2012 Holiday Photo Challenge

I decided to enter our Christmas Card into ThePaperMama's Photo challenge! 

It was really hard getting the Doobster to pose this year but our last shot was perfection! and we're both decked out in fancy sweaters. The photo itself was edited in photoshop and the rest of the card was done by me in illustrator! Too Fun! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Just a lil Something I Whipped Up...

I was messing around with some quotes and my pictures from vacation. I believe this from Bob Marley, but you never really know with the internet. I just liked it a lot. 

Great Quote About Blogging

“There’s something sacred about reading a blog post on someone else’s site. It’s like visiting a friend’s house for a quick meal ’round the breakfast table. It’s personal — you’re in their space, and the environment is uniquely suited for idea exchange and uninterrupted conversation. In many ways, we should be treating our blogs like our breakfast tables. Be welcoming & gracious when you host, and kind & respectful when visiting.” 
– Trent Walton


Via Cup of Jo

Currently...

(I'm also cheating today and stealing this meme from irocksowhat...)

I look like a boy today. Props to my Save the Gulf shirt. I am also rocking my fav sneakers today, red low top Chucks.

Loving- Target. I'm addicted to Target right now and I really wanna shop today.

Thinking about- My future. I'm a lil nervouse and unsure about it as always.

Anticipating- The Hunger Games. I'm going to see it right after work.

Listening to- The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12, soundtrack.

Eating- Peanut Butter sandwiches with no crust.

Wishing- I was confident in my decisions.

What's in My Bag!

I've seen this on other blogs and I think it's fun. I also have a behind the scenes book from the first Twilight movie and they did this with the director's bag. I change my bags enough that I'd like to make this a monthly topic !

This is everything a carry around with me on a daily basis and trust me I need and use all of it. My bag is a knock off Coach. A friend of mine has some real ones but gave me this, cause I was getting bag envy. It's a pretty convincing replica if I do say so myself. I know there's all kinds of "Bad Ju Ju" associated with knock off purses but, it's a purse, and it was given to me. Don't hate or judge.

Contents:

• Orbit white bubble mint. Gotta love the "Fresh, Clean Feeling" when brushing isn't possible.
• Walmart glasses cleaner, for annoying smudges.
• Physicians Formula foundation powder, love it! (I'm allergic to most cover up stuff)
• Bath and body works "vampire blood" antibacterial hand gel, and Anti-stress lotion. I am a closet vampire nut, my sister bought me a couple of tubes of the hand gel for me around Halloween I'm on tube 3! The anti stress lotion is pretty self explanatory.
• Lady Speed Stick for freshening up in a pinch.
• Bath and Body Works Paris body spray also for freshening up!
• My Goody Comb and Conair anti-static Brush. NEVER leave home without a brush I'm very crazy about my hair.
• My makeup! Eye shadows and Liners mostly, there is chapstick in that bag somewheres too!
• I have three Vera Bradley baggys in my purse. My green print change purse, my "Purple Punch" electronics bag (headphones, Ipod and misc. cords), and my "Floral Nightingale" wristlet/wallet. That last one is amazing it's even got a compartment for my bulky Blackberry.
• Keys: I have a big ring of Keys for emergencies: Gram's house, basement, yadda yadda. My regular Keys on a little Vera Bradley Lanyard : Car, Front, and screen doors.
• My magnetic pass card for work. My dad got me the snazzy blue clip, elastic, yo yo thingy.
• My Moleskine tablet
• Pens: Dr. Grip, and two snazzy pens from my stay at the Ritz Carlton in the Grand Cayman Islands.
• My striped baggy for embarrassing girl products. I won that at my sister's baby shower.
• My little pink unicorn nail clipper. I picked that baby up at a gas station when I was in desperate need of clippers!
• My little 50's looking pocket sewing kit. I really dig the mini scissors inside.
• My cell phone charger. Dang cell phones die at the strangest times.
• Hand crocheted drink cozy made by my sister. That's for all those stops at Starbucks.
• Lastly my trusty point and shoot Kodak Easyshare digital camera and lime green Logitech case.

A lot of people pick up my purse and are like "OOF! What do you got in there?!". Lots of random things end up in there at times, but my purse is my life line. If I'm ever stuck somewhere I can definitely manage with all this junk. Having the wristlet makes a big difference as well it allows me to downsize with a moment's notice. Enjoy!

Photo by: Me

11 Things.

I got this from Pamplemousse1983

Here are the rules:

1. Post these rules

2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things

3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post

4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them

5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them that you've tagged them.

1. I'm addicted to vampire and zombie stuff, most importantly Twilight and The Walking Dead.

2. I have marriage and baby fever lately.

3. I curse more than a classy lady like myself should.

4. I spoil my dog and niece rotten.

5. If it came to it I would be content to be single with a gazillion dogs.

6. I want an english bulldog.

7. I'm jealous of all you iphone- instagrammers, I have a blackberry (for now)

8. I loved my short hair to death, but now I have rapunzel envy. I'm growing my lock out hardcore.

9. Good Charlotte will always be my favorite band.

10. I'm addicted to country music right now (listening to Taylor Swift RIGHT NOW).

11. I'm hungry when I'm bored, like now.

Questions:

1. Who's your #1 celebrity crush? Rob Pattinson
2. If you already have a kid(s)- do you want more? If you don't- do you want to have kids? I want bebes badly.
3. Do you feel your age? No I don't think I will ever feel older than 18.
4. What's the meanest thing you ever did as a kid? I threw a pine tree branch at a boy I liked in 3rd grade. It scratched his eye and he had to wear an eye patch. I lied about it and didn't get in trouble. :/

5. What's your favorite band/musician? GC , the Madden Twins (drool)

6. What are your 3 favorite blogs/websites you always visit? Cup of Jo, Pamplemousse1983, and Adventures in Love and Happiness

7. What’s your perfect date night? I love going to the movies!

8. Please share your favorite cell phone photo you’ve taken in the past 2 months.

9. Coke or Pepsi? Coke!!!

10. What is the thing you are most proud of in your life or at this moment? The life decisions I've been making.

11. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate, soft serve, with sprinkles, & in a waffle cone.

My 11 Questions:

1. Where were you born?

2. How many siblings do you have?

3. Are your parents still together?

4. How long were they together?

5. What would the ideal boy and girl name be for your children?

6. What is yor favorite color?

7. What is your favorite pair of shoes?

8. What is your dream job?

9. Where would you love to live?

10. If you could meet anyone, who?

11. If you could change anything what would you change?

Photos by: Me.

Products I love!

Hey everyone, I've totally been in spring cleaning mode, and the place I find myself obsessed with cleaning the most is my car. I try my hardest with it's up-keep but after winter it's usually an unholy mess. I need a very thorogh detailing on the next extremely warm day but the first thing I did was clean out all the garabage, and buy this air freshner from bath and body works!

This is a Leopard print Peace sign Slatkin & Co. SCENTPORTABLE®. It came with the Scent Vanilla Coconut. I also bought an "Island Margarita" scented refill. Hopefully these last quite a while, but they are rather inexpensive. Much cheaper than I thought they would be when I first saw them. The freshener with scent included will run you about $6.50, and the refills are $5. They come in all kinds of shapes and colors, I'm probably gonna to get my mom the lady bug shaped one it's so cute! Go check em out and pick one up for a try, Enjoy!

Image from: bathandbodyworks.com

My Ever Growing Reading List...

It's a little early in the year to post my reading list, I usually post it at the beginning of summer. It's not even spring yet but, it's a wacky winter with high temperatures and minimal snow, so I've gotten my spring reading fever early. Also, I read all year round, so I'm gonna drop more updates more often. This is one list I really love adding to and crossing things off of.

Up to Date List:

Water For Elephants

The Time Traveler’s Wife (Reading)

Are You There Vodka its Me Chelsea (I have a girl crush on Chelsea Handler)

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

Wicked (Purchased)

The Son of the Witch (Purchased)

Push

Eat Pray Love

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Purchased)

The Life of Pi

The Secret History

Middlesex

The Virgin Suicides

The Book Thief

Fall on Your Knees

The Little Friend

The Glass Castle

She’s Come Undone

Like Water For Chocolate

World War Z

The Zoo Keeper’s Wife

The Lace Reader

Something Borrowed

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

In Zanesville

The Hunger Games

Catching Fire (Book 2 in the Hunger Games series)

Mockingjay (Book 3 in the Hunger Games series)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

I've was a little distracted the last year or so and didn't make as much of a chunk from this as I would have liked, hopefully I'll remedy that soon. There are still oodles of books out there I don't know about that are waiting for me to read them so, If anyone has any suggestions please share. I love book recommendations. P.S. Don't you love those bookcovers pictured above? They are actually a book set from the Juniper Books they make custum book collections. The I Heart Books set contains:

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

How Perfect being it's Feb. and V-day is a few days away! Enjoy!

Photo from: juniperbooks.com

Handwritting Meme

I found this meme on The Curious Pug's blog, Wow I have chicken scratch. Here's the questions if you wanna try:

1. What is your name

2. Blog URL

3. Write: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

4. Favorite quote

5. Favorite song (at the moment)

6. Favorite band/singers (at the moment)

7. Say anything you want

8. Tag 3-5 bloggers

Photo by: Me!

DIY Tuesday: New Uses for Old Tees.

Hello it's DIY Tuesday again! I've been majorly slacking in th blog world, reading them more then posting them. But I've finally decided to try some crafts I've found on Pinterest. I love the idea of reusing t-shirts. T-shirt fabric is so comfy and very versatile, so I dug out some old shirts and got to crafting.

First I made a Headband using instructions from the blog CraftSnob.

I also made a Scarf from another Floral T-shirt using the instruction from P.S. I Made This.

Here's me wearing the Finished products! These were very fun and easy, and no sewing required. I used a glue gun to attach the flower to the headband.

I hope you enjoyed these and give them a try. I get lots of compliments when I wear them. Everyone loves them even more when you tell them you made them yourself. Happy Crafting!

First photo from: craftsnob.com. Second photo from: psimadethis.com. Final photo by: Me!

The Color Issue: ONA BAG GIVEAWAY (woohoo!)

The Color Issue: ONA BAG GIVEAWAY (woohoo!): Okay you guys, this is amazing and I am SO excited to finally announce... THE VENICE ONA BAG GIVEAWAY!!! Have you ever heard of On...

Hurray for babies!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! I'm an aunt & a god mom, now! Announcing:

Me and My beautiful New lil' Niece

Announcement art by me (inspiration from pinterest) & Photo by my Dad, William Dale.