Eva's Storybook Shower

Have I mentioned I'm going to be an aunt??? Christy, my sister-in-law, is going to have a baby girl in about three weeks, Lord willing!  Josie had the fabulous idea of throwing her a storybook themed shower, to which guests were asked to bring their favorite children's story instead of cards.  I loved this theme.  The concept was wonderful, as was the execution.  Here is some inspiration if you are planning something similar!

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland orange cupcakes- complete with "Eat Me" signs attached.
By Josie

Secret Garden no-bake berry cheesecake,
decorated with fresh berries and flowers.
By Josie and Angela

Winnie the Pooh "Tigger tails"
(Pretzel sticks dipped in orange-dyed white chocolate,
drizzled in milk chocolate)
By yours truly

Three Little Pigs sausage balls
Memaw's famous recipe :)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar sandwich tray
By Deborah

Peter Rabbit veggie tray
By Memaw and Aultie

Green Eggs and Ham tray with green deviled eggs,
cubed ham, and assorted cheeses
By Granny

The Ugly Duckling lemonade
By Josie

A candy bar for the kiddos (and adults).
Cones were made from pages of a storybook
By Deborah

I made the garland hung over the curtains which reads
Once upon a time
there was a little
princess named Eva
Crafted from scrapbooking supplies, an old paperback book, and baker's twine

Wreath made of the same rolled storybook pages.
Center reads "Once upon a time, Eva...."
By Deborah

P.S. Photo credits go to Josie.  Check out her blog, too!

A Look Around Campus

Farewell, winter skies!

These photos were taken about a month ago, and are unedited.

Split-Ends Magic

To my fellow long-haired girls, I want to introduce you to a product that you might love as much as I do!  First of all, about my hair.  It may be bipolar.  Near the roots, it gets very oily, very fast.  I definitely can't go more than a day without at least using dry shampoo to remedy the oil.  At the ends, it's very dry and brittle.  I'm sure this is at least partially due to split ends.
When it comes to sacrificing sleep, I would much rather stay up later than wake up earlier.  I always do my showering on school nights since I have to leave by 6:35 a.m.  When I go to sleep with my hair wet, and it's not well moisturized/conditioned, it ends up a frizzy, fried-looking mess in the morning.  And I want really low-maintenence hair in the morning.  (The majority of my time before school is spent on drinking coffee, and I'd like to keep it that way!)

My mother heard my hair complaints, and put these lovely products in my Christmas stocking.

You don't know a good thing until it's gone, right?  I'm almost out, and started using another shampoo and conditioner that I had in my shower, and I remembered what my hair was like before I began using Triple Moisture by Neutrogena.  This shampoo and conditioner combo has made the most noticeable difference in my hair than any other product I remember.  After sleeping on my wet hair, the ends do not appear dry and brittle, but instead are moisturized and shiny.  (Best of both worlds:  my scalp isn't any more oily than normal, either, even with the extra moisture!)  The improvement does not stop with the ends of my hair, though.  (Enjoy my pun?)  It's overall texture is wonderful.  It might be magic; I'm not sure.  Before, my hair would end up in kinky curls after sleeping on it wet, which were in no way attractive.  With this shampoo and conditioner, I wake up with nice, soft waves.  It's pretty incredible.  

If you suffer from split ends, or dry, brittle hair, try this product!  Each are less than $5 at Wal-Mart.  Seriously.  I'm all about the bargain brands.

Now I'm curious about the Fortifying Conditioner from the same line.  Has anyone tried it out?