Southern Belle

The painting on the wall

For my birthday all I wanted was art. One Mandy Johnson painting to be specific. So my parents and grandparents gave me money to get what I wanted. Then bright and early on the big day, my lovely husband gave me this awesome painting, which he bought for me at Azalea fest. He did good. Real good.

Which just made me want more really awesome art. So I bought these two. One from Etsy and the other from Mandy Johnson. My house looks so damn good now all I want to do is walk from room to room looking at all of my beautiful art!

This is why I love my friends

Just received the following text:
"OMG. Am in the car, daydreaming about Twilight and am totally blanking on the 'dad's' name. Is it Carlisle? Help!"

The fact that I totally understand the daydreaming and the need to text someone to get a name when your mind shuts down is why I love my friends. They're not scared to be fan girls. And they totally rock for it!

Me and my teenage super sleuths...

As you all know, I am obsessed with Veronica Mars. Well, now I have a new teenage super sleuth to occupy my time. In the Young Adult series by Linda Gerber, Aphra Connelly must help keep her mom's ex-CIA-witness-protected-family safe from The Mole. The one big problem, Aphra and the family's teenage son, Seth, are falling for each other and the bad guys are not stupid. They know if they "follow the girl, [they'll] find the boy." Silly teenage hormones. Always causing people to get shot at, poisoned, followed cross country, etc.

If you're looking for a quick, fun, on-the-edge-of-your-seat read, I highly recommend this delightful series. But you better get reading. The next book in the series, Death By Denim, comes out May 14. (I've already ordered my copy!)

Stick in bloom

Here's to the girls of the GPS

Managed to leave my camera in NC for my 10th GPS reunion. Luckily Sarah had her's. At least for dinner.

Spring has sprung