Baby Shower Success

If time management were an Olympic sport,

I'd be the one to win the gold medal. 

Hands down.

 Hah!, a girl can only dream...

because I could quite possibly be

the worst time manager.

Evah.

 

All Saturday morning I was

scrammin' around like a looney.

...And boyyy, did I look like one too.

 

Imagine running around here and there.

Makeup-less.

Without a shower.

In 100 degrees heat.  

Ai yi yiiiiiiiii.

Be glad you didn't see me.

Yep, now you might be able to sympathize.

Lookin' like a cave women is the worst.

 

All I gotta say is I'm one lucky lady because

my mom and sister pulled through for me big time.

I realized I had farrr too much 

to do in a few hours' time.

(Go figure).

I gave my sister the job of attaching the paper clouds

to the toothpicks for the cupcakes, 

while I attached party favors and hung paper flowers.

And after the paper flowers were up, 

I remembered I forgot to get the real flowers.

**** **** **** **** *********!!!!!

(Insert all the choice words known in 

the English language).

I wasn't the happiest camper at this moment.

It was 1:25 and the shower started at 2.

And I hadn't even taken my shower!

After a two-minute shower 

and almost having my arm fall off by going crazy 

with the blow dryer,

and being speedy gonzales with my makeup,

I made it back in time to host the baby shower.

...And just in time to see that my mom and sister 

had gotten the real flowers.

The right color and all.

Phew.

Here's the finished product...

There was a lot more food, 

but this was the pretty decorated table 

that deserved to be photographed.

Guestbook---stamp finger and sign name.  

(Fingerprints were the raindrops).

 It went really great, 

and I'm so happy that everyone liked it.

(Photo props to my sister).

SB highlights.

Hey, hey, my friends.

 Well, I must say that SB 2012 

treated me real well.
And I sure do hate to see it over.
 Back to the real world.
AKA the boring world.

...but there's no complaining on this end.
My break has been superb for many of reasons.
Here are a few...


#1 The beach

I tell ya, there's something about
being right beside the ocean.

The sounds of the waves crashing up on the beach
 is so peaceful and soothing,
even in the midst of chilly and really windy weather.
(I'm talking super windy and 45 degrees, people...)

Gee, I swear time flies when you're havin' fun
because my beach trip flew by like no other.
I had a blast.

We ventured to the Currituck Light House,
but unfortunately, it was closed until the end of March,
so this distance shot was my only option.

The Whalehead Club
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Me and my baby sister.
 

You remember that awesome Nana who threw back the
tequila shots in my earlier post?
Yep, here's your girl once again.

Gorgeous bridge across from the Whalehead Club.

My sister and Margaret, her friend from school.

#2 Elton John

My dad surprised me with a ticket
 to go see the amazing Elton John.
Words cannot even explain how amazing he is.
And my dad is pretty amazing too for surprising me.
Such an awesome experience.

And he sang all of my favorites, of course.
...making the night absolutely perfect.

#3 Ollie time

Y'all know I've got mucho love for my flat-faced buddy.
So, I'm so happy that I've gotten to spend a lot of
extra quality time with my furry friend.

#4 Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies

Need I say more?

I downed a couple of these boxes...

And why yes, I am well aware that I will be workin'

my a$$ off at the gym for days
to lose that cookie weight.

Whatever.  It was worth the face stuffing.

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Etsy Feature of the day: 

AlizeyClothing

Okay, so I'm a huge fan of accessories.  They really can make an outfit.  Just a lil' added touch makes a difference, which is why I wanna share a super cute accessory that can glam-up your everyday outfit.  Throw that "plain Jane" look out the window because here's the oh-so-adorable knitted cotton scarf.  

 

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Have a terrific Tuesday!

Welcome! and V-Day recap.

Hello, new and old friends!

Make new friends, but keep the old...

one is sil---

Forget it, ha.  

Just wanted to make a point of saying "Welcome!" to my new people!  I might be crazy and weird by saying this, but I really like to think that the "blogosphere" is like its own little world.  So, for all of you new friends, I'm excited to virtually "meet you" and hear from you! 

 

Ps:  Sorry about the hideous "welcome" sign.  It looks like it came straight out of a really bad 80's hip hop music video with that font, eek.  My apologies.  Won't happen again. 

....

So, about yesterday...

How was YOUR Valentine's Day?

Mine was decent.

Had to do a lot of studyin', which is always a great time 

(sarcasm, hope you caught it).

But seriously, I can't complain too much because 

my Valentine was lookin' hella spiffy---

take a look for yourself!

SERIOUSLY.

Don't you just wanna eat him up?

He's such a stud, 

and I can't help but admire his studly-ness.

 

In all seriousness, I hope that everyone enjoyed

 the lovey-dovey-ness that Valentine's Day broughtcha.  

...

Since the earlier part of this week consisted of me studying my a$$ off for the two tests I had today, I decided to take a breather and get my craft on.

 

 I made these lil' bracelets this evening---

hope you like 'em! 

I posted "Leigh" to my Etsy site, but I haven't gotten around to posting "Twisted", so you lucky people get a sneak peek (feel special, you're VIP status, yay).

 

I'm sure I'll be gettin' myself into some more projects on my day off tomorrow!

Yipeeeeeeee.

Hope y'all have a lovely evening.

What month is it?

I'm very confused, friends.  

This morning, I stared inside my closet and contemplated exactly what I wanted to wear. With a closet full of "seasonal" things such as sweaters, jackets, scarves, and other wintry things; I threw my hands in the air and just gave up.

You know that freeeeeeezing weather that usually greets us at this time of the year?  

Yeah, well it's not here, if you haven't noticed.

I opened my blinds and was immediately blinded by the sun's bright rays.  As I squinted out my window, I noticed two ladies walking down the sidewalk right in front of my apartment.  This isn't odd or anything.  I see many people running or walking around my part of town.  What is odd was they were wearing t-shirts and shorts. 

Last time I checked it's the first of February (AKA Febrrrrr-ary). 

Before you might think that those two ladies are absolute lunatics for wearing this sort of apparel in the month of February, I have to set the record straight.  It really was 70-freaking-degrees.  Believe it or not. 

Because it's warm and gorgeous outside, my mindset is: it's warm outside, so summer has to be close.  Oh, I only wish this was the truth...

I guess we will have to wait and 

see if the groundhog sees his shadow...  

I'm hoping we won't have 6 more weeks of winter.  

That might as well be me.  My mind has quite an imagination, huh?

Since this is all I can think about because I've been teased by the weather, here's some beachy, summer-y stuff that I'm diggin'.

Check it out, y'all.

Click link below item to bring you to its page.

 Tiny Antique Gold Seahorse and Turquoise Charm Necklace; $6.25.

Pink and Taupe Starfish and Geometric Tote Bag; $37.

Ocean Sterling Silver Earrings; $22.

The Cure for Anything is Salt Water 11x14 Paper Print; $30.

 By the Sea Coastal Decor; $12. 


Next time, I'll be back with more DIY projects, so be sure to check back!  

Shelby loves CLeigh's Collection

Meow?

 Actions speak louder than words, right?

I'll go with that.  If only my cat could talk about how much she loves my jewelry...

 

Just want to clear this up---

I am NOT selling my cat.

Just the jewelry, friends.  

I know, I know.  She's gorgeous, but I won't budge.

I love that fluffy thing.

XOXO.

Pumpkins, Kitties, and Sissies

Pumpkins, Kitties, and Sissies

These three wonderful things summed up my past few days, and I loved it.

Don't you think that receiving a care package is quite possibly the best thing ever?  Seriously.  It makes my day when I roll up to my mailbox and a package is waiting there for no other than me! 

So, this week, my sweet cousins sent me a care package.  I grabbed that baby and bolted up the stairs of my apartment, slammed open the door, ran to the kitchen to find some scissors...and couldn't freakin' find them.  Buzzkill.

I figured I would just use a knife at this point.  There was no time to find scissors when I had a care package to open!  The anticipation was killing me.  I opened the silverware  drawer and all the knives were gone.  They were being washed in the dishwasher.  Shoot---just my luck. 

So, I scurried around the apartment, looking for any sort of sharp object that would tear this tape that was carefully and tightly secured around the entire package.  (Thanks Aunt Bonnie). 

For fifteen long minutes, I was on a hunt for something that would do the job.  After crawling under beds, making a mess of my desk, and searching my car; I went ahead and grabbed a knife out of the dishwasher.  

Note to self:  Buy a pair of scissors.

... or five.

In the package, there were loads of goodies.

Chocolate, fruit, tissues, ramen, a Starbucks gift card, 

chapstick, and a baby pumpkin.

And, let me tell you...

that baby pumpkin was a HIT. 

As you can see, the kitties loved all over that pumpkin.  

While my sissy and I loved all over them.

Gotta love pumpkins, kitties, and sisterly time. 

XOXO.