New Music Wednesday and other things~

Good morning,

Excuse me if I sound delirious during this post. I worked last night which means I have been awake since 2 yesterday afternoon!!

I just love it when new music comes out from some of my favorite artists! Today on iTunes, I am purchasing the first three singles from A Fine Frenzy's new album Bomb in a Birdcage. It is due out in stores on 9/8, but you can purchase the singles now, on iTunes, like I just said..... see with the deliriousness... is that a word.

Anyways, here is the attached album cover and so far, I like everything I am hearing... Go check it out.

I also couldn't pass up some classics's that I have been meaning to add to my eclectic collection... how about some Stevie Nicks "Edge of Seventeen" and Tom Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance."
I have also been promising to update about a fun activity that my friend Leslie and I participated in when she came up to Nashville recently. First of all, I should preface this by saying.... I do not have an artistic notion/bone/whatchamacallit in my body, so for this activity, I was a little nervous! The place is called Sips~N~Strokes. Here is the website. http://www.sipsnstrokes.com/ ... They have many locations, so you will have to visit to see if there is one near you. You basically go here to paint a picture from scratch. This ain't no paint-by-numbers junk. Sips-n-Strokes puts a calendar up every month, and they assist with a painting per night. So everyone does the same painting. Get it.... if you don't, go to the website. It's helpful. Here are the pictures we took from that night.

You can see the faint outline of a person... this is one of the things the staff does for you.

Here is a picture of Leslie and I before we got started.

Leslie, in front of her canvas.

Me, being silly with my canvas

Phase 1 of the project

Another phase

Almost done!

The finished product... some of the staff used "bumpy" paint to accentuate the curves. It really defined the pictures raw edges!!

Leslie and I showing off our art work... picture's a little dark

I hope you enjoyed this post.... It is now 10:30p, and I finally finished writing this. I had to give in to sleep. Yawn!!! Still sleepy! I just got home from church. I got to hold sweet, baby Rachel during services!! She was a precious angel the whole time and was able to catch a quick nap halfway through service. Can't wait to have kids of my own!! Hoping it is sooner rather than later!! Anyway, I hope this post finds everyone happy and shiny. Until next time, be blessed... S :)

2nd Annual Fall TV Lineup (2009)

Well, it is that time of year again!! I have been doing this for many years, but this is only the 2nd time on blogger.
This year, I decided to do things differently... mainly to see if I like it better. I decided that I wasn't being fair to the all the other shows and networks. So in order to give everyone a fair shake, I will be listing as much information as I can find about the main networks, ie ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, HBO, and Showtime. I will try to make it less confusing by grouping all shows together by network and then putting them in chronological order. So, lets begin....
Wait: First you need to know what all my little squiggles are going to mean. For instance, if you see this (*) behind a show, it means this is a new program. If you see this (~), it means I watch this show. Ok, ok... now I'm ready.

ABC
Sunday
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition~ premieres 9/27 at 7p
Desperate Housewives~ 9/27 at 8p
Brothers and Sisters~ 9/27 at 9p
Monday
Dancing with The Stars premieres 9/21 at 7p
Castle~ 9/21 at 9p
Tuesday
Sharktank* at 7p
DWTS results 9/22 at 8p
The Forgotten*~ 9/22 at 9p
Wednesday
Hank* premieres 9/30 at 7p
The Middle* 9/30 at 7:30p
Modern Family* 9/23 at 8p
Cougar Town* 9/23 at 8:30p
Eastwick*~ 9/23 at 9p
Thursday
Flashforward* premieres 9/24 at 7p
Grey's Anatomy~ 9/24 at 8p (possibly a 2-hr premiere since PP doesn't start on same date)
Private Practive~ 10/1 at 9p
Friday
Super Nanny 10/16 at 7p
Ugly Betty 10/9 at 8p
>>Lost; The Bachelor; Better Off Ted; Scrubs; happytown*; The Deep End*; V* will begin showing mid-season<< FOX
Sunday
Simpsons 9/27
The Cleveland Show* 9/27
Family Guy 9/27
American Dad* 9/27
Monday
House~ premieres 9/21 at 7p
Lie to Me 9/28 at 8p
Tuesday
So You Think You Can Dance premieres 9/9 at 7p
Wednesday
SYTYCD results 7p
Glee~ 9/9 at 8p
Thursday
Bones~ premieres 9/17 at 7p
Fringe~ 9/17 at 8p
Friday
Brothers* premieres 9/25 at 7p
Til Death 9/25 at 7:30p
Dollhouse~ 9/25 at 8p

CBS
Sunday
The Amazing Race premieres 9/27 at 7p
Three Rivers* 10/4 at 8p
Cold Case 9/27 at 9p
Monday
How I Met Your Mother premieres 9/21 at 7p
Accidentally on Purpose* 9/21 at 7:30p
Two and a Half Men 9/21 at 8p
Big Bang Theory 9/21 at 8:30p
CSI: Miami 9/21 at 9p
Tuesday
NCIS premieres 9/22 at 7p
NCIS: Los Angeles* 9/22 at 8p
The Good Wife* 9/22 at 9p
Wednesday
The New Adventures of Old Christine premieres 9/23 at 7p
Gary Unmarried 9/23 at 7:30p
Criminal Minds 9/23 at 8p
CSI:NY 9/23 at 9p
Thursday
Survivor: Samoa at 7p
CSI 9/24 at 8p
The Mentalist 9/24 at 9p
Friday
Ghost Whisperer premieres 9/25 at 7p
Medium* 9/25 at 8p *(new to CBS)
Numb3rs 9/25 at 9p

NBC
Monday
Heroes premieres 9/21 at 7p
Trauma* 9/28 at 8p
The Jay Leno Show* 9/14 9p
Tuesday
The Biggest Loser premieres 9/15 at 7p
The Jay Leno Show 9p
Wednesday
Mercy* premieres 9/23 at 7p
Law & Order: SVU 9/23 at 8p
Jay Leno Show 9p
Thursday
The Community* 7p
Parks & Recreation 9/17 at 7:30p
The Office 9/17 at 8p
30 Rock 10/15 at 8:30p
Jay Leno Show 9p
Friday
Law & Order premieres 9/25 at 7p
Southland* 9/25 at 8p
Jay Leno Show 9p

The CW
Monday
One Tree Hill~ premieres 9/14 at 7p
Gossip Girl~ 9/14 at 8p
Tuesday
90210 premieres 9/8 at 7p
Melrose Place* 9/8 at 8p
Wednesday
America's Next Top Model premieres 9/9 at 7p
The Beautiful Life* 9/16 at 8p
Thursday
The Vampire Diaries*~ premieres 9/10 at 7p
SuperNatural 9/10 at 8p
Friday
Smallville premieres 9/25 at 7p

HBO
Sunday
Bored to Death* premieres 9/20
Curb Your Enthusiasm 9/20

Showtime
Sunday
Californication~ premieres 9/27
Dexter~ 9/27

FX
Wednesday
Nip/Tuck premieres 10/14


So, there you have it folks. Happy watching!!!

Picture Blog continued...

Hello again,

I will try this again. Yesterday while I was on here to upload some new pictures, the photo uploader was not working properly so I am back to give it another shot. I left off with the pictures on the day I bought my first place, so I will pick up with my July stay-cation.

Here goes...

This is a picture of Mama and I freezing in the back of Aunt Anna's truck. We were both wrapped up in towels for the entire trip into Nashville.

This is the reason we were freezing in the backseat!! Danny has to have the air on frigid at all times.

This was taken before we went to eat in Springfield at a restaurant called The Depot Bar and Grill. This was my first time eating here. It was recommended to me by a co-worker. Man, was it good!! We all got the 12 oz. ribeye, and I got sweet potato fries for my side. Everything was wonderful!! I recently went back to eat there and got Texas Tails which is my new favorite!!

A picture of me with Mama and Aunt Anna

A picture of me with Mama and Danny =)

Maggie enjoying having company... especially her Gramama!

So these are the best photos from my summer stay-cation... I really enjoyed having Mama, Danny, Aunt Anna, Rusty(dog), and Bailey(dog) over for a few days in my new home! We got a lot of things done, and we had a great time... even if we did get a little grouchy with each other. That is just a part of it when you are with family!

Hopefully tomorrow, I will blog about where Leslie and I went last Saturday night. We had a blast.

Until next time, be blessed!! S ;)

So sorry!!

Ok, so I haven't been on here in forever!!! So sorry, it has been a crazy few months! Lots of stuff to tell and catch everyone up on, but this post will be mostly pictures!! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words...

Some of my cousins came for a visit back in June for the CMA Music Festival that Nashville has every year downtown. These are pictures from that weekend.

Above picture: Shawna, Cindy, Michelle, and I at the Ryman in downtown Nashville.

Cindy and I at the Ryman

My security blanket and I at the Ryman

Shawna, Cindy, Mera, me, and Michelle onstage at the Ryman

The next photos are on the day that I bought my first home.... June 26, 2009!!!

The most awesome realtor ever, Suzy Roholt!!

My Mom and me (June 26th)

She hates taking pictures!!

Leslie and me

Ok, sorry to cut this picture blog short, but there is something wrong with the photo uploader. It is taking too long!! I have way too many pictures to upload for today, so I will do this is pieces I guess. Until tomorrow... Be blessed!!

Summer TV Extravaganza

The summer brings out a lot of things. Pool parties, vacations, ice cream, and in this case, new episodes of your favorite summertime television shows. To make it easier for those of you who actually watch as much TV as I do, (not possible), I am going to include the scheduling information for some of my favorites with some new shows added in.
** All times shown are Central

Beginning Sunday, June 7th
- Army Wives on Lifetime at 9pm

Beginning Monday, June 8th
- The Closer on TNT at 8pm
- Raising the Bar on TNT at 9pm
- Weeds on Showtime at 9pm
- Nurse Jackie on Showtime at 9:30pm (new show starring Edie Falco)

Beginning Sunday, June 14th
- True Blood on HBO at 8pm

Beginning Tuesday, June 16th
- Hawthorne on TNT at 8pm (new show starring Jada Pinkett-Smith)
- Saving Grace on TNT at 9pm

Beginning Thursday, July 9th
- Big Brother on CBS

So there you go, hope everyone enjoys all the pleasures of summer! Now, I am going to my TVholics Anonymous meetings.
Love, peace, and smiles!

Patience is a Virtue

So this blog is going to have a theme... yes, it is about patience.

First of all, to all my millions of readers (yeah, right!), you have to have patience with me about blogging! I haven't seemed to be able to find the time lately! Lots of new things to tell... let's see... where do I begin??

The last time I blogged was after my friend Leslie had been here for a long weekend trip. It was great to see her since it had been many, many months since a visit. Almost the entire time she was here, it RAINED!! She came in on Thursday night, and we decided to go out to eat close to home. We drove up to Clarksville which by interstate is only about 20 min away. We were both tired so we just decided to eat, go to Wal-mart, and then go home. We had Rafferty's. I like the food at the Rivergate Rafferty's better. Don't really know what the difference is?? Anyway... the next day, we went into Franklin because I wanted to take her downtown. When I say that we were soaked to the core, I mean "sopping wet." It rained on us all day long! Neither one of us thought to bring a stupid umbrella. We ate lunch at HRH Dumplins which is a cutesy little "tea" room in downtown Franklin. I got poppy seed chicken casserole and Leslie had tuna salad I think. They have the best cloverleaf rolls there with honey and strawberry butter. After eating lunch, we walked along the storefronts on Main St. trying to stay underneath awnings. We went in a cool tea shop with all different kinds of homemade tea leaves; then to a bath store that had homemade soaps, powders, face masks, etc; next to a cutesy store that had Vera Bradley; also to a gourmet kitchen store; and finally to a cupcake store. About this time, the rain stopped! We decided to go get a pedicure in Green Hills! It was so great! By this time, the rain was back, and we were thankful for the parking garage at the movie. We saw Ghosts of Girlfriends Past with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. I thought the movie was good, however, it is a definite chick flick! After the movie, we ate at Carrabba's for supper and then it was on the way home. The rest of Leslie's visit was a basic rewind-repeat visit. Because of the rain, we did pretty much the same thing everyday... minus the pedicures.

On to other big news, I am going to be a homeowner on June 26th, Lord willing and the creek don't rise (as my Memaw says). I am beyond excited!! My Dad is being very gracious in helping out so that I can afford to have this house. This is where the patience comes in that I was talking about in the first part of the blog. I can tell you from this experience, patience is the best option when deciding on how to deal with buying a house. We had to go through 6 offer/counter-offers, and there were many times when I thought I wasn't going to get the house. After the inspection, we asked for some work to be done on the house regarding the outside, the owner refused. Here again, I thought the house was a goner. However, God had other plans. We came to an agreement (finally), and I have some wonderful family and friends who have volunteered to come help out on some of the issues that will not be fixed by the owner. During this whole process, I have become addicted to watching HGTV, and it has really, truly taught me lessons about buying my first home. Whenever people are asked on these shows to give advice to other home buyers, they always say "Have patience and let the process work." If you are interested in watching some of the HGTV shows, I would recommend House Hunters, House Hunters International (amazing prices for not very much square footage), My First Place, Income Property, Property Virgins, the Unsellables, and the Stagers. They have tons more to choose from so go check them out. Here are some pictures of the front of the house.

So there you go... my new humble abode! I can't wait to start painting the inside and moving all my stuff in.

That is about all the news I can remember for now. I will leave you with a couple of pictures that Maggie wanted me to take of her this morning (yeah, right!) I title this masterpiece "the Faux Mohawk."

Her hair isn't quite long enough, yet. Until next time, have a shiny, happy smiley day!
Love to all~ =)

Bad Bruise

Hey everyone out there in Blogger world. I just thought I would put up a short blog as an update that I will be posting a longer blog soon.For your viewing pleasure, I will attach a pic of my arm. It has a ugly greenish-yellow bruise on it where I got swiped by one of those purse-hanger-upper thingy in the bathroom stalls. Man did it hurt!

Here's the pic.

I will be posting a longer blog about exciting news in the near future. I am in the process, if everything works out, of buying a house!! YAY! NO MORE RENTING!

I will also include info about my rain-soaked weekend with one of my besties, Leslie.

Gotta get ready to look at houses now. Hope this finds you all doing well,

S =)