tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61827014227897378512024-02-20T00:16:01.391-08:00A Laura Story“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” --Coco ChanelLaura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-29764457655524319352010-03-15T08:43:00.000-07:002010-03-15T08:43:57.146-07:00Clothing for Sale<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">First I must apologize for not blogging recently!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I have been making those big life decisions recently and have not had time to think of much else. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">One of those big decisions has been accepting the fact that I <em>do not</em> need the beautiful designer clothing I have collected and I<em> do</em> need work attire that I do not have. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is where you all benefit: in order to pay for the new work clothes I need to purchase...I am selling the beautiful pieces that I have never worn (or only worn once) at much more affordable prices than you would find anywhere else. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Email me at </span><a href="mailto:laura.peterson08@gmail.com"><span style="color: purple;">laura.peterson08@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color: purple;"> and let me know what types of clothing you would be interested in and what size (between 0-6) you wear. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">If you have a budget per item please tell me that as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"> I am going to post a featured item a day to give you an idea of what I have.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-60058044720492595872010-02-19T13:04:00.000-08:002010-02-19T13:04:26.093-08:00Flower Find<div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">I need your help. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">This lil' necklace Jessica is wearing is my new obsession. I went to see "Valentines Day" last night and left with only one thought:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Find. That. Necklace.</span></div><div align="center">(Well maybe 2 thoughts...find that necklace and tell every boy I know to watch that movie...notepad in hand.)</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Go figure...can't find it anywhere.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">If you find it...I promise I won't mind if you get it too. =)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NYsLzykVdcBEsOHi0tMLUDj0pyWM-lKqEuueuMv2eAusoSbJ-6Ubir0NND_1BbcE_CucBMxHc817XYSMHrQDq86PJrKnnuN8B_GiaRo4XI66O_SdOdjxHdWAtSoKVk9S_Q00f7CyCbTG/s1600-h/jessica+2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NYsLzykVdcBEsOHi0tMLUDj0pyWM-lKqEuueuMv2eAusoSbJ-6Ubir0NND_1BbcE_CucBMxHc817XYSMHrQDq86PJrKnnuN8B_GiaRo4XI66O_SdOdjxHdWAtSoKVk9S_Q00f7CyCbTG/s640/jessica+2.bmp" width="426" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-47076493940149600552010-02-19T07:29:00.000-08:002010-02-19T07:30:18.510-08:00It's Staunton Ya'll!<span style="color: #38761d;">When I was in college the ongoing joke with my friends was that I pronounced "Staunton" wrong. Apparently they believed it should not be pronounced with a twangy southern accent but instead it should sound more British posh. They told me it would be spelled "Stanton" if it was supposed to be prounced twangy. So maybe it's fate that brought me to read my <strong><a href="http://www.dailycandy.com/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Candy</span></a></strong> and spotting the 30% off deal on all </span><a href="http://www.stantonjames.com/"><span style="color: purple;"><strong>"Stanton" James</strong></span></a><span style="color: #38761d;"> clothing. Or maybe it's just that I love a good deal.</span> <br />
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<div align="center"><strong>Enter DCSJ at checkout for the 30% discount!</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em>Favorite finds from Stanton</em></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Have a <em><strong>wonderful wonderful</strong></em> weekend everyone. </div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-48494347801139512532010-02-18T11:09:00.000-08:002010-02-18T11:09:26.046-08:00Time to Visit Staunton<div style="text-align: center;">New York Post Listed Staunton as one of the <strong>100 BEST</strong> Summer Destinations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</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/AVvXsEjHDf4Nk7_0lKA9dj6OVt-KQD20P8ZM4c31IWX8XG8v2umQfXe4bKF7zfz8wvjw_TeFPRMKhR-1xeelb_qTKNRR6nsniXatoJS-nSqIS2pgV4N8TcAXOATFTFXPB_MDJ602Z6jCKr93t3z1/s1600-h/staunton+downtown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDf4Nk7_0lKA9dj6OVt-KQD20P8ZM4c31IWX8XG8v2umQfXe4bKF7zfz8wvjw_TeFPRMKhR-1xeelb_qTKNRR6nsniXatoJS-nSqIS2pgV4N8TcAXOATFTFXPB_MDJ602Z6jCKr93t3z1/s400/staunton+downtown.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although if you asked me....I could tell you why it is a 100 Best Destination (<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>.<span style="font-size: small;">)</span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">You <em><strong>MUST </strong></em>read <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/spsections/100destinations/item_011MWuu6xb2KmRKnmU0R8H;jsessionid=958581EA4BC2B9A3BCFE00E20391EE86">this</a> article (pretty please with a cherry on top??) to see why Staunton was picked.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe if you read it...you will see why I never want to leave. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>OH!!</em></strong> And if you live in Staunton make a pit stop at our <strong>TJ Maxx.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember my beauty post? Well one of the brand's that I constantly find as a "Best Beauty Product" is <a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/brand_hierarchy.jhtml?brandId=5337">Shiseido.</a> I was at TJ yesterday (in Staunton) and what did I find? Every single Shiseido product on the Sephora website. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp63K-RPOKjyo-UfcroymULk3mHGl2vnz1PavQU1lmtAJUyjI_qkA0JyXoNUatyS8zM9QUNk4PLRWf0Bi06BqMuyFffCb1BQDqWDY7FYWlEVtGaBii5rh3d46a1Uk5j3LdY8pGtvaCKJte/s1600-h/shiseido.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp63K-RPOKjyo-UfcroymULk3mHGl2vnz1PavQU1lmtAJUyjI_qkA0JyXoNUatyS8zM9QUNk4PLRWf0Bi06BqMuyFffCb1BQDqWDY7FYWlEVtGaBii5rh3d46a1Uk5j3LdY8pGtvaCKJte/s200/shiseido.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(I bought the <a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P229700&categoryId=C16011">White Lucent Immediate Brightening Kit</a> as it got the best reviews on Sephora.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>ALSO</strong></em>...<a href="http://shop.elizabetharden.com/home/index.jsp">Elizabeth Arden</a> is a top "Best Beauty Product Winner" and there was an entire shelf dedicated to its beauty products as well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Who doesn't want cheap Award Winning Beauty Products?</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>F.Y.I.</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<strong>a TJ tip</strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">....ask the sales clerk which days they get their shipments and shop on those days for the best finds: Staunton's are Mon./Tues./Fri.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-41312274939312825382010-02-17T13:08:00.000-08:002010-02-19T07:36:11.559-08:00Anthro Advice: Q&Q Customer Service<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Today's tip for Anthropologie</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Q&Q (Quality & Quick) Customer Service:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">While the <em><span style="font-size: small;">whimsical name selections</span></em> of Anthro products are...well...<em><span style="font-size: small;">whimsical</span></em>....they are not known amongst the employees. Therefore...if you walk in and ask where the "Lambent Amaryllis Blouse" is located...you are not going to get Q&Q Customer Service. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Instead...</em></strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">might I suggest writing down the <em><span style="font-size: small;">style #</span></em> and <span style="font-size: small;"><em>brand name</em></span> to hand the Anthro employee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">With the <span style="font-size: small;"><em>style #</em></span> in hand..they can look up the <span style="font-size: small;">item #</span> on a register. There is a system in place for that (unlike giving them the name of the item which they then have to literally go through the website...just like you can...and search for it..leaving you and the employee...quite frustrated.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The brand name is something I have found helps...not because there is a system in place to find items based on brand...but simply because employees reference items by the brand names and their shape:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Ex.</span> The shirt below would be described as something like:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bordeaux's tee that comes in white and grey with the cutout lace cream-colored flower print by the neckline and hem</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(It's called "Foliage Fancy Tee" online...quite different, huh?)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Or pull the pretty lil' thing up on your Iphone and show it to to the Anthro employee! </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Almost every single man that walks into an Anthro store does this and it is THE BEST way to get Q&Q customer service...GUARANTEED.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">What to Buy Right Now </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(because it is going to sell out quickly)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbJzP1mY75vSvnsiC9F7dO27YxE5kHiYnVfXLrA7DZidT9B5RdeHWGcRckjYwYC0WE0Rv9eYBsQv_eFAvgcflsfAL_8jo0CgljFxaPD__HDSUxC9N81a2JUciiZmISFY4ZefUrtBiiPkC/s320/foliage+fancy+tee.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you aren't ready to buy a teeny tiny tee like </span><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=013029&navAction=jump&search=true&parentid=SEARCH_RESULTS"><span style="font-size: x-small;">this</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> yet...imagine it under this </span><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=CLOTHES-NEW-LOUNGE&id=053088&catId=CLOTHES-NEW&pushId=CLOTHES-NEW&popId=CLOTHES&sortProperties=&navCount=55&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=067&colorName=PEACH&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType="><span style="font-size: x-small;">pullover.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(which I also believe is going to be quite popular this season)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKj7C9q0n6jlcQVcedTz2a-q-AkmM2oXd3FNFkfQXPbo9KIwlEnCUw1RZplSDGh-xm_4MNUtB4yMya6GGhZbOsgLL3Q0y_gznRlfCmMx7kQEEo6UEQ3SjjtKXVhIDifEO0Ze7EB5AGy2nX/s1600-h/J+Brand+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKj7C9q0n6jlcQVcedTz2a-q-AkmM2oXd3FNFkfQXPbo9KIwlEnCUw1RZplSDGh-xm_4MNUtB4yMya6GGhZbOsgLL3Q0y_gznRlfCmMx7kQEEo6UEQ3SjjtKXVhIDifEO0Ze7EB5AGy2nX/s320/J+Brand+crop.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">J Brands are super stretchy to flatter your curves</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(So <em>DO NOT</em> go up a size)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">JBrands are skinny pants made for the not-so-skinny</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(they are also made for the skinny...but I figured that was a given)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I picked these particular JBrands because they are cropped</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(this means that if you are petite, like me, no hemming necessary!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You know you want to write down these style #'s and brand names </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">and pop on over to your closest Anthro</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> right now, dontcha?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Now that I think about it...I may have to go "window shop" today too....</span></div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-89188003299856004902010-02-17T10:49:00.000-08:002010-02-17T10:49:47.501-08:005 Star Purchase<div style="text-align: center;">These cutie patooties were listed as an <a href="http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/springtrends/photos/0,,20343342_20337181_20726785,00.html">InStyle Top Trend for Spring</a>!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I haaave them in black!!! I got them last summer actually...and they truly are the most comfortable/edgy sandals I've ever bought (look at them in black on the website if you can...I think the ruffle detail blends in a bit more.) Definitely money well spent. They are <em><strong>THE ONLY</strong></em> shoes that were comfortable enough to wear to work at Anthropologie. The floors are wood over concrete and when I work there I literally run back and forth between the fitting room and the sales floor trying to find that "perfect top/skirt/dress" for my customers. I also received many, many compliments on them while I worked so I promise you will appreciate these goodies (and the compliments) as much as I do!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifb26xCuXm3NMQAvwlsH0qGsx1MOMoNqDPkKaccIbgtzqWnqvMPXyoWUp1FpiIk5ckNfnjTWif1HcYXIntX-pugXM7oO5UttYVWmkWZoPXDVpVB47CEfMdzNbpxdiVUUvamIAFwxMLKdzF/s1600-h/kelsi+dagger+shoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifb26xCuXm3NMQAvwlsH0qGsx1MOMoNqDPkKaccIbgtzqWnqvMPXyoWUp1FpiIk5ckNfnjTWif1HcYXIntX-pugXM7oO5UttYVWmkWZoPXDVpVB47CEfMdzNbpxdiVUUvamIAFwxMLKdzF/s320/kelsi+dagger+shoes.jpg" /></a></div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-44431898140952687782010-02-17T09:41:00.000-08:002010-02-17T09:59:32.131-08:00Virginia is for Musicians<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>A perk of living in a small town: everyone is connected. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>On my 45 minute drive to work this morning I began to listen to my new favorite radio station, </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.1061thecorner.com/"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;"><strong>106.1 The Corner</strong></span></a><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong> and heard an interview with </strong></span><a href="http://www.schuylerfisk.com/"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;"><strong>Schuyler Fisk</strong></span></a><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong> (Sissy Spacek's daughter) a native of Charlottesville! You can listen to the interview<span style="color: purple;"> </span></strong></span><a href="http://1061thecorner.com/pages/4418003.php?contentType=33&contentId=74704"><strong><span style="color: purple;">here</span></strong></a><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong> as well as interviews of many other incredible musicians.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>I first heard of Schuyler when my highschool sweetheart and I were watching Orange County and he told me his cousin, who lived in Charlottesville, was dating the pretty girl with red hair (Schuyler) that played the star's girlfriend. </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>Here I am....5 years later....listening to her music and a phone interview with her while she is in LA.</strong></span> <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Here is a summary of the interview in case you don't have time to listen to the whole thing:</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">1. Her music has been in The Last Kiss, Dear John, Catch and Release, Penelope</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d;">Reese Witherspoon, the producer of Penelope, sought her out to write and sing a song for this</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">2. </span><span style="color: magenta;">If you download her song "Love Somebody" from Itunes all </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">proceeds go to the Charlottesville/Albemarle SPCA</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d;">her mom is very involved with this </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #38761d;">and asked Schuyler to be a part of it</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hMYQLBP9qRc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hMYQLBP9qRc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">3. Schuyler still writes with a lot of local musicians in the Charlottesville area</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d;">when she comes back to visit she may do a live interview at </span></em><a href="http://1061thecorner.com/pages/2015112.php"><em><span style="color: purple;">The Corner Lounge</span></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">4. She is in the writing stage of making her next album and would <em>love </em>to come back to VA to work on it </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><em>she did her last</em> <em>one in LA and missed being at home</em> <em>(can't blame her)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">5. She just got back from touring in Japan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d;">she got to wear an authentic Geisha outfit and said it took about two hours to get dressed</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">6. she grew up on a farm</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d;">that fact and the way she sings remind me of my lovely friend, </span></em><a href="http://www.myspace.com/valeriemcqueen4"><em><span style="color: purple;">Valerie McQueen</span></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"> 7. and last but certainly not least: you can buy her album "The Good Stuff" on Itunes!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d;">and </span></em><a href="http://www.myspace.com/schuylerfisk"><em><span style="color: purple;">here</span></em></a><em><span style="color: #38761d;"> you can listen to the songs first...my favorite is "hello"</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-82990881811256889802010-02-16T19:49:00.000-08:002010-02-16T19:55:00.175-08:00Raise Your Hand if You are Quirky<div>I have a confession...in my about me I talked about my <em><span style="color: #9999ff;">"quirkiness"</span></em> yet I haven't really written anything about this (unless you find what I've already written quirky and then apparently...there's no hope.) Well...I have <em>tried </em>to be calm/cool/collected with my writing...until we got acquainted...so here we are...acquainted...which means I guess I have to tell you about one of my quirks.<br />
</div><div>Raise your hand if you get <strong><span style="color: #9999ff;"><em>"stuck on"</em></span></strong> things. My dad would have to raise his hand on this one...I blame him for the fact that I get stuck on things just like he does. Confused?<br />
</div><div>Let me give you an example: I went to this restaurant the other day...and I really liked their rolls. Cool. They have good rolls. So does about 560782 other restaurants. What have I wanted to eat every single day since I went there? Their rolls. To the point where I have asked different people every day to go there and eat with me (if I asked the same person then that would be embarrassing now wouldn't it?)....but then the last time I went the waiter kind of kept <em><span style="color: #9999ff;">secretly smiling</span></em> (you know when someone is trying not to smile but they do and you know it's because they are laughing at you) every time he came over to our table. </div><div>Does it make sense now? I hope so...because I am starting to get embarrassed talking about it. <em><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">The point</span> </em>of this story, folks, is that I think ya'll can benefit from this quirk!!<br />
</div><div>My last <span style="color: #9999ff;"><strong><em>"stuck on"</em></strong></span> moment was trying to find <span style="font-size: medium;"><em><strong><span style="color: #9999ff; font-size: large;">THE BEST</span></strong></em> </span><span style="font-size: small;">beauty products out there (which stemmed from being <strong><em><span style="color: #9999ff;">"stuck on"</span></em></strong> making lists...but anyway) here is my list from both scouring the <a href="http://www.allure.com/beauty/best_of_beauty">Allure Best Beauty '09</a>---magazine articles---Allure's online articles/how to's (such as <a href="http://www.allure.com/magazine/2009/08/editors_tips#slide=2">this one</a>, a fav.)---<a href="http://reviews.sephora.com/8723/218827/category.htm">Sephora reviews</a>/<a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/section.jhtml?categoryId=C18632">Award Winners</a>---and---<a href="http://www.allure.com/beauty/edsfaves/edsfaves_20100215">Allure's editors picks</a> (as in I looked at their picks all the way to the first day they started picking them....2 years ago..I told you...<em><span style="color: #9999ff;">it's a borderline disorder.</span></em>)</span></div><div></div><br />
<div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #6600cc;">My Skincare Selections for Beautifyin' and Maintainin' </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #6600cc;">That Pretty Lil' Face of Yours</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #9999ff; font-size: x-small;">Masks--Peels--Scrubs--Nighttime Remedies</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6633ff; font-size: xx-small;">***stay tuned for more skincare/makeup/hair products***</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #330099;">1. Peter Thomas Roth Unwrinkle Peel Pads *45~Sephora/Amazon</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #330099;">2a. MD Skincare EZ4U 4 in 1 Facial Treatment Pads *35~Sephora</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #330099;">(cleanses, tones, wrinkle-fighter, AND, moisturizer)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #330099;">2b. OR get </span><a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?categoryId=A17&id=P212410"><span style="color: #330099;">this *80 kit</span></a><span style="color: #330099;">---for only *45:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #330099;">(includes these pads <em><strong>+</strong></em> Alpha Beta Daily Facial Peel <strong>+</strong> sunscreen <strong>+ </strong>tinted moisturizer <strong>+</strong> all-in-one cleansing foam <strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">+ </span></strong>eye hydration sample)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #330099;">Persuasion~MD Skincare products have alpha and beta hydroxy acids which prevent pre-aging</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #330099;">3. Avon Advanced Retexturizing Peel (30 pads) *21</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #330099;">(glycolic peel for age damage and dullness)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">4. Fresh Black Tea Instant Perfecting Mask *85~Sephora</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">5. Kiehls Brightening Botancial Hydrating Mask *30~kiehls.com</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">Persuasion~This is a hangover cure for your face (brightens skin)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">6. Clean & Clear Steam Soft in Shower Facial *7~drugstore</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">7. Euko Extreme Cellular Nutrition Masque *60~amazon/blissworld.com</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">8. Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Brightening Mask *60~Sephora</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">9. Arcona Wine Hydrating Mask *38~Amazon</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">(again...brightens face the day after girls night)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">10. Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask *52~Sephora</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #333399;">(oxygen/antioxidants/Vitamin C)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #6666cc;">11. Dermalogica Daily Microexfoliant *50~dermalogica.com</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #6666cc;">12. St Ives Element Microdermabrasion *7~drugstore</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #6666cc;">13. Biore Skin Preservation Even Smoother Microderm Exfoliator *14~drugstore</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #6666cc;">14. Biore Mandarin Blossom Nose Strips *5.99~drugstore</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #000099;">15. Elizabeth Arden Intervene Stress Recovery Night Cream *50</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #000099;">16. Murad Sleep Reform Serum *98~Sephora/Amazon</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #000099;">17. Kiehls Midnight Recovery Concentrate *30~kiehls.com</span></div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-56299981379171630782010-02-16T07:31:00.000-08:002010-02-16T14:39:42.294-08:00Blame it On the Pop--2009 Mashup<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='362' height='287' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxu-r_6Fwu1f07CcNjg1C1xHLiZdLK_totAYJuC8isRD5zfxIxaC9InI5ItN9aRddVfeVIwR7x-9UMT_6PhQQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />This is <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>THE BEST</strong></span> workout song <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>EVER.</strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Not that I've ever worked out to it...but I bet if I did....I would run right off the treadmill. </span></p><p><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;">Happy Non-Snow Day!</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff6666;">**If you can't see the video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8tV5CXhfQc&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_fresh+div-1r-2-HM">click here </a>to watch it on YouTube**</span></em></p>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-23849815315117439332010-02-15T20:25:00.000-08:002010-02-16T06:47:28.886-08:00It Is What It Is<div style="text-align: center;">One of my very closest friends---Rana---is my <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><strong>hero</strong></span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She has lost her Pop (grandfather) and her father all within the last year to <a href="http://www.lymphomation.org/">Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">As Rana told me...her dad always said "it is what it is" </div><div style="text-align: center;">so that is what she has been reciting in her mind as she tries to stay strong--</div><div style="text-align: center;">taking care of her Nana and Stepmom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But what about <em><span style="font-size: large;">Rana</span></em>? </div><div style="text-align: center;">That is why she's my <strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">hero</span></strong>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Even when her world has come crashing down...she picks herself back up. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This brings me to a favor I need to ask of you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> If you get a moment....<em>please </em>say a prayer for Rana</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(and her family if you'd be so kind)....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">and <em>remember</em></span>, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">"prayer requires more of the heart than the tongue." </span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">---Adam Clarke</span> </span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">***Oh and hey Pops and <a href="http://www.coffmanfuneralhome.net/sitemaker/sites/coffma0/obit.cgi?user=158819McCormick">Kevin</a>? I'm gonna make sure your little girl keeps laughin' that great big laugh. We miss you dearly.***</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_EayCplv4Shw_c0qMZ3CjI95NmTEGdURvsqYVDCX59eo3CFtqHWvjK6vPwHzl6llIePSygGYzfVpHqlLH3aeJ5uWaGN1fS7mrqDVag2gRd0tvgwfPFijC4yP3NBd_ZBj-1LQhq11YJLl/s1600-h/lastscan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_EayCplv4Shw_c0qMZ3CjI95NmTEGdURvsqYVDCX59eo3CFtqHWvjK6vPwHzl6llIePSygGYzfVpHqlLH3aeJ5uWaGN1fS7mrqDVag2gRd0tvgwfPFijC4yP3NBd_ZBj-1LQhq11YJLl/s400/lastscan.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-9410487677541261022010-02-15T16:53:00.000-08:002010-02-15T16:53:44.332-08:00Your Secret RevealedI have a challenge for you, dear readers. I was reading my Lucky magazine and the Lucky editors were asked: <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">"</span><span style="color: #38761d;">what thing in your closet currently</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">makes you the happiest?"</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">And I thought....what a clever idea! Why don't I beg my friends (you included) to send me a picture and a little ditty about their <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">favorite article of clothing</span>, too! </span><br />
So please...help a girl out....and send me your <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>love.</strong></span> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>(This will be an ongoing project: never too late to send one.)</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> ****Your furry friend's favorites are welcome.........</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"> especially if it's anything like this...................</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFSUjOjSQ2FXY9TbUkGn5Iyma4v9c9FMBqGtweGgRtJFBD_QzqUfmk28eMuqGIizqbVBXRjvkQ0s8ef2rSsKJzhxcMLPKMYEqoSjagUFwWNZwRIjjMcbA52RWcAgLSBgjwV0-Cbki2B8v/s1600-h/dogs+dressed+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFSUjOjSQ2FXY9TbUkGn5Iyma4v9c9FMBqGtweGgRtJFBD_QzqUfmk28eMuqGIizqbVBXRjvkQ0s8ef2rSsKJzhxcMLPKMYEqoSjagUFwWNZwRIjjMcbA52RWcAgLSBgjwV0-Cbki2B8v/s400/dogs+dressed+up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-31318356334935052372010-02-15T15:04:00.000-08:002010-02-15T18:56:44.395-08:00Snow. Snow. Go Away. Come Again Another Day (Like Next Year).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-ATyFzBdBbduw9i9xkOnoFoj9wmIsic39bMQK2xq1nI9jV9Bizrm2FGuQK_q1S_kti-DH_r79zJfxorAeUVI1-XnPxK0_41uyvy2p9qDTw3ieVRf9mWgW_Uap19uzXFzCFVlLWtE10_y/s1600-h/2010+winter+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-ATyFzBdBbduw9i9xkOnoFoj9wmIsic39bMQK2xq1nI9jV9Bizrm2FGuQK_q1S_kti-DH_r79zJfxorAeUVI1-XnPxK0_41uyvy2p9qDTw3ieVRf9mWgW_Uap19uzXFzCFVlLWtE10_y/s320/2010+winter+013.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I miss this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Key West--January 2010.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**Taken on the cruise I won for being Rookie of the Year at WorldStrides.**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEMnG4g8xcXsLiEXfZSFB72suQsZe550hG8cIEpZ-P5pXrAAW4dIHE-8FGhVCGrrEQbo3jMXIXxpo7hDwwYHw_3HvmAtzlW5xkpXI2hwlCyWbqUsATT_znlJjKSYciM3EU9QDQ797kgYP/s1600-h/2010+winter+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEMnG4g8xcXsLiEXfZSFB72suQsZe550hG8cIEpZ-P5pXrAAW4dIHE-8FGhVCGrrEQbo3jMXIXxpo7hDwwYHw_3HvmAtzlW5xkpXI2hwlCyWbqUsATT_znlJjKSYciM3EU9QDQ797kgYP/s320/2010+winter+009.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**Taken also on said cruise when we left port in Miami.**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead it is snowing again which reminds me of this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLfSjjWr-KfnipCcC3cu4AGDvVdtUkymnepz_Bay4odzIaDNheTnM7JiV7uQQrFyvS2OsLUthjUWTgsQRm9ClYsDbl9dUyfdIPH-V-eO_kUkaWvAvCAYHfXocLgPrTYAUcCenDyayOTyW/s1600-h/2010+winter+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLfSjjWr-KfnipCcC3cu4AGDvVdtUkymnepz_Bay4odzIaDNheTnM7JiV7uQQrFyvS2OsLUthjUWTgsQRm9ClYsDbl9dUyfdIPH-V-eO_kUkaWvAvCAYHfXocLgPrTYAUcCenDyayOTyW/s320/2010+winter+038.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**Taken in front of the parentals casa during Snowmageddon**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's ma Daddy being a good Daddy and shoveling out this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwFYPLXtFFXETDcUi85vAGqARCRZMqoxYjpgleoi4t4iQnLihv5dI2VJ46Gq2uov2I3dANkubdkXP7QQyKHRu1CTS5DwUXSvhFxsfrc-4rS0X8NC39x4D1buH1wabPdE8vcR3Dlme5hX0/s1600-h/2010+winter+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwFYPLXtFFXETDcUi85vAGqARCRZMqoxYjpgleoi4t4iQnLihv5dI2VJ46Gq2uov2I3dANkubdkXP7QQyKHRu1CTS5DwUXSvhFxsfrc-4rS0X8NC39x4D1buH1wabPdE8vcR3Dlme5hX0/s320/2010+winter+004.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While his car was snuggled up safely inside of this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf827G5Dm1_fdYG7IP4tNiEB7WGS6bJUTGhCmebXHsst-MUmy58H8t9BUccfocJxbgErOdmyimFUidGHA59UTajrR3K1aBgjOwTM_aPYDHnxkss5FlJc6WdfUTDk2gr_7t1pw9YGcyGNoH/s1600-h/2010+winter+027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf827G5Dm1_fdYG7IP4tNiEB7WGS6bJUTGhCmebXHsst-MUmy58H8t9BUccfocJxbgErOdmyimFUidGHA59UTajrR3K1aBgjOwTM_aPYDHnxkss5FlJc6WdfUTDk2gr_7t1pw9YGcyGNoH/s320/2010+winter+027.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my mom and I stayed inside by the fire with this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqUGPnh1E8-16AgwoV5O441wUollbZ65EYZW6vTzhQ7_sOEsumYSzir7q0TZMx9fNzDPf7rnIQzUgCuF_mUi23gZcKMqlPebZmsvqNnpzEO3ixxS9Lz_nUtgllKk0pUuKOyLhpBlBrzLG/s1600-h/2010+winter+031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqUGPnh1E8-16AgwoV5O441wUollbZ65EYZW6vTzhQ7_sOEsumYSzir7q0TZMx9fNzDPf7rnIQzUgCuF_mUi23gZcKMqlPebZmsvqNnpzEO3ixxS9Lz_nUtgllKk0pUuKOyLhpBlBrzLG/s320/2010+winter+031.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**Meet Brownie. We also have Cookie and Twinkie but Brownie is my fav.**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And reminisced about this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(both water skiing and my pre-cubicle bod)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BQ8vbHT4WVyAlrrppejiwr-Pld8jYX6AAaxkqjIqc8JdLyIHbbWApg1ybOvmlBYyf5knnKSMcGVNwO07G7VmxnU11OQ2Zzlo4pdfG1tmkPoRHlDknCjZdICeW5lKZnrVvBkTIUh8xguA/s1600-h/laura+skiin+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BQ8vbHT4WVyAlrrppejiwr-Pld8jYX6AAaxkqjIqc8JdLyIHbbWApg1ybOvmlBYyf5knnKSMcGVNwO07G7VmxnU11OQ2Zzlo4pdfG1tmkPoRHlDknCjZdICeW5lKZnrVvBkTIUh8xguA/s320/laura+skiin+4.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Sigh.* Okay....we get it...Global Warming is a hoax. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Can you please bring back our normal weather now? </div><div style="text-align: center;">My sanity depends on it (obviously). </div>Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-15139385446675795302010-02-14T08:37:00.000-08:002010-02-15T09:09:47.708-08:00What You Do for a Nephew<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeyK99_YLrfIKqnyPv4uGFtkeEHe_WeOLdxV9vwDREqPlMQ95apk8sjueD3ReL4rzSbNk4UGwYfbtSrB0HI0sYK6XgY79MQ_j7zheKJvuCpDzZI73FDf6njerrCKGxFRc71pNF29NTTSl/s1600-h/2010+winter+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438139558764291490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeyK99_YLrfIKqnyPv4uGFtkeEHe_WeOLdxV9vwDREqPlMQ95apk8sjueD3ReL4rzSbNk4UGwYfbtSrB0HI0sYK6XgY79MQ_j7zheKJvuCpDzZI73FDf6njerrCKGxFRc71pNF29NTTSl/s320/2010+winter+040.jpg" border="0" /></a>Apparently the first time he had ever been to this place he just played with the train table the whole time. Too scared to go on the monstrocities in the back that people bounced on. This time...Aunt Laura to the rescue....I hopped right on (actually that's a lie..I barely squeezed through the darn thing ending up flopping/wiggling flat on my stomachish)...anyway back to Aunt Laura to the rescue....so I got on and helped him figure out how to put his feet in the little divets and then somehow I ended up having just as much fun going down the slide as he did. Hence the picture. Hey...admit it...you love having an excuse to act like a little kid again, too.Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-78167815533770706632010-02-12T17:06:00.000-08:002010-02-15T08:48:46.807-08:00Guy Code Translated: Chick Flick Approved<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHzzJnkdzT7IMBOCStDCziTgp3e9JnAp15muIVXjoyKHLnKasW7DYoci-pdKTtcVJVwyJEjFOcZtzR4wLnpXysD3m6Po5zDFA32FBhrh0K-7d_ZCnRsUPDi2usHOGrFcqdYToaNp2lJxR/s1600-h/devil.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437446015990007634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHzzJnkdzT7IMBOCStDCziTgp3e9JnAp15muIVXjoyKHLnKasW7DYoci-pdKTtcVJVwyJEjFOcZtzR4wLnpXysD3m6Po5zDFA32FBhrh0K-7d_ZCnRsUPDi2usHOGrFcqdYToaNp2lJxR/s320/devil.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Since it IS Valentine's Day Weekend I thought I'd put a little post for all the guys out there that need a little bit of guidance. This is not guidance on what to get girls for Valentine's Day (come on now....if you are reading this either Valentine's Day has past or is upon us so just call it quits and start begging for forgiveness/planning a ridiculously good Mothers Day/Birthday/Summer gift IMMEDIATELY...I would suggest a trip but I'm not giving guidance on this so that is neither here nor there.)<br /><br />Anyway, this is a post about an article explaining acceptable chick flicks for dudes. I like this idea....because hello....you can't just walk around (if you're a dude) saying you LOOOOOVE "The Notebook" and just cried your eyes out when you watched it with your mom. Sorry. If you are single and have ever said that...well....I'm just saying. If you are in a relationship and have said that...well good for you! But I would definitely not also admit that "The Devil Wears Prada"....well to admit anything ABOUT it unless it had to do with "how hot that chick was" or "hey that's my boy Vinny Chase from Entourage."<br /><br />SO....thanks to my guy....that was sent this by his fraternity brother...here is a list of girl movies that you CAN admit you have seen....and not lose your manly man reputation. Oh and when you say you've seen these...don't ever mention you read about them in a blog post about acceptable guy movies...or that you read it in a blog post...or that you READ blogs...say your frat bro told you it was sick...or something like that.<br /><br />**Link to secret guy code.....click on my title!**Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182701422789737851.post-1704008650921015212010-02-12T15:18:00.001-08:002010-02-12T15:18:44.145-08:00Outwitted by a 3 Yr Old<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyICTX7cnpzRAkHgsV6S7GeG41_tZAMan9mYYxOKUQRqSU8oOTXzSRSnjiuVu9MDQOlOt7LgMneZCnSfvi4MCIipzPdZOhuP5DUzVONlElJXUcArEK5PtmskJGB6ROIjepXiQTNmSA1aWr/s1600-h/ashton.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyICTX7cnpzRAkHgsV6S7GeG41_tZAMan9mYYxOKUQRqSU8oOTXzSRSnjiuVu9MDQOlOt7LgMneZCnSfvi4MCIipzPdZOhuP5DUzVONlElJXUcArEK5PtmskJGB6ROIjepXiQTNmSA1aWr/s320/ashton.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437429891162448850" /></a><br /><br /><br />So I am taking my nephew Ashton to a birthday party tomorrow which made me realize that he is a perfect topic for a blog. The picture is of Ashton. He is quite possibly the funniest person I know. Seriously. He already talks like a cool guy in high school. You know what I mean....it's impossible to explain without hearing it...so just think of the coolest guy you knew in high school and how he talked and you will then understand. Now...keep that voice in mind while you read the following...because then you will be able to fully appreciate how hysterical my little cool cat nephew really is. <br /><br />My favorite Ashton phrases:<br /><br />"CORRECTAMUNDO!"<br />"Where's that (insert any name here)?" Ex. "Where's that Aunt Laura?" "Where's that Dude?"<br />"Dude"=My dad's name...started out as Grandpa Dude...now just "DUUUUUUUDE!!!!!" Screamed loudly and drawn out just like a little Southern Gent would.<br />"Pomegranate" Also drawn out with a southern accent...absolutely precious.<br />His best friends at Ma&Pa's (for those of you out of towners Ma&Pa's is this little pizza place that my dad eats at no less than twice per week and now takes Ashton every Tuesdays and Thursdays)<br />They ask Ashton: "Ashton are you going to Dude's carwash today??"<br />Ashton's response: "No...(obviously)...I'm going to Petermans!" (The name of our carwash is Peterson's Carwash)<br />"BACK IN THE DAY" Ex: "Grandma was a good basketball player BACK IN THE DAY!" **With LOTS of enthusiasm<br />Dude: "Ashton...I need to get shaving cream...do you need any?"<br />Ashton: (Very matter-of-fact) "No...I used to shave when I was a baby but not anymore." <br /><br /><br />Oh and his favorite songs are Three (Brittany)....New York....and Shorty Fire Burning on the Dance Floor (I have no idea if that's the real title..that is what Ashton calls it....he understands more words than I do in that song). Should I be concerned that my 3 yr old nephew is cooler than me?Laura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666864926831462296noreply@blogger.com0