'Autumn Romance' Outfit

I had to put this outfit together -

 I've been in love with these colors lately!

Probably has something to do with it being the start of Fall.

Wear the skirt at your waist with the blouse slightly tucked - FAB.

• Blouse - Alberta Ferretti (here)
• Skirt - Hussein Chalayan (here)
• Watch - Timex (here)
• Shoes - Kelsi Dagger (here)
• Earrings - Monsoon (here)
• Ring - Dara Ettinger (here)

A Simply Fabulous Life

I met an interesting woman last night. 

A very interesting woman - VERY.

We talked about her success and fashionable life..

(which, did I mention, it was oh so interesting?)

Then she said...

"Hey, I love my life. My life is charm."

I swear, I felt a little tingle inside.  

The kind of tingle you feel when you 

hear a song that seems was written

just for you to hear. 

Immediately after we finished talking I decided,

if anyone ever ask me to describe my life in one word

I want to be able to say "My life is charm."

Therefore, I'm going to make sure my life IS charm.

Think about the one word you want your life to be.

I think that once you figure out that word - 

it's easier to make it happen. 

....Now, to make sure I succeed in this,

I need a chandelier over my bathtub.

www.apartmenttherapy.com

I'll take one in every room.

A chandelier is a MUST to be charming.

A Tupelo Finding

A few weeks ago, Johnny and I visited the Tupelo Flea Market.  The Flea Market is only there the first weekend of every month. It's huge. Gigantic! There's always a mixture of junk, frilly hairbows, guns, PUPPIES, and randoms.  Basically, it's a good way to waist some time.  Well, after Johnny pulled me away from the 12th batch of puppies we saw, we stumbled upon an older man's booth.  It had antique green jars, BIG old mason jars, purple glassware... that kind of stuff.  Then John said, "HUN, look." - and he reached in the middle of a cluster of old glass Coke bottles and pulled out a commemorative AU 1983 SEC Championship Coke bottle:

OH yes. We bought it.

•  Do you think it's the absolute coolest thing in the world? Probably not.
•  Can you most likely find it online in 5 seconds? Yep.
•  Is it worth money? Nope.

BUT..... 

Did it make our day? Oh yeah!

One man's junk is another man's treasure.

[so true]

Double The Love

I sure hope you aren't already annoyed with me mentioning the sweet twin boys.  I can't stop posting pictures, I just can't!  ..and I'll go ahead and be honest, it will not be stopping ANYTIME soon.  Turns out that being an aunt is an obsession and addiction.  I have no interest in admitting I have a problem or taking any of the other steps to recover.  Sorry.  BUT if you just love looking at adorable babies, then my obsession should be right up your alley!

If you're having a bad day this should make you smile....

If you're having a good day, this should make it better...

Happy Tuesday!

TOMS vs. BOBS

So, I'm sitting at the house in Tupelo... killing time on the internet while John boy takes a nap.  Then, this commercial comes on- not really paying attention I look up because something is sounding familiar but also different.  "Did I just hear BOB'S shoes? No, no those are TOMS- my hearing is messed up." Nope they are BOBS. Did sketchers really copy TOMS? Yes, yes they did. Am I going to continue to ask and answer my own questions? No, I'm done now.

Anywho, check it out:

Pretty crazy huh?!

C'mon Sketchers! TOMS didn't copy your Shape-Ups!

I mean, they even copied the basic 3-letter man's name made plural...

Ohh welll, at least the outcome is a good one- can't complain about that too much.

Ahh, Family

I just LOVE family time! 

I really [really] do!

Of course family can get annoying, intrusive, bossy, & nosy-

and when these things start happening, you can't wait to get away!

BUT, during the other times....the good times [usually at the first of your arrival]

it's really great! Also, not to brag- but my family IS pretty great :) 

OH, and our family time usually involves a lot of this:

who doesn't love family time?!
[even though you gain 7lbs per fam visit]

They're Finally Here! [L&N]

So, I know I'm late and many of you probably already heard [facebook, duh].... BUT, Liam and Nolan have finally graced us with their presence! Forgive me for pointing out the obvious, but I just love saying it: I am now an Aunt, along with Suellen- my parents are now grandparents - and Rachel is now a Mother! We all are simply IN LOVE with our new titles! They were born on July 25th.  Liam was born at 5:28pm and Nolan at 5:55pm.  Liam Thompson Cummings was 5lbs 8oz and 18in long.  Nolan Galloway Cummings was 5lbs 15oz and 19in long.  They are simply perfect.  I'm sure everyone says that about their brand new nephew(s) - but I MEAN it, and that IS legit.  They are so tiny, adorable, and hilarious.  I drove home to be with the family when Rachel went into labor- but the very next day I had to drive back to Auburn to finish school and take my finals.  That.was.hard! Now, I'm back at home for just a little while- and I'm loving every minute with these two little men! Liam is such an old man.  I think he's going to be the wise, practical, and responsible older brother.  Nolan does what he wants.  He gets fussy when he's hungry and expects to eat pronto- but after 1 minute of eating he passes out. [I mean, we all know that being fed can be so tiring!] Nolan makes the funniest faces while Liam is usually scrunching his eyebrows, as if he is contemplating this whole 'being out in the world' thing.  It's so funny [and amazing] how at such a young age-not even 2wks old- babies start having their own personalities! I just love love LOVE them. I hope this didn't bore you too much ...... b/c it's definitely not the last time you'll hear about them :)

Liam Thompson

Nolan Galloway