Month of Mel 2012: Day 2

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Just Call Me Mel

It’s Day 2 of the Month of Mel and it’s already been a banner month! (get it? Banner? and I posted a Month of Mel banner? See what I did there?)

It’s going to be 80 degrees today. It’s like Mother Nature is bowing down to my awesomeness and granting me my every wish. Well, my current weather wish… I’m wearing sandals today! I’m so happy I got a pedicure a couple of weeks ago…

Robyn (formerly known as Birdrunner, currently known as Bell Bottoms) and I have been planning a super fun combo housewarming/birthday party. There will be disco balls, gold lame’ and white suits galore! I can’t wait! We are gonna party like it’s 1979 next weekend.

I’m working on a fabulous playlist. Any suggestions? Don’t worry, I’ve got the BeeGees and Donna Summer…and definitely we’ll have some Copa Cabana! Can’t have a disco without a little Barry Manilow.

Her name is Lola, she is a showgirl…with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there…

OH guess what? I got my first Month of Mel prezzie last night. I heart my friends who love to play along…

Happy Friday! Sparkle on my friends!

Month of Mel 2012: Day 1

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Just Call Me Mel

For those of you who aren’t familiar with how and why the Month of Mel came to be:

The Month of Mel: A History Lesson

March 1. A day of sunshine and sparkle in the Rock and I’m totally stoked. It’s a beautiful day to start out the Month of Mel…and I’m going to enjoy all it has to offer.

And to get you revved up and ready, here’s a song that always makes me smile. If you’re not shaking your groove thing during this song, you’re dead inside.

and for a fun remix, enjoy this b.o.b. version.

Welcome one and all. I hope you’re ready for some extra bright sparkle this month! I’m gonna crank it up to eleven y’all!

that just happened.

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Just Call Me Mel

See how cute I am in my exercise gear? Even at 5:15 a.m. Yes, that’s before the sun, y’all. Before. The. Sun.

Reluctantly, I got out of bed, but by the end of my 45 minute walk, I felt great. I added some lunges and a few (okay, a lot) of booty shaking into the mix and it was pretty awesome. (I’m so very glad it was Before. The. Sun. so nobody could witness said booty shaking.)

Anyway, yay me! Maybe next time I’ll take Ruby.

BTW: Objects in blog and in Melf’s imagination may appear slightly different in reality…

In other fun news, woo boy my Bachelor recap is up. We have metaphors and euphemisms for days, folks! Go forth and read.

Bachelor Ben Episode 8: The Final Four showdown begins…

In other, other fun news, Hey Don’t Judge Me was voted Weblog of the Month. Awesome, huh?

winner winner chicken dinner

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Just Call Me Mel

Race day was fantastic! Meet Cal Dela Casa, aka Callie. She is my friends’ horse and she finished in a dead heat in the 3rd race. It was amazing to see.

Also, I bet on her, so it was amazing to cash in. Friday was a winning day for me, though I don’t really bet enough to win big, I did come home with more money than I left with.

I wore my lucky hat. Well it’s lucky now, anyway.

Me and Jenn. Aren’t we cute?

Sam was there again! And we both wore red. Kismet.

Me, Dee, and Laura. Ain’t we sweet?

In other news, I made sum YUMTASTIC fish tacos on Saturday and some crock pot chicken yesterday that made me wanna slap my momma. (Shhh. don’t tell her I said that.)

Today is beautiful, I’m feeling all a-sparkle, and you guys better be twinkling along with me. That’s an order.

lipstick on a razorback

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Just Call Me Mel

Kiss me! I’m a hog fan and I’m wearing my red lips to prove it!

I’m also wearing my razorback charm on my charm necklace:

My razorback shirt and as always my razorback red hair:

Woo Pig! Let’s rock Jerry’s House tonight! I can’t wait to hang out at Cheers with some of my favorite people and cheer my little piggies to victory! And to all my friends who are heading to the game in high cotton, drive carefully!

I think I failed at Christmas irony

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Just Call Me Mel

I’m wearing jingle bells in my ears.

A giant off-white sweater with gold snowflakes, a gingerbread house, snowman and trees.

And red and green Christmas socks.

I thought I was being ironic because I have my girls Christmas gathering tonight and wanted to be funny for Festivus. Apparently some of the people I work with think I’m being serious.

I have failed Christmas Irony 101.

Actually, no, they have failed because they wear this stuff on purpose for serious. That means I’m an epic winner. Right?

That’s my Christmas story and I’m sticking to it. Also has anyone seen my leg lamp? I swear I put it in the front window…

When Christmas Attacks.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Just Call Me Mel

I kinda, sorta was attacked by Christmas this weekend and then I kinda, sorta attacked El Jefe with my Christmas spirit. I FORCED THE HOLIDAY UPON HIM. (but don’t kid yourself, he loved it.)

The purple tree is the Pimp Tree as requested by the boys. It’s actually really cool. I kinda love it a lot.

And then there is my personal favorite, the Flamingo Tree.

Here’s the creepy stalker outside view:

Oh, and remember my monkeys and their fire? Well now they are joined by Evil Monkey and Mr. and Mrs. Claus. It’s gonna be a very warm and merry Christmas for them this year. No matter what their faces say, they are really happy on their inside parts.

Next up: Griswold lights.

happy friday and all that jazz

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Just Call Me Mel

This is me, drinking wine and being all a-sparkle after doing some major brainstorming (like 3 hours) with El Jefe last night on…are you ready for this…A NEW BOOK!

Y’all, I’ve been seriously worried that I would never write again. And now, I’m totally excited about this story. I’M SO EXCITED I’M VIBRATING. LIKE I’M GOING THROUGH CRACK WITHDRAWALS! I didn’t think I COULD still write. It’s been the weirdest and most depressing thing ever. I’ve been trying to force myself, trying to find passion for a story, trying to find a story…and then BOOM. One fell into my dreams.

It’s not like anything I’ve ever written before which is a little intimidating, but I love this so much I want to marry it. I might even want to have little book babies. That’s right, I want to be barefoot and pregnant with my new story. (the good news is, I can still have wine while being pregnant with a story!) YAY for booze and imagination!

I don’t want to get ahead of myself on this, but I am coasting high! and I’m riding that wave as long as it lasts.

It feels good to be back.

My favorite things

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Just Call Me Mel

Okay, so I haven’t done a fun “MY” list in a while. And since I feel like a million bucks and am very excited about going to Oxford with El Jefe this weekend, I thought I’d make today all about me.

Because, you know, it’s my blog. And it should be all about me.

Some of my favorite things:

1. My tattoo: I waited til I was 40 to get my tattoo and I decided to go big or go home. I also wanted to make sure my tattoo meant something to me. If I’d gotten one when I was younger, it would have been something cheesy. I never wanted to regret my permanent ink. So I went with Gerber Daisies which are my favorite (especially the hot pink ones) and a honeybee (which is what Melissa means in Greek) and a dragonfly, which I think of as my totem.

2. Flamingos: partly because they are fabulously pink (Yes. I love pink. Sorry I’m such a cliche) and partly because I’m just enamored with them. Today I’m wearing my Swarkovski Flamingo pen that my kids got me for Mother’s Day several years ago.

3. The smell of brand new, crisp, hot off the press, straight from the bank, money. No I do not print my own. But if I could, I’d roll around nekkid in it because that’s how I roll. hahahaha.

4. Bath and Body Works fragrances Sensual Amber and Into the Wild.