Saturday, November 10, 2012

paintin' the barn

So in preparation for this evening's bachelorette festivities in Atlanta, I spent the better part of the day getting ready. Ya know, primping. Hair and makeup. Or as June (Honey Boo Boo's mom, duh) puts it-- puttin' a li'l paint on the ol' barn.

Obviously my barn doesn't get painted too often, as evidenced by Zoe's (my five-year-old roommate) reaction to seeing me looking like this. 


"MISS ERIKA!! You look so DIFFERENT! You look...so PRETTY!! Miss Erika, I never SEE you look like this! Look at your face! Miss Erika, where is your ponytail? I didn't know your hair could be curly. Miss Erika you look like a BARBIE! Why do you look like that? Miss Erika, are you going to look like this always now?"

Well, despite her overwhelming enthusiasm for my new look (and for saying my name), I'm afraid I will not be looking like this all the time now. It takes more than 3 minutes to look like this, so obviously I can't make that kind of commitment on a regular basis. But thanks for the voice of support.

She walks by me occasionally with a look of awe on her face. "Miss Erika, do you always have those shoes? Why don't you wear them? Where did you get your necklace? Why did you want to look so pretty?"

Apparently I should paint the barn more often.

8 comments:

  1. Ha now I am imagining Zoe looking/acting like Honey Boo Boo and this suddenly all seems even more amusing!

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  2. I don't know what Zoe looks like and I've never watched Honey Boo Boo, but I've seen pictures of HBB and I'm also amused envisioning the combo!

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  3. Miss Erika you look so pretty! Miss Erika I love your patent red shoes! Miss Erika your hair is so so amazing with curls! Miss Erica you paint the 'ol barn perfectly! ;-)

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  4. I've never been to Atlanta, but I've seen the real housewives of ATL and those ladies are cray cray! You girls be careful! Just kidding :) You look fabulous! Now I'm off to catch up on HBB in hopes of feeling better about this ol' barn!

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  5. As I was getting ready for a special date night tonight I was lamenting my lack of knowledge about how to "paint the barn" so I really think you should give lessons because you look AWESOME! Hope you had fun tonight!!!

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  6. Miss Erika, I have never seen you not look great! I can't wear eye make-up (save mascara) right now because I have been having an allergic reaction to it! The kid comments I've been getting: "Are you sad?" "Are you tired?" "Are you sick?" I think I need to try that mineral make-up stuff!

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  7. I think the barn always looks fabulous! With or without the new paint. I'm totally saying that now. In fact, I have to go paint the barn in like five minutes.

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  8. Painting the barn. I love it. And you look awesome!

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