No, I have not fallen off the face of the Earth...

Hi friends!!
I just wanted to make this quick post
to let you know that I've been super busy but have
not forgotten about my blog
& my fabulous blog friends!
There's a post in the works
that will be up before the weekend.
I have been seriously missing you all
BIG TIME!
Some of you I've been keeping up with via
Twitter but I can't wait to sit and catch up
On what everyone else's been up to!

Sooo stay tuned & don't fret
(As if,ha)
I'm baaaaack!

{PS: I'm posting this from my Bberry... If it looks weird,
My editing options are pretty limited}

Bee good!
Xox

Birthday fun & the Tervis goes to....

Friday night I had a fabulously fun dinner party

for my 30th birthday.

(Even though the big day wasn't actually until Saturday)

I sent out this Lilly invitation from Cocodot-

The food was delish &

The champagne was flowing.. 

(& floating)

Mister baby was such a good sport.

After visiting with everyone, 

he then opted to doze off for a bit

& let us celebrate! 

I was not allowed to put the candles on my own cake

but whoever did.... ahem... decided to be a comedian!

hahaha!

The party was great time with great friends!

Funny, I don't feel any older.

This 30 stuff isn't all that bad after all.

(so far)

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What a great turn out for my Tervis giveaway!

I've made it to over 100 followers already!

(yippeee!!)

Thanks so so much to everyone for entering.

After serious calculation 

& 

multiple indecipherable columns on a scrap of

paper that only I would ever be able to understand,

THE WINNER IS.....

"Desperately Seeking Seersucker"!!

Congratulations friend!

Please contact me at :

littlemequeenbee@gmail.com

with your mailing info so I can get your 

Queen Bee Tervis in the mail 

ASAP!

Bee good!

xox

Bye bye 20's & hello three oh!

Today is the last day of my 20's.

(sob...)

It's been a pretty great decade though.

So many great memories,

 in fun places with wonderful friends.

We're busy preparing for a little 

"night before the big day" 

dinner party.

Now that I think about it, 

this is actually my first dinner party.

I mean I have had parties  (ha, oh have I ever!) 

but not so much a sit down, 

use my wedding china,

(which is fabulous & monogrammed, duh) 

"dinner party."

I will take pics & let you know how it goes 

after a full recovery 

from tonight & the big day itself.

Mister Baby is calling me- have to run!!

Don't forget to enter my 

Tervis giveaway!!!

Bee good!!

xox

It's like this & like that & like this & uh...

Happy boozeday 

I mean Tuesday!

(wow, too much Kathie Lee & Hoda for THIS girl)

DR is on vacation this week!

We're planning on taking a day trip.

Close & fun are the only 2 criteria.

Oxford, MS 

has been suggested by almost everyone who

I pestered polled for places to go 

so 

I think that will be our destination.

Neither of us have been there before &

it's about an hour & a half away so that should be fun!

Mister baby hit the 3 month mark last Friday!

We had the regular photo shoot 

with his pal the gorilla in his nursery.

Here are some of the keepers:

I am proud to say he's a full fledged 

"supported sitter"

I don't CARE what Gerber says 

about that happening at 4 mos- 

my child is advanced, OK?

(smirk)

He's taken the Bumbo chair for a test drive 

& gave it 2 thumbs up. 

(Ok one was sort of up the other partially in his mouth.... 

but you get it)

He is a spit bubble machine & is profoundly enamored

with any and all variety of 

ceiling fans.

DR thinks perhaps his first word may actually be

"fan."

Oh yeah, 

he's been catching up on the latest blogs too-

Maybe he'll do some online shopping this week

 for a fab birthday present for his

favorite Mommy!?

T minus 4 days 

(eeeeee!)

***Don't forget to enter my Tervis giveaway!***

Bee good!

xox

PS: 

not sure where the 

"Nothin' but a G thang" 

title for this blog came from

but... whatevs! 

You like me, you really like me!! *giveaway time*

 Well I am super excited to see that I now have just over 
80 followers!

To think, I started this blog out of boredom 

while on bed rest waiting for 

mister baby to make his debut. 

Since then, I got hooked, found TONS of other 

great blogs to follow & have made some fab bloggie friends

 all in just a little over 3 months. 

ahem.. oh yes, yesterday was mister babys 3 month birthday 
& my 30th birthday is next Saturday!

Juuuust in case you didn't have all of this already 
in your day planner :).

That said, what better way to celebrate all of this

than with a

GIVEAWAY?!

Trying to think of something that I haven't seen 

in a giveaway recently,

I have settled on one of my favorite things:

TERVIS 

A 24 oz. Tervis tumbler featuring, 
what else, 

A BEE!!

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** TO ENTER**

 ~Follow this Blog, 
Little Me, The Queen Bee for 1 entry
(if you already follow, let me know in your comment)

**For EXTRA ENTRIES**

 ~Follow Little Me, The Queen Bee on Twitter 
@lilmequeenbee for 2 extra entries!!
~Tweet this giveaway  

(be sure to include @lilmequeenbee in your tweet)
for 1 extra entry

~Post this on your blog sidebar 
(& leave link to your blog) 
for 1 extra entry
In your comment, 
please be sure let me know what you've done 
&amp how many entries to give you. 

The giveaway will end Sunday, August 22nd at 11:59 pm cst. 

The winner will be announced on Monday, the 23rd.


Good luck!
Bee good!!
xox

Eat, Pray, Love?! Hmmmm....

Should you go see Eat, Pray, Love? 

Unsure as to whether or not you should spend the nearly $15 

to freeze your buns off in the theatre & see this one?

This very amusing, handy dandy, 

flow chart will help you decide! 

(click to enlarge)

I was not at all surprised at all with the answer the

trusty chart gave me.

Were you?

Stay tuned- 

did someone say

GIVEAWAY!?

Bee Good!

xox

I've returned from The North.....

Hi friends!!

I didn't disappear or abandon blogging I promise.

Mister Baby & I went to PA to visit my parents, 

(Grandy & The Colonel)  
for a week & had a fabulous time!

It's taken me a few days 

to get back into the swing of things but here I am with
a full report on our trip.

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I was very anxious about going through security alone with mister baby. 

Taking him out of his car seat, 

folding up the snap & go, 

getting it all on the conveyor belt one handed, 

etc etc

But that actually all went super smoothly.

The only hiccup- 
After I discreetly informed to the TSA worker 

that I had 3 bottles of milk in the diaper bag,

(which is allowed if you're traveling with a baby) 

they picked up the bag as if it were radioactive 

& announced had to "test" the bottles!

For a fleeting second, 
I was sure they'd ask me to chug it but no,

"testing" consisted of me opening the bottles 

& them waving a magical paper strip over the top 
which I am sure would alert them if the 
contents were something other than milk.

Obviously they found nothing out of the ordinary 
& we were allowed to proceed.

We got SO lucky on the flight to PA, there was an empty

seat on the plane so the extremely nice gate agent

rearranged things so mister baby could fly in his car seat 

which worked our perfectly. 

He didn't make a SOUND the entire flight.

Slept through take off & landing with some sweet smiles

& giggles in between :).

The next day, my parents had a Sip & See for friends 

& family to meet mister baby. 
We had lots of fun seeing everyone

Bring on the spectators!

 With my great friends C & L

Mister baby got to meet his cousins "P" & "R"

(my cousins daughters)

mister baby & baby P

He enjoyed several cat naps on many unfamiliar shoulders

during the party but didn't mind one bit!

mister baby & my Godfather.

On Monday, we went to lunch & shopping in King of Prussia with

Cousins P, R & their Mom.

California Pizza Kitchen for lunch was delish &

then we were off in search of some sneakers for R.

I miss that mall like it's my job- sigh...
Neimans, Nordies & Bloomies OH MY!

Tuesday, Grandy & I left for the beach in Avalon, NJ with mister baby.

The Colonel met us there on Wednesday AM. 

We had lots of fun on the beach & shopping of course.

. 

I promise he didn't sleep the ENTIRE time!

out for dinner in Avalon

Found a GREAT store called 
The Preppy Palm
Where I managed to find a few souvenirs ;).

The Tummy Tub came to the beach with us &
was a source of lots of giggles 

for everyone!

Thursday evening mister baby met his Great Grandparents for the first time.

Great Grandpa is 98 & Great Grandma is 94.

She's still sharp as a tack!

On Friday, my Mom, mister baby & I stopped in to see my childhood babysitter.

She's now 80 years old & there's a good chance 

she'll outlive us all!!

It was so great to see her. 
She & I had SO much fun when I was little. 

I definitely kept her on her toes. 
Hide & Seek inside in the dark? 

Yep that was my favorite. haha!

I wish we lived closer 
so mister baby could have her in his life too.
I miss her so much.

After that, mister baby & I had lunch at Aunt A's house.

Aunt A has been my BFF since childhood 

& is the one who sent us our Tummy Tub

Speaking of that fabulous tub- 

Tummy Tub USA saw my last blog post &

posted it on their Facebook page July 31st!

We left Pennsylvania on Saturday & although we didn't get an 

empty seat on the flight home, mister baby was 

happy as a clam in the Baby Bjorn.

(The Ergo stayed home 
as it wasn't so comfy to wear while sitting)

We were both very excited to see DR when we got to Memphis but 
I sure do miss the cooler Summertime weather they were having in PA 
& the fact that it actually gets cool in the evenings!
(what a concept)


Tomorrow is mister baby's 
3 month birthday!
(No, I'm not kidding)


I know, I know- time flies 
when you're having fun.
 I've been having a marvelous time!

Bee good!
xox