Anyone else OVER Tired?

So here I am. Christmas morning, in all my glory. Donning my three of my four Christmas gifts. First of all, despite the large woman inside of it, here is my beautiful new bathrobe that the hubby picked out. LOVES the color and it is just oh so soft! And in my hands is the travel mug for my new coffee pot, inside of which was a freshly brewed cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee! Yep. He loves me. A-L-O-T. He couldn't have picked out any better gifts!

So was anyone else as tired that morning as I looked? Boy oh boy was the holidays a hectic time for us! I went with my hubby for 4 days over the road in his truck (which I will post about later) and that was alot of fun. It was nice to see what he has to do every day, nice to spend the time with him since he's gone so much. This look was because of 4 days on the road, then coming home and driving out to my Mom's for the day and then coming home Christmas Eve at 10pm only to wake up at OF COURSE 6am! But... this is what we got to see after getting up and giving the ever so patiently waiting children their permission to unwrap!

All in all, it was a FABULOUS time had by everyone. I am so blessed, and thankful for not only the gifts we were able to give and receive, but for the family we had to do it with! We laughed, loved, and celebrated just like we should, and that is something to be happy for!!

Merry Day-After Christmas!

I hope everyone's holiday was filled with joy, love, and laughter! And I also hope no one is reading this right now, even though it's the day after Christmas, because I hope you are still having fun and spending time with your families!

Our Christmas was great, and I will post about that in a few days after we are all settled back into our normal routine. I have the camera back, and have tons of pictures! I also got to go on a road trip to Florida with the hubby in his HUGE truck for 4 days and that was so much fun. So blessed to be able to get that time in with him, you know what I mean?

So I'm loaded with pictures and ready to strike at any given moment...... Beware!


Happy Holidays!!!!

Santa the Bus Driver

This morning when taking babygirl to school, we were waiting at the stoplight and the area bus system came through. I about died when I saw through the doors a man dressed like Santa driving the bus. OMG how funny it was! I laughed out loud completely and then had to listen to BabyGirl and MonsterMan yelling at the top of their lungs about "There's Santa! Did you see Santa? I saw Santa!"

I almost want to take a trip on the bus tomorrow just so they can see Santa! Gotta love living in Small Southern Town USA!

In other news, I had two wonderful experiences that I am going to briefly share and then save for entries into the "Don't You Hate It When" contest again for when it comes around!

So my mom made that totally sweet purse for the contest, and I wanted it something awful. I'm talking to my mom on the phone, telling her about my lameo story compared to everyone's. Then I (because I just have so much class) ask her this: "Did you see that pic of your purse on BlokThoughts? I love her blog, but dag Mom, she needs a new monitor!" Mom starts laughing uncontrollably and then informs me that it's HER monitor. I looked closer and felt like such a loser! First of all I insulted another blogger's equipment, then I insulted the wrong person and did it TO them! What a loser. We both were laughing so hard though. Maybe I'll have to enter that into a "DYHIW" post?

Anyway... I keep working on this blanket like there's no tomorrow. That's coming along. Still am not sure if it'll be done in time or not. Keep your fingers crossed for me! My daughter asked me to make a blanket and a hat for her dolly... So you know of course I'm going to be doing that, not to mention, I still am scarf-less and hat-less... Who am I kidding? I'm going to be like that all winter. By the time I get all these other things done winter will be freaking over!

Anyway my incoherent rambling is over for the night, and I will be back tomorrow. TGIF right?!

Aaaaah!

So the suspense of finding out who is picked for the "Don't You Hate It When" contest I entered is killing me! Okay so it's not literally "killing" me but I can't wait to see who is picked as the finalists! I know, in all actuality my lame story SUCKED the big one in comparison to a bunch of the others, but it was still fun to participate. Annnnnd, it was of course, hilarious to read some of the other entries! So here I am, feverishly checking BlokThoughts to find out who the two lucky entries are, hoping it's me (even though I know it won't be) and just generally being a complete dweeb by doing so.

My blogging capabilities are severely limited now because I have no camera. To be honest with you I think a blog is no fun without a picture or two of what you're talking about. And I have no pictures! I don't even have old ones because of course my computer bit the bullet over the weekend and I had to go out and get a new one. Blah. I can't wait for hubby to get home so I can steal the camera away from him! Until then those of you who read my blog are stuck with my lame stories and oh-so-not-personal pictures that I find online. But I hope you keep reading even though I stink.

If you haven't checked out the contest, go do so! And if I'm picked vote for me! And if I'm not picked, vote for someone anyway!

Have a happy hump day!

Crystal Light is My Enemy

*****Update*****
So I was reading up on my blogs, and if you'll remember I've been trying to win the "Don't You Hate It When" contest over on BlokThoughts for a couple of weeks now. I sadly have yet to win, but I thankfully, have a multitude of things that always seem to happen to me that I get to post about! So since the contest is tomorrow I'm updating yesterday's post to enter it in to the contest. The prize is coincidently a gift that My Uber-Talented Mother made for the contest. I probably won't be able to win because of the "connection" if you will, but let me just say -- I WANT THIS PURSE! Every time I'm over at her house I want to steal one of these but I don't, because she always has someone to sell them to, or give to, etc. And I know how HARD she works on them so I don't ask. Now is my chance to get it after all the years of admiration of one! Anywho, read away, and PLEASE vote for me if you like my story and I make it into the finalists!

So here's my "Don't You Hate It When..."


You'll have to excuse the crappy picture quality, my husband has our digital camera for the next week or so, he's on a trip to Texas for work and wanted to have it, just to take pictures of anything he finds interesting. Granted this puts a HUGE cramp into my blogging but, I digress. I'm trying to share. Anyway. If you'll notice, there actually IS improvement in my blanket progress. It is coming along slowly but surely.

You may be wondering why I hate Crystal Light. Let me explain. Thursday night I worked on the blanket. I fell asleep with it in my lap while watching a movie and so I went to bed, and placed it on the floor next to my bed, underneath my nightstand. Friday morning, at 7am, I hear my son is up so I'm getting ready to get out of bed, and I hear "it". I hear thud, splash, "Uh Oh... Moooommmmm", drip.. drip.. drip..


I'd had a glass of half full Crystal Light in the kitchen on the table from the night before. He had decided to bring it to me because I'd need a drink when I woke up. He was being so sweet, I know. But he set it on the nightstand, and then knocked it over. RED Crystal Light. Let's face it, the crap is like Kool-Aid when it comes to stains. It was all over my blanket, all over the yarn, and all over the carpet. Nooooooooo.........


After lots of elbow grease, a frantic Tide-Pen episode and phone call to my Mom, I managed to get it out. You can't even tell it was there. I am SO relieved. I was in tears thinking about the idea of starting over! But, luckily I won't have to.


I'm still never drinking Crystal Light again.

I'm So Addicted To....

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Haha... How sad?! Oh well. To be so addicted to blogging you'd think I'd have some huge following or something, which in fact, I do not. But that's alright. I have fun and for the few of you who like to read my random posts and silly stories, I'm glad you find me at least semi-interesting!

I Should Get Paid for This Ad

For Alltel. I recently switched cell phone companies. We were extremely dissatisfied with our old provider. Prices, Customer Service, etc. I won't name names, but it has a certain "T" involved in their name. :-)

Anyway I just LOVE everything about them, to include my new, YES you guessed it... PURPLE phone. It's great! I love having a keyboard to text with, it's so much faster. And yes, I'm "that" dork who took a picture of her phone. But anyway on to my story.

So as you know my husband started his new job yesterday. Now... I sometimes can be prone to really odd dreams, especially when I'm under stress or something. Usually if I wake up in the middle of the night from something weird I'll roll over and cuddle up to my hubby and fall back asleep. Kinda like a big teddy bear ;) -- So last night I wake up kind of panicked, it was pretty scary and of course he's not there. I knew he was still up, driving late at night so figured I'd call him and talk to him until I calmed down. Well, half asleep, and fumbling for the phone, I get it and dial. No sooner than I dial, my cell phone starts ringing. It FREAKED ME OUT! I'm like "Who is calling me, what's wrong with Joe, is he okay?" Only to look... and stupid me... I'd called my own stupid phone! What a loser.......LOL

Needless to say, I called him and everything was fine. As Homer would say, "D'oh!!" I should really look into the meaning of dreams and such. Any ideas on how to stop them?!

About My Break

I took a bit of a break blogging here lately. Been taking a break on everything really. Crafts, talking on the phone, being lazy about returning emails and all that. We've had alot going on here the past few weeks. Mainly my husband searching for a new job. He's a truck driver and until recently he's been working for a paving company in Richmond. Home every day, with the exception of a week long trip somewhere while they work. That work is great but in the winter is slows down alot, and knowing that he'd launched into a big search of a new job. He got a new one and today was his first day. We've been spending alot of time together the past couple weeks, because his new job is over the road. He left this morning and we're not sure when he'll be home again, maybe a few days but possibly a couple of weeks. The long and short of it, he'll be gone more than he is home. I'm excited for the opportunities is opens up for him, and I know how lucky I am to have a husband who will do anything for us to make sure we're taken care of. But a part of me is sad to see him go. I'll miss him alot, his goofy jokes and stupid smirks at me when he's picking on me. I'll miss hearing the choruses of "Daddy You're Home!" when he walks in the door from the kids. It could be worse and I always keep that in mind, and I know what he's doing enables me to be here with the kids instead of having to work and all that good stuff. It has alot of good points. But I sure am gonna miss him while he's gone....

Mini Blog Break

It's been about a week since I posted, and so much has been going on around here! I guess I needed a "mini-break" to have a fun holiday time with my family. I made Thanksgiving dinner for my parents and one of my brothers, and I must say I was very proud, it was pretty darn good! Here's my B-E-A-utiful turkey. Poor guy, stuffed and roasted but very delicious and brown! I was proud.



Mom&Dad came out, now of course I only have a picture of Mom because I can never really seem to get Dad on camera but here she is, smiling away. She got a bit of a break this year, usually it's her just cooking away with no stopping. She helped alot I must admit, but hopefully she got to take somewhat of a break this time around.

We also went "Black Friday" shopping... Now, a word to the wise. DON'T DO IT! DID YOU HEAR ME?! Okay, now that I'm done I will explain why. If you're like me, and enjoy this time of year, it can be not only dissapointing but exasperating. Now, we did get awesome deals and on the budget we're on, managed to get everything we wanted to fit within our budget. But I have to say. The Christmas Spirit was sucked right out of me about a half hour into this 3am ordeal. I want to get stuff for my kids, but all at the same time, I as well as everyone else knows that's not what this is all about, and to see so many people acting so hateful, it saddened me. I can't say I'm completely innocent, I shot a look to a woman trying to steal right out of my cart and told her to go "somewhere" for touching my stuff..... But to make me look better in this scenario my defense was that I was provoked. Hehehe. Needless to say we're done with the presents THANK GOODNESS and I will probably never do that again!

In other news I am still overwhelmingly behind on the baby blanket. I am thouroughly dissapointed in myself. I also had found an absolutely adorable ruffled hat pattern I wanted to make the baby, but I don't think I'll be able to get it done. I suck totally.

Hope everyone else had an amazing holiday weekend!!

A Christmas-y Thanksgiving

So as I'm sure everyone is aware, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. At our home we got started on the decorating a little earlier than normal, but this year is special. I am having Thanksgiving dinner at my house for the first time for my family! I'm really stoked. I've cooked Thanksgiving food before, but never to eat at home with my parents and siblings. It is going to be so wonderful! In light of such a great day at our house, we decided to decorate a bit early and get the spirit going. It's Christmas central here at our home.

I am so excited and have to start cooking tonight. Stuffing, Bread, and the best part of all, dessert, which will be an awesome Pumpkin Cheesecake that made it's debut last year and, might I add, was received very well! I guess all my knitting and job work will have to be put aside for the next two days but family time is so important, don't you think?

Have a Wonderful Holiday!

Vote Vote Vote

For ME ME ME!

Puhhhleeease? I entered the weekly "Don't You Hate It When" contest on Shelle's Blog a couple of weeks ago and WON thanks to all my wonderful readers and friends. Now I'm in the running for a $25 Amazon gift card (which I could totally use now it's getting close to Christmas) and a very pretty quilt that I would love to keep on my bed! I want, I want..... Look at me, all in the Christmas spirit already, lol.

I just would love to win and would love it if you'd vote for me, if you do leave me a comment and a link to your blog (if I don't already know you) so I can thank you and tell you how much you totally rock my socks!!!!!!!!

Happy Monday!

And Here It Is!

The ever so ominous baby blanket. What's that, you say? It looks so much bigger than the same as last time I posted about it?! How dare you say such a thing! And what I really mean by that, is how dare you tell me the truth and not say to me "Oh Channon, look at the progress you're making on it!"

Okay so in all honesty, it is a bit bigger. A row and a half of pattern to be exact. I haven't even finished the first skein of yarn for this, and it calls for FOUR skeins. I told my hubby that I think since this is a "baby" blanket, it'll wind up not only being 2 skeins long but I'll make sure I say that it's a "crib blanket". Then I don't look like a total slacker to my bestest friend and her newborn daughter. Even though she reads my blog now and my cover is totally and completely blown.

So who else has any UFO's just sitting around, ominously staring you down every time you walk by? I hope it's not just me!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Thankful Thursday Returns

Last week on Thursday I posted a "Thankful Thursday" entry to my blog. [You may scroll down now if you did not read it, and partake in the wonderousness that is my writing... hehe] So here it is, Thursday again. Next week is Thanksgiving so I get to post five more things today, and five more next week.

Last week I posted about my family, my BFF and hetero life mate Heather, my ever so wonderfully amazing Mom, my silly pup and of course, coffee. Now those are the five obvious choices for me, I mean, duh. Of course they're some of the best because they were the first few to pop in my mind. Now, I have to warn you, the next few will probably be either insanely corny or reeeeeally hilarious. And that's just because, sometimes you have to look past the obvious and find other things you might not think of.

So without further adieu... here's my Thankful Thursday Five:

1. My best friend Sherry. She rocks my socks. I owe credit to her in many ways. Pulling me out of my shell while we were all in the abyss that is Alaska at the same time. Getting me interested in knitting. Blogging. She has a great family and is an AMAZING person. She always has something great to talk about, or a funny story to tell. No matter what my mood when I talk to her I always hang up the phone with a smile on my face.

2. Flowers. No specific kind or any sentimental story that goes with it. I always notice when there are pretty flowers around. I see those patches of wildflowers on the side of the road, or the potted ones on someones porch or window box when I pass their house. Anytime I pass them I always stop and smell them, and think about how pretty they are. I don't know why, but I always do.

3. My ex husband. Now before you think to yourself "Whaaaaaaaaat?" hear me out. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have my BEAUTIFUL children. I would never have met Heather. Or Sherry. And as crazy as it sounds, I wouldn't have Joe. The things I've dealt with because of him, or because of the decisions he's made sometimes were hard. Hurtful. Painful and miserable. But all that is behind me now. And instead of harboring hate, I'm thankful for him. Because I have such a wonderful life right now, and it's because I married him when I did. That was the start to the path of my life that brought me here. In all bad you have to find the good.

4. Matchbox Twenty. More so Rob Thomas. I love their music. And Rob Thomas is hot. I've thought so since I was 15 and liked the band they used to be in before they were who they are now. And even when their first CD came out, I thought the old fat guy on the cover was the lead singer, but I still LOVED their stuff. When I saw the hotness that was Rob I couldn't help but be even more thankful. I can relate to almost every song they've ever put out. They are my guilty obsession.

5. Planners. Yep, those spiral bound notebooks with calendars in them that you buy at WalMart. Or even the 3 ring binder type ones that they have. They are overpriced, but I have to have one. I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached and I am glad I have one. I need it for EVERYTHING from doctor's appointments to weekend activities... to chores! It's a blessing to have that planner on my desk!

So those are my 5 crazy, and [some] silly things that I'm thankful for this week. I didn't get much going from this last week... maybe I can get a little participation, hmm?

Oh How I Miss...

This coffee. I live in the middle of nowhere and have to drive 35 minutes to the closest Dunkin' Donuts. I hate that. You can buy it now, at WalMart and all that, at the grocery store, whatever. It sucks in comparison to the real thing. Just saying. Sucks. Nobody makes a cup of coffee like Dunkin' Donuts. Sorry out there to all you Starbucks lovers but their coffee isn't as good and it's too expensive. Just my opinion.

On a night like tonight, I am wishing I lived closer to a beloved DD right about now. I could really use the extra boost. I have laundry sitting on the bed behind me. I have a binder full of work I need to be typing up and emailing to my boss. I have a lunch to make for school tomorrow, and a report card to sign. And yet, what am I doing? Sitting her blogging. Yeah. Not only blogging here but I posted a blog on my MySpace page and I'm over to CafeMom after this. Maybe Starbucks doesn't suck.... I think it's me. I am procrastinating like never before. But doing this stuff is way more fun.

I got a new pattern from a friend of mine for a ruffled baby hat. I can't wait to make it. Not like I don't have enough gloves, scarves, and hats to make for my own family, not to mention the ever looming presence of the baby blanket that is NOT going to be done. Let me just start on a hat too! Haha.... Oh well. I'll get it done. Right?

Now who wants to go to Dunkin' Donuts for me?

All Work, No Play

I have been so busy the past couple of weeks, I don't know what to do with myself! I started a job as an assistant to a Wedding Planner about a month ago, and it's kept me busy. I love the fact that I'm at home doing my work, that is such a huge blessing to me. But it does keep my free time limited. I have a billion crafts I want to work on and haven't picked up my needles in probably 2 weeks. It sucks sometimes, but I like having a job. I got paid for the first time today. That's the first time I've made my own money in 6 years. It was really nice to feel like I was contributing financially. I know I contribute in a MILLION other ways here at home, but it was a nice change of pace.

Miss Priss keeps me so busy too with school volunteer stuff, dance class, and girl scouts. I never realized how much work it is to run around with them doing all their activities. I wouldn't change it for the world though. It's wonderful to see her doing things outside of school, getting brighter and more social every day. I love it. Both of them are getting so big, so fast, it's crazy to watch how UNlittle they are anymore!

I've been battling the blahs a bit too, I've kept so busy I feel like my relationships with my friends have started falling to the wayside. I'm trying to keep up but it feels like I'm treading water, and not swimming anywhere. I keep missing calls, and emails, and then take forever to return the favor. I know that in a sense I'm not doing anything "wrong" .... Anyone with a family knows you put them first, and almost all of my friends have families of their own, and I know they understand. I can't help but feel a little bit guilty sometimes though.

I guess it's a pretty boring post but that's all that's really been going on in our neck of the woods. Hope everyone's week got to a great start! :-)

Thankful Thursday

So Thanksgiving is 2 weeks from today. I see everyone with all these contests and giveaways, and I don't have anything I'm good enough at to really do something like that myself. Neither do I have enough people that actually follow and read my blog. BUT.. I want to start a little tiny something, I'd love to get more readers and I would love to see the answer to this question.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving coming, today and every Thursday til then I am going to list 5 things I am thankful for. I'd love to see what everyone else is thankful for too, leave me a comment, or put something on your blog too!

5 Things I am Thankful for:

1. My family. It didn't turn out the way I'd always pictured it, but in it's own way I think it is actually better than I would've ever imagined.

2. My best friend Heather. It's almost an obsession I have with her, lol. She's been there for me when no one else was. She knows EVERYTHING about me. Everything. And she's the only person who does, not even my husband knows everything the way she does.

3. My dog. Even though he gets on my nerves and poops on the floor sometimes, he always has that tail just wagging away when we come home. It may have been an all day trip, or me walking out to get the mail, but he's always happy to see me.

4. Coffee. I wouldn't make it through the day without it. I am having Dunkin' Donuts coffee withdrawals in SmallTown USA but none the less, I heart my java.

5. My mom. She never was one of those "moms" when I was a kid. The one who embarrassed you or got on your nerves. I was under-appreciative of her, like all kids tend to be. But she was and still IS an amazing mom and as I've gotten older, I know just how amazingly lucky I am that I got to have her for my mom.

So those are my 5 things for the week. I hope to see some of yours!

Washcloth Anyone?!

So, as you know, I've been knitting feverishly for my best friend's baby, due in January. As "feverishly" as I'd like to admit I've been working, I am NO WHERE NEAR close to finishing the blanket. I've been going through a rough patch, and the blanket... well, it's something I want to do and something I am doing, but it's emotionally challenging at times. I briefly posted why before, here's the link to that post, if you want to read it.

So here lately I've been focusing on making washcloths for her, and I have 6 of them done. I love them, and think I might make myself some just for stuff like dishes, or for bathtime for the kids... It fits right in the palm of my hand. I love 'em. Anyway... that's what I've been up to. What has everyone else been doing?

I NEVER win ANYTHING!

Can I just say how freaking STOKED I am?!?!?!?

I actually won this week's entry for the "Don't You Hate It When" contest on
Shelle's Blog and I never win anything. Seriously. I have played the lottery, entered in raffles, called in to the radio, and I never win a freaking thing. Oh, I take that back. Last Halloween I went to a bazaar for a friend of mine's children's school. I won the cake walk. HAHA...

Thank you everyone for voting for me, I posted here and on my MySpace Page for everyone I knew to vote for me, as well as my Mom posted on her blog for everyone to vote for me as well. I can't lie, I also posted a link next to my status on my Yahoo messenger too. I'm shocked that I won. But you know, I am so excited because you guys voted for me and I actually won something! Granted my story was definately not "Mother of the Year" material, and I am mortified in a way I even told the public I did that, but sometimes you just gotta do what needs doing. Oh well! I guess that's the whole idea behind the contest.

Thanks so much everyone. You've made my week!

Just a Quick Note..

Can I just say how much I love Cafe Mom?! I had created an account with them a while ago and just never really did anything with it. My best friend told me that I "needed" to change some stuff, which can I just add, I really TOTALLY needed to...

So I got on there and got started and I'm having a blast. I think I like this more than my MySpace, and that's a huge thing to say...

Anyway all you Moms out there and my favorite people who read my blog, if you have a Cafe Mom account go find me! Mama Channy -- Hope everyone's having a fantastic Tuesday!

***ANNNNND*** GO VOTE VOTE VOTE FOR MEEEEEE ON SHELLE'S BLOG FOR HER DON'T YOU HATE IT WHEN CONTEST!!!

It's That Time Again!

Here it is, Monday morning and we all know what that means! It's time for the weekly
Don't You Hate It When... contest over at Shelle's blog! I posted mine for the first time last week, which I thought was way fun. Even though I didn't win... *cough cough.... just kidding!* it was so much fun to read everyone's posts! So anyway, here is my weekly funny for all....

Back in September was my little princess' birthday. The big 6. We were already about 2 weeks into the school year, and since she's still in first grade, it's okay for me to come and visit. Especially bearing gifts, like cupcakes. We all know the affect of cupcakes on the wee ones. So anyway, her birthday was on a Monday, and the whole week before I procrastinated, and never got a note to the teacher asking if I could bring cupcakes. So Sunday night, here I am, baking feverishly, as directed, making chocolate cupcakes, with pink and purple icing. You know, black.. pink.. and purple because that's what Hannah Montana would want. *snort* So I'm making Miss Montana's cupcakes until 1 am. Thinking to myself the whole time "I should've asked, I swear I better be able to bring these to school..." you know, cussing at myself for being the master procrastinator.

I take my daughter to school Monday morning, a box of cupcakes in the backseat, hoping that it's alright they can have them. I go in with her and bring the box, and to my delight the teacher says how that is perfectly fine, and I can even come back in at 11 and help pass them out to celebrate. As she's telling me this she looks in the box and says "Oh no.... [insert child's name here] is allergic to chocolate. So I'm staring at her, blinking with a smile on my face screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" in my head. I keep smiling and tell her "No worries! I'll go get some more and make them and I'll be back by 11, not a problem, I should've asked, it's my fault I didn't know [anonymous child] couldn't eat chocolate". Off to the store I go.

I get home, I mix like the wind, because at this point I don't have much time and they're getting a box mix. I start lining my tins... I run out of liners. Could this get any worse? Keep reading, it does. So I run back to the store, am a total bee-otch to the cashier because I am NOT in the chit chat mood, it is T-Minus 45 minutes and counting until cupcake distribution. I rush home, fill them, bake them and ice these things as they're coming out of the oven. So, I get them ready. 20 perfect cupcakes. 18 for the kids and 2 for the teachers. Everyone's covered, and off I go to the school.

I drive like my grandpa used to, floating around the turns and dodging all bumps to arrive safely. As I get out I walk around the side of the car and pick up my tray, ever so carefully, and then... it happens. I hit the side of the door, and two of my beautiful... ever so precious and slightly cursed cupcakes go crashing to the asphalt. Not just on the ground, ICING SIDE DOWN. I stand there in disbelief, staring at the ones on the tray, and the two on the ground.... I wanted to cry.... But I dealt with it the most productive way I knew how. I picked those things up, swirled the icing around with my finger, put them back on the tray and off I went into the school. That's right.

Thanksgiving Practice

The other day I started thinking. Thanksgiving is only about 3 weeks away, what are we going to do and what am I going to cook?! I called my Mom and got her famous Apple Pie Recipe. I've baked before, you know, bread, cakes, brownies, etc. But I've never wanted to, or thought I was capable, of tackling Mom's Apple Pie.

But I did... And here it is! I must say I was proud of myself. It tasted pretty daggone good. Only thing is my crust isn't nearly as purdy as hers... I have huge shoes to fill here, she does everything so perfectly it's hard to do it as good as Mom! But after making these the other day, I must say I am so very stoked about Thanksgiving. It's one of my favorite times of the year, and this year, is my first real family Thanksgiving at MY house. Moved away as an adult, I've cooked Thanksgiving dinner at my home, but for friends. I've been to my mom's house, I've been to relatives' homes, and brought food that I've cooked. But this year... I get to cook at MY house for MY family! I'm really excited, and I just can't wait for them to come. It's going to be so much fun.

If anyone has any awesome Thanksgiving recipes they want to share, please do! I have one that I'm going to post at a later date, if anyone likes Pumpkin and Cheesecake, that's the one for you! Have a great rest of your weekend!

Rock Out!

So here's my little girls' fingerless gloves, or her "Rock Out Gloves" as she calls them. I'm so proud of them, the pattern I used was for an adult man, but for the first time EVER I actually adjusted a pattern and tweaked it to fit what I needed! I'm so proud of myself. Truth be told it was insanely easy but I don't care. Yay for me I did it!!

I made her pose her hands, she didn't understand why I was taking a picture of them, I think she thought I was nutso but hey, I was so proud of them I couldn't help it! Now everyone in the family is getting a pair. I told my husband we'd all match. I got that look of *smile that's cute* and *oh wait, she's serious...* Oh well, I am serious!

Hope everyone's having a terrific week!

I Have A Stash!

Isn't it beautiful?! This is the first time I've ever gotten hand-dyed yarn, and I am so excited. I bought this color for the boys in my family, two sets of fingerless gloves, and two hats await this manly blue and black. I found it on eBay, of all places, and couldn' be more thrilled with it. 3 of this color, and 3 of another, all wool, for a total of $20 bucks! Now maybe that's not such a sweet deal, being I've never ordered or purchased hand dyed yarn before but I thought it was great! I am using this pattern I found on Ravelry, titled "Hand Like a Hole" for the fingerless gloves. I wanted to make some in the round, but I haven't learned yet, and being that I have all these projects, plus my baby blanket and washcloths for my friend (whose baby is due in 3 months... YIKES!) I am going to put it on hold. I am just so excited, I haven't really done this much with my needles in a long time, and it's been such a relaxing thing to do. So much has been going on here that I love getting the chance to sit back with a project and work. It's wonderful.


Here is the pretty pink and purple for my little girl, and I just might make something for myself with this too. I'm not sure yet. I've got a set of fingerless gloves, and a headband/earmuff for her. Now of course we can't have a hat, we don't want to mess up that hair! I've already finished the hand like a hole project for my little girl, and will post with pictures later. She loves them. "Rock Out Gloves" she called them. LOL! I'm so proud!



I've been working really hard on all my baby gifts too, and then I've got the kids' projects, my projects, and then I'd like to make a few other things as gifts for Christmas. Because I've never been one before now to buy alot of yarn, I had to go out a few weeks ago and get a basket to keep it all in! So now, I'm establishing a "stash" like other people so lovingly call it, especially like on Ravelry. I don't have anything listed on there, I love that place and yet never go, and now I get to update my stash... SEE??!!

Don't You Hate It When?

After reading a million funny stories over on Shelle's Blog for her "Don't You Hate It When..." contest, I thought maybe I could add a funny story to the mix.

It's not long, it's not much, but, none the less, here we go.


Don't You HATE IT when....

Your 6 year old daughter gets off the bus, with all the kids in a riot, and her face red and you can tell she's mortified... Your lovely, ALWAYS polite daughter, ESPECIALLY when she's at school, because you know, they aren't always as good for you as they are for everyone else. Your beautiful, innocent child who you have raised to ALWAYS say the right thing, do the right thing, treat others with respect... Has informed someone on the bus, that he "Smells like ASS" .........

Yeah. Talk about mortification as she yells in embarrassment at you and then when you get home find out what's going on not only to be upset with the lack of judgement, but riddled with the inability to not stop smirking, having to put your hand over your mouth KNOWING that when you tell everyone they are going to laugh themselves to death....

That's my don't you hate it when!

A Freaking Month?!?!

Gah, I am such a craptastic blogger. I have so much I could be writing about, like the fabulous yarn I found, the blanket progress, the knitting charities I'm going to help out with...... And I haven't done anything.

Suffice it to say there's been a terrible amount of stress here at the home.

I keep reading everyone else's all the time, I just need to get more motivated. Please, Please... MOTIVATE ME!

I am so dissapointed in myself and my blogging record over the past month. After I get this weekend under wraps, I swear I'm going to be back in full force! If anybody's even still reading this.......

Lotsa Links

I was talking to my Mom yesterday, about my blog. I was asking her if she ever posted "non-crafty" things on hers, and she was telling me how she started out with two blogs, but has merged them into one. Not a bad idea honestly. Most everyone's blogs I read have some form of non-crafty information once and a while. I sometimes feel like I shouldn't blog when I don't have anything to brag about, or any new pictures to post, etc. But today I'm going to give it a whirl.

I have been working so hard on a few different projects. Every minute of spare time I have has been devoted to knitting lately. This has been really interesting to me as well, because before the past few months, knitting was just something that I "knew how to do" but didn't really DO anything with. I've learned a few new stitches, and techniques, and because of that I have totally "re-discovered" my excitement and passion for crafts.

My friend's baby blanket is coming along slowly but surely, I think of the tortoise and the hare story when thinking about my progress on this blanket. "Slow but steady, wins the race!" I have been extremely slow, and sometimes not so steady, but it WILL be finished by January 17th. I have a ton of other things on the needles as well. I conquered the yarn over technique with this baby bib the day before yesterday, which I was very proud of. I know looking at these patterns, to an expierenced knitter, they look so blah and easy, but there are little things about these that I hadn't ever done before, since this was barely a "hobby" beforehand.

Another thing I can't wait to learn is to knit in the round. Both my mom and my friend have told me that once I figure it out, I will say to myself "that's it? that's so easy!" And I can't wait to get that figured out. My dear husband wants a hat, and on Ravelry I found a pattern for a "manly hat" that is knit in the round, and on this guy (minus all that scruff that isn't so hot) I think this pattern would suit my man just perfectly. Another reason for me to learn to knit in the round is because I want a pair of fingerless mittens so bad! I found this pattern via Ravelry also, called "Hand like a Hole" and it's not knit in the round, it just has alot of yarn overs (which I can do now!!!) but I want to make those first, and then would LOVE to make something like this after I've gotten better.

Anyway. If anyone has any good ideas for websites where I can learn a few things, let me know, I'd love the input. Happy Hump Day!

Cupcakes. Version 2.0 ...

My lovely daughter's birthday was this past Tuesday. The big 6. Since school started down here almost a month prior, poor thing had to go to school on her birthday. This is something I don't know much about, being a summer baby myself, I always had the luxury of spending my birthday at home, during summer vacation. So, I decided that I was going to make cupcakes for her class, and bring them in. Now... don't these bad boys look lovely?! Chocolate, her favorite, and pink and purple, her two favorite colors. (Even though my husband claims this picture makes them look gray and not purple, but he always has to have something to say, lol)

Anyway, I take her to class and ask the teacher if it's okay that we bring in cupcakes. I was in such a rush the day before that I forgot to ask her. Even though I was up til 1am the night before making them anyway, I figured if it wasn't okay I'd still be able to use them here at home. So I asked her and she said it was fine, and I go get them from the car. She looks at them "Oh they look great" she says, followed by an "Oh, no....." Uh oh. "[Insert Child's Name Here] is allergic to chocolate." AY YI YI..... I imagine Homer Simpson in my head, saying "D'OH!" and I tell her that I'm going to the store, and I'll get more and make them. She says that its not necessary and we can find something for the other student, but I told her nope, I am going to get something everyone can eat. It's only fair, and it's my fault for not asking first.

So to make an insanely long story shorter, I had to run to the store, get more mix, come home and start to bake, realizing I'm out of paper liners. Back to the store I go, I come home and finish, practically icing them straight out of the oven, and off to school I go. Good news? They loved them. The kids loved my daughter for bringing cupcakes, and I got a ton of hugs and smiles.

What a great way to celebrate her birthday!

My Renovated Cabinet

Over the Labor Day weekend, my family came over for a cookout. And they came bearing gifts. It was funny, because we were jam-packed on the way home from the honeymoon, with all of our suitcases, wedding gifts, 2 kids and a chihuahua in tow, that we couldn't get everything in one trip. So alot was left behind, like my bouquets, our toasting flutes, pictures, etc. All the stuff they brought practically filled up my living room and I left it there for the better part of the day trying to figure out what to do with it.

I had this china type cabinet that fits in the corner of my living room, that was just kinda hanging around. There were a few odd and end pictures from over the years, and half empty bottles of liquor that were just sitting there. I tried to make it look nice, but I had nothing to put in it that I felt would make it look "elegant" cause that's what I felt this cabinet deserves.

So this is what I did with it. The bouquets from the wedding I had leftover and our reception flutes are in the top along with two beautiful teacups I received as a gift from my Aunt. In the bottom half is the bottle of wine we got from the lady who performed the ceremony, and a few of the candles from the centerpieces of the reception tables. I also have the portraits from the table where the guest book was. I think it looks nice, makes this old cabinet have some new life to it, filled with something very special, a cabinet full of memories.

A Sentimental Project

So as I posted earlier, a very dear friend of mine is having a baby. About 5 months ago I found this really cute pattern called The Sunny Baby Blanket and I couldn't wait to get started.

I got to work on it right away. The yellow of this blanket is just too adorable and I couldn't wait to get it going, looking at patterns and stuff was alot of fun for me. At the time, my husband and I were expecting our first child together. So it was going to be my first project. In April though, I put it away. We lost the baby and I couldn't bear to look at it. I knew it was there, and I knew that I was going to finish it. I couldn't figure out when, or who I'd make it for. I wasn't sure if I was going to pull it out again for myself, or if I was going to finish it, and maybe donate it to a hospital NICU.... I knew I was going to do something with it. When I found out that my friend was pregnant, and got to thinking about what I wanted to make for her, the blanket came into my mind again. And after alot of thought I decided that I wanted to make it for her. She was very supportive for me during my time of need, and not only that, but she and her husband have tried for a very long time to get pregnant, and I knew she understood the pain it can bring. I feel like there's no one more special for me to give this blanket to. Even though the bit of work I've done on it in the past week or so has been somewhat saddening, it's been a real cathardic process for me, and I can't wait to get it done. I know she will love it. Just as much as I love her. She already knows the meaning of it and I can't think of a better reason to finish something that means so much to me.


Here's what I've got done so far. It's not much, but I've really just gotten started on it. But here is the beginnings of my gift for little miss Eliza Ann Marie.

The BEST Reasons For Knitting

Now this is my opinion, but I think there are two perfect reasons to pick up the good ol' yarn and needles. One, being winter time. Scarves, hats, blankets, mittens, etc. Fun stuff that you use and have fun making. I'm not that experienced yet with my knitting skills. Learning more as I go along but that is definately one of my favorite. My next favorite would have to be ..... BABIES. There's a ton of things you can make for those little bundles of joy. And given to the right person, things that will be treasured and cherished for a long time. I have a very dear friend of mine due with her second little bundle of joy in January. I've thought of a few things I'd like to do for her, being that it gives me a reason to knit mostly, and of course, because she loves the handmade gifts and since she is so awesome I know she'll keep them for a long time.

She found out today, that she is having another little girl :)
I am so excited for her, I know that's what she wanted, and I had one of those "feelings" anyway that she'd be expecting another princess. So, I started on a few things. I am going to make her a basketful of baby washcloths. Pretty pinks, and purples. Just the right size and I know she'll appreciate them. Here's the one I've started.

Another thing that I would really love to do, is delve into the art of soap making. Now I've never done it before, aside from the little kit you get as a kid, so this is going to be quite interesting for me. I've looked at quite a few website tutorials, and a few places for supplies, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm trying to do here. So it's going to take a bit more research on my part before I get started. I do know that she loves the organic homemade things more than store bought, as do I, and I am thinking, if it's possible, to make something that can combine oatmeal and lavender together. Anyway. Not sure what's going to happen with that, but I am so excited!!

I also found an AWESOME website for dischcloth patterns. It has almost everything imaginable, as far as letters, and numbers, all 50 states... Just interesting stuff. I found a pattern for a bigger dishcloth with the letter "R" on it, which is for the baby's first name. I thought along in the basket with the baby cloths, I would add the soaps and also make this cloth with her initial on it, just for something pretty. What do you think?

Pictures!

I am officially back and crafting now, more than ever. I have so much to talk about, but for now I am going to put some pictures of the wedding up for everyone to see, being that is all I blogged about since the beginning. I am so excited to share them with everyone, and can't wait to get started on the rest of my life!

Things here couldn't be going more smoothly. I have a wonderful new husband, a great family, and wonderful friends. I am excited for one of my next projects, my dearest friend is having a baby in January. I plan on making her some washcloths and homemade organic soaps for the bundle of joy. And of course, what pregnancy isn't complete without a baby blanket from someone?!

I hope you enjoy the pictures, and I can't wait to get back to reading what everyone else has been up to as well! I do have tons more, but I am waiting on the photographer's pictures to post more!

These are my beautiful bridesmaids!

My adorable daughter and flower girl pretending to be the bride.

My AMAZING mother and father!

Kisses from Momma

See?!?!

I actually DID make something! I've just been too lazy to post about it. Here is my finished Coffee Cup Cloth and I must say I am uber proud. I had to find something to do in order to keep me busy, but also distracted from some of this wedding stuff. It's 18 days away. That clock is just a'ticking away and I sometimes need a little bit of a break so I can relax. I gave this cloth to a friend of mine from town here who also loves coffee as much as I do. She'd mentioned to me before that she'd received a knitted dishcloth as a wedding gift about 5 years ago, and she still had it because it was the only one she had, and didn't know how to make them herself. So as my inspiration to pick the needles back up, I made it for her, and even better, she was inspired after getting it to learn how to knit herself! So that was wicked cool.

I've also made a butterfly one (go figure), and in honor of my lovely husband-to-be I am starting on a "Big Rig" one as well. He claims to want to actually put it IN his truck. I don't know if he really will... but at least he is humoring me, right?!

SO Ashamed...

Of myself. I have not posted in over a month. Both my friend Sherry and my Mom have put such great words about me on their blogs, and I've gotten alot of comments, and here I am, slacking off.

The wedding is in 3 weeks. THREE WEEEEEEEEEKS!

I've done so much more, and not had time to post pictures or anything. Everything is now officially at my Mom's house, waiting for the big day, so I am picture-less for now, but I think I'm going to get my Mom to take some for me so I can keep showing off all the work. It's been so much work but all the while very worth it.

I actually knit some washcloths when I had some downtime. I gave one to a friend and kept one for myself. I have tons more and need/want to post pictures on here of them, and where I got the awesome patterns.

Anyway I keep reading everyone's just don't have time to say much on here, and don't know how available I will be until after the wedding. I have so much I want to do after the wedding as well that I know I will keep this going. I guess I just got to take a break right now til everything calms down. Hopefully you'll keep coming back even though I've been so slack lately.

Flowers Flowers Everywhere

Alright. I didn't make these. BUT... I had to show off how beautiful I think they are. I finally got them today and I couldn't be more excited how they turned out. They are everything I wanted them to be! I found this lady after days, and weeks of searching for someone to make my bouquets. I'm crafty to a degree, and with this whole DIY wedding thing I've wanted to make alot of things. But, sadly, I do not have the patience, talent, or sanity to make the flower bouquets. As much as I'd love to make everything, I can't. Not to mention the flowers are so very important to me the last thing I wanted to do was mess them up!

Anyway, Kimberly over at Kimberly Renee Creations made these beautiful bouquets for me. If anyone is looking for silk flowers, go to her! She was absolutely GREAT to work with and I am very glad I chose to work with her. Her stuff is gorgeous, and her prices are soooo reasonable. This second picture of the stem she decorated isn't as great, my flash went kinda weird on me. It's still beautiful though.


So now, on to the flowers that I actually made. Here are the silk roses I found on ebay, a package of 30 for just under 8 dollars. Not bad at all. They all have greenery and some baby's breath attatched so they make for some very pretty boutonnieres. I used floral tape around the stems and then bought some lavender ribbon. Now my bow-making skills are not up to par and I'll probably get some help tweaking that. But all in all, after watching a handful of tutorial videos on "How to Make a Boutonniere" on YouTube (haha) I found myself ready to get started. I had some help from a newfound friend of mine here in town. She was my official "flower holder" and "ribbon cutter" since she is not in the least convinced of her craft skills. I'll give it to her though, that bit helped! Anyway, I think maybe the ribbon is a little too wide, I might go out for some smaller ribbon. I'm not too sure yet. I guess we will see.
Anyway. I guess this is why I should post more often than I have. My youngest had his 3rd birthday on Sunday. So we had a party/father's day celebration at the house that kept me really busy. Not to mention the oldest got out of school last week and it was my first official adventure into the joys of "summer vacation"... And to think she just got out of Kindergarten. What am I going to do for the next 11 years?!?! Big sigh. I guess I'll find out soon enough! Have a great night, I'm off to dream of butterflies, and weddings, and children who don't know how to say "I'm bored" :-)

The Woes of a Busty Woman and her Wedding Dress

So. Here is the dress. THE dress. I saw it, and fell in love. Typical wedding dress story I'm sure. Now... I live in the Richmond area. But when I use the term "area" I mean about an hour outside of Richmond, through back roads and no signal on my cell phone. I don't really live in the middle of nowhere, but the area between the two places, really is nothing but alot of farmland. Anyway, I digress. Being that I live the distance I do, the nearest bridal store is an hour away. So, with gas prices the crazy way they are now we decided it'd be cheaper to order online. I went through a few places and settled on David's Bridal. I love the dress. I do not however, love the designers of wedding dresses. It is your special day, and I am not sure whose great idea it was to make us women order a size, or two, or even three above what we normally wear to find the right sized dress. Why must you torture us? Especially for someone like me, who has lost about 70lbs in the past year, it's even MORE upsetting to feel like you've not really made that much progress at all. Anyway, I'm getting off topic again. Here's my dilemma. I ordered a dress 2 sizes bigger than my usual. And when you zip, it goes beautifully, if not a big too big, up to my back where my bra sits. And then.... NADA. It won't go up anymore. How frustrating that no matter how much weight I lose the knockers just won't go away! Ugh. And if I were to order a bigger dress to accomodate the "ladies" then the dress would be just too big everywhere else! What a pain. Thankfully though, my mom is going to help me with this dilemma. I think we are going to have to take the seams apart under the arm on the sides of the dress and sew some extra fabric to just make it bigger through the bust. Sorry if my terminology isn't that great, sewing, alterations, etc. are not things I know ANYthing about. I'm sure there is a more technical term for what she's going to do, I just don't know it.

Here is a close up of the dress. See that beautiful beading? Yep. It's probably going to have to be cut right open to fix the dress. Mom and I were discussing an option of making a sash that starts and the seam and goes around my back. Therefore the beading on the front is still seen and then the rest is covered where the alteration was made. I think that would work. I hope that it works! I know my mother isn't very thrilled about doing all this, dress alteration just isn't something she's done much of but then again, she always does such a great job with everything that I'm quite sure it's going to be fine. I have alot of faith in her ability to help me get this fixed. She's been a big help with everything.

All complaining aside, this is a beautiful dress and I can't wait to be wearing it on my special day. I should probably post more of things I've actually done, but, It's 100+ degrees here in the south today and I am too hot, and too grumpy to get anything else out. I can't wait for fall already!

THANK YOU!

I just wanted to take a minute tonight and thank EVERYONE who has been reading and commenting on my blog. It's been a great to see that people are reading it. Alot of thanks are due to my mom and my friend hunnybunny because most of you are finding me via their posts about my blog on their respective blogs. But I couldn't be more happy to see that my blog is being read! I've been trying to keep up with all the comments and make sure to visit everyone else's blogs, as well as add you to my list of favorites to read. I'm a little behind as of this weekend. I had a busy weekend with my honey, he and I went out for a much needed "night on the town" since a majority of his work has been out of town, in hotels for well over two months now. It's tiring but all at the same time, we need that work to get done so we can keep making strides towards getting this wedding done! I am going to play catch up this week and make sure to get back to everyone else, as well as put a bunch of other pictures and posts up with some more of the work that I've done. I'm also going to make sure to sit down and do something with my Ravelry page, since I have gotten it and have yet to actually start anything. It's overwhelming the things I've got to do!

I hope everyone else had a fantastic weekend :-)

Dollar Store Touches

You know, I started this blog because I was inspired by my mother, and a close friend of mine. They are so crafty and everything they post up on their blogs is beautiful. I have never really been the "crafty" sort until recently, I'd say the past 3 years or so, it all started right around the time I was pregnant with my youngest. I picked up scrapbooking first, looking for something to occupy my time during the long winters in Alaska, where I was living at the time. Alaska is also where I met my friend hunnybunny and I credit her for alot of my inspiration. She helped me get started with learning how to knit. Even though I grew up around knitting, quilting, and crocheting with my mother, I never really picked it up, I was always too impatient to learn anything. Shows how much you can change as you get older! Anyway, I am glad to have started this blog but sometimes I wonder, when the wedding is over, what am I going to post about? I don't really know much about knitting other than how to knit and purl. Yeah. My repitoir consists of hats, scarves, and washclothes. Ha. I guess this is the time to learn something new, right?!

I wanted to show off some of the dollar store finds I was able to snag. I found these butterfly wings for only $1 a piece, and then the ring bearer pillow was just $2.50. How great! Since the theme is butterflies my flower girls will be wearing these with their dress, and I think it's going to look adorable. As for the ring bearer, I plan on taking up the ribbon on the pillow and adding some more of my own that match the colors, and maybe even pin a butterfly or two onto the top with the rings.

The other things I just can't wait to show off are the gorgeous lavender rose petals I found on ebay. They were super cheap, and if you look, they are in the shape of... you guessed it... butterflies!

I think these are gonna look so cute. Partly uses as flower girl petals, but I'm also going to use them as decorations on the tables for the reception. It's another day closer, and I am getting so excited!

YAY!

I woke up this morning to an email from Ravelry. I finally got my invitation! Don't have anything on it yet but it won't take long, I plan on working on my page today. My username is "mamachanny" -- Look me up!

Invitations Galore

As I mentioned before, I am getting married this August. It is a new chapter in my previously turned-upside-down life that I am SO ready to get started. I am getting married at this adorable country setting chapel in the town where my parents live. This is a new experience for me. I have only been to one wedding before, and I think I was around 8 years old at the time. I barely remember it, and I am not sure how things work. But, I'm researching it, asking my friends lots of questions, and am doing a total DIY wedding. So far it's proven to be hectic, but it is very rewarding to see what I've been able to do. Only two things involved in the wedding I have no part in making, which are my flower bouquets and of course, my dress. But to start it all off, I thought I'd show off the invitations I've done.





To start I thought I would show the RSVP cards I made. We are having a butterfly-themed wedding. Purples, and Periwinkle. A perfect summer blend if I do say so myself. With some plain cardstock I managed to find a cute butterfly stamp at Michael's along with a few different color dyes. I stamped a butterfly on each one and then printed them off on my computer.

Here are the actual invitations. Once again, my friend Michael's and I went to work. I found plain cardstock that was pre-creased so all I needed to do was fold it in half. I tried to take a picture so you can see the butterflies on the front as well as a smidge of the font inside to see how they turned out. I think they look pretty good, considering I made them completely by hand at home with just some rubber stamps and my computer.

It's been quite alot of work at times, and lord knows a few of these puppies made their way to the trash can, after being balled up and tossed to the floor when I made a mistake. But a good majority of them survived and I am so stoked. Now I'm just waiting on those RSVP cards to start coming back to me!

I'll have tons more to post soon. Alot more is being made by me and my awesome mother who has been a ton of help.

Keep coming back!

Alright...

So here is my first post on my new blog. I have been encouraged by a couple of people to get one of these for myself so I am finally jumping on board and plan to start getting my feet wet. I am in the process of planning my wedding.... so I have TONS of things I could be posting on here, and I will start. Tomorrow. As if my procrastination hasn't gone on long enough...

But while you're here, check out my mom and hunnybunny, my yankee bestie. They have some great blogs and they're the ones who got me started.

Have a good night :-)