Mini Love

Almost as much as my best friend Jennifer, I love mini things.  I thought these would be perfect for football season!  Just waffle fries you can get at the store and mini burgers.  Go Dawgs!!

Nicknames

Once you get a nickname you really have a hard time losing it. Most people have one. I am lucky (??) enough to have three.

#1--Hoot. Yes, you did read that right. My very first nickname. I have no recolection of how it started or why, but to this day some of my old family friends and family still call me Hoot.

#2--Lens. This came from some guy that asked me if I had a nickname and of course not wanting to tell him "Hoot" I just replied that people often just call me Linds. Well he obviously didn't understand and proceeded to write me something addressed to "Lens" (as in contact). Well once that story was told Lens really stuck.

#3--Chopper. No I don't own a motorcycle. This very strange/stupid girl that worked at Shennanigan's would ask me what my name was EVERY shift we worked together for four months. Then one day she asked me "is your name Chopper?" Well of course everyone thought that was hilarious so now nickname #3 is here to stay.

P.S.--I always think of this episode when I think of nickanmes!

Yes Please...

Glory, Glory

The best time of the year has finally arrived!!

Champagne taste on a beer budget

Word on the street is that the economy is bad.  Well that means you all have less money to spend on the ever important party items.  This is one thing you can do on a budget but still look fancy:

How pretty does this look?!  And it's just a Tostitos Scoop chip with your classic taco items inside.  The difference is in the beautifully piped sour cream.  Just think of how many things you can class up with a cheap piping tool.  All the class and none of the expense.  These too would be awesome at a tailgate (only 1 more day Georgia fans!)

The Pimp Snap Cup

This year is a very special year.  It's not only my Golden Birthday Year (I turn 29 on the 29th), but it is also my BFF's Jennifer and Laura's Golden Birthday Year as well.  As Laura's Golden Birthday drew near I had this vision to make a special cup for her to take downtown.  This would make her day even MORE special.  We came up with the Pimp Snap Cup.  The name is derived from me thinking of this thing as a pimp cup as seen like this:

Well Jennifer thought maybe it was more like a Snap cup as seen like this:

Hence the name of the final product: the Pimp Snap Cup.  I think they all turned out really well and these definitely draw the attention to the birthday girls!  This was also so fun to make.  Here is what materials you will need:
-a plastic glass (preferably in a wine glass/goblet style)
-a glue gun
-jewels (real or fake depending on your budget--if you choose fake they can be found at Michael's)
-band-aids (because you will burn yourself on that glue gun--a million times--or at least I did)

Directions:
Have an idea of a pattern you would like to stick to with the jewels, then start gluing!!  Fill with your beverage of choice.  

End result: