Sold to Silhouette!

Can you say thrilled? I can:)

I've been working my fingers to death for the last year in an attempt to sell to Silhouette Desire...per my agent's suggestion. She was insistant that that line was perfect for me and turns out she was right!

Unfortunately, as hard as Jenn, my agent worked, she was on vacation in the Bahamas and couldn't call me. Actually, I'm not even sure she knows yet. When her boss called, she said she had no way of getting in touch with Jenn. I can't wait to talk to her about this. We've worked and worked and our teamwork has paid off!

I've already got another proposal ready to go (as soon as I do one more read-through) and she'll send it on. Keep your fingers crossed for that!

My Desire book will be out in February 2010 - don't worry, I'll remind you. Also, I'll be revamping my website so keep you eye out for something new and fresh!

So, since I'm in the mood to celebrate, I'll be giving away a sterling silver bracelet with a cute dangling heart. All you have to do is leave me a post! See how easy that is?

Huge Hugs!
Jules

Family Photo

How can two innocent words come together and be so terrifying? Let me tell ya, I'm shakin'.

I've scheduled family pictures for the end of November so I have one month to get this last 15 lbs of baby weight off. I've been hitting the gym like crazy since I work right next to it now. Not only do I have my weight to worry about...WHAT THE HECK DO WE WEAR?

I'm not one of those people who do cutesy outfits with everything matching. I'd like us to all match in color and the girls will be wearing jumpers with black, pink and white in them. I guess I'll go with my old standby of...black:)

As for hubby, he's even less thrilled than I am. But, I know if we don't do this when the babies are, well, babies, we'll be sorry when they get older that we didn't. And, hey, I'll need something to blackmail them with when they get older:)

I look back at family photos from when I was a kid and I don't know whether to laugh at the puffy, bad permed hair or cry at the fact my mother let me leave the house looking like Young Frankenstein.

Anyway, I'd love to hear some family photo horror stories:) Why do we put ourselves through the misery? I can't figure it out...

Hugs,
Jules

Happy Anniversary to Me!

This is such an appropriate post to follow on the coattails of "Romantic Gestures". My hubby and I just celebrated our 9 year wedding anniversary on Sept. 25th.

What did we do? Well, we went to my FAVORITE restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory and did some shopping. Great food, a shoe purchase (or two) and trying on clothes that make me look skinny...what more could a gal want?

We had a fabulous time. Why is it that when the anniversary rolls around I feel more giddy? Does anybody else get this? I even get giddy on the anniversary date when we started dating.

Oh well, I hope I never lose that school girl feeling. I get the tingling in my belly throughout the year as well. Like when my guy takes my hand and squeezes, a nice subtle, unspoken I Love You. Or, when he thinks I'm asleep and he comes to bed and runs his hand over my hair and my cheek and whispers, "I love you" or "You're so beautiful".

Man, do I have a good guy or what?

So, do you all still get that silly, tingling feeling with your mate? If so, how long have you been together? I think romance is the best emotion, action...whatever, in the whole world. I would hate to go through this life alone, having never felt this connection.

Since I'm in the lovey-dovey mood, I'll give away a really cool silver-plated bookmark to one lucky person who leaves me feedback!

Romantic Gestures

Because they don't happen everyday, I get all giddy when they do:)

My husband is a romantic at heart. The man has no choice seeing as how he grew up with 4 older sisters. Needless to say he knows how to treat a lady...lucky me:)


The other day I was hustling around trying to get all the girls' things together as well as my own before we left. As I'm rushing to get to the door, I stop where I always hang my keys and instead of seeing my keys, I see a CD. On the CD were the words "I Love You". I stopped in my tracks and smiled.

So, now I'm even in more of a hurry to get to the car because I want to see what's on this CD my hubby made me.

I strap both girls in, load the car with bags and pop the CD in. Off we go.

There's only one song on this new CD - I Need You by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

WOW! My hubby sure does know how to impress me:)

Has a special person in your life ever done something romantic that took you by surprise? I'd love to hear about it!

If You Hate It...Change It

I overheard a conversation between two people the other day...okay, so I was eavesdropping, that's beside the point.

Anyway, there was a lady complaining to a man. She said, "I hate being fat." (BTW, she was NOT fat by any means.)

The man said, "No you don't."

Her head snapped back. "What? I do to."

He replied, "If you hated it, you would do something about it."

Very good point. I really believe that could apply to anything in life. Personally, I hate having a messy house all the time, so I've decided to spend more time cleaning...now if I could just find that spare hour or two a day.

I also hate working my day job, so I'm taking steps to fix that:) Soon, I should be able to stay home and be a full-time author and mother.

So, is there something you hate? How do you plan to fix it? I'm offering up a prize from my goodie stash to one person who leaves me a comment!

Some People...

We took my daughter to the zoo this past Friday for her 3rd birthday. We couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather. The sun was shining, a soft breeze joined us for the day and the humidity was low...which makes for a good hair day:)

So, back to the people I referred to. As we were walking in, there was a lady in front of us pushing her kids in a two-seater stroller. She wore one of those ruffled sundress that hits just below the tush. Well, remember that nice breeze I mentioned? Yeah, you guessed it, everyone walking behind her got a show. The dress blew halfway up her back SEVERAL times and she DID NOTHING to stop it. She didn't try to hold it down, she just kept walking as if her backside wasn't hanging out on display.

After this showing, we went into the aquarium. My daughter is standing at the glass taking in all the colorful fish. She's amazed and turns to go get my hubby who is standing back with the stroller. Some man trips over her, knocks her down, glances over his shoulder to see what happened AND KEPT WALKING! Granted, my daughter walked in front of him, but he didn't apologize or see if she was okay. Grrr.....

I guess it takes all kinds to make the world go 'round. Actually, I love people watching (refer to the lady in the dress:) but when people are downright rude, that's a bit ridiculous.

So, do you all have any stories regarding strangers? Rude people, strange people, careless people? Anything? Let's hear it!

Hugs,
Jules

Summer's Slipping Away

Don't you hate when the department stores start putting coats and sweaters out when the temp is still 90? I can't even begin to think about bundling up, much less purchasing layers of long-sleeved clothing.

Having said that, I will admit my favorite time of year is fall. I LOVE the crisp evenings spent at the local football games. There's a certain autumn smell in the air, isn't there? Can you believe football starts in just a few weeks? Of course, if you're not a fan, you may not have been keeping track:) I, however, love the sport at all levels.

School will be starting back soon as well which always seems like the end of the road for summer. Is it me or does summer seem to get shorter and shorter each year? I swear, every time I turn around it's cold outside. I really, really hate being cold. If the temps drop below 60, I'm turning on the heat...drives hubby crazy;)

So, anyway, what's your favorite time of year? Do you like the sunny days of June and July, the bite in the winter air as December approaches or are you like me and you enjoy the relaxing, cooler evenings of September and October?