AT A LOSS FOR WORDS......

Granny....you will be greatly missed. Not much to say tonight as it still kind of a shock. She is up in heaven with Jesus. She had a long full life with my Granddaddy and her 3 daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Granddaddy and her were married for 67 years. A true testament to a long loving marriage. Granny, we love you and we will see you again.

GRANNY

Frances Alexander

September 9,1922 - July 8,2009

Please lift my family up in your prayers. Thank you so much...we appreciate it greatly.

FOR THOSE WHO ORDERED BENTLEY BOWS!!

Hey Guys!!


Just a quick UPDATE on the Bentley BOWS!! I know you are ITCHING to get your hands on them!! FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEIR BOWS YET, THEY WILL ALL BE MAILED TOMORROW!!! I AM TOTALLY CAUGHT UP AND COULDN'T BE HAPPIER!!! Please let me know when you get them and ALSO....I NEED PICTURES of all the FABULOUS girlies in their BENTLEY BOWS!! I would love to do a Bentley Bow Supporter Post so PLEASE email me pics of them in their Bentley BOWS! That includes YOU, CRYSTAL!!! :o)




Thanks again and the Welsh Family appreciates it more than you know!!

XOXO
Noelle♥

2 RANDOM Posts so keep reading!!

First off...PLEASE tell me you are watching WIPEOUT!! OH MY GOSH..that show makes me SO happy. I literally laugh SO hard during the whole thing. Between the commentary from the host's (JOHN and JOHN), the contestants, the nicknames they give them, the obstacles and WELL....the WIPEOUTS!!

Lordy....I just LOVE this SHOW! If you want to see something during the week that is just plain hilarious...CHECK it OUT!! Its on ABC on Tuesday nights I believe. Let me know if you watch it...it is one of my hubby and I's favorite shows (and we don't watch many shows together!!)

Pause my music PLAYLIST at the bottom and watch this video. This is one of my ALL time favorite episodes from their VERY first season. I actually watched this episode last summer with my niece and nephew when they were visiting us in Dallas. To this day my niece will still randomly say, "Where's the POLE?" As a matter of fact she just said this past weekend when we were in SA! We laugh everytime!!! CHECK IT OUT...SO funny!!

OK...enough of ARIEL!! lol Here's another random POST. I got this ABC's of me from my cousin at Fort Thompson. Looks like fun...if ya feel like it do it on your own blog and let me know! Its a fun way to learn more about people and get some interesting facts you probably wouldn't ever know!

ABC's of ME!

A - Age: 30

B - Bed size: Queen, but getting a KING soon!!

C - Chore you hate: Vacuuming

D - Dounuts or Kolaches: Kolaches, although I'm not a HUGE fan of either

E - Essential start your day item: Water and a phone call to my hubby

F - Favorite color: PINK, Leopard and Zebra (leopard and zebra are colors in my book!)

G - Gold or Silver: Silver or Platinum

H - Height: 5'6"

I - Instruments you play: Piano

J - Jokes or Rhymes: Jokes

K - Kids: None yet.

L - Living arrangements: House with my hubby (currently selling)

M - Movie: Here's a few favs: Legally Blonde, Pulp Fiction, Annie, Newsies, Parent Trap 1 &2, Grease, Maid in Manhattan, Saving Private Ryan, Goonies, Tommy Boy, American History x, Clueless

N - Nicknames: Sis, Brat (my dad's doin'),Noah

O - Overnight hospital stays: Just one that I can remember, had my tonsils out

P - Pet Peeve: Rude people, BAD customer service, people that CUSS alot (like every other word)

Q - Quote you like: "I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in PINK. I believe that loving is the best calorie burner. I believe in french kissing. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."-Audrey Hepburn

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: 1 brother and 1 SISTA! (in-law)

T - Time you wake up: it depends on what time I go to bed, I am usually up working SUPER late!

U - Underwear: Yes...Nordstrom's

V - Vegetable you dislike: Brussel Sprouts and Plain Canned Spinach

W - Ways you run late: hmmmm..woke up late or distracted at home!

X - X-rays you've had: I've had a couple.....ankle and ribs is all I can remember

Y - Yummy food you make: Broccoli Salad, Spaghetti and Meatballs, 7 layer dip, chicken spaghetti, and Pretzel Salad

Z - Zodiac sign: Sagittarius

Hope to see MANY more ABC's of everyone ELSE!!!

XOXO

Noelle♥/

Put on your Dancin' SHOES!!

OK...SHORT Post...but I had to tell you to all put on your dancing shoes, turn up your speakers and DANCE in the rain!! I am havin' one of those days where I am dancin' to the beat, thankin' God for this day, blessed for my family and friends and SO appreciate of my husband, my business and LIFE in general. glam R baby has been SUPER busy and for that I am SOOOO grateful!! I really do have AMAZING customers!! I had a BAD Thursday last week but I DECIDED that Friday that EVERYTHING happens for a reason and God is in control and he has COMPLETE control of my life!!! Its quite an amazing feeling!!

Ok...UPDATE on the Bentley BOWS!! Orders are still coming in for them ( SO THANKFUL!!!) and I had SO many orders that I ran out of one of the CRUCIAL ribbons for the bow! It should arrive this week and I can get EVERYONE else's orders out to them!! I am mailing 5 orders of Bentley Bows today!! WOOHOO!! PLEASE be patient....you WILL get them I promise...I was just shocked to see how many were ordered and that I RAN out of ribbon!! lol

THANKS again for all the support for Bentley...I know the Welsh Family appreciates it more than we probably know!!

Well..I will be back soon...I have NEW outfits to POST!!!

XOXO
Noelle

Don't Stop Believing.......

glee(gle) n.

1. great merriment {syn:hilarity};

2. malicious satisfaction {syn: gloat}

Did anyone watch the PILOT episode of the new show Glee?? OH MY GOSH...I am in LOVE with this new show and SO excited for it to start in the fall. It is quirky, funny, and a feel good show for the fall! And one of my favorite things....SINGING and DANCING! If you LOVE SHOW tunes....you are going to LOVE this show!! It is a MUST watch for the fall!! TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS and LISTEN TO A SONG FROM THE SHOW!!

Most of you don't know this but when I was little I ALMOST ALWAYS had the lead role in the church musicals...yes I was the one to beat always. I did share the spotlight sometimes but not very often. :o) I was always involved with choir and music in some way or another. I took piano lessons from like 5-13....OH HOW I HATED THE LESSONS!! BUT MOM...if you are reading this....you were RIGHT!! I am SO thankful and I LOVE to play the piano! Thanks for always pushing me and telling me just 10 MORE MINUTES! Man...I hated the EGG TIMER!! lol

Anyways....I am just SO pumped about this show....Brian and I are watching together and this is something he didn't grow up appreciating. He doesn't dance or ever sing, but music is one of the things I LOVE the most! I just love it! I always secretly wanted to be on Broadway. Even last fall we went to see a play/musical and I thought to myself how much I wanted to get back into it! But...alas it didn't happen. I am STAGE fright now! My best friend Lea made me sing karaoke TWICE in LA and I was SO nervous both times....I did it but I was petrified! I've been told I can sing but I don't know about that anymore! lol

Just wanted to see if anyone else watched Glee and what were your thoughts on it?? I can't for it to come on every week!!! Have a great holiday weekend!! Yeah FOR A 3 DAY WEEKEND!!

BTW: I am still getting TONS of orders for Bentley Bows...SO EXCITING!! Keep passing us around...you can purchase them HERE. Thanks again and PLEASE be patient with me as I am getting the orders out!!

Thanks so much!!

XOXO

Noelle♥

Bentley Bows are a HUGE SUCCESS!!

Wow! All I can say is WOW!! The Bentley Bows have been a HUGE success!! People have been coming out of the WOODWORKS to buy BOWS, donate money and to offer up free items and even give percentages of one month of work!! (More on that in a bit)

Thank you SO much to everyone that has supported this venture thus far! Thank you so much to Kelly, Angie, Cynthia and Brandi with B4 Photography for posting the Bentley Bow info on their blog....it has caused lots of traffic and some generous people buying BOWS! I started a BENTLEY SUPPORTERS post on the side of my blog!! It LITERALLY grows EVERYDAY!! I am just loving adding people and company's to the list!!

The bows are ONLY available for purchase on my website! http://www.glamrbaby.com/
Also, please let me know if you want to donate money and I can direct you to the right place. My amazing friend Brandi with B4 Photography has generously offered up 10% of her June Photo Sessions. WOW...she has ALOT of sessions in June so that in itself will help alot! Please go check out her work...she's amazing and she's in the DFW area but will travel all over!! :o)

Also....a fabulous customer of mine, Jaime sells Discovery Toys and she has offered to donate 10% of her commission from her sales for the month of June!! WOW...how amazing is everyone!! God is opening up people's hearts for Miss Bentley and I CANNOT thank you enough! This has turned out to be bigger and better than I ever thought and its ALL because of MY AMAZING CUSTOMERS, BRAND NEW CUSTOMERS, BLOG READERS, FRIENDS and everyone else who has contributed! You are ALL greatly appreciated!!




Let me know if you want the link to post the Bentley Bow Button so you can post it on your blog, website, myspace or facebook! Thanks again and I can't wait to hear from Crystal tomorrow about Miss Bentley! PLEASE keep their whole family in your prayers! They are needing the prayer warriors right about NOW!

Thanks again and enjoy your week!

XOXO
Noelle♥

TOTALLY THANKFUL for all the awesome Bentley Bow supporters!! You GUYS ROCK!!

The BENTLEY BOWS!!!

I am SO excited to be doing this for a dear blogger friend, Crystal with You and Me Plus Three. Her sweet baby girl, Bentley is having Open Heart Surgery on May 20th. I have been following Crystal's blog for quite some time now and I wanted to do something for them. I first met Crystal about 2 years ago. She was doing website/myspace design and I had her make my myspace. We lost touch for a while but have reconnected and I'm SO grateful. She is SO sweet and has such a beautiful family.


I wanted to do something nice for their family and for Miss Bentley. She was born with this heart condition and this MAY be on of several open heart surgeries but hopefully by the grace of God she will only have to go through this once. Their insurance apparently doesn't cover all of the surgery nor does it cover her VERY expensive formula or some Dr. visits/appointments. Apparently the FORMULA alone is CRAZY expensive and her Pediatrician has fought for the insurance to cover but they refuse.


SO...I have created 3 BENTLEY bows! HALF of ALL the proceeds for all 3 Bentley Bows will go back to Miss Bentley and her family to cover the costs of all their medical expenses. I know its NOT a lot but I felt like glam R baby needed to do their part in helping!! To PURCHASE the BOWS...please contact me at glamrbaby@yahoo.com, www.myspace.com/glamrbaby or http://www.glamrbaby.com/ (give me until Monday evening to get them on the website!)


Today..we are REVEALING the 3 BENTLEY Bows...Crystal worked very closely with me to pick out colors and patterns and we also wanted them to match their FAMILY blog!! I think we have accomplished that and I'm so excited to announce them! PLEASE buy one FOR you, your friends, your family and TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS about it!! Please feel free to REPOST on your OWN blog and lets get the WORD out....Buy a BENTLEY BOW!!!

All of the photography is done by my AMAZING friend and photographer B4 Photography. Please check out her work...she does a fabulous job. She is the DFW area but travels all around Texas for an extra charge. She also participates in several charity organizations around the DFW area. She is a phenomenal person and has a great eye!! Can't say enough nice things about my girl!! Check out her BLOG and WEBSITE!!

ALL 3 BOWS are available on a headband, a french clip or an alligator clip. They are also available for purchase as piggie bows. If you purchase them as piggie bows there is a price break. Thanks again...hope you LOVE the BOWS!!


The 1st Bentley Bow is the SMALLEST of all 3. This adorable Chocolate Zebra Bow has 2 layers with a swavorski crystal in the middle. Simple and sweet and perfect for piggies or on a headband for a newborn.



- Sm. Bentley on Headband: $16
-Sm. Bentley on french/alligator: $10
-Sm. Bentley Piggies: $18





The 2nd Bentley Bow is the Medium size. I LOVE this BOW! It is SO me! It is a large brown bow with the chocolate zebra layered on top with light pink marabou fluff in the middle. SO CHIC and ADORABLE!!


-Med. Bentley Bow on headband: $22
-Med. Bentley Bow on french/alligator: $15
-Med. Bentley Bow Piggies: $25





OK...LAST but NOT least!! This BIG Bentley Bow is NOT for the meek. This BOW speaks volumes and I GUARANTEE if your baby or little girl wears this she will get TONS of attention! This bow WILL stop traffic. It is a BIG bow and one of glam R baby's speciality's! Over the TOP and SO sassy! This bow has LAYERS and LAYERS of coordinating ribbon! It contains the chocolate zebra, leopard print, brown/pink dots and it has a light pink shabby chic rose in the middle! FABULOUS!!!

BIG Bentley Bow on Headband: $34
Big Bentley Bow on French/Alligator: $25

Again.....please feel free to post this on your blog and LETS get the orders in for Miss Bentley!! Also please pray for The Welsh Family...they will be enduring alot in about a week. Pray for a successful surgery for Miss Bentley and a quick recovery. I KNOW she will do great!! :o)

Thanks so much guys....have a great week and lets get the word out on the Bentley Bows!!

XOXO,Noelle♥

UPDATE!!!

Here's an update for you! Grandaddy is doing much better...the Dr.'s overreacted and everyone else in the family reacted. My mom asked the Dr. on Sunday night if it was ok for my Granny to come see him in the morning and the Dr's response was he thinks it will be TOO late! WHAT? So anyways...PRAISE GOD...he is back with Granny and doing ok. His regular Dr. saw him Monday morning and he said he did indeed look bad but it could be 2 days, 2 weeks or a year. For now we are all relieved and thanking God it wasn't it his time yet.



This leads me to this amazing song I just put on my blog! I have become even MORE into Nickleback because my nephew, SHAYNE LOVES them!! This song really hit home for my feelings on my Grandaddy and on our current situation. With us moving to Vegas, people think we are CRAZY for leaving coorporate world, chasing dreams, not having 401k, insurance, etc.....BUT we LIVE with NO regrets....we have chosen this path and are SOO excited!! It is a bit scary but we are embracing it and going with it!


Like the LINE in this SONG, " EACH DAY IS A GIFT AND NOT A GIVEN RIGHT!!! Leave NO STONE unturned, LEAVE your FEARS behind.....and TRY to take the PATH less traveled BY!!"


We are LIVING by this and it is SO true...each day is a GIFT from GOD....DON'T take it for granted...tell your loved ones you love them, enjoy your family and loved ones, and LIVE LIFE!!!!


Have a great rest of the week and weekend!! We are off to SA to visit family and I am off to see a friend that I haven't seen since I was 18!!! SOOO excited!! She has been a blessing to me since returning to my life...I will have tons on pics from this weekend!!


Also..be on the watch out for SUPER exciting news and PICTURES and a BLOG about my recent trip to LA!!


XOXO
Noelle♥

TOTALLY THANKFUL for all the prayers and my GRANDADDY'S recovery and being back with Granny. God is good and he is in control. Thank you Lord! :o)

Prayers for my family please.....

Granny and Grandaddy at our wedding 5 yrs ago.

This is a first for me. Don't really even know what to say really. Tonight around 9:30pm my dad called me and said he had just got home from Corpus and that the move of my grandparents to a more 24 hour care facility went well, but Granddaddy's blood pressure had dropped significantly and he was rushed the ER by EMS. He is not doing well. The Dr. has told my family that his body is shutting down and they gave him 24 hours.

A little background....my grandparents had to move out of their home almost 2 years ago and they moved into a smaller home. They still needed constant care. Granny needs someone to make her take her medicine and use her oxygen and grandaddy needed someone to help him get around, get to the restroom, oxygen, etc. Slowly...things have been getting worse....they have both taken a couple bad falls and they recently went to 24 hour care at their home. It just wasn't working...they needed to be somewhere else where an RN could take care of them and get all the care they were needing. So this weekend was yet another move. Everything was fine and Granny did really well with the transition but not Grandaddy. I talked to my sister tonight and she said that maybe now that Granny was being taken care of that he felt like he could go. They have always been together, ALWAYS! I'm not quite sure how to deal with this....I've NEVER in my life had someone pass away that was family or someone that I was really close to. I feel like someone has hit me in the stomach. Please pray for my family and most of all pray for my Granny. I don't know how she will deal with this.....Brian and I will be heading to SA this week and then on to Corpus. I will try and keep u guys updated. Thank you so much for the prayers. (sorry if I'm rambling or not making any sense..)

XOXO
Noelle♥

Grandaddy and Granny with the 3 daughters ( my mom is in the middle)

Granny and Grandaddy Christmas '06 (the last Christmas in their house)

(their house with the Christmas SNOW in Corpus Chrsiti,Tx)

TOTALLY and TRUTHFULLY THANKFUL!!

Today as I sit at my friend's apartment in LA and do ABSOLUTELY nothing...I am thankful for the ability and opportunity to travel to see one my best friends. I am ALSO thankful for one of my very good friends and her family. We don't get to see them much but her and I had a VERY long conversation today about family, church, God and life. Her husband wasn't so sure about believing in God but lately he felt like something was tugging at him. He has been listening to a local pastor on podcast and I think God is doing work in his life. She was saying that they wanted to get back into church and start going again as a family.  We talked about how much of a difference it is when you decide to include God in your everyday life. I AM SO guilty about not doing this on a daily basis. I get caught up in everyday life, busyness, and just not stopping to talk to God. I am working on it. Brian and I are very guilty of not finding a church home to worship at every week, we KNOW it needs to be a apart of our life we just need to do it! This is one of the reasons I started doing my TOTALLY THANKFUL blogs to be reminded of God in my life and to be thankful for the things in my life. I really want to stay grounded in my life and remember where I came from. I am TOTALLY THANKFUL for my friend and her family and for God doing work in their lives. They are ready God......Brian and I have handed this journey to Las Vegas over to God.  He is in control and we are following. Thank you Lord for being a pat of my life and giving me a WONDERFUL family and friends.  I am SO grateful!!

XOXO

Noelle♥

(sorry no pics today!)  :o(