Verse of the Week

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Blogging for Dummies

Does this book exist?? I know they have all the "... for Dummies" books. I can't get my page to look the way I want it, so if it looks crazy the next couple of days....SORRY :) Still a work in progress.

JUST SAYING! :)

Travis Tritt is "tha Bomb"

(photo taken from http://www.travistritt.com/)

Davy has been on this Travis Tritt kick here lately. We both have been into the Travis Tritt Pandora station. The station plays Brooks and Dunn, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Tim McGraw, and John Micheal Montgomery, along with many more. I had forgotten about all the good "Ole Country" songs there used to be. I feel today's country music has taken on a different sound. My parents, Davy, and I saw Travis in concert when he played at Bickley's Lake in Thomaston this past summer and he still had "it." :) Fun Times.




Also, Davy turns the big 3-0 on July 22, so I am doing a little thing I like to call "30 in 30." It started this past Thursday. He gets a little surprise each day until his birthday. The picture below is of us before going to dinner at Golden Corral (one of Davy's favorite restaurants). Funny how someone with Davy's appetite can stay his size! This treat was his day 2 surprise.







Now, the dogs and I have come to Thomaston to see my parents for a few days!! Hopefully the rain will hold off so that I can get in some pool days!!

Fashion Friday

Today instead of featuring one piece of jewelry, I am featuring one of the new Fall 2011 lines. The Renegade Collection!! I just got my Renegade Cluster Necklace, Renegade Cluster Ring, and Renegade Small Cluster Earrings in the mail and I love them! I wore the necklace and bracelet out yesterday and got so many compliments! Stay tuned for more new Fall 2011 Collections to come in July!

www.stelladot.com/lindseylong

Honey and Homeruns!!

I think since I have started blogging, this has been the longest lapse of time that I haven't posted something. This week has been a little busy. We have had competition cheerleading practice to get ready for our choreography camp that is next week. After practice I have been catching up with friends over lunch!

On Tuesday night, Davy and I went to the Braves game with Deena and Brian. Fun times, as always. McCann hit a homerun!! The rookie pitcher pitched a great game!! Braves won!! As we were leaving, I saw one of my students that I had my first 3 years working and her mom told me that she is "graduating" from the speech program. I was sooo excited for her!!

Verse of the Week

It is you who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. Psalm 18:28

**I am going to try to have a theme for each verse during a month. This month's verses are going to relate to being anxious, nervous or worrying.

H*A*P*P*Y F*A*T*H*E*R*S D*A*Y

Sister, maybe...but Daughter, REALLY?!?!

I am sure that you guys all know that I coach high school cheerleading, but for those of you that don't, you learn something new everyday!! :) So, there is this particular cheerleader that several of the football parents asked if she and I were sisters. I don't really see it. She also said a bunch of students had asked her the same thing, so it was always a joke between us. Well, this past week was our Mini Camp, which is a camp that our cheerleaders run where they teach cheers, dances, etc. to 5-12 yr olds. Don't worry, we had 120 little campers this year. One of the other coaches stated "Now I know why I work with high schoolers." For me, it was normal!! ANYWAYS....one of the little campers came up to me and asked if my daughter was one of the cheerleaders. I was like "no sweety, but you can give me 10 laps for asking" hahahahaha.....just kidding....I really didn't say that, but I did ask her which one she thought was my daughter and sure enough, it was Caroline. I had to remember that I really didn't look like I was old enough to have a SENIOR in high school as a daughter, it was coming from the perspective of an 8-year-old.

P.S.....for those of you who haven't seen me lately, my hair is a little darker than normal :)

FASHION FRIDAY

Today's featured piece of jewelry from Stella & Dot is the TULUM TURQUOISE & LEATHER BRACELET. This bracelet is super cute!!! It can be worn alone or with other bracelets for the layered look. The Tulum Turquoise & Leather Bracelet has been featured in "Everyday With Rachel Ray." The best part about this bracelet is that it is currently on sale because it is a piece that is being discontinued.

Check it out along with necklaces/earrings that could be paired with it!!

www.stelladot.com/lindseylong

Hurry before they sale out!!

ABC's of me

I stole this from Bridgett's page bc it was cute!! :)

A - Age: 27
B - Bed Size: Full
C - Chore You Dislike: cleaning the bathroom
D - Dog: 2- Mick (American Bulldog) and Reese (Jack Russell-Schnauzer mix)
E - Essential Start to the Day: coffee
F - Favorite Color: Pink (espicially when it's paired with black)
G - Gold or Silver: recently I have started liking gold
H - Height: 5'5"
I - Instruments Play(ed): None!
J - Job Title: Speech-Language Therapist at Barnwell Elementary School
K - Kids: none right now
L - Live: Rowell, GA
M - Mom's Name: Phyllis
N - Nicknames: Lindy, Linds, and one more that Marie, Bridgett, and Willis call me, but I rather not say...hahaha
O - Overnight Hospital Stays: None...Knock on wood
P - Pet Peeves: ummmm, I kinda have a lot...crunching ice/hard candy....and ask Marie about my "juicy jaws" issue. HAHA
Q - Quote from a Movie: "Instead of having the Mahi Mahi, I'll just have the one Mahi because I am not that hungy"
R - Righty or Lefty: Lefty
S - Siblings: Only child here
T - Time You Wake Up: Depends what time of the year it is 6:15 during the school year and 9ish during the summer
U - Underwear: what does this even mean??
V - Vegetables You Don't Like: mmm...I am not sure I have enough room to write them all, but asparagus pop into my head
W - What Makes You Run Late: procrastination
X - X-Rays You've Had: just teeth I do believe
Y - Yummy Food You Make: Chicken Ritz
Z - Zoo Animal Favorites: Giraffe and monkey

Opening a New Door

Many of you who know me know that I am very much into fashion. Whether it be clothes, accessories, or make-up, I'm all over it! So when I was introduced to the Stella and Dot jewelry line and informed that I could launch my own business with the company, I was excited and immediately jumped on board. Please visit my webpage and browse all the fabulous jewelry!!!! www.stelladot.com/lindseylong

If you would like to host a Stella and Dot Trunk Show (it is easy as pie, I promise!!) email me at lindseybrooke84@gmail.com.

I am going to title my blogs on Friday as "Fashion Friday" and feature a different piece of jewelry each week.

Check out my friend's page

I have a friend, Deena, who is a REALLY good writer!!! Check out her blog page. A lot of times I find myself cracking up at her humor/wording in her postings!!

http://www.deenasafari.com/blog/

Verse of the Week

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phillipians 4:6


I chose this verse for the week based on a recent conversation I had with a friend. I, myself, am very easliy stressed out and I constantly worry about how things are going to work out. So, while having this conversation with her and hearing her anxiety about a particular situation, this verse immediately popped into my head.

"Friends are Friends Forever"

So, I spent the weekend with 3 of my girlfriends (Marie, Bridgett, Lindsey) from college. We all met at Marie's parents' mountain house in Sautee Nacoochee-I promise it's a real place-and had way too much fun. I love the fact that I have friends that are o.k. with me not acting my age, as well as going down that same silly road with me!!!

As we drank our coffee and chatted Saturday morning, the topic of blogging came up. I hadn't realized what all can be incorporated into a blog page. I have a good friend that is an avid blogger, but she is also an amazing writer. Since I see her as a blogger, I never would imagine putting myself in the same category as her. I am NOT a writer, so what would I blog about?? As we all started brainstorming ideas and page names, light bulbs started going off left and right over my head. So, as I start my blogging journey, who knows where I will find myself. Still doing a little planning.

Where did the title "Life's a Dance" come from? Since Bridgett and Lindsey already had their pages up and running with cute, catchy names, we were all pitching out names for Marie and my pages based on personality traits, hobbies, names, etc. Here are a few that were suggested for me:
"The New Kid on the Block"-since I am new to this blog thing and I am a New Kids on the Block fan (yes, still to this day)
"Facts From a Fashionista"-I love anything and everything that has to do with fashion
(there were some more, but I can't recall them right now)
Then, Willis (Lindsey Wright) suggested "Life's a Dance" because any time she thinks of me she thinks of me dancing. I am always dancing. I love everything that has to do with dance. My favorite movies are dancing movies. My favorite way to exercise is to dance. I am sure one day I will be the senior citizen in the nursing home dancing with the Beta Club students doing their community service. Hahahaha....the thought of that makes me laugh!!

Sooooooo, with all that being said, I have now become a "blogger" and hope that my creative juices will interest some of you!! :)