tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29786602280135484402024-02-07T04:26:11.821-08:00PR Adventures of a Southern BelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-31966408048893943452011-10-18T08:20:00.000-07:002011-10-19T17:12:43.508-07:00Happy Happy Hump Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center">Um...this pretty much made my day. Enjoy!</div><div id="wrapper" style="width:100%;"><div id="content-wrapper" style="width:100%;"><div id="content" style="width:100%;"><div id="columns" style="width:100%;"><ul class="posts-column wide" style="width:100%;"><li class="post" style="width:100%;"><table width="500" style="text-align: left;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="text-align:left;"><div class="box" style="width:500px;"><br /> <a href="http://img.izismile.com/img/img4/20110708/1000/friday_gifdump_23.gif"><img class="post-image" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr7vfgG4661qziwcjo1_500.gif" width="500" alt="o-happiness: Just look at this for a little bit and see if it doesn’t put a smile on your face. Weeee! " /> <br /> <br /></a></div><div class="box" style="text-align: center;width: 600px; ">Weeeee :)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></li></ul></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-23034487726075608442011-09-28T18:32:00.000-07:002011-09-28T19:14:43.886-07:00Perfect Love.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEP7UHQi2aCLeDUFXhyhSSM5YpAGNRqKnH_6TPP4hodmhasoL8JZRSmSvuK09gl3X92dMzq1xw8Gd3Bq3ihAvFZdIF0GYgs4q81Of9AvenUYqc520b1YpOSdvmfSg-j3mo3fTJBsybQ/s1600/kids.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEP7UHQi2aCLeDUFXhyhSSM5YpAGNRqKnH_6TPP4hodmhasoL8JZRSmSvuK09gl3X92dMzq1xw8Gd3Bq3ihAvFZdIF0GYgs4q81Of9AvenUYqc520b1YpOSdvmfSg-j3mo3fTJBsybQ/s400/kids.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657599199734174546" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 18px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I read this today and thought I'd share...</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">No, not until you are satisfied and fulfilled and content with living loved by Me alone, with giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me, to have an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone. I love you, my child, and until you discover that </span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">only in Me is your satisfaction to be found</span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you are united with Me – exclusive of any other desires and longing. I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and </span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing</span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> – one that you cannot imagine. I want you to have the BEST. Please allow Me to bring it to you. You keep watching Me, expecting the greatest things. Keep that satisfaction, knowing that I AM. Keep learning and listening to the things I tell you; and </span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you must wait</span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don’t be anxious, and don’t worry. Don’t look around at the things others have gotten or that I have given them. Don’t look at the things you think you want. Just keep looking off and away and up to Me, or you’ll miss what I have to show you.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And then, when you’re ready, I’ll surprise you with a love far more wonderful than you would ever dream. You see, until you are ready, and until the one I have for you is ready (I am working right this minute to have both of you ready at the same time), and until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I’ve prepared for you, you won’t be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me, and </span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">this is the perfect love</span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And, My dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love. I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship with Me, and enjoy materially and sincerely the everlasting union of beauty and perfection and love that I offer you Myself. I love you utterly. I AM God Almighty. </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Believe and be Satisfied.”</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm currently doing a bible study called "Discerning The Voice Of God" by Priscilla Shirer and I feel like this message is something I hear daily (among others). I know without a doubt God has asked me to wait, seek Him, and be truly satisfied in the perfect love only He can provide. </span><a href="http://pradventuresofasouthernbelle.blogspot.com/2011/02/love-is-in-air-just-not-mine.html"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sound familiar?</span></i></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> What can I say...when God says "wait," he doesn't say how long...</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ladies, I know it's hard, but it's worth it. What you will find is infinitely more beautiful than what you can find in a "Mr. Right Now."</span></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-82236476313566183432011-09-26T04:39:00.000-07:002011-09-26T04:41:58.300-07:00It feels like chaos, somehow there's peace.<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iN9J8eqKovY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a great day to be alive! Wishing you and blessed Monday.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-23982810649183556592011-09-19T15:53:00.000-07:002011-09-19T16:52:38.927-07:00Moving On Up.<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The last two months have been a whirlwind of excitement, new adventures and....decorating. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God is so good. I was offered a great job in Atlanta on July 25th, moved in with one of my sorority sisters July 28th, and started my new job August 1st. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Below is a little recap of my decorating obsession over the past 53 days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Priority Number One? Make our little apartment a Home!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely love our living room, so let me tell you aalllll about it...</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwufuAkna3lGRMKoeY6-F5rCuqVPDMqdvwE2sLnadQjYsjkm0k4WherNEtfD3SraykbUGTgqTX-KWlrU8HTJu2Z9b6BNtIK4si_o_ExHCWJaK6cHQWvopmdPTnAd7yhzr4SrsAbZaew/s1600/101_1162.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwufuAkna3lGRMKoeY6-F5rCuqVPDMqdvwE2sLnadQjYsjkm0k4WherNEtfD3SraykbUGTgqTX-KWlrU8HTJu2Z9b6BNtIK4si_o_ExHCWJaK6cHQWvopmdPTnAd7yhzr4SrsAbZaew/s400/101_1162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212970996345378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I found the fashion prints at Ross, yes Ross! They are stretched canvas and </div><div style="text-align: center;">go perfectly with the other black & white art we already had.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQukbURk6FezKDNheNbQywm3SRaYMkYYRJjWK3CONbk0IFhU884HO5ijW_6aUFjdUNVSqS1x2hUswrbLyM0oJXjTj58dyaz9W1r79z-Cgdly6V5luRWVtCW_U3uZ16RDfZJQJleilCGg/s1600/101_1163.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQukbURk6FezKDNheNbQywm3SRaYMkYYRJjWK3CONbk0IFhU884HO5ijW_6aUFjdUNVSqS1x2hUswrbLyM0oJXjTj58dyaz9W1r79z-Cgdly6V5luRWVtCW_U3uZ16RDfZJQJleilCGg/s400/101_1163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212963861116114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My roommate's mother painted the table silver to make it a little more modern.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULlajwCiq1GhxSGR0_2zLowa5NY0MNPWEASvUWhE-yrFHJid5qoosBbfwT4yHsZ63AdLxDVNobZPsx1bTpc3lO-vWNJQP1YhPD3pdH5Rz4EcWdc04yQX12shBC3jaOVKxCYaHrVVgog/s1600/101_1164.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULlajwCiq1GhxSGR0_2zLowa5NY0MNPWEASvUWhE-yrFHJid5qoosBbfwT4yHsZ63AdLxDVNobZPsx1bTpc3lO-vWNJQP1YhPD3pdH5Rz4EcWdc04yQX12shBC3jaOVKxCYaHrVVgog/s400/101_1164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212956926720994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The table is my absolute <i>favorite</i>. I spotted it at an antique store in Newnan, Ga. and couldn't leave without it. The teal crushed velvet seat cushions are in perfect condition and it was recently refinished. A perfect 1960's era find to match our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">TEAL </span>and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">Mint</span> theme!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBf_2U5zzQxAi5_v8fuGe_WpNsI32eBqCdg_xyojs2e5_BZ5zSZS5ywyBJNFRrMRARhNBHNQytSgMCCIQQcdqjRnqHQantuN1qR0ATHok_dO93iO-_SO9TM08DPaWrRR3SlKXVblKzw/s1600/101_1167.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBf_2U5zzQxAi5_v8fuGe_WpNsI32eBqCdg_xyojs2e5_BZ5zSZS5ywyBJNFRrMRARhNBHNQytSgMCCIQQcdqjRnqHQantuN1qR0ATHok_dO93iO-_SO9TM08DPaWrRR3SlKXVblKzw/s400/101_1167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212763873662674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This little <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">mint green</span> beauty was also purchased at an Atlanta antique store. In love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuhKViEzs0y7zgENcgDYC-LRv3cVbAvMVf6B1erPhh78a8miWGmEpoj58d3wueQY4Qz9B5hrayvwhUN6W8wmEtwURne_C33LzahxHSKwtRRE_Y6UUFG22BkllZzMzX-wNZ3rMmod9UA/s1600/101_1171.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuhKViEzs0y7zgENcgDYC-LRv3cVbAvMVf6B1erPhh78a8miWGmEpoj58d3wueQY4Qz9B5hrayvwhUN6W8wmEtwURne_C33LzahxHSKwtRRE_Y6UUFG22BkllZzMzX-wNZ3rMmod9UA/s400/101_1171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212760378417874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now here's where I got crafty...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXgJmJYZIiUPc42AKzMBRhnVAFSim0oCyYwC7Xxn_iZMUs1YGzKDAz_MG6H_yh6goRNeZmcPbDf-Qg38deCvSm9TF_q_iOJlCRBTxIGCfJn5HRCex1ZwToGF2DgloKhnf8tDxwq0k-w/s1600/101_1173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXgJmJYZIiUPc42AKzMBRhnVAFSim0oCyYwC7Xxn_iZMUs1YGzKDAz_MG6H_yh6goRNeZmcPbDf-Qg38deCvSm9TF_q_iOJlCRBTxIGCfJn5HRCex1ZwToGF2DgloKhnf8tDxwq0k-w/s400/101_1173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212757905004738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Super easy DIY project.</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Print an old map of your state on paper desired <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(I used cream linen)</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Paint a wooden heart with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC66;">gold glitter</span> and adhere to print.</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Frame and viola! Instant art.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1XNtFFYE6B2TxWO1E5DRkJcgIf945XXX7dTO9-CYwDDGsFg4U-TSb9NV_gdFPsbKOub4sQu_Nm8X8xi18qG1WQb9LkbFxTEmIltzPRgZ1Oo9Z6oGTabUKtXaejjUvpYB9c2f0PKa5A/s1600/101_1172.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1XNtFFYE6B2TxWO1E5DRkJcgIf945XXX7dTO9-CYwDDGsFg4U-TSb9NV_gdFPsbKOub4sQu_Nm8X8xi18qG1WQb9LkbFxTEmIltzPRgZ1Oo9Z6oGTabUKtXaejjUvpYB9c2f0PKa5A/s400/101_1172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212754349163442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I found this carriage-style dresser at a consignment store and picked it up for $40. A little sanding, primer, paint and a weekend out of my life later - a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">robin's egg blue </span>dresser. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(The actual paint color is "Balmy Seas" by Behr)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7A7z19srDWrNwqyXnbQCnYlE7kLwnTIwWqZIy7-GgA_rPGd_JAaiQXT4gtVngfjFYf4VtegFHH9UMyCcme-sDRGGXyPSBLa5H7FsgP1h6ud8eAY-7-YbvObHOQsM7RzAG5FygWSNXwQ/s1600/101_1176.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7A7z19srDWrNwqyXnbQCnYlE7kLwnTIwWqZIy7-GgA_rPGd_JAaiQXT4gtVngfjFYf4VtegFHH9UMyCcme-sDRGGXyPSBLa5H7FsgP1h6ud8eAY-7-YbvObHOQsM7RzAG5FygWSNXwQ/s400/101_1176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212749554074898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEV6B8BJC2CZJV0UCoOLBDJHkXafmwzva322HRXlp7bxnQRLLx_tKmTlPAEuCI1Ro_My0zrUq7ohrFRvfjHpzJ5m72AziBfONUNXbp3W7WL-cqw1Kpx_rZYpHl2SxPG4NjAnIthRrTQ/s1600/101_1174.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEV6B8BJC2CZJV0UCoOLBDJHkXafmwzva322HRXlp7bxnQRLLx_tKmTlPAEuCI1Ro_My0zrUq7ohrFRvfjHpzJ5m72AziBfONUNXbp3W7WL-cqw1Kpx_rZYpHl2SxPG4NjAnIthRrTQ/s400/101_1174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212302707788642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">The Canopy! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've always wanted a canopy over my bed and I decided, why not? My bedroom needed some serious color and this did the trick.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Supplies:</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 - 80 x 80 inch curtains (I have a full bed so they were the perfect width. If your bed is larger buy 4 and bunch them instead of stretching across the board)</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 - 80 inch thin molding strips</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 - staple gun</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1.Use one curtain as the swag over the bed and the second behind the bed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Staple the back curtain to the first molding strip stretching to ensure it does not wrinkle (I need to steam mine).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Staple the second curtain to the second molding strip leaving 2+ feet to hang down over the bed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Screw the molding strip that will become the swag to the ceiling at the desired distance from the bed. Make sure it is secure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Swag the remainder to the wall and secure. Pulling tightly on both sides. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">6. Secure the first molding to the crease of the ceiling and wall (with screws), covering the remaining swag fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkjLPnXYpcdHDM0exVxVuiG20Ti5YMFnDNJE4SoWkdduFS3VDUu5TVf3xNvF6Qq_evTypxQZ2l7hO0K0tjXERm7LTG8o9WUJ4Lo4ZD20Nyg74aVNHjE3NPSFd4MEZPvUTfYXMSXlibw/s1600/101_1179.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkjLPnXYpcdHDM0exVxVuiG20Ti5YMFnDNJE4SoWkdduFS3VDUu5TVf3xNvF6Qq_evTypxQZ2l7hO0K0tjXERm7LTG8o9WUJ4Lo4ZD20Nyg74aVNHjE3NPSFd4MEZPvUTfYXMSXlibw/s400/101_1179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212297060094450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I still need a print to fill the space above each bedside table </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a lamp for the table on the left...suggestions?</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYkR__rV0RH4mII6TMi1k89pSKOSm6BFrimgap7qJl2Ny6iWFz_HpSLOSy8c8xmhVf7s6uiogdx70z5onANvyzkkVge1of7BJ9_SWooE58RyVwCdG7pgNk_s97NAMCWZ0-kPq3PVe9w/s1600/101_1177.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYkR__rV0RH4mII6TMi1k89pSKOSm6BFrimgap7qJl2Ny6iWFz_HpSLOSy8c8xmhVf7s6uiogdx70z5onANvyzkkVge1of7BJ9_SWooE58RyVwCdG7pgNk_s97NAMCWZ0-kPq3PVe9w/s400/101_1177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212291803129538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These curtains aren't actually curtains at all! They're shower curtains! Bed, Bath and Beyond. I had the hardest time finding a fun, bright print, but I love these!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiag51cHa9hhp81ZBFWaMrlXAOlUfHvEQCOq8kXlSx_1x9zmummZJu5laYYv6l-zwBU_k1VikT-mhNaPHoi0QQrgWeUzWVoEwdr-BwMHrY9HQKDUdkfIhfV4hyphenhyphenfqszDmm1g_0SlbKujVQ/s1600/101_1181.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiag51cHa9hhp81ZBFWaMrlXAOlUfHvEQCOq8kXlSx_1x9zmummZJu5laYYv6l-zwBU_k1VikT-mhNaPHoi0QQrgWeUzWVoEwdr-BwMHrY9HQKDUdkfIhfV4hyphenhyphenfqszDmm1g_0SlbKujVQ/s400/101_1181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654212288829380018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">D.O.N.E</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">(for now)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-BFC-</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-5218229942316449062011-09-18T07:15:00.000-07:002011-09-18T07:28:38.161-07:00Free Falling.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">A little list of current loves this Fall...</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">STILL...trying to create <b>the perfect stack</b>...</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1gHcejFHwO9EyCDNazKqGNZ4QitdG-XG6pdCHE8t7rDygkhyphenhyphenH03bHQmfD2okeBu1K_1LUSC1uwBBP4IVttC3yAEQrTLKBKp4Jj6tjfGcVZei9TCRNiboPrtjNpmduJWHEgSQHhlw5A/s1600/154730189_xtf8qkOZ_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1gHcejFHwO9EyCDNazKqGNZ4QitdG-XG6pdCHE8t7rDygkhyphenhyphenH03bHQmfD2okeBu1K_1LUSC1uwBBP4IVttC3yAEQrTLKBKp4Jj6tjfGcVZei9TCRNiboPrtjNpmduJWHEgSQHhlw5A/s400/154730189_xtf8qkOZ_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653704260846897522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And<b> </b><a href="http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=869156002&tid=plfr1r"><b>leopard loafers</b></a> are my new necessity for fall!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIW4Lb46V3v-2eCNodYVUJdKp04twc3pxz5I2vpAg6ycEcPa96hGfdPlVKaPOAfXTaJM5ht9w5SmSTQw0hLismNge0KlGqHz0XA1OckZMZLXc27Dazpfm6F8ES2KFYzVuf_uP5on1Xw/s1600/192233984_wijePiD4_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIW4Lb46V3v-2eCNodYVUJdKp04twc3pxz5I2vpAg6ycEcPa96hGfdPlVKaPOAfXTaJM5ht9w5SmSTQw0hLismNge0KlGqHz0XA1OckZMZLXc27Dazpfm6F8ES2KFYzVuf_uP5on1Xw/s400/192233984_wijePiD4_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653704263412413074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ehCoFTUEjU2wBfJPmHFbkC6PpB6xnhA0j_TEhbvPV5ZJQ56Fxy9lGmFPNPRG43m7f8kGzFUgsN_k0GOrtjvuR8xqLozmF-SFEPLXJzfZiD0DezLXouPVHolBeJ49u9qk9a_Evg0ukQ/s1600/177679192_pNXJuQPS_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ehCoFTUEjU2wBfJPmHFbkC6PpB6xnhA0j_TEhbvPV5ZJQ56Fxy9lGmFPNPRG43m7f8kGzFUgsN_k0GOrtjvuR8xqLozmF-SFEPLXJzfZiD0DezLXouPVHolBeJ49u9qk9a_Evg0ukQ/s400/177679192_pNXJuQPS_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653704151102996178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Caitlin McGauley</b> is genius. I love all her work for Kate Spade, Tory Burch and Lonny Magazine. What an awesome job! If you don't follow her <a href="http://caitlinmcgauley.com/blog/">blog</a>, start today!</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0fJOiTHgpjHfAVSZ5qJ3mE4nP69rqW8g6U-I2TddMCs-V0gDHL0ii_pZafQHiRd1B_iiEXOd7XqqKBj0UmWOIOKAtQmvLq09KZL_b-OnCR_YHuFUahADBYIQMI8qvri5Wx_fA-MOWw/s1600/lonny.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0fJOiTHgpjHfAVSZ5qJ3mE4nP69rqW8g6U-I2TddMCs-V0gDHL0ii_pZafQHiRd1B_iiEXOd7XqqKBj0UmWOIOKAtQmvLq09KZL_b-OnCR_YHuFUahADBYIQMI8qvri5Wx_fA-MOWw/s400/lonny.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653704145450169554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ249JiPtcSONomEclDo_5BAdObv4T_jZOnbVM8Jb0a99uDxi4ly1fJw8G97nwbn8fHQ-0feKYLF6w2i-4mRZ13GV7-jhkrz31vowAjOWk_WyD_F2QcxbbK7ovBwlQrfI-YxmivpW-A/s1600/tory+burch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ249JiPtcSONomEclDo_5BAdObv4T_jZOnbVM8Jb0a99uDxi4ly1fJw8G97nwbn8fHQ-0feKYLF6w2i-4mRZ13GV7-jhkrz31vowAjOWk_WyD_F2QcxbbK7ovBwlQrfI-YxmivpW-A/s400/tory+burch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653704148654933026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Must. Get. <b>Hat Boxes</b>. So chic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3PELfEIMaAGrSYI3v27wFv1fGzecmyHDxgsmul7R2DmSMUo9h0yrFirF-d-ChhtmhdP-AVSaUFPWXqxRHAtzvyUJ92ZDAAC-mw3zPfME76g5cKxLJu9SUfmz-BxUaymWy17oXtl79Q/s1600/199872900_l6W1ZCmC_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3PELfEIMaAGrSYI3v27wFv1fGzecmyHDxgsmul7R2DmSMUo9h0yrFirF-d-ChhtmhdP-AVSaUFPWXqxRHAtzvyUJ92ZDAAC-mw3zPfME76g5cKxLJu9SUfmz-BxUaymWy17oXtl79Q/s400/199872900_l6W1ZCmC_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653703647675245826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Working on my art collection...slowly but surely...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqfHTwk3zW8P_4LYiJ1iBACMjMJX7M2YscgEhYVoAfDHON1R1iPMVMLOE5L10myu6m8sUAmi75eAelUHVYcDBhucMfZmahl_Q3sf1j8S0LjAl-FxbdqGuCr7OKbK6HV1Xg7u3WePTTw/s1600/171974403_Q1YUuIjt_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqfHTwk3zW8P_4LYiJ1iBACMjMJX7M2YscgEhYVoAfDHON1R1iPMVMLOE5L10myu6m8sUAmi75eAelUHVYcDBhucMfZmahl_Q3sf1j8S0LjAl-FxbdqGuCr7OKbK6HV1Xg7u3WePTTw/s400/171974403_Q1YUuIjt_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653703647627156210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On the lookout for the perfect <b>bar cart</b> for our apartment. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I like the clean sophistication of this one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XIvYkGvLimn77luR-6GY0Oue3QtqVPIFC_3mhx0cxFhGI6Qsf_bIzigzMYcSNjkxH3420a3DVbS29WEcMDjME-MHPEx8MERoBUjZhrO60KfGjSc8MXhXNxYdQP9Oj8YJ2Qc5EKhVAQ/s1600/172938861_HxEGmljL_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XIvYkGvLimn77luR-6GY0Oue3QtqVPIFC_3mhx0cxFhGI6Qsf_bIzigzMYcSNjkxH3420a3DVbS29WEcMDjME-MHPEx8MERoBUjZhrO60KfGjSc8MXhXNxYdQP9Oj8YJ2Qc5EKhVAQ/s400/172938861_HxEGmljL_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653703644382844626" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The End.</div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-15585897815940938162011-09-15T17:47:00.000-07:002011-09-15T17:49:01.428-07:00Currently...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EQ9u2WEBY5BKGx1KC9dFs8psMr196aL2Cr6Iv76Ow-LpFZ1vfjFHUmhMjlOTduPGDlL7k205qjXb7RdkvtvW-7SY4uAHTbElH6s5vcXkxiFxrkv7s5McwiwjoCBm6nw2h0Ej2-kjBA/s1600/tumblr_lk6jb9ZyOQ1qif2f7o1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EQ9u2WEBY5BKGx1KC9dFs8psMr196aL2Cr6Iv76Ow-LpFZ1vfjFHUmhMjlOTduPGDlL7k205qjXb7RdkvtvW-7SY4uAHTbElH6s5vcXkxiFxrkv7s5McwiwjoCBm6nw2h0Ej2-kjBA/s400/tumblr_lk6jb9ZyOQ1qif2f7o1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652752984247656322" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-27847863278029046102011-08-28T22:00:00.000-07:002011-08-28T22:21:39.244-07:00The "New" Southern Belle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnz20hXG3xReKYGb8teFrAK-C3vC0ENhDsMUq-tRc2xgPk0NWJ5_nKidN_M7nXrtfF3ji6z5XJvO0eH4CcfJOolf_NuBfJZf6Vgyb2lh455mtLgj2-rhOQPDUMiYv-9bqoEWOynXHh9A/s1600/128497447_SvFXSYq3_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnz20hXG3xReKYGb8teFrAK-C3vC0ENhDsMUq-tRc2xgPk0NWJ5_nKidN_M7nXrtfF3ji6z5XJvO0eH4CcfJOolf_NuBfJZf6Vgyb2lh455mtLgj2-rhOQPDUMiYv-9bqoEWOynXHh9A/s400/128497447_SvFXSYq3_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646143794003371202" /></a>
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<br /></div><div>One of my favorite must read editorials, Garden and Gun, recently published an article shining a new light on a "new generation of women who are redefining the Southern Belle."</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The article is fabulous. I will not summarize or elaborate, because it truly speaks for itself. </div><div>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>"[Being Southern] also means never leaving the house with wet hair. Not even in the case of fire. Because wet hair is low-rent. It shows you don’t care, and not caring is not something Southern women do, at least when it comes to our hair.</i></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is less about vanity than self-respect, a crucial distinction often lost on non-Southerners. When a Southern woman fusses over her appearance, it does not reflect insecurity, narcissism, or some arrested form of antifeminism that holds back the sisterhood. Southern women are postfeminism. The whole issue is a nonstarter, seeing as Southern women are smart enough to recognize what works—Spanx, Aqua Net—and wise to the allocation of effort. Why pretend the world is something it isn’t? Better to focus on what you can control (drying your hair) and make the best of what you have. Side note: Southern women do not capitalize on their looks to snag men, though that often results. The reason we Southern women take care of ourselves is because, simply, Southern women are caretakers."</span></i></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You can find the article in it's entirety here: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a href="http://gardenandgun.com/article/new-southern-belle">http://gardenandgun.com/article/new-southern-belle</a></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Raised in Georgia, I identify with the culture and traditions of a southerner. However, much of my family is scattered about the U.S. When family comes to visit from Colorado, Montana, New York, California, and even Canada, they are always surprised by the hospitality and meticulous planning that goes in to their visit. Apparently it is not normal behavior to place fresh towels out every morning, have coffee and breakfast ready, and every room of the house clean. It is mostly the cleanliness that throws them. Hospitality is truly important to us and something I learned at a young age; something that will always be appreciated and always done best by a Southerner.</span></span></p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-1184373470248729832011-07-19T16:53:00.001-07:002011-07-19T16:56:49.732-07:00Photoshop Glitter!<div style="text-align: center;">What I learned today! How to make glitter on Photoshop...COOL!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOhp_pIdiaFmXBptD-8FcTRe-h3yP3PhcTAOKxM8UaS7QtD2qCmvgldW8DSUFfrowiLlCm-KQlmLwl-EXbEp6DHHKoNxFL9yvN4FAx5nkDLc9WLT9lMAPWcjuPH06BZ510GuLbsqcMQ/s1600/68582956_BfYbsnyg_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOhp_pIdiaFmXBptD-8FcTRe-h3yP3PhcTAOKxM8UaS7QtD2qCmvgldW8DSUFfrowiLlCm-KQlmLwl-EXbEp6DHHKoNxFL9yvN4FAx5nkDLc9WLT9lMAPWcjuPH06BZ510GuLbsqcMQ/s400/68582956_BfYbsnyg_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631216027637695138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.puglypixel.com/2011/07/02/inspired-by-kate-spades-color-of-the-month/">Pugly Pixel.</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-35272199318202905112011-07-14T20:59:00.000-07:002011-07-14T21:13:26.185-07:00I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.<div><div style="text-align: center; ">The end is near. I can't believe it's over.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">An era of my childhood that has continued into my adult life...</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I read "Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone" in <b>6th grade</b> and</div><div style="text-align: center; ">finished the final book this month.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Yes, I will most likely re-read them several more times throughout my life, but it is truly sad that something we come to love so much, and try to cling on to in adulthood, has to come to an end. Am I the only one sad about this...please say no...</div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">This has been me for more than 11 years...</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I can't even tell you how many times I've read the first book...don't tell....</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY44oy1CF02ULAe-4tPPf9ZdaxelGBSknt7JxKMEyEjOU1TZo8o4UwjaO4wqcQf-_c86bEQGhrDJB1UGdZYeDJYFFqa1B-IVwps93_opgcc6BDFn_1MQNsytkTcA2Flg91q-6kOps1A/s1600/35988076_hnLXZU0q_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY44oy1CF02ULAe-4tPPf9ZdaxelGBSknt7JxKMEyEjOU1TZo8o4UwjaO4wqcQf-_c86bEQGhrDJB1UGdZYeDJYFFqa1B-IVwps93_opgcc6BDFn_1MQNsytkTcA2Flg91q-6kOps1A/s400/35988076_hnLXZU0q_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629425680287959554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8Fv7tWvxPLRM4vY5GOjCxfRNCjiZjO2pzSSsF7L-Ep373zd394194w8O_ToxK6kB9tF2cLTvmNr-O5TjqkJj7pPPcN5lHJJTVMq1aquSalQe9sWSU8nn0wtvlTf_bffpI_3RkKfzEQ/s1600/18899528_aP3NMVFR_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8Fv7tWvxPLRM4vY5GOjCxfRNCjiZjO2pzSSsF7L-Ep373zd394194w8O_ToxK6kB9tF2cLTvmNr-O5TjqkJj7pPPcN5lHJJTVMq1aquSalQe9sWSU8nn0wtvlTf_bffpI_3RkKfzEQ/s400/18899528_aP3NMVFR_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629425677388988418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdBi_M_GuhFIZplaD_ToZQp2l66NGGWJG3tJfYdtsmNvecYSbWN2FfW_K4maM-jTpFmcTLw1cr8OngbBOyD807lNyT6XoKYa1NHXf4XygO664_jzU99FVNCrhjSKxc9wLnIsSTZUbvQ/s1600/19852181_ohobhaGp_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdBi_M_GuhFIZplaD_ToZQp2l66NGGWJG3tJfYdtsmNvecYSbWN2FfW_K4maM-jTpFmcTLw1cr8OngbBOyD807lNyT6XoKYa1NHXf4XygO664_jzU99FVNCrhjSKxc9wLnIsSTZUbvQ/s400/19852181_ohobhaGp_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629425670190707250" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-50090374828500211522011-07-05T12:17:00.000-07:002011-07-05T14:30:49.444-07:00Thankful Heart.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-HhpUPogmStJ0xWMC4f0v6eaYoSRtLkC2sYXpmx7a9kIfAuSvWGtLrujArcXlIfvYGuZvEnuK42iTxWeP8-D-blLqJdHCSmrVCFs-kUgyR9Y6dXWxikAcXMfN1reeS9XvegcelZzfA/s1600/7225593_DpoDWv2C_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-HhpUPogmStJ0xWMC4f0v6eaYoSRtLkC2sYXpmx7a9kIfAuSvWGtLrujArcXlIfvYGuZvEnuK42iTxWeP8-D-blLqJdHCSmrVCFs-kUgyR9Y6dXWxikAcXMfN1reeS9XvegcelZzfA/s400/7225593_DpoDWv2C_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625983770542662946" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I read this today and found it to be <i>spot on</i> with what is going on in my life right now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thought I'd share :) It's amazing how God has been working in me lately. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Draw near to Me with a thankful heart, aware that your cup is overflowing with blessings. Gratitude enables you to perceive Me more clearly and to rejoice in our Love-relationship. Nothing can separate you from My loving Presence! Whenever you start to feel anxious, remind yourself that your security rests in Me alone, and I am totally trustworthy."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"You will never be in control of your life circumstances, but you can relax and trust in My control. Instead of striving for a predictable, safe lifestyle, seek to know Me in greater depth. I long to make your life a glorious adventure, but you must stop clinging to old ways. I am always doing something new within My beloved ones."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Romas 8:38-39, Psalm 56:3-4, Isaiah 43:19</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>"Jesus Calling"</b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-75120931579230518442011-07-04T12:38:00.000-07:002011-07-04T12:45:57.954-07:00Happy America Day. Weekend Anthem.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm06sTJM98FvYx-Pmyge52CJcMo0s2uWCKIkWG84MXqRW_fUgLwiXmaGrRVOyXgLV2jmVf36fDiILcweW2tkVaVRqmPAFq0T8p2xVfeZTlX40d477TzVVapt7NbiwPZP6W0DSpP1Z1NQ/s1600/strawberry.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm06sTJM98FvYx-Pmyge52CJcMo0s2uWCKIkWG84MXqRW_fUgLwiXmaGrRVOyXgLV2jmVf36fDiILcweW2tkVaVRqmPAFq0T8p2xVfeZTlX40d477TzVVapt7NbiwPZP6W0DSpP1Z1NQ/s320/strawberry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625585482652606882" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 4th of July!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Weekend Anthem...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="500" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KQ6zr6kCPj8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-50331401063087786202011-06-30T13:38:00.000-07:002011-06-30T13:49:54.605-07:00DIY: Print Drawer Turned Jewelry Display<div><div style="text-align: center; ">I found this old newspaper print storage drawer at a flea market a</div><div style="text-align: center; ">few months back and <b>had to have it</b>!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I had seen them turned into earring displays on Etsy for $90++++ and decided I could not turn down the opportunity to turn my $15 find into a valuable piece of art/practical storage solution.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I decided to leave it <i>as is</i>, but you could paint yours for a different look.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Here is the FINISHED PRODUCT</div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(minus the fact that I need to invest in more dangly, sparkly, pretty earrings to fill it!)</span></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5WObNMRDyTjFqYdBxvkXNyzAkh8cHREFH8z4XvH23RjK_f8_7LY4LYuC4tqs9mZClqs2a-U6futMGoFa_NTCInB55ABZZXiM2hUJUrz1cvk0b94tiOxv-Hq-UtPIkpBVpDqnuLZzaQ/s1600/photo-2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5WObNMRDyTjFqYdBxvkXNyzAkh8cHREFH8z4XvH23RjK_f8_7LY4LYuC4tqs9mZClqs2a-U6futMGoFa_NTCInB55ABZZXiM2hUJUrz1cvk0b94tiOxv-Hq-UtPIkpBVpDqnuLZzaQ/s320/photo-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624115188529036290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ_nVeH1XEsgvlj0DxEsJKc3E6WWwg0xsr-yqxIA0DI1Utg8V9_Ki6DpvrGWDca2wcdQ-WiQx8WEzsyvsGPMtLJRW3uufoOXG_1zMS4biRGR53Mqbg8XuOe6Cau_Tn6wo6Bn3xPMeOA/s1600/photo-1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ_nVeH1XEsgvlj0DxEsJKc3E6WWwg0xsr-yqxIA0DI1Utg8V9_Ki6DpvrGWDca2wcdQ-WiQx8WEzsyvsGPMtLJRW3uufoOXG_1zMS4biRGR53Mqbg8XuOe6Cau_Tn6wo6Bn3xPMeOA/s320/photo-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624115185897087234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Anyone who wants to help me fill the empty spaces...just sayin' :)</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIb3yC045EGbvipGOhEHob6EKUnoGyo2zSGuDmw2KyvLoEKUBydjCiW6-vcfTe4VHrCUiMWgWmgiX-_QvE9pi76m2T__USVOBz61oU9OknjXD4Rf6rpbGN9cKVTjf_MXG_fyYsWkr8OA/s1600/photo-3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIb3yC045EGbvipGOhEHob6EKUnoGyo2zSGuDmw2KyvLoEKUBydjCiW6-vcfTe4VHrCUiMWgWmgiX-_QvE9pi76m2T__USVOBz61oU9OknjXD4Rf6rpbGN9cKVTjf_MXG_fyYsWkr8OA/s320/photo-3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624115175227197490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I ordered these tiny little eye-hooks on Ebay. They are the perfect size for this project and not available in any hardware stores I searched. Plus, I saved a TON...$3.50 for 100 hooks.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjE7bs7rIzoFhkuvoFrjAGDp8TZ8pR6qpwwBEogp1PnIksV2vh7JdRnIUaF0xclv3JqJL2qxc5C9TDSRMKJvTkE4nEdd9o56MeJQ6OoUjUsUZN5YcKX1S8lAI0TDKOW1YpZfYE15v-Qw/s1600/photo-4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjE7bs7rIzoFhkuvoFrjAGDp8TZ8pR6qpwwBEogp1PnIksV2vh7JdRnIUaF0xclv3JqJL2qxc5C9TDSRMKJvTkE4nEdd9o56MeJQ6OoUjUsUZN5YcKX1S8lAI0TDKOW1YpZfYE15v-Qw/s320/photo-4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624115175360093554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This has been a big <i>crafting</i> week for me for some reason!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I got this idea off of Pinterest and I'm in LOVE. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLNbF7hwovJxgC6Adsxdrzb-Ew_nz-GxcwMx0buJUo5fDQxjMiya-aupPX5mD9mUrysFnHKRrNFKudGl1BPJM_eRhjwH8VPVVTCMHyMiRGJH2QzLq84LCH2bWJEcLlAncPWXc9t5BmQ/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLNbF7hwovJxgC6Adsxdrzb-Ew_nz-GxcwMx0buJUo5fDQxjMiya-aupPX5mD9mUrysFnHKRrNFKudGl1BPJM_eRhjwH8VPVVTCMHyMiRGJH2QzLq84LCH2bWJEcLlAncPWXc9t5BmQ/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624115172468608818" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little practical beauty was <i>FREE</i>. I already owned all the ingredients you see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>BONUS:</b> Your bathroom always smells like coffee. I'd say that's a nice way to wake up! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(French Vanilla is my current "scent")</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-17645629674366413752011-06-27T10:33:00.001-07:002011-06-27T10:36:27.420-07:00VineyardVinesContest<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div style="position:relative;width:500px;height:500px;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/vineyardvinescontest/set?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed&id=33220904"><img force="1" border="0" height="500" title="VineyardVinesContest" src="http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/cid/33220904/id/Npbe3_Kg4BGzwTeYkofJuA/size/x.jpg" alt="VineyardVinesContest" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/vineyardvinescontest/set?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed&id=33220904">VineyardVinesContest</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed&id=1377138">BrittniFaith</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/clutch_bags/shop?query=clutch+bags">clutch bags</a></small></div><small><div style="padding-top:16px"><p style="clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=36736416" rel="nofollow"><img force="1" height="50" style="border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;" src="http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/36736416.jpg" hspace="4" align="left" width="50" /></a></p><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=36736416" rel="nofollow">Polka dot swimwear</a><br />$56 - 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saksfifthavenue.com<br /></div><p></p><p style="clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=34254259" rel="nofollow"><img force="1" height="50" style="border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;" src="http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/34254259.jpg" hspace="4" align="left" width="50" /></a></p><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=34254259" rel="nofollow">Twist jewelry</a><br />$32 - simplysoles.com<br /></div><p></p><p style="clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37275865" rel="nofollow"><img force="1" height="50" style="border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;" src="http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/37275865.jpg" hspace="4" align="left" width="50" /></a></p><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37275865" rel="nofollow">Vineyard Vines - vineyard vines Beach Towel</a><br />$65 - vineyardvines.com<br /></div><p></p><p style="clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37012716" rel="nofollow"><img force="1" height="50" style="border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;" src="http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/37012716.jpg" hspace="4" align="left" width="50" /></a></p><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37012716" rel="nofollow">Vineyard Vines - Bowline Dress</a><br />$135 - vineyardvines.com<br /></div><p></p><p style="clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37322295" rel="nofollow"><img force="1" height="50" style="border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;" src="http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/37322295.jpg" hspace="4" align="left" width="50" /></a></p><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37322295" rel="nofollow">Vineyard Vines - Ribbon Striped Tie Hat</a><br />$70 - vineyardvines.com<br /></div><p></p><p style="clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37009133" rel="nofollow"><img force="1" height="50" style="border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;" src="http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/37009133.jpg" hspace="4" align="left" width="50" /></a></p><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37009133" rel="nofollow">Vineyard Vines - Beach Essentials - Category</a><br />$165 - vineyardvines.com<br /></div><p></p><p style="clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37321523" rel="nofollow"><img force="1" height="50" style="border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;" src="http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/37321523.jpg" hspace="4" align="left" width="50" /></a></p><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=1377138&.mid=embed-imagelist&id=37321523" rel="nofollow">Vineyard Vines - vineyard vines Coozie</a><br />$5 - vineyardvines.com<br /></div><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 8px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">VOTE FOR ME starting this Thursday on the </span></span></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thecollegeprepster"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">College Prepster Facebook Page!</span></span></b></a></div><p></p></div></small></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-39585105802975542502011-06-27T07:46:00.000-07:002011-06-27T07:52:09.656-07:00Lauren Conrad - The Beauty Department<div style="text-align: center;">Have y'all discovered Lauren Conrad's new <a href="http://thebeautydepartment.com/">beauty blog</a>? If not, get on it sister! </div><div style="text-align: center;">She teaches you how to create many of her signature looks through tutorials that are easy to follow and reveals what she is loving at the moment. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This 'do is one of my favorites from her site. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check it out <a href="http://thebeautydepartment.com/2011/06/pin-it-up-girl/">HERE. </a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXr9a2hvvfBgRpBazBiK5HSttdW1oECyWhk4mJkpcn2344mixGelRIzy7OEOM-KELAf0MtgM8KPhsvxJWwDrWduD1ywIamkFbLbACEaOzI8NlN6YrSo1AfrZY9fxFr8K_bXTFjrIHTQ/s1600/TBDtwistedsistertutorial114.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 101px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXr9a2hvvfBgRpBazBiK5HSttdW1oECyWhk4mJkpcn2344mixGelRIzy7OEOM-KELAf0MtgM8KPhsvxJWwDrWduD1ywIamkFbLbACEaOzI8NlN6YrSo1AfrZY9fxFr8K_bXTFjrIHTQ/s400/TBDtwistedsistertutorial114.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622911432376701090" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-86367415084174934292011-06-18T20:18:00.000-07:002011-06-18T20:34:05.907-07:00Color obsession - MINT green<div style="text-align: center;">I am currently obsessed with the color MINT! So fresh and pretty for summer. A little inspiration as follows:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Been rockin' the mint nails lately. Revlon makes the perfect shade.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kKs_VZ2lcP1r5201MbPKlezCLR-P-ufUjwx2JuUWKrRdDD8xdVK5c9bxzYEbAKyWigXhOOKEvYzexhiP6IrtAGqthp1CkVWxw_W2T4QK8h7z1M9tVGve-hAhU2X2UCFQzXKSwvyMWA/s1600/mint5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kKs_VZ2lcP1r5201MbPKlezCLR-P-ufUjwx2JuUWKrRdDD8xdVK5c9bxzYEbAKyWigXhOOKEvYzexhiP6IrtAGqthp1CkVWxw_W2T4QK8h7z1M9tVGve-hAhU2X2UCFQzXKSwvyMWA/s320/mint5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619767146755199666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love how clean, simple, elegant and fresh this room is! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Very sophisticated without being stuffy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepr6eyMkzDiLIsnsc3sZIlkl3M6fKfvVd947Ol0BmqFBv1wZz5DBap1xL-5m7W5QTbwqrPve7nDFqTHg6-xlasBpISUNBH9K1bG-TsvizzvUvOpDaG5q4P5vYlRzy-dDSODyMKs10kg/s1600/mint3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepr6eyMkzDiLIsnsc3sZIlkl3M6fKfvVd947Ol0BmqFBv1wZz5DBap1xL-5m7W5QTbwqrPve7nDFqTHg6-xlasBpISUNBH9K1bG-TsvizzvUvOpDaG5q4P5vYlRzy-dDSODyMKs10kg/s320/mint3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619767145492720882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVpfB51xaKf5r4Bk0KHL2KAyJqPhRDXCXVFFBRcKmVsCgKJ_n4q68UydwuyVo11sHkALuzFjK6qxAMAspan4DAcBS4OBNyZE-qigLvaWfE_ICx8p3agJYhS4zpgnK7FwjYs1CJlukaw/s1600/10388005_v98Vzl7Y_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVpfB51xaKf5r4Bk0KHL2KAyJqPhRDXCXVFFBRcKmVsCgKJ_n4q68UydwuyVo11sHkALuzFjK6qxAMAspan4DAcBS4OBNyZE-qigLvaWfE_ICx8p3agJYhS4zpgnK7FwjYs1CJlukaw/s320/10388005_v98Vzl7Y_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619767131885960658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I WANT THIS DRESS. Always a sucker for a one shoulder little number.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nDGkomEEmbimvPvqZpkSCZCGRqHUGznHPST-E76iBQK4N0l2hYulz_HyuQC9VycZfq2oiWswChjAF9Kl6dFDuaUFkcnIPDRXPpimcMK0emGYiNRK53xVZGh60JnhqsxOxI7lAlW7bg/s1600/39563707_Tk4GUHJn_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nDGkomEEmbimvPvqZpkSCZCGRqHUGznHPST-E76iBQK4N0l2hYulz_HyuQC9VycZfq2oiWswChjAF9Kl6dFDuaUFkcnIPDRXPpimcMK0emGYiNRK53xVZGh60JnhqsxOxI7lAlW7bg/s320/39563707_Tk4GUHJn_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619767133152259794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful. I like the long tables, tablecloths of course and the white flowers. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Simple, Southern and elegant.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhBfarOv6WChVGJT2LWGky2991DWYf9kWdIrgzI3n6g1gKwwEdQEAXidmDuLW61ieePidQ-tJdlnDizM3ND-pZanlTck5X0-UCMDAXwiwXNVVp1k3mukb-qMvXFe8lUhJp6WSfl_Q6w/s1600/mint2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhBfarOv6WChVGJT2LWGky2991DWYf9kWdIrgzI3n6g1gKwwEdQEAXidmDuLW61ieePidQ-tJdlnDizM3ND-pZanlTck5X0-UCMDAXwiwXNVVp1k3mukb-qMvXFe8lUhJp6WSfl_Q6w/s320/mint2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619766843307722914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just because. I'm not a big biker...but I could be!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfPGX5BXOkyChSifVsrVkGKsYvoLSAjO3W3PFy-ujLtHv7zxXSe3L3ddMwG1wCnZ_mn5rh5G1UXqni1_-tWrPS7nuNlrdjeHCz1H_81DOjdc9gp0YrX8V5ACksWZDJqgdO8dhoK95Yg/s1600/mint1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfPGX5BXOkyChSifVsrVkGKsYvoLSAjO3W3PFy-ujLtHv7zxXSe3L3ddMwG1wCnZ_mn5rh5G1UXqni1_-tWrPS7nuNlrdjeHCz1H_81DOjdc9gp0YrX8V5ACksWZDJqgdO8dhoK95Yg/s320/mint1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619766754209224658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All photos courtesy of Pinterest. (the greatest invention since...)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-4655198541760979302011-05-23T21:08:00.000-07:002011-05-23T21:24:00.172-07:00Live.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysfW_NSLhZ-XvmiLzTr2HGvgDdKZh1aFiA8aIgGqjBa42GzGUCex6sZMnR0KeGa9WYjfEEBOVyH3Zm-uTmB_EUwmSup21vz11WbZo2K21rQZv5Vm_RrFiM8DOKK-pWwb9Ao6q2n1rGg/s1600/4790766_sksMk6Th_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysfW_NSLhZ-XvmiLzTr2HGvgDdKZh1aFiA8aIgGqjBa42GzGUCex6sZMnR0KeGa9WYjfEEBOVyH3Zm-uTmB_EUwmSup21vz11WbZo2K21rQZv5Vm_RrFiM8DOKK-pWwb9Ao6q2n1rGg/s320/4790766_sksMk6Th_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610133439818699954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlesilverboxes/3425594578/in/faves-birdsonawire/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Little Silver Boxes.</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Collins household has been under some major construction the past few days!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I painted the porch off the kitchen with Mom this morning, pulled up the boards on the patio out back tonight, hung a few pictures, did a little staining and now I can't sleep - so naturally, I'm reorganizing my bedroom...which I might add, has not been touched since I was about 15.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found this poem I wrote for a high school english class on April 21, 2004! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Crazy what pops up!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(yes, a diary or two also found its way into the trash pile)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">"The Perfect Day"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">By: B. C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The sunlight falls upon my face,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">As I wake from my easy sleep.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The breeze tickles every hair,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Upon my unshaved legs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The sun is bright,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The breeze is pure,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The day has just begun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Although I love all days like this,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This is my favorite one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The top is down as I speed off,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Inside my freedom ride.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The air I smell is Southern bliss,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The flowers bloom with me in mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Nothing compares to a day like this, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So innocent and ripe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Almost like a fresh start,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">From all the stress in life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So now as all the lights go out,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I still can feel the breeze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">And the smell of simplicity will still be there,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Among the other things.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-6087482335978106052011-05-17T21:57:00.000-07:002011-05-17T22:01:00.772-07:00Love Song.<div style="text-align: center;">If I could write you a song to make you fall in love....</div><div style="text-align: center;">33 love songs all rolled into one for the intro to Andy Stanley's sermon series "The New Rules of Love, Sex and Dating." Who says Christians are boring?! ha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="520" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4HJ2Qkys86c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-40644860241614042762011-05-12T07:45:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:46:32.954-07:00Infographics.<div style="text-align: center;">Are <b>infographics</b> the way of the future for graphic designers...</div><div style="text-align: center;">or a "jane of all trades" like me?</div><div style="text-align: center;">These days, <i>public relations professionals</i> are expected to be knowledgeable in a multitude of areas including (but not limited to): writing, social media, event planning/management, design, media relations, advertising, marketing and client recruitment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am seriously considering making another <b>infographic</b> that says - - -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Hire me and I will....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plan Your Event/Charity Gala/Wedding/Launch Party, design the event logo, save the date, invitation, menu and promotional advertisements, promote it through iFrame graphic creation, Twitter and media outlets, write the press release, recruit sponsors and </div><div style="text-align: center;">put you on the cover of the AJC.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Below is the one I created to link to the QR code on my business cards (coming soon). </div><div style="text-align: center;">I also have a personal website portfolio, but it is Flash and unfortunately will not pull up on smart phones.....so, the infographic comes in handy!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrzvmVXR97kQNfnTRpvbNp-7HfkfdjrVk2mrUpPGozXJFG2CpLr_rrXAS8HmwWESAL7H496p42FTGc3C09ZgblzvQHNlIPY7rr2ElnRcYKFlN5sx8mccd7Pnukfx1xTQZRMnlzS3BUg/s1600/BCInfographic2.0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrzvmVXR97kQNfnTRpvbNp-7HfkfdjrVk2mrUpPGozXJFG2CpLr_rrXAS8HmwWESAL7H496p42FTGc3C09ZgblzvQHNlIPY7rr2ElnRcYKFlN5sx8mccd7Pnukfx1xTQZRMnlzS3BUg/s400/BCInfographic2.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605842474213187954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the first personal infographic I looked to for inspiration. I liked the color scheme and the simple graphic background. I found the bubbles a little confusing. PR is all about clarity.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaoONY7G8du1o-n8Njks_FPRe76eeYYB2vqnyudSe5JO8ZSBDFaFPVhYugiLrCSHl0VDw4_ZF5WOBkzUfvo-hW7kAyQYeloye8t8K6Z0MZcS01OFwLMRsq2Lsh6YWJWSdkT7rsZMCdA/s1600/infographic1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaoONY7G8du1o-n8Njks_FPRe76eeYYB2vqnyudSe5JO8ZSBDFaFPVhYugiLrCSHl0VDw4_ZF5WOBkzUfvo-hW7kAyQYeloye8t8K6Z0MZcS01OFwLMRsq2Lsh6YWJWSdkT7rsZMCdA/s400/infographic1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605842408274875874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXw1cSxKT0vB7WPuVSBp2cFAS8QlMnlTsGp4uXOQ7IM4-zFXLexI_cUfS6VFGPqLYE0T0dfxFywPoMxTS-zmRtj5aH7DbKoMKDw23PTBkupSsXWHGcxGgNZTQ3P-eQ4hCKQxMinIAbQ/s1600/infographic2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXw1cSxKT0vB7WPuVSBp2cFAS8QlMnlTsGp4uXOQ7IM4-zFXLexI_cUfS6VFGPqLYE0T0dfxFywPoMxTS-zmRtj5aH7DbKoMKDw23PTBkupSsXWHGcxGgNZTQ3P-eQ4hCKQxMinIAbQ/s400/infographic2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605842349262132946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUWKpuTSrbtePO4RehSO8UBLdkYY7Lgj8J9IGIyF1PRqSmLF4tBzAAlkicL6ZrE1N7mZsev2m3KaVHifYkQGbCzgBzlMRq-mwORNmhMzmfO6c4m_A_hdw7qF0hwTAyWBJ2sT-OnPYvw/s1600/infographic4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUWKpuTSrbtePO4RehSO8UBLdkYY7Lgj8J9IGIyF1PRqSmLF4tBzAAlkicL6ZrE1N7mZsev2m3KaVHifYkQGbCzgBzlMRq-mwORNmhMzmfO6c4m_A_hdw7qF0hwTAyWBJ2sT-OnPYvw/s400/infographic4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605842285245018546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNXuCm5M91iKMJS7dPk5XVRQamx13SZGYd2pKsVIYwLNt5YqNi8fXJSacKt7Z1lKzVqA-fnCVwzTvAJWDcNmDdJlIuAsLS4WynxFlQ-YDCaNfADT_Z_l9wKvYJIQOQ4Yd4Wdt0cip_Q/s1600/infographic3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNXuCm5M91iKMJS7dPk5XVRQamx13SZGYd2pKsVIYwLNt5YqNi8fXJSacKt7Z1lKzVqA-fnCVwzTvAJWDcNmDdJlIuAsLS4WynxFlQ-YDCaNfADT_Z_l9wKvYJIQOQ4Yd4Wdt0cip_Q/s400/infographic3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605841588220569986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mine is a little more personal than the one's I drew inspiration from, but isn't that the point? My hope is that a potential employer will <i><b>A.</b> Scan the QR code on my business card <b>B. </b>Be impressed with the overall design and <b>C. </b>Get at least one giggle/something they can relate to.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? Ideas for changes?<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-72543012837154805102011-05-10T21:16:00.000-07:002011-05-10T21:17:34.436-07:00social.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzl90WWlDo2doNs3qQJounxQGYVyC4UCrw6-ORpo0t1dwUuw9A84eAGR0-3i72mASjN5xinlRFNZt3fskhz2jT-3Bs5fNt3q1vsfSTn_DxtYxiDej2ET7egmnv9Q7QvW6X7PilOQvCA/s1600/socialcast.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 173px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzl90WWlDo2doNs3qQJounxQGYVyC4UCrw6-ORpo0t1dwUuw9A84eAGR0-3i72mASjN5xinlRFNZt3fskhz2jT-3Bs5fNt3q1vsfSTn_DxtYxiDej2ET7egmnv9Q7QvW6X7PilOQvCA/s400/socialcast.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605307718881072674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-it-takes-to-be-a-social-media-manager-2011-3?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-it-takes-to-be-a-social-media-manager-2011-3?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29">Image via.</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-73670286299115306192011-05-08T18:23:00.000-07:002011-05-08T18:37:37.788-07:00The GraduateI officially GRADUATED! Well, technically I graduated in December, but walking across that stage on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">GCSU's</span> beautiful front campus made it all the more real.<br />I am so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">incredibly</span> thankful for my four years in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Milledgeville</span>, Ga. My amazing friends, professors and sorority sisters. Countless memories that can never be forgotten and stories to go down in history.<br />The big real world officially stretches before me now and I am prepared to meet it with a great foundation of knowledge, experience, courage and motivation!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlDMtKqZR-9l5VlU2e8iilXmnjKT5Qb_CveDIfgsrlG3HmaHhSzBr0f4p0ZcuhDI_bpSef1AzZIfzbqQuiq8y9Dlv8r3NWJgztb_GqGoDTgfghlZzI6-MGohcCIQ4upOBkV54OMti9w/s1600/Brittni+Graduation2011+019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 390px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604521491848746706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlDMtKqZR-9l5VlU2e8iilXmnjKT5Qb_CveDIfgsrlG3HmaHhSzBr0f4p0ZcuhDI_bpSef1AzZIfzbqQuiq8y9Dlv8r3NWJgztb_GqGoDTgfghlZzI6-MGohcCIQ4upOBkV54OMti9w/s400/Brittni+Graduation2011+019.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Best of friends. I'm so blessed to have such beautiful, loyal friends.</em><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbgfdvvnKMA4SlO72W4LoC0DWDFZEpJPLMd-d7ojCioDKWvP1j8X8kuob-LfEydcN5oy5el2ne5rhca7YjJRjW3bowpIPSCCwN7qLCrgGj3B8sAqvlcinHpqYVeEA70Lutu_MLGf3HQ/s1600/Brittni+Graduation2011+011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604521369265350002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbgfdvvnKMA4SlO72W4LoC0DWDFZEpJPLMd-d7ojCioDKWvP1j8X8kuob-LfEydcN5oy5el2ne5rhca7YjJRjW3bowpIPSCCwN7qLCrgGj3B8sAqvlcinHpqYVeEA70Lutu_MLGf3HQ/s400/Brittni+Graduation2011+011.JPG" /></a><em> </em><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>The Rents.<br /><br /></em></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZghk6BYtjpf6W7nixiqm1GhaZHoAXHIjCoJ6ZrYh9o5Sms_nuENBxSm9FjKbaTgoED4ODv2wnteZHkZCKy6y033vLZDnxP1Oo99P_Y4JwaKnp7Lz-F37hYhurcbp2AKAoqyqs-S64g/s1600/Brittni+Graduation2011+020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604521221560695762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZghk6BYtjpf6W7nixiqm1GhaZHoAXHIjCoJ6ZrYh9o5Sms_nuENBxSm9FjKbaTgoED4ODv2wnteZHkZCKy6y033vLZDnxP1Oo99P_Y4JwaKnp7Lz-F37hYhurcbp2AKAoqyqs-S64g/s400/Brittni+Graduation2011+020.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Our school mascot bobcats. Yes, we stole the idea from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">UGA</span> bulldogs...but at least we can admit it. Who wouldn't be <strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">intimidated</span> </strong>by that creature? ha</span> </em><br /><br /><br /><div>Dress: Ark & Co.</div><br /><div>Shoes: Ralph Lauren</div><br /><div>Earrings: Vintage Pearls</div><br /><div>Bracelets: Dillards? David Yurman</div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-23274843863815724222011-04-29T08:25:00.000-07:002011-04-29T08:34:48.800-07:00Real life fairy tale.<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She was absolute perfection.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">The DRESS, the hair, the jewelry, the tiara, the train....all tastefully fit for the future </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Queen of England</i>. Catherine Duchess of Cambridge for now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj2O4mOY6_2VwXzkgw05cWjxc2pq6dr4xeNm5yXAvSYwlh2ead-MfDq9TIm_awlApIpzlVkH2M9cVT-YOleAQwQ0SMaYJ6CTT_Kj-ykru7S_vH7pAiX9F2C7qjzfmdXSRLupTgXNqxw/s1600/17562226_CopZdjj9_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj2O4mOY6_2VwXzkgw05cWjxc2pq6dr4xeNm5yXAvSYwlh2ead-MfDq9TIm_awlApIpzlVkH2M9cVT-YOleAQwQ0SMaYJ6CTT_Kj-ykru7S_vH7pAiX9F2C7qjzfmdXSRLupTgXNqxw/s400/17562226_CopZdjj9_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601027177296159026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo courtesy of Pineterest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On another note, I'm off to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">BEACH </span>for the weekend. SO excited! I need a vacation!</span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-52725527162602160732011-04-27T20:30:00.001-07:002011-04-27T20:46:32.492-07:00Royal Wedding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcE_wRfbIH45p7KujBQTq0932OB2SOESPucalRA3hWjQgYQlhiDbL70xLmbpBSoLP9Rwab-lMCr9GUfbBoh6_PX3-1iRizqD02VDQhS6pyuG1Q_u74NkDlW1gkfKCdMvPfV7k_MppTFg/s1600/15025445_tI1AVLav_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcE_wRfbIH45p7KujBQTq0932OB2SOESPucalRA3hWjQgYQlhiDbL70xLmbpBSoLP9Rwab-lMCr9GUfbBoh6_PX3-1iRizqD02VDQhS6pyuG1Q_u74NkDlW1gkfKCdMvPfV7k_MppTFg/s400/15025445_tI1AVLav_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600472208685294162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I am more excited than most, I must admit, the hype over this wedding is a bit extreme. Below are a collection of memorabilia and absurdities I found humorous.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRBvO7NsYQSQrLlHmWuecvWaRf_CbIF_BAh0wzZsqT2x8JW1_4g-0MM6QbETtF6PNZh3UhFV3k-mXcKhqMxiFPoA7rRjDfwxvDsct7MSGEI2ARDSo6UX4zloAM6WGA6fKRrmopRUHkw/s1600/16115877_i9dlHMZl_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRBvO7NsYQSQrLlHmWuecvWaRf_CbIF_BAh0wzZsqT2x8JW1_4g-0MM6QbETtF6PNZh3UhFV3k-mXcKhqMxiFPoA7rRjDfwxvDsct7MSGEI2ARDSo6UX4zloAM6WGA6fKRrmopRUHkw/s400/16115877_i9dlHMZl_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600472127410402610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A dish towel. Really?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bTuOyXmGCXWAddAD6ti0vEqJuXnrdQdCwBw4HipidD0eEQRoNtwrTYyCcHgvt2qsJez3AX3FyRi5zxNHVD1Z7Zs_rJ6vp0Fk-yDtMkNMzthTaweNnXanYzRS5b7QpmezX9ls6TTURQ/s1600/8045764_ZdKTVp5h_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bTuOyXmGCXWAddAD6ti0vEqJuXnrdQdCwBw4HipidD0eEQRoNtwrTYyCcHgvt2qsJez3AX3FyRi5zxNHVD1Z7Zs_rJ6vp0Fk-yDtMkNMzthTaweNnXanYzRS5b7QpmezX9ls6TTURQ/s400/8045764_ZdKTVp5h_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600472072601721778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barf bag. Classic.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D8sDPcB4m1EAL_wXQFRul2lewvuoxB_Cf6kvXeDTMhb5pHaKSZeZkk3aFCQesksL4W8SJZbJHcmCnF5X26a9JSCUxkL3hcyPTsag2-z18BZsxvhWm0nydp4b43oVJ9_X39CDIwRXcw/s1600/6435959_FNYHu3xi_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D8sDPcB4m1EAL_wXQFRul2lewvuoxB_Cf6kvXeDTMhb5pHaKSZeZkk3aFCQesksL4W8SJZbJHcmCnF5X26a9JSCUxkL3hcyPTsag2-z18BZsxvhWm0nydp4b43oVJ9_X39CDIwRXcw/s400/6435959_FNYHu3xi_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600472018439884050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>He's not really my type, but I think I'd look fabulous in a tiara.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila5xp1J7R5uOFWf9LViF-AnC8P0ZNQhTfhEBwjMYJwgITePaHTS8Buso-E6lOmTqLrSY38aN6BrBiq65yS24EHqeMUic8niR8BTGRWgGI2XNV4m9HtSft1r6XNubADAddyiv6zoUoAA/s1600/13020808_8G4m2Hqh_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila5xp1J7R5uOFWf9LViF-AnC8P0ZNQhTfhEBwjMYJwgITePaHTS8Buso-E6lOmTqLrSY38aN6BrBiq65yS24EHqeMUic8niR8BTGRWgGI2XNV4m9HtSft1r6XNubADAddyiv6zoUoAA/s400/13020808_8G4m2Hqh_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600471926662755778" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b>Now that is some <i>great</i> PR!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><br /></b></span></div></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx-56mjrUc6L0HPuQe3CBFHtn7eyDv-kQQltWmtQXy33yVRXdVrHMQM1oiMWo-L8WPIQkZ-QYGaYPcL_FLUt7QmrPWIbVPJN2rO-7e0X5Yp6pQAKqLksbmeqU63GyabkXgSmKwrf2SA/s1600/14921142_PUsl6rEQ_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx-56mjrUc6L0HPuQe3CBFHtn7eyDv-kQQltWmtQXy33yVRXdVrHMQM1oiMWo-L8WPIQkZ-QYGaYPcL_FLUt7QmrPWIbVPJN2rO-7e0X5Yp6pQAKqLksbmeqU63GyabkXgSmKwrf2SA/s400/14921142_PUsl6rEQ_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600471840392455842" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b>I will be up bright and early Friday morning to make sure I don't miss a second. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b>Follow my thoughts on Twitter - @BrittniFaith</b></span></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm most excited to see her dress...naturally....but I'm also interested in seeing how much the Queen REALLY likes her - we will know immediately from the tiara. Apparently, the Queen is expected to design and gift one for her since Kate is not royal and does not have one of her own. Hopefully she won't be given a hand-me-down!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-36242634246954003762011-04-25T14:39:00.000-07:002011-04-25T14:58:26.792-07:00Good Hair.<div style="text-align: center;">Long hair can get boring. It's so easy to just wear it the same everyday - down and straight. As the Georgia heat starts to creep in, I'll be wearing it up more and more....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>so here are a few ideas I'll be trying in the coming weeks!</b></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL17c1VEwN9oUF0kLsymQwPxL-nbB_8EFLm1yBO7mHyiH9kFFlHbI-aBsBDSP72S2v9mehHFLlqHb0ljZz3MprT_NRCOSH-1y9rV-EBMVjM0QGdtZ5p0-CVP0CMWE7w_f9yjLH_ud5A/s1600/hair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL17c1VEwN9oUF0kLsymQwPxL-nbB_8EFLm1yBO7mHyiH9kFFlHbI-aBsBDSP72S2v9mehHFLlqHb0ljZz3MprT_NRCOSH-1y9rV-EBMVjM0QGdtZ5p0-CVP0CMWE7w_f9yjLH_ud5A/s400/hair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599641397397802994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">CARRIE! I will be bringing this picture along on my next haircut. Love her hair!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cdgKc1oAQO-YJv1_PgXLfLdDMurwtzDV4GfJ-4QhB479SoFN4eHRuFhTEwudpO3wQd71sq97cfoZqyJbD13RIkX76KdsrdRa1dbnPYBTlnsXCr_KIuXz_GNK0LjachCxYq3-qqFsDg/s1600/11969970_VNS3P5gw_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cdgKc1oAQO-YJv1_PgXLfLdDMurwtzDV4GfJ-4QhB479SoFN4eHRuFhTEwudpO3wQd71sq97cfoZqyJbD13RIkX76KdsrdRa1dbnPYBTlnsXCr_KIuXz_GNK0LjachCxYq3-qqFsDg/s320/11969970_VNS3P5gw_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599639715284139170" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of Carrie....It's no secret that she is my absolute <i>favorite</i> country artist. Such a beautiful gift and heart for God. Happy to see she has stayed true to herself despite all the fame and success. <b>Young girls need role models!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7eiEaK4GXtw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-7810715323411493532011-04-22T22:53:00.000-07:002011-04-22T23:02:00.483-07:00A Song of Praise<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I wish you a beautiful Easter weekend! </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I am so thankful for the perfect, endless love of my savior.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="330" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YPzHvCrrG3k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978660228013548440.post-79570658087981309982011-04-19T20:31:00.000-07:002011-04-19T20:36:09.312-07:00The American Dream<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH224DVNFrwEzN3APowPtw-0Os6456geKb880j19SjeBl7TVbogOB50kWk8i56c39opRRzKs67iocHbqodDui0DBWmrFsrzPJGcLWuTgu_i3vw65WOV4ZwFkBz3fAkMk9jPd0JtkmJOg/s1600/radical.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH224DVNFrwEzN3APowPtw-0Os6456geKb880j19SjeBl7TVbogOB50kWk8i56c39opRRzKs67iocHbqodDui0DBWmrFsrzPJGcLWuTgu_i3vw65WOV4ZwFkBz3fAkMk9jPd0JtkmJOg/s400/radical.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597503624575394306" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAHPkeWkbwjIYR-jAlCLD6tUPCQL_Cjx5IB4yhzwlqzqk4BO5ncNAd8RNVQPw0GTeOwsZ2tBFTdBP2fy-TFYPkXjkJf9FJ4eLKjdG1xvVOMZy6nODfW0O2TgjtJ-s5GrcLLYIyn2Neg/s1600/radical.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">"The American Dream" looks different to everyone, but we all share a common thread in our desire to be A. comfortable, B. financially stable and C. happy.</span></a><div><br /></div><div>Truth be told, I am also lumped in this category because, I too, desire these things for me life and for the lives of the people I love.</div><div>My newest difficulty has come from laying everything <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(everything) </span>down on the line and saying<i> "God, this life isn't about me, it's about You, it's about Your comfort, Your stability, Your happiness."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b>Radical by David Platt</b> challenges the happy-go-lucky christian in us all to take a step back and think about the serious epidemic of "feel good" christianity that has hit America by storm. Since when did serving become community service? Since when did worship become a rock concert? Since when did a God's pastors become stand-up comics?</div><div>Now don't get me wrong, I could listen to Chris Tomlin lead worship all day long, and I love a good joke more than most, but WOW has this book opened my eyes to what the REAL point behind all the show is.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you're looking for a feel good book...this is not it. But, if you want to hear from Platt, who successfully led one of the largest (4,000 member) churches in Alabama before realizing all this - dive in!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i>"In direct contradiction to the American dream, God actually delights in exalting our inability. He intentionally puts his people in situations where they come face to face with their need for Him. In the process he powerfully demonstrates his ability to provide everything his people need in ways they could never have mustered up or imagined. And in the end, he makes much of his own name." - Radical</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWRs0jyF07JpmKtlWVGcfTLnq7xqkDJ4pTMG35ZwK1_JOYHAU_-CfZudIaiLULB0HcgVPxuf2M5FbTWA8qlPtbQ6ZuClnKS4V00OUjtfiwBICJRLKtVZrYcpdg6D1GTXcCQrtVTd3GA/s1600/14936256_5mkuZgBg_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWRs0jyF07JpmKtlWVGcfTLnq7xqkDJ4pTMG35ZwK1_JOYHAU_-CfZudIaiLULB0HcgVPxuf2M5FbTWA8qlPtbQ6ZuClnKS4V00OUjtfiwBICJRLKtVZrYcpdg6D1GTXcCQrtVTd3GA/s400/14936256_5mkuZgBg_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597503419784855970" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo courtesy of </i></span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Pinterest.</i></span></a></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0