To describe our growing up in the lowcountry of South Carolina, I would have to take you to the marsh on a spring day, flush the great blue heron from its silent occupation, scatter marsh hens as we sink to our knees in mud, open an oyster with a pocketknife and feed it to you from the shell and say, 'There. That taste. That's the taste of my childhood.' - Pat Conroy

April 29, 2013

Wedding Monday



Bride-To-Be's do weekly "Wedding Wednesday" posts. Well I am no longer a bride-to-be, nor is it Wednesday (I wish!), but I thought with so many of my Facebook friends getting married this past weekend, I would share the hubs and I special day with you.
 
 
We got married on a beautiful March afternoon. We were married in the Church we attend. I got ready in the nursery (thus the Precious Moments on the walls).
 
 
 
 
 
Here is the back story on my wedding dress. My mom, sister and I were prom dress shopping for my senior prom. We walked in to a bridal boutique searching for a bright pink prom dress, when we noticed the most gorgeous dress we all have ever seen on a mannequin in the middle of the store.
Queue the angel music in the background!
 My mom looked at me with tears in her eyes and said that's your wedding dress. You may not get married until years to come, but that's it. I agree'd and we bought that day! It sat in storage for four years until I used it. To this day I have yet to see a dress similar to it. It has pale pink and green detail on the bodice and a long satin skirt with the same detailing on the sides. The train on my dress is about 3 foot long.
 
 
This is my sister who is also a licensed beautician. She of course, did my hair and makeup for all of the girls, including herself, for my wedding day. You can't tell in this picture, but I was an emotional mess at this point. She had to apply foundation on me at least 3x to cover up my tears!
 
Then the moment came, when the double doors to the Church opened, and my daddy walked me out. I had my dad wear his own personal suit, and not get the suit that the rest of the groomsmen were wearing. If you personally know my dad, you would understand. He's not the type to go try on tuxedo's, nor was I about to make him. We had a simple country ceremony, and it didn't matter to me. I will forever remember him in his gray suit.
 
 
This moment was by far a memory I will forever hold in my heart. Just typing this brings tears to my eyes. I will never forget seeing my mom, my two sisters, and my Matron of Honor, all crying because they were all full of pure joy and happiness for the hubby and I. I will never forget my husbands face as those doors opened. I had our videographer tape him instead of me when coming down the aisle, because I forever, wanted that reaction on camera.
 
Not much has changed in all my years. I knew since I was a little girl that my wedding would be pink. Naturally, all of my bridesmaids wore pink. Each of my girls are unique in some way and I wanted their dresses to reflect that, so they all wore different dresses in the same color.
 
L to R: Ashley (Jr. Bridesmaid) Shelby (Bridesmaid) LaTesha (Sister) Me (Bride) Emily (Matron of Honor) Angela (Sister) Kera (Sister-In-Law)
 
 
 
 
We held our reception in my sister, LaTesha's, back yard. We had chairs and tables brought in from a local company, a live band, and my family worked extremely hard on some pretty amazing décor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
xo
 
 
 
 
 
 


April 26, 2013

Married to my Brother?!



 
I wanted to share a few pictures of my little family from the wedding we attended this past Saturday.
 


Princess and her Grandpa

 
 
When I first saw the above picture, I couldn't help but notice that the hubby and I have a lot of similarities, and I'm not just talking about our matching green outfits. We both have dark brown hair. We both have dark brown eyes. We're both thin, and on the taller side. Oh em gee...he could pass for my brother! Oh well...too late now! We can at least get away with it, we do live in the South after all!
 
I started an exercise routine yesterday. I've been wanting to start jogging for a while now and yesterday I finally got off my ass and did it. I went about a mile and it was so rewarding. I know a mile doesn't sound like a big deal to any one person, but it's HUGE for me. I'm the girl who runs 50 yards and is out of breath. I'm the girl who drinks Pepsi once I'm done running, instead of water. This is no good - so I'm onto a healthier me. Running, eating better, drinking more water. I feel great with the way I look, but I want to physically feel fit too. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not giving up my Red Bull's. Baby steps people, baby steps!
 
I have a hair appointment next Thursday and I'm having some major reservations about it. It's just a health trim (i.e. getting rid of the split ends) but it makes me a nervous wreck regardless of how many times I go, or should I say don't go. It's been a good year since my last one and my ends are awful!
I used to go every 2 months and get a health trim, back when my hair grew what seemed like an inch a month. I guess after having a child, she sucked the hair growth right out of me, because my locks don't grow near as fast as they used to. On the subject of hair, I thought I'd share this picture of how a hair cut can truly change your looks!
 
Why haircuts are important…
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My goal, with much needed time and conditioner, is to have my hair like this:
 
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I absolutely love her hair color. I actually called a salon this week and explained to them that my hair is black and I've tried to lighten it several times, but it always manages to turn orange instead of the color I am wanting. Now for a Clemson fan, you may not hate orange hair, but I'm a Carolina girl and orange hair just won't do! They told me that it's possible but the bleach would damage my hair something awful, and I'm not taking that chance...black hair it is!
 
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Not only is her hair flawless (I love the ombre look!) but I want her face too - I don't know who she is, but this girl is gorgeous!
 
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My goal is to one day have my hair this long, my real hair, not moi weave!
 
New iTunes purchase from last night, of course I've played the song about 20x since then!
 
 

 
xo
 
 

April 25, 2013

Life's Little Moments





Yesterday was Administrative Professionals Day. My sweet boss sent me the prettiest flowers. Although I am a huge Carolina Gamecock fan, bright orange is still one of my favorite colors, not Clemson orange, let's not get confused.
 
 
The hubby and I had gotten into an argument on Tuesday night. Nothing major, but he knew he was wrong, so when I got home last night he surprised me by taking me to my favorite restaurant...Japanese! It was his form of an apology. It's the little things like that I love the most!
 
We went to a wedding this past weekend and I fell in love with the song that the Bride and her Father danced too. I love Johnny Cash. He's one of my all time favorite country artists, and I had no clue he did a cover of "You Are My Sunshine". I immediately went to iTunes and purchased it, literally, at the wedding. I've been listening to it non-stop, along with some of my other recent iTunes purchases.
 
I do realize that it's a strange jump from old school Cash to Florida Georgia Line w/Nelly, but my music is wide spread and I love it! 
 
 

 
OK, so this song isn't exactly new, but it's one of my all time favorites by Jake Owen and I thought I'd share. Enjoy...
 
 
I had to stop by the dreaded Walmart last night to pick up a few things for some Inedible Cake orders, and we saw Willie Robertson from Duck Dynasty there, naturally we had to take pics with him :)
 

 
Here are some of my recent cake designs. How cute are those onesie cupcakes?!
 


 
Yesterday I had to go to Hilton Head for work. I saw two amazing homes in the process, and got a free lunch. #LoveMyJob
 
xo
 
 
 

April 24, 2013

The Cakes Are Baked



 
Hello, my name is Miranda, and I am a crafter. There I said it!
I've always loved to craft, always. I've tried to crochet, and ain't nobody got time to learn that. I've tried to sew clothes...hah! I have and will always love to decorate cakes, but it seems like every one in the Lowcountry has some sort of cake business, and I don't feel my work competes with theirs from a bakers point of view...as in, my cake work isn't as professional as theirs.
 
A few years ago I made my mom and sister towel cakes for their birthdays, and they loved them. Not long after that my cousin had a baby and I made her a diaper cake. Everyone raved over these cakes and thought I had bought them from an online boutique or diaper cake store...nope, hand made baby!
 
 
 
 
 
 
I've done a few towel cakes and diaper cakes for clients since, but have never really went past that, until recently. I figured every one has their own Facebook page for something, why don't I do one for my crafts? Within one day I had 86 likes and two orders placed! I'm not sure how far this venture will take me. Heck, it may not take me past those two orders, but it's something I enjoy doing, I feel like I'm good at doing, and it gives me a little extra money on the side.
 
 
 
If you're interested I do ship, now go like my page :)
 
xo
 


April 22, 2013

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