Here it is...

Ok so I'm a little nervous about this... What if this is not how people pictured me? Yep, I'm a little thick, but there's just more of me to love and it won't be there for long... But this is the essence of me, a total diva that would rather be on the dance floor with her friends having a good time than scanning the bar for guys... So here I am... in all my glory...

Tales from the Spring Social Season

So Friday kicked off the Spring Social Season for me.... It started with a fabulous Junior League event... The alcohol was flowing, the band was getting cranked up- my girls and I made a GRAND entrance!! I actually have a picture of me coming in the door but I'm not sure if I should post it or not, I'll have to think on it for a while... But we immediately went to the bar and were served hurricanes, the party had a Mardi Gras theme.. and to answer your question, no, I didn't have to "earn" any beads...

I'm not one to stand on the edge of the dance floor and wait for more people to get out on there before I will go... No sir! I got my drink, went immediately to the dance floor, took off my jacket, and commenced to shakin my groove thang... It wasn't long before the dance floor was full, but I was still right up front with the band. I had the best time, but drinks kept appearing in my hand all night... which lead to the heinous act of being over served, I became a bit wobbly, but I did NOTHING (in public) that would have made my mammaw ashamed of me... I don't think being pulled up on stage to sing with band is necessarily a bad thing, nor is dancing to Donna Summer's #1 hit Bad Girl all the while smackin my butt, and saying, this is my theme song!! No I don't think it was bad at all...

Now this party was different from what the others will be, they are formal affairs, this was very casual... But a good time was had by all, however the good time ended when I spent Saturday in bed with a terrible hangover... I just can't party like I used to, but then again, I don't think I ever want to party like I used to for fear it would now cause death or some sort of brain damage...

Cheers Y'all!!

Not another one...

Ok- so I am coming out of my self-imposed break for a short time to post this story and ask for your prayers.

MELVILLE, W.Va. — Heavy smoke slowed the progress of five rescue teams Friday as they trekked more than 10,000 feet inside a West Virginia mine in search of two miners who have been missing for more than 16 hours.
The two miners didn't make it out of the mine after a conveyer belt caught fire. Nineteen other miners had reached the surface safely, state officials said.

Gov. Joe Manchin was at the mine Friday morning, and miners' families gathered at the nearby Brightstar Freewill Baptist Church to wait for news.
"It's just unbelievable to the families. They're strong … they're hanging right in there. Their prayers and hopes are very high and we hope to have some good news for them," Manchin said of the families.
"Our little state's been through a lot of tragedy in a short period of time but if you know West Virginia families, we're strong and we're going to get through this," he said later during the morning press conference.
Asked how the families are holding up, Manchin said: "These are mining families who understand what we're dealing with and they're very prayerful and they're very strong."

This breaks my heart and I hope that these men are rescued. I pray that God gives the families of these men the peace that only He can give... As all eyes focus back on this little state I hope this situation has a happier ending than the last.

Taking a break

Ok kids, it's official, I am obsessed with the blogs... and I need to kick the habit. I check them all day at work and my working is suffering. Also, I've got a ton of stuff going on with Junior League and the Spring Social Season is starting, I know it's still winter, but it's like the pre-game warm events to the bigger events in the spring... So real life calls. I will probably still check stuff out, but as far as posting anything here, I am going to take a break. And no, I don't feel the need to have "guest" bloggers... I really don't think what I have to say is THAT important. It's not that I am putting myself or this site down, I just don't think the abscense of my postings are going to effect mankind as a whole... LOL....

So have fun and I'll see ya around!

Well Duh!!!

Guys, if you can dance without looking like you're writhing in pain, you're aces in my book. There is nothing sexier than a guy that can dance, whether it's the two step, the waltz, or just dancing at a club. I once dated a guy that could dance oh so well... I should have married him! If a guy can dance to "Let's get it on" properly with his lady, whew, the sky's the limit... But now there's a study that confirms what I have thought all along.

Women Find Symmetrical Dancing Men Attractive
Women find men who are good dancers attractive because they are more symmetrical, according to a new US survey.
Women were asked to rate men after watching them dance. Men who danced in a lop-sided manner were not found to be attractive.
However, men also found women who dance symmetrically attractive, although they are not as fussy, according to researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

I'm anxious to hear what y'all have to say about this...

Tagged...

Thanks for the tag Meg!!

Two Parts of Your Heritage
1. Scottish
2. Irish
Two Things That Scare You
1. Roller Coasters
2. Carni people (you know those creepy people that travel with carnivals)
Two fears you overcame
1. eating healthy
2. getting to really know myself as a true Christian
Two of Your Everyday Essentials
1. a diet coke
2. my fabulous red handbag
Two things you are Wearing Right Now
1. tall black stilleto boots
2. my Tiffany Bracelet
Two things you wore too much this year
1. silver hoop earrings
2. flip flops
This year's Favorite Bands or Musical Artists
1. Kelly Clarkson (I admit it, I like her stuff)
2. Gwen Stefani
Two Things You Want in a Relationship
1. Friendship
2. laughter
Two of your favorite Movies of the Year
1. In Good Company
2. Flightplan
Best movies of all time
1. Breakfast at Tiffany's
2. Gone with the Wind
Two things You hate
1. Stupid people
2. arrogant people
Two of Your Favorite Hobbies
1. shopping
2. volunteering
Two things you learned this year
1. That I am really good at organizing fundraisers
2. that I really do cherish my mother
Two Accomplishments You are Proud of
1. Not killing my mother after her heart attack
2. Buying my house
Two Things You Want Really Badly
1. Love
2. my mother to be truly happy
Two place you went this year.
1. Charleston,SC
2. Memphis (Love that Animal House BBQ)
Two Places You Want to go on Vacation
1. Ireland
2. The Bahamas
Two Things You Want to Do Before You Die
1. Go to Europe
2. Fall hopelessly, madly in love (oh yeah, and have it reciprocated)
Two Ways that you are a Stereotypical Example of your Gender
1. I cry easily
2. I over analyze everything
Two things that make you stand out.
1. My sense of humor
2. My love of Nascar
Two Things You Normally Wouldn't Admit
1. I would rather sleep all day than do anything else...
2. I wish I had gone to law school
Two Goals for the New Year
1. Get down to my goal weight
2. Pay off credit cards.

That's it... for me now, I tag..
Pk
Teacherdude
kate
Laurie (aka buggy)
Stonewall

So what do guys REALLY want??

Ok, what do you guys really want?? In a relationship I mean... You all say girls are complicated, well back at ya babe!

Do you all want the traditional girl like me?? A girl that wants the husband, kids, PTA, Junior League, and to spend her days drinking at the club while the kids are supervised by the hot little lifeguard that is home from college for the summer, oops... Strike that last comment, I was distracted for a moment.. Seriously, I want to be the cool soccer mom, stay home, cook dinners for my family, and be a fulltime Junior League volunteer. Is that NOT ATTRACTIVE? Seriously, I want to know...

OR

Do you want the girl that never really wants to be married and would be satisfied living with someone and never having children??
Seriously, I want to know

I'm anxious to read your responses, because the male species is beyond me... With the big 31 looming my mother is going to start wearing all black and go into mourning b/c she thinks I'm never going to get married and it's getting later and later to have kids... before you start railing on mother, it's what southern mothers do until their daughters get married....

Lovin the Low Country

So y'all know I am originally from the Low Country, more specifically Charleston, SC. I spent many of my summers there. So I thought I would make a few suggestions if you ever plan to visit or live there for that matter.
Geography
First, there are terms you need to know...
West Ashley- this is a suburb of Charleston the is West of the Ashley River, hence the name West Ashley. There are the typical stores like Wal-Mart, Supermarkets, etc out that way...
North Charleston- it's not just another part of the city, it's a whole other town. Can be confusing so just remember that... There is NEVER a reason to go to North Charleston
Kiawah- This is where the rich folk (usually tourists) vacation...
Folly Beach- This is the beach you'll want to find... it's about 10 minutes from downtown Charleston. Not a lot of toursists have found Folly yet and it's great... You can get to Folly from downtown by using the "Connector" it's just a big bridge, but the locals call it the "Connector"...When you get to Folly, take a left at the Holiday Inn (you'll know it when you see it) go down a couple of blocks, maybe like 2 or 3, and park your car near Berts. Berts is a landmark on Folly. It's a grocery store that also sells hot dogs, and other livations that are necessary for the beach.. No need for shoes here, it's a beach hangout...

Oh and when you hear someone say something is SOB- they mean it is South of Broad (Street).... on the other hand when someone says that is SNOB- they mean slightly north of Broad (street)...

Places to frequent
For Mexican- Juanita Greenbergs on King St. the best Nachos in town!!
For Seafood- the Crabshack on Folly.. It's owned by the Condon Family so it's awesome!!
If you are a tourist- head to the market place but if you want to hang with the locals, head to King Street and all the little side streets in the vicinity..

Shopping-
KING STREET!!! They have all of the typical stores plus so many specialty shops. But if you are a gentleman and you are looking for that Charleston Low Country Look, go to Dumas on King Street.. It looks like a dump but it has what you need... Seersucker suits, bowties, topsiders and Rainbow flip flops ('bows are essential for Charleston living)

Oh and you may hear people talking about the Cooper River bridge, well it no longer exists as of last summer and was replaced by the Arthur Ravenel Bridge... It's a huge gaudy eye sore....

Ok- I think that's your complete guide.. if I think of anything else, I'll post... Charleston is a beautiful City. Rich in history and steeped in southern charm.... If you ever go, it will always call your name to come back soon..Hence the reason I will always be a lost beachgirl, trying to find my way back to the Low Country...

Not Much Here

So I've been reading and checking out everyone's blogs and I'm starting to realize something... Maybe I'm not very smart. While everyone talks about Ayn Rand and other pieces of literature that I've never thought of reading, I feel as though I have nothing to conrtribute. I'm starting to think that when people look at me or meet whether it be in the blogosphere or in person they just think I'm this pretty little southern Junior Leaguer trying to save the world one tea party at a time..While that is part of who I am, I am so much more. I find myself asking this question as I type, why do I care what people think about me? Why am I allowing other peoples thoughts or feelings make me feel inferior? I feel like that stupid character from Saturday Night Live-you know the one that always looked in a mirror and said: I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and doggone it people like me....

Nope, I haven't read half the books most of you all talk about and I probably never will, they just don't interest me. But that doesn't mean I'm not smart. I wonder if any of you have written laws that are actually part of the Tennessee Code Annotated? I have... I wonder if any of you have testified on numerous occasions before house or senate committees? I have... I wonder how many Tennessee Governors have you met? I've met 5.
Does anyone want to discuss healthcare in America? B/c I know the ins and the outs of it...
There now I've bragged about some of my achivements, do I feel better about things? Not really... I've never mentioned them before b/c it just seemed like bragging, which to me, is a very unattractive feature... They are just things that I have done...

What do I want people to think about me?
Hmmmmmm.

That I'm just a good person... a good person that cares about others... it's just that simple.

So to say there's not much here... I think that would be a mistake.... a mistake I commonly make, but battling one's own demons seems to be an ongoing process...

We need a miracle right now...

Those were the words of the Governor of West Virginia in reference to the 13 miners that trapped in one of the mines. The only thing I know about coal mines is what I've seen in the movie "A Coalminers Daughter" . I just didn't grow up in or around coal mining communities. But something that Yoss said really hit me today.. He and his friends grew up near the community where the miners are trapped. I don't know why it bothered me when Yoss said it, but it was like it almost became personal at that point. It wasn't just some place in West Virginia, it's a place where families live, it's a place where kids play and go to school and crack on each other like Chairborne, Yoss and Jonnycakes do all the time.
The cameras are focused on a white wooden church where people have gathered to pray and wait. They wait for news that they pray will never come. The news that their loved ones are gone. The weather there seems to reflect the saddness everyone feels. It is gray, rainy and cold. Hope is surely fading.
My prayer tonight is that God will comfort those families as only He can. My heart breaks for that entire community. They do in fact need a miracle. I hope they get it....

and now ladies and gentlemen... herrrreee's

Teacher dude!! You can find him at http://theteachersapple.blogspot.com

He's my best guy friend in the whole world... we've been this way for about 6 years... he knows all of my dirty little secrets... The strangest things happen to this guy... he has many stories to tell and he's just getting warmed up.... so check him out kids... It's bound to be a pretty good ride...

Reporting Live from...Conway??!!

Ok so most of y'all know that I came to Conway to party the nite away and ring in the new year with meg... There are probably too many stories to get into but I commissioned meg to write "our" story... It's all true, I kid you not... She wrote the day away while I took my many naps.. It's what old folks do on New Year's day...We also eat greens, black eyed peas, and cornbread... It's a southern thing...

Ok so now for the re-cap... head on over to http://thinkingsilentlyaloud.blogspot.com for all of the details...and please feel free to ask any questions after...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!