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Family Friends and Me

Brunch with the Girls

August 12, 2010
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A few weeks ago, one of my friends invited me and some of her neighborhood ladies over for a brunch at her house and I wanted to share some pics.  Tricia has a beautiful home and is a wonderful hostess.  I’ve shared some of our lunches with you before at Tricia’s house and it is [...]

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NC Lakes and TN Rivers

July 26, 2010
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On the way to my parent’s house in NC, we stopped along the Ocoee River in Tennessee to take a few pics at the dam. The scenery was just beautiful, a perfect photo op spot.
The dam is pretty spectacular in itself.  Powerful and beautiful.  And the stream rushing by the rocks with all that [...]

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Scenes from a NC Mountain House

July 25, 2010
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Lordy-mercy, are ya’ll about to die from this heat wave we’ve got going on?  We are sweltering and if this isn’t dog days of summer, I don’t know what is.
No yardsales for me this weekend, but don’t worry, we’ll still have the party!
How’s your mamernem?   Mine’s just fine, thank you.   Did [...]

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Celebrating Mother’s Day

May 11, 2010
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Once a year, we celebrate our moms and it’s always a special time with my family that I wouldn’t miss for the world. I don’t take these times for granted and know that I won’t always have my mom around to love and enjoy, so we try to make these holidays really memorable.

I went [...]

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Putting it All Together: A Night Out & a Day In

March 16, 2010

Pinch me, just go ahead and pinch me now!

I hardly know where to begin with this big announcement, but I’ll just start off by telling all of you that I’m thrilled (just thrilled)  to be part of a HUGE project with BlogHer and Macy’s and today is the kickoff.  This project will continue through [...]

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Feature Friday: Master Bedroom Makeover

March 12, 2010

My friend, Debbie, finally got her bedroom done.  She’s changed out the linens in here a couple of times in the last few years and finally found something she wouldn’t get tired of so fast.  I think it turned out fabulously.

She will ask my advice on decorating projects, but then again, she [...]

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Southern Beauty Boot Camp

February 1, 2010

Always ready for another fun outing, my friend, Debbie and I opted for the Southern Beauty Boot Camp that one of my blog friends, Shannon, holds about once a month or so right here in Birmingham. Shannon had invited us to sign up and come and we finally made it last weekend. The [...]

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