It's OK Thursday!

Hey Ya'll! Aren't we all so glad it's Thursday?!? Seriously, this has been another long week and things are kinda grim at work. A few more people in another dept. lost their jobs. So sad. This is my first time ever working in corporate and honestly it scares me.. good luck to all of y'all graduating in May trying to find jobs! Enough of that biznass... let's move on to IT'S OK, because let's face it, it will be! :) Link up is with Amber over @ Brunch With Amber!

It's Ok...

...that I didn't get home until 10:15 last night because I got to babysit Izzy! I was thrilled! We had a great time. It's amazing how a 5yr old can pick up right where you left off! :)

...that Firefighter D is a handyman. He's going to fix my bathroom sinks that won't drain properly this weekend. I don't think he knows how gross that's gonna be.. oh well he volunteered!

...that American Idol started last night. Let's just add ONE more show back to the TV/DVR lineup!

Rooting for this girl!

...that the Vera Bradley Spring collection debut was today in my email! I probably won't buy any of it, I just like to look at it. But, I sure could use this new makeup organizer...

...that I'm less motivated to lose weigh this year because I have nothing to look forward to like I did last year (Nashville Trip). It's even less motivating now that I know my bridesmaid dress zips, however, I can't gain a pound. Maybe I'll have less to do after work next week and I can hit the elliptical most evenings.

...that my university is/was on National news today covering the GOP primary this weekend.

Always good to see WU represented.

...that I haven't shaved my legs since last Saturday night because I have worn pants or tights everyday. Someone please confirm that is acceptable since it IS winter. Or is it gross.

I live & sleep alone, nobody is near my legs! :)

...that I enjoyed a LARGE cup of coffee this morning and a bit of diet Pepsi too.

I was 4 notches above a coma , it was necessary.

...that I've put A LOT of links in this post. If you looked at them all, or even some, you are awesome!

Have a great day ladies! I love hearing from you! Comments are welcome and awesome! Especially if you are new follower! Thanks in advance! :)

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Hey Ladies!! Hope you are all having a fantastic Wednesday! It's all down hill from here, just keep remembering that! :) I'm linking up with Jaime @ This Kind Of Love for ...

I'm loving that I've discovered Words with Friends & Family Feud on my iPhone. Yep, don't know where I've been for the past several years, but glad I've jumped on the train! 



If you'd like to play my ID is scgirl86



I'm loving that I get to exercise my right to vote this weekend!



Just b/c it's politics doesn't mean it can't be preppy! ;)

I'm loving some Pinterest finds this week!





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Also, on the note of humor I LOVED Betty White's 90th Birthday bash on TV the other night! Too funny!

Well I'm loving that it's Wednesday and that there are 2 more days until the weekend! Have a great one & I'd love if you left me comments too! :)

Totally Random Tuesday

Hey Lovely Ladies! It's Tuesday even though some of you may feel like it's Monday since you were lucky enough to have the day off yesterday! I could have found a Link-Up to do today, but I decided to just to a Random post of things goin on. Hope I don't bore you or ramble on, but if I do please feel free to come back tomorrow for something different! :)

This morning did not start off well, it was cold and damp, I had a bit of a tummy ache from last night (chips & queso plus a beer are not good for my stomach!) Yea, so much for that diet thing. I went to Happy Hour with the "young professional" group at work. Which I am chair of the social committee for that org. and we are suppose to have a monthly happy hour.. 4 people showed up and they were in my dept. The email I sent out came back with 11 attending. Yea.. I wasn't too happy. Anyways the whole situation was icky.

THEN I realized today was the 17th and the last day to pay the mortgage before a late fee. So I had to grab my checkbook before heading out of the house in a hurry all while Firefighter D was texting me constantly. I told him I DO NOT plan for extra time in the mornings. Seriously I get ready like clockwork and I don't plan for unexpected texts, phone calls, neighbor's chit chat, etc. So we got in a bit of a tif on the phone while I was driving to work (no worries I have a blue tooth!) Not the way I wanted to start my day: tummy ache, rushed, and a mini argument. Geeze.

Ok. Rant over.// Moving on.

This lovely came in my mail today.. ok my e-mail.

Thank you Lilly Pulitzer for making me drool over clothes. Seriously, I would be happy with anything from Lilly! How cute is this V-day Sweater though?!? And yes, while it's technically for Valentines, you could totally wear it any time because it's about LOVE all the time! (sorry for the cheesyness!)

A friend of mine plus my mom and me are throwing a wedding shower for a close friend of mine. (We are both in the wedding, not my mom though ;)) And our theme is Peacock! In case you've been under a rock and not on Pinterest it's pretty much all the rage.

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Anyways, we have found some SUPER cute stuff for the shower and I'm SO excited to do this for my friend. Mom and I went to Mast General Store on Sunday and bought several different kinds of candy to create a candy bar, like this one.

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Ours will prob. not look this good, & our colors are blue, green, purple and gold. But you get the picture! While we were at the candy store I ran across these little yummies!!

Gummy grapefruit slices! Just like orange slices, but yummier! Holy moly! They are soooo good! Excuse the background, but we were driving home & I had to take a picture before I ate them all! & the sun just looks so pretty coming through the pinkness!
I'll be back in the gym after work today, then headed to my parents house for spaghetti! Some how that doesn't seem right. I'm already looking forward to Friday because I'm taking my 4yr old friend to see...

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I maybe more excited than she is!! :) Thanks for listening to the rant earlier! Glad we got passed that. It's just one of those days... have a great one!

Weekend in Review: LOTS of pretty dresses!!

Hey girlies! It's Monday yet again, but a holiday for some of you (enjoy it while other of us slave away!) But the traffic was pretty decent this morning! :) I'll take a state/federal holiday any day!
Well, I watched WAY too much TV this weekend, but I just can't resist a good pageant and an awards show!
First off -- MISS AMERICA
So sad my home girl, BREE BOYCE didn't make it to talent or top 5! I had just invisioned her in that crown! Lord knows she deserved it! Check out her amazing body! She has lost over 100lbs. Not just to compete, but to start a healthier lifestyle. She is PURE inspiration! I will say this about Ms. Bree: Just like Jennifer Hudson didn't win American Idol & now she is a household name, Bree may not be Miss America, but America WILL know her name!! She is amazing & a great representative of the state of SC!


You know you wanna hit the elliptical today!



She was stunning in her white evening gown!

         Miss Wisconsin is Miss America 2012! She wore a stunning red dress for talent and sang opera.

This is NY in talent.. what the HECK was she thinking?

Top 5.. Miss Wisconsin on the far left in Black.. Black is not my favorite, but it's pretty! Also, the questions for these lovely ladies were GREAT!! Some decent answers as well. Overall the pageant was very good, minus that NY disaster above!!



Moving on the the BEST and WORST dressed of the Golden Globes!

(pictures from various websites via Google Images)

BEST

(in no particular order!)



Charlize- Stunning pastel!

Lovely Emma- love the architechture of this dress & the color! Perfect on her!

Jessica Alba- Lovly lavendar & the sparkles were stunning on stage!

Maria Menounos- Love the Canary! Really PoPs off the red carpet!

Octavia Spencer- Fits her perfectly! Great shade too!

My Homegirl Reese- Perfect! Everything about it! & the hair is fabulous!

Shailene Woodley- Love her and this is absolutely beautiful! Age appropriate as well.

Stacy Keibler- Lady in Red. Simple and stunning.

WORST

(again in no particular order!)

Where are the dalmations Cruela Devile? Just not a fan.

What do you get when an alligator crosses paths with a peacock? This dress! Ew.

Jessica, sweetheart you couldn't find anything better than your grandmothers table cloth?

Kelly, normally I give you props girl because you have come a long way, but seriously grey hair?

Madonna, I don't even have words. & neither did you for your speech.

Sarah Michelle, did you wash that dress with a blue ink pen?

All images from US Weekly Magazine.com

Well ladies, those are my picks! Hope you agree! Let me know your thoughts on last nights Golden Globes dresses or otherwise (ps. Ricky was too funny!) or the Miss America Pageant! Have a great Monday!

Oh & one more thing.. if your a new follower I'd love to know your reading! Leave a comment!

Confessional Friday {Link Up}

Hola Chicas!! Happy FRIDAY!!! Lord I just didn't think it was gonna make it to it this week! It's just been that kinda week & I'm kinda still in like a holiday hangover. Anybody else with me?

I did however BLOG ALL 5 days this week & I'm anticipating ONE, maybe TWO post over the weekend! & maybe a little blog re-fashioning. (Suggestions welcome!) Be on the lookout, but if it doesn't happen, don't hate! ;)

Let's get to the business @ hand.. which would be the 4th link-up of the week. Does that break some kinda blogging world rule I don't know about? Hope not!

Again, thank you http://www.blondeambitionblog.com/ for my free therapy session.

1. I stay up WAY to late on Thursday nights watching Grey's Anatomy & Private Practice. Getting up was haaaaaaard.

2. I haven't done a good through and through cleaning of mi casa since, eh sometime right after Thanksgiving, & all the containers from packing lunch this week are piled in my sink. I should probably make cleaning up a priority on Saturday instead of plundering through thrift stores to find items to make stuff I've seen on Pinterest or spending time on the blog. hmmm we shall see....

3. I intend on watching Miss America (Go Bree Boyce, Miss SC!) Saturday night (I WAS a pageant girl, now I just enjoy picking the winner from my couch) & I've sucked Firefighter D into watching it with me. Well, who am I kidding, it can't possibly be that hard for a 26 year old man to stare at 50 beautiful women for 2 hours!

4. I really, I mean REALLY want to go see Beauty & the Beast in 3D. Seriously. Really. She's my favorite Princess & I can only imagine how beautiful she will look in 3D!

5. I'm WAY over the politicalness that is infiltrating my tv. Thank goodness for the DVR so I can fast forward through the commercials atleast! Side note: please ignore any bad press that comes out of the SC primary next week. Our state isn't as crazy as the media is going to make it seem. I apologize in advance.

6. I had a Chic-fil-A Spicy Chicken Biscuit for breakfast, bfast potatoes & a coke zero. Yep, broke all diet rules. But it was so good & a salad is on tap for lunch! That totally balances out. Right? & both meals will be completely free! A free meal always taste amazing!

7. Glad I have another low-key weekend ahead. It will be February all too soon when I have an obligation every weekend.

8. Golden Globes are Sunday night. I'll be DVR'n Le Housewives & PanAm to watch the awards. Ricky is funny & the dresses are what it's really all about. I see a blog post Monday that may have something to do with the Red Carpet.

9. I get VERY excited when I get an email alert that I have a comment on my blog and even more so when it's a new follower! So.. that being said, please leave a comment & I will drop over to your blog sometime this weekend and take a looksie! If you one of my favorites you'll know I'll be stopping by to see your Confessionals this week!

Have a lovely weekend Y'all!!

Morgan

Pink & Green & It's OK Thursday

Yep, it's been awhile since I've done Pink & Green link up! & I'm doing 2 link up's today and I think that makes 3 this week & I'll be doing Confessions with Leslie @ A Blonde Ambition tomorrow... yikes! I need some orignal content like WOAH!

Well, it's officially the dead of winter here in SC. Well, I mean it's not that cold, it never is, but it hasn't been sunny since Sunday afternoon. :/ I need SUN! Besides the fact my skin is the color of white-out, It just lifts my spirits! So.. Pink & Green Thursday made me think of SPRING! Here are a few things that are "springy" to lift your winter blues! :)

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Well this is winter-esk, but how AMAZING is this hand made blanket!

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Well this helps the winter blues.. how refreshing! Love it! I'll take these in a vase on my kitchen table, stat!

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I have seen this Pinned so many times. But it truely is a prefect pairing for spring!

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Beautiful dress for a spring soiree!

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A picnic with someone special would be stellar right now!

Alright.. now for It's Ok Thursdays over @ Brunch With Amber!

It's Ok...

... that I have gotten really excited this week when I hear a Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana song come on my iheartradio & it makes me miss watching Hannah Montana.

...that I've gotten up super early everyday this week to be at work by 7:30 so I can get off work at noon tomorrow!

...that I printed a coupon for FREE (yes you read that right) FREE Chic-fil-A Bfast in the morning!

...that the powerpoint for my presentation yesterday totally didn't work off the flash drive on someone else's lap top for my presentation. (NOT!!) But I had printed them each out a copy of the powerpoint on handouts. Gotta love Plan B.. :/

...that I was excited to have nothing to do this weekend and no longer felt obligated to go to the beach to see my Gma when  my parents said they were driving down in mom's VWBug.. not doin' that! 

...that my other gma is doing better after eye surgery. Pray the blurryness disapates so she can get back to reading and driving.. BUT atleast she isn't blind! :)

...that I think I've done pretty decent on my eating habits this week. Dry cereal & FiberOne muffins for bfast, only ONE large meal a day, probably more bread than I should have, and I still had to have that ONE Coke Zero for the day! :)

...that I didn't get to the gym this week (until this afternoon!) I had to be home for the cable guy to come Monday, I had to babysit Tuesday, and I had church/choir last night!

...that coming back to church choir was exciting for all the little old ladies! They love me! :)

...that my cable box is now fixed and hooked up and I have OnDemand & DVR in my bedroom! Holla! So it's also ok that I missed the new episode of Toddler's and Tiara's with McKenzie last night because I'll be watching it OnDemand sometime this weekend!

...that my nail polish chipped because I found the SAME color I got at the nail salon & did my own last night.

...that I now have 37 followers! Welcome! & Thank you all for joining me on this crazy blog of ramblings and link ups! :) I promise to do better, but HEY I did post everyday this week! Please if your a newbie leave a comment so I can pop over to your blog and show you some blog love!

and finally It's Ok that tomorrow is FRIDAY b/c this has been the LONGEST week EVA!

Have a lovely!

...life makes love look hard...

Doing a little link up with this post.. just trying to meet a few more people and follow a few more blogs & who are we kidding get more followers myself! So I'm linking up with Jaime for What I'm Loving Wednesday! So.. this is what I'm loving!!

As most of you know I'm country music OBSESSED!! It's a problem. Seriously. But it's my escape. I spend $$ on music: XM Satellite Radio (so I can have 6 choices of Country music stations), CDs (yes I still buy hard copies and not digital copies), Concerts ($250 alone on my CMA music fest ticket), and my tv is constantly on CMT. Yea.. you get the picture. Anyways.. I have my favorite artists and they include: Sugarland (they converted me to country with "Baby Girl"), Carrie Underwood (duh), Martina McBride, Faith Hill & her hot hubby Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton, Josh Turner, Scotty McCreery, Luke Bryan, Chris Young, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker (SC represent), Miranda Lambert & her sweet hubby Blake Shelton, and last but certainly not least....

Taylor Swift. She writes the songs that are my life, or what I think my life is! ;) Her newest song & video really ARE my life! The song is "Ours" and the video is her in the role of a 20-something girl who works in an office, trapped in a cubicle and the monotony of the everyday grind. I could relate. She modeled it after me. Anyways, I won't give away the ending because it's just priceless. There are several lines in the song that I can relate to & that remind me of Firefighter D (could be the whole hero thing). So, this song of course makes me think of him every time I hear it. And he now listens to country music (thanks to moi) and he heard it for the first time the other day & not knowing that I feel this way about the song he texted me and said "I just heard the Taylor Swift song "ours" and it made me think of us." Um, yea.. pretty cool! Anyways, here are some of my favorite lines...

"Your hands are tough
But they are where mine belong.."

"And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos will be ignored.."

"And life makes love look hard
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours..."

I love how the shades of grey in office contrast to the bright and sunny colors that appear when she is with her boyfriend in the video. I love how she has to show her ID badge (I do too), I love that there is a cute little old custodian man (we have one too), I like her lunchbox, I like that she tries to make her cube "colorful" with sticky notes, and I love they struggles with the copier because that is my daily life. Anyways... Here is the video! Enjoy! :) It's what I'm loving!

Since we are clearly in the "work" topic today, I have a presentation today that I created and I have to present at 1pm est. I'm going to channel my inner Jennifer Hudson & George Lopez and say, "I Got This!" But thoughts and prayers are appreciated. Ps... Kinda looking like T-swift in this video today.. Pink shirt, grey skirt. You know, it's how I roll!