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HOLY BEYONCE!!!!!

I mean I am STILL drooling from B's Sunday Night Performance! I have always liked her. Besides the fact she is married to Jay, she has always held her own, stayed classy and just seems like she has a great business sense and is a good person. Total hearsay, BUT that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! 

I don't really listen to much "modern pop hits" as The King demands Mama Mac's "Bongo Baby" or Elmo's "Potty Time". So I am not really up-to-date with all of her songs so I wasn't sure how well I was going to like the performance. And last year I was REALLY disappointed by Madonna. 

But, WOW. From her outfit, to her GORGEOUS hair! Her moves, ohhh her MOVES! The song pics were great, LOVED the Destiny Child's reunion (how hot did they all look) I was LOVING her facial expressions too! 

It was funny when D-Child did a few songs together then 1/2 way through "Single Ladies" she basically was like "off the stage girls", haha! Did anyone else notice that?

The only thing that could have made it MORE perfect was a surprise performance by Jay-Z and a "Bonnie and Clyde" duo!

Panama

Here are two great articles that Panama is on the rise, YAY!

http://panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com/blog/news-from-panama/panama-in-2013/

http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/02-01-2013/123363-poor_happy-0/

"Just Plead Guilty"

I read this brief article today on how the trial will begin for the Colorado Gunman who massacred and injured so many at the "Dark Knight Rises" movie opening. It just talks about how the trial will begin this week for the gunman (don't really feel like using his name) and how it will be tough for many to rehash all those gory and horrid details of that evening. There will be much evidence and information that will come out for the first time as well. 

What caught my eye is a quote from one of the survivor's: "he could do all of us a favor and just plead guilty". It's no secret that the defense team is going for an insanity plea, which yes he may be, but it still doesn't justify what he did. The main issue with people in our world today is we rarely take responsibility for our own actions and it's just getting worse. I am sure there are many things these victims have tried to do or work on in order to get closer to closure, but is their really such a thing? I can see where this victim, Marcus Weaver, may be coming from.... just plead guilty.... like he owes them that much.... he has done so much irreparable damage, please just humor us, help us heal, and freaking plead guilty (my words, not his).

Dark Knight Gunman Trial

Why Miley Why?

Watching an Ellen re-run right now and Miley Cyrus is on and ugh I am sorry I just can't deal. From her "new" haircut , color, and raspy voice. I just think she tries TOO hard. But my main question is WHY LIAM WHY?!? You are too cutie patootie for her wanna be "rockstar" phase. Although that being said, you did just beat someone up in the middle of Philly while filming...hmm....


OK so actually I just threw up all over Miley, I was looking for  a pic. to post and I think it's just her hairdo I don't like. There are some super cute pics of the two of them, I just don't like the do.

xoxo sorry for hatin' Miley!

Christmas Songs

OK so here are some of my favorite Christmas Songs (not videos, but I did youtube them so you could listen more easily with a link)

All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey

This just makes me feel SO happy! Besides her voice is AMAZING!

http://www.last.fm/music/Mariah+Carey/_/All+I+Want+for+Christmas+Is+You?ac=all+i+want+for+christmas

Christmas Shoes by Bob Carlisle

OK yes this song is sad and a little depressing, but it really reminds me of a time in my life that it gave me hope when I 

didn't have much and makes me cry AND smile! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfAq7kxHjPk

Santa Baby by Madonna

I just think this is a fun song and I like how she adds all that sensuality and sexuality to it!

http://www.last.fm/music/Madonna/_/Santa+Baby?ac=santa+baby

Up on the Roof Top by Jackson 5

This is just such a cute song that has a great beat, love their voices! I used to listen to this on repeat while I was in the shower this time of year, so random, but love it, ha!

http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Jackson+5/_/Up+On+The+House+Top

Baby it's Cold Outside by Dean Martin

OK I get a little too into this song. I love it! I try and picture myself back in the "day" in this era and as the woman, a little tipsy but wanting to stay and knowing she should leave, so romantic and scandalous!

http://www.last.fm/music/Dean+Martin/_/Baby,+It%27s+Cold+Outside?ac=Baby+it%27s+cold+outside

Narrowing it Down

Yes, Yes, I must admit that I did visit the paint store again last evening and got 2 more samples of paint. I got the official paint numbers from the pictures I posted yesterday and was on my "merry" way. And if you were going to ask if the paint people were any more helpful, my answer is NO! I tried my best, prying and probing them for answers, joking around, then being dead serious and NOTHING! I even looked the guy square in the eye and said "which one would YOU choose", you don't even want to know his answer, just know it was NOT helpful!

I ended up going with the one shade darker than my hubby's Benjamin Moore classic gray, it's called Balboa Mist. I didn't want to risk going too light (like i did the first time with a gray). Then I also went with Benjamin Moore's Oyster Shell. They both look great on the wall. I'll post the picture below, but it really doesn't do it justice. Like really does NOT do it justice. But you can get he picture.

I don't think we can go wrong. It just depends which one we bring into the other (dinning room) underneath the chair rail. Hubby suggested taking down the chair rail and doing the living room the RIGHT color and the dinning room the LEFT color. 

Sample Please

For the love of Paint Colors people!!!!

It's not painters that keep Paint Stores like Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams in business... it's indecisive people like me who lack creativity and decorating ability that go in day after day and by $7-$8 samples!

I mean come on people! And what is even worse, the people who work at these stores are Z-E-R-O help! I've been to 3 paint stores over this project (painting the living room) and I feel like no one is the standard of help I need. OK yes I know I have high standards, but I need someone to help guide me in the right direction.

I tell them: I want LIGHT. NOT white, but LIGHT! And I want hues of gray and hints of light light blue. They just look at me and stare like I have 4 heads and then pull out the pallet that has nine hundred different colors on it, which puts me back to square 1!

Here are some websites of room colors I like:

Tranquility (minus 2 drops of blue... apparently)
http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/05/sea-inspired-summer-living-room/

Cliff Gray
http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/217861700694758976_PuXHYM6F.jpg

Gray Owl and Oyster Shell
http://www.stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/best-gray-paint-colors-according-to-ryan-gosling.html