1. This is my refrigerator. I love my new black fridge because it doesn't show dirt and hard water stains like my old, white one did. I retired the old, white one to the garage. Everyone needs a garage fridge.
2. This is my bed, and it is not part of the tag, but I just had to tell y'all a story. When my mother was here helping me move, she told me that I needed a new bed spread. She had bought my last one for me when we still lived in Utah, and y'all know that was a while ago. So we went to Ikea, but saw nothing we liked. On the way home Mama told me to look for a Bed, Bath, and Beyond because she had a coupon. Lo and behold we found one. We went in and they had this comforter set marked down on clearance for $29.99. We thought that was a great deal, so we snatched it up and took it to the register. When the cashier scanned it, she told us it was actually marked down to $9.99. Then my mother used her coupon. So, our total came to $8.41. We couldn't believe it. It just made our day. Don't you just love clearance sales? And doesn't it match my headboard perfectly? Well done, Mama. Sorry for the tangent, y'all.
3. Another thing about the comforter set. It also just happened to match the pillow cases and runner that my mother had sent me from Cambodia.
4. These are my favorite shoes. I believe that every girl should invest in a nice $100-200 pair of black boots every few years. My last ones were ENZOs and I wore them from before I was dating Bryant until well after Sibley was born. Finally, when they wore slap out, I got these. I have already had these for a couple of years, and they still look brand new, don't they? They're Bandolinos. I really miss shopping at Parisian. Anyway, I like the heels because they make me taller. Y'all know I need to be taller.
5. This is my closet. I like that I have shelving for all the little extra stuff that has nowhere else to go.
6. This is my laundry room. I like that it has cabinets. One day I do hope to have a laundry room with a sink. I haven't had one since Hilltop. I think (in addition to the garage fridge) everyone needs a laundry sink.
7. This is me. I am not skinny or cute these days. Thank y'all for loving me anyway. What can I say? It has been a rough year. I guess I should just be happy to be here. And I am. I'm definitely glad to be alive and off antibiotics! Whooooo Hooooo!
8. This is the girl's bathroom. I believe in decorating children's spaces with their own art. And y'all are lucky I didn't take a picture of the toilet, because (as usual) it wasn't flushed.
9. This is my new kitchen. I know it is messy in this picture, but can I just say how much I love it?! It has so much cabinet and pantry space and I like having black and stainless appliances. I made goulash tonight and was too tired after working all day to clean it up. I like to use leftover ingredients for one meal for ideas for another meal. In this case I had leftover Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses from grilling out pizzas Friday night. So, I baked them with a little ground beef (browned with onion and garlic), macaroni noodles, diced tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, sour cream, and eggs, threw a salad together, and ended up with some good goulash like my Mama used to make. My family loved it. Mama, you are my inspiration in so many ways everyday.
10. My ideal vacation is the Gulf Coast or the Caribbean. I need a warm beach. Bryant wants to cruise to Alaska, but that does not sound like a vacation to me. How can I lounge by the pool when there isn't one?
Okay, I am tagging Melissa and Alaina. Thanks Donna! That was fun. Sorry I didn't participate when you tagged me earlier, Amanda, but I just was not yet up to it at the time.
