Oconee 2010 Christmas Card

I have to share the fabulous new Christmas card that my husband's company, Oconee Concrete, is using this year.  One of the girls in the office, T.C. picked it out.  I have to say, it is the cutest thing I have ever seen!  :)

We are in the concrete business, nothing cute or girly about that, but this card is just precious! :)

Enjoy!

Wednesday Off!

Today I have the day off!  It is so excited and nice - a break from the otherwise hectic week of lesson plans, unit plans, school, etc...

I am going to do the following today:

• Make Chess Squares with my mom
• Take said yummy-gooey Chess Squares to little brother's school for bake sale (he's not so little anymore at 17!)
• Take Porter Pug to the vet at 3pm (he still has the icky skin issue - it is now turning big patches of his skin black and he looks pitiful!)
• Finish a lesson plan (due tomorrow, I know, I'm terrible!)
• Maybe cook dinner for the sweet hubby! :)
• Work on a parent resource notebook (Blah for having to travel around town finding helpful information!)
• Pray for this semester to be over with already!
• Stalk out any good deals online for cute shoes, sweaters (I'm loving big, bulky, and soft sweaters right now!), Lancome makeup (in MAJOR need of powder, lipstick, eyeshadow, etc), and the list could just go on and on!

I really would love to have a new ring for Christmas too...It's been on my wish list since the hubby and I got married in 2008...I want another band just like my wedding band to go on the other side of my engagement ring...Is that horrible and selfish of me?  I don't think so...I think hubby should see it as testament to his super-ring-picking abilities! ;)

Happy Hump Day!!!

Misc. Musings

• I am procrastinating...I have so much to do coming up in following weeks, and I am putting it all off...BIG TIME!
• It is chilly outside and I love it...and so does Porter Pug
• I love coffee, but I hate to make it...the hubby does a way better job anyhow!
• I am absolutely dying to go shopping at one of my fav boutiques...but I can't stand one of the people that works there, so I'm not going (I refuse to spend $$$ somewhere that thinks they can be rude/snarky to me!)
• I am hoping Georgia pulls out a win today against Auburn...and Alabama too when they play them...we are a house divided, but we always pull for the Dawgs and Tide!
• I want to highlight my hair but I'm terrified...I'm a hair-coloring-virgin!
• I am FREAKING OUT about student teaching coming up soon...I am taking my CPR class next Saturday (ALL DAY LONG! :( )...so I'm "ready" but not really ready!
• I am ready for Christmas and all that it brings - faith/religion, family, traditions, decorations, parties, helping others in need, shopping in Dawsonville w/ mom (Lancome here we come!), and so many other things I can even count them.
• I am super excited to give the hubby his extra special ornament I picked out for him this year...it has become a tradition...I find an extra special ornament for him and I give it to him Christmas morning...it started when we were broke as a joke, just married, and that was all I could afford to give him, and it's stuck! :)

Have a happy weekend to anyone who might read this! :)
Mrs. TLB

Do's for Good Conversation

 I saw these do's for a good southern conversation on a blog at Sweet Southern Prep and loved them!  I am borrowing them to post on here...I think they are all very true and great advice when out socializing! :)  I am glad I had the chance to brush up on a few of these useful tips!

 

Southern Do's for a Good Conversation

(Social Graces by Ann Platz and Susan Wales)

 

• Share the conversation. Let everyone take a turn.
• Keep the talk interesting and light.
• Never embarrass your hostess.
• Never ask what something costs.
• Never use rude or shocking language.
• Keep personal problems private, especially at another's expense.
• Be sincere with your compliments.
• Correct your spouse's etiquette, grammar, or behavior in private.
• Talk with the people on your left and on your right when dining.
• Be honest.
• Listen carefully.
• Be respectful.
• Learn to compromise.

 

Voting

So...It's fall y'all and it's time to VOTE!  I went and it was so quick, painless, and easy!  I hope everyone else out there is voting today.  In my opinion people do not have the right to complain about issues if they don't take the time to get out there and VOTE! :)

Nail Polish Colors for Fall

I have a recent obsession with finding really pretty nail polishes, but they must coordinate with the colors of the season!  For instance, during the summer it was all about "Bubble Bath", "Strawberry Margarita", and "Big Apple Red" all by OPI. 

Now that it's fall, the leaves are changing, and pumpkin lattes are on the radar...it's time for some pretty fall hues!  I am obsessed with some of the fall shades from Essie like "Playa del Platinum" which is a really pretty silvery/purple matte look on the nails and "Sew Psyched" which is a moss green color (sounds icky, but is fab on!)

 Sew Psyched - Essie

You Don't Know Jacques - OPI

...BUT my desired shade is "You Don't Know Jacques" by OPI and everywhere I look it's sold out...I may have to resort to Amazon ordering of this shade...

Does anyone out there in blogger land know some other great shades for fall that I don't?

St. Simons

We are back this week from a wonderful family trip with my husband's family to St. Simons Island, GA.  SO pretty there!  We had such a great time and such great weather nearly the entire time!  We got to play cards together, go on the casino boat together, lay by the pool, shop, eat yummy food, and get a little sunburn (yes, even with sunscreen - OUCH!).  Most important was family...I wish my family could have been there and then it would have been just perfect, but we did get to spend lots of QT with my husband's family who we don't get to see all that much...

Hubby, Me, Alan, Meredith, and Mr. Phil on the Casino Boat! :)

His aunt, uncle, sister, mom, dad, and cousins and their respective spouse/girlfriend all come and we pile into one house!  The house this year was great and was right around the corner from the beach and great friends that were also down for the week. 

The Hubby and Me @ Georgia Sea Grill - Such YUMMY food!

I had just one little problem...I missed Porter Pug soooo much!  We get home, and even though my sweet mama watched him for me, he had a reaction to something in the hayfield they live on.  He has sores allll over his little body!  So off to the vet we go this week!  He is on two antibiotics and benadryl! :(  Poor little Porter....but he is getting lots of love and extra special treatment while he re-coups this week!

We are back on a normal routine of work for the hubby and LOTS of school work for me...I don't have my placement yet for doing my hours this semester, but here is hoping I get a great school, teacher, and kids to observe/teach this semester!

One last beautiful view of the water...Till next year!

Happy Friday and Go Dawgs this weekend!