Party Like It's 1929

This weekend was my friend, Jo's 29th birthday party. It was '20s themed with The Great Gatsby in the background, '20s themed food (including pineapple upside down cake..yum) and a prohibition bar...fully stocked, of course :). I wore a flapper dress, broke out the fishnet stockings, and donned a feather headpiece. Quite fabulous, if I do say so myself. Happy birthday, my fabu friend!!!

Me, Phaedra, Elliot

Me and Lauren (her dress & hat were true '20s vintage) Me and the birthday girl

I'm not sure what I was so focused on, but you can see my sequin / feather headpiece

...and one to leave you with :)

Some Days Are a Total Waste of Make Up

• It took me a good 20 minutes to back out of my parking space this morning. Snow cramps my style.
• I flinch and close my eyes when the car in front of me splashes water or chunks of slushy snow on my windshield as if it’s going to smack me right in the face.
• However, when a little black Ford Fusion driven by a blonde girl texting on her iPhone cuts you off and you have to slam on your breaks and the snow from the roof of your car falls onto your windshield and blocks the entire thing and you have to stop your car in the middle of MacArthur Blvd, during lunch hour, and get out and scrape it off, the danger of that slush actually making contact with your face is VERY real. Take my word for it.
• Contradiction : When a Taho is barreling toward my back end at lightening speed, I yell “Get off my a**…this is TEXAS. We don’t know how to drive in this crap!!” On the other hand, I yell “Oh My GAAAWWWW!!!! MOOOOOOVVVEEEEE!” to the car driving 10 mph in front of me.
• I had a lovely conversation with a lady at the post office regarding my sequined Converse sneakers. She asked if I had made them as an art project. Lady, I’m incapable of cutting paper in a straight line. I would have slit my wrists before I sat down and stitched sequins on not one, but two size 8 sneakers.
• I need to buy stamps. The only ones available for purchase at the post office had a picture of 2 gold wedding bands tied together on a white satin ribbon. GAG. Thanks, but I’ll wait until you’re back in stock on the Bart Simpson ones.
• I ordered a flapper dress online. That’s right…I’ll be donning a black and gold fringed frock for a ‘20s themed birthday party next weekend.
• It’s annual review time here in the land of arts and crafts. I spend 2 days cataloging all of my awesome accomplishments from the fiscal year 2009 and quantifying contributions to a multi-million dollar business only to look forward to having someone tell me what I need to work on. *sigh*
• I think I figured out why I’m fat. When you throw away a McDonalds cup in the trash can while waiting in the drive through line at Chic-fil-a, there might be a problem.
• I saw an African American woman driving a PT Cruiser with an African American antenna head on it. The head had on a ‘do rag and sunglasses. I wonder if she has any white friends.
• A tree broke from the weight of the snow last night. It was right outside my window. A woman screamed. I laughed.
• That’s all. Happy Friday. Go to Michaels and have something framed.

Ava's First Snow Day

This little girl had her first experience with this white, fluffy, cold stuff last night. Did she :

A) Sniff, a little curious, but generally enjoying herself

B) Hop through it like a cute little rabbit

C) Run with her nose down to the ground and throwing snow up and catching it

OR

D) Stand there and look at me like I was punishing her, growl when I tried to grab her interest by throwing snow in her face, run through my legs, and pee in the breezeway

Yep, you guessed it. She was mad at me for the better part of the night. She HATED the snow. I can't imagine where her diva complex comes from!!

It's Fabulous!!

This thing looks beautiful! The picture doesn't even do it justice!! Long way from under my bed, still in the FedEx envelope it was mailed in!!

A little detail shot...

It's Official

I have gray hair. I can't even find them all to pull them out anymore. It shows, no matter where my hair is parted. It's impossible to hide anymore. I'm not ready. I'm not ready to budget in hair coloring once a month. I'm not ready to be seen as "that lady" instead of "that girl". I already feel a little weird thinking "those kids", Tim Teebow and Graham Harrell are cute.
Does this mean I'm a real grown up?
Crap.

In other news, I spilled coffee creamer (hazelnut) on my finger this morning. I gagged. The maintenance man laughed at me. It wasn't funny.

Things I Love About My New Gig

I got a new job (for those of you who don't know). I'm working for a company that my company owns, doing Business Development. Well, a week into my new role, my new boss quit. I'm flying solo, but finding it a lot more challenging - which is exactly what I needed!!!

Here's just a short list of things I'm liking...so far :

• Hazlenut creamer for coffee in the break room


• My cute new coffee mug from Anthropologie


• HUGE desk


• My "other" boss is awesome


• Mistakes are viewed as "Lessons Learned"


• Great collaborative team


• People laugh, smile, and go out to lunch


• People leave at 5:00 pm (actually 4:59, but I'm not the clock police)

........and the best perk yet????

This little guy is getting a make over :

Oh Christmas Tree!

Won't be making a live appearance this year due to a long...i mean awesome...trip to Alabama. *Love you, Sissy.

So, it will have to suffice to put it up electronically. So.....happy decorating! :)