Archive for June, 2009

Things are really heating up in Conservative politics here in the South. We’ve created a new blog to update, educate and discuss all things political.

Please visit us at Belle on Politics.
~susanne

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.

……Abraham Lincoln

~susanne

From the book A Southern Belle Primer:

Fallen Belles

Even belles from the loveliest of Southern families sometimes move away. They go to places like New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles and they get caught up in a world where ladies are called women and nobody wears pantyhose in the summer. Before you know it, these belles start to like the idea of wash-and-wear hair and throwing away their eyeliner. They even open their own car doors and pretend that “red eye” refers to a late-night plane flight and not a gravy that goes with ham.

But there’s something about Southern upbringing that never completely goes away. Here are Ten telltale signs that a girl is truly a belle:

1) She calls the refrigerator the icebox.
2) Even if she’s ninety, she calls her father “Daddy.”
3) She would rather walk down Fifth Avenue naked than wear white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day.
4) She refers to a handbag as a pocketbook.
5) She doesn’t have a couch. She has a sofa.
6) She drinks iced tea in the middle of a blizzard.
7) She will march for women’s rights for twenty miles but she would rather die than walk two feet with a lighted cigarette.
8 ) She dyes her shoes to match her cocktail dress.
9) All her parties have themes.
10) She has a deviled egg plate.

Even though I didn’t grow up in the South, I do have a pocketbook. I don’t open my own car door. I own a deviled egg plate. Yummy! I also use a buggy at the grocery store and my children say “Ma’am?” instead of “What?”. I’ve learned that the S word is something different than I thought it was. You should have seen my face when my little, innocent niece told me, “You just said the “S” word!”. I was new to the family, had not even started my Belle training and we were at my now-niece’s 1st birthday party. I wanted to crawl into the floor in mortification thinking I had said a really naughty word by accident. Thankfully I found out she meant Stupid and not…. well, you know. It can also mean “Shut Up” in certain families.

I am not a fallen belle. I’m not technically a Belle at all. But I’m trying! And every now and then, I will get a look of approval from Magnolia and I will know that each day brings me a little closer to the Promise Land.
~susanne

I think I’ve already established that I love makeup. I love trying new products, buying new products, oohing and aahing over the pretty little packages… just about anything to do with makeup. And when I find a product I love, I stay loyal to it. I just hate when it gets discontinued! My absolute favorite powder has been discontinued. I used to be able to find it online but now I can’t. My favorite lipstick is no longer easy to find. It’s so frustrating!!!

Right now, I have two mascaras that I absolutely adore. One is a great every day mascara and the other is so amazing but expensive that I save it for special occasions or those days when I just need a boost and pretty eyelashes are just the ticket.

CoverGirl Lash Blast

What an awesome mascara! I love it. I love the fat orange container and the big brush. The brush lets you get every little lash and it doesn’t smudge. It washes off easily and makes your lashes look amazing. And amazing lashes means you look beautiful, awake and ravishing. What more can a girl ask for? Oh and did I mention it’s not expensive? Love me some LashBlast!

Yves St. Laurent Faux Cils

This mascara rocks! It gives you unbelievably long, gorgeous lashes that really do look like false eyelashes. And it comes in a really cool gold tube. I feel fancy just putting it on! I don’t know how it makes lashes look so great but here is what their website says:

Its secret: the triple-film complex. A coating film for intensity, a conditioning film for curve, a fixing film for long-lasting effectiveness. Even the brush applicator combines nylon fibers of varying diameters for volume enhancement as never before.

All I know is that it works. It is kind of expensive and not always easy to find locally but I promise, it’s worth it!

Have a favorite mascara? I’d love to hear about it!

My friend Bitsy sent me this and I thought it was very funny and very true.  So proud to be a member of the female population!

Behold the Woman

Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater.  If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby.  If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home.  If you give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal.  If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart.  She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of poop.

I took the liberty of changing the last word since the word that was there would get me a lot of trouble with Magnolia. But the visual is the same!

My political career begins….

I’m so excited! I was recently appointed to be a State Coordinator for South Carolina for Team Huck. Team Huck was founded by Mike Huckabee in an effort to bring conservative Christian values back to our country. I will be one of four state coordinators organizing and rallying the Republicans of our state to come together and get this country back on the right track. We are tasked with organizing the grassroots in our state of South Carolina but every state has a team. Our goal is to have a Group of Volunteers form in every county in the country.

 Quick Note: If you are a Democrat or generally not a supporter of the Republican party, you can just bypass this post altogether. I’m not interested in debating. What makes our country so great is that we are allowed to have differing opinions and a passion for our beliefs. These are my beliefs and I am passionate about them. And as this is my blog, I can express them here. If you are passionate about your own beliefs and they are different from mine, that’s fine with me. I would never presume to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t believe in. That’s a personal choice. This is mine and I hope it will be respected. Anyway…. back to me being excited!

Here’s what we are doing:

 Team Huck’s mission is to elect strong, common-sense Republicans who support the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, lower taxes, fiscal sanity and a strong national defense. Huck PAC is founded on the principles that make America great: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Our Republican Party embodies these ideas and is best suited to lead America forward.

Huck PAC is committed to helping Republicans regain control of the House and Senate, and regain a majority of governorships and supporting conservative principles around the country. Huck PAC will support Republican candidates who are passionate advocates for tax reform, a strong national defense, real border security, life, the family, less government, and individual liberty.

As part of our effort to support strong Republican candidates, we have formed Team Huck. Team Huck is a grassroots volunteer organization devoted to helping Huck PAC find, endorse, and elect Republican candidates who share our principles. Huck PAC will identify candidates who hold firm to these principles, promote their campaigns and financially support their efforts. Our goal is to identify and support candidates in every state in the country. You can see which candidates we have endorsed by clicking on the candidates section of our website, or by clicking on your home state image in the Team Huck headquarters section of our website.  Huck PAC endorsed candidates must be pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, a fiscal conservative and a strong advocate for lower taxes.

Let me know if you have a candidate you would like Team Huck to endorse.

I decided that the direction my country is headed in is not where I want to go.  In fact, it’s so far off track that it’s starting to be hard to recognize our country anymore. Between the multi-billion dollar bailouts, attacks on religious freedom, the war against traditional marriage and freedom in parenting and many others, I was getting more and more frustrated. I’ve always voted. People who know me know I have always been a big supporter of my party and my beliefs. But it’s not enough. I made the decision to get off the sidelines and become more active in protecting my rights as a Christian and a parent and in promoting candidates who share my values and beliefs. If you would like to join us, please go to www.teamhuck.com . Go to the Headquarters and click on your state to see what is happening there.

If you would like to make a donation to HuckPac and Team Huck, please click here. All money collected will be used to support  local candidates and strengthen the effort in your local community.

Next Thursday I have the opportunity to attend a private reception in Charlotte for Team Huck and meet Mike Huckabee in person. From what I understand, many of the major Republicans in North and South Carolina will be there along with some other celebrities. I can’t wait! If only Jon Bon Jovi weren’t a democrat….

My only concern now is finding the perfect outfit. I’m all for traditional values but a girl has to look good too! And I’m pretty sure I need new shoes…