Conversations with a Conservative

It is already September!  Can you believe it?  I am so ready for the following: (Photo from treelink.org) (Photo from blog.islandcasino.com) (Photo from cleanfoodconnection.com) Oh, and a quick kitchen update:  First of all, thank you sooooooooooooo much for your help!  After looking at the pictures more I realized that I just didn’t love the blue gray color.  Therefore, after MUCH debating and searching, I decided to repaint the gray.  We picked a more taupey gray and it looks great with the turquoise.  I love it now, and I will try to show pictures tomorrow of the change. (I need to get the laundry out of my kitchen first, ha!) Have a super Thursday :)

Okay, I don’t really know that too many people read this blog since I moved to a new address, but I’m begging if you do, please help me.  I am at a loss on what to do with part of my kitchen. Here is how I painted my kitchen 3 years ago: It was fun, bright, and I like it, but we decided it needed to be a bit more grown-up these days.  I knew we would have to paint it before we moved so we decided to just go ahead and do it now for a change.  We decided to go with a gray so that it would be neutral but not boring.  However, the gray had a strong blue tone to it on the walls and now I need to phase out my turquoise decor I think. Here are some afters (still putting it back together): Some of these are the same shots but with/without flash to show the colors.  I think I really like the new color, but the turquoise trim does not go anymore in my opinion.  I’m trying to figure out what to do with it, and I need help!!! ...

I keep thinking I’ll be able to get back to regular posting, but this week my phone decided to break so I spent too many evenings at the Sprint store.  Also, one of my best friends had her first baby girl so we had to go see her at the hospital.  She is beautiful!!! Even though summer weather will be around here for a bit longer (I hope it is only a bit), school starts on Monday here so this will be the last “summer” fun song.  However, I LOVE music so I plan to share my song of the week depending on my mood, the season, whatever! My FAVORITE song this summer has been “Hey, Soul Sister” by Train.  I don’t know why, but the first time I heard it, I was hooked!  I even made it my phone ringer because I’m in love.  In fact, Train just released their next single “If It’s Love,” and I love it too!  Train is definitely on my love list these days.  I actually really want to see them in concert.  So for your listening pleasure, I give you two Tra...

Is it just me, or is August flying by?  I seriously don’t know where the first half went.  It is funny because now that Hunky Law Student is Hunky Law Graduate (almost to be lawyer in a few months after those pesky bar results come in), I find myself much busier.  I guess I got used to “single” life there for a bit. Well, to celebrate being done with this huge milestone, we decided to take a trip to the Dominican Republic.  I am so freaking excited!!!!  We haven’t been on trip since our honeymoon 5 years ago that wasn’t to visit family.  Technically, this trip we are going to be seeing some friends we have that live there, but since we’ll be staying here: I’m okay with taking a trip to visit more people!  It will be so great to see our friends, and I think it will be fun to have another couple to hang out with at the resort.  Our friends got married back in March in the Dominican, and we had to miss it so we wanted to find a time to go out ...

So summer is winding down with the start of school upon us, but it is still stinkin’ hot here.  When it gets this hot, I don’t want to do much but sit, move as little as possible, and catch any breeze I can (fan, air conditioning, wind, etc.) Therefore, I decided we needed a “chill” song this week so I chose “Red Red Wine” by UB40.  I realize this song is a bit older, but I love UB40 and ‘80s music and reggae type songs.  When I here a song like this, it just helps me mellow and cool off.  Who knows why, but I love them! Here are a couple of “bonus” reggae videos to really help you cool off and go to Jamaica in your mind and drink a pina colada (or maybe a margarita because I’m not a fan of the coconut). This is Cas Haley from a few seasons ago on America’s Got Talent, and the hubby and I love him.  He is a great reggae artist so enjoy some more chill music (excuse the back story and all).  Anyhow, you should check out some more of him on YouTube....

I have tried to not get too political these days or save it for really big things, but let’s face it, there are a lot of big things going on these days.  I don’t want to force my opinion on people because in this great country we have the right to believe whatever we want (which really means you have the right not to read my blog if you don’t agree, but I still like to have an inviting environment here).  Instead, I want to use Thursday Thought to maybe pass along something you didn’t hear that is political in nature and something I have deemed important.  Today, I present a video of a town hall session with Congressman Pete Stark from California.  If this doesn’t scare you, well it should: The problem is that our government shouldn’t be able to do whatever it wants, but we, the people, have let do more than it should for too long and we must stop it.  The power is supposed to lie with the people.

I know, I know.  It is only August in Texas – Fall doesn’t hit until October.  However, a girl can dream can’t she?  I have some fall picks that I plan to share with you when I have a bit more time.  For now, I’ll just share my first purchase of the fall season (because I really can’t wait!) I kind of got pulled in by wingtips this year, and thought they were classic enough to fit into my very classic (and maybe boring) wardrobe.  Therefore, I wanted to find a pair with a bit of pizzazz without breaking the bank.  I scored these brand new beauties off of ebay: They are the Alfani Ricky Brown Ankle Boots and I can’t wait to wear them with most everything!