Happy Valentine's Day!

Today, I decided was going to be a great day! I don't usually make it a point to celebrate Valentine's Day, because- you know- it seems like it makes me even that much more aware that I'm single yet another year. But...today was different. I woke up feeling blessed. I decided I was going to celebrate this year! It's all about "love" in general right? So, to all my friends and family: know that I love and cherish you...every day! I feel so blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life and YOU are one of them!

I got the sweetest Valentine's this year from my nieces and nephew- Ashlyn, Todd, and Katelyn!
Ashlyn sent me a collage heart! :)


Todd sent me a pretty picture!


And Katy bugs sent me a pretty picture too!


They also sent me another cool paper flower and some homemade fortune cookies! :)



Sunday, at church, Caedyn-my 'adopted' nephew, RAN up to me and said, "Aunt Krista! Happy Valentine's Day!" and gave me a HUGE hug as he handed me the most sweetest "Buzz and Woody" Valentine card! It seriously melted my heart.



I even got some beautiful flowers from a friend today!



And with that...let me leave you with this new favorite quote...

"Life is Short. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably. Dance in the rain. And never regret anything that made you smile!"

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Trendy Bliss: Oh so Golden!

I'm so excited to launch the 'Oh so Golden' line!!

'Oh so Golden' large layered Rosette Flower made with silk fabric, designed with black feathers and bling! It's the perfect addition to any outfit!

Price- $10.00

*All orders are made once payment is completed*
*Please allow up to 5 business days before shipping*

And you can even match it with these shoe clips to make your outfit complete! :)

'Oh so Golden' Shoe Clips made with silk fabric. It's the perfect addition to any pair of shoes!

Price- $12.00


*Shoes not included*
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Sissy's Home!

My Sissy and her hubby are home!

It's been a great week with my sister Darla and her hubby Jonathan home! There has been lots of rounds of Yahtzee going on these last few nights! Can you believe that they actually "accused" me of cheating last night?! LOL I beg to differ with them!! :)

I've been rubbin' on my sisters baby bump every night, so *it* will know who their Auntie Kris Kris is! hehe The "beebie" is the size of a cantaloupe right now! I totally love getting to talk to "beebie" every day! :) I can't wait for the July arrival! :)

It's 'that' Feeling: Update

Oopsie! Looks like I missed a week. So here it is for the last two weeks! :) Pretty sure that this is probably the most boring posts ever...but thanks for humoring me and reading them anyways. LOL

Last week was a little rough. We had some c r a z y intense weather that included a BLIZZARD so it was hard to get to the gym. I did try my best to get the workouts done at home. Weigh in was awesome though!! So far...I've lost 10 pounds and 2-3 inches! Yippie!

This week I have totally been off of my routine. We've had company in our home the first of the week...which means late nights and early mornings. That doesn't quite mix so much anymore. ha! Is that really what turning 30 does to you?! LOL So its been another rough week with getting the time to workout...but I'm determined to get back on schedule! Because its 'that' feeling that makes you feel sooo good!

I'm really loving the workouts at the gym! Who would've known?! Me, of all people, is loving lifting weights! Yeah, you heard me right....I am LOVING it! It makes your muscles feel so good!! I'm so thankful I have a friend to go with!!

Well, thats pretty much it for the last couple of weeks! *cheers* Here's to the next week of getting back on schedule! :)

Hope yall are having a wonderful week!

Project: Re-Decor

So as I've posted before I am in the middle of redecorating my room. You know, there is something about turning 30...you want some sort of CHANGE! So since I can't afford to move out on my own right now {from my parents home} - redecorating my room was the simpliest way to get some c h a n g e. It's been a slow process...but we're getting there!! :)

There is just something about the color RED...and especially red walls!! I LOVE it! And I'm a "sucker" for black and white! :) So, there you have it.

Black/White/Red.

I.Lurve.It.

The latest creation! Black frames with a thin stripe of red around it! Behind each black and white pattern is corkboard! With a strip of black velvet and a little blingy-bling to make it dazzle!

[The full view of my desk]

Up close view of each of the fabrics!

I love "mixing and matching"!

[Up close view of the side of the desk]

As I complete more projects in the room, I'll be posting more pictures!

Hope yall are having a wonderful weekend!

The Sweetest Mammaw....EVER!

July 26, 1924 - February 3, 2008.

Today marks the day that my sweet Mammaw passed away three years ago. I miss her SOOO much!! Feeling very sentimental today. I just found the dvd that we played at her funeral with all the family pictures in it...I will always treasure it forever.

I love this picture of my Mammaw and Granddaddy with 5 out of the 7 kids!


She loved her Grandbabies!!



Mammaw was THE sweetest and most precious Godly lady!! She LOVED her hot tea especially in the mornings while she read her Bible! She loved red birds and she was the best cook and always took our "orders" for breakfast...homemade biscuits and chocolate gravy. She always looked out for others and would hardly eat anything until she knew everyone else had enough.

I.Miss.Her.



There are lots of times when I can still hear her clearing her throat, sipping her hot tea, with her Bible in her lap, fresh handmade biscuits and chocolate gravy on the table and simply ask, "Krista, there is some orange juice made up, if you want some." And I would so thankfully respond, "Thank You Mammaw".

Did I mention? I.Miss.Her.



I will never forget when everytime we would go to Louisiana...everytime we would have to leave to go home, Mammaw and Granddaddy would always stand at the door and wave bye to us until they couldn't see us anymore.

I.Miss.Her.



I won't share any funeral pictures on here...but I just have to share this one from the visitation. My heart was b.r.o.k.e.n. (I had just lost my other sweet grandmother 2 weeks before this) and I had just sat down by my Granddaddy and while I was bawling my eyes out...He reached over and grabbed my hand. He's so sweet! So thankful he is still with us!!


I miss her. But I'm so glad she is not in pain anymore. She's in Heaven. Dancing on the streets of gold. Right along with my other sweet grandparents and my brother Bryan. One day...we will see her (them) again!


(We all wore BRIGHT colors, because she loved bright colors!)

And with that being said....I want to share some of the memories that (most) the grandkids put on the back of the dvd cover that we played at her funeral.

...I loved it when Mammaw fixed me homemade okra and tomatoes. Don't forget the jalepenos! -Robyn

...Everytime I stopped by the house, she always put a plate in front of me. Of course, ALL the hot jalepenos landed on Mammaw's plate! -Steve

...One time, my sisters and I gathered around Mammaw and started kissing both sides of her cheeks. She was laughing so hard and shaking her head cause it tickled! - Me

...Even when Mammaw got to where she couldn't hardly go to church, she would always make it a point to come and hear me speak. She always requested that I sing her a special song in Spanish. -Darla

...Going to see the Logansport candy canes by the winter, with Mammaw was always a great time! - Ashli

...One time we hunted Easter eggs with Mammaw and we had to hunt them inside because of the rain. Nine months later we found a rotten egg in the closet! -Alysia

...Eatin' chocolate gravy n biscuits with Mammaw in the mornings, and following her footsteps in the garden were some of my favorite memories! - Pam

...She would always tell us "Wait! I can't do it right now, I've gotta finish my Bible readin'" Thank You for the legacy you have left us! -Shannon

...When Michael and I were young, we fussed over who was going to sit on Mammaw's lap. She would always say, "Thats ok boys, theres room enough for both of you!" -Tim

...One morning, I went out to see the chickens, but alas I couldn't find any of them! I came running back to the house, asking Mammaw where they were...and she said, "We ate them all!" -Eric

...When I was little and spent the night at Mammaw and Granddaddy's, in the morning she would always make me hot tea and chocolate gravy and biscuits. Then we would listen to Paul Harvey...she was so cute. Giggling as she listened! -Sherri

I'm so thankful for the memories that we have and the legacy that was left from her.

I love you Mammaw!!!

Trendy Bliss: Black Ruffle Shoe Clips

Trendy Bliss is now selling shoe accessories! Check out this pair of Black Ruffled Shoe Clips in our online shoppe here! It's a great addition to any pair of shoes!

Price- $12.00
*Shoes not included*
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Stay Tuned! There are more colors coming soon!

Blizzard Footage

I took a video for yall to see the footage of the Blizzard from yesterday! But...it was taken vertical and not sure how to change that....sorry! But here is a view from around the house!



This next video totally cracks me up! (Sorry its side ways too.) Dad does NOT enjoy the snow...He is from Louisiana and totally wishes he lived there right now. lol



Have a good rest of the day everyone!

It's a Blizzard!!

I got up yesterday morning anticipating the crazy storm that was headed our way...and this is what weather.com gives us! A BLIZZARD! We've had some crazy bad snow storms but its been a LONG time since we've had a Blizzard! (Or a "lizzard" as my Bubby Bradyn calls it. hehe)

The drive to work wasn't so bad...but it was getting so bad that our office closed at 1:00...that NEVER happens! So this is what I had to drive home in! Everything was GRAY! Took me almost an hour and a half to get home where it usuall only takes about 30 minutes. The roads weren't cleaned at ALL and thought I was going to get stuck several times! I fish-tailed ALL the way home. Seriously don't think I've ever been THAT scared while driving in the snow. Scary! The windgusts were around 40mph I think...it was totally crazy! But *thankful* got home safe with NO problems! :)


This morning, we got a SNOW DAY!! Yippie!!! That NEVER happens unless we make our own. LOL The sky is so pretty and blue and the SUN is shining bright!! I LOVE snow...but was getting my "fill" of it...but I have to admit...it is SO beautiful outside!!! Just *thankful* I get to stay in today and enjoy it from the inside all snuggled up! :)

Here are a few pics from our house...

From our front door. You can see all the snow drifts! We got somewhere close to 15 inches, plus the 4-5 inches that was left from the previous snow storm a week ago!

The view in between our cars!

The view from the back porch. Oops looks like we forgot to cover the grill. lol
Back porch.....there is a pretty big (empty) flower pot that is totally covered! lol

The view from the back yard...we have an awesome hill for sledding....anyone in?? :)


Mom's car...

Dad and I decided to brave it outside for a bit before our neighbor lets us use his snow blower! *thankful*

This my friend...is the ROUGH and COLD look! LOL Notice that you can't even see the boots I was wearing!

I love this pic of my Dad!! He's definitely looking spiff in his bright orange hat! LOL

Dad again saying, "I HATE snow!" LOL


I'm trying to upload a couple of videos I took on my phone...stay tuned!

Enjoy your day everyone!

It's 'that' Feeling: Update!

Can't believe its that time again! There really hasn't been much going on since the post last week. My time has been pretty much consumed either by work, church, or going to the gym. Haven't had much free time other than that. We've been going to the gym at least 3 times a week.

So, for my update this week: We met for our free fitness orientation at the gym last night! Which means...we met with a Personal Trainer for an hour! I honestly have to say, I loved it!! Kris was her name...and she was fab! We first met with her and went over some important health info, what workouts we've been doing, etc...then she went around and wrote out a workout routine for us to do! It was wonderful! We learned so many different machines and what they were for...and let me tell you...we found some muscles we didn't even know existed! LOL

I'm very excited about this new workout routine and will have to let you know how it is going, next week! Right now, I'm feeling GREAT and can already tell a big difference!! Kris encouraged us SO much last night!!! So to return the favor, let me encourage you as she did us. If you are out there and you WANT to make a difference in your own life or you WANT to meet those personal goals you've set, just know that you CAN accomplish them!! We have control over our body and if we set our minds to do it, we CAN get there!! I have personal evidence! Two friends of mine, Susan and Melissa, made up their mind last spring and they have acheived many if not almost all of their goals!! They look amazing and have come so far!!! They inspired me so much!! So just know that YOU CAN do this!!

I trust that yall are having a wonderful week!!

Until next time...

Winter Wonderland-ish

Want some?! This is what its been looking like here in Kansas City!

It's 'that' Feeling!

At the name of the post, you're probably wondering what this is all about. As you may know from a previous post, one of my goals this year (and every year) is to "Get Fit.Get Healthy" and in the process work on shedding some unwanted poundage. Yeah yeah, we all want to loose that extra poundage right?! My sister, Robyn, and I have been trying to keep each other accountable every.single.day to make sure we are eating healthy and working out. She recently found some very inspirational blogs about true success stories and how people "went public" with their goals and it helped keep them on track...while I was reading them, it made me want to get up and work out right.then.and.there. :)

So that is exactly what I'm doing...'gone public'...about my "Get Fit.Get Healthy" goal! All I ask is that you (no matter who you are) help keep me accountable! That is one reason why I'm blogging for the world to see is so I can have extra accountability! THIS is the year, right?! :)

I'll give updates as I can...and be 'real' about it....for being REAL is the ONLY way to go, right?! :) I'm NOT blogging about this to brag but simply as accountability. :)

So here it is...
I've been doing my workout dvd's at home since the first week of January...a little off and on...trying to get in the swing of things. After the holidays it was a little hard to break those crazy holiday eating habits. But through the last two weeks, I've gotten more and more determined to reach this goal.
I've worked myself up to 1 hour-1.5 hours workout 6 days a week. Well, last week was 5 days but I would say that is still pretty good. :) Last week I lost 2.5 pounds! It's not much, but its a start. Last Monday, my friend Sarah and I decided to venture out and join a gym! I'm not going to lie...I was excited, yet nervous. I don't like working out in front of people. I seriously had knots in my stomach. ha! But we got through all that. My goal with the gym is to go 2-3 times a week with Sarah...and on the other days to still workout with my dvd's at home. This way it gives a variety and won't get "bored" with it as much.

We've been to the gym a couple times this week and we are having a Fitness Orientation next week-so I'll be sure to keep you updated. It was much easier today and even tried a new machine, the elliptical. Woah...yeah that REALLY works every muscle you didn't know existed. But it felt good.

I can already tell a difference just from the last two weeks!! 'That' feeling...is GREAT!! I am so not a morning person but I almost look forward to them in the early mornings now! :)

Well...with that being said...pretty sure I just wrote a novel...so I must go before I completely bore you to tears. ha! I truly hope that if you are trying the "Get Fit.Get Healthy" goal...that this will inspire you to keep it going!

Until next time!

Randomness...

I really don't have much to say right now...just a lot of randomness. So I thought I'd put it all under one post instead of boring you with multiple ones. :)

The first thought....I'm pretty sure that I missed the memo?? Could someone please fill me in?! LOL


If you are a long time reader, you will already know that I love sunrises and sunsets!! With leaving so early for work these days, I've been blessed to see many beautiful sunrises!!! God is just such an amazing artist!!


Now for the fun part...I left WAY early for work this morning because I wasn't sure how the roads were going to be...ends up they weren't bad at all and I was WAY early for work! LOL So...needless to say...I got to enjoy the beautiful sunrise yet again!!!

It was beautiful and all...and then around 3:00 the sky opened up and started snowing like CRAZY!! This picture is outside my window at work! It had only been snowing for about an hour and a half!

And as of right now...it is STILL snowing! It's pretty much a blizzard outside...and it is BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVE snow!!! But I'm pretty sure that after this snowstorm I'll be itchin' for Spring to get here. ;)
This is outside our front door at home....sooo pretty! LOVE it!!

Angela's Visit!

My sweet friend Angela came to Kansas City this past weekend for the first time ever! We met a couple of years ago on a singles trip to Greece! We had a great time together and have been friends ever since! But hadn't seen her since that time. Angela "just so happens" to be dating a guy in my church now so I'm sure we'll get to be seeing a lot more of here these days! hehe So happy for you Angela!!! Love ya lady!

Sweet Angela and myself before church!

Love this picture!! Angela, Me, and Sarah! Forever Friends!!

The Gym.A Goal

Well folks...(woah that is the Southern coming out in me) I finally did it! I signed up at the gym last night! Pretty sure I just signed my life away. LOL I'm excited though because I really think this will help me toward my "Getting fit-Getting Healthy" goal! My friend Sarah and I have been wanting to do this together but we live 45 minutes apart so we decided to meet in the middle after work. So...here we are! I've been working out to dvd's at home and hopefully this will change the scenery a little bit and help achieve the goal a little faster! So needless to say, I'm excited! A special shout out to my friends Susan and Melissa for helping inspire me to reach this goal! I'm so proud of these girls and everything they've accomplished so far! *cheers to getting healthy!*

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

White.Fluffy.Stuff.

I am a HUGE fan of all the white fluffy stuff...otherwise known as SNOW!!! I absolutely LOVE it!! It's so beautiful and pure. Whats not to love? Now, I'll agree its not that much fun to drive in...but if you take it slow and you know how to drive in it, its not all that bad.

I just HAD to take these pictures on my way home from work tonight! It's been SNOWing ALLLL day long!!! It's been a beautiful and happy Kansas City day around here!!!

ENJOY! :)


Pretty sure this is one of my favorite pictures right now!


Maybe. Just maybe...we'll get a work snow day tomorrow? That would be FAB! But I'm not holding my breath. :)

Trendy Bliss

As some of you may know, last summer I opened up an online shoppe through Etsy, as Sweet and Blissful Designs. Just wanted to give you a heads up that I'm making some changes and I've changed the name to Trendy Bliss. I've got a new Facebook page up and running, so I hope you come and check it out...and "like" us!

I've been working on several items and hoping to have a photo shoot soon so we can get more items posted! So please bear with me as we get new photos posted!

The latest item for sale is in our 'Home Accessories' Dept...

Black 4x6 photo frame with decorate dots. Designed with black velvet ribbon and teal flowers with some added bling! $16.00!

Just a Thought...

I'm sitting here thinking about how amazing our church services have been! They are always amazing..but just seems like God is doing an extra something special here lately. Just thinking about church today and Pastor casting out the vision for this year. I'm so excited to see everything that God unfolds for 2011. Not only at TLC but in general life as well. :) I have such a great anticipation of everything that HE is going to do! Pastor definitely heard from God today.

"You have not because you ask not."

That really just struck out to me. So many times we put prayers aside that we may get "tired" of praying for. It doesn't matter the situation or the need...no matter how big or how small. We can go to God for any answer. Pastor really encouraged us to bring out some old prayers. This is the year for blessings. This is the year for unanswered prayers to be answered!!

Just a little thought to encourage you!

Hope yall have a wonderful week!