Only count the happy hours....

This is the beautiful box of goodies that I got for the Spring Blog Swap from

Preppy 101!

The items included a framed monogram, a carry-all bag with luggage tag, a candle, notecards, pencils, Lilly cocktail napkins and an adorable Lilly change purse!

The napkins say "only count the happy hours!" I just love that!

Thank you Preppy!

What do I do???

I'm at a HUGE crossroad in my

life. Oddly, I really haven't been in this position

many times before...I am a meticulous planner

and definitely NOT a risk taker. I have always

picked the practical choice, the safe road, the

rational plan.

But this time I am scared. I know I will never

have a chance like this again. Do I stay where

I know I am "safe", or do I take a

calculated risk and change the entire course of

my life?

This is not a change in my family or anything with

health or welfare...more lifestyle and career...

any advice???

It's elephantastic!

If you have never heard of the elephant sanctuary or

don't know about the heartwarming stories of the elephant

families, I urge you to visit this website.

This sanctuary is close to where my parents live and is

beloved in the community. It is a place of love, friendship

and tenderness.

Check out this website for stories to read about these

wonderful animals...I know you will love them and want

to share them with others!

If you do enjoy the elephants and stories, think about

giving a donation :O)

Farewell Ms. Sugarbaker...

JULIA: [reading aloud a letter from Dash Goff] Yesterday, in my mind's eye, I saw four women standing on a veranda in white, gauzy dresses and straw-colored hats. They were having a conversation. And it was hot. Their hankies tucked in cleavages where eternal trickles of perspiration run from the female breastbone to exotic vacation spots that southern men often dream about. They were sweet-smelling, coy, cunning, voluptuous, voracious, delicious, pernicious, vexing and sexing... these earth sister/rebel mothers... these arousers and carousers. And I was filled with a longing to join them. But like a whim of Scarlett's, they turned suddenly and went inside, shutting me out with a bolt of a latch. And I was left only to pick up an abandoned handkerchief and savor the perfumed shadows of these women... these southern women. This Suzanne. This Julia. This Mary Jo and Charlene. Thanks for the comfort, Dash Goff... the writer.

You will be missed. With all our love,

The Belles

Blog swap!

About a week or so ago, Belle on Heels decided to host a spring blog swap. I have never participated in one, but I read tons of blogs and have seen lots of postings on things that people have exchanged... it looked like so much fun!

I was matched with Preppy 101 from All things Southern & Preppy. The name of her blog pretty much says it all! She is such a neat lady with the cutest preppy style. Head on over to her blog and see the treats I sent her :o) She is so stylish, I can't wait to see what is in store for me...it feels like Christmas!

This is what my life has been like for

the past two days! I have never seen so much pollen

in my whole life. Of course all of the cars and porches

are covered, but it is swirling around like mini tornadoes.

It is so thick on the streets that there are tire imprints in

the pollen.

I normally don't have a lot of problems with pollen, but

going outside makes me feel like I am coated in it. I just

want to run in and take a shower!

Bridget is suffering as well. Of course it is blocking her

nose, but her ears have become collection wells for the

sticky stuff. I have had to clean ear wax and pollen out

of her ears every night this week.

However, let me say I am thankful for spring and would

not want to go back to the cold and snow...no matter how

much pollen we have! GO SPRING!

Is that the Easter bunny?

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!