Give the Gift of Hope This Christmas – #operationholidayhope

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-12-03 // 3 Comments

The past few days have been full on Tis the Season at our house. There’s been decorating and day dreaming of Christmas morning. We’ve been belting out Christmas carols in the car, stalking neighborhood light displays, watching our favorite Christmas... Continue reading →

Thankful

by Jamie Reeves // 2010-11-25 // 2 Comments

I’m taking a break from blogging here for a few days but first I thought I’d share a couple of great posts from earlier this week. If you’ve ever rescued a dog or even loved a dog, I’ve shared the... Continue reading →

Channeling My Inner Stuart Smalley

by Jamie Reeves // 2010-08-10 // 12 Comments

Today I join several other blog mamas to girls over at Momma Made It Look Easy for a post about the importance of instilling confidence in our daughters. Today I am also 41. Am I always confident? Heck no. I... Continue reading →

Mrs. Indiana And Mrs. Tennessee Hit The Big Apple

by Jamie Reeves // 2010-08-05 // 11 Comments

Today I’m meeting up with this fabulous friend in New York City! If you aren’t familiar with her website, Mom Advice, Amy Allen Clark is a one woman frugal fashionista creative petite mojo of a woman and she has an... Continue reading →

Moms’ Night Off

by Jamie Reeves // 2009-11-10 // 18 Comments

My best friend has three boys, bless her heart, and we recently got together with a couple of friends on a Friday night to eat, drink, and do what we do best—talk! We may or may not have discussed you,... Continue reading →

Reunited And It Feels So, Uh, Different

by Jamie Reeves // 2009-03-13 // 18 Comments

I graduated in 1987 and made it to my 10-year but not my 20-year high school reunion so it’s been fun to check out everyone’s family photos on Facebook. The most hilarious photos, though, are the 80s big hair shots... Continue reading →

Diva Nashvegas

by Jamie Reeves // 2009-01-15 // 10 Comments

I’m not a diehard Celine Dion fan, but when Alli (yes Mrs. Fussypants herself) invited me to see Celine Dion Tuesday at the Sommet Center it took me about 2.2 seconds to say yes. I knew it would be a... Continue reading →

You Go Girl!

by Jamie Reeves // 2008-10-15 // 3 Comments

I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday about some hip and lower back pain (don’t ask…it’s basically caused by Isitonmybuttwaytoomuchitis coupled with Ipickupacertain3yearoldwaytoodamnmuchitis) and as I sat in the starkly decorated examining room I glanced around for reading material that wasn’t... Continue reading →

Embarassing Moments In Photo IDs

by Jamie Reeves // 2008-08-05 // 16 Comments

The best friend and I are sitting at the bar at TGI Fridays in the Memphis Doubletree Hotel. I order a Mudslide Cosmo and the bartender asks for my ID. “Look at this mess,” I say, as the bartender is... Continue reading →

Seven-Year Itch, A Great Giveaway, And I’ll Never Work At Hooters

by Jamie Reeves // 2008-07-28 // 18 Comments

I had a great time in Memphis with my best friend this past weekend, even though I was still a tad under the weather. We both got much needed massages Saturday at Gould’s Day Spa in that beautiful downtown Memphis... Continue reading →

Crackmates Dot Com

by Jamie Reeves // 2008-07-22 // 15 Comments

Dear old high school classmates, especially those of you registered at Crackmates dot com: Catch the social networking clue bus and join Facebook.com. It’s free and they don’t hold your guest signatures hostage by asking you to join for a... Continue reading →

1989 Called And Wants Its Drink Specials Back

by Jamie Reeves // 2008-06-30 // 18 Comments

We had a great time with my friend and his “baby” sister and her boyfriend Friday night (although she’s in her 20s and volunteered with the Peace Corps in Africa so she’s hardly a baby). We met for dinner at... Continue reading →

Fat Bastard and Chocolate and BOGO Martinis, Oh My

by Jamie Reeves // 2007-10-01 // 12 Comments

My best friend and I went on a moms’ retreat weekend to Chattanooga. What? Didn’t you know Chattanooga is the new Vegas? She and I both turned 38 this summer and I had a wild hair idea to actually go... Continue reading →

Farewell to a Belle’s Blog

by Jamie Reeves // 2007-01-24 // 2 Comments

One of my favorite bloggers and someone I consider a friend, although I have never met her in person, is hanging up her blogging hat. One of the first blogs I discovered in the summer of 2005 and immediately identified... Continue reading →