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Sh*t Tall Girls Don’t Say

October 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment

I have always been taller than most girls — I think the growth spurt happened around fifth grade, when I first started noticing that I was always in the back row for all class pictures. That’s what they do with tall girls, don’t you know? Stand in the back so your big tall head doesn’t block any of the other classmates. And whilst standing next to a girl at work who is no taller than 5’1″, and having girls move around me at the Fitz and the Tantrums concert last Friday because they couldn’t see, I came up with a list of 10 things that you will never hear a tall girl say..

Without further ado, I bring you…

1. WOW! THIS DRESS IS THE PERFECT LENGTH!! (right, let me just turn every dress I own into a mini-skirt).

2. GEEZ, I SURE CAN’T SEE OVER THIS PERSON AT THIS “INSERT FAVORITE” CONCERT! ( as aforementioned incident, people move around me!)

3. CAN YOU GET THAT DOWN FOR ME?? ( don’t worry about it, I can get it).

4. DO THESE HEELS MAKE MY LEGS LOOK LONGER? (nope, your legs make your legs look longer).

5. YES, I’LL WEAR FLATS SO YOU DON’T FEEL SHORT. ( I embrace heels, all of them. true story: I had a dude break up with me once because I was too tall for him.)

6. I’LL JUST HIDE HERE IN THE BACK OF THIS GROUP PICTURE. (try to hide all you want honey; your tall ass is still going to be in the picture).

7. I’M TOO SHORT TO RIDE THIS RIDE!! (have never heard this — don’t ever really remember being measured to make sure it’s true).

8. WHY, YES, YES I DO KNOW IT’S RAINING BEFORE YOU. (enough with the tall jokes; I get it, I’m tall.)

9. I SURE DID MEAN TO RUN INTO THOSE AMAZINGLY LOW HANGING DECORATIONS/DOOR FRAME. (yep, sure did that on purpose).

10. PLEASE TELL ME MORE ABOUT HOW YOU’RE POSITIVE THAT I MUST HAVE BEEN A MODEL OR BASKETBALL PLAYER. (right, because the modeling industry would have no problem with my giant nose. and ALSO, just because I was on the team, doesn’t mean I played…)

So there you have it! I get it; I’m taller than most girls that I’m around, but I can also be really self conscious about it. So next time, I’m around, please ask me to get something down for you so I feel useful.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Reunited and It Feels So Good

September 16, 2014 · 1 Comment

Last week I got to meet up with a couple of girls that I used to work with at my previous job. We had been so close while we were there, and somehow drifted apart. We have all been through a lot without each other, including the death of a spouse. To say it was an unbelievable burst of emotion to see them again would be an understatement. It was definitely hard to keep the tears in.

We went to John’s City Diner, because it was close to where we all were, and because they have an amazing happy hour! I also got to meet up with Ralph, a fellow Magic City Blogger, and it was awesome to get to actually have a conversation with him.

As the night went on, we talked about the good ole days and what has happened since in our lives, and it has been so much for all of us. But the most awesome thing about the whole reunion? It was like we hadn’t skipped a beat. I say a lot that people leave your life for a reason, but people also re-enter it for a reason. Maybe I needed these girls right then and there; maybe they needed me. Who knows, but it was absolutely incredible getting to see them.

the mural outside john’s city diner.

of course, we had to get a picture in front of it.

me and ralph cheesin.

bacon. yes, that’s bacon. and it was delicious.

Two things I learned from that night:

1. Bacon is good in absolutely any form.

2. Good friends can pick you up in the middle of anything and act as though no time has passed.

iPhone Pic Love

July 16, 2014 · 5 Comments

My life pretty much consists of taking pictures on my iPhone. Which pretty much is equal to me being a terrible blogger. Yes, I do have a pretty Nikon DLSR — do I really know how to use it? Nope. Auto mode is my best friend.

A long time ago, I bought a manual to try and read it, because my owner’s manual was like trying to read French. It was when B was traveling and I had plenty of nights to uncork a bottle of wine and sit to read the thing and take millions of practice pictures.

And what I learned was, I always have my iPhone with me – and all I have to do is press a button. Would I like that awesome blurry effect? Sure, I would. But perhaps photography — good photography, anyway — is just not in the cards for me.

So here’s a few snapshots into Laura’s world from the past couple of weeks:

taking screen shots of flights to Chicago — planning a girls only trip in September.

how real classy girls do a Friday night – $7.99 bottles of wine from Publix.

she’s worn out from you know, doing nothing all day.

enjoying executive level seats at Regions field.

gorgeous bham.

some people crack me up.

enjoying some Steel City Pops. i had the banana and b had the blood orange.

I’m also pretty sure that taking amazing selfies of us eating popsicles would be impossible with a gigantic camera.

Although, all this self-deprecation about my camera skills makes me want to bust out that manual again and see if I can make it all the way through.

Out-of-Character

June 3, 2014 · 3 Comments

Have y’all ever done anything so crazy out of character, that you look back and are like WTF was I thinking?!?

I sure hope there are lots and lots of you out there that have these moments, because I really don’t want to be the only one.

Last week or the week before ( I can’t even remember!) when I was securing my pictures from the damnation of the inevitable computer collapse, I came across something I did last year that was absolutely insane.

I participated in a Boudoir photo shoot.

For someone who most certainly doesn’t like having their picture taken or have any body part showing, this was incredibly weird on my part. I was feeling particularly bad about myself, so I wanted to do something that would make me feel pretty.

It was a deal on Living Social, and the price was really awesome, so I decided to just go for it. I went to my normal hair girl that did my wedding hair and makeup and has been my hair dresser for six years to get pretty and all done up for this thing. It was held at the Sheraton downtown. I was already super nervous, because I had to find an elevator that wasn’t glass. I got even more stressed out when I found out the photographer was a man! Holy, are you kidding me?!? My only saving grace was that his wife was his on-site hair and make up girl, as well as making sure you didn’t look like a complete moron or have anything sticking out that you know, wasn’t supposed to.

Obviously, most of these are blog inappropriate. While there is no full blown nakedness, well, it’s still a little awkward to show you pictures of me in lingerie! You haven’t taken me to dinner yet!

I’m comfortable with showing you these two — people way wear less out than the picture on the left, and well, War Eagle with the picture on the right.

I had a super hard time getting comfortable enough to not feel awkward with the guy. He was sweet, and he did try, but I don’t think I could muster up the courage to do it again.

Light Tunnel Photo Shoot

May 16, 2014 · 3 Comments

If you live in or around Birmingham, I know you’ve seen these beauties:

They’re the light tunnels!

I know if you’ve been to a Baron’s game, you sort of have to walk through one of them from the parking lot. (PS, don’t pay for parking…you can park along side the street right next to it for free!).

So after a few brewskies and after three, yes three, fifty cent hot dogs, what’s a girl to do except go play in said light tunnels? Even maybe a mini-photo shoot? And the hot dogs are fifty cents on Tuesday, for anyone who caught that the hots dogs were only fifty cents, and seriously, what’s a baseball game without a hot dog or three?

Now I know what you’re thinking…that lighting…how horrible! And yes, yes it was. But, you are really not thinking much about that after your night of baseball game drinking and a trip across the street to Good People. So here my friends are my amazing (ahem, NOT) pictures from a night in the light tunnels..

Some more real life proof ladies and gentlemen, that I am, in fact, a huge dork.

Hope y’all have a good weekend!!