Halloween help!!!

Ladies, I need halloween costume ideas. I was going to be a peacock, but couldn't find the stuff to make it, or let's say around here peacock feathers are a little too pricey.

I had decided not to go, but do to me not being here and being able to go to the fair, I decided to go with my bestie to take her little boy trick or treating :)

Any suggestions?

I want something easy to make, but cute!!! Help ladies!!!! PLEASE!!!

Carie tells all!!

It's finally time for me to get around to doing my weekend recap.

Friday night, My parents and I picked up my niece and went to Steak ad Shake. I know such a fancy place to go on a Friday night, but we couldn't handle taking her everywhere. We of course did get milk shakes :)
Later Friday night, my brother showed up with his wife and other two kids.
I did however go to town before they got here and pick up some highlights. They are a bronze, reddish color. I hope it looks good in my hair. I'm slowly building up the courage to go over to my besties house and let her do something to my hair. Ive never colored my hair in any way. The ladies at the hair place the other day swore up and down that I needed some highlights to finish off my look. I'm really hoping this color comes out at as red as I want it to!!

On Saturday my grandparents came up and we went on our flea market run. Then I spent the rest of the day with this little bundle of joy!!!

[Hey you, what's yo name?]















On Sunday, we were supposed to go to my Aunts birthday party at my grandparents' house, but it got cancelled when my Grandma got a call saying that her brother who had been battling cancer for about a year now had taken a turn for the worse and that they did not expect him to make it through the night. Seeing as how my brother's little girl had to go home at lunch time to take pictures with her other family so Vianne and I deciced to make cookies. Luckily I had already baked the cookies earlier in the week and put them in the freezer so all we had to do was pull them out and decorate them. She had a good time and made me promise to put the pics of her cookies on Facebook..she's only 3!!!




The had to leave Sunday night :(

And my Grandmas brother passed away yesterday morning. I sadly had to change my fair plans, no fried oreos for me, and will be leaving here tomorrow to go to Alabama for the Visitation and Funeral. Please keep my Grandma in your prayers, she is having a hard time losing her baby brother. Also keep my family in your prayers as we struggle with the loss.

On a different note, here are the pics of my hair that I got cut like 2-3 weeks ago..lol





So now, highlights or leave like it is?

Oh and I got the best, best, best suprising phone call Saturday. I didn't have my phone so I didn't realize I had missed a call, but my mom's phone started going off. I took the phone to her and went outside to get something out of the car and she came bringing it to me saying it was for me. Well, I was expecting it to be my sister because that's who's number had called me and when I said hello, I was greated with the best voice ever. I don't know if any of you remember, Stephen, that I talked about all the time while I was at my sister's during the summer. Well he had went visiting my sister and her husband over the weekend and it just so happened that he showed up on the weekend that I suprised my sister by sending them yummy halloween treats. They ended up sharing with him but he called me to ask me why I didn't send him any and said he wanted me to mail him some and that he really wanted one of "them red cakes" I make. I had to laugh. He was referring to my red velvet cake. My sister got on the phone after he finished talking to me and told me that he just had to call me and talk to me. It made my day. And of course my sister informed me that he was going to meet up with us at Christmas time and that he wanted a "red cake" when he did. I was soo happy. It's just the little things that exite me!!!

Alright well I'm done blabbing your ears off :)

Pray for me!

Hey everybody, I feel like I'm neglecting all of you. I promise I will post tomorrow with lots of pics, but now I have to study for this A & P test :( Wish me luck on my test tomorrow!!!

On a sadder note, my Grandma's only living relative on her side of the family, her little brother, gave up his battle to cancer this morning. We canceled my aunts bday party and sent her to visit him Sunday because we knew it was coming to his final days and sadly today the Lord took him away. However, he is in a much better place and all his pain and suffering has been taken away. He was ready to go and He is probably sitting in heaven dancing with Jesus right now!

Here is my new fav. song :)



My fav. lyrics: No guilt in life, no fear in death. This is the power of Christ in me. From life’s first cry to final breath. Jesus commands my destiny. No power of hell, no scheme of man can ever pluck me from His hand. Till He returns or calls me home here in the power of Christ I’ll stand!





‎"During happy moments, praise God. During difficult moments, seek God. During quiet moments, worship God. During painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God." ♥

Like Johnny and June

Perfect quote for me today!!!

“When God knows you’re ready for the responsibility of commitment, he’ll reveal the right person under the right circumstances. Wait patiently. Don’t waste your time searching and wishing. Grow and be ready, you’ll see God will give you a love story far better than you could ever dream of.”

Another one bites the dust!

Hey everybody, how has your week been so far?

~I want to thank everyone for their kind words these past few days as I've been battling a bit of sadness. Your words meant sooo much to me! Since that post I have realized that God has a plan and no matter how I want things to be that I can't always have my way. He knows what is best for me. I thought I had found the right guy for me. Everything felt soo right. My grandparents had even been talking about wanting the two of us together. They knew him all his life and got to watch him grow, not only physically but through God as well. I really liked him, but he went away to college and now I've found out just yesterday that he is joining the military. I'm not going to stress it though because God has a plan for me. Yesterday I told my Mom that "ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST" and I'm going to be so sad to tell my Grandma this weekend about his plans. However, my Mom says that he still could be Mr. Right but the timing just might be off, but I doubt it and I'm not going to let it worry me. I have more stuff to worry about right now.

As Lady Gaga say:

"Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore."
— Lady Gaga

Although I would love to be a stay at home mommy and not have to worry with all these classes and staying stressed and missing tests, I have to realize that there's no guy in my life and probably wont be for a while. I have to make a living for myself which means, I have to finish this much dreaded school and then get a really good job. Sometimes I just feel like I'm doing the wrong thing though. If only I knew what would really make me happy.


~I would also like to thank everyone that helped me last week by suggestion places to find the baby leg warmers. I have since did a little Christmas shopping and got my nephew 4 pair and my cousins baby girl 2 pair. Now I just have to find him a onesie that says "Stuf Muffin" which is what I call him and he just smiles. He went to the DR yesterday and is 8 lbs 13 oz. He is a growing little man. And guess what? The little booger is coming to see me this weekend!!!YAY!!!

~Also, I would like to share a little something that happened to me the other night. I was reading quotes and looking at pictures on the internet when all of a sudden a bit of sadness washed over me. This sadness wasn't to make me upset but to open my eyes to something that has been weighing down on me for a while. You see, my Dad and I don't have the best relationship because when I was about 8 he started working all the time. To begin with it was just for fun and he worked his main job and his side job remodeling houses and selling them with him friend. He could come around often then. I would even go to work with him, but as the years passed my sister got a divorce which cost my parents money for quite a few different custody battles over the years and then my sister started getting into trouble which cost them more money everytime. Then my brother got a divorce and yet again my parents had to pay for it and my dad just started working all the time. Now his friend thinks he owns him and my dad literally busts his butt working for him and working his regular job at the college where they have the most drama in the world. My dad has been really depressed and the fact that I fight with him all the time because I take it out on him that he was never around like he was for my brother and sister when they were growing up doesn't help any. Anyways the other night as I was sitting her it dawned on me that my Dad had done a lot for me. A lot that I didn't remember or never thought to think about. He took me fishin; he built me a real life size (shed size) doll house with windows, a porch, curtains, and while I was away at my grandmas visiting for a week they moved tables and chairs and a kitchen, my dolls and highchairs and everything into it. He had told me it was my Mom's garden shed, but when I came home from Grandma's they took me outside and on the door was a bow that said my name and something else, but I can't even remember; he brought me both of the cars I seen on the side of the road and although both of them ended up being pain in our butts they were what "I" wanted and begged for. He got me what I wanted and I fussed and stil fuss about both cars; He dressed up in tuxes to walk me across the stage at my pageants; He put me through modeling school and even dressed up to walk me down the runway when I graduated. I remember days when I would build stuff with him and he would make me homemade cradles and other stuff. It's amazing what all you can forget and not remember, but it's even more amazing what God can do in your life to fix what is broken. One of these days I'm going to tell my dad what went through my head that night and I am going to tell him thank you for everything he has ever done for me that I've never gave him credit for.

~ Okay, I thank everyone for bearing with me through this jumbled up post, but I needed to get it all off my chest!

You give me hope, inspite of everything!

Have you ever had one of those days where just the sound of a pen dropping makes you want to cry?

Well church was amazing and I got to see an old face that I really enjoy seeing. Afterwards I had a pretty good dinner with my mom and grandparents and we ran into my cousin and his wife and little boy and then my moms cousin and wife and son. It was pretty good seeing family. Then we went back to my grandparents house and watched "Letter's to God"! That was such an amazing movie that made me cry soo much, but I loved it. Then my mom and I made the hour drive back home and went on our daily walk. (I have to get this weight off of me.)

But, now for the purpose of this post, I am just sooo emotional tonight. I know I am young and I know I have lots of time, but I am so ready to meet my Mr. Right. I'm ready to settle down with a good, Godly man. I'm so scared I will be single forever and it hurts. I want to meet my life partner so bad. I don't just want him to be anybody. I want him the be the guy that God chooses for me to spend the rest of my life with. I want a good man who knows the power of God and knows how to treat a woman. I pray and pray that the lord brings this guy into my life.

I thank all of my followers for dealing with me through the rocky times!

I'll leave you with the song I am loving today!

Five Question Friday

It's time for Five questions Friday hosted over at My Little Life!! Go over and link up if you would like to play along :)

1. What is your favorite Halloween candy?
I love the pumpkin shaped peanut butter cups and the caramel apple suckers. I'm being a good girl and haven't had either one this year :)

2. Do you fold your socks?
yes..I can't stand hunting matches though I swear the washing machine eats socks.

3. What is something that you wish you had been warned about?
College

4. What is the most significant difference between you and your significant other?
don't have one..tear..but I really want one!

5. What are three words you would use to describe yourself?
shy, silly, caring




***Please vote on my hair cuts bellow!!!***

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Oh my, this hair of mine!

Most of y'all know that when I got my hair cut last back in June ( wow it's really been that long) that I cried and cried at the bad job the lady did on my hair. Well I've been trying and trying to grow it back out after I made it clear to her to begin with to keep it below my chin in the front, but that it was okay to slant it up from there. Well she kept cutting and cutting until it was up past my chin big time. It was ugly and made me have a really fat face. I cried all through the parking lot. Well when I got home I realized I had some pieces throughout my hair that were about an inch longer than the rest and then I started noticing how gapped up it was. My bro in law and his friend were even going to try to fix it for me to cheer me up, but my sister called the manager and I went in the next day and she fixxed me hair. And nope I did not even get a refund. Anyways, my hair was still really short and had to still go shorter in some parts to get rid of the gaps and it's taken this long to get my hair to cutting length again. Now, the back of my hair is much longer than the front and sides and I just CAN NOT deal with it anymore! I have to get it cut. So this weekend that is exactly what I will be doing.

Don't laugh!!!

But this is what they did to my hair!!!!

This is how t looked straightened not to long ago:

but now the back is longer than the rest and I CAN'T handle it!!!!! lol

I need your help!!! Here are some pics of some looks I want to try out!! I'm still trying to talk myself into getting highlights. We will see if I talk myself into it Saturday.lol

Anyways, here are the pics..please vote:






The Victoria Beckham style is what I was supposed to have last time and is the style I had before the lat time I cut my hair..see pics at bottom!


Here is how my hair was cut before it grew out and I got it cut and messed up this last time:




So ladies please vote on which hairstyle you like and think would look good on me!!

Leg warmer help!

Ladies, I need your help. I'm doing some Christmas shopping and I really want to get my nephew some of those cute little leg warmers I see all of the babies wearing. Where do y'all get them from?

I absolutely love how they look on the babies and Bradley has lots and LOTS of onesies that those would go perfect with, plus he lives in Florida so they would be perfect to slip on and take off as the temperature starts to change throughout the days.

Please ladies, help me to find some of those cute leg warmers for my handsome stud muffin :)

Wee bit Wednesday!

{one} have you ever milked a cow or a goat?
oh no..lol..I would flip out if the thing moved while I was trying to do it or something, not to mention I probably would never be able to figure out how to do it.


{two} what sound does your alarm make when it goes off in the morning?
I just use my phone and it vibrates and vibrates and vibrates and drives me crazy until I get up!!


{three} chocolate milk or hot chocolate?
this is a tough one. I absolutely LOVE both, but if I had to choose..oh man idk..I guess I will go with hot chocolate with the little marshmallows :)


{four} what is one of the quirkiest things about you?
I collect salt shakers, all kinds of salt shakers!!!


{five} are you more like your mom or your dad?
mi madre :) She is my best friend.

{six} do you sleep with the tv on?
yup, I watch tv until I fall asleep.


{seven} if you were a crayon, what color would you be?
lime green, coral, hot pink, or orange


{eight} ross, joey, or chandler?
none, idk..i don't really watch that to know which one..sorry :(


{nine} do you play any musical instruments?
i played the tuba in highschool!


{ten} what’s the worst thing you’ve ever cooked/baked?
hmm, I made this lemon chicken thing one time. YUCK!! AWFUL!!! I took one bite and spit it back out! Never again will I try to a recipe that calls for chicken, lemon, and green beans..no maam!

My Tampa Weekend :)

This weekend we had to take my brother and his family to Tampa where my brother has been living with his new Air Force job and patiently waiting for his family to join him. He flew in to NC not even an hour before his wife's water broke. They left the airport and apparently Bradley was excited to see Daddy and to come on Grandma's bday so he made an early arrival. Anyways, we decided to make it a weekend vacation, considering it was my dad's bday and we had to bring my brothers little girl back to GA with us to go back to her Mom's.

Here are some pics from our weekend: