Abigail's Room

Just wanted to put some pics on here of Abbey's Room & bathroom...it is coming together- I'm not quite finished, but I think it's pretty cute :) I finally charged my camera battery so I could upload these pictures...enjoy :)

And- we're off to see the Wizard- oops...I mean Mickey Mouse

Thank Goodness tomorrow is February 25th!!!! I have been looking forward to this day for a long while! We are finally leaving to fly to Orlando! I'm so excited to see Abigail's face when we get to the Magic Kingdom- my only concern is how she will do on the plane. I didn't fly until I was like 19 years old- and I have obviously never flown w/ a child before, so this should be interesting! I just hope and pray she doesn't have to go to the potty while we are on the plane, she is in between being potty trained and in diapers (yes, I'm terrible, she's 3 and still is not potty trained, but that's another subject and a project for after our trip). I just didn't want to pressure her into before this trip, out of pure selfishness...I didn't want to have to be going to the bathroom all over Disney World and on the airplane every 30 minutes...I decided against the $120 portable DVD player for the plane. We have 2 SUV's with DVD players installed, so there is not really a reason to purchase a travel one just for this one trip- I could spend the $120 while in Orlando on something better...so we made a trip to Walgreens for Sticker Books, Coloring Books and books to occupy our little munchkin for the 2 hour flight. Thank God we don't have a layover- non stop and we'll be there at 11:40 am CST! :)

Anyway- we are in the midst of packing and will be flying out tomorrow at 8:40 am for a fun filled week- I 'll post pics when we get back! To everyone reading...have a great rest of the week and weekend...thanks for reading!

Kate Winslet- for the record- I am a fan :)

I'm a huge fan of Kate Winslet- I think she's grown into her own over the past decade and of course I'm totally jealous of her relationship with Leo- who isn't? But for her BIG night, I wished she would have worn her hair down and worn something less fashion forward and more "old hollywood" w/ some glamour. She just seemed a bit drab and a little too stuffy for the biggest night of fashion- but that's my opinion of course :)

Here are 3 pics of where I think she looks so great and would love to see more of this look on her! :)

(Since I'm a celebrity stylist and all) he he! :)

My Oscar Favorites!

So....................I'm sure everyone watched the Red Carpet, the Oscars or something on "E" about the fashion at the Oscars! I could care less who wins, especially when Hollywood gives out awards to the girls who strip the most or to the men who act the most gay- so I'm here to talk about the clothes!


These are my worse dressed pics

Beyonce- I mean I can't even comment, other than- no taste, tacky and why are you at the Academy Awards?
Kate- You look so much better when your hair is down and I just am not a fan of this dress
Amy- Red hair and the red dress- too much- and that necklace is lavendar and green and mauve it clashes

I also was NOT a fan of Reese Witherspoon's dress (which normally I am)...I can't find a picture



Now, on to my best dressed fav's!


Taraji- gorgeous! Love the necklace and the lines- just looks so glamorous!
Miley-this dress is so adorable, beautiful and just my ultimate favorite!
Natalie - you always look fabulous- this dress is beautiful and the color was so cute
Anne- not a fan of you personally, but your dress rocked!

This dress is great- but not on SJP...she's too old for it. The dress looks good on her body, but I think someone younger could have rocked it out much better. I'm on the fence w/ this one!

So- I will comment more on red carpet tomorrow

My favorite jewelry of the night goes to Angelina- I hate to make such a big fuss over her b/c

EVERYONE else does, but the emeralds were freaking awesome!

I will post some more pics later :)

thanks for reading!

Look A-likes

Has anyone ever noticed how much Brad Pitt resembles young Robert Redford and how much Matthew McConaughey resembles young Paul Newman- check out these pics, it's uncanny!

They need to re-make the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid w/ Brad and Matthew!

Check out thes pics below and tell me I'm not crazy or seeing double!?!?!

Brad vs. Robert:







What About Matthew and Paul?

Paul

Matthew


I'm not sure why I felt the need to put this on my blog...but it's funny how Hollywood repeats itself over time.

Look at Ryan Seacrest- talk about being in the right place at the right time!

He is the Dick Clark of the new millenium! Poor Dick Clark and his stroke- he went for years w/ out aging and over night, he just went from 50 years old to 100 years old...good Ole Ryan was there to take his place and Dick Clark's Rockin New Year's Eve is Ryan Seacrest's for the taking!

After the Rain (not the song by Nelson)

So...things are finally drying out at our house- there are some lovely water stains all down the inside of my beautiful sofa :( There is a HUGE water stain (even after being professionally cleaned) in the carpet and now, there is a HUGE hole in the ceiling. Service Master has been out every day to check the moisture in all areas...the ceiling was still very wet, so they cut a huge hole in the ceiling and the fans are blowing- man, are they blowing? It is sooooo loud in our house, we have to shut the doors upstairs to hear the TV's when they are on .... I feel like I am being torchered by the Chinese or something...hopefully by tomorrow it will be completely dry-so we won't have to worry about mold. We have exactly 4 days until we leave for Orlando- so obviously nothing is going to be resolved before we leave. AT this point, I'm just ready to run away and forget about it for a week anyway! I am hoping and praying that they replace my sofa and the carpet and then I'll be all good. But- of course we will not know anything until after our trip...so in case anyone out there is even interested, I will keep you posted. I am also going to take some pictures and post, so you can share in my misery! (lol)

Thanks for reading!

Go Danny! Go Alexis!

I knew it! I'm so glad Danny and Alexis made it to the top 12!!! WOO HOO!

Tatiana and her fake crying have got to go!



I think this entire competition is a bit manipulated b/c they have some really good people mixed in with some terrible ones each week- so the judges can pretty much steer the voting..but hey, it works and the three that secured a spot in the top 12 are probably the judges favorites as well as mine!


Also, check this out!
We're going to Disney World next week and a brand new attraction just opened last week on Valentine's Day! The American Idol attraction...

How cool is this!?!?!?!?

http://allears.net/tp/mgm/ai.htm

That would be too funny! It's like the "old" Star Search that they used to have at Disney's MGM studios which is now the Hollywood Studios! What else can Disney buy rights to? It's insane! But I think it would be really cool and fun- just to be in the audience and vote! :)


Ta-Ta Tatiana! Go home and cry and and laugh and stare at your butt ugly Star Jewelry that Paula gave you! :)

thanks for reading!

American Idol- round 1

So, I'm pulling for my Memphis girl! Alexis Grace- she has some soul!

And, I can't get enough of Danny Gokey- I freaking love his voice!

These are my top 2 from last night- as long as they make it, I don't care who the 3rd one is!

Guess we'll see tonight!

When it rains- it floods- literally!

Where do I start?

The last 24 hours have been a freaking nightmare...let me preface this by telling you I have been suffering from sinusitis off and on since last October! I finally broke down and went to the Ear, Nose and Throat Dr. about 4 weeks ago- I took my Augmentin and Prednisone- and went back for a follow up/ check up yesterday....only to find out that I STILL have an infection and on my right side behind my cheek (under my eye) I have a cyst - a sinus cyst, that may or may not be holding fluid- GREAT, freaking GREAT news!!!

Ok, soooooooooooooooooooo....the Dr. prescribes me this new anitbiotic- Ceftin- which of course we go for generic b/c it's only $5 on the insurance plan...the generic is Cefuroxime 500 MG-

I went ahead and took one last night around 9:00 pm..then headed upstairs to watch the long awaited "over night" dates on the Bachelor....about half way through the show, my back felt like it was sunburned, like I had been in a tanning bed for 3 hours- I was itching like no body's business and it hurt, so bad! I went in the bathroom, looked at my back and screamed

(I secretly love drama) :) ha ha ha... and then looked down at my legs and had hives welps and red itchy splotches all over me...I felt like some sort of crack head (like Dave Chappelle as Tyrone Biggums - see pic below)

Anyway- you get the picture- I was scratching like crazy...I took Benadryl, used Hydracortizone cream...nothing helped, and then I sneazed at last 13 or 14 times and became so stopped up, I couldn't breath- it was obvious that I was having a sever allergic reaction to the meds! This went on until around 4:00 am...I couldn't sleep...finally- I rememberd I had a stash of Afrin downstairs and I ran down and snorted the crap out of that- and opened up my nasal passage...aaahhh- I could breath and I went back upstairs and passed out... I woke up late, called my boss this a.m. to tell him of my late night drama and that I would be coming in, just a little late...or so I thought!?!?!?!

15 minutes after I woke up- I went to get Abbey a diaper and then went to my bathroom...not 2 minutes later I was changing Abbey's diaper and going to throw it in the Diaper Champ and I heard the toilet running...not overflowing, just running, like the tank was filling back up and wouldn't cut off...then I look in my bathroom and there is a TON of water! My new Zebra Rug in the bathroom was floating! YIKES...then I went into the closet/ room where the actual toilet was and there must have been 3 inches of water- it was border line white capping! I was screaming as usual when I panic and on the phone w/ Bryan...who is calmly telling me to turn off the water...so I do...then I hear another noise...what could it be? Is the downstairs toilet running too? Or is that just the rain I hear outside beating on the back porch roof? Or...........................

I walk down stairs and it is literally raining in my living room through the ceiling fan that is right beneath my bathroom!!!! Ok, so if you've been to my house, you know when we moved, I decided I wanted to re-do my color pallet in my house...so we haven't had any furniture in the great room for 10 months...until last week my new Z Gallerie velvet sofas arrived- FINALLY!So, of course, one of my new sofas is right below the fan- and it is getting a shower, literally! The adrenalin kicked in and I moved that sofa all by myself to safety out of the ceiling fan shower! I'm on the phone w/ Bryan saying- well, more like screaming "May Day, get home!!! House Flood" Thankfully- his office is 3 miles away and he was able to come home and call our insurance agent! I am running on 3 1/2 hours of sleep and no starbucks...not a good mix for me! Bryan is lucky enough to work from home and I just called my boss and told him I had more drama and was taking the day off-Abigail was out of school for a holiday- so she and I got in bed at 1:30 and slept all afternoon away- Lord knows I needed it! And...after a really long day and dealing w/ the insurance - I'm still not clear whether or not we'll get the sofa replaced...I will upload some pics later..the ceiling will totally have to be re-sheetrocked and the carpet, I'm about 90% sure will have to be replaced...but right now, have 6 huge fans blowing/drying everything out courtesy of Service Master, Inc... So, unless I shut the bedroom door, I'm going to feel like I'm sleeping in an airplane engine all night!

In Summary, I have a few thoughts:

1) I'm so glad I was home and not running out the door- otherwise Bryan would have come home to a completely flooded downstairs and everything would have been ruined completely- so I am thankful!

2) I'm so glad that my drama is only regarding personal property- which is material and can be replaced!

3) I will NEVER take Ceftin again- and the itching finally stopped this a.m. or maybe I blocked it out after seeing the rain in the living room!

4) It never fails- when I have a vacation or trip planned- something crazy happens! (like this) Thank goodness this didn't happen this time next week- we fly out to Orlando at 8:00 am Wed- I would not want to be dealing w/ this the day before our trip!

5) Why did Jason send Jillian home and keep Molly? Why!!?!?!?!? He better choose Melissa

Thanks for reading!!!