we're best friends first, mother daughter second.

today, would happen to be my lovely mother's birthday.

she is in fact, one of my best friends in the entire world.

she sits in dress stores with me while i try on dress after dress and freak out when i don't know which one to get. then she ends up picking the one i'm most happy with at the end.

she holds me while i cry my eyes out because a boy broke my heart.

she acts like a teenager sometimes. and i love it.

she watches lifetime original movies with me for hours on end.

we share the same smile, same fingers

and same diet coke addiction.

(you know how lorelai and rory are with coffee? we are the exact same way with diet coke. no exaggeration.)

she gave me her dark hair, her loud laugh, and her fun personality

i love my mom. period.

lisa castleberry for homecoming queen.

things i just decided i like.

-the word "lovely"

-taking out my contacts.

-putting in my contacts.

-getting that text that i've been waiting for, for two hours.

-thinking "oh my gosh i'll never get across this busy street" and all of a sudden, it clears, just for me.

-finding my perfect homecoming dress. a month before the actual dance. also without being asked first.

-being called "tech savvy" by the ladies i work with. and becoming the official blogger and facebooker of simply splendid.

-ModCloth

-when people get in fights, but you're not involved in any way. (i know it sounds cruel, but admit it. when the football players start pushing each other and yelling, you get an adrenaline rush.)

-pockets in dresses.

-having more than five dollars in my wallet. i never have more than five dollars to my name.

-lamps.

-my lotion that doesn't smell like tangerines or fresh rain. it just smells like lotion.

-"the limit does not exist!"

-Mondo, such a sweetie.

lisa castleberry for homecoming queen (=

no joke.

today,
i saw a chicken crossing the road.
for reals.

lisa castleberry for homecoming queen.

soo cute.

yesterday, was my parent's 25th wedding anniversary.
i know big milestone.
so i got bored and looked through their wedding pictures.

love the hat mom.
ohh 1985.
now you can see where i got my good looks from right?

lisa castleberry for homecoming queen.

typical fall merrell sunday.

wake up.
go to church.
feel the spirit.
come home.
change into sweats. (or as my mom says "sweat out")
watch football.
make something with "pumpkin" in it (today it was pumpkin bread, made by yours truly)
watch football.
curl up in one of our many quilts.
watch football.
take a quick nap. with football playing in the background.
watch football.
delicious turkey dinner at grandma merrell's.
watch football.
sleep.

lisa castleberry for homecoming queen.

glow

so sometimes, i go to a blacklight dance, i wear my favorite baggy striped shirt, and i dance like a weird person.
i can now do two boss dance moves. thanks to ruger.
and cross off "busted by the police" from my high school experience list.

lisa castleberry for homecoming queen.

wedding tuesdeys

so sometimes our whole laurel's group is obsessed with weddings, at the same time.
three of the most obsessed girls, are in the presidency
a.k.a. me, mireya and shelbie.
so what girl doesn't want to sit down with twenty wedding magazines and plan your entire wedding?
hence our wedding tuesday.
we merely started.

here is my bridal look. obviously.
my colors are mustard, navy and grey.
dress? vera wang. of course. and yes i will make it modest.
however, i want a fall wedding, hence the beautiful cashmere cardigan from j.crew. just in case it gets chilly.

(these are scans by the way, i do apologize for the awful quality.)
my dearest bridesmaids. i don't know if there will be four.
if i really get my way, i'll for sure have five beautiful bridesmaids (sara *wink* )
yes, j.crew dresses. but aren't they so gorgeous??

of course i am not done. not even close.
this is simply the start.



lisa castleberry for homecoming queen!