GASP!!!!!!
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YOu probably wonder if you read right and what the heck is going on! Gasp again! It's true, I have officially given up my "alone" studio space to have it converted into a his/her office/studio area instead of being the sole owner. And NO, it's not the heat that damaged my brain cells, although I wonder how I will manage with all my "stuff". You see, dh has been in school for nearly 1 year. He has written papers on our coffee table in the living room, has moved around between living and dining room and I just feel its not fair that I occupy and entire room doing my thing while he is doing something for both of us by going back to school. He needs his area too, he deserves his area, I feel good about sharing my area with him and I dont have any regrets. The opposite, I am looking forward being in the same room working on projects while he is working on school stuff, looking over my shoulder and seeing him. To me, that's what its all about... giving up a little bit of room to share with the person I love. We got two really awesome corner desks in white, Jer repainted the room yesterday and I am so stinking excited about the transformation that will happen today. See, the room was originally purple... Three years ago I wanted to create a fun "oasis" for myself that was relaxing, but lately this color has really taken every bit of creativity out of me. I kept looking at the walls wondering what I was thinking... So now the walls are a caramel/frappuchino color, smoothing brownish with trendy white trim. Looks awesome... the desks will be white and all in all it should look pretty darn cool. I also hope that this transformation will help me in putting my stuff away, to be cleaner once I am finished with a project and to put stuff back where it belonged. So far I must have been worlds "dirtiest" scrapper :) I will post pics later today or tomorrow, once everything is moved in and ready to go. I am on a roll today and just hope that the weather is not wearing me out too quick. I want to get this done, I want to move in, I want to start creating... it's been nearly 2 weeks that I did a layout... nearly two weeks that I was motivated and truth told, I have a bunch of assignments for layouts/cards due by 8/1 and 8/14. So I better get rolling....
Keep posted for the new "HIS/HER" area... I can already picture it in my head... it's going to be AWESOME. ... and let's be honest, who is so fortunate to actually have a hubby right besides while creating :) ME!!!!!
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
WHAT's up???
I have been missing in action again! I know, I know... I am becoming the worlds worst blogger these days. Forgive me - but life is in full action and I just didn't have time to check in.
So what have we been up to?
* We are trying to survive the HEAT. Last weekend we had temperatures up to 122 degree (nearly 50 celsius). It literally felt like we are getting roasted on a BBQ just setting foot outside the door and well, inside, it wasn't much better. I was tempted to say "Forgo the new roof and let's get an A/C unit in here, but than my logical/analytical side took the better part and said "NO". Gotta love or HATE that logic, huh? Well, good news, after our first roofing contractor fell through we found another one who will do the roof for 3/4 of the price that we were quoted everywhere else. So I guess there is justice after all ;)
* Jer and I are planning to get away for our 8 year anniversary next weekend. We will be driving up North to go Wild Water Rafting and I can hardly wait. Something I have always wanted to do, but have never had the chance to ;)
... ok, gotta run... more tomorrow... unexpected visitor...
So what have we been up to?
* We are trying to survive the HEAT. Last weekend we had temperatures up to 122 degree (nearly 50 celsius). It literally felt like we are getting roasted on a BBQ just setting foot outside the door and well, inside, it wasn't much better. I was tempted to say "Forgo the new roof and let's get an A/C unit in here, but than my logical/analytical side took the better part and said "NO". Gotta love or HATE that logic, huh? Well, good news, after our first roofing contractor fell through we found another one who will do the roof for 3/4 of the price that we were quoted everywhere else. So I guess there is justice after all ;)
* Jer and I are planning to get away for our 8 year anniversary next weekend. We will be driving up North to go Wild Water Rafting and I can hardly wait. Something I have always wanted to do, but have never had the chance to ;)
... ok, gotta run... more tomorrow... unexpected visitor...
Saturday, July 15, 2006
IT'S OFFICIAL - WE ARE GOING HOME!
We finally booked our flight to Germany today and we are sooo stinking excited! 3 WEEKS!!!! 3 WEEKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! YEAH! And only about 2 more months to go! The countdown is on.
LAX to Frankfurt Germany: September 20th 7:10 p.m. - September 21st 2:50 p.m.
Frankfurt to Nuernberg: September 21st 5:20 p.m. - September 21st 6:05 p.m.
Nuernberg to Frankfurt: October 11th 11:45 a.m. - October 11th 12:35 p.m.
Frankfurt to LAX: October 11th 2:00 p.m. - October 11th 4:35 p.m. (we are only travelling 2 hours ROFL + 9 hours time difference ;)
I am sooo excited!!! I haven't been home in - it seems like - forever!!!! (I think the last time was 2 1/2 years ago- shame on me!!!) THIS TRIP WAS OVERDUE!!!!!! ... and I think the only excuse we have for not going for this long period of time is that we had to deal with a 1 year kitchen remodel and water damage and than did not get off last xmas as planned. But this time everything fall into place! We got enough vacation saved up to really enjoy this trip and not having to fly there and turn around right away! Plus, September is when everyone is back in school, so the price for our tickets was not too shabby!
Can't wait for September to come!
LAX to Frankfurt Germany: September 20th 7:10 p.m. - September 21st 2:50 p.m.
Frankfurt to Nuernberg: September 21st 5:20 p.m. - September 21st 6:05 p.m.
Nuernberg to Frankfurt: October 11th 11:45 a.m. - October 11th 12:35 p.m.
Frankfurt to LAX: October 11th 2:00 p.m. - October 11th 4:35 p.m. (we are only travelling 2 hours ROFL + 9 hours time difference ;)
I am sooo excited!!! I haven't been home in - it seems like - forever!!!! (I think the last time was 2 1/2 years ago- shame on me!!!) THIS TRIP WAS OVERDUE!!!!!! ... and I think the only excuse we have for not going for this long period of time is that we had to deal with a 1 year kitchen remodel and water damage and than did not get off last xmas as planned. But this time everything fall into place! We got enough vacation saved up to really enjoy this trip and not having to fly there and turn around right away! Plus, September is when everyone is back in school, so the price for our tickets was not too shabby!
Can't wait for September to come!
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Can someone please turn it down a little???
It's almost 5 p.m. and it's 105 degree fahrenheit (40 degree celcius). I have taken 2 showers and am ready to take number 3. The only problem is that once I get out of the shower I am refreshed for about 2 seconds before the heat wave hits me again... and the thermometer is in the only room in the house where we have our portable A/C unit! CAN SOMEONE please, please, please turn it down a little???
Right now I can hardly wait for winter to come! NO FUN AT ALL!!!
Right now I can hardly wait for winter to come! NO FUN AT ALL!!!
Friday, July 07, 2006
I am still alive ;)
My poor NEGLECTED blog! Sorry I haven't updated in forever! Jer and I spent an awesome long weekend together and it's just been nice to enjoy instead of having to capture everything in words and pics, KWIM?
We got a new dining room table and chairs. I am so stinking excited. On top of it from my VERY FAVORITE company Pottery Barn!!!! We looked everywhere... at Pier One, CostPlus, Identity Craft, etc., but we either didn't like the quality or something else wasn't right. We finally decided to check out Pottery Barn - to be honest with not too much hope to actually purchase something there. They do have the BEST furniture, but their prices are always outrages. So we got LUCKY! Their tables and chairs were half off and the table I have been eyeing for nearly 3 years was part of the sale! So here we go... the pictures don't really show the actual table as we got it in antique white, but PB doesn't have it in white on their site anymore... so just picture the table in white - same white as the chair in the back! We should get the table this weekend and OUT goes the Old Ikea stuff! Doing the little happy dance over here!!!!
Table (picture it in antique white):
Chairs (without arm rest - can't stand those and in the antique white in the back):
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Other than that I got my report from my physical - and it looks like I am as alive as alive can be! A few minor things here and there but nothing that indicated that my last hour is ticking! So that was GOOD. VERY GOOD, as I hate doctors and I always feel like they giving you some sort of bad news as soon as you step in their offices. I guess there really is nothing in the way of trying to have a baby NOW... No more excuses, no more pushing it off, no more anything other than some sort of fear if you know what I mean. But I am unfortunately not getting any younger, so we'll probably take the plunge and start trying ... (did you drop of the chair yet LOL)
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I also feel in love with those albums!!!
They come in all sorts of cool colors... I couldn't resist the orange and lime green :)
At the beginning I just liked them because of the pretty colors - typical woman, huh? But once I bought one, I started playing around a little and I can totally transform these in awesome cool scrapbooks. I bought 3 and one will be for our Wedding. One theme I have always been too scared to scrapbook so far but I think with this formate it's totally going to work. See, I will print the photos a little bit smaller and scrapbook and journal around and than put them in the pretty page protectors. I started one album and it looks awesome and works really well....
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I decided I am not going to CHA! I am still a little bummed but just don't feel I can justify the flight, hotel, etc. right now and besides the big wintershow will be in Anaheim so I will have to sneak away from work and budget time in January and just go!
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We watched "The devil wears Prada" last weekend and boy oh boy!
You gotta see this one. It's hysterical! I couldn't stop laughing!
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Went down to Mira Mesa on Saturday to do a Make & Take at one of the Memory Stores and ran into Maggie from the Burbank store. So fun! The store had just reopened again and is now called Paperzone/Memories. Awesome new store design and cool paper products.
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Off to UPS to ship some stuff to QK. Gotta run. Have a great weekend everyone.
Syb
We got a new dining room table and chairs. I am so stinking excited. On top of it from my VERY FAVORITE company Pottery Barn!!!! We looked everywhere... at Pier One, CostPlus, Identity Craft, etc., but we either didn't like the quality or something else wasn't right. We finally decided to check out Pottery Barn - to be honest with not too much hope to actually purchase something there. They do have the BEST furniture, but their prices are always outrages. So we got LUCKY! Their tables and chairs were half off and the table I have been eyeing for nearly 3 years was part of the sale! So here we go... the pictures don't really show the actual table as we got it in antique white, but PB doesn't have it in white on their site anymore... so just picture the table in white - same white as the chair in the back! We should get the table this weekend and OUT goes the Old Ikea stuff! Doing the little happy dance over here!!!!
Table (picture it in antique white):
Chairs (without arm rest - can't stand those and in the antique white in the back):
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Other than that I got my report from my physical - and it looks like I am as alive as alive can be! A few minor things here and there but nothing that indicated that my last hour is ticking! So that was GOOD. VERY GOOD, as I hate doctors and I always feel like they giving you some sort of bad news as soon as you step in their offices. I guess there really is nothing in the way of trying to have a baby NOW... No more excuses, no more pushing it off, no more anything other than some sort of fear if you know what I mean. But I am unfortunately not getting any younger, so we'll probably take the plunge and start trying ... (did you drop of the chair yet LOL)
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I also feel in love with those albums!!!
They come in all sorts of cool colors... I couldn't resist the orange and lime green :)
At the beginning I just liked them because of the pretty colors - typical woman, huh? But once I bought one, I started playing around a little and I can totally transform these in awesome cool scrapbooks. I bought 3 and one will be for our Wedding. One theme I have always been too scared to scrapbook so far but I think with this formate it's totally going to work. See, I will print the photos a little bit smaller and scrapbook and journal around and than put them in the pretty page protectors. I started one album and it looks awesome and works really well....
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I decided I am not going to CHA! I am still a little bummed but just don't feel I can justify the flight, hotel, etc. right now and besides the big wintershow will be in Anaheim so I will have to sneak away from work and budget time in January and just go!
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We watched "The devil wears Prada" last weekend and boy oh boy!
You gotta see this one. It's hysterical! I couldn't stop laughing!
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Went down to Mira Mesa on Saturday to do a Make & Take at one of the Memory Stores and ran into Maggie from the Burbank store. So fun! The store had just reopened again and is now called Paperzone/Memories. Awesome new store design and cool paper products.
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Off to UPS to ship some stuff to QK. Gotta run. Have a great weekend everyone.
Syb
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