So...

I'm here. Just needed a bit of a break, stuff going on in life but, it's all going to be okay. And I really had nothing of interest to write about, at least in my opinion. Plus I have been addicted to Facebook..I was warned at least by my sister. But it's pretty cool, finding all these people from your past and chatting and all.

Have been doing a little scrapping too, not a-lot, well in the past two weeks anyways. It's been so nice lately, and Jared has been home more so, we've been spending more time together which is always awesome. He's actually away this weekend playing a soccer tournament in Whistler but, he called me last night and said that they didn't do too well, so he will be home early today!! YAY!!






So super happy!! I finally got to meet Alice yesterday!! One of my blog buddies!! She came over to hang out and scrap. I must admit I was a little nervous about meeting her. Not so much about being scared but after getting to know her online, on her blog and now through Facebook what if we just didn't hit off. We totally did!! It's amazing how similar we are. Okay first of all she is in love with a boy name Jared...(spelling is different!!), she is an artist, likes scrapbooking even though she hasn't really done too much of it lately..but hanging out with me she totally will.... she was into seeing my "studio" and all my scrappy creations...we think alike...we both totally concentrate when we create..total silence!! She says TOTALLY!! I called her on it!! She's into all sorts of music..she let me play some country, we scrapped to it as well as to Gwen and Britney!! She''s just awesome, happy to have another friend to talk scrappy talk, hang out with....looking forward to the next time!! Thanks Alice!! This is not the greatest pic..Alice looks fabulous but I look SO tired..will have to take a better one next time!!



That's it for now, I am going to go and take a shower and go out for a bit..the sun is shining!!

My Easter Weekend!!

I always find it so hard to go back to school after a nice long weekend!! Especially when it's four days instead of the usual three!! Our Easter long weekend was good!! Very quiet and time with my hubby!! Jared actually had the whole weekend off, I was so happy!!

We had two Family dinners, Jared's family was on Friday night, it was good...I think my favorite part was dessert!! We had a blackberry pie...Mmmm!! Especially with ice cream!! SO yummy!! We also watched Casino Royale..good movie!! Although I do think this James Bond is handsome, I don't think he is as hot as some people think!! Good movie!!

Saturday, Jared and I went to Home Depot in the morning to pick up so stuff he needed for work and I always like to go and look at the gardening things. Love all the flowers they have!! Later, I met up with my old best friend from high school, Angela!! We had coffee and walked around Steveston!! It was tons of fun!! Just like old times, talking tons and laughing!! Brought back so many memories!! I can't wait until the nest time we hang out!! Can you also believe that I am having my 10year high school reunion in June?! Isn't that crazy?! Where did the years go by?! I'm feeling a little nervous and a little excited..it will be good to see everybody and see how everyone is doing!!

Sunday, Jared and I were lazy..he spent most of his time on the couch watching sports and I was in the bedroom doing some scrapping!! Only did a couple of pages!!



Jared cooked dinner on Sunday night..Maui ribs with some veggies and rice!! SO good!! I love it when he cooks!! And then we watched Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters..so good, love those shows!!

Monday I had off too, but Jared had to go back to work..so I had the house to myself, woke up late, went and bought some fruit and veggies. Came home, scrapped a bit more..watched some tv and waited for Jared to come home so we could go for dinner at my parents house!! Dinner was yummy, my mom made turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing..the works!! Dessert for me is always the best..a blueberry coffee cake!! Then we basically came home and crashed on the couch. Did watch CSI:Miami, Jared fell asleep!!

So, that was my weekend!! Not too exciting, very calm and relaxed!! Hope everyone had a good weekend!! How many more days until the weekend?! I know I'm awful!!

Hoppy Easter and Hoppy Long Weekend!!

Hope everyone has a very happy Easter and a fabulous LONG weekend!! We had a fun Easter Bunny Pyjama Party at school today!! Like my bunny ears?!

Happy Sunday!!

We had an absolutely gorgeous weekend!! WOW!! The sun was out and shining, except for Saturday with a little bit of wind, it made it cold, but today was amazing!! Friday night we had a Retirement Party for Jared's dad. He retired after working for 35years. Can you believe it?! It was at a restaurant, good times. All the family was there, and they had made these really cool posters of Jared's dad in movies, like he was Braveheart, with his face on Mel Gibson;s body, it was pretty cool!! My fave was him as part of the Beatles...Jared's dad told us some stories of all the years at work. It was good!!

Saturday, I had a scrap date with Connie. I went to her place and we scrapped all day pretty much. She mad me lunch..pizza and Caesar salad!! Very good!! Tons of fun chatting and creating!! I made a card and a little notebook for my sister. She leaves on Thursday for the Dominican Republic with her boyfriend..super lucky!! Jared had to work and he was in a football tournament so, I didn't see him at all, pretty much all weekend which totally sucks!!

And today..woke up late...and met my parents in Steveston. It was so nice to walk and hang out with my parents!! We went for coffee to Steveston coffee and then walked around in all the little shops. Bought some fruit and veggies. It was fun, I always enjoy it. Then came home and did my CJ entry for Alice's album..which was all about things that make us happy...


I got my Story of Own March kit this past Monday, and I couldn't wait to scrap so I did quite a few over the week..and it was so easy with everything there. I think this was my fave kit so far with all the yummy goodies, the papers and I just LOVED the color. And who could not love the extras were called "Laverne and Shirley"? The name said it all..loved that show!! I got so many pages out of this kit and cards..and I'm not done yet want to make a mini album but here's what I came up with....





And the cards...I love the little turtle stamp that was in the kit..he so super cute!!


More turtle cards will be made for sure!!

I hope everyone had a good weekend!! I better go and clean-up my mess in the kitchen before I watch tv. It's a new Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters...can't wait!! Have a good week..it's a short one!! YAY!!

Back to Normal...

I cannot believe that it is Sunday night again and it's back to school tomorrow. I knew the week was going to fly by but still I almost wish we still had one more week left. My thinking is that now that Spring break is over we are that much closer to summer vacation and two months off!! Plus the fact that the Easter long weekend will be here before I know it!!

The week off was awesome!! Did do a little bit of everything!! Went shopping across the border with Connie, went to Bellingham and went to a couple of scrap stores, picked up a whole bunch of new goodies to play with. Should keep me happy for awhile!! Lots of organizing and cleaning my scrap stuff too, which is always good. It's amazing how much stuff you collect, discovered some stuff I'd forgotten I had, also giving some stuff away that I probably won't use. Check out my latest and greatest...








Now not all of the pages are from this past week, a couple are from over the past couple of weeks. I brought my desk from my parents house so, I'm happy no more scrappin on the floor!!

I did get to hang out tons with my family, which is always awesome!! My parents and my sisters.Had dinner over at my parent's a couple of times which is always good!! And of course one of the best things was spending tons of time with Jared, loved it!!

I'm also excited, my best friend from high school sent me an email. She was asking me if I was going to go to our 10year high school reunion, I still cannot believe that its been that long since I was in high school, sometimes it feels like it was yesterday, you know?! But I am planning on going, should be cool to see lots of my old friends. And she wants to get together, which is so awesome, I'm excited about that!! We used to have tons of fun in high school hanging out, talking about boys, lots of fun!! I can't wait!!

Jared's grandparents also had their 65th wedding anniversary on Saturday!! Isn't that amazing!! There was a big party with all the family. And everyone was there all the aunts and uncles, cousins!! It was pretty cool!! And Jared's cousin brought his baby, he is so cute, almost a year old with red hair, super cute...gives me baby fever seeing him...soon..not yet!! But it was a fun party and cool to see everybody. I always tell Jared that he;s so lucky to have all his family here close by. All my family is spread out in California, Mexico and the Netherlands. And then he tells me that their my family now too, which is sweet!!

And today I went with Jared and his parents to check out the site where Jared is working on a house. It was cool to see. And it makes me so proud of him, all the stuff he is learning, and hoe much he loves doing it. We went for coffee and then Jared and I went for a walk, it was gorgeous outside with the sun shining which was nice. It's been raining all week!! Tonight Jared is making me dinner..YAY!! Chicken burgers with mozzarella, and mushrooms.yummy!! And we're watching the Holiday..super excited!! Have an awesome week, I'll be back soon!!

I'm still here and doing good!!

Sorry I haven't posted in a bit!! My internet went down again and I have been waiting for it to be fixed. The internet guy was supposed to come on Friday, but for some reason the internet is working now...Jared's brother cleaned out the computer so that must've helped. But things are good!! I'm on Spring Break now!! YAY!! And thinking that the internet was down has let me get so many things done. Cleaning, organizing..fun things too, like scrapping, hanging out with family and friends, shopping, doing some gardening too..which I am super excited about!! But I did want to pop in and say hi!! And let everyone know I am good and well!! I will porbably be off the web for a bit until I'm back at work..next week!! SO I hope everyone has an awesome week!! And Happy Spring!! It is finally here!!

A little bit of everything...

It's amazing how much you rely on the internet, especially when you don't realize it!! We had no internet last week for a couple of days and I felt SO lost!! Was going to my parents house to check my emails. But it's all fixed now...YAY!! What a week last week!! Nothing too bad, internet and having to close my VISA because of fraud. That totally sucked and having to organize things. But I am glad that it was caught in tim. Here's a question to you all, that I was thinking about..for internet purchases do you have a special credit card for just that or do you use one for all?! I'm wondering what I should do!!

The weekend was very quiet. SO wet!! It rained the whole time!! And not just sprinling but raining cats and dogs..pissing!! I went and got my hair done, it has been SO long!! Basically since the wedding. And I love going to the hair dresser and being pampered...even if it does take about three hours. She gave me a cut and some red and caramel highlights. Very subtle 'cause I am loving my dark hair right now too!! Took some pics..tell me which I should use as my blog and two peas avatar...




Can you tell I had fun with the camera?! I am totally loving my new do, love that its shorter and it feels so much healthier too!!

Sunday..the time change totally screwed me up, even though I remembered about it before I went to bed. Saw my parents for a bit!! And we went to pick up Jared's new truck. A little Toyota truck!! He bought it off a friend!! I'm so excited for him!! It's cute!! And at least he has some wheels to get around!! Not that I don't mind sharing my car with him, but you know... We did some grocery shopping and Jared made me some dinne..Chicken Cordon Bleu..so yummy with some veggies!! He's such a good cook!! We also watched Little Miss Sunshine..it was so good I loved it!!

Hope everyone had a good weekend!! Four and a half days until Spring Break..YAY!!

First Bloom

Look what I noticed has finally bloomed and it totally made me happy!! Had to take a couple of pictures!!



Must mean that Spring is almost here!! I'm excited!! Weekend was good!! Not too much exciting happened..Jared coming home a little tipsy was kind of fun!! He was being super funny!! So scrappin didn't happen, too bad next weekend for sure. And I hung out with my parents on Sunday went for coffee and walked around in Steveston ( a little historic village, one of my fave places ) while Jared tended to himself and the day before. But it was good!! And Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters was on, so good!! Love those shows!! Already looking forward to the weekend!! The coutdown is on... 8 days ( not counting weekends ) until Spring Break..YAHOO!!Happy Tuesday!!

Weekend Welcome!!

What a week, I have had!! Not bad just busy!! I ended up picking up some extra shifts at school and have been so tired by the time I get home, have been passing out super early. So I just wanted to do a quick post, hello and tell you all how things have been going!! But I will do a more extensive post later I promise.

The crop last weekend was super fun!! Got two pages done, I'm surprised at myself I thought it would be like half but no actually did two. It was funny 'cause there were times during the crop that we were all chatting away being super loud and laughing and then where it was dead quiet. Funny!! There we're seven of us!! ANd it looks like we are going to try and do it every month, should be fun!! After the crop I went home and continued scrappin as well as on Sunday have 4 in total that I will post!!





Thanks for all the wonderful comments on my CJ, I'm super excited about doing it and I thought it was a cool topic cannot wait to see what my girls come up with!!

So, tonight my big plans, I'm tutoring until about 6:30pm, then I am coming home making my SHake and Bake chicken eating and scrapping. Might even watch some tv, Ghost Whisperer and Las Vegas is on, good fun shows. Totally missed Grey's Anatomy last night..new Deperate HOusewives and Brothers & SIsters on Sunday!! Woohoo!! Tonight Jared is going to Harrison Hot Springs to bartend a party, it's about an hour and a bit drive from here so, I will be home all by myself tonight...kind of sad, need him to keep me warm and I don't sleep very well sometimes if he's not next to me, hopefully I pass out as soon as I hit the pillow!! Have a super weekend!!

Let's Play 20 Questions...

So, it's finally Friday!! YAY!! Just wanted to post some pics of my CJ. This is my new group, it's only 5 of us so it's small but either way it will be fun. I chose to do 20 questions, kind of like the game that you can play. Super excited to see what the girls come up with!!












I totally love how it turned out and can't wait to see it when I get it back!! Sorry about the awful scans...sometimes I have a hard time scanning pages especially when they're small so, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. You can also see my CJ on two peas.

Super excited about the weekend for many reasons, I get to pick up my Lululemon pants on Sunday and Jared is going with me so, we will get to hang out a bit!! But tomorrow I am going to my first ever Crop. I've never been to one, I'm going with Connie. Her cousin rented the hall in her townhouse complex so all her friends could scrap. When I scrap I usually do it at home or I go to Connie's house. So super excited, let's see how much I actually get done. And my February kits from Story of my Own and Lovebug arrived in the mail this week and they are patiently waiting for me!! And tonight after work I am going to my scrap store to pick me up some new Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket paper..they got some in!! Super excited!!

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend..hopefully we see the sun a bit, they say it's supposed to rain all weekend. Fun!! That's okay, I'll be scrappin!! Love it when your ccreative juices are flowing!! Ciao!! ;)

Got my Scrap on!!

Yes I did!! Most of the weekend anyways!! Saturday I had a scrap date with my good friend Connie. She came over for most of the afternoon and we scrapped, and ate and drank coffee and or course chatted tons, like we always do!! I only managed to finish one page when she came over but I continued until almost midnight, Jared picked up a shift at the restaurant so I was by myself. I was so into it that when it came to dinner I was not wanting to make myself anything too big so guess what I had?! It's awful but it was SO good..cheesecake and ice cream. Jared found this Haagen-Daas ice cream that we've been looking for awhile now and fianlly found it!! It's called Mayan Chocolate..it's so yummy!! Totally tastes like Mexican chocolate!!

I realized certain things while I was scarpping....I think I am obsessed with chipboard, mostly alphabets. I was going through my stash and realized how many packages of Basic Grey alphabets I have. Not only the alphabets but the numbers and elements packages too. I am in love with buttons!! I used on almost page I made also the Doodlebug paper frils..I love them so easy and so girly!! Lovin' the color orange right now must be the dutch side of me. And when I scrap older pics, like of me and my sisters growing up I get all emotional..must be the memories..a couple of tears were shed while making those pages.






Sunday was good, I got to spend some time with my gorgeous hubby!! We went for a walk, which was good, it felt good to be with him and chat. I love him so much. And with work and other things going on, things have been difficult but being with him yesterday made me realize even more how much I love him. Okay don't mind me I am getting all sappy now. But realizing now that things are good and will only get better. I made dinner..Shake 'n Bake chicken, I love it and I could eat it everyday.
Anybody watched Desperate Housewives or Brothers and Sisters last night?! They were good, two of my fave shows right now.

That's it for now. Hope everyone had a good weekend!!

Let's do a happy dance...

Because it's friday!! YAY!! So happy!! Although I did have a day off yesterday!! Which was awesome!! It was actually a province wide pro-d day, and since my school is private but, we are in the elementary school so we got to close and get the day off!! I hung out with my sister most of the day, we went to Lululemon..we have had our date booked for a month now to go. Jared gave me a gift card for Christmas..so I was finally able to get my lululemon pants. But I didn't, when I was up at the cashier ready top pay with my giftcard, it didn't want to work. Apparently the girl who did the gift card for Jared didn't activitate it...so now I have to make a couple of calls to fix this and hopefully get my pants..I was so sad!! My sister got her stuff though!! We did tons of shopping and lots of chatting. Tons of fun!!

Valentine's Day was good...Jared got me some roses, my fave and my fave M&M's..the almonds..they're are so good and sometimes hard to find. The rest of our night we watched a bunch of movies on tv....America's Sweethearts and Sweet Home Alabama so it was good.


I have been wanting to scrap. But it's so hard during the week to scrap. And so I wait until the weekend when I can just scrap without interruption and just do it all day!! Tomorrow since Jared has soccer!! ANd it doesn't help that on Sunday I went scrap shopping with Jared's mom and she bought me all this new scrap stuff for my birthday. It's late I know but my birthday last year didn't really count with all the weddin stuff going on. I'm happy to play...especailly when I know all this stuff is waiting for me...

I hope evyone has a super weekend!! Take care!!

Happy LOOOVE Day!!

Just wanted to wish all of my blogger friends a Happy Valentine's Day!! Hope it's fabulous!! Mine will be pretty quiet..have a cold, so all stuffed up and my head is pounding most of the time!! Jared and I will probably just hang out here at home and relax watching a little tv!! A longer post is still to come, I promise!! Here's a pic of a rose from my mom's garden, one of my fave flower pics that I have taken!!

Still here...

I'm still around!! Life just got a little busy, and the weekend was going all the time!! Didn't have sny time to scrap or to myself!! Yes, my voice did come nack but, this morning I woke up with a stuffy nose, so I have a feeling a cold is coming..not good!! I promise to post again soon, so much good stuff to share!!

Glad and With no Voice

So glad it is Thursday night and that tomorrow is Friday!! What a day!! What a week!! Definetly glad it is almost over!! Lots of things on my mind, and been feeling kind of lonely and sad 'cause I haven't really had any time alone with Jared because of his work schedule!! But thankfully things will be getting back to normal as his schedule will be back to what we're used to. I guess it's just that I miss him..it's hard!! And other things going on too but that stuff you just deal with it!!

Tonight we had parent/teacher conferences at school. All the parents we had tonight were so easy going, so it was good. But I could feel that a cold was starting 'cause when I woke up this morning my throat was sore....I now have no voice..Jared loves it!! He calls me his Porn Star!! How sweet!!

Nothing really big happening this weekend!! Jared will be enjoying his Bears play on Sunday!! I'm excited for him!! Will be doing some scrapbooking for sure most likely on Saturday!! And in between everything hopefully spend some time with my hubby!! Hope everyone is doing well!! Have a super weekend!!