Don’t Mess with Texas!
As I alluded to in the introduction on the book report I posted last night, Bub and I spent a 4 day weekend in Dallas this past weekend. We went for Success School but added an extra day to our… Continue Reading
Deep Thoughts
Crunch Time!
I’ve been making excuses the past month and a half about all the reasons why I’m too stressed to workout/take care of myself… when, in fact, those stressors are all the reasons why I SHOULD be working out. My whole life… Continue Reading
Top 10 Signs You’re Getting Older
I’ve always been “mature for my age”… which was all fine and good, until I actually started getting older. I don’t want to sound like Andy Rooney (will the kidz even GET that reference), because I believe growing older is a… Continue Reading
Hollywood Nights
The thing about Los Angeles, like New York, is that anything can happen. There is just something in the air that is different; everything is on an elevated wavelength. “Famous” people live all over the world, but there is just a higher… Continue Reading
Truth Be Told, Throw Back Thursday; Take 3
I just keep chugging along with these Throw Back Thursdays. It started with part one- Darlington, which was so much fun, it led me to part two- Millsaps. Now, I am onto Jackson, life after Millsaps. Although I lived in… Continue Reading
Way Back Wednesday, Kind Of…
Since Coralie has been taking strolls down memory lane, it inspired me to go through my digital collection. I found some great ones… but one, in particular, made me laugh out loud. So, here is my throw-back and my truth… Continue Reading
iPhone Pics- ‘member!
The development and widespread acceptance of cell phones TOTALLY blows my mind! They are no longer just a device for making phone calls on the go, they are on-ramps for the information super highway AND they are a camera that… Continue Reading
10 Things I Have Come to Know About Babies…
Baby Bub is my first and in all likelihood, will be my only child. I did not have any prior experience with babies before him. There were no previous pregnancies or babies that I could draw from. I have friends… Continue Reading
Truth Be Told aka Throw Back Thursday Chapter 2
I explained two weeks ago when I did my first Throw Back Thursday that I was gonna need to throw back several times to cover the different chapters of my life. So, here I am with the second installment. This… Continue Reading
Top 10 Tips for Being a Good Houseguest
Manners are important; especially in my family. Being a good hostess is one of my top priorities so when I become a guest, I am particularly conscious of my actions. Jojo and I have recently been houseguests for over a… Continue Reading
Restaurantouring
I loved Coralie’s great article about Top 10 Thing’s To Know When Dining Out yesterday! Didn’t you? It answered my #1 question of, “if y’all are so full, why are there empty tables?!” I love when people do exposes of an… Continue Reading
Top Ten Tidbits to Keep in Mind When Dining Out
I have worked in restaurants for over 10 years and it continues to baffle me that sometimes the general public just doesn’t get it. Without a doubt, restaurants and really, the hospitality industry as a whole are in business to… Continue Reading
July 5th: One Step Back
I’m sorry for all the “thoughty” posts lately… Being without my stuff (cooking, craft, or otherwise) has made the traditional FTTDWYW post’s more difficult. And that is where this post comes in. On Wednesday, I announced to the world that Josh and I had… Continue Reading
TBT: Throw Back Thursday!
I think I may have mentioned before that I am not the most technologically advanced. I’m not saying that I don’t have some things figured out but other things- I am totally lost. I have not jumped on the twitter… Continue Reading
There’s No Place Like Home
Josh and I have been in California for a few days under a month now; it feels both like forever and no time at all. Since we have been here, we have been so fortunate to be able to stay… Continue Reading
A Group Post: The Vandiver Family Live Blogs
My Grandmother is an avid letter writer. One of my favorite types of letters she would construct would be to break out a legal pad and a pen and pass it around to everyone at a gathering and ask each… Continue Reading
Notes From The Front: SaaaAAAN Dee-AHgo
Family Vacations. There is a reason why some of your most vivid memories are from family vacations. You are simultaneously in surroundings that are strange and new but also surrounded by people whose genetic makeup and background are identical to yours. You… Continue Reading
Family Reunions
It is a weird realization when you figure out that not all families are like yours; that the weird things your family does aren’t what all families do. Every year, on the third weekend of June, my extended family on… Continue Reading
Spend the Night Parties Aren’t Just for Kids!
You remember as a kid how much fun spend-the-night company was? And especially how much fun spend the night parties were? Weeeelllll, I am here to tell you they are just as much fun, if not more fun as adults!… Continue Reading
The Internet… Amiright?!
The Internet is down in Valencia and has been since noon. And what started out as an excuse to do things not attached to my computer has now turned into a thing… with a deal. When Jojo got home, he… Continue Reading