Happy Birthday to the Roses!

September is a popular month for birthdays in our family. Emma, Dave, the spazztard dogs and I drove up to Tennessee to celebrate. John drove up from Baton Rouge. Katy, Evan and Jennifer also made the journey. We had a great visit! Saturday started with a trip to the farmer's market for veggies for the supper spread. It continued with 7-layer dip and hanging out! We baked a chocolate birthday cake and a monster feast for dinner. It was a great visit, but like always, much too short. Here are some pics from the weekend.

The Birthday Girls!


hanging out on the couch!


Grandma Rose!


Evan!


me and my daddy! he's the best!


the fam on the porch..


the fam on the porch...


the whole crew on the porch... yeah we like to pose on the porch.


grandma with the grandkids!


me and evan, the airplane!

DA BEACH!

I went with several friends to the beach over a long Labor Day Weekend! It was lovely, just not long enough... Here is a preview.


To be continued...
Love!

DA Beach continued...

The Crew went to the beach for the most relaxing few days I've had in a long time. Relaxing, you ask? Yes, I didn't do much of anything other than sit on the beach and look at this lovely view....

We did exciting things, like build sand castles....

and sit and watch waves in the sun...

we also watched the waves under the moonlight...

we also collected hundreds of shells. these are the Shell Collectors!!

we had a great time hanging out, catching rays, enjoying the beautiful scenery, and just chilling!

Evan had a blast eating, crawling, digging and playing in the sand.

Randy hates the beach. I believe this pic of him about to throw a giant handful of sand on me describes him very well and his feelings toward the beach!

One night, we rounded everyone up and went out to dinner. The place we chose was definitely beachy and touristy. We fit right in. It would have been an even better night if they hadn't been showing that dumb Alabama football game on tv.

Fly Me to the Moon....

And let me play among the stars... Ah Frank sang those words so magically! I mean how cool would it have been to have lived in the era of the Rat Pack! The best music ever! The latest event the DS Crew attended was called Fly Me to the Moon. This event benefitted the American Cancer Society. We all happily jumped on board for that one! Anything to support Cancer research or cancer prevention or awareness. A few of us attended the Patron Party, then went over to the main event. Toni and I made a potty break before heading in. In Heatherly-Style, I squirted soap from the dispenser and shot my dress in an awkward place. I mean come on-- Stained the rest of the night! We had a blast the rest of the event and topped the night off at one of Monroe's classy joints- The Airport Lounge! Here are the pics of the night!

Toni and I made a beautiful recovery from the soap incident!

since you weren't there, i thought you may enjoy seeing some of the fine decor!!

cuttin a rug... (go ahead and throw your cheeseballs at me)

this is what the DS Crew fellas did while we danced!

Aren't we Stylin'?!?!?

Livin' it up at the Airport Lounge! Nice...


I'm at the BEACH!!! WOOT WOOT!!! Will be updating you on that soon!
Love!

Sneak Peek!

So my computer broke and took a little adventure to Apple, now that I have it back, I will be blogging again since so many of you read my blog. I don't have much time at the moment, but wanted to give you a sneak peek of life lately... Details later---
Love!

Not My Night!

I was trying to stick to this new eating plan, so I cooked at home. I decided to cook grilled chicken on my my stove top grill, new potatoes, some of those steam fresh veggies you cook in the microwave, and some garlic bread. Sounds good, right?! Well I pulled the chicken off because it was finished. The potatoes were not quite finished. I cut them in half thinking that would help them cook the center a bit faster. I put the bread in the oven and veggies in the microwave. Well, when I was putting the veggies on my plate, I realized, they were still cold. Ugh! I put them back in the microwave. Meanwhile, I got 2 of the potato halves out because they were finished. The microwave went off and the veggies were ready! I fixed my plate and went to eat. Turns out the bread was still in the oven and the potatoes, well they were thieving all of the water from the pan. So I hear this strange noise and run into the kitchen. This is what I found...





I have never in my whole life done anything like this... First time for everything, I guess. It just wasn't my night!
Love!

Migraine= No Good Food

I went to the neurologist yesterday for my migraines. He upped the dose of my daily medicine and took away all of these foods.
No caffeine
No chocolate
No peanuts, peanut butter, sunflower, pumpkin or sesame seeds.
No buttermilk, sour cream, cheese, pizza or ice cream!
No pickles,olives fermented fish, processed meat, nothing dried, fermented or aged
No sourdough bread or anything very yeasty
No bacon, or luncheon meats such as bologna, salami, pastami, corned beef, liverwurst, spam, pepperoni, sausage, hot dogs or ham
No over ripe bananas or avocados, no red plums, figs or raisins
Eliminate preservatives and additives
No Chinese food
No red whine, beer, champagne or vermouth
No smoking or second hand smoke exposure
Avoid bright light and strong odors

There ya go... I'l be eating grass and drinking water for the rest of my life. YAY!
Here is a fruit drink from Starbucks I tried today. Yes it is green. I drank it and am still alive. It was not Dr. Pepper...

Yummmmmmm
Love!

Chocolate Milk Shakes

So today I went to church to help out my friend Libby with a little project. Well I finished my task and decided that we needed chocolate milk shakes. And since McDonald's is a block away, it was a must! I went to McD's and the voice on the other end of the speaker told me that they were out. I asked if they were out of chocolate or milk shakes all together. Turns out not only was their milk shake machine was broken, but their ice machine was broken too! Lucky for us there is another McDonald's not too far away. I drove all the way over to that other McDonald's. I ordered the milk shakes and paid and went to the next window. Unhappy McDonald's worker lady gave me my first milk shake, it looked mighty tasty! The second, not so much... It was vanilla looking with a chocolate rim. I asked her if she could mix it up or something. She handed back the exact same thing... Unmixed not so chocolate shake.

Look how yummy Libby's real chocolate shake looks.

That girl thought this was chocolate... Poor dumb girl.

Ok I know this is a bit ridiculous, but it was so incredibly frustrating. I just want to be a fat girl and drink my real chocolate milk shake... Ya know?!?!?
Enough already. New week ahead!
Love!