My April Desktop..

Since we all know how much I adore my lovely bestie Mandy, I thought I'd make her desktop, my desktop's new look! Just like every month I like to display it on my bloggy! So here it is :)



Isn't it just lovely?! You can click it to get a better view! ;)

If you would like to have this desktop as well, you can download it for free HERE!

PS. I'll also have another freebie of my own up in a little while, so keep checking back! :D

Until next time,

Introducing Squishy Scraps ;D

Well, my little surprise is out of the box. I've decided to get back into making scrappy stuff again and, I've teamed up with my bestie Mandy from Super Mom Scraps to bring you this little ole mini kit called 'Hello Sunshine' ;) I did the papers and she did the alpha & elements! You can find her post here! This is my first attempt at dabbling in scraps in a little over a year so there's only 6 papers but I like to think they are great! I would love to hear what you have to think :)

Here is the portion of it that you will get when you go to her blog!


[ Click to get a better look! ]


& here's my preview. ;)


[ Click to get a better look! ]

Now this was supposed to be up around midnight, but I've had the worst time uploading to a sharing site so .. yea! But, you can find my paper download {here}!

PLEASE let me know if there are any problems downloading.

Also, if you have any questions, problems, concerns, etc., you can just leave me a comment, I'd adore them anyhow! *wink, wink*

Again I'd loooove to know what you think about my portion to this collab :) It could equal some more freebies in the near future ;D

Also, what do you think of my logo? Love it? Hate it? Lemme know your thoughts!

P.S. I should have my blog for Squishy Scraps up and running soon, but you'll just have to bear with me on that! I guess that's all for now ;D

Until next time,

I am..

You Are Facebook

You are social, outgoing, and excited to connect to your friends. You are interested in your friends' lives, and you enjoy adding your opinion to the mix. While you enjoy sharing online, you don't want everyone to know your business. You value your privacy. Your life is an open book to those you know but not to strangers.

Are You Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter?

Which is really rather funny, since that's the one I use the least ;)

On another note I'm in cahoots with Mandy for a little surprise! I'm kinda nervous about it, but also super super excited! This could be the beginning of something fun! So keep your eyes open for that in the next day or two ;)

Until next time,

have YOU ever..?

I found this in Mandy Land and decided to play :D

Just 'bold' whichever ones you have done so far on the list. Be sure to leave me a comment if you play! ;) I'd love to see what you've done ;)

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb [ I've held a goat :) ]
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar [ & NEVER will again! Yuck!]
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book [ I have published poems! ]
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Whew, that was long! LOL!

Until next time,

Candidly Huh?

I found this on Mandy's blog and thought I'd give it a go..

You Live Your Live Candidly

You are honest and direct. You tell it like it is. You tend to avoid confrontation and stay away from sticky situations. You tend to have one best friend you hang with, as opposed to many acquaintances. You tend to dream big, but you worry that your dreams aren't attainable.

How Do You Live Your Life?

..sounds about right! ;)

Until next time,

Some time to blog..

So it's really been a while since I have sat down and blogged. I have a little bit of free time so here goes :)

The last few weeks have been CRAZY! Between packing, sorting, school, work and everything else under the sun I'm lucky to even have my mind! I'm just about done packing! I've got some sheets and what not to wash up, some clothes to box up, and Keegan's toys to pack and then I'm done. It's really surreal to me still I think. In 3 days I'll be heading 1000+ miles south to a new beginning! Excitement, Nervousness, Wonder, Scared, Nausea, Anxiety, Curious, Overwhelmed are some among many other feelings that are going through me right now. I feel in my heart that everything will be ok. It's just this initial move I think that has my guts in a pretzel shape at the moment.

I've really been slacking on my school work because of this move. There's just been so much to do. I know I shouldn't be slacking on something so important, but on that same note, Keegan and being done with everything are really important. I hope everything will be ok will school and my grades will be back up.

I worked for the last time up here yesterday. I can't really believe it. Like wow, next week I'll have new co-workers! That's nerve-wrecking all in itself since I have no clue what the people are like down there. Most everyone is welcoming, waves to you and has random chit chat with people they don't even know up here. I live in a pretty country small area. I love it! I'm moving to a big city - eh, not so sure I'm going to like it. I guess we'll see!

Keegan is being a little poop-head lately. I guess I can blame it on "Terrible Twos" beginning. He's 16 months now and boy oh boy does he like to throw some temper tantrums! GRRRR! He drives me NUTS-O sometimes! As if I'm not crazy enough already ;))

Justin and I are doing well for the circumstances. I'm stressed out and we are bickering a little because I keep snapping on him. It'll be fine once this move is done and all. I'm so stressed about the drive down and getting everything moved in by ourselves. I just keep telling myself we'll be ok. Everything will go off without a hitch. Or that's how it happens in a perfect world anyway! [ please note this is NOT a perfect world! ]

I REALLY miss designing! I just don't have the time or the creativity these days! My lovely bestie Mandy has also propositioned me to team up with her and create some scraps. That could be in the works once I'm settled in, in Florida. [ keep your eyes open for that ;) ] I did do a paid siggy this week and a few blinkies with the little bit of spare online time that I've had. They turned out pretty good!

Alright, Backyardigans is on and Keegan is wanting to snuggle me and watch them so that's all for now!

Until next time,

Lemonade Award ;)

My admin on Chubby Cheeks and a fab designer, Robyn, awarded me this! SO first, THANK YOU ROBYN! and now to the award-ness! hehe



The "rules" of this award are that I must:-
1. Put the logo on your blog or post. (Right click on the logo and save to your own computer.)
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great attitude and/or gratitude!
3. Link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post with the person from whom you received your award.

Well, I don't have 10, but here are 5 I feel are deserving!!

Jennifer | My friend since middle school!
Mandy | We're Besties!
Megan | She's so sweet! & I love her designs!
Sarah | She's from my "Chubby Family"!
Mary | Becoming a new friend!



Until next time,

I was tagged, TWICE!

LOL! Danita, from Chubby Cheeks, got me & so did my bestie Mandy! So...

Here's the deal:

1. Sit down.

2. Take a picture of yourself right now. Don't primp.

3. Upload it to a new post.

4. Tag 5 people to do the same.

LOL, it's been a long day and I never really primp anymore anyway! Here's two pics! One that's a little more my typical kissy pic & one smiling! Disregard the fact that these are with my webcam, I'm too lazy to go upstairs for the digital camera ;)




There you have it. Me after a long day ;)

My five people are Jennifer, Joy, Robyn, Mary, & Jolene.

Until next time,

Just a lost soul in this path called LIFE

I have finished both of my finals and turned them in [a day early, go me!]. That's a little weight lifted off of my shoulders. I start my second block of classes on Monday. I'm kinda nervous. I wonder what my new professors are going to be like? One is a man and one is a woman, that is all I know so far. I really like my current ENG 101 professor. I hope they are like her. lol. what are the chances right? My next two classes are CIS 105 - SURVEY OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS & ENG 102 - RESEARCH WRITING! Hmmm, the computer class shouldn't be too bad & English, well it's English class! :P I printed both of the calendars and what not, but I haven't had a chance to look over them yet.

On another note, my mom is still in the hospital. She has been really sick for almost a week with an infection in her intestines. and get this, the doctors can't tell her how it got there! She's kept the first day's worth of chicken broth down since Monday yesterday. She hadn't eaten anything, because she was puking so much. I'm just hoping she can come home from the hospital soon. We'll see.

Keegan didn't take a nap all day long, so I guess at around 5:20 when my brother and every left, he just passed out until like 20 til 7. Which sucks! But he wouldn't stay awake. So now here it is after 10 'o clock and he's still awake playing! I'm just having a very blah day today. I worked on school work all day and now I just wanna relax, but I have a 15 month old running old. Well he'll be 15 months old tomorrow. Whatever! Same difference!

Off to creativity, or rather my lack there of. I just really don't have any creative juices flowing! I owe my darling Mandy and few things and I feel horrible that I haven't gotten to them yet. :(

On a more exciting note! Me and Justin were approved for an apartment today, pending the background check, but we're not worried about the background check! The leaser? gave us all of the paper work to send him our security deposit so that's pretty promising ;) Isn't that super exciting! So now, we have one more step to our big move to Florida pretty much completed! I have so many mixed feelings on this. It's becoming crunch time. We have something like 6 weeks maybe? I'm very nervous, since I've never lived anywhere but this 20 mile span around here, and now we're moving literally 1,000 miles out of my comfort zone. We will see what happens! It'll be an adventure! I guess that's all for now

Until next time,

My first award! (yay!)

I was given this award by my dear friend Mandy! How Exciting!!



Now I am giving this award to 4 (it was supposed to be 5, but I couldn't come up with 5) treasured people!
Mandy-[my online bestie, first & foremost & a fabulous designer]
Jennifer-[a friend since middle school]
Robyn-[admin on Chubby Cheeks & very talented designer]
& Danita-[a designer in training on Chubby Cheeks & a sweet girl]


Until next time,

My Candy Heart

Haha, once again jacked from Mandy! But it was too cute not to steal ;)

Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"

A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out. Your heart is open to where ever love takes you! Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned out Your flirting style: lots of listening and talking What turns you off: fighting and conflict Why you're hot: you're fearless about falling in love

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

Until next time,

I jacked it from Mandy ;)

I am a Daffodil What Flower Are You?

ETA: What a Daffodil is, for Mandy! LOL, I shoulda added it the first time!!

You have a sunny disposition and are normally one of the first to show up for the party. You don't need too much attention from the host once you get there as you are more than capable of making yourself seen and heard.

Until next time,

Insomnia & My Life..

Where do I even begin? I guess with the fact that it's after 2am and I'm still awake. Not designing, or even doing anything productive, just basically reclining on the couch thinking, listening to Sports Center. Yes, Sports Center! What else is there on TV this time of the night except porn & infomercials? Keegan is tossing and turning. Man, I really hope he doesn't get up! I'll never get him back to sleep. Anyway, I think I'm good he looked up, grabbed the bink, and laid back down.

Justin went home today. Obviously right? Since I'm awake in the middle of the night, for no apparent reason. We had a great couple of days while he was here. We did some apartment hunting for the big move. I think we decided on a complex called Chelsea Park. So now it's just a matter of getting everything finished up except the actual lease signing! I'm super nervous about this move. I've never lived anywhere outside of this 25 mile country radius before, so moving like 1,000 miles out of my comfort zone worries me. I know that I'll be with him and Keegan, but it's going to be hard for me not to have my family close. His first day of class at MMI is April 6th. So that means we need to be down there at least 3 weeks in advance, so that we have time to get settled in & he has time to get settled in to a job before school starts. I still have to figure out which Kohl's I want to transfer too. I guess whichever one is closest to the apartment we end up at.

So everyone makes New Year Resolutions right? I hadn't really thought about it until I was reading the Sweet Shoppe Blog the other day. I really need to get this extra weight off. I have just been lazy with it since I had Keegan. Definitely to lose the 15 or so pounds to get me back to a comfy weight. Another resolution, is to put more time into my schoolwork. It's very important and I definitely don't put enough time or effort into it. Finally, I need to go to Florida with an open mind! After all, if nothing else, it will definitely be a life experience! & I'll get to finally meet my online bestie Mandy. I think there will be something around 100 miles between us. and heck that's not too bad! We'll see!!

Until next time,

Oh the life..

YAY!! The Redskins won!! I couldn't be happier there. Work pretty much was long. But not too bad. I have to work tonight too. Hopefully it won't seem so long. Hmm.. I haven't talked to my online bestie in a few days and I miss her tons!! I hope you are doing well Mandy Lou. Keegan is doing ok. He's not better, but he's not really sick anymore. Praise the lord!! I still feel like poo on the other hand. It hurts to breathe :/. I think I'm going to take a nap. Ta ta for now!

Until next time,