I'M OFF TO CHURCH!

I am announcing the winner of my giveaway at the end of the post y'all...but first, I'm off to church and "Here's What I'm Wearing!" The orange shift is by Lilly and the orange cardigan is from Tar-jay...a long time ago.
Love the pattern...frogs, octopus, dolphins, whales, and turtles.
I'm wearing my orange Revas, by Tory Burch and carrying my Nantucket pocketbook. The gold choker necklace has a drop pendant of my monogram and the earrings are the same design. I'm wearing a Chanel logo gold bracelet and my Cartier rollring wedding band. My ponytail will be secured with a gold Chanel barrette and my fragrance of choice for the day is Burberry.
Now on to my giveaway...A lot of y'all e-mailed me about where to find the monogrammed pitcher and tumbler set. The set that I'm giving is available online at Tiny Tulip.

If you really want a custom look, you can find acrylic pitchers, goblets, or tumblers at the grocery store, Target, or Walmart. Then you can get decals of your monogram and just stick them on...very easy. I just bought a pitcher and some goblets at Publix and bought some darlin' decals of my monogram at 2PreppyGirls...this way, you can choose the style of the pitcher, goblet/tumbler, and the color of your decals!!
So...the lucky winner is Julie at BrownEyedBelleJulie. Miss Julie lives in Virginia with her precious little Yorkie, Millie. She has a darlin' blog and y'all simply must pay her a visit. Please be gracious and join me in congratulating Miss Julie!!! Congratulations Julie! I do hope you enjoy the iced tea serving set and the cookbook and comeback sauce:)

Thank you again to each one of you for entering my giveaway! I love and appreciate all my readers and have another fun giveaway coming up soon!

A GIVEAWAY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL ICED TEA MONTH!!!

The lazy days of summer are upon us! You might be enjoying sunny days at the beach, at the lake, or taking in a movie at a nice cool theatre. Well, I'm relaxing on the porch...with a good book and a goblet of iced tea!!!

June is National Iced Tea Month
In 1904 a gentleman by the name of Richard Blechynden was trying to sell his hot tea at the World's Fair in St. Louis and because there was a heat wave, no one wanted any, so he added some ice and iced tea became popular.

Like most Southerners, I began drinking iced tea at a young age. Iced tea is considered the beverage of hospitality, the table wine of the South, and sometimes referred to as the champagne of the South.

Take the heat out of your summer, slow down, and join me in sippin' some great iced tea! Today, I'm enjoying a longtime Southern favorite--Lipton Iced Tea. I'm browsing through this darlin' book "Screen Doors and Sweet Tea," looking at all the recipes and tales from a Southern cook. As a Southerner, the title and the cover photo make this a must-read for Miss Janice!

What goes well with iced tea in the summertime? I can't think of anything tastier than saltines and some 'Comeback Sauce.' I fell in love with this sauce as young girl. When mama & daddy and my brother J.D. & I would make our trips to Jackson, Mississippi to visit daddy's family, the entire Sessums family would get together for dinner at Dennery's in Jackson. The 'Comeback Sauce' was served as a complimentary appetizer with saltines. Years later, as an adult, I would drive four hours to Jackson, Mississippi just to eat at Dennery's and enjoy the saltines and sauce. Many a Southern hostess has served this sauce in crystal bowls and a plate of saltines. It's good with all kinds of food...chilled shrimp, a green salad, french fries, fried dill pickles, and other Southern favs.



It's The Table Sauce of the South...there is a fab recipe for the sauce in the book or you can buy the sauce online at TheMississippiGiftCompany .

I'm enjoying this Southern fav...on the porch, at "The Roost."

Saltines and "Comeback Sauce!"

To celebrate National Iced Tea Month, I'm hosting another giveaway!!!

Here's the prize:
My mama, Miss Pauline always taught me that it is more gracious to give than to receive. Along with the book, "Screened Doors and Sweet Tea", I'm adding a bottle of 'Comeback Sauce.' I'm also including this absolutely precious monogrammed iced tea pitcher and tumbler set, I KNEW that one of my readers should have it...it's just too cute!!! Good Lord, I want it myself!

So, along with the book and the 'Comeback Sauce, the winner will receive the pitcher and tumbler set, with your monogram--in the font and color of your choice.

Here's the rules y'all:

~To receive one entry--you must leave a comment.
~To receive two entries--please let me know if you are a follower of my blog or if you are a new friend and proper follower.
~For a third entry--please let me know if you posted about my giveaway on your blog/or Twitter.

The winner will be announced on Sunday, June 6, 2010. Good luck y'all!

JUST ANOTHER PRISSY DAY IN PARADISE!

Like many of y'all, I've been anticipating the opening of SATC 2 in the theatre--today was the big day...and I had quite a prissy day!

After a yummy lunch at one of my fav local cafes, the West End Grill...I drove thru Starbucks and got my fav Starbucks warm-weather drink--the Skinny Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino. Frappuccino in hand, I did a little shopping, then it was on to the theatre.

After purchasing my must-have buttered popcorn and Diet Coke, I entered the row where I wanted to sit, but did not turn my backside to people...'cuz that would be offensive!

Of course, I observed theatre etiquette and placed my iPhone in the "manners mode." (No talking on the phone, tweetin', textin'...nothing but silence!)

Needless to say, I ate my popcorn quietly and didn't slurp my Diet Coke...I sipped.

However, I did laugh out loud...many times!!!

LOVE all these girls!!! The fashion...oh my goodness! The pink lizzard Lady Dior pocketbook Charlotte is holding is just sooooo cute! I also j'adore the pink Dior suit she's wearing!While I do love ALL the girls (and Samantha was in rare form), my favorite girl is Charlotte. Love the 'Baker's Delight' cupcake apron she wore, which is available at Anthropologie. Mine is "in the mail"...I'm excited to add it to my ever-growing apron collection and will be doing a post soon featuring this must-have darlin' apron!

"Here's What I Wore." I wore my 'Pink Resort' capris by Lilly and a classic white blouse from Coldwater Creek.

I wore these cute white sandals with flowers on the top, by Lilly and carried my Lilly Bermuda Bag with the 'Bermuda Pink Pigs-in-a-Blanket' pattern cover. To coordinate with the daisies, I wore a gold choker necklace with the 'Lazy Daisy' pendant, by Lilly. Along with my Oyster Perpetual watch by Rolex and my rollring wedding band by Cartier, I wore a simple pair of gold button earrings. My ponytail was adorned with a pink gingham ribbon bow and my nail color was 'Mod Squad' by Essie--the perfect pink!!! My lipstick was 'Laser Pink' by Chanel and I wore my Chanel sunglasses. Of course, my fragrance of choice was 'Wink' by Lilly.

Getting ready to "Get my Carrie on"

Thank y'all for stopping by today. I'll say goodbye with this gorgeous photo of 'Big'...

Goodness Gracious, I'm the PREPPY BLOG OF THE WEEK!!!

I must say thank you to Margaret and Beth (of the famed Preppy Mafia) for awarding my blog--Etiquette With Miss Janice--the "Preppy Blog of the Week!" I am beyond excited to receive this precious award from two of the most preppy bloggers ever! I love being a member of the Preppy Mafia. Check them out...I mean how cute is their logo y'all???

~Margaret is the owner of 2 Preppy Girls, a business which is a great source of cute, preppy, and classic gifts. Her monogrammed decals are one of my fav products! Margaret is also the author of the blog--2PreppyGirls.
~Beth is the author of the Preppy Bible, Social Climbers. If y'all haven't read this book yet, you simply must...it's de rigueur reading for those who love all things preppy! Miss Janice is definitely not a Social Climber...those girls are just too high fallutin' for me; however, I do have social climbing tendencies! To order her book, visit Beth's website here or check out Beth's blog at SocialClimbers123.

Thanks again to Margaret and Beth...y'all are soooo sweet!

Are you from the SOUTH???

LOVE my new Southern-girl wall art!!! It's all about the So-uth!

Where exactly is the South???
Well, some say the South is...
Florida, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.

I say the Old South/Deep South is The Real South...
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

I'm proud to say that I'm American by birth, Southern by the Grace of God!
This cute little photo saying just that...graces a guestroom in my home, along with photos of my mama with her mama and of my mama and daddy...Hazlehurst, Georgia--early 1950's.

~The South is a place where tea is sweet and accents are sweeter!
Even though Southerners love Co-Cola, their hearts belong to sweet tea. We drink it all the time--whether the temperature is 32 degrees or 102 degrees...it's our go-to drink that you will be offered when you come to visit.

As a Southerner, I love to hear the sound of a sweet Southern accent--not a fake one, a real Southern drawl!!! Miss Janice speaks two languages...English and Southern. I can definitely turn on the Southern drawl when I feel like it!

The Drawl...
One has to be raised in the South to speak with a Southern drawl... We speak slowly and drop the endin' consonant; i.e., fixin', darlin', et cetera. We don't enunciate our words--that would be uppity!

~In the South, Summer starts in April.
I'm not sure about this one y'all...maybe it's because we start wearing white shoes and carrying our white pocketbooks on Easter Sunday??? Hmmmmm

~Southerners like to believe that Macaroni and Cheese is a vegetable.
Macaroni and Cheese is definitely in the vegetable food group y'all! It's right there with fried green tomatoes and butterbeans! Miss Janice's Macaroni & Cheese baked in a Paula Deen casserole dish. ~Front porches are wide and words are long.
Southerners are "porch people". When we are sitting on our porches we are welcoming visitors!

My front porch here at "The Roost" was made for me...I love to sit on the porch, relax and watch the people go by, and enjoy some sweet tea or maybe a glass of merlot!

~Pecan pie is a staple.
The "Dessert of the South" is pronounced "Pee-KHAN" pie y'all! It's a welcome dish at dinner parties, covered dish suppers, funeral receptions, and just about anywhere Southerners come together to socialize! You are a special Southerner if the pecans were picked from your own orchard!!!

My favorite pecan pie recipe is from the book by Alda Ellis, Sentimental Living.
*Recipe for Ms. Ellis' Pecan Pie
3 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 tsp. salt
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup maple-flavored pancake syrup
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
1 cup pecan halves
Combine eggs, sugar, salt, butter, and syrup in a medium-sized bowl and mix well. Pour mixture into pie shell and top with pecan halves. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Very Southern...very decadent.

~Y'all is the only proper noun.
Most of us 'etiquette people' like to tell y'all that you should greet people properly with..."Good Morning/Good Evening Sir/Ma'am," but the truth is...In the South, "Hey, how y'all doing" is a perfectly acceptable way to greet people whether you are at church, the grocery store, or at a football game. Sometimes it's just "Hee-eeey"...two syllables please! Perfectly acceptable.

What is not an acceptable form of greeting in the South? "Hey you guys!" Good Lord. Chalk on a chalkboard!!!

~Chicken is fried and biscuits come with gravy.
Now savvy Southerners try to enjoy this delicacy in moderation!!! But, we still love it y'all! It's our go-to food for picnics, tailgating, family reunions, Sunday suppers, and weeknight take-out meals.
~Everything is Darlin'.
Addressing someone as "Darlin'" is a high compliment in the South. Professionally, it's probably not a good idea to start calling everybody in the conference room "Darlin'" but in the South, it's still done!

Here's a recent conversation I had on Twitter with my friend Preppy101...

Me: Totally slept thru the (Kentucky) Derby...so un-Southern!

Preppy101: Oh, darlin', are you feverish?

That's the way we talk y'all! I promise. But don't you dare call me honey!!! Ooooh, I don't like that!

~Someone's heart is always being blessed.
We say "Bless your/his/her heart" all the time! It doesn't matter if you are sick, just graduated from college, got divorced, got a great job...whatever, we want to bless your heart!

I'm feeling real Southern tonight, I'm fixin' some good ol' comfort food for dinner and serving it Buffet Style.

Just the way Mama does it!!!
With some sliced tomatoes...
Salt & Pepper on the mac & cheese and tomatoes...butter on the biscuits (if husband passes on the gravy)
Miss Janice uses her knife and fork to eat fried chicken but husband doesn't:) To be on the safe side, we're using these cute little napkins tonight.

So, are YOU Southern? Love to hear from you!

Merci Beaucoup Suburban Princess!

I have a super-busy day and all morning I've been working on my social network pages and enjoying a little 'Dunkin Decaf' y'all! I want to say thank-you to my blogging friend Suburban Princess. She knows I love roosters and sent me a darling rooster-motif coffee set. Suburban Princess, a proper thank-you note is "in the mail" to you!

Yesterday and today I have been working on my Twitter roll, my Blog roll, and my Facebook Page. Honestly y'all, there is way too much information out there coming into my little brain! (Too much going out from moi, as well!) So, I have deleted my own Facebook Fan Page, I'm thinking about stopping my blogposts from feeding onto my Facebook page, I'm deleting people I'm following on Twitter who don't tweet back or just want to sell me something, I'm unfollowing bloggers who don't blog anymore, et cetera.

Now, in the process, I may have deleted YOU--Some I deleted intentionally for the reasons stated above and some by mistake. This is not personal! If you are still blogging/tweeting and if you want to remain in these social networks and communicate with me, please let me know!!! If you don't ever communicate with me, then how do I know???

I hope y'all's day is wonderful! Thank you for stopping by to visit.