January 2011 JLKD

Check out the lastest activities from my Junior League!

Sno-pocalypse

Just a fun way to start you Monday off… In case you didn’t hear, Atlanta got a ‘HUGE’…. 3 inches… of snow last night. Needless to say the city has shut down and they’re calling in the national guard for a state of emergency…. Below are some pictures my parents sent. Seeing as how we’re expecting that tonight, and I somehow fully expect to be in the office, business as usual, I find it very funny ☺

Enjoy!

Leighton Meester "Summer Girl" Music Video: Country Strong Soundtrack

This is my anthem for Summer 2011!

Garrett Hedlund "Chances Are" Music Video: Country Strong Soundtrack

Loved this movie and spent waayyy too much on itunes buying BOTH albums! I am just now discovering this Garrett Hedlund guy.... but I'm digging it, and I hope he pursues a serious country career!

Bulls Games & Celebrity Sightings

Last night I attended my first NBA game for the Bulls vs. the Celtics (which PS Americans pronounce it wrong, which I find ignorant being of Celtic decent...lol).

This was totally the place to see and be seen! I spotted Ron Howard (Opey, Happy Days, FAMOUS DIRECTOR!) and half the Bears Football team...

The attire ranged from jeans and t-shirts, to full on cocktail dresses, made somewhat even more extreme because we were on the club level. It was definitely a circus. I mean, at half time they had an entire gymnastics team doing a choreographed tumbling routine (which was incredible considering they laid the mats and put them up all within a 2 mins period). But overall, I found the experience definitely interesting.

Kind of going out of order, yesterday morning I went Wedding dress shopping with a friend of mine. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! Let me tell you, I thought car sales men were bad, these people are INTENSE! I now have a whole new outlook on that profession. They pushed shoes, extra bras, padding, tiaras, hair pins, veils, even down to the $15 plastic 'hanging bag' (which you could probably get for $2 at a dry cleaners....). Not to even discuss the alterations! My friend is getting married in June in Cancun... therefore, the dress needs to be expedited into production and requires additional hemming because she is getting married on the beach and wants her feet to show. Below are a few of the dresses we went through.

These two were at a local boutique in our little town... the guys running it were a hoot and a half and recommend an awesome breakfast/brunch place that we went to after. However, we quickly learned their selection was seriously lack, but they tried to make up for it with personal attention.










After brunch we went to, I hate to say it, David's bridal. I must say, minus the lack of personal attention, their selection made a HUGE difference and definitely helped the bride have a better idea of what she likes and doesn't like.

 

This was definitely my favorite gown. It had the most beautiful beading on the top and in the back... plus the train was just gorgeous on her.

 This dress helped her determine the length she was looking for on the beach. She definitely decided later on that this was too short, and the beading on it was more than she wanted..

This was a gorgeous dress, but didn't have the 'wow' factor for her. I swear about 3 brides in the room tried this on.

This was just a beautiful Cinderella gown that we loved, but it had intense 'poof' underneath.

She tried this one (I didn't get a pic), and I LOVED the pockets, but it was too simple and she didn't like the fugly flower.

There were multiple more, but this is the one I think she really liked.

She said she was really looking for the 'Ariel look'

So overall it was definitely interesting. I think we had fun, but it will definitely be some time before I have to deal with all that stress again. 

Have a great day guys!

Captain Rodney’s Cheese Bake

Some of our good Family friends stopped by for some Christmas Eve festivities last week, and brought along this DELICIOUS concoction! We have since ordered at least 5 bottles of the Captain Rodney's Boucan Glaze to be completely stocked for New Years as well as my Alpha Xi game night, birthday/Super Bowl party, etc. THAT'S.JUST.HOW.GOOD.IT.IS! I have copied the recipe from their website below. If you click on the "Purchase Online", the glaze is on the second page. I believe it's made out of Tennessee, but I don't know what stores sell it, so online was my best bet. Enjoy!

Captain Rodney’s Cheese Bake

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• One 8 oz pack cream cheese
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 2 green onions (chopped)
• 6 Ritz crackers (crushed)
• 8 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
• 1/2 cup of any Captain Rodney’s Glaze

Mix mayonnaise, cream cheese, cheddar and onions in greased quiche pan. Top with crackers and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Top with bacon and Captain Rodney’s Pepper Glaze. Serve with crackers.

DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop) - Mashup of T...

DJ Earworm's 2010 edition!

Ke$ha - Tik Tok
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Train - Hey, Soul Sister
Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
Usher Featuring will.i.am - OMG
B.O.B. Featuring Hayley Williams - Airplanes
Eminem Featuring Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Taio Cruz - Dynamite
Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris - Break Your Heart
B.O.B. Featuring Bruno Mars - Nothin’ On You
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull - I Like It
Young Money Featuring Lloyd - Bedrock
Jason Derulo - In My Head
Rihanna - Rude Boy
Lady Gaga Featuring Beyonce - Telephone
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me
The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
Jay-Z + Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Usher Featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love
Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars - Billionaire
Eminem - Not Afraid
Iyaz - Replay