The September edition of the Pee Dee Blog Carnival is LIVE at Country Fried Rock!
If you are a local blogger, I really encourage you to consider joining in on the fun at the Pee Dee Blog Carnival. There’s a Facebook group and a website for your convenience!
It’s a great way to spread the Flotown (and Pee Dee!) love. Check it out!
so i took some much needed time tonight and got my hair cut and colored!
(ahhhhh imagine the light descending upon my newly shorn tresses and oh, it was just wonderful.)
but this also means that i have prepared no blog post for today.
which also means i’m behind on the 30 day blog journal.
sorry friends. will be back tomorrow. xo’s
This is the video that my husband Kris produced for the 2010-2011 United Way of Florence campaign! It’s wonderful to have an organization like this in our area, and I feel like the stories shared in this video really capture the good of people in the Pee Dee.
United Way Of Florence from Kris Meade on Vimeo.
To say that we’ve enjoyed our Staycation is an understatement. It has been A. MAZ. ING. My wild-up British grandmother called me yesterday to see if I’ve “gotten anything productive done this week,” and the answer is YES! We (Kris haha) have dug a flower bed in the front of the house and planted some flair. We’ve cleaned out Livingston’s closet and assembled her crib (WITHOUT arguing)! We tackled our insane laundry situation which took an entire day to accomplish, and we’re still working on it. We drove to Moncks Corner and back to celebrate Brielle’s “Gotcha Day.” AND we registered for baby goods!
Oh yes – and purchased a body pillow. LOVE it.
There are so many women I know who are around my age and pregnant right now, or have just had a baby. It is really awesome to live in a town where we can support each other and experience motherhood together!
Now, I have a confession to make. I used to look at maternity clothes and get sooo excited about them because of the cute baby bump. Now that Livingston’s bump has emerged, I’m not looking at maternity clothes the same way anymore! I want to be able to buy normal clothes! It’s almost time for Fall shopping and I’m getting kind of sad that I can’t wear any of the new cute stuff. The only thing that I can really wear that’s “normal” is shoes, and even then, the precious heels for next season are impractical for me to teeter-totter around in! I’ve been eyeballing some flat oxford styles, and I really want to find a great pair of designer maternity jeans. Maybe a shopping trip to Charlotte is in store.
Goodnight!
We were with my grandfather as he passed into eternity today. Somehow, talking about it on here makes it feel like I’m cheapening the importance of the moment. So I’m going to ask that you’d pray for the peace that surpasses all understanding for my family.
Thanks, love yall.
And it’s not just because I’m pregnant. I promise!
Roberts and Cole Wedding from Kris Meade on Vimeo.
Oooh! I’m so excited about Broadway YouTube clips! I’m having trouble deciding which to share next!
So along with theatre, I took 15 years of ballet, tap, and jazz. My company focused hardcore on classical, Balanchine style ballet and Fosse style jazz. I love Fosse’s style. It’s everything – from the completely controlled hand movements, to the use of canes/top hats, to the way he had his dancers play with the audience with their facial expressions. The video below is music from the Broadway show Chicago. You may know it from the movie with Renee Zellweiger and Catherine Zeta-Jones… but you need to see this version for the real deal!!
…ha. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten into my love for theatre on the blog before. I grew up doing shows at the Florence Little Theatre, and my grandparents actually helped start the theatre back when it was at the old Florence Airport hanger. I minored in theatre at Clemson until I left the program for some reasons that I won’t get into here, but I haven’t done anything since getting married and returning to Florence – really because of a lack of time and energy. It’s been an adjustment getting married and starting this career!
I’ve had some super fun roles and I still get that “feeling” when I walk into the theatre. Once you’ve been bitten by the bug, you can’t ever shake it.
Over the next few days, I’m going to share with you some of the shows and numbers that I love… really, the ones that make me want to hop out of my chair and start singing and dancing for my audience of one. Nimbus Meade, of course!
The first is from Cats. I used to make my grandmother plunk out “Memory” on her piano so that I could sing it at the top of my lungs in her sitting room at age 7. But this is another of my favorites!
Because jellicles can and jellicles do…jellicle songs for jellicle cats! Here I go again.
It’s Tuesday. What am I supposed to do now that LOST is done?
I made dinner in the crock pot today, except for when I got home, I couldn’t remember the words for “crock pot.” I kept saying, “What’s another way to say slow cooker?” I Googled. And visited websites. And wracked my brain. AND COULD NOT REMEMBER UNTIL JUST NOW (with the help of Google. 3 hours later). WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
Baby Meade is 12 weeks old today and it is moving! Apparently, if I poke my belly, the baby will respond with movement. Except I’m not cool with poking my belly, so I’ll just believe what Baby Center tells me.
I realized today that Kris and I haven’t taken pictures together in, forever. I have a point and shoot that I love but I lost the charger, and hauling the Canon Rebel around isn’t super convenient. So I think I shall purchase a new charger. (I lost the charger over 2 years ago….oops).
I wore maternity pants to work and I could actually breathe. Score.
I’m kind of at a dilemma as to summer bathing suit choices. I’ll need one next month, and I’ll only have a small baby bump. So, do I rock a 2 piece and be proud of the little bump and for once not be worried about how fat my stomach looks, or, do I wear a frumpy maternity tankini that will probably hang off of me like a tent, but will provide more coverage? Oh… dilemmas. Please feel free to share your thoughts (i.e. are you grossed out when you see a barely pregnant woman on the beach with a bikini? I mean, I’m not going to wear one when I’m of whale proportions. But be honest.)
It has rained in Florence so much over the past few days and I am loving it. Our grass is super green.
And now it is 8:50 and I should probably go to bed.
Adios amigos!
