Christmas Decorations

I always thoroughly enjoy decorating for Christmas! I definitely get this from my Mom and Grammy. They both go all out!! Mom's house is gorgeous right now!! She should be featured in one of the Christmas homes tour because her house is just breathtaking with all of the decorations. Mom has 3 trees in her house: Her fancy huge ginormous tree that's very Christmas store looking, her all snowman tree, and then her 'special ornaments' tree. These aren't little trees that sit on a table. I'm talking 8 feet. Grammy has a snowman tree too. I've seemed to accumulate lots of snowman ornaments myself. Face it. A snowman is so cute! ANYWAYS, I've got TONS of glass ornaments. That's usually what my tree is decorated with. All glass ornaments. This year, however, I decided to be different and do a Santa Clause Tree!

I love it and think its so cute! Plus it was way easier to decorate because it only has a few ornaments on it verses the 479 glass ornaments I usually put on my tree.

However my santa tree created a problem because I have all of these beautiful ornaments and nowhere to put them. Alas my creativity was put to the test! I went and bought a bunch of clear glass jars from Hobby Lobby and Walmart and placed my ornaments in them! I decided to have a theme with them since my tree was 'themed' this year. Here are some pictures!!

This is my centerpiece on my kitchen table right now. The 3 glass jars are filled with snowmen, gingerbread men & candy canes, and toy soldiers!
This jar is sitting on my kitchen counter and it features all of my glass balls! The red one on the very top is my favorite. Scott got that ornament when he went to Poland for business and it has a castle that's in Krakow, Poland on it. It's so beautiful! Plus that yummy smell good candle from Dillards that I buy every year.
This is my 'love' jar in my master bathroom. It's with all ornaments that are filled with love! Hearts, a bride & groom and 2 flamingos kissing! The tree votive is from Pier 1. I got it this year and think it's too cute!How cute is this! My girly glass jar. This is sitting on the corner of my bathtub. I've been collecting ornaments since I was a little girl. My mom got me these over the years. As you know, I grew up a dancer and that was what my life was focused on for many years!
This jar is in my guest bath! It has one of my favorite ornaments of all time --my dragon fly! Plus another cute votive!

Finally!! My last jar. This is in my bedroom filled with all red, white, green, gold, and silver ornaments. How precious is that big one with the 3 Christmas carolers? That's new! Got it just a few days ago. I nearly died when I saw it. So adorable!!

Of course I brought back my Department 56 snow village this year! I always enjoy this. I gained a new member! The one front and center. It's a pancake house and the little fan spins around!Last but not least my sweet little manger scene. I always find it hard to find a manger scene that isn't tacky. This I've had for years and I always enjoy it very much.

Merry Christmas!

Results

I know this is my second blog in 1 day but the first one doesn't really count because it only took like 46 seconds to read probably. I told you I would inform you about my ultrasound results when I went to my doctor today. Ready? There's nothing wrong with me. Zero. Zilch. Notta. No problemo. I know this is my catch phrase but I mean, I guess I'm just confused. I mean, don't get me wrong I'm very grateful that I don't have a cantaloupe sized cancerous tumor sitting on my uterus and all but like, I'm in pain and I need to know what this is about. So off to another doctor on Friday that my doctor is sending me to. I'm sooooo over doctors. I'm sure this doc will find nothing too.
Okay I'm done for the day. Look forward for tomorrow---Christmas decoration pictures! Until then...

Hungry Girl

Listen up ladies (gentleman too)! I have a new cookbook that everyone should get.

I am so excited about this cookbook! I haven't tried all of the recipes yet, just some, but all have been extraordinarily delicious!!! It's got everything you need. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, appetizers, you name it! Look at my tweet photo today to see what I had for breakfast! Scott couldn't even tell they were low fat. Ask your parents for this for Christmas or go get it for yourself and get an extra one to give to your mom or girlfriend as a Christmas gift! $20 at Barnes and Noble. It would be a great gift to give. Hope you try it out! :)

Fashion

For those of you who don't know I'm very much into fashion. I wouldn't consider myself a fashionista even though I would love that title attached to my name. Maybe some people would consider me a fashionista which would be the highest compliment someone could give me. I have very fashionable friends that keep me on my toes. I love designers and I love labels. I don't think it's wrong to admit that I'm very much a label girl. I also don't think it's wrong to spend a ridiculous amount of money on an amazing outfit or shoes or a bag. You all know I love shoes and without a doubt my favorite designer is Christian Louboutin. Scott bought me my first pair of Loubs for my birthday a few years back and I've been addicted ever sense. Quite a problem since I can't just run out and buy a pair on a random Saturday because of the $$$$. It usually is a special occasion when I acquire a pair. I shop on Neimans and Saks and Barneys weekly to check out the Louboutins and I also stop by Manolo to see what he's got going on too. Obsessed! That's where I like to spend my fashion money because shoes always fit & you can keep them for years. Plus isn't Forrest Gump so right when he says 'you can tell a lot by people's shoes?' Dead on. I also love bags (vuitton and chanel) and I have some specific clothing designers I salivate over: Chanel, DVF, Marc Jacobs to name a few. If someone told me I could only wear Chanel for the rest of my life I would do it non-reluctantly with a smile on my face. So chic and classic but edgy if you want it to be.
The reason I'm telling you this is because I discovered a new blog thanks to my Memphis friend, Alissa. It's http://www.seaofshoes.com/
This adorable girl, Jane, from Dallas who is in high school started this blog and I'm officially obsessed with her! She has amazing clothes and I love how she puts her outfits together. It inspires me to amp up my wardrobe!! I would totally wear everything she wears but I would probably never notice it in a store. My eye would wonder elsewhere. This is why I don't consider myself a fashionista. So many people do it so much better than me. Sometimes my clothes look cute but I feel as if I'm so predictable. Everyone at work always says to me 'that's cute where'd it come from, Masons?' Yes because that's the only store in NWA that I visit. We need a Neimans or a Saks. I would die. So would Scott. We'd create debt which we're proud to have none of.
Anyways, I love clothes and shoes and bags...jewelry, sunglasses, anything you'd find in Vogue! Although I must say Vogue isn't my favorite fashion mag. I know I just created a fashion sin by saying that about the fashion bible but I'm sorry that's how I feel. It bores me sometimes. The point of this blog was to inform you about http://www.seaofshoes.com/ so you too can become inspired by this fashionista!! I would love to throw out all of my clothes and hop on a plane right now and head to NY and buy all new but unfortunately that's just not realistic. Enjoy Jane! I hope she becomes a new staple to your work breaks.

Pelvic Problems

I haven't blogged because I literally have nothing to talk about. Life is just not real exciting these days. I've had one thing on my mind lately and one thing only.
As to try and not get too personal with my medical issues I'll try to keep this short. But if you remember back in July right before my Miami trip I blogged about my OBGYN doing my yearly check-up on me only to destroy my insides since she's apparently stupid. I had to go to the ER, plus 2 different doctors yada yada for them all to tell me she must have pinched a nerve and it would heal soon. Well.....December rolls around and that 'pinched nerve' is getting worse. Way worse. So I make an appointment with my doctor which I didn't want to do but all of the other OBGYN's couldn't "squeeze me in" until February so I was left with no other option but her. She ordered an ultrasound which I took on Monday and I won't know until this coming Monday what she's done to me. The ultrasound lady wouldn't let me see the screen but I sneaked a peak when she left the room. Apparently I think I'm Addison Montgomery and would magically know how to read it. I must admit a funny though because she put the little dealy on my stomach and all of a sudden I heard this noise coming through the monitor to which I wide-eyed asked 'UMMM.....IS THAT A HEARTBEAT?' The lady laughed and said 'oh sorry! I forgot to tell you, you would hear your blood running.' Umm...yes mam that was necessary to tell me and I don't forgive you for forgetting to inform me of that vital piece of information. Then she said, 'calm down! Your blood is racing now.' Umm...yes. Why wouldn't it? I did not realize blood made noise only heartbeats I thought.
So that's my ordeal right now. Mom, Dad, Scott, & Jaclyn ask me every day how I'm feeling. Ummm....not good! I keep looking to see that knife blade with the cinder block sitting on top of it but it hasn't appeared out of my skin yet. Not happy & very confused because nobody seems to have a single clue as to what could be wrong with me. Neat and not typical because if you read my blog you know I'm always the weird medical case.
Okay Scott's nagging me to stop blogging so we can watch Glee. Yes that's right honey. I just outed you.

In Little Rock

Happy Friday! I'm in Little Rock right now. Scott's in Chicago on a business trip and you all know how much I hate to stay home at night by myself so I drove down to LR to stay with my parents. I'll be working for them this weekend because it's the State Championship Football finals. My parents work with the AAA so I'll be at all these football games the next few weeks. I'm very excited because El Dorado made it! We went my junior year of high school and also last year too but we've never won. Maybe this is their year! Go Cats! I'm sure I'll feel so old. Last year the quarterback was the little boy I used to babysit!!! What?? How did that happen.

Well, I guess I better hop in the shower and get dressed. Even though I'm very comfortable snuggled up with Holly in my pajamas, AKA Scott's t-shirt and sweatpants. There's nothing more comfortable than his big shirt and pants. I've taken to wearing Scott's clothes quite often. I'm quick to wear one of his buttondown's over leggings with a belt. He's like 'really? My clothes AGAIN today??' It's so cold outside I don't even want to step out of the house. I went for a run yesterday in my parents neighborhood and I thought I was going to die!!! My throat hurt so bad because of the cold. Not going to be doing that again.

Alright. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!