45th Mustang Anniversary Show

Ronnie is a die hard Mustang fan. When I mean die hard, I mean DIE HARD! Don't ask me how many he's owned in his short life, because I lost count in his last purchase! The Mustang has been part of our relationship since we first met. And when we met he owned 2! Being so devoted to the car also meant he was part of the local Mustang Club and they have been our second family ever since. We've traveled to many car shows together and we are just the best of friends because not only do we travel across the country for Mustang shows, but we'd meet once a week for the "mustang club meeting". I know, this isn't the average habit. It is very unique. But we've shared many times and have created many wonderful memories with our "mustang family". We love each other! And we do miss our weekly meetings being so far away!

Our latest retreat was the 45th Anniversary Mustang show in Birmingham, AL. This is where I spent the other half of my Spring Break. It was really special this time because we have not seen or spent time with our mustang family since Christmas Break. The drive was about 7 hours. And we spent 4 days in Birmingham. Part of it was spent at the show. But the ladies could only handle so much time with the cars. So, Saturday we went shopping! Enjoy the pictures from our weekend!

Golden Girl For Life...

There was a time in my life when DANCE revolved around my life. It seems like so long ago. But, I will never forget the friendships I created being a Miami Sunset Golden Girl.

I remember how much I wanted to be part of the dance team when I attended my high school freshmen orientation. They were so awesome, and I was determined to make it my sophomore year. (You had to be a Sophomore to be able to audition.) I worked so hard that following year during the week long audition. And it paid off. Little did I know that working hard was what I would be doing for next 3 years of high school. I learned so many life lessons being part of this team. I learned how to believe in myself, prove myself, responsibility, determination, but most of all, how to be a friend.

My very best friends continue to be my best friends after all these years because of the bonds we formed during our days as Golden Girls. I treasure them, but I also treasure every friendship I made as a Golden Girl. This time of my life holds a BIG space in my heart. One of my best friends Christi shared some wonderful pictures from our GGs days. I wanted to share them with you all!

Photography in the Mountains...

This past weekend we made our way to Boone and visited Grandfather Mountain for the gazzilionth time. (This is where Jay proposed to Janelle!) While I was there I started playing with my camera. The new Cannon Powershot has a great feature called "color accent". Basically, you can magnify or stand out one particular color in the object you are taking an snapshot of. I accentuated the blue color of the "Blue Ridge Mountains" and basically what I came out with were some incredible shots! Make sure to double click on the images below to view them in their full size. I tried to capture a 360 view. Enjoy!






And here is a different snapshot of me standing in front an old coca-cola sign at the mast general store. I accentuated the "Red" in the sign.

I love my daisies.

More from my garden! Look at my CUTE new Gerber Daisies?! Don't they look adorable! Ahhhh...I still can't believe I have my own garden!

cupcake love

All this week on the Martha Stewart show is cupcake week. I've been so inspired! There have been professional cupcake bakers on the show sharing their wonderful and unique cupcake recipes. Sometimes I wish now I would have gone to baking school. I would love to own my own cookie bakery or a cupcake bakery! How fun would that be? Anyways, there was an amateur cupcake baker on the show today and she invented these cute little cupcakes on a stick.....perfect for a party or wedding favor. I wanted to share her blog at www.bakerella.com Check them out...and she does these for fun! I am surprised she hasn't ran to the bank with these creations! Simply wonderful and so cute!!!

More Valentine's

Made some more Valentine's!

Will you be my Valentine?

I LOVE VALENTINE'S DAY! I wanted to make some valentine cards for my dearest friends. The ones I created in the picture are for Jackie and Janelle. They don't read my blog often, so I am not worried about them sneaking at their surprise. I made one more and plan to make a couple more. Nothing really special, but since I LOVE Valentine's day and now that I am far away, I want my friends to know that I remember them. Who is your valentine? And what is the something special that you will be doing? Let me know what you think of the cards I made myself. I used what I already had...because Lord knows I have collected so many scrapping materials within the past few years. I can't wait to get my little craft corner going in our bonus room!