wish list wednesday

What am I wishing for this Wednesday?

* This cool print for my house. The colors are great, and look – that’s my name!

* That Jackson had a totally awesome food truck. Maybe with Asian street food! Or just desserts…

* A circle scarf. But I’d of course first need a tutorial on how to operate it.

* That I could tell time. I want a cool watch.

* Another “W” for the Bulldogs tomorrow!

What’s your wish?

feels like monday, but it's tuesday!

Sooooo…

If you’re a Bulldog, you probably had a great Saturday. If you’re a Rebel, probably not so much.

Either way, your tailgate could probably use some of this:

Cereal Candy

1 cup Honeycomb cereal
1 cup Kix cereal
1 cup Cheerios cereal
1 cup Corn Chex cereal
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup m&m’s
1 cup peanuts
1 lb. almond bark

Stir together first 7 ingredients. Melt bark according to package instructions and pour over cereal mix. Stir well to coat. Spread onto a baking sheet covered with wax paper and place in fridge to let harden. Break into pieces and enjoy!

Just so you know, I looked for maroon m&m’s and never found them, but if your school colors are easier to locate, they would work perfectly here. Or even red and green for Christmas!

'til death do us part

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Thanks, Joanna, for sharing this amazing video (and for letting me steal the title of this post from you). If you have a spare 5 or so minutes, watch this beautiful account of Danny and Annie's love story, from their first date through Danny's battle with terminal cancer. I can't imagine anything more wonderful than sharing a love like this. I love you, Ray Ray!

Have a lovely weekend, readers.

And Go Dawgs!

wish list wednesday

What am I wishing for this Wednesday?

* That The Help movie would give me a speaking part today. It’s my big break, people!

* This chandelier. It would have to be in the perfect home and in the perfect room, but I still think it’s awesome.

* Some of these TOMS boots. What do you think?

* Rice Krispies Treats soap! Smells like them, too!

* Nice weather on Saturday for the Bulldogs’ home football opener! Can’t wait!

What’s your wish?

your song

Coming in to work this morning, I heard “Uptown Girl” on the radio. I love Billy Joel, I love that video, and I love that the song itself was written for his then-wife Christie Brinkley. How great to be immortalized in music! And then I got to thinking (dangerous)…If I could pick an artist to write a love song about me, which one would I choose? Here are a few I considered and why…

Paul McCartney. And no, not just because he is a Beatle and pretty much the coolest man alive. There’s a reason his concerts still sell out today, upwards of 40 years after the start of Beatlemania – his music just holds up over time. And he wrote “Maybe I’m Amazed” with Wings, many years after the Beatles broke up, about his wife, Linda, whose death I’m convinced he’s still not over.

Van Morrison. My friend, Alexa, commented to me once in high school that Van Morrison wrote the best love songs. And she was so right. “Crazy Love?” “Brown-Eyed Girl?” “Moondance?” Fuhgeddaboutit.

Otis Redding. If you’ve ever seen Pretty in Pink, this selection should come as no surprise. What girl wouldn’t want someone to lip sync “Try a Little Tenderness” in a record store? Not to mention “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.” Doesn’t it just speak to your soul?

Ray LaMontagne. Y’all know I love him, and the man can write a song. Ok, so “Meg White” is kind of creepy, considering it was written about another musician’s wife, but still. Pretty much all his music is amazing, but “You Are the Best Thing” would make any woman swoon. I know I do.

James Taylor. Again, totally timeless. One of my favorite things about James Taylor: he sounds exactly the same live as he does on his albums – the mark of a true, clean, real talent. Nothing beats “Something in the Way She Moves.”

Dave Matthews. Dave and I go through phases. There was no one I adored more in junior high and high school, then in college he started playing electric guitar and lost his luster to me. I’m coming back around, and it’s mostly due to “You and Me.”

Al Green. Who wouldn’t want to hear “Let’s Stay Together” on the radio and know The Rev wrote it about you? Come ON! Seriously, check out The Rev’s greatest hits album, and tell me you wouldn’t want any of those songs. I dare you.

So, these are just a few that popped into my head this morning; it’s certainly not an exhaustive list, and I’m sure I could come up with many, many more. Who would you add to the list?

And yaya, please don’t say George Strait.

wish list wednesday

What am I wishing for this Wednesday?

* Hackers to leave my facebook alone! I don’t have even have my OWN iPad!

* Some curtains in my bedroom. Olive is an early riser, and that must stop. Now.

* These Frye flats. That color! Are you kidding me? I DIE.

* Another beach trip. This time with sunshine, please.

* The Pioneer Woman’s cookbook. She, like Joy the Baker and that darling dear from youaremyfave, does not know she’s my friend.

What’s your wish?

i like

Have y'all seen these? I debated on whether to share them with you only because I wanted you all to think that I was just really great at styling my own hair.


The Goody Spin Pin. These things are amazing, and for someone with hair as massive as mine, that's saying something. A friend graciously agreed to take down her cute 'do to demonstrate them for me, and needless to say, I went out asap to get some myself. I tested them out this weekend, and they work exactly the way they say they do (hooray for small victories). I of course had to use both of them, but you just gather your hair at the base of your neck or wherever, twist into a bun, twist these little beauties in, and voila! I'm in love. Twist away, ladies!

Mama Jones at the XO house used to call me Cookie Monster because I adore a cookie. So does Kell - probably why we've managed to keep a marriage together for 4 years. A couple of months ago he asked me to make butter cookies. Well, I'd never had a butter cookie, but thanks to his super chef mom, I had the recipe. After a failed attempt ("those don't look like my mom's," says Kell), I think I've finally gotten them down.

Freddie's Rich Butter Cookies

1 cup butter (yep, that's 2 sticks)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla, butter and nut flavoring (this was hard to find. Kell's mom brought us some, and we finally spotted some at the Madison Wal-Mart)
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt

Cream butter; add sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, butter and nut flavoring; beat well. Sift together dry ingredients. Blend with creamed mixture. Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased (remember all that butter) cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned, and you have a happy Kell!