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MARU

Maru, the kitty from Japan, is having a birthday today so his owner made a video of his past year's antics. This is the cutest darn cat!!!

http://cuteoverload.com/2013/05/23/this-just-in-happy-6th-birthday-to-maru/

Love this video too.
http://cuteoverload.com/2013/05/23/somebody-to-lean-on/

Have a great holiday weekend.
Loves from The Queen

Hot-in-Atlanta

Its 90 degrees and humid today, we went from winter to summer in one leap. Hate that!

Wow, that tornado in Oklahoma was scary. I've never been in one and hope to never be in one. Did you hear the liberals are blaming it on Republicans for not funding their made-up global warming? Is everything turned into politics?

Here is a cute video.
http://wimp.com/snorescompanion/

I've sold two beaded cell phone covers!

Loves from The Queen

Dragging

Our annual cousin reunion was this past weekend. Too much fun!!! After that and last week's wedding, though, I am pooped!

Just a few non-relevant photos today:
My niece's cutie daughter, Emma
My friend's son, his wife and their triplets
My three kitties watching chipmunk
Puppies!

Missed exercise classes last week, so back to it today. Yippee?????

Loves from The Queen

Here Comes The Bride

Isn't she gorgeous? That's her dad, of course, and her mom. Wish I had one of them in the carriage before they got out, it was so romantic! Duchess Kate had nothing on her and she found a real Prince Charming too!!!!

Well my sister and two cousins will be here tonight from Illinois for the weekend. We always have so much fun on our annual cousin reunion.

Have a good weekend.
Loves from the Queen

Wedding of the Year

Gardens of spring flowers in bloom
Hundreds of blush pink roses decorations
Gorgeous cream silk and lace bridal gown
White carriage pulled by two white horses
Sit down dinner for 250, six food stations
One hour Appetizers and cocktails
Eight piece dancing band
Ring bearer chasing flower girl down aisle
Golf course and spa on site
Rooms were individual cottages
Rehearsal dinner with band outdoor
Brunch under tent next day
Jazz band parade after reception
After-reception party until 4 AM
Blush rose bridesmaid dresses
Ceremony on lawn in front of castle ruins
Light rain stopped 5 minutes before
Huge tents, one for dinner, one for dance
More than a dozen wait staff in tuxedos
Wedding Photos of parents/grandparents
Champagne and liquor galore
White leather couches and bar tables
Tear-inducing father/daughter dance
3-4 foot tall rose/hydrangea center pieces
Crystal Chandeliers in tents

Ahhhhhhh, an absolute real fairy tale!!!!

Hope to have some photos soon.
Loves from The Queen

Poor Kitties?????

This is so funny and sounds exactly how kitty cats think!!!????

Loves from The Queen

http://cuteoverload.com/2013/05/10/dear-diary-my-food-dish-is-now-only-half-full/

Big Weekend

OMG, this is the cutest thing I've ever seen!!!!

http://cuteoverload.com/2013/05/08/and-who-wants-their-own-kitteh/hmmmm/

If the video doesn't come up, go to
www.cuteoverload.com and look for the dog video on May 8.

I feel like I wasted today, nothing I did worked well. I wrapped this huge wedding gift and all I can see is scotch tape. Why did I buy something so big and heavy? DUH!!!!

Anyway, we leave tomorrow for a wedding weekend. It is the daughter of Braves baseball ex-manager, Bobby Cox. Not that I'm dropping names or anything, but it will surely be a good time since this is his "baby" girl. We travel with a group that includes Bobby and his sweet wife, Pam. His daughter and her soon-to-be-hubby are both adorable and we are honored to be invited. It is at Barnsley Gardens, only about an hour north of Atlanta. Instead of a hotel, your "room" is an individual little cottage! We have been there and it is really cool. We will stay Friday and Saturday evenings and then go to Bobby's farm near there on Sunday. The wild bunch of couples we have so much fun with on our trips will be there, so Katy Bar The Door!!!!

Anyway, on the property is the ruins of the original Barnsley family home. It was burned down about 80% but there are still partial walls and fireplaces and stairs and patios, with ivy dripping down and surrounded by awesome flower gardens. That is where the ceremony will be held. So we are holding our breath that it doesn't rain, because it will be just too romantic and perfect.

Then next Thursday is our annual cousin reunion. My sister and our two cousins from Illinois come down and we are up to no good for 2-3 days. We always have so much fun. All of our parents have died, no husbands allowed, no kids allowed....just us four crazy girls. Actually, this is how I became The Queen! My mom lived the longest and was the last to die so this group decided since I was the oldest one left, I would become Queen of the family. And so, that is the rest of the story.....

Enjoy your weekend, I know I will enjoy mine. Call Betty Ford for reservations on Monday for me, will you please?????

Loves from The Queen

Latest Bead Work

First, the photo I tried to download yesterday of me and Mr. Tommy.

But I called you all together today for... my newly beaded iPhone case!! I saw one on Pinterest so decided to do one myself, in usual "queenly" manner of course! Now I have to get a padded fabric bag to carry it in so it doesn't get crudded up.

I went with a couple of friends to a designer showcase home put on as annual charity event for Atlanta Symphony. It was a French chateau with only 18,000 square feet of living space! Some 45-year-old bachelor spent four years building it. It had an 18th century stained glass window in the library and antique wood panels and every room (all 35 of them) had at least one Baccarat crystal chandelier. The one in the "cigar room" was the smallest and it cost $50,000!!! Where in the hell do people get that kind if money?? There were two small matching antique chests on the sides of the living room fire place that cost $98,000 for the pair! It had a room as big as my living room that was the "espresso room" and a glass encased wine cellar and just so many details it was ridiculous. Of course, the furnishings were put there by the 35 decorators. They could be purchased by the owner and if not, they have to repaint and take everything out putting it back to it's original state.

Here's the surprising part. He's engaged and his fiancé doesn't want to live there! So it's up for sale....only $10-million!!!!

The house itself was gorgeous but some of the rooms were decorated a little too contemporary for my taste, it just did not go with the vintage French look. So I put my $10-million back into my pocket and let someone else buy it.....

Loves from The Queen

Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!

Today is our 13th wedding anniversary and it has been the best 13 years of my life.

I'm not new to this rodeo, and it took me 50 years to find him, but it was well worth the wait!   He wakes up happy and goes to bed happy and is happy all day inbetween.  I have never seen him angry, and that says alot being married to me!   He gets up and feeds the kitties, makes the coffee, cleans out the litter box, unloads the dishwasher, then brings me coffee and bagel in bed every single morning.  He does his own laundy (by choice) and runs most errands to grocery store or pet store or dry cleaners.   He handles all of the finances and tries to keep my spending under control (good luck)!   My Tommy is just a good old-fashioned Southern gentlemen.  Besides being sweet and cute, he is so much fun.  We hang with many fun people and he's always in the center of it.  We laugh a lot!

Not trying to make you gag or anything, it is just all true and I am a happy girl.  This is especially surprising because I did not want to get re-married, I liked being single.  But he had a way of convincing me.   Most people get on each other's nerves after retirement, but we have that all worked out as well!   After my daily breakfast in bed, he either goes golfing or up to his office during the day.  We each do our own thing and meet for cocktails.  Then we enjoy dinner and the rest of the evening together.

So tonight he is taking me to dinner where we had our "first date" in 1997.  I was so nervous, it was my first date since my divorce in 1996.  We had a few dates and then he went back to one of the "many" girls he had been dating and I went on to date "many" other guys too.  But we stayed friends and kept in touch.  Of course, I was absolutely crazy in love with him, but did not let him know that.  We got together one time when we were both "in between" other loves and he FINALLY woke up to see that I could be more than just a friend.....hahahaha.   DUH????

So, Happy Anniversary to my precious husband and thank you for 13 wonderful years.
Loves from The Queen

 

(this is supposed to be a cute pix of us, but this ()&(#))+& computer will not cooperate) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margarita Time!!!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!

Bring on the margaritas.....

Loves from The Queen