You son of a biscuit hole!

That's right. I'm adding this little ditty to my vocabulary. This, after seeing the oh-so-hilarious Hardee's commercial for their new biscuit holes.

Have you seen it? Coke almost came spewing out of my mouth when I first saw the spot. Apparently, the fast food chain is tapping into my inner middle schooler.

The commercial starts of with a string of soundbites from different people on the street...your average grandma or blue-collar man on the steps of Mall of America have just tried these new sweet treats from Hardees and have been asked to come up with a name for them.

"Iced holes"
"B-holes"
"Bisticles"
"Joy balls"
"Frosty nuts
"Bis-nuts"
"Mouth full of balls" {my personal favorite}
"Creamy balls"
"Happy holes"
VOICEOVER: Introducing Hardees biscuit holes. What would you call them?"

By the end of the commercial I was laughing so hard, tears had started to form. I found myself thinking about this spot during the work day today, and I just had to look it up on Google. I found the website the company has created for the product launch. NameOurHoles.com Hilarious!

It reminds me of the Saturday Night Live skit from years ago, when Alec Baldwin's character, Mr. Schweddy was a guest on NPR's Delicious Dish peddling what else? Other than his Schweddy balls.

T.E.X.A.S.

God blessed it. I messed with it and did my best to keep Austin weird. {That's the city's slogan: Keep Austin Weird.}What a weekend! Everything went off without a hitch...from the hotel, the honeymoon shower, dinner reservations, all of it went flawlessly!

If anyone is planning a girls weekend there, I'd be more than happy to pass along our itinerary.

I've got Texas on my mind, and you?

I'm off to Austin today for the bachelorette party for my dear friend Caty. Check out the soundtrack for the weekend...I'm loving Robert Earl Keen right now.Also, in music news...

Americal Idol finalist, Michael Johns dropped his new album this week. This Sweet Dreaming Preppy loves some Michael Johns!!!

Fortunately for Mr. SDP, he bears a slight resemblence to Mr. Johns, so it's all good! He's even downloading the new album for me as I write this, so I'll be able to listen to it on the trip.

Austin Bound

So, I'm off to the Lonestar state tomorrow for my dear friend's bachelorette party. I'm the MOH {matron of honor} so I've planned this little shindig, even though I've never actually been to Austin. Facebook has been a great resource for recommendations, by the way. People I haven't seen or heard from in years were weighing in!

Our itinerary includes a stop at Ranch 616 for dinner and live music on Thursday night. We're "floating the river" on Friday. Coincidentally, there was a great write-up on this Texas tradition in this month's Southern Living. The bride has requested a stop at the Hula Hut on Friday night before hitting the honky tonks of 4th and 6th avenues.

We're having a honeymoon shower on Saturday. I elected for brunch at Old Pecan Street Cafe, which I hear is really great, especially for special occasions like this. I'm so excited about my gift for the bride. I have personalized a beach bag with her new monogram and included two beach towels {stiched with "Mr." on one and "Mrs." on the other.} Take a look!

I've also sewn a matching draw string pouch to go inside of the beach bag which will hold items that she'd rather not get in the sand. (I took these photos with my phone, so they're not the highest quality...)I'm really pleased with how this all turned out! It was somewhat of a last minute idea, but well executed if I do say so myself!

I'm probably most excited about the CDs I've made as party favors...I've included 17 songs about Texas and thanks to Scrapblog, I was able to design the artwork.

I'll have to post the song list later.

Can't make this stuff up...

So, here at the PR firm where I work...this email was sent to our art director:

To: Art Director

From: President & CEO of PR Firm

RE: Logo Design

Client X really likes the logo of this international law firm. Can you check it out? Let me know what you think.

Here's their website: www.mofo.com

Thanks!

Really??? Come on now Morrison Foerester! Could you not go with a web address like morrisonfoerester.com or was that too obvious? Maybe that url was already taken? I guess you were afraid no one would remember the spelling of Foerester...I get it, you wanted your website to be memorable. Well, you succeeded international law firm! Memorable it is.

According to mofo.com...

Morrison Foerester is distinguished by its unsurpassed expertise in finance, life sciences, and technology, legendary litigation skills, and an unrivaled reach across the Pacific Rim, particularly in Japan and China.

Mofo, you left one important distinction off the list. Your company's web address qualifies your firm as experts in figures of speech, and more specifically, double entendre. So, here's to the mofos! Thanks for the laugh.

Blast from the past!

Welcome back is right! I haven't seen Tretorns since middle school. Hopefully this partnership will lead to another line of more colorful Tretorns...not a fan of the nudes, greys and blushes currently at JCrew.

Not monkeying around!

Over at Lauren Nicole Gifts, there's a great Lilly satchel up for grabs in her latest giveaway.  Not sure I really NEED another bag, but I want it and that's reason enough!  

What happens when American Idol ends...

Every now and then, a.k.a. when my favorite tv shows go off the air, I find myself fixated on a particular subject...the sujet du jour??? Birdcage veils. I'm not a bride...haven't been a bride in 3 years, but I'm completely enamored with the idea of a birdcage veil.Maybe I'll start making them and sell them to boutiques! Just like I was going to do with my own personal line of children's clothing! {I did make a dozen or so a-line dresses for my niece, so technically I accomplished part of that goal.}

Hmmmm...where to find french netting...

Giveaway over at Swish and Swanky!

The lovely gals over at Swish and Swanky are teaming up with Austrailian desinger of linens, Dandi and giving away a beautiful set of their napkins and a matching table cloth!

Check it out!

As seen on Oprah...As seen on my wrist!

Mr. SDP gifted me the loviest bracelet for my 30th birthday. It's like the one pictured above, except of course with my initial. Didn't he do such a good job??? The bracelet is a piece from John Wind by Maximal Art's vintage preppy collection. I just love it!

He had a vintage prep thing going with all of my gifts...except for one. See if you can tell which one is not like the other...

Rayban tortoise shell wayfarers

The Yuppie Handbook: The State-of-the-Art Manual for Urban Professionals

Published in 1984 and hilarious!

And last but not least, the "funniest ipod ever", the itouchMr. SDP completley outdid himself this year!

Highballs, Hydrangeas & Hangovers

That should have been the name of my 30th birthday bash. Maybe that would have better prepared the party-goers...of course, there would have been a run on Advil at the local Walgreens. {Weren't the hydrangeas just divine?}

It was a fabulous night, with the exception of the early evening rain shower. It started right in the middle of our game of croquet! That's too bad because I was in second to last place and I surely would have made a comeback!

While the rain did produce a beautiful rainbow, it sent half of the guests scurrying indoors. The other half gathered around the "sweet tea" dispenser in the tent! No worries sug, we were juuuuuuuuust fine.

We filled our highballs with a mixture of Firefly's sweet tea vodka and water. The vodka tastes so much like the real thing, I was worried some of the pregnant guests were going to mistakenly serve themselves a glass! {There was lemonade on the side for those who needed to cut it even further.}


Our acrylic drink dispenser from Pottery Barn worked overtime at H&H! Can you believe it held 3 handles of Firefly and 1.5 handles of water??? Pretty unbelievalbe! I highly recommend this container!!! {The large clear one.}

Best. Day. Ever.

The needlepoint gods are smiling on us today! Smathers & Branson is launching a new product line, several of them in fact! The one that has me feeling all giddy??? (Despite the hangover from Highballs & Hydrangeas that's still lingering even 36 hours after the party commenced???)

Smathers & Branson for WOMEN! That's right. Better than any Title IX reform! Ha! I can't wait to get my hands on the black bamboo one!

Reason #1 - Jen Lancaster

There are a lot of reasons to look forward to a week at the beach...spending time with Mr. SDP, my adorable niece and extended family...getting away from the craziness of work...sand and surf, blah blah blah...

But I have to say, reason numero uno right now is Jen Lancaster, author of hilarious reads like, Bright Lights Big Ass.

Okay, okay, I realize she published that book 4 years ago, but I haven't gotten around to reading it or any of her other titles. So, how do I know they're hilarious?

Exhibit A: My sister recently called me crying from laughing so hard and proceeded to read me a passage from BLBA.

Exhibit B: My friend Erin sent me an email recommending all of her books to me.

Exhibit C: The titles alone are just plain funny! And who doesn't love argyle socks?

Happy reading!

UPDATE: Happy Birthday to me...

So, I only made it to Ann Taylor on Friday; however, the poppy dress was better in person! And the best part? The belt {seen above} comes with it!!! I have to say - it really makes the dress! I did not pull the trigger and won't until I can get to LOFT sometime this week.