spreading the love

that's right, gotta thank the ever-so-lovely Summer for my favorite friday morning activity!!

so what am i love with today?

i'm in LOVE with my outfit for the masters....found an adorable blousy coral shirt to wear with my shorts and fedora.

i LOVE that my sperry's are super freaking comfy, so they should be perfect for walking around the links all day sunday, rocking my fedora and wayfarers.

i LOVE that before we leave for augusta, i get to give blood in memory of one of my mom's coworkes/close friends who died last year. i know all the ladies at the office miss her like crazy, and a little of my O-positive is the least i can do! (that's right, i know my blood type...all the cool kids do).

i LOVE free stuff! like this....
that's currently being made into an 8x10 that i'm not paying for. thanks walgreens!! (use the code BIG8X10 if you want a free one too...probably not of my hubs, cuz that might be weird...but he is pretty handsome, so whatever floats your boat).

for reals though....doesn't this pic look like a boy band album cover or something?? and that boy of mine claims he hates getting his picture taken because "they're never good." LIAR.

i also LOVE that intend to hang the above photo of him and his boys,

with this one of me and my girls. i just adore it!!

what are you loving today?

too tenty?

i made a little stop on the way home last night, since the hubs was working late...and lo and behold, i found myself something. shocking right, me, shopping? i'll give you a sec to get over the surprise.

anyhoo...here's what i got...
it's just a black cotton dress, has an eyelet look to it...with a little ruffle on the botton and lace-type trim around the top and bottom.

now, let me preface this by saying this dress set me back all of FOURTEEN DOLLARS. and yes...i'll admit to you dear girls...it's from walmart. i was as shocked as you! so cute! so cheap!

but....

also so big. i don't think a size down will fit me around the boob area...but in the body part, it's got LOTS of room. so excuse the horrid picture, and my bathrobe in the photo...but does it look like i'm humongous?? the hubs says it looks fine...and for $14, a little breezy room won't be bad this summer.

maybe i'm just not used to wearing bigger flowy dresses, cuz i felt like i could hide toddlers in there, like in the nutcracker.

what are your thoughts on my super cheap score? keep it? take it back?

clearly, everyone is stupid

me included!!! the hubs and i forgot to vote for american idol last night...and now i feel personally responsible for the almost DISASTROUS consequences.

thank GOODNESS michael lynche sang incredibly, and was saved by the judges!!! gah, i was about to THROW. UP. when he was in the bottom.

not okay idol voters, not okay.

but my boo is safe till next week...and he better bring it, cuz 2 peeps get kicked off!

under attack.

you ever have things happen to you, and your boyfriend/hubs/whoever the "big strong man" in your life is thinks you made it up?? like being assaulted by a tree, when they just think you ran into a branch...or having the floor jump up at you, and they say you just tripped.


well, the hubs tried to pull that ish on me last night.

this is basically me, with red hair.

okay...maybe not. but go with it for the story, k?

so i'm laying in bed, chatting with the hubs, slipping into dream land, when i swear to you...this happened.

it was like MOTHER EFFING MOTHRA on my face.

ON MY FACE!!! in the dark!! gah, i totally wigged, arms flailing and girly screeching...and the hubs laughed at me. laughed at me!! like i was being crazy and it was really my hair touching my face and i was being over-dramatic (yeah, cuz THAT happens a lot!! gah...).

so i try and go back to the slumber train...AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. again people. and the hubs once again thinks i'm being a nut.

and then, in a stroke of glorious, universe-balancing karma, IT COMES FOR HIM. hahahahaahaha.

what does he do? jump out of bed, turn the lights on asap, and finds something to kill it with.

where was MY action when I was getting attacked??? oh no, wifey's being a whiner again....until the tables turn.

so, am i right to give the man grief for not coming to my rescue??

you like me! you really like me!

i have been a bad bad blogger, and gotten a couple awesome awards in the last little bit...and i keep forgetting to blog them!!
first off...there's my inclusion in the preppy mafia...from the queen of them all, my girl ashley, aka Mrs. Prepperoni.

so let's get these questions answered, mkay?

1. Who is your style icon?
oooh...this is a hard one! i love reese witherspoon's style....she does casual so well, and no one rocks a red carpet better. plus, she's a good souther girl..like me =)
2. What is your favorite Socialite Lit book?

probably the lilly party book!
3. Favorite party theme?

oooh...i love a good luau, but my tea party bridal shower was pretty amazing too!!
4. Go-to Halloween Costume?

either a flapper, or a witch.
5. Extravagance you cannot live without?

hardly an expensive one...but i LOOOOVE OPI polish. love.
6. Living person you admire?

my parents. my grandparents. my husband.
7. Greatest fear?

other than mediocrity, and living without my husband...eels. omg i hate hate HATE EELS. even the word is gross.
8. Traits you deplore in yourself?

i'm really loud...and i care too much about what other people think.
9. Which talent would you most like to have?

oooh girl, i'd wanna be able to for-real sing....ssiiiiiiinnnngggg. and maybe play harmonica.
10. Greatest achievement?

hmmm...i don't think i've done that much awesome stuff. i think i'm a pretty good wife and daughter and sister and friend.

the lovely jenn from Perfectly Imperfect gave me this award....girl, i love your blog too!! thank you, thank you, thank you!!

i know both of these are all 'tag peeps, list them out"....but i can't pick favorites ya'll. i love EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of you!!

almost got my outfit chosen!

happy monday morning loves =) can we talk about how i had forgotten how a 7 hour marathon shopping trip takes it out of me? gah i woke up this morning STILL tired.

BUT, i did get almost all of my masters ensemble chosen. the bad news is, apparently we're doing dinner at the casa, NOT the club...so my beloved lilly will remain in the closet until i find the perfect occasion...or i need a cheer up on a friday and rock it to work.

alright, on to the outfit. key piece #1....something to cover my pretty little head.
oh straw fedore, how i LOOOOVE you. i just know i'm gonna rock this all summer long...it's so cute!!

found these adorable bermudas at old navy....i LOVE the grey color, i think it's so much fresher than khaki, and the knee length means this long-legged girl won't be hoochie-ing it up on the links. no good ya'll....no good. plus, i can totally rock them to work....WOOOO!!

and of course, a full day of walking around the golf course means i need the perfect shoes. i was contemplating a new pair of cute sneaks...but mom had an even better idea.

sperrys!!! i love the look of top-siders...but the regular ones make my size 10 tootsies look GINORMOUS. thankfully these, called "angelfish" do not. and they're so cute, and comfy too...and will be perfect for throwing on with shorts and a tank this summer.

you may be asking yourself...."hayley, right now...your ensemble seems to be missing something. mostly...you're currently topless."

that's right....still no decision on the shirt front!!

i got this ruffle tank friday from target, and it's super cute...but does it go with the rest of the outfit?

what would you wear to tie in the khaki in the hat and shoes, grey and black in the shorts and hat, and still look super fly?

had my church on the way to work this morning

everyone knows all the cool kids play summer's "friday, i'm in love" game. so get on it already!!

first off, i LOVE that this is the first thing i see leaving my house this morning.

isn't it gorgeous!?! the dogwood was sad on monday, covered in half-assed greenish little flowers....nothing like this beauty. it's like magically in the last 2 days, it burst into bloom...just in time for easter!!

our other 2 dogwoods are still on the sad side...but this totally makes up for it. now if only the azaleas would hurry up and bloom, since they're my FAVORITES.

and speaking of easter....i'm not really a church kind of girl. i was brought up to believe you don't need 4 walls and stained glass to worship, and you don't need a book written by man, to know God. so that's how i've always felt...i pray when i need it, i thank whoever is in charge when i'm feeling so blessed i can barely contain it....its just how i am. no church, no Bible, no music, no preacher. just me. and God.

so this morning, when i'm rocking out to an old mix CD and this comes on...it was my little worship service in my malibu.

seriously....isn't this the best part of the WHOLE movie?!

i'm also really excited old navy has polos on sale tomorrow...but i'm a little worried they'll run out of my size since they're so cheap, and i don't wanna wake up super early to get them!!

what are YOU loving this weekend?