Fire in the Office - Literally!

We had a fire in our office this morning.  Yes, our home office, as in right here in our house.  It freaks me out to no extent...It was not major and nobody was hurt...The only casualty was the table cover that was on the table where it started...and the paint on the wall...and my nerves. 

P. had just left for work and I was in the kitchen cleaning the coffee maker...Just normal routine stuff...When Priscilla Pug started sort of barking/howling.  The pugs are in the office...that is their room, so imagine my panic when I walk in and see flames and smoke with my precious babies right in there with it!  I panicked and threw water on the fire...NOT smart, my friends.  It only shot up higher.  It started from a Slatkin Candle from Bath and Body Works and flames started shooting up from the candle as the candle had sort of imploded and caught on fire if that makes sense...Imagine the glass cracking and the candle sort of bursting/melting/flaming there on the end table. 

Needless to say I remembered our fire extinguisher and utilized it...It is MESSY!  However, it did the job and our room/house was salvaged!  So blessed it wasn't worse or that I wasn't in the shower, or whatever...I can't count the times I have lit a candle and just walked off...never again.

Lesson of the Day - Keep a fire extinguisher handy in the house!
XOXO-TB

Boots for Sale

I recently bought a pair of boots that I just loved, but I got them a half size too big.  :(  I was hoping thick socks would make them work, but after a failed attempt, I think I have to part with these!

They are Coconuts by Matisse "Thornbird" boots...They are the tan color in a 7.5...Please message me on here or e-mail to tlk411@aol.com if interested.  Asking $75 as they have only been worn once...Still have box as well.

Very comfy and very pretty in suede...just too big for me!

XOXO-Tarin

Loaded Baked Potato Soup - Crock Pot Girls

My mama has been raving about this website called Crock Pot Girls (crockpotgirls.com).  She has tried a BUNCH of their recipes and reports back that they are all delicious and oh-so yummy.  Some other friends have said the same thing...I checked out their website and I want to try this recipe!  I LOVE Loaded Potato Soup and will be making this yummy recipe this week!  Check out their website...really neat recipes and easy to do!

Thankful and Coming Soon...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

I am so blessed and thankful to know I have a God that loves me, a wonderful husband, two sweet (although bad) pugs, and a family that are both here with me and gone that have blessed my life in so many ways...Thankful for all of that today.

Coming Soon is the recipe for this Chocolate Candy Cake that my Grandmommy Kite always had for Thanksgiving and Christmas...It is so sinfully good...Pictures don't do it justice...trust me.

Pinning

I am a confessed pinning addict...I think I could pin away all day!  I made a Christmas board today of things I love for Christmas...We are decorating our house today and tomorrow, and I'm trying to get inspired/motivated!

I pinned this last picture twice by accident...I suppose I really liked it?  I love dark colors with soft lighting...Not one for the all white thing...which surprisingly our master bedroom is a dark chocolate w/ all white bedding...Hope these get me inspired and ready to make my house beautiful for Christmas...

XOXO-TB

all images via Pinterest

What Your Drink Says About You...

I saw this on another blog and had to share...TOO Funny...and I need funny today! I found it funny becuase I normally like whiskey, but I also love a filthy martini and a glass of red or white wine...All very different!

What you order on a date can definitely send a signal, whether or not it's one you're conscious of. Sure, the list below is mainly full of generalizations, but there's some truth to every stereotype...
Martini: If you're a guy, you're trying to impress (and it's probably working). If you're a girl drinking a dirty martini, you're a hot mess: the dirtier, the messier, the hotter.
Vodka on the Rocks: Too self-conscious to actually order a martini.
White Russian: Obsessed with The Big Lebowski, and probably The Daily Show. Or, you just like to drink dessert.
Bud Light: You're easy going, laid back, and at home at a sports bar. If you're a girl, you know how to hang with the guys.
Stella Artois: You have no particular knowledge or affinity towards beer so you just order "Stella" cause it's familiar.
Lillet/Campari/Aperol: You're twee, and possibly like to throw around words like "mixology."
Vodka Cranberry: When in doubt, you stick to what you drank in college.
White Wine: You're definitely a woman. You're possibly a little uptight.
Prosecco: You're often a little uptight, but tonight you're looking to party.
Whiskey, neat: You're hot. Regardless of gender.
Jager: Secretly wishing you were hanging out with your buddies.
Vodka Gimlet: You're a huge dork, but you hope sort of in a cool way?
Appletini: You've left the kids with a sitter and you're ready to have fun!
Pimm's Cup: You're an Anglophile.
Old-Fashioned: Mad Men is your favorite show: you either want to be, or have sex with, Don Draper.
Margarita, on the rocks: You've decided to have a good time tonight.
Margarita, frozen: You're in Cabo.

PBR: You're drinking quickly on your way to a non-profit fundraiser, followed by a poetry reading in a former industrial warehouse.
Tequila Shots: You're either getting laid, or just getting through it.
Long Island Iced Tea: You have a drinking problem.
A beer, while at a Cocktail Bar: Overprotective of your manhood or unadventurous.
A cocktail, while at a dive bar: Insufferable.


http://www.howaboutwe.com/date-report/1549-what-your-drink-says-about-you

My Aunt Pam

We have had a hard couple of months/weeks in my family...They say when it rains, it pours...and "they" are often correct.  Yesterday morning we lost one of the most special women I've ever had in my life...My mom's older sister...My Aunt Pam.  Words cannot express how much we are all missing her and what a special place she had and will always have in our hearts.  My cousin said it well this morning when she said, "we miss you already..."...she taught us how to pull weeds, tease Uncle Chuck (put bows in his hair), play UNO and Yahtzee, and most of all for me...My love of animals. 

My heart hurts for my mother, grandmother, Aunt V., and Uncle Chuck...I can't even imagine how hard this must be for all of them.  I said this morning that I am thankful for God's grace that we had the time that we did with her, and I pray that she is at peace now and in Heaven with our Big Daddy, her dad that passed on years back. 

Here are some photos of a very special lady...We love you and miss you always, Aunt Pam.

Christmas two years ago...Uncle Chuck and Aunt Pam

Aunt Pam, Maggi, Me, Penny, and Austin...Easter Sunday when we were little

I wish I had more photos on the computer....we have so many with her holding us and there for us on all the special occasions throughout our lives...We love you, Aunt Pam!

  

Gallbladder

I have been feeling sort of yucky lately, and this morning it hit me really hard around 8am.  I was at the house doing laundry and making beds, etc, and wham...sharp, sharp pains in my right side.  I though oh gosh...the usual things, but it didn't go away and was getting worse.  Long story short...I went to the doctor and had blood work (again, ick), etc. and it looks as if I have some gallbladder issues.  I am going back Monday for an ultrasound and will know more...praying I make it until Monday morning w/out getting worse and having to go to the ER.  If anyone reads this, please pray for me to have an okay report...no throwing up, sharp pains, or sickness...I would be so grateful. 

Hope everyone else has a blessed weekend...XOXO and Be Blessed :)

Thanksgiving Weekend - GA vs. GA Tech

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and with that comes a fun football weekend for anyone that is a Georgia fan...Like my husband!   Sooo...with that comes a fun weekend trip to HOT-lanta for the game.  I of course could care less about the game and are more excited about the hotel, eating out in fun places, and of couse...What I'm going to wear all weekend!  Is that sad and superficial of me?  Maybe...But I'm not too worried...He has a deep love for football and I have a deep love for fashion, food, and travel.  :)  The only sad part is that we can't take the puppies!  We are eating dinner with my family Thanksgiving day, and then Friday morning we are dropping the fur-babies at the vet and hitting the road!  We are staying at this lovely place...The Ellis Hotel...First time stying here...Will report back if it's worth the hype!

Then the next day is Game Day!  We don't usually wind up going to the game...even when we have tickets...SAD right?!  We tailgate at The Varsity, which is super fun b/c lets face it, the food is to die for (even though it's bad for the arteries!) and then we go watch the game at a super fun Sports Bar called Stats...They have tables with their own beer taps...Neat if you like beer I guess?

Then on Sunday I am hoping I can convince my sweet hubby to go shopping with me at Lenox!  I will just happen to stroll by the Louis store if so! ;)  Then we are going to the Aquarium which we have never been to and are SO excited to visit, and then to the Coca Cola place next door becuase I think it's neat (hubby not so much!)...AND  drumroll...My FAVORITE pizza place ever on the way home...California Pizza Kitchen!  It's amazing...Enough said! :)

We have a full weekend coming up...I need to start planning outfits now so I don't overpack!
XOXO-Happy Hump Day!
images via bing.com

Closet Cleaning

I am cleaning out my closet...I do this about every six months, but this time I'm being brutal...NO MORE holding on to stuff b/c I have a sentimental attachment to it...If I don't fit into it or don't like it/haven't worn it in forever...OUT it went!  I wound up taking 6 bags of clothes/shoes to Goodwill Sunday with the Hubby. 

The only thing I kept was the outfit I had on when I met my husband and the outfit I had on when we got engaged...I haven't worn either outfit since those occasions, but they are too special to toss! :)

I got the cleaning bug and found a fitting Pin on Pinterest...

Do others clean their closets like this...Or am I the only OCD that has to have it just so?

XOXO - Happy Monday!!

English Bulldog Puppy for Sale - PRECIOUS!

We have friends that have an English Bulldog puppy still for sale...They had a litter back in September, and all of the babies have sold except for (in my opinion) the CUTEST one!  He is just precious...He has one little freckle on his forehead and the sweetest temperament ever!  Here is a pic of said precious Bully...

This photo was taken last night...11/2/11

He is an NKC registered English Bulldog...If anyone sees this and is interested please leave a comment on the blog and I will let the owners know...it is a friend and she has more photos to view on her Facebook as well as an ad in the AJC...