Thousand Word Thursday Topic #5

Now that I'm not weeping in my coffee, it's time for TWT to make its grand return!

This week's topic:


Favorite shoes. Need I say more?

Thousand Word Thursday Topic #4

Sorry this is so late! Ahhhh....

This week's topic is:

Your favorite place where you live (your house, your town, whatever you choose to define as "where you live") - the place where you relax, recenter, regroup. Show us and tell us why it's YOUR place!

$hit! Is it Thursday already?

So sorry about dropping the ball on TWT! I purposely didn't do one last week between my unfill nightmare and BOOBS. But I admit, I totally dropped the ball this week. Can I blame it on Maria? She called me yesterday and invited me to spend the evening at EPCOT with her, Amy W., and Heather (pic and brag to follow). I had to get my butt in gear in order to get enough done around the house (we leave tomorrow for the wedding) in order to go.

I promise TWT will return next week with a super exciting topic!

Thousand Word Thursday #3

I love me some bling. The faker and bigger it is, the more I love it! Seriously. I am all about big, chunky, almost gaudy. Fine - not even almost, I like it gaudy! I admit it. I went through a phase in my early 20s when I'd only wear the real deal. But these days - I can get a lot more bling for my buck with costume stuff, so that's where my love is!

Plus, jewelry always fits, so no matter how fat I got, I could always find some jewelry to make me feel better!

However, I have a few favs that are not just costume stuff. And here they go, in no particular order:

My wedding ring
I seriously puffy heart my ring. I specifically told DH I did not want a diamond, for a variety of reasons (which I don't want to offend anyone who loves diamonds, so I'll keep mum on the subject). I love turquoise, which DH knew, and this is what he came up with. It couldn't be more perfect for me if I'd picked it out myself.



My first mother's day gift
DH got me this beautiful bracelet for my first mother's day. It has DD's name engraved on one side and mother's day and the year engraved on the other. Last year, he tried to get me a matching charm with DS's name on it, but alas, they changed the design! We've not been able to find another one that matches. Total jewelry sadness. I'll rejoice the day we find another, and I'll also rejoice the day I can wear it without an extender (although honestly, I think it runs small, as I don't need an extender for anything else).



My wedding jewelry
It was blinging Swarvoski crystals - what else can I say???? (PS - the jewelry cost more than my dress...)

Thousand Word Thursday Topic #3

You know, I feel a lot of pressure to pick the perfect topic every week. One that everyone will enjoy, even though I know that's impossible. One that everyone can participate in, but that's impossible as well. So many ideas, just not sure which direction to go!

So, since I think it's only the girls participating, and since I love jewelry, this week's topic is:

Your favorite piece of jewelry. (And if you are like me, you can post more than one.) And why it's your favorite!

Thousand Word Thursday #2

Well, these are pics of stuff from our old house; we're renting a furnished place right now, so most of my stuff is packed up in the garage, waiting for a more permanent place. Anyhow, I have to share two; I just couldn't decide between the two.

The first is a wall of photos of my kiddos. As you all know, I love photography, and I love my kids. And I love how this display turned out, even if some of the stuff was crooked when I took the shot!


The second is a shadow box I made for DD's nursery. I am huge into family heirlooms, and her whole room had a 'family heirloom/tree' theme. I loved it! This particular shadow box has an outfit that was my mom's when she was a baby, hand-knit by her grandma. Two of the three bibs were my dad's; the third was my mom's.

Thousand Word Thursday Topic & A New Decade

Hey! Sorry I didn't get this up sooner, but I took the kids to the zoo with friends today. We're tired and exhausted, but we had fun. And thanks to dehydration, or maybe my hard work this week, I'm into a new decade, a decade I've really been looking forward to - the 250s!

I know it's still a big number and what-not, but to me, it's a number that's not so embarrassing to admit to people. It's a number that no longer eliminates me from weight-based activities. It's a number that seems closer to 200 than 300 (even though it's technically not). You know? It's still overweight, but it's normalish-overweight.

Oh, and 115 lbs lost! Oh yeah. I rock.

Now, for the moment you've been waiting for, the new TWT topic:

A decoration in your home that is very meaningful to you - a family heirloom, a gift from your BFF, etc.

Show (with a pic) and tell (describe it) us all about it tomorrow!

Thousand Word Thursday

Like Camille, I love my smile! I have great teeth (that my wonderful parents paid for braces for twice!), and I think I really shine when I smile. Since we're bragging and all...

Wedding - May 2006

1st Thousand Word Thursday Subject

Glad there is so much interest! Here's how it goes:

I'll post a subject on Wednesday, of which you should post a photo that relates on Thursday. Label your post "Thousand Word Thursday" or something to that effect. The photo can be new, old, or somewhere in between. And of course, you are welcome to use actual words to describe your photo! It's that simple!

Without further adieu, our first Thousand Word Thursday subject is:

Let's celebrate our own beauty and how wonderful we all look with a photo of your favorite feature (on your own body and not X-rated, please, Draz!)

Let's get creative and snap happy...have fun!

Thousand Word Thursdays??

Sandy Lee had a great post about how pics really make a blog. And I agree.

So, I was thinking maybe I could start "Thousand Word Thursday" where I randomly come up with a subject of which you can post a pic (favorite outfit, your bedspread, what you're having for breakfast, really and truly totally random) every Thursday. It'd kinda be like BYOC, except with pics instead.

And of course, we'll do pics of ourselves as well!

Thoughts? Will anyone else play besides me?