I love this movie...

The Tuohys and Michael Oher.

The Blind Side... excellent movie. 
Reasons to see it:
1. It's southern
2. It's bittersweet.. a little more sweet than bitter
3. It has a family in it
4. Tommy Tuberville makes an appearance
5. They're Christians
6. They own Taco Bell franchises
7. I said it's good, and you don't question me.

Mrs. Burns, you remind me of Leigh Anne Tuohy. I don't know why.. you just do.

I'm feeling Knobby.

Great Christmas gift idea... go to Knob Stoppers!  They have a large variety of wine stoppers that are very different.  My personal favorite is this one, it's a flower with a votive holder ($32).  You can use your wine bottle as a centerpiece, a source of light, and a source of alcohol.  That's three uses people.. and they're all good.  Or.. for your man friend, get the golf ball stopper ($29). 

No Worries, I'll disinfect it!

I feel the hardest people to buy for are those you know the best, when it comes to Christmas gifts.  For example, my dad.  What the heck does he want?  If he wants it that badly, he's just gonna buy it himself... I can't beat him to it.  He travels a lot...overseas.. underseas.. through the seas.  Well I don't even remember where I saw this, perhaps flipping though a SkyMall Magazine while flying.  With all the nasty germs and flus out there, something COOL and GERM-FREE would make a great gift.  Which is why I am buying my dad THIS for Chritmas.  It's a Nano-UV Disinfection Scanner ($60).   You basically scan it over any surface that you want disinfected for ten seconds.  It disinfects hotel beds, pillows, silverware, and airplane seats.  Woohoo!

Another Great Blog.

I don't really consider this a 'blog' per se, because it seems more like a just a plain good website.  The 'blog' is called Design Sponge and it shows great home ideas, recipes, and before and afters.  My personal favorite are the Before & Afters.   I'll show an example below.  So inspiring.... I'm not saying I'm actually going to act on any of this.. but it inspires me to think about doing something. Does that count? No? ok.

An Extra Penny in Your Pocket.. or $10.

Anthropologie is one of my favorite stores.  That being said, I'm fairly familiar with their merchandise.  I noticed a beautiful cuff a couple of weeks ago.. I almost bought it for a lunch date, but got sidetracked and bought a necklace instead.  My Michael Kors watch can't compete with this cuff, and I want all my jewelry to be friends.  They all live in the same drawer, and I would hate to wake up one day and find them tangled because they couldn't talk out their problems.

So, I'm flipping through my favorite magazine, Self, and saw the cuff!  But wait... it WASN'T the same cuff.  It was a Henri Bendel cuff for $68, and the Anthro one was only $58!  Ahhh sweet savings.  Moreover, the cuff from Anthopologie comes in three different styles.  Henri Bendel's...well... doesn't.

Here's da cuff, yo.

Cozy in Your Face!

Before I start writing I just want to address the fact that the opening page of the Victoria's Secret website says something about their new push-up bra.  It says that it will "instantly add two cup sizes!" Ok... thanks, but no thanks, I'd rather not have an F Cup. 


Now. Let's get to my point.  I got a Sherpa Trimmed Fleece Robe ($49.50)  and love it!  It's so soft and warm.  It comes in cute colors, and it isn't frumpy looking.  I don't like the color in the picture, but I have it in "heather peach" aka baby pink. 

Really Simple to Take Credit.

Sorry Frannie hasn't found much lately, Frannie hasn't been sittin on her fanny writing. 

I love the magazine Real Simple.  It'd be super easy to be like 'Oh look what Frannie found, and made up all on her own', but I'm not gonna do that.  I was reading the latest issue of Real Simple and found some really good stuff... so now I will share it with you. 

1. Does your dog's collar jingle jangle?  Yes?  Well if you want it to stop... you can place key protectors on the tags to stop the noise.  Well, I kind of enjoy the noise.   My dogs have the tendency to creep up on me real bad if I can't hear them coming.  Like, weird weird creepy stalking dogs.  One minute I'm standing in the kitchen, and the next my dog is standing 5 inches away from me staring at me like he was there the whole time.  I'm not okay with that.  By the way.. the picture up top is of my dogs.  Boo and Kael.  Boo, the creeper, is on the right.  I mean he doesn't look possessed at all, right? RIGHT?

2.  Repairpal.com is a website that allows you to go on and get an estimate on repair work for your automobile.  For example, let's say I (the sweet, innocent, unsuspecting, not to mention trusting girl) walk into an autoshop to get my brakes fixed.  How would I know how much that would cost? I wouldn't.  Whyyyy would I research that? I wouldn't because I'm too busy being smart and innocent... and trusting.  Well go on to this site, and it will give you the true approximate cost of the repair for YOUR car and you can even factor in your location to the cost.

For All The Wrong Reasons...

I'm going to volunteer a day of my time for al the wrong reasons.  Disney is giving away a day at a park if you volunteer at a participating organization next year. You must be at least 18 to participate, but children can volunteer as well as long as they're with a parent.  The ticket also must be used before December 15, 2010.  I've already planned out my summer.  If they're still giving away a day on your birthday... I'm gonna get two free days in a row.  So there Disney, put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Fashion In Your Namaste!

For those of you that know me, know I am rather tall... 5'10" to be exact.  Therefore, finding a long pant is hard.  Life can be so hard without long pants... so, so hard.  Regardless, I found out that Victoria's Secret Yoga pants are amazing and come in several different lengths.  I go with the 36" inseam... and it's great.  The foldover yoga pant is my favorite, and they come in variety of colors.  Right now they're 2 for $50 on sale.  I wear these pants like my job, and it wouldn't surprise me if my friends make fun of me behind my back for how much I wear them.  At least I have a 36" inseam.. booyah.

Breast Cancer Awareness Gifts!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is obviously in October, and as a part of that many businesses sell items that give a portion of the proceeds to fund research.  Ralph Lauren offers their Pink Pony collection ranging from $30-$498, and a 10% of proceeds go to the Pink Pony Fund.  There's also this cute wine glass from Home and Garden Art for $23.75.  Lastly, you could go to The Breast Cancer Site and find just about anything breast cancer related in a gift, they have bags, bracelets, bras, sweaters, etc..