by Mandi | fun finds
I love gag gifts, prank calls and everything funny! As we have mentioned this week – it is important to take time to find humor and add elements of fun to your life every day, every chance you get! Below are a few things I think can help you out!
I am sure by now you have seen the mustache props that everyone is using in photos. Here are some that I found on Etsy! They help make those standard photos pretty fantastic!
If you have been to any family gathering you are sure to have had a few deviled eggs. Recently I was browsing Pinterest for a recipe and came across a new take on the potluck standard – Introducing the Deviled Egg Chick. I think I will make these for my next gathering, they would be a lot more fun on a plate!
In the south we love our back yard cookouts and tailgates and most girls can be found with a koosie, or two, in her purse… just incase! Well, I think I may have found the new must have koosie. It is called “The Beast Insulated Drink Holder”. Don’t you just love that name? I can just imagine seeing someone walk up with “The Beast” holding their drink of choice!
by steph_egan | quotes and toasts
“Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It’s the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one’s fellow human beings.” – Maya Angelou
graphic courtesy of Pinterest
by jenn_davis | personal
I was in labor and things got real, REAL fast. There is no way to describe the pain I was in….Brad was terrified and my mom was attempting to hold me down on the hospital bed as I shook uncontrollably. The nurse came in and suggested I try turning on my side.
That was pointless.
She then suggested I try getting on all fours and facing the back of the bed. She assured me this would relieve some of the pain in my back. So, there I was in all my glory, on all fours with an open back hospital gown and my ass in the air for all to see.
I’m going to skip the details of what happened next because it was not that funny, in fact it was a little scary for me, but I will say that it required a small group of nurses to come in and assess the situation. Included in that group was a young intern candy-striper (we’ll call her Ashley) who was just 17 years old and about to graduate from high school to go on to nursing school. Ashley was eager to help upon entering the room but I distinctly remember the frightening look on her face as she realized what was happening.
After things calmed down a little I noticed Ashley was standing quietly, slightly off to the side of the room. I wondered what she was thinking as I could feel the uncomfortable energy radiating from her.
My mother made a comment to the effect of
“I was really hoping that position on all fours was going to give you some relief.”
To which I replied,
“Me too mom. It’s what got me into this mess and I was hoping would get me out.”
She cut her eyes at me in disapproval but I noticed Ashley quietly chuckled and covered her mouth a bit. I had to keep going.
“I’m just kidding mom.”
(slight pause for effect as mom breathed a sigh of relief)
“It was SEVERAL positions!”
