Puppy

I grew up in a family that always had a dog, so I knew that when I got out of college and lived on my own I would have my own dog.  Throughout my childhood we had 2 german shepherds and 1 golden retriever.  The golden, Sandy, was mine.  We got her when I was in the third grade, and I loved her.

In the months leading up to my first summer in my first apartment, I checked almost daily on a website called Petfinder.com to find my own puppy.  I knew I wanted a golden because Sandy had been so wonderful.  She was a rescue dog, so I also knew that I wanted to get my dog from a shelter instead of a breeder.  Romeo came home with me from the Claxton Humane Society when he was 12 weeks old.  He's a golden mixed with a border collie - serious energy!

I remember when I first spotted him.  Talk about fur ball!  My mom thought he was ugly.  She quickly changed her tune the day we picked him up!  He's recently celebrated his 8th birthday.  He's been my body guard, alarm system, friend, and pillow.  Romeo.is.awesome.

He's about 6 months in this picture.

He's a nerd.

He LOVES riding in the car.  His favorite is riding to Savannah for a weekend to hang out with his girlfriend, Lucy (my parents' dog).

puppy love

Spring Break, baby!

Ok.  So Spring Break was like a month ago, but here's the recap.

We are from Savannah, Georgia.  Savannah, if you haven't already heard me say so, is the best place in the world.  Naturally, any chance we get, we go home to Savannah, so that's exactly what we did for Spring Break this year.

It was a chill trip, but had some great highlights.  We showed up at the tail end of the Savannah Music Festival, so we went to hear Chris Thile.  If you don't recognize his name, he's the mandolin player from Nickel's Creek.  He's ah-mazing.  Sick.

We split our time between my parents and Adam's parents, but for the concert we were actually all there together, which was awesome.  Sadly, I rarely think to get pictures of all of us together.  I need to get better about that.

We hung out with Adam's parents one night and my MIL had pulled out a bunch of old photos.  I love old pictures!  Here are a few I loved.  These are all centered around Adam's grandmother.  She was pretty cheeky.

Her wedding day.  

This was in her year book from her last year of high school.  Each senior was recognized, but read carefully the descriptions!

If only students all dressed this well today.  Love the hair!

How cute are these two?? Love the glasses.

Of course, we always spend time at our favorite coffee shop, Gallery Espresso.

Tea for me, please!

Finally, I did a little window shopping downtown.  So many pretty things to look at!

In the south, we believe in large menus and leather fly swatters.  We mean business.

Adam's {current} favorite drink is an Old Fashioned.  A book on bitters made me think of him.

Bottles and letters...

These nose forms were once used to make masquerade masks.

I loved this - there was a bin FULL of vintage jewelry.  This was my favorite bag I found.  It has a pin in it that says, "Perhaps Today".  So cute.

I need a new wreath for our front door.  Let me know if you want to buy this one for me.

If I could pull off sailor shorts, these would be it.  Blue or orange?

We also had a delicious dinner at Sol.  I need to get better about taking pictures with the people I'm actually with.  Next time!

I used to be funny

Oh.my.

I originally started blogging way back in 2003.  I know.  Some of you were still in diapers or whatever.

You guys!  I used to say funny things.  At least, it was funny going back and re-reading some of my old stuff.

Here are a few nuggets for you . . .

• in other news, im officially a lifeguard.  but like i told my friend ben, dont even think about drowning, b/c i wont save you.  my tan is way too important.

• one of my students caught me putting on lipstick today and told me to stop b/c  i was too young to date.

• if you saw ms. reagan {my maiden name} up in the club, wouldnt you ask her to dance? i would.  - one of my students who wants extra credit

• hey....so....valentines....how was yours? mine was interesting.  i fixed dinner for five guys im not dating.

• so i made a sad discovery yesterday.  i come from a ridiculously musically talented family.  well, it turns out that i cant play the tambourine. how unbelievably pathetic is that?  i was practicing yesterday with the band for deepend and sean suggested that i play the tambourine on one of the songs.  i kinda felt like i was in the partridge family, but i gave it a whirl.  well, we tried it over and over, but every time we all just ended up laughing in disbelief at my horrible inability to play the tambourine. it was a sad moment in my musical career.

• for the record, whenever sean thinks of me, he automatically thinks of sara, the white girl turned ghetto, in save the last dance.  i take that as a compliment.  triflin.....

• im chillin with thug-wizzle from the west-sizzle in my classroom right now. just another member of the elite club crunk.  too bad you're not here. 

• i made a sign to hang outside of my classroom in honor of valentine's day.  it is covered in hearts and crayola glitter and reads, " maybe next year"

• excuse me, but theres a car in my window.  yesterday a man drove his car through the front window of the school, so that was fun.

• in other ghetto news (welcome to the S-A-V, holdin it down in the 9-1-2, etc), i am now officially the faculty sponsor for the dance team at school.  bring it on.  not the movie, but honey, you got served, and even darrins dance grooves, if thats all you got.  holla.  so, when i move, you move, just like that......

• club crunk is hard to find.  it is only for the elite.  its hours of operation are sporadic.  only the right people know when it is open.  what the heck am i talking about? h-2.  still lost?  thats my classroom.  no joke.  i have a regular crowd of kids (from 4 to 10) who randomly show up in my room after school and hangout.  they usually listen to music (top song of choice is "drop it like it's hot"), joke around, and talk about everything under the sun from school to friends to movies to music.  everyday is different, but i always leave with my stomach aching a little from laughing so much.  one day we even had a dance contest.  dionne, the bouncer, watches the door and quizzes everyone for the password if anyone happens to knock on the door.  i almost always try to work while they're here, but it never fails that i end up just hanging out with the kids.   i bet you want the password.  well, sorry . . .

• today, as we got out of the car, these were the exact words out of my brother's mouth, "you know, when the wind hits my hair just right . . . "
• mr. metro 2004:  greg sykes (because he carries a man-purse)
• mr. metro 2004 1st runner up: erik reagan (for his clothes and the aforementioned comment

I realize this is a detour from my regular entries, but it was too good not to share.  Hope you laughed at at least one line :)

New hair fav = the sock bun!

I'm loving this look!  So easy....

Here's an easy tutorial video:

I'm basically obsessed with buns.  That sounds slightly inappropriate, but whatevs.

Makeover Monday: Bridesmaids Edition

I love playing with makeup.  I never wear the exact same look from one day to the next.  I love trying new things!  This is why doing makeovers is so much fun!  There are some colors or combinations that would never look good on me, so it's so fun to get to try them on other girls who have the perfect features for them.

I'm doing makeup for an upcoming wedding for a friend of mine.  We got together recently with the bridesmaids and we had a few practice rounds.  I got so excited with two of them that we forgot to take "before" shots, so those two lovlies will get away with looking perfect in this post :)

As always, all the products used are Mary Kay.  After finding the perfect foundation shade and adding a little concealer to the mix, we started to play with colors.  It's important to me that a woman always feels like she looks "like herself" even when we're playing with colors.  I think they all turned out great!  Take a look at these beautiful girls!!

Eyes:  Color Eye Cream in Beach Blonde, Mineral Eye Shadow in Chocolate Kiss & Copper Glow, Bronze Eyeliner, and Ultimate Mascara in Black

Lips: Nourishine Lip Gloss in Cafe Au Lait 

Eyes:  Color Eye Cream in Beach Blonde, Mineral Eye Shadow in Chocolate Kiss & Sweet Plum, Violet Ink liner on top, Bronze liner on bottom, and finished with Ultimate Mascara in Black

Cheeks: Shy Blush

Lips:  Nourishine Lip Gloss in Berry Tart

Eyes:  Color Eye Cream in Beach Blonde, Mineral Eye Color in Granite & Black Pearl, Steely Eyeliner on top and bottom

Cheeks:  Strawberry Cream

Lips:  Nourishine Lip Gloss in Fancy Nancy

Model on Left:

Eyes:  Cream Eye Color in Beach Blonde & Pale Blush with Mineral Eye Shadow Amber Blaze, Bronze Eyeliner, and Ultimate Mascara in Black

Cheeks:  Shy Blush

Lips:  Nourishine lipgloss in Pink Sateen

Model on Right:

Eyes:  Color Eye Cream in Beach Blonde

Mineral Eye Shadow in Granite, Copper Glow

Violet Ink Eyeliner on top, Bronze on bottom

Cheeks:  Shy Blush

Lips: Nourishine Lip Gloss in Au Naturel

Do you have a favorite look?  

Red lips

I really love red lips.  Ever since Snow White . . .

This red is Midnight Red.  You can find it here.

Team LC all the way.

There's something about it that makes me think old hollywood . . .

Do you like to rock a red lip?