Well, what do ya know....

people actually do stop here once in awhile and even have something to say! HEHE!

Not only are my mini albums being sold in the FAB Holly McCaig's site, but I will be selling some other little goodies here and there as well. She thought of this awesome name for the albums... "Chickie Quickies"... fun huh? Here is one of them that is perfect for Father's Day:



If you haven't checked out her new collab. kit, YOU SHOULD! It's adorable and super fun to work with!!! Here are some samples that the chickies did with the kit!



The day she showed me her preview of the kit, I happened to be going to Barnes And Noble... while Blake was picking up his next Captain UnderPants book (which BTW, if you have a little boy who loves talking about poop, dirty underwear, toilets, and all things gross... you really should get this series!)



I saw this cool book of Cosmo quotes. It was a collection of pop culture peeps who said something totally quoteable. So, I bought the book and made these with them:




The FABULOUS and totally sweet (and funny)
Misty Mareda at The Digi Shoppe helped me with the "packaging" design... cute huh? They are so perfect for All About Me layouts! They should be up in Holly's Site soon!

Alright, back to family time... Joe is still off, until Tuesday, so I gotta keep my sessions here short and sweet... just like me! MUAH

I have a lot to say!!!!

Not that anyone really cares or visits my BLOG, but I do mean to update more often, but it has been a crazy week, crazy I tell you! First things first... for those of you who do visit me here, you may not know that Joe and I never really had a formal wedding. He has been beggin me to have a ceremony and we have finally decided on a date AND location!








I was never really that excited about the whole thing, not because I didn't want to be formally "married" but because I was working so much when we first met, us selling my last house, us buying this new house and the baby coming last year, it almost stressed me out to think about planning something like that. But on the way back from Disneyland this past weekend, we found this location! Isn't it purty???? We still have to meet with the coordinator, but we were thinking this September or October? We definitely want it this year, but the summer is too soon and then you have the holidays and people are always so busy! I'm just glad they can plan the whole thing and I don't have to worry too much! Except for a few details... like my dress, which brings me to my next topic...

I have officially put myself on a diet (due to the need to look fab on my day)! Since the baby this past October, I still can't seem to lose these last 10 pounds or so and I'm tired of watching my poochy stomach hang over my pajamas that I never get out of all day... I want my abs back though damnit! So, no more brownies, no more ice cream, no more crap while I scrap at night!!! If I could actually get up off my ass and work out, it would be a miracle, but I'm aiming towards walking everyday... that way I can take the bebe!

So, as I mentioned, we went to the happiest place on earth this past weekend! I was kinda dreading going because its always so stressful, and with my baby... Ms Thang, I thought we were in for a nightmare. Luckily, she was pretty good just as long as she was carried around and not in her stroller to long. I am pissed though.... we stayed overnight there with the intention of swimming the next day and hanging out at Downtown Disney... so we paid $300 to stay at the Disneyland Hotel and it RAINED on Sunday and was too cold to swim! Man I was heated! So, that would prolly be the only thing I would change!

And now, the contest, that dreaded contest!!!! Well, I'm a loser this week and got cut! Kinda ruined my Sunday and fab Disney weekend, but I'm cool now. I knew it would happen sooner or later, and after this weeks challenge, I'm glad I don't have to stress out about freestylin'! Furthermore, I have already seen people posting in the gallery and have no idea how the hell the judges are going to judge this round. I mean, how can you judge "freestyle"? Such a broad term... KWIM? Don't get me wrong, it hurt like hell not making this week, stung for a minute, but now, in hindsight, I'm glad its over for me!

Alrighty, sweet Joey will be home in 15 minutes and I have to look like I did something today other than chat, blog, and internet surf! TTFN!

More Nonsense

So, I made it through to Round 3 and don't really know how I feel about that. At first I was super excited, then I got worried, then I got panicky, then I posted a layout that I loved, then I saw everyone else's work, then I started to hyperventilate, then I wanted to take my layout down! That's kinda where I landed and stuck! After seeing everyone elses, I just didn't like mine anymore! I didn't have that problem last week... I still love that LO! Here is my entry:

WANTED: BABY IN CRIB

I suppose I will feel this way until Sunday evening....

Joe and the baby were sick the past few days, while Joe was off, then when its time for him to go back to work... I get it... figures huh? He took today off to take care of me and the baby though... gotta love that! We are scheduled to go to the Magic Kingdom this weekend, so I hope that everyone gets all better by then or else we have to cancel and that would just suck butt!

I have no more nonsense to babble about now, but I will leave ya with another layout I did with Holly's new kit from a new line:



Seriously, that girl amazes me! Her stuff rocks and I am so grateful to her for letting me be a part of her awesome kick ass team! Oh, I almost forgot... I have a new designer to stalk! Misty Mareda Her stuff is totally funky and cool... totally sweet and funny to boot!!!

I'm out!!!

Anyone else pissed off?

I sure am! I was completely shocked he got sent packin'! HE was my overall pick and now he is gone! The other contestants are good, but man, he was just awesome! Everything he performed just drew me in! KAtherine was OK, but I think it was her time to go, surely over Chris, right? I know someone will land him a deal, but I will miss seeing him the next 2 weeks on IDOL! Robbed I tell you!

And Round 2 BEGINS....

Looks like I snuck through to the next week! Woohoo! It's Monday and I already finished my next assignment:

I Love My Life

I'm actually really enjoying the challenges. Kinda get sme thinkin' about me, my life, the people around me. Normally when I do a layout, everything is kind of staged, or so it seems... Anywho... more waiting now I guess!

Joe is starting his new shift tomorrow, so I got the next 4 nights to scrap my heart out! I spent way too much money last week, so I know i have a ton of stuff to use. Oh, I have an alpha freebie that will be done tomorrow also... so check back for that! I guess my life is that boring that I have nothing else to report!

Why Oh Why?

Did I enter that digscrappin contest? I was super excited about it when I signed up, but as the week progressed, I became less thrilled, and even told Joe that I didn't think I was going to follow through with it. He's so sweet though... kept trying to convince me to do it. I had my mind made up already, but hen I went to do a random layout today for Holly and came up with something I actually was really proud of. I gave in:

Me & Mom

I REALLY love the way it came out. Moreover, I love how I got to my end point. When it was all said and done and uploaded to the site, I even got a little teary eyed when I was retyping my journaling. I felt great about it. Then, like a good girl, I went to browse the rest of the entries and my jaw DROPPED. Yeah, I had one of those moments where one second you think you are the bomb and then reality sets in and you feel like pooh pooh! Don't get me wrong, I still LOVE my layout and am very proud of it, but honestly, competing against all that talent out there kinda takes it toll on your mental state.

Oh, well. Sunday everyone finds out if they made it to the next round. I think I am already sad thinking about it... what an amazing display of talent. Really amazing...

Ever want to strangle someone?

I had that moment today when I spoke with a friend of mine... the jist of her story:

*met guy
*married guy after 2 months
*started having problems immediately after (what a surprise)
*stopped talking to me because her husband didn't want her to have friends ( I guess it didn't help that I called him out when I caught him lying)
*fighting continued
*I meet up with her, finally, after about a year. He gets mad at her and when she comes back home after us eating dinner... all of about 1 hour.. he leaves a note saying she disrepected him by being out... yes, I am serious
*they fight, she calls me complaining every other day, I listen but keep my mouth shut
*he finally crosses the line and hits her
*she calls the cops, he gets arrested
*he convinces her he is sorry and will never do it again
*she drops the charges
*he convinces her to buy a house 2 hours away from her family and friends
*she gets pregnant
*then she's not pregnant (KWIM)
*she goes away for two weeks and when she talks to him, he tells her he bought a gun, an illegal one


TODAY

*she returns home to gather her things, he protests, they fight, he hits her again, calls the cops, but doesn't have him arrested

I couldn't keep my mouth shut anymore. I told she was wrong for doing nothing. Said he would never change. She needs out... fast. I just want to shake her, hit her head against the wall, something. So, bottom line... edited because I was way too upset last night when I posted and said things a little to harshly... thank you Ness for pointing that out... I just don't understand how someone can't see it?

I know I sound like a biotch, but I have been hearing the same story from her for the past 2 years... I'm getting a little sick of holding her hand. I just don't get it... I won't stop being her friend and I also know that she is the one to ultimately make the decisions, but it does break my heart to see a good person go through so much hell. I do feel sorry for her.

It's my blog and I will say SHIT if I want to

Yeah, thats right, I said shit! You don't like it don't read it!

Yesterday, a 2peas blog was pointed out to me and as I started to get lost in the hundreds and hundreds of posts, I was seeing everyone curse, some even worse than I normally do. So, I got to thinking... does everyone talk like me and just hide it while being "public"? In real life I curse like a sailor, Joe even calls me potty mouth and I have my 7 year old getting mad at me because my mouth has a mind of it's own. Anyways, I'm getting a little tired of holding my mouth on the different scrapping MB and I don't think I should have to do it on my blog! Seeing the way the "ladies" curse over there... anything I have to say ain't shit!

Oh and regarding my last post. I call bullshit on the poster that said "That's not what I heard". There wasn't shit else except for what I wrote about the name calling (if you can call it that). And like I keep saying here and on that other blog, if YOU know of another reason, please let me know... I would hate to think that I did hurt anyone, but I also hate guessing games.