My Anniversary!

Today Jeff and I have been married 3 years!! It's been a great trip so far :) And guess what he got me... a new lens and flash for my camera!! I was so excited. The flash is actually an early birthday gift :) The lens is a 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6. It's huge and heavy, but so far takes some really cool pics. Here is a pic of some flowers I picked up yesterday at Costco:


I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day.. we have been so busy around here. (What else is new right??) It's officially summer, which means I only work 3 days a week for the next couple of months!!! YEAH!!! I can't stress enough how happy I am about this! I have so much to catch up on.. especially with the house. We still have a ton of boxes that need to be unpacked. I'm sure once that's done, I'll feel a bit more organized.

Our new house does NOT have a pool :( so we went to Target and got this fun little whale pool for Ellie. It has a little slide on it and it shoots water out the top. Ellie loves it! Here are some pics:




We might be heading over to a friends house for a BBQ later today.. not too sure yet. Other than that, nothing much planned. I do want to hit Old Navy though!! :) Have a great week!

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my father's birthday and I miss him.. funny how his birthday makes me so emotional. I guess pms will do that! (overshare!) 3 years ago this week we celebrated his birthday by all going out to eat. He told me how he hadn't been feeling too well.. and I told him to go to the doctor. A few days later and right before my wedding he was diagnosed with lung cancer. It was horrible. Then on his 61st birthday we had a small celebration at his house, where he basically said good-bye to everyone.. he knew it would be the last time he saw his closest friends. 3 months later he died. It's just amazing to me that he is gone.. I mean I know he is and I've come to terms with it, but every now and then I just feel like I hit a brick wall again. Does that make sense??

Ok now that I've depressed everyone!

American Idol was fantastic last night.. I'm a Jordin fan because she's from where I live... plus she just has an amazing voice for a 17 year old!

Grey's anatomy... what the heck is up with that ending?? Is George not coming back?? I had a feeling Cristina and Burke wouldn't get married, but I thought for sure it would be her.. nope! I have no idea what will happen next year.

I scrapped a page! I took some pics of Ellie as she was running through the hose as Jeff was watering the lawn!

See full credits HERE! Ok with that I'm off to watch the finale of American Idol! Have a great week!

Last Day for Grab Bags!!

Hurry on over to My Digital Muse!! Today is the last day to grab them!! Everyone has lots of great goodies!!



Get my bag HERE!

Arthritis Update

So I ended up getting into the rheumatologist early and wow what an exam! I ended up getting x-rays of my feet, ankles, knees, hips, pelvis, hands, and ankles... phew! That's a ton of radiation! LOL I'm still in a ton of pain and I have to say I'm becoming quite crabby!!! I have to wait until June 8th to go back and get the results and then they'll give me my "plan of care".. ugh! What makes me really crabby is that it is affecting my life.. does that make sense?? I can't bend my knees very easily to get down on the floor and I spend half my day with kids on the floor! Ok I'm done bitching!!

This weekend is grab bag weekend! Don't forget to head on over to My Digital Muse on Friday and Saturday!

Tonight is the finale of Grey's!! I can't wait!!! I'm sure I'll post my thoughts afterwards!

Spot Free!!

So Ellie is finally better and today I went back to work! It was hard getting out of bed but it was nice to be out of this house!! Ellie's fever went away on Saturday and slowly her spots are disappearing. Poor thing! She is also starting to eat more, so that's a great sign!

NSD was crazy! I bought kits just because they were on sale.. Now I'll add them to my collection of great kits that I haven't used yet! LOL I have all of these fun great LOs I want to do and somehow time is escaping me! Soon.....

Is it just me or is anyone else in shock that it's May already?? Where is this year going??? Only 3 more weeks left of school!! Yeah! I'm ready for the break!

Ok, lets discuss Grey's Anatomy. I'm so glad to see things are somewhat back to normal, but I have to express my feelings on a few things. First of all... what's up with them killing off her stepmom?? I didn't see that coming! I was so bummed! And McDreamy is being McJerky! Give me a break, I mean who looks at his girlfriend drinking with friends and walks away, especially after her own father slapped her?? I did like the other spin off show with Addison.. though I think it would have been better as a separate show.. does that make sense. And Ty Diggs... mmmmmmm cute! It really has a great cast and I think I'll like it. Does anyone know when it starts??

Ok off to watch Heroes.. which by the way is another excellent show!

NSD Sale

Happy Scrapbooking Day!!! Head on over to my store, everything is 33% off for the weekend!!



My Store!!

Phew.. what a week! (long post ahead)

This past week/month has probably been the craziest to date! Talk about busy, stressed out and anything else you can think about. First of all, on the 21st I held a bridal shower for my friend Nicole at my new house (which we hadn't moved into yet!) It actually turned out very nice.. plus I rented some tables and chairs and made it look nice so it actually turned out better that we didn't have any furniture here yet.

Then this past weekend we finally moved into the new house!! YEAH! Of course we didn't have any tv or internet for 3 days which was hard, but now it's all good! The movers came on Saturday and got all the furniture over. Now we just need to get some little stuff (like closet stuff) over here.

On our first night here, poor Ellie had a rough night. She got a fever and then threw up.. yuck! Plus the cats were going crazy!!! Needless to say I didn't get much sleep. Then on Sunday, Ellie seemed to be doing much better and we decided to go ahead with her birthday party! Ellie is now 2!!! The party was so much fun and the kids all had a great time! Then that evening it hit again.. poor Ellie got sick as a dog again and spiked a high fever.... To make a long story short, she is still sick and we headed to the doctor today. We thought she had roseola because some kids in Day care had it last week, but we found out she has Hand foot and mouth disease!! Sounds a lot worst than it actually is, but now it looks like I'll be home all week. She has the type that goes all over her body.. including the inside of her mouth. I swear I've changed more diapers/sheets in the past few days. I'm done. LOL So wish me luck that I can get through the rest of this week. Here is what she looked like yesterday :(


Not the best pic of her, but you get the idea with the spots on her face :( poor thing!

To top it all off I have arthritis.. I was diagnosed with JRA (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)at the age of 3. Now I haven't had a flare up in probably almost 12 years. I'm not on any medication and overall I've been very lucky. That is until last week. My poor knees are killing me. I have an appointment with the rheumatologist on Friday.. thank goodness! Ok now I'm whining!

I've been tagged by Holly:

Here are the rules:

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves.

People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1. I love all video games.. I have a xbox 360, gameboy, ps2, my computer and a psp
2. I watch Days of Our Lives
3. I hate loud sounds.. if the music is too high I get a little weird. Crazy huh!
4. I had my tonsils out when I was 32.. that was miserable.
5. My right knee only bends 90 degrees.
6. When I laugh I close one eye! (Arggg I look like a pirate!)
7. I love chips & salsa.. I could eat them everday of the year, all day long even!

Ok so now I tag:
1. Tania
2. Amy K
3. Robin
4. Tracy
5. Mish
6. Cassie
7. Melinda

Ok have a great week!!!

Vote for me!!

I've been nominated to be on Holly's Creative team!! But now I need your help..please go to this site: Holly's Blog
and vote for me :)

Thanks!

Happy Birthday Amy!!

Happy Birthday Amy!! I hope you have a great day! Check out Robin's site for all of the birthday fun!! One of the quizes is to see which Jane Austin character you are.. I am:

Which Jane Austen Character are You? (For Females) Long Quiz!!!
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We moved a ton of stuff over to the new house, and I actually got quite a bit of packing done. Saturday I had my friend Nicole's Bridal shower at my house.. empty house, but at least we had plenty of room. It actually turned out very nice and as soon as I get my camera from the other house I'll post some pics. Other than that I really don't have much to post.. Have a great week everyone!!

I survived my weekend... barely!

This past weekend I went to San Diego with some girlfriends to celebrate Nicole's upcoming wedding in May! There were 9 of us all together and it was a crazy weekend! We all got into town and headed out for sushi & sake bombers :) Then we headed to some more clubs and danced the night away! It was so much fun! Then on Saturday, Stephanie (my friend) and I ordered some room service while we got ready and then met everyone downstairs, where a limo picked us up. We were off to Temecula for some yummy wine tasting & lunch. We went to South Coast and then Wiens and then to Ponte. Great wine and a great lunch. Then it hit me.. I got soooo sick! The limo ride home was miserable!!! Agh. I swear I was sick from 4 pm until after midnight. All the girls went out that evening and I was stuck in a hotel room. I'm pretty sure it was my breakfast.. the eggs or bacon. Not so fun for me. But at least the first night and the wine tasting was fun! Here are some pics from the weekend:

(Nicole the bachelorette)

(all of us at a club in the Gaslamp district.. I'm in blue)

(mmmm.. wine!)
(outside the tasting room.. Jessica, Nicole, Sarah, me and Abby)
(lunch at Ponte Winery.. and of course more wine!)

It was a good, Good Friday

I didn't have to work today and because of that it was a great day!! LOL Actually it was a good day because I got some good quality Ellie time in. We had a play date with some friends of mine and their kids. Ellie loved it! Then we went to Rubio's for lunch with my friend Stephanie and her kids and then we hung out at home. We went to the new house and I got the kitchen shelves lined... that was a pain, but Ellie had fun playing in her new play room.

Tomorrow we are going to attempt to dye some eggs. Should be interesting. I have visions of dye spilling all over the floor and my nearly 2 year old running around with eggs in her hands! So wish me luck!! LOL

I added some more photos to my photography blog :) I'm loving my camera!!

Oh don't forget.. next weekend is Grab Bag weekend at Mydigitalmuse! I'm almost done with my stuff to put in it.. should be some great stuff!!! :)

Other than that, nothing much to report.. we plan on moving in about a week, so I have a lot of packing to do this week!

Bad Bad Blogger!

I have been so bad about keeping up with my blog.. *sigh* But the good news is that I'm back to the blogging world!! LOL

First of all check out Megan's Book! I had the wonderful pleasure of participating in making this Picaboo book for a sweet baby girl named Megan. Many of you might have read about her on Holly's blog. Anyway, Megan has had to have two liver transplants and the family is bearing PICU bills of $10,000 a day. She’s been there for almost a month now. Megan’s site is www.megangrote.com they have a special fund set up that will help pay Megan’s medical bills.

I have been so busy and really I have nothing to show for it! I'm way behind at work with evaluations to type up.. I have progress reports due at all of my schools this week, plus I'm still packing all of our stuff for the new house. Hopefully we'll be in it within the next 2 weeks!!

Scrapping: I have done 2 new pages:

(See credits HERE)

(See Credits HERE)

And last but not least.. welcome to the world Macy Jane!!! Our really good friends Chris and Tiffany welcomed their new baby giril!! Isn't she pretty?! Tiffany had a rough labor and ended up with a c-section, but Macy arrived Friday March 24th weighing 8 lbs, 10 oz!! Yeah!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

In honor of St. Patrick's Day I made you all a little freebie!!!

You can download it HERE!!! If you grab it, just leave me a little note :)
Also, today is the last day to get your grab bags at MyDigitalMuse.com! Trust me, they are so worth the $2.00!!!

What did you all think of Grey's this week??? I was shocked about Izzy and George! I didn't see that coming at all. I guess they needed to add a little more drama. I have no idea where that story line will go. Poor Callie!

Grab Bag Weekend

Hey everyone!! Head on over to MyDigitalMuse.com this weekend and grab a bag for only $2!!! I promise it will be worth it!!!

First Official Photo Shoot

So I did a photo shoot of my friend Sara and her fiance. I'm really happy with the way the pictures turned out! It totally helps that they are so photogenic! I just love the first pic.. it' looks like a post card! Ok here they are:

Secrets out!!

I'm officially selling over at MyDigitalmuse.com!!!!!

I was so excited when I got the letter from Holly! First of all let me say that I am a HUGE fan of Holly's stuff. Ever since she owned the Digichick :) I am so honored to be working with her and gettting advice from her to help me with my designs. I'm working as an apprentice, so I have a TON to learn! The first thing she did was help me with my previews and what a difference that made! Check out my Buddies kit preview:

Doesn't that look so much better??? I have a few kits up so far and I need to get the rest up this week! So head on over to my store!!!

In other news, we are now proud home owners :) The painters started today and already it has made a HUGE difference. Funny how just a little fresh paint makes a room look so much better! I will definitely put up some pics when it's all done.

Are you watching American Idol??? I can't believe Sanjaya (sp?) didn't get voted off.. what are people thinking?? He's cute and all, but come on the guy has got to go. And same with Antonella.. she bugs. Ok enough complaining! Have a great weekend!!!

She's Alive!!

That goes for both Meredith and I! LOL I feel like I have been so busy, but I'm starting to see the lights at the end of the tunnel! What did you all think of Grey's this week?? Again I cried. Talk about emotional!!! I just loved it when Izzy was next to Denny at the end.. *sigh*. As much as I like the show this past week, I'll be happy to get back to the good ole Grey's. Drama & fun mixed with romance and craziness!!!

I did survive my first week at work! It was wonderful and I don't have one ounce of regret about leaving my old job! I work with some great therapists too, so I think overall this was a great move.

Secrets..... got some more :) I'll announce them soon. Just when I didn't have enough going on with moving, I decided to make another one.. but that will have to wait until later!!!

Packing update..... none. We close on the house tomorrow!!! We have a painter coming this week to give us an estimate and then we will have the house painted before we move in. Jeff has to go out of town this month too, so it looks like we will be in the new house at the end of March. I can't wait. We did the walk through yesterday and now I'm even more excited. Here is a pic of the house.. it's not a very good pic, but it will do!

Tonight is the Oscars... I will probably watch even though I haven't seen a movie in forever! I miss going to the movies every week! But that's ok.. that's what Netflix is for! Ok everyone I'm off to play with Ellie!

Izzy is a rockstar and Meredith is blue?!

So Grey's was crazy last night! First of all did anyone else find it a bit cheesy that McDreamy pulled Meredith out of the water all blue?? And how is it that a lifeless blue body can gently rest on your face?? LOL Obviously that part threw me off a bit. What's crazy, is that everyone know's Meredith will be ok.. I mean the name of the show is GREY'S anatomy.. hello that's her. But overall I did love the show. I think Izzy shined and she is definitely back! I loved the part when she rambled off on everything she believed and how she flat out told George he made a mistake. That is the Grey's I'm used to.. quirky and funny :) Ok enough of my ramblings.

I'm officially finished at my job at PTS!! My last day was bittersweet. Happy to get the heck out of there and then sad to let go. Next week I start at the new job and the fresh start will be great! Now with that over with, I can concentrate on my other move.. to our new house. We close on the 26th and will probably have it painted before we move in, so we are looking at the 2nd week in March! Yeah!!

I'm still in a huge funk with scrapping/designing. I started 2 kits, and am really not in love with them. Melinda suggested I change the colors to see if I like it better.. I may just end up doing that. I did manage to squeeze out one page for the scrapdish team:

(credits: Baby You're a Star Kit by Jen Reed, Template by Angela Sharrow both at Scrapdish.com)

Ok I need to get back to work! Bye for now!!!

Nothing beats...

a great glass of wine! I'm drinking a glass of wine and just browsing the internet.. nothing exciting, but it's down time and that is golden! I'm in a slump.. not in the mood to scrap or design. I am working on 2 kits, but so far it's been a struggle. Hopefully some mojo will come may way soon! I really need to get going on things. Please pass the mojo!

My week is over and I finally told all of my parents I was leaving. It went much better than I thought it would so I was very happy about that! I have 1 more week to go at the current job and then it's off to the next one. I'm so excited for the change!! Speaking of other changes, Jeff and I haven't packed 1 box for our move. We really need to get moving on that. Maybe tomorrow??? LOL

Grey's Anatomy: What was that about???? I was on the edge of my seat.. wowzers! A bit bloody for my taste though. What's up with the little girl??? I read another forum and someone asked if we thought it was Izzy's adopted kid... NO. Isn't her child older?? You know Derek is going to jump in the water and save Meredith... and why isn't she swimming and just sinking??? I don't get it. Poor Izzy looked like a mess and is it just me or is McAlex getting hotter every week?? Don't know why, but I've got a thing for Alex lately. And to think that this is the first of 3 episodes... *sigh* I guess I'll just have to wait to see how it turns out!

Today I took a good mommy day. Jeff and I, along with my mother ran around town and went crazy. I went to Target, Kohls, PF changs (yummy!), TJ Maxx, the mall and then Costco.. phew, my feet are killing me! We bought Ellie the cutest Crocs today. Now I know people love these things and I do too, but for kids only! I think they are so stinkin cute on kids, but on Adults they look like nursing shoes. I guess I worked in too many hospitals :) Anyway I took a pic of them:

cute huh?! What's up with Anna Nicole Smith dieing?? I didn't see that coming. She was weird. I have to admit I used to watch her reality show.. it was a train wreck that I couldn't turn away from. She always seemed so doped up. Ok I digress..... night ladies!

Callie O'Mally and other ramblings....

Grey's was wonderful as always this week! I was shocked to learn that Callie and George got married! "Callie O'Mally" I love it!!! We'll see what happens with that! Meredith's mother was so mean!!! And what the heck, why is Addison with Mark?????? Didn't Alex look so cute when he was recovering and laying in the bed talking to her??? Is she blind? McSteamy is cute, but he's not McAlex!! And as always, there was a preview of next week's show and now I can't wait to see it!

Oh, I get to stay on Kimberly Geswein's CT. She invited the Jan. guests to stay on and of course I was thrilled. I Love her stuff and she is just an awesome person to work with!!

I have been crazy busy and haven't had time to scrap, design or even really check email. Unfortunately I have a feeling it will be like this for the next few weeks. This week I am telling my parent's that I am leaving. I'm very sad about it and have been a nervous wreck. My jaw is killing me from grinding my teeth at night. Pathetic!

So I have my new camera and I"m in love with it. I secretly wish I was a professional photographer! LOL How fun of a job would that be. Anyway, I've been volunteering to take pics of everyone and everything. I've gone to 2 birthday parties the past few weeks and look at some of the fun pics I have taken! These are all of Ellie's little buddies and one is of Ellie too! Click on pics to see them larger! (I added my name because it's part of my little photography fantasy! lol Plus I see alot of other people do it so why not???!!)


Ellie has been a riot lately. Her new words are "play" "slide" and "outside". Whenever we pass the little playground I hear from the backseat "play!" She loves the outdoors! Today she ran her little heart out at my mom's house. It helps that it was 74 degrees today :) Robin I need your help..I'm off the wagon... eating like no tomorrow!!! I'm sure it's stressed related!
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be a little MIA lately.. I'll try to keep posting!