a wee bit of holiday cheer

I'm not a total Scrooge.

I found a little package of ornaments from 1985 (I know the year because it said so on the tags at the junk store). They look like something your grandma would put on her tree. Your grandma, not mine because my grandma uses giant fake birds of prey on her ugly-ass flocked tree. At least she did when I was  kid. I'm telling you the tree was covered in giant white doves and I swear they had red eyes too. They would glare at you. I haven't been to her house during this time of year in quite some time so I'm not sure what the decor is now days at Grandma Lawn Ornaments house. I also found this great vintage bowl - I forget what the style is called.

{The tree lights up and was only ten bucks, but it sadly needs a skirt. I'll get right on that}

For the second year in a row (or does this make three years) I am not putting up my awesome fake, white tree. There is no room in our one bedroom. I need the room for my frequent tantrums - I tend to knock a lot of things down when they occur. Just like last year, in which we celebrated Black Christmas (see post here) I decided to decorate the mantel and leave it at that. This year the theme is Creepy Santa. If you check out last years post you can see last years holiday card too and I tell a short funny story about my brother who was living in Wisconsin at the time. Him and his family are back this year in Utah so you can imagine my parents are going nuts because His Majesty will be around to dribble over.

{Last Year's holiday card framed}

Anyhootandholla - here are some more pics. I found the two creepy Santas this year at the junk store. I was thinking of a good way to go would be me walking down the aisles of Savers and having a heart attack but no one finds me for a few days because I'm buried under a pile of vintage goods that I was carrying. That's one way I fantasize about dying. {sick & twisted}

More to come regarding Creepy Santa. You just wait.

My semi red hair

Obligatory bathroom self portrait. It should be on my Myspace page if I had one. You can see how dark the pony tail is. I'm partially (pun intended) happy after two tries. In four weeks I'm trying again. I will conquer this.

Guest Post on Craving Cupcakes

Please check out my guest post over at the awesome baker Angela's blog Craving Cupcakes. It's a fun, cheap and easy DIY for the holidays.

Check out more DIY projects by clicking on the pic below.

Are we friends in Twitterverse? That's twitter universe if you needed a translation. I just recently changed my twitter handle to Letting_It_Fly

Guest Post - Creepiest Guy on TV

The winner is ... DR OZ!

Please don't tell me you think this guy is normal. He looks like the guy that sits in front of his computer all day with his pants off strolling for underage girls. I'm almost certain I have seen him on "To catch a Predator" No? 

Today I accidentally turned the TV on while his show was on.... I heard him say "erogenous zone" and I threw up in my mouth. I couldn't find the remote fast enough, my skin started crawling with every creepy word he said . EWH! 

I will admit I have seen full episodes of his TV show (Thanks Oprah!) He always call an audience member to come up and help him demonstrate some totally GROSS body function. That poor sucker has no idea she will end up telling the world about her hemorrhoid problem. After he ruins the life of an unsuspecting lady, he moves on to show these little beauties...... 

I Shudder.

DOUBLE SHUDDER 

He tries to scare everyone about "silent killers" I remember a few months ago he had me scared to use my foundation powder. Saying I could inhale it and it could poison my lungs WTF? Is this guy for real?

I cant bear to watch, I fear he is molesting me with his eyes..... MAJOR CREEP FACTOR!

SCREW OFF Dr. OZ

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This guest post was brought to you by Jenni by bestie till death! She makes me laugh on a weekly basis.

Thanks Jenni for your awesome post! I snorted quite frequently while reading it. That video just kills me.

The Answers - with commentary

photos taken by UGLYSHEEP

This was fun. I love how it turned out. I expected more questions from others but the ones we did get were fucking incredible. Thanks to everyone who participated AND for asking more than one question. (original post)

Angela asked:

How supportive are you of Brandy's blog/do you do anything to help her with it?

I support brandy with everything she does... hmmm looks like I'm helping her with it right now answering questions that little sneaky wife of mine

(He is pretty supportive - it's a given that he will give me shit for EVERYTHING initially but I do it anyways and he lives with it. I think he secretly loves the attention, I mean he's in a band for crying out loud)

Would you ever consider starting a blog?

not in a MILLION years.... but I change my mind on a second by second basis so who knows

(I think he'll do it someday. He's way funnier than I am.)

What's your favorite memory of a date that you've had with Brandy?

Favorite memory of a date er whatever.... going on a miserable hike in the dark...(on the way down) to ask that beautiful woman to marry me

(Giving a girl a heart attack right before you pop the question is a sure Yes)

Oh Honestly Erin asked:


I want to know the drummer question! (Is he currently in a band? If so, tell me more about that!)
YES I'm in a band... Small Town Trap (new website coming soon) with Lynn (from below) and singer Spencer. Its really a good time... when we play

(You can read more about it here if you so desire. I've pretty much blogged their entire journey. They are a temporary hiatus at the moment)

I also want to know: had he died from carbon monoxide poisoning, would he come back as a ghost to haunt you, and if so, what are some of the things he would do?
I would haunt the SHIT out of brandy if I HAD died from the CO poisoning.. I wasn't that fortunate though :P to Haunt her I would use tweezers and pull out all of her leg hairs one at a time because she wont let me do that now... ;) and I would whisper in her ear... "settle down".... cuz she hates that

(Here's to hoping I am first to go!)

Also, this one's for you - do you have any posts from when you guys got married? If so, I would love to read it!
We have a ton of them - you can read them by clicking on the wedding label/tag HERE! Which has just about every darn detail you can imagine minus the dirty stuff, unfortunately.


Kristen asked:


What are you favorite features Brandy? Least favorite? 
My favorite quality about my wife is her great butt.... least favorite.... her blogging about her husband...just kidding not sure on the dislikes.... maybe her junk hunting at the thrift store and filling our house up with the stuff. every time I come home I find some new trinket from the D.I. or Savers or Thrift town. (I LOVE YOU BRANDY)

(My ass. That's so stereotypical isn't it? I am thankful for it to be honest - him liking it, not my ass particularly)

What advice would you give to others with a significant other blogging?
run RUN!! RUN FAR AND FAST!

Who is your favorite cartoon character (movie or TV)?
Homer J. Simpson




Lynn (bass player from STT) asked:


Is it true that black people can't swim?
I can effing swim Lynn.... THIS IS THE HUSBAND....LOL. They also can play Bass guitar really well.... ASS!!! Bahahahaha...

(The rhetoric between these band mates is stellar isn't it?)

Mother-in-law asked:


Ty what was the very first thought that ran threw your mind when you saw Brandy for the very first time in person?
Hubba-hubba!


(He put that so eloquently. It's funny because I purposely down played my attire and look when we met for the first time. I had been on a few bad dates before I met him so I had no hope for this one. I am glad I showed up to Starbucks that day though because I almost didn't. We followed up Starbucks with the classic movie Snakes on a Plane, haha!)