{Semi} Wordless Wednesday: Guest Post!

Good morning, y'all!  It's Laurie from Lulu and Daisy.  I'm honored and excited to be able to fill in for Daphne this week for {Semi} Wordless Wednesday.  The funniest thing to me about {Semi} Wordless Wednesday is that I am rarely without words.  I seem to always have something to say.
This past weekend, my hubs and I headed up to the mountains of North Carolina.  Hubs is a volunteer on the ski patrol and it was his Saturday night to work.  I'm not sure how, but he seems to always pick the coldest night of the year.  I've got a few photos from our weekend of winter to share with you, as well as a few of my favorite quotes from Pinterest!

You can see the snow guns on Sunday blowing off the top of Sugar Mountain

I've been working longer hours lately.  It dawned on me the other day how much I love my job.  Even when I get down, I think about Lil' Blue Boo and remember to Choose Joy.  I love these inspirational quotes. They remind me what it takes to be successful and happy!

Happy Wednesday, y'all!Don't forget to add the button to your blog, link up, and visit at least three other blogs today.  I can't tell you how many fabulous people I've met blogging.  Thanks for letting me share SWW, Daphne!xoxo,Laurie
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{semi} wordless wednesday

happy wednesday, lovelies!!

thanks for all your well wishes last week....

NOLA was nothing short of awesome and lawdy mercy....

i celebrated my birthday on wednesday, thursday, friday & saturday! 

ha...

come sunday,

i was feeling 79 39!!
i partied like a rockstar only to wake up and realize I WASN'T ONE!!

we made a major life(s) changing decision
 (nothing bad, we are all well & the family is not getting larger!!)

over the weekend so i will be MIA for the next little bit until things are back to normal.

i am a little ocd & need routine or i can't function

so, i have a few great gals who will be filling in for {s}ww.

i will be back AND personal at the end of the month!

(as someone told me the other day they missed "me".....

as i got away from "me" & got more "generic")

be ready for a recap...

a recipe swap...

a post about my favorite things...

 (it has been a while and ya know i have a list!)

marathon monday

(as i will finally be running again)

and hopefully things will back to norm...

right now it's a little brittany spears- CRAY CRAY!!

i apologize for not being a "good" bloggy neighbor....
coming over to visit lately.
it's taking all i have to keep the few posts that i have going!
life is not slowing down ova here at all!!!
i can't wait to catch up though!
please feel free to email ....
if you have emailed me within the past week,
i WILL get back to you in the next few days, promise!!!


happy wednesday y'all......
be blessed my friends!
i will see ya in cyber space soon!

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it's get all distorted
  and makes me want to drink wine 
 so all these can be found here:)

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{semi} wordless wednesday

holla y'all!

i can't believe i almost left town without posting!
 i mean i knew it was wednesday but not {semi} ww!!

i have been getting ready for my girlz trip........

we are going to shop, eat, drink & shop, eat & drink some more,

care to guess where we are headed?

i'll leave you a few hints...wink wink!

hope you all have a FAB wednesday and weekend!

i will see you all back next monday!

xo

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preppy personalized deal, don't miss it!

todays deal on groupon is a dealio if you like cute & personalized goodies!

$15/$30 or $25/$50 worth of preppy goodness!

just doing my part to keep the economy stimulated!

click here to get yours if your a member or click here to sign up-

quantities are limited!

as you see marathon monday has been replace today with marathon shopping monday:)

let's eat, y'all!!

happy friday my friends!

can y'all believe that we are in the last friday of jan. 2012?

i hope everyone is well...

we are all awesome!

(minus my running injury which seems "normal" these days)

i pray that you all have a blessed weekend!

i am happy to announce my new co-host for recipe swap, let's eat, y'all....

LEIGH from the hines-sight blog!

she will be with me on the last friday of the month helping me bring you some delish recipes!

if you read my blog you know that i try my hardest to cook/eat clean & healthyminus the wine, mexican & thai foods 
this recipe is not only gooooood to eat-it's goooood for you-and clean too!(yes fried tastes better but baked is better for ya!)

click HERE a printable soup recipeclick HERE for a printable spring roll recipe
this recipe is super simple to put together.it's so light that you don't feel bad when you eat 2 (4-5) bowls:)and ofcourse, you can always add meat to the spring rolls/onions/whatever.they were so cripsy and delish!i did miss the dripping grease, i can't lie
thanks for stopping by!please be sure to stop by & visit some of the others & say HELLO!mark your calendars for the last friday of each month!also, gran our linky & share it under your post!!
ps: big thanks for my new co-host leigh ♥♥
okay y'all...you know the drill...add my badge to your post,link up,visit & make new friend!

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{semi} wordless wednesday

happy happy wednesday my friends!!

i feel like i am SO out of the loop...

i am so busy that i don't have alot of time to visit :(

it's funny though, as i am out & about, 

i often see things that make me think of SO MANY of you!

 so, know your in my thoughts and in my ♥ !!

FRIDAY IS RECIPE SWAP.....

link up some goodies late thursday night!

(link as many as you would like, just use appropriate links!)

i love recipe swaps....

the anticipation is like that of the drama of a new episode of RHOBH :)

holla!!

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MR flip flop flew to atlanta on sunday to pick up my EARLY birthday present....

some new wheels:)

then on his way home, he made a few stops in birmingham at.....

lululemon and louis vuitton

  i am very proud (i taught him well) & excited, please forgive me

turning a year older may not be so bad afterall.....

hello thirty-nine!!

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marathon monday {injury prevention}

happy monday, y'all!

i have to share this video that may/can/will help you to prevent injuries

AS I AM OUT FOR 6 WEEKS!

(well, 5 now)

i thought i had a shin splint but after 3 weeks of doing every.single.freakin.thing.

i could to make it better, it got REALLLLY bad.

i went to the ortho, an xray concluded that i had stress reation :(

{the preceding stage to a stress fratcure}

i missed a 1/2 marathon today and will get to start back running 9 (read, NINE) days before the NOLA rock n' roll half....... lawdy mercy......

you can never be too safe my friends,

watch this video,

it just may keep you pain free!

listen to your body-

run through the agony but not the pain!

happy running,

XoXo

"how to avoid 5 common running injuries"

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ps:

see ya wednesday for {semi} wordless wednesday

and don't forget,

friday is recipe swap!!

v-toe sock giveaway {flip flop socks}

hey, y'all!
i am reposting this as the widget was not working properly.
if you entered last week, your entries are safe:)

i was so excited when i was contacted by the owner of v-toe socks to try out some of their socks!

(i love the fact they googled flip flops & found me!!)

not only were they nice enough to send me FIVE pair :)

they are going to give a few pairs away to my readers too!

i will be the first to admit that i laugh when i see people wearing socks with flip flops.

i am vain like that, sorry

but i was very open minded and couldn't wait to try these babies out!

i wore a pair last weekend after our replay race....

in my running clothes....

with tory burch flip flops on, holla!
don't be hatin'

i had so many compliments on them.

super soft & great fit!

they have become a huge success on amazon.com....

all the cool kids are wearing them!
which is why i need to give a few pair away,
cause if you're here, you are cool :)

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{semi} wordless wednesday

happy wednesday y'all!

my {semi} wordless wednesday is short & sweet today as i want to give a

shout out to v-toe socks for contacting me to review & sponsor a giveaway!

i posted yesterday but the widget wouldn't cooperate. i just now got it to load...

please go to yesterdays post & check out the giveaway!!

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ahem......welcome to {semi} wordless wednesday:)

 i have noticed how adults are so ugly to others lately.....

it makes me sad really. 

children learn what they live y'all....

make sure the example your making is one your proud of!!

(and if you have something to say, for the love of GOD, don't say it on facebook for the world to see...

what you say about others speaks louder about you!)

hopping off my soapbox now

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