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GOOD stuff

Today was another good day for me.

I got some scrappin' done today.  I got two awesome-ass emails (can't say what they are exactly, but they are scrap-related).

AND with the help of my friend, Sarah, we filmed the final video to send in to the Today Show.  It only took about 3-4 takes for us to get our thang together and film without laughing.  One question:  Why is it that when you see yourself on video, you realize what kind of DORK-O you really are?!  I swear.  My voice is way different than what I hear.  I never knew how freakish I look when I talk - all teeth.  And my eyes darted back and forth more than a person on meth.  It's weird.  Adam says, "WHAT?  You look normal."  And I am like, "oh yeah, thanks a whole lot." 

Anyways, it's done though.  And it's being mailed.  We didn't do any extras like take our clothes off like you see on the MTV Real World entries. No, we just were ourselves.  Hopefully not dreadfully boring. :0) 

I still have not figured out if I will take SB supplies with me to MO.  And if so, how much I will take.  Adam, being the totally awesome fiancé that he is, did offer to buy me a Cropper Hopper, but I told him that it was okay.  All my supplies won't fit in it anyway.  But wasn't it sweet of him to offer?!!  I'm gettin a toothache oveh her-ah! 

Last, but certainly not least, I got some awesome photography tips from THE wonderfully talented photographer/scrapbooker, Tara Whitney.  I am an avid reader of her blog.  Okay, I stalk her blog.  She is just that awesome.  Today, she posted photography tips.  I learned 2 new things about my camera.  Two new, and I must say, very VALUABLE tips.  ISO and WB.  I had always seen those on my Canon digital Rebel, but never touched them.  Wasn't sure what they did.  And now I know.  And I believe I am a better amatuer photographer for it.  Thank you very much, Miss T.  She rocks.

GOOD stuff for the day.  I love those days.

a few things.

Just a few things that I want to share today. 

Today was a GREAT day!  I got the afternoon off due to nothing happening at the office.  Can you guess what I did?  Yup, scrapbooked.  Also got to take a power-nap, and watch a movie on Lifetime (one I actually have never seen before).  It was a nice surprise.

I finished this fun page of my little cousin, Ryan!  He lost both of his front teeth and was so proud of his new grin!  I LOVED using the new Fontwerks stamps on this one!  I thought I would save it for next months Scrapsupply DT, but I am just so stoked that I got to finish it today!   

You know how I said that I could not remember any great events that happened last week?  Well, I totally forgot THE most exciting thing of the week.  Adam, er Wormus/my fiance, shot a HOLE IN ONE at the golf course on Saturday!  Yeaaahhhh, Wormus!  He was just sooo dang excited.  I think he called all his friends and family right there from the green.  AND, it actually made the Brownwood Bulletin sports page on Monday.  It was a par three and I think 168 yards.  Don't quote me on that yardage, but I am pretty sure - without looking it up.  Awesome.

We are leaving for a week long visit to MO, on Friday.  The Campbell Family reunion (Adam's Dads side of the family) is every other year on the fourth of July.  I am pondering taking my scrap supplies.  I know I cannot possibly take it all, but how much should I actually take?  I can't decide.  I am always an over-packer, and I don't think scrapbook supplies will be much different.  Any tips to packing supplies?  I'll take em'.

Our best friends from MO are pregnant!!!  Matt (Adam's best friend since middle school) and his highschool sweetheart, Angie!  I am so very excited for them.  She is about 9 weeks along, and battling morning sickness, but all is good!  I just can't believe by this time next year, they will be 3.  That is so awesome. 
(I did this page last year of them for our San Antonio trip album.)

I think that's about it for now.  Gotta meet my sis at the gym - promptly at 6:10 - or she'll start without me!  I hope everyone had as great of day as I did!

Feels Weird.

It feels weird to be posting again!  Yes, I know, I have not updated my blog for OVER a week now!  Thanks for the reminder to get off my lazy ass, April!!!  Loved your inspiring email, girl!

Last week was a busy week at home for me.  I had a deadline to make for the Scrapsupply.com newsletter.  Which BTW, is gonna be really awesome this month.  All us DT'ers had a chance to use Kelly P's brand new City Type alpha stamps!  So I made the deadline - a little late, mind you - by posting my final layout on Sat. morning.  And guess who had the rest of my weekend?  Yes, Adam.  After hearing me say all week that I didn't have time, I finally had time for him.  Bad, I know. 

Anyway, last week was pretty uneventful.  Or at least, I can't remember them now, if there was events.  It's a new week - I can't remember that far back.  Ha. 

Oh, Adam and I are in the process of making a 2 minute video to send in to the Today show.  They are going to throw some lucky couple a "Hometown Wedding."  How cool would that be?!  Anyway, we just thought we would try it.  But so far, 2 minutes is NOT a whole lot of time!  Any tips as to what we should include?  Oh, and BTW, if we did win, we would be getting married live on t.v. this coming September!!!  Yes, that is way closer than Oct. 2006, but like I told Adam, I would marry him tomorrow if everything was planned and paid for!  So there ya go.  Wish us luck, and if we do make the final four couples, I hope that you will log on and vote for us!  Haha!

Okay, I must hurry now.  Gotta go to work.  So I will leave today with posting this awesome photo of my Grandpa, Papa (as we call him).  I took it last weekend after I accidentally erased the Father's Day Photos of him (I couldn't believe I did that).  But he was a good sport and posed for more.  In-his-new-New Balence-kicks, I might add!  Arent' they cute?!   He is sitting in his workshop/garage, relaxing in his old rocking chair.  I just love my Papa!  He is super cool! 

Have a great day everyone!

It's been a week.  Not necessarily a good week or a bad week.  Just a week.  I am tired.  Ready for the weekend.  Definitely.  Ready to sleep in tomorrow.  Have a relaxing day of doing what I want to do.  Scrapbook.  Watch mindless t.v. Nap.  Whatever.  Just relax.  And oh, how I cannot wait.  It starts NOW.  With this post.  The first post since Monday.  This is something that I have wanted to do all week, but been too tired to.  Or didn't have enough time.  Why can't there be more than 24 hrs? 

Ah, but it feels good.  Yes, with this post, my relaxation begins.  It's Chili's to-go for dinner and maybe a 'rita.  Maybe two! 

I am gonna use this time to post some pictures that I have been meaning to add for a while.  One of them for weeks now.  A couple from last weekend.  And one from the surprise that was on my door-step when I got home from a long-hot-sweat-soaked-work-out. 

Photo no. 1
Madison (Adam's baby sister) - at her dance recital up on stage.  Even with my telephoto lens, I still could not get a clear shot.  I think the lighting was too dark and the shutter speed too slow?  Any expert tips - I will take em.  Either way, I still like the photo.  The way her head is turned and the lights are all glowing.  A true dancer pose.

Photo no.2
A snap-shot of last weekend when I said "f-it" and pulled out the camera.  Glad I did.  This one is Rachel, Lee, Steve and Adam.   
P.S. Yes, there is Steve again, and no he is not taken yet ;0) Just puttin' it out there again.

Photo no.3
And finally, the surprise that was waiting by the door when I got home tonight.  This CK book, that I have a layout in.  Along with my good buddy Susan Weinroth, who has like more than one in there!  It looks like a great book.  Lots of good LO's in it - just from quickly flippin' through to find mine - which is found on page 131 titled "The Girls."  BTW, the cover LO, just so you know, was created by the ever-so-awesomely-famous-scrapbooker, Ali Edwards.  Now, if that isn't a book-seller, I don't know what is!!!

And that's that for tonight.  I am off to go dive in to my Old-Timer w/ cheese.  Yum Yum YUM! 

Suckage.

My friend Susan, who is a DT'er too at Scrapsupply, is really good at inventing new words.  She has me saying stuff like "scoopage" which means gossip.  I love her for that.  She is totally fun!  Well, today was major "suckage."  That's my new word.  Meaning totally SUCKS.  My day was horrid...to say the least. 

All I can say is that it really sucks bad when you feel like dead-weight.  Things are going on around you, crap is being flown threw the air, and you can do nothing.  Zilch.  All I could do was sit there and take in all the stuff that was pounding in my head.  Or maybe that was my head pounding from a horrible headache.  And lack of food.

But this weekend was all good.  At least I had a great weekend.  Friday night I was able to stay up really late scrapbooking.  that is always good.  I love when I get a night when I am not sleepy and my creativity just flows.  It did and I loved it.  Saturday we were able to spend some quality time with my Dad during the day.  We rarely ever do that.  And then on Sat. night, we went out and had some drinks and social time.   I actually got some pics from our night.  Which is also a rarity.  I said "f-it" with feeling dorky about pulling out the camera.  So I pulled it out and got some good pics.  Glad I did.  However, I have yet to upload them to the computer.  I hope to do that soon.  Hope being the operative word.  Time is still an issue with me lately.  Making time to do the things that need to be done, and then getting to the wants.  So photos to come later. 

Suckage.  Let's just say, after a day full of it, I don't wanna do it again tomorrow.  Hopefully, I won't have to.  Hopefully it will be a better day. 

On another note:  When I got home, I had a really awesome package in the mail.  A small flat package that holds a world of possibilities.  I can't say what it is, but I can say that everyone is gonna want em'.  ;0) for sure.  Thank you to "you-know-who" that made the last part of my day NOT sucky.    You rock!

So here's to no more suckage...at least for the rest of the week!

Never enough.

This morning, I am in a hurry, as I have 15 min. before I head out to work.  Lately, it seems like I am always in a hurry.  Why?  I have no clue.  I think I do it to myself, but with a fast pace, it seems like the days FLY by.  They go by and still, I can't quite tell you what I have accomplished.  Aren't the summer days supposed to be LONG and lazy?  I thought I heard that somewhere, but so far - not so much.

So along with the title of this post, I am also gonna look at the bright side of "Never enough."  The following is a list of things that I can also never get enough of:

•OLAY self-foaming disks to wash my face.  LOVE those things.  My face has never felt so clean during the hot, steamy, summer days.

•Bath & Body Works is having their Semi Annual sale....It FREAKING ROCKS!  Today, my scent of choice that I bought yesterday is, Rich Citrus Cream.  love it.  And I am seeing another trip back before it's over.

•Floral skirts.  Wearing one today, and feeling very girly and cute!

•Adam.  With the days going by so fast, it's nice to know he is there.  He's my constant.

•Blogs.  I originally thought that these would "die-down" to me and get old, but I can't get enough of them.  I love being connected to so many wonderful women.

•A talented friend of mine will be unveiling something new and FREAKING AWESOME!  I am just so excited about this.  You know who you are, and you know how great I think you are! 

So those are my "never enoughs" for the day.  More to come.  As there is always something new that comes along and becomes my new favorite. 

Peace out!

Gotta LOVE it.

Okay, I was originally going to post tonight so that I would have a longer amount of time to write a list of things that i am lovin' right now. 

However, I got home just a minute ago to find a package on my porch.  From Making Memories!!!!!!  Can you believe it?  Me either.  I didn't even order anything.  Totally unexpected.  I knew as I opened the box, that whatever it was, it was gonna be GOOD!  And it was.  A Paper Cachet book.  A Book!  (Can you tell how excited this is making me?)  Attached was a note, written on the signature MM green paper.  Here's what it said:

Congratulations!  You are the winner of Making Memories TDF (To Die For) Special Delivery.  We are so excited about the techniques and tips featured in our new Paper Cachet book and in turn wanted to share them with you.  As you flip through the pages of this book, we hope that you will be somewhat amazed as you discover many new ways to use an everyday scrapbook essential - Paper.  Please enjoy this one on us.

Your friends at Making Memories.

Okay, so the people at MM are my NEW BEST FRIENDS!!!  I cannot remember if I even signed up for a contest, or why I would get a copy for free!  Either way, I am Loving this surprise.  Thank you to the scrapbooking gods, today, for making me a happy girl!  Just flipping through the book, I know I am gonna love it. 

Okay, I just had to share.  Continue as you were.

***Things I love list will be continued tonight***

The devil made me do it...

Talked me into it.  And that was all she wrote.

I hesitate to even write this.  But oh, well, I admit it.  I did not go to work Saturday.  I think I am embarrassed at my so-called morals/work-ethic.  I called in.  I did not lie or make up an "I am suddenly sick" excuse.  I told the truth.  I was not happy with the schedule change, and would not be able to make the 4:30 to close shift.  I just could not make it.  I started rambling on about how sorry I was to do that on my last day.  And then I stopped myself.  If I was gonna call in, I was gonna be strong about it and hang the phone up.  And that was what I did.  Ashamed now?  Sort of.  But did it feel good?  Hell yeah, it did.  I explained to Adam, that it was the most liberating part of my week.  And that is that.

Instead of work, I spent my day relaxing.  And then Adam and I went to dinner with Rachel and Lee.  We drove about an hour away for THE best catfish.  Buffet-style.  All you can eat...and man, did I eat.  I felt like a bloated fish when I left.  But it was good.  And on the way home, in my bloated glory, I exclaimed, "Man, I am glad I didn't go to work!"  Okay, so maybe I wasn't feeling all that guilty. 

On the way to dinner, I snapped a few shots of Rachel and I in the backseat.  Always toting my camera, I pulled it out.  And was glad I did.  This photo of her is so glamorous to me.  I love it. 

Then I turned the camera on myself.  Yet another hold-it out-at-arm's-length-shot.

Oh, and I actually got a photo of me, my mom, and my sister!  It is a strange occurrence that we are all together - dressed up - photo ready.  But since we took her to dinner on Friday for her birthday, there we were.  We need more GOOD photos of the three of us.  Hint hint, MOM!!

And that's how the weekend was... 

A Happy Birthday for my Mom on Friday.

A good liberating moment on Saturday...followed by a little bit of guilt. 

And a stuffed belly of catfish.

A Moral Pickle

Okay, so I have a new job for the summer.  So far so good.  Now, I am just on the last leg of my 2 week notice at the shoe store.  Uck.  Well, here's the pickle part.  As of last week, the schedule stated that my last day would be Saturday from 1-5p.m.  No, I wasn't happy about the Saturday part, but since it was a mid-day, no prob right?!  Well yesterday, I got to work and the schedule changed.  I now have to work Saturday 4-close (9:30).  Without asking me, the schedule just changed like that.  I hate to feel this way, but I feel like it's their way, of screwing me over - one more time.  My boss mentioned this to me today.  "You didn't have plans for sat. night, did you?  Cause your schedule changed to close now."  I responded, "Well, I kinda did, but oh well, it's my last day..."    I don't want to work tomorrow. 

All the morals, values and work-ethics that my parents instilled in me, are telling me that it would be wrong to call in "sick", or just not show up.  But the devil on my shoulder is telling me to forget about it.  Not go.  I know that if I don't show up, I will be screwing up somebody else's night, but MAN, it really irks me that they just screwed mine up - over night. 

So that's my pickle for the day.  Sometimes I feel like I am too nice or too lenient.  Like people walk over me - cause I let them.  I wish that I could have had the guts to say something.  "No, I can't work that.  I have plans."  But I didn't.  I couldn't.  I usually don't.  Instead, I get angry on the inside and let it sit and fester inside me.  I think it's called "passive aggressive."  ha.  I have issues!

Anyway, that's all.  Not too amusing.  More of just a vent to myself.  To anyone who actually gives a hoot. 

Off to scrap - make myself happy.  Get in a better mood for the night.  We are taking Mom out to dinner for her b-day. 

The weekend would be better - if only I didn't have to work...

***Edited to add***

This whole post reminds me of that Jodee Mesina song "My Give A Damns Busted"  That's what I feel like.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Just a quick shout-out to my Mom, Rose! 

Today is her 51st birthday!!!  She wears it  so well and beautifully.  She is proud of her age.  I hope to someday be able to embrace my age like she does...and look as great as she does! 

Thank you, Mom for the love and support that you continue to provide year after year!  I love you so much.  Happy Birthday to you.