

Product Brand: Jo!e

My #1 favorite product made my Jo!e is....

The Kitch Oven Devil Pull

Yes. you are looking at this correct.

I love this little guy. He is great.

best part about him he is only $2.99.

The perfect idea for wedding showers.

Most people shop of registry but after using a lot of Joie products like this little

guy, I buy kitchen gadgets for my brides. Hands down was my favorite thing receiving.

I used my Bed, Bath & Beyond gift card to go out and buy many more gadgets

like this guy. Yes, this is where my husband said I was crazy. I used my gift cards for this.

But I promise you I use him more than any other gadget in my kitchen.

I love all Jo!e products.

They all make life in the kitchen easier, happier & a lot more fun.

Runner up:

The Tomato Slicer

Who cuts a tomato evenly WITHOUT help?

Not me.

Matter of fact, I despised cutting a tomato until I got this guy.

You can buy this tomato slicer for $9.99.

Wouldn't THAT make the kitchen experience more fun? and prettier?

Second Runner Up:

The Spoon Rest

Small. Easy. No mess.

best part... $3.99

Third Runner up

... which should really be first runner up is

The Omelet Ease

We use this a LOT. You flip it back and fourth to make an omelet...

resteraunt style. It's simple & easy to clean.

Baby Shower 101 - {with your help}

2012-01-20T10:16:00.001-05:00

{via}

So I have this baby shower that I am co-hosting tomorrow for one of my good friends, Shanna {who already delivered her twin girls six weeks early}. My favorite thing of ALL time is to host gatherings. I love it.

Yaddi Yaddi Ya.

My reason for this post. One of the things I've been said to do is make the punch.

I'm excited because I finally get to use the beautiful punch bowl we received at one of the showers. Yay! I usually do the green sherbet/ginger ale punch but I really want a spectacular Outstanding over-the-top De-Lish punch that has everyone going back for more??? Yeah, that punch you made at your last gather. Tell me!

Any help? Maybe you have a recipe that is amazing & everyone will

dote over? I want dote-ers!

If so, PLEASE let me in on the secret.

I'm looking for R.E.C.I.P.E.S not {check pinterest}.
Being I've waited last minute to dwell on this... there is no time for pinterest. k? thanks lovers!

Ready. Set. Go
get your recipe book & come back!!!

WEN is where it is.

2012-01-19T08:23:00.001-05:00

Product of the week link up withAly & Tiffanie! my product:

having issues with your hair?

dry? frizzy? pure yuck?

you need this product.

mainly the shampoo & conditioner.

... and then you know you need the rest but really.

no joke.

wen product is amazing.

expenisive I know.

not only am I a Used-To-Be-Stylist

but I am also a firm believer in spending money on your hair.

good shampoo makes a complete difference.

seriously. no kidding.

"If your hair is dry, frizzy, oily, dull or out of control, the problem might not be your hair—it might just be your shampoo.
Shampoos that lather use sulfates and detergents, which can strip your hair of natural essential oils, and make it less manageable. WEN® is different. The creamy formula cleanses and conditions without harsh chemicals to improve the look and feel of hair.
You can see the difference after just one use. In fact, in a 3-week study of users of WEN® cleansing conditioner:
97.5 % of participants saw more shine
90% of participants saw less frizz
90% of participants saw more bounce and body"

order it here.

you can thank me later.

Tweeters?

2012-01-18T14:47:00.001-05:00

The photo says it ALL.

I'm kinda like an outcast in twitterVILLE.

I'm fairly knew at it and still very much learning about it & how it works.

I remember having no face for the longest time until Aly harassed me enough. kidding.

Well I'm there. finally.

however I don't follow a lot of bloggers nor do I have a lot of followers.

I am pretty much a stalker of celebrity life.

OF COURSE I am follower my boy JB. daily, duh!

but what I want, is to reach out and find YOU on twitter.

Soooo...

Here it is. I no longer want to be in the projects & a tweeter wanna-be

I wanna follow YOU & you and you and you on twitter just as I do in the blog world.

So come find me.

Let's be tweet friends.

& give me a shout out so I know what's going on & to be sure to follow you back.

K? Good!

Yo you....

I am talking to YOU

come find me @JLDrew9311

Coming from a NON-book reader.

2012-01-17T15:54:00.000-05:00

Never been much on reading books however in the past year I've gotten into it more and more depending on the book itself. I am reading The Help because I loved the movie so much and I must say that I'm LOVING it so far

& I am still in the first few chapters!

If you haven't seen the movie head to the next RedBox & rent it. You'll LOVE IT.

I promise!

the story of my tats.

2012-01-17T11:39:00.001-05:00

aint gonna lie.

when I first wrote my title of this post

i had to remove the words tits & replace it with tats.

tit for tats? no cool story for them. i know, i know. dammit, right?

what i AM here to show you today are my tats.

my tattoos people. i have two of them.
nothing too special - random and dumb.

do i regret them... naaaahh! no way.
why? they are both memories and tell a story.
i'm linking up with Raven & A Mommas Desires & Pacifiers
with her lastest link up. If you have any make sure to hop over there & show us your Tattoos!. If not, come anyway.

so here it goes.

I like to call my very first one...
The Independent College Student.

once upon a time i was the aggravating no-it-all teenager that my

mother tried to comprehend but couldn't.

i was independent & thought everything i did was right.

i also had a best friend who is still my best friend who was

JUST LIKE ME!

only my mother loved her - her name is Danielle.

Living the college life we were. very much so.

going out. drinking. partying. drinking. working.

oh and school, yes.

we were out and about having the time of our lives.

Dani and I had this thing were would draw a little heart on our left foot

with a pink pin outlined in blue that was located in between our

two smallest toes...

like so

one random Tuesday we got really excited {talking about getting this tattoo}

and said we were going to do it.

So we did.

however, when we got there we decided that we ~~no longer~~ wanted the cute little

pink & blue heart that we wore on our foot for like 2 months straight...

we wanted a butterfly.

yes. a butterfly.

my nerves drew in & my amazing mother popped in my head.

{she's gonna kill me if she finds out}

so not only did we decide {since we were best friends & all it made since}

we decide on a random butterfly but we also decided to each pick a color and then together pick a random color. Fun right?

we also decide to relocate our tattoo due to me freaking out and due to Mama

chopping my head off being she F.R.E.A.K.E.D about my belly button piercing.

did I mention I was 18? Okay.

so we decided we were gonna locate it in our bikini area... hidden.

danielle actually has hers right above her bikini line & mine is completely hidden.

you have to be... shown or i'm naked.

most of the time i forget it's there. really.

So basically what if you think about it in about 40 years
from now my beautiful butterfly will become a moth.

pretty right? not!

So here she is friends...

Ugly Fugly, right?

danielle and I love our tattoo. we do.

we also bless our own hearts more every time it comes up

in conversation.

Next up ...

The Birthday Party

Not huge story here.

basically, Aaron's sister is pretty much in love with tattoos & we always do something for our birthdays celebrating somehow.

so we did with tattoos.

THIS time I wanted mine to show.

being I wear heals 90% of my life I wanted it on my foot.

{figures}

this one too, I forget it's there.

until people bring it up like my client did last year.

Client: You married?

Me: No.

Client: {speechless} with this gosh awful judgemental face

Me: Why are you looking at me like that?

Client: I always thought you had a man in your life.

Me: I do.

Client: You do know that is the symbol for lesbian?

Me: No. I didn't. Thanks though.

dammit.

The End.

The Independent College Student

Show me your goodies: Accessory Swap!

2012-01-16T10:38:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Accessory Swap Participants!!

I'm so happy this morning to FINALLY see what everyone was gifted with. I had a blast hosting this swap and think I may do it more often... whatcha think?
Would you join in again?

I'm super excited to share what my sweet friend, Dayna Leigh from A Bama Belle & a Bucket List so graciously bought me. She pretty much spoiled me rotten, not kidding. First, let me introduce Dayna. She is a beautiful brunette who loves fitness, dressing up, drinking wine & hands down a huge football fan, ROLL TIDE. Not to mention she's a southern. I sure wish we lived closer, we'd get along great! {better than we do over the blog world, of course} Dayna's blog is always interesting to read so hop over to the Bama' Belle's blog and give her some love.

Okay okay...

now for the accessories.

Last Thursday I was just getting home from work and saw a box on my front porch with MY name on it waiting so patiently for me to open. I had so much to do that day but everything stopped & excitment ROLLED in.

I quickly open it as if it were Christmas morning & see this...

... with or without the accessories I would have been in heaven. One thing you may or may not know about me is I LOVE anything to do with stationary or wrapping.

Dayna made this gift opening SO.MUCH.FUN.

Here's why?

Fun already, right? I thought so too.

Love it! So me.

& then I saw this

Dayna, your wrapping excited me ALMOST as much as my goodies.

{please excuse my chipped nail polish. Don't judge.}

Was I NOT spoiled?

Thank you Dayna for not only picking out some really great accessories but

being my wonderful partner! You're awesome!

Okay, NOW if you are in this swap PLEASE make sure to link up using the URL

code for JUST your show off post, not your entire blog. I want to be able to check out everyones goodies & not have to search for it. I'm sure I am speaking for everyone else too. Please & THank you!

& Thank you ALL for signing up for this swap. I really enjoyed hosting it & if you are interested in more swaps comment me and let me know. I'd be more than happy to put them together!

Now link up!

If you are reading this...

2012-01-13T16:33:00.000-05:00

then I ask you to stop what you are doing &

Peace for a sweet little boy, Tripp Roth.

{via}

I do not ask that you read his story today, because I'd rather you use your

time to stop and pray for him. His amazing mother, Courtney

mentioned that she feels his life on earth is coming to an end soon but knows he will be rejoiced in heavens with our God almighty where there is no harm or pain. Tripp is incredibly strong & battling the worst disease I could ever imagine.

Most people haven't ever heard of it {including myself} until they've read his story.

Courtney shares his excruciating story in hopes to one day someone being able to maintain this disease or find a cure.

Tripp is so strong, stronger than most men I know.

He absolutely loves Elmo with all his heart. Courtney says Elmo is Tripp's best friend. He holds Elmo in his hand day in & out up until a few days ago. Elmo even wrote his own song just for his biggest fan!

Tripp has the most incredible talent that I have ever seen. He brings a smile to my face and so much joy to my heart, he plays the drums. Watch him play!

Friends, I ask for your prayers to make Tripp as comfortable as possible.

As his mother asks,

Thank you.

All of these pictures are pictures captured from

"Ebing" A Mommy, Courtney's blog.

a great day in january.

2012-01-12T11:56:00.003-05:00

First I would like to thank you ALL for all the wonderful
compliments on our beautiful children shared in Tuesdays post.
As much as we pushing off having little ones... we are just estactic to bring in such beautiful children in the world. Thank you!

Okay. Enough of that. Mj disappointed me enough. It's now time for happy time.
Moving along.

Every month on our 'monthly anniversary' we always find a way to celebrate somehow. Check out all the other FUN stuff we did during our fourth month here. Being the 3rd fell on a Tuesday night, which is my book study nights we had to put it off. That being said, on Thursday, January 5th the hubs and I both took the day off from the work life. Being tax season is coming my job will be in full force and my company doesn't allow us to take off any time for three months. Which in all honesty it doesn't effect me but I can pretend I'm upset about it. Right? What did it get me? The husband for a full day.

We woke up, hold up... I woke up at 7:30am. Early I know. I'm the early bird who can never sleep in when it's allowed. I let Aaron sleep in while I caught up on house work. Before I knew it, it was 11:30am. What? I cooked a small breakfast for him & went in for the big jump. Yes... on him in bed. He was up in no time.

Me? I was ready for a fun day in town. I had a lot planned prior to knowing he was going to take off - some I got done, some I did not. But it was worth it.

Showered. Got Ready. & There we were in the car headed to Savannah.

Okay so we went a lot of random places.

Bass Pro Shop

Charm & Charlie

Walmart

Dollar General

Visit our friends, Jon & Shanna in the hospital {they just deliver their identical girls the night before, Yay!}

We were starving at this point so we headed downtown Savannah for a wonderful dinner at Outback Steakhouse, one of our favorites. Plus we had the best time & dinner ever!

It's a ritual to order the blooming onion

& then to follow we ordered with our eyes & not our tummies basically we always order

big & then get boxes to take home.

Aaron with his usual - Filet & Lobster

& me with my {sometimes} usual - Alice Spring Chicken

Is it just mine or does your better halfs get freaked out/annoyed/eye rolling when you take pictures of EVERYTHING just in order to capture for your blog?

Mine too. He looks around to see if anyone is watching me arrange my broccoli & snap the picture. Baahaha.

We walked around downtown {my favorite} for a little bit and then got a brilliant beyond brilliant idea.

... we took a stroll over to the Savannah Civic Center and decided to kill ourselves & Ice Skate. I will admit we were both extremely nervous.

It was craZy cold in there ... at first. Until we both realized it's a lot of work to Ice Skate & quite the exercise. Our layers peeled off in no time.

My legs look as if they are like 5 inches long? I surely am NOT the tallest person but my legs are not this short. I mean I know we have the strangest looking children but REALLY, you must understand. Anyway, Aaron wouldn't really let me get a good picture of him skating - I think he was pretty freaked out that he may have fallen.

Falls

Aaron - 0 Jessica - 0

there were a LOT of almosts for both of us

& noooo we were NOT holding the walls ~~the entire time~~. We were the ones in the middle being all famous & shiii acting like Nancy Carigan. I'm lying.

However, I will say we didn't stay long. There is only so much to do while ice skating.

Okay so we end out night with ONE.MORE.PLACE.

I always talk about this & being it was still early and we were both completely stuffed it would be a perfect place to take him for the first time. He can't stand surprises & tried to guess the entire way there....

Lovin Spoons!

This was my first time to a Lovin' Spoons - there wasn't enough fruit choice for me but it still was so delicious. Aaron loved it too. Actually he informed me last night after dinner that he's been back twice this week. Diet? Ay, not really.

We were home by 8:00pm & ended the night

on the couch with over sized jammies & a movie until it was time for shut eye!

The End!

Happy Four Months of Marriage, love!

It's been awesome!

I did a bad thing today.

2012-01-10T15:10:00.005-05:00

Does Princess Sophia want to come out and play?

Don't try to explain to me you have never played this trick on your man?
Well, I have. Plain in clear. But that is not what I call doing something bad. It is not a bad thing naming your mans wank Princess Sophia. Okay, Okay - maybe so.
If you have no idea what I am talking about, shame on you!
One of my all time favorite movies, How to loose a guy in 10 days.

I can recite the entire movie & watch it over & over & over & over again. I laugh just as hard every time!

Alright to the point.

Remember when Andie made Ben their family album showing what their future children will look like? Of course you do! Hilarious but they were scary as hell.
Can't ya tell from Ben's facial expression?

Well I kind of somewhat ran into this off a website looking for baby stuff.

I am not preggers. I was not shopping for me.

I am not preggers.

I had to clear that up, Anyway.

On the bottom of the screen there were different ads & as I looked at the next page

I saw The Baby Morpher and it had Brad's face + Angelina's face = then a random baby. Immediately I knew I must to do this. How exciting, right?
This is where my something bad fits in.

So I did it. I chose the first two photos that I ran into of Aaron and I that were big enough to fit the picture box. Let's just say I didn't think it could get any scarier than Ben & Andie's children. Oh but it can.

I used this picture of me-

& this picture of my handsome husband -

Then I chose to surprise me with the baby's gender.

Then chose a medium skin tone for our baby.

{hoping s/he has his skin tone not mine}

I'm smiling BIG at this moment thinking this is really happening. Okay. I need you to feel my excitement. I need you to relax and get butterflies with me. I'm about to see what our future children will look like.

Big cheesy smile.

drum roll please....

Me + Aaron =

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Face drop, right? Me too!

Really?

Is she not the scariest looking child next to Chuckie.

Apparently I misunderstood "medium skin tone" .

Not only that but really ...

look at the head of hair? What is that? Pure awfulness. They could have at least

groomed my child before letting me see her for the first time, geez louise!

& like the most insane facial shape I've ever seen. Our child looks like she is spray tanned. Really? If she is gonna be a mixed baby, then let her be a mixed baby.

Looks as if I slipped a hubba hubba before MJ died. Her skin is two toned.

I named her Mj.

Let's hope I don't try to put my baby back in my vajayjay when that time comes

because Mj is kinda freaky looking. I was very disappointed.

Round Two

OF COURSE I went back for more.

This time I didn't find myself smiling, I was a little nervous. I chose "surprise" for the gender & this time I changed our skin tone to "light".

Me + Aaron =

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Okay...

not AS strange as Mj. But really... they should update her fashion. It's horrific!

They hid her hair with a {voted worst hat EVER} hat. An ugly fugly hat.

I do like her dimple. She gets that from her Momma.

Her name is Bo Bo.

as soon as I saw her I thought of bringing her to Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Round Three

Then I said to myself well a physic once told I was going to have "two boys" & "one pregnancy"{inspiration on my next blog post... coming soon} So I went back to see what our baby boy would look like.

Are you ready? Because he came out a little fuzzy & totally unexpected.

This time I entered Aarons photo before mine. So....

Aaron + Me =

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Awwwwwwe, isn't he is so sweet?

MUCH better. He makes me smile.

Besides his mysterious/fuzzy/missing ears, I think he is PERFECT!

What I got out of this?

It redefined me that I STILL want to hold off on creating a REAL baby & also that I do not want a 3D picture of my child in the womb.

However, we'd make a pretty little boy. :)

Bad thing = I've scared the living shiiii outta myself.

Wait!

Before you go watch this little clip of Andie showing Ben their family album. #hilarious.

Our Family Album

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

— MOVIECLIPS.com

Priceless. Period.

2012-01-09T10:32:00.003-05:00

... So yesterday was my business trip to Atlanta.

I'll make this short. I'm exhausted. I want to go home. I want to sleep.

sorry.
anyway.
back to my point.

Somewhere between 8am - 6pm, one of the several classes I was in a corporate leader

entered this video into her lesson. We all fell in love as you will too. Definitely something we all could watch daily.

... Only if I could dance on my bathroom counter like this.

Moral of her point: We must stop beating ourselves up & learn to love what we see when we look at ourselves in the mirror. Have a positive attitude on who we are look past the imperfection.

What is perfection? I've never been able to define it myself. Can you?

FIVE positive things to say about myself:

I like my hair .

I like my back. Clearly I do not see it in the mirror but when or if I do, I like what I see.

I like my curves. ~~On most days~~

I like the shape & color of my eyes. They've always been a good judge of character or actions. I can always count on them.

I like my freckles. They are a unique part of me.

What are the things you like when you see yourself in the mirror? Do you often tell yourself - point it out - say it out loud?

Or do you find yourself seeing only the things you do not like? Well quit.

Start seeing your beauty for what it is.

Be more like Jessica { the girl in the video }.

ROAD TRIP with a litle sex talk.

2012-01-06T17:01:00.000-05:00

I'm headed out for the big city of Atlanta, Georgia.

Tomorrow. First thing.

Ohh, It can't come fast enough. Even though it IS work related bummer we do plan to make the trip for what it's worth and pack up and head there a day earlier than we need to be. I mean ya just can't go to Atlanta with a group of ladies without a little fun, right?

That's what I was trying to explain to the hubby.

Oh wait - Have I mentioned it's for the second company I work for

Pure Romance? YES, How fun? So much! Let me explain.

You have no idea how much fun this company {& job} is. I have a blast being a consultant & it's worth giving up spare time. The money is there! Sunday we will be in training & classes ALL.DAY.LONG! I won't say I'm completely dreading because I am excited to see what's in store & coming soon for our company however, it could be a dreadful eight hours. I really hope they provide us good food. Bahaha! Eight hours is a LONG time especially to have to drive back {4 hours} and prepare for another work week with my big girl job. There are five of us coming from Savannah, including me & I really love these ladies. So much fun to be around - A lot of energy & good times ahead.

I've had a lot of bloggers ask me what exactly Pure Romance is?
Well - to keep away from awkward ~~typing~~ talk just go to our website & check it out.
Our job is to Educate, Entertain, & Empower woman! I like to say "Keeping the O in rOmance!" Still don't get it? Okay, it's KINDOF like selling Mary Kay or Willow House {In-Home Parties} Only it's everything plus some about sex. Most of the time when people think of these kinds of parties they misjudge you. They automatically think toys & objects that one considers freakish. Those are the people who need to come see me the most. However it isn't just toys - It's everything a woman {& man} need to help spice it up a little. We even sell make-up & facial cleanser. Boring.

Moving along.

Go online {here}, find a consultant closest to you & host a party. It costs $0 and quite entertaining. Your girl friends will LOVE it. Amen sista!
You'll thank me later.

So, not only do I sell Insurance...
I sell a lot more interesting things than you may ever think of.

The End!

SYW

2012-01-05T07:00:00.002-05:00

1} I used to be the girl that/who__________but I'm not that girl anymore because___________________.

I used to be the girl that matched her bras & panties but I'm not that lover anymore because Aaron doesn't notice, he'd rather me naked.

2} Describe yourself in three words.

Happy. Talkative. Friendly

3} I struggle with...

Balance.

Life is always hectic - never know what's happening from one day to the next. I hope to change that this year.

4} If I closed my eyes right now ______________.

I'd be dreaming of TAKE-2 honeymoon.

Vacation please!

5} I wish I could live without __________

but it just isn't happening.

Internet on my phone.

8 Relationship Habits ...

2012-01-04T13:47:00.001-05:00

...that you should kick to the curb this year.

Yes I am a newly-wed, therefore I'm obsessed with the perfect relationship right?

Wrong! Don't mis-judge me.

Yes, I am a newly wed. Yes I am very involved in my relationship with my husband.

No, I do not believe in perfect relationships - I don't even know what perfect really means.

However, my husband and I have come down a very long path long before we ever started planning this wedding, playing house & becoming Mr. & Mrs. Lots of break ups {Lots meaning like more than five} & lots of tears, confusion & WTFs? We've always been far from perfect. In love & back out of love only to find the love we've waited 10 {very close to 11} years for... with each other. Life is pretty amazing. Finding this love meant completely sacrificing things we said we'd never do or give up. Finding this relationship we have meant completely understanding each other and never disrespecting in ANY way towards one another. Yes, we fail at times. Our relationship made a double 360 in January 2010. We were on our way to forever.

Once upon a time in far never ever wanna go back there land - I heard this statement over and over and over again "Relationships shouldn't be that hard. They shouldn't be that much work."

{Cough} Bull-Shiiii

Okay, so I agree that they shouldn't be THAT hard or THAT much work. But they are most definitely hard work. I like to rephrase it and say

"Relationships take a whole lot of energy."

Oh but they do. Which is why I thought the need to share this article I found on TheNest.Com . Maybe it could help areas that you don't really know exsist.

8 Bad Relationship Habits to Kick

this year.

1} The PDA Habit -

You stick your tongue down your partner's throat in a cab, in a movie theater, in the back pew at church. You call each other sickeningly syrupy names (you know what I'm talking about, Schmoopy). The thing is, you make your friends nauseous. You make parents cover their children's eyes.

The fix: The next time you're in public, imagine your mother is seated next to you. I really hope this stops you.

2} The {other} PDA Habit -

{I'm guilty of this at home with my hubby. He gets onto me ALL.THE.TIME. Here's my sign!

Is it to late to add it to my New Years Resolution?}

We're not talking sloppy kisses; we mean your smartphone. Your manners fly out the door when you're glued to your iPhone. You send emails at the dinner table. You tweet at the movies. You talk to your partner ("Mm hmm, mm hmm, yep...") while simultaneously playing Angry Birds.

The fix: Try to get through an entire evening without your PDA -- and focus on present company instead)

3} The TV Habit -

Every night's a threesome that includes you, your partner and that trusty old pal: the DVR. True, there's a lot to be said for the comfort of getting into your pj's and catching up on your shows together, but you can't always act like the Old Married Couple. Until, well, you actually are. And even then....

The fix: One week without TV. (Yes, Hulu counts as TV.)

4} The Smothering Habit

9:05 a.m. text: "Morning! Get to work okay?" 10:10 a.m.: "Soooo bored at work. You?" 10:11 a.m.: "Is it 5 o'clock yet?" 10:45 a.m. phone call: "Hey, what are you up to?" And it's not even lunchtime yet .

The fix: One hour without contact. If that's too aggressive, try 10 minutes and work your way up. It's fine to want to be in constant contact, but give yourselves some time to miss each other.

5} The Teasing Habit

{Thanks to this article I maybe just realized I need to lay off this a bit, even though I'm playing. Who likes a teaser?}

It's all meant in good fun, right? You tease him about his haircut, his clothes, his eating habits, his job, the barren walls in his apartment, the way he cleans his car, his toothbrushing, his sunglasses, his [fill in the blank]. After a while, it's not funny; it's actually pretty annoying and demoralizing.

The fix: Don't try to go cold turkey and stop the teasing --- it's not realistic. But try to trim it by 20 percent.

6} The MIA Friend Habit

Tell me if this sounds familiar: You interact with your best friend about once a month -- to "like" one of her posts on Facebook. When you finally do hang out with the group, you bring your significant other and you both keep looking at your watches, whispering to each other and wondering how early you can bolt.

The fix: A weekend with your friends -- without your partner. Remember: Your other relationships need nurturing too.

7} The Over Analyzing Habit

You spend more time talking about the relationship than you do actually experiencing the relationship. Open communication is one thing, but when you take it to the lunatic fringe -- Where will we be in five years? What did it mean when you said... -- what you actually could be doing is sabotaging things.

The fix: Shock therapy. (Kidding.) But on your next date night -- or any day -- try to live in the present instead of thinking about the future.

8}The Non-Dating Habit

{agreed. VERY important.}

You've found someone you love, so you don't need to go on stupid dates anymore; the courtship is over! Taking your partner out to dinner and a movie sounds about as logical as taking a surprise vacation to Guam.

The fix: 8 p.m. Reservations. Wine. Candlelight. Romance. (Don't let it die.)

So, did it make you think a little as it did me?

I think so!

The Bachelor: Cheesy First Impressions

2012-01-03T10:22:00.000-05:00

Maybe you are new to my blog, maybe you aren't either way you will

see that in the past two years I've become really hooked on his show.

This seasons Bachelor is Ben Flajnik - the runner up {who got down on his knee and proposed to Ashley and was rejected} on last years Bachelorette!

I liked Ben. I think he is a doll.

I've been counting down the days {like no joke} since it was announced on TV when the first show would aire....

whiiiiich was last night. Enough with the yaddi yaddi ya...

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There we {my hubby & I} were at 8:00 sharp - Spaghetti Dinner all set up on the coffee table in the living room ready for the show....

Okay, Did you watch it? So you are with me on the 'Cheesy First Impressions'?

I mean golly geez, if I were about to meet a guy who can possibly be the love of my life -

I do not want to start off

A} Running to him as soon as I get out of the Limo

B}Write a poem that says "Don't make fun of my butt chin dimple"

C} Hand Sanitizer & spraying breathe mints in my mouth

D} Bring my grand mother along... who also had more conversation with

the Bachelor than I did. Right? Right!

If you have no idea what I'm talking about...

Let me just introduce you to a few of the CrAzIeS that I saw last night.

Before I do let me just remind you in case you didn't really know

Girls are just awful & can be SO mean.

Ericka studys Law & woed him with

"Verdict is in and you are guilty...of being sexy."

Okay not horrible compared to the other lines - but still... hold for later.

Ericka was given a rose.

Amber - Nurse

"My last name is Bacon...do you want a little taste?"

Do what? Really, you are trying to find your husband. Sex is important in a relationship {marriage} but I would NOT want my first impression to be a sex appeal. I sure hope there is more to her {like eating cow balls SERIOUSLY NO JOKE} than wanting to taste bacon because its my last name because I'm Canadian. Weirdo. I thought she seemed pretty cool in her video - but this is why she went home. Knowing Ben from last year, he is sensitive not a horny toad. Geez ma-nitty!

Jenna - New York Blogger

Okay I was REALLY excited about her. Even Aaron got over excited when "blogger" showed up under her name however - This girl was a basket case! One thing I do NOT understand about this show whether it's the Bachelor or Bachelorette is how they get SO upset when they leave before even knowing who the

main catch really is. What if there is not connection for you. right? I mean I get it. It would be embarrassing. - This girl is definitely gonna be a star of the show - I mean like Drama wise.

Jenna was given a rose but I truly think she's here to stay for the show.

Courtney ... the model.

I'm not digging her. I hate cockiness. Well will see more of her later.

Emily, a PhD student seemed good BUT

she is the one who hand sanitized his hands & sprayed breath mint spray in his mouth

&&& gave him the first kiss. I don't dislike her but I think she'll stick around.

Even though I was so embarrassed for her & found myself ready for it to end, her rap song to him

was pretty good. Then again, cheesy on the first night of meeting ANYONE.

Emily was given a rose.

Samantha tried to rule him in by wearing her pageant sash to a pageant that nobody has heard of.

It MAY be different if it's like Miss Georgia or Miss Universe but Miss Pacific Palisades? What is that?

Lame! However, Ben liked it because she too was given a rose.

Holly, who reminds me of a faker Emily wasn't so bad but REALLY

could have lost the Hat. I mean I get it. You are from Kentucky but really... he couldn't even hug you OR see you face. Hello! Other than that, she wasn't bad.

I can't really remember but I think Holly stayed & was given a rose.

Holly sitting with Bacon girl.

Aaron seems to think Blakeley, the "VIP Cocktail Waitress" is a stripper.

It convinced him more when she pretty much let boring pony tail like rape her with her eyes & words.

Blakeley was given a rose.

Speaking of ponytail lady, Monica.

First thing she has to say to Ben is "I miss my dog." Really?

But then it explained it because I really think she is there for the wrong reasons.

And just because I have to say it... Why would you really wear your hair in a slick back ponytail.

Nothing stylish about it. Cute dress, bad hair!

She stayed - Ben must have liked it.

Okay now... Brittney, she brought her Grandmother with her to woe Ben.

Come on! Just because he is a family man... really? Grandma? I mean sad to say - but all Aaron and I could say about that is wonder how Grandma was taking all the judgement and harsh words from the other ladies as she watched herself on TV last night. I mean, Grandma & Ben had more convo than Brittney did.

However, she was given a rose.

I knew the girl from London was going home. She was sweet but full of energy. I'm hyperactive but I could hardly keep up with her. And her poem to Ben about herself... Don't point out your flaws within 5 minutes of meeting the Bachelor. "Don't make fun of my butt chin dimple" - really.

Yes, she went home.

How about the girl who got out of the limo AND SAID NOTHING.

Seriously. Why would you just walk past him & not say anything.

I sure hope you didn't wonder why you weren't given a rose . Here's your sign!

The last two I wanna discuss are the two I really liked:

Lindzi, who happened to be my FIRST like {judging off looks} when the ladies were first announced. who rode up on a horse. Okay, a little weird & cheesy but as soon as she got off -

I liked her. Well, I liked her in her video - speaking of that, how about that text from her Ex boyfriend - how HORRIBLE. Wow! Anyway, I liked her a lot from the start minus the horse.

Lindzi was given the first impression rose!

& Jamie, the one who adopted her siblings because of a rough past. She didn't go into cheesy lines or make a fool of herself when first meeting Ben. She walked gracefully, smiled & introduced herself. Normal. Ben also gave her a rose. Yay!

Where is the drama:

both annoying already.

First Year: 4 months!

2012-01-03T08:00:00.019-05:00

Crazy busy month for us full of holiday festivities!

12.3.11 - 1.3.11

♥ Celebrated a quarter of a year with dinner & cocktails

on 12.3.11 at the fancy shamancy Jalapenos.

♥ Christmas Photo Shoot on 12.4.11.
SO.MUCH.FUN!

♥ Started my book study with a few other hometown
lady friends. It was great & extremely inspiring.
Book - The Politically Incorrect Wife

♥ on 12.10.11 I attended our hometown Christmas parade while hubby went duck hunted with the guys. Then that evening hosted our annual Christmas Party -

Celebrity Christmas.

♥ Attended my work Christmas Party, Pure Romance Style

on 12.11.11 - Tis the Season to be Jolly.

to Stephanie Young to always asks me about Pure Romance...
. I promise you I will have my answers out this week. Stayed tuned. It's interesting!

♥ My 12.12.11 my man-child was having TOO.MUCH.FUN
{is there such a thing, not really!} with Frankie, our elf on the shelf.
"Where's he at... Where's he at?"

♥ 12.14.11 HOTT dinner date with my in-laws.
Not really. Okay really - it was a great time @ Miyabis Japanese Grill!

♥ Christmas Party at Heather & Bretts new home
on 12.16.11 - we had a blast.

♥ On 12.17.11 a Christmas party with my immediate family
at my parents house with all the kids. Best day yet!
Played 'Broke Christmas' & we received
a bread warmer & two Mickey Mouse Ponchos!

♥ 12.23.11 -
had dinner with Aaron side of the family, at Grame' & Daa's.
Wonderful night with the family!

♥ 12.24.11 Christmas Eve-
Aaron and I woke up & exchanged gifts as if it were
Christmas morning. Ate Mommas famous cranberry bread & watched the ELF.
What a wonderful first Christmas it was.
♥ 12.25.11 -Our First Christmas Married
By far the busiest Christmas day EVER!
But it was really great.

♥ 12.31.11 - Brought in the New Year with a large group of
friends at the DeLoachs annual gathering.

♥ 1.1.12 - New Years Day was a lazy one!
Pjs ALL.DAY.LONG with a little TV &
ended the night with Super Mario Brothers 3 on the Nintendo!
Great way to start 2012!

Happy New Year, 2012!!!

2012-01-01T00:01:00.002-05:00

First post of the year!

Another year has come & gone!

New Years mean new beginnings and I am just over joyed to see what lies ahead.

I hope it's just as wonderful as 2011 , however I would love for it to slow down just a little. 2011 was insanely busy and went by WAY.TO.FAST!

New Years always makes me think of the phrase Out with the Old, in with the New - which brings us to the topic of my new years

I'll be honest with you. Don't take my new years resolution serious because

really... I never follow through. In fact, I had to look up my resolution from last year if that tells ya anything. But what's exciting is a lot of those did happen to come true. We paid off debt to where we are almost debt free {almost meaning extremely close} & I got healthier... for the wedding however I've managed to pack a few of those horrible pounds back on. My third resolution was to shop less.. BAH! I don't know how it's possible to shop less when you plan a wedding and have a trillion events to attend. Impossible. BUT - at least I did that AND paid debt off! Yippie!

I'm getting side tracked - A.D.D. I'm getting to it. I swear.

I have a whole new outlook on my

this year & by golly I'm pretty excited about it. The things I have on my list this year are more of a resolution for how I want the rest of the years to look ahead.

♥ Start making weekly dinner menu's & grocery shop by the week.

This is something I REALLY want. I think it'll help a lot and I won't feel so overwhelmed when I get home. Routine.Routine.Routine!

♥ Get up before Aaron gets up to start our day of right.

This was something I wanted to do as a "WIFE" and I mastered it for a total of two weeks.

Which happened to be a really great two weeks - I loved it. So this too, is something I REALLY want to work on.

♥ Organize my house. My gosh - I am the messiest person ever.

Every day I appreciate my mother more and more. I'm a clean person however I'm pretty messy. I've realized I'm almost ~~I don't want to admit it~~ a hoarder. Labels, baskets, whatever it takes for e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g in our home to have a spot. If I don't use it... get rid of it.

♥ Exercise. HA! {like make it a routine. not just one day}

This happens to be on my list every year, every month & everyday. However I never commit to it. I don't want to become a freak about it but I really want to do this for me.

Goal - Run a 5K this year.

♥ Keep my car cleaned.

Whoa! This is going to be a tough one. I'm not sure how, what, or WHY this seems so hard for me but really it is. My car isn't dirty - it's just a mess. I have this thing where I never take anything back into the house I just leave it in the car which leads to a mess. It drives me crazy, really.

♥ Shave my legs every day.

Period.

♥ last but no where near least - pray more.

I pray a lot but shamefully I'll admit I'm the one who prays the most when things aren't always how I want them. I want to pray because life is good & because we are living.

So. Whadja think? Think I can do it? Of course! What's YOUR resolution{s}?

Now Showing: YOUR PARTNERS for the Accesory Swap

2011-12-30T15:17:00.002-05:00

I know it's a little early but I figured since
it was ready I can go ahead and share!

I'm so excited about this swap.
This is my first time hosting & I think I'll do it more often.
Okay, so now for your partners...

I've already started buying & can't wait to see what everyone receives.
Who wouldn't be?
Make sure to contact your partner & swap information -
mail out your gift by the 6th of January.
Share your goodies {with a post} on the 16th!
I.Can't.Wait♥
....
Here are your partners.

Carly
Carly.Moorehead@gmail.com
&

Danielle

daniellechance@gmail.com

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Pamela

pamelasplace5@yahoo.com

&
Ashley Hudson
ashleynh72@yahoo.com

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Aly
analyzethisblog@gmail.com
&

Jessica W.
jessica_walker11@yahoo.com

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Holly R.

hritter18@gmail.com
&
Holly M.
missholly169@aol.com

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Ashley

ashley.barr@hotmail.com

Jessica S.

prettyphysicist@gmail.com

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Erin
erin.motes@gmail.com

&
Kristina
mynewwifelife@aol.com

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Angie
Aelbert1980@hotmail.com
&
Ophelia
OCooper89@yahoo.com

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Stephanie Y.
redstilettos24@hotmail.com
&
Amy P.
amyrenepowell@hotmail.com

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Meredith
mpenzo00@hotmail.com
&
Ashley C.
ashleychilders83@yahoo.com

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Molly J.
hottamolly_07@hotmail.com
&
Lori W.
lori.williams522@gmail.com

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Dana
msvannus@yahoo.com
&
Carolyn C.
cchrestman1@hotmail.c om

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Marcy
themrsburris@yahoo.com
&
Carolyn R.
lifeloveandpuppyprints@gmail.com

---------------------------------------------------------- Carrie
csmilleighfraces@gmail.com
&
Jennifer S .
Jennifer.Megan17@gmail.com

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Valerie G.
valeriekgriffin@gmail.com
&
Christie
cristieyoung@gmail.com

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Morgan
morgan.chrestman@yahoo.com
&
Summer
famousinmyownmind@gmail.com

------------------------------------------------------------------Jessica D. {aka ME!}
Stilettosandafishingpole@yahoo.com
&
Dayna Thompson
bamabelleandabucketlist@gmail.com

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Due to an ODD number of people the last three ladies I drew
will just have to swap without having the same partner back, like a rotation.

Julianne
jlford20@yahoo.com

buys for

Jenna
nenna_1981@yahoo.com

buys for

Quincee
quinceetaylor@gmail.com

buys for

Julianne
jlford@yahoo.com

The End!

In the year of 2011.

2011-12-29T10:33:00.000-05:00

Well another year has come and gone!
Once upon a time I was the girl who was told "the older you get the fast time goes" and didn't believe it. Well, I believe it now because 2011 went in a hurry! December 2010 pretty much determined how this year was going to be. I got engaged the day after Christmas and we set our date before the first of the year. 2011 meant Wedding Planning! Yet life threw me serious curve balls by dealing with the loss of two very close people in my heart. All in all, it was the happiest, most special year I will never forget!

Here is my year, 2011♥

We brought in the New Year with a lot of our friends by attending the DeLoaches annual New Years Party

Spent most of January finding & booking vendors which got a little stressful but my favorite was dress shopping with my Mom & ladies.

Then the following weekend was the Savannah Bridal Show. My first action as a bride-to-be - great fun!

Aaron threw my for a surprise when he told me a heart drop/exciting secret ... not really. Thank goodness that was just a phase. Wedding planning was in full force planning in the month of February along with

our Engagement Party

Engagement Pictures

& my second bridal show

We celebrated the Super Bowl as the Packers took the title - Aaron was jealous & Paul and Amanda were stoked. We had a blast. Who could forget about Valentines Day? Aaron & I spent the weekend in Santee Cooper relaxing & fishing, a wonderful weekend it was.

March & April were easy months filled with a lot of dinner and beach dates & our nights were American Idol & two shows we were introduced to us - The Bachelorette & Swamp People .

May kicked it up a notch when all the preparation & DIY projects started for the wedding. Morning coffee talk was wedding wedding wedding! Spent Memorial Day weekend down at Ft. McCallester camping on the river with several groups of people.

Wanted to surprise my "fiance" by taking him to one of his favorite singers, Brantley Gilbert who was putting on a concert in Savannah. It was such a wonderful date until we cut it short because somebody was a little intoxicated. Whoops!

And also saw Luke Bryan & Tim McGraw in concert {I don't really remember the month, I just know it was after this concert.}

June was a month when 'Getting Married' felt real. Mama threw me a Bridal Bash where my maids & Moms put together 30 table arrangements and other wedding must do's. It was a great.

June also was the month weddings flew in. It was three to start with but sadly we only ended up making one which was a hometown friend of mine, as a blogger Caitlin from A Country Nest & her hubby Cliff.

The following weekend Aaron and I made a 17 hour road trip to New York where we ended up in the city... driving. I was driving. #Couldn'tPayMeToDriveThereAgain Ending in the month of June was my first bridal shower thrown by Aaron's sister & cousin "Around the Clock Shower".

July kicked off with my 26th Birthday which was spent in St. Augustine with my parents & my niece & nephew. Great getaway! We want to go back soon!

Daddy & Diane came down & stayed the weekend at our house just in time for our His & Her shower hosted my bridesmaids with all our family & friends - It ended up being 8 hours long & in the pool by the end of the night! It was the perfect day.

The world welcomed our fourth nephew Ryder Patrick on July 28th - he made us an Aunt & Uncle to NINE! Whoa! Ended the month with new debt... we bought a camper!

Pressure & stress hit when August first arrived. I had one month before the wedding & I pretty much shut myself out from the world the first week due to seriously freak out. Thank GOD for an addiction that was created right around this time.. Pinterest it brought me back to pure happiness - we went on our

Bachelor/ette Party in Atlanta Georgia {girls} & Jacksonville, Florida {guys} {which I've yet to post about}. It was pretty awesome!
History was made: It was my last night ever letting myself get completely wasted. I made a new best friend that night... the Marriott toilet. I said I'd never do it again after my 21st birthday however I lied. I'm serious this time. The last weekend of August, Rachel my bridesmaid hosted a Lingerie Shower for me. It was so fun & made me feel so special.

Just six days before the wedding & three days before September I took my Bridal portraits {that weren't supposed to happen due to getting my dress back so late} Never have I ever felt like a fairytale more than I did on this day. So.Much.Fun! She's the BEST for making it happen!

Three days before the happiest day of my life, there we were completely devastated over the death of our extremely close friend, Cj. This was hard to juggle with family members arriving and happy times ahead. But nothing could stop my from marrying my other half of my soul on September 3, 2011. The happiest day of my life, my dream came true, history was made! My ever after happened & I was now a wife.

Had the most amazing Honeymoon sailing Caribbean Sea - visiting Mexico & the Cayman Islands. We didn't want to come home. {Honeymoon Post coming soon, I promise!}

After days of getting adjusted we celebrated two special birthdays - his mom & my step dad. We took my parents out downtown Savannah to dinner & then to a 50's show. Nothing could ever re-pay the love & cost of our wedding day. We had a wonderful night!

September ended with a my biggest Pure Romance Party, I sold $1100 worth of product! = Awesome!
October was insanely busy & started off directing my first wedding for Ashly & Jeremy and then to follow another wedding of Lindsay & Timmy -also celebrating my husbands 27th birthday. Jon & Shanna found out the sex of their twins with a wee-miniature gender reveal - Girls!

We attended our third wedding for Tiffany & Trey the last weekend of this month. Holy Love!

November started celebrating Reid's 2nd birthday & drifted into an extremely relaxing month for us. Home together we were - cooking, movie dates, & just doing nothing. However we did attend my childhood best friends wedding -

& also had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebrating with both our families.

December is always busy

Gingerbread House Party, Our annual Christmas Party, Heather & Brett's holiday party, Christmas at Mom & Aaron's, Christmas Eve, Day, but the most special thing that happened was it was our first Christmas as husband and wife.

What I learned this year♥

My gosh, I learned so much this year; little things & big things. However, something that hits home {& was my biggest struggle} was learning to let go. Even though this year had so many high moments I can't even begin to explain the joy in my heart, 2011 had it's low moments as well. One thing I finally came to realize is people change & friendships can be lost and out grown. Being I've always held on tight to the ones I love and who are apart of my life, this year challenged me and brought me a whole new outlook on letting go of people that no longer are good for your life.

2011 was oh.so.happy, yet it also was one of the hardest years. Good-byes have never been easy for me but what I learned is my friendships are more valuable than I ever ever EVER realized they were. In this year I've become more grateful & learned to not take anything for granted -

Life is precious and you never know when a person can be gone forever. Count your blessings everyday! And I do.

.... & that's a wrap!

2012 plans to be much slower, more relaxing, & doubled the get-a-ways... or we hope anyway!

First Christmas Morning...

2011-12-28T10:25:00.003-05:00

M.A.R.R.I.E.D♥
&
by ourselves.

Technically, this wasn't Christmas morning.
This is actually Christmas Eve. Being we were staying the night with his parents
on Christmas night we decided to have our own time as newlyweds to open & enjoy the holiday. It was perfect. By far, the Best Christmas EVER! With my new camera {Nikon D1500 aka an early Christmas Present} I was able to
video the whole thing - which I didn't upload. However, with just my digital camera we were able to snap pictures as a keepsake in our family Christmas album that I've started this year.

Christmas Morning 2011

I couldn't sleep all night - awake as if I were a kid waiting on Santa Claus.
When 7:30am hit I turned the Keurig on, getting ready to serve my husband with coffee. I was so excited. No kidding. Originally, I planned to make breakfast in bed... that didn't work so I figured Mama's homemade cranberry bread with cream cheese would fill the belly.

It only took me 20 minutes to get Aaron out of bed - he couldn't understand why it was so important to get up so early.

Ugh... It's Christmas Morning, Duh! Nobody wakes up late.

Soon enough we were in the living room ready to open.

Being we watched National Lampoon Christmas Vacation the night before,

I turned on ELF on {his early Christmas Present- a 55'' TV} as we opened our gifts.

Apparently he was freezing & I wasn't...

Nothing like getting a pouch filled with gift cards! :)

One of my favorite gifts I got him - a new watch.

a charm bracelet♥

#truestory - I've been begging him for one for years.

When we were 16 years old, he bought me one for Valentine Day.

It had a heart charm with both our names engraved on it, that Christmas

he bought me a Cheerleader charm... I lost it soon after.

He has never let me live it down until be purchased this. :)

my favorite gift♥

It came with a charm & then he purchased three other charms.

A Christmas Tree for our First Christmas, a Camera {which he was really excited about}, & a cubed block with the letter D on all four sides for our last name.

It was perfect.

He them told me "When I first picked out the bracelet, I then started picking out all the charms. I had like 8 and then she told me the price and I had to take a few away." I then explained to him that a Charm bracelet is collected throughout all the years - his response "Well in the commercial the whole bracelet is full. I didn't know."

I thought it was cute.

My camera bag - I was SUPER excited about.

Stocking Time
my favorite part

a new wallet {a Christmas Ritual}

I was proud of Aaron for all my stocking goodies.

However this was hilarious.

I never shared last week about me buying him {youth boxer briefs} & how

he tried putting them on.. hilarious - anyhow well now he can't make fun anymore after receiving children's Q-Tips. We laughed pretty hard about it then both tried

them. Which they were bad at all.

After we were threw with presents we cleaned up & tucked away on the couch to finish
ELF then together we started preparing our covered dishes for our Christmas Day events.
Soon it was time to head to his Grandparents for their yearly Oyster Roast with Family & Friends.

More Christmas Re-Caps to come!

moments.

2011-12-26T10:37:00.000-05:00

A year ago today was the day my biggest dream happened...

As cheesy as it sounds, it was the greatest {& easiest} decision I ever made .

More than I ever imagined & happier than I ever thought I could be.

Here I am today married to my match, my best friend.

Life is so good & love is amazing!

okay, okay

I'll quit with the mushy gushy stuff.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Holiday! Can't wait to see all the re-caps as well as re-cap our first Christmas married.

It was perfect in every way.

Last chance to SIGN UP!!!

2011-12-23T12:27:00.000-05:00

Hi Bloggers!

December 26th is the deadline.

This is your

LAST CHANCE

to sign up

for this swap!

We have a lot of ladies participating, so join the fun!

Please DO NOT SIGN UP ON THIS POST

Click HERE to read the instructions

& to sign up!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

there is always one.

2011-12-22T12:38:00.000-05:00

9:51am - text message

Wife: Christmas Eve Movie Choice: ELF, Home Alone, The Polar Express,

or Chevy Chase Christmas Vacation? You pick.

{no response}

12:17am - husband calls

Wife:So what movie are your picking.

Husband: Daddy wants to watch the Chevy Chase one.

{every year Aaron and his family watch the original Gringe. It's a tradition}

Wife: No, I mean for you and I on Christmas Eve? We're gonna

watch one.

Husband: {whiny} Whyyyyy we gotta watch one?

Wife: Because baby, we need to get in the Christmas Spirit?

Husband: Okay, well go to the redbox on you way home and get

a non Christmas movie & we will wear Santa hats.

Wife:Aaron.

Husband: I don't wanna watch a OLD Christmas movie?

Wife: Well, The Polar Express isn't old.

Husband: Yes it is. I saw it TV last night.

Wife: It's like a year old. We haven't seen it.

Whatcha wanna watch?

Husband: {draggy voice} whaaatever you want toooooo.

HO one, HO two & HO three.

2011-12-21T16:13:00.005-05:00

Every.Single.Year

Aaron and I receive a calendar from his Aunt. Not only is it like the strangest calendars but it's ALWAYS the wrong year. Therefore it's no good.

#itsthethoughtthatcounts.

Hands down ELF .

I can watch that movie year round. If you haven't seen it watch it this year.

You are missing out. It's filled with great humor.

Mama's homemade cookies.

ALL of them. She makes all sorts of cookies and I look forward to them every year.

---------------------------------------------------------------

I want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas!

Have a wonderful holiday filled with laughter and spirit. Remember what his day is all about! Don't forget to make memories & enjoy your families.

Oh... and to leave milk & cookies... Duh!

This is my last post until after Christmas so link up.

I'm gonna keep it open throughout the week. I'll still be reading.

The Drew House

2011-12-21T09:40:00.002-05:00

Our mantle -

which is SO not how I decorate our Christmastime mantle but I loved my

fireplace look this year. Frankie even made it in the picture!

I actually painted my mantle a different color JUST to match our new stockings.

New Ornaments

Our unity sand -

I didn't keep the entire unity sand therefore I made it into an

ornament so we could have it forever.

Last year - we stayed the night with my parents -

#plan a: Aaron was supposed to propose that morning in front of my parents.

my parents waited. waited. and waited.

mother was so sad.

#plan b: he proposed the next day by ourselves, which was the day i finally received

this ornament from my parents.

the man snowman is actually proposing to the lady snowman.

moving along.

This ornament we got on our honeymoon.

It's says 'Cayman Islands'.

I'm sad we didn't get on from Mexico {even though I did look}

but it still holds the memory.

My Daddy sent this to us this year.

Ever since I can remember he has always given us special ornaments.

This year he gave us a few.

he knows my ~~love~~ for frogs & always seems to get lucky enough to

find certain things during whatever time of year that is dealing with frogs.

He too, is a man-child. :) Gotta love em'.

They say a lady always marries her daddy.

Even though frogs make me cringe, I loved these ornaments.

next up...

a gift from one of the sweetest little girls I know.

my bestie Rachel & her daughter made these.

Not only are they snowmen but it's her hand print.

How cute! I loved it.

I bought this one back when I went to Charleston over Thanksgiving.

There were so many to choose from but I decided on Reindeer because I want to try

to keep the reindeer's every year, even when our family expands.

Next...

it's more of a tradition.

this ornament has no meaning really.

but it's a tradition I'm following from my mom.

Anywhere we go {starting this year} I want to get an ornament.

My mothers Christmas tree tells a story & I love it.

It never gets old.

This ornament I received at our Engagement party from our friends

Jeremy & Brycelyn. When I first started planning, I was going to have peacock feather Incorporated in our scheme - Yes, I still did however they were all beige - not the really peacock feathers.

isn't it pretty?

Last but not least

Aaron Christmas tree.

I made it a tradition while we were dating to get him an ornament every year.

He has NINE. Golf, Hunting, Fishing, Bow-Hunting, Video controller, Etc.

Whatever he was really into that year - was what the ornament was.

.... and I put it in his tree along with lure rs & fish lights.

Sorry, you can't really see his ornaments but they are on there.

And now... for the tree.

It's a HUGE deal for me to have a REAL tree.

Growing up I always had a real tree and there is nothing like the smell of

a fresh Christmas Tree.

Aaron surprised me this year by picking it out himself {i was a little bummed but also happy because we were late getting it} while I was at the Gingerbread house party.

He bought. Brought it home. Put it up & ever watered it...

waiting for me to come home. He did good.

.... and I'm just now noticing this is NOT my final tree picture.

Half of the garland is missing and all my over-sized ball ornaments are NOT on there.

But you get the picture, right?

hopefully.

Husband-8 / Wife-0

2011-12-20T08:23:00.005-05:00

so we all know my husband is a man-child, right?
no? play catch-up here - but don't get all sappy on me.
these days I live with two men.
yes. it's true.
my husband aka man child & frankie.

last christmas a little man dressed in a red suit appeared in my shopping cart.

he was a must have.
you're right, we don't have children - we weren't even married OR engaged.
don't judge my physco-ness.
I knew by the time we did have children this little adventure would be out of the loop and I would become very sad. We don't want that.

I love family traditions and believe in them very much.
When I brought this Elf of the Shelf home Aaron thought I was nuttso.
he shunned our elf away.
Yes... I even tried to read him the story. he wanted n.o.t.h.i.n.g to do with him.
Did I plan on playing the fun adventures with him? Not really.
But I wanted him out. So - he sat in our tree.

all season long.
he never moved.
the only time he was really even spoke of when when man-child hid my christmas present behind frankie.

Well. 2011 brought us a whole love of change.
We planned a wedding.
Got married.
Went on our first vacation {alone} together {our honeymoon}.
added new traditions
and my hubby finally found Frankie the ~~newest~~ best thing in our household.

Seriously. he is having SO.MUCH.FUN.
too much fun.
I married a man trapped in the body of a boy.
Oh but I love his humor & joy.

In the middle of the Giants VS Cowboys football game this past Monday night -
You found Aaron on the couch biting nails hoping his fantasy team would pull through
and ME ~~getting my house back in order~~ doing everything but nothing.
Occasionally I'd join my hubby & then back up for more.

He was screaming for attention.
go ahead. call me a bad wife because i shrugged him off.
I couldn't sit for that game. {is fantasy football over yet?}

GET.BACK.ON.TRACK.JESSICA!
My A.D.D. gets the best of me.

moving along.
every time I would walk through our living room I'd hear....
"Where's he at? Where's he at?" in his creepy I just did something funny voice.
at first I had no clue what he was talking about until I looked around and saw this....

Frankie peeking at me.

I laughed and went about my way.

Later I sat on the couch and realized this was just the beginning...

"Where's he at? Where's he at?"

frankie looking down at me sitting on the couch.

moments later...

"Where's he at? Where's he at?"

I began to start looking for Frankie every time I walked in the room.

so here - enjoy his different hiding places...

I did.

{excuse the blur on this one?}

Is he gonna be a fun daddy or what?

this morning when I went to look for Frankie to pose him back in his hiding spots for pictures, I couldn't find him. I started to call Aaron but realized he left his phone at home.

finally, after 5 whole minutes of looking around...

i found him.

He was staring at me the whole time!

Life is so entertaining living with a man-child.

He keeps the smiles rolling.

The Story of {Fart Where?}

2011-12-19T15:39:00.001-05:00

Ohhh boy... {deep breath}

here goes nothing.

last week - Thursday to be exact

I answered an honest Q: to a fill in the blank...

Q: 3. Fill in the blank.

You know your comfortable with your spouse when you _____________.

A: Fart in the same bath water.

Need I say more?

please people.

let me tell you my momma would be ashamed if she knew I used the word

f.a.r.t! That being said in this case...

it was flat out fart.

why?

{it's about to get to the extreme}

because have you ever smelled bath water fart?

let's get real.

it just not right.

in fact, it's like a million times worse than a regular

stank back door area blow out.

Oh yes...

you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Now, let me take you to the right frame of mind.

I need you to know that bath time is my favorite time of the day.

I never shower unless, of course, I'm not in my own home.

I take baths every day.

sometimes in the morning - sometimes at night.

this is the o.n.l.y time of the day besides when I sleep

that I actually STOP & have true Jessica time.

half of the time my mind doesn't turn off when I'm asleep anyway.

No work. No Maid Service. No Wife. No Cooking.

Me time.

enough of that.

moving right along.

i love my baths.

sometimes they are 15 minutes

sometimes they can go for a hour or long.

a whole lot of suds &

99.999% I refill my bath with hott water more than once.

I sit. I relax. I think. Sometime Sleep.

basically this....

{via}

my husband thinks baths are disgusting and you can't possibly get clean

while sitting in your dirty water.

who cares.

I still take them.

we ~~don't~~ take them together.

Not on this day.

Before I take to you the day ... Hmmm How can I describe this -

the day it bubbled up.

I need you to know I saw this fill-in-the-blank on Facebook

The Nest 's page posted on my news feed.

So I re-posted it on my facebook & got a lot of same answers

everyone answered last Thursday.

Okay so back to the day it bubbled up.

Drum Roll

It was a great day at work but a long one.

I came home started dinner & run my bath.

Aaron was deer hunting.

the house was quite.

So quite.

In no time - I was about to relax.

closing my eyes.

falling asleep.

relaxed I was.

...

I couldn't be to long because I had dinner cooking

therefore I started my bath ritual.

shave my left leg.

wash my body.

shave my right leg.

Usually it's washing my hair next but

by this time Aaron came home.

He doesn't usually bother me while I'm in the bath but

it's a crazy must do to kiss me when he first sees me after work {or whatever}

So he does. {TMI}

Nothing sexual is happening here. OKAY.

moving right along.

So he proceeds to tell me that he missed a deer.

{aka shot at one & the bullet did NOT kill him.. the deer - sad I know}

he was as sad as a little child.

however I get it.

Aaron just doesn't miss.

He's been doing this for TOO.LONG.

missing just doesn't happen.

back to him being sad.

he's sad. I'm sorry for him. but please....

let me return to my hott bath.

Nope.

Stripping his clothes he does.

"Ummm.. what are you doing?"

{Crooked smile}

"Are you getting in here with me?"

{Crooked smile... with a slight nod yes}

his leg enters

"Geez, let me let some of the water out"

TIME OUT!

I forgot one VERY important part.

Our bathtub.
It is not fancy or big by any means.
Its just a regular tub.
It can not fit two adults in it.
Picture this.

Now.
Picture two adults in the tub.
This was not a sexual thing therefore it is not TMI.
Okay maybe it really is.

Lover is describing how upset he is about missing this deer.
It hasn't been a great season for him... on top of missing it.
He really was down in the dumps. {almost literally}
Me ...
I was confused on what to do {because really.. I was squished}
He's talking...

and talking...

and frowning...

I want to die laughing because really... it's hilarious we are both
knee high {literally} in this tub.

but I don't. I just stare at him & act concerned.

He's sad.

I want my alone time.

He's talking...

I hear
Loud... VERY LOUD
...
Well you know.
& s.e.r.i.o.u.s bubbles.

he laughs.
he laughs more.
he laughs harder.
he got kicked out of the tub.
I no longer cared about his feelings...
he thinks it's hilarious.
I'm pissed.

Just how many of you thought I WAS THE ONE
who fluffed?
Wrong. Never. Not me.

Holiday Festivities

2011-12-19T08:00:00.000-05:00

Whoa - So this Christmastime has been pure awesomeness.

best part about it... it's just begun!

HeLLO Christmas Parties.

You all know Aaron and I hosted our annual Christmas party

a week ago. THank you ALL for your comments on our Celebrity Costumes.

I haven't posted anything about the Gingerbread House party because...

well, I left my camera and I'm still ~~annoying the crap~~ begging people to upload pictures

so I can steal them. I'll share it one day - for now here's the only one I've been able to get...

& also haven't gotten around to sharing my work Christmas party

with Pure Romance...

until then -

Moving along.

This past weekend we went to TWO Christmas parties.

Friday night, my bestie Heather & her bf, Brett hosted their first Christmas party

at their new home. We didn't know a whole lot of people their so I didn't get to crazy with the camera.

They had Oysters out back...

de-LISH!

Lover, Brett & myself stopping for a moment to

show off my oyster glove. I've never been given one but it totally

makes sense. I was pretty stoked about it.

Heather's sister, Jessica & her dog Zoe.

I L.O.V.E a good bomfire.

Lover couldn't understand why I wanted to take a picture of it

MY ANSWER:

Maybe if we did this more often I would have to dream about it.

I could be added to our Christmas party next year.

Okay okay.

This looks creepy.

However Frosty, the Chicken dip was really cute at one point.

Until I became the fat girl of the night and ate him to pieces.

Awesome party.

I was so happy for Heather & her first time as a host!

Next up...

Momma & Aaron's {my dad} house for Christmas!

Every year we go to Mom & Aarons to spend the whole day...

well most of the day - okay like only 7 hours...

to spend the time with my brothers & sisters & nieces & nephews.

We do this the week before Christmas therefore nobody has to come and go & we can really spend the holiday season together. It's always one of my favorite days of the year.

Take a look

Seven of my sweet children who call me Aunt Jess/ica.

The kids saying grace.

Grown-up table

{none of us were really ready but it works}

My brother was giving Aaron such a hard time about our Christmas Pictures as all the props we used so...

Better one.

I wanted my sisters to enjoy ONE dinner without having to get up and

deal with their children so I kept them quiet by asking them to do this...

the one who stayed the longest got a reese.

the things you do for a reese.

We always make the kids sit in a circle {above} & then we all pass their gifts out.

Below is the men in an asembly line passing the gifts..

Stockings were Brian, Kim, & myself's FAVORITE part of gift exchange

as a child and now the kids are JUST.AS.EXCITED!

Me helping Emily open her Stocking.

nothing like popcorn & deodorant.

Austin & his Whoopie cushion...

it's bout to go DOWN.

Aunt Jess {me} ... DUH

having TOO.MUCH.FUN with the whoopie cushion.

& also realizing Emily is wanting to eat every bit of the

chocolate found in her stocking.

The kids really enjoyed their

3D Christmas Light glasses.

Emily...

not.so.much! She just wanted chocolate.

The big guys ended up upstairs watching HangOver 2

while Momma ... who knows really & us young kids

played Head Bandz. {Great game for the kids}

.... who is missing? {besides me and Kerri}

their wasn't enough bandz so I had to make her one.

She couldn't go without.

We also played Broke Christmas

2 GAMES: the kids & the adults

but I didn't get pictures of that. Boo!

The night ended with great laughter & holiday fun!

We ALL always enjoy Christmastime at Mom & Aarons!

it's the little moments in life that make it worth it ALL.

Celebrity Christmas {Re-CAP!}

2011-12-16T08:23:00.000-05:00

Celebrity Christmas Party

2011

hosted by: US

Its become a tradition {for the past two years} we have a Christmas Party.

The first year is was Tacky Sweater & Christmas 2010 it was

Santa's Little Helpers aka Tacky Christmas.

Both were GREAT turn outs.

This year I thought it would be fun to change it up -

Remember this post where I explained giving everyone different options

Well Celebrity Christmas won.

At first I thought - YIKES! This is gonna be hard!

Then I thought - How can I make it NOT halloween.

Well... it was definitely a costume party .... at Christmas time.

Take a look.

When I think of celebrity - I think {Red Carpet}

So I set up an area in my back room where everyone could capture their

"Red Carpet Pose"

This is our friends Kristie {she blogs} & Michael - who were....

Duh - Paula Abdul & Simon Cowell off of X- Factor

& then Aaron and myself.

Who are we? Uhhh ...

Duh....

Lady Gaga & Lil Wayne.

Paula & Simon arrived before anyone else, therefore we were able to really

take advantage.

See my Santa hat?

hands down best part of my outfit.

Check out Lady Gagas Red Carpet pose ----

Oh yes. I'm amazing.

I'm gonna MARRY ... the night!

How about Lil Wayne?

Okay, Lil Wayne loved himself a LITTLE too much on this night.

He had poses coming out let and right.

his 'grill'

my favorite picture...

He was wearing Christmas Boxers!

Yay!

Yes. That Lil Wayne is the SAME.GUY.I'M.MARRIED.TO!

hilarious.

Why LiL Wayne?

because my Man-Child loves to make it rain.

no- HA! I'm kidding...

On a serious note, he loves Lil Waynes song

'Howdda Loooove' - and sings is every.single.day.

but only those two words.

For those who thought Miranda & Blake should have been our

celebrities... he said Blake is great, but lame as a costume.

I thought different too.

Enough of us.

Moving along...

Do THESE two characters look familiar?

the correct answer is my sister & brother in law.. yes

but on THIS night they were

Troy & Elizabeth

CHOOT'EM!

Com'on...

Swamp People folks!!!!

How about some....

Katy Perry {with her new hair}. Duh!

Rachel even drew on her tattoo... how fun!

We had TWO

Peggy & Al Bundys

Danielle & Nic

& then Brittany & Gary also...

Loved the Peggy & Al celebrities!

LAST YEARS WINNERS

were Candice & Daniel...

They didn't win this year, SHE was right on top!

Snookie & Larry the Cable Guy.

Daniel didn't have to do much to play his part -

Candice was awesome!

However, please understand she was a BEDTIME snookie.

The NEXT celebrity isn't so much the 'red carpet' girl & also not pregnant

with twin girls in real life like Shanna is....

Can you guess?

It's FLO-

Progressive Insurance!

Doesn't she look JUST.LIKE.HER?

Next up, our friend Nathan

he wasn't willing to sing 'Ain't Nothing but a Hound Dog'

for me - however I did get him to pose on the red carpet with

Lady Gaga!

Meet Elvis!

{horrible picture of GAGA}

Now - since we are in the Elvis days...

take your brain just a little further back..........

Who are these people?

You got it.

Audrey Hepburn &....

Charlie Chaplin.

Now...

when my friend Heather told me who they were gonna be

I about died because really... they do look like these two people

with or WITHOUT their wedding day look.

No she didn't have a big white poofy gown...

but she is still in white -

Nick Lacey & Vanessa

Before I introduce you to our last red carpet celebrity

AKA 2011 Winners -

go ahead and save your energy & words.

Aaron and I were NOT in the competition -

We are the hosts - we do NOT win our own goodies.

I say this because NOBODY agreed with me at the party.

They wanted Aaron to win.

This years winners were...

DUN DUN DUN

Katy Perry & Russell Brand

They won a $25 gift card to Chili's

& for those who didn't dress up {Jon aka Flo's husband}

they received....

Now that I've explained who we ALL were & other random details...

let's have some fun with entertainment; games!

Remember ... Okay, I don't expect you to but we played the Question Game last year.
SO.MUCH.FUN!rules: everyone writes a question down on a piece of paper {any question}then you draw a question out {can't be your own} and write your answer down.Sit in a circle & a random person starts... when person A asks their question person B answers it with their answer.then person B asks their questions and person C answers it with the answer they wrote down... and it goes on and on - it becomes quite hilarious. then we played 'Dirty Santa'.One gift per invitation brought a $15 gift and ...you know this game.
Lil Wayne trying to get Katy Perry to take the cheese plate...it didn't work out so well.

Below is Jeremy & Brycelynaka a modern day Faith & Tim..They never made it to the Red Carpet...{where's frankie? our elf on the shelf?}

see our TV? See where we had 'Christmas Music' Playing? Okay well it didn't work out so because...my husband irritated me to the TAR because he kept playing 'Howdda LOOOOVE'SO LOUD and Proud. He flew to the naughty list that night.But.. at least he was playing his part.
Snookie traded her 'risque' gift for a cookie maker. Another game thing I did wasinstead of ALL the goodies going to the winner I decided this yearto make a raffle drawing. As soon as our guests walked in our home they were asked to draw on of these...

they tore one off & the other in a mason jar.

Throughout the night I drew {5} different celebrity names

& whoever had that name won a present.

I'm so upset because I didn't get one - NOT ONE picture of all food I prepared & Holiday decor... my favorite part of hosting a party. This is not like me to forget such an importantpart. I worked ALL.WEEK.LONG on baking and preparing the food. But I did snap a picture with my phone days before the big night {after preparing them} of my CUTE cute for everyone to drink out of... {orignally bought these for our wedding party to have, only they were decorated differently. HAD to get use out of them.}

I may have forgotten about taking pictures of all my food but... I didn't forget about entertainment for our guests, which is most important. I got boo-hoodles of 'photo booth pictures'.Something I added this year.

{i have no idea what im doing}

The Lips, Moustaches, & Microphoneswere a few of the handmade items I made for our bridal partypictures come the wedding day... however they were forgotten about.Soooo... I refused to NOT let them go to waste. The photo booth was a wonderful turn out.Everyone LOVED it. ------------------------------------------------------- Ohhh.. I did happen to snap a picture with my phone a few days before the party of another NEW thing I added this year...ToGo boxes....

How fun????

Fart where?

2011-12-15T09:13:00.004-05:00

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Get CrRraZy & have some fun!

1. What is the best compliment you've ever received?

that I am 'truly a happy person'.

I love hearing that because happiness is great to be about. Nobody like depressing people.

Am I right? Okay, I'll stop braggin - moving along.

2. SEAT BELT?

Always.Never.Sometimes.

I'm guilty of not always wearing my seat belt. go ahead any say

'Oh.Me.Gah - and WHY?'

3. Fill in the blank.

You know your comfortable with your spouse when you _____________.

Fart in the same bath water.

Need I say more?

4. Someone gives you a gift wrapped in a 6 inch square box, what is it?

Car Keys? Like a new set.

No - please NOT to the Smurfette. She's overrated...& needs to

be passed down to a child.

5. You are at Chic-fil-a, what do you order?

Spicy Chicken Sandwich with Pepper Jack Cheese & a coke.

{Accessorize a Blog Friend S.W.A.P} Details

2011-12-14T11:46:00.001-05:00

Hi again!

Whoa, with just ONE day we have 24 ladies signed up for the S.WA.P!

I don't know about you but I'm super excited!

I mean, who DOESN'T like getting glammed up?

I hope to get many more ladies signed up, the more the merrier right?

Exactly. You got it!

In yesterdays post I gave all the details except one REALLY important one...

okay maybe two important details!

Expense & you must be a blogger & willing to write a post about all

your beautiful things you've received.

So... Sign Up by December 26th. {this year, duh!}

On December 31st I will post your partners

& on January 6th your packages MUST.BE.SENT.OUT!

We would NOT want anyone to not have their accessories while the rest of us are showing off our goodies, right? Okay good!

Write your post & show off all your goodies on January 16th!

Buying cost = $25 BEFORE shipping cost!

If you haven't joined or signed up...

well, what are you waiting for? Do so now!!!

But not on this post - PLEASE sign up on yesterdays post

due to keeping everyone together. I do not want names & information all over the place.

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