Taking a break

Well, we're back from the beach (actually Sunday).

I'm taking a break from blogging. Will be back soon. Just have alot going on right now.

At the Beach

On vacation!

WTH!

As we were driving down the road about 2 weeks ago, I'm flipping through the radio stations and my daughter starts singing to one of the songs

Sipping whiskey out the bottle,
not thinking 'bout tomorrow
Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwIGZLjugKA

I'm thinking WTH!! You are 9 years old!! You can't sing along to a song about whiskey!!

Now, don't get me wrong... I really like this song. I think Kid Rock is a displaced Southerner. I mean, he's from Michigan and he's singing about Sweet Home Alabama. Something is wrong about that. Anyway, I digress.....

I don't think she understands what's she singing, but she is an Alabama girl at heart. It's bad when she knows what it means to stand for the national anthem. (ha! how many of you understand that reference?)

Happy Fourth. Off to see the family, eat some great seafood, and just relax!

what i'm wearing

Real Housewives in the A-T-L!

It's not Birmingham... but it's close!!! (credits to People.com)

The Housewives are multiplying!
First the O.C., then New York City and now Bravo is heading south to debut The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The newest installment of the franchise will follow the lives of five women– from athletes’ wives to single mothers–as they lead busy, glamorous lives in the new South.

Here’s a sneak peek at the leading ladies:
• DeShawn Snow: Married to NBA star, Eric Snow of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Snow and her husband and their three boys just moved into their dream home. In addition to her social and familial duties, Snow chairs her own non-profit organization focused on improving the self-esteem of adolescent girls.·• Kim Zolciak: This single mother of two is working on recording her own album with Grammy-winning producer Dallas Austin and looking for love.• Lisa Wu Hartwell : Type A personality, maybe? Hartwell has her own real estate firm, jewelry and baby clothing lines and budding acting, modeling, and writing careers. And, oh, she’s married to NFL player Ed Hartwell and has three kids– the youngest just a toddler.

• NeNe Leakes: Leakes makes her home in the upscale Sugarloaf area of Atlanta with her husband Gregg, a real estate investor and business consultant, and their two sons. She donates her time to various foundations and hopes to open a luxury boutique hotel in the very near future.

• Sheree Whitfield: A single socialite/fashionista who lives in Atlanta’s coveted Sandy Springs area, Whitfield juggles a busy home life with three children and her latest business venture, a clothing line called “She by Sheree.”

Bravo will air a 30-minute preview special of the series on Wednesday, July 30, at 12 a.m. ET/PT.

YP

This is where I went last night. Boy, did I feel old!! I had not heard of YP (Young Professional) groups until about a year ago. We never had anything like this when I was 25. I worked the booth for the American Cancer Society and met alot of great prospects. The turnout was way more than they had expected.

Tonight, we have a sitter and we're going on a date! Hope everyone has a great weekend! Our plans: Pool, (drink), pool, (eat) pool.....you get the idea.

dress advice

What do you think about this dress for an event that states "cocktail attire"? The dress is a shiny/foil-like linen and there is a thick row of sequins on the "V" neckline. I'm just concerned that it's not dressy enough. I have some gold heels similar to the picture. I did not go to the event last year, so I don't know what others will be wearing.

Please give me your honest opinion as I certainly don't want to be under-dressed.