religious art seeks me out. is it a sign?

Day four of my Blogger challenge

and an interesting

thing about me

is that

Religious Art

 finds it way to me 

in the most surprising of ways

and as

Joan from Charleston Daily Photo would say

I've got a 

"Church photo in lieu of attendance"

but its more like

This paint by number of the Last supper

(via the paint by number museum)

I found it in a goodwill my freshman year of college

it was being stepped on 

and looked as if it 

was

destined for the trash pile

~I took one look~

and knew I needed to take it home

and appreciate 

the love

 & care

 that someone took

to meticulously paint

(and frame)

~this paint by number~

*its seriously huge*

More recently I purchased 

a lovely watercolor

from a thrift store

*in a seriously fugly frame*

~as I was prying out the back of the frame~

much to my surprize

 I realized it wasn't just any ordinary

*mat job*

it was a golden Jesus

(surprise!)

So as time goes on

my little art collection 

~just accidently getting bigger~

I feel naked without my camera~

Day Three

of my Blogger Challenge!

Something that people might not know about me

~is that~

I keep very organized 

chronological photo albums

I love photos

I buy prints in bulk from snapfish.com

I would love to scrapbook

but blogging has kinda

*cured my itch for all that*

fun photos of my friends and family 

are some of my most

~treasured possessions~

~here are some of my favorites ~

(Charley Ann & I )

*who knew they would kick you out for hula hooping with giant wreaths*

(Jordan on her 21st birthday + a large roadside elephant)

( LuLu on the beach)

(me on the IOP)

*this might be my absolute fav*

(a photo of a polaroid) 

taken on a girls trip to Savannah 

literati~

Number 2 in my Blogger Challenge 

**isn't that much of a secret**

~I love to read~

(via)

reading falls somewhere in between 

passion

and

obsession

thank goodness
for libraries

and second hand bookstores

otherwise

I'd be one broke sassy lady

recently I've delved into the world 

of electronic books
via ibooks

at first I was skeptical 

I love everything about books
with my ireader i thought i would miss

the smell 

the feel

*stop me if i sound like a cotton commercial*
but the ibooks app has done a fantastic job
of making you feel like your
actually reading a book
(I do miss the musty smell though) 

the best part about reading books
~be it ~
fiction
or
non fiction
is that 

*I can escape into literally anywhere*

visit real
or totally made up places

~Reading Rainbow was right~

there was a time in my life

somewhere between college and real life

where I read a book a day

*not being able to afford cable was key*

What would Dolly do?

Day one: Blog Challenge 

So an interesting fact about my sassy self is

1. My personal manta involves Dolly Parton

yes. that Dolly Parton 

~I have always loved her~

she is talented, funny, smart and unsinkable

(via)

People often remark that I am unfailingly positive

I totally give Dolly all the credit

If things get hectic

and I get stressed

I ask myself

"What would Dolly do"

She is someone I can relate to 

because

I have a big personality

*and a bust to match*

(via)

*sometimes customers overstep*

and remark on my bosom 

(even when its totally covered)

instead of getting huffy-and totally mad

I just smile and summon my inner Dolly

and say

"Just imagine how big my heart is" 

*it works every time*

A week of sassy things about Moi~

Kristen from Darlin I'

has passed on 

an honest to blog challenge

(via kerr)

sooooo....

~since I have accepted the mission~ 

I am going to be posting 

*one*

fact about my sassy self every day for the next week

(Kristen & I feeding each other cake)

~see you tomorrow~

*wink*

Somebody find my ruby slippers~ a storm is comin

(via)

-Hello hurricane season-

do you mind leaving my labor day alone?

looks like Hurricane Earl is heading towards

good ol' North Carolina

hope that he doesn't hit the coast too bad

if the power goes out

maybe we'll build a fort in the living room

candle light makes everything 

so much more fun

My Lowcountry Home

Check out this video from my neighbor

kinda*

(we do shop at the same target)

Darius Rucker 

~showing his lowcountry love~