From Exit to Exit...

I Drive.

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I'm pretty sure I could do it with my eyes closed...
[Don't worry, I won't.]
& it's getting old.
le sigh

He's off in dreamland. I'm off in blogland.

It's Lacey can't sleep survey time... you're pumped, right?

1. Where is your cell phone?
next to me dying a slow death

2. Your hair?
friizzzz.... I mean, fabulous. I'm always really put together and beautiful. ;)

3. Your mother?
way cooler than yours
(just sayin')

4. Your father?
I plead the fif'

5. Your favorite food?
big salads, sushi, fruits & veggies

6. Your dream last night?
I went to the fair alone & kept running into ex boyfriends with their super pretty girlfriends...
it was awkward.

7. Your favorite drink?
tea

8. Your dream/goal?
hot wife, hot mom.
(kidding! ha! by "hot" i mean, "super awesome and amazing... and hot")
a little jokey joke

9. What room are you in?
bedroom

10. Your hobby?
making cute stuff or making stuff cute

11. Your fear?
Never feeling complete.
(heavy)

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?
Wherever the happy is at.

13. Where were you last night?
Right here.

14. Something that you aren’t?
tall

15. Muffins?
mixed berry

16. Wish list item?
house

17. Where did you grow up?
Louisiana... same place I currently live :)

18. Last thing you did?
accidentally kicked the dog in the face
(that's what happens when you put your face near my feet, pup)

19. What are you wearing?
A tee, my Miss America pajama pants
(they are so tacky & i love them... they are red, white & blue stars & have "American All Stars" embroidered on the hip. I got them my freshman year of high school at dance camp. I don't play around... if I love something, I keep it FOR.EV.ER.)

20. Your TV?
a postage stamp

21. Your pets?
I don't have any! I just kick other people's dogs in the face when I feel the urge.

22. Friends?
amazing

23. Your life?
interesting

24. Your mood?
getting sleepy
(sleepy is a mood for me)

25. Missing someone?
I'm always missing someone.

26. Vehicle?
silver accord

27. Something you’re not wearing?
bra
(you asked)

28. Your favorite store?
F21, Ross, TJX, Target, vintage & resale shops... ehh, I'll shop anywhere!

29. Your favorite color?
Purple

30. When was the last time you laughed?
20 minutes ago

31. Last time you cried?
A few days ago when the Saints won... lame, i know.

32. Your best friend?
pretty pretty

33. One place that I go to over and over?
Walmart & I hate it.

34. One person who emails me regularly?
Mandahi Sudar
(because ya know, he wants to give me some of his money... all he needs is my credit card number & soul)

35. Favorite place to eat?
Rock n Sake (sushi) or Caretta's (mexican)

Bless You Boys

I jumped around.
I hugged my cute boyfriend.
I got all teary.
I called my Mom.
I listened over the phone as my niece and nephew screamed.
Our Saints are going to the Super Bowl,
AND. IT. FEELS. GOOD.

[[My Louisiana girls, are you dying? Who Dat?!]]

Baby, I'm A Saints Fan...

That's why I say...

Cross your fingers and throw up a prayer for our boys today!
If we win this one...
WE. GO. TO. THE. SUPER. BOWL.

That is NUTS!!!

I believe.

It's like Designing Women around this place

I think I'd be Mary Jo Shively... ya know, just incase you were wondering.

Oh My Word,
Do you love it?
I Looooovvve it.
It feels like me around here now, don't cha think?
I swear, I just want to leave my computer open and on my blog all the time.
It's like a little piece of art work!


Big huge shoutout (TRL style, WOOOOOOOO!!!)[that would be vintage TRL, clearly]
to Stephanie from Dirt and Lace Designs!
She was a complete doll to work with.
She welcomed all of my crazy input, emailed me any time she wanted me to take a look
& was SO SUPER FAST. I emailed her and basically said, "I was stupid and thought I could do this myself. I need you in my life. Hold me." And ya know? She opened her arms and made it all better. What a peach.
Stephanie, I just love ya, lady! I want to box you up and keep you for myself!
But since I fancy myself a generous woman,
I will share.

Please go visit Steph for your bloggy needs! She won't disappoint!

I run my life... or is it running me?

I'm tired.
I feel like I've been tired for 6 months.
[this ironically is the same amount of time I've been seeing WG]
I look in the mirror and I see shades of purple around my eyes
(thank God for concealer... but I used to be a lady who could go without)
I never feel like I'm home.
I am a gypsy,
a wanderer,
a tired, tired girl.
When I do sleep,
it never feels fulfilling.
I can sleep for 7 hours or 12 hours and nothing.
Everything seems messy.
Beautiful, but messy... and I'm just tired.

My jewels are on display!

Hello Jewelry Wall! I'm your creator, Lacey.
You and me, we're going to be real good friends.

Isn't she a beaut?
(raise your hand if you clicked those pics to get a better look at my jewelry!)
((raises hand))
I went to Hobby Lobby today and scowered for just the right
materials to make holders for all of my jewelry. & then literally as I was walking
to the checkout with my arms overflowing with materials, I saw 2 single items that were already
COMPLETE(ahem, no work for me!) that would work perfectly as a ring holder & a bracelet holder. & uhm, did I mention it was CHEAPER to buy them than make my own...
SOLD.

The "ring holder" is actually supposed to be a message or picture board.
The "bracelet" holder is a coat/towel/key hanger.
(it was shades of brown and gold... all i had to do was paint it black!)
The miscellaneous goods (I have earring backs in there now) holder is a candle sconce.
(I already had this. Got it from Goodwill when I did this post... again,all i did was paint it black!)
The earring and necklace holder I made in just a few minutes!
It was super simple, but since I know someone will ask...
here's how I did it!

materials:

I had everything but the screw hooks. I got 10 from Hob Lob for about a dollar.
-I've seen people use lace, tulle, wire screen, etc. for this type of project as well. I just happened to have cross stitch fabric & thought it would work really well b/c it's so thick & already has the perfect little holes.

At first I decided to staple the fabric to the back of the frame, but quickly realized that the fabric would be flush with the wall if I did it that way. So I called on old faithful (that's my hot glue gun's name)! By gluing the fabric into the space where the glass would rest, it gave me enough room to easily slip my earrings in without scraping up my wall.

Ahem, let's all go over #3 one more time... this is a very important step!
Find someone, pay someone, bribe someone with your womanly ways...
whatever you have to do to get out of doing this yourself, do it!
Because holy moly, my right pointer finger and thumb are paying the price for screwing those puppies in all by my lonesome.

((Yeah, there's way more jewelry than that. I haven't weeded through all of it yet. I'll get there tomorrow. I'll get rid of a lot of it & then the stuff I don't wear often will be hanging on a cork board in my closet from now on!))

Hope I've inspired some of you to organize their pretties :)
I feel like it's going to make accessorizing SO MUCH easier for me!

Jewelry Hoarders Anonymous President

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Guess what I'm doing today?
If your guess was jewelry shopping, well...
unfortunately you're wrong.

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Yep... I'm organizing my jewelry. I have what i believe to be a costume jewelry "problem".
It's just everywhere, y'all. Time for a clean up!
I'll be using some of these ideas in my own little way to get my shiz straight.
Wish me luck!

Oh & if all goes well...
ya better believe I'll buy a new piece of jewelry to reward myself.
:)& while I'm not sure I'll be using this idea, because I don't have many brooches... I still wanted to share it's cuteness with you!
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Dear Prudence, you need a makeover

I saw Across The Universe for the first time this weekend and LOVED it!

If you haven't seen it yet, I urge you to get off of your rump and rent it!

So So Good.

Other tidbits from our weekend:

Sushi

Wii

Football

Beer

Bubble bath

Sleep

More Wii(him)

& FULL DAY of blog redesign hell(me)

Yes, about a month ago I began to get bored with my little bloggy look.

It's cute, but it's never really felt like me. Time for a wash and curl, ya know?

Oy to the Vey, the freaking redesign. I think I sighed more in one day than I do in a full week.

I was determined to do it by myself, but after a day full of never getting it quite right,

I think I'll be calling in the big guns tomorrow evening. I need some help of the professional kind, y'all. The picture in my head is really pretty,

but you'll just have to wait and see!

Today I am heading home bright and early(in a few hours, ew) to meet with my friend to head into New Orleans to search for a reception venue for her wedding next Spring. Should be a fun day, but I'm going to need copious amounts of crack(aka coffee) to get through it!

Hope you all have a lovely day!

xo, Lace

Lacey: ON LOVE

This last year has been another interesting one, for sure.

I've really taken love for a ride. Again.
I'll never get off of this ride, ever. I've learned that to love certainly is the meaning of life.
I know some months, weeks, days, hours, moments that this ride of mine will be bumpier...
but that's okay, because it's all worth it for the months, weeks, days, hours, moments of bliss.
This last year my heart was broken.
I learned what "I don't love you." feels like.
I cried. I lost it. I hurt.
I spoke my truths to Him & asked for guidance.

I began to pick up the pieces & started looking for my next path to stroll down.
I thought I'd give my heart a break for a while...
and a short time later, I met someone new.
Someone who reminded me to be young every once in a while.
The ride became more fun because I allowed it to.
I learned I had the power.
I continued to clean up the mess that had been made of my heart.
Some of the pieces remain scattered, some of them just don't fit right anymore,
but I'm determined to continue on this ride of mine.
Because I think maybe, just maybe, I'll find the right pieces along the way.

Life and things that resemble it

Suddenly I'm 5 again. I'm sitting under my grandparents kitchen table listening to the adults talk about life. & I'm not ready for what comes next, because I don't get it. I feel lost.

& nobody knows I'm under here.
***
I sat at his bedside and stared at the television.
What do you say to someone you love so much
when you know their ultimate fate?
There was small talk over the football game.
There was chit chat about the nurses.
There were bits and pieces about our family.
He cracked jokes as he took deep breaths of oxygen through the mask strapped to his face.
He wouldn't be him if he didn't.
I watched as the numbers on the machines around us changed.
I worried about what they meant.
I tried smiling as much as I could because I needed him to see that smile.
I want my smile to stay with him wherever he goes.
While talking about family, ex-family, future family... I noticed the mood changing a bit.
Then it happened. My grandfather, the comedian, the story teller, got a serious look on his face.
He looked me in the eyes as he spoke his next words to me.
"Relationships, of any kind have to be hustled, baby. Sometimes there will be knock down-drag outs, but that's life. You've gotta keep trying. Both people... you've gotta keep trying. Sometimes you have to make yourself remember why you're there. That's love and life & it's worth it. I know that much."
I nodded and squeezed his hand.
"Well, Granddaddy... I'm pretty sure that's all anyone needs to know." ,
I said with a tearful smile.
I'll take his words with me wherever I go.

My sweet Grandfather is being sent home from the hospital this evening. Hospice and God are taking over now.
***
I think my 5 year old self will stay hidden under the table a while longer...
because it's scary out there.

Please keep us all in your prayers.
I need you now.

My Love,
Lacey

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Glancing into the rear view

Since WG hasn't finished answering all of your lovely questions for him yet...
Ahem, seriously Summer? "When's the wedding? no pressure."?!?! Awesome. He's probably shaking in his boots, which makes me giggle just a little ;) haha.
I have decided to post a little best of 2009 post before we really kick off the new year here at Lacey in Love.
So grab some coffee, a coke, a margarita(you're my kind of girl if the latter was your choice),
and kick back and enjoy :)

January 2009- 25 isn't even close to being the loneliest number

February 2009- God's Crackers

March 2009- The Boy Next Door

April 2009- Why I did it

May 2009- Goodwill Party Time

June 2009- Just a Wish Away

July 2009- C's Wedding Weekend Memories

August 2009- Life at 24

September 2009- They go together like a horse and carriage

October 2009- Waxing Poetic

November 2009- This is life before you know who you're going to be... Fifteen

December 2009- Parental advice from a non-parent

Sighs... goodbye two thousand nine. I'll always have you here on my blog :)
Lookout two thousand ten... I'm about to rock your world.