Jewel Toned Makeover

 

 

How adorable is Maddy? 

 

She is absolutely precious and I had so much fun doing her hair!

Last summer we gave her a blonde streak in front. 

 

Before

 

She came in for a root touch up and I asked her how did she feel about doing something different?

I suggested we color the hair around her face back to her natural color and give her a streak just a little further back than what we had done before.

 

 

 

First, we colored the blonde around her face using Redken Shades EQ 07NB.

 

 

Then I applied bleach to the section I wanted and then wrapped it in foil.

 

 

I had Maddy sit under the dryer to help the bleach to process.

 

 

Looks great!  We shampooed her hair, dryed it, and then applied her next colors.

 

 

First, I applied purple hair color by Manic Panic.

 

 

Next I did a purple and blue ombre using Pravana Blue.

 

 

 

I love the way this turned out and so did Maddy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Ramona & Company

You know what they say, jewelry is a girl's best friend. 

 

Girls, meet Ramona, your new best friend.

 

 

Ramona's is located in Providence Marketplace in Mt Juliet, TN between Yankee Candle and Bath and Body Works.

 

 

This is one of my absolute favorite stores!  Eye candy galore.

Brighton, Pandora, My Flat In London, Spartina, Fossil, and more!

 

 

Jewelry, purses, scarves, watches, shoes, etc!

 

 

They have a great rewards program... Girlfriend Dollars!

Girlfriend Dollars never expire, and you earn 10% of your purchase price in Girlfriend Dollars that can be used on anything except Pandora or Brighton. 

It is so much fun to spend those!!

 

 

And they have layaway.  Just sayin'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have fun shopping!  Get me something!



What To Do In Chattanooga When It Rains

My husband and I were so excited to find ourselves in Chattanooga for a weekend without our kiddos!  Only to find that the forecast called for rain, rain, and more rain.  

So, what do you do if you're in this fabulous city and it's raining?? 

First, you're gonna need to suck it up.  Put on your big girl panties, or boxers...  

We headed over to the mall (not my first choice when on a vacay, my husband is not a shopper) but I needed some shoes for the rain.  We went to Acedemy and purchased these snazzy galoshes.  We already had raincoats and an umbrella.  

It absolutely poured down rain all day.  We headed over to Rembrandt's Coffee House in the Art District.  What a wonderful find!  Charming place, fabulous coffee, muffins, chocolates, cookies, they serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner...  Yummmmm

A great place to go to stay out of the rain is the Tennessee Aquarium.  We've been a million times and my husband LOVES it!  I loved it too because it's nice and dry in there!!

Shut up.  Do you see that leopard print stingray?  I want one!!  And I love the jellies...

Did you know that male seahorses carry their young?  Learn something new everyday.

Tennessee State law requires that every tourist attraction end with a gift shop.  

If you have your children with you in Chattanooga, you will love (and they will love) the Creative Discovery Museum.  We took our boys when they were younger.  We also love Ruby Falls, we didn't make it there on this trip though.

There are lots of yummy places to eat in Chattanooga.  After our visit to the fishies, we found ourselves at the Mellow Mushroom.  Super fabulous. 

 They. Have.The. Best. Pizza. Evah.

Have you been to Rock City?  We went the next day.  It is amazing.  So beautiful.  We love Rock City!  If you've never been , this is a must see.  The first time I remember going as an adult I thought it would be dorky, who needs a swinging bridge, who cares about Lovers Leap?  But it's beautiful.  Flowers tucked in everywhere.  Plants and trees indigenous to the area.  Kids love it, adults love it.  We go every year! 

(At this point it had quit raining, but our plan was to go in the rain, I mean I had my galoshes and snazzy raincoat...)

Rock City is awesome.  But beware of the wild hydrangeas...

Unlike my tame hydrangeas at home...

Oh my goodness!  It's a Starbucks!  At Rock City!!! 

 I loooovvvveee Starbucks!!  

Woohoooooo!!!!!

 I am in heaven.

Did I mention we were celebrating our 20th anniversary?  At first, Jim didn't know why people were honking at us...

So, guess what?  Chattanooga has a glass bridge!  And it's kinda scary...

We also went on the pedestrian bridge.  We drove by a few hours later and these bridges were packed!

Before heading back home, we went back to the Bluff View Art District and ate at Tony's.  Great Italian!  Highly recommend it!

 

Enjoy your stay in Chattanooga!  We miss it already and can't wait to get back!  Do you have any attractions or restaurants you recommend?  Let me know!

An Amazing Find Right Here In Mt Juliet!

Welcome to Harmony Home!!  So excited to find this gem right here in Mt Juliet! 

 

 What? What? Here, you say? Yes, it is and it is amazing!

 

 

I mean, what's not to love?  This place is HUGE and filled to the gills with wonderfulness.  Pack a lunch, and come shop!!

 

 

Kitteh!!!  To know me is to know I love a cat.  Harmony Home has 3 locations and they have adopted out over 200 cats!  When I went, they had 2 cats, one was sleeping in a box.  This one is super affectionate and precious!!! 

 

 

He shopped with me the whole time!  So sweet.

 

 

How awesome are these signs??

 

 

Kitteh in a box...

 

 

 

 

 

Danielle is the manager.  Harmony Home has been in business in Franklin for 13 years and Murfreesboro for 3 years.  The Mt Juliet store opened in Dec 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

How awesome is it that Harmony Home is here?  Finally, a place to buy gifts, home decor, everything, right here and so convenient!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can shop online, too!  www.harmonyhomeshop.com

Or call them at (615) 758-8524

Harmony Home is located between Don Panchos and Subway in the Walmart/Lowe's shopping center in Mt Juliet.

See you there!

The Pharmacy

 

I love East Nashville!  There are so many yummy places to go there and The Pharmacy is no exception!

 

 

 

They have all these amazing burgers, every one that I've had was fantastic.  I can't get past the tator tot perfection they offer so I have no idea if the other sides are as wonderful as their tator tots...

They have a gazillion different beers, and they also offer a limited wine selection!  There's a soda fountain with all kinds of selections from it.

 

We've been several times on Sundays and it's not crowded.  At night, however, prepare to wait!  Our dinner companions got bored...

 

 

They make milkshakes too and they are da bomb dot com!

 

And just look at this awesome score from the health department!

 

 

My favorite burger is The Pharmacy Burger.  As I write this blog, I'm asking my family if we can go tonight!  Yum!

 

 

I can't tell you how delicious this is.  I can tell you that if you don't like it then your taste buds don't work.  Easy as that.

 

 

I was not paid, encouraged, endorsed, forced, or otherwise engaged to write this post.  The Pharmacy has no idea who I am, I am just a burger lover!  Which one is your fave?