Must Not Be....

So I must not be a real blogger.  I just have had more than a few reasons to not post.  None of which are very important.  None of them are very significant.  Most include some form of "I don't have anything much to say."

Forget the fact that I have new television shows to watch.  Oh my goodness, we have had new episodes of Desperate Housewives, and Castle, and Oprah, not to mention that most late night shows have all new big guests and no reruns.  And as a personal highlight, Anderson Cooper has guest-hosted on Regis and Kelly more than a few times.  Mike knows he is my boyfriend.  I mean boyfriend, as in, he is way cute and super smart and lives about 2000 miles away from my happily married self.  And then I saw that I could start watching Friday Night Lights from the very beginning on ABC Family.  More good news!

And maybe the biggest news of all -- the return of fall college football!!!  Woo hoo!  I can watch nearly any team.  I love Love LOVE college football.  And yesterday I watched about two days full, all in one.  Okay, I just watched a bunch.  In fact, I was a bum.  Yep.  Laid on the chair all day.  Well, I finally just gave in and decided to be sick, since I was anyway.  Much to the family's glee, I have not had a voice to speak with for the better part of 4 days.  Yeah, well, and I am better now, and autumn is here, so life is good. 

Ended the day with a freshly mowed yard.  No, not due to any effort on my part.  Mike spent the biggest part of the day mowing, weed-eating and watering the orchard.  A big bunch of trees planted in and around the yard.  And I shouldn't have called it that, because there isn't a fruit-bearing tree in the bunch. 

And regarding the "new" Carlos on Desperate -- there isn't a "new" Carlos!  That's the 'original' Carlos, he just lost some weight!  Sorry for the spoiler!

Worthless Wednesday

Okay, maybe not worthless, but it is stinkin' hot outside - and for a girl who doesn't handle her humidity very well, days like this are meant to be spent inside.  Inside ANYWHERE.  But inside.

If I lived in a metropolis, you might find me shopping on a day like today.  This is the time of year when most stores are stuffed to the gills with "back-to-school" supplies, clothes and necessities.  You don't have to look very far on the internets --I say it like that to annoy-- to find tons of fall and winter clothes and accessories.  Many of which a girl needs.

My buddy, Big Mama, is a pro at shopping the internets.  I don't know how she does it.  But she can find more stuff that we need than anyone I've ever seen.

These boots were a find of hers.  They are called Naughty Monkey 'Detective' boots.  I wanted them sight unseen, based on the name alone!  Not sure they would accent my short 40-something-year-old legs, but I want to try them on.  Naughty Monkey!  really?

And then, I thought this purse was super cute...

It just screams autumn at me.  And if you know me, you know that I am all about autumn and anything autumnal.  Even though I would carry it clear through the winter.....

And after finding such great things at Piperlime, I hopped on over to J. Crew where I went straight to the jewelry, totally unnecessary, and found this little sparkler.  No idea where I would wear such an item, but I just liked it.  And then by the time I clicked over to it, it was already sold out in this color.  Darn the luck.

I am going to have to hone my online shopping skills in order to keep up with Big Mama.  She is the bomb.  And as long as the temps stay up, I will continue to work at it.  :)