Blog Award!!

Miss Wendy over at Madras and Pearls has so lovingly given me this award today!! Woo hoo!! What a way to start the weekend!!!

Rules
1. You Can Only Use One Word!

**okay, being the verbose babe that I am, I altered this rule,

to the shortest possible answer you can come up with**
2. Pass this along to 6 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. Have Fun!
The Fun Part...
1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Your hair? growing, slowly
3. Your mother? my idol
4. Your brother? my protector
5. Your favorite food? anything edible
6. Your dream last night? not enough sleep to dream
7. Your favorite drink? sweet tea
8. Your dream/goal? to leave behind an outstanding legacy for my children
9. What room are you in? Bug's nursery
10. Your hobby? being fantastic
11. Your fear? abandonment
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? loving wife and mama to many more kids
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren’t? weak
15. Muffins? pumpkin (thx Wendy!)
16. Wish list item? my own storefront for formosa
17. Where did you grow up? the South
18. Last thing you did? pack my car
19. What are you wearing? jammies
20. Your TV? MANsized
21. Your pets? golden retreiver
22. Friends? unconditionally loving
23. Your life? amazing
24. Your mood? satisfied
25. Missing someone? always!
26. Vehicle? audi
27. Something you’re not wearing? makeup (yikes!)
28. Your favorite store? Just the Thing
29. Your favorite color? apple green
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? today
32. Your best friend? Liz, Keys, Erin, Callie (yes, I am one of those girls)
33. One place that I go to over and over? Target
34. One person who emails me regularly? raymond
35. Favorite place to eat? Coast (Charleston)

I am tagging the following blogs because I enjoy each of these girls and I love reading their stories.
1) The Cobia Family
2) Preppy Pink Crab
3) Pinot After Playdates
4) Love Leslee
5) Chapters of our life

6) Est 3.31.07

Luscious Lusts.....

Hello Reva!!! So I am taking the plunge and helping to stimulate the economy by supporting Tory's ever loving house of fashion.....come to mama!!! I have also been doing a little window shopping lately.....so dear window fairy, I'll take one of each of these please if you're in the area.....

J. Crew Cashmere sweater

Gucci New Jackie

........a girl can dream can't she??.........

Also, I've been itching to redo the boudoir...this is my starting point....and I have found some delicious yellow (think goldenrod) patterned fabric to use for the drapes and throw pillows...a nice bounce off of the royal blue walls if I might say so myself......wish me luck!

Lots of love,

Charlotte

Marianne Williamson

The other night we had a speaker come and talk to our Girl Scouts about being the best version of themselves....a concept far from their minds. These girls are only concerned about survival. They don't have time to conceptualize failure and rising above their situations. The speaker had some valid points about how to compartmentalize your fear and to change your mindset of being one from "I showed up merely not to lose" to "I came to WIN". She used this quote from renowned author Marianne Williamson's book A Return to Love. I loved it. I printed it out and have it taped on my desk and I use it as a daily affirmation to myself.....

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!!

Love,
Charlotte

Picture This

Picture this.............. On this.................

'Nuff said!

Do I hear cutest baby contest????

I'm so ready for fall....

Western Invasion you say??? I'm loving it. This is what has recently taken over my closet.....I hope my husband doesn't see this or he'll never let me live it down for all the grief I used to give him about his flannel and plaid....guess he was just ahead of the times ; )

Busy busy busy as Formosa has a show this weekend....can't wait! Clearing house for all of the new stuff we have our eyes on!!! Shows are so much fun for Liz and me because we get to see what people are looking for. It's the best and easiest way to get a census of what our customer want. Just in time for the holidays!

Love,

Charlotte

Formosa Boutique

So I know I have mentioned in a few posts before that I own a clothing trunk show business with my best friend. I don't know what has takn me so long to reach this brilliant idea but we are starting a blog and are going to display or clothes through that! Now, before all of you skinny biyas go and get excited, our clothes are just for the curvacious woman.....BUT we do have accessories of all sorts! Purses and jewelry don't discriminate!! I am going to start featuring items on my blog once a week so be on the lookout!!! We have a show this weekend so I will be snapping lots of pictures and posting them so you all can start ordering!!!

Scoot on over to Formosa's new home and become a follower!

FORMOSA BOUTIQUE

The first 5 followers will receive a 10% discount on their first order with Formosa!

4 Months Already?!?!

The Bug turned 4 months on Thursday!! I can't believe it! Time is flying by!!! Here are some pictures before we went to the doctor on Friday for her Wellness visit...all of this are PRE bloody murder screaming after her shots : (

Hey Georgia! What are you up to these days???? Below are a few fun facts about what the Bug is up to these days.......

Below is her "My First Florida TShirt" It's 6 months and she's busting out of it. We sleep in it and use it as a nightgown!

1. Weighing in at 14 lbs 13 oz. 15 1/2 in head and 24 1/2 in long.

2. Wearing 3-6 month clothing in onesies and play clothes; sz 3 month in her bishop dresses.

3. First cold- pretty good to make it to 4 months!

4. Starting to eat cereal each night- slowly but surely getting the hang of the spoon!

5. SMILING like crazy! Especially when her Mama and Daddy are near.

6. Rolled over this week from back to tummy! She can't quite push up on all fours yet, but getting close!

7. Eating 4-5 oz about 6 times a day. Hungry Bug!

8. Cooing and laughing- LOVES to play peek-a-boo!

Those are just a few things that our little angel is up to around here!!!

**Sidenote** I didn't take any pictures last week at the game because it was hot and miserable. So we will do a photo shoot this week with the precious outfit so you can see it! Too cute not to post!

Have a great rest of the weekend!!

Love,

Charlotte