EAZY DUZ IT
Guess who rolled into her hometown to surprise her Ma and Pa for Thanksgiving? Miss Lacey! I was the only person in Pennsylvania who knew, and I picked her up at the airport Thursday evening, with a bottle of champagne and Parliament Lights in tow. Obviously. From there, we drove to Somerset for the big moment. Her mom had a priceless look of shock and happiness on her face. One of the first things she said {I think} was, "Why didn't you tell me? I would have made food." Well, Ma that wasn't the idea! Then we headed for the shed, where her Pa was hanging. Pa Rayman: {insert a sort of scream} "Is this, like, an in and out kind of thing?" Lacey: "Dad, no! I'm here for 10 days

Dallas anyone?
This stunning black-and-gold 80s cocktail dress from Recovered Vintage and modeled by shop owner, Misty, now belongs to me. The photo was taken by her 10-year-old, Alex. How sweet! I hope I can look as rocking as Misty does. And perchance h

12 days of my birthday
This year, my birthday will be pretty low-key. I went to San Francisco as a birthday present to myself, and the actual day of my birth, I will be at work. It's a Monday. A Thursday for me, but still. I haven't been anticipating much. My 30th last year was a big one, and 31 seems pretty uninspirin

Oh! My nose!
I have a habit of naming my dresses. Or, they come into their names based on comments made about them. Remember Creamsicle? My most recent

That bird is so dangerous, that bird is a bad bird!
On the ferryboat ride to Alcatraz Island, my team {Lacey, Rob, JKel and Matt} and I were greeted by amazing seabirds who flew alongside the ferry the entire trip. One was a real attention whore and basically eyed us up for a good 5 minutes. So, what did we do? We serenaded him, of course. We changed up some lyrics from Akon's "Dangerous," and had ourselves a perfect anthem for the rest of the day.