Thursday, July 24, 2008

MIA and an Update!

Sorry for being such a bad blogger. I knew that I wouldn't be the best blogger and win any awards, but hey I thought that I would do better than this!! My life has just been crazy the last few months, but I'll take one story at a time, otherwise I'll probably still be typing tomorrow :)

On to some more exciting news, Patrick and I have decided to finally tie the knot. YAY! I am so excited. We set the date for November, but after a lot of talking we decided not to go for the huge, traditional wedding. We are now getting married on August 8th. YES!! Only 2 weeks away. We are getting married in front of our Mayor (this sounds so special) :) Only our very close family will attend. Let me tell you something though, just because it is a small wedding doesn't mean that planning gets any easier! I think in just a few weeks I turned into BRIDEZILLA!!! I calmed down again, everything is on track. The dress is here, Patrick's suit is at the dry-cleaners, cake is ordered, flowers are ordered, appointments are made for hair and make-up, restaurant is reserved; there are only a few more things that I need to take care of, but I think that I am doing pretty good with time, that's thanks to my sister! I just love her to pieces, she has to put up with alot lately and I thank her so much for not running for the hills! :) It is so great to have her around and helping me with everything. Thank you sissy, love you!!!

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Women CAN drive!


I think it's funny how men always feel the need to comment on our driving skills and think , hold on, KNOW that they are better drivers than us, which we all know is not true.

This is the result of letting my dear fiance drive my van:



He did this while backing out of the parking spot at Burger King, he stopped for a drink ONLY. And boy oh boy was that an expensive drink!! The good thing about this, I'm off the hook about my driving into the garage door, at least there was no damage when that happened! I think this proves that men aren't better drivers than us :)

Sunday, March 23, 2008


Wishing all of you a very Happy Easter ! :)

I know I haven't blogged again in forever, will update this coming week. I have some stuff to share, so please visit again :)

Sunday, March 9, 2008

THE AMR ONLINE CROP...

...is officially over, and WOW did we have a blast. There were so many wonderful challenges. On this note I would like to thank everyone who hosted a challenge, you guys did a fabulous job! Thank you to everyone who played along, it was so much fun to look at all of your LOs and learn a thing or 2 more.

Here are some of the challenges that I participated in.

1) Scrap about yourself! Use 1-2 black and white picture/s, 3 patterned papers, 3 embellishments, and a prompt "I am unique because...".

2) This one was a warm-up challenge. Scraplift from any of the DT - members :)
I scraplifted the very creative and talented Jenn (Nygirl)!

3) The next challenge was to use 2 different colors of acrylic paint, 3 pictures, 3 journaling strips, and 3 embellishments of choice!

3) The last challenge was to use only one color and the different shades of it! I think I went on a pink overload :)


I have never participated in an online crop before. I had a blast and can't wait for the next one. Hopefully you'll join us next month :) As always, Happy Scrapping! :)

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Snow, Snow, Go Away!

And don't come back this year! Seriously we've had several blizzards between yesterday and today! Right now we're under a Level 2 - Snow Emergency, which means driving is discouraged. Patrick still went to work this morning (I just couldn't believe it). It drives me crazy knowing someone very near and dear is out there in that bad weather, the store closed down early, so now he's back home and I feel better about it :) I haven't made it out to measure how much snow we really got, but my sister said at her house they received about 14" of snow!!! Holy Cow, and it's not supposed to stop until this afternoon! Here are some pictures to share with you!

This Picture is from yesterday! Alot of snow but not that bad yet:


And these are the pictures from today:





And it is still snowing! :)


Now for some scrappy goodness. I made this layout a few months ago. It was a "Lift a Cover Contest" at the CKMB. I just absolutely love this picture of Juliana. It is one of my favorites.


The Journaling is a conversation I had with little miss Juli, it read:

Juliana: Daddy?
Mommy: Where is Daddy, Juli?
Juliana: Work?
Mommy: Yes. What does Daddy do at work?
Juliana: Money?
Mommy: What do we need money for?
Juliana: ME!
-July 16th, 2007

And as always, HAPPY SCRAPPING! :)

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

"Just because"


This is what I came home to last night. A beautiful bouquet of flowers. I had to stop and think for a second, did I forget about an event? Birthday? Nope. Anniversary? Nope again. I looked at Patrick and he said he saw those at the store and he got them "JUST BECAUSE" that is so not Patrick! He has never ever gotten me anything just because. Totally unexpected and totally sweet of him :) What a sweetheart I have. Now if only I could get him to get me something scrappy "just because" that would so awesome! lol

Please join us for an online-crop at AMR!!!

Please save the date: Saturday, March 8 and here are the times:

2pm-Midnight (Eastern)
1 pm-11pm (Central)
12pm-10 pm (Mountain)
11 am-9 pm (Pacific)

The awesome message board at ALL MOMENTS REMEMBERED is hosting another online crop and I’m inviting you! Please come on over and play with us, whether you are already a member over there or not. You do need to be approved to join the MB by the owner Stacey, so you could do that sometime this week. If you think you might, leave a comment below so I can let Stacey know I sent ya’ and which MB name you’ll use. She gets a lot of spammers so it helps if she knows beforehand. Also, when you sign up you can tell her Erika/journeyfan sent you.
Okay, what is an online crop, you ask? It’s a pre-set time when a bunch of people are on the message board at the same time. There is usually a separate forum set up; if not, just go to the Scrapbook forum.

Usually, board moderators and/or just everyday users host challenges for which there may or may not be a prize, also known as a RAK (comes from Random Act of Kindness). If the challenge needs any specific items you might not have on hand, the moderator usually lets you know so you can have it ready when the crop starts. Examples of challenges: “Do a layout that’s all black and white including the photo” or “Make a card that includes use of an acrylic stamp, Basic Grey paper, and scraps from your stash” or “Create a 12×12 layout about a loved one who has passed on, using a song quote.” You get the idea! Once the online crop starts, you’ll have a set amount of time to post your challenges, either in the message board gallery or directly into a post on the message board.

Now, specific to the AMR online crop next Saturday (here is the LINK to the thread about it), Anne Marie will be the official hostess and she will post the Warm-Up Challenge at 2pm EST (11am PST). Then each hour on the hour, a message boarder will post another challenge. These challenges were arranged ahead of time between Anne Marie and anyone on the message board who offered to help. Another reason to make sure you’re an AMR MB member ahead of time: There are already some “heads up, you will need this item” type of posts for the challenges.

These are the ones posted so far:

* 2 colors Acrylic paints (any brand; will be used together on a lo)
* Brush (those 1″ foam brushes are great, but ANY brush will do)
* Plain or Kraft gift bag (any size)
* 1-2 black/white photos of yourself
* Clothing tag (gee, guess you’re all going to have to go out and buy a new outfit, LOL! — no, this can be cut off any existing garment)

Ladies are also posting questions they have about the crop, and kind of chiming in if they hope to “be there.” You know, in a virtual kind of way…

Here is what Anne Marie says about the Challenges Schedule: Non-competitive hourly challenges will be posted with RAKS for participating! A break has been scheduled during the crop … AND you can come in at ANY TIME during the crop and play ANY challenge! You will also have until NOON SUNDAY to post your submissions in the challenge threads. Winners in each challenge will be drawn at random.

(A great BIG THANK YOU to Erika for writing up this information, I couldn't have done a better job)