The Guys Behind the Blog...

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. One that I just found out recently.

Guys read my blog. 

*gasp!* I know, right? I was shocked too! Haha, ok. Not completely shocked because there are the select few that I make read my blog or else I will key their car ask very nicely to vote for me. :)

Here is a thank you to the guys who don't put eye drops  in my water  as payback for sending you the infamous " http://picketfenceblogs.com/vote/1397 " text every day now and then. I still like Ordy Boy 9,000,000x more than you, but you still are pretty neat for being so sweet. A rhyme. Just for you. 

Shout out goes to {names altered for their anonymity, so flocks of my readers don't add them on facebook. creeps. jk}: 

1.) Hefa {today is his birthday, so he gets to start!}

Go ahead. "awwwww". I heard it from all the way over here. CUTE BABY ALERT! I know! Hefa likes: 

• the great outdoors
• baseball
• cars
• {babies} jk
• rock climbing 
• kayaking... ugh the great outdoors, get it? got it? good. 

You can enjoy a hike with him. hahaha

2.) S.A.M. {sorry about not finding a better pic... most of them were topless. there you go}

S.A.M. enjoys:

• being topless
• the great outdoors
• traveling
• short shorts
• facial hair

Should be noted: uncanny resemblance to Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. 

3.) "SITCH"! {yet another guy hard to get a picture of with a SHIRT ON}

justttt kiddin, cuz- you know i had to. 

I actually can't think of anything nice to say about #3. I'll have to come back to this....

Kidding. 

• Biggest heart {even tho he has YET to send me Shipley's donuts... but maybe he's actually doing me a favor...}
• enjoys working out- so most of your dates will be at the gym... don't say i didn't warn you...
• is Italian. ha. ha. ha. 
• has more muscles in his pinky than Bandit in his entirety. 
• actually has a brain... super smart, {Dr. status}
• loves basketball. So, if you're prepared to be his cheerleader- ladies, he's the guy for you. haha

And... last but not least, 4.) My BFF Matthiaku. AkA: GUAPO. aka: bff. He'll probably get his own full post later on. but for now, this will do. 

• Nicest guy ever
• World traveler/jet setter (brazil, italy, spain etc. you name it he's been and will go again- maybe with you... haha)
• Lavish lifestyle with a real job
• Hil.AR.i.ous (really, you should see our text threads... just today I found myself in hysterics...)
• loves the outdoors 
• likes to run/work out (more gym dates)
• likes to have a good time

Proof he reads my blog:

Ladies: send me an e-mail with your stats and educational background {<--serious, haha ok jk} to see if you qualify for me to work as Cupid for this upcoming holiday for love {Valentine's Day... for all you clueless folk}

Gentlemen: do not kill me for doing this. it was all in good fun ;)

SO there you have it! The main men behind the blog. Of course there's the cutest of them all, Ordy Boy...

P.S. DON'T forget, gentlemen: HA!

Delayed Girl's Night In Post!

This is a long overdue post... considering Girls Night was over a week ago... about 9 days to be exact... {who's counting, right?} and I just wanted to share some highlights and fun times!

It was the first {of many} Pjs & Potluck GNI! It was soooo much fun. The girls loved the elastic waist requirement to be able to enjoy all the amazing food! There was so much good stuff. Good ol' comfort food, pretty appetizers, and amazing drinks!

There are some talented chefs in the group! A table full of sweets too! {Typing this starving is seriously torture!}

The drink of the night is my signature drink. it's really, really complicated. I don't think it can ever be duplicated. It's pretty difficult to recreate... but i'll give you the recipe just in case you dare to try!

Ok. Truth be told, i'm ashamed at how simple it is. I absolutely love this drink during the holidays- i'm not much of a drinker {as in, i NEVER drink...} so it's nice to sit around and actually enjoy the drink in my hand at a party!  Yum. the sugar on the rim is most def my favorite!




It was a lot of fun to have my favorite girls over and enjoy eating and catching up since the weeks have been crazy with finals and all. It was our last GNI of the year! WEIRD! haha, I'm looking forward to 2011 GNI!

I wanted to stick with my "homemade" gift giving kick i've been on, and decided what better gift than a thoughtful one i took the time to create?! that and with so many girls I would have gone broke... haha these were adorable alternatives and they were so simple to make! I have heard feedback {since i gave them 9 days ago haha} and they have alllll been positive!

I had Cookies for Santa for the girls along with homemade sugar scrub- LOVED this! I was shocked out how amazingly easy it was to make these! {I'm a scrub-addict... with all my sunless tanning and need for exfoliating, i have spent a pretty penny buying the best scrubs- i will definitely be making my own from now on!}

It's so organic you COULD technically eat it- but who would want to? Another easy peasy freebie instruction:

 

I had to be a little more personal than just a pretty ribbon... so i wrapped the santa cookies in green tissue paper and hot pink tulle. The scrubs got a personalized label/tag that described each girl. I hope they like it- coming up with different words other than "awesome" was pretty difficult! It was a great night- I hope all the girls had as much fun as I did! There's never a dull or quiet moment and I love them all! 

Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas Eve Eve! I personally can't wait until Christmas! I'm enjoying all this time with my family and it's been incredible! I'll leave you with a funny classic pup shot...

I've been lazy and haven't been soliciting votes, but i'd love for you to click below, thanks!

A Rustic Beach Destination Wedding

This weekend, Ordy and I went to St. Simon's Island for a very close friend's wedding. Close friend of mine, ex-crush of his... haha it was a tough weekend for him (and every other male in America).  This southern belle is officially OFF the market!!! Just kidding, I only tease about it, but it's no surprise that every one has a crush on Kat. I was talking with someone at the wedding who said, "my husband is kind of sad she's getting married- HE has a crush on her!" hahaha

Let me give a short background on the lovely bride. You may remember me talking about her before- she's my baking pal. I mean, she is my baking sensei. She is the owner of Lush Cakery. Not only is she gorgeous, but she is talented!

I met Kat as a freshman in college, she was one of the first people I met when I moved on campus and we had a slumber party within the first week of meeting! haha, it's silly now, but looking back it was so fun to have met someone and get along so well. I remember we didn't get any sleep (i don't even know if Kat will remember this!) haha years later we have kept in touch and I was so excited to attend her wedding! She made a GORGEOUS bride and the whole event was flawless. 

Here are a few pics from the wedding (side note: Ordy Boy said I would look "goofy" with a huge camera in tow with my outfit so I took my dinky cheap digi-cam and hate the pictures! but it'll do... it fit in my clutch. haha)

HOW CUTE is he

Love this boy

 Look at this cake!!!! Kat did each and every flower on the cake- how insane!

miami vice over here

so glad i wore booties

Please look at how gorgeous the lights were!!

kat and i

i asked Ordy to take a pic of my back. this is what i get. serves me right

haha that's better

So happy to have been able to witness this amazing occasion! It truly was the most amazing rustic beach wedding I have ever seen!

Thank you ALL for the votes!! i am steadily climbing the top haha and I don't know why it matters but I like it! :)

A Southern Fall Night in GA

Saturday evening, Ordy Boy and I had a double date with the Brady's. We had a typical southern fall date night planned- think pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and hay rides. Complete with fresh apple butter, apples, and other goodies. Emily and Andrew are from Ohio so it was quite the experience for them (even though they have participated in stuff like that as children haha).

me and the lil one

A "group" shot haha

We couldn't have asked for a better fall night to enjoy it all! The weather was in the 70's and it was gorgeous.

We got to the store part of the farm and went crazy just taking in all the fresh goodies. Emily bought a jar of Peach Salsa (amazing) and other goodies, and I got some Apple Cider, Honey Crisp apples, Apple Butter, and boiled peanuts. mmmmm.

Some pictures of why I love Fall SO MUCH:

After we shopped, we made our way to the pumpkin patch. Talk about massive pumpkins...they were giant! way too big to even attempt to take home to our "city porches". Maybe in the future with my wrap around porch... haha

ok, i'm done with this picture now :)

 **yeah. my dad sent me the pumpkin butt picture years ago... i finally found a butt pumpkin**

Daniel navigating us through the corn maze...ABOUT THAT!... we got SO frustrated/lost we ended up just walking in circles and trying our hardest to find the ENTRANCE to exit out of. We didn't care about giving up, we just wanted out- and when we got it, we felt so dizzy. hahaha i officially realized i'm old when getting lost through a corn maze was more annoying than entertaining. hahaha.

the defeated group

The Brady Bunch Goofing Off

After the maze we enjoyed a nice dinner and headed back home EXHAUSTED. I was in bed faster than fast and passed out the minute my head hit the pillow. I had a great weekend with good company on a beautiful Georgia fall night!