The Blue-Eyed Girl's Life

Snow, Snow and More Snow

2011-01-27T13:27:00.000-08:00

I'm from Florida, but have seen snow before, but never this much. East Tennessee has had a ton of snow this Winter. We had our first snow of the season in early December and we've had probably four good snows since. School has been canceled a half a dozen times already and we're suppose to get more snow in a few days.

Every time I look at snow I can't help, but to think about this Bible verse ""Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool" Isaiah 1:18

Here are a few photo of the beautiful snow.

This is one of the restaurants at the resort I work at, The Barn.

A snow dragon some neighborhood kids made, pretty awesome!

All of these are from my iPhone so the quality isn't so great

Show Us Your Singles

2011-01-20T17:30:00.000-08:00

This post is apart of Kelly's Korner Show us your Singles,
I thought I would give this a shot! Who knows what could happen...

I'm a 23 year old Florida State graduate with a Bachelors degree in Hospitality Management. I live in an adorable small east Tennessee town and work at a resort called Blackberry Farm. I'm a middle child, with an older brother and a younger sister. I love decorating, photography, being crafty, God and of course Florida State sports.

Just leave a comment and I'll get back to you...

An East Tennessee Christmas

2011-01-20T17:09:00.000-08:00

I'm finally getting around to blogging about Christmas, only a month later...Well this year I was the hostess for our family's Christmas! Five people in a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment made for an interesting week, but I wouldn't have it any other way. It was a perfect white Christmas!

My first Christmas tree

My brother, Andy, snow tubing

Stockings

My sister, Allie, Myself and my brother Andy

Allie snow tubing

Show us your life: Master Bedroom

2010-09-24T09:47:00.000-07:00

This is my master bedroom, its a great size even with a queen size bed in it. The colors on the walls were from the previous tenant, but they worked well with my decor so I kept them. Three of the walls are a light sea foam green color and the other is a little bit darker. You can tell with the pictures. Its still a work in progress, so any ideas would be awesome!

This is the view as you walk in through the hallway.

I found this bed at a used furniture store a few years ago, and absolutely love it! The bedspread is Vera Wang from Kohl's, it was retailed for over $350, but I got it for only $50!

This is the view from the opposite corner of the room. That is the closet to the left of the dresser.I got the side tables at IKEA, the lamp at Old Time Pottery, the curtains from Bed, Bath and Beyond.

This is another one of my refurbished pieces, I found the chest of drawers on Craigslist. It was a light shade of Oak and terrible! ha! So I repainted it black and found new drawer knobs.

This is about the only thing I have hanging on the walls, I found it at Hobby Lobby.

This is the artwork that I'm going to hang opposite of the bed, I made it this week. You just decoupage book pages onto a canvas and then add a simple design at the bottom.

Show us your life: Living Room

2010-09-17T11:46:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to participate in this year's "Show us your life". I just recently graduated from college and got my first "Real" job and new apartment! I have the nicest landlord in the world, he allowed me to paint and decorate anyway I would like. I live in a wonderful 1940s apartment in the cutest neighborhood in East Tennessee. So here is my living room, let me know what you think!

As you walk in the front door.

This is from the opposite corner

The arrangement above the couch, I got a few things from Hobby Lobby and a few others at some antique stores.

Another view of the couch and side tables

This chair is my favorite find at an antique store, it was only a $100, and to make it a better find, about a week later I saw it in a Pottery Barn catalog for almost $600!

View from the couch

My office corner

View from the dining room into the living room.

I love the huge window, but it was tricky to find a curtain rod that long, so I just put up one on each side and then used twin flat sheets as curtains!

Another view from the dining room

My office area on the right and then the dining room on the left

I love monograms, so I looked and looked for some letters, but could never find any I loved. So I made some myself. I bought the letters from Hobby Lobby and then cover them with scrapbook paper and cut off the extra.

Play On

2010-05-08T13:51:00.001-07:00

The Carrie Underwood concert that my sister won tickets to was amazing! Carrie is such an awesome singer & performer!! We had a blast! I took 600 pictures at the concert so here is just a few of them.

Graduation!

2010-05-08T13:39:00.000-07:00

Graduation has arrived and past. I am now an alumni of Florida State University!!! YAY!
It was a great weekend of family, food, and fun

Mom & Dad

Me & My brother, Andy

Me & My sister, Allie

DownTown GetDown!

2010-04-09T19:17:00.000-07:00

Another great festival that the city of Tallahassee puts together. Every Friday before each FSU football home game the city of Tallahassee closes off a couple of block in downtown Tallahassee and has a huge block party, with live music, food and fun. Tonight was all about the FSU football team because we have the Spring game tomorrow. I got to meet the quarterback Christian Ponder and a few other football players. It was a great time!

2010-03-26T17:18:00.000-07:00

42nd Springtime Tallahassee

Springtime Tallahassee produces one of the largest festivals in the Southeast and is voted one of the top 20 Events in Florida. The festival includes a Parade with over 70,000 participants, Jubilee in the Park featuring hand crafted items, a Children's Park, four local entertainment stages, and regional entertainment acts. The festival brings over 200,000 visitors to the Tallahassee area

I'll be heading to Springtime Tallahassee tomorrow with my sister. It should be a beautiful day with lots of yummy food, crafts and music! I'll post pictures later.

I hope your Spring is here and are enjoying the beautiful weather and blossoming flowers!

Make A Wish!

2010-03-13T06:59:00.001-08:00

My favorite charity of all time is the Make-A-Wish foundation! It is an amazing foundation that gives very sick children one wish. I had a childhood friend that received a wish from Make-A-Wish, she had cancer that had spread to her brain. Her wish was for a laptop, that's all nothing huge, just a laptop. She was an amazing girl that is now dancing and singing with Jesus! Every time Mercy Me's song "I Can Only Imagine" comes on the radio I think of her, it was sung by her youth pastor at her funeral while I signed the lyrics. It is an amazing song!
We miss you Stephanie!

Spring Break!

2010-03-09T16:01:00.001-08:00

This is where I wish I was on my Spring Break, but instead I'm staying in town and working and doing school stuff. Not too exciting. What was your most memorable Spring Break? Mine was when I flew to Michigan to visit some old friends a few years ago. It was a blast! I had never been to Michigan. It wasn't your typical Spring Break, trading Florida for Michigan. Usually its the other way around! Ha!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-03T09:19:00.001-08:00

Ugg

2010-03-01T17:17:00.000-08:00

So I've been thinking about buying a pair of Ugg boots. I just don't know if I can spend that much money on them. Does anyone own a pair and absolutly love them? I've heard they are amazing and keep your feet warm in the Winter. Oh I just don't know! I think these are the ones I want if I do. What do you think?

Happy Birthday Allie!

2010-02-17T13:12:00.000-08:00

Today is my younger sister's 19th birthday! I can't believe the baby of the family is 19! WOW! Happy Birthday Allie!!!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-02-17T13:07:00.001-08:00

"The Real World"

2010-01-24T11:14:00.000-08:00

In just a few months I'll be graduating from college and joining the real world. I'm a bit nervous and anxious. I have a plan, but its not set in stone. I plan on moving to Atlanta, there seems to be more opportunities there. I also know quite a few people in Atlanta, so I won't be moving to somewhere where I don't know anyone.

Before I move to Atlanta I'm having a graduation party of course! It will just be family and close friends about 20-30 people. Nothing to big or crazy. I'm sending out photo invites instead of regular invites, so they won't just be trashed when it over. I hope they will be saved. I'm ordering them online from peartreegreetings.com, I happen to stumble on this website and I really like what they have. They invites are less than a dollar a piece! Not bad. I had my sister take pictures of me for the cards. Here are a few of the good ones!

This is what they are going to look like!
It will be a great time of celebration!

Open Windows

2010-01-19T18:02:00.000-08:00

I think this season is going to be a good season. I can usually tell within the first few episodes. I'll keep you posted on who I think is gonna win!

It was another beautiful day here, about 70 degrees and sunny. It was one of those days when you turn off the air and open the windows! My favorite kind of day. I was able to take the two boys I nanny for to the park for a picnic, we had a blast. All in all it was a good day!

Tickets

2010-01-15T15:43:00.000-08:00

A few weeks before Christmas my sister won a pair of tickets to see Carrie Underwood in concert from a radio station and today she got to picked them up! We are also from Oklahoma and huge Carrie fans, so we are really excited to be going to see her. The concert happens to be right after I graduate so it a little bit of a present for me from my sister. It will be fun to have one more girl's night out before I have to find a grown up job and possibly move.

The Beginning

2010-01-14T17:39:00.000-08:00

This is my official first post! I'm not sure what to say, but here goes.

I've been reading a collection of books, some for class and some for fun. I've been intrigued by one in particular. The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. It is awesome! I've heard of Dave Ramsey and his money thoughts before and really didn't think they applied to me, but they totally do! If you are just getting into the "Real World" or have been in it for awhile and want to be debt-free you should check this book out! He breaks down everything into "Baby Steps" and they're totally achievable steps. I've already half-way to the first step and I just started at the beginning of the year.

Dave Ramsey's famous quote is "If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else."

Since I'll be graduating from college in just a few short months, I thought I better start on being a grow-up now. That's a scary thought! What am I going to do next? Where will I be? I guess it in God's hands and I'll just follow his path.