Car VS TrashCan

And the trash can wins!!!!!! UGH.....Saturday morning on the way to the Barnyard....whole other story which includes the IRS....as I was backing out of the garage the trash can attacked my brand new jeep :( Needless to say this is not going to be a cheap quick fix.

Printer Chaos

I went to best buy last night to purchase a printer......well I came home with so much more than a printer!!!!!

IT PRINTS COUPONS!!!!!!!!!! It is called the Envy 100 from HP...it was pricey however with reward zone savings it was a little better...however it does amazing things.

I can now send an email from my phone, ipad, etc from anywhere in the world and it prints at my house within 5 mins!!!! I know, crazy! In addition to this it has applications on it, one of those being the ability to print coupons. I press a button on my printer, and punch in my zip code and then it prints all coupons in my area :) HEAVEN!!!

In addition to coupons it also has other apps as well including mapquest, and disney printable pages and other odds and ends. You don't really need a computer anymore, it is all on the touch screen of the printer!

Look it up...ENVY 100 HP...and look it is even pretty! (the paper is stored inside)

Epic Fail...but new direction

I am failing at blogging...however I have established it is because of the overwhelming amount of things I always want to blog about. So I have taken on another blog...I know you are going to say, you can't keep up with this one, but this is for a different reason.

Madi and I have started our own small business. Em+El is going to be huge and we are very excited about this opportunity to share our love with others.


Please visit www.madebyemel.blogspot.com


We will continue to update with new products!

And I will try my best to keep BOTH blogs updated!

Heather

So Much

Okay, so I know in order to be a true blogger I need to start updating more regularly! So much has happened since my last post now and I don't know where to even start.
First of all can everyone believe that just ONE week after we went to Nashville, it is underwater! The stage where we saw and met several people and where Clay danced was ruined. Just crazy how quickly things can change.
Speaking of change, our new house is quickly starting to look livable! Yesterday we went and the lights and ceiling fans are up and the tilework has started! The cabinet guy was also there finishing our cabinets. Next week they start the flooring and appliances go in!! Yay, before we know we will be in and having a big party.
Lastly, something pretty big happened to Clay and I, but this time it was great news. We entered a contest a few months ago, like night before the deadline. We had to submit a one minute video of a talent so we did a mix of a few of our duos. We entered and didn't really think to much about it. In the middle of May we got an email stating we were selected as a semifinalist and we were against seven other people for the title of Epic Star for Norwegian Cruise Lines new ship. So we were excited that these four judges (that were people from Cirque, Blue Man Group, Talent Casting, and other VIP's) selected us as one of the top eight. So then voting started. The public got to vote for their top three favorites, well they turned ugly fast. It is amazing how mean, rude, and cruel people can get!!! I was so shocked, but everyone supporting us stayed so positive and nice it was great! Anyways, we were actually number one with votes, but the top three acts were presented again to the judges to select the actually winner. And last week we got an email stating we were picked as the EPIC STAR!!! We were so excited! So now we leave in a week to fly to NYC for all expense paid inaugural cruise with some more VIP's and we get to perform! And the best part for Clay, Reba will be there! In addition to this cruise we also get an additional 7 night cruise as well which is going to be so much fun!
We having had much of a summer vacation yet though. We just finished up CCC Summer Camp with an awesome staff this year! And now tonight we are heading off to Miss SC. Good luck to Courtney and Makaela, our two queens!
Now with such a long update, now I understand why I shouldn't wait so long to do this!

Acting Famous

We just got back from Nashville, TN. Let me just say that I was supposed to be famous. We felt so at home, hanging out backstage! We ended up leaving Friday night around 10pm and driving halfway to a little past Atlanta. The weather was just AWFUL and wanted to try and get as close as we could before it got worse. We got to Franklin, TN around lunch time on Saturday. It was not enough time to play around that town! It is on the outskirts of Nashville, and is so nice! Nice houses, nice shops, nice mall, and the greenest grass I have ever seen. The Mall at Green Hills was a higher end mall than Southpark. The people were all so cute and classy! I never wanted to leave.
That afternoon we headed to Nashville for the Grand Ole Opry. After almost dieing a few times from people being stupid on the interstate and just trying to rush we finally made it to the backstage door. I felt so important walking up to security, telling them my name and them giving me clearance to walk in! Here we are walking around backstage the Grand Ole Opry!!! We walk past all these rooms with numbers on them, inside were chairs, lighted mirrors and tvs. These is where country music really started and continues to stay alive. Who knows who all have been in those rooms!!! I kept eyeing people trying to see if they were famous or not as they walked by, haha. We ended up meeting Loretta Lynn, Joe Diffie, Point of Grace (random...one even said she liked my dress as we walked into the restroom at the same time), and last but not least Jaron Lowenstein. Everyone needs to go out and buy Jaron's CD when it comes out next month, trust me it is going to be amazing!
We are ready to head back so we can spend more time!

Princess Heather and her new Ipad

Okay.  So When I first saw the iPad I didn't really understand it or think I would want one.  After thinking long and hard about why I really use a computer on a daily basis I decided that I needed on as soon as they came out! And when I say as soon as, I mean the morning of their release.  
Well, it was preordered and was to be on my doorstep the morning of the release date...which was this past Saturday and I was leaving to drive down to Florida that afternoon perfect timing right...that is what I thought.
As anything else in my life right now it got complicated.  We called apple on Friday afternoon because online ups said it wasn't going to arrive till the following week. I was so mad, why would I pre order something that I wanted if I wasn't going to get it on the day it was supposed to be released. Apple said there was nothing they could do, ups said there was nothing else they could do...but I needed it.
Clay and I decide that if we were going to have it the day they came out we had to figure out another way.  Best buy had a line to purchase them at ten the next morning..so what do we do it is 9pm and we park the car and wait.  YES we are crazy. But I now know for sure I never want to be homeless.  I was cold, hungry, and so tired but couldn't sleep.  The man sitting beside me was a pro.  He was sitting there to get three of them, one for his wife and two others for his daughters.  He was a pro because he said he has spent the night for numerous things in the past including the original ninendo and even cabbage patch kids.  Yep, he had been doing this for a while.  The couple behind him brought their two dogs which kept me entertained, and they brought me a water, how nice.  I sit there till three am, which then it was Clay's turn. We switched and he then woke me up at 5:45am.  It was time for a breakfast run. While he went to chick fila to get us and our knew found best buy homeless friends breakfast he had an amazing discovery...
He called me and said you are going to die.  He just on luck decided to check ups, when he called on their answering machine was a message for all iPad customers.  "if you reordered an iPad we will do everything in our power to have it delivered to you today" 
What are you kidding me? I just slept at best buy for nothing.  He spoke to someone just to make sure, and sure enough mine was on the first truck out. So we gave our new friends breakfast and wished them good luck and left at six am.  I slept till 10:10 and there was a knock at my door. Ten mins after best buy would have opened I had it at my front door!  So I should have just waited instead of being a princess and demanding I have it the day it comes out.  But it all worked out with a good story to go along.
I have to say, even though there are some bad reports...this thing is AMAZING!  I love everything about. It is so small and easy to tote around, the Internet is quick and iBooks is so cool.  I am even updating my blog on it :) 

ADDICTED

Okay so I have a new venture....I am trying to curb my addiction to Coca-Cola!!!! I started this after much thought and some friends of mine have motivated me also. I was really nervous about it, then came across an article that said drinking sodas and being addicted is almost just as bad health wise as being addicted to cigarettes...YUCK!! So here I am with my water bottle...wish me luck. However I have found that I have a much larger need for chocolate without my soda, haha. I am hoping for right now to go from 6 cans a day to just 3. I know, I know, crazy that I drank 6 cans of coke a day, but oh so true. I feel like cutting in half will be better than cold turkey right?