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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Oh la la!

KAG is hosting a wonderful giveaway! Head on over for a chance to win!

Monday, October 26, 2009

If I had 1 Million Dollars.......

Summer Wind had a neat blog post- Thats where I got this game from! Check out the original! ;)

If I had 1 million dollars I would buy......

This dress.....If only I looked good in peachy orange!
A gallery style kitchen- with shabby chic white cabinets and light aqua walls
A delivery of fresh flowers once a week

(No I would not buy Ina Garten- I would want to have dinner with her in real life! ;)
A cooking class at Le Cordon Bleu
Oh and a dinner party for my friends on a roof!!

A weekly cake decorating class

A house make over

A pearl ring
Pearl Multi Strand Silver Ring by Iosselliani
ANTONIO MARRAS KL03F02 WHITE COTTON -
Homer Laughlin Orange tree pottery
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A pink trunk
Dorm Trunk, Pink
Several pairs of Jack Rogers
Lilly Pulitzer clothes

A tote bag

Some preppy luggage


Tons of monogrammed stationary

A Weimaraner

Ill also take a siamese cat (And the diamond collar as well please)

A pair of Chanel earrings diamond


Thanks for shopping with me! What would you buy if YOU had 1 million dollars??
xoxo
CCR

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Fall Festivals

My dad is not so keen on the idea of 'Halloween' so we do not do it, but this year, (tomorrow) we are going to help out at a fall festival. We will be painting faces! I am very excited! I did it at the 5k, last Saturday. We had the option to dress up and my sisters and I decided we would. Lauren will be and Egyptian princess, Abby- Minnie Mouse, and myself- a Tiger. I am really excited! It is for an elementary school and there are supposed to be raffle contests, food, costumes and more! Lauren and my mom got me tiger ears, a tiger print bow, and a tail at Wally world. (It came in a set) I am going to have my face painted with whiskers, and a black nose.

Some time this month (I can not believe Oct. is almost over! AHHH! Christmas seems right around the corner!) my family, and a some good friends of ours will be having a fall party. We have done it for as long as I can remember. We make a pina'ta eat home cooked foods, have candy hunts ;0 and just hang out. Our traditional game is 'Dictionary.' (OR Balderdash- same thing)

Right now for school I am trying to finish reading 'The Red Badge of Courage.' It is the most boring book. (Actually Billy Budd was worse) Anyways, pray that I get through it....And understand it, I have to write a paper on it, and if I do not understand the book, I can assure you that the paper will not be that great either! ;)

Have a great weekend!
xoxo
CCR

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

STATIONARY!!

HEY!!
I just found about a stationary on Sweet Simplicity......

"FB exclusive: FREE PERSONALIZED NOTECARD! Send us an email to VIP@traylorpapers.com with your name & address and we'll send you a free customized card with your name. Tell us your favorite colors and/or style (i.e., whimsical, classic, girly, etc.) and we'll try to make you a match ;) BONUS: post this offer on your blog or wall, send us a link and we'll send you a few extra! Good thru 10/28/09!"
I was pretty skeptical, so I looked it up on FB myself. I love personalized stationery!
Traylor Papers has a ton of cute items. I can't wait to get mine in the mail!


Sounds good to me!!
xoxo
Caroline

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Fun Run!

My church started a running program to help support our food bank. They do it once a year. There is a Fun Run (1 mile) and a 5k. I did the fun run. It was VERY cold today, and I felt like my hands would probably fall off! ;)

Here is a set I made on Polyvore!
It was great! I think I came in somewhere between 10th and 15th out of 100 people.

After the races where over I helped doing some face painting! It was a blast! I painted an alien, zebra, 3 butterflies, two hearts, and a soccer ball. All the little kids were so precious! I got a pink & orange tree painted on my face! AWW!!!

It was great and our Church raised $15,000 for the food bank. I can't wait until next year! Maybe I will practice and do the 5k! YIPPIE!!
Have a great weekend!
xoxo
Caroline

Friday, October 16, 2009

25 things you probably didn't know about me!

1. My very favorite dessert is Tiramisu
2. I am trying to grow my hair out
3. I really want a weimaraner. If I ever get one I will name it Dutchess
4. I hate the word wheeze (GAG!!)
5. I wish I could afford to buy Lilly Pulitzer, they have such adorable stuff!
6. I love yard sailing
7. I talk in my sleep
8. I love weeping willows
9. If I could have a super power, I would want to be able to fly (GOOD LUCK CAROLINE! ;)
10. I just got finished reading Shakespheres play "Taming of the Shrew"
11. I would like to learn how to play the guitar
12. I love siamese cats. Not the scary super skinny, almost hairless cats. I like these!-
13. I want a house like Liz's over at Mabels House
14. Find me on Polyvore, and Youtube (I only have one video! ha!) {monogrammedprep}
15. I think Taylor Swift is really cute
16. I have over 80 Nancy Drew books (All the vintage ones)
17. I love boots
18. When I get older I think I would like to be either a wedding planner, or a cake decorator
19. My favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird"
20. I am the middle girl of three
21. My favorite color is light aqua
22. I really want to visit Charleston
23. I love classic preppy
24. I love old mystery books
25. Irene Dunne is really cute

Well that is all for now!
xoxo
CCR

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

On Sunday we went to my grandmas house. She was sick on my birthday and could not make it for my birthday lunch. ;( She made us a wonderful lunch of....

chicken and brie croissants
butter beans, & corn
brownies with raspberries and ice cream

She gave me my very first pair of tiny diamond stud earrings. I am thrilled! I didn't expect it. She also gave me some Dove dark chocolate! YUM!!

My coffee travel mug also came Sunday! My two best friends gave it to me at church.

I know- my monogram is backwards but I took the picture on my computer, and if I had flipped it, the 'R' would have been upside down. IT also came with a really cute pink and green background as well! I love them both so much! THANKS EVERYONE!!

xoxo
CCR

Saturday, October 10, 2009

One very busy day

WOW!! I am so extremely tired. Today has lasted a millennium! Well to begin I got up at like 7:00AM and we went to help out with the child care. We did not know the bride or the groom, but my friend knew them and they needed help with it. At about 11:00 we went home and cleaned up like crazy. It sure is a shocker how messy your house can get in 2 days! HA! After that we went to Athena's Greek Restaurant and got Chicken souvlaki which was amazing!!

At 3:30PM my sister, Abby and I, went to babysit for some friends. Our Womens Bible Study had an auction not long ago, and our friends signed up to host ______________ a dinner party for 12 people. We took care of their two kids, Annie Catherine & Marie. They are so precious! Annie has bleach blonde hair and blue eyes, while Marie has dark brown curly short hair, dark skin, and brown eyes. (They are both adopted, I think that is AMAZING!) They are so cute together and are both almost 3 years old. We babysat them while their parents hosted the party, and after we put them to bed we helped in the kitchen, and washing dishes. The dinner was MARVELOUS!! It must have taken forver! Everything was homemade and nothing came out of a box!



-Potato Salad with scallions
- tossed romaine salad with roasted brown sugar pecans, mandarin oranges, and a red wine/olive oil vinegarette
-Pumpkin soup
-pulled pork
-marinated grilled chicken legs
-water chesnuts rapped in bacon and grilled
-Lemon bars
-Raspberry bars with fresh raspberries, and REAL whipped cream
-smores bars
-Coffee
-Wine

yummmy!! I was so glad that we got to be a part of helping them out. Their backyard looked gorgeous!
-Tiki torches
-White tent with the table underneath
- chairs around a fire pit
-A table for the food
-Christmas lights

It looked even more wonderful when it was late and all the Christmas lights were on.
But I am very tired now!

One more random thing- Find me on polyvore! monogrammedprep

xoxo
CCR

Thursday, October 8, 2009

All the Single Ladies!!

Several versions of this have been going around blog land. I thought these two were the best!!




Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Fair Entries

I did pretty well at the Fair. I got 1st place on my apron, 2nd on my molasses crinkles, 3rd on my scones, and 3rd on my plate. My postcard collection and my earring rack didn't win anything. ;( Oh well.

Anyways it is really dreary outside and it is making me tired. Yesterday my mom made some chai tea and I made another batch of molasses cookies. It was very nice, and it made it feel more like fall.

I am today I am wearing my scarf (previous post) a purple long sleeved shirt, jeans, and rain boots. I am still trying to find some warm fall/winter shoes. I usually wear flats, but they make your feet really cold (It looks ridiculous to wear socks with them) and my brown ones had to be thrown away. I would get Danskos but they are expensive and my feet are probably not done growing yet. Any suggestions?
xoxo
CCR

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Adorable Give-aways!

Nautical by Nature is having to marvelous. Giveaways. One ends tomorrow, so hurry over!
(link on my sidebar)

Get it Girl Style is having a really cute giveaway as well!

Birthday, and JumpKing *Queen!*



My dad just bought my sisters and I a JumpKing Trampoline. It looks exactly like this one!! I
Love it! Its even light blue and has a ruffle at the bottom!! AWWW! Now I just need it monogrammed. HA! ;) It was a complete surprise, we had not even asked for one! It turns out my dad had been considering buying one for us, for several years, and he just now had the time to do it! (Btw that is not me in the velvet pants! HA!)

We just had my birthday dinner on Saturday. I had.....
Yummy! It was great!!!

My mom and dad got me a scarf similar to this one except mine is cream, tan, magenta, light violet, and brown plaid. It looks really cute with my cream coat and cream beret.

***EDIT*** I just took a picture of my scarf-


















I think I am going on a shopping trip with my Gigi and my other grandma gave me some money! My two sisters got me an adorable anchor necklace, and my two best friends got me the most amazing monogrammed coffee mug. I had been wanting one for forever!!
This is it, although mine has my initials. I can't wait for it to come in the mail! It came from HERE! (Monogrammed Chick)

Thank you everyone!!!
xoxo
CCR

Psstt! Most of the pictures above came from Google Images.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Fall Fun

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Xoxo,
Happy Fall!!!