Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Thank You Dear Friend!
My best friend at Purposely At Home wished me happy birthday in the sweetest way :-) Thank you so much <3!!!!!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Looking For A Look-Alike
So this isn't an informative or quite frankly very entertaining blog post. This post is a virtual sticky note for myself! I love this bedspread! It's "on sale" at Belk for $179.99. Let's just say out of my price range! But I love it! So I'm on the look out for something similar, and this is to help me remember and to let ya'll know in case ya'll see something like it :-) If you happen to see something similar, please email me :-)
Music Monday: "Realize" by Colbie Caillat and "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay
Have you ever been riding in the car with your mom or dad and a song comes on and they say, "That reminds me of being in highschool!" ? I hear it all the time. Well, when "Viva La Vida" or "Realize" come on the radio, they remind me of being 17 again. I have a specific memory of my 17th birthday and Moma and I are shopping and these songs came on over the store radio. It was the first time I had heard both of them from start to finish and I loved them both! Sure, that was only three years ago, but every time I hear these songs it reminds me of being 17.
What songs remind you of your teen years?
P.S. On a random note, does the Coldplay video have that same strange sort of weirdness of "Dr. Who" or is it just me?
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Music Monday: "People Watching" by Jack Johnson
I don't know about ya'll, but one of my favorite things to do when I'm in a crowd of people is to people watch! Moma and I could do it for hours! I was listening to my David Archuleta channel on Pandora and this song came on. Now I love it! It's from the "Curious George" album (super cute movie by the way!). I don't know many of Jack Johnson's songs, but the music I've heard I've liked. I think that he did all the music on the Curious George movie, but don't quote me on that. Anyway, super cute song and super cute movie!
Do ya'll like to people watch? Have you had any interesting people come to your attention while people watching?
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Much To My Surprise...
I've been rather behind on my blog reading since getting home from camp. I was catching up on Flip Flops, Camera Shots, and Happy Thots, one of my best friend's blogs and saw that she gave me an award! Thank you so much! Love you muchly!
The rules after receiving this award are as follows:
1. Thank the person who gave it to you and link back to their blog.
2. Pass it along to other deserving bloggers.
3.Reveal seven things about yourself.
1. I LOVE hats!
2. I'm 20 years old and just got my driver's license.
3. I love cute pjs, especially if the have sock monkeys or owls on them.
4. Photo editing is a new hobby of mine.
5.Southern and proud of it, honey child!
6. I like love modest fashion but really don't care what the trends are. I wear what I like whether or not it's "popular"
7. Last but not least, I am a member of the Lord's church and want to do His will in my life.
Now I get to give ya'll the award :-)
Now go check out these great blogs :-)
Friday, June 10, 2011
Just Something Simple
Isn't it funny how differently things look when you see them from a different perspective? I was sitting in the parking lot waiting for the driving instructor to finish everyone else's road test. I was looking out the window and saw the amazing color of this blue/green wall! I've lived in this little town five years and never noticed this wall. There's no telling how many times we've driven past it!
This outfit isn't anything fancy, just something simple, but I love it! And I've had the shirt forever!
Shirt: Gift (American Eagle)
Jeans: Belk clearance rack
Shoes: Yard Sale (Cato)
Necklace: Borrowed From Moma :-) (Yard Sale)
I couldn't resist editing this photo :-)
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sometimes Celiac Disease Isn't Fun!
I was afraid that I'd accidentally eat something I shouldn't while at camp and get sick. Well, I did eat two hamburger patties that had wheat in them. Am I the only one that finds it strange that a hamburger patty would have wheat in it? But thankfully I didn't get sick :-) Everyone in the kitchen were so kind about making sure I had food to eat! Moma sent a lot of food for me to take and there were one or two meals that I could eat that the camp staff had prepared. I really don't like having to ask people to go out of their way, especially when they're busy, like working in a camp kitchen feeding over 200 people, to prepare food for me. I'm perfectly content preparing the food for myself because I know that I'm "picky." :-) At the same time, I feel so loved when someone goes out of their way to make sure I have gluten free food to eat!
Living with Celiac Disease has gotten easier over the years. Moma was diagnosed in 1996 and I was diagnosed six months to a year later. 15 years ago you couldn't just go to WalMart or Winn Dixie and find gluten free food. If you wanted gluten free packaged food you had to go to a health food store, and a lot of it wasn't good! We've tried our share of really bad gluten free food! Now, you can go to pretty much any grocery store and find a decent selection of gluten free items. Our WalMart has a small gluten free section in the baking aisle.
Awareness has really gone up! More and more people who have had health issues their whole life are now finding that the underlying cause was Celiac Disease. It runs in the family, so if you have a family member with Celiac, please get tested! My doctor didn't want to test me because he didn't think that it would be likely for more than one person in an immediate family to have Celiac. I'm thankful Moma insisted because I have it. Last year my brother was diagnosed. If your doctor doesn't want you to get tested, insist on it! If they still don't want to test you, change doctors!
Sometimes it's really hard when people just don't understand that Celiac Disease is an auto-immune disorder, that even though you stick to your diet, you still get sick easier and stay sick longer than a lot of people. It's been hard for me anyway. I've had friends judge me and tell me that I could get healthier if I wanted to, I just had to have the right mind set. If you're dealing with people like that, don't let them get you down! They might mean well, but they are speaking out of ignorance. Not everyone is going to understand what it's like. That's just part of life. We just have to take their comments and move on.
I know this post hasn't really had much direction. It's just been a bunch of random thoughts, but I hope that it has been encouraging to ya'll who have Celiac or know someone who has Celiac. In the future I do plan on doing posts on Celiac Disease with a bit more direction :-)
Here's some more information on Celiac Disease:
National Foundation For Celiac Awareness
Celiac Disease Foundation
Symptoms of Celiac Disease
The Best Book I've Read About Celiac Disease! Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Unconventional: Classy At a Baseball Game
The other night we were at a Biscuits baseball game and I saw this lady waiting in line for food. I couldn't get over how classy and modest she looked in the sea of Daisy Dukes! I was like, "Moma, look at her! I need to get her on my blog!" So... yeah, I walked up to a complete stranger and asked to take her picture! Am I crazy or what? She saw my mom and said, "You can take my picture with her!"
You can be classy and comfortable at a baseball game :-) Don't be afraid to wear something a bit dressier (and a lot more modest!) than those denim shorts!
When do you wear something a bit nicer than expected?
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