The BIG 3-0....Part One!

My BFF since 3rd grade turned 30 this weekend! We decided to celebrate the whole weekend! Friday night was Girls only! 

Had to love on the Bean before we left!

We went downtown Nashville to Taco Mamacita and met up with Esther's college friends June, Rachel and Abbey!  If you haven't tried it--do it! Love the food and atmosphere!

Best sweet potato fries ever!

Birthday girl dessert

After dinner, we wanted to people watch sing karaoke.

We ventured downtown to Broadway...and ended up at Wanna B's!  We hooked up with some pimps...who looked like Will Farrell.  Lots of people were dressed up. Apparently, there was a big party.

Can I just say that YES I am standing, normal, and they are super tall guys! Esther is sitting on a bar table!

I think there is a hidden gang sign 30 somewhere in this picture!  There was an hour and a half wait to sing and then Chica was told Alicia Keys is too slow to sing after 10pm. Haha...it was kind of funny!

We wrapped up the night with Elvis! Stay tuned for the rest.

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Do you make wishes? Wish big....it won't happen again for 100 years!

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Sometimes...when my mind is restless I write. 

Life is short. Live it. 

Love is rare. Embrace it. 

Laughing is important. Do it.

Anger is bad. Dump it. 

Truth is vital. Speak it.

Traveling is life-changing. Experience it.

Coffee is amazing. Drink it.

Smiling is contagious. Copy it.

Fear is awful. Face it. 

The past is important. Learn from it.

Friendship is priceless. Make it. 

Each day is a gift. Grasp it.

Memories are sweet. Cherish it.

A Princess and a Skunk

 She was showing us how a skunk and a dog walk!

This is a bit late, but what can I say, I've been busy!  Just wanted to share Rice and Beans pictures from Halloween. They stopped by. 

Happy Halloween from Zane!

 Mommy got a little carried away while putting away laundry on Sunday night.  So, I may have gone a little psycho extreme and put Zane in a bunch of my clothes.

First up, we have THINK PINK, Breast Cancer Awareness Zane, Mr. Pink Riding Hood

Gangsta Zane --Zane rocks a chain

Zane's Secret  (Victoria ain't got no secret)

Jay Zane --Zane rocks a Yankee throwback

Where's Waldo Zane, Camouflage Z

Zane- Hide Yo' Wife, Hide Yo' Kids

Frog Zane...for some reason he enjoyed tossing my wig and then frogging with his face buried in it.  Oh well.

  He was such a champ, I swear he was saying more, more, more, Mom! I love my boy.

Everybody Get your Troll on...

Yes my friends, I stole that from a rap song... For my faculty  friends Halloween party we dressed up as Treasure Trolls. 

 You know, those little crazy-haired, jeweled belly trolls that were SO popular back in the day? I remember clearly standing in front of the Troll aisle in 4th grade and I couldn't decide which outfit I wanted for my troll.  Also, I was picky on the shape of the jewel. (imagine that)  

So here we are, modified human trolls.

Hawaiian Troll, Pajama Troll, Ballerina Troll

We rubbed our jeweled bellies and made tons of faces.  When I said we had to modify our outfits it was due to the weatehr-36* outside.  We had tan body suites but it was waaaay too cold.  So we had to improvise a bit and put some clothes on.

BB even bought a fake belly online to give her troll a gut! 

Trolls and a flapper

Scary Gal

I managed to miss half the people in the pictures. Sorry friends!  

The entertainment

The night was freezing but the friends were fun! 

I danced like Ronnie from Jersey Shore and amazingly enough, the Hawaiian troll could fist pump.  I may have even bumped jewels with BB as Poonjab (Angie's hubby was an Indian not pictured) videoed the whole thing. ha!

What I'm Lovin' Wednesday-bathroom edition

So, my friends make fun of me because I put Bath and Body lotion on my face. I am just not good with products...for my face. This is something I have done since I was in high school. But, never fear...I'm about to be 30 so I am taking charge of my skin. These are a few products I love, love, love, love and have used for awhile.

This soap will make you enjoy washing all 2000 of your body parts. I love the oatmeal and ginger. The bar is huge, organic, lasts forever and is not tested on animals. I am not much of a tree hugger, but I love this soap.

I also love the Trader Joe NOURISH shampoo and conditioner.  It too is organic, no chemicals, not tested on animals, lasts forever, and it makes my hair soft.  The conditioner is wonderful too.  I've used these for almost a year.

 

Lastly, I use Too Faced bronzer from Sephora.  It's not organic, but I like it.  Again, I am not a product person but once i find something I like I'm sold!  Right now you can Google Sephora "friends and family" and get 20% off your online order immediately with a free access code.  I just stocked up on a few products.

Oh, and Vera Wang changed my opinion on all perfumes.  Normally, they give me a raging migraine. But not Vera Wang- Lovestruck.  It's fabulous! I may or may not have gone to get free samples from Macy's and Sephora and made my sister do the same while she was in town.  You can never have too many free samples of it! Love it.