Valentine's Day Link-up

Ever wonder if your spouse really knows you?! Like even the simplest questions? Well now is the time to find out!

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The Life of a Not So Ordinary Wife

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Here are the instructions:

1. Fill out the Valentines Day Questions. You can find them here.
2. Hand over the same set of questions to your spouse and see if they can answer the questions about you. 
3. Write your post and compare both of your answers
4. Link up your blog post below!

Want to see how my husband and I did? Read our answers below. 

How long have you been married?

Mallory: 2 years in May 

Chris: I don't know... a year and some change... um... a year in 8 months. 

Where was your first date?

Mallory: We went to a horse event (go figure), dinner and the park. It was a busy night!

Chris: Fajitas, the horse thing and the barn. ( he forgot Wills Park) 

Where was your first kiss?

Mallory: Wills Park - Alpharetta the night of that first date. 

Chris: The barn. (Wrong. How does he forget that? He recreated it the following year!)

Who first said, "I love you"?

Mallory: He did! 

Chris: Me. 

What were your wedding colors?

Mallory: Light yellow and white with hints  of light green

Chris: Yellow and green

What is her most commonly used phrase?

Mallory: I over use whatevs but other than that I don't have a catch phrase. 

Chris: hmm... not a phrase really but she talks about Soul the horse constantly. I think "Soul is perfect is her most used phrase. I think if he was a person, with a job, she would leave me for him. 

Who is her celebrity crush?

Mallory: Luke Bryan or Tanner Foust. 

Chris: Tanner Foust. 

If she was ordering drinks for both of you what would you each get?

Mallory: A hurricane for me. He doesn't drink so a sweet tea for him. 

Chris: Sweet tea. 

What is the best meal she has ever cooked you?

Mallory: He loves my chicken alfredo. 

Chris: Homemade chicken alfredo with garlic bread

What is the worst meal she has ever cooked you?

Mallory: Pasta with vodka sauce. That was a flop. 

Chris: Stuffed grape leaves. (I forgot about those!!! I have to agree with him. The whole house smelt like it.)

What is the most-played song on her iPod?

Mallory: The Airstream Trailer song

Chris: That Airstream song. 

What would she say is your most annoying habit?

Mallory: His snoring or the fact that he researches everything for hours. 

Chris: Snoring. 

What is the last thing she does before she goes to bed?

Mallory: I can't sleep without snuggling with Riley dog.

Chris: Reads a book and snuggles with her dog. 

If you could throw out one item of her clothing what would it be?

Mallory: I have no idea. He hates flip-flops so maybe those. 

Chris: Flip-flops!!! 

What would you say is your favorite thing about her?

Mallory: He loves my love for animals. He says it means I have a heart of gold. Oh and my boobs.  

Chris: No matter how stupid my ideas are or how mean I am or how angry I get she still loves me. 

What's her go-to drink at Starbucks?

Mallory: Mocha Frappucino or caramel macchiato

Chris: Mocha frapp

What's her blog's name?!

Mallory: He better get this. 

Chris: The Grace of Southern Charm. 

Pogo Sticks and hot wine

Hello. This is me right now. 

Okay. Okay. I am not at the country club right now. I am on my couch. 

That was me at my best friend's wedding last year. 

When I could drink. Because my nutritional coach didn't spout random shit about how wine=calories. 

Why was I sad then? Because I spent too much time dancing and my wine got warm. 

See lot's of dancing?

Note to self: You should have just enjoyed that warm wine, because now you are wine deprived. 

I do have plenty of whine though. See what happened there? Yeah I am lame. 

That was not the point of this post I am just way off track. 

Okay... see this face. 

Riley S. Dog

Yeah he looks cute, but he has issues. Actually both of my dogs have issues. 

The other day it was gorgeous out and I had stuff to do in the barn. I didn't trust them, because Lacey runs under the fence all the time. She just uses me for food. She could care less about hanging around. 

So I put them on tie outs near the barn. This is where it gets fun. The second they are tied they turn into maniacs. Even if they can still touch me. They seriously lose their heads. 

Lacey ties herself as tight as she can around anything. She will find a blade of grass and wrap her lead around it. EVERY TIME. Then she sits there and pants and paces until I unravel her rope,so she can quickly tie herself to something else. It's cute. 

Riley grows Pogo sticks in the bottom of his feet and jumps as high as he can. Then he jumps at me. He never jumps on people unless he is tied. Then he forgets manners.  It's like he goes into primal mode and forgets that he lives inside and sleeps on my bed and he is not actually a yard dog. Then he gets bored and eats grass until he vomits. It's attractive. That's why all the lady dogs are after him. Most def. 

I am going to go snuggle with the weirdos. Have a great day ya'll!

I want you to hang out with me.

So do you want to hang out with me in February? I will let you sit right over there on the side bar and there will be giveaways and guest posts and girl talk and maybe a recipe or two (when I make it to the kitchen)... seriously, it will be grand. I think we could be good friends.

 I am constantly growing over here and I would love for you to be apart of it.I want you to be apart of it so badly I have made all ads 30% off this week! I am also offering giveaway spots like always, so join me. I would love to have you!

Friday Letters

Dear Friday Letters,
It has been awhile and I have kinda missed you. Your a great way to re-cap my week and my feelings.

Dear Cold Weather,
Brrr.... You do not make riding very fun. I hate feeling like an ice cube when I get done training. Not cool. There is a reason I live in the south and that reason is not the cold.

Dear Soul,
Ow. I understand you were frustrated because we were learning something new, but you didn't need to pull my arms out of socket. Seriously, my arms are on fire today.

Don't let that sweet face fool you. He was rotten last night, but it was still a blast. 

Dear weekend,

I am going to party like I'm 80. Comfort food and nap times galore. Do not throw any wrenches into that plan, okay?

Dear readers, 

Thank you for being here and while you are here join the giveaway! 

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I want 20 wedding dresses

We have been wedding dress shopping for the bestie's wedding dress and I have to say I am slightly jealous. Okay. I am really jealous. The dress shopping was my favorite part. I could have visited every bridal store in the south.


In fact I love my dress so much I wore it for a "southern" photo shoot and I plan to wear it in at least one more. Sorry, there is about to be a photo dump. Here are pictures from the wedding day...

I did not want to take it off. I do not understand how people have reception dresses. My plan was to stay in this dress until I absolutely had to take it off.  Which is why I put it on again for this photo shoot... 

Why can't we wear wedding dresses every day? 

If I were a boy...

I am spending some time with Erin and Gay for their brilliant "If I were a Boy" link up.
I am so excited. This is a post the hubs will be required to read. You know, hint-hint style.

If I were a boy....
.... I would not snore and if I did, I would not complain when someone reminded me to shut the hell up.

.... I would give massages to my wife, girlfriend or fiance every day without being asked.

.... I would not make my significant other watch anything related to home repair or anything boring like that.

.... I would learn how to say " yes dear" when my wife asked for diamonds or puppies.

.... I would make Melting Pot a once week thing, because I would get that date nights are important.

.... I would wake up 10 minutes before I had to go to work, because I wouldn't have to shave my legs.

.... I would eat whatever I want. Seriously, guys lose weight so much easier. 

.... I would wear t-shirts and jeans every day, because I can.

.... I would drink lots of alcohol and scream at football games on t.v (okay so maybe this already happens... )

And finally...
.... I would throw away my hair dryer and all that jazz because it wouldn't be needed anymore. Wouldn't that be amazing?

The Facts of Me

You guys have got to hear a lot about me lately, and one of my faves Whitney, thought up this amazing "The Facts of Me" link up. I am my favorite topic so I just had to join in. So here goes...

1) I have an emotional attachment to my phone and computer. A little sad, but one of those two things are with me constantly.

2) I am always cold and I hate it. I am not happy unless it is at least 78 degrees. When I typed 78 degrees, I immediately thought of 98 degrees. Oh, the boy band days. 

3) I claim that my dog is a total mama's boy but I am pretty sure I am the one that fuels that relationship. I am a little obsessed with him.

4) I hate spending money, but love to shop. How the hell does that work? I am in constant battle with  myself. It's really sad. I usually just walk around stores like a creeper, talking myself out of purchases.

5) My pet peeve is when I am talking to the hubs and he doses off like an 80 year old. That just happened. I wanted to hit him scream at him. I just turned off his boring show, and it will take him 10 minutes to realize it. Well, he just noticed and now I am getting the stink eye.

6) I get super grouchy when I don't ride. No saddle time= mega bitch.

Can you blame me? Look at that face! 

7) I am an organized freak and hate when people reorganize my desk without asking. Organizing also makes me very happy and relaxed. 

8) Miranda Lambert's Airstream Song makes me insanely happy. 

9) I always have to have a candle lit. I have one at the office and one in each room at home. I think they are so relaxing. 

10) I love anything vintage and anything with lace. Oh and I love pearls. We went wedding dress shopping for my best friend's wedding and it made me wish that we could wear gorgeous dresses everyday. The world would be a better place if it were acceptable to wear wedding dresses 24/7. 

So there you have it. I am weird, but I think I am lovable. At least I hope I am. What are you facts?