A Cool Photo and Some Layouts

Click on this one and look at it bigger -- it's better bigger! This was fun to take ... gave me some new ideas for other photos...!

And here are a couple layouts.

Its Only Noon!

How can it only be noon?!

Ok, so I *did* get up at 4:45 am this morning to hit up some of the sales, but wow. I was shopping til 9, came home, wrapped all these presents, made Mac and Cheese (hey, it felt like lunchtime!), showered, made myself pretty, dinked around online, went to the post office, went to the bank, went to the candle factory, and then went and hung out at my old day care and held my {now huge} babies from the summer :-)

I got a good dent in my Christmas shopping list today so far, though.

Can you believe I am doing EVERY DROP of my Christmas shopping on ONE DAY? Yeah, me either, but I'm telling you ... it's pretty awesome to wake up in the morning not having ONE present bought, and then by dinnertime knowing it'll be ALL done!!

Turkey Day Must Have ...

Mixed itself up with Christmas Day!

Look what we woke up to this morning!

It's the first "real" snow....!

(accumulation-wise anyway)

Here's a look at my neighbhorhood!

And a cute photo from today for the road! ;-)

Looking forward to later this evening when I'm going to my grandma's for our Turkey Dinner!

I'm most excited about the stuffing, LOL!

Have a wonderful Holiday!

More...

I Scrapped!

This afternoon I decided to put my schoolwork aside and do something fun. So, I made a knockoff recipe of the Cranberry Bliss bars I talked about (thanks Amy for the recipe idea!) to take to my friend's dinner party tomorrow night, and I also scrapped a little:

Miss Jae

Sharing a few new ones of the world's sweetest little lady.

The last one is one of three all time faves I've taken of her!

*The Coolest Thing Since Sliced Bread*

Customized Starbucks cards!

Just in time for the Holiday Season!

I think these are so neat!

You can get the words on the cup changed to

whatever it is that you order! FUN!!!!

That's "my" drink!

Mmmmmm!

In Anticipation...

I don't know if its because I am getting older and value family time more, whether this semseter just sucks, or if I am just in a super creative mood lately -- I am *so* in the *Christmas Spirit* already!

I was so squirrley when I went to Walmart last weekend and there were HUGE Christmas trees all decked out in big lime green ornaments. So, ever since, I have been wanting to create, decorate, bake -- all the fun things that go along with the holidays.

So, instead of studying for a quiz I have today, I sat online and perused Marthastewart.com. I found some lucious ideas and just overall fantastic & inspiring images.

Gotta love my Martha!

...if that doens't put you in the Holiday Spirit, I don't know what will!

*47 DAYS 'TIL CHRISTMAS*

Tuck this one away...

For next year...

*Home-Made Candy Corn*

Now *this* would make for a fun little kitchen adventure!

Here's the link for you:

http://noshwithme.com/2007/10/candy-corn/

Projects

Being Festive

Happy Halloween!

I hope it's safe and FUN!

Arrgggh Mateys

Went to a Halloween party this weekend. It was kind of spur of the moment, but viola! -- I found this pirate costume!

This is my brother; he and his fiancee were at my mom's this weekend. Its always nice to hang out with family.I got my hair cut and colored this past Friday, not sure if you can tell by this pic. New hair always makes me a little happier :-) It's the little things.

Hope everyone has a happy week!

I have big physiology exam Thursday...so that's where all my energy will be focused until then!

Very Interesting Indeed....

Go here: http://www.iwanexstudio.com/

Click on "Portfolio" at the top

Some Cali Pics!

So I totally forgot to bring my USB thing for my pics from my 30D when I packed for back to my apartment this monring, so all you get to see for now are a few photos from my little digital camera...grrr...most of the pics from my "nice" camera were so much better and exciting than these.

Anyway, here are a few:

Here we are! :-) Just before heading into Disneyland!

Disneyland was decked out for Halloween! Very cool!!

This pic was created per request of my Mom :-) I have a pic from my trip to Disney WORLD from when I was 4 years old, and I have a similar ice cream treat in that photo too. Silly Mom, lol.

Michele having some fun in Toon Town!

Here we are again, this time at the Mickey fountain.

Finally wearing some Mickey ears she wanted!

Santa Monica beach! This was the last stop on an all day tour around LA!

And just a little FYI I found at Disneyland...lol.

Back home and SICK

Finally back at home.

I have been feeling pretty crappy all weekend, but last night and today were especially bad. I was so sick that I immediately went to Urgent Care after leaving the airport. Apparently, its a sinus infection, but I really don't know if it is.

They did a strep test which I think I have, but it came back "possibly" negative. The doc said after 3 days it might come back positive. The back of my throat is all full of white spots -- I haven't felt this bad when I had sinus infections before. My temp was 103.5 at the Urgent Care place, and I was shaking with chills yet sweating...I can barely even drink water its so painful. And every single part of my body just aches...so bad. (Michele -- it was worse today than it was on Saturday evening!!!)

So yeah...today:
woke up at 5:45 am today
3 states
2 airplanes
1 bus
2 cars
1 trip to the hospital
3 prescriptions
$50 with insurance for the meds
1 stop to my brother house
1 stop to my dads house
finally at my mom's house
it's 12:17 am
=one tired me

Will post pics asap from our trip!
And it will be a happy post, I promise!

P.S. Kristi -- there was no special occasion. Michele had been traveling through Europe and then stayed a while at her sister's in the USA, and her return flight to New Zealand left from LA, so we just decided to meet up there for a few days before she returned home. I think she's been away from home since sometime in August!