Makely

On Saturday morning, I found myself on the soft leather couch at my hair salon waiting for my color to process. I was delighted to find a Martha Stewart Living waiting on me in the magazine basket – until I discovered it was from September 2007.

Seriously? 2007? With the amount I pay them every six weeks, you’d think they’d have more current magazines.

It’s a good thing that Martha Stewart is timeless, huh? ::Ba-dum-cha::

In my favorite section of MSL – Good Things – I saw a great little tip for easy floral arrangements. I wanted to remember the tip, but I had no pen or paper on me. So, doing what any normal gal in this day and age would do, I took pictures of the blurb with my iPhone.

Got it? Good.

Wait…what? You can’t read that?

Well, lucky for you, the fabulous folks over at MarthaStewart.com add their Good Things blurbs to the website.

Who says you have to master the art of floral design to create pleasingly balanced arrangements? Use a toothbrush holder as a vase and you’ll achieve perfect symmetry every time. Simply fill the toothbrush holder with water and tuck one or two stems into each hole. Then take a step back and admire your handiwork.

Yet again, Martha saves the day.

Photo and Floral Shortcut
courtesy of Martha Stewart Living
September 2007

My darling sister and her super cute fiancé probably got little sleep last night. No, not because of that…get your mind out of the gutter. That’s my baby sister you are thinking about!

The reason I mean is that they were in Miami to see their Florida Gators crush the Oklahoma Sooners! I’m a University of Texas alum myself, so the entire National Championship game was hard to stomach in the first place (we were ROBBED!), but I was definitely rooting for the Gators to beat our Big 12 rivals to the North.

As my sis and future BIL are two of the biggest UF fans out there, we decided to incorporate a little Gator Pride into their upcoming wedding ceremony. What better way than for the world’s most adorable three-year-old ring bearer to carry a stuffed gator down the aisle instead of a boring ring bearer pillow? I think we’ll tie a ribbon around it’s neck to hold the rings. That being said, I’m on the search for the best looking gator out there. Here are some options I’ve found online:

This one is cute, but I’m worried that the hazardous waste in his swamp has turned him an odd color.

I’m concerned that this one is going to want to live in my bathtub after the wedding, and he just doesn’t fit into my decor.

Here’s a more realistic gator, but he apparently sings and dances a la Big Mouth Billy Bass, so I think we’ll pass.

Maybe with this one, I won’t have to worry about DS dropping it or throwing it at someone as he walks down the aisle.

Wait, isn’t that just a green BJ from Barney and Friends?

I think this one is really cute, but his eyes make him look a little hungover. Come to think of it, knowing my sister and her friends, this would actually be a good choice.

Clearly, I still haven’t found the perfect gator, so the Great Gator Search of 2009 continues. I’ll probably end up dragging DS all over town looking for “the one” until I get frustrated, give up, and just order the singing gator online. Perhaps I can figure out how to change the chip inside of him so that he sings the Gator Fight Song.

Have you seen any cute gators out there?

Thanks, Martha!

The Great Gator Search of 2009