30 things..

In honor of me turning 30 last month, I thought I'd share 30 random things about me... :-)

1. I watch WAAAAYYYY too much reality TV! It's how I decompress! Just vegge out on the couch & watch mindless TV. I've seen every single episode of every season of the Real Housewives... It's probably not something to be proud of, but I think it shows that I'm a loyal person! LOL
2. I have roughly 500 unread emails in my Inbox... I used to tell myself I would eventually get to them, but at this point what's the use?...

3. I have no sense of direction! If you tell me to point you North, I'll point to the sky... That's what GoogleMaps & my husband are for! ;-)

4. I LOOOOVE cookbooks! I have more than I need, but still love getting new ones. I borrow tons from the library every visit...


5. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn on the cob & sweet tea makes me giddy! :)


6. I believe a good road trip should include pork rinds, boiled peanuts & beef jerky! In fact, if I'm driving anywhere south of TN that's more than 4 hours, it's a MUST!

7. I LOVE living in the south! It makes me proud to be a "southerner".

8. I'm even prouder to be a Tennesseean!

9. I like SPAM!... No, not the junk mail, the mystery meat!... Overall, I'm pretty good about buying organic & natural stuff, especially chicken, but there will always be a soft spot in my heart for spam, hot dogs & bologna... (yes, I totally just sung the "Oscar Meyer" song to spell "bologna")... ;)

10. Owls freak me out a little... I realize they are stylish now & are everywhere from jewelry to baby bedding, but they give me the creeps! I think it's that neck turning thing they do... (Sorry Beth! I know you love them)

11. Everytime the song "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leopard comes on the radio, I am imagining myself dancing like the hot girl in the video... hair flips & crawling on the floor and all! LOL... (My friend Rhiannon is probably laughing right now because I may or may not have performed this exact fantasy in real life begin silly one night a long time ago... :)

12. I am still boycotting Aruba... and Chris Brown.

13. I wish I knew how to play the piano...

14. I'm dying to learn how to sow... I've even started buying fabic for the day I know how!... I am FULLY aware, it will sit in my house collecting dust for quite a long time before I FINALLY get a sowing machine!

15. I don't like wearing chocolate brown or "crazy" colors (or prints for that matter)... 8 out of 10 times I will either be wearing black, gray, white, tan, blue or green... However, bright colored shoes or a show stopping handbag always makes me happy :)

16. I am OBSESSIVE about my coffee!... How its made & the cup I drink it out of... (I need 4 equals, a BIG splash of half and half and one of my FAVORITE travel mugs!)
17. I am NOT a morning person!... I'm especailly not a nice person, if I don't have my coffee... *Consider this your warning! ;=(

18. I have ZERO patience... (bad service at a restaurant & repeatedly having to tell my husband the same thing over & over again usually have the "zero tolerance" policy)

19. I love to bargain shop! It makes me SO proud to get a good deal on something that I usually can't shut up about it!...

20. I also have no problem dropping a fortune on a purse!... It's a passion really! I figure, I'm a bargain shopper on most things, so my purses can be my splurge! :)

21. I love my husband more today than I did when we 1st got married... REALLY!

22. I believe bananas and Nutella have to be THE BEST combination ever!

23. I'm allergic to cats...

24. I could eat cereal for breakfast, lunch & dinner...

25. It takes me FOREVER to fall asleep every night... even if I'm really tired!
26. Close-minded people irritate the tar out of me!... another thing I have no patience for!

27. I have a slight hoarding problem when it comes to nail polishes & chap stick... and pens... and black clothing... and scarves... (I could probably go on, but I'll stop before I embarrass myself)

28. I hate ironing! I'll spent more time ironing my clothes with my flat iron while I'm wearing them, getting ready, before I lug out the ironing board & ACTUALLY iron...

29. I'm afraid of the dark...

30. And I sleep with a stuffed monkey named Mr. Monkey... YES, I am aware I am 30 years old! It's my thing... get over it! LOL :-)

Well there you have it folks... Wow! Coming up with 30 random things about me, was harder than I thought!... Hope I didn't bore y'all too bad!.. If you're still interested in learning more random stuff about me click here, here or here. :-)

Check back tomorrow for this week's "What I'm Obsessed with (Wednesday)... Fall Nail Polish Edition!! Whoop! :)

What I'm Obsessed with (Wednesday)...

Hi my bloggy friends!

So I've decided to start a weekly post topic called "What I'm Obsessed with Wednesday"... Each week (hopefully) I will share with you a few of my favorite things! Things that I cannot stop thinking about, want, or love... Feel free to join in on the fun & share some of the things you are currently obsessed with at the moment. It can be fashion, news, food, new products, new discoveries- you name it! Anything that's been on your brain, I wanna hear about it!... So I can start obsessing about it too! ;-)

So here are my latest obsessions...

1. Tory Burch Tallis Satchel : $495

*sigh* ... I LOVE this bag! Recently I've been obsessing over all things Tory Burch. I adore her!... Yesterday I was at Target and saw a girl with this bag & I may or may not have followed her! ;-) I caught up with her in the baby aisle, which just so happened to be where I was headed anyway, so I "technically" didn't stalk the poor girl, but we ended up talking for awhile about her BEAUTIFUL bag. She told me her sweet husband bought it for her 30th Bday (hint hint sweet husband of MINE! :) ...

Before her & I parted ways, the thought crossed my mind to ask her if she would be my friend, but I didn't want to scare her more than I probably already did! LOL :-)

There's also this beautiful one I wouldn't turn away either!...

Tory Burch Amanda Hobo- $465

I just really want a bag I can wear on my shoulder, that also has a long strap I can use as a crossbody too...

And then there's these beautiful "Cinderella" shoes... Ahh...

2. Electric blue suede BCBG Ebonee pumps- $110

I call them my "Cinderella" shoes because of this...

I LOVE that quote... (It needs to hang in my dear friend Stephanie's closet who has a Louboutin shoe collection that would make any fashionista cry tears of happiness!) LOL

So you may be saying to yourself "Seriously Jayne! Blue suede shoes?! Who are you, Elvis?!"...

Well my bloggy friends, don't write them off just yet! I predict you will be seeing them everywhere come fall!... Think of them as a neutral! I firmly believe what you think goes with nothing, actually goes with everything! Think about it... You would be surprised all the things you could wear this bold-hued shoe with!

As for me, I envision them on my toesies for my 30th Bday bash, with a fabulous new black cocktail dress & some sort of sparkling headpiece... I would also totally rock these beautiful foot protectors with skinny jeans & a black cashmere sweater... or black ankle pants & a white button up! The possibles are endless! :-)

You know, as I think about it... I've always had a thing for blue shoes!... Here I am on my wedding day with my "something blue"... fancy blue footwear! :-)... I guess I do tend to channel Elvis, every now and then!

Then there's this new release from my love, Michael Kors...

3. The Double-wrap Leather watch $225-

Those that know me, know I obsess about a good watch anyway, so this latest installment to the Michael Kors watch collection may be no surprise! I was actually searching high & low for a double-wrap watch about 3 years ago, with no luck. Then last week, my friend Stephanie & I went to the grand opening party for the new Michael Kors store in Nashville & I spotted this beauty in the case. (Yes angels started singing & a bright light was shining down on it from above... That's how magical the moment was for me!...)

It would have been coming home with me that night, if only I didn't promise my dear husband I wouldn't buy anything at the event... oh yeah, and if I had $250 to blow on a watch too! ;-)

Anyhoo, speaking of wrist jewelry... Here's my next obsession...

4. Stella & Dot Renegade Bracelet $59-

I hosted a Stella & Dot party a few weeks ago & this was one of the jems I got for free! I totally would not have even given this bracelet a second glance because it's not usually my style, but I was just having fun trying everything on & I surprisingly fell in love with it & HAD to have it!

Here I am modeling it with my big, gold Michael Kors watch & my other Stella & Dot hostess freebie, the Prosper Bracelet... :)

And last but not least on my 1st installment of "What I'm obsessed with Wednesday...

5. Pinterest (free & absolutely addictive)-

I have my dear friend Beth to thank for this new addiction of mine... If you've never heard of it, its kinda like a virtual pinboard. It lets you organize and share all those beautiful pictures, projects, etc. you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things & find inspiration to decorate your home, find a craft project, etc... I have to say it has slightly taken over my life! If you don't have an account, message me & I'll send you an invite so you can start pinning! :-)

Well... that's all for now folks! I hope you somewhat enjoyed learning about my latest obsessions. Please feel free to leave a comment or post on your blogs what are some of the things you are currently obsessed with & leave your blog address in my comments section!

Happy Wednesday! :)

Friday Fives: "What's in my purse"...

My dear friend, Beth ( http://www.mcclintockb.blogspot.com/ ), just started a new blog schedule called "Friday Fives"... This week's topic is "Five Things you Always Have in Your Purse"... Since I'm down for all things purse related, I told her I would play today! ;)

These days, my daily "purse" is usually thrown in sweet baby girl's diaper bag...

Here are a few of "my" things that you can ALWAYS find in there...

1. My iPhone- So just like most of us iPhone-addicts, mine is usually ALWAYS in my hand, but when it does come un-glued it goes in the diaper bag...
2. Chapstick- I ALWAYS keep something on my lips! I am addicted!! This is the one I wear when I go out of the house because it has just a hint of color & is SUPER moisturizing...

3. My Camelbak water bottle- Since I'm a breastfeeding momma, I need to stay hydrated... I drink water all day long so I ALWAYS have this with me! Besides my cup of coffee in the morning, this is usually all I drink throughout the day & it goes where ever I go...

4. Hand Sanitizer- Because I am a total germ-a-phob!!!...

5. Miracles of our Lord booklet- My family is Catholic & my mom gave me this booklet and told me to keep it with me where ever I go because it will protect me, so I'm just following orders & keep it in sweet baby girl's diaper bag! :)

Show Us Your Life: What do you collect?

Well I think it's pretty obvious for my followers or anyone who looks at my blog title to know that I have a purse problem! But I'm not going to tell you how many I have because I have no clue anymore?!... they have truly taken over my life as well as my closet! {When I had my bridal shower, one of the questions on the "How well do you know the bride" quiz was "How many Coach bags does Jayne have?" LOL} ;)

Another thing that I started collecting about 4 years ago are aprons! It began right after I got married & started to fall in love with cooking... It felt great to put on a pretty apron and make a delicious meal for my sweet husband! I felt like such a good wife! ;)

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Jessie Steele aprons!!! They are so girlie! It just makes me smile to look at them!! These are some of her designs...

How cute are they, right?!... :)

And to make it even sweeter, they have mother/daughter aprons!!! You better believe I will be getting this cupcake set for me & sweet baby girl when she gets big enough!!... I actually gave this cupcake apron to my bestie, Jana, for her bridal shower & she loves it!

These aprons run around $30 and you can find them at Anthropologie or other boutique/specialty gift stores... I've even bought some on eBay!

Vuitton for Valentine's...

My oh my! What a day it has been!!... It's now 9:00pm and this has been the first time I've sat down to relax all day!!

It started out to be a normal Sunday... hard to get out of bed... had a mini-meltdown cause I couldn't find anything to wear... running late for church... hubs had my bagel & coffee ready and waiting for me when I came downstairs... all normal Sunday morning routines... except this Valentine's morning, he had the raspberry chocolate candies I had been hinting around about waiting for me on the kitchen table! :) {So sweet!}... Since we needed to walk out the door 5 minutes ago, I didn't have time to read my card before we left :(

After church, we all headed to the mall & that's where the day gets REALLY EXCITING!!!!!!!!! Hubs informed me that we are going to the mall because he wants to take me to LOUIS VUITTON TO PICK OUT A PURSE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!}

(For my blog friends that don't know me very well, to me Louis Vuitton is the Holy Land! LOL :) It's probably obvious from my blog title that I am a purse-addict!... I'm not too big of a shoe person or a jewelry person, but give me a designer handbag and I am your girl!!!)

Up until recently, I have been a loyal Coach shopper! (When I found out I was pregnant, the first thing I did was go out and get myself a FABULOUS Coach diaper bag!)

We got a Louis Vuitton store at our local mall a few years back & since then I have been obsessing over owning one! Every time I would walk by their window displays, it took everything I had not to lick the glass because I was in such lust! LOL ;) and hubs knew about my obsession!... He even took me while I was pregnant to go pick one out as my "push present" (i.e. a present a new father gives the mother when she gives birth) but when the baby actually arrived we had 2nd thoughts about spending that on a purse so I picked out a watch instead...

Anyhoo, so when hubs told me about my Valentine's surprise I almost pee'd my pants!!! I was SO EXCITED!! I was getting my very own Louis!!! {I have a small evening bag, the "Pochette", that was a hand-me-down from my aunt because it was old & she got a new one and I have a wallet that was my mom's... and I also have a couple "replicas"-which I do not condone! Those just sit in my closet & I haven't been able to bring myself to get rid of them!... but now that I have this new one, "she" probably won't want to be in the same room as those! I told hubs we needed to turn the office into "her" room & get her a lighted pedestal to "sleep" on! Ha ;) }

Of course I acted like a total tourist inside the store, but I didn't care!!! I was getting a brand new Louis dang it! Of course I'm gonna capture every moment on film!!...

I really wanted to get baby girl's picture inside since it was her first time at Louis Vuitton!! She was so enthralled by the bags that she couldn't take her eyes off them long enough to look at the camera! LOL {I was terrified that she was going to spit up in there, but she was a total lady!}...

Here I am leaving the store... I look like a complete goober in this picture! I've got my "Holy $*%T my husband just bought me a brand new Louis" face on! LOL... ;)

And here she is... the newest member of our family!...

I told my husband that I totally don't deserve him OR that purse!!!... but I'm taking it anyway! HA! {I have a feeling this will be my Easter gift, anniversary gift, birthday gift, & Christmas gift rolled into one!... and that's ok!}

The rest of the day was a continued whirlwind... my sister-in-law came over to finish taking baby girl's 6 month portraits, I finished doing laundry, cleaned the house a little, then I made a "romantic" dinner for me & hubs! We had been so busy the whole day that we didn't even have time to get anything special for dinner. So guess what we had... you guessed it... a BLT!! LOL :)

I made it "fancy" though and put it on a real plate instead of a paper plate & added corn on the cob & my husband's favorite fruit salad I make him in a martini glass! :)

It couldn't have been better & more perfect Valentine's Day! {sighs}