32 Years

Today is my parents 32nd wedding anniversary. I can't even imagine being with someone that long. I can barely stand to be with someone more than five minutes. Well, I guess that's not entirely true since I have been around my family for the last 28 years. Ha!

This is their engagement photo. How cute are they?! I can't seem to find a digital copy of their wedding photo. I must have it saved somewhere else, but I can tell you this, they BOTH wore white! Or off white. It makes me giggle...a lot.

I've also heard stories about my dad wearing a powder blue tux to his prom. He definitely had a sense of style. I don't think I'll call it a good one...

I ask my dad all the time how he proprosed to my mom. To this day he still hasn't told me. I ask my mom how he did it and all she can remember is that he tricked her into asking him! I say, "what?! How in the world did he do that?! Oh my goodness! That is so funny! Oh, tell me, tell me, tell me!" But, then after I calm down and start breathing again my mom shrugs and says she doesn't remember. I guess it was all just too exciting and the euphoria wiped her memory.

Happy anniversary Mom and Dad! Here's to another 32 years!

Oh, Snap!

Welcome to the world as seen through my eyes. Sometimes it's a scary, scary place, but it's always interesting!

Most of my images this week are from my trip to the mall. It was rather enlightening.

Umbrella art and a super pricey plastic purse.

I thought the umbrellas were cute and I really want to stand under them and sing, "...you can stand under my um-brella, ella, ella, ay, ay, ay, under my um-brella ella, ella, ay, ay, ay..." But, alas, I did not.

What is up with this plastic purse? I think I had something like it when I was a kid, and I'm sure it didn't cost $195! I just don't get it...it's plastic...

Ah, the men's department at Dillard's. Always a fun place. And by fun, I mean weird.

That headless mannequin is so dapper with his bow tie!

I felt really bad for the headless mannequin with his pants pulled up to his pits. The poor guy doesn't look at all comfortable.

Hot pink shoes! I can't wait to see a guy rockin' out in these babies.

I'm not sure what's going on with that plaid shirt, but I hope the boys don't have to wear it all bunched up under their arms like that.

This poor girl! She's definitely been around the mannequin block a time or two thousand. Someone should really take her to see a dermatologist or give her a paint job or throw her in the dumpster. Put the poor girl out of her misery!


And now, last, but not least, my favorite, albeit crappiest quality picture from last week!

How stinkin' cute are these two?! Out on a date to the movies! My mom and I about died, they were so adorable!

I think I need to work on my stealth photography, though. Ha!

Little Brothers

Little brothers are dirty and smelly and annoying and smelly and dirty and annoying and smelly. Did I mention they're smelly?

This is my little brother.

He's not very little anymore. He's so tall he shoves my face into his armpit when he hugs me. At least he isn't smelly. Not since he decided girls aren't gross. Now he smells like he bathed in cologne which is good for my nose when it's in his armpit, but it is a bit strong...

We used to be mortal enemies, but now we're friends. I honestly don't know what happened. Maybe there's a switch that flips when you reach a certain age?

I guess little brothers aren't so bad. Once they reach their mid-twenties. Ha!

But, this isn't my only little brother. I also have a couple of the canine variety.

Meet Gipper.

He's the newest addition to the family, and he's nuts. I mean crazy. Seriously.

There's something in this mower and I'm gonna get it!

But not from this side...

Well, maybe if I just sit back here and wait it out...

Mmmmm fiber glass is tasty, but I still didn't get the mower intruder...

I've almost got it. I'm so close. Just a little closer. Come on. Just get in my mouth!

I'm pooped. Better luck next time.


This dog is completely ridiculous. He's been hanging out next to this mower for hours and hours for the last couple of weeks. I've never seen such dedication...


And now, the sweet one. The well behaved one. The 3-legged wonder!

Rowdy!

He's such a handsome little devil and so well behaved.

This is while Gipper was bouncing around the mower.

This is while Gipper was bouncing around the mower.

This is while Gipper was bouncing around the mower.

I'm sensing a theme. Did I mention Rowdy is well behaved?

Little brothers sure are fun! And hairy!

Cup o' Twine

My local AMBUCS club is having a banquet next weekend and my mom and I are in charge of table decorations. It's a BBQ dinner which is super messy so we're using brown paper for table cloths and disposable plates and napkins for the food. Since the food is simple we want to keep the decorations simple. Plus, they need to be as low cost as possible since the whole point of our banquet is to raise money to support our new club.

One of the other women on our banquet committee brought a huge roll of twine to our brainstorming meeting so I thought, "what would it look like if we wrapped twine around some styrofoam cups, tied some ribbon around the tops, and put some sunflowers in them?"

Well, they turned out stinkin' cute if I do say so myself!

Is that not the biggest roll of twine you have ever seen?

Ok, so our main ingredients are twine, Mod Podge, and styrofoam cups, but we also ended up using a low temp glue gun to anchor the twine around the bottom of the cup.

After 35 feet of twine, lots of wrapping, and super sticky Mod Podge fingers we have this cutie.

We hot glued bandana print ribbon around the top to cover the white space. I think these are already super adorable and could be used at a summer picnic to hold silverware.

But, we're using them as table decorations so after filling the cups 2/3 full with playground sand and a few artificial sunflowers we have this!

Cute, cute, cute! I can't wait to see what they look like on our tables.

MOH Chronicles: Part 3

Great news peeps!

I got another one of these:

And this time...

Score! The rest of my loot is in before my 14 days are up from the first batch so I only have to make one trip. Whew!


Besides picking up the dress and such my mom and I are going to a movie when we're in the big ole city. What movie? Fast and Furious 5! And it's my mom's idea!

Allow me to reenact the scene from earlier today when she asked me about it...

Mom: Want to go to a movie tomorrow after we pick up your dress?

Me: Sure, what movie?

Mom: Fast and Furious...what is it 5? Fast and Furious 5? Yeah, that's it.

Me (with my mouth hanging open): WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? YOU want to see Fast and Furious 5?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? REALLY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Mom: Oh yes! *shudders* Vin Diesel! *shudders* The Rock! *shudders* Fast cars! *shudders* Violence! *shudders* What's not to like?! *giggles*

Me (with my mouth hanging open): WOW


So, all in all a good day. Ha!


Now I just have to get my rear in gear and start making my version of one of these babies.

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Happy Friday the 13th! Watch out for scary masks on creepy people carrying axes...



To read from the beginning of this ongoing saga click here: Part 1 and here: Part 2.