Happy Halloween from Beau & Jasper

  How is everyone's week going? The weekend went by way too fast for me. 

    I took Jasper to his annual vet visit yesterday.  Poor baby had to get three shots!  He did a great job!  I talked with the vet about how Beau is constantly hyper, even at the age of 4.  He's large, loud, and crazy.  Even though we give him more than an adequate amount of exercise, he's always amped up.  Even after he runs all day at doggie day care, he comes home whining and wanting constant attention.  He gets so excited when people come to see us that he jumps on them, licks them in the face, and basically tries to knock them over.  Since my in-laws are coming to town this weekend, the vet prescribed Beau some Valium to "take the edge" off.  I'm testing it out on him tonight to make sure he doesn't get sick or have some crazy reaction.  I want him to be his fun loving self, but when you're 115 pounds and think you can sit in someone's lap, howling in their face, sometimes meds need to be taken.  haha 


   In addition to the boys getting their vet visits in this week, I also treated them to a spa day at the grooming room doggie spa!  Nails clipped, teeth brushed, fur combed, paws massaged, soaking in a mud bath, and a bath complete with some doggie cologne spray!  They look so handsome and smell so good! 
   
When leaving the spa, Beau decided to "greet" another customer dropping off her dogs by lifting her skirt up from the back and sniffing/licking her!!!!!!! OMG!! I was mortified, but luckily everyone laughed.  Beau greets every lady that has a skirt on by lifting the skirt up and peeking underneath.  He does this to me whenever I come home from work too. This is why we need the valium.  haha 


   Adam doesn't like me to humiliate the boys by dressing them up for Halloween, so I decided to take their photos today with the orange bandanas that the spa gave them.

  When I told Beau not to look up lady's skirts anymore, this is the face he gave me:  

 
 

"This iz my chair, I haz it" 

Check out those big paws!!! He no longer has Freddy Kruger nails now. :)

exhausted from his day of pampering

Happy (early) Halloween from the boys! 

Happy Tuesday!

   I am so happy to announce that I live in the #1 City in America according to Conde Nast Traveler!  I wouldn't live anywhere else, I LOVE it here!! Everyone is so nice!  Apparently, people outside of Charleston aren't as friendly - according to a ton of people I've talked to this week about us getting voted #1. 

 
   Check out this video!  Also? The guy singing is Calvin Taylor, he used to tour with the Drifters & even more exciting, he's singing at one of the weddings I'm planning in November! I can't wait! :)




Here are a few of the other things I'm loving this week:  

- My new hair color.  Yes, that's right, I'm even more platinum than usual! Amber lightened my hair up a little yesterday to a "Playboy" Blonde.  And no, there aren't any photos...yet. 


- The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion. Woah!! haha  The drama, the trash, I just can't turn it off!

- Where in the World is Matt Lauer is coming back!! 

Pop up Video!

   VH1 is bringing back Pop Up Video!!!  Does anyone else remember this?! I remember watching it when I was in 8th or 9th grade.  

  Which got me to thinking about some songs and lyrics and what not.  How many times have you realized that you're singing the wrong lyrics to a song?  I know I'm not the only one!!


For example, my parents always liked listening to Rod Stewart when I was little; I thought the words to "Forever Young" were actually "Forever Yacht".  Because, that makes sense, right?  I had a taste for luxury at a young age apparently.

   Then there was the Credence Clearwater Revival song, "Bad Moon on the Rise". Or as I sang for years, "... don't come around tonight, for it's bound to take your life....there's a bathroom on the right...".  Makes sense to me!

   But it's not just me.  As a child, Adam thought in the Elvis song, "Return to Sender" that 'sender' was an actual place.  HAHAHAHA

  I had a friend in college that thought the Outkast song, "Ms. Jackson" said, "I'm sorry Miss Jackson, ooooh!! I am for real! Never meant to make your doggy cry, I apologize ....."  Doggy instead of Daughter.

  A friend of my mom's was talking about how cruel she thought "Mrs. Robinson" was when she was a child.  She is Jewish and thought the song said, "go cook a Jew, Mrs. Robinson" instead of "coo coo ca choo Mrs. Robinson". What an awful thing to think as a child!! I guess sometimes mishearing lyrics can be scary or hurtful. Also, in her defense, "coo coo ca choo" doesn't make any sense at all, but what a relief I'm sure it was for her to hear the true lyrics!

  With all of these misheard lyrics, I thought for sure that this one song in particular was definitely saying something else than what I thought I was hearing.  In the car, I heard Michael Jackson's "Wanna be Starting Something", actually listening to the whole song.  I'm not sure I've ever listened to whole thing before and actually listened to what he was saying.  Because Michael is a wee bit hard to understand sometimes, lets be honest, his vocals were a little "whispery" at times, I was comfortable making up words to the song.

   So I'm driving down the street, singing away, "you're a vegetable!!!.. you're a vegetable!!!!... and they hate you, you're a vegetable!!!"

   So of course I had to youtube this and find out the real lyrics.  Low and behold I didn't make up the lyrics, it really does say "you're a vegetable!".  Don't believe me?  Check it out here and fast forward to about 2:06 minutes. (ps, is he really with a tiger? interesting)
 


  I read all of the lyrics and I'm still not sure exactly what the song is supposed to be about, but I like it.  And some people are always trying to start something... so there ya go.


 Here's what I'm loving this week:

  1.  Another successful wedding planned and completed by my company, Simply Smitten Events.  Congrats to Mr. & Mrs. Oliver! :)

  2.  The fair is in town and that means... elephant ears!!! (Not to be confused with a funnel cake, 2 very different things!) I might be drooling now. 

Remember Adam's anniversary gift?  I got him App State cornhole!  We've been playing! :)


4.  Old Navy has totally stepped it up this fall! I went in there the other day and all of their stuff looks super luxe, but their prices are still reasonable! And they remodeled the entire store, so its easier to shop.  Love, love, Love!


Now that premiere week is over, here are my opinons on the new shows I was giving a try:
New Shows I'm giving a chance...
Pan Am  - LOVE this so far!
The Playboy Club - still on my dvr, haven't even watched it yet, probably gonna cut it
Hart of Dixie-  thought it was cute!
the X Factor - I've seen 15 minutes of it, I've stopped watching
Revenge - I am completely addicted to this show now!! Unfortunately, Adam doesn't love it. 
Up All Night - this is also cute, will keep watching
A Gifted Man - cut
Dirty Soap- love
Suburgatory - will give it another shot this week

Ok, so until next time, keep on singing! :)

xoxo, Becca