Portis

PORTIS Hat and coat stand

My favorite gifts are the ones that you never would have thought to ask for but are perfect for you. Portis is a perfect addition to my apartment. A friend of mine and all of my roommates gave us our christmas gift early to aid us in all of our entertaining endeavors this holiday season. We named her Elaine. She's so practical and her design is very attractive. Don't you just love her legs? Next time you come over you'll have to test how strong her arms are. Trust me . . . great arms. So take off your coat and stay a while.

Lexie Fern . . .

Happy Birthday Grandma Lexie! I love my grandma. She is so much fun. The two of us went to Kneaders today to celebrate her special day. She doesn't seem a bit older. She'll always have a young heart and she really is one sassy lady. I'm even jealous of how well she dresses. She's got style. She's one of the only "seniors" that I know that subscribes to Vogue and Bazaar. Not only does she have great taste but she is a great entertainer. I love to throw parties too so I must have picked that up from her. She is a great hostess and she has all of the gear for a great dinner party. She loves the finer things in life and she even said, "you can never be too good to yourself" when she decided to buy the most expensive toilet paper today at Walmart. Way to live it up Grandma! I love how optimistic she is. She is not hard to please at all and loves to be spontaneous. I love that about her. Although she is happiest when she's going anywhere in the car. I'm grateful to be her grandson and friend. Happy Birthday Lexie Fern.

Get a Clue!

Halloween was a riot. And please bless that you know what we dressed up as for Halloween! There's a girl with peacock feathers sprouting from her hat and I'm carrying a candlestick. Get a clue! So many times in life the answer is so plain that I don't recognize the obvious either. Do you ever make the same mistake over and over again and expect a different outcome each time? That is the definition of insanity and I show symptoms of this all too common disease daily.
Every once in a while it's fun to cut loose from daily life and be someone else - that's why I love Halloween. I chose to be Professor Plum: classy, smart and confident in purple - dreamy I know! (okay maybe not as dreamy as Edward but I'm trying). I feel like everyone's true colors are revealed on Halloween night and it's sometimes a little disturbing. There are tons of princesses which isn't surprising at all considering they usually have a tacky bumper sticky from the mall about how they're not spoiled and/or that they're the princess of the universe or at least of their daddy's world. The ones that really creep me out are the girls that seem to be so sweet but then they show up as a Playboy Bunny at a Halloween Party. Not to mention the fact that half of the boys over 13 show up dressed as girls. Just because it's Halloween doesn't mean that we don't recognize that they are living their fantasy through the holiday. Get a clue!