Blog Sitting

The rumors are true.
I've fled Lacey in Love for the day to spend some time over at
Le Musings of Moi.
Come visit me over there... because I miss you already!

Crash, Bang, My Heart Goes Boom

Just a quick welcome to my old friend Fall!

Hello Cool Front! I've been waiting for you! Cool Front... let me introduce you to my lovely friend, Boots. Boots, Cool Front. Cool Front, Boots. :) Even if you're only able to enjoy one another in the evenings, I say go for it. Do whatever turns you on... I'm not judging you.

You guys look great together, really! A perfect pair!


In Weekend News:
It was great to start off! Friday I cooked for the man friend.  He usually takes over and it drives me insane, but sometimes that's just lovely, ya know?  Saturday I played the tom boy and joined WG and his roommates at the hunting camp in MS to set up deer stands. I mean, I just rode on the back of the four wheeler and picked wild flowers(played he loves me, he loves me not... turns out he loves me, in case you were wondering) but I got mud on WG's camo boots (that I managed to keep on my feet by shoving my entire shoe in them), so that totally counts as tom boy status. Sunday I was a good little house-girlfriend and cleaned and ironed WG's pants for the week, then we ran some errands together. (Walmart for him, Sephora for me... typical!) That's where the good stopped and the Sucky began...

WG had to watch some tears fall this weekend. It was my first break down and cry moment in front of him. It was nothing he did, (amen!)... you see, I got in a fender bender. My first real one. I've been bumped into and bumped into someone... but never with any damages. Well, this... uhm, there's damage. Long story short and broken: stopped at stoplight, person in front of me inches forward, i go to inch forward, my flip flop slips from in-between my toes and is now wedged on my foot sideways, as I try to hit the brakes my flip flip hits the gas and BAM. I'm all up in some Honda Pilots business. My car is pretty jacked looking, but running just fine. What's important is that everyone is okay. A sore body, bruised hip and mangled front end of my car? I can handle that. WG handled my tears flawlessly, telling me he was sorry it happened and I was upset, but that the most important thing was that I was okay. He kissed and hugged and listened and talked at all the right times. I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else after having such a bad night. I fell asleep with him at my side and the pup at my feet, feeling more at home than I do in my own bed most days. Maybe my heart is growing.  Or maybe my bed is full of the past... who I used to be.


I'm guest posting tomorrow at my girl Summer's :) ! MUST. DECIDE. WHAT. TO. WRITE.
Any subject requests, y'all?

I'm Thinking About...

... a picnic for two when the cool autumn air finally finds it's way to Louisiana. :) Have any good picnic foods I should include? It's never too early to start planning a menu!

...printing pictures. I'm going to try to keep a scrapbook of my 25th year! I'm not a big scrapper, so it should be interesting! I'm going to do everything I can to NOT BUY any cutesy scrapbooking stuff until after I have the pictures picked out that i'm going to use. Because I am so the type to buy a bunch of crap and never use it.(Which is when I'd end up having a giveaway of all the crap I didn't use... because hey, you might!?)

...how sad it is that I upgraded to Picnik premium & the only thing I've figured out how to do is make myself kiss, well... myself. I also find it a little sad that I'm pretty amused by it!

...the gorgeousness of this bed. I don't think it would be incredibly hard to make either! I'm going to save it to my inspiration folder! :)

♥♥♥...this good looking fella that I call my very own. We're a few months in now & learning more and more about one another. He's still making my heart feel happy and beat fast. We aren't perfect, we're not striving to be, but we each feel like we are the lucky one, and I think that's saying something. I think that's a little bit of perfection in itself.♥♥♥
It took me a while to figure that out & then I found him by pure accident...
sweet serendipity!

Happy Friday, friends! Have a perfectly lovely weekend!

Lots of goodness happening here next week! Pictures of my weekend, guest posting over at one of my bbb's (best blog buddy... duh) and a ton of new creations! Oh ... and POSSIBLY a giveaway if I can get my booty in gear!
Hope to see you then, Lovies :)

Wordful Wednesday: Oh The Glamour

My bathtub is usually full of bath toys and the walls are covered in bath crayon scribbles.
I almost always have a car seat in my backseat.
I once went an entire day without realizing I had spit-up on my shoulder.
I have said the phrase "Is that poop on the floor? I think that might be poop."
I know all of the words to "The Hot Dog Song".
I clean fingerprints off of the bathroom mirror more times a week than I'd like to count.
... and I don't have any kids.

& You know what? I wouldn't have it any other way,
because I know what it feels like to...
have a baby snuggled against my chest fast asleep.
hear a child say their first words and take their first steps.
hear tiny knocks at my bedroom door.
have a tiny hand wrapped around my finger.
and my favorite?
GIVE THEM BACK AT THE END OF THE DAY :)
...Oh the Joys of being an Aunt...

Play WW with Angie @

You only have a lap if you're sitting down...

So stand up!
Don't say I didn't warn you!

The end of June brought on C's bachelorette party getaway.
We didn't want to go too far since we were only going to be gone for the weekend, so we headed to Orange Beach, AL. If you've ever been to Orange Beach or the surrounding area, odds are you've been to Florabama. It's a big tacky bar that tourists flock to for reasons I haven't quite figured out. Nonetheless, we were in. Within the first few minutes of walking in, a very enthusiastic guy bounced over to us & exclaimed to C that later, she was going to receive the lap dance of her life from him. He stuck around us most of the night & entertained us with his antics... and then true to his word, he delivered the
goods damaged goods.
Just feel lucky that you're not seeing video... it was like a rap video.

This one's for you, stripper boy. Thanks for keeping it interesting!

Weekend Wrap

I'm too tired to talk about my weekend... here are 2 pics. It was great though & now I'm exhausted!

Everyone... please nag me to take more pictures of myself and WG. I'm pretty good about taking pictures of other people & am always capable of handing my camera over for a group shot... but at the end of the weekends, I never seem to manage to get a pic. of WG & I. Boooo, me! So next time I tell you I'm going to be with him... you know what to do! The power is in your hands. Do you like it? I bet you do.

The Joys Of Being A Girl

Welcome, new followers! :o) Oh yes, I see you over there! & I plan on coming to visit each and every one of you ASAP! I'm assuming you hopped over from Litte Miss Oofa, Brooke's blog? Which means you have fab blog taste, congrats! Thanks for taking the time to mosey around my little piece of the net to get to know me better :)

Speaking of fab taste in blogs... I found Brooke through my #1 homie Summer, whoooo I just so happen to be linking up with today for Fashion Friday! It all just came full circle, my pretties!

It's 2am. I'm packing again. On the agenda this weekend?
Friday night: C's Birthday! Dinner and out with a bunch of friends and their men!
Saturday: Tailgating with friends (I already know what I'm wearing for that, amen.)
So, Friday night duds... ready, set
aaaaand GO!

(If you know what movie I'm referencing with that quote, kudos to you!)
I'm comfortable in this. American Eagle wide leg jeans, Express one shoulder top, Flower pin/pony tail holder, camel colored embossed heels ... wait, I've gotta show you these beauties.
Purrrr! Should I maybe wear skinny jeans to show these puppies off better? Would that just up and solve my fashion dilemma? Alright... on to the next outfit!
((I've had a few of you ask me where these are from, and I'm SO SO Sorry to tell you I got them at Ross 2 years ago! They are made by DollHouse though, so if you want to do some internet searching... have at it!))
((excuse that mess... I'm busy throwing my closet around my room and packing!))

What I'm about to say may upset my people who aren't blessed in the "bubby" (as my girl Theresa from The Real Housewives of NJ says) department, but...

I think there may be too much cleavage happening here. I feel like WG would be a.)well, clearly enjoying the view... but b.) pulling my top up all night. I mean, you're not getting much of a view if you're my height... but a few inches taller and you're in like Flynn. (So showing it on the internet was the way to go... that just hit me, ha!)Also... I kind of feel like I could be 5 months pregnant under this frock. KnowWhatIMeanVern?

Moments like these make me wish I were a man. Alright, that's a complete and utter overstatement... but really, wouldn't it be nice to just throw on some khakis and any old button down and look nice? One thing I'm always good at picking out?

Pretty undies :)

What a blog tease...

Soooo, I don't know, I guess maybe I'll go with number one? Unless, perhaps, I stop by the mall on the way out of town and happen to see something I need? I guess you'll hear about it (and see pics of the weekend) on Monday!

Love you guys to pieces :)

THIS JUST IN: Sooo, I may have swung by the mall after work today... I don't know, i'm a little hazy. I knew I wanted a thin(faux? I don't know...)denim dress for fall that I could pair with those camel boots I got for my birthday, so when this little lady popped off of the wrack and into my hands, who was I to deny her?
This is strange, but I think I like the way it looks on me better than this brick house of a manequin. It's not so va-va-voom on me... that manequin is workin' with some J-Lo measurements or somethin'. I may end up wearing this tonight because it's raining and I can't stand when the bottom of my jeans get wet (and then it somehow travels halfway up my leg. ICK). I went over to F21 and grabbed a brown belt so that I could leave my shoe options open. Look how cute this belt is...
It was only $3.80! Sooo, I got a black one as well. Come on... you would have too!

Bye again ;)

Wordful, Work & WTF Stephanie Pratt?

Some girls hate football season... it means your man glued to the TV half of the week, likely screaming calls at it. Me? I quite like it! I think it's the social aspect of football season that I appreciate more than anything, but whatever! Football season is beer, bbq, band music, cheering and laughter. Then again, it can be Sunday on the couch in your PJ's or sprawled on the living room floor on Thanksgiving day in a food coma. So many ways it can go... all make me plum happy!
Here's a shot from last weekend of a few of my girls and I tailgating before the LSU vs. Vanderbilt game.
We won!
This has been a part of Wordful Wednesday with...

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I've been working my booty off lately, y'all! I want to get the shop filled up SOON! My favorite things I've made in the last few days are these Forrest Friends hair clips! They are soooo cute(if I do say so myself, haha)! When I found the little round chipboard pieces, I HAD to have them. I had no clue what I would do with them since I don't scrapbook or make cards, but have them, I would! I sat down and started playing around and these are what I came up with! I ♥ them in a serious way :)

Eeeep! They make me giddy!
I love when a big question mark in my brain turns into something so precious!


Hey! Have you guys seen Stephanie Pratt recently? This is the same person? Really?

Unbelievable. I feel bad for the girl, honestly. Oy.

I'd carry a watermellon for you any old day...

Being the girly woman that I am, of course Dirty Dancing is one of my favorite movies!
Patrick Swayze was the ultimate babe. I hope he's resting in peace. Also, I kind of hope he's teaching Jesus the dance from the last scene in Dirty Dancing. I have this grand idea worked up in my head that we can all do it together when I make my way up there. Lovely, right?
Gah, I love you Patrick Swayze... nobody will ever put Baby in the corner on my watch.
"It's amazing. The love inside... you take it with you." - Ghost

Some of my other favorite movies?

Can you name any of them?

Uppers and Downers

I've felt happiness like this:

& sadness like this:in a matter of 24 hours.


I think God makes that possible so we remember that our hearts still work just fine even after all that we've been through.

My best friend's grandmother passed away on Thursday evening. It's like I forgot to be sad when it happened. I just wanted my friend to be okay, to be taken care of, to be loved... I forgot to be sad. After making sure she didn't want or need me to come be with her(she was surrounded by family),I headed to WG's on Friday as planned for date night. It was a lovely day and night full of lovin'. Saturday brought on a day so full of fun with friends and WG that our heads didn't hit the pillow until around 2:30am. We talked until 3ish and then drifted off. I dreamt a few dreams... all random. The last dream I remember and woke myself up to was about her Maw Maw. I rolled over and started talking to WG... trying to push it out of my brain. As I was getting ready, WG walked into the bathroom and wrapped his arms around me. As we looked at each other through the mirror, he asked if everything was okay. I'm apparently horrible at hiding my feelings. Everything was dandy as far as he goes, but my heart began hurting sometime during the night... somewhere in my dreams. I told him I was dreading the funeral tomorrow. It's not the funeral I'm dreading... it's the thoughts and feelings that I'm dreading. The sadness slowly crept up further and further throughout the day, until the moment my weekend tired body hit the bath tonight. The. Tears. Streamed. Down. Her Maw Maw won't be there the day she gets married. She won't be there the day she has a child. She won't be there on Christmas or Thanksgiving or Birthdays. She won't be there anymore.
She was a tiny woman with a big heart. She raised a beautiful family who have always taken me in and treated me like their own.
Tonight and tomorrow{and always}, my heart hurts for their loss.

Oh, the highs and lows of life.
Happy my heart is still working at least.

Fill In The __________

I'm Proud Of Myself For:

Creating some new-ness this week :) That's just a few... saving some to show you next week!

The Last Item I Bought Was:

...a new gameday dress! Isn't it perfect in all it's purple and gold LSU glory? Eeek! I know I'm going to have to take it in, because by the time I decided to bite the bullet and order it, they only had L-XL left. NOT lacey sized :(

Tonight I'm Going To:

...go on a hot date with my hot boyfriend, and I think he'll grant me all of the above. :)

The "bit of a dance" will likely be the two of us flailing around like uncoordinated morons in the bedroom, living room or kitchen... but I'll take it!

I'm Yurning for:

Fall weather!
I've got a few more weeks of heat ahead of me. ICK, Louisiana... ICK.
Since I couldn't change the weather, I changed my hair. What a woman!

I felt like it was looking dull, so I dyed it dark red brown. Warmed it up a bit for the upcoming weather change! Not a HUGE change from what I had before... but it did the trick. I KNOW and that's what matters, right?

Before (this was with fresh highlights... they had grown out a few inches and were lookin' a bit funky)

After (I basically dyed my whole head the color of my highlights)

I'll tag some of my recent blog crushes with this one!

Lacey from Apt513

Michelle from Love is Fabulous

Brooke from Oofa Luffa Le

Have a LOVELY weekend, y'all!

...Thinking of the innocent we lost that day, the heroes who saved so many & the families whose hearts are still broken...

They Go Together Like A Horse & Carriage

To Me, Marriage is:

Feeling like you couldn't possibly love him more than in this moment:

and this moment...

and this moment...

and this moment...

and then proving yourself wrong EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

It's not easy and it's not always sweet. It's imperfect & madness. It's learning to take a deep breath and say "I love you", when you really want to scream. It's making promises and keeping them. It's vows recited in front of God. It's dancing in the kitchen & stealing the covers. It's notes on the bathroom mirror. It's a red sock in the white laundry & a mass of pink underwear. It's hands held during prayers. It's a shared shower in the morning & a shared bed at night. It's creating new life. It's laughing so hard you cry and crying so hard you laugh. It's knowing your best friend is always by your side.

It's pure and simple & complex and deep.

It's Love.

It's True.

It's Forever.

That is what I hope my marriage to be.


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