Real Life: Live & Unscripted

Magic City Classic 2009 (VERY PICTURE HEAVY)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!!! Y'all ready!??!

The Magic City Classic is THE NUMBER ONE BLACK COLLEGE CLASSIC IN THE COUNTRY!!!

  

Just a puff of smoke lol.

 
You KNOW you are in for a good time with the "bruhs" that wear purple and gold are next to you lol

  

Gotta start off right!!! lol. BTW, I was at THREE different tailgates lol. TALK ABOUT FUN! LOL

 
THe kids gotta "catch up" lol

 
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT! LOL

 
Those chickens are standing at attention! LOL

 
Havin a little fun lol

 
Heyyyyyyyyyyy Marvin lol. My brother didn't want me to take that pic lol

 
Food in one hand...cup in the other lol. That's how we do it lol.

 
This pic is more for my mom than anyone else lol. Jaelyn was sooo not happy lol.  Y'all locals should know who that is lol. The Smitherman's have been close with my family for yearssssssssssssssssssss.

 
  

 
 
A TV Crew from ESPN was there and came over to see us lol...did anyone see us on TV? LOL

 
She still not happy...notice the neckwarmer, she JACKED? Ummmhmm <_<

 
Let the games begin!!!! Alabama A&M

    

Alabama State

The Bands...

 
 

  

AAMU KILLED IT ON THE FIELD!!!! THE WHOLE FREAKIN BAND MOONWALKED!!!!!!!! THE. WHOLE. BAND! It was "tight" lol.
 
Ok...I'm so not an ASU fan, but the drummajors KILLED IT!!! The band sucked but the drummajors...they DID THAT!

 

Myspace type pics?? SURE....

 
 

Wanna see some kids?

 
 
He was SO knocked out lol.  But when he woke up and realized his mom didn't have him and I did!?!? My lil nephew acted a fool lol.

 
The Fellas lol

 
Lil Bulldogs lol...

AAMU WINS AGAIN!!!! LOL

 
I LIVE FOR THE 5th Quarter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (That's after the game, when the non-band heads leave...the two bands play back and forth for a while...LOVES IT!)

 
Kayla was SO beyond happy. She LOVES the Dancin' Divas! LOL

 
**teehee**

 
What has HE been drinking lol

 
FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE LOL...that's a fish fry gone wrong lol.

 
LOL Fire Department anyone? LOL

 
I can't BELIEVE my nephew is almost 16 **faints**

 
WHAT!???????????? LOVE HOT SAUSAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ummm Eileen?? LOL ;)

 
Umm after being up and out since 7-ish am...yeah..he was POOPED lol.

  

He got a ride to the car lol.

GTFOOH CLASSIC 2009 EDITION

Ok I know y'all ready lol

 
Why he got on his Easter suit..IN THE RAIN!?!?!?

 
Chick in the middle.....umm WHY does she have on a belt???

  

Ummm. Yeah ok. OH BTW...it was really cool that morning...in the rain...ummhmm

 
**sigh**

 
SMH

And this was all BEFORE we even got INTO the game!

  

Chick with the belt on.....I WISH I could have gotten a better pic...

 
******CAPTION THIS****** lol Look how she looking at him lol...he loves blue... in his hair AND it matches his jacket lol.

 
Girl in the green pants was SO COLORFUL!!! I wish y'all could have seen her shoes!! SMH.

 
Bobby B.ro.w.n is that you!?!?! Bobbbaaaaayyyyyyyyyy his had a gooooddddddd whop lol. Isn't that what that haircut is called? What year is this? LOL I'm not going back to the 80's lol

But the lady that took the cake?!?!?!

 
TALK ABOUT SCHOOL SPIRIT!!!!

Ok...how is that for a Friday Post?! LOL

Y'all have a SUPERB weekend!! Stay safe!

Toodles!

More fun lol.

I'm playing catch up (STILL) with the blog! LOL

A couple weekends ago, we had a fish fry at the house lol

 

Two big boxes of fish and 5 lbs of fries later.....

  

That was the only pic I managed to get lol...of the food anyway lol

  

 
LOL he KILLED that Pepsi lol. Tyler is my little buddy lol

 
 

I don't play monopoly. AT ALL. Patrick and Big Marc stopped me from liking that game YEARS ago...like Jaelyn was a toddler lol. Yep. I do NOT play.

 

  

  

Ain't they cuteeeeeeeeee lol.

 
 
 
LOVE that last pic! They were KNOCKED out lol.

OHHH We played Table Topics...TOO MUCH FUN lol. We did the "regular' one while the kids were up, then when they went up stairs, we pulled out the couples edition lol. LEMME tell you, if you aren't in a STRONG solid relationship lol, you might not want to ask these questions lol. They were too much fun lol.  I learned a LOT about my friends lol....from Timberlands, to ties, and shiny shirts, candle wax, spaghetti strings, see thru, baby oil....yeah buddy lol. HILARIOUS. I already know what I will be giving folks for Christmas lol.

The weekend before (I think) we went out and had a good time lol

 
My little cousins walked up in there and I was like whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa lol. They made me feel SO old lol. Even though they are 23 and 27...just still lol.

  

Alrighty...that's it lol.

Toodles!

AAMU Homecoming 2009

I can't BELIEVE I am JUST now taking these pics off my camera!!! This is SO late..ESPECIALLY with Classic RIGHT around the corner lol.

We had a BALL this year..but BOY DID IT RAIN!!!!

 
Let me start off by saying, I DID look halfway decent before the rain started lol....keep that in mind mmmkay? LOL

 

 

The bands...Arkansas Pine Bluff

  

  

Just a snippet of AAMU. LOVE the band...lawd.

Now the fun stuff lol. Marvin just so happened to be in the tent NEXT to ours lol. That has NEVER happened. We had too much fun. The kids used his truck as shelter during the rain. It was MUDDY by the end of the night. Had my nieces and nephews calling him Uncle Marvin before the day was over lol.

  

The kids had a ball. It rained SO much, it was SOOOOOO muddy. Many a shoes were RUINED lol

  

  

Look at Jaelyn showing her true colors lol

 
LOL look at that face! LOL

 
 
Those are Kayla shoes lol. Can you see her socks!? FILTHY. My SIL and I had to make a run to Walmart the following Sunday morning to buy ALL the kids new shoes lol. NO ONE had any extra lol. Mine were ruined lol. I wore flip flops home lol.

These guys are a mess lol. We missed Patrick SO much. Classic is gonna be HARD.

 

I love Kristy's t-shirt. I want one lol.

 

Glad to see Patrick's sister there... :)

 

 

I wasn't drinking lol. Marvin was trying to make it LOOK like I was lol. Ummmhmm you should see the pic on HIS camera lol.

 

A good time was had by all. Mud and all. OH and I WILL buy me a pair of rain boots and keep them with me at all times. That is all.

  

I promise, I know about 10 people named Keisha lol.

 

This is the biggest dummy alive. SO CRAZY, but SO MUCH FUN LOL. He and his wife are a PERFECT match lol.

  

Craziest BIL on the planet. Add the above guy to the picture!?!?? PURE COMEDY.

  

PLENTY of good food. The rain stops no one lol.

 

Now for the crazies....

This year I was off my game lol. I will come with it for Classic lol...

 
Yep, her hair was PURPLE.

 

I WISH I could have gotten a front view of this lol. I try to not be so obvious but umm yeah lol. There was NO way to get it lol. TRUST me when I tell you it was a HOT mess lol.

 
So is this what's up now!? Just throw on a shirt and some shoes!? Ummm no thanks.

 
The front of this was WAY worse than the back. Keep in mind it was POURING down raining and kinda chilly...

 
ummm. yeah. that is all.

 
The thing that makes this SOOOOOOOOOOO funny is that she KEPT pulling her shirt down. Girl get somewhere and "satdown".

 
Ok, so is this the new thing now!? Keeping your tags on your clothes!? I saw sooooooooooooooooo many folks with their tags still on. ESPECIALLY on Polo stuff. Someone enlighten me.

Alright folks..that's it! LOL

Toodles!

Learn to crochet party lol

Lawd, Y'all I didn't realize I am SOOOOO behind in posts lol. I have a LOT of reviews, food, and just STUFF now scheduled to post lol.

OKKKK this weekend I decided to throw a "learn to crochet party" lol. We had TOO MUCH FUN! LOL

Family, Friends, and food always equals a GOOD TIME!! LOL

I forgot to take a pic of all the food lol. Y'all know I love to have folks over and I love to cook and bake! We had potato soup, fruit, cheese cake, and just party foods lol.

  

Just a shot of everybody busy lol. At this point, we realized the book we had wasn't working...had to pull out the laptop lol. Thank GOD for youtube lol.

  

Kayla got a little one on one support lol.

then she was good to go...

 

  

Jaelyn was working away....

  

So was Zanete....

  

and Shun.... we were kinda doing our own thing and looked back up at Shun and her chain was long enough to JUMP ROPE WITH! LOL

 
and yes Jaelyn did jump rope with it. HILARIOUS LOL.

 
Some point during the night, the Nuvo came out lol. Making everything even more hilarious lol. ESPECIALLY those that weren't drinking. *AHEM* lol.

  

The beads came out lol. SOMEBODY had a good time lol.

We had a goooooooooooood time. Laughs all around. Next party will be at my moms lol. She told us to bring the sewing machines lol.

THAT will be PURE comedy! LOL

Toodles!

A little family picnic...

This weekend we had a little picnic at Oak Mountain State Park . It is really a gorgeous, gorgeous place. I love doing things as a family. It's my hope and prayer that we will continue to have a great relationship with the kids the older they get, and they'll never get "too grown" to want to do things with us as a family. Shoot...I'm almost 32 and LOVE doing stuff with my mom and dad so there is hope right? LOL

 

I just thought this was pretty....green Alabama water and all lol.

The kids had a good time running around and playing...

 

 

 

They decided to "pose" for a few pics...

 

 

 

 

At some point, he decided to pour water over his face...to cool off lol

 

Love the look on Aj's face here, sunglare and all !!!

After a little playing we finally unpacked our basket,cooler and blankets...

Quilt is getting some great usage lol

We grabbed some of the food...

 

 

 

YUMMM lol. Of course there were chips, snack cakes and capri suns lol. Sometimes its nice to just pig out lol.

 

 

I don't know what they were yapping about but I loved seeing them together like this...NO fussing or fighting lol

 

Told y'all Aj said he was hot lol. I cropped Tony out because he was hot too ;)

I laid back and took a little nap lol

 

What I saw when I turned over lol

 

That was my view lol. Isn't is gorgeous lol.

 

I actually love this picture lol.I ended up putting the basket on top of our little cooler because ants kept trying to take it away lol.

We met another family out there and it was amazing...the oldest daughter was 13 and the younger one was 9 lol

 

The two nine year olds became good friends FAST....they shared in a game of hide and seek lol

Can you believe Jaelyn played too!? LOL

 

Once they exchanged phone numbers it was OVER lol. It amazed me how much these two were alike lol. I was looking at two Kayla's lol. They do and say some of the same stuff lol.

The oldest two exchanged "cell phone numbers" lol

I saw these and HAD to get a pic...

 

 

I'm in love with all things red after I saw those red doors lol.

We had a really good time and managed to make it home before the storm hit lol.

That's it for me!
Y'all have a good one!
Toodles!

Kwik Sew 3333 and weekend update.....

Kwik sew 3333

I wouldn't have ever seen this pattern had it not been for Subversive Sewer's blog! That is one thing I LOVE about blogging lol. Ya just get so much inspiration! LOL

Pattern Description:
Misses' dresses are very close-fitting, have a slightly dropped waist, and flared skirt. View A is strapless and has stitched elastic at the top edge.

Pattern Sizing:
xm-xl
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?
Yes

Were the instructions easy to follow?
I didn't use them.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?
If I could do anything differently, I would have used a wider elastic instead of what the pattern called for. I think it would have given it a smoother finish. IMO.

Fabric Used:
Jersey

Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made:
I underlined the bodice using the same fabric because the jersey I used was thin.

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?
I doubt if I will sew it again this season but I highly recommend it.

I think I'm done with maxi dresses for the season lol. This was the last one I REALLY wanted to make lol. I'm doing pants, pants, and MO PANTS now lol.

I just saw that I was/am Pattern Review Feature Member! Neato!

We celebrated Tony B'day Friday night / Saturday morning with a bunch of his/our friends lol...

Marvin made a pit stop.....I love my brothers lol...

So did Andre...who should have shaved *ahem* lol

Getting our laugh on lol

Gettin our dance on lol

I had a GOOD time....had to get my swerve on lol

My folks....GOOD PEOPLE....love em dearly!

T-Boneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol Drove all the way from DENVER! lol

My girlsssssssssss lol

 

 

LOVE this picture!

Sam is STUPID. Seriously lol.

Y'all already know how I feel about those shades....indoors...no comment.

 

One of the group shots lol. Derrick (in the wheelchair) was injured when they were in highschool and when I tell you he is silly!?!? I DO MEAN SILLY LOL.

We had such a good time. ALL NIGHT LONG lol. LITERALLY.

Alright y'all have a good one!

Toodles!

Patrice came to visit meeeeeee :-) (PICTURE HEAVY)

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww lol Y'all know Patrice is my best good friend (said in my BEST Forest Gump voice lol)

I was so happy to have her in my lil town ;-)

It was so good to have Patrice here. Y'all just don't know lol.
Of course we ate lol...


We went out for drinks....

She met my folks....and laughed because my parents eat fish at 2am lol

 

We went to paint ceramic pottery

 

TOOOOOOOOOO many choices lol

 

HAVING FUNNNNNNNNNNN lol

 

 

 

We met Kisha for lunch....

 

 

and we ateeeeeeeeee lol

We went to hancock....

 

Had a fun night out....

 

We had to improvise....the original plan ummm didn't work out lol

 

Had some drinks and more food lol

 

We learned how to play phase 10 and we are ALL HOOKED!!! LOL

We went to the Juneteenth Celebration  (Click the link to brush up on your history ;) held at historic Kelly Ingram Park and had a really good time! Wanna see more pics?? SUREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE lol.

 

 

 

And of course....we ate lol

 

LOL we were able to visit the 16th Street Baptist Church

 

The kids really enjoyed Mrs.Patrice :-) ( I think she enjoyed them too) LOL

 

 

The kids got their face painted...

 

 

 

And did some playing lol....

 

I think Aj is tired lol

 

We left to go get sno-balls as she calls them lol. WE call it shaved ice lol

 

 

Fun times fun times! LOL

Took a little breather....and went to my FAVORITE PLACE:

Yep...Sips N Strokes! LOL

 

WE LAUGHED AND LAUGHED AND LAUGHED AND LAUGHED SOME MORE! LOL

Zanete came and since she was coming ANDRE wanted to come. OMG. I did NOT want him to come at first because it was just gonna be all women lol. baaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbyyy he kept us ROLLING!!! lol I'm so glad he came :-)

 

My mom is HILARIOUS...Zanete had some wine she wanted momma to try...she took a SIP out of water bottle top. TOO FUNNY lol

 

It was SO funny when it was time to make our woman look like "us" lol. LAWD all the different shades of brown....whewwwww at one point Andre woman was GREEN lol.

 

 

We wrapped up the weekend with more crafty goodness lol

She taught me to make pecan candy...

 

AND OMG she taught me to make SOAP!!!!! I am SO HOOKED!! LOL

 

Y'all will def see more of this! LOL Y'all already know I have an addictive personality....HUSH lol don't judge me lol

Thanks for coming to see me Mrs. Patrice! LOL Love ya much!!!

That's it for me!! LOL

Toodles!!!

Weekend wrapup...Atlanta Edition lol.

SOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much....where in the WORLD do I start!?!?

Friday I headed over to Atlanta...

First stop Gail K Fabrics.

 You know what?!!? I forgot to take a good pic of what I got lol. I'll have to take one and post it this week.

I met Carla and just had fun touching all the fabrics lol.

After I took a QUICK power nap I met with the fabulous Fergie

She picked me up from my brothers place and gave me this lovely bottle of wine...ummmhmmm can't wait to break it open lol

We headed over to The Strip and had a fabulous time!

 

Hey, what was the name of that sauce?!?!?!?! I can't remember lol.

I had such a great time with you!!

Saturday. Talk about system overload!!!!

STITCHES WAS AMAZING!!!
 
I didn't really know what to expect lol. The only thing I DID NOT LIKE was the fact that you couldn't REALLY take pics inside. SO much interesting people and stuff to see!!!

It didn't really become real to me until I parked next to a car that had the tag "K2TOG" LOL I got REALLY excited then! LOL

I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad to FINALLY meet Robin We had a BLAST! She was such a good tour guide lol, and fun to hang out with. I was sooooo giddy and just silly the entire time lol.

Either I am TALL (which I'm not lol) or Robin is SHORT lol which she is lol. She is soooo nice and has soooo much knowledge about all things yarn and knitting. Just amazing!

I got soooooooooo many compliments on my green gable! Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! LOL

Love this pic of her lol

Soooooooooooo what did I get!??

I went with this project in mind....

 

This gorgeous Orange LOVE Bamboo Fibers & Silk. This stuff feels SOOOOOOOOO good. This will be my first project from Custom Knits. It will also be my first time doing cables lol. I CAN DO THIS! LOL

 

I have NEVER purchased a pattern book for ONE PATTERN. But I did this time. I fell in LOVE with this top!! I was even able to try it on! SOOO cute. I hope I can do it justice lol. The yarn is Berroco Palace 50% Merino wool 50% Silk.

 

I KEPT walking past this booth. I LOVED the knitted sample (seeing projects knitted up is a WINNER!!!! LOL) I loved that!

I broke down and got it lol. Here is a link so you can see the top better...

Thalia

The yarn is Silk Noil. This feels soooooooooooo good.

Guess I'm figuring out I love silk and bamboo yarns lol.

This one is for a special project to be talked about MUCH later lol

 

That's it for me!!! I guess that's enough huh!? LOL

Y'all have a good one!

Toodles!

Field Trip...Field Trip!!! Oh, and weekend wrap-up lol.

Anytime my mom and I travel more than an hour with the girls we call it a field trip. Complete with snacks and all lol.

We set out early to a new and undiscovered fabric store. Now it's new to us but it has been around a WHILE lol. We already can't wait to go back lol.

I grabbed my "project sheet" lol (I just took the pattern envelope picture and made it smaller and put the fabric yardage under each picture. It REALLY helped to have a visual of each pattern. I will do this EVERY SINGLE TIME I go in the fabric store)

This store was small but PACKED TO THE GILLS!!!!!!!! It was awesome! THe prices?!!? INSANE! SUPER reasonable!!!!!


 

HEre is a peek at their linens....OMG. They are FABULOUS! Such great quality linens. *sigh* lol At super fabulous prices. LAWD lol.
 

Then there was this whole other room that we didn't even explore. I sent Kayla to take a pic while I was getting my fabric cut lol.

What did I get!??!?!!

Ooookkkkkk, that floral is SO GORGEOUS IRL. OMG. The polka dots are what the girls picked out, the white has white stripes in it (shirting fabric), and that turquoise is linen for a dress for Jaelyn, that green multi print!?!? LOVEEEEESSSSSSSSS IT.

These are ALL linens. That redish/orange at the bottom is SO fabulous!!!!

 

Ahhhhhhh this demin...I didn't really get a good pic of it but it has this sheen/shine to it and it is TDF. I don't know WHAT I'm going to make with it but it has a good stretch to it also. I fell in love with it. The green is a stretch cotton poplin. This stuff feels FANTASTIC. LOVE IT :-)

They did NOT have a selection of knits. Y'all know I could sew and wear knits all day every day but I was ok with all my woven purchases lol.

I purchased almost 30 yards of fabric...that's ok though isn't it Carolyn? LOL

After the fabric store we went to the mall and did a little shopping with the girls....

 

 

Left the mall and headed over to a local spot to grab some grub...

   

 

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. OMG.

 

She was TI-RED lol. Just LAID out in the back seat lol.

Sunday Jaelyn was in a Tea at Church...

 

All the kids really dress up for it. Kayla and Aj weren't in it...THIS year lol.

 

My lil cousin Raymond :-)

We chilled out Sunday night, played some games on the Wii and just relaxed.

I've been busted about not posting any food pics soooooo I have some that I have stored up lol. I will get those to publish this week lol.

Alright! Ya'll have a SUPERB Monday!

Toodles!

Ahhhhh Happy Monday!!

Did you guys have a good weekend?

Did you get any snow!? As you can see we enjoyed our "dust" lol

I am SO glad it is March! I plan to chill most of the month lol. February is always a busy month for us lol.

We had Jaelyn's birthday party Saturday night and they all had a great time!!!

Lookie at my big girl lol

 

She had on this cute little belt that came off sometime during the evening....along with her jewelry lol

 

Pretty decorations!

 

 

Pretty cake....

 

Oops...didn't realize it was turned the wrong way until we started cutting it lol.

      

NO party is complete without her "big uncle" Corey came too but I forgot to get his pic lol  

 

Thirsty much? LOL

 

 

Make a wish!!!

 

 

Where is Jaelyn?! LOL

 

The kids had a great time! There was another room set up like a "club" so it was wayyyy too dark to take pics, but with all the loud music and kids screaming and dancing...yeah I didnt want to go in there anyway lol. Tony and Patrick posted up to make sure the guys were on their BEST behavior lol. It was SO funny lol.

 

And her favorite gift of the night?!?! LOL

 

She had a sleep over but I was so tired when we got home,I forgot to take pics! LOL

Y'all have a SUPERB day today!!!

Toodles!

Scrappy goodness and we have SNOW!!! LOL

No Layouts but I do have new product! LOL

I got my hands on the new thickers!! YAY! LOL

Anna Griffin has some great new goodies out.... I LOVE these little journaling notebooks!!




And the vellum quotes!?!? TDF! I am gonna get SO much use out of these!!!

In other scrappy news,  I am going to be designing for The Soulology Project! I can not WAIT to get started on this!! I hope you guys will hop on over and sign up. A lot of us scrappers don't scrap much about ourselves. This will be a GREAT way for you to get started! I'm so excited I can't wait!!

Now for the snow pics! YAY lol

 

 

 

Even Tony got in on the fun lol

 

The kids are having a ball lol

My neighbor took a pic of me taking a pic of her lol. I am sure I look a HOT MESS! LOL  kinda GTFOOH bad lol.

 

Sled anyone!? LOL My neighbor pulled out a pool! LOL too funny lol

 

Crutches, snow and hills don't mix lol.

Gary took to "rolling" the kids lol

 

Jaelyn refused to go down lol...

Kayla however embraced her roll lol

This is one of those times that I'm glad my kids aren't big yet. They really love the "dusting" lol

That's all I have for you guys! Hope you have a great day!

Toodles!!!

New Orleans 2009 (PICTURE HEAVY) lol

Whhewww let's play catch up shall we?

Every year Tony and I take a trip for our anniversary...

This year since my anniversary and Patrice anniversary are SO close together, we decided to take a joint trip. I AM SO GLAD WE DID!!!

WE HAD SO MUCH FREAKING FUN!!!!

What did we do?

EAT...

DRINK....

EAT.....

EAT.....

Drink...

AND EAT SOME MORE! LOL

This is my favorite picture of us! They are funny as hell lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THERE IS SUCH A HILARIOUS STORY BEHIND THIS PICTURE! LMAO! LOL

Me no likey food that has eyes. That is all. That is the stuff nightmares are made of.

That was the HOTTEST corn I have ever had in my LIFE! I don't do REAL spicy food but DAMN! It was good but my lips were on FIRE!

It was SO COLD! LOL I bought a sweatshirt from walgreens! LOL

THEY KILT that! LOL

 

 

We just HAD to call Stacey! She makes the 3 Michelle's complete lol.

I did get a few pics of us "boo-ed" up lol

**note to self, next time wear DARK jeans lol**

 

I even got the guys to take some pics lol **eyeroll** they are crazy lol

 

And a few of me and Patrice lol

 

New Orleans does NOT agree with my hair lol. I had to take the sash OFF my shirt and do a make-shift head band lol.

 

What in the world were you eating? LOL

Some randoms lol

Tony had a MAJOR case of the "itis" when we got to Patrice Grandma house lol.

These guys were great! AND HILARIOUS! LOL

**THIS MAN** Could say Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaby to me ALL.DAY. LONG lol. He was SO funny and nice lol.

I made some new friends lol *ahem* lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I won't tell y'all how three policemen came to our room around 3:30-ish in the morning while we played UNO lol. Nawww y'all don't wanna know about that lol.

Time to say goodbye! LOL

We had a blast hanging out with you guys! LOL

TOODLES!

Woooo Hoooo! It's MONDAY!!!!

I LOVE Monday's!!!! I have a list of things I need to get accomplished this week so I will be BUSY.

Let me go ahead and break the news....remember green gable that was knitting up oh so lovely? LOL

Your eyes do not deceive you lol.

I threw it in the trash. WHY?

LAWD! I tried it on once I separated the sleeves and never did look in the mirror. Just kinda looked down, saw it fit and took it off and kept knitting.

WELL I was ALMOST finished with it (was knitting for length) and I decide to try it on again and send a pic to Patrice. LAWD when I saw it on me!??! The lace section was just JACKED UP! It didn't continue all the way over to the right side. When I say I BAWLED!?? I didn't notice it was messed up until I looked at it on me lol.

A picture is worth a THOUSAND WORDS! LOL SERIOUSLY!
I BAWLED!! I felt so bad. I just threw it away.

I do believe the yarn I used has bad juju lol. Remember when I tried to do Rusted Root a while back?? That was the yarn I used! I tried to do a couple other projects that did NOT turn out right lol. IT IS THE YARN!!! LOL

Imma get some more yarn and do it again, and it will NOT be red lol.

MOVING ON..... lol.

Thursday Night I went to Sips N Strokes yet again and had a blast! This time I talked my mom into going lol

 

She was all happy paying for her class lol

I got there early to make sure I could grab seats for all of us and I was surprised when I saw they already had us set up!

 

What does that sign say? LOL

 

Wooo hooo lol that's for us lol.

 

Momma was just painting away lol...with her left handed self lol.

 

One of us together lol

 

Didn't she do a great job for her first time? I think her painting was the best of the group!

And here is a group shot lol

 

We REALLY had fun! My mom enjoyed all the ladies and the ladies enjoyed her. She kept cracking up about something or another lol. I finally got to meet Neecha and  Kisha was there too lol. Maybe now she will update her blog lol.

We aren't painting this month. We have something else planned lol. Wheew chile lol.

Jaelyn was also in a play Thursday night and Tony being the wonderful father he is, went and had a good time lol. Cheryl also sent me a couple pics since I wasn't there! YAY! LOL

Friday night I went to a book signing at Books A Million where the one and only E. Lynn Harris was there signing his new book!

 

He is REALLY silly lol.  I have hat hair so ya gotta excuse that lol.

 

And he was REALLY nice. He seemed sincere. It was fun meeting him!

While I waited in line, the kids played in the kids area and picked out some new books.

 

 

 

Jaelyn actually started on her book while we were there and finished it on Saturday. I guess it was REALLY good lol.

Saturday my mom and I took the girls shopping.  *sigh*

 

 

I HATE CLAI.RE'S. SERIOUSLY.

But the girls loved it and I guess that is all that matters lol.

We also went to Fore.ve.r 21 and a few other stores and they really had a good time.

Mom and I went to Hancock too. I actually purchased some spring fabric! It was strange buying fabric but I can get used to it again lol.

Sunday was our Anniversary/Superbowl party lol. We had a house full and SO MUCH FUN! LOL

 

Verdi is soooo good to me lol. And that was NOT all of it lol.

 

Gotta love the budlight. Too bad I don't drink beer. And we had regular BL, but there wasn't enough room for everything in my fridge lol, and my fridge is kinda on the large size I think lol.

Yep that is Kool-aid for the kids. It's not gonna kill 'em lol.

 

Tony was handling that grill! LOL

Y'all see that apron? He made that in the 10th grade lol. He STILL wears it when he cooks lol.

 

He kilt it lol. I did the inside cooking stuff, he did the outside lol.

And since it was our anniversary I made him a red velvet cake. I make it for him every year lol.

It's gone lol.

Along with all the food and drink lol.

Successful party! LOL

Alright, this got REALLY long...LOL

Hope y'all have a SUPERB Monday!

Toodles!!!!

An addiction and a pattern review :-)

My name is Adrienne and I am SERIOUSLY addicted to Sips N Strokes!!

I went with a few of my girlfriends the other night and we had a blast. They WERE virgins to the entire thing but ummm not any more and yes they are addicted lol.

Kristy was so proud of her work, she kept sending pics to her husband lol

Tamika was doing the SAME thing lol

Kristy thought she was Picasso...you could't tell her ANYTHING lol. She was ready to go back the next night lol

Overall we had a FAB time lol. And I PROMISE I will try not to paint another martini glass lol. I just really like them lol.

Pattern Review:

McCall 5746

My inspiration for this dress was this one by Michael Kors

Pattern Description: Dresses A, B, C are slim-fitting and have lined bodice, front and back darts, back slit and back zipper; dress A has collar with pleats, self carrier and contrast tie ends; dress B has collar with pleats and cap sleeves; dress C has gathered sleeves and ribbon belt; lengths are 1" above mid-knee.

Pattern Sizing: 14-16

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Yes Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes, until you got to the cowl. I didn't like the way they had you make the pleats.

What did you particularly like  or dislike about the pattern? I love the entire pattern...EXCEPT the cowl construction.

Fabric Used: Wool Crepe

Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made: The only thing I did differently was the cowl construction. I followed the directions to the "T" with this and I didn't like the cowl construction. I used wool crepe and it's pretty thick. The guide sheet tells you to make the pleats in the cowl once you attach it. I tried that and found it impossible to sew down. It was too thick. I ended up folding it down and sewing it in the seam. You can see a picture of that HERE It could have been something I was doing wrong, but that just didn't work for me.

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? I HIGHLY recommend this pattern. I LOVE it and the darts are so slimming. You can see the darts better HERE Excuse all the wrinkles lol. I took it out of my suitcase and put it on the dressform so I could a review :-)

Conclusion: GREAT pattern!!! I really want the sleeveless version! LOL

Simplicity 4539....A Review and some other stuff lol

(I AM ON THE HUNT FOR SOME DRAGON BALL Z FABRIC. IF ANYONE HAPPENS TO SEE ANY ONLINE WOULD YOU  PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSE LET ME KNOW!?!?!?) And no I'm not about to make a dragon ball z dress lol.

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Yesterday I went painting with Erica B. and we had a goooood time. She even got me to try a new red wine lol.  I liked it lol.  Here are a couple of pics:

and the masterpiece lol...do not be blown away at my painting abilities lol.....as I LAUGH at myself lol. ffffuuunnyyyy lol

and my shot from the hip...I'm seriously loving this challenge!!!

And now a review: lol

OOP Simplicity 4539

Fabric:
Jersey

Pattern Description:
Misses Knit Tops

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?
Yes

Were the instructions easy to follow?
I didn't even use the instructions. It was three pieces.

What did you particularly like  or dislike about the pattern?
I love the cowl neck of this. I think it is so flattering on me.

Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made:
None

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?
Yes! I think this is a great top to have in your wardrobe and I plan on making a couple more. I highly recommend it if you can get your hands on one. It is OOP.

Conclusion:
Great pattern, easy to put together, fantastic wardrobe builder!

I love how Kayla got a picture of me "adjusting" lol Excuse the wrinkles, I'd been dressed and gone all day.

That's it guys! Hope you have a great day!!!