Disney & Annie Liebovitz

Taylor Swift is the latest celebrity to team up with Disney Parks and iconic photographer Annie Leibovitz. While I'm not a huge TSwift fan I do think she looks really beutiful as Rapunzel. Check out some of Ms. Leibovitz's other work for this ad campaign:

Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio and (a much younger) Abigail Breslin as her "apprentice"

Julianne Moore as Ariel (with Michael Phelps as a Mer-man)

David Beckham as some type of Prince Charming

Jeff Bridges as The Beast and Penelope Cruz as Belle

Russell Brand as Captain Hook (my favorite!)

JLo and Marc Anthony as Jasmine and Aladdian

Queen Latifah as Ursula from The Little Mermaid

Rachel Weisz (aka Mrs. Daniel Craig) as Snow White

Olivia Wilde as the Wicked Queen/Stepmother and Alec Baldwin as the Magic Mirror

Other depictions include:  

Roger Federer (King Arthur), Jessica Biel (Pocahontas), Whoopi Goldberg as Genie and Scarlett Johansson (Cinderella).  There is also a Peter Pan scene with Mikail Barishnakov as Pan, Giselle Buncheon as Wendy and Tina Fey as Tinkerbelle but I can't seem to be able to upload a copy of it. 

It's OK !!!

It's OK . . .

...that my oldest daughter is leaving for her freshman year of college in 2 weeks.  That's 14 days.  (I keep telling myself it's OK)

...to wish I had fresh sheets on my bed every day. 

...that my family had a GREAT time in Disney and brought me home a big bag of laundry.  (And yes, they did bring me home a present)

...to really not care about Kristen Stewart cheating on Rob Pattison.  So over it already. 

...to have Olympic fever!!!

...to not enjoy Ryan Seacrest on aforementioned Olympics. 

...to enjoy watching Ryan Lochte swim in aforementioned Olympics.  :-)

Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates . . .

. . . you never know what you're gonna get.  Especially when KJ's been messing around with your camera.  She has her own brand new camera purposely bought for Disney but she somehow still manages to leave a few surprises on my memory stick: 

Obviously she's quite excited about Disney and has been reading up on her Disney facts.  Did you know that 6 of the 7 Dwarfs have a parking lot named after them in the Magic Kingdom?  Doc is the only one who does not.  Disney folks were afraid park visitors would get Parking "Doc" confused with Boat "Dock."  And this is what I've come home to a couple of times this week:  

I like to call this one "Rasta Trix Goes Disney"  -- looks like a bunch of nasty dreds on her head. 

She looks positively thrilled, doesn't she???

And here we have T's dorm stuff taking over the guest room.  She worked all day yesterday so we met for dinner and then a quick Wal-mart run for some health & beauty stuff and other miscellaneous stupidness:  

Quilt from Urban Outfitters:  check

Carpe Diem Shams from Urban:  check

(2) Sets of Sheets:  check

Mattress protector and Mattress topper:  check, check 

(3) Sets of Towels;  Check

Bike and Bike Lock:  Check

Laptop:  TBD (she knows what she needs for Journalism; it's just a matter of finding the time to go to the Apple store and get it)

Laptop Lock:  Check

Extension Cords and Surge Protectors:  check, check

Shower Caddy, Bedside Caddy, First Aid Kit:  check, check and check

Desk Lamp, School Supplies, Fan:  check, check and check

New Underwear and Socks:  check, check

Hamper, Laundry Bag, Laundry Detergent, Dryer Sheets, Stain Stick:  check, check, check, check and check!

Hangers, Iron, Ironing Blanket:  check, check and check

Fridge, Microwave and Hot Pot:  check, check and check

New Backpack:  check

These are a couple of crafts T made for her room:  A smaller version of the chicken wire jewelry holder she made for her bedroom room here at home, mason jars spray painted with chalkboard paint for pens, pencils, make-up brushes (I think she's got some burlap or twine or something to still go on the jars).  I have no idea what she plans to do with that bottle she painted blue.  Maybe just for decoration?  A pop of color??

Each dorm is different and the newer ones they've built this summer @ Ole Miss are gorgeous!  We've been hearing horror stories from friends and seen some photos on instagram of dad's trying to build shelving units or bookcases (how are you going to get that in your car?  Wouldn't you rather assemble when you get there?).  T lucked out because her dorm is older and the entire one wall is full of built-ins (times 2) . . . a hanging closet, a desk, a set of built in drawers and storage all across the top.  She doesn't need to bring bookcases, storage or anything like that.  While the newer dorms already had them, we did have to buy the fridge and micro and her roomie is bring the TV and her mom offered to buy a rug for their room.  I've chatted with both Bess and her mom and we are so looking forward to meeting!  I think the girls are going to be a GREAT match and have an AWESOME year!!  Whoop!  Whoop!

To Quilt or not to Quilt . . .

Feel like I haven't been in my office in forever.  I can't remember the last time I worked a full week.  I took the Thursday & Friday off for T's graduation and then that Monday was Memorial Day, Tuesday afternoon we headed out to Ole Miss for Orientation and I was back in the office that Friday.  Then I got sick w/ pneumonia and missed a full week of work and then this past week I was in training Tuesday through Friday.  It's been crazy!

This is T:  

T is still getting her stuff together for Move-In Day.  We're making progress and checking things off the list.  Some of her friends are heading to Auburn early August (a lot of them are getting apartments and their lease starts August 1).  Not sure when the Alabama kids head to T-town.  We may (or may not) have found a comforter for her dorm.  She originally said she wanted a quilt and was going for a boho/eclectic kind of look.  Then she saw a yellow chevron duvet cover she liked and thought about turquoise accents.  Then she went back to the boho look.  I bought her a quilt from Urban Outfitters this week but will keep the receipt in case we need to return it.  She doesn't like the matchy-matchy look (much to my chagrin!) and loves the "collected" rather than "bought" look.  She likes to upcycle items and enjoys shopping in antique and consignment stores.  Her roomie has basically left the room decor up to T.  She and her parents will be traveling quite far and will only be driving one car to Move-In Day so they are limited on space.  She said they will be doing most of their shopping when they get to Oxford and she may have some things shipped to our house and we'll bring them to her.   

This is Not: 

These past couple of months have been an absolute whirlwind and have gone by in a blur . . . a lot of "firsts" and a lot of "lasts."  T went from being a high school senior to a college freshman in what feels like just a few short days.  She'll be 18 soon and 6 weeks from her birthday she'll be at college.  Normally we go to the beach for her birthday but this summer it will be Disney instead. 

So not only do I have to deal w/ T leaving the nest, but come October, I will officially be the proud mom of not just one but TWO teenage girls.  KJ turns 13 in October.  God help me!  She had a friend over the other day and we were chatting about middle school and all that good stuff.  KJ's friend is on the dance team so we started to talk football and how fun it will be to go to the middle school games.  The friend, very matter of factly, said, "Well, I don't know how fun it will be.  I don't think our team is going to be very good this year.  The boys are all really small."  I don't know any boys on the football team so I don't know how big or small they are but I thought it was pretty funny that these two 12-year old girls were critiquing the squad like a couple of middle-aged men getting ready for their fantasy football draft!