tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26365407003633551862024-03-12T20:40:11.825-07:00wishfulfillmentwishfufillment: the realization of your heart's desireBizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.comBlogger493125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-8482988408966120062014-01-01T20:28:00.002-08:002014-01-01T20:31:36.032-08:00Oh what fun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some of these are still in the mail on their way to our friends and family, but in the meantime, I needed to share our Christmas cards this year... </div>
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Usually we just send one, but this year we had such an amazing opportunity to send the silliest card in our history (but couldn't chance sending this to work colleagues and older family friends) that we had to go with an option 1 and option 2. :) Option one shows us as we REALLY wish our life was all the time... you know, perfect-looking.</div>
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<i>We're smiling! Everything is perfect! We look fantastic! There's snow and a sled for goodness-sakes!</i> </div>
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That's not to say that we're not smiling an awful lot of the time and that we don't have an incredible, amazing, really blessed life together, because we do....</div>
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But let's be honest... no one's life LOOKS like that 100% of the time. Which is why card #2 makes me so happy.</div>
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I mean, in real life sometimes you have the most fun when you're zooming downhill at 30mph heading straight for some super scary-looking brambles and you have no idea how to steer the sled. Everyone knows it, but the ride is so fun that it's totally worth the crash at the end...<br />
Or maybe in real life you have the most fun when things mostly just aren't going right, and you have no idea on God's green earth where you're heading but that's ok, because you're a team and you've got each others' backs and you figure things will turn out just fine..<br />
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Or maybe real life's fun because you've made a crazy choice that will change things forever for the two of you (like having a baby) and you're both hurtling toward that new phase in life without a CLUE of what it really means, will look like, or bring into your family, but you keep heading that way because it just feels right and the anticipation and uncertainty is BEAUTIFUL and what life is all about.<br />
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Regardless of which possibility resonates with you, Option #2 captures what I feel like our life really feels like these days. The photo is terrible, we look ridiculous, but Oh, What <i>FUN!</i> :)<br />
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Happy New year and Happy Christmas, and ALL other holidays this season from me!<br />
<br />Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-28892964470867796852013-12-10T14:11:00.001-08:002013-12-10T14:25:21.244-08:00news!I just realized that I never shared LAST year's holiday card with you! gosh. it was so belated that it was a new year's card... It was clearly a bigger sign of how the year was going to go for me...especially when it comes to blogging since my last post was this summer about my trip to San Francisco. gah.<br />
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The good news is that I've already placed our Christmas card order for this year! Once they come in i PROMISE I'll share them. I think we've really outdone our awkwardselves this year...get ready.<br />
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I also wanted to share some pretty big news... (which is also incredibly bloggy-belated) we've bought a house and are expecting our first BABY in March. It's pretty crazy to think about that I was actually already expecting when I wrote my last post. True story, I had some serious initial anxiety about becoming a mother and whether or not I was ready...but once we heard our little one's heart beat for the first time I was absolutely and totally overjoyed. I didn't expect to feel so strongly about the heartbeat, but it was so magical and surreal. Anyway, although I'm totally not ready (the nursery is a wreck, I have NO idea how to change a diaper, I can't even imagine how little sleep we're going to get) I'm also totally, one-million percent, knee-deep in excitement and joy for his arrival here in the real world. <br />
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in other news, at this point I'm ENORMOUS, y'all. I look like there's a beach ball under my top. In fact, the doctor said (and I quote) "my goodness! you definitely should have pushed back a bit sooner from the Thanksgiving table!" and I thought, "you should have kept your mouth shut if you don't want me to punch you in the face." if you don't believe me about my new look, check out the photo below taken only 2 weeks ago...<br />
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Truly, although it's so crazy that we'll be parents, Boone and I are over the moon about all of this and've been working nonstop to get everything ready in the new place for our little guy. I'd promise to be better about posting here, but with a new little one, I'm just not sure how that's going to go. Wish us luck and look for the Christmas card soon! (and maybe some other fun updates depending on what life throws at me)<br />
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Smooches.Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-47390561057225557162013-06-16T14:29:00.001-07:002013-06-16T14:29:10.473-07:00Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair...TWO big wishes getting fulfilled to report! Right this minute I'm on my way to San Francisco to visit a favorite friend and to <i>meet her new little one</i>! I'm most excited to meet this new little girl, give my lovely lady friend & her honey a giant hug, and maybe eat as much dim sum as my stomach will hold. It's a busy time of year... Conferences, welcoming new teachers moving to Mississippi, other work- related things... And on top if it all, we're in the process of <i>buying our first home</i>! with all this, it <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">was hard to leave the Delta, but i guess San Francisco for work AND to meet a new baby isn't a bad place to spend a week in the middle of the summer. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGb1S9VRDzLZwj7T6P5Lixi0HLGc0WIKWrbWaoCsihYtPuc2Tkc-G1M8bjhCzViYbI_eZQV392yDUs4bO_HzaqAJF0Z1vMdU9TTuopvw1G9aX0VRsdtZfC3HUtffPC4enDWvet4O_ciw0/s640/blogger-image-572337792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGb1S9VRDzLZwj7T6P5Lixi0HLGc0WIKWrbWaoCsihYtPuc2Tkc-G1M8bjhCzViYbI_eZQV392yDUs4bO_HzaqAJF0Z1vMdU9TTuopvw1G9aX0VRsdtZfC3HUtffPC4enDWvet4O_ciw0/s640/blogger-image-572337792.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Boone and I are more than pretty excited about the house buying though... A realtor said that we had "been so incredibly thorough" when we looked at maybe the only 8 homes for sale in the part of the Delta that we wanted to live in at least twice each. When he said that I was a little bent out of shape at first... I mean, who <i>doesn't </i>exhaust all the possible options when they're making such a HUGE decision?? I guess I just wanted things to feel <i>just right</i>, you know? Like the stars aligning and the heavens opening up and a light shining down on <i>the one</i>. </div><div><br></div><div>Ultimately though, we went with <i>the one</i> with no<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> central A/C (yet), green formica in the kitchen, and tiny closets...but also <i>the one</i> th</span>at made the most sense financially, location-wise and had the most beautiful hardwood floors, crazy-high ceilings, and natural light. Not perfect, but pretty. Darn. Great.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-PDU95iGDHqS_rTMaS2gZXU5m1Mffu03tiDB6ie715xfuS4OAQTSMlIx16VNcrhmdMU7ETsjXy7jYnuypvEdWbGYdKJqzmHlF7fNnqGKtOTbHlKRhsGUfkhAshHoFk8jGbw-AuSr0Uo/s640/blogger-image-397311210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-PDU95iGDHqS_rTMaS2gZXU5m1Mffu03tiDB6ie715xfuS4OAQTSMlIx16VNcrhmdMU7ETsjXy7jYnuypvEdWbGYdKJqzmHlF7fNnqGKtOTbHlKRhsGUfkhAshHoFk8jGbw-AuSr0Uo/s640/blogger-image-397311210.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>But when I think about it, I've been sort of feeling the same way about babies. I mean, starting a family is such a big decision. And recently I've gone through about a zillion different scenarios in my head about what kinds of things change when you have a kid, and I keep coming up with giant question<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> </span>marks about whether or not I'm ready. But then, a baby is different than a house. I've rarely heard of buyer's remorse when it comes to a little one... And from what my friends tell me, most mothers seem to feel like the heavens DO open up and a light shines down when they finally get to hold their baby in their arms. Unfortunately, that only happens a good 9 months after you commit to the whole motherhood and fatherhood thing. if only it felt that way BEFORE...</div><div><br></div><div>After the new house, I'm not sure what other big changes might be in store for us over the next few years, but I think that we're going to be ready for whatever those might be. I think. It sure would help if the heavens opened up sooner rather than later, though.</div></div>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-49500833567110353032013-01-04T09:13:00.000-08:002013-01-04T09:14:57.618-08:00Holiday wishesY'all, we had the most amazing Holiday season. We got to spend tons of quality time with our families, found a church (finally), hosted a fun dinner party, sang Christmas carols, mastered the art of the Prime Rib (coming soon on <a href="http://www.messofgreens.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mess of Greens</a>), went out on the town dressed in <i>black tie</i>, had a great New Year's Eve in Jackson with dear friends, slept in, and got some great down time together. What's also pretty fantastic about this holiday is that we both love our jobs and what we get to do every day so much, that we're actually excited to go back to work, and ok with the holiday coming to an end. I know... I'm pinching myself because I feel so thankful and blessed. We had so much change and adventure in 2012 (the everglades! moving to a new town! 3 promotions!) that I'm looking forward to a 2013 where we settle in, put down some roots that will keep growing deeper, and celebrate lots of other people's happy new beginnings with our nearest and dearest friends (babies! weddings! home-ownership!)<br />
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Here are a few photos from our happiest of holidays, and here's wishing you a 2013 that's as filled with joy, adventure, merriment, love, and peace as our 2012. :)<br />
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we already have our christmas tree up (no lights or ornaments, but it's in the corner ready!) and i've done a good bit of shopping for the little ones on our list (the nieces, baby cousins, etc). plus, it's christmas card design and ordering time, and somewhere i
got it into my head that ours is going to feature these
awful (awesome!) printed turtlenecks and smidge in a santa outfit. she's
not really keen on the idea, and we didn't get the best shots our first
go at it, but i'm determined. anyway, here's a little "smidge" of
holiday cheer for you as you start getting in the holiday spirit.<br />
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:) Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-57601837346419872012-08-08T19:28:00.001-07:002012-08-09T07:11:00.466-07:00wishfulfillment planned: the evergladesoh my dears,<br />
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it's been way too long since wishfulfillment got an update. BUT I finally have something fun and light-hearted to report (not that things haven't been fun, or lighthearted sometimes, but not really report-worthy)<br />
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we've decided on a vacation (AND it's top on my list of places in America that I want to go!)<br />
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we've got a conference in miami in the fall, so we're headed to explore the everglades for a few days afterwards and are going to drive down through the keys..all in all, we'll be vacationing a week! the everglades are so high on our travel list because (like glacier national park) there's a chance that the environment is shifting so rapidly that in a decade or so it won't be the same. also, swamplandia's beautiful and melancholy descriptions of the landscape and wildlife peaked my interest <i>something awful. </i> <br />
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have you been? are there any must-dos or must-sees?Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-34113232196260664642012-05-28T18:00:00.000-07:002012-05-28T18:01:05.128-07:00stroll down memory lane...every time i get a jcrew catalog i stop whatever i'm doing for at least 10 minutes to page through and check out the color schemes.... it's not that i really buy that many things from them, or even that i particularly like all of their shapes and sillouhettes, but the COLORS.<br />
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last week, when boone and i FINALLY went to post office box after about a week of putting it off, i found the new balinese vacation edition and promptly started devouring it cover to cover. here's the thing... first, i had an issue using children from bali as props for the shoot. then, as i looked at the photos i realized that boone and i had been to the exact same spot as the Ubud temple and monkey temple shots. cray-zy.<br />
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regardless, it was super fun to remember that at about this time two years ago boone and i were on a plane to singapore to see our nieces, and then took our jaunt to this most amazing island. thanks jcrew for the stroll down memory lane. and also, i'd really like the seafoam maxi skirt pictured above. for serious.Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-73063034442009370052012-05-27T10:38:00.000-07:002012-05-27T10:43:17.735-07:00wish-fulfilled. sally and kristi's wedding!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week boone and I were incredibly honored to officiate our delta friends' wedding ceremony in Oxford. The weekend was so celebratory and the brides looked beautiful...the best part of the whole weekend was the fact that these two friends began the rest of their lives together. consider this a wish-fullfilled. ;)<br />
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see more photos from the wedding <a href="http://www.gipsonwood.com/2012/05/21/sally-and-kristi-wedding-teaser/#comment-5" target="_blank">here</a> (and more to come).Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-4363108660051085432012-03-19T06:17:00.003-07:002012-03-19T08:12:58.615-07:00kraft paper, twine, and red ink...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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most weeks I can say that not much is going on (besides work) in the delta, but last week was WILD with birthday celebrations and social events. it was pretty fun to have a full dance card...and see so many people who aren't teachers and don't need/want/have to have my advice but just want to chat about life, books, the news, and upcoming events.<br />
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we did take time out of our busy schedules to watch 30 rock and parks and rec thursday night, and they were totally worth the time. PLUS, leslie knope inspired me to re-think valentine's day as GAL-entines day. ;) great, right?<br />
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i'm THE world's WORST at mailing things on time, plus we live an 1.8 hours away from any decent shopping spot, but if i could overcome these obstacles, these are the things i'd want to give my best gals.<br />
gifties found here:pillow <a href="http://www.paper-source.com/">so they know how much they mean</a>, <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/">cool umbrella pushpins</a>, <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/">a pretty notebook to help us remember </a>(we're getting old) <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/elisemahan?page=2"> elise mahan "together in the sky" print</a> , or maybe some <a href="http://www.jackandlulu.com/products/ss001.html">fun stripey straws</a>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-64159242562144012222012-01-28T04:58:00.000-08:002012-01-28T07:33:20.947-08:00you say it's your birthday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i've said before that birthdays should be for moms and dads...they do ALL of the work and we just get to be born. now that i have friends who have become mothers or others who are in the final days of pregnancy, i think this at least 300 times as much as I did before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i honor of the ones who made me exactly 29 years ago today, here's one of the first family photos from my first forty-eight hours in this world. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKGtqlQzAdYnAT9BeOUkr81UlJZcL3KuHMnoi2M85KpF-cvsJYBsTF0Jq_4oTbm9nuWHEHRpTdQ-eZvq2IS_wyzSblVweX-U15R4bHi3jmbPr6X0nDTCFIO-0Md1c_K3q6dsOhjCB0rE/s320/002_2.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my parents have been JUST this loving and supportive every day of my entire life, so to have 29 years with these two folks has been the greatest birthday gift of my life. so, happy birthday to me...but most importantly, thank you mama and daddy. </div>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-27831913489173424862012-01-07T09:30:00.000-08:002012-01-07T09:30:48.096-08:00happy weekend!happy weekend!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNI7o7V8lVibnqjVv7cYkNCtbdcN5kPOfmzHWnn5BqiStAA01iAnQ3iUBqxX9HK70B7MiI_99gPQAILpIrIiQuwcW9q6HLLHrBRHWz9yZaiwh_RjUL_06LIlRRFAwgLwnEnK_7IwF1P4/s1600/22377329368222839_yieBgoP8_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNI7o7V8lVibnqjVv7cYkNCtbdcN5kPOfmzHWnn5BqiStAA01iAnQ3iUBqxX9HK70B7MiI_99gPQAILpIrIiQuwcW9q6HLLHrBRHWz9yZaiwh_RjUL_06LIlRRFAwgLwnEnK_7IwF1P4/s320/22377329368222839_yieBgoP8_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>boone and i are spending this dreary saturday the perfect way. we're going to be inside vegging on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098844/episodes">1st season law and order</a> episodes, blogging at <a href="http://www.messofgreens.blogspot.com/2012/01/chunky-chili.html">mess of greens</a>, and sermon-writing and then heading out to see an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mountain_%28band%29">old fave band</a> of mine tonight. i hope your weekend is filled doing exactly what you want to do, as well. (or maybe filled with magic and fun, like this perfect photo from <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/11/dara-scully/">dara scully</a> i stole from my friend's <a href="http://pinterest.com/sheltonway/">pintrest</a> page)Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-1608833330947973412012-01-02T19:30:00.000-08:002012-01-02T19:35:38.973-08:00let's get down(ton abbey)only 6 more days until a personal wish of mine is granted! the season 2 of Downton Abbey premieres on PBS Sunday and i've been waiting since last spring to see it. i can hardly stand it. <br />
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everything about the first season was so incredible...the clothes (and hats!) the characters, the time period (the hats!), the story, the setting...i was so aboserbed that i watched the entire season in one weekend. i loved this BBC miniseries MORE than the BBC's <i>pride and prejudice</i>, which is saying something since it had colin firth in it...and i don't think i'm the only one. twice recently i asked someone what they'd watched and liked recently and they gushed with me about DA for many, many minutes. if you haven't seen it, start watching it on netflix or <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/index.html">pbs streaming</a> right this minute (or if you're at work, the MINUTE you get home.) if you watch one episode a night and two on Saturday until Sunday when the new one premieres, you'll be 100% caught up. you'll thank me, i promise.<br />
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if you aren't convinced, here are a few stills, and a <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/">link to the website</a>, to whet your appetite.<br />
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of course i love the soap-opera-ish romances and the pot-boiling feuds between the sisters, the in-laws, and the servants, but some of my favorite pieces are the little period details and social and professional expectations of the world at that time since between the sinking of the titanic and beginning of World War I there was an incredible historical turning point. also, something about the society reminds me of earlier generations of southern families. i'm glad i don't live in those times, but i'm so intrigued...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fbdbs-hGoQM/TwJzQMdC6kI/AAAAAAAAEMo/W2FQmZhapmY/s1600/DOWNTON_ABBEY_EP1_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fbdbs-hGoQM/TwJzQMdC6kI/AAAAAAAAEMo/W2FQmZhapmY/s320/DOWNTON_ABBEY_EP1_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>also, if i'm preaching to the choir and you've already watched the show and are as excited as i am, take 2 minutes for <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/quiz/2011/sep/13/downton-abbey-character">the character quiz</a> to find out your downton abbey doppelganger! the last season ended as world war one began, so i can't wait to find out where the writers pick up. let me know if you'll be watching so we can chat about it.<br />
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images from <a href="https://www.google.com/search?pq=bbc%27s+pride+and+prejudice&hl=en&cp=6&gs_id=1s&xhr=t&q=downton+abbey&tok=uesuD30pvZfKhdOitOQkyA&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=1Bw&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&biw=1225&bih=647&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=N3cCT-LkEuWesQLr-63aAQ">google </a>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-8460236619710142172012-01-01T05:39:00.000-08:002012-01-01T05:39:00.653-08:00contemplation...<div class="post-header"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2627099649475875370"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">“you do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. what you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.” <br />
- thomas merton</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wGsXaWXGjzU/Tvs3GUwwMkI/AAAAAAAAEI0/G8BrhQMkA70/s1600/6550732151_6fca0fae2b_b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wGsXaWXGjzU/Tvs3GUwwMkI/AAAAAAAAEI0/G8BrhQMkA70/s400/6550732151_6fca0fae2b_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>what are you contemplating in the new year? i'm considering truly how to get healthy, make the best possible career switch, and putting down deep roots somewhere. i thought <a href="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-oregon.html">an apple a day's</a> photo perfectly captured what it feels like to stare deeply into the future, and the unknown and be content. ;) happy happy happy new year! </div>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-89902245760628987542011-12-31T14:41:00.000-08:002012-01-02T15:27:50.811-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK17H12sYrSKv8bfWUE4haejeWL8kL1SXx3eYBQzW4gbtF6GOOunqKaoSXktGJ6fU42cosI93ZDMGO5LrEeJDhrfEOQ6UrEnsbU3nNwfuatx-IES9v_LGZn4A4zFsJNsmvbyCIXIObBk/s1600/vintage_new_year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK17H12sYrSKv8bfWUE4haejeWL8kL1SXx3eYBQzW4gbtF6GOOunqKaoSXktGJ6fU42cosI93ZDMGO5LrEeJDhrfEOQ6UrEnsbU3nNwfuatx-IES9v_LGZn4A4zFsJNsmvbyCIXIObBk/s320/vintage_new_year.jpg" width="250" /></a></div> boone and i are spending the new year in austin, tx with some of our dearest. when i think of nye, i think of sparkly clothes, champagne, and streamers, so we've not only packed our dancing shoes but also i'm thinking of packing my very own vintage champagne saucers because they feel SO old world and glamorous.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y6g8ApaOV5jpDp5bhQGjY4TKHHrN7G2CdIDesRmVswi3AhXPTOPPyTFXLSp-MgzY1N4bTSiFd0Ck6GuU9aBfOraS1i3KTPWK1I7jMYb8Pyq25woCzWxuR7nSDQMn7H1g9rUvk1GwRr0/s1600/be082829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y6g8ApaOV5jpDp5bhQGjY4TKHHrN7G2CdIDesRmVswi3AhXPTOPPyTFXLSp-MgzY1N4bTSiFd0Ck6GuU9aBfOraS1i3KTPWK1I7jMYb8Pyq25woCzWxuR7nSDQMn7H1g9rUvk1GwRr0/s320/be082829.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>i hope YOUR new year's eve (and more importantly, your new year) is magical, glamorous, and filled with the ones you love.Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-50531253117214326812011-12-30T07:11:00.000-08:002011-12-30T07:11:00.129-08:00creativity in the new year!hey friends, meet <a href="http://fashionary.org/">fashionary</a>.<br />
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apparently it's a moleskin-esque notebook for the fashion-obsessed. not only does it come with sketches of many. many. many. kinds of tops/bottoms/acessories, BUT it has pre-printed figures to help you plan the outfits you want to wear. when i was an art teacher, we did a fashion unit...the hardest part was teaching students about figure proportions, but this takes all that uncertainty away. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RY-EUlnCVPA/Tvsyr49hmaI/AAAAAAAAEIo/-62um4jpuHo/s1600/red_index_shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RY-EUlnCVPA/Tvsyr49hmaI/AAAAAAAAEIo/-62um4jpuHo/s1600/red_index_shot.jpg" /></a></div>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-64879703489069126862011-12-28T07:00:00.000-08:002011-12-28T07:17:35.901-08:00cooking ahead...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">last year for new year's eve, our sweet friends from ATL came to visit the delta. to celebrate, we had a fo-real dinner party and then went to <a href="http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com/">ground zero blues club</a> for dancing and (just a teensy weensy) bit of drinking. NYDay we vegged out, watched football, and ate the lucky foods for the new year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ozwIHbulnbs/TvlKIs8tK2I/AAAAAAAAEFI/igtXFrsNgkg/s1600/IMG_0627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ozwIHbulnbs/TvlKIs8tK2I/AAAAAAAAEFI/igtXFrsNgkg/s200/IMG_0627.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we'll be in austin ringing in 2012, but even though we'll be away from home, that doesn't mean i won't get to do a little new year's cooking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">champagne jello shots for NYE, anyone?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PvwN3aRbrvg/TvlGuS6uWhI/AAAAAAAAEEw/3IctHYRa808/s320/208995238927242994_ir0u2biW_c.jpg" width="320" /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">found this recipe on pintrest and definitely want to try it: Boil 1 cup of champagne and mix in flavorless jello then add an additional 1 and a half cups of champagne distribute into cups a viola you have champagne jello shots! (if you want them to stand on their own then just use less liquid...like 3/4 cup instead of 1 and a half) </span><br />
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and then <a href="http://www.pink-parsley.com/2010/12/black-eyed-pea-hummus.html">black eyed pea hummus</a> for good luck new year's day!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4o0_BtOrI4A/TvlIEos4F_I/AAAAAAAAEE8/x72J79WdIOs/s1600/4652782302_589ae4926e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4o0_BtOrI4A/TvlIEos4F_I/AAAAAAAAEE8/x72J79WdIOs/s320/4652782302_589ae4926e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>if time (and my hostess) permits, then we may even get some cabbage or turnip greens for money, and pork for progress. what are you cooking for the ny?Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-42626676635423730402011-12-27T20:26:00.000-08:002011-12-27T20:33:02.447-08:00come have a mess of greens!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>hey friends....<br />
i'm working on <a href="http://messofgreens.blogspot.com/">a new blog</a> as a shrine to southern food and hospitality and wanted to share it with you... i'd love to know your favorite recipes or southern eateries so i can keep exploring, trying, and sharing!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3EHB5njrJmg/TvqaLf4s2BI/AAAAAAAAEIE/b6jfY5NmKVE/s1600/IMG_3434-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="91" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3EHB5njrJmg/TvqaLf4s2BI/AAAAAAAAEIE/b6jfY5NmKVE/s400/IMG_3434-002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>it's still VERY MUCH in the works, and when work starts back things will be wild again, but the two things i do every single day is cook and eat, so i have a feeling this one might get updated more regularly...<br />
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xoxoxoBizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-59726932367752824792011-12-25T11:00:00.000-08:002011-12-25T14:45:15.620-08:00merry merry!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIvXWaiS47Y/TvdyuDJlnsI/AAAAAAAAEEE/JN70wBwR6FI/s1600/ab8ab2114145eb390bcb4df8bab816cc_l%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIvXWaiS47Y/TvdyuDJlnsI/AAAAAAAAEEE/JN70wBwR6FI/s320/ab8ab2114145eb390bcb4df8bab816cc_l%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>heading to christmas morning church next door, then back home from grits and grillades with my family. i hope your day with your family is warm, joyful, and so, so happy. <br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">found this lovely christmas image from kristybee on </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49505901/dreaming-christmas-5x5-fine-art"><span style="font-size: x-small;">etsy</span></a>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-5181658816650592892011-12-22T13:44:00.000-08:002011-12-22T13:45:10.998-08:00she's making a list (part deux)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwI8EZFZX6dDGqwj8zCkctgytrzlE_y8TggNju8PyKqhzxyGxp_eHPIHSnVhPEHjb2ByaGI59o0H547jx9UyDrX8yCXRFDVbmVHr0tbf8LY4ARzu_MmoIJin_nIk0Cf_CbNWvvkum29s/s1600/making-list-0808-lg-5041854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwI8EZFZX6dDGqwj8zCkctgytrzlE_y8TggNju8PyKqhzxyGxp_eHPIHSnVhPEHjb2ByaGI59o0H547jx9UyDrX8yCXRFDVbmVHr0tbf8LY4ARzu_MmoIJin_nIk0Cf_CbNWvvkum29s/s200/making-list-0808-lg-5041854.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>my list got longer before it got shorter, but the good news is that i'm on the downhill slope as we countdown to hosting our VERY FIRST big holiday.<br />
<strike> </strike><br />
<strike>design and order Christmas cards</strike><br />
<strike>get a tree</strike><br />
<strike>wrap presents</strike><br />
<strike>laundry</strike><br />
<strike>make stockings</strike><br />
<strike>make + deliver peanut butter balls</strike><br />
<strike>buy gifts for the work secret santa</strike><br />
<strike>mail Brett's family their gifts</strike><br />
<strike>decorate tree</strike><br />
<strike>CLEAN everything </strike><br />
<strike> - sweep</strike><br />
<strike> - mop</strike><br />
<strike> - vacuum </strike><br />
<strike> - dust</strike><br />
<strike> - clean out toilets and bathtubs</strike><br />
<div style="background-color: white;"> -<strike> scrub the kitchen</strike></div><div style="background-color: white;"><strike> - laundry </strike></div><strike><span style="background-color: white;">create arrange</span>ments for bookcases</strike><br />
<strike>plan menu for Christmas morning + Thursday night </strike><br />
<strike> - grocery shop</strike><br />
<strike> - make cheese grits</strike><br />
<div style="background-color: white;"><strike> - make spinach cassarole </strike></div><div style="background-color: white;"><strike><span style="background-color: #ffe599;"> - marinate venison</span></strike></div><span style="background-color: #ffe599;"> get a new outfit for cocktail party/nye</span><br />
<strike>finalize boone's present</strike><br />
<strike>finish wrapping gifts</strike><br />
<span style="background-color: #ffe599;">address and mail Christmas cards</span><br />
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honestly, with all of this<i> getting ready</i> i've not really taken time to prepare myself for the spiritual side of this beautiful, joyful season. how are you preparations coming?Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-23537461579981164902011-12-13T06:31:00.000-08:002011-12-13T06:41:06.059-08:00merry and bright!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1LZmMSIgqnnX2ZeJ0JQuMhEQE8i5EK160RarDl7VHleJz_KlnxkHHG0PT8NNTjaZF2qCb2aWZRdvU8puL2skaEIZRjht9Rj_KgDRw0ZN4X1bXzzJ0-RIxFhZDfZ16EClip3TVb9cnug/s1600/mayyourdaysbe3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1LZmMSIgqnnX2ZeJ0JQuMhEQE8i5EK160RarDl7VHleJz_KlnxkHHG0PT8NNTjaZF2qCb2aWZRdvU8puL2skaEIZRjht9Rj_KgDRw0ZN4X1bXzzJ0-RIxFhZDfZ16EClip3TVb9cnug/s400/mayyourdaysbe3.jpg" width="308px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is the christmas card i designed that I mentioned in yesterday's post ... i could hardly sleep last night because i wanted to share it with you! i know it's no award-winning <a href="http://www.minted.com/">minted</a> design, but considering i used microsoft publisher (no adobe photoshop in this house!), <a href="http://www.urbanfonts.com/">free fonts</a>, and got them printed on <a href="http://www.moo.com/share/6jmw88">moo</a>, i'm pretty pleased. We took the picuture last week when it snowed (in mississippi! in early december!) and the bayou looked really pretty. these light trees decorate the bayou and downtown, so we thought it'd be fun to take a picture around them. unfortunately, the snow and damp air got the best of my hair, but maybe no one will notice... ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyway, merry merry!</div>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-70558925517231445932011-12-12T21:34:00.000-08:002011-12-13T06:38:40.031-08:00she's making a list...did i tell you my folks are coming up to see us for Christmas? I know....hosting a holiday is a really grown-up thing to do, so we're feeling really excited about it and a little nervous about getting everything pulled together. i made a list and have been checking it twice (or thirty two) times a day to make sure i don't forget anything.<br />
on the list since Sunday:<br />
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<strike>design and order Christmas cards</strike><br />
<strike>get a tree</strike><br />
<strike>wrap presents</strike><br />
<strike>laundry</strike><br />
<strike>make stockings</strike><br />
make peanut butter balls<br />
buy gifts for the work secret santa<br />
mail Brett's family their gifts<br />
decorate tree<br />
CLEAN everything <br />
create arrangements for bookcases<br />
plan menu for Christmas morning <br />
get a new outfit for cocktail party/nye<br />
finalize boone's present<br />
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i finally finished the Christmas cards today, and I LOVE them. ;) I figured out that I had publisher on our PCs and that I could use that to create a less homemade-y postcard than the "haaaay" one...so i did.<br />
in fact, i placed our order with <a href="http://www.moo.com/share/6jmw88">Moo</a> only minutes ago while boone put all the lights on our REAL christmas tree. that's right, folks. we've got a real tree. sure, there are only 2 weeks until Christmas, and sure, we JUST got the tree, but you can bet we're going to enjoy the hell out of it from now until then. ;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3Wj9TjfiCrjwd-hfZF_napMZd1_1-AD09aGNmr3rvGRkM39QxwVLSe36ysvkvrYKqUg7GRZ1hMUHh-FmVQBsWdjV905PRNdcHliptosri8OJ9pGOfBE1Yy2977ZE-kqfNIEL-Dqu4h0/s1600/IMG_1360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3Wj9TjfiCrjwd-hfZF_napMZd1_1-AD09aGNmr3rvGRkM39QxwVLSe36ysvkvrYKqUg7GRZ1hMUHh-FmVQBsWdjV905PRNdcHliptosri8OJ9pGOfBE1Yy2977ZE-kqfNIEL-Dqu4h0/s320/IMG_1360.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div>and last night i made 5 burlap stockings... one for my mom, one for my dad, one for boone, for me, and one for smidge.<br />
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</div>i only have about a zillion more things to make happen before now and next Thursday when my family comes, but i. am. relentless. <br />
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what do you have to do to get ready for the holidays?Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636540700363355186.post-8619764769602045392011-11-29T07:19:00.000-08:002011-11-29T07:19:54.138-08:00well, hello Dolly....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">last week we drove through sevierville, tn (home of dolly parton) twice on our way to and from thanksgiving. it was exactly eight years ago last week that i fell in love with dolly while driving home for the holiday from college and happened upon the WSEV radio station that was only playing her music and a recently released album "Just because I'm a Woman." I'd always though of her as something of a hokey, down home joke, but when i truly listened to her lyrics, i knew she was speaking deep, powerful truths...specifically to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought of Dolly and made boone listen to that same album as we were sitting in traffic in knoxville.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh_CKSL2SPzj1Rd__aOhODuU35SoyOhct8jnwOlSVIJ391uZYqRM2byuOvfTOsIfi896brrHxJ9ceu7FwxjSFU_n0EGybeUQtQ5sowFz3pwBcQ0r6q-VPXDXKRx8_xCdd7Aicuz9Vs_M/s1600/34232085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh_CKSL2SPzj1Rd__aOhODuU35SoyOhct8jnwOlSVIJ391uZYqRM2byuOvfTOsIfi896brrHxJ9ceu7FwxjSFU_n0EGybeUQtQ5sowFz3pwBcQ0r6q-VPXDXKRx8_xCdd7Aicuz9Vs_M/s320/34232085.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczjFIVX8BOLvd_mMupyhiUu5Ot1xnQuTqNrwTsFjGtZa0JO1MxJiZiWfpadoakXWXYshxacAACg3fDxhHPCovCjVQE_R5GqEw8RTVAqoAG55I0qmJx1GIGgwnCxubYXNY9Pyu15syjaI/s1600/m7gaax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczjFIVX8BOLvd_mMupyhiUu5Ot1xnQuTqNrwTsFjGtZa0JO1MxJiZiWfpadoakXWXYshxacAACg3fDxhHPCovCjVQE_R5GqEw8RTVAqoAG55I0qmJx1GIGgwnCxubYXNY9Pyu15syjaI/s320/m7gaax.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not only is her music incredible, but her style is unmistakeable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">growing up in south mississippi, we had a saying "the bigger the hair, the closer to God." i guess some folks may have been joking about that, but not me. oh, no. since high school i've worked hard to have big, voluminous blonde hair. while all my friends were flat ironing their hair to pieces, i was using hot rollers (hot rollers in high school! in the year 2000!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now i use a giant curling iron and velcro rollers to pump my hair up, but the concept is nearly identical. i have a feeling that it was dolly parton's early look (before "backwoods barbie" and all that surgery) with her flirty, fun personality that gave me the idea that this is what southern women could (and should) look and act like. (ie: they should be ferociously independent, truly smart and 'with it', able to make fun of themselves, care deeply about their appearance, and make men feel special and breathless.)</div></div><br />
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and did i mention that she's for marriage equality? score ANOTHER ONE for Dolly. Yep, she <a href="http://www.glaad.org/2010/01/19/dolly-parton-advocates-for-marriage-equality-on-the-joy-behar-show">once said</a>, "Sure, why can’t they get married? They should suffer like the rest of us." ;)<br />
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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i finally got to see her perform on my cousin's birthday a few years ago, and even though we were in the ABSOLUTE farthest rows away, she was still incredible..and so fun...and super sparkly...and her boobs looked enormous even from that great distance. ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92cCoplXmfT-3yqjTp3RDfdm47JMpuQurkfJV5ckPGT5uW6mlJv3iytnr22cBP1bALcjG21LEyfKNt-EBGPy4g4eqzMM5wqkwfc-FhyphenhyphenQIn5tpxhjFe_LgxpbJ-W0Msk8ZPM7r4UbIsW8/s1600/DOLLY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92cCoplXmfT-3yqjTp3RDfdm47JMpuQurkfJV5ckPGT5uW6mlJv3iytnr22cBP1bALcjG21LEyfKNt-EBGPy4g4eqzMM5wqkwfc-FhyphenhyphenQIn5tpxhjFe_LgxpbJ-W0Msk8ZPM7r4UbIsW8/s320/DOLLY.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX7cP9hWWfplmCRSXqfmyCjZfIDddB2t5lCJXpt4getgw4RSmU5ghMp0jTdbrUdFRaCCZ1UPBki9WcSYUXE-fyJn24aPolKZfhio18r4EBz_rTGwwYYXt_qV93VjZnVn7kSDy4lI_sro/s1600/tumblr_lm0x4eQcOF1qevuvfo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX7cP9hWWfplmCRSXqfmyCjZfIDddB2t5lCJXpt4getgw4RSmU5ghMp0jTdbrUdFRaCCZ1UPBki9WcSYUXE-fyJn24aPolKZfhio18r4EBz_rTGwwYYXt_qV93VjZnVn7kSDy4lI_sro/s320/tumblr_lm0x4eQcOF1qevuvfo1_500.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyway, when i meet another Dolly devotee (my friend Jon from Grad school and my coworker Sally to name two of the most important) i feel like we share an extra special bond because we know how truly incredible she is...we get it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in fact, sally told me a few weeks ago that there's a new dolly movie coming out in January. I have NO IDEA about the plot, but i do know that i'll be buying a ticket for opening night and will try to introduce as many people as I can to the mountain angel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is there someone you love but no one else gets? </div>Bizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09645934938306197323noreply@blogger.com3