The Divine Secrets of a Southern Diva

Observations drenched in chocolate, best enjoyed with a fine wine.

Truth.

These are the same guys from the original commercial 8 years ago.

That is all.
-Ali

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Bump Bump!

That’s my nick-name for Dancing With The Stars because of the first beats of the theme song. Yes, I’m a dork. Bite me.
I’m not really happy with the season– the Judges, specifically. I’ve not been happy with how they’ve been treating Lacey Schwimmer. It’s her first season and they have just been mean to her! [...]

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Things I’ve Learned This Week

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First of all, a few people have signed up or messaged me that they read this and I wanted to [...]

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In Memory of Leo

I found out that a family friend had died yesterday.  Leo Olivier was married to Beth Olivier and together they were one of my parents best friends. They lived in our neighborhood, were from Louisiana and had kids our age. My mom and Beth are so much a like that everyone mistakes them for sisters.  [...]

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My new internet love.

I was perusing a website that hipped me to this little gem: http://myitthings.com
It’s like someone said “I am going to make a site for Ali and Dianne to geek out over all things girly. It will be awesome- they can blog and show off all their new shit AND find people just like them. I [...]

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Traffic Blows

Yesterday we went to my sister’s house and the traffic was ABSURD. So, of course, I was throwing a fit in the car. Mike enjoyed capturing it on video. I’m showing this because A) I am funny and B) I am really funny.
It also showcases my cute new hair cut and my glasses. Please ignore [...]

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Reasons Why I Know I’m Old.

1. On Facebook, I’ve been befriended by girls who I babysat. They are in thier mid-twenties with serious boyfriends and real jobs and all that crap.
2. Molly Ringwald is on a tv show where she plays a 40-something mom with a pregnant teen daughter. Remember when she was the teen queen who wanted Jake Ryan [...]

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