hey.

Hi, baby, I love you.  :)

I'm sorry, again!

what a dish - part 2.

This is Pfaltzgraff Yorktowne.  I saw it in an Ally's Attic in Snellville, and it had a ton of pieces, but it was very expensive.  Then a few weeks later Kim found it in an antique shop in Dillard.  It had 41 pieces for $28.  This is my 4th set of dishes.

Yorktowne is one of Pfaltzgraffs most classic patterns.  It was first made in 1967 and is now discontinued.

I love this pattern because of the country vibe it has.  It was inspired by Pennsylvania Dutch folk art.

Replacements describes it as this: blue floral, smooth, blue trim, made in USA.  They're microwave and dishwasher safe.

The soft blue and grey blend wonderfully with antique pieces.  And I've always wanted a happy yellow kitchen, and this would be so pretty with that.  Andrew and I actually had some everyday dishes from Target, they were a very deep blue, but we took them back when we got these.  All pictures above are pieces I have.

Dish Wish List:

Round covered casserole.

I love this teapot.

Tureen with lid, ladle and underplate.

And I really love this pitcher and basin.  I think I might try to get it next.

Oval platter.  This platter is 14 1/8".

Round veggie.

There's so many pieces that come with this that I have at least 100 pieces I want to buy.

blessed.

There wasn't any one thing that made the lightbulb go off.  I was just driving home from school, smoking a cigarette.  Making the same drive I've made for almost 3 months now.  Driving in and out of rain because, let's face it, that's just Georgia weather.  I realized how lucky I am.  Blessed.

He puts up with all my crap.  He listens to me talk about things that he has no interest in.  Not only does he listen, but he tries to participate in the conversation.  He talks to me about what bothers him.  He doesn't make fun of me when I get stuck on some stupid thing I want to try, then quit a week later.  He still deals with all my mother stuff.  He doesn't tell me I can't do things because I'm a woman.  He is patient when I can't make up my mind.  He is endlessly supportive.  He doesn't make fun of me for how I dress.  He tells me he likes it when I don't wear makeup.  He tries to help me with my temper, instead of getting mad at me.  He always puts me first.  He deals with my mood swings.  If I'm sad or upset he does everything and then some to make me happy.  It doesn't bother him that I'm not especially girly, but he loves it when I am.  He knows about the things I've done, and he doesn't care. 

I found someone that could handle the rough edges.  And even more than that, someone that loved me for them.

lazy days.

I didn't go to school.  I guess I kind of lost motivation after some new rules we went over yesterday.  Well, not the rules themselves, just what came from the rules.  I don't know.  They said they were going to give people on probation more time to get to 80%.  I know, I know, I might not be on probation.  But I still might be.

It rained a good bit yesterday.  And apparently there's a 40% chance of rain.  Andrew took the motorcycle...  It's sooo hot outside right now.  I enjoy summer for maybe 3 weeks and then I'm ready for cold weather again.

Sorry for the lazy blog post.  It's just one of those days.

what a dish - part 1.

Sorry for the cheesy title, I just couldn't help myself.  This is going to be an ongoing post topic- dishes.  Some people collect stamps, I collect dishes.  I have five sets so far.  Shelly (married to Andrew's brother, Jonathan) is also a dish nut.  We blame Andrew's Mother, Kim.

This is Versatone by Noritake, and Lineage is the name of the pattern.  Usually Noritake makes fine china but I guess they decided to dive into the world of casual dishes.  As the name suggests, Versatone is versatile.  It's durable enough for everyday, but still pretty enough for special occasions.  The dishes are freezer, microwave and dishwasher safe.

They started making this pattern in 1977 and discontinued it in 1984.  This set has 46 pieces. 

This is the newest addition to my collection.  Andrew bought this for me as a surprise on Sunday from Treasure Mart.  I'd been eyeing it for months and it got down to $80.  At that point it was buy it or lose it.  It's my graduation dishes (he said he couldn't wait that long to give them to me).

The description Replacements gives is: Versatone I, yellow floral, birds, green trim.

The true color of the dishes is lost in these pictures.  The dish is a very subtle light green.

Dish Wish List:

Large oval platter.

Gravy boat with attached underplate.  It's so cute!

2 quart round covered casserole dish.  This is why I love serving pieces.

testing.

I took my Senior State Board test out today.  I got a 90 on the written and a 97 on the practical. 

The only things I got counted off for on practical were cutting past my second knuckle (shocker), getting relaxer on the scalp (shocker again), getting relaxer on the ends of the hair (also a shocker) and something else, I think...  I don't remember.  I had perfect scores on my perm and my curling.  Oh!  I got a point off for getting color on the face.  I got all my points for sanitation, and I didn't cut myself.  I'm happy enough to use a smiley face.  :)

I'm not sure what I missed on the written, I just know my score.  It was probably the electricity stuff.  I missed 10 questions.  I want to know what they are.  But I'll take 90.  Our school requires 80 or above, and State Board requires a 70.

We were totally done with test out by 2 p.m. so for the rest of the day we did Senior Superlatives and made eachother crowns.  I was voted Most Photogenic.  The only reason I got that was because of the photo shoot we did last week and everyone thought my pictures looked good.  It was a one time thing!  I got a lot of comments about it. It kind of made me feel bad. Like I don't look good the rest of the time but a crap ton of makeup makes me pretty.  No one really came up with anything else.  Though someone did say Most Laid Back, which is a much better fit for me.  And it was supposed to be something you are/do all the time.  Which was why I also said no to Disney Bride.  It was ONE TIME and has NOTHING to do with school.  And it sounds lame.  Oh, well.

So tomorrow is my Junior test out, because I was absent for it when I was a Junior.  I'm using Andrew's mom again.  I used her for Sophomore test out.  So after tomorrow I will never again have to be in a classroom.  And then after a while I graduate!

queen of fashion.

For the last week or so I've been reading Queen of Fashion:  What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution.  It basically sums up her life through clothes, leading to her downfall and it's quite interesting.  I love history, so that's mostly why I'm reading it, but not too many history books I've read talk about clothes too much.  And I do love hearing about the clothes.  And if it has pictures, all the better.  Clothes back in the day did separate class, but to Marie Antoinette they were something else.  A way to fake her power, a way to express herself, like they are to lots of other people.  They were also a way she got into lots of trouble.

This portrait by Jean-Baptiste Gautier-Dagoty was done in 1775.   It shows the Queen in the grand habit de cour, and wearing the royal fleurs-de-lys embroidered, ermine lined robe.

The above portrait of Marie Antoinette was painted by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun in 1783.  It shows the Queen in her signature look, the white gaulle.  When this portrait was displayed it caused such a scandal (the similarities between the gualle and chemise made people feel their Queen had been painted in her underwear), that Vigee-Lebrun had to replace it with another more 'queenly' portrait.

I highly recommend this to anyone who loves history, clothes, or just has a fascination with Marie Antoinette.

pretty flowers.

much relief.

I'm sooo happy it's finally Friday.  Even more so than usual because we're closed Monday!  Most of the students and instructors will be in Orlando at the Premier Hair Show.  And we had a short week this week (at least those who go Monday through Friday) because of Memorial Day.

I also have more great news!  Great for me anyway.  I got married on Saturday March 27th.  I took a leave of absence for the wedding but ended up extending it because I got sick on the honeymoon.  The leave started March 22nd and I came back on April 27th (one of those weeks was Spring Break, though).  Yeah, I ended up missing like a month of school.  So the way my school's attendance works is if you miss less then 80% you get put on probation.  You have 8 weeks to get your attendance back up to 80%.  I was put on probation when I got back, or so I thought.  So I started to get a little concerned because once I did come back from leave I got sick again and missed a week and a couple other days here and there.  Today I finally went and talked to one of the administration ladies.  I may not be on probation because she couldn't find any paper work for it!  And, if I am on probation I'm good for my next 8 week evaluation because my attendance is an 80.6%!  And I still have another week and a half to get it a little higher!  I win!!!

Also, I'm happy because all the flowers are blooming (hydrangeas!).  It's already crazy hot and humid, but I do love this time of year.  By the time we get half way through July I'll be ready for fall weather.

So that's why I'm in a good mood.  Now to leave you with some prettiness...

headgear.

Lately I have become obsessed with headbands.  You know, the cute patterned ones.  The decorative object is on the side.  The ones that little scene girls wear.  Oh, and clip in bows, too.  Yeah.

I guess the reason for this is I got my hair cut last week by my instructor, Kristin.  And I guess it falls into the category of a scene kid haircut.  I did Google 'scene hair cut with bangs' to find it.  When I showed Andrew the picture he made a face and said, "I don't want you to look like a 14 year old MySpace whore."  But now I have supershort layers and these awesome bangs and headbands and bows just look so cute! 

This is what it looks like all the time.  Just some volume at the crown.  However, today at school we had a photoshoot.  The class went a little nuts on me and turned me into a little rockstar scene girl, teased hair, lots of makeup, headband and all.  By this point my hair had deflated just a wee bit.  Here's a picture of that...

Obligatory MySpace pose.  I guess I have to go make one now.  But I won't.