Zoey Fashion Show

Today during lunch I decided to dress my puppy up and have a quick fashion show. She definitely didn't like it that much but she was a good sport about it. I think she even semi-liked it she just didn't want me to know because then I would do it more often.

Look how she is trying to ignore my camera.

Here she is saying I can't believe you put this on me Momma. I look horrible.

I can't see you Momma but I know you are taking pictures of me.

Now that I CAN see you I don't want to look at you.

I can't believe you did this to me.

Ok Momma this is hot can you take it off me now.

You see that ear raised, she's getting me attitude.

Ok at least this one isn't as hot at Elmo.

I'm a Princess Momma, so I order you to stop taking my picture.

Now she's walking away and won't look at me anymore.

Oh well she still loves me. I'm sure she will wag her tail and jump up and down like she hasn't seen me in days rather than hours when I get home after work. She loves me even if she doesn't like when I take her picture in dress up clothes.
-XOXO

RavenaRelics

I have found a new really cool down to earth creative type. She has an Etsy shop that you have to check out here and a Artfire shop here. A blog that's well written, here, as well as a Twitter account that you should definitely follow here.

Every time she posts something its interesting whether it be on her blog, twitter, Artfire.com, or Etsy shop. Below are a few of her items and they are just too cute and cool.





Go check her out now, and don't make me tell you again...just kidding! But you should go check her out! Have a wonderful weekend ya'll!
-XOXO

Random Things That Remind Me of Family & Friends

Ok so you know how you can hear a song, smell something, or see something/someone and it makes you think of someone or something in particular?

I have put together a few things that remind me of people. Whether it be a celeb, a smell, or a certain thing every time it takes me back or makes me think of that special someone.
Mom- Glass containers, the smell of home cooking, and Turquoise
Dad- Old Spice Bottle/smell, Madeira wine, and the smell of the inside of a old Craftmans storage cabinet
Christina- Arts and crafts, Shrek movies, and coloring inside the lines
Brian-Justin from the Secret of Nimh, horses, and Madeira wine
Michael-Ole Miss, Soccer, and camo
Candice- Purple, skulls, Olive Garden, Pinup girls, and scrubs
Ashley- Piper from Charmed, braces, and North Carolina
Heather- Phoebe from Charmed, Mac n Cheese, and Blue
Grandma- Quilts and Nut crackers that are actually used to crack nuts
Maw-Maw- Bose, Blueberries, and Vanilla
Paw-Paw- Chickens, the country, and the old musty smell from old storage buildings/tools.
Bodin Family- Cajun food, beach vacations, and the country
Ketzel Family- Crawfish boils and a certain smell that has no name it just reminds me of my family
Samantha- Peridot, Scooby Snacks, and tumbling
Rachel T.- Maxi dresses, good books, and funky footwear

Angie- Converse shoes, P90X, and good Rock Bands

Amanda B.- Southern Miss, Hinds, and Walmart craft isles.
Katie and Emily- Track, Soccer, and Cross Country

I could go on and on and on I’m sure, but I won’t. The thing is that when I see or smell these things I smile to myself and remember my family and friends. It makes me feel like they are right there with me even if they are miles away. All of these are priceless to me as are the people they remind me of.
-XOXO

Relationships & Reality TV - A Recipe for Disaster

So what is with Reality TV couples breaking up? Jon and Kate are filing for divorce now, as so many other Reality TV personalities have before them. I’m sure we all remember when Nick and Jessica decided to get a divorce. I was sad because they made such a great couple, but it just didn’t work out. The same goes for Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro. They had a Reality TV show that followed them through the planning of their wedding and then the wedding itself. And now they are divorced. And lets not forget about Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler. They also had a Reality TV show and are now splitsville.

Brittany Spears and Kevin Federline had a short-lived Reality TV show and they also divorced. Their marriage was just way too public in my opinion. I think that if you are a celeb then you don’t have any privacy anyway, but to add a TV show has to take its toll. Even Hef and the Girls Next Door broke up. I know Hef has new girlfriends every few years but I thought Holly and Hef would get married one day. The only Bachelorette/Bachelor to stick it out so far have been Trista and Ryan. Trista came in second on the Bachelor before getting her own shot on the Bachelorette. I’m happy that at least one couple has survived….for now. I know that its not easy being married in the first place but to add a camera crew and an audience of viewers has to make it even harder. Everyone knows your business and has an opinion on it. Another couple that has survived Reality TV is Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. They have been together for so long now and are so made for each other that I don’t think Reality TV could tear them apart.

Watch out Heidi and Spencer you could be next. They meet all the criteria, 1) They met on the Hills, 2) VERY public relationship, 3) married on the Hills, 4) went on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, do I really need to go on? I hope they make it, I really do but the odds are kinda stacked against them.

I wish all celeb/Reality TV couples good luck. If you want to be on a Reality TV show go on Dancing with the Stars but don’t have a Reality TV about your relationship because it seems it breaks a marriage apart….unless you’re Ozzy and Sharon or Trista and Ryan.

Who would you be sad to hear broke up?

Who is your favorite couple past or present?

-XOXO

Great Chick- Lit Books by Jane Costello

I have Twitter as you can see on my side bar. And through Twitter I have met so many awesome people. One that I am so happy I met is Jane Costello.

Jane Costello is a former journalist for newspapers including the Liverpool Echo, Daily Mail and Liverpool Daily Post, where she spent four years as Editor. She is the author of the best-selling novel Bridesmaids and lives in Lancashire with her husband and two young sons.

Below are both of her books front and back covers. I was recently informed that I am her first official US fan which is awesome! Anyway, you need to pick these books up they are absolutely wonderful. I read Bridesmaids in one day. I would have read The Nearly Weds in a day but I got kinda busy. She is currently writing a 3rd book and she's hoping to publish it in the US!!

Go visit her website. And go buy her books here. If you like Chick Lit then you will love Jane Costello.










-XOXO

Bounce

Here are some additional uses for a Bounce Dryer Sheet that are really handy.
My Mom emailed me this and I just had to pass it along!

1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also
repels mice.

2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars
that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.

3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get
opened too often.

4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop
when outdoors during mosquito season.

5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer) screen.

6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling,
wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of
Bounce.

8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual sheet of
Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.

9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.

10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a
sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.

11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce
inside empty luggage before storing.

12. To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce under
the front seat.

13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan,
fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agent
apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan.

14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the
bottom of the wastebasket.

15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will
magnetically attract all the lose hairs.

16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the
blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.

17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of
Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

18. Eliminate odors in d
dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of
Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.

19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your
shoes or sneakers overnight.

20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.

21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding
and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.

22. Wet a Bounce sheet, hose down your car, and wipe lovebugs off
easily with the wet Bounce.

-XOXO

I Love Mac's!

Ok I own a Mac laptop and an iPhone. Oh and I also have a Mac at work too. They are the most user friendly computers ever! If you have never even used one just head on out to the Apple Store or to Best Buy or anywhere else that sells them and just play on it for a minute. You will fall in love and the price will no longer matter because its love at first click!
They have this really cool program that comes with the all Mac's that have a camera called Photo Booth. Its so cool you can take pictures with it and there's all different kinds of backgrounds and goofy settings.

Ok I know I will be made fun of because lets face it some of these are really funny. But that's ok I don't care, I should be used to it by now. Anyway as you can see there's a variety of features and this is just some of them.
Photo Booth is not the only program that comes on most Mac's there are a ton of really fun features that I could go on and on about. But I won't because I want you to go and play on on so you can experience it all for yourself.
So go out and play on a Mac today so you can fall in love just like I did way back when I first started using Mac's.
-XOXO

Typos

I am the Queen of typos lately. I admit I am the world's worst speller to ever exist. But lately its been even worse than normal.

I've made typos on emails,
On comments that probably made me not win a prize,
I've made them on Facebook,
And even on this very blog,
I've made typos to clients,
On and on it goes with me as the Queen of Typos.
When will it stop, probably never,
Because I'm a horrible speller!

Oh well I guess I will live through all the embarrassment. And maybe no one else noticed half of my typos. Maybe one day I can hand my title over to someone else but for now just call me the Queen of Typos!

Boots

I have found my boots that I want so bad! They are Dan Post Boot Company and they are Tan El Paso. And absolutely Fab-ul-ously!!! I want them ASAP, but I will wait until I either have money or for my Birthday in August. But I honestly can't wait to put these precious babies on. They will be my new favorite shoes I can just see it. Here they are at Zappo's. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
-XOXO

Wooden Treasures Hand Made by Rene Bodin

My Dad makes pens, bottle stoppers, and other wooden treasures. I have decided to dedicate this post to his treasures. If you see something you like or if you want a special order please contact me.

-XOXO

Deer Antler Pen



Corn Cob & Pine Cone Pen



Mardi Gras Pen made of Purple Heart & Canary

Southern Miss Pen



MS State Pen



Fleur delis Oak & Yellow Wood Wine Stopper



Bull Horn Wine Stopper



Bull Horn Wine Stopper

Crate Myrtle Wine Stopper

Stained Pine Wine Stopper

Deer Antler w/Mississippi State Quarter Wine Stopper

Deer Antler Wine Stopper

Dumbbell Wine Stopper

Oak Wine Stopper

Oak Wine Stopper

Ebony & Osage Orange Wine Stopper

Yellow Wood Wine Stopper

Fleur delis Walnut Wine Stopper

My House

This is my house. I bought it a year ago today. I have updated so many things in the past year and my parents helped me do it all. We painted the bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchen. We pulled up/cut down bushes. We put in appliances in the kitchen. We fixed my back deck. We took out shelves and put up curtains. I still have more improvements to make like a back fence, a tile floor in the bathroom and to replace the carpet and tile in my bedroom. I also need to fix the porch and plant some flowers. I love my house and so happy to be a homeowner.