Fatty Tuesday

Like I needed an excuse to eat sugar covered icing slathered all over fried dough!

But damn it's good.

I am missing Nola so much right now and my husband was sweet enough to get me a King Cake to cheer me up.  Too bad I will hate myself after I eat it all. Just kidding.  I only ate half.  My office mates get the rest. 

I thought it may be fun to share with you my favorite piece of artwork in my home.

It is a hand painted scarf from Umberto Romano's Mardi Gras in Italy 1957 series...very apropos.

Isn't it dreamy???  It is on the wall next to my side of the bed.  I just lay there and stare at it because I love it so much.

Romano was a very cool artist and the coolest thing about him was that his aesthetic change constantly but without ever losing characteristics uniquely his own.  The Mardi Gras series was a very small part of who he was as an artist but it is a part that really resonates with me.  He was a celebrity at this particular time in his life.  He was commissioned to paint many murals one of which was in the restrooms of a hip, new restaurant in New York.

Here he is with Mr. High Noon himself, Gary Cooper, discussing his bathroom mural...

It cracks me up that they are standing among toilets. 

I hope you all have a great Fat Tuesday, drink some Abita and get to pinch some heads and suck some tails.  I know I will be doing just that this evening. 

Justice, power and faith,

tbg

 

Christmas Catch Up

Hello my lovelies.  It has been a long time.....I shouldn't have left you...without a dope beat to step to, step to.

Ah Timbaland.

Anyway, how were your holiday festivities?!  Mine started off great and then hit a rough patch when I got sick on Christmas day.  I had zero energy the rest of my vacation at the ranch.  Boo.

But our family Christmas on the Saturday before Christmas was fantastic!  I love seeing my cousins and their beautiful kids.  Christmas should be enjoyed in a house full of children.  They make everything better.

My niece, Peanut, and I put together a photo-booth for everyone to enjoy.  Here are a few of my fav pictures from the booth.

Fun times.  Other than that we ate, opened presents, sang, celebrated a birthday, went to a Christmas light show and watched old home movies.  It was a wonderful time.

We Southern women like our sweets....especially when it is possum pie, banana puddin', peach cobbler and pecan pie.

My parents hosted the party this year at their lake house.  They did a beautiful job getting the house ready.  I wish I had more pictures of the decor but I didn't have time.  Here is a shot of my favorite area though...

A few of my mother's nutcrackers...just a few, and all of the pictures of her kids and grandkids with Santa over the years.  Too cute.

It was a gloomy day outside but it could have been worse.  It was originally supposed to rain the entire day so we canceled the huge bounce house we were renting.  But it didn't rain much and we were able to enjoy the lake.  We needed the rain anyway...look how low the water is.  Ah Texas drought.

And I got to see my bunny.

All in all, the kids had fun which made it fun for all of us...

 Merry Christmas Y'all!

Love,

The Baby Giraffe

Merry Christmas!!!!

Christmas at the ranch

I mentioned in this previous post what fun we have at my in-laws ranch in Texas Hill country.  We will be spending Christmas Eve and morning with my family at my parent's lake house and then will head to the ranch that afternoon to spend the remainder of the week.

Fun stuff like this happens...

Christmas tree hunting in the back of the truck.

After the perfect mesquite tree is chosen, the fellas head off to saw it down...

While the ladies tend to their solo cups while singing carols.

Or we highjack the four wheeler...

 Double fisting happens and bevies are consumed...

As well as Reinbeers

 Sometimes too many Reinbeers...

We sing carols, have cookie contests, eat lots of goodness, open many presents, play many games and share many hugs and lots of love.

I cannot wait!!

Cheers!

tbg

Holiday Attire

I wanted to share a few more fun holiday inspired outfits that I have put together lately...

Casual Friday at the office...

Kurt Geiger boots, JCrew plaid, The Gap vest

Christmas sweater party at the office...I didn't have one so I made one out of what I had...

Prada boots, JCrew palid, Columbia sweater, JC Penny necklace

Date Night...

WHBM dress, Banana republic pumps

Jessica Simpson coat, old

Office Christmas party...

WHBM sweater, Ellen Tracy silk skirt, Bronze pumps Mossimo for Target

 Christmas shopping...

Old Navy Vest, Lauren Conrad sweater, Banana Republic leggings, old, Prada bootsm, H&M necklace

And some of my previous outfits that I already shared with y'all...

And my most favorite of all!!!

Get festive!

tbg