B is for..............

I know, I know 2 days in a row. Shocking isn't it. I am really loving the whole alphabet thing so I decided to go ahead with B. This one has several great things !!!

Book Club Girls - When you started the book club Amanda, it was one of your best ideas ever. Our meetings are one of the highlights of my month. It is a great group of amazing, beautiful strong and funny women. I am honored to call all of you my friends.

Boleyn, Anne - If I could meet any historical figure, it would be Anne Boleyn. For those who don't know, this was Henry VIII 2nd wife and Queen Elizabeth's mother. She was pimped out my her family to further their own political gains. She seduced the king of England and inspired him to change the religion of his entire country just so he could marry her. Then, when she didn't have a son for him, he had her killed. I have always adored her. I have probably read 5 or 6 books about her. Her story is better than any soap opera or reality show ever could be. If you don't know her, I suggest you read more about her. You won't regret it.

Brian - This person holds a special little corner in my heart. He was my first love, my best friend in high school....well he was EVERYTHING to me for a long time. With distance and wisdom I can think about him without all the pain of a broken heart. He was the first person who called me a coward and challenged the way I looked at myself. He gave me courage before I knew I needed it. He was also the first person who thought I should be a writer. He harassed me for years about it. I told him once that when I published my first book, I would dedicate it to him. I plan on keeping that promise. God Bless you my friend. I hope you and family are very happy.

Books - in case you didn't know, I love books. I love the way they smell, the pretty dust covers. There is nothing better than a brand new unopened book. It is so full of possibilities. You never know what you will find between the covers. Some people want to take books digital, reading them off their phones or blackberrys. NO NO NO. Nothing will ever replace the sensations of the book. Don't even try. It is a waste of time.

Tootles for now. I am off to finish my laundry. Hope everyone has a great Monday. Just think J, only 2 days to go!!!!!!

I Am Stealing J's Idea !!

Happy Saturday all. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I have been working on jewelry all day today. Hopefully tomorrow I can get pictures taken and get it all on etsy. I want everyone to check it out when I finish. You'll have to let me know if you see anything you like. You know I will hook up my besties, as long as they spread the word of where they got their pretties. So I adore the alphabet blog that Jaime and now Amelia have started so I am going to do my own version now. I may not go into quite as much detail on some things. I will just make a little list of things for each letter. Consider it more evidence of my infinite randomness. So begins the letter "A" .

- Amelia - good lord, I could write blogs for days about my dear friend. They definitely broke the
mold when they made her. She is one of the sweetest, funniest and most loyal people
you will ever meet. I don't know what I would do without her. She is my partner in
crime. We always can find an adventure, LOL. I love you dearly :)

- Apple Juice - I hate apple juice. I hate the color and the taste. All the time I have been in the
hospital they try to force apple juice on me. I will not give in.

- Alabama football - I am a cradle to the grave Alabama fan. I almost went to college there.
Football season is a beautiful thing.

- Anne of Green Gables - these were some of my favorite books when I was younger. I
discovered them when I was about 12 and fell in love. The characters
have always remained with me. It is also where I learned one of my
favorite terms, a "kindred spirit". I have been blessed to have found
several of those in my life. One of the main characters in my books, they
ones that are still stuck in my hair is named Anne. Well, her name is
Anna but everyone calls her Anne. I am very anxious to bring her to life.
Looking back, I definitely think she is inspired from these wonderful
childhood books. I will definitely be buying a set for Kendall when she is
old enough for them.

I could go on forever but I think I will stop at 4 for now. B will be coming up soon. Hope to hear from all my blogging friends soon. Melanie !!!!!! I am particularly talking to you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rain Makes Me Sleepy

Shocker I know, 2 posts in one week. I told you I would try to do better. I didn't get to post yesterday like I thought but 1 day late isn't so bad. Today is such a dreary rainy day. These sorts of days always make me sleepy. I wish I could be at home taking a nap, listening to the rain hitting the window behind my bed. That has to be the most peaceful sound in the world. There is one bright spot to the rain though. It washes away all that icky pollen that is stopping up my nose and making my eyes water so much.

I was so excited that my Twilight movie came in the mail yesterday. Of course I had to watch it again right away. It was much better the 2nd time. Of course it is still not as good as the book but I still love it. Edward is just beyond dreamy in my humble opinion. I tend to agree with a t shirt I saw online the other day, "Boys in books are better!"

I am thrilled that everyone likes my little necklaces. The girls at work really love them too. I did a large order for Kelly's cheerleading group of 21 for their end of the season gifts. I hope to have a bunch up in my etsy store this weekend so I will let you know when I do.

p.s. I am so glad that Denise Richards was voted off Dancing with the Stars. I really didn't like her. I think she is just a touch crazy, lol.

I Am Keeping My Promise !!

Hello strangers, long time no blog. I promised Amelia that I would blog this weekend so here I am. I think it has been about a month since my last blog. I really don't have a good excuse. I actually enjoy it. This is a great sounding board. I will make a spring resolution to try to do better. I have been on vacation this week. It has been good to get some rest but I really don't do well with too much time on my hands. I get SO much more accomplished when I feel like I am rushed. I tend to get depressed when I am not pressed for time. I was feeling really glum on Thursday and Friday. Thankfully, we had book club on Friday night and that helped a lot. I just adore those girls. We have such a great time together. We have a couple of road trips in the works that will be super fun too. There has been lots going on and stuff is coming up so I will just do some sound bites on those.

--We had a super baby shower for Jaime and little Noah. I can't believe he will be here in just a

few weeks. I can't wait to meet him !!! Aunt Christy is always ready for a new little one to

spoil.

--I will never watch The Bachelor again. That show is dead to me. What a class A jerk !!! I

don't buy that crap about being required to break up in front of the cameras. Crap like that

makes me thankful to still be single.

--Octuplet mom. WHO CARES!!! Ok, so she is without a doubt crazy. At this point in the game

let's just leave her alone. I am so tired of hearing about her every night on all the gossip shows.

Since when is she a celebrity anyway??

--I am anxiously awaiting the copy of the Twilight DVD that I preordered. Ok, so it will never be

up for an oscar and it is definitely not as good as the book but the eye candy alone is worth

a watch. I mean have you SEEN the pictures of him in GQ magazine?? There is no sense in

anyone being that hot!!!

-- I have been working on some new goodies for my etsy store. I have been perfecting the

necklaces that I started making around Christmas. Hopefully, I will have some up for sale

this week. I really enjoy making them. I put some pictures at the top of this blog. I have all sorts of images and initials. I will put some more up soon. I am also working on some rings too. I just don't have any pictures of those yet.

--I finally finished a wonderful book called The Historian. I love it dearly love it but it took so

long to read. I then read Confessions of a Shopaholic and LOVED it. Rebecca Bloomwood is

definitely a kindred spirit. She rationalizes her shopping just like me. Next, I read an odd little

book called The Reader. The movie that Kate Winslet just won best actress for is based on it.

Very strange story. I really don't know how to describe it. I will be watching the movie when it

comes out on DVD. I think it might make more sense then. Now, I just started The Other

Queen, by Phillipa Gregory. She is the one who wrote The Other Boleyn Girl. This book in

about Mary Queen of Scots. So far it is really good.

Well I guess I better go finish up some stuff before going back to work tomorrow. I promise to blog again soon, probably on Tuesday. Have a super week.

Quick Post for all the Book Lovers

I came across a snippet in People magazine this week that I thought I should share. There was a link to a new book swap club called paperbagswap.com. Here is a link to the site

http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php

This seems like a really good deal. You get credits for books that you put up to be swapped. You then use those credits to pick the books that you want. It even prints out the postage for you to use. It says that most books ship for about $2.23 each. Goodness knows that is way cheaper than the cost of a new book. There search engine seems to be really good too. I am going home tonight to see if I have any to swap. Yes, as some of you may know, I have issues with used books, LOL. I like for mine to not be bent or cracked at all. I am trying to overcome this in an effort to feed by reading addiction without going broke. If you anyone else tries it let me know.

Birthday Blessings and More

Hello everyone. Long time no blog. I am sorry I haven't done a better job at blogging, I just have really not been feeling too well lately. I had some horrible sinus crap about 4 weeks ago and it just really wiped me out. I just can't seem to shake this crud. I had a wonderful birthday week last week. I am truly blessed. I have added a pic of the beautiful flowers my mom sent me. She always sends me the prettiest flowers. The girls at work gave me a super Hobby Lobby gift card. You can't ever go wrong with that. I went and picked up tons of goodies with it on Friday. I love to look at all the Easter stuff. I love all the bunny rabbits and fat little birds !!! I also got money from my parents, my aunt and Dr Hardy. I was overwhelmed by all the notes and messages I received on myspace and facebook. I am so very thankful for all the wonderful people in my life.

I don't really have too much going on right now. I have been trying to work this weekend and get some more things put on ebay. I still have a couple of boxes of scrapbook stuff that I need to get out of the way. I also need to be working on designing some invitations for Jaime's baby shower in a couple of weeks. I found some FABULOUS paper that I have special ordered. Let's pray it gets here this week so I can get things done. I am also trying to come up with some favors too. I want to think of something I haven't done before for another shower. I have done so many over the last couple of years, I am running low on ideas without any repeats, LOL.

I decided to sign up for Netflix this week. I never realized what a great invention that is. I ordered movies on Wednesday and they got here on Thursday. I started watching the first season of the Tudors this weekend. I also have Mamma Mia which I have been dying to see. I am also anxious to watch the first season of Gossip Girls. I really think I will like that show once I figure out who everyone is and what is going on.

I am thrilled that we are having book club this week. It is always such a grand time. They are some of my fav folks to spend time with. I will promise to try to be better about blogging this week. I also want my buds to be better too. They might be even worse slackers than I am, LOL !!

Wonderful Saturday

Hi everyone, hope all is well. I have been so busy and tired lately I am just the most horrible blogger ever. I promise I will try to do better. Last night I had a wonderful birthday bash with my friends at Bridge Street. I had most of my favorite people in the same place at once. That is such a rarity. We ate at PF Changs, one of my most fav places ever. It was sssoooo yummy. My friends were all so generous. I never expected any gifts, I just wanted us all to go out and have a good time. After dinner we took tons of pictures and then headed to the Chocolate Crocodile. I had never been in there but it was wonderful. It is defiantly a chocolate lovers dream. I was so excited that they had a bunch of sugar free things. I will defiantly have to visit there again. It was such a wonderful night. I am so very thankful for the wonderful girls in my life. They are a true blessing. Hope everyone has a great Monday. Talk to you again soon.