Put Your Party Hats On!

That's right, folks, put your party hats on, because these two hotties are LEGAL today!

I really truly cannot even believe my wittle baby sisters are 18-frickin-years-old today.

It seems like just yesteday I was prentending I was their mom (at the ripe old age of 6), carrying them around, chaning diapers, and realizing how much I loved being around these little teeny babies.

Happy Birthday, to two beautiful people who deserve a beautiful welcome into adult world.

Book Club Friday: One Pink Line

Today, I'm linking up with one of my favorite baby mama's, Heather from Blonde Undercover Blonde for Book Club Friday!

This book?  Was fabulous.

I got completely sucked into the story in a way I haven't in a long long time.

From Amazon:

Can the love of a lifetime be forever changed by one pink line? Dina Silver's tender, absorbing novel, One Pink Line, is the warmhearted, wry story of love, loss and family, as seen through the prism of one singular, spirited young couple who find themselves in a predicament that changes the course of their lives, and those closest to them. With heart, humor and compassion, this debut work of women's fiction is certain to stir anyone who relishes a good laugh, can stand a good cry, and, above all believes in the redemptive power of love. This unique, contemporary story gives readers a dual perspective.

Sydney Shephard, a sweet-tempered, strong-natured college senior is young, in love with an exceptional man, and unexpectedly pregnant. Faced with a child she never planned for, she is forced to relay this news to her neurotic mother, relinquish her youth, and risk losing the love of her life. Then there's Grace, a daughter, who believed she was a product of this great love, grows to realize her existence is not what she assumed, and is left with profound and puzzling questions about who she really is.

Spanning generations and every imaginable emotion, One Pink Line reveals how two points of view can be dramatically at odds, and perhaps ultimately reconciled. Simultaneously deeply felt and lighthearted, One Pink Line deftly mines how the choices we make are able to alter so many lives, and how doing the right thing and living honestly can bring unexpected, hard-won happiness. It's a must-read for anyone who craves a great love story, absorbing characters, and plenty of laughs along the way.

Y'all, I love me some good chick lit.

An easy read, with some characters I can get emotionally invested in - is that too much to ask?!

This delivered, and then some.

The author only has one other book out right now, and while the plot's not really calling out to me, I hope she'll come out with another book soon!

Bonus?  It was only $2.99 for Kindle!

(And still is, for now!)

What are you reading right now?

Things Thursday: Things I Did Over Memorial Day Weekend

1. Took a half day Friday, and headed out to Palm Springs with Twins Unicorn and Beauty School.

2. Loved girl talk in the car ride from OC to PS (we love acronyms here).

3. Played some good ol' fashion drinking game classics: F The Dealer (not what we call it in my sailor-mouthed group of friends), Chum Bucket, and the all-time favorite Beer Pong.  I think I might need a post dedicated to drinking games...but will people think I am 21 and/or a lush?!

4. Felt all too old when we were ready for bed on Friday night before 11:30...what happened to staying up and watching the sun rise? 

5. Ate some fantastic pancakes courtesy of Handsome Husband, and felt grateful for a man who not only does laundry but also cooks breakfasts!

6. Realized I still suck at making pancakes.

7. Spent the day by the pool: sunning, laughing, splashing, and drinking with some of my most favorite people...and some strangers who joined us.

8. Took a little cat-nap while Best Friend Swagger posed for photos standing precariously above my head.

9. Went to the diviest little bar you ever did see, played some shuffleboard, got my groove on, and filled up on cheap bottled Bud Light.

10. Loved spending time with my friends, and my sweet Handsome Husband!

Photos to come, promise!

The Conversation, Volume 1 Part III

Read about this series based on Lifetime's new show, The Conversation, HERE.
Today, more answers from the question I asked people in my life a few weeks ago:

In three sentences or less,
What would you tell your 14-year-old self?

{The Bargain Blonde}

{All in a Rowe}

{From Mrs. to Mama}

{Pink, Sparkle, and Lace}

Final installment coming next week,
where I'll share my 3 sentences,
and Cute Apartment's list (girl's a rule breaker!).

Quotable Tuesdays

Memorial Day

This memorial day, I am doing this:

After spending the weekend doing a lot of this:

Lying out in the sun by this:

And spending time with these amazing folks in Palm Springs:

Hope you had a fabulous holiday weekend!

I'm soaking up the most relaxation I get because tomorrow, it's off to Jury Duty for me.

The Chop

Last weekend I did something crazy.

Yup, I went from this:

to this:

In one short hair appointment!

I am loving it, but it is definitely an adjustment - I feel like I'm learning to do my hair all over again for the first time.  Short hair is so much different than long!

And yes of course I donated it!

Someone needed that hair a lot more than I did!

Summer 2012

Short hair, don't care!

Lots of Link Love

 

Like Tara, I think it's important to emphasize the importance of community in the blog world and not only focusing on ourselves and our own blogs, but to spread lots of blog love to those who deserve it.  Every other Thursday, I will highlight the posts over the last two weeks that touched me, made me laugh, pulled at my heartstrings, and inspired me. 

• Lindsey shared some useful tips for you blondies out there about purple shampoo.

• {av} talked about getting engaged and the sheer giddiness that comes from it.

• Raven pondered some things, most notably some pertinent questions about fashion bloggers.

• Kristin continued her weekly baby bump pictures, and shared a hilarious one of her husband.

• Monica wrote about Annalynne McCord's brave photo tweet showing her off sans makeup and with her natural curly hair.

What post of yours are you lovin' this week?

I'd love to read it, too!

On Gay Marriage, and Other Touchy Subjects

To be honest, there's really not going to be too many touchy subjects in this here blog post, but I liked the way that title sounded.

Moving right along...

 

 

Gay Marriage.

Honestly, I don't even like calling it gay marriage, because it's just...marriage in my mind.

 

 

Marriage is a verb,

something you do every second of every day.

It's putting someone ahead of yourself, not only because you promised to,

but because you want to.

It's supporting another person,

even when they don't deserve or ask for it.

It's loving someone,

at their best and their worst times.

It's being a family, a union, a partnership.

 

 

None of that has to do with the gender or sex of either person involved.

None of it.

 

 

I have never understood why anyone objects to gay marriage.

At the end of the day, I just don't understand why people are so offended by something that doesn't affect their daily lives.

In my never very humble opinion,

if you're not hurting anyone, who gives a shit?

I'm not going to get into a debate over the Bible on this little blog, nor am I going to say that people who don't believe in the legalization of gay marriage are wrong necessarily, I just don't get it.

 

 

As I'm sure you've heard, recently President Obama announced his support of gay marriage.

Y'all know I don't talk politics,

but this is something I can appreciate, and support.

And no, the timing of this announcement with the impending election is not lost on me. 

And to lighten the mood of this ultra serious blog post, I present to you, some funny stuff from Pinterest:

Source: tumblr.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: pinoffer.info via Maybell on Pinterest

Source: goo.gl via Germaine on Pinterest

I have to be honest and say that I was hesitant to blog about such a politcal topic, but it was on my mind, and the end of the day, this is my blog, a place created for sharing my thoughts.

Quotable Tuesdays