Selena and the Biebs

There are a ton of celebrity couples that annoy me...most notably brad and angelina...but today, I added another couple to my list..

Selena and Justin (if you need last names, you should probably stop reading).

First of all, she is older and taller than him. He looks like he is 12 and she could pass for 20.

They were uber secret with their relationship until recently. Kinda wish they would go back to that idea...who needs a picture like the below one that was tweeted today by Justin.

 There are too many things wrong with this picture to list so I will say nothing and let ya all ponder.

Decorating for Holidays

So holidays are kinda a big deal in the Gillespie household.

Just ask my family about the birthday parties I throw for my kids...I don't spend a ton of money but there is always a theme, balloons, confetti and a birthday quiz!

I blame my {addiction} on my mother. :)

She decorates for every holiday..and I loved it growing up.

I have since morphed into my mother in more than one way.

My extended family puts up with my ever rotating collection of holiday nick nacks, wreaths, window clings, colored lights, etc.

I find great pleasure it checking out Target and Kohls after holidays to find great deals on holiday decorations for upwards of 90% off! 

So this summer I just finished decorating with the Patriotic theme. Unlike any other time of the year, I can keep up all my decorations for almost three months! Woo hoo!

I even forgot about two hand towels and a placemat for my kitchen that is red, white and blue themed! Three hidden gems I found in my linen closet tonight (it's the little things, right?!)

I am attaching pic of my front porch! Happy Summer everyone!

Happy Memorial Day!

New Years!

A New Years post in May?! Well, you see, I am about to brag! I made two New Years resolutions that I actually kept!

Lose Weight...

Start Reading Again...

One was easier to begin than the other...care to guess which?

But don't get too excited for me...my first (entire) book that I read this year was by Chelsea Handler, Are you there Vodka, It's Me Chelsea.

As for the weight loss, I was/am successful because of a little website called www.myfitnesspal.com. (it's free)!!

Down ten lbs and only 30lbs to go...ha ha ha.

But I am committed. I am determined. 

So, have you kept your New Year's resolutions?

Procrastination...Part Deux

So my last blog was on April 4th...see what I mean about the whole procrastination thing I have going on? Don't get me wrong, I have a ton to write about but it really doesn't leave my head and flow out through my fingers much. This one is going to be about my favorite mommy blogs. I'll be honest, the only blogs I would read up until about three months ago were only celebrity gossip ones...but then my friend Ricki started a great blog (http://familyfunmom.blogspot.com) (she has two girls and I have two boys so sometimes I can't relate)...but she is a shopper and loves great deals and always knows what is going on in the Kettering area...so I am an avid reader of her fabulous mommy blog. One day I was perusing her blog and she listed a bunch of blogs that she follows and from there I got sucked into a blog vortex. My personal favorite mommy blog right now is Little Miss Momma (LLM) http://littlemissmomma.blogspot.com She is young, hip, crafty and mother to a two year old son. She is refreshingly honest on her blog and that is what really attracts me to read it every day (yes, she posts daily on the west coast). 

I also enjoy Not Martha (doesn't the blog name say it all?!) and Just Lovely Things. I am not a crafty person at all but I do enjoy hosting holiday dinners and the very rare dinner party. Table decorating and cupcake creating are two of my crafty things I enjoy to do. Both blogs focus on crafty stuff...from earring and necklace making to holiday fun to do for your house.

So I will be updating this blog every Friday...next up, my two New Year's resolutions that I am still keeping! Holla! Till then...

Procrastination...

So I have started two different blogs, this being the second one...I really wanted to commit to it...but alas, my procrastination and bad time management has gotten in the way. I had grand plans of posting at least three time a week...I have posted twice in like three months. Sad, I know. 

So I am switching gears, this blog will now be my ramblings that are too long for twitter and too boring for Facebook. Here we go!

Taylor and Jake, Oh My!

So I have to admit...I am pretty baffled by the new relationship that is blooming between Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal (yes, I had to google his name to get the spelling correct). I absolutely love Taylor and firmly believe she will never turn into a "Lindsay" or "Paris". Jake is a talented actor and a lot of people think he is really good lucking but every time I look at him, I only see his character from the movie, Bubble Boy.

See what I mean? I just can't get that picture out of my head. I know, now he is much more handsome.

Oh what a better hairstyle, clothes and muscles can do to someone! The new couple were first photographed together at a coffee shop in Brooklyn and more recently in a coffee shop in Nashville.

Jake definitely has a pattern with what kind of girls he likes to date. His last two long term relationships were with Reese Witherspoon and Kirsten Dunst. Both have blond hair and pale, porcelain complexions, just like Tay-tay. Only time will tell what will become of these two, who have been dating for five weeks. My prediction is it won't last longer than six months, but we shall see! Oh, and I can't wait to get my gossip bible, Us Weekly, in the mail this week. They have the exclusive photo of Taylor with her arm around Jakie-poo while they were in New York for Turkey Day! Until next time! xoxo

And So It Begins...

For anyone who knows me, I love all things gossip. My fascination with celebrity pop culture began at an early age. I loved looking at pictures of celebrities in magazines, because back then there was no US Weekly or TMZ. I pretty much had to rely on People magazine for my fix. My fascination slowly, ok, I am lying, probably pretty quickly, picked up. I was introduced to my first celebrity blogger website by a friend at an old job (www.pinkisthenewblog.com). I soon learned that he updated twice a day with new pictures and stories. From there I learned about Perez Hilton (www.perezhilton.com) and that website became my new addiction.

I have this weird ability to remember everything pertaining to celebrity. Can I recite my prepositions, not in their entirety. But I can tell you the names of Jennifer Garner's kids and all the famous boyfriends that she has had (did you know she has been married twice?). But it just doesn't stop at Jennifer Garner, who by the way I adore. A co-worker of mine actually met her at an airport in West Virginia and he solidified what I already thought, she was as sweet in person as she appears on tv/film.

Ok, but let's get to the heart of this blog. I am a stay at home, working mom (yes, I have two boys, 22 months apart and work close to 4o hrs/wk from my house). But I have had this "itch" to start my own celebrity blog (with pictures) for quite some time. So I hope you join me on my journey...I will post as often as I can...but it may be late at night and I may be bleary eyed so no judging me if I have a typo or two!