What I'm reading: Water for Elephants

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Have you ever wanted to run away 

and join the circus?

I don't know if I have any particular talent they would have been 

interested in

~but I have really been enjoying this book~

it's quite sassy

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*here's a little circus inspiration*

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Lets make Pie!

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So Santa must have had me on his "Nice List"
because he brought me the
Breville Pie Baker
*thanks mom & dad*

I've already made my first batch of pies
~and short of a zombie apocalypse~
I'm going to be using this thing
a few times a week at least

*It grills sandwiches too*

the best christmas movie that never existed

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it's not christmas until you've watched

Home Alone

Oh Christmas tree!

(via my iphone)

speaking of holiday spirit

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it's silly

but the original is out of this world crazy

Will Ferrell is always welcome 

(buddy the elf!)

in my holiday spirit

*

baby it's cold outside

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It's crazy cold outside

~we are all bundled up ~

*the fireplace is rocking and rolling*

and enjoying a day off

Check out some cool christmas tunes

to warm up your spirit

*here*

Weekend fun

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It's fun to work with teenagers 

(sometimes)

they teach me all the new awesome dance moves

*they even taught me how to dougie*

The showed me this video last night

~amazing~

Coastal Carolina Fair...an ode to fried food

Fried Food- Check

Carnival Riders- Check

Good Friends- Check

I love the Coastal Carolina Fair

Fall is my favorite time in South Carolina

and the Fair is one of the reasons why

the weather isn't cold yet

and it's the best way to spend an evening in October

Where else can you get fried butter?

Funnel Cake anyone?

Kate's Fried Pickles were amazing

While we were riding all the belly flopping rides

they boyfriend was hustling the Carnie's 

he played  games all evening

 his favorite was this wonky pool table game

(which he won!)

Christmas Wish list

Dear Santa,

I have been a very good girl this year.
 I swear it. 

-here is my Holiday wish list- 

not just for me

but for all the good girls out there.

(Kate Spade idiom Bracelet)

(Breville individual Pie maker)

(Cotton Candy maker that uses hard candies)

(Born Boots)

(barbie shoe ring)

Oh yea...

and world peace

Fall in New York City

( Central Park from my iPhone)

The boyfriend and I took a quick trip to the big apple

we had tickets to 

Pee Wee Herman on Broadway

~We had a wonderful time~

except that the boyfriend came down with the flu

(here he is about to eat his chicken noodle at Shopsins) 

Pee Wee Herman was amazing

the boyfriends review was perfect

he said:

"well that's not something I'm going to forget in a long time"

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Since the boyfriend was stuck in the hotel room

I explored all on my own

*pretty fun in a big city*

I saw an old friend and ate a lovely crepe cake

walking around my hotels neighborhood

I found a Levi's jean photo shoot

 complete with vintage camera rental

I ate homemade doughnuts and a pot of chocolate

was amazed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

~We had a blast~

but it was pretty amazing to get back home

to our all American city

This American App

I love some NPR

-and I wear glasses-

so automatically I love the new iphone app

for 

This American Life

it's the entire archives since 1995

*lucky me*

Cocktails for the Cure

*My new job is challenging*

and very different

from the bar tending I've done

for most of my professional experience 

~a bonus to my new job is that I get to put on events~

so 

in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month
We held an amazing evening
~with~
*Cocktails for the Cure*
the whole staff
wore our signature pink shirts
(the guys were thrilled)
so a big pink
*Thank you*
to everyone who participated
and supported
(yay! to good causes too)

(B.T. in his Passionately Pink Tee)

(My pink dress)

I'm waiting for my pink hair!

*Thank You to the Ladies of*

Alicias Salon

they were putting in pink hair extensions 

*they are drinking a Ta-Ta-Tini*

each of the bartenders

came up with a pink drink

to raise money to donate to the 

Susan G. Koman Foundation

the Ta-Ta-Tini was the hands down winner for the evening

but I loved them all!

(Kristen of Darlin'I and I)

We take as a personal threat,

 the lump in every friend's breast. 

 ~Martha Weinman Lear, Heartsounds

hec·tic

–adjective

characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapidmovement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic andexhausting.

Origin: 
1350–1400;  ME < LL hecticus  < Gk hektikós  habitual,consumptive, adj. corresponding to héxis  possession, state, habit,equiv. to *hech-,  base of échein  to have + -sis -sis; see -tic;  r.ME etyk  < MF

—Related forms

hec·ti·cal·ly, hec·tic·ly, adverb

hec·tic·ness, noun

non·hec·tic, adjective

non·hec·ti·cal·ly, adverb

un·hec·tic, adjective

un·hec·ti·cal·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 
1.  frantic, frenzied, wild, chaotic. 

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