Quick update

Fires in San Fernando Valley: ...the last few days have been crazy!!! We had brush fires in Chatsworth, Calabasas, Burbank and in the San Fernando Valley. I left the house this morning to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks and the air just smells like smoke. There are smoke particles and dust on the streets and sidewalks ...
Our house was not in danger but the homes of so many others. One of them was my girlfriends home. The had left for a vacation on Monday and I received their phonecall on Thursday morning that they would come back home as their home was evacuated. I called the guards at their community and throughout the day the evacuation was lifted, just to be put back on one hour later. Luckily this morning it was lifted again and it looks like their community will be fine. What a scare... I can only imagine how they must have felt to get this news on their trips... being away in another country and not knowing what is going on must be nerve wracking to say the least.
I haven't heard any news on the other fires, but I hope and pray that they as well have died down and that everyone can return to their homes. What a scare!!!!

Photofield Trip: We took our first official field trip yesterday evening with the photo class I am taking. It was a bit crazy as we were heading to Brand Library. Brand Library is located on the hillside and while driving there another brush fire started and we were literally heading towards that direction instead of the other way. Since the area was not evacuated, we walked around the library archades and shot pictures of the beautiful architecture, landscape, etc. I still have to take a peak at what I ended up with, but I think I got a few great shoots out of it. We did a Firmware update in class afterwards. I was so glad that our teachers assisted us as I read the instructions online and nearly started to panick.

Today I am off!!! YEAH! So relieved that this week is over... it has been everything but relaxing and calm. I will need to work on some assignments for tomorrows upload and hopefully meet with Margarita later. Ang and Inken are out of town, so our bi-weekly Friday sessions are out of sync :)

Happy Friday everyone!

Goooooo Dodgers

We (Ang, Scott, Daniel, Jer and I) went spontaneously to a Dodger's game yesterday evening. Jer and I used to go quite often about 2 - 3 years ago, but when we moved into our fixer/upper we spent most weekends working on the house and haven't been to a game in a long (TOO long) time. Love being in the stadium... love to people watch, love to bit in a dodgerdog, love to watch the game, just love everything about it! Too bad we started going right at the end of the season! ... but there is always a next year!

Kitchen Update

These are the latest photos of our kitchen. The cabinets are all installed, the moldings are finished. We are waiting for someone to come out and measure the countertop area, waiting for the appliances to be delivered and installed. The final touch will be the baseboards. Looking good - can't wait to start cooking in our new kitchen. And who knows, maybe, but just maybe I will transform into a domestic goddess after all (don't count on it though :)

Our new appliances

Below are the appliances we purchased on Friday evening at Lowe's. All stainless steel. Should take about 10 business days until they are in :)





THANKS MOM & DAD for your more than GENEROUS contribution!!!! We love you!!!!

Ordering completed

Argh, I hate to purchases in masses! Worst, going to the cash register and seeing a lot of zeros behind the purchase.
We just got back from Lowe's and spent a small fortune, but we are the proud owners of
* a new stainless steel Fridge
* a new stove
* a new microwave
* and a new dishwasher
All the appliances are ordered and should be here within the next 10 business days. And we made arrangements to have someone come out to measure our countertops for the granite. I think we spent nearly 2 hours at Lowe's. I am exhausted, tired and at the end leaned towards being grumpy. I hate to spend this much time in a store (unless of course it's shopping for something fun, like scrapping supplies, music, books, cloths). But APPLIANCES, dah!!! Still excited as it's going to look so nice thought but just not the patient kind when it comes to waiting and getting technical information. All done and taken care off - UFZ!!!!! ... ready to move on to the fun things in life :)

Fridays are the best

... it's either payday or I am off!!! So every Friday is a good day :)

I met with my parents in law today for lunch. Paul has his radiation sessions around the corner from where I work, so we all decided to meet up for lunch: Paul, Deborah and I. It was so good to see them and I have to say that he is looking fabulous. I am so darn proud of him, proud because he is working so hard on keeping his body in shape and exercising while going through radiation therapy. He is working so hard on staying strong to fight the cancer. He has more sessions through November and I am praying that the cancer is gone by than and that he is given a clean bill of health. We went to Mrs. Winston and had a wonderful time sitting outside, eating, chatting and just enjoying each others company. Unfortunately we all have so much going on in our lives that we don't get to spend too much time together, but after today, I decided that I miss them way too much and that we just have to get together more often and squeeze it in our busy lifes. We decided to meet up again soon and are trying to do weekly lunches together. Love you guys!!!! Hugs and kisses!!! And I am having serious withdrawals already, so let's meet again soon, ok!

No updated kitchen photos yet (sorry guys!) I will upload more pictures tomorrow after they guy has been here and finished the last moldings. He wasn't able to wrap it up on Wednesday so we all decided that it was best for him to come back tomorrow and to wrap it up!

Jer and I are off to Lowe's tonight to set up an appointment for measuring for the countertop and to finally order the appliances. The garage has been so full with all the cabinets that we aren't even able to park our cars inside.. but since the cabinets are finally in the house and installed we have space to order the appliances and have them ready once the countertop is in. So we are off to some shopping and spending some $$ there tonight.

Had my last appointment for physical therapy yesterday. I can't believe how much better I am feeling... I am back to walking without a can, YEAH, and I am only experiencing slight lower back pain, but the pain no longer goes down my leg. I am waiting to hear from my doctor in re: to the results from the MRI, but he is out till Tuesday. I will need to do a few exercise classes to strenghten my belly muscles (non existing at this time) and to build up some back muscles to prevent or trying to prevent too much pain in the future. So in addition to being out of the house on MOnday and Thursday nights for photo classes, I will have back exercise classes on Wednesday evening starting next week for a few weeks. I am a little exhausted, and feel like I have been running around like crazy lately trying to squeeze everything in my schedule, but I guess sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and get it all done...

Our photoclass was fun. We talked about lighting and were in the studio. Next week we have our first fiedl trip to Brand Park and I am looking forward to it. I am more and more at ease with the camera and althought there is still so much to learn I am feeling like I have gained a lot of knowledge in a little time period. I wish we could rent the studio one night to shot, to do make up and clothing and just have a shot... will need to look into it!
We got some fun pictures from one of the guys at class ... he was paparazzing us last week :) So here we go... ENJOY!







HUGS and PEACE everyone!!!

Amazing, amazing

.... this guy is amazing!!! Installation Day #3. The cabinets are in and our installer is working on the moldings... It looks sooooooooooo cool and this guy is working so hard!!! I am major, major impressed! To be honest, I feel a little bad for this guy. He is all by himself and each time I peak in there he has this smile on his face and sweating and working, working, working! Wow! I don't think I would be nearly in such a good mood if I had been working this hard for the 3rd day in a row... so all I can say is "Hats up" ... This guy deserves a major pad on the back!!! Pictures of cabinets with moldings to follow tomorrow!

Thanks Tasha

... for brightening my evening with your phonecall!!! Soooo good to chat with you. I missed you girlie!!!! Can't wait to start our Wednesday evening route again! Hugs my friend! Syb

Kitchen Installation - Day 2

Yesterday was our Kitchen Installation Day #2. We only have one guy working and he is literally working his butt off! The kitchen already has transformed so much.... Love the look of the amaretto glazed cabinets and the warm feel to the kitchen. Today he has to install a few more cabinets and doors and do the moldings. I hope that he brings a helper today so they can finish it up today as Jer already took 1 day off and I am on my 2nd vacation day. Since I have physical therapy tomorrow afternoon I can not take another day off, so hopefully they can finish it up today. It's going to look so cool once the appliances, sinks and the granite countertop is in.. I can hardly wait!
* No more having an extra shelve unit in our kitchen for our pots and pans since the cabinets are from the 1950's and simply disgusting to put stuff in.
* No more not wanting to use the kitchen

* Can't wait to unpack all our supplies and appliances and start cooking in this room
* Can't wait to have friends come over and actually prepare food together in here...

What a transformation from 1950's style to today! Amazing. More updated photos tomorrow.. it should be looking completely different with the moldings and all installed cabinets, but still a little naked since the countertops are missing. It's getting so hard to be patient... I just want to see it all done NOW!!! LOL.

Update

KITCHEN: 2nd day of installation. The kitchen looks like it's half dressed :) It's taking form though and I love it! I can't wait to see the final stage and am so flipping excited that things are finally moving. Being without a kitchen for nearly 7 months has not been easy, but looking at it now, it's so worth it... Unfortunately it started raining today. Of all the days, it had to rain today {and we don't have too much rain in September in California}... yes, the kitchen is haunted, but we will get there... I will post photos tomorrow when all the cabinets are in. On Saturday we have to go back to Lowe's to order appliances and to order our granite countertop. Someone will have to come out and measure the countertop dimensions so the granite can be cut to size. Should take about 2 weeks (that's at least what we have been told). I think we might look at a finished kitchen by the middle of October.
PHOTOCLASS: really love the class I am taking right now. I feel like I have already learned a ton and it's only the beginning. Well, not hard to teach a "point-and-shot girl something" as there are so many possibilities out there. Our 2nd assignment is Panning. You move the camera with your moving subject and press the shutter while moving the camera with the subject. This should give you a clear image of your subject but blurr the background and show movement/speed. Ang, Margarita and I are thinking of meeting on Saturday and trying the panning with someone on a swing set. If someone reads this (not that actually someone reads my rambling) and you have other ideas, please leave me a comment.

Trip to the Park

Went to the park today for our first photo assignment. "Taking pictures of ourdoor animals". Too bad our cats are strictly indoor... they would have made such great models...





The ducks really were not my favorite subject, but I didn't want to go to the zoo just to shot animals... esp. not without Jeremy and he had to finish a bunch of homework, mow the lawn and paint the window moldings. Poor guy! Tomorrow is the day.. I can't wait to get home and see the first set of cabinets installed. On Tuesday I took off to be at home for the second part of the installation. Next weekend we will have to order the countertop and the appliances... So excited.

Yesterday...

Margarita, Inken and Ang


The girls


Our creative mess! - who scrapbooks tidy??

Just a few shots from yesterday! We had a blast! Unfortunately the day went by way too quick! I hate that... you are waiting literally 2 weeks for something and than it passes so quickly that you feel like all you did was spent a few hours together when in fact you spend the entire day together! Must be the great company... spending time with these girls never gets boring!

Getting ready for an exciting day with the girls

... I am so excited... feeling like a kid in the candy store. I sooo love these every other Fridays off that I get to spend with my friends. A whole day... starting in the morning at around 10 a.m. and we usually hang out till late at night. Chatting, shopping, scrapping, laughing, just plain old fun! The best therapy :) I feel so refresh, rejuvenated after an entire day with these girls (Inken, Ang and Margarita) that I am counting from one Friday to the next Friday off... but TODAY is one of the Fridays off and I am just waiting for Inken to get here... than we are off to a little scrapbook shopping and getting creative in the afternoon! Can't wait! It's simple the BEST!!!

... nothing new.. just rambling

* played with my camera and I am just amazed... amazed what this machine can do... amazed at how much you actually can do with it if you take the time to figure it out and play instead of using the "dummy bottom" as our photo teacher calls it. I guess I have been in the dark for too long and now I feel like I am seeing a little light and can't wait for it to shine brighter and brighter with each day of playing and experiencing. Just somehow wondering why it has taken me so long to look deeper into something that I have done all my life... taking photos. Why has it taken 32 years to wanting to do more than just press that bottom and capture the moment. Why haven't I wanted to capture the moment more with the creativity a camera can give me---> I guess beating myself up at this point will not change the fact that it has taken me this long... so I am just looking ahead and I am so grateful that I am finally having an eye opening and finally wanting to put my heart and soul into these pictures I take instead of just snapping them... KWIM? It's just so amazing and I know I am repeating myself but I am so geeked with the artistic and creative freedom and all that is out there...
* I so need to get a car wash... I am putting it in black and white and hope that makes me stop and rush this dirty thing with four wheels through a complete makeover = car wash! The day just always seems so short and I never seem to be able to squeeze everything in it... wish we had 48 hours instead of 24, but not even sure I would get everything done than.
* Another photo class tomorrow night! Yeah! Can't wait!
* One more day at work and than a full day off to play, relax and have fun!
* Back is acting up again... when will this finally stop?? I am so tired of it! I wish I could just order a new "back"!
* I want to go on a vacation... anywhere! I really dont care at this time where exactly we would go, I just feel the need to get away for a few days, to spend time with Jeremy. Thinking of planning a little weekend getaway.
* Still hoping for that trip to Germany this winter... For some reason I am having serious doubts that it's going to happen. Jeremy can not get off during xmas and that's really the time I would want to go to spend with my family. Just thinking of going home for the holidays makes me emotional - seeing my nieces under that xmas tree opening up presents, hugging mom and dad, spending time together on xmas eve and day, going to xmas markets and maybe smelling and seeing snow... awwww... and the xmas smells in the city. Closing my eyes and I can picture it right in front of me... Gluehwein, cinnamon stars, xmas cookies, - a cold winter season - something to actually put me in the mood for xmas. As much as I love California, I am always getting homesick around xmas. There is nothing like xmas at home. How could you possibly get into the xmas flair while wearing a skirt and a t-shirt?
* a little roughie toughie day at work... nothing serious! Just one of those days when you feel beat when you get home!
* grateful for all we have! Counting my blessings!!!

Never thought this day would come...

BUT it's finally happening -------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------> our kitchen will be installed on 9/19 and 9/20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am still in shock! Finally light at the end of the tunnel, and trust me the tunnel has been long, to be exact 7 months long! Since our hot water heater exploded in February we have literally not been able to use our kitchen. First we had all sorts of environmental companies at our house to do the "clean up" work, but the water was just not going anywhere and the kitchen was soaked too long in order to "rescue" anything. So we took the opportunity and decided instead of ripping out the floor and replacing it and having the cabinets replaced that were damaged to take the big step and do the complete remodel. This was not planned for 1 or 2 more years, so it was a little intimidating and scary to think of the associated cost and the planning. Once the floor was ripped out we were not able to longer go in the kitchen at all... Than we started to get bids for the remodel... what a process... and than one nice day in May the work began... and as always dragged on. I think they told us 2 weeks to prepp the kitchen.... but it took much longer.
Once the kitchen was prepped we had Lowe's over to measure the kitchen and we ordered the cabinets. But of course, nothing ever goes according to plan, right. So we had 3 damaged cabinets in our first delivery and had to wait for another 4 weeks total for delivery, and inspection. A long and rocky road! And now we will have our cabinets installed in 1 1/2 weeks. I am so excited, thrilled, in complete shock to say the least. For some reason I am almost scared... scared to have my hopes up and than get them crushed again, KWIM? Once the cabinets are installed we can get our washer and dryer in and ADIOS to the laundry mate! (even though I only went 3 times... DH was my HERO and took the trip every Sunday by himself while I talked to my family in Germany). What a guy!!!!! Just gotta love this man!
Once the cabinets are in, we will have to go back to Lowes and set up a measuring date for the granite countertops... and once they are measured the ordering should take 1 - 2 weeks. OK, let's say WORST case scenario... we will have a kitchen in 4 - 5 weeks! No more eating out, no more running to Starbucks for every single cup of coffee, no more wondering... ok what are you in the mood to eat today! AND I am everything but a homemaker, so definitely everything but a cook! BUT I am craving the simple things... the soups, mac and cheese, heating up water and having a dishwasher again and finally having our fridge back in the house and no longer outside on the patio! Our poor neighbors must have thought their little part when we were jumping out on the patio in our PJ's to grab a coke in the evening... LOL! Finally back to normal life! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!! Pictures on the kitchen in progress will follow....

3 more days :) and camera update

Yeap, I knew this was going to happen... no scrapping fever on the weekend but as soon as Monday rolls around I am dreaming in scrapbook supplies... Can't wait for Friday when the girls (Inken, Ang, Margarita and I) will get together to scrapbook, take some pictures and just have fun. I am so craving this day to be here... I am in desperate need of some "girl/fun" therapy. I love having every other Friday off and getting together with my friends to shop, scrapbook, take pics. It's simply the best. --->Keeps me *SANE*

I had my first Monday photo class. I think taking the two classes combined (Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 - 9 p.m.) will really open my eyes to the photo world. We got our first shoting assignment and I can't wait to get out to the park and take some pictures. I had a blast playing around with my new lense (28 - 135 mm) this past weekend and now that I am actually learning how to use all the settings on my camera I am sure a whole new world will be opening up! It's exciting... I finally feel like I am no longer reading chinese when I look at my manual or my photo books but start to understand and grasp the concept. Now I think its practise, practise, practise, that will hopefully one day bring the perfection! Looking forward to the Thursday class... love that it's perfect timing since I am off every other Friday, so I don't have to worry about getting home late and than having to get up at 5 a.m. in order to start work at 6 a.m. It feels so much better to know that I can enjoy the class and sleep in the following day :)

Not in the scrapping mood????

What's wrong with me? Am I sick? Today is a day to veg and relax and I thought I could throw a little scrapping time in. Oh how I hate it when I have time and absolutely NO desire to scrapbook. I just know that as soon as I am at work tomorrow I am hoping to be home and have unlimited time to dig through my supplies and photos. So why can I not use my time right now? Why am I in this funky mood of moving from the coach to the PC, in between picking up a book and trying to read. Multitasking? Trying to squeeze all these things I want to do during the week into one day I actually have the time to do it? ... and than feeling guilty for wasting my time instead of cleaning the house, or doing something productive! ... so many things on my mind... so many things on my to do list... My mind is racing... from one thing to the next. I feel like as soon as I started something I feel guilty and move on to the next thing just to know that I don't want to do that either! Yikes, how I hate to not be able to make up my mind when I have a few hours to myself. Completely and totally SUCKS!!!!!

iPod Nano

Oh my word... just when I thought I had made up my mind about what iPod I wanted, Apple came out with something else. GREAT! I really thought I had it all figured out besides the money part, they came out with this little cutie:




The iPod Nano that stores 1,000 songs and is light as a feather. So darn cute! Now if I only knew if the iPod photo is really that great for storing my photos and for storing my music?? Why can decisions never be easy?? Back to reading reviews and figuring this thing out...

Advantages for the iPod photo:
* I can store my photos and if my 1 GB card is full I can download them and keep shooting
* It's cheaper to purchase the iPod photo versus buying an iPod and one or two more 1GB cards

Disadvantage:
* I will always need to take the iPod with me

Big question mark at this time:
* How good is the storage capacity on the iPod photo really???? ... back to reading more about it and trying to figure this out....

Model Cat

When I see our Tigger like this, my heart mealts away... all of a sudden I forget the times when he is driving Jer and I crazy. See, Tigger always needs to be the center of attention. If he is not in the same room as we are (and the doors are closed between us) he will use his little paws and "knock" on the door. First slow.. than faster and finally he will meow and the door starts shacking. If that doesn't help he will go to the extreme of running towards the door and throwing his whole body against the door. The first time we heard the load "BANG" we couldn't believe it. But than we saw him in full action...
But how can you resist this little guy... just got this shoot of him, isn't he too darn cute???

LA County Fair

Jer and I went to the LA County Fair today. It's our yearly tradition... since 1999 we have gone almost every year {I think we missed one year since we went to Germany in 2002}. We had such a blast. The first thing we did was check out the garden/flower exhibit. That's always one of my favorites! Below are a few pics...







Afterwards we went to pretty much all the exhibits. Each year we are almost sucked into buying this awesome blender that makes icecream and warm soups... This year again we were spending about 30 min. in front of the stand and trying all the little samples. If that darn thing wasn't so expensive!
We had lunch and went through some of the art exhibits. By that time our feet were hurting. Although we usually check out the cattle and sometimes the horseraces, we were too tired and left at around 4:30 p.m. Next time I need to remember to wear sneakers instead of sandals...

Getting to know my baby

Yeap, it's true. I have been the proud owner of the Canon 20D for a few months. Figuring the expense associated with the camera, it's time to get a little more familiar with my baby:


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So thankfully, with Ang kicking me in the butt, I am signed up for a photo class. The class is every Thursday and we are thinking about taking the Monday class as well. So hopefully, my baby and I will bond a little more and I am going to be able to fully understand most of the features this camera has to offer. As low as my excitement was at the beginning (what, every Thursday evening from 6 - 9 p.m.?), the more I am excited minute by minute.
Yesterday was interesting although I felt a bit overwhelmed, but I am sure I can figure it all out. I started digging out "The manual of Photography" by John Hedgecoe and read during lunchtime. So much to learn, interesting, intimidating, exciting, and overwhelming... all at once. Some of it sounds like a foreign language to me, with other stuff I am familiar and I feel pretty comfortable... Can't wait to learn, to grow and to finally use this baby's full potential. {or should I say - use MY full capabilities, since it really is me not being able to use all the features}.
Isn't there a saying.. the most expensive camera still doesn't take good pictures unless you know how to use it.
I know it will take time, but I vow to learn the in's and out's and to finally feel comfortable using manual feature!!!

HARD work pays off...

YES ITS TRUE!!! Hard work pays off. Per our MOU/contract, our bargaining union gets a bonus once a year based on performance. By performance they mean "going above and beyond" your regular job duties. Well since I am doing financial and budgeting work day in day out, it is pretty hard to be creative and come up with something new, but I had several ideas and projects I took care of the past year and I got my bonus today!!!! I am so flipping excited. My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I looked at my paycheck! So sweet!!! Planning my trip to the camera store tonight to get that Canon 28-135 mm IS lense I have been having my eyes on forever!! ... and who knows.. maybe Jer and I can finally take that trip to Hawai we have been dreaming of! With all the crazy house remodeling and renovations most of our $$ has gone to new cabinets, countertops and when Jer returned to school recently we knew that we had to go back on a budget. So this is a nice little/big extra that feels like chocolate to my soul. ... walking on cloud 9 even if its just for a few days {{so freaking excited }}

Finally home!

As much as I love holiday weekends as much do I hate to hear that alarm go off on the day afterwards. So no difference this morning when the alarm went off at 4:50 a.m. I was successful in snoozing it a few times and all I wanted to do was to roll over, turn it completely off and go back to sleep. So no surprise the day dragged on and on and on... Not that I don't like my job, but I was still in this complete "day off mode". Each hour seemed like 2 hours and although I got a lot accomplished today, I am just sooo glad to be home NOW. Finally - after fighting traffic with hundreds of other people on the 405.
And the worst part... no more holiday weekends until November. :(

Thank You Jen

Thanks to Jen my header finally got an identity!!! Thank you my dear!!! YOU TRULY ROCK!!!!!!! Will be playing around a little more to get the image straight and re-sized, but so happy to finally have an image other than the template on here! THANK YOU JEN - you are my PC's and my lifesaver!!!

Stung by a bee ...

Jer and I were invited by Ang's family to spend Sunday with them at the beach. We got directions from map quest and ended up taking this tiny little windy road over the mountain (CA 23). It felt like we were everywhere but LA. Countryside, mountains, a tiny little road... we ended up in Malibu and headed to Sycamoure Beach. Ang's family had the BBQ going and we made it just in time for lunch. Afterwards we vegged in our beach chairs and chit chatted. The sun was bright so we decided to leave the cameras in the car until the late afternoon... Well, the picture perfect moment passed the moment I was stung by a bee. I had some punch and didn't look inside the cup before taking a sip. BIG MISTAKE. I felt something in my mouth and spit it out right away but in a few split seconds in between the bee stung me right in the middle of my upper lip. We were able to get everything out of my lip but it started swelling up pretty much immediately. Luckily we had ice on hand, so the swelling was controlled to a certain extend... I had to think of the movie Hitch where Will Smith kept saying "oh its not so bad" and than looking in the mirror at the drugstore and screaming". The moment I looked into the mirror, my upper lip seemed to have tripled in size. ... not to sound cynical, but it looked like I got too much botox for free ;)

How to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina

Donate Cash for Hurricane Katrina (from fema.gov website)

American Red Cross
1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English,
1-800-257-7575 Spanish;

America’s Second Harvest
1-800-344-8070

Operation Blessing
1-800-436-6348

I am still in complete shock just thinking of what has happened to all the Hurricane Katrina victims. Please take a minute and help... every little thing can make a big difference.
Below is a link to the MSN news website with a slide show of the devastation!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9133972/

MRI

So today was the day for my MRI! It seems like the approval process has taken forever, but nevertheless they finally did it. I am curious to find out if it reveals as to why I am still having these recurrent back pains and problems. I know I have a curved spin and that has contributed to the problems I had in the past. However, the back problems I currenty have are so much worse than the pains I had in the past.

To be honest, I was freaking out... I am a claustrophobic and thinking of being unable to move and being confined to a small space made me panick all day. I was hoping and praying that I would be fortunate enought to have an open MRI, but things don't always happen the way you want. So the minute I walked in I knew I was in for a "treat". The closed MRI was standing there like a big enemy and if my eyes weren't covered, I think I would have lost it. So I was laying there for 15 min. hoping and praying that the eye cover wouldn't move, that I wouldn't try to reach up to it by reflect and just hoping that time would pass. The MRI itself was no big deal... but just being confined to this small place... wondering in my thoughts to the beach, to the land of scrapping... and than it was all over. Thankfully I didn't move and I was finally able to stretch my arms and legs again!

Come travel with me to Rio De Janeiro

Rio De Janeiro

This month the Scrapsahoy Crew travelled to Rio De Janeiro. Come and check out the amazing work of these talented girls I work with! I was blown away this morning when I checked out the gallery! The link above brings you right to the Rio De Janeiro Destination Gallery. The link below brings you to my gallery. ENJOY!

My Gallery

Thanks for looking! Syb

Glen Ivy Hot Springs

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Oh My Words!!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!!!! Taking off work for one day to pamper myself was so wonderful, but the highlight was definitely to spend the day with Inken, Ang and Margarita. We had a blast! We left Porter Ranch in the late morning and arrived around 11:30 at the Glen Ivy. The weather was brilliant... we enjoyed the pool, spa, mineral baths and it simply felt so good to just relax and recuperate! Definitely a trip we have to take again soon! A full body and soul treatment!