Me...from A to Z

I was reading a new blog that I think is so cute and found that the writer got tagged to do this A to Z post. In the tag section where you are supposed to tag people to fill them out she said if you want to play along please do! Well, since I am always looking for something to put on my semi-boring blog and I have tons of other things to do around the house...why not procrastinate a little and talk about myself!

A. Attached or single? Happily married
B. Best friend? Not just one .... I have several that I have grown up with and found at Clemson (fabulous girls might I add)
C. Cake or pie? cake...anything with cream cheese icing YUM
D. Day of choice? Friday and football Saturdays
E. Essential item? my sound machine..I'm addicted
F. Favorite colors? orange and blue
G. Gummy bears or worms? sour worms
H. Home town? Flo-town, SC
I. Favorite indulgence? dresses...loooove them
J. January or July? July....I can't stand to be cold
K. Kids? hopefully some day ; )
L. Life isn’t complete without? My family and friends
M. Marriage date? July 21, 2007...we are going to Charleston to celebrate this weekend!
N. Number of brothers and sisters? 2 little brothers
O. Oranges or Apples? orange slices, apple juice
P. Phobias? losing a family member and the dark (childish? I know, it's stupid)
Q. Quote? "Don't sweat the small stuff"...now if I could only live by that and not in one self-inflicted stress situation daily!!!
R. Reasons to smile? Graham, my puppy, and anything Clemson
S. Season of choice? Summer...the perfect time of year
T. Tag 5 people: No tags, if you want to play along please do..and let me know
U. Unknown fact about me? I married a tomato farmer and don't eat tomatoes!
V. Vegetable? anything potato
W. Worst habits? my mom tells me I am a doormat...I just say I am overly nice!
X. Xray or ultrasound? Ultrasound because I hope to be having one...one day
Y. Your favorite food? italian or mexican food...very close tie
Z. Zodiac sign? Cancer

Wow..I bet you are totally tired of reading about me!

To Market, To Market...

...to buy everything in sight! I had the most fabulous weekend at America's Mart in Atlanta. My Dad is an architect so my Mom and his secretary have gone the past 5 or so years claiming that they were part of the architecture design firm (slightly true/untrue..whatever gets you in to paradise)! I've been begging to be guest status for forever and since we just bought a new house and finally have some income I got the invite this year. We stayed at the elegant Ritz Carlton downtown and had the most amazing meals, people watching on their second story porch. We strutted around like we owned the place!

The main purpose of me going was to buy a hutch for our china that has been sitting in boxes since the wedding. I walked around the first 2 hours with my mouth wide open...just imagine potterybarn half off!!! The showrooms have the most beautiful furniture and home accessories you can ever imagine and there are 12 floors of them! Most of the showrooms have all the wine you can drink for free which helps you pull the trigger on most of the purchases!

The most overwhelming part was the jewelry and accessories building. My favorite was this huge showroom where Luna and Copper Penny buy all of their jewelry, and I got TONS of jewelry wholesale. I mean earrings that I bought for $30 in a boutique were $5.00 in this place. (That part actually made me pretty sick). What also made my stomach turn was the Hobo International Showroom...of course they had all their new lines displayed for boutique buyers but we asked the exhibitor if they sold any samples and she led us to this very covert, back room where we found HOBO HEAVEN! My mom got the same $115 clutch that I got for my birthday for $30!!! (She was very quick to rub it in my face the whole weekend).

All in all, my house is getting a complete makeover for wholesale prices. I can't wait for the orders to start rolling in...YAY for Market!!!! I'm already looking forward to next year!

D-O-N-E

Done. I am done with The Bachelorette, The Bachelor, or any show that has any similar plot line. If you haven't heard the earth-shattering news, Deanna ( I like to call her another name if you catch my drift) decided to crush precious, handsome, sweet, 3 year old Dad to Ty- Jason's heart and pick long haired, stubby legg-ed, snowboarding Jesse! This was no doubt a complete shock to everyone that has invested time in this show and I don't think I have ever screamed more profanities at a t.v. in my life! I was actually clenching my fists and punching the air in the direction of the tv (if Graham thought I was crazy before, I have really proven it now). I am so00 mad and as the 4 people that read my blog as my witnesses I will NEVER watch that show AGAIN....thanks a lot Deanna...you have ruined it for me!

Whew! Now to my absolute FAVORITE show in the whole wide world Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods! I am also sad to report that I was 0 for 2 last night with my predictions. As I recently stated on a previous post, my favorite Elle is Bailey from Anderson, SC but Natalie was becoming a front-runner and she was going to get another leg up when she turned blonde in last night's episode. Well, I was wrong again because Natalie was the one that got cut! Bailey was in the bottom three but she was saved and lives to sing, dance, and act another day! If she wins, I really want to plan a trip to NY to see the show. GO BAILEY!

Enough t.v...I am a little upset about my blog design dreams getting smashed. Every time I go to Jenissa's website to see if my name has moved up on the waiting list...it has gone down. This has happened because people are paying double to get their name moved up to the top and I just can't justify paying double for a blog design ( no matter how BAD I want it). So please people, let my poor blog get a seriously needed makeover and stop being so SELFISH!

Elizabeth's Favorite Things- Summer Edition

I have decided to get inspired by Oprah and post my favorite things of summer. (The only difference is that I will not be giving all of them away by the bagillion....so jealous of that audience.)

Favorite Thing # 1 (In no particular order)....Sun Dresses

I am completely in love with everything J.Crew...especially in the summer. They have the best dresses that are fun, classy, and comfortable! My favorite this year is the Deco Dot Zoey Dress. At first, I ordered it in orange for a Clemson game...before I knew it, I had ordered it in hot pink too!

• Favorite Thing # 2 Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods

This has been my new favorite show this summer and pretty much the only way I am getting through the "no good summer tv show doldrums" that I feel like I am stuck in. With the exception of The Bachelorette and So You Think You Can Dance I am living for Monday nights at 10:00 on MTV! Legally Blonde on Broadway is looking for a new Elle Woods and the show is fascinating to me. I am a longtime dancer who looooooves Broadway shows and catty girl dramas. Perfect Combination! I am rooting for Bailey. She's from Anderson, SC and goes to Coastal Carolina and she's so stinking cute. She has trouble with her accent but she's definitely a front runner. Unfortunately, I think Natalie is going to win and she's not even a BLONDE. Seriously, if you are going to be in a show called LEGALLY BLONDE, don't you think you would at least dye your hair before the auditions??!!! (Update: In the next episode....the judges make her dye it...finally) If you haven't watched this show you can watch all the episodes on MTV.com.

Bailey's the one on the far right with the one shoulder pink dress. (My fave)

• Favorite Thing # 3 Sweet Tea Vodka

Looking for a new summer drink? Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka and Lemonde. It's so refreshing and absolutely delicious. It's made at a distillery on Wadamalaw Island right here in SC... YUUUMY (that's about all I can say about that).

I'm not sure what that Muscadine stuff is but maybe I should give it a whirl...

• Favorite Thing # 4 Sandals

I absolutely hate for my toes to be crammed into a closed-toe shoe. Therefore, I try not to subject my little piggies to cramming until the VERY last minute of late fall. All summer, I have been alternating between my three favorite pairs of sandals:

Jack Rogers...
Tory Burch...
And of course...Rainbows (and we all know what those fabulous things look like).

• Favorite Thing # 5 My New House

This doesn't really fit the list but I couldn't love my house any more. I love shopping for it, decorating it, and even cleaning it! The previous owner (and one of my favorite blog reads) just uploaded pictures of her new house on her blog and has inspired me to do the same. Coming soon!

I'm getting PIMPED!

Don't worry I haven't decided to change my lifestyle...I am just really excited that my blog won't be boring anymore! I am on a waiting list (yes she is THAT popular) to get my blog redesigned by Jennisa. When she is done she puts a link on your blog that says " I just got pimped by Jennisa's Bloggie Designs." My blog will look just as cute as Christie and Margaret's soon. The world of blogging just continues to amaze me!

No problem...We Stayed in a Holiday Inn Express Last Night

This past weekend, I met a bunch of Clemson buddies in Murrell's Inlet for Party at the Point! Mary, Liza, Marshall, and I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express and had a ball. The weekend began with Mary and I trying to steer 10 boxes of tomatoes that Graham and I picked up to our room. P.S. Graham couldn't come...we were very sad. We probably looked like we just beat up a roadside produce salesman because we were quite a sight. We finally made it to our room as you see below...after several attempts and near catastrophes.After Marshall fetched Liza from the airport we jumped in the car and headed to Wahoo's...Kasey and Lee FINALLY made it...

It was so good to see my Liza...she lives way to far away for me to handle...

The next day..Marshall woke us all up at 8:00am. We were told that we would picked up at 10:00 to head to the beach. 10:00 turned into 11:00 and 11:00 turned into 12:00 and soon we were waiting at a private dock feeling like no one would ever come to rescue us! Finally, Hagood and Charlie pull up in their rented, ghetto pontoon boat and we barely get to unpack our junk before this came along....

We tried our hardest to ignore the hurricane coming straight for us but we finally got smart and left the beach and headed for a friend's house. That night, we went to Miyabi for dinner. Mary's birthday was Sunday and mine was Tuesday so they decided to embarrass us with a Japanese drumming spectacle...

After we danced in front of the whole restaurant we headed to Wahoo's to celebrate Mary's birthday at midnight! I miss you girls already...what a FABULOUS weekend!

23= Old Man

It is Graham's birthday today, but since he refuses to add his "two cents" on OUR blog then he will have to settle for me adding my own comments about him! (it's only fair)

Graham has decided that 23 is old. He has been counting down the last month to when he is the depressing age of 23. He says that 22 was perfect...23 is too old.

This brings me back to a time when one of my dearest friends turned 20. She too had a crisis in which she did not like the age she was turning and proceeded to cry and carry on yelling that she was "not a teen statistic anymore!!!!" While she was supposed to be enjoying the company of her friends, going out in Clemson, and eating yummy cake...she was hysterical. I won't name names...but this was a night that we will NEVER forget!

With that said....I for one LOVE my birthday. It is exactly in the middle of the year, middle of the summer, and I will be one of the last ones of my friends to turn the dreaded 30, 40, or 50. Sorry for all you birthday haters, temper-tantrum throwers, and whoa-is-me Grahams out there, all I have to say is YAY for my birthday in 8 days and Happy Birthday Grahamy....I love you so much!

In lieu of our birthdays being so close together...here are a couple pictures from my 21st birthday. He thought he was hot stuff because he had turned 21 8 days earlier..WHOOP DE DO! : )