Sunday Tune

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“Silence is the loudest parting word you’ll never say.”
-Ben Harper
Amen Omen 


This song is actually NOT new, but I just heard it for the first time via a commercial on TV yesterday.
I've heard many songs by Ben Harper, but never heard this one. 
Swoon!

Picnik is Closing!

I opened my email this morning and got to read this:




Official Announcement: Picnik is closing


Since joining Google in 2010, we have been creating editing magic in Google products while continuing to keep Picnik awesome. But now we get to focus on even awesomer things. Picnik will be closing on April 19, 2012.
Your photos liberated
Amazing photos are created in Picnik, so we have launched a new feature, Picnik Takeout, that easily downloads your photos to your desktop in convenient zip files. You may also elect to copy your photos to Google+ where you can store and share your creations. You may request your photos at any time and use this handy tool as many times as you like until our closing date of April 19, 2012. Learn more.
Premium Refunds
To our primo Picnik Premium members, we'll begin processing a full refund of your current membership fee within a week of this announcement. By "in full" we mean the whole darn thing. Yep, this means even if you are on your very last day of an annual membership, we will refund you the entire $24.95. Just because we want to say thanks.
Now the Good News - Free Premium for ALL!
To express our gratitude for your support over the past 5 years, Picnik Premium is free for everyone! Use Picnik in all of its premium glory, for free, from now until our actual closing day. Touch-up, Textures, Advanced, and more are all free for you to use!
We have been incredibly proud of building a product that is used and beloved by so many of you. We continue to be amazed and humbled by the photos you create and we are immensely grateful for all of your support, creativity, and passion.
We are excited by the photo-editing fun we have already brought to Google products, like Google+, where you can find many of your favorite Picnik effects in Creative Kit. We encourage you to visit Google+ and give it a whirl.
Please visit the Help Hub for more information on our wind down, and check the Picnik blog for updated information on our April closure.
It's been awesome,
Team Picnik

There was also an annoucement on Picnik's homepage as well.

Thoughts on this?

Is blogger next to be taken over?

Instagram pictures--where to print them!

So a few weeks back I  was on a mission to find a place/company that actually prints SQUARE prints. I mean how can local photo places not with Instagram being such a huge success with the Iphone!!!? 

Right?

Heh. 

Target, walgreens, Walmart, CVS etc are all photo places that DO NOT print SQUARE photos..

So that led me to do some digging into what places do? Are there any?

Answer:

YES! 

Download the App (FOR FREE) Postal Pix

I took a screen shot of the above app so you would know what it looks like. Has a mailbox on the icon.

It connects with your pictures and you can order from the app ON YOUR PHONE. Talk about SWEET!!!!!

Today My 4 trial photos came in the mail

I promised I'd share and review once I actually ordered from the company.

It's worth it! 

There are 3 other websites/companies that say they offer printing of Instagram pictures. Why I didn't choose them was because all 3 were collage or magnets companies, and neither of those were what I was wanting/looking for! 

Here's the links to the companies I chose NOT to go with

Printstagram

Instamaker

They may fit your needs so by all means feel free to check them out! (obviously I wouldn't of linked them if I didn't want you to decide for yourself!)

Happy friday Bloggies!

Movie Review

I watched this Saturday night and give it a thumbs down. What is it with chick flicks lately? They are all SO stupid! I feel like I have not seen a good chick flick since "He's just not that into you". 

Okay I take that back. I really liked Friends with Benefits and No Strings Attached. I think those were the last 2 movies I really liked in the theater! 

I haven't really liked any movies with Anna Faris. To me she's like a Will Ferrel. Blech. I just don't get that stupid funny humor. I find it more dumb and annoying than entertaining I suppose.






Also watched MONEYBALL.

YUCK.

Brad Pitt you have fallen off my favorite actor list when you make movies like these.


SUPER BORING. 


Not your fun entertaining sports movie by any means.


Skip this one as well. You'll thank me.


I'm NOT thanking the Golden Globes for making this sound like it was a good movie. 


FAIL! 

FAQ- Frequently Asked Questions

I am home from work and have read-- so far, the 30 responses to my post today! 

Thank you all so much for you kind words!

Here's the thing--I think a lot of you must have way nicer friends and family than I, because I really do NOT anticipate receiving anything from anyone since we are, as of right now, NOT planning on having a reception, party, gathering of any kind, anytime soon after our marriage. :( Sad face. 

Money. Money. Money. Oh how I loathe thee. 

All of Mister Wonderful's family lives in Cleveland. All of my family lives in Columbus, Toledo, Bowling Green area ( with the exception of my parents in Colorado, and my brother in Montana.) 

Thus, with everyone so spread out, getting everyone together for a "gathering" is like pulling teeth in my family. 

I wish I was having a bridal shower or wedding shower, but nothing like that is in the works. Like I mentioned before, I think a lot of you have much more involved "Friends" in your life/lives than I do! I hate saying it like that, but the majority of my friends live everywhere, and they hardly talk to me as it is. And admitting that on blogger to blog friends really really sucks. Makes me feel really bad about myself. BUT, the upside I can say is that IT ISNT ME!!!!!

  I am ALWAYS doing my best to stay in touch. I am on FB constantly talking to friends, emailing, etc etc. It's the whole don't return texts or VOICE MAILS that I really loathe about my so called "Friends". I've thrown in the towel on a few. The ones that magically let their new husbands, kids whatever consume their lives and they forget the people that were once an important part of their lives in the beginning. You know this kind am I right? the ones that call when it's CONVENIENT for them or when they have a crisis or need a prayer. NOT to see how you are doing.

Yeah those kind. 

I'm the brave one that moved away first, (SEVEN YEARS IN AZ) and well, has yet to return to Ohio/Illinois (and I don't plan on it anytime soon) thus making me the odd one out from all my little townie friends that never left home so to speak.

I just am afraid to register and look really stupid like we are "asking" for things when we are not inviting anyone to the wedding (due to costs and such) and we are not throwing ourselves a party once married either. 




We are sending out Wedding Announcements, kind of like save the dates but different.
The difference is the wording, which won't be inviting friends and family so to speak to the big day, but letting them know that we are having a private ceremony, and that their presence will be very much thought of and missed on our big day...


Something like that anyway! Those are in the works as we speak, waiting on getting our engagement pictures taken not this weekend but next weekend! 

Make sense?

Thoughts on this?

This really, thus far, has really been the only downer and "bummer" of the whole wedding adventure.

Etiquette-to register or not to register?

So here's the deal.

Mister Wonderful & I are having a destination wedding, with the only people attending will be our parents, brothers and sisters. No one else.

Why?

All of our families live in Ohio, and with the economy being the way it is, it's pretty much a given that no one will pay $800 dollars to fly to Hawaii to see us get married. (Yes tickets are really that high, that's what we are paying PER PERSON for us to fly out there in August!) 

So rather than pay all the money in invitations knowing our families and their reputations, and receive all the "NO"s replies in wedding invites, we just decided to make it a private ceremony. 

With that being said, are we, I, suppose to register for gifts? I am not sure what the proper "Etiquette" is for this part in the wedding process? 

Please, if you have been in my shoes or know the answer, share some advice/light on the situation--I'm all ears! 

Did you know... The Holiday Edition

Well, the Holidays have come and gone, but that doesn't mean I can't blog about one movie that everyone loves to watch around the holiday's right? 

You know, this movie:

For those of you who haven't seen it, I highly recommend it! All 4 main lead characters in it are terrific!

Ok back to the Did you know part.

Did you know that...

Pretty much one of my favorite things bout this movie is all the amazing details that are shown in Iris' quaint cottage.

This picture is hilarious. Obviously this tub is not all that quaint for someone as tall as Cameron Diaz! 

Producers chose the picturesque streets of Shere (in Surrey) for the village scenes.

Okay are you ready for the part where I bust your bubble about this awesome house???

It's NOT real!!!!! :( sad face

 A fake exterior was built within 2 weeks in the middle of an empty field (photos via the DVD’s Special Features):

They did extensive landscaping around the cottage, even though little of it is shown in the film, and most of what you do see is covered in (fake) snow:

The film crew created everything that you see in the movie, down to the stone wall that seems to have been there forever.

And that's my 411 on the amazing house in The Holiday! :) 

Ga-Ga GORGEOUS! Golden Globes Dresses!

I don't usually post twice on one day, but My Martin Luther King Post was already scheduled, and then I totally forgot the Golden Globes were on last night!

Did y'all watch?

My favorite TOP dresses of the night were:

Reese. Girl can do (wear) no wrong!!! 

Didn't she rock this?! Girl looks fabulous! 

We haven't seen Sarah Michelle Gellar at any awards for a long while now 

Thankfully her new show RINGER is doing so well! I don't care what anyone says, I thought she rocked this dress. 

Another lady that can do no wrong. Kate is PERFECT! 

Best dressed couple:

Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan Tatum

ooh la la!!! 

seriously I drool! 

WORST DRESSED was definitely Jessica Biel. Seriously girl??? You just got engaged and this is what you make your grand appearance in?!?! EEEK #FAIL!!!

of course there were many more to chose from, but these were my top picks.
I thought Angelina Jolie was all skin and bones and I was pretty grossed out seeing her boney back when she was up on stage presenting an award. 

Betcha didn't know...

I posted this exact picture last year, and thought it was only fitting to do so again this year.

 As a teacher I found a few things out about him, that I didn't know, so I turn and ask you,

Did you know...

He skipped 9th and 12th grade, entering Morehouse college when he was fifteen years old. He received his B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, then studied theology at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a predominantly white senior class. After he was awarded a B.D. in 1951, he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955.

 He was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35.

 More than 730 U.S. cities have a street named after Martin Luther King, Jr.

It took 15 years for Dr. King's birthday to become a national holiday and it wasn't easy. There was fierce opposition from several sources, not the least of which was Senator Jesse Helms (Republican, North Carolina), he accused Martin of being a communist.

On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the law into being that made Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday a national holiday. On January 20, 1986, we celebrated for the first time a national day of reverence to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Enjoy the holiday off friends.

Lots to be thankful for. 

Thank you, MLK Jr! 

Sweet Home Alabama Season 3 Review!

Have y'all been keeping up with the new season of Sweet Home Alabama!? 

This season's cast of Country guys my oh my they are going to send those city boys packing!

Paige Duke, from Lancaster, S.C., is a Clemson University graduate that now works as a national representative for Kruger Farms, an outdoors retailer in Minnesota. Paige is also a part time model and veterinary technician. In her free time, she loves to spend time on the lake or at the beach and enjoys rodeos, hunting, fishing and watching sports. Paige owns two dogs that she adores and is hoping to find the perfect man to add to the mix.

Right now, my top 2 pics for Paige are these guys:

Austin 

(Preacher's kid aka firefighter) what's not to love!?! 

Bubba 

(Yes that's really his first name)

Cattle driver. Real. Southern. cowboy! 

Who I don't think she'll pick:

The hip virgin.

Fist Pump Jersey boy who shaves his hairline on his forehead! 

The guy with a kid who was almost married 2 weeks before his fiance' walked away from their wedding!

The Straight? hairdresser...um  yeah........

The Youngin. He's 21. I think that says it all! 

What do y'all think!?!