Sunday, January 22, 2006

ALI EDWARDS ROCKS!!

I spent almost all day yesterday with 2 of my FAVORITE scrap gurus! Ali Edwards and my fabulous table-mate Tara Whitney!! I had a BLAST!
Laurel & I drove up to Irvine for 2 classes with Ali yesterday. Perspectives & Photos I Love 2005. We were both so anxious to get up there and get going! Little did I know that my fave photographer would be the one with an empty spot at her table! At the FRONT of the class!

The classes were both amazing and after seeing the morning project I wish I would have taken that one also!! I wanted to take these classes mostly because I completely admire Ali's amazing style and because it is so "free" from what I normally box myself into doing. The projects were simple yet elegant and everything came together fabulously!!

SO.. yesterday was ALSO my 10 year wedding anniversary. Before I left I casually said to Jason, "Happy Anniversary hon". And he went white. Now we didn't get presents or anything because next weekend we will be celebrating it up in Vegas for CHA. So I wasn't trying to make him feel badly, but I guess it had slipped his mind on the date! No worries!

After my fabulous day with all of the great scrappers at the classes, I came home last night to find this... and boy did I cry! Not only did I have a GREAT day with Ali, but I came home to find that MY HUSBAND HAD MADE ME A CARD and BOUGHT ME MY FAVORITE FLOWERS!
but mostly... he MADE me a card...sniff sniff...

SO... Happy Anniversary to ME and we are off to head downtown for some US time!!

Monday, January 16, 2006

Sniff Sniff...

Welp, my brother is officially on his way back to Arcata for his final semester at Humbolt State U. I miss him when he is gone. This time it has been exceptionally hard to see him go. BUT... we will be going up there to see him graduate in May.. so I will look forward to that.

What's done is done. Step-dad is officially moved out of FIL's house. Locks have been changed. Words have been exchanged. As soon as I get my darn voice back, final words will be exchanged between him and me. I am feeling like a huge load has been lifted. I also feel sadness, but he has brought this upon himself and I can't change that.

These past few weeks have been spent dealing with all of the crap that we as a family have been avoiding for years. It feels good to be catching up to the present and moving on. I feel like we are in "cleansing" mode and that is a VERY good thing.

I am not sure what will happen in the next few months... but I have a HUGE feeling that 2006 is going to be an AWESOME & POWERFUL year...

BRING IT ON...

Saturday, January 14, 2006

My life just keeps getting weirder and weirder...

I have had the most undescribable 3 weeks.

Starting with Christmas, continuing with family bull crud, what I thought was peaking with the meeting with my dad, only to find out that no... it isn't over. Not by FAR.

My step dad is stealing from my family. He will dodge it, point the finger elsewhere, and try his best to manuever out of the blame... but he is STEALING from my family.

UN-FLIPPING-ACCEPTABLE

So now... the next week will consist of taking care of family business so that this man, this THIEF, this LIAR, will have NO access to us anymore.

Amazing...

Yet another day in the saga of my white trash family...

Friday, January 13, 2006

I've been TAGGED!!

Ok... so let's just say that today has been surreal... had the showdown with my dad... amazing... I don't even know where to begin with that!

AND THEN... I come to check the stats on my website and WHAT? 312 views in one night? What in the WORLD happened? I look and see where they are coming from and GUESS WHAT! CATHY ZIELSKE TAGGED ME? Ok ok... she said it was random... BUT STILL! So here we go.. and might I add that Cathy is an AMAZING talent, totally funny in person and someone who keeps it real.. and that means a lot! SEE YOU AT CHA GIRL!

Four jobs you have had in your life:
•Pizza slinger for Little Sleazers (pizza pizza)
•Clothes slinger for Lame Giant (that's Lane Bryant for you lucky gals who don't have to shop there)
•Clothes slinger for Clothestime (ages ago)
•Sales clerk in the men's dept. of Sears... the BEST way to meet guys... hehe

Four movies you would watch over and over:
•Shawshank Redemption (I have to agree, and I actually just watched this 2x last week!)
•Garden State (SO REAL... SO TRUE... I love this movie & soundtrack)
•Galaxy Quest (well that was a helluva thing)
•Wedding Singer (you spin me right round baby right round...)

Four places you have lived:
•El Cajon, CA
•Lakeside, CA
•Santee, CA
•that's it... I have lived within a 10 mile radius my entire life... bland eh?

Four TV shows you love to watch:
LOST...
ANY CSI...
Bones....
House...

Four places you have been on vacation:

•Newport Beach
•Hawaii
•Utah
•Washington

Four websites I visit daily: (only 4???)

Donna's Blog
Ali's Blog
Cathy's Blog
Tara's Blog
Not to mention Renee's, Stacy's, Margie's, and so so many more!

Four of my favorite foods:
•On the Border's Chicken Epanadas
•Gaetano's Pizza
•Ichiban sushi & teriyaki chicken.. man I am hungry
•Tortollini's from Bucca

Four places I would rather be right now:
in my bed.. snuggled with the hub... sleeping soundly
otherwise... I am good.. right here right now is the most important place to be!

Four bloggers I am tagging:
Hillary
Valerie
ShabbyChic
Tina

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

BILLS BILLS BULLS...hehe

Welp, payroll tax is DONE... phew! Not too bad for that payment, now to get started on the actual tax preparation... ewww... with a re-fi last year, New Car, New BUSINESS, and all that THAT entails, this should be fun! NOT.. but usually we get money back.. so no complaints there.

Showdown with dad in T - 26 hours and counting... tick tock tick tock....

In other news... announcements are at a stand still... stupid sewing machine broke and I can't finish! Did I already mention this? OH WELL.

In DINNER news... I will be trying another recipe out of my ADORABLE Campbell's soup can lookin' recipe book tonight... Broccoli & Chicken Alfredo... YUM! THANKS to Cindy for the cute book!

I am off to play with my neglected SIMS... they probably miss me so much!

SEE YA!

Saturday, January 07, 2006

The scrapbook companies are trying to KILL ME!

I mean.. can they just take a month or two off so I can SELL some of the product as opposed to BUYING a ton of product?? PLEASE? But nooooooo... something new every month, and always from 6-10 companies and OF COURSE I WANT IT ALL!

Phew... glad to have that off my chest! I am ALMOST done with the announcements for my friend. Thanks in part to my fabulous assistant Cindy who cut diaper pins, tied knots and xyron-ed last night! I just need to sew.. yes sew... and attach and all will be done! I really want to give these to her tomorrow so she can send them out!

In other news... apparently the showdown between me and my dad is coming... stay tuned for that.

SEE YA!

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Christmas 05' Highlights...

Your going to love this...

Bed by 3am....

Awoken by #2 at 5:55am... made #2 stay in my bed and go back to sleep

Awoken by #1 at 7:10am... made #1 stay in my bed and go back to sleep

Up at 8am.... Santa visited in the night! Much play and pictures with new toys

Present frenzy after Daddy got home from work...

Brunch...

Visit with my relatives...

Cousin involved in lawsuit....

Grandpa going bankrupt...

5 people living in a 1 bedroom, single-wide trailor....

Gun Running....

Visit with Jason's relatives...

Dinner...

Visit with friend up the street from J's relatives...

Home...

Learn how to look into my brother's eyes...

Learn what it truly means to be spiritual and understand "God"...

Bed at 1:30am....

And there you have it... without the juicy details... too much to say to write it all out...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!