I'm easily agitated

I'm gonna warn you... this is not my typical sunshine and roses kinda post. I'm grumpy. Things have not been going my way lately and I am agitated. grrrrrr. Let me fill you in.

1. I love diet coke. Like LOVE it people. Think about how much you love your kid//boyfriend/pet... now times that by 5 and that is how much I love diet coke. I get one at McDonalds everyday... "large diet coke in the sweet tea cup" is my order. In case you don't know, the sweet tea cup is styrofoam. It keeps my beloved diet coke cold until way after lunch time. The regular cup sucks. When I pulled up and placed my regular order and the drive thru lady barks back "mam, we no longer do that. You must get it in the regular cup" I just about lost my religion on her. grrrr.

2. Can we just let the snowpocalypse go? It's over, I don't need the continued news coverage about how GDOT needs to "take responsibility for what happened" and GDOT "refuses to give themselves a letter grade on their responsiveness". um, hello. This is ATLANTA, we only get that much snow every 15 years. I appreciate GDOT doing what they could...layoff! grrrrr....

3. I am over OPRAH this week. Three episodes on the trip to Australia?? Really? In my opinion that is two too many! And on the topic of Oprah, have any of you checked out her new network  OWN (its channel 182 on Charter) I'm excited for the Peter Walsh show, but everything else is b.o.r.i.n.g. that Gayle King... grrrrrrr.

4. Facebook members... just because I don't update my status to one of the following does not mean I do not love my spouse/sibling/mother, that I'm not a Texas Girl, that I want every crazy person running around wielding a gun, ect. This is getting out of hand! Step back from the status update!

HUSBAND & WIFE WEEK: If you have a mate who is your best friend, who works hard for you, who has been with you through thick and thin, who loves you even when you're at your worst, and whom you are PROUD to be married to, copy and paste this with the date you were married...

Tough girls come from Alabama, sweet girls come from Indiana & Barbie girls come from California, but us TEXAS GIRLS have fire & ice in our blood! We can be a Princess, throw a left hook, love football, pack heat, hang with the boys, bake a cake, Love with a passion and if we have an opinion... You KNOW you're gonna hear it!! Re-post if you're a TEXAS GIRL :)

To everyone who is calling for stricter gun laws in light of the tragedy in Tucson, may I offer this little tidbit: If guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars drive drunk, and spoons make people fat ! Remember: Hold the person accountable for their actions, not the means they chose to utilize!!! (Reposted from another friend's status message. Feel free to do the same.)

♥ I consider YOU one of the LOVELIEST women on Facebook. Once you’ve been selected you must choose 15 of the most BEAUTIFUL women on your friends list. If your awarded this distinction more than once, then you will know that you are EXCEPTIONALLY beautiful! Cut and paste this on the wall of 15 Beautiful women you know!!!... ~♥

5. WHY do people spell their name or street address with the Phonetic Alphabet? (maybe this is just annoying because I don't have it memorized. Is this a military thing or a boyscout thing? WTH?)

me: "mam, can I have your email address for coupons?"

customer: "sure, its Betty. B as in Bravo E as in Echo T as in Tango T as in Tango Y as in Yankee. Johnson. J as in Juliet O as in Oscar H as in Hotel N as in November S as in Sierra O as in Oscar N as in November. at symbol. yahoo.com"
me: 5 minutes later "ok. bettyjohnson@ yahoo.com, got it"

Thanks for letting me get all that off my chest! 

phew... feeling better already!  haha

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I have an exciting weekend planned, haircut with bubs and ra tomorrow (his hair, not mine), date night with hubs, then Saturday night we are having a family dinner with my brother & his wife, my parents, and my brothers inlaws. I'm also hosting a cute baby girl shower at our house on Sunday night. Such a busy and blessed weekend! I love it! 

(ps. I'll be getting my diet coke from Chick-fil-a. they love a good styrofoam cup!)

Valentine's Day Decorating

I kinda skipped over winter and headed straight to Valentines Day around here.

a few red paper doilys from the dollar section at Target...

a mini pompom garland for the Christmas tree that is still in the kitchen...

some paper letters in a very loving phrase...

and an updated chalkboard.

does it make anyone else happy that this was all less than $4?

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I also have plans to do this...

Martha always has the best ideas!

 and what about a Valentine snack for Cole...

adorable!

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You diggin' my new design? I am so in love with it!

Big thanks Franchesca at Small Bird Studio

(she did my previous design as well)

I will be busy updating my new tabs and making things a little more navigation friendly.

I look forward to sharing our life with you in 2011...

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link partys:

Tatertots & Jello: Weekend Wrapup

A Glimpse Inside: Catch a Glimpse Party

Blue Cricket Design: Show & Tell

Hello Kitty Cupcakes

I had a client this week who requested Hello Kitty Cupcakes. 

(yes, client... I get goosebumps when I use that word in reference to cupcakes because I have only within the past couple months started taking actual orders. I have had 9 "jobs" in the past 2 months and it has been wonderful. I don't always post pictures because sometimes it is very late when I am finished but I have felt so blessed for the opportunity to share my little creations with people I care about. I am currently in the "portfolio" stage and am only taking very local and very willing customers... these jobs often come with the disclaimer "I've never done that before, so I may jack it up"  haha! I will keep you all posted on how things are going.)

on to the cupcakes...

Miss Mallory is turning 5 this weekend!

snow day to the 2nd power

If you are new here you may not know that we live in the great state of Georgia...

 a little south of Atlanta to be a little more specific.

 

{food coloring in a spray bottle}

We recently had quite a snowpocalypse...

inches and inches of snow dumped on some rather unsuspecting Georgians.

we act like total psychos when it snows here

buying out all the generaters from walmart, driving like nascar drivers and totaly raiding the grocerystore of bread, milk and eggs. (and maybe oreos, beer, and hotdogs too)

these are actual pictures from my facebook friends.... 

 

 {yea, that's the line completely wrapped around the store}

and this one is from a local news channel...

  

{people we're abandoning their cars and walking away}

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We had had a fun 2 days snuggled down at home...

a little snow time and lots of hot chocolate and movies on the sofa.

Hubs even cooked some delicious hot dogs on the grill.

I think we may be on an abbreviated schedule tomorrow, most of the schools are closed again, but the roads are getting better. I'd actually be happy to go in... 

got quite the case of cabin fever.

If you are from around here I'd love to see your snowpocalypse pictures... 

and for everyone else... go ahead and laugh. We know we are crazy. We know you drive to work and school in 4 times as much snow. But hey, a snow day is a snow day! :)

woo to the hoo

well lovlies, sorry I've been a slacker posting this week...

going back to work after 4 glorious days off in Savannah kinda kicked my hiney.

I've been busy planning a baby shower (it's at the end of the month, but I gotta plan ahead)

Took a sewing lesson from bestie (she's a fan-darn-tastic teacher)

Packed up all the Christmas decor (the hubs says our living room looks "sad" now, lol)

and I've been catching up on my DVR (yall that sucker was 86% full... that's a lot of shows!)

I'm still thinking about the big question

to resolve, or not to resolve.

I have really enjoyed all the posts out there talking about goals, and resolutions, activities and projects to tackle in 2011. I also love how some of you have chosen a word for the year... like thankful, or thoughtful, or change. Focusing on just being present in your lives. 

That is some deeply inspiring stuff. 

For the past 2 years I have done "NOT" resolutions 

(ie: "I will NOT go more than a week without seeing my Godson, Jackson.") 

but this year, I am feeling extra goal-orientated. There are A LOT of things I'd like to accomplish/do in 2011, but most seem to not be resolution-esque (is that a word, knock-knock, ya still here?) like buying new furniture for our home office, go on a vacation with friends, taking a photoshop class, and getting a poop-fan installed in the master bath (poop-fan may not be the technical term, but I'ma guess you know what I'm taking about.

decisions, decisions... I'll keep ya posted... 

right now, I'm headed to work... date night tomorrow with the hubs (whoo-hoo) and hopefully our click-workshop wont be canciled on account of freekin-snow in the ATL. I don't want it to snow on my parade.

Have a great weekend.

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