A little something

Hello my beautiful bloggers. I cant explain it but i'm just not into my blog this week. I'm not feeling it. I love to blog and i love my friends and followers from having my blog. I've been swamped with work too so there's that. I'm sorry to give such a lame post but i cant gather my thoughts enough to make a post that somewhat makes any sense. Maybe tomorrow i'll feel up to it. Then again maybe not- We'll see right?
So, i thought i would share some of my fave sayings that i love from Pinterest. Happy Hump day!!

I'm linking up for the Craft Swap

Last month Jamie with CRAFT ( creating really awesome free things) hosted a Craft swap with 100 bloggers. Due to Hurrican Sandy messing many things up, we had to postpone until this month.
Each of us were paired up with another swapper to send a package for anything crafty. I got paired up with Stephanie at Geek in Glasses and I really enjoyed getting to know her. I also became a sponsor to her blog as well. We have until the 20th to link up so i wanted to do it today. My package was so great.

She put in some blank cards and some alphabet stamps, some wooden snowmen and white glitter, a baggie of scrap papers and stickers to use on my cards, and 2 pieces of scrap material with bird cages on because I LOVE BIRDCAGES!  What i'm also excited about is the cute leather bow bracelet that she made (and included a tutorial on her blog), with 2 of the cutest bobby pins that have gray bows glued to them.
I mailed Stephanie a gift card to Joann's fabric store, a clipboard with scrap paper to cover it, a cookie cutter and cupcake sleeves,  and the makings of a leaf garland. I included printouts from Pinterest with the ideas to use what i sent.

Let's face it, I think we've all participated in some swaps and received crappy stuff on our end. It was such a relief to get a fun package that had thought and fit me to a "T"!  Thank you Stephanie!

I'm signed up for 2 more swaps soon that are ornament swaps. After those , I'm done for the rest of the year with swaps. They can get expensive when you sign up for a lot at same time which i kinda did.

Happy Friday Y'all!! Today is my sweet Daddy's birthday and we're celebrating with him and some family tonight. Tomorrow my cuz Lauren and I are going to a fun junkin and crafty fair  and i cant wait! I'll tell you all about it.

I'm a Hot Tamale! No really go see. Read about my take on tattoos

So if you havent come across Dusty at Girls Love Fried Pickles you need to NOW! I came across her blog around a year ago and i love her. She's my sister from another mother for sure. She lives in Tennessee and one day we will meet in person! She features Hot Tamales ( her friends and sponsors) on Thursday's on her and it's all about me today. Holla!! Woop! Woop!
My post is a little long but you can tell i have a few strong feelings on the topic of tattoos. Please say Hi to Dusty and tell her i sent ya. And give her a hug from me if your closer than i am.
Happy Thursday Yall!
If your a new follower - thank you so  so much for stopping by. It means so much from the bottom of my heart ( or butt because its big too). :)

Holli

A little more on my Halloween party- oh hush it's my blog!

Yep, i'm crazy late on posting all about my awesome party that i had for Halloween. Here's the truth, i didnt take ONE SINGLE PICTURE that night. I was so busy being the greatest hostess ever that i didnt pic up my phone or camera to take pics. My sweetest cuz Lauren took soome great pics at out photo background we set up but no action party shots. Another friend took lots of my pictures of my decorations that i've been waiting on and she still hasnt sent them. I asked her for them a few times and i cant keep waiting so this is what i got. I can't even describe how every wall, piece of furniture, door, window, etc was decorated somehow.
 We served up a big pot of chili and we had all the fixin's for Frito Chili Pie. I had 6 yummy dips with bread, crackers, chips,and vegetables, a cheese and salami platter, and shrimp cocktail. I bought all kinds of different M&M's (pretzel, candy corn, peanut butter, etc) and had them all around my place in cute bowls. We rented a keg of beer and i bet i bought 12 bottles of wine. The only thing i had left was some beer from the keg. I also had bought some marshmallow Halloween peeps, some graham crackers, and chocolate bars to make smores in the garage but we forgot about it.
My honey put my old TV in the garage so the kids could play video games and have a place to hang out while the adults got their PARTAY on. It worked out great and i also have a patio in the back of my apartment to accomodate any smokers. I wore 2 different dresses throughout the night. My first one had long sleeves and i got really hot. The 2nd one was sleeveless and much cooler but not attractive for the ol bat wings under my arms. Oh well, my wine made me feel beautiful! LOL.  I had around 35 guests total and i my heart is so happy ! Nearly everyone commented a few days later on how much fun they had. I do believe i may have started something... like an ANNUAL Halloween party from now on. You wanna come over and play next year?

Honey and me. Mr and Mrs Couple of Death

My family -brother and cuz's

Sarah (my awesome sis-n-law), Lauren (my cute cuz), me

These are 2 great gals i went to high school with

My beautiful Pirate family (my bro and the girls)

Dollheads- hehe

So just to mention a little something on last night's elections, I am a firm Believer and i know that GOD has everything in his hands. We need to pray for our President and our Congress often.

My repost about my thoughts on voting

I posted this last month as a guest post but since today is THE VOTING DAY, i thought it was good for a repeat. Get out there people and vote. I dont care who you vote for but it's our right to vote and have a voice.

I don’t know about you but I’m so over the politics — debates and election — of 2012. The commercials are on my nerves and November 6 can’t come soon enough. Politics are a private matter for me, and it’s been that way since I started voting at age 18.
The emotions coming from coworkers, family members, and Facebook friends are very strong and, in some instances, cruel and mean.  I’ve even seen comments threatening to un-friend anyone who disagrees with their political candidate or opinion.
REALLY?!?!
You’re willing to dismiss all opinions that differ from yours to the point you don’t care?? Hmm, let me know how that goes when the election is over and you need a friend!!!! Sometimes, I want to un-friend a person for being so obnoxious!!!!! But I won’t. Regardless, nobody’s going to convince me to vote their direction in response to inappropriate statements and rants.
Facebook and Twitter have mostly been the two places that I see the political rants day and night. Perhaps, now that I think about it, I should unplug from both social networks so I am not exposed to all the angry comments. I have no intentions of telling anyone WHO I’m voting for, but I promise you I AM voting. I believe we all have a voice and our vote counts.
In the meantime, and the rants continue, I’m going to enjoy the light-hearted cartoons such as these I found on Pinterest:

I'm so behind - I think I'm ahead

Good morning Y'all! I know i still havent posted pictures about my Halloween party. I've been nominated twice for a Liebster award and i havent responded to that, and i've been constantly running around like a crazy girl.  One thing i DO have a quick minute for is to tell you I'm part of a huge ginormous giveaway. How would one of you like to win a 100$ to Target, Starbucks, or Kohl's before Christmas? WHAT- WHAT!  I know girls- what are you waiting on?

500 Follower Giveaway Extravaganzaaaaa

Go see Stephanie's blog (The Vintage Modern Wife) and Good Luck! She's so excited to have 500 followers she's came up with great giveaway.


AND, i'm being featured over at my sweet friend Kim's blog ( Queen of Over Doing) today. GO say hi to her too -tell her i sent you. Here's my Q and A that she posted:

Hey there friends!  This week I am showcasing some of my wonderful friends & sponsors that are over there to the left on my sidebar!

I've asked them some questions so we can get to know them a little better and I hope you visit their blogs today and often!

I hope you have fun getting to know my friends as I have!

Today I'm handing it over to Holli from Holli's Hoots and Hollers!  Holli is a wonderful and very friendly lady and has quickly become a new favorite bloggy friend of mine!  She loves Harley's and wine.  She's a lady after my own heart!

Q:  What is the name of your blog and what's it all about?
Holli says:  My blog is Holli's Hoots and Hollers.  My blog is pretty random.  I travel a lot with my job and when I do, I blog about the restaurants and the sights I see in whatever city I'm in.  Mostly it's just about my life in general.

Q:  Do you have a small business (or a large one) online (or b&m) on Etsy or Storenvy?  If so, how did it come about?
Holli says:  Nope!  Nothing yet.  I'm in the process of starting a business with my cousin and we're in process of working out details, so stay tuned!

Q:  What do you do when you aren't at work?  How do you spend your "free time"?
Holli says:  I love to go junkin!  Garage sales, thrift stores, etc. and buy things to "repurpose them".  I also have a Harley that my Honey and I ride quite a bit.

Q:  Tell me something good!
Holli says:
Wow, where to start.  i don't like to cook much but I'm all about desserts and dips.  A blogger friend of mine Jules from A Beautiful Day introduced me to a dip this year called Shiner dip.

Shiner beer is brewed here in Texas.  I'm not really a beer drinker, but dang this dip is awesome!  I've made it almost every other week, no kidding, for parties, potlucks, etc. that's been happening lately.

I prefer to make it the day before you need it so that all the flavors can set in overnight in the fridge.  You can get the dip on the internet by typing in "Beer dips".

This makes a large batch which is perfect.

You need 2 pkgs of cream cheese blocks, softened, a bag (2 cups) of shredded cheddar cheese (I use sharp cheddar), a pkg of dry ranch dressing dip, a can of Shiner Beer (whatever beer you have, but use a full-bodied beer, nothing light).  Mix it all together while slowly pouring the beer in.  I used less than a can of beer but it was enough to add flavor.  Refrigerate and eat it with Frito's scoops.

Yum!

Then the dessert I love that I got from Pinterest was homemade Turtles.

Grab a bad of round pretzels, a bag of rolos and some pecans.  I spread the pretzels all over a cookie sheet, then add a Rolo to each pretzel.  I put in the oven for about 4 minutes to get them soft.  Right when you take them out of the oven, slap a pecan in the middle while good and melty.  They are so awesome and quick.  They didn't last long

Now I'm hungry and need to go make something yummy to snack on...maybe some Homemade Turtles!
So, you've got to know Holli a little bit here, please go visit her blog Holli's Hoots and Hollers and make a new friend! 

Kim, thank you for featuring me today- You're a sweetheart.

November's Vine Giveaway! Get over there quick!

Good morning Y'all! Happy November 1st.  How was your Halloween last night? I will tell you that i'm about to break down and cry over mine. As all of you know by now it's my fave Holiday and i go ALL out to participate in all things Halloween. Last night was no exception. I bought 10 bags of candy to hand out to trick or treaters and some cute little party favors like tattoos in a box for kids. I live in an apartment complex with lots of kids. I did not receive a single ONE knock on my door! I swear if i see the same kids tonight who always play in the parking lot, i'm gonna yell at them " where were you last night"!!!   Oh well, i bought the really good candy so i'm not too sad to have to eat some of it. I brought a lot to the office and it will go fast. Can i just tell you how sweet my Honey is? He felt bad looking at me all made up in my witch dress and head band on just sitting and looking at my watch. He snuck out thru the garage and walked around to the door and knocked. I was so excited i squealed!  When I opened the door and saw him standing there,  I laughed and cried at the same time.  My Honey's birthday is tomorrow and i arranged a small dinner party for him at a yummy mexican restuarant. Bring on the Margarita's!

I am participating in a giveaway over at Danielle's blog Secrets of a Sweet Southern Girl.  I found the cutest ornament that says CREATE and the artist is Kelly Rae Roberts. I love her stuff!  Go over there now to sign up for the giveaway. Danielle is one of my fave bloggers and you'll love reading her blog while you're there.

Hugs!!