I’ve been thinking of a gift for my friend whom I haven’t seen in ages, she’s coming over for a visit so I thought I’d give her a little something. I always thought a nice lingerie would be nice but I’m not sure of the size. Or maybe I’d relate my gift to her personality. She likes cooking and is also into music and books so will check out that in a bit. Meanwhile I gathered all the cute dollhouses I saw at the kidkraft page and thought I’d share them here. Check them out!

*pictures grabbed from the site of kidkraft

I was trying to read more information about my husband’s new game called  Saints Row 3 when I saw these lovely photos my friend Anne had posted on facebook. I asked her if I could borrow these photos and share them with all of you since I love what she did in her Charlotte home.

They’re all set for Christmas. She has a wonderful collection of lighted Christmas village set which stands out on her foyer that will make you want to come in for more.  Her white Christmas tree has s splash of red, green, gold decors on it. She even made ornaments that has their family pictures. Underneath her tree are wrapped gifts of course, a santa that tells a story of the night before Christmas, candy shaped boxes and a cute train set that goes all the way around the whole tree. She hung a Christmas wreath on one wall, stockings by the fireplace and porcelain nativity set on her coffee table. And don’t forget her 8 feet airblown inflatable Snowman that lights up which her husband has set up outside almost fronting the main door.  It surely feels a lot like Christmas….

I was checking some guitars for kids and also on the lookout for some beginner guitar lessons for my little girl when I read this one which was lifted from this site. I thought i’d post it here too since this has been going on around facebook as well. I might not be able to relate on this but I’m pretty sure a lot of you out there would. So here you go, the 5 common things that will kill any relationship in my opinion but most especially if you’re on a long distance relationship.

1. Not making time for the person. This should be a “well duh” type of thing but sometimes people forget that ldr’s can be sensitive objects that require much care. I remember one time I was so excited about seeing my sweetie over the weekend. I had been planning and planning and then he calls me and says he’s not coming because he wants to do something with his friend. I took it as him putting his friend before me. That did not go over too well.

2. Lying. You think when you are far away that it’s easier to lie because you won’t get caught. I beg to differ. Once you lie you have to keep lying to cover up your lies and it’s just not worth it. Don’t insult your significant other by thinking that they won’t remember what you previously told them.

3. Failing to do the extra’s. Long distance relationships require a little more care than your average relationship. You are not there, people get insecure and lonely. Be sensitive to that and remember that a little thoughtfulness goes a long way.

4. Letting everyone else run your relationship. Do you put all your business on Facebook and Myspace? When you have an argument do you automatically update your online status? Do you run to mom every time something goes wrong and expect for her to tell you what to do? Do you surround yourself with people who don’t understand your ldr and who wish you’d just find someone local? Watch out! You could be killing your relationship.

5. Throwing yourself in the lions den. Don’t put yourself in the position of being tempted. It’s as simple as that. Just because your loved one is away it doesn’t make it ok to do things that you wouldn’t dare do if they were there.