Congrats to Halle!!

Heard Halle had her baby girl on Sunday night. Yay!!

Word on the street is that the baby's name is ....Clara Stella Berry-Aubry.

*update* The name is actually Nahla Ariel Aubry.

Me likey!!

Ummm...She should let my take control of the baby naming wheel. I'm good at it. I named both of my boys. The Plaintiff saw the names and just agreed. I'm sure he wants a Plaintiff,II.





I think if I ever have a girl...wait, if I ever have any more children...wait, if I WAS to have any more children, here are some names Halle...








Lindeyn Celestina or Bethanie Lorielle or Amaya Khadari











What ya'll think that girl's name should be...or do you like Clara Stella?








Jamie


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Easter Sunday Outfit 2008...You Vote!!

Pending I have the day off...I have managed to scrounge up two different ensembles out of closet for Easter Sunday. I didn't buy anything new...Easter is just as expensive as Christmas when it comes to the kids. Easter Baskets, new suits, suits need to be altered, haircuts, socks, new shoes...Mama ain't got no money!! It's all good. I'm a pro at pulling from my personal vault some old and making it new. That's a gift!!! :)


Now need ya'll to vote. Hopefully the poll will show up in the margin to the right or at the bottom of the post.

Outfit #1( above)

Outfit #2

Keep in mind. It's South Carolina, mid- March. Most likely it will be warm. And I have a cardigan for outfit two to cover my arms in church.

And if ya'll can't vote in the margin...leave a comment or something.

Now vote!!

Jamie

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Beautiful Book-age...

Driving into Spartanburg this morning, I noticed a sign announcing the Friends of the Library Sale for the Spartanburg County Library System. I remember going to this sale about two years back and scoring two Versace lookbooks from the season that had the infamous J-Lo Grammy's dress in it, in mint condition plus other great collectibles. It only lasted from 9am-2pm and I got there( after work) at 1:30. So I shopped quickly!!


Here's some pics...first Beauty/Fashion Books...

Interior Design and Art Books...
Foodie Books...I was looking for my mom some cookbooks, she likes those church cookbooks, didn't find any.
Biographies...My favorite!! What you got say about Mary Kay and John DeLorean? lol!!!
For the Kids....They are going to fight over that Eric Carle Pancakes book. I could only find one. And all the moms and children's lit fans know how much those Eric Carle books are.

Grand Total....Ready....

$2.00...the women stacked my books up, took out a yard stick, measured it, and said "$2.00 please.

Hallelua-er!!

Jamie

The Kitchen-ista: Giada's Lasagna Rolls...

I've been off for last two days from Le Lion. Thank God. I decided to try this Giada De Laurentiis Lasagna Rolls recipe today. First I had to prepare it at home and then take it over my mother's house to bake it. My oven is on crack. Bad. It has no temperture control and I was using some $4 prosciutto and $8 cheese...that thing wasn't going to burn this up!!


It came out okay as you see above. Not as neat at Giada's but it was very easy. Beside making the rolls I had to also make Bechamel sauce for the first time. It came out pretty good. But my stomach can take so much cheese:(. I didn't particulairly like the prosciutto in it. It tastes like country ham( if you are from the south, you know what that is). Next time, I'll do ground beef or chicken.


Jamie

Bespoke Bloke...

I love love love that Estelle song "American Boy". I like the video even better( the boys in the video are so cute!). My Best Cousin is in it...Kanye!! And his verse is smoking. Especially when he said something to the effect of being a "bloke" and wearing "Bespoke". I love fashion vocabulary and as of now have a Fashion encyclopedia on hold at B&N. I went to the place librarians love to hate...Wikipedia, for a definition of Bespoke....

Bespoke is usually a British English term for tailored clothing made at a customer's behest, and exactly to the customer's specification. Bespoke clothing is created without use of a pre-existing pattern, differentiating it from made to measure, which alters a standard-sized pattern to fit the customer.
Today, it is also frequently used for technical components specifically developed for a certain application (e.g. bespoke software), as well as in the automotive and cake decorating industries, when customers get a chance to have an automobile equipped or cake decorated to their specification

Wikipedia

I see myself explaining this to "Fashion Boy"...if we were still together. Bloke.

Jamie