wish i could be here...

...ahh Paris...

instead, i'm traveling to

the boro,

 brentwood,

& west tennessee

this christmas.

maybe next year.

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super cute finds

found this pale green and blue wash glaze platter on clearance at target- $4.95

driving back from south pittsburg, i stopped in my favorite store in chattanooga (for almost 10 years!)

blue skies.

they sell an ecelctic mix of tons of cute stationery, handmade jewelry, and gifts in the hip frazier avenue area.

i found this sweet little blue bird for my half bath -$8

my sister found this and this, which i think i'll order for reid's birthday just as fun joke gifts, course.

i want these for my ikea pods hanging in my kitchen.

i probably should have bought them while i was at blue skies...

if you are in the chattanooga area, you must stop here. i promise you won't be disappointed.

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deep cleaning my closet

in serious need of help, my room & closet were totally organized last week

i'll be the first to admit that i'm terrible about putting away laundry
i mean, it will sit there for weeks, clean, still in the dryer or in the laundry basket

its the worst habit ever.

i wish my closet looked something similar to this

i'm too embarrassed to show the 'before' photos, so 'after' is all you get

and those are still not very good!

any suggestions?

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spring turkey salad

since the weather has been either SO hot or really rainy, i've been trying new simple recipes at home.

one that i discovered at work, actually on 'Live at 5 at 4, was Pimento's Turkey Salad

get their recipe here

but of course i changed it up a little bit:

Spring Turkey Salad Sammies

2 cups smoked deli turkey, cubed

1/4 C. red bell pepper, diced

about 1/3 C. celery, diced

1/4 C. sliced almonds

1/3-2/3 C. mayo {depends on your dicing skills & liking of mayo}

salt & pepper

Dice all ingredients to about the same size cubes. Toss in a large bowl with mayo.

Maybe 1/2 t. spicy mustard added in, optional.

Salt & pepper to taste.

Serves great on Honey wheat bread!

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Not so Good Friday April 9, 2009

"Final damage assessment reports by Murfreesboro Building and Codes employees indicate that a total of 519 structures were impacted by an EF-3 tornado that ravaged northern and northeastern areas of the city on Friday.

Murfreesboro Police Maj. Clyde Adkison said assessors found that a total of 59 homes were totally destroyed, 182 had major damage, 109 had minor damage and 169 others were “affected.” -dnj

photos found here

It is unbelievable how in just a matter of seconds, everything you know can be destroyed.

My family, including my grandparents & cousins were incredibly missed by the storm.

Keep Murfreesboro in your prayers.

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another snow day

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,

Home again, home again, jiggety jig.

To market, to market, to buy a fat hog,

Home again, home again, jiggety jog.
i have a habit of saying the 'home again home again jiggety jig' part when i get home from a long day or a trip. i finally looked up the whole mother goose rhyme, so reid would believe i didnt just make it up. i couldn't believe he had never heard it before?

i stayed home from work today because i wasn't feeling so great. it turned out to be great.

just look at all the snow we got

(this is a great deal of snow for tennessee)

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