You Know That a Song You Are Hearing Was Made in the 80's If...

• There is a very distinct sound of cowbell.
• There is a fake phone call in the middle of the song. I mean seriously, if a song is two minutes long, couldn't you have asked her to hold on the line while you finished singing!
• Extremely long guitar solos, I am talking the ones that make the song go on for ten minutes.
• The singer calls out the name of each instrument. I guess in the 80's they didn't have enough faith in the listener to know that we knew the difference between guitars and drums.
• The words legit or go-go can be found in the chorus.
• The songs mention calling you on the phone and hoping that you are home to get the call. In the dark ages of the 80's there were no cell phones. If you were lucky you had the fancy push button phone instead of the yellow rotary phone!
• You can tell just from listening to the song that the singer was wearing the half shaved head do, crazy eye shadow, 5 million bracelets and short shorts, (this includes the male singers as well).

Week Two Winner Is....

Congratulations Lexa Levine! You are the winner in week two of "Have You Seen This Etsy Shop?" and have won the lovely earrings from Angel Heart Beads and Design!

Thank you all so much for entering the contest and if you didn't win this week, don't worry there is another one lined up starting next Tuesday.

Thank you to Tracey at Angel Heart Beads and Design for offering your shop up for this feature. It was a pleasure to learn about your beautiful shop and I wish you continued success!

Another Hilarious Episode

Chelsea Handler has put together a group of the people that are often on the round table portion of her show. The special, Comedians of Chelsea Lately, will have another edition tonight on E! at 9:30pm (central).

In the video above you will see a small portion of Heather McDonald's skit from last week. All of the comedians on Chelsea Handler's show are hilarious, but Heather is my favorite. If you get to watch a repeat of the first night of Comedians of Chelsea Lately, you will love her Drew Barrymore and Celine Dion impressions! They are so spot on that I am sure even Drew and Celine couldn't help but laugh themselves!

Have You Seen This Etsy Shop?

Angel Heart Beads and Design is a jewelry shop dedicated to creating beautiful pieces for all price points and tastes. Owned and operated by Tracey and her fiance Robert, Angel Heart Beads and Design is getting great exposure lately by being featured in Bead Trends Magazine and as the official jewelry designer of up and coming country singer Nikki Britt.

Allow me to share with you just a few of the beautiful things you will find here:

September

On The Rocks

Judy Garland

Dream

Angel Heart Beads and Design welcomes custom orders. They can also adjust the sizes of most of their necklaces and bracelets. Feel free to send them a convo if you see something you would like to have the size adjusted on.

Free Shipping is being offered for all purchases mailed to the United States and Canada for all finished pieces in the shop (this does not apply to supplies and is limited to standard upsp rates).

Any express mail or rush delivery will be an additional charge.

Last week our contest was a huge success and I know this week we have you all equally excited! Angel Heart Beads and Design have been awesome enough to design a pair of earrings to be featured and given away to one of you!

"Autumn" are a vintage inspired jade color acrylic focal bead capped with both brass and copper filigree, topped with a amber color swarovski crystal, and dangle from gold tone ear wires. They measure approximately 1" over all.

From now until Friday at noon,(central time zone), make a comment on this post about Angel Heart Beads and Design and you will have one entry in the drawing for the "Autumn" earrings. If you are a follower on Joy De Vivre you will get an additional entry.

Don't forget to check back Friday afternoon! You may have a confetti party going on this week!

As Long As I Don't Look Like Ross...

On my continued quest to get my pearly whites perfect, I went to get fitted for my bleaching trays! I can't wait to get them back next Saturday. After years of BriteSmile and Crest Whitestrips I figured in the long run it was cheaper to just get the trays.

My goal, though, is to NOT look like Ross from Friends! What a classic episode that is! No matter how many times I see it I still chuckle!

And the Winner Is...

Congratulations!

"Have You Seen This Etsy Shop?" was a great success in its first week! Thank you so much to Lena at Nigatsu Bebe for being the very first store to participate! I wish you continued success in your great Etsy shop Lena!

Thank you to everyone who entered the accompanied contest. Don't forget this is a new weekly feature! Every Tuesday there will be a new Etsy shop for you all to get acquainted with and great giveaways.

Hello!

Lately there have been a lot of new followers to Joy De Vivre! Thank you to all of you who have just found my blog and to all of my great bloggy friends who have been here for some time. I thought now would be a great time to reintroduce myself and some of the cast of characters that you will often see here! me

The Boy-Gabriel, my hubby

The little boy-our fuzzy son Barkley

Ten Things You May Not Know About Me

1. I work for a medical device company full time. We make an implant and it is very ironic that I work there since I am terrified of blood, doctors and hospitals and can not even watch the video of our device actually getting implanted.
2. Gabriel also works with me. Most people wonder how I can work with my hubby, but I find it nice to have someone with me that I know I can talk to when I really have some juicy gossip or just need to vent.
3. I am going to school for interior design. I am one class away from graduating, but unfortunately I have been waiting for that one class to be offered for a year.
4. I am an only child. The only sister I had was Tina, our border collie that we had for 16 years.
5. I love to travel. I think the only real way to learn about a place is to go there and explore.
6. If I could meet anyone in the world, that I have not met yet, it would be Dolly Parton. I think she is super cute, fun and can make fun of herself.
7. My other role model is Diane Sawyer. She is so smart and pretty, but can still hold her own against the guys on TV.
8. I would be most happy in a loft in a big city with a view of beautiful skyscrapers. Don't get me wrong, I love my house now, but I would be perfectly fine without the yard, the lizards, the frogs, etc. Lord forbid the day I see a snake out there, because that will be the day I end up with a FOR SALE sign in the driveway. Just for the record, I live in the suburbs just outside of Houston. I made it sound like I live in the middle of the country which is not the case.
9. I LOVE music. Going to concerts is one of my most favorite things to do with for fun. I have a very eclectic taste in music. I love everything from disco,(how can the word boogie not make you smile), pop, 80's hair bands and everything in between.
10. I think life is given to us to have fun with it! I try not to ever put off doing anything if I can do it now. My mom always tells me I am going to kill myself trying to have too much fun.:)