Spring Has Sprung?

Hello Spring!
   We have missed you terribly here in NC, although, I do believe that those living in more northern states miss you more. You should go pay them a visit, too. Winter brought us a TON of snow for our area back in December and a little into January. It was actually shocking to us just how much snow since we are used to only a few inches throughout the enter time Winter visits with us. We are very grateful that you decided to visit us earlier this year than you have in the past several years. Does this mean Summer will be visiting us earlier this year as well, or are you prepared to stay a little longer than you normally would? 


Xoxo,
Angela

Rainy Days and Mondays Always Bring Me Down

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Today in NC it is a rainy, dreary day. Although the rain isn't supposed to roll in until later this afternoon (possibly bringing with it huge thunderstorms and gale force winds tonight), it just FEELS like a rainy day. Sunday it POURED almost all day long. A friend of mine, Kara, and I both wore our rain boots to church. We got a lot of compliments on them! I usually do actually. They're black with white polk-dots of varying sizes and lined in a magenta color. I bought them from Target years ago. Sigh. I love rain gear. It's so stinkin' cute. So, of course, I went to Target's website and drooled over some of their other rain boots. I think I need a new pair so that I can have more matching possibilities with my wardrobe. Do you think the hubs will understand my justification for needing another pair of rain boots?

Yeah. Me neither.

Anyway...for your viewing pleasure...I give you...rain gear!

Rain boots!

1: Women's Peacock Rain Boots- Blue/Green- Target- $24.99

2. Women's Giraffe Rain Boots- Brown/Khaki- Target- $24.99

3. Women's Eiffel Tower Sporty Rain Boot Black- Target- $24.99

4. Women's Novel Dot Rain Boots- Lime/White- Target- $24.99

Umbrellas!

1. Knirps Fiber T2 Umbrella- 14.Bloom Yellow- Ebags.com- $39.96

2. Mademoiselle Young Miss Umbrella- Umbrellas.net- $72.00

3. Children's Ruffled Parasol Umbrella- Purple- Umbrellas.net- $22.00 $16.00

4. Fleur Dis Lis Bubble Umbrella- Galleria Umbrellas- Shushans.com- $24.00

Today is a good day to snuggle up with a good book and listen to the rain on the windows and roof...or add some stylish, adorable rain accessories to your wardrobe for the world to see...ya know...whichever. :-)

~A

Toy Story Themed Sweet 16?

Today my mom sent me an invitation to my youngest sister's sweet 16 party. She is having a fish fry with our family and a few of her friends. It's a no frills ordeal, to say the least. Mommy then Facebook messaged me (you wish your mom was that cool) asking if I was planning on making Hannah the umbrella skirt she so desperately wants and has begged asked me nicely for for the past month. Mommy then told me about how she's making Hannah a Jessie cake. It took me a minute to wrap my mind around that. Jessie, is the rootin tootin' cowgirl in Toy Story 2 that befriends Woody and learns that she, too, can be loved unconditionally by a child even though her first kid threw her away. Anyway, so my 16 year old sister...16, not 6, wants a Jessie cake for her birthday. Alright then. So...I thought to myself....what can we do to jazz it up a bit? How can we make a Jessie Sweet 16 Party?



Well...first of all...we're going to make some of these...

And I'm going to make her one of these...

And add some fried fish, mom's cake, some side dishes provided by various family members and you get a Sweet 16 Jessie Party! Stay tuned for pics of the actual party (which is March 19).

~A