new dress a day

My sister introduced me to this awesome blog where this gal has assigned herself the mission of making 365 pieces of clothing in 365 days with $365. She is quite creative and absolutely fabulous!

Check it out:
New Dress A Day

sleeping dog

I think one of the sweetest things ever is to watch a sleeping dog. Dixie is laying on the floor right now taking a little pup nap. I love watching her little eyelids fight off the sleep that she needs because she's thinking, maybe just maybe there is some adventure out there I'm going to miss during my 10 minute nap. Then watching her little legs and paws flinch as her body relaxes in order to sleep. Then the extra special one is when she will bark or her legs will move in response to her dream. She's probably chasing the mailman or after a pile of bacon in the dream. Oh how I love my Dixie girl. :)

mo hawks/ faux hawks

Lately I've really been liking mo hawks/ faux hawks, here are some of my faves. Do you think John would be up for having one? Yeah, I didn't think so either.

black bean and corn salad

I got this recipe from John's aunt Mary Ann and I've already made it twice this summer and had many compliments. Hope you enjoy, it's wonderful!

Black Bean and Corn Salad

• 3 limes (lime juice)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced (or my version, 3 cloves)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels (or 4 ears)
• 2 (15 oz.) cans black beans
• 1 avocado peeled, diced
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 2 tomatoes
• 6 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

1. Place lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and cayenne pepper in a small jar. Cover with lide and shake it until mixed well.
2. In a salad bowl, combine everything else. Shake dressing and pour over salad. Stir salad to coat veggies and beans with dressing.

eat pray love

eat

pray

love

This movie was AWESOME! I can honestly say that it was everything that I wanted it to be (and maybe a little more)!! Now I highly recommend that you read the book BEFORE you watch the movie, it will mean so much more to you (well, doesn't it always?). There has been some controversy over the book and movie, people are saying that Elizabeth Gilbert (author of the book) was so self indulgent and made everything about her...hello, the book is about a woman who never had time to figure out who the heck she was until she was 31 and it's about a trip she takes in order to discover herself. It's wonderful! The movie was tastefully done, I felt like Julia Roberts (love her!) captured the essence of the character. The scenery was gorgeous, the food looked delicious, her hair and outfits were incredible and I have to admit that Felipe was easy on the eyes. I highly, highly recommend the movie and the book. 5 out of 5 stars

funny girl

After being obsessed with the Glee version of "Don't Rain on My Parade" I finally bought ($5!) Funny Girl so I could know where this wonderful song came from. And let me tell you, I loved it! What a great movie! And Barbra was absolutely incredible! And beautiful, oh my gosh! I loved her hair, make up, costumes...everything! I highly recommend the movie. Cute story, great music, great props and costumes...just wonderful :) 4 out of 5

inception

After weeks of John dying to see Inception we finally went Thursday night. And I have to say that it was really, really good. It's definitely one of those movies that makes you think. I knew this ahead of time so I paid close attention to detail during the first half of the movie (you don't have to pay as much attention to detail in the second half). Pretty much when we left my brain felt like a scrambled egg. But it was great and I really enjoyed the movie. Plus, I really like Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard. I give it a 4 out of 5.