Hey y’all! Music post number two comes from Aubrey from High-Heeled Love! She is super cute and super sweet, and I know you’re going to love her post!

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Hi lovelies! This is Aubrey from High-Heeled Love. Ashley asked me if I’d be willing to drop by with a guest post today because she has a killer week at work. Please feel free to pop by my blog and say hi.

The weather has been so pretty where I’m at lately. It makes me wish that I were still in school so that I’d have a spring break. Pretty sunshine-y weather always gets me itching to take a road trip with the windows down and the radio turned up high.

I’ve been having fun going through old mix cds that I’ve made from previous road trips, and I wanted to share my top road songs and which trips that make me think of.

1. Vertical Horizon takes me right back to high school. My senior year, a group headed to Myrtle Beach for the weekend to see them in concert at the House of Blues. A week later, we went to see them in Charlotte. "Everything You Want" regularly makes an appearance on my ipod, and if you have an opportunity to pick up their Live Stages cd, I highly recommend it. They toured with Stroke 9 that year, and I will always love "Little Black Backpack" (Nasty Little Thoughts) too.

2. The summer of 2004, I was freshly single and on the road a lot. I probably went to Knoxville about six times that summer to visit friends up there. They introduced me to Wheat’s "I Met a Girl" (Per Second Per Second Per Second Every Second) and "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Fever to Tell).

3. Most of my family lives in Detroit, so I’ve done the 12-hour drive from my parents house to my grandmother’s old house more than a few times. One trip that was particularly memorable was taking the Mister for the first time in 2006. It was funny because I have found a mix cd from 2002 that I had made for another trip to Michigan.  So we listened to quite a bit of the Goo Goo Dolls. The standout songs on the cd were "Say Anything" by Good Charlotte (The Young & The Hopeless) and "Great Romances of the 20th Century" (with the extended intro) by Taking Back Sunday (Tell All Your Friends).

4. Followers of my blog know that my buddy Rob and I headed to Delaware for Thanksgiving twice to visit my best friend when she was in grad school. I started listening to 30 Seconds to Mars since their debut cd showed up  in 2002 at WUSC, where I deejayed in college; back then Jared Leto was dating Cameron Diaz. However, A Beautiful Lie was in rotation in Rob’s cd collection back them, and "The Kill" reminds me of driving up I-95 at 2 a.m. with him.

5. I’d be seriously remiss in my road trip nostalgia if I didn’t include all the trips to Charleston in 2009 when we were planning our wedding. =) "Say Hey (I Love You)" by Michael Franti & Spearhead (All Rebel Rockers) was all over the radio that summer, and it just reminds me getting ready for the big day. The Mister’s choice song for the trips was "Walking on the Moon" by The Police (Regatta De Blanc).

So that’s my list of road trip songs. Now it’s your turn…tell me which songs always remind you of getting on the wide open highway?

Today’s first guest poster is Stephanie from A Professor’s Wife! I’ve been following Steph since her days as a Grad Student’s Wife, and she is one of the sweetest girls ever! I wish we lived closer to each other because we should so be real-life friends. Be sure to stop by her blog!

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Hey! Today’s guest post is my precious friend Regina! Regina and I met in a bible study in college and became great friends! She is one of the sweetest people ever! Unfortunately, she and her husband Joey left OKC for Flatsmellyland, Texas, and I miss her terribly! But thanks to the power of Facebook, blogging, and Twitter, we are able to keep in touch. She is super crafty, and today’s post is a few fun DIY projects! Enjoy, and be sure to stop by her and check out her sites listed at the bottom!

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Hi y’all! I’m Regina and I have known Ashley for, oh… I guess going on 6 years now. (Yikes, girl, has it really been that long… lol.) First off, some of my favorite things about Ashley include, but are not limited to, her intense love of N*SYNC which I will not fault her for because of course everyone knows that BSB were, and always will be, the best (and I’m loving the fact that she has to post this to her blog… hehehe…) [hardest thing EVER for me to post!]; her incredible sweetness; her wonderful family; and her ability to make people always feel important. Although, for your sake, I hope you’re never around her when tornadoes are in the area because she does tend to panic… a LOT.

Anyway, like I said, I’m Regina and all you need to know right now is I’m a lover of music, listography, animals, children, God, photography, prayer, rainbows, fashion, crafting, unicorns and narwhals. The rest of me you can find out later by checking out my various sites listed at the end of this post.

Now that the formalities are out of the way… on to the GOOD STUFF! When Ashley asked me to be a guest blogger I was super honored and immediately went to my "blog book" to figure out what I wanted to post about. But it wasn’t until later when I was playing around on Pinterest that I made my final decision. I just kept coming across one amazing idea after another. What makes these ideas so amazing is 1) How gorgeous the finished product is and 2) How inexpensive these little DIYs are. Gorgeous AND inexpensive?… umm… yes please! So I hope you’ll enjoy these great ideas and maybe have yourself a little DIY party sometime soon? I know I’m already saving up my TP rolls…

image via Original source unknown;
edited version seen here via everythingfab.com

I love maps. Back when I was a kid we used a good ol’ atlas when we went on road trips, and I loved sitting in the back seat with the huge atlas spread out on my lap and taking my own little "detours" and imaginary trips. I am ever so thankful we have GPS nowadays, but I do still love looking at maps. And what a gorgeous way to display some vintage looking maps! All you need is maps, picture frames, and your imagination. Incredible wall art/decor display….DONE!

image via twopeasinabucket.com

Another super easy project. Some white or even a colored cardstock, a few leftover buttons, some leftover scrapbook paper, a picture frame and VOILA, a sweet little gift for mom on Mother’s Day, or to fill space on a table or shelf somewhere. Brilliant!

image via marthastewart.com

Okay, so this isn’t exactly a craft project but it’s a super easy solution to one of life’s big annoyances. Try it out, you can thank me later. Oh okay, you can thank Martha later…

image via tomkatstudio.blogspot.com

Let’s see… one part left over fabric, one part a couple of free hours while watching a movie like… say… ‘You’ve Got Mail’, and the result is a lovely banner to spruce up your next party. I’m also thinking of hanging it on a table, hanging it up in a doorway, or even making a little girl an adorable hula skirt for her to twirl around the house in. Oh the endless possibilities!! Thank you, leftover fabric, for being so versatile!

And now, for the grand finale… whoever would have thought that toilet paper/paper towel rolls could be so pretty!

image via myrtleandeunice.com

A lovely design. All you have to do is save up some rolls, cut them all the same width, and get after them with a hot glue gun (preferred) or craft glue. I also saw on one of the sites that you can use clothes pins to hold the rolls together while they’re drying so there’s a little easy tip for you! I’m seriously saving up my rolls in the house to do something like this for my office.  Although, I think I’m going to spray paint them all a solid color afterwards… I just can’t decided between black or white. And for a different design….

images via growingupcreative.com

Hmm… now I can’t decide if I want the first design or the second design or somewhere in the middle… I think I’ll just get started on it and see where the craft takes me. That seems like a better option, right?

Alrighty, well, that’s all I have to share for today. I hope one or all of these inspired you to channel your inner Martha Stewart and make something super cute & super awesome for super cheap! Thanks to Ashley for inviting me along on her "carnival ride" and letting me share some awesome stuff with you all. And now, I bid you adieu and leave you with all of my many sites. I hope to "see" you around!

Take care & love,

Regina

Blog:
www.livedelightfully.blogspot.com

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/VivatReginaC

Etsy Shops:
www.vivatregina.etsy.com
www.vivatreginasupplies.etsy.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/VivatReginaCrafts

Here’s the full list of who is filling in for me this week.

Do-It-Yourself Monday
Regina-A Delightful Life  

Tuesday Tunes
Stephanie-A Professor’s Wife
Aubrey-High Heeled Life

Bloggy BFF Wednesday
Lindsey-Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Neely-A Complete Waste of Makeup

Thursday Thoughts
Meghan-The Perfect Compilation Tape
Becca-So Scared of Getting Old, I’m Only Good at Being Young

Elvis Friday
Jennifer-Crazy Shenanigans
Mom-Mom

P.S. Neely is having a super awesome giveaway here this week! But don’t enter because I want to win! :)

I hope you enjoy all of these wonderful guest posters!

Have a great week!

A few more of my childhood favorites…

USA High

California Dreams

Hang Time

City Guys

One World

Sweet Valley High

Sharon, Lois, & Bram’s
Elephant Show

Hey Dude

Gullah Gullah Island

Power Rangers

Under the Umbrella Tree

Full House

What shows did you grow up watching?

Look for Part 2 this afternoon!

Hey y’all! It’s Wednesday!

Here’s what I’m loving this week!

I’m loving that this week seems to be a little slower than last week! Always nice to have a little time to breathe, especially since next week is going to be
CRA-ZY!

I’m loving the awesome guest posters that will be keeping y’all entertained while I’m off having my crazy week! I will try to announce them on Saturday, but trust me, it’s good stuff!

I’m loving these two awesome apps!

Tracy introduced me to both of them, and they are AWESOME! HeyTell is a voice messaging app. It’s great for us since it’s sometimes hard to talk on the phone. This way, we can carry on a conversation without having to play phone tag. Besides, it’s hard to hold a phone when your hands are full!

Right? :)
I’ll use any excuse I can get to post pictures of these sweet babies!

GroupMe is a group texting app. Neely and Lindsey and I have been been saying how much we wished there was three-way texting, and now we have it! So much fun!

And, I’m loving this song!

I think it’s super cool that Glee did original songs last night, and I love this one!

What are you loving this week? Link up your loves with Jamie!

Hey y’all! It’s time for Target Tuesday with Tara!

Here’s what I’m loving from Target this week!

Meron Tahira Slvls Tp – Jade

Merona® Women’s Ultimate Henley – Coral

Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors Ditzy Top – Baby Breath Floral

Conv1 Irene Top Fresh White

MB SS Tee Seaweed Wrap

What are you loving this week? Link up your Target loves with Tara!

Hey y’all! I hope you all have had a great weekend! Mine has been pretty great!

I was off work Friday afternoon, so I spent several hours with Tracy and her babies!

They are the sweetest little things! I love them so much!

It was so great to get to hang out for awhile. I miss her so much!!

Saturday I had to work for a few hours, then spent the evening with Teddie. We went to Joyce and Wade’s house to see their new puppies!

So sweet!

Teddie’s husband was out of town, so she spent Saturday night with me. We set three alarms so we would be sure to be up for early church service, but none of them worked! We woke up 20 minutes before we needed to leave, so we went back to sleep and got up for late service.

We had a great time! We hadn’t hung out since Beauty & the Beast, so it was really nice!

What did you do this weekend?