Fashionista

Seasons changing time for a wardrobe change.



I am very very basic when it comes to my personal style. Those 2 pictures made up my summer wardrobe. A $4.80 shirt from forever 21 that I have in every color and Old Navy Flirt jeans that are the best! I don't like to stress about what I"m going to wear so this really worked for me. I dressed it up with a necklace or I would change my shoes for a different effect. Now I'm trying to decide on my staple shirt for fall. I don't know what I want to do.

I want something inexpensive that I can order in every color, I'm very simple minded like that, lol. I have enough jeans to last a lifetime so I'm not worried about that. I have a hard time with long sleeves because my arms are lonnggg and skinnyyy. Perhaps this will be my style:
The first one is a Target sweater for $12.99. The second is an old navy sweater for $25. I like the Target one better and it's more likely that they will go on sale and then I'll buy every single one!

What are the staples in your wardrobe? Do you have some suggestions for what should become my fall go to item?

That's a lie, that's a lie

(you have to read the title like Effie sang it in Dreamgirls)

I'm watching the debates and I'm getting excited. I have never watched anything like this. I'm in here getting hyped and jumping up and down like I'm at church, lol. Here are the thoughts from TM.


"I don't mean to go back and forth...."
-Mccain
Fool, isn't that what a debate is?

Why are McCain's arms so short? You can tell when Obama wants to look at McCain and ask "dude are you serious?"

"That's not true John, that's just not true"
-Obama
Get 'em!

"I have not been elected Ms. Congeniality...."
-McCain
Dude, you said that already. Did you forget? A joke is funny once....and that one wasn't. And how are you a Maverick if you were only different 10% of the time in the last eight years.

These dudes just keep talking over the moderator. It's funny. They should just duke it out!

"That's not true, that's not true"
-Obama again.
Note to Johnny: You shouldn't lie about a person that is standing right next to you. He can hear you dude. He will defend himself. SET IT STRAIGHT!

You have to know a lot of stuff to be President. Seriously they are spitting out names and facts like they are talking about what they ate for lunch. Even if one of them is quite inaccurate with the details, he can't help it, he's old. Those arms are distracting man! They are little. McCain is taking it back with some facts from 25 years ago! I told ya, you gotta know some stuff. I would not be able to remember everything I voted for in the last 20 years.

Want to know how to tell if somebody isn't telling the truth? Their voice changes completely. It gets very soft because they are trying to convince you to believe their lies.

All right babay! It's over, can't wait until next weeks debate with the vice presidents. That should be very interesting. Did you watch? What did you think?

Piercings and weaves

I got my hair done last night and I love it! I really love it. For the wedding I'm getting some tracks sown in the middle to make it more full but I didn't do that tonight :) These are looking up folks! Hair is no longer a big cry fest of drama! This is what it will look like:


I'm getting my hair like Tamara (left) my sister is getting her hair like Tia (right). Then we are going to take this exact picture, lol. I also got my hair dyed last. It is a very dark brown because TheCount wanted black but MamaTM shut that down with the quickness. It really does look black though, but I like it.

Question. Do you think it would be tacky if I painted my nails dark purple instead of the traditional french manicure or light colored polish? My wedding colors are dark purple and silver. Be honest! It's a dark dark dark purple. The shade I have now is "The Deepest of Violets" by Sally Hansen. It really does look good against my skin. Also, my dress isn't white, it's diamond white, kind of like champagne. I'm not sure if that has any effect on your decision.

So, whatchu think? Can I wear dark purple nail polish on my hands at my wedding?

Oh, one more question. I have this piercing:


Do you think I should take it out for the wedding? I have a vote for yes and a vote for no already. Whatchu think?

15 days until the wedding! Yikes :)

Why is TheCount on my bedroom floor snoring? Hmmmm, why isn't somebody sleeping at that apartment we pay rent at? Hmmmm???? Oh well, off to dream of my baby as he provides the soundtrack, lol.

Does she think they are going to go out of business?

The lady I share an office with was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last month. She has been undergoing treatment and is responding well. This last treatment that she is going through is io.di.ne radiation ( I don't want her to google it and end up here, lol). For this process she has to go on an io.di.ne free diet. They gave her a huge cookbook with a list of things she can and cannot eat. I don't think she gets it. She can't have processed foods, anything in plastic, anything with iodized salt, can't have soy, the list goes on and on. It seems to me like on the diet you can have things that you make yourself and plenty of fruits and vegetables. I knew it would be hard for her because she eats McDonalds (at least) once a day. Most days it's her breakfast and lunch. She is trying to do better but I don't think she gets it. On that extremely restrictive list I don't see how a can of pepsi can be on there. I also don't think packets of instant oatmeal were what they meant. They said she could have apple cinnamon oatmeal and included the recipe. Doesn't that mean they want you to make it yourself? As in get the huge thing of oats and make oatmeal. It seems like a big duhhhhh to me, but maybe her doctor told her things I don't know about. NO PROCESSED FOODS. Means just that, in my opinion. The other day she came in with a glass of orange juice and a glass of milk or rather plastic cups covered with plastic wrap. Now I know I read on there that she can't have bread that has been wrapped in plastic and that if she makes something she MUST put it in aluminum foil, meaning no plastic bags or saran wrap. Am I missing something? How the heck are you going to put your drinks in plastic if you can't put your food in it? I think I'm going to start saying little things to help her out like, Don't they consider instant oatmeal processed? You're allowed Pepsi? or better yet, why the heck does your husband keep taking you to McDonalds every morning when you aren't allowed to eat it? Today she only got a juice, but I'm pretty sure whatever that cup is made out of is on her do not do list.

Wedding Wednesday: Finally a happy one!

Does anybody else watch Making the Band? I love it! I love it so much, lol. My sister and I call each other recapping and laughing about what happened. Tonight as I watched the show tears were just streaming down my face. Why? Dawn and Q. Ever since the episode last March when Dawn and Q sat at the piano and were sharing their feelings I have been in love with them! I think it's because they really remind me of my relationship with TheCount. On last nights episode their interaction was beautiful. It really lifted my mood and I'm looking forward to the rest of wedding planning stuff now. Y'all are probably like, TM is tripping of some reality show? Well yeah because that's how TheCount and I interact when I'm not stressed-out-evilina-bride-to-be. And I soooo miss it. I mean normally TheCount and I are geeking off each other. If you watched it, when they were on the phone talking and Dawn had on her soft cheesing voice I was like oh my goodness that's me! I can't remember the last time that TheCount and I had to go more than a day without seeing each other and I definitely don't remember the last time we went more than a day without talking. I do remember when I would go somewhere with my family I would always be on the phone all night with him. Even now, we call each other on our lunch breaks to talk. I love that dude so much!! I'm watching the episode from last season (I schedule my blogs to post now so it's really 1:30 am while I'm typing this) when Dawn is telling Q to go out and be free, enjoy life and I remember having that same conversation with TheCount 5 years ago.

I am breathing a deep sigh of relief. Thanks Dawn and Q for reminding me of the love I have with my baby. Time for me to finish crying while watching this old episode. Seriously the part where she is singing "God is my all and all" and Q is around the corner watching her makes me cry every time. And then I rewind it and cry again. I've had that moment with TheCount before, love is a beautiful thing! Have a great day ladies! Hold out for your Prince Charming :)

MumbleJumble

I'm really distracted from blogging simply because there is so much to be done! My mind is going 10000 miles a minute and even when I think of something I want to blog about I get distracted before I even get to a computer. I had a purpose when I started typing this. I thought to myself, self, write your blog for tomorrow. And what did self do? Forget! I will say that I think Lobster is overrated. We had it for dinner tonight, I had 2; and I am starrrrvinnnggggg. All that money to not be full? Ugghh I don't get it! I really love Jon and Kate plus 8. It makes me smile a lot. I'm about to eat one of my favorite snacks, popcorn and milk duds. Yummyyyy. Tomorrow I'll be the only one on my team there because they are all going to one of the managers of our client's funeral. I don't do funerals. AT ALL! Funerals really mess up my grieving process. If my last memory of a person is pleasant then I prefer to keep that memory of them instead. So while at work I'll write out some blogs to get me through the next couple of weeks. The wedding is in 18 days!!!! This is a huge jumble of words. Oh well, here comes TheCount with my popcorn. Gotta go! Yeahhh, never mind, I knew he was going to pop the wrong kind! We have buttery garlic, salt and pepper, kettle corn, and butter. I asked for butter, I got kettle corn. Oops oops. See why he doesn't deserve that tv Jamila? LOL, let go be with my baby:)

Say What??

This weekend was spent full of laughter! Oh the random conversations!

This one happened as soon as I walked into MamaCount’s house:
NieceCount: “TM!!!!!” Followed by a huge hug, “When are you going to have children with my Uncle J?”
Me: “When you are 11. Wait, how old are you now?”
NieceCount: “I’m 7.”
Me: “When you are 13, provided you do all the babysitting for us.”
NieceCount: “I will babysit.”
Me: “Well then, let’s get this thing on paper! Have you ever signed a contract before?”
NieceCount: “No”
Me: “Great, let’s get to it.” It reads I, Niece Count agree to baby sit any and all of TM’s and Count’s Children. My duties will begin on my 13th birthday. I agree that the only compensation I will receive is whatever food is in the kitchen. And yes, I made her sign it. Yes SisterCount was all in the background screaming telling her not to sign it. Oh well, I have it on file and I will drag her butt to court if she doesn’t watch my kids!

TheCount and I were in Target:
TheCount: “Ohhh, Baby come here!”
Me: I look over and see this excited look on his face. He’s in electronics so I’m thinking the stereo system he showed me last week was on clearance. I put my magazine down and walk over, “Yes honey?”
TC: “Look,” he tells me, while pointing to a TV.
Me: “At what?”
TC: “This TV, It’s perfect.”
Me: “This $500 TV? This TV that isn’t even on sale? I know you didn’t call me over here for this!”
TC: “But we need another TV for when Comcast comes on Monday.”
Me: “In the interest of saving our marriage, I’m going to walk away and pretend this conversation never happened.”
Y’all TheCount got so sad, like we were really about to buy that TV! We don’t even have a bedroom set and this fool wants another TV? I could have slapped him, lol. He pouted for like 5 minutes. I’m still praying that he was joking.

My dad had just gotten out of the shower and decided to sit on my bed and talk to me, while wrapped only in a towel:
Me: “If you don’t get your naked butt off my bed!”
Dad: Sooo, y’all getting cable installed on Monday?”
Me: “Yes, get off my bed.”
Dad: “Well are y’all getting hi-def and stuff?”
Me: No, we don’t have a hi-def TV. The shows are the same, why pay more? Get off my bed before I kick you off.”
Dad: “Well, how much are y’all paying?”
Me: “$66 for cable and internet each month for 6 months, then $100 a month. GET OFF MY BED!”
Dad: “Woowww, that’s expensive.”
Me: “Daddy, shut up. I guarantee, it’s cheaper than what you pay and go put some clothes on.”
Dad: “We are paying $100 for hi-def, 3 dvr’s, and fios internet, come on let me show you.”
Me: “You show me you in some clothes and then we’ll talk. Get off my bed!”

After he finally put a darn robe on, we went to go look. This fool is paying $180 a month for his cable, internet, and phone. I looked at him like you big dummy, I knew you didn’t know what you were talking about. He was like Mama TM, is it this much every month (you see who pays the bills in the house, lol)? She looked at him like, “I know this fool is not serious.”

And of course the funniest conversation of the weekend was between my mom and dad. My dad kept on asking my mom stupid questions that he could fix himself. “Where is the garment presser (this HUGE iron like machine that you can’t miss if you actually look for it)?” She told him to go look before asking dumb questions and then I swore I heard her mumble “this man is going to make me divorce him” but she denied it. Sunday evening he took it to another level when he couldn’t find the cord to the griddle. He was yelling downstairs at my mom to come find it since she put it away. She yelled back” well put it away your own darn self and we won’t have this problem, I’m going to throw it away next time. I can’t even reach the shelf!” A few minutes later I found my mom walking around muttering “this man is going to make me divorce him.” The Count and I were screaming laughing!