You Tube Tuesday

In honor of all the folks who are moving, or who have recently moved. Seems like their is a lot of y'all lately.

Who Eats Half a Can of Soup?

As I was heating up my lunch today, a can of this soup, I checked out the label, as I often do. I noticed that the servings per container was two. The can is only 14.5 oz, so that would mean someone is suppose the eat 7 oz for a serving. What? Who eats half a can of soup? Am I a little piggy, or does that seem like crazy?

So that was my random convo I had with myself today. Thought I would share.

Networked Blogs

This is for all of you bloggers who are on Facebook. Please go to the application Networked Blogs on Facebook and register your blogs. That way I can post your blogs to my Facebook page and help you get new followers. Leave a comment in this post when you have registered, and I'll add you. If you want to add me to your pages too, I certainly wouldn't object.

Weekend Wrap Up

Hope everyone had a super weekend. I know that the peeps around this area had a lovely atmosphere to spend theirs in at least {our weather was phenomenal this weekend! }.

I was pretty lazy this weekend. It was, of course, just because I'm going to Austin Thursday, and totally not because I'm a big, ole bum. Well, maybe it was a little because I'm a bum.

Friday night I did try to get out and do something. I wanted to go to our zoo for Zoo Boo. It's a fun Halloween event our zoo puts on every year. I've never been before, but this is also the first year that we have had a zoo membership. The hubs totally dashed my hopes of going by making a turned-up-nose-face when I mentioned it to him. Oh well, there's always next year.

Saturday I worked for a bit, went to the gym, ran by Pier One { got a cute little apron}, and came home to make some food for family dinner at the parentals'.

Our fam hadn't gotten together in weeks, so we decided to do a Mexican night. I made seven layer dip, which we ate like pigs, and a new dessert I found on my friend Nell's blog, Best Laid Plans. Click here if you want the recipe. It is a Pumpkin Crisp, and we all thought it was delicious. Everyone requested I make it again for Thanksgiving dinner.

Our family is pretty dorky because we l-o-v-e to play board games when we get together {even though it usually ends in me or one of my sister quiting because we are losing, or one of us getting pissed because someone is not following the rules properly}.

What is about siblings that makes you revert back to childish behavior no matter how old you are? I swear I've considered doing some hair pulling recently.....even though I'm almost thirty.

We pretty much made it through this game without any sibling squabbles, but Jessica and Krista both quit before the game of Trivial Pursuit DVD Edition was over, because they were losing.

Yesterday I succumbed to my lazy tendencies and laid on the couch all day. I didn't get out of PJs one time. I watched TV and stalked Facebook. The only productive thing I did all day was wash my face and brush my teeth { you're welcome, Greg}. The only time I left the house, in my PJs, was to go to Baskin Robbin's. Let me just say that we did use the drive-through though. I DO NOT condone pajamas in public!

Today I have to be productive. I must go to the gym, after having a weekend of junk food, and I have to clean my house. At least I only have a two day work week before we leave for Austin. Have I mention that I'm pretty excited that we are going to AUSTIN!?!

Maybe I'll post some pics later of my fall decorations I put out Friday, and the new piece of art I got to hang above our bed.

What did y'all do this weekend? Did any of the you Memphis people go to River Arts Fest? I wouldn't have minded checking it out if I wasn't glued to the couch all day yesterday.

Happy Monday, for those of you in a good mood, and F*** Mondays, for those of who are not!

Loved This!

I went Tuesday to see this movie {by myself, love doing that}, and it was incredible. It was a total strong girl, coming of age movie. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD, so I can buy it and watch it over and over.

It has some great actresses in it too like Drew Barrymore, Juliet Lewis, Kristen Wiig, and the young but great, Ellen Page. Who are all tough, rockin', roller derby chicks in the movie.

And it is set in Austin- whoo, whoo. There is quite an Austin theme in my life lately.

Why I Love Austin

Why do I love Austin, TX? Because this is what they put on their construction signs.

The Size of Our World

I love stumbleupon.com, and while stumbling , I found this to be interseting. The source was unknow, by the way.




This makes me think of some kind of cosmic Russian dolls. I have trouble grasping the vastness of our universe and beyond. It just makes me feel too small and insignificant if I try for too long.

Late You Tube Tuesday

Since I'm so excited about Panic next week, I found this old video to get me in the mood even more.

A Revealing Questionnaire

Lately I've been new blog hunting and found this new blog through this blog that I already followed. There was this little questionnaire posted that Little Ms Blog said anyone could steal. So I am. Maybe this will give some insight into who I am ( probably some things that I never would have revealed on my own). You are suppose to answer the questions saying if you're guilty or innocent of the doing whatever the question asks. It's kind of like the drinking game I've Never.

Asked someone to marry you? Innocent
Ever kissed someone of the same sex? Guilty
Danced on a table in a bar? Guilty
Ever told a lie? Guilty
Had feelings for someone whom you can’t have back? Guilty
Kissed a picture? Guilty
Slept in until 5 PM? Guilty

Fallen asleep at work/school? Guilty
Held a snake? Guilty
Been suspended from school? Guilty ( only in-school suspension)
Worked at a fast food restaurant? ?? (does Chucky Cheese count?)
Stolen from a store? Innocent
Been fired from a job? Innocent
Done something you regret? Guilty
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Guilty.
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Guilty.
Kissed in the rain? Guilty
Sat on a roof top? Guilty
Kissed someone you shouldn’t? Guilty.
Sang in the shower? Guilty.
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Guilty
Shaved your head? Innocent.
Had a boxing membership? Innocent...I think because I don't know what that means.
Made a boyfriend cry? Guilty.
Been in a band? Innocent
Shot a gun? Guilty
Donated Blood? Guilty
Eaten alligator meat? Innocent
Eaten cheesecake? Guilty
Still love someone you shouldn’t? Innocent

Have/had a tattoo? Guilty
Liked someone, but will never tell who? Innocent
Been too honest? Guilty
Ruined a surprise? Guilt
Ate in a restaurant and got really bloated that you couldn’t walk afterwards? Guilty
Erased someone in your friends list? Guilty
Dressed in a woman’s clothes (if you’re a guy) or man’s clothes (if you’re a girl)? Innocent
Joined a pageant? Guilty
Been told that you’re handsome or beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said? Guilty
Had communication with your ex? Guilty
Got totally drunk on the night before exam? Guilty
Got totally angry that you cried so hard? Guilty

Please cut and paste this onto you blog, so I can see just how alike or different we are!

Please Send Us Your Positive Thoughts

I forgot to mention earlier that Greg is taking the third part of the CPA exam tomorrow. So far he has passed the two parts that he's taken on the first try, but it's still very nerve racking for him. Please send some positive thoughts and/or prayers this way tomorrow. Thanks and let me know when I can repay the favor.

Upcoming Travel Plans

In about a week and a half, Greg and I are going here

to see

I'm super excited! I love Austin and, of course, love Panic. The shows are 10/30 and 10/31....halloween! Which I also love. I can't wait!!

I'm hoping some of you have been to Austin and can tell me where to get the best fish tacos. The place needs to be somewhere close to the downtown Sheraton Hotel, since we always walk or take taxis everywhere we go when on vaca { cause you never know when the mood to get hammered will strike when you have no responsibilities}.

I also can't wait to go here when we get there

And here

The Whole Foods downtown Austin is a whole city block. Anyone, who knows me, knows that this is like the mother ship calling me home. Oh, and it just so happens that the Whole Foods and the Anthropologie are right across the street from each other. Austin really is the coolest city ever.

I'm also just beside myself about getting my husband all to myself, with no CPA exam materials anywhere in sight. This will very much help my plan to come home with a little, Panic fan on board. Maybe we'll name it Austin, if it's a boy, or Antrhopologie, if it's a girl. Hahaha. Or Sheraton or Panic or......

Anyways, let me know if you have some favorite spot in Austin that we must see. Or any old wives' tales tricks on how to conceive a boy...... preferably some that are fun and not any that I have to eat or drink anything nasty.

Ow, My Back!

Saturday morning I woke up ready to be productive. I decided I was going to get up early and go to the gym before work. On my last strength exercise of the day, squats, I felt a horrible pain shot up the right side of my back.

Having never had back trouble, I thought I just needed to stretch. No, that hurts worse. Maybe walk it off? No, worse. By the time I made it to my car in the parking lot, I was in tears.

Fast forward to this morning. I'm still in pain, laid up on the couch. This sucks!!

It's actually sunny outside today {which has been unusual around here the past month or so}, and I want to be outside walking the dog. I would also love to be at the gym today, since we're going out of town in a week and a half. I would even love to be able to clean my kitchen and bathrooms or rake leaves. Or anything besides being useless and in pain on the couch.

Have any of you ever pulled a muscle in your back? How long did it take to get back to normal?

Now Tell Me, Who Do You Love?

I need some new blogs to follow. A good bit of the ones I was previously following seem to not be posting as much as they were back in May, when I was on here before, or not all.

So, I was wondering who y'all follow. Whose blogs make you giddy when you click on your dashboard and see that they've made a new post? Who makes you laugh and smile? Who makes your day better because of their blog? Whose blogs make you want to blog more yourself?

I tend to like blogs written by funny girls, girls who love shopping, girls who love their doggies, southern girls, and married girls and mommies who still have a life apart from their spouse and/or children. But they don't have to be limited to those categories.

Pleeeease let me know, and soon, because I love the blogs I currently follow, but I need variety in my life. And with winter quickly setting in, I know I'm going to be having a lot more couch time and getting bored pretty quickly.

You Tube's' Tuesday

I couldn't pick between my three favorite shows from when I was kid, so here are all of their intros.






I unfortunately couldn't find a Fraggle Rock one with the old man talking to his dog at the beginning.

Top 10 Errors Found in Doctors Reports

10. Healthy appearing, decrepit 69 year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.

9. Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.

8. The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1983.

7. Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.

6. Discharge status: Alive but without permission.

5. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.

4. Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. (Blank), who felt we should sit on the abdomen and I agree.

3. The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care three times a week.

2. The patient refused an autopsy.

1. On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it had completely disappeared.

And people wonder why I only go to annual appointment and stay as far away from health care, as I can, the rest of the year!

Polyvore Obsession

So here is what else I've been up to the last week or so. My husband is very concerned about this one. He walked into the living room in the middle of the night a few days ago and asked "Are you still up making outfits? You have a problem.".

Panic Concert Outfit by CarrieBeth featuring Old Navy

Fall Brunch Without Breaking the Bank by CarrieBeth featuring Old Navy

Anthropologie-type look for less by CarrieBeth featuring Salvatore Ferragamo scarves

So until my intervention, I'm making as many new sets {or outfits as my husband says} as I can.

Check out polyvore.com and make some of your own. Let me know if you have any on there, so I can check them out.

Bitter Sweet...More Bitter Really Sweet

So we decided that we wanted some "treats" tonight. I went to Baskin Robbins, and I got this:

It's an Oreo Sundae!

I really enjoyed it, and then Greg informed me that it had 1,400 calories. So much for going to the gym today.....or pretty much the whole week. Oh well, I'll just be on a celery and water diet, yummy.

I've Been Gone Soooo Long!

Wow, my first post since May. Do I even remember how to do this!?!

I have something shameful to admit. { dun, dun, dun} I joined Facebook. I know, I know....after all the crap I talked about it for-ev-er. And it is every bit as addicting as everyone said it is. I'm a junkie.

So between obsessively stalking people on FB and having a busy summer socializing I haven't been blogging. Now that the summer is officially over {at least it must be it must be because I'm currently sitting on my couch under a cozy blanket with my Uggs on instead of on a patio Sunday brunching on a patio sipping my third or fourth manmosa. That's a mimosa with a shot of vodka.} I'm ready to get back to it. That sentence must be some kind of record for length and lack of proper punctuation!

I can't wait to catch up on the folk's blogs that I follow. I noticed that a few of my favs have also slacked off or shut down their pages all together {tear}.

My other new activity keeping me from my chores is Polyvore.com! If you haven't gotten on this site you must right now. You basically get to pretend you're Rachel Zoe and put together any outfit you want, even the ones you could never afford or fit into. It's like dress up for grown ups. Love it!!

Oh and I got a new puppy!

He is a rescue, that should make Kimbree smile, from Oxford Humane Society. His name is Houser, after the late Michael Houser { Widespread Panic's guitarist}, and he is amazing. He is a mix of god knows what. I think he looks kind of like a black golden retriever. He is the sweetest little boy ever. It warms my heart to have another little boy pup after we lost our Charlie back in January. I'm sure he will be the star of my blog after I plaster it with pictures of him.

I owe huge apology to Sarah, from on the Rhoads of life, because I never sent her the flower pot that she won in my drawing. Sorry Sarah! I will find some way to make it up to you, I swear. I know I suck the most :( .

So anyways....can't wait to start yapping on here again. I'm sure I'll be posting a ton of stuff the next few weeks, changing some things on my page, and updating my songs on here.