tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-398434486372165012024-02-19T06:16:40.821-05:00Home, Heart & HandiworkA blog about life, love, art, renovation and family!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-85322207268624656792013-11-03T22:44:00.004-05:002013-11-03T22:48:44.340-05:00Let the project(s) commence!The first thing I'd like to say is, my parents are amazingly awesome. We closed on the house last Thursday; Friday morning they started work on the house while Alex and I were at work. In one morning they had already taken down the wallpaper in the kitchen and started painting in the master bedroom. Plus, my dad brought over tools and supplies galore. How great is that? <br />
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Alex and I had purchased paint Thursday night (primer, master bedroom, guest bathroom and ceiling paint) so we picked up where my parents left off earlier in the day. Friday night we taped off the master bedroom and did a 2nd coat in one of the very RED closets in the master.<br />
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Check these red babies out... they were so dark! <br />
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Here goes coat 1 on closet #1... my brave father blazing the trail! We started with Kilz primer.</div>
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And here's mom pulling down the wallpaper in the kitchen. We were blessed that it just came right off... POOF! You're gone, old stuffy wallpaper! Thanks, mom! :)</div>
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Here's the kitchen, sans wallpaper, and Alex later that night working on the 1st closet again. What a great start for work day 1!<br />
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~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-23316494549742811842013-11-03T21:46:00.000-05:002013-11-03T21:46:30.127-05:00House day 1: It's Halloween... let's do this!10/31/13 we closed on our house! At one point, this day seemed like it would never arrive! We were supposed to close the week before, but due to some random circumstances, it didn't happen that way. But what can you do, besides go with the flow (and grumble a little)?<br />
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Here we are outside the lawyer's office, happy as can be, with the K-E-Y-S!<br />
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After the papers were signed and the keys officially ours, we decided to go shopping! Not just any shopping... RUG shopping! I've been dream shopping for rugs online for months and now the time was here to actually start buying. We decided to go to Gaffney, SC to the Rug & Home store to check out the sale they had going on. BTW... looking at rugs is no joke. It's a bit tiring, which is comical to admit. Alex did most of the "turning" of the rugs on hooks and I did the looking and deciding. We left with 2 rugs for the den and living room, paid for by gift cards we saved from the wedding. I knew those would be clutch one day! Thank you to our friends and family that provided them! :)<br />
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Here are the two rugs we chose... What do you think?<br />
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We arrived back to the new house around 8:40pm to drop these off and nearly immediately, trick-or-treaters started ringing the door bell... over and over again. What a great sign for next year's turn out, although we were SO not prepared for this year (actually, we were, but the candy was at our apartment)! I never imagined kids would still be out that late. I promise we will be ready in 2014! :)</div>
~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-49070938900597984862013-11-02T23:20:00.001-04:002013-11-02T23:33:10.996-04:00Let's start at the beginning (again): We bought a house!<em>I've decided to revive my old blog and focus on my life as a married-career driven-home owning woman!</em><br />
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My husband Alex and I met on October 31, 2008. Fast forward 5 years and we just closed on our new house together on October 31, 2013. Pretty ironic (and cool), huh? We think so. <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" /> <br />
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Alex and I were married on May 11, 2013 in Spartanburg, SC. In August we decided to start looking at homes and thus the exciting, stressful, fun and maddening experience of home buying began. I am thrilled to be able to say it all ended well, but the process wasn’t the easiest. Thankfully, our trusty realtor and my parents and sister helped keep us focused on the end result – a home that will truly be ours!<br />
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Our first house payment is due December 1, 2013, which will be a big change from the “free” home we’ve had for so long… I work as an apartment community manager, with the major perk of a beautiful free apartment. However, free also has its challenges. I have loved living on-site but it’s time for us to regain our privacy (and a back yard). We will continue living in our apartment until the work is done (for the most part) at the new house. I feel beyond blessed to even have that option!<br />
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So back to our new house… We got the keys on Halloween day – Thursday, October 31, 2013. Shopping and renovating began immediately! Now I’ll be keeping you updated as we go along. <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" /> ~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-56695495151100406702011-01-31T22:40:00.000-05:002011-01-31T22:40:07.927-05:00New exciting project!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></div><br />
I am so excited to share that I have been asked to design some theatre backdrops for <strong>Over the Moon Productions</strong>, which owns <strong>Tiddely Pom Children's Theatre</strong>. Check them out here: <a href="http://over-the-moon-productions.com/"><strong>http://over-the-moon-productions.com</strong></a>!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/2800000/-Peter-Pan-peter-pan-2829268-300-426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/2800000/-Peter-Pan-peter-pan-2829268-300-426.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="140" /></a>My best friend of nearly what... 12 years or more??? Is the creative mind behind this company that is based out of Myrtle Beach, SC. I am so thrilled that she trusts me enough to make the set backdrops for her very first round of travelling children's shows. (Yay!) First up is Peter Pan and then on to Snow White and The Wizard of Oz!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Check them out on Facebook at: <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Over-the-Moon-Productions/128946757157394">Over the Moon Productions</a></strong> to stay updated on everything they're offering!</div>~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-10158222437323618912011-01-25T23:22:00.001-05:002011-01-29T00:16:16.208-05:00Grilling in the kitchen? I think so!So, my mom is awesome and bought me a stove-top grill/griddle for Christmas. I'm in love with this thing and have now decided that every home should have one. So go out and get yours tonight, ok? :) It goes across 2 burners (you can use 1 or both, depending on the size of your meal) and pretty evenly distributes the heat, even across the middle.<br />
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It's pretty much just a way better version of a George Foreman grill - easier to clean, faster to use and just as "healthy", depending on what exactly you're cooking. :) It doesn't even need any non-stick spray to produce fantastic results. It's basically bringing the indoor taste of grilled foods we all love right to your stove top!<br />
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I've owned it a month as of today and so far I've made bacon on it, pancakes, grilled hamburgers, bratwursts and chicken. It's tha bomb! All of the food has been super yummy and for the most part, it cleans up super easily. I'll admit, cleaning the grates on the grill side are quite tedious, but that's what men were invited for, right?! :) hehe jk.<br />
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I used this contraption every day while we were "snowed in" and we had great gormet "Lauren style" breakfasts and dinners. Thanks, mom!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-13770004578035282732011-01-23T22:39:00.002-05:002011-01-23T22:57:32.807-05:00Bravo to the BRAVO TV Network!I'll be honest: Bravo TV takes up most of my TV watching time when I'm home alone or allowed to control the remote. From The Real Housewives phenomenon, Tabatha's Salon Takeover, to Flipping out, Project Runway, their brilliant cooking shows, Millionaire Matchmaker and sooo many more amazing shows, I think it's time they feature something out of South Carolina.<br />
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So, in honor of the net-to-last show of season 3 of RHOA... (and the finale of Beverly Hills that just aired)...<br />
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Dear Bravo TV:<br />
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I was doing some thinking today and I believe it's time that South Carolina had it's turn in your TV spotlight. Now, although it's up to you what type of show you choose to do based out of our lovely state, I would like to suggest 2 options:<br />
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1) The Real Housewives of Greenville (or if you must, Columbia, but give a shout out to us G'ville ladies!). Trust me, we have plenty of interesting ladies to cover in our area. Really, the best spin on it would be ladies that are either <em>about</em> to be a so-called housewife or are just young professionals. More like RHW "the next generation".<br />
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2) Rentalvention... or Leasin' Out... or Community... something covering the multi-family housing industry and rental market in Greenville, SC. We can have our own version of The Young and the Restless!!! I promise that enough happens in one week in this industry that it could fuel a show for months, seeing as how it normally takes 1 week in TV land to complete 1-2 days in the real world. :)<br />
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Anyhoos... contact me when you're ready to talk business! I'd love to consult on and be in some of your shows!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
Lauren<br />
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Well, those are my random thoughts for the night... now it's time to watch this season finale (I mean, almost season finale... getting too head of myself here!)! Thanks for keeping your loyal fans entertained night after night! Even if some of the drama is scripted, we all still love it.~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-12743230288109214362011-01-23T00:13:00.001-05:002011-01-23T00:16:29.928-05:00NERDS: The answer to all things creative?These days my head is swimming with ideas of how to get my art business booming. My interests fall into so many categories, it's hard to even get started. As those of you who are following my blog and FineArtbyLC page on Facebook have seen, I'm mostly doing colored pencil drawings and paintings. What you may not know is that I'm also working on making jewelry and making art out of unique mediums. I'm really looking for the 2-3 things that are really ME in an artistic form.<br />
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I'm really, truly addicted to the Internet, whether on my phone or lap top, so I use this love of technology to help me find my artistic way. I love love love to research artistic sites, coupon sites, etc. Anything and everything that can help me either a) do an art project/learn a new process, 2) save me money or 3) teach me a new recipe to use in the kitchen. Today I came across a project that marries two of my loves together... art and food.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">NERDS have long been my favorite candy (well, Sourpatch Kids, too!), especially the pink/purple ones, strawberry and grape. In early October I went on a hunt to find all the flavors available in my area, which was actually quite a challenge! Actually, Greenville, SC doesn't really offer much of a variety and seems to hide these delicious creatures from its citizens! (If you're looking, though, I can normally find them at BP and Spinx gas stations, otherwise you can get the rainbow packs at most big chain stores). Luckily on a trip to Myrtle Beach, SC to see my bestie I came across a plethora of options in a random gas station for a bathroom break. I nearly bought them out...ha! The pic here shows my FAV flavors that I found there. Needless to say, they didn't last long, but they were seriously enjoyed by me and Alex! (BTW... I'm sooo glad he shares my passion for these, although we do fight over them!! ha!) Since then I haven't seen many of these flavors again... if you have, please share! :)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So back to the moral of this little blog... someone read my heart's desire and posted an article on making art (specifically, portraits) out of NERDS!!! Clearly I'm excited by this, seeing as how I'm writing on and on about it, so I decided to share it with you. I'm totally down to do this project first off because NERDS clearly rock my socks, but also I bought several boxes of the rainbow ones a few months back in an effort to fulfill my cravings for the strawberry/grape ones that I couldn't find at the time and never ate them (they just aren't the same all thrown in the same package - I like them in their own little compartments). Glad I kept them for a rainy day, though!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I got this info off of <a href="http://createprojects.com/">CreateProjects.com</a> by a gentleman named Andrew Salomone, who makes artwork derived from popular culture. He is also a college art professor.... go figure! Here's what he's done below:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So all I need now is a great idea for a humorous piece of art to show my lighter side... I'll need to do some thinking on this one! Any ideas from you readers on what you'd like to see???</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Anyway... back to the point, which is: <strong>Ice Spikes</strong> are pretty darn cool. I get at least one almost every time I make ice in this freezer and after doing a little research this morning, apparently there's a lot of pretty cool science behind it.<br />
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I do it accidentally but my research shows that others apparently do it on purpose, which makes me smile! :)<br />
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I pulled this info from: CalTech.edu and here's what they had to say about it, in case you were wondering...<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Ice spikes are odd ice structures that occasionally grow out of ice cube trays. Unlike some of the strange things you might find growing in your refrigerator, ice spikes are made of nothing but ice. Ice spikes are the result of physics, not biology. </span></em><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ice spikes grow as the water in an ice cube tray turns to ice. The water first freezes on the top surface, around the edges of what will become the ice cube. The ice slowly freezes in from the edges, until just a small hole is left unfrozen in the surface. At the same time, while the surface is freezing, more ice starts to form around the sides of the cube.<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since ice expands as it freezes, the ice freezing below the surface starts to push water up through the hole in the surface ice (see diagram). If the conditions are just right, then water will be forced out of the hole in the ice and it will freeze into an ice spike, a bit like lava pouring out of a hole in the ground to makes a volcano. But water does not flow down the sides of a thin spike, so in that way it is different from a volcano. Rather, the water freezes around the rim of the tube, and thus adds to its length. The spike can continue growing taller until all the water freezes, cutting off the supply, or until the tube freezes shut. The tallest spike we've seen growing in an ordinary ice cube tray was 56mm (2.2in) long. Most ice cube trays produce a few spikes, but usually only if distilled water is used. Millions of people make ice cubes every day using ordinary tap water, and most don't see ice spikes. Oddly enough, some people often get plenty of ice spikes using ordinary tap water, but this appears to be rare."</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, my Ice Spikes must be the rare type because they were made with water right out of the tap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sooooo random but interested information to know! </span>~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-8073651520544651932011-01-19T23:15:00.001-05:002011-01-19T23:16:50.380-05:00I have a cutting problem... a COOKIE cutting problem that is!Umm... yeah... so I'm addicted to buying cookie cutters.<br />
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<u>Dear cookie cutters</u>: For some reason, <em>I love you</em>. I see you in the store and I must have you (especially when you're on clearance!!). When I start to use you to make pretty cookies I cannot stop myself. Please help me just to say "no"! (For the sake of my waistline and lack of sleep from late nights of playing with icing!)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So the title of this totally explains itself, but I seriously have grown to love cookie cutters over the past few months. I've always loved using them with my mom and sister around Christmas time. It's one of the things we normally do during the holidays (bake and decorate cutie cookies) and this year wasn't any different. I also made custom cookies for all of my co-workers as gifts this year. Fun, fun, fun! I love giving the cookies their own little personalities... it's like a mini-painting or drawing, which is right up my alley!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHwHBGEVfFSXG3lKALwOAXtW_77hNP1Ym94z3ZDPX_RLbEBEtJmrMtK_BtisexsvQuBbXUmW6wC4lKhZpxoQk6Sp7K8JJJGcENmWVdmGqJ6KkonRivIHSYzcTGj1TqVwfZAZkVhD0qQ/s1600/IMG_0664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHwHBGEVfFSXG3lKALwOAXtW_77hNP1Ym94z3ZDPX_RLbEBEtJmrMtK_BtisexsvQuBbXUmW6wC4lKhZpxoQk6Sp7K8JJJGcENmWVdmGqJ6KkonRivIHSYzcTGj1TqVwfZAZkVhD0qQ/s320/IMG_0664.JPG" width="320" /></a>Right after Christmas I was at the outlet mall in Commerce, GA and went into a cooking/chef store where they had the most amazing cookie cutters and rolling pins I had ever seen. My (wonderful and very patient) boyfriend allowed me to indulge myself as I looked at all of them for what seemed like a year and then he offered to buy them for me!!! Eeeeekkk!!! He got me 50 alphabet and number cut-outs... which I promptly used for New Year's cookies!!! Woop-woop! I LOVED making NYE (new year's eve) and 2011 cut-out cookies!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Since then I've purchased 3 more sets of cutters and held myself back from buying countless others. To defend myself, they were all under $3.00 per package... two of them I got on Christmas clearance at Walmart for $1.00 a piece! A steal in my book. My newest ones are the concentric hearts, which will definitely be used come early February! I'm ridiculously excited about that.</div><br />
Sadly, when I get out of control making all of these cookies I rarely eat them all! And they are so pretty I have a hard time throwing them away... maybe that's why I still have a huge tub of New Year's cookies I can't part with (but will never eat at this point!!!)????? All I can do is laugh at myself and enjoy the creative process.<br />
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</div>~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-49967930624701246332011-01-19T22:45:00.000-05:002011-01-19T22:45:14.170-05:00Have you seen the new SC license?<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UeB6LZSIMp1EotSvItru8ljXbcRMx2p332xtC-_HV_pR6KdUZAm0eB9X73cXXgwocvIMCSQqlRih26oBUlIXPq73yoXozBETwFRl0Kb8mYvoZOoFWzhXXJYTSUySdruahTlSiVa1cA/s1600/AlexID.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UeB6LZSIMp1EotSvItru8ljXbcRMx2p332xtC-_HV_pR6KdUZAm0eB9X73cXXgwocvIMCSQqlRih26oBUlIXPq73yoXozBETwFRl0Kb8mYvoZOoFWzhXXJYTSUySdruahTlSiVa1cA/s320/AlexID.gif" width="240" /></a>I'm totally impressed that South Carolina finally updated the layout of their license/ID cards! Alex's old one fell apart so we went down to the main DMV in Greenville in mid-December and got a new one for him. Now, keep in mind, he didn't "renew" his old license, he just had to get a replacement one. I say this because his is oriented vertically, where a typical one will actually be horizontal. If you're under 18 (or is it 21?) at the time the license is originally issued it will be the vertical layout you see below.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I just wanted to share because it took me (happily) by surprise! They replaced his for free since his old one was peeling and fading badly. A good deal if you ask me! And it only took about 15 minutes with the better systems the DMV is using these days. And with this new layout I feel like we are finally "with the times", just because so many other states have pretty nifty looking IDs already. Go us...? ha</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>What to you think about the new ID design? I want one!<br />
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p/s As a TIGER fan myself, I'm disappointed in the color choices of the ID.... this is Tiger country, is it not? ;-) hehe<br />
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</div>~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-89192035931747833492011-01-15T23:08:00.002-05:002011-06-19T21:28:49.168-04:00Ode to my first wrinkle:Dear first wrinkle: <em>I loathe you.</em><br />
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I feel obligated to document this since it is my first, after all. I should have known this wrinkle was coming since my mother has an identical one in the same exact place, but it caught me off guard nonetheless!<br />
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One morning about a month ago I woke up to find a crease to the right of my nose that goes up towards my eye. What a weird place for a wrinkle. After much obsession, I've figured out that it's 100% caused by the way I sleep. I've tried desperately to sleep in different positions but apparently I can only be comfortable when I'm squishing my cheek into my nose... ha! I've actually lost a lot of sleep over this because I wake up often to try to make sure I'm not causing the wrinkle to get worse. As soon as I wake up I touch the spot to see how bad it is and it's the first thing (and last thing) I look at in the mirror. I think I'm taking things too far.<br />
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I finally broke down and bought some *gasp* L'Oréal wrinkle cream, specifically for fine lines. I've been trying my absolute best to use this morning, night and any other time I think of it to try and stop this little booger in its tracks! So far, I've been some-what successful. I know this stuff will take several weeks to over a month to really do its "thing" but I have noticed some improvement already. I'm really happy about that, but so bummed to see that my skin isn't as young as it used to be.<br />
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Basically, this entire thing was a wake-up call for my age. I mean, I'm only 28, but I still want to be 21! That was probably one of the best years of my life...I had total freedom. Ahhh the good ole days. Anyway... I'm really almost 29, which is even scarier. At 21 I just didn't know how fast the years would go by. I have almost 3 months (93 days to be exact) until the last birthday of my 20's occurs. I want to be able to look back and see that my 29th year was one of substance, not just one of obsessing over wrinkles, dark spots, slower metabolism and starting-to-semi-sag skin (although those things will still cross my mind 50x a day!). <br />
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So to wrap this all up, I will write one last ode to my first wrinkle:<br />
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Dear first wrinkle: Although I still <em>loathe</em> you, I also thank you for reminding me of how quickly life is passing me by and to make the best and most of the rest of the days given to me. I also hope you aren't immune to my anti-wrinkle cream and will be a good little line and just GO AWAY. :)<br />
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p/s, is it time for me to get one of these face masks yet? If it works, I may have to! ha!<br />
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I've stayed home from work for 3 days and including the weekend I've been off 5 straight days unplanned. The first day was awesome, and even most of the second day, but today was basically torture to be stuck at home. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the time to myself, but not when it's forced on me. The roads in my apt community finally dried up for the most part, with a lot of hard work from their maintenance crew (except the several areas where there are heavy trees and speed bumps! Eek!). It fooled me into thinking the roads on the outside would be just as clear. NOT SO! That fact actually made me feel a little better about missing work - just that at least now I know it was more worth it to miss and be safe and I wasn't just overracting.<br />
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Alex and I also decided to walk to the gym around 5pm. Now keep in mind, the gym is right outside our back door, maybe 15 steps, and those steps where my scariest ones of the day! Our back patio is literally completely ice... a few inches thick on the majority of it, whith my purdy snow man in the middle, too. :) He's cool and all, but his frozen friends are not. Huge icicles had falled off the roof of the building, some a full inch+ thick. Those puppies could hurt someone for sure! Alex wasn't phased by this ice, of course, being born in Germany and living there for 17 years, plus he just got back from a 2 week skiing trip there, but it's a different story for me. I inched along the edge of the house, holding onto anything I could. Then we walked a few steps up the steep-ish hill to the gym steps and I was slow as a snail, while he jumped right up there. After the workout I was twice as nervous because the temp had dropped several degrees and frozen everything again. Bottom line, I made it home safe but totally stressed out! haha<br />
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So to make this long story short, because I could go on and on, I'm semi-sad to report the following:<br />
1) My back hurts from sitting on the couch so much<br />
2) All of my dreams each night have had a snow-theme to them. Mostly me waking up afraid that I had made up the big snow and was missing work unexcused and would be fired or some other nonsense.<br />
3) The house isn't very clean, despite 72+ hours that I could have taken care of that in. Although I have cooked a TON and did clean all of those dishes each time. (Gold star for me!)<br />
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I am happy to share that:<br />
1) I spent lots of time with my Alex and kittens<br />
2) I got some art projects done!<br />
3) I cut and made my fingernails and toenails look pretty and lovely<br />
4) We burned tons of yummy smelling candles<br />
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Well, I hope you enjoyed my pointless post! :) Night!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-28904101146049833872011-01-12T11:11:00.000-05:002011-01-12T11:11:23.413-05:00Junkmail, SchmunkmailI thought I'd share this with you today for a little giggle! I received the following "junk" email yesterday from "Madison"....whoever that is? ha. Here's what she had to say:<br />
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----- Forwarded Message ----<br />
From: Madison<br />
To: Undisclosed<br />
Sent: Tue, January 11, 2011 3:54:26 PM<br />
Subject: Fwd: Go Arizona<br />
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----- Forwarded Message -----<br />
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Subject: : Go Arizona<br />
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I am a legal citizen and I must show my ID when:<br />
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1. Pulled over by the police.<br />
2. Making purchaes on my department store credit card.<br />
3. When I show up for a doctor's appointment.<br />
4. When applying for or renewing a driver's license or passport.<br />
5. Nothing will induce me to take his hand. I think his coming down here disgraceful. He knows perfectly well why.<br />
6. When donating blood.<br />
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I guess we as citizens of the United States are the minority!!<br />
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absurd a project as that of reforming the YAHOO race in this<br />
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to blessings, and the kindliest and truest heart that beats, these form his PHILLY. Supposing a man's digging spuds in that field with a long spade, and<br />
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Oooookay.... what in the world. I find it odd that someone even took the time to write this out and then send it as spam. The real question is, what are they trying to accomplish with this "email"? After reading #5 I just started laughing because it's all so pointless. Thanks for the entertainment, anyway!<br />
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Have you received anything as odd as this? I bet so, so feel free to share!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-34733538921437818842011-01-09T23:54:00.001-05:002011-01-10T14:01:19.386-05:00Sunday snow day?Happy Sunday! It's supposed to snow majorly tonight and I'm super stoked! For now I'm just enjoying indulging in my girlie weekly shows... and loving it! Don't hate, but I loooove watching Sarah Palin's Alaska, Real Housewives (currently watching Atlanta but also love Beverly Hills) and House Hunter's on HGTV. To defend myself, I'll explain further... :)<br />
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I'm completely and totally into reality TV. I'd prefer it to actually BE reality, rather than rehearsed, but as long as it's funny and at least semi-entertaining, I'm down. I've enjoyed Sarah Palin's Alaska because it has really showcased what the state itself has to offer. I never realized how diverse and BEAUTIFUL it was, but now I'm stoked to go visit it. And if Alex, my boyfriend, has it his way one day, it will be our full-time home. I don't function well in cold climates, but the scenery and adventures that state holds has the potential to win me over! <br />
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For the Real Housewives, I like it because I love to witness their drama, knowing it has NOTHING to do with me! ha! I've definitely encountered some drama in my days, but I'm happy (and proud) to say those days are gone, gone, gone. It's also so fun/funny to see how seriously these woman take themselves and their house"lives". A very few of them are straight up, the rest are cray-cray in my book. They also make me daydream of what I would/could do with the money they have at their fingertips! haha<br />
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For HGTV, my mom got me hooked on this as a child. I've always LOVED cooking and decorating shows and the passion for me only grows! I especially love any of the House Hunters, Income Property, Property Virgins, My First Place and For Rent (this one I can really relate to at work!). I love anything to do with realestate, looking at houses, apartments, etc and imagining how everything will be set up. In another life, I want to be Jodi Gilmour, except in the US, not Canada.. hehe.<br />
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Well, I'm off to dream about the overnight snow we're supposed to be getting here. It's supposed to be the biggest snow we've had since I was 5 or 6 years old back in the mid 80's. We shall see soon enough, won't we?! I'd love to build a monumental snow man tomorrow! xxxxxFINGERSCROSSEDxxxxx<br />
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Nighty Night!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-14046987671422756102011-01-06T22:43:00.000-05:002011-01-06T22:43:18.915-05:00Yay! I'm a hostess for HouseParty.comI am excited to share that I have finally been chosen to be a hostess for a HouseParty.com event! The Durex® Girl Talk™ House Party™: Valentine’s Day Edition!<br />
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I'm really looking forward to this event! If you're not familiar with the website <a href="http://www.houseparty.com/">http://www.houseparty.com/</a>, when you host a House Party you're a VIP: You get sneak previews of the best TV shows, free stuff, and the best offers out there on the things we (or at least I!) really like. The best part is, it's all totally FREE! If you'd like me to send you a referral I'll be happy to - just let me know!<br />
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I've applied for several more food-related events (because who doesn't love to eat?!) but for now I'm very excited and honored to have been chosen to host this party. <br />
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Other than that, I'm currently getting my weekly fix of the RHWOBH (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills). This cast (and ATL) are probably my favs. I love the watch the drama of their lives unfold, especially knowing I am only a spectator!<br />
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That's all for now! :)~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-85709036433986609932011-01-05T21:00:00.000-05:002011-01-05T21:00:14.245-05:00Me + LOST = BFFLOST and I are BFFs... I'm just sayin'. I'm in my 4th go-round of watching all the episodes and I still love it just as much, if not more, than the first time.<br />
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Also... random... if I had played the LOST "numbers" in the Mega Millions lottery last night I would have won $150. Ha! Not much, but I would take it!!! The LOST numbers matched 4 out of the 6 actual winning numbers. Next time, I'll go with my gut, and play those numbers on a big jackpot! So don't copy me, ok? :)<br />
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Back to LOST. If you watch it, you'll know what I'm talking about, but in Season 5, why is Sun the only one left on the plane (of the Oceanic 6) after it crashes again on the island? Everyone else is "zapped" out and are placed in different areas of the island. I guess it was necessary to do in order to continue the story line of she and Jin trying to meet back up, but it still seems like an "off" part of the story. Oh well; it makes for sweet TV.<br />
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As a side note, I also really like Juliet and Sawyer together... adorable. Too bad it gets ruined/halted when the rest of the crew shows up.<br />
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At least it would be pretty darn sweet to land in the 70's and get to relive that groovy time and drive a hippy bus! Maybe I should do some artwork inspired by this show, since I love it so much?!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-1027197302152925982011-01-04T23:42:00.000-05:002011-01-04T23:42:42.254-05:00I'm baaaaaaack!So, I'm back. Yippy for me (and you)!<br />
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I am starting this back to link into my new website and business venture, Fine Art by LC. I'd like to use this space to catelog thoughts, ideas, inspiration, opinions, happenings and experiences. I hope you'll follow along with me!<br />
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Let's start with something fun and inspiring... and yes, it's Internet related, which I am obsessed with! The websites that have been sucking me in the most include:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/">http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/</a><br />
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<a href="http://poppytalkhandmade.com/">http://poppytalkhandmade.com/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/">http://www.etsy.com/</a><br />
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Check them out and let me know what you think! They inspire me and push me forward. So many talented people on these sites, and so many more out there still yet to be discovered! I hope to be one of them one day, which is why I started my Etsy site, new website and got back to the blog.<br />
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Well, that's it for my start-back blog... off to bed now after (sadly) not winning the 330M+ Mega Millions Jackpot 2nite... welp, there's always Friday's drawing! ;) haha<br />
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~LC~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-59300393786437658452008-02-27T02:43:00.000-05:002008-02-27T00:01:27.601-05:00L_I_F_EIt's almost the end of the month! I can't believe it!<br /><br />My Mary Kay unit is still doing great this month... I'm so proud!<br /><br />My baby sister turns 21 in 18 days! Wow... I'm so glad that day is finally here but at the same time it's a bit scary! It just reminds me how fast life goes by you. I remember the day she moved in to her dorm freshman year at Clemson and I thought this day of "21" would never come. We are going to have so much fun!<br /><br />Any suggestions for good gifts?~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-51683112678504580882008-02-22T22:30:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:48:22.890-05:00I'm back!I'm back, I'm back!<br /><br />Wow, it has been a little crazy lately! I have been on the go to say the least! I'm enjoying a night in tonight... but I'm going on zero sleep so off to bed in a few.<br /><br />My car arrived about 2 weeks ago... yay! I've been enjoying scooting around in it; feeling like a min-celeb! haha! It's funny that people honk and point and wave and stuff when they know you're driving a FREE car! FUN! I'm going to pick up the license plate tomorrow and then it will feel like it's officially mine. :)<br /><br />Here it is!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGeRC8j-QM-pBjhkW0qj-w4FGUQCqbcDhAs6ORDaehpEznjX-_MkDoepXnKWEEnOXRnwPdLEL2XEtXtGRYZ2Sazyobcw-__D6wvRIARdL6p4YQUf1TRnCLcN8LNY6CXARWJj_SEHqRA/s1600-h/IMG_3188.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGeRC8j-QM-pBjhkW0qj-w4FGUQCqbcDhAs6ORDaehpEznjX-_MkDoepXnKWEEnOXRnwPdLEL2XEtXtGRYZ2Sazyobcw-__D6wvRIARdL6p4YQUf1TRnCLcN8LNY6CXARWJj_SEHqRA/s320/IMG_3188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170015461836199874" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />I stayed up all night last night to get my taxes done. It just hit me on Thurs afternoon I needed to go ahead and get it done and the only way to do it was to dive in. I am sooooo tired. Going on 2 hrs sleep here! But the taxes are nearly done and I'm expecting to get back $5,000-$6,000. Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!! Owning your own business definitely has it's perks!<br /><br />Cutting it short to head to bed...~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-36254125670295742532008-02-08T02:55:00.000-05:002008-02-08T01:46:34.531-05:00Oops, it's been a while!Well I had just about forgotten about this thing... Here are some updates...<br /><br />It's been a pretty busy last week and a half or so. STILL waiting on the arrival of my Mary Kay car. I am convinced the car dealership is holding my car hostage. Other people got their cars this week... is it really that hard to ship a car to Greenville, SC?<br /><br />On a brighter note my "business month" is off to a great start! We already have 3 new business partners and I expect to get 2 more tomorrow! I am in awe of our team and how we seem to get stronger and stronger each month. It feels so good to have a successful business that I run myself from the comfort of my own home. I love all my friends and couldn't really ask for more!<br /><br />I have another business meeting with BB&T tomorrow to start hosting classes to educate my MK Unit on money management, credit scores, etc. Who knows, I might get another free lunch out of it! I'm not sure why they want to help me out so much but I won't complain - I'll just accept their help and be thankful!<br /><br />~~~~~~~<br /><br />I had an interesting experience yesterday when Brandon had me try an Indian restaurant for the first time. The bread we had was my favorite by far but the overall meal was great too. The funniest part was when we ordered a vegetarian platter for our appetizer and I was cutting everything in half and asking him what everything was and his response every time was "I have no idea." I couldn't stop laughing at first. We were the only couple in the restaurant (they had juts opened for the night) so our conversation was really loud for everyone to hear (or at least it felt loud to me!). After the meal 2 different waiters kept coming by asking me if I liked my meal and wanted to know why I didn't eat it all...... I'm sorry people, but I can't eat 5lbs of food in one sitting! Apparently I hurt the cooks feelings or something...?<br /><br />When we paid the bill they gave us both a pack of "Chewing Mix" that the waiter said was a breath freshner. The entire package was illegible to me so I opened it and man, was I surprized by the contents. I guess I expected normal looking gum or candy but neither was in that package. It smelled sick - it looked like potpourri. I can't remember exactly what it was but basically spices, flowers, etc. I dared Brandon to pour the whole thing in his mouth... he did and I've never seen such a sick and shocked look on his face. One plus I'll give it was it got rid of the smell of the curry chicken he ate...haha. Interesting experience to say the least. :)~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-46738205206552888352008-01-31T02:59:00.000-05:002008-01-31T00:06:00.366-05:00This post has no title.I feel like I'm using this thing has a diary... =P But it's my blog so I guess I'm allowed to do that!<br /><br />My neighbor is an adorable Spanish woman named Maria. She is so sweet to me... tonight I went by to get her makeup to her and she ended up feeding me dinner. It was some darn good food.<br /><br />I also love the store Swoozies. If you ever need a gift for me - go there. That place is so fun!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-33633426737001702112008-01-30T04:11:00.000-05:002008-01-30T01:11:57.720-05:00Is 24 hours enough?24 hours in a day<br />8 hours of sleep = 16 hours left<br />1 hour to get ready = 15 hours left<br />What in the world did I do for 15 hours today? I feels like a LOT but it felt like the time flew by at the same time.<br /><br />BB&T bought me lunch... yessss! Had a meeting with 2 loan specialists to work out a deal to help my new MK consultants establish a positive credit rating. That just makes me feel awesome; knowing I can help someone like that in the long run of life. I cleaned the house like a crazy person, had 7 guests over tonight for facials and training and then chatted with Courtney like a crazy lady... we both have the gift of gab. ;-) haha<br /><br />I am thrilled to say January is coming together in a great way! My MK team is doing so great this month and I am definitely a proud mama! Several of us participated in the Anderson, SC bridal festival a few weeks ago and it has made for a boom in business! I am also participating in the Greenville festival this Sat. I will definitely be busy calling people but it will soooo be worth it!<br /><br />And lastly... I am watching some David Blaine show. He just did a card trick for the audience (aka me sitting at home) and said to pick a card. I picked a card and that was the one he showed on the screen. Creepy... he is one talented FOOL! I could watch him for hours. He freaks me out!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-31314364768528974192008-01-26T22:35:00.000-05:002008-01-26T20:06:39.141-05:00People..., Miss America, the Real World, et al<span style="font-weight: bold;">People:</span> Are crazy! A guy called me today and asked if Mary Kay sold sexy toys. I promptly told him NO and politely tried to get off the phone with him. He even requested a "home visit" today... <span style="font-style: italic;">I don't think so! </span>haha. The sad part is, he was dead serious.<br /><br />Also: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Just a note:</span> If someone calls you and you don't wish to speak to them, please know that it is impolite to hang up the phone on them. I think a lot of people missed this little tid-bit during phone etiquette training. And p/s I've always wanted to teach a course on that.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />I have gotten really into watching that show Miss America, Reality Check on TLC and I'm really looking forward to watching the 2008 pageant on TV 2nite! After watching this show about them I think I'll enjoy the actual pageant better because now I feel like I "know" them... may sound lame but it's my entertainment for the night! I've been on the go a lot so this will be a welcomed break! :D Go miss South Carolina!<br /><br />And double dork: I'm watching a rerun of Miss America 2007 right now on CMT.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />MTV's the Real World: I want someone I know to be on this show!<br /><br />I spent part of last week begging my sister to send in a tape for this show, only to find out the deadline was like last Wed or something. Boo! Next year I am making her do it; I think she is the perfect candidate, whether she knows it or not. Maybe I can send in a secret entry for her?<br /><br />My parents would probably fall-out if that ever happened (aka if she was on the show) but I would be thrilled. I know that show is crazy but I still love it. I am just a big people-watcher and love nearly any show that allows me to do that (RW, Big Brother, Bad Girl's Club, True Life, etc). I admit I'm a reality show lover.<br /><br />I think I am too told to try out for the Real World now but I would like to send in stuff for Big Brother, only I don't think I can since my dad works for CBS. What other shows can I be on?~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-56761282515330667192008-01-22T00:51:00.000-05:002008-01-22T01:10:38.011-05:00another haircut, puppies and car news!Sooooo my original haircut was too boring and since I was feeling brave today I decided to get it cut several inches shorter. I figured since I was going short I may as well go all the way and get something really cute! So far I am LOVING it! It's so cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nEl4UVU4xHZ_pWdZmasSFuENGJXE8gjAIAgsbLFDJYwyHKkYyX0uuruVl3VBfLgLsxNNkzqPmPZKee9FOXamn_1hAx3m8C34x9t3N_gCPJJY3dEMWJAuGZQtZ84LyYAAv-6l44LjOg/s1600-h/IMG_3048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nEl4UVU4xHZ_pWdZmasSFuENGJXE8gjAIAgsbLFDJYwyHKkYyX0uuruVl3VBfLgLsxNNkzqPmPZKee9FOXamn_1hAx3m8C34x9t3N_gCPJJY3dEMWJAuGZQtZ84LyYAAv-6l44LjOg/s320/IMG_3048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158175628376072514" /></a><br /><br />My mom, sister and I also got to visit the new litter of sheltie puppies that were born 5 weeks ago! We are going to be getting one of these sweet little babies in just a few weeks. The hardest part will be deciding which one; they are so precious! We had so much fun laying in the floor and playing with them. 2 are tri-color and 1 is a blue merle. I can't wait to have another little critter to love!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWjj_5YpNuNgFq9UZ3nawY5edjD-lAK8BeLp5VGXzJHZSbdQhROBner2wqurzSlyEj4yWOII5fEFgRIGXXi50R0AhOgw6f0mS385gl4CoGUBpP3zYdqRoslgUv2xT1vbzIwL3QT-0Pg/s1600-h/IMG_3016.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWjj_5YpNuNgFq9UZ3nawY5edjD-lAK8BeLp5VGXzJHZSbdQhROBner2wqurzSlyEj4yWOII5fEFgRIGXXi50R0AhOgw6f0mS385gl4CoGUBpP3zYdqRoslgUv2xT1vbzIwL3QT-0Pg/s320/IMG_3016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158177007060574546" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVBbWKIsTJS7LhZsIi5_y1AHFpG5suct8izFtDbPE2RqGp-X_TM_a1YslEhqd7Pg9r7ur5sgxlYuML5tIdutNTGQibo4V099912R7AAzJX_U8qXF03g_NgPCL-HzLfDPrnpN878kZ_Q/s1600-h/IMG_3019.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVBbWKIsTJS7LhZsIi5_y1AHFpG5suct8izFtDbPE2RqGp-X_TM_a1YslEhqd7Pg9r7ur5sgxlYuML5tIdutNTGQibo4V099912R7AAzJX_U8qXF03g_NgPCL-HzLfDPrnpN878kZ_Q/s320/IMG_3019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158177621240897890" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXTDbmkIvHsiqv0-GxiNmwtxzIflkOiDiUEbvlTKK_2rKBLofvfjsRKyzY7_ezlUm1Bv93e3lCNeyxwUCURAD3MdyfdX3-TXmlV03Ob06dIlBAwyXF9CNdHqNSW05s7C1YmyX48-zyw/s1600-h/IMG_3027.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXTDbmkIvHsiqv0-GxiNmwtxzIflkOiDiUEbvlTKK_2rKBLofvfjsRKyzY7_ezlUm1Bv93e3lCNeyxwUCURAD3MdyfdX3-TXmlV03Ob06dIlBAwyXF9CNdHqNSW05s7C1YmyX48-zyw/s320/IMG_3027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158178458759520626" /></a><br /><br />I also found out today that my new Mary Kay car is expected to be delivered to the dealership sometime this week!!!! I might pee my pants I'm so excited. I prob won't pee my pants, but it's a good visual picture for how excited I am. And it's a fun inside joke for me and Megan. :) However, she will prob never read this blog... ha. But anyway, I am really looking forward to picking up the car and I will be sure to post some pictures for all to enjoy!<br /><br />I have got to stop staying up so late! Off to try and force myself to sleep before 2am!~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39843448637216501.post-6190916977850205572008-01-18T23:51:00.000-05:002008-01-19T00:16:30.291-05:00etc...Today was long. Tomorrow will be longer!<br /><br />We have nearly everything set up for the bridal festival in Anderson tomorrow... fingers crossed it goes amazing and we all leave with minimum 200 leads each! What a way to grow a business!!!<br /><br />and...I am getting sooooooo exciting about picking up my G6. Every time I see one driving down the road I get all excited inside. Even if I see a Vibe I still get excited for some reason...ha. It is going to feel so good to be driving for FREE! Anyone want to buy a 2003 Explorer w/ 50,000 miles?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEUJ7sa_R_RU8qZw_UkYaLpsgisvz81UZ7uHkLu0r__9qcSzDygphWBHQapVfDrQ4xgoqUDLa5QTT9syfHV6TOqhFA-Di46VJlWjIFxNisAkKMT1zzxJW00-NnUR-IDrMfG5nmbMH6Q/s1600-h/IMG_1275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEUJ7sa_R_RU8qZw_UkYaLpsgisvz81UZ7uHkLu0r__9qcSzDygphWBHQapVfDrQ4xgoqUDLa5QTT9syfHV6TOqhFA-Di46VJlWjIFxNisAkKMT1zzxJW00-NnUR-IDrMfG5nmbMH6Q/s320/IMG_1275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157051618254840114" /></a>~*~LCA~*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01452882436703463158noreply@blogger.com0