My new pride & joy

Wanna see my new pride and joy? Lookie, lookie below:



I still can not believe it, but we changed our cellphone plans and I got this new little baby! HOT Techno stuff, let me tell you!
* Phone (ok, nothing new here)
* PDA (yeah... not more looking for my calendar, forgetting birthdays and all that good stuff... sends me reminders ufz!!)
* INTERNET connection (yes, flipping awesome, huh! I can check my email at lunch time and don't have to fret jumping on that corporate internet :) Definitely A BIG PLUS!!!)
* Email (I can read and respond and I have a fold out keyboard - ok, maybe not as good as the real stuff, but for on the road - FABULOUS. Totally digging it.)
* Games, movies, music options... still learning how to use half of it! But I am getting there.

So definitely a reason I haven't updated my blog LOL. Been too busy figuring this little baby out! ... and still working on assignments. Just shipped off another load to QuicKutz and working on more goodies. Also finished 2 projects for Scrapsahoy - tomorrow is the reveal of our new destination and I betcha, all the projects will be eye candy - not necessarily mine as I just cranked them out tonight. Last minute, I know, I know. I am such a procastinator lately! I used to be so good, organized, ahead of schedule, but for some reason that has changed... Well, maybe with the help of my new little friend and friendly reminder beeps I will get back into the swing of things and have everything nicely planned and organized.
WE SHALL SEE :)

* Also had my 5 years service award today. After 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years (you get the picture) employees are presented with a service award and a gift while being praised by their boss in front of all these people. Yes, I got the praises too and it went down like butter, but (and she had warned me), she had to embarrise me too and tell a joke about our little language barrier at the beginning (in month 1). I survived (as you can see), probably turned bright red (not sure, but wouldn't be surprised) and got a nice little silver braclet with a charm that has the City logo on it. ... and just if you wonder and start adding up those years. Yes, I have been there over 6 years :)

Thats all for now... need to spend some tender loving care with my baby - and if I say baby, I mean my new cellphone wonder as hubby is at school :)
Hugs, Syb

Almost Friday....

... almost there...
just soaked in the tub for the past hour... was so nice. For some reason I felt a little blue today and needed to pamper myself to get out of this funky mood. I swear, there is nothing more healing than soaking up in hot water, reading a good book, closing your eyes for a few minutes and just refocusing...

Friday is just around the corner:
I love Fridays - see, I am working 9/80 meaning I am off every other Friday and the Fridays I have to work, I get paid, so what is there not to love??? Well the only thing I can think of is getting that paycheck and heading out the door - sounds awefully good :)
Plans for this weekend:

Saturday: Appointment with our tax dude. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a big refund. Who knows, maybe this will be our first summer in this house we no longer have to walk around half naked with the spray bottle around our neck in order to survive the California summer... yes, thinking of finally adding that long overdue A/C!!! How the heck did the build homes without A/C anyways....
Than on the other hand, Jer's car is pretty much running on it's last leg or tire LOL, so we might have to suffer through another summer,- we shall see. I am sure we will have no problems getting that refund on the man. I am thinking there is also always that sb room that is in dire need for some nice furniture! One can dream right!

The next few weekends are pretty much booked up:
Jer is heading to Chicago for a conference the first weekend in March and I will be going to Utah for my QK retreat in the middle of March...
We had originally planned on going to Germany in April but my dad is having an operation at the beginning of March and about 1 1/2 months of physical therapy afterwards... I think we might have to reschedule that trip a little later in the year. I am getting antsy to be honest. I haven't been home in over 2 years. We have rather unsucessfully scheduled and rescheduled our trip several times and it just wasn't meant to be. I dont know how things will be turning out, but I know that I WILL be going home this year!!! Not sure when, but its going to happen!!!

Looking forward to next Friday. I am signed up for a full day of scrapping with a few friends at my LSS. From morning till 2 a.m. Awwwwwwwwwww, I am counting the days....
Have a good weekend everyone!!!

Random thoughts...

* kinda been lost in my scrapbook studio these past few days/evenings- trying to get all my QK assignments done and out of the door :)
* got a lovely package from my mom (gotta love those pampering care packages): It had a whole bunch of photos from my childhood and teenager years (what a blast to the past) in it and a few cool presents that made me feel the LOVE!
* got this hilarious video clip from my dear friend Natasha Roe yesterday. Girl, you so made my day. I think I haven't laughed this hard in ages... and I nearly dropped of the chair. I wish I could somehow attach it to my blog, but I am just too dang techno incompetent :) So if you want me to forward it you, please email me (calnbg@sbcglobal.net). It's from Berlitz and basically about language barriers. I forwarded it to my boss and told her if we ever have a language barrier like that not to be too harsh on me... she nearly cried from laughing!!
* will be helping a friend out at the SB Expo in OC tomorrow afternoon with Ang, Margarita and Inken. We decided to leave early and take a little peak in the morning and do some serious or not so serious damage... I am still cured from my major decluttering last weekend... I couldn't believe all the stuff I had accumulated over the years.. almost felt like I had a cadillac parked in my sb room.. and just looking at the paper stacks... as if I ever could use ever single sheet... wont happen.. so hopefully that will be a reminder to think again before buying!
* feeling satisfied to look at the projects that are all lined up on the floor next to me... I have been creating my heart out and I love the peace I feel when I am all away in my little sb world
* Jer and I spent a nice, quite Valentinsday... I got beautiful flowers with a balloon (gotta love this man) and we went out for a nice dinner - I am one lucky gal to have this guy on my side! I can be MYSELF and he loves me just for that!!! He is my best friend and soul mate! Sometimes I dont even have to put in words how I feel and tell him what I need.. he is right there! HUGS my dear!!!! I love you from the bottom of my heart!
* OK gotta go back to finishing up those piles of laundry and some sb assignments.
Have a fabulous weekends!!!! And don't do anything I wouldn't do ;)

...

OK, the UPS man never made it :(
BUT Ang and I did a nightly trip to Scrapbook Oasis (they were open till 2 a.m. for a crop, and it's much easier to drive to OC at night than during the day due to the crazy traffic in Cali).They got new Fontwerks, Technique Tuesday stamps and American Craft paper in. Happy campers at 11 p.m. :)
LIFE IS GOOD AFTER ALL

PLEDGE

Dear UPS man:
* please, please, please DO NOT attempt to miss our house today
* do stop, open that door, get out of your truck and ring my door bell
* it's really important that I DO get this delivery TODAY!!!!! (to be honest I was hoping you would give me a visit already yesterday)
* SO please, do not let me down!!
* I will promise, you will be greated with a happy, smiling face
* ... and if its the package I have been waiting for so desperately to start working on my next assignments, I might just make your day by telling you how much I appreciate you stopping by, and how much you saved my day.
* I have not yet given up hope on you (but hey, it's 4:11 p.m. already) - I am sure you want to get done with your day too, so hit that gas peddle!
* Trust me, if the cops know important this one is, he will not give you a ticket.
------------------------->>>> So please, please, please, listen to my prayers!!!!

Life is GOOD...

Life has been really good this year so far! Although work has kept me busy the past few weeks, I have also been busy creating and really soaking life in!

Today was wonderful. Ang and I left for the Memories Store in Tustin at 9 a.m. Since traffic is usually pretty heavy on the 5, we decided to leave early and rather sneak a little coffee break in once we get there than to run late. We got there at around 10:45 a.m. The QuicKutz make and take that I was suppost to give was not scheduled until Noon, so we decided to stop at Old Navy and get a cup of coffee.
Before the QK make and take, Phil did a KI make and take and at Noon Ang and I took over the Make & Take area. The Memories/Paperzone store has this really cool set up in the front of the store - a permanent area for demos and make and takes with two work stations.
Below is the make and take sample of the valentins card I created with the Love Theme Kit from QuicKutz:


Our two stations were busy for the 2 hours we were there. It was fun to show people how to use the tool (for beginners) and to show experts the new Love Theme kit and it's possibilities and it was nice getting to know new scrappers! The Love Theme Kit definitely was the hot selling item of the day :)
At 2 p.m. we started wrapping up our make and take and Tricia from L'il Davis and Phil took over the station for the next two hours.
After a little shopping at the store, Ang and I went to lunch at California Pizza Kitchen and headed on to Scrapbook Oasis afterwards. We were able to use our gift voucher from the garage sale to get some of the new SEI & American Craft papers and stickers. Afterwards we drove to Strictly Scrapbooking and headed for Coldstone before driving back up to LA.
Definitely a DAY WORTH REMEMBERING and CHERISHING!
My partner in crime


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Got a new haircut on Thursday evening. I really need to see if I can get a photo of Ricardo my hair stylist and do a little layout about this dude :) He is amazing with those siccors. Hair is flying left and right ... and that speed... almost makes you dang nervous, but the result is always amazing!!!!


Syb

I will be going back next Thursday evening to get strawberry blond highlights! Will post more photos than.
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Have a fabulous weekend boys and girls~!~~