Anniversary.....

Happy 2nd anniversary to my hubby, Ronnie. We went to Gatlinburg, Tn and married in a little log cabin church. It was nothing fancy. Just me, hubby, and the preacher and one witness. I did not want to have a big wedding with all of the hassel. It was multiple marriages for both of us. The only regret I have is not having professional photographs taken. One of my goals (before Jacob leaves) is to get a family portrait of our family. I would like to do it before Christmas but we will have to see.

Now, I need to look for what I want for our anniversary. yippee.

gilmore girls....

I am a gilmore girl addict. I love gilmore girls so much. I watch at least one episode every night when I go to sleep, in fact the music is usually playing while I sleep. My purchases lately have been the coffee at Luke's book which I got on Amazon. It arrived today, so I have not been able to peruse it yet. I also bought the Gilmore Girls soundtrack, that features PJ Harvey, Bjork and many other artists. The music is different than what I listen to on a regular basis but very good.

The bbq last weekend was a blast. The ribs were delicious. Ronnie had cooked all day and night, poor thing, but everything was a success. We had a large time.

My nest is not as empty as it was. Jacob moved back in with us. He is on a short lease (and leash) lol. Seriously he is enlisting in the Air Force and will be leaving in Feburary at the latest. He is going tomorrow to sign up. I just wish him luck in all of his endeavours.(sp).

I might do some shopping tomorrow. I really want a cool picture to go over my bed. Of course, they messed up my curtains at JcPenny so I had to reorder them. Pictures to come when the room is finished.

bedroom....

I put my new comforter on my bed in our bedroom today. It looks so pretty. I am very excited about it. I gave the room a good cleaning and then placed it on the bed. I have to buy some new pictures, a new chair, some items to sit on my dresser. I am so very excited. I will post pictures as soon as I get the room finished.

Dollar General....

I stopped by the new dollar general store in horn lake today. We have been making fun of the store because there are NO cool places in Horn Lake. I really do not like living here and count the days until we can move. I am figuring we have to live here about 4 more years. We could sell before then but I think we can do better selling the house then. It will also give us time to save up for a down payment. Anyhoo, the new dollar general store is cool. I only got a candle and toilet paper but I will head back in there for some "shopping".

Bedroom....

I have wanted to redecorate my bedroom for a long time. I was never pleased with my last comforter purchase. I have been looking for the perfect comforter set for the bedroom. Yesterday I found it at JC Penney's. It is a Cindy Crawford collection comfort and pillow set. It is primarily red with flowers on it. It is so beautiful. Now, I have to find some new pictures to go on the walls. After my meeting on Tuesday, I am going to Michael's to purchase some items to make either a wreath or flower arrangement for the bedroom. I can usually do a good job with this but I think I have been depressed so I haven't cared much for decorating in a while.

I feel more like myself so decorating my house to look pretty is on my agenda. My mama loved to decorate. I miss her so much and it almost has been unbearable to go on. I will continue to honor her memory by living the best life I can.

I had been planning on going to church this morning. When I got home last night I felt horrible. I had the chills and was very sick at my stomach. It certainly was not alcohol because I only drank 2 beers. Anyway, I ended up throwing up and staying up all night sick. I guess I will try to go next week.

Love it.......

I am not a huge fan of Dooney and Bourke bags but this particular bag caught my eye. I thought it was so cute. The prices at Dillard's were pretty reasonable. I might have to head up there this weekend. I hate Jill doesn't work there anymore and I could get her discount.

New York city......

The trip to NYC was one of the best trips ever. Kim, Virginia, Pam and myself flew out of Memphis at 6am on Sunday morning. We had a layover flight in Atlanta making the entire trip in about 5 hours. When we arrived at LaGaurdia airport in New York we caught a shuttle to our airport. We stayed at the Windham by Wingate on 35th street between 7th and 8th avenue.

On Sunday, we decided to head out and do some walking. We walked and found time square, we totally walked our legs off and ended up at Radio City music hall outside the VMA's (video music awards). We saw Pink arrive on a fire truck, too cool. We then saw Taylor Swift and Adam Lambert from american idol arrive in a horse drawn carriage similiar to Cinderella. Taylor Swift ended up performing outside the radio city music hall. It was so cool.

On Monday morning, we headed to the Today show and arrived at 6am. We were lucky enough to be on the "line" . We were filmed at least 2 times. I taped the show and got a huge kick out of it and I thought I looked pretty good. We met Natalie Morales, Ann Curry and Al Roker. I even got his autograph.

After the show we headed out to do some sight-seeing. We went to the top of the Roc that shows a view of the city from the top of the Rockefeller building. Personally this was not my favorite event. We then went on a 5 hour guided tour that included seeing the empire state building, John Lennon's house and the strawberry park. We went to staten island were on a ferry where we got wonderful pictures of the Statue of liberty. We also visited ground zero. It was worth the money.

Tuesday was shopping day. We started the day by heading to Chinatown via the subway. The subway was not that bad, it just was confusing. Chinatown is a sight to behold. You are standing in the street a a little china woman comes up to you and announces "louis vuitton, chanel handbag" if you nod then you follow this woman into the back of a store where there are dozens of knock off hand bags. Of course, it is illegal to sell knock offs. Then the fun part begins, you negotiate with them. I bought a juicy couture for Kelcy and a coach for Brooke, that I lost. We then went to Little Italy where we experienced some wonderful food. The were having the San Gennero (sp) festival. It was so much fun. Virginia and I headed to 5th avenue. We arrived pretty late so we did not get to do as much as anticipated. We went into Bergdoff Goodman, Louis Vuitton, Juicy Couture on 5th Avenue. Then we headed to Macy's, the biggest department store in the world. I could have spent hours and there (and thousands of dollars).

After a day of shopping we headed to a very fine steak house, then back to Times square. We did not go to bed at all the last night. We were exhausted.

The trip was a wonderful time. I wish I would have taken more money but I did not know I was going until a couple of weeks prior to the trip. But, I still had a wonderful time. Now is the time to travel because everything is so cheap. Hop on your nearest plane and take a trip.