Did anyone else know . . .?

In honor of the upcoming royal wedding, I have been doing research online about various members of the royal family.

Was anyone else aware that the Queen Mother had passed away in 2002 at the age of 101 ??? I guess I just do not remember ever hearing about it. I had been wondering what she was up to these days. Now I know.

The Queen Mum was a very interesting woman (Just look her up on Wikipedia). She had a dry sense of humor and was always smiling. She seemed pretty down-to-earth and sometimes was known to go against the norm. Queen Elizabeth II could pick up a thing or two from her mother.

Speaking of Queen Elizabeth, I was looking through a scrapbook that belongs to my Dad and in there, was a birthday card from his sister. It had a picture of Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Philip, on it. It was signed from "Liz and Phil". I just found that to be so hysterical. My Dad's family members have very dry senses of humor also.

In closing, I just have one question for which I've never heard an answer - why do so many Brits have such terrible teeth (look @ the Queen Mum's)?

Another new do

You know how much I love me a makeover, especially when it entails lopping off one's hair. So you can imagine how excited I was to see Katherine Heigl's new do. Amazing.

There may be something wrong with me!

I LOVE to watch "Dog the Bounty Hunter"!!!
(Hello . . . Have you seen the man's sons?!?!?!) Before, I watched the show to drool over Dog's two sons - Duane Lee and Leland but then I found that I actually enjoyed the show itself not just the hot sons.



First, they all seem to be very kind-hearted people and they almost always want to help the fugitives better themselves. They always demonstrate a genuine concern, asking what led them to this life and sharing their own life experiences with their fugitives.

Second, I absolutely adore how different they all are. They encourage individuality in their family (in case you couldn't tell from Dog's hair). And they never ever follow "the rules".

And last but certainly not least, Dog and his wife, Beth, are so stinking cute together! They met in the 80's when Dog was Beth's bail bondsman. They've been together since 1990 and finally married in 2006. And after all those years together and everything that they have gone through together, they are still absolutely crazy about each other.

Hot guys and a happily married couple . . . WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?!

My bath ingredients

I luxuriated in a bubble bath for nearly 2 hours last night! It was absolute heaven!







I used Dr. Teal's eucalyptus/spearmint epsom salts and NOW eucalyptus and lavender essential oils. Then I topped it all off with Bath & Body Works Orange Sapphire bubble bath.



You may be scratching your head right now, wondering why I'd put citrus and spicy together. Well, you have to think outside the box. Scents that you wouldn't think would smell very good together end up complimenting each other. Citrus and spice do that . . . they complete each other.

Fox in a Box

As I was browsing through the makeup section of my local Wal-Mart the other day, I stumbled across this Hard Candy Fox in a Box blush/bronzing duo. I had to have it!


The name of this product may sound like something out of a Dr. Seuss book but it is a great product. This is the actual duo that I purchased. It's called "Truth or Dare" and it was only $6.00. It's a real bargain because it can be worn 3 different ways - swirl your brush through both colors, the pink by itself or the bronze by itself. I personally swirl both colors together . . . it makes a fabulous neutral blush color.

I love this hair!

I realize that this is not what Katie Holmes hair looks like currently but I love this hair. I have actually been growing my hair out a little bit and I'm just a little bit shy of being able to have this hair. Actually, right now, my hair is a textured slight A-line. It should only be about another couple of months before I can do this cut!

The great thing about a strapless dress . . .

. . . is that it is so versatile. Let me explain.

This Betsey Johnson dress could be paired with any of the following:

1. Little flats and a denim jacket.
2. A white button-down shirt and black pumps.
3. A hot pink t-shirt and a pair of open-toe booties.
4. Simple black strappy sandals and a turquoise clutch.
5. A black bolero jacket & hot pink pumps.
6. Little flat black sandals, a black lightweight cardigan and big Jackie O sunglasses.

The options are endless!

If your necklace is too small . . .

I was talking to a girlfriend of mine last week and she was telling me that she had purchased a stunning pearl choker but when she got it home, she discovered that it was too small. She went on to tell me that she wasn't going to be able to wear it.

I had one word for her - EXTENDER. What is an extender you ask? Well, it is a little piece of chain that you attach to the fastener ring of your necklace and it extends the length of your necklace by about an inch or inch and a half. It has a ring at the end of it so you still have a way to fasten your necklace.

This handy little item can be purchased at any jewelry store or it can also be purchased at your local Wal-Mart. The ones at Wal-Mart are sterling silver and cost less than $5.00.

Don't let a little thing like fit stop you from wearing your favorite jewelry pieces!