I'm 25- yikes!

What a weekend!!! Right now I am nodding, my eyes barely opened...I've gotten 7 combined hours of sleep in 2 days!!!

Where should I start? Oh yeah my birthday! Well Friday I turned the big 25!!!! Yep, I am officially out of my early tweenties...boooohoooohooo.... Oh well!!!

We went out to my favorite restaurant on Friday night and back to Holly's house to change into our costumes. Holly already had the pirate costume that I wore, and goodness was it SHORT!!!! It had slits up the butt!!! Yep, thankfully the stockings helped me feel a little covered, but my butt was still hanging out all night long!!! LOL!!

We got to Clint's house for the party around 10pm and had a blast!!! We danced, we laughed, we drank...it was good times...

Got home about 4am to get up at 7am...I was feeling not so good...I did have a nice long massage before I headed out to Fremont though!!! I went and met an online friend, Emelyn that lives in Newark. And she was a SWEETIE!!! It was so nice meeting her face to face, I felt like I had known her forever!!! After that went to the "Garage" for an 2peas crop and had such a great time!!! Everyone was so friendly and I gotta say they are super talented!!! Yep, I was a little intimidated!!

I'm too tired, I need some sleep...I'll post more details tomorrow!

Kayla is 3!!

My neice turned 3 this weekend, and its so weird...they grow up so fast!!!! She looked so pretty in her princess dress, and little tiara!!!


We all had a great time! I made her a mini book and altered box, I don't think it interested her too much but her mom loved it!! LOL!!!

The Sacramento Expo went great, I had so much fun with my online gals!!! We had a blast!!!! Here's the recap:

Meet at Sonda's house at 9am, which even with directions, I managed to get lost...surprised? not really...LOL

Then picked up some Starbucks and headed to the Expo, and at arrival we had all signed up for this canvas tag class- and I guess mine didn't go through because I was NOT registered... :(

(ended up sneaking in, but don't tell... :P) The majority of the booths were very scarry, saw A LOT of die cuts and loud paper!!! Hurt my eyes!! LOL! Did findly find my true love...the 7 GYPSISES booth!!!!! Oooolala!!! I went just {a little} crazy... ;) Everything was super cheap!!

Well after our class, we went to dinner @ Chevy's...and while Chrys was at the restroom we told the waitress that it was her birthday!! LOL!!! Well Sonda couldn't help giggling the whole dinner which would make all of us giggle and make Chrys think we were drunk!!!

Finally out of the blue, and surprising all of us, the waiter gang came over with the big Chevy's sombrero to sing her a happy birthday...you should've seen her face!!! It was classic!! LOL!!!

TGIF!!!

YAY!!! The weekend is here!!! I had a very boring week...not much went on, I did scrap my little heart out though, completed 4 LOs and 1 mini book from Mon-Thrusday. I usually start scrapping around 11pm, even if I don't feel like it, once I sit down, I can at least complete one LO...but my rule is no scrapping on Friday nights. Its my night off!!! LOL!!

OMG!!! I got a cool email today...it was from Scrapbook Trends (scrapbook magazine) informing me that one of my layouts was accepted for publication!!! WOOOHOOO!!! Its for this idea book Fast & Fabulous that will come out in Jan or Feb of next year. I am so excited!! Getting emails like these make me want to submit my work more. I am trying to keep up with all the calls, but goodness, its exhausting!! What I've been doing lately is just submitting work that I've done previously that fits the call...

Well this layout was the one I did last night again with TSS kit, I really love this line of paper, hated to use it up!!! LOL!!

Tomorrow I'm off to the Sacramento Expo and will see some online scrapping buddies!! Can't wait!!!

TSS November

I had sooo much fun working with this kit!!! I loved all the papers!!! So funky and girly!!! :D

I stayed up till 3am finishing this project...of course I didn't start till midnight..shame on me...


Nothing much new this week, last week was unbelievable crazy, this week is so much better. I am heading out today and have my mom's day off day...every week my mother-in-law takes the kids for about 4-5 hours, and I am able to do what I want!!! Isn't that great??? It really renews my spirits after being stuck in the house with two boys all week. NOt that I don't love being a SAHM, but it can get very monotonous sometimes. I really look forward to these days...

My favorite part of the weekend...

Well after a really busy weekend, I've got to say that my favorite part was dressing up for Matt's reunion!!! I got to borrow my friend Holly's BCBG dress that was just gorgeous!!

I loved every second I was wearing it, and felt so glamourous in it!!! It was so "flowey" and elegant....ahhhh....

But anyways Matt 10 year reunion went really well! I danced the whole night while he mingled with his old buddies, worked out perfect!! And the next day he got to meet his ex girlfriend that he hadn't seen in over 7 years! He tried to talk to her but she seemed kinda uncomfortable with him...weird! So he gave up!

Well that was my weekend, now time to start my week...ughh...

I think I'm dreaming!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got TWO layouts requested by Creating Keepsakes Magazine!!!!!!!!!



I am in heaven, I am shocked, I am thinking this is all a dream, I am wondering why they would want them....

I sent about 3 LOs that fitted their call, and got "the" email!!!!!!!! My first time published!!! Now I know why girls submit, its such a rush to get your work requested!!!

Someone pinch me now....If I wake up to find this is all a dream, I am going back to sleep!!!

What I was thinking driving home today...

Really want to know???

Well usually I think of all sorts of deep issues in my life...but today all I was thinking about was this weekend. Very interesting weekend I've got going on...Tomorrow is our date night, Saturday is Matt's 10yr reunion, and Sunday we are having dinner with Matt's ex girlfriend...

So mainly my thoughts were on what dress I was going to wear to the reunion...I want something sexy!! LOL!! My friend has a cute BCBG halter dress that I might borrow, or I have a red strapless Bebe one I could wear...Decisions, decisions...ok, now what shoes??? Do I want wow shoes or comfortable shoes? There will be dancing so I definitely want to be able to dance the night away...how about both??? I'll leave the comfy ones under the table!!! LOL

What to do for tomorrow night?? Where should we go for dinner??? Hmmmm...that Thai restaurant sounds yummy...then should we do a movie??? What movie??

I am spending a whole afternoon with Kristen, Matt's ex!! I can't wait for him to see her...he hasn't seen her in 7 years. (I met her when we went to Vegas) Wonder what he thinks...I don't think she has aged well at all...sorry God...didn't mean that...well yes I did....

Well that's enough insight in my mind!!! LOL!!! Sorry it was so shallow, I was too tired to ponder any deep issues of life...

Finally a picture of the moon

Took these pictures last night off our balcony for a photo challenge that I am hosting at The Scrapbook Stand. I was shocked to have finally got a picture of the moon!

I set up my camera on a tripod and used a very slow shutter speed.







I love this one of the silhouette of Matt and Jacob against the sunset...

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WOW!!! This is me to the "T"!!! Very impressed!!!

I actually SCRAPped?!!!

Well last night after watching Desperate Housewives I actually got off

my lazy butt and scrapped!!! Its sad cuz it felt forced, and I am not

sure I liked how the LO turned out



I like the sentiment behind it, just not the actual LO....ughhhh!!! It

will drive me crazy, I better put it in my album before I redo it!!! LOL





But I loved Desperate Housewives last night!!! OMG!!!  I really

feel bad for Bree, she is now being blamed for having a boyfriend and

KILLING Rex???!!! It can't get any worse for her!  And if I were

Susan, I would keep Mike as friends with benefits-that's just

me!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!  And the previews for next week looked

awesome!!! I am dying to know who is in that basement!!!! 





Oh and Grey's Anatomy was good too!!! I love this show!!





Well that was my Sunday night,  today I am just lounging around the house...:P

Hoping to get off my lazy butt...

Today I have not been out of the house!! ::gasp:: Didn't make it to church or our traditional Sunday brunch... :(

I felt soo sick this morning all I could think about is staying in bed...I finally got up at 11am and have been sitting around the house ever since.

I REALLY despise being sick! Yeah its awful feeling so awful, but what I really hate is the lack of motivation I have to do anything! I haven't scrapped since Wednesday, and I have about two LOs I started and need to finish. But I look at my stuff and just have NO motivation to do it. Ordinarily unfinished LOs drive me crazy, I can't handle not finishing them. But these past few days I'd rather sit on the couch than create...

UGGHHHH!!! Enough ranting and raving, Jacob is obsessed with this little stuffed dog he has. He makes him do everything. Yep, this little dog gets his diaper changed, eats, sleeps, and even colors with Jacob! LOL!! Its pretty cute!!!

Lazy Saturday

I actually hate lazy Saturdays. To me weekends should be fun and exciting. Something to do, something to see.

But here I am in front of the computer...ughhhh!!! I have had this blasted stomach flu for three days now, and I am not liking it one bit!!! It hasn't hit me too hard, but its still very uncomfortable. I'll spare you the details!!! LOL!!

The one good thing is I think I lost some weight!!! As long as my butt doesn't keep dissappearing!! What is it about having kids that make your body change so much. Granted I am so happy to be back to my normal weight, but my butt gets flatter and flatter!!! This is NOT a good thing either! I used to be so proud of my ghetto booty, now I have droopy jeans in the butt area....:( My friend suggested I need to do squats to build up butt muscle...LOL!! I can't even do one sit up a day, not sure if I will have the time or motivation for squats!!!

Well, I'm off to the showers (I know its 3pm!) and get ready, I at least to need to go SOMEwhere today!!!