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Geaux TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a Geaux Tigers Girl living in a Roll Tide World, and you know what blogland my co-workers play TOO MUCH!  When I got into my office this morning turned on the light, there was a little gift waiting for me They've been picking with me all week and I've been a pretty good sport about it, I've had the houndstooth queen come in my office humming the Alabama fight song, little Miss Sunshine left the gift you see above and katieLa has been shaking her houndstooth scraf at me all week.  Today I have on my purple maxi dress gold accessories with the cutest gold hobo bag.  Geaux Tigers! It's all good I refer to it as a house divided Monday after LSU has kicked Bama's ass I won't rub it too hard in my co-workers faces and on Tuesday I will be back in love with BAMA!  I'm an LSU girl at heart but Bama pays the bills!  Have a great weekend!
 

Feeling Crafty...

I've decided to post pictures of some of my holiday wreaths on Facebook, so how could I not post them on here for you guys to see?  I've only photographed two, the one I did for my door last year and the one I did for Tashie's around the House Shower this past Sunday.  She LOVED IT! and I have had several request for them...sounds like a small business?  Maybe, I mostly do this for people I love.  If I have a friend getting married and she prefers silk florals versus live flowers then that's my gift to her, from her bridal bouquet to the flower petals for the flower girls.  From now on I will take pictures of my work before I give it away... Tasha is an AKA and I thought this was very fitting.  I even added pearls and the slipper in the middle I added a green rhinestone to set it off right Here is the wreath I did for my door last year, I will have more pictures of other wreaths by the end of the week.  Tell me what you think I just love the Holidays don't you?
 
 

Full Circle, I think...

Yep it's me again, and I've been checking ME out...You know I'm a pretty fly chick, I'm smart, funny, creative, I'm grounded, mean, down to earth, driven, and just an all around busy body!  Cliff said that I'm Ms. All Over the Place.  I can't help it, my circle may not have come full, but it's pretty close.  I've been blessed with a wonderful *some times dysfunctional* family, I can say that God has blessed me with THREE beautiful children and he went a step further and added a cherry on top by giving us my grandson.  I have lived through/survived HELL and can smile and testify!  Just ask me baby I will share!  But as of late I've been peeling back the layers that I've often hid behind, the layer of fear that has all but stalled my writing career.  Clothes, honey some of you guys know my email address...1brokesista AT gmail dot COM, a sista was BROKE because I was a shop-a-holic addicted to looking my best so people wouldn't focus on the fact that I had gained SO MUCH WEIGHT, because I was very unhappy with myself and hiding myself from myself and the world with the weight...*I've lost 8 pounds so far*.  One thing I must admit, my weight never really stopped me from doing alot, but still.  I've never wore alot of make-up so I won't say I hid my beauty *cause ya'll know I'm bruitful* LOL! But for years I'd perm my hair to death literally, it would fall out!, then I'd hook up the fantabulous weave and I never ever knew what the real me looked like.  I had been toying with the idea of going natural for years and only this past year worked up the courage to actually DO IT!  And do it I've done LOL!  I tell you the  people I thought would embrace my decision has tried their damndest to sway me. *Blank Stare* They act like they don't know who I am, I'm stubborn and mad that you would even try to sway me.  I digress...peeling back the layers look at my nappy hair ya'll

Look at that kitchen...it's KILLING my momma she wants to slap some creamy crack on it SO BAD! LOL! I love it! My unique hairline is all mine, I mean if you belong to Freddie you have this hairline as well, but I think my "good hair" is pretty darn fly.  As I continue to come full circle, travel with me won't you.  It's going to be fun! 

I got some crafty stuff I've been working on, and I've even decided to sell some of my creations, more about that later on this week.  Let me get my math homework done!

Peace and Blessings!
 

Reason #1089 Why I heart HIP HOP!

Over the past couple of years hip-hop has been getting a really bum rap.  Hip hop began to take turns that I really don't care to discuss in this blog, but I will say they left me disheartened.  I am very disappointed at WHAT is being labeled hip-hop but again I won't discuss that because I'm really not in the mood to go to war.  This Cypher is what keeps me coming back.  If you're a hip-hop head you will truly enjoy this! 

"Everytime I think it's over you do something to pull me back in like this"

Peace and Blessings

Alabama Football, Cake Mix, Fondant, and Rum = It Look's like Sh*t

Saturday after running errands with my daughter, we headed over to the Happiest Married People I know house, Celeste and Terry.  Celeste is a crafter/hell raiser just like me so we're always getting into something.  My daughter is turning 15 Nov. 10th and she picked this cake out for her bday...(Photo Courtesy of Mary's Cakes)

Well me being the mommy I am (cheap) decided that we can "make" that and Saturday was our day to do a "test cake"  Now keep in mind Celeste is the master cake maker that's her thing, she had all the bells and whistles you name it she had it.  Now that's what baby girl wants but this is what we ended up with after baking the "test cake"  during the game and drinking Rum as well.   I was all excited and tipsy about the cake the first layer came out perfect and mind you it was our FIRST time using fondant and I had been on that Bacardi!  I'm complimenting the cake and patting us on the back and my dear darling friend looks at the cake and proclaims, "It looks like shit!" Now you would have had to been there to understand why this is so funny to me.  Then to make it even funnier my daugther turns to me and says, "Yeah what SHE SAID!" LMAOOOOOO!  Anyway that Tide sure is ROLLING if anybody knows Mt Cody #62 on the Alabama Football team, tell him to give me a Hug!  He really made the last couple of minutes of that game EXCITING for me!

More pictures for your laughing pleasure! She was not having a good time with that fondant! But I was!!! I was imagining that the fondant was a certain persons head!
 Celeste and Nina making a pure mess! The first layer of the cake, which I think came out very nice! The finished product, it was very delicious and yes we made that cake blue on purpose!  We filled the blue cake with ganash and the strawberry cake with a homemade strawberry cream cheese filling which was so YUMMY!  I will make sure I post pictures of the real cake and Nina's bday dinner! 

ROLL TIDE!