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Wasnt looking at cupcakes for a whole week fun? I'm just now coming off of my sugar high :)

This has been a good week because I've had Jay for half of it! He got to come home on Wednesday night to finish up some projects that his company has got going on here and he gets to stay in town for a while! Yay!!!! :) Today he and my dad and I even had a lunch date :) Yesterday the three of us went to the International Car Show and I found my new car....

It's the '09 Mercedes SLK 300...isn't it beautiful? Jay and I both fell in love...it's just a matter of time and eyelash fluttering..LoL. Kidding....

So, I have a supermodel on my hands now. The owner of the menswear store upstairs from Amy Head, Kinkaids has asked Jay to be his exclusive model. How fun is that? He'll be doing print work and fashion shows. Jay's a little nervous but I think he's gonna have a blast and will be sooo good. I mean look at him....;)


Today I'm just getting caught up on housework...I'm doing laundry now and it smells sooooo good!!! I asked my seester what kind of detergent she uses because if you get within 5 feet of her or her offspring, you can smell their clothes and they smell sooooo good, so I FINALLY ran out and needed more and I had to get her kind. I have my 2nd load going now and my whole house smells good. FYI, it's Tide with a touch of Downy (the April kind)....she uses liquid but I got powder b/c they didn't have the liquid. MMmmmmm, thanks seester!!

I'm hoping for a good week at work...Harold is out for a couple weeks, he's in Hawaii!! Amy is joining him the end of the week for some R&R so we'll get some things tied up before she goes I'm sure. Nothing too major though.

Oooooh, I may be getting private Pilates classes!!!! My most FAVORITE instructor from the pilates studio came into our studio and said she would work a trade with me....if i would give her makeup lessons, she would give me privates....ummmm, thatd work...privates are $75!!!!! Please Please Please make me get on the phone and not forget and get too busy and bla bla bla....it's too good to pass up!!!

So, this morning I was just going to clean out my Folded Shirts drawer because realistically I only wear about 5 of the shirts in there, so I did that and had about 30 shirts in the pile and it felt soooo good...so I moved into jeans....about 15 pair to get rid off...ahhhh, can't stop now....khakis, will i EVER wear khakis? Nope, toss em....move on to dresses....see ya....well, okay, might as well do the shirts too.....30 minutes later, this is what I end up with....




and believe it or not, Jay hates when I do this. But if I know I'll never wear it again or I haven't worn it in two years, or if it won't stay up without wearing a 7 year olds belt, I just can't see the point in keeping it....!! It feels sooo good to cleanse though!

I know this post is scattered but when I only post once a week, it's hard to keep everything in order. I'm excited about the Bachelor tonight. Erin D is spending the night tonight and we'll be watching it together...with Jay :)

My sister got bloodwork done today and she goes to the Neurologist next month....PLEASE keep praying...do NOT give up!!!

Have a wonderful week....xoxo

Cupcake Sunday

Today was the most surprisingly glorious Sunday (did I make that up) because it has been sooooo miserable cold and for once I wasn't literally in pain because I was so cold to the bone. The weather was sooooo beautiful and sunny and mild and I got to spend the whole day with my best friend...how in the world can you top that?? Well, I guess you could fly my sister and nephews here but that would just send me over the edge :) Lemme recap on the weekend though. Sat at work was CrrrrrAAAzzzYYYYY. We did about 20 sessions. This is like running an emotional marathon. A typical session is where you spend an hour one on one with a woman and you do a complete makeover on her but not only that, you are teaching her exactly how to do it herself so that when she gets home with her makeup, she is able to look just as good as she did when you (the professional) did it. So you're not only verbally teaching and encouraging, you're also writing down the colors and tools and drawing pictures and notes for her. Well, there were 3 of us doing sessions which means....yeah, Erin C and I each did about 8 sessions in 20 minutes. It was amazing...the day flew by and I hardly remember anything about it...just that I was exhausted when it was over. We got out about an hour late but thats been pretty typical for me lately. Oh well, gotta do what ya gotta do.

This morning we went to church and as soon as we walked in my instincts went on high alert and I KNEW something was going on. I saw Chips wife and kids (they're never in our service) and Tim Smith, the assoc. pastor who's also never in our service. So I told Jay, "theyre going to announce something after church, I just feel it, Chip BETTER NOT be leaving". So of course all during church, my stomach was sick just thinking about it. Well, after the message and everything, Tim comes out with a man and introduces him as the head of the pastor search commmittee and I almost threw up and then he goes on to say that 10 years ago today Chip and Christy came to Pinelake and we've put together a video of his first 10 years with us, blablabla. Well, I'm still thinking, okay what are you getting at??? If he's leaving just say so and if he's not, then SAY SO, because I can't stand this!!! During the video though, it had all the deacons and elders saying stuff like "looking forward to 10 more years" and stuff like that so I calmed down but good grief it really did make me nervous. But how cool is that, that I knew something was up before church even started? I should be a detective!! hehe.

This afternoon we got our house back in tiptop squeaky clean shape and I went into the studio to direct Amy on a photoshoot for some spring ads and then we worked on editing the shots from my photoshoot. They turned out good, the background was so cool. I ended up leaving before they picked the final shot though b/c I want to be surprised with what's in the ads so I guess we'll all see it for the first time together :)

A while back I picked up a cookbook thats just been hanging out in the cabinet that I finally put to use called "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World". I wanted to send Jay back out of town with plenty of treats from home. So he picked out two flavors and I got all the ingredients we would need. I wanted to not only make then vegan but also organic. The two he decided on were Cookies and Cream and Carrot Cake. The Cookies and Cream has a Chocolate Base with Oreo type cookies crumbs mixed into the batter and a Buttercream Frosting with more cookie crumbs mixed in. The Carrot Cake has a "cream cheese" frosting. Oh my goodness people, I have never ever ever tasted anything more amazing and I promise I remember what "real" dessert tastes like! Jay still eats regular stuff and he is amazed at how delicious these are!!! If anyone wants the recipes let me know! If we're going to treat ourselves, we owe it to our bodies to feed it natural ingredients like this! Here's a pic of the finished product...


Well, I'm gonna take advantage of my last bit of time with Jay before he's off again. My sis has an MRI tomorrow. She's had a tough weekend. Please pray....xoxo

Quick Update

It's been a busy week. I knew once I got back into the groove of working, my internet use would slow down :) I think my seesters Dr. appointment is today so hopefully they will have some genious ideas about what to do to help her!!!

Jays been out of town all week but it's been okay. The first week is usually okay b/c I'm adjusting...and it's kinda fun in a way, being all alone, painting my nails, going to bed as early as I want, and I'm forced to remember to take my medicine on my own and take out the trash, etc. But I know by next week, I'll be MISERABLE for him!!!!!! Last night I was sooooo excited when he came home!!!!!!!! He surprised me last night and dropped in on a photo shoot I was doing for work. It was so much fun but it was my first time on a big photo shoot to be on that side of the camera...I'm usually the one doing the makeup and creative work. We shot it on location in a cool restaurant right at 5 o'clock so we could get the light of the sun setting so we had all the men there for happy hour so we had quite an audience....AWKWARD!!! But once all the lighting and equipment was set up, it went pretty quickly. I had to wear a dress so i was FREEEEZZZZZIIINNNGGG!!!!! Then Jay and I went on a fun date and came home to celebrate Daiseys 4th birthday!!!! I can't believe our pup is growing up so fast!! It seems like we just got her when we were newlyweds in Florida!! :)

I get Jay all weekend but we both will be working most of the time and he goes back Monday but we'll be sure to squeeze in some fun time!! I'm off to work now...hope it's a good day for all of us!! I've got a lot of people on my mind to pray for, hopefully you do to!! xoxo

My sis

Sorry it's been a while....although I was tempted to never add another post b/c I love seeing my babes face front and center when I pull up the blog :) A lot has been keeping me busy though so I'll try my best to back it up and fill in....

The biggest thing thats been on my mind is the person who (besides Jay) is my heart....my sister. For quite a while now, she has been having bad headaches. It's so frustrating to even say that b/c it seems like everyone knows someone that has headaches but my sister is so strong and has almost died so for her to complain about her headaches, it's already gone too far. So she finally went to her doctor and before he ran any serious tests, he prescribed SERIOUS drugs (she probably doesn't want me telling the blogworld whats in her medicine cabinet) but those didn't even touch the pain. Y'all...OMG. Okay, obviously you know my situation by now and that I can empathize with headpain...this girl has GOT to get some medical attention fast, this isn't normal and something is going on inside of her head. While all of this is happening, she is still a wife and mommy!! On tuesday though the pain got so intense that her hubby came home from work to take care of the boys because there was no way she could function. It ended up easing up that night but then on Wednesday it got bad again so she put a call in to her doctor and when he finally got the message he told her to go to the ER right away for a CT scan and some heavy duty medicine. It was so late by that time so her sweet neighbor brought her so Steven could be with the boys. I made her give me minute by minute reports and picture updates b/c I was worried sick...gotta love iphones :) The medicine they gave her through the IV did give her some relief and they finally got her into the CT. Now her Dr. is waiting for the report from the hospital and they can move forward from there. She's still taking her other medicine to fight off the unbearable headaches and we're just praying that her Dr. will have a clear answer when she goes back in. It's just sooooo hard when someone you love soo much is in so much pain and you can't do anything about it or be with them and it's heartbreaking. And when it's someone you're THAT close to, you actually FEEL their pain :(

Aside from that, work has been busy busy as usual. We hired a new girl and I think she's going to be fabulous. Jay starts working out of town on Monday but I'm trying not to think about it just yet...we're not even sure what the schedule is going to be like so it may not even be that bad.

Today after work, I went home with my friend Erin to get ready for our other friend Ashleys baby shower. A group of her friends all met at a local restaurant, Bon Ami for dinner...it was super fun and I got to meet 3 sweet new girls. Anyhoo, I got to try out the Wii Fit which I'm dying to get and I think it lives up to the hype I've been giving it. It's still out of stock everywhere though so I'm still patiently waiting :)

Well, I think that wraps it up...I'll update about my sis as soon as I know something...

Answers

I saw this on Ashleys blog but since I didn't win an award, I'm not going to follow the rule of answering the Q's in only one word :)



1. Where is your cell phone? at the end of the charger

2. Where is your significant other? finishing up his day at work...hopefully


3. Your hair color? week 5 of medium golden brown...according to Clairol Natural Instincts ;)

4. Your mother? has been through so much and is still one of the most faithful women I know

5. Your father? is so strong yet sooo loving and patient


6. Your favorite thing? Love...me too Ashley. And adventure :)

7. Your dream last night? that I was washing my face in a public bathroom with a red washcloth...hmmm??

8. Your dream/goal? to please God with the life He has blessed me with

9. The room you're in? our bedroom

10. Your hobby? anything active, i hate being inactive, i get so restless

11. Your fear? losing family

12. Where do you want to be in six years? top business woman in Nashville

13. Where were you last night? we were chillin at home

14. What you're not? wavering on my convictions

15. One of your wish list items? pile 'o cash :)

16. Where you grew up? madison

17. The last thing you did? took a hot bath...i was freeeeezing

18. What are you wearing? ag jeans, tank top, and a button up "grandpa sweater" that i think is orange but everyone says "i like your RED sweater"....lol

19. Your TV? Jays dream

20. Your pet? our precious baby that is so deservingly spoiled :)
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21. Your computer? apple ibook

22. Your mood? excited about the coming months

23. Missing someone? always have that tugging in my heart for my nephews...i love them so much





24. Your car? love it

25. Something you're not wearing? my wedding rings, i take them off as soon as i come home *gasp*

26. Favorite store? forever 21 and ual are the only two places i get excited going into

27. Your Summer? lots of working

28. Love someone? nobody like jay :)

29. Your favorite color? it's always changing

30. When is the last time you laughed? i laughed hard today with my daddy

31. Last time you cried? when it was erin c's last day at work....i love that girl...:(


Okay, now it's someone elses turn....Morg and Em and Lindsey, will you PLEASE do this????

I'm about to ramble so bear with me or move on to the next blog you read...:)

So, after Jay and I realized that Nashville was a real calling for us and it was really going to happen, I promised Amy and Harold that I wouldn't go forward with it until after our move to the new location...so, now that we've gotten all situated into the new Ridgeland Studio (I'm talking about work obviously), I have gotten a huge rush of God saying "NOW, it's your time...." and now soooo many things are starting to play out in our favor and Jay and I are soooooo excited to see how God is going to lead us in this next year to open our studio!!! We are planning our Feb. trip to Nashville and will hopefully have some meetings lined up and make efficient use of our few days there to speak with some developers as well us brokers in the Green Hills area...that seems to be our new focus area. We are so fortunate to already have a pretty big customer base in the Nashville area and from all the feedback they have given me, they all say that when they want to shop, thats the area they go to, so thats where we want to look on this trip. I'm sure the overhead is going to be ridiculous so we're hoping to find a spot just off the beaten path kind of like the old Amy Head was in, if you were ever there. We'll see. We're trusting that if we're wise in our decisions, God will lead us to where we need to be. In church this morning, Chip was talking about Ezra and how God gave him a "project" at the beginning of the year and Ezra was so faithful and pleased God....Ezra trusted God and honored God but what captured me was that Ezra did these things without any question or hesitation because God was WORTHY of them. I'm afraid that in this journey, I am going to have doubts and questions and probably even turn down an opportunity or two but why should I??? God has entrusted me with this "project"....this is the ministry that I was called to do and like Ezra, I want to be unwavering when I give my trust and honor to God!!! :)

Oh yeah, so we didn't go to shop today like we planned. We keep a seperate bank account for when we go on little trips or when we're saving for a particular purchase, so I took the money that I woulda spent today and just transfered it to that account for our Nashville trip! I didn't reeeeaaaallllyyyy need anything anyway. Instead I did some pretend online shopping. It satisfied me for the moment. ;)

I have the day off tomorrow but I've got several errands to run. Maybe I'll check back in here...

Favorites...

My sis and I just did this with eachother so I thought I'd do one on here too. :)

My Favorite:

1. Clothes shop-

I have a few for different things....

I LOVE Forever 21 for Seasonal clothes that I can fill up my closet with b/c it's so affordable and if you study designer clothing, you can REALLY pull off expensive looks!

UAL is a place I like to go a couple times a year to get some good classic pieces. Thats where I got those beautiful cream colored Valentino pants. They were originally $1600.00 and I got them for $70 and I will have them forever! They also carry a few lines that I love as basic pieces like "Nation" and "Velvet" that makes the most comfortable Tees for layering. And if you can catch them on a good week, they have even been known to have some Jimmy Choos! Jay and I are actually making a trip on Sunday so I'm crossing my fingers!

For jeans, theres a boutique in Nashville called Emmaline that carries all the brands that fit me well and the owner, Abby is so sweet. I got a cute pair of trouser Citizens last time we were there. Jay got me a cute pair of Sevens for Christmas at a new place in Ridgeland called Azule and he said they had a HUGE selection so I'll have to check them out also!!

For Jay, we LOVE LOVE LOVE to shop at Red Square in Ridgeland. They have the BEST shoes and great jeans.

2. Furniture shop-

I pretty much count on Jay to build anything we need...he's amazing...

For accessories, we love antiques mixed with sleek and modern....we've enjoyed browsing through the new I.O. Metro store.

3. City-

that's easy. LOVE NYC but we've compromised on Nashville :) We're planning a trip the beginning of Feb. to stake out Green Hills

4. Sweet-

Vegan "icecream" my fav brand is Purely Decadant

5. Drink-

Unsweet Tea with splenda

6. Music-

depends on my mood...sometimes i like quiet...sometimes i like some good booty music....but i can't wait to get to heaven and hear what real worship music sounds like

7. TV-

i love all the crime shows but after a long day at work what I really like is some mindless TV, you know what I'm talking about

8. Workout-

The past several months, Amy has been generous enough to let me use her membership to The Pilates Studio of Jackson to do real pilates on the reformer machines with the instructors and it's been sooo amazing. It ended the end of the year though and I'm so bummed. It's way too expensive for me to do it on my own though so I'll have to come up with something else. It's COMPLETELY different that the classes they offer at the gym.

9. Pastry-

Not really my thing...

10. Coffee-

I don't drink coffee but I love the smell of it. Poor Jay HATES the smell of it though so anytime we make it for our guests, he's miserable :(

That was fun. Gets me back in the swing of things. :)

P.S. I need help....How do you post pictures in between paragraphs? Like if I want to tell a story about something then put a picture...then tell about something else and put another picture, etc....I can't figure it out...!!!?? Anyone know how??

Can I get another chance??

Ohmigoodness, I know I don't deserve to even tiptoe back into the blogging world but this is going to be such a big year that I know I'm gonna be dying to share it with someone!! So I'm just going to take baby steps back if thats okay!?? I thought my sister was the only one who read this but for the other three of you, I'm gonna TRY to stay on top of this a LITTLE better...no promises though. :) Let me recap on some highlights over the past few months though b/c a lot has kept me busy...

I left off with my sister coming with the boys. We had so much fun and I did ride back with them. We stopped in Pensacola overnight to see our brother and then drove the rest of the way the next day. I spent a few days there and we had a blast! Jonathan changed to a new school that he really likes and we got to play at a really fun park and of course we found time to shop! It's always sooooo hard to leave but we knew we'd see eachother for Thanksgiving.


Jay and I got to host Thanksgiving again this year and it was so much fun. This was my first year as a vegan so I knew it would be a challenge to prepare things that would be safe for me to eat but that nobody would be able to tell were vegan. Mission accomplished! :) My mom brought the turkey and stuffing and I made Candied Lime Sweet Potatoes, Fresh Green Bean Bundles with a Mushroom Sauce and then my brother in law fried some onion strips (that got eaten before dinner...hehe), Apple Corn Bread, then for dessert we had these cute little Pumpkin Whoopie Pies and Turtle Cheesecake that was NOT vegan. It was all soooo yummy and we had so much fun together!!

December 2, I turned 25...Ugh. I was dreading that day. I can't talk about how old I am b/c Jay being 10 years older feels REALLY old but I do feel different this year. I feel like I really need to kick things into gear. Enough about that subject. In early December after COUNTLESS hours and looooooooong night, we FINALLY moved the Ridgeland Amy Head Studio to our new location in the Old Towne District on Jackson Street. It is fabulous and worth all the effort but it was HARD work and we are far from being complete. If you are in the area though, you MUST come by. It is GORGEOUS!!! And I have to brag b/c my husband is the master craftsman behind all of the work in the studio. He and Harold designed everything and Jay built it all. I am so impressed with his talents and he has gone above and beyond what I even knew he was capable of. I can't wait to see what we do in our own studio!

Christmas was fabulous. Jay and I spent the morning together and exchanged way too many gifts and took our time enjoying eachother. I prepared some food to take to my parents house that afternoon so we took our time getting ready and then headed over there. My brother and his fiance and little ones got there that afternoon and we all ate and then opened more presents. We all just enjoyed being together the rest of the evening. They were able to stay through the weekend and left after church on Sunday.

Nothing special to speak of for New Years. Just shared a Midnight Kiss ;)

I've had the week off and don't have to go in until Sat. but I'm going in tomorrow to play catch up before the rush comes in. That, and I am going stir crazy :) I'm such a work-aholic...but at least I can admit it.

I think that about takes care of the highlights! I'm hoping to be back soon :)