Texas Two Step

Well we had a fantastic time in the Lone Star State!

Check out our adventures in San Antonio

And we're off....

Hello Texas

We met Josh Kelley

(Katherine Heigl's Husband/Charles Kelly of Lady Antebellum's Brother)

Awesome artist!

We also saw our sweet KY friend Laura Bell Bundy.

And Randy Montana

We spent a lot of time on the Riverwalk

Found the Alamo

(close up of the architecture)

We lunched at Casa Rio

Got to see REBA in concert and then

met GEORGE STRAIT

(put a George concert on your bucket list)

Momma

Thank you Mom for all you do!

May God bless me with your good genes.

Happy Early Mother's Day!

Can't wait to see you!

Call it Love

So last night during Glee I fell in love...

(No not with Fin)

with Emma Pillsbury's telephone brooch.

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I immediately made Michael Google "rotary telephone brooch" and 30 seconds later I was staring at the most amazing blog I have ever stumbled across.

(2 amazing moments within 1 minute is dangerous)

What Would Emma Pillsbury Wear? is by far the cutest (most ingenious) blog ever. Not only was I looking at THE Telephone Brooch but pages and pages of "Where to find what Emma was wearing". It was like having a personal shopper at the click of my mouse.

Thankfully others had also adored Emma's brooch and Danielle was kind enough to find some wonderful options on Etsy and yours truly took full advantage. I cannot wait for it to get here!

Thanks Danielle and please go check out

What Would Emma Pillsbury Wear?

Tesh Tuesday

I really love John Tesh(not necessarily his music) but his "intelligence for your life"is really helpful. I thought I would pass along some John Tesh wisdom every Tuesday to all my readers.

Today's topic is ... The Secrets of Happy Couples.

Happy couples know to maximize the positive – even if it means a little teasing every now and then. Want to be one of those couples? Here’s how, courtesy of Psychology Today magazine.

• Poke fun at each other. Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He says that playfulness is one of the first casualties of a busy life. When your days consist of nothing but working, paying bills, cleaning and sleeping, play can disappear from your relationship. You have to keep it alive, by joking around and even using silly nicknames. You may think a serious talk is the best way to handle a serious situation, but Keltner says that couples whotease each other in the heat of a conflict actually feel more connected when things are resolved.

• Notice what’s new about your partner. Ellen Langer is a psychologist at Harvard University. She says that most of us get so familiar with our partners that we stop noticing them. Just because you’ve stopped looking doesn’t mean they’ve stopped changing. So, make it a point to detect differences, and each time you do this, look for three things about your partner that have changed since the last time you looked. Langer calls this “mindful awareness.” She points to one study which found that when non-football fans watched a game while writing down things they noticed about the players and the stadium, they became more enthusiastic about the sport.

• Put it in writing. A study from the University of Texas found that when couples wrote about their relationship for 20 minutes a day, three days a week, they were more likely to be going strong three years later. They also sent more positive instant messages. So, the next time you think fondly about your partner, write it down. Even better - share what you wrote with them.
  

Gettin' Down and Derby

It's Derby week here in the bluegrass! If you aren't from Kentucky I would highly recommend putting The Kentucky Derby on your bucket list.

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Britt at the Derby circa 2007

This year I am putting my money on Dean's Kitten.

Keeneland, 2009

And don't forget to get a Mint Julep while you're here!

I'm ready for my close up....

We have such vain animals.

Einstein

I am in LOVE!

Einstein weighed just 6 pounds and measured 14 inches tall when he was born Friday in Barnstead, N.H. Those proportions fit a human baby just about right but are downright tiny for horse, even a miniature breed like Einstein. Dr. Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner, says the Guinness Book of Records lists the smallest newborn horse as weighing in at 9 pounds.

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