Current Obsessions

The Official 2012 Olympics (according to me)

You all are watching the Olympics.  If you aren't please escort yourself to Canada.  We all have our favorites, for different reasons, here are mine.  May the odds be ever in your favor! (sorry, I couldn't help it)

Gabby Douglas is CLEARLY the darling of these Olympic Games.  She is the cutest thing I've ever seen!  These girls made me excited about gymnastics for the first time since 96' Dominique Dawes and Kerri Strug.  The deal with her hair?  No deal.  I dont understand. Seriously. What is the big deal?

 Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings are so much fun to watch! Not as much fun for me as it is for my husband (he continues to tell me, thanks hun) but still, those abs are fierce!  That braid?  eh.

 McKayla Maroney's bitch face is my absolute favorite part of this years games.  Look. At. That. Face. PURE GENIUS! I worship you, McKayla.  May I one day don that face in a CORE pic.

 I know you can't talk about this years Olympics without mentioning Phelps.  I think he's a douche.  Good job on the medals though.  Also, I think you're dumb when you speak. 

 Missy Franklin is 17.  I can not, not cry when I watch her win these medals.  She is so surprised genuinely (a la TSwift circa her first round of awards shows.  Now it's annoying.  Swift not Franklin. Oh God.)  I cried watching her parents, I cried watching her coach, I cried watching her teammates, I cried watching freaking Kate Middleton cheering her on.  You go Glen CoCo.

 Ryan. Lochte. Need I say more? 

(I think he's actually missing some brain cells.  He can't form complete sentences.  He clearly is meant to be without a shirt. Praise Allah)

 Ryan Lochte's Mom.  Oh that sweet, sweet lady who says he only has time for one night stands.  Where does the line start?

Aly Raisman's parents are more interesting to watch than she is!  Don't get me wrong, that girl is fierce, but I couldn't take my eyes off her mom and dad just jolting all around. Brilliance.

The Bronze goes to Ryan Lochte for the obvious.

Silver goes to the Raisman's

Gold is obviously McKayla's. At least you got one from me, boo!

Makeover yourself, girl.

Every girl knows that in order for a chick flick to, in fact, BE a chick flick, there's got to be a makeover scene. That or have Meg/Tom or Julia/Richard in it.  Some of my favorite makeover scene's include but aren't limited to...

 The Devil Wears Prada

Anne Hathaway, no stranger to a makeover scene, is amazing in this walk-through NYC of costume changes.  It is by far my second favorite move makeover of. all. time.

Maid in Manhattan

JLo is fine.  Need I say more?  Is she even remotely convincing as a maid?   Didn't think so.

 Mean Girls


Ahhh the good old days when Lindsay Lohan was a semi-respectable human being.  She looks like a whore, yes.  But at least she doesn't (yet) look rode hard and hung up wet.

 Never Been Kissed

Drew is so tragic when this movie starts.  There isn't quite a makeover scene, per say, but she looks less of a hotmess.

 Pretty Woman 


Julia.  These were the days.  I love this movie.  The clothes are wretched before and after.  "Do you work on commission?  Big BIG mistake, HUGE"

 Grease

This is the worst need for a makeover, but quite possibly the most famous.  When Sandy ditches that sweet Sandra D ponytail for those high waist leather pants, every girl wanted to wear that.  

The Princess Diaries

Look at Anne.  Her first makeover scene.  It's hard to make her look like she needs a makeover for sure, but plucking those eyebrows and snapping those glasses in half was pure genius.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

The obvious, far superior, best makeover scene in ANY chick flick is Toula.  Not only does Toula realize herself that she needs a change, she goes out, gets a degree and a job, all the while buying some new makeup and clothes to go with her new look.  Ian Miller/Aiden Shaw/Jon Corbett loved her from the start and says he doesn't even remember "Frump Girl".  I certainly did.  Why in the hell did Carrie leave him anyways?  Am I mixing up my stories here? He will always be Aiden in my heart.  Although, Ian Miller is pretty great as well.

Kerry Alan Jones- He's a lot of things, but he's NOT a loser

While I was growing up, whenever my siblings and I would call my Dad a loser he would ALWAYS respond with "Listen, I'm a lot of things, but I'm not a loser".  I have no idea why, but that was so hilarious to us.  He is such a joker, will always make up an answer he has no idea to, makes the best hot dogs and pancakes you'll ever have, and will do pretty much anything to put a smile on your face.  When he was teaching me how to drive and park in our garage, he turned to me and said, with all seriousness "If you take nothing away from this Lesley remember... Never and I mean NEVER put your lips on the ceramic logs while they're burning" got out of the car and went inside.  I think I knew right then and there where my sense of humor came from.

While I was growing up, my parents and I clashed on a lot of things.  Once I got to be about 17, I started to see what kind of Dad I really had.  A Dad who would work overtime so my mom could stay home with us, get his MBA while working full time, send me money when I just don't have enough to eat, drive the worst car in the world so my sister could have a reliable one (while parking next to a lexus, bmw, etc.), the list goes on and on.  I think the moment I realized my Dad was the most supportive father in the world was when I told him I wasn't enjoying college.  He sat me down and told me he always thought I would love hair school.  I hadn't even thought it was an option!  He stood by me, went to all the meetings, helped me get financial aide, and had my back when a lot of people were very hateful.  He always puts us first, something I'm not sure I could do, and for that I will be forever grateful. 

My favorite thing he does lately is just call to he misses Michael and me.  He truly is a lot of things, but he's for sure, almost never, a loser. :)

Current Obsessions

Chris Hemsworth, Lady GaGa VivaGlam Lipstick, Mint Pants, Naomi Clark and HBO's Girls.

Momma's Girl

This post is dedicated to my most beautiful and wonderful mother, Valerie Jones. 

Throughout my life my mother has done so many amazing things for me.  Meeting my father, moving back to Irving, putting me in public school, giving me 3 insane siblings, going to every single boring football game to watch me be a cheerleader, reminding me to be nice to Michael Jarboe, waiting for me for HOURS outside my high school, supporting me going to trade school and moving to Shreveport and getting married, treating my husband like he's been in the family forever, listening to my countless phone calls that make no sense... The list could go on and on.

I am so proud to have such a caring and loving mom.  She is truly the most selfless person I have ever met, putting my siblings and me above anything and anyone else.  She dedicates her life to her family, few friends, and serving on the IrvingISD school board (all for free!).  I feel like I got a lot of my best qualities from my mother.  And also my terrifying ones :)

I love my mom.  I hope one day I can be half the mother, wife, and person she is.  Thanks Val for everything you did and do for Lacey, Austin, Justin and myself (and Michael too!)  We love you and are SO proud of you!!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

40 Days of Purpose, Lent, Adding, Subtracting, Giving up Chocolate

When I was growing up as an Assemblies of God pastors kid legacy major, I had no idea what the idea of "Lent" was.  That's for Catholics, I thought.  We had 40 Days of Purpose (newsflash evangelicals, its the same. thing.).  I only started "giving up" things once I moved to a United Methodist church about 5 years ago.  (About the time I started taking communion using intinction rather than taking it from a prepackaged cup at my seat and it completely changed me.)  I usually give up fried food, cursing, booze, meat, or the inevitable chocolate for Lent.  I end up giving up about 8 days later and never think about it again.

Last year my best friend Emma posted this blog about instead of giving something up for Lent we add something that would change our views.  Like, maybe we should try to eat chocolate every day for lent.  We aren't all in the same place!  Who is to say that I should give up eating french fries and focus on God's grace in the time I would be eating said fries.  It just doesn't make any sense to me.

Last year for Lent I decided I would do one thing a day just for myself.  Buy myself flowers, make myself cookies, clean my bathroom, go out with my 2 girlfriends, make a homemade margarita, talk to my mom for 2 hours on the phone, have a date with my husband, and while I'm doing such things I would thank God for my ability to do these things.  I was in a very dark place this time last year and it only got worse as the year went on.  I do remember though, feeling like I loved my life a little more during this time.

Recently I have really realized my struggle with self image.  It is something I will always struggle with I've come to understand.  So, naturally, my first thought was to workout and diet every day this year for lent.  Essentially, lose weight for God and if I don't it will not only be a defeat against myself but also my faith. Obviously a horrible, and selfish, idea.  I just want to not feel like I am obsessed with how much I weigh.

So I have decided to give up weighing myself for the entire lenten season.  If you know me, you know I'm weighing myself every single day and beating myself up over .6 lbs I've gained, lost, or maintained.  During my obsessive habits, freak outs, work outs, etc. I'm going to instead give my God thanks for giving me the ability to choose how I deal with different things and for the pretty awesome life I have.  Like while I may live my life, take communion, pray, and go to church differently then some (and differently than I would've thought 6 years ago), I know that the faith, grace, and love God has for me is all I need.

Here's to a new perspective!  Happy Lenting!
xxLesley