Why do I love Lucy?

Quick background/shout out for my current profile pic--

Meet Lucy Party Bird.

You should know that AIH is an amateur art connoisseur. Lucy is my current favorite folk art piece. She hangs in my kitchen right next to my pink and blue flowery Pottery Barn curtains. I met Lucy at Mayfaire 09 and it was LOVE at first sight. I sincerely feel that you can't look at her without becoming instantly happy. Be sure to check out the artist! Kelley Bentley Ash is truly an amazing woman with an amazing story and talent!

Enjoy!

-AIH

Florida Stars Hollow

For the last 10 years, I have lived in a small town in the heart of Central Florida.

I think I've only come to fully appreciate my little town, and all it has to offer, in the last five years or so. Any Gilmore Girls fans out there will know exactly what I mean when I refer to my town as the “Florida Stars Hollow.”

In the future, I plan on writing a lot more about FSH, but for now, I just want to give you a quick snap shot.

-One that is fully immersed in FSH can walk down the street on any given day and say, "hi" to at least 10 people that they know.
-We have an honest to God town troubadour that plays guitar on the street corner.
-Common sights that can be seen around town include but are not limited to:children on unicycles, confederate flags, trucks with steel balls hanging from the hitch, ladies who lunch, dancing geese, cranky swans, super-fit jogging women pushing baby strollers containing triplets, street dances, floating art parties, and much more!

And finally, if I could choose just one picture to give you a glimpse of my town, it would be this one because in FSH, you should be surprised at nothing.

(I took this pic as I was driving home from work one day. This mini-van was parked on a downtown street and it appeared that a soccer mom was running errands as a kid in a t-shirt and sweat band was sitting in the second seat waiting for her.)

And in case you still can’t tell what you’re looking at, yes, that is a miniature horse.

Introducing …Amazing in Heels!

Two confessions before we get started--

First, Amazing in Heels IS actually, yours truly.

Second, I should tell you that this is not a name I came by easily as it's a talent I've been honing for years.

I was first christened "AIH" in 2006 when I hiked up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh in 3-inch, stiletto sandals. It wasn't my intention to hike in heels, but my Scottish best friend told to "dress up" as we were going to "the big city." To me, dress up = 3-inch stilettos. Duh.