Phlippin' Sweet

Does anybody bother reading this thing anymore? lol

2008-06-14T21:25:00.001-05:00

If so, I've made ONE final move. For now. lol

Come visit me!

Movin' on up to the east side!

2008-03-04T20:41:00.001-05:00

Well, not really...but I do have a new blog home! :)

Come check me out!

Phlippin' Sweet

Holy moly, I'm a blog slacker

2008-01-04T10:28:00.000-05:00

A month without a post? Whoa. Not abnormal, but certainly not ok! lol

So, I'll get a little update going. We had a GREAT Christmas! Both my sister and my brother came to Virginia from California and they got to stay with us for the first few days they were here. We had SO much fun! Ian also brought his girlfriend, Teryn, who is this sweet, funny, down-to-earth girl. She is SO perfect for my brother. Ahhh, young love. heh ;) So we did the usual Christmas-y stuff: Christmas Eve at Dave's parent's house in the morning and my Aunt Valerie's house in the evening, and Christmas day at my mom's with the kids and my grandma. This year we did something a little different at my mom's house as far as presents go. My mom gave each of us kids a $25 gift card to Michael's as well as the name of someone else in the family. The idea was that we go to Michael's and use the money to buy something that we could make for that person and that would be our present to them. Of course every year my mom also does stockings for each of us (including those married into the family and dating us) and includes some of the coolest, unique things. Example...in my grandma's stocking this year she put a pair of racing grannies. Yes, racing grannies:

Isn't that awesome!? lol You literally wind them up, put them down on the ground, and watch them go! Totally awesome. And also, if you look closely, they're um...anatomically correct from the waist up. Bwahaha!

I also got the most incredibly awesome sock monkey slippers along with monkey tissues, a pen, and tons of other goodies (B's nickname is monkey if you didn't already know).

And then, for the piece de resistance. The kids and I got together and decided that we wanted to make a little collage for my mom. We had to put my childhood dog, Cassie, down last year and we wanted to get a little memorial for my mom because they were so close. She was my mom's best friend. So we got her this:

And we got THIS awesome reaction from her:

Ahh! Couldn't have asked for better! It's a 16 x 20 photo of Cassie made up of tons of pictures of us as kids, us now, pictures of Cassie from when she was alive, and other pictures of our family. I mean, this thing was truly amazing! THIS is why I love Christmas and buying presents for other people. I love getting an honest to goodness, gut-wrenching reaction from people, KNOWING that they love it. It makes my heart happy. :)

And my favorite present from Christmas this year? This gleaming, heavy, wonderful, perfect piece of metal from Aunt and her family:

*Squeal* Isn't it beautiful!? I've been coveting and dreaming about owning this beauty and now it's mine! It's actually mine! I'm so glad my Aunt works at Williams-Sonoma! hehe She also gave us a wonderful, heavy-duty set of chili bowls and a jar of chili starter along with it, so guess what we had for dinner last week? ;) It was SO good and I seriously got giddy using this pot. lol I'm not even kidding you. What was even better is that AFTER I made the chili my sweet hubby cleaned the pot for me! Mmm hmmm. Perfection. *sigh*

Alrighty...so aside from Christmas I've also been busy preparing my design team entry for Create my Keepsake. All non-scrappy people, prepare to be confused. This site is totally awesome and all the scrappy ladies on it are wonderful! Their monthly kits are to DIE for! No kidding...they're thoughtfully put together and chock FULL of great scrappy goods. So when the DT call for 2008 went out I thought about trying out for oh, I dunno...3 seconds and then promptly began preparing my entry. Heh. We had to design one layout, one card, and one altered item. And here are my designs in all their scrappy glory.

This was my altered item (a 16 x 20 canvas). Actually, this is the gift we made for Dave's parents for Christmas, but no one besides the family had seen it and it fit the call perfectly so I used it. ;)

This was my layout entry. I used a picture of my niece, Samantha, that I'd been wanting to scrap since she'd been born (um, 2.5 years ago...lol) and didn't really know what to do with. I totally whipped this one up in like MAYBE 15 minutes and I LOVE how it turned out!

And this was my card entry. We had to use an everyday object in a unique way and I chose a couple of objects, actually. I used a photo corner for her skirt, metal swirls for her hair, and I cut some American Crafts stars in half for her crown. :)

Soooooooooo is that like the LONGEST blog post from me in history or what!? ;) I'll be back soon to update some more, but this is the last week before school starts so I'm also planning on studying a bit. LAST SEMESTER BAYBEEEEEEEEEEE!! Wish me luck!

I'm dreaming of a GREEN Christmas!

2007-12-06T21:08:00.000-05:00

LOL! Sorry. It's cheesy, I know, but I couldn't HELP myself! ;)

Anyway.

What do I mean by GREEN Christmas? Well, in this case I mean we've greened our tree. Meaning that this year, rather than chop a tree down or buy a plastic one (sorry, but PVCs skeeve me out) Dave (being the plant guru that he is) managed to finagle (sp?) us a LIVE tree...still in its bucket and everything! So when we're done with it this year all we have to do is either plant it in the backyard or put it in a bigger bucket so we can use it next year! :) Cool, eh?!

And, rather than incandescent Christmas lights, we bought a strand of sweet lookin' LED Christmas lights. They use less energy, last longer, look cooler, and are just all around better! From HolidayLEDs (where we bought these bad boys):

Energy Scrooge™

Replacing 70 bulbs with LEDs is like
Planting
152 trees
Conserving
1,274 Kilowatts of Electricity
Reducing
1,975 lbs of Co2
Saving
$140.14 in electricity

So cool! :) We got these pretties:

Anyway, once we get the tree all set up and the coolio lights on it I'll get a picture up! :)

Merry Christmas!

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG.

2007-11-13T16:06:00.000-05:00

I, um, graduate in 6 months. One more semester. OMG.

Eco greatness!

2007-11-06T15:09:00.000-05:00

You guys HAVE to check out this site! It's amazing!

Not to mention that the little icon is absolutely adorable! hehe :) What is it? From their website:

Blue Egg is an online magazine covering “green, for the rest of us.” We write about how to live a little more sustainably—without abandoning style, comfort, or your price consciousness.

So if you need a one-stop spot to learn about all things "eco," this is definitely the place to go! My favorite thing is the Tip of the Day. Very handy little diddy! So enjoy and let me know what you think of the place. ;)

Oh man.

2007-11-05T10:10:00.000-05:00

Geeze wuhleeze. Look at this mess!

Diabetes Risk Test Results

Scoring:
0 - 2	Very Low Risk
3 - 9	Low to Medium Risk
10+	High Risk

You have scored 11 points . You are at high risk for having type 2 diabetes. Only your health care provider can determine if you have diabetes. At your next office visit, find out for sure.

You can reduce your risk for diabetes by:

Keeping your weight in control (or losing weight if you are overweight)
Staying active most days of the week
Eating low fat meals high in fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods

For more information, call 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) Monday through Friday, 9 am – 8 pm (EST).

I guess it was only a matter of time, huh? Lately this is all that has been consuming my thoughts. I am SO overweight. Morbidly so, actually, and my risk of getting type 2 diabetes is progressively skyrocketing. And now, here it is, in black, white, and RED. *sigh* There's no ignoring it now.

Man, seeing it all out in the open is scary! I don't wanna get the sugar diabetes (as a precious priest of a man so calls it in my Friday clinicals). I tested this morning (fasting) and got 117. According to the American Diabetes Association, here are the new numbers as to "normal" for a fasting blood draw:

Yea, so I'm cutting it close. REAL close. A little too close for my comfort. So, since Dave's mom and I have joined weight watchers again I'm REALLY hoping that it will help me get OUT of the pre-diabetic state since it is reversible. I'm also going to start a training program with my nursing gals Kelly and Lindsey. :) I think it will be fun since I won't be doing it by myself. Heh.

So, consider this my PSA for the day. Watch what you eat, exercise daily, and do all you can to keep yourself healthy. Your life depends on it.

O.M.G.

2007-10-22T13:37:00.001-05:00

Look at this gorgeousness!

Isn't this THE most beautiful baby bedding you've ever seen!? I need a sweet baby girl to put in that crib! hehe

The best part? It's 100% organic cotton and Fair Trade! Wooot! :) Not like I need it or have the money for it, but a girl can dream, right? lol

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile for the 3 of you that still read my blog. lol My life has been crazy, hectic, and insane. School is taking over my life, desk, and brain and I have no room for anything else. *sigh* Seven more months to go! I'm so excited!

I actually do have a few scrappy things to share so once I get them off my camera and onto my computer I'll share them. :)

Hope you guys are doing well!

The Business of Being Born

2007-10-01T14:24:00.000-05:00

I am SO beyond happy that I stumbled upon this flyer at Whole Foods today while I was grocery shopping. As most of you know I am all about labor, delivery, and pretty much anything related to it. So when I found this flyer just laying on a windowsill at Whole Foods I gasped with delight!

The business of being born is a documentary produced by Ricki Lake (yes, that one) that chronicles natural birth and how women choose to bring their babies into the world and the hows and whys of the hospital's role in delivery. Here, check it out:

They're playing it at the Draft House in Arlington and I think I'm going to get two of my nursing student/labor & delivery girlies to go with me! Ahh! I'm so excited! :)

On another note, we just got back yesterday from a nice little weekend away in Williamsburg. We had SO much fun! We went to Busch Gardens with Chris, Jenn, and Samantha and then were able to stay in a time share that Dave's parents own down there. It was a blast! Of course there's always the stuff you have to catch up on when you return. Gah. So...back to catching up! ;)

Raise your hand if you even read this blog anymore.

2007-09-25T21:45:00.000-05:00

If you do, mad props. For reals. I cannot be counted on to update this thing. So rather than pumping out more lame (yet true) excuses how about if I share some pics? ;)

So I got this sewing machine through craigslist for $35 ('cause I'm an awesome schmoozer) and decided that for my first project I'd do something for the owl swap I'm in. That's right. Owl as in the cute lil' birdie. heh.

So here are some pics. Oohhh, I hope my swap partner doesn't check my blog! Otherwise the surprise will be royned! Hmmmm. Perhaps I should avoid posting pics of said swap then. What'd ya think? Yea. Let's go with that.

Ok, so no pics of that until I actually ship the thing. In the meantime how about some pics of a mini album I made for another lovely lady on SIStv.

I got pictures of her sweet little girls and had to make a mini album for her and then I swapped some of my pics to another member who is going to make ME a mini album! I can't wait to see it! Fun stuff!

So here's what I did...let me know what you think! It's pretty picture-heavy, so enjoy! :)

So if you still read this leave me a comment and tell me what you think? I seriously think this is the first scrappy thing I've ever posted on here! :) lol

Alright. It's 11:00 pm and I have to study for a test tomorrow so I'll chat with ya soon. Peace out.

Um, yea.

2007-09-14T13:42:00.001-05:00

So I'm an awesome blog slacker. I'm good at my job, eh? Sorry about the two week hiatus. I just started my last year of nursing school (biting nails) and I've been super busy! And tired. But that comes with the territory, right? As far as nursing school goes I got my first test grade back yesterday. Before I tell you what it is though, get this. The whole school's grading system is such that a 90-100 is an A. EXCEPT the nursing program. 93-100 is an A and EACH question on our test is worth 2.5 points. So basically you can only miss 2 to get an A. Yea. I missed 3. UGH! So I am 1 question from an A. And they don't round so my actual grade is a 92.5. NOT a 93. Awesome, no? *sigh*

Anyway. Moving on. Gotta get a new puppy pic in since it's been awhile:

Ain't she sweet!?? :) She's getting SO big already! She's following a few simple commands (sit, no [sometimes]) and is getting better about the biting. ;) And Bradley is WONDERFUL with her! She still freaks him out sometimes (mainly because of the nails and she's a jumper) but all in all he is totally fantastic with her. And when I say she's a jumper, I am NOT lying. This girl leaps. Like a cat. lol It's hysterical. If you throw a toy towards her she seriously leaps and then pounces on it. It's awesome!

Oh, and speaking of B. Look at these baby blues!
Aren't they fab?? Crystal clear. And yes, I'm aware of the face he's making. ;) lol Such a spaz.

Alright well my head is pounding so I'm off to lay down for a bit. I promise I'll be back soon!

Good day.

2007-08-31T13:48:00.001-05:00

Today's a good day.

I got a suh-weet deal on a sewing machine ($30 off craigslist baybee!), it's officially time for fall in my little world, my hubby got to come home early, my puppy hasn't had an accident in the house today (yet), I got my medicine refilled (I feel more human now, trust me), and I finished writing my last paper in my bio-ethics class. Woot! It's been awhile since I've felt this good. I'm enjoying it.

Ok, so back to the sewing machine. I've been wanting a sewing machine for the LONGEST time but those suckers are expensive. I've been stalking freecycle and craigslist for eons trying to find one. I don't even need a new one! I just want one that works. So I found an ad on craigslist for one that a guy got from his mom's attic that hasn't been used and I snagged it. He even tested it for me before we picked it up so I could make sure it worked before I bought it. Coolio, huh? My first project? Glad you asked!

Cute, no?! I'm planning on making a couple of them...one for my niece-y poo, Samantha and one for my pseudo niece-y poo, Emily. :) They look fairly easy so I'm hoping I'll be able to pull them off without them falling off the girlies. lol Gotta love Martha! Plus, it gives me an excuse to go to the fabric store and look at all the pretty fabrics. Can't wait!

Elliott.

2007-08-27T14:23:00.000-05:00

Gotta get a new puppy pic in today. Ain't she sweet??

Buddha!

2007-08-26T14:02:00.001-05:00

How cute is this picture of my niece!? lol She cracks me up. :)

I just had to share this picture because it totally makes me happy. :)

Another thing that's totally making me happy?....

That's right! She's ours! :) Oh my gosh, and what it took to get her...whew. Let's just say it was no small feat.

So we leave our house in Virginia at 9:30-ish in the morning. We start driving toward Caroline County, Maryland to get to the shelter thinking we'd probably get there by 12, right? Well, first there was MAD traffic on the beltway, so that wasn't happening. They were doing construction on a Friday (um, hello...worst day and time EVER to do construction work on the beltway) so they had the 2 left lanes completely blocked. Ugh. I'm freaking out the whole time because the shelter closes at 4:00 and I'm super anal about time and wanted to get there by at least 1:00 so we'd have time to play with/meet Shanti (her name before we changed it.. ;)) for a little while and then if we got her we'd need time to fill out paperwork, etc.

So after sitting in traffic for a good hour we finally get through, but by the time we got to the shelter it was....no lie....1:45! I was so annoyed. But we finally found it and practically sprinted to the front door. So we go in and at the front desk we tell them we're there to see Shanti so we can introduce her to Bradley. The shelter doesn't normally adopt puppies to families with kids under 5 so we had to bring B and make sure that the two of them got along ok. But when I told the guy that we were there to see her his face fell. And I could immediately feel my heart start beating out of my chest. He was like "um, they told you to come see her today?" and all I could manage to say was "yes, we spoke with Virginia and she told us to come today." Well, apparently she was at the flippin' vet getting spayed right then! UGH! So our options were to drive back the 3.5 hours it took us to get there (not gonna happen) or we could wait an hour for her to get back from the vet. Yea, we chose option B.

So we end up sitting in Dave's truck for a little over an hour because it is a lovely 98 degrees in the SHADE and the shelter wasn't much cooler. So we go back in and during the 10-15 minutes that we were back in the shelter TWO other people came to see Shanti. Yea, she's that cute. So there were basically 3 of us vying for this dog. It was bad. So after making calls to our previous vets, the lady at the shelter came out and as soon as she walked out of her office Bradley says "excuse me, can we take Shanti home?" lol I swear this was TOTALLY unrehearsed. We didn't bribe him or tell him to say that or anything. It was totally genuine.

And um, my kid's cute, so how can you say no, right? ;) So the shelter lady sticks her pinky out and gets down to B's level and says "if you pinky swear that you'll take really good care of her, Shanti can go home with you." WOOOOOOOOOT! :) OMG the three of us freaked out. We were so excited! So the 3.5 hour car ride was totally worth it! YAY!

And now Elliott (yes, Elliott) is ours! She is so so amazing! And fun! And she can already sit and lay down and she knows the word no and she knows her new name. *sigh* This is totally all I wanted! I'm so happy! So keep an eye out for new puppy layouts! I've never scrapped about a dog before so it should be interesting! :)

That was an epic post, so if you're still reading, thanks for sticking around. ;) And if you have any puppy tips let me know!

I waaaaant her!

2007-08-21T14:50:00.000-05:00

How cute is this face? For reals.

Um, hellllllloooooo quintessential puppy face! *sigh* Isn't she beautiful!? Davey Jones and I have been talking about getting a puppy for Bradley for some time now and we've decided that now is that time. So, if all goes well with our application (PLEASE keep your fingers crossed) then we will be the proud new owners of little Elliott. Yes, she's a girl. Yes, her name is Elliott. heh. If you watch Scrubs you'll understand.

Anyhow...she's an 8 week old terrier mix that was abandoned at a shelter in Maryland and as soon as we saw her on petfinder we knew she was the one. So we sent in the application this afternoon and I called to confirm they got it (because I'm THAT neurotic) and they did! So, it takes 3-4 days for them to review the application and they said after that they would contact us. My heart is in my stomach! I want this little pup so badly! Gah!

So, cross your fingers and wish us luck that our app goes through and that no one snatches this cute little girl out from under us. ;)

I'll keep you updated!

...Dreamy...

2007-08-19T18:56:00.001-05:00

*sigh* Colbie Caillat is JUST what I've been looking for. :)

There is no way you can listen to this girl sing and NOT swoon. Seriously. Her voice is stunning. Clear. Simple. Just amazing!

I am SO glad I found her. I get all sway-ey and happy when I listen to her. Awesome stuff.

Listen for yourself. Tell me you like her. That'll make me all sway-ey and happy, too. ;)

Goodies!

2007-08-15T09:43:00.000-05:00

Ok, you know when you find something cool and you want to share it with everyone?

Well, today's that day for me. :)

I found THE most awesome website and I'm baffled as to how I knew nothing of it until now! It's fantastic! Delight.com is a clever site with some awesomely random goodies. The coolest part about this website is that every 24 hours they feature one new item to put on sale! How cool is that?!

Here are a few of my favorites:

These A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E hand towels and coasters, first of all! They sport my favorite color combo of orange, teal, and lime green and the trees and woodgrain patterns are flippin' too cute for words!

And then holy cow! How CUH-UTE are these little notebooks!? I'm totally digging on the little birdies and the color combination is to DIE for! The coolest part, though, is that they're made from 100% recycled paper and are 100% recyclable! :) Direct from Delight.com:

"This set of Ecojot notebooks speaks for itself: 100% recycled + recycleable; 100% post-consumer waste; no new trees were cut to make these notebooks; paper is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council; glues & inks are vegetable based + biodegradable; the mill used to make the paper uses clean, affordable biogas (recovered landfill gases) as their alternative power source"

Good times! :) So not only are you getting a super cute notebook, but you are backing a company that looks out for the environment. Totally can't beat that!

Enjoy, guys!

Why why WHY?

2007-08-09T13:45:00.000-05:00

Why does my husband have to be allergic to long-haired doggies? :( I don't know why, but lately I've been jonesin' for a pup and I've been looking online at local shelters to see if I can match myself up with a cute one. There's a lot of awesome doggies out there that need good homes and all I want is a small little gal right now.

So I'm online at Petfinder last night and I come across this little beauty. And my heart jumps. And I sigh. And I end up staring at her for what seemed like HOURS. Is she not stunning!?

Ahhhhh! My heart just pounds when I look at her! So SO sweet! Her name is Trixie (although I desperately want to re-name her Chandler) and the shelter said they found her abandoned with her little brother in someone's yard...poor little thing. :( But man, isn't it true what they say about puppy eyes!? She could have ANYTHING her sweet little heart desired if she looked at me like that! lol

And then, we did some research. She's a mix. A mut. LOVE it. But she's got some pomeranian in her and that would literally CHOKE my allergy-ridden husband. Too bad I actually like him. lol So unfortunately this sweet little girl won't be joining our home. :( So for now I have her picture on my computer desktop and every once in awhile I click on my desktop icon so I can take a peek at her sweet little self. *sigh*

If anyone has a magic spell that helps people overcome allergies I would be forever grateful if you'd share it with me! :) EMAIL ME! Hehe.

LOVE this video.

2007-08-03T21:53:00.000-05:00

LOVE this song.

It is so completely stuck in my head that I'm sharing the beautiful torture with you. Enjoy. :)

Music Video:
Apologize by (Timbaland)

Music Video Code by Video Code Zone

Mission Organic

2007-07-25T10:39:00.000-05:00

Yes. I'm posting twice today.

But I came across this awesome site that I HAD to share with you guys!

Mission Organic's mission (heh) is to increase people's consumption of organic items to 1 in 10. So 1 item in your shopping cart out of 10 should be an organic item. Whether it be produce, milk, meat, pasta, whatever! By doing so we can keep the earth and our bodies clean from pesticides.

At their site they also offer a free downloadable starter kit that gives you a ton of information on what "organic" means, how you can incorporate organic foods into your family's budget and it even gives you recipes and links to other sites to help you on your quest to increase the amount of organic foods you consume.

So go take a gander when you get a minute. ;) It's an awesome site!

The 11th Hour

2007-07-25T10:08:00.001-05:00

I cannot WAIT for this movie to come out. I know Al Gore did the world a great service with An Inconvenient Truth, but this film looks amazing!

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!

2007-07-19T20:30:00.000-05:00

You guys. I have NEVER been this excited! (Well, except for my big ol' positive pregnancy test 4 years ago, but I digress)

If I haven't talked about it enough, let me refresh your memory...my little sister, Haley, is gonna be a big ol' honkin' film star. ;) She's an actress and recently graduated from her acting school in CA. She got a HUGE break starring (that's right...the LEAD) in an independent film called Big Game.

So you have to check this out...I'll let the video speak for itself:

Haley talks about Big Game!

Leave me comments, guys...let me know what you think!! :) I am SO proud of my little sister...so proud of her!

Hehe check it.

2007-07-15T09:20:00.000-05:00

Check this cuteness out.

Arrrr!

2007-07-12T19:58:00.000-05:00

Wanna see what I got in the mail!?

Mmm hmmm. You're jealous. ;) (And yes, I know the picture is bad...that's what you get when your camera is busted and your car is busted and fixing one trumps fixing the other...so I had to take the picture with my phone. Whatevs.)

Are you NOT in love with all the pirate goodness? This completely awesome chick (whose name happens to be Martha...coincidence? I think not) made this completely awesome layout and I emailed her posthaste to see if I could copy her "savvy" idea. I LOVED it.

If you didn't know, my son is addicted to pirates, and I had to know where she got those awesome stamps and rather than simply tell me she sent me all this goodness in the mail! :) How cool is that?! Cool I tell you!

So now I'm waiting until Scrapbooking on QVC is over so I can go downstairs and scrap my life away with my new goodies! Thank you Martha!!!

Tomatoes for breakfast?

2007-07-07T20:51:00.000-05:00

Sure, why not?! :)

Never mind the piles of crap around the rest of my house, please. Heh. I've been busy. And I'm not a cleaner. Meh.

But seriously, my kid ate two whole tomatoes for breakfast. Just like they were apples. It was awesome. :)

We had a crazy busy day today. Drove around, did errands, visited the family, and shopped for a little project I started over at Scrap in Style TV. I'm SO excited to get started on it! I'll get to scrap girls! Eeeee! :) And a mini album, no less! Totally can't wait for that!

Ok, I know it's only 10:00 PM, but I have to work tomorrow and I am dead tired. Night peeps!

I'm alive!

2007-07-06T12:12:00.001-05:00

Exhausted. Both emotionally and physically, but I'm here.

I'll update tonight when I'm back on my own computer.

Cancelled dates, puking toddlers, and magic

2007-06-23T22:46:00.001-05:00

Cool entry title, no? ;)

Well, crazy is more like it. See, Davey and I had grand plans to do dinner and a movie last night. We were going to go see Pirates and then to Bonefish for some deliciou-oso calamari and wine (well, wine for me, anyway...) so the little guy was going to spend the night at his Grandma and Grandpa's house.

So we dropped the monkey off and headed back towards our side of town to swing by AC Moore and Border's before the movie started. While we were looking around Border's Dave gets a call. I can hear his mom and automatically know that something isn't right because they don't call unless something is wrong. And I'm right. B says his belly hurts and has thrown up in the parking lot of the mall. Gah. So Dave and I scratch the date plans and head up to his parent's house to pick him up.

Poor little thing was white...I mean see-through white...even his lips were pale! So after some crying, hugging, and puking we took him home. I would say, as a safe estimate, that he threw up 5 times last night. Poor thing. :(

So Dave and I ordered The Prestige (and I'm fully embarassed to admit that I STILL don't get the ending) from Comcast, ordered chinese and hung out at home. It was actually really nice. :)

And B's feeling better today! YAY!

p.s. I missed 1 on my bio-ethics test. It's an A, but my anal-ness is annoyed that I missed 1. lol. Shocking, eh? ;)

so.tired.

2007-06-19T19:32:00.000-05:00

OMG. I don't know if I have ever been this tired in my whole life. Except the time I had a kid and he didn't want to sleep through the night until he was 7 months old.

Nursing is hard. Hats off to every nurse in the world.

Except the one who yelled at me today because she forgot her coffee or something. I mean, really. Calm yourself. She acted like she actually had to HELP me or something. Whew.

Ok, tomorrow is my last 12-hour for 6 days straight. I hope I can do it.

More when I have the energy.

Night!

Safe adults.

2007-06-11T20:10:00.001-05:00

Dave, B, and I went to Applebee's for dinner tonight. :) You know when they hand you the menus at the door they not only have one for the adults, but they have a little one for the kids as well? Well, the one they gave B at Applebee's was a special "safety" one. It had a few pages of information on keeping yourself safe and what to do if you got into trouble. The first page has three blank circles in which you're supposed to draw your three "safe" adults that you would go to in case of an emergency. Next to the circles are blank lines for you to write their names in.

So we're going over the little booklet with Bradley and we ask him who his 3 safe adults would be. His answer:

Mom, Dad, and Aunt Jenn. lol That weird lookin' thing on top of my head would be my ponytail. And yes, that is an arm coming out of Dave's head. And that crazy spiral-y lookin' thing on top of Aunt Jenn's head is her curly hair. lol

This genius kid cracks me up beyond measure and makes my heart explode with joy all at the same time. :)

You know what I like?

2007-06-07T18:05:00.000-05:00

I like coming to my blog sometimes and seeing the numbers on the counter change. Heh. That means, that although I don't get many comments, someone reads my blog. ;) I guess it's fun for me to know that I'm not the only one reading my own blog. Heh.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway...I had my nursing externship orientation today. Holy mother. 8 HOURS of sitting in a chair learning about the hospital. Good gravy. The cool thing was that this hospital completely and utterly looks after its employees. I mean, they have EVERYTHING. Daycare for their employees' children, thank you cards for good work sent to your HOME, and so many other awesome perks. Fun! I can't wait to start! :)

Now, today, in the mail, I got this precious gem:

FUUUUUUUUUUNNNN!!! I *LOVE* Jennifer McGuire's work. LOVE it. She is so dang talented and now I'm going to have more ideas for using my overabundance of scrapbook supplies! SWEEET! :)

Have a good night all!

And leave a comment if you have a sec...I know SOMEONE'S reading. ;)

Um, what?

2007-06-02T19:53:00.001-05:00

LOL! How awesome is this?

Be still my Italy-loving, organic-eating heart!

2007-06-01T22:16:00.000-05:00

You HAVE to be kidding me. Seriously!? Seriously. I swear it's like these people jumped into my head, shuffled around, found my dreams and put them into action...just for ME!

Oh yea. That's right. O-R-G-A-N-I-C T-U-S-C-A-N-Y!

You heard me! I feel like I'm going to pass out I'm so excited! This, ladies and gents, is a SEVEN day cooking holiday in Tuscany amongst organic farms and sprawling wineries, complete with daily cooking classes, wine tastings, trips to the organic farms, wine tastings, and I think there was a small mention of wine tastings on the site somewhere. ;)

I don't know what to do with myself right now I am so INSANELY happy! Look at this delicious list of goodness that IS this excersion:

What's included?
Seven nights' accommodation
Four hands-on cooking classes (in English)
Lunch with delicious local biodynamic wines after all classes
A welcome dinner at La Selva with wine
Two dinners at organic farm restaurants with wine
A farewell dinner with wine in a great local trattoria on Friday night
A wine-tasting session
A picnic lunch with organic products
Pre-booked ticket to the Uffizi galleries in Florence
A hamper with breakfast items (tea, coffee, fruit, organic jams and honey) in your apartment

Um, did I mention that I was excited??! I'm not sure if I did or not, but let me tell you now...I am! BEYOND excited. This trip was made for me. For reals! Italy? Cooking classes? Wine tasting? Organic, locally grown food? Homemade pasta? Italy? Beatiful villa to stay in? O.M.G.! This is meeeeeeeee!!!

As soon as I graduate and get a job I am immediately saving for this trip. I will not make it as a happy human being unless I have experienced this greatness.

Please, PLEASE do yourself a HUGE favor and check out this website...even if you can't afford to go at least read the site. It is so exilerating! (Oh, and just so you know, if you visit my site often...all 2 of you...heh...I WILL be talking about this more than once. You can bet your life on it! So let's hope you don't get sick of Italy..mm hmmmm.)

Be still my organic heart! :)

(Now, if only I didn't have to take a plane to get there...dang carbon footprint! heh)

Etsy

2007-05-28T08:53:00.000-05:00

OMG *please* tell me you've heard of Etsy. It's like ebay but everything is handmade by completely talented artists who sell their goods. So I guess it's more like an online flea market or something. It's awesome! :) Some of the goodies I've found so far:

Made by this user.

This little guy made by this talented gal.

There is SO much fun stuff at this place, I just can't stop looking! So head over to Etsy if you get a chance. You won't be disappointed, I promise. ;)

Cool!

2007-05-27T20:09:00.000-05:00

I just found this cool thing on another scrapper's website and thought it was pretty cool. I'd say it's a little accurate. What'd you think?

BLUE

You give your love and friendship unconditionally. You enjoy long, thoughtful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive.

Find out your color at QuizMeme.com!

Yes, it's late, but I'm up.

2007-05-26T21:48:00.000-05:00

So I'm gonna post, dangit. ;)

I'm on a mission. A mission to convince my hubby-pie that cloth diapers are better than disposables. This is just one step for me of many in my personal/family crusade to help change the environment. Did you know it can take up to 500 years for a disposable diaper to completely biodegrade? 500 years! Dude, that means that the diapers I chucked while B was little won't biodegrade until his children's children have children...and then some! I-N-S-A-N-E!

So as I'm sitting here trying to convince Davey that we NEED these cloth diapers:

(I mean, doesn't it look soft??) He kind of makes a good point...If we're trying to protect the environment by nixing disposables, isn't it kind of pointless if we just increase our water consumption to WASH these cloth ones?

Now, as good a point as that sounds, there are so many factors involved than whether or not you're using too much water. First of all, these diapers won't end up in landfills and leach chemicals that keep them from leaking into the water/environment. These little babies are made of 100% natural bamboo which is soft and natural. It's grown without pesticides and is the next best thing to letting your baby go nakey. ;) So it's really a trade off when it comes to washing these vs. chucking the others.

So, after this long, blabbing post I guess my point is that I kinda convinced Davey to let us try out cloth. ;) If you have any pointers for me, feel free to drop me a line!

Randomness.

2007-05-25T10:56:00.000-05:00

I love tuna. Tuna steak, tuna sushi rolls, and tuna in a can. As I type this I'm eating an amazing tuna sandwich made with mayo that's made with canola oil instead of vegetable oil and it's quite tasty! Canola oil is better for your ticker anyway, so I'm glad I like it. ;)

Dave and I are both determined to whittle our waistlines down so today I'm starting back on a full time regimen of eating properly and exercising. I've already walked for 40 minutes today on the treadmill Chris & Jenn let us borrow (thanks, guys!) and I'm eating well today with lots of protein and fruits/veggies. I'm doing ok today, but let's just hope I can keep it up tomorrow. ;)

Dave and I took our waist measurements last night and let's just say that mine wasn't pretty. I knew it would be high, but dear lord. It was INSANELY high! I have a lot of work to do. A normal woman's waist should be 32" or less. 35" or less for a man. Mine = not 32" or less. Mine = 32" or more. Trust me. It's bad. So. I decided that today is the LAST time (unless I get pregnant again ;)) that my waist will be what it is right now. I don't want diabetes, I don't want heart problems, and I want to like the way I look. So, wish me luck! :)

Stuff.

2007-05-22T10:21:00.000-05:00

Ok, I don't believe in horoscopes and all that stuff, but how cool is mine for today?

Don't be surprised if you have bursts of inspiration today, STEPHANIE. You can expect to be especially efficient, and your imagination will conjure up all sorts of new and interesting ideas for projects. Since you are highly intuitive right now, communication will be open and congenial. You are so receptive to the thoughts of others that you are able to anticipate their needs. Not surprisingly, this makes you popular indeed!

Cool, huh? :) So maybe I should get some scrapping, laundry, card-making, dishes, and unpacking done. What'd ya think?

So since I've had some time to get some stuff done (what with school being out and all) I ran by Barnes and Noble yesterday to use a gift card that I got for my birthday and decided to pick up a book I'd been eyeing.

How happy does this guy look? :) I wanna be that happy. I wanna know what's making him so happy. He's a yogi. Doesn't he look sublime-like? I'm going to read his book, learn how to practice what he teaches, and go from there. I need inner peace. I went to lunch with my Mamma yesterday and she asked me what inner peace meant. I couldn't give her an answer. I don't know exactly how to explain it, but I know I want it. I'm thinking it's a calmness with yourself that only you can understand and achieve. It's probably a different experience/feeling for each individual person, but I'd like to be able to attain it myself. I'm too tense lately and I don't like it. So, I'll keep you posted.

I also just got back from visiting our friends down in North Carolina...playing with their gorgeous little 4 week old baby and just hanging out. It was very relaxing and we had a great time. :) It was good to see them. Good to NOT have to do homework while I was down there. lol.

But I'm back today and I think I'm planning on getting some scrappy things done. I haven't created much in awhile and I miss it. If I get something done I'll be sure to post it. ;)

The Green House!

2007-05-21T13:15:00.000-05:00

How cool is this?!

The Green House

There's an exhibit in DC through June 24 highlighting a house built entirely from non-toxic, sustainable products. You can walk through the house, learn about the products, and then stick around for lectures about incorporating these building ideas into your own life. Awesome! I am SO there! :)

Poor little guy.

2007-05-16T13:08:00.000-05:00

Man. I hate that I have to do this to my little guy. This picture was taken a few months ago, but I've had to give him one treatment so far today. He's had a pretty nasty cough since yesterday and we've given him his Claritin and Albuterol. Poor little man. :(

He's taking it like a trooper, though, and is in the living room laying around and watching Monster House. :) In true boy fashion. Sweet thing.

Particle Man

2007-05-14T21:10:00.001-05:00

Ok, I know this is post like 944950394504935 today, but I LOVE YouTube, dangit.

Best.video.ever.

How cute is this little store?

2007-05-14T15:43:00.000-05:00

Isn't it adorable?? It's a little stamp shop in Missouri. It's darling! It looks like a little cottage. :) Too bad Missour is so far from me, 'cause I wanna go! They burn yummy smelly candles while you shop...heaven!

I snagged this from the A-Muse-a-palooza blog. If you haven't already you should really head over there...you know you wanna! ;)

Have a great Monday!

Lazy Sunday

2007-05-14T15:30:00.001-05:00

O.M.G. this video is HYSTERICAL! *snort*

p.s. Love you, Xan!

Want to annoy yourself or your friends?

2007-05-14T11:10:00.000-05:00

Then click HERE!

Good luck.

Hope you have a few hours to spare.

Coolio!

2007-05-13T20:21:00.000-05:00

While taking your own coffee mug with you to your favorite coffee spot (mine = Starbucks) is loads better for the planet, this neat little thing can replace the cardboard sleeves you get with your favorite hot drink saving trees and making you look cool! ;)

Plus, it's reversible and you save money if you buy 2! ;)

Check me out!

2007-05-10T15:52:00.000-05:00

As "potential Ambassador" I put myself on the map, BAYBEE! :)

Check it!

AMuseA*Palooza!

2007-05-09T20:43:00.000-05:00

For real. How cool is this idea...

An entire website/blog/"palooza" dedicated to nothing more than the awesome craft of stamping! Isn't that awesome?! Seriously. Check out A Muse's awesome stamping extravaganza site! Looking at the pic above I'm sure you're thinking..."huh? But it's only May!" Yea, well, the coolio folks over at A Muse decided that instead of making us insanely addicted scrappers/stampers wait for July that they would have an entire 2 month party leading up to the big shabang in July! COOL, huh? :)

So you're probably wondering where you come in regarding all this, huh? Well, an awesome part of the A Muse fun is that for their Amuseapalooza they will be picking an A Muse ambassador. In other words, if you're the biggest of all lovers of A Muse you get a MAD gift prize of $250 in A Muse products and a sweet t-shirt! I neeeeed both of these things. Really, I do. Why, you ask? Well, several reasons, but right now, my answers are 1) I'm massively in love with the preciousness that IS A muse stamps and 2) I'm super broke what with being in nursing school and can't afford to buy myself the pretty pretty A muse goodness. So if you can find it within your lovely hearts to register at A Muse and put my name as your referral person, well...you can be guaranteed a card once I win my A Muse goodies. :) Simply follow this link and register. You'll (I'll) be glad you did! :)

p.s. How CUH-UTE is this little A Muse image?? My friend Jennifer Pebbles made it! Cute, no!? :)

I'm tired.

2007-04-29T09:26:00.000-05:00

So so very tired. I only have a week and a half of school left, thank goodness! I cannot BELIEVE how quickly this semester has gone. I've got a test tomorrow and then my final the week after that! Oye.

I've got some cool news, too. I got an externship (think internship) at the hospital where I had my son! I'm SO beyond excited! They're letting me be in post-partum although my dream is Labor & Delivery. They don't usually put students in L&D though, so PP it is! Totally cool by me...I just can't wait to hold some babies and help moms with breastfeeding and taking care of their little ones. I think one of the coolest parts of being a nurse is the teaching aspect. We get to teach our patients so many things and I love being able to do that. Now, I do have this problem with talking super fast so I really hope I can control that once I get into the hospital. lol

So today my plan is to study for my test and probably clean up a bit around the house. Exciting, huh? ;) I'm thinking I may start my new hobby today as well and bake up a batch of fancy-dancy cupcakes. If I do I'll definitely get a picture going for you. ;)

Have a great Sunday!

Carrie Underwood - I'll Stand By You

2007-04-28T08:33:00.001-05:00

You can't watch this video and not want to bawl your eyes out. Amazing.

Happy Earth Day!

2007-04-21T22:32:00.000-05:00

Happy Earth Day, 2007! :) Well, technically it's another 30 minutes away, but I figured I'd start now since I'll have a LOT of studying to do tomorrow.

So, I promised an Earth Day quiz with an awesome prize for the person who gets the most correct answers, and I will not disappoint! Go ahead and read the questions, write down your answers somewhere, and shoot me an email with your answers and I'll give everyone until midnight tomorrow night to get them to me. I'll post the winner on Monday or Tuesday along with the correct answers. Make sure you check back a few times throughout the day for some more Earth Day fun! And remember...do what you can tomorrow to protect our home...walk instead of drive, recycle, plant a tree, pick some trash up off the ground (yes, even if it's not yours...ESPECIALLY if it's not yours), and slow down...stop and smell the flowers...they're there for YOUR enjoyment! :)

So without further ado, I bring to you...my Earth Day quiz! Good luck all!

1. If every American home replaced just one standard light bulb with a CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb), we would save enough energy to light more than ________ homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of nearly _________ cars.

a. 2.5 million; 800,000
b. 1.5 million; 700,000
c. 10 million; 1 million
d. 1; 1

2. We celebrate Earth Day this year on what day?

a. May 16
b. June 14
c. April 22
d. December 27

3. VOCs, a variety of toxic chemicals found in paint, cleaning supplies, pesticides, permanent markers, etc. are shown to have both long and short-term health effects. Concentrations of VOCs are typically higher indoors. What does VOC stand for?

a. Very old chemicals
b. Volatile organic compounds
c. Vast organic chemicals
d. Vile old compounds

4. How much energy is saved by recycling one aluminum can?

a. Enough energy to run a treadmill for 24 hours
b. Enough energy to run a TV set for 4 hours
c. Enough energy to run a refrigerator for 6 days
d. Enough energy to run a CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb) for 10 hours

5. Which of the following is an item that CAN be composted?

a. Ground meat
b. Cooking oil
c. Human hair
d. Ashes from a charcoal grill

6. Which of the following has at least 80% more cancer-fighting properties than its conventional counterpart?

a. Organic olive oil
b. Organic balsamic vinegar
c. Organic pancetta
d. Organic ketchup

7. What does CSA, in relation to farming, stand for?

a. Community Supported Agriculture
b. Corn, Strawberries, Apples
c. Clean Standard Agriculture
d. Crops Sold in America

8. How many pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) does a 2007 Ford F150 Pickup emit per year?

a. 10,112 pounds
b. 9,812 pounds
c. 14,000 pounds
d. 13,812 pounds

9. In 2006, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded “green” status for the first time ever to a skyscraper (The Hearst Tower) in what city?

a. Boston
b. Chicago
c. New York City
d. Seattle

10. How many gallons of water can you save per day by fixing one leaky faucet?

a. 30
b. 5
c. 14
d. 20

Good luck everyone! I hope this will teach everyone a little something, too! :)

She's here!

2007-04-21T09:41:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to my dear friends Jenn, Tim, & Sam Jordan! They welcomed their first little girl into their family today, Emily! :)

She was 6 pounds, 14 ounces with a little bit of red hair and she looks JUST like her brother! Congratulations, guys!! Can't wait to see you!

Home Depot kicks butt!

2007-04-20T08:20:00.000-05:00

How could you NOT love this?!?! On earth day (April 22) Home Depot will be giving away 1,000,000 CFLs (compact fluorescent lightbulbs)! They're just giving them away! You HAVE to take advantage of this opportunity...by doing this they'll reduce 196 MILLION pounds of CO2 emissions into the air (the equivalent of removing 70,000 cars from the highway!) and save $12 million in annual energy costs! $12 MILLION! Can you believe that!? And...you get it all for free! Just by stopping in to a Home Depot store on the 22nd! :) EVERYONE can do that! So make sure you take advantage of the offer and hit the Home Depot store nearest you!

p.s. Come back to my blog in the next few days...I'm going to be having an Earth Day trivia game and the winner will get an awesome RAK! ;) (random act of kindness for those of you who don't know..lol)

This makes me so happy!

2007-04-14T20:22:00.000-05:00

A sweet, sweet text from my sister, Alicia:

"I really love you and i'm really glad/lucky you're my sissy :-)"
(March, 2007)

*sigh* I love my sisters!!!!

(Me on left, Alicia on right) ;)

No friggin' way!

2007-04-12T09:58:00.000-05:00

You are NEVER going to believe what this huge honkin' body did today. Never.

I JOGGED! :) That's right...I jogged. Well, it was only for 6 minutes, but dude, the last time I jogged I was still in Middle School. ;) I tore a page out of my Cooking Light magazine about jogging/walking and decided to try it out. For the first week you walk quickly for 4 minutes and then jog for 60 seconds. I can't believe I managed to do that! And I didn't quit...which is something I'd normally do! YAY ME!

Thanks to Chris and Jenn for letting is borrow the treadmill! :) I hope I can keep this up! So now that it's here someone has to keep me accountable. lol

15 years later...

2007-04-08T19:58:00.000-05:00

...ok, so I got the books. They're both flippin' awesome! The little one (Easy Being Green) is perfect for me! It's a checklist of small things you can change in your life to make the world a better place (don't you wish we could all be holding hands and singing Kumbaya right now?). It really is awesome. I love it. Immensely! Dave and I are waiting on our tax return to come in before we order our compost tumbler. TOTALLY excited about that. I hope we can figure it out. ;) Oh, and if I haven't mentioned it (can't remember if I did or not), Dave and I are gonna compost. Dave and his Dad put a patio down in our backyard and we're gonna plant some stuff and some herbs and hopefully we'll be able to use the most radical organic soil from our very own compost bin. Seriously, how COOL is that!? I'll get pictures put up as soon as I can.

Another way coolio thing that I've noticed is the amount of trash we've cut back on since we started recycling a few months ago. Seriously, it's more than HALF. We only send maybe 2 bags to the side of the road for trash pick up now! The rest goes to the recycling peeps. It's awesome! The cooler thing is that Bradley's picking up on it. He asks if he can recycle stuff and he even has a little basket that he's dubbed his "recycling bin" for his play kitchen. I'm so so happy about that because one of the main reasons I've started my "crusade" for the environment is for him and his family and their family and their family. I want the world to be a HEALTHY place for them to live and the sooner he catches on to ways that we as a family can make that happen, the better!

Ok, way more tomorrow...I wanna talk more about this, but I am SO tired.

Night!

Sustainability

2007-03-14T08:21:00.000-05:00

Laugh all you want, but these two books are on their way to my house. ;) And get this...Dave and I were watching American Idol last night and out of nowhere he says "I think I want to start a compost pile." Wha? Really?? So, I'm gonna read up on living green and see what I can do about possibly starting some composting. Interesting, huh? ;) I really, really want to make sure that the earth is somewhat taken care of as my son grows up and I want him to be responsible about waste and taking care of the planet for HIS kids. It's just good sense! :) So, as soon as I'm done reading these I'll give you a little critique and let you know what I think. What's next for us? Cloth diapers?! Ya never know... ;)

God bless soy!

2007-03-13T19:16:00.000-05:00

Dave and I went grocery shopping the other day and I was looking for a new low cal ice cream or frozen yogurt because, let's be honest...Cold Stone is NOT going to help me lose weight. ;) Luckily, I stumbled across WholeSoy...this stuff is AMAZING! Completely organic soy frozen yogurt and it tastes like creamy, dramy ice cream! I get the chocolate hazelnut and it is so dang good! It kinda tastes like frozen nutella! ;) I just had to share my find with you. We got it at Whole Foods. I don't know if you can get it anywhere else, but it's delicious!

"The Spooky" - a Bradleyism

2007-03-10T15:59:00.000-05:00

I know me. If I don't write this down I will totally forget it and I don't want to forget it. It cracks me up.

When Bradley is in the car with me and we're driving where there are woods on either side of us he calls it "driving through the spooky." I guess it's because of the tall trees on either side of the car, but I friggin' LOVE that he calls it that! :) It's adorable! Most of the time the spooky doesn't spook him, but every once in awhile I can hear him whisper from the backseat..."Mommy, I don't like the spooky." ;)

My kid's a genius!

2007-03-01T19:44:00.001-05:00

Tonight at dinner, Bradley was explaining to Dave and I exactly what was to take place before he could have dessert. I kid you not, word for word, this is what he said:

Ok, so, this is how I get to have dessert. First, I take a bite of my meatball, then I swallow it and it goes down my esophagus into my belly. Then, I take a sip of milk and then I get dessert!

Can I tell you how much Dave and I cracked up!? :) I mentioned to him about what the esophagus does like a WEEK ago and out of NOWHERE he applies it and even pronounces the word correctly! lol Seriously, he's gonna take after me. Another nurse, perhaps? Or a Doctor? ;)

Just when you thought he couldn't get any better...

2007-02-27T16:26:00.000-05:00

...he can! :) My sweet, sweet husband is a charm. I don't know what I did to get so lucky, but I snagged the best husband in the world! I've been kind of worried about nursing school lately and whether or not I had what it takes to get through the program. Just doubting myself as a nurse, you know? So I texted Davey to tell him I was freaking out about it and this is what he texted me back:

"Sweetheart, you know that you were born to be a nurse. It was written in the stars. That is your passion. I am so proud of you and I love you. You will be doing the world a service by becoming a nurse."

Ok seriously, how could you NOT cry reading that?! :) *sigh* I had to get it up on my blog before I lost it on my phone...and I'm so glad I did...now I can read it everyday. :)

An anatomy & physiology lesson with a 3 year old

2007-02-24T11:59:00.000-05:00

Today while I was trying to get some homework done (I let Dave sleep in so B was in the office with me) I decided I'd try my hand at teaching B about the important inner workings of the human body. :)

A few years ago before I started nursing school Dave and I were in the dollar store and I found this little plastic guy with actual innards. We're talking differently colored organs that you could take out and look at. Seriously, it was the best $1 I've ever spent. I was so dang happy to have found that little guy! (My story has a point, I swear) So I took him home, named him Darwin ('cause it sounded cool) and he has sat on my desk ever since.

So today while I'm working on a case study for clinicals Bradley hops up on my desk and wants to play with Darwin. Enter my teaching opportunity. We open up Darwin and spill out his guts. ;) Cool, huh? I pick each piece up and tell him what it is, what it's called, and how it works....in 3 year old terms, of course. I'm not going to get into the cells and hormones and all that jazz with him quite yet. So I go through all the organs and as I hold up each one he tells me what they look like to him. With a straight face. Very matter of fact. Seriously, it cracked me up. So I figured I had to share with the world what the human body is actually composed of. So here, ladies and gentlemen, is your daily anatomy lesson:

1. Small Intestines: It's not intestines at all. In fact, it's a strawberry. So enjoy.

2. Large Intestines: Ladies and gentlemen, this is nothing more than an ordinary sea turtle.

3. Heart: This is actually a heart. So that's good. At least we can still pump blood to the sea turtle and the strawberry and all that jazz.

4. Spleen/pancreas: A blueberry.

5. Bladder: This does not hold urine. It is a lemon.

6. Liver: This is actually a piece of Bradley's shirt that got torn off.

7. Stomach: A whale. Who'd of thunk it?

8. Trachea: It's a sword. Duh.

9. Kidneys: Another blueberry.

10. Lungs: Ok, I won't tell you what he said they were at first, but if you have any kind of an imagination I'm pretty sure you can guess. ;) His second answer was an orange. So I'll stick with that. lol

So there you have it. Our body is a fantastic web of fruit, swords, shirts, and sea mammals! Coolio!

CUTE and green living...!

2007-02-14T10:51:00.000-05:00

You know when you stumble across a cool website and you just want to share it with everyone? :) Well, I found one today...check out these massively ADORABLE plates?? Oh my gosh! I LOVE them!
They're little monsters! The website where I found these also has another set that I'm in love with...its got a little monkey on the plate. TOO cute. If you want to check out the site, go here. They have awesome baby clothes and blankets and toys and everything. All of their clothes are made from soybean fiber so you KNOW they're comfortable, good for the environment, and free of chemicals.

From Babysoy's website:
"What is soybean fiber? Soybean fiber is a sustainable textile fiber made from renewable natural resources. It is part of an effort moving consumers away from petrochemical textile products and turning waste into useful products."

It's actually funny because a few months ago I wouldn't have cared about any of this, but for some reason I'm going all crunchy. lol ;) Don't ask me why...and Davey makes fun of me constantly (in a loving way, of course), but he's starting to get on the crunchy train, too. I just feel better knowing I'm giving my family food and things that aren't chemically altered, you know? Sure it costs a little more to buy organic skim milk over regular skim milk, but I know that by doing that there are no antibiotics or anything in the milk and that the cows are fed a healthy, vegetarian diet. Go ahead and roll your eyes now (if you haven't already.. ;)), but truly...I think I'm coming around to the idea of "green living." If you want to learn more, I HIGHLY recommend this show. Sara Snow is an expert on living green and organic and she's down to earth (pun completely intended) and honest about small, easy changes you can make to live a fresher, healthier life. So if you have Discovery Health I definitely recommend watching it. She's fantastic. :)

Ok, off my organic, green soapbox. It snowed and now we have ice all over the place outside so I'm off to go sledding with the boys! :) More later!

Never Gonna Give You Up!

2007-02-10T21:56:00.000-05:00

Goshdangit I love the 80's!! Even more I love 80's music. :) I seriously need to get XM radio if only for the 80's music station. I just downloaded one of my all time favorite 80's songs "Never Gonna Give You Up." LOVE me some Rick Astley, baby. Even if it was a one-hit wonder kinda thing...best.song.ever. Plus, you gotta love a tall, skinny, brunette, dorky Brit. ;) hehe I'm listening to it on iTunes and picturing the video in my head...lol. It's cracking me up and now I'm in such a good mood! I love when little things like that put me in a good mood. It makes me feel like there actually IS something good with the world. ;)

So it's been like 5,000 years since I updated blogger, but to be fair this is like THE most intense semester of nursing school ever. :( I'm DROWNING in reading (8 chapters due by Monday to be exact) and I have NO time for anything...my family, scrapping, reading, my family. It's heinous. I can't wait until I graduate. I applied for an externship with the hospital where B was born so I hope I get the opportunity to do that. It would be SO exciting and such a great opportunity for me!

Ok, I know this is a lame update, but I'm dead tired (Chuck e cheese on a Saturday night with 4,000 screaming kids will do that to ya) and I want to spend a little time with my family before B heads off to bed. ;) I'll update more tomorrow!

Smooches!

p.s. I just downloaded Together Forever by Rick as well. Apparently I forgot he was a two-hit wonder. ;)

I LOVE good grocery stores.

2007-01-19T14:24:00.000-05:00

I really, really do! Dave, Bradley, and I went to the new Whole Foods Market last night that they just built down the highway from us. I am SERIOUSLY in love. I already loved Whole Foods, but the closest one to us was a good half an hour or more. This one's only about 15 minutes away and it is H-U-G-E! The coolest thing is that in about 5 different parts of the store there are little eateries. Near the front of the store is an italian "resteraunt," which is where we ate...the food was AMAZING...and then sprinkled throughout the store there are chinese food eateries, a BBQ hut, sushi, gelato, coffee, a juice bar, etc., etc. It was so cool! We had a little bit of shopping to do and D makes fun of me because I'm on this organic kick, so we picked up a bunch of organic, fresh produce (so delicious), some stuff for me for lunches at school, and then we stopped and had some gelato. We did have to leave though 'cause B was punkin' out...it was WAY late. So late, in fact, that I COMPLETELY forgot it was Thursday night and I missed the first half of Grey's Anatomy! :( So rather than watch it from the middle to the end I called Jenn and had her tape it so I can watch it later. I think I may end up watching it tonight on my laptop with Dave though because I seriously don't think I can wait! lol

Tonight should also be quite an interesting evening. We're taking B to his very first in-theatre movie. *sigh* Wish us luck! ;) I have NO idea how he's going to act, but I hope he behaves. We'll be there at 7:45 tonight so I don't want to be one of "those" parents whose kid flips out and goes balistic in the theatre, ya know? lol I've already told him that we have to be quiet and respect the people who have come to see the movie and that if he wants to leave he has to quietly let me or Daddy know so that we can leave. That goes for the potty, too. ;) I think though, since his cousin Ashley will be there, that he'll do ok. Wish us luck! :)

One word.

2007-01-13T19:36:00.000-05:00

So if you're not a scrapper go ahead and ignore this post. ;) I get a weekly email newsletter from a fellow scrapper, Ali. She's a big name in the industry and she comes up with these awesome weekly challenges to try and stretch your creative talents to the max. They're great when you run into a creative brick wall and can't come up with anything to put out.

So this last week's challenge was to come up with one word for 2007 that you would take and use for the year. Apply it to your life. What does it mean for you and to you in your daily life.

So I decided to pick a word. My word this year will be CHALLENGE. There are SO many things I want to challenge myself with this year and I want to be able to accomplish some of those challenges for once. To be able to apply myself to what I want to get done and actually do it. I want to challenge myself to study without interruption, to actually make TIME for scrapping instead of just purchasing product...which is still fun.. ;) To try new things, to stop being so darn lazy. These are all huge challenges in my life that I want to accomplish and I LOVE Ali's idea of picking a word and applying it to your life.

Now, let's just hope that I can actually accomplish that. I'm pretty good at not following through on my promises to myself. lol ;)

Completely Uncalled For

2006-12-09T19:36:00.001-05:00

Funniest.MyTube.Video.Ever!

Seriously!! lol

Before you hit play on this go to the bottom of my blog and hit the "pause" button on Mariah's video! ;)

Fuel from corn husks? Nuh uh!

2006-12-06T11:46:00.000-05:00

Is there anything more annoying than going to check your email, opening it, and then finding an email waiting for you from someone that you haven't heard from since like three Christmases ago but by the "Re: fwd: fwd: fwd:" subject line you just KNOW is asking for you to fwd a poem or sign something or make a wish or jump up and down three times and then sing a song and THEN sign something and that if you don't your life will end as you know it and you'll have a one-way ticket to hell because you DIDN'T (*gasp*) fwd the email on? *breathe*. And you can't help but think how frickin' annoying it is to receive emails such as this, especially since you haven't talked to this person in over three years, so you hover over the DELETE button with your mouse pointer all the while thinking "Self...you really shouldn't open that email. You KNOW what it is. She just wants to send you the 'hug of the day' or the 'please sign this and fwd it on to 6 bazillion of your friends' email. It's a trap! Don't open it! But I feel sooooooooo guilty if I don't! Nope, not opening it...*sigh* alright, fine...I'll open it. But I am NOT sending anything on and I am NOT signing a flippin' thing! Do you hear me, self!??!"

So after all that arguing with yourself (freaks) you open the email and find something like this:

"Dear Friends,

I have just read and signed the petition: "Help America Declare Energy Independence."

Please take a moment to read about this important issue, and join me in signing the petition. It takes just 30 seconds, but can truly make a difference. We are trying to reach 20,000 signatures - please sign here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/422244770

Once you have signed, you can help even more by asking your friends and family to sign as well.

Thank you!

X."

Now. You sit there, roll your eyes and think "dude...I have TOTALLY met my quota on signing petitions this week. NO MORE! But what if I don't sign? Someone's totally gonna know that I didn't. I could destroy the world because I didn't take a lousy 30 seconds to sign a petition.:(" Well, that whole time you took thinking about signing it you could've just been signing it and calling it a day, right?

But seriously. This one is good. Not ONLY does it affect us and our environment now, but it will affect our kids, and their kids, and their kids. So, as that annoying chick who sends you fwds and petitions in your email, I genuinely urge you to quickly go sign this petition. It really only does take 30 seconds and it will help you hit that quota of signed/petitioned emails so that when you get the one that wants you to sign and fwd the "please sign my petition to save the earthworms" email you can giddyly skip over it and say "ha! I'm saving the ozone man...the worms can wait!" :)

Have a super day!

Heavenly!

2006-11-25T20:03:00.000-05:00

I stumbled upon a new Bath & Body Works scent the other day while picking up some of their antibacterial soap that's on sale...coconut lime! Man, it is flippin' heaven in a bottle! Usually I'm not a big coconut fan, but the balance of sweet and tart in this soap is just amazing! I keep sniffing my hands! lol ;)

Anyway...just wanted to share. It's the little things!

Thanksgiving!

2006-11-21T21:18:00.000-05:00

I LOVE Thanksgiving! I love the food, I love getting together with family, I love being off from work/school/responsibilities for one full day! :) And I LOVE to bake/cook. So this year we're going to my Aunt's house for Thanksgiving. She's like THE Martha Stewart of Maryland, so you can bet that there will be quite a spread. I'm going to be making the spinach gratin recipe that I got from the Barefoot Contessa last year (SO good, btw) and my famous pecan pie to take with us.

In sticking with the Thanksgiving theme, here is a little "top 20" about turkey day! ;)

1. Do you cook all or part of the meal? Well, for the past two years my SIL and I have cooked the entire meal with the exception of a few appetizers and desserts. :)
2. How much do you spend buying groceries for the meal? Oh man. If I'm cooking the whole meal I'd say at least $200.
3. Do you eat at home or go to someone else’s? It kind of changes every year. This year we'll be going to my Aunt's house, but last year my SIL and I hosted.
4. Describe your perfect bite? Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing. Mmmmm!
5. White meat or dark? White.
6. Stuffing with giblets or without? Soooooo without! Ew.
7. Anything you won’t eat at the Thanksgiving meal? Cranberry sauce. Ew.
8. Carve Mr. Gobble at the table or serve on a platter? Platter. Dad-in-law usually carves before Mr. Gobble hits the table.
9. Favorite pie? Pecan!
10. Formal table or Chinet? Depends on where we're eating. At our place? Chinet. At my Aunt's? Formal table.
11. Your menu? If I'm cooking: turkey, stuffing, biscuits, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, succotash, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, olives, pickles, crackers, chutney. I *think* that's it. haha whoa.
12. Favorite leftover? Turkey! It makes the best leftover sandwiches!
13. Extended family, friends, both or just the immediate family for dinner? Yes.
14. After dinner, do you go to the latest movie or football on TV? Neither. We just hang out and chat.
15. Do you watch the Macy’s Parade? Sure do!
16. Christmas decorations up before or after? After!
17. Black Friday shopping or sleep in? Sooooo sleep in!
18. Any special Thanksgiving tradition? Well, when my SIL and I host we try and come up with a new, creative place setting for each family member.
19. Favorite thing about Thanksgiving? All of it! :) Really, I just love the whole experience.
20. Favorite Thanksgiving memory? Our first one with B. :)

Randomness.

2006-11-19T09:52:00.000-05:00

Mornin' all! :) (All 3 of you who read my blog...if there are that many. lol) I had a fun idea for a scrapbook page and wanted to actually get it on here before I forgot because who KNOWS when I'll be able to scrap next! Probably after I graduate in 2008. heh.

Anyway, I wanted to post my favorite things at the moment so I don't forget. I'm thinking of asking Dave and B, too so I can make one for each of them. Oohhh, maybe I can turn it into a mini book and ask them what they're favorite things of '06 were!! What'd ya think? ;)

Anyway...for the time being, here are mine:

1. I just picked this up yesterday on several recommendations from a few peas and so far it's a fantastic resource! I may actually be able to take some decent pictures with my fab camera! ;)

2. Holiday cups at Starbucks.

3. Clinicals.

4. My sweet family. But that never changes. ;)

5. Gingerbread lattes.

6. Cold, crisp air.

7. Wreaths.

8. Magazine subscriptions.

9. Postsecret.blogspot.com

10. Pottery barn kids.

11. White, 11-cup Cuisinart food processor. ;) Which is what I want for Christmas...can ya tell?

12. Christmas music.

So I think later today I'll go ask the boys what their favorites are right now and maybe come up with a cool mini album idea. Any thoughts? Maybe book form, maybe lunchpail form...who knows.

Well, I suppose I should go study at some point. ;) My niece is here visiting today and I can hear her and Bradley having a blast downstairs. lol They're a riot! I think today they're pretending to be Harry Potter. Yesterday it was cowboys and pirates. Ya gotta love this age! Have a great Sunday!

A meme. At 11:46 pm.

2006-11-14T23:53:00.000-05:00

I'm waiting until midnight so I can register for my nursing classes for next semester because if I go to sleep and wait until tomorrow morning every class I want will be full and I'll have to take the leftovers. And I soooooooooo don't want to go to class on a Friday afternoon, ya know? So...I make myself stay up the night of registration so I can actually get the good classes. ;)

So, to kill time here are my answers to a meme posted on the scrapbook board I frequent daily. They're pretty cool questions so if you want to snag the list and do it yourself feel free! But make sure you link me to your blog so I can see your list! :)

1. I am blessed, loved, exhausted.
2. Dave knows me best.
3. I feel anxious, stressed, sleepy.
4. The most important thing in my life is my family. Always.
5. I always carry my purse (original, huh?)
6. I think therefore my brain is jampacked. ;)
7. I’m at my happiest when my son is laughing, the sun is shining and I'm spending some much needed downtime with my sweet hubby and baby boy (who is technically no longer a baby, but I'm his mom and if I wanna call him that, I will...so pssshhhh).
8. On a Monday morning, you can find me clutching my blankets, trying my damndest to convince my son through two bedroom doors and a hallway that he has plenty of toys in his room to play with and that I'll be in his room in a minute (or 5, or 10, or an hour...whatever).
9. My favorite food ingredient is garlic.
10. My eyes are hazel.
11. My favorite material possession is a letter that Dave wrote me when I was in labor with our B.
12. To relax, I like to hang out with my fellas, scrap, read, sleep.
13. The town I live in is not where I want to live for the rest of my life.
14. My worst habit is binging.
15. My guilty pleasure is Starbucks.
16. When I look at someone, the first thing I see is their eyes or smile.
17. I think that this is a repeat...hmmmm.
18. I can live without gossip.
19. I wish I had more time.
20. My life is crazy wonderful.

So go ahead. Fill this out for yourself. Reflect. And then share with me! :)

Are YOU wearing the wrong sized bra?

2006-11-09T10:52:00.000-05:00

I have NO doubt that I probably am. Heh. So...do you wanna find out? Go here.

Total random blog post, no doubt, but it's a helpful one! ;)

5:55 pm

2006-11-05T18:02:00.000-05:00

Make a wish! ;) I love doing that. Heh.

Anyway. So, yesterday my sister, Mike, Dave, and I all dropped the kids off at my Mom's house so that we could go see a movie. Dave and I had gone to see Talladega Nights (GREAT movie, by the way) awhile back and had seen previews for this movie called Borat. The few snipets from the movie that they showed during the previews were frickin' hysterical! I mean, the preview itself is only what...maybe 3 minutes? And Dave and I were cracking up and had decided that we needed to see this movie. So when Mike mentioned that they wanted to go see it we were all over it. ;)

So we get to the theatre, buy our tickets (Mike thought they were going to be sold out and there were like MAYBE 10 people in the theatre...lol) and sit down. Once the movie started I could pretty much tell it was going to be one of those movies. Ya know the one where there are parts SO funny that you can't breathe because you're laughing so hard? The beginning was awesome. Memorable quotes, funny scenes, the works. Then about halfway into it things started getting weird. Seriously, I have an awesome sense of humor. I can laugh at the stupidest stuff for hours on end. Really. And I, shamefully, like a good stupid, uncomfortable, morally-questionable joke just as much as the next guy, but whoa. Without spoiling it for those of you who still want to see this movie, I was pretty much shocked, offended, annoyed, and laughing all at the same time. I mean, some parts were funny to the point of gut-busting, but others you could hear the whole audience gasp in that "I cannot believe they just played that" way that you would had we been at a dinner party and someone told a bad joke, ya know? Gah.

So pretty much, I'm going on the premise that about 10% of this movie was actually really funny and about 90% of it was so stupid, lame, crude, and disgusting that it wasn't even in the same category as funny. And seriously, I like lame, crude, disgusting movies, but this one didn't even compare. Meh. So anyway...take my opinion for what you will. And then decide if you want to spend the $36 that theatres are now charging for a regular priced ticket to go see it. ;)

Now, the one GOOD redeeming quality the movie had was Sacha Baron Cohen, the main character, Borat. The guy is a friggin' comedic genius. Seriously. If you haven't seen Talladega Nights, I am BEGGING you to go rent it. lol The guy is frickin' hysterical and even though Borat fell short of what I wanted it to, it would've been off-the-radar bad had Sacha not been the main actor. ;)

Blogger loser.

2006-10-07T11:01:00.000-05:00

That's me! Man...I'm gonna sing the same old tune I usually do, but I have been SO beyond busy. I barely have time to see my family let alone post something on my blog. But, I've been neglectful and that's not really fair to you (the reader...the SOLE reader) of this here, my blog. ;) Heh. Jokes aside, here's an update.

I've taken two tests so far in nursing and gotten A's on both. :) I missed one on the first one and two on the second. I'm pretty dang proud of myself considering the intensity of this program. It also reminds me of how insanely lucky I am to have such fantastic in-laws that provide me with the ability to even be able to go back to school, so thank you to them both!

This weekend I have quite a bit to do. I have a mid-term to study for, a group project to start, and 3 (yes, 3) papers to write. So I better get crackin', but I wanted to post a few new pics of B so you can see how insanely big he's getting! He'll be 3 in 3 weeks! Can you believe that?! Man...I feel like it was just a few weeks ago that we brought him home from the hospital. *sigh* Anyway...enjoy!

Alphabet URL

2006-09-09T07:23:00.000-05:00

I totally stole this from a blog I frequent [thanks, Chris;)] 'cause I thought it was pretty cool! The idea is to go to the URL bar in your browser and, one at a time, type each letter of the alphabet and see what address comes up for auto-completion (p.s. cool word, btw!). So here is my list:

A - abc.go.com (Grey's Anatomy link)
B - babiesnbellies.com
C - cafepress.com
D - davenporthouse.com
E - ebay.com
F - fairfaxcounty.gov/library
G - gap.com
H - health.discovery.com
I - ikea.com
J - jaimewarren.typepad.com
K - kaitlynspromise.com (I respectfully request that you visit this site. There is some very pertinent information regarding drug use if you have children that you NEED to know. Thank you.)
L - learn.vccs.edu
M - macharlaz.blogspot.com
N - nationalalertregistry.com
O - obgyn.net
P - pagemaps.com
Q - qbaroo.com
R - radiology.rsnajnls.org
S - samsspotontheweb.blogspot.com
T - target.com
U - us.pampers.com
V - vaccineinformation.org
W - wbshop.com
X - Nothin'!
Y - www.yahoomail.com
Z - Nothin'!

That was fun! Cool to see what pages pop up...now you go!

Litterbug.

2006-09-05T09:36:00.000-05:00

Dave, Bradley, Uncle Chris, and Samantha all went to the park near our new house yesterday so the Mommies could get some studying done. Check out the cool litterbug sign that Uncle Chris stumbled upon...

Isn't that the coolest sign you've ever seen!? Heh. :)

Cassie.

2006-09-02T18:54:00.000-05:00

Cassie is gone. She had been deteriorating so quickly over the last few months and my mom decided it was time to put her down. As difficult as it was for me, I agreed with her. Our poor puppy had been suffering so badly lately. She could barely walk, my mom had to carry her outside just so she could go to the bathroom, she would fall immediately upon standing up and she wasn't steady on her feet so when she walked anywhere she would fall. :( It was gut-wrenching to watch.

It's so difficult to make a decision like this. I can only imagine how difficult it was for my mom. We got Cassie when I was twelve. When my parents got divorced shortly after that Cassie was my mom's rock. She lived with her and followed her around everywhere! Dogs KNOW when their owner isn't happy. Cassie was like that with my mom. She would snuggle up with her, sleep on her bed at night, cuddle with her on the couch...anywhere my mom was, Cassie was. She was an awesome, awesome dog. She will be greatly missed. Love you, Cass!

....

2006-08-28T10:21:00.000-05:00

Do you ever have one of those days where you just don't know how to respond about anything. It just seems like all in one day people come up with stuff that kind of baffles you and you're not real sure what to say or even if you should say anything?

Cryptic, yes. But so true! So I usually just keep quiet. For my sake and theirs. ;)

My wish

2006-08-12T17:41:00.000-05:00

So I'm sitting here at my desk thinking about when B was little. I mean really little. A baby who didn't walk, didn't talk, who needed me and depended on me for everything. To an extent he still does, but lately he's become this big ol' ball of independence. He even wants to dress himself lately. He wants to put his own shoes on and other little things that I would've done for him less than a year ago.

It's awesome. It really is. Watching him grow into a little guy who wants "privacy" and who is trying to learn to write and who wants to do "homework" just like Mommy. It's just so fun! I love this stage! But I also miss the baby stage. I soooo miss snuggling up with him as he falls asleep. Now he won't sit with me for more than 2 seconds before he wants to get up and play. Or do something. Anything but sit still! And all of this got me thinking...there are so many things I wish and hope for for this little guy. And really...as sappy and lame as it sounds, I couldn't put it in any better words than Rascal Flatts. ;) So I'll let them do the talking. If you can find a link online to listen to this song (and yes it's country, but it's awesome) do it! It's so heartwarming and totally makes me tear up everytime I hear it.

For you, B. I love you.

Artist/Band: Rascal Flatts
Song: My Wish
Album: Me & My Gang

I hope that days come easy and moments pass slow,and each road leads you where you want to go,and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.and if one door opens to another door closed,I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,if it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,more then anything, more then anything,

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it,to your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,You never need to carry more then you can hold,and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,all the ones who love you, in the place you left,I hope you always forgive, and you never regret, and you help somebody every chance you get,Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,and you always give more then you take.Oh More then anything, Yeah, and more then anything,

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it,to your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,You never need to carry more then you can hold,and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,Yeah, this, is my wish.

Message in a bottle...yea.

2006-08-11T08:47:00.000-05:00

Check this out! Leave it to 2peas to get me addicted to something else...yet again.

This is one of the coolest little websites I've come across. And one of the most addicting...Oceangram.

sigh

2006-08-04T09:18:00.000-05:00

I am so tired! We are finally moved in (with the exception of a few little things at the old place that my sweet husband is picking up today) and can start unpacking! I hate the packing/unpacking process but at least with unpacking you're not on a deadline. So seriously, if I don't ever want to unpack, I don't have to. ;)

I'm also BEYOND excited about having an actual "scrap area." No more scrapping in the dining room for me! ;) I've come up with so many ideas that I want to try out to make my area more efficient, this being one of them. How friggin' cute is that?? Leave it to Pottery Barn to make me want to empty my already empty wallet. ;)

I'm thinkin' if I'm really nice to him, I can ask D to build one for me. :) So there's so much stuff I want to do I have no idea where to start. But I *love* collecting ideas. It's what I do best. Heh. Implementing those ideas, though...yea, notsomuch.

Anyway. Homework is killing me. Nursing school starts in 17 days, and I am freaking out. I feel like I'm drowning in homework! I can't wait until my last day of work so I can just stay home and study all the time! lol Seriously, as crazy as that sounds, that's all I want to do. Well, that and scrap, but I have no time! So yea, I just want to be at home right now studying and reading since classes start in less than 3 weeks. OMG. *sigh*

Wish me luck!

Ten people I'd like to meet

2006-07-15T09:27:00.000-05:00

So I was reading a blog I frequent every now and then and his entry for today was the top ten people he would like to meet. Since my brain is pretty fried right now I'll just tell you about one of my top ten today. Maybe after nursing school I'll tell you about the rest. ;)

Alton Brown. He is one of the most clever, fun, interesting, informative people to listen to. He is a culinary genius and just an all around smart guy. He's so fun to watch and you can find him on the Food Network. One of my favorite things about him is that he can make ANYTHING interesting. His show, Good Eats, on the Food Network delves into a specific food on each episode. Last week: water. Yes, water. He had an entire 30 minute show on water. I missed it, but it was only part 1 of a 2 part show. On water. So I'll watch the second part this Wednesday. It's gotta be good if it's 2 parts! :)

He's also got a new show coming out: Feasting on Asphalt. The name alone should tell you this guy is cool. He travels through 19 states dining at little eateries, talking to strangers, and enjoying the hospitality of the "little guy." Basically he vists towns in which a Wal-Mart would look out of place. Gotta love that!

Now, on to the sad thing about Alton Brown. He will be in D.C. on July 24 and his show...yea...it's friggin' SOLD OUT!!!! :( He'll be doing a book signing and an illustrated lecture about his travels recording Feasting on Asphalt. I had no idea he was going to be here and now that I know he will be, I can't get tickets! :( So, I'm thinking MAYBE the online tickts are sold out and I can go buy some at the door. ;) Or at least get a glimpse. I have a list. Of 100 things I want to do before I die. Meeting Alton Brown is on it and by golly that *will* be crossed off my list. Wish me luck!

Oh, and check out Alty (my nickname for him). ;) You won't regret it!

Time.

2006-07-06T21:20:00.000-05:00

Ok, so it's been what...weeks since I last posted, right? Ugh. I've been soooo insanely busy! The homebuying process blows! There is so much paperwork and so much jargon and not enough time and too much money and not enough patience and on and on and on. I can't stand it! I just want it to be over and I want to be moved in. Really, at one point I was ready to just friggin' quit and stay in my tiny little apartment forever. I mean really, who cares? We don't pay for gas we don't pay for water or trash removal or anything. Just electric. I'm cool with that. It's better on my end. But then B won't have a yard to play in and we won't have anything to call our own and we won't have any walls to paint and let me tell you I am TIRED of white walls. Everything in my new place will be painted! Bright, colorful, cheery colors! Our living room will be red and the kitchen will be orange for starters. ;)

So enough of the house. Great news for my girl Jaime Warren! I am so so so happy for you, sweetness!!! :) Congratulations a million times over! She hasn't been on 2peas lately and I miss her, but I just wanted to let her know how happy I was for her.

So nursing school starts in about a month and a half and I'm nervous. WAY nervous, actually. I have to have 200+ pages read by the first day of class and I'm already taking 2 classes right now. Thankfully I will have gone to part time by the time nursing school actually starts so that won't be too much of a concern, but I'm drained. I wish I could spend one day NOT doing homework. ;) But I know that won't happen until I've graduated, so for now I'm just going to study until I pass out. Heh. Wish me luck!

Whew.

2006-06-20T09:16:00.000-05:00

Seriously, I think this is the busiest I have *ever* been in my life! I haven't blogged in ages and so many things are going on I'm surprised I've even found time to sleep let alone post!

So, what's going on...it's probably easier for me to make a list:

1. I got into nursing school!! YAY ME! I'm nervous and excited and blown away! Classes start August 21 so wish me luck...I'm going to need it. ;)

2. We bought a house! FINALLY! It'll be so nice to get out of tiny apartments once and for all! I'll have pics up soon once I can get back over there. I believe we'll be closing near the end of this month, so keep your fingers crossed!

3. Dave has joined the gym with me. :) We *are* going to get healthy...as a family...together. That's what needs to happen. I've come to the realization (finally) that I can't do this on my own.

4. My homework is bogging me down. It's interesting stuff, but MAN is it intense. I've almost cracked a few times.

5. Packing, packing, packing. *sigh*

6. TRYING desperately to find time to scrap. I need to keep my creative outlet alive lest my homework bury me to the point of no return.

7. I finally quit my job. Well, I gave notice anyway. The nursing program doesn't want us working anymore than 20 hours/week, so I put in my 2 months notice. My last day will be August 15. I can finally breathe! :)

8. But now I have to find a part time job. :( Any ideas?

9. Trying to pick out cheap, fun decorating stuffs for the new place. If you have any cool ideas, PLEASE let me know!

10. Started a family-type book club thingy. There was a list posted on 2peas (1001 books to read before you die) that I'd love to try and get through and a few of the girls in my fam have agreed to join the challenge with me! :)

Ok, for now this is a good list. I have to go fill my prescription for the valium I'm to take before I get my wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow. *gulp* Wish me luck!

Aaaaaaaand it's official.

2006-06-06T09:13:00.000-05:00

We're looking at houses!! :) With a very sweet hook-up from one of the clients I work for we'll be able to afford a house, so Dave and I have started looking! We took home three binders yesterday which had tons of pics of three little houses in our area. Of course I put them on my computer and forgot to upload them to Shutterfly so I don't have any pics to post. Yea, I suck. I'll get them up though, I swear.

Anyway. We're both beyond excited but freaking out at the possibility of home ownership. There is SO much that goes into this process and it's overwhelming. Especially considering that we've been paying rent for 6+ years. It'll be so awesome to actually OWN something though, ya know?

Ok, so since I know squat about houses I need to know stories. Bad stories, good stories, tips, ideas, decorating ideas ('cause God knows I'll need it), etc. So get to talking people. Tell me anything I need to know about houses. :)

Oh, p.s. I *still* haven't gotten a letter from NOVA about the freakin' nursing program. Have I told you I'm the antsiest (is that a word?) person alive! This is KILLING me!!! Ugh.

Ugh.

2006-05-30T09:33:00.000-05:00

Yea, so I don't know what to blog about today. heh. :) I mean, I do, but I can't reveal it yet. ;) I'm just so...stressed, I guess. I'm at a point in my life where I'm being pulled in more than one direction and I don't really know which way is the right way. Or if there even IS a right way, ya know? I'm totally going to ramble in this post, so be prepared...

I have SO many options on what I can do with my life right now. So many paths I can take, and yet I am so TORN on what to do. Which path? When is the right time? Which do I do first? *sigh* I know I sound confusing and that's probably because I, myself, am full-on confused. I wish I had one of those cool wheel thingys that you spin (kinda like on Wheel of Fortune) and it just chooses a path for you. I am NOT a good decision maker. I hate having to put pieces together to make a whole. I just want the answer and I want it now. I'm VERY impatient. I'm also very unreasonable. I want both. I want it all. But I don't think I can. As an adult, a mother, a wife, a HUMAN, I don't know if I can have it all. At least right now. :( And that kinda pisses me off. It goes back to the whole "I'm impatient and unreasonable" thing I was talking about.

*sigh* So here I sit...torn in my decision on what to do. What paths to take. When to take them. Who to tell. It's kind of annoying, honestly. I just wish my brain would go "oh hey, Steph, by the way...here's what we're going to do." But that isn't going to be the case...obviously.

So for the meantime I'll wait. And see what happens. And talk to my husband. And hopefully, HOPEFULLY, be able to work out the angst in my mind on what I should do.

Thanks for listening to me ramble. ;)

Love, love, love!

2006-05-22T10:42:00.000-05:00

I LOVE my son. LOVE him. To itty bitty bits and sometimes it knocks the breath out of me. Had the coolest conversation with him this morning on the way to school (i.e. daycare):

Bradley: (giggling) Mommy, do you know why I'm happy?
Me: No, Bradley...why are you happy?
Bradley: Because I'm happy and silly and I mixed them together!

Ok, seriously, when he said that I think my heart exploded a little. CUTEST thing ever! And some days he can do no wrong and he's the cutest thing ever! LOVE this little guy!!

TV

2006-05-17T09:35:00.000-05:00

Today on 2peas, Sophia issued a blog challenge: name your top 10 all time favorite TV shows, the top 10 shows you've never really cared for, and any other thoughts on TV that you might have. So I'm dedicating today's entry to Stevie the TV. ;)

Here goes:

Top ten favorite shows (in no particular order):
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. ER
3. Friends
4. Good Eats
5. Iron Chef
6. Scrubs
7. Desperate Housewives
8. Law & Order: SVU
9. Babies: Special Delivery
10. Everyday Italian

Ten shows that do NOTHING for me (again, in no particular order):
1. Everybody Loves Raymond
2. The Wiggles (*shiver*)
3. 7th Heaven
4. Charmed
5. The George Lopez Show
6. The Andy Milonakis (or however the heck you spell it) Show
7. The Man Show
8. Six Feet Under
9. Alias
10. Survivor

I'm sure there are tons more on both lists, but my brain is fried and she specified 10, so I'm sticking with that.

As far as my thoughts on TV go...I like TV. I do. There are TONS of great shows on (see first list above), the TV is a great source of information (i.e. CNN, the news, etc.), you can even come up with funky names for your TV (ours is Stevie...c/o Joey from Friends). However...the TV can also be a bad thing. It can be just another addition to the big ol' melting pot that *is* addiction. You watch too much, you stop spending as much time with your 3dimensional friends and family as you do with Stevie and at some point you even get that groove in your couch from too much watching i.e. Homer Simpson. It can get bad.

So...as much as I like TV it's good to turn it off every once and awhile and do something to interact with the outside world. Read (*gasp*), spend time with your friends and family, get some exercise, study, scrap...whatever. But don't make TV your life. ;)

p.s. My sister will be appearing on the show Close to Home as Kayla Philby on CBS this friday at 9. Don't miss it!!! How's that for irony? ;) Pot, meet kettle.

Ok, enough about TV. Now I wanna talk about living. Where you live...where you don't ever want to live...where you think you'd like to live... I'm not usually a blog stalker (except for Miss Sara W. I seriously hope I don't scare her off) but I checked out Heidi Swapp's blog the other day and she had gotten some fantastic family photos near her home in what looks like Arizona, and it got me thinking. I would really LOVE to visit Arizona. Love it. And Texas! I hate Virginia. Well, I hate Northern Virginia. It's so damn stuffy and expensive here and I'm tired of it. I want to be somewhere with some cool history. Not saying VA doesn't have that, but I would love to go to Texas or Arizona and just be, ya know? Tumbleweeds (heh), BBQ, heat, those cool roofs (ya know..the clay ones that are like pink or turquoise and stuff)...it just seems like they're both such interesting places to be!! Maybe I'll visit first...I'm pretty sure some people wouldn't like it if we just up and left, ya know? heh. ;)

So hey...if you live in Arizona or Texas, tell me about it...what's it like?? And if you have pictures, even better!! Share with me!

Ok. I'm nervous.

2006-05-11T10:07:00.000-05:00

Wow. I don't know what it was about today, but it just hit me: I'm going to be a nurse!

If all goes well and I get accepted into the nursing program in the fall, I start classes in August. *AUGUST*. That's 3 months away. That means in 3 months, when I start clinicals that I'll be semi-responsible for someone elses life. A lot of someone elses lives. Yikes.

What if I don't remember what I learned in A&P? What if I screw up? What if? What if? What if? ACK! Ok, well I'm just going to stop thinking about it 'cause I haven't even gotten an acceptance letter yet. lol. I have to chill. ;)

Changing the subject... I got my new scrapologie kit a few days ago and have been picking it apart and playing with it. I seriously love that kit club! One of the coolest things about it is that Sara Winnick is a DT member over there. She is so insanely talented and knows her way around some scrapping supplies, let me tell ya. ;) Her photography is amazing, her personality is amazing, her kids are amazing, her house is amazing (I'm not a stalker, I swear...she had pics of her house on her blog. Scouts honor). She's the scrapper you admire and wish you could emulate when it comes time for you to scrap. The one where you sit down, look at your pics and supplies and go "ok, now how would Sara Winnick approach this?" heh. I wonder if she'd let me call her so I can ask her the next time that I scrap if she wouldn't mind helping me with a layout. ;) What'd ya think?

And now...for a few fun pictures...just 'cause. ;) Aren't these action shots cool? I'm trying to learn more about my camera so I can actually learn to take decent pics a la Sara W. ;) heh.

My sister's famous!

2006-05-02T13:23:00.000-05:00

Yay! Yay! Yay! OMG I am phlipping out! My sweet little baby (20 year-old) sister is going to be on TV! :) There's a show on CBS called "Close to Home" and she's gonna be on it!

Linkage

If you look near the bottom of the list for the name "Kayla Philby" you'll see it. That's her! :) Well, Haley Webb is "her" but she'll be playing Kayla Philby. I am so incredibly excited for her! This is her dream. This is what she wants to do and it's playing out for her! I could NOT be more thrilled! (Thus the increase in !'s throughout my post...meh.)

YAY for you Haley!! I love you so much! Congratulations, girl! :) I miss and love you oodles! xoxo

Sweet! I've been tagged!

2006-04-29T07:52:00.000-05:00

So my girl Gabby tagged me today. I've never been tagged and always wondered how you could get tagged, and now I know. ;) heh.

So...here are my answers:

5 things in my fridge
skim milk
bottles of water
homemade spaghetti sauce
yellow mustard
brocolli

in my closet
PJ's
socks
clothes that don't fit me anymore
Dave's clothes
extra blankets

in my purse
Icapod (my ipod...hell yes I named it)
cell phone
body spray
wallet
change

in my car
B's carseat
stroller (in the trunk)
some of B's cars
an empty plastic bin from B's daycare
an umbrella (in the trunk)

on my tivo
Does DVR count?
Like 5 episodes of Good Eats
A teen cooking challenge from the food network
The latest episode of "Finding the next Coyote Ugly" from CMT
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Passion of the Christ

i'm tagging
My girl Jenn
My sweetness Jaime-poo
Dave's Aunt Linda
My SIL, Jenn
My MIL

It's tough...

2006-04-24T12:40:00.000-05:00

...being a mom. Not negatively tough (well, it is sometimes, but that's not what I mean this time) but heart-wrenchingly tough. I dropped B off at his first "real" daycare today and it totally pulled at my heart. Dave and I have been hyping him up about how cool his new school is and how many friends he's going to make and all the new things he's going to learn so that when he transitioned from the in-home daycare to this one he wouldn't get blindsided, ya know? So, although we'd been preparing him, I don't really think I prepared *myself* well enough. I left the parking lot after dropping him off and lost it! I think it's because we'd been telling him that it was "school" so it almost felt like one of those first day moments where you wish you had your camera and everything and you kinda wish that he would've held onto you as you walked him into the room (B didn't, by the way...he ran straight for the toys and started chatting up a storm with a precious little girl in the toddler room...flirt. lol). I think it's just hard for me to accept that he's getting older. Growing up. Branching out and not needing me as much. I know that that's what I signed up for when I became a mom, but it's tough to deal with.

It's like when people tell you when you're pregnant how much a baby will change your life. You're thinking "um, duh!" but you can't really grasp the concept of the intensity of the change until you actually HAVE that baby. Until you've stayed up with him while he screams because his stomach hurts. Until you've rocked him to sleep until your arms felt like they were going to fall off because you don't want to lay him down. Until you've been soaked through by the sheer volume of water that splashes up out of the bathtub. Until you've heard that first little cry or that first little laugh or witnessed that first shaky step or that first insanely awkward bite of food. But I know that now. I know that certain milestones in his life are going to be tough for me to deal with. That I may cry and I may scream and I may show no emotion whatsoever and that any of those responses are ok, because I'm his Mom. It's my job to cry, to scream, to sigh, and to pray that by doing the best job I can as his Mom will pay off. That he'll become a wonderful, curious, respectful, loving, kind man one day and that he'll remember just how much room he takes up in my heart. That he fills a void I never knew even existed until I saw those two pink lines one snowy February morning. As his mama that's all I can wish for; and I hope and pray that he knows that although it was difficult for me to drop him off this morning, it was also a wonderous and fulfilling part of my job and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

Frustrated.

2006-04-19T13:21:00.000-05:00

I'm so frustrated today. I have a huge headache, my stomach is KILLING me, my back hurts, I have school tonight and I forgot ALL of my stuff at home, I hate my job, I'm BEYOND exhausted, my poor little boy has an ear infection and I have to be here (read: work) instead of at home taking care of him, and just so many other things that my brain is at maximum capacity.

Do you ever have those days? Where nothing goes right. Where you compare yourself to everybody else and think "wow, they have it made...my life/day/mood, etc. sucks". Well, today's one of those days. And I can't seem to get out of that funk, ya know? Maybe a trip to Starbux on my way to school will help. ;) heh. Or the fact that my very best girly friend is coming to visit me in 2 days!!!!! I'm BEYOND excited about that! We have so much planned and I just can't wait to go pick her up from the airport! We're gonna hit Starbux tomorrow morning, too so I'll be extra hyped up. heh

But man, this day is blah. I hope it passes. Maybe I'll see if I can get something scrapped tonight. That might help. Which is another thing. Scrapping. I am having THE most difficult time defining myself as a scrapper. I *love* all things simple, but I also love the look of product that looks like it was just tossed perfectly onto the page, ya know? And I can't seem to get a grasp of either. There was a challenge on 2peas to help with design and I was all about it. Until school hit. And I can't escape it. I have so much homework I practically have A&P coming out of my eyes! It's nuts. So I'm going to sit down after this class is over and redo all of the challenges to see if I can't define my style and embrace it, ya know? So wish me luck. ;)

On a cool note, I found a new pea to stalk. lol She's hysterical and her work is AMAZING! Make sure you check her out. ;) Michelle (burberrygirl)

I almost forgot!

2006-04-13T08:48:00.000-05:00

Don't you just love my new banner?! :) Thanks to my girl, Jaime Warren for hooking me up. Love you, dude! ;)

Um, entitlement much?

2006-04-13T08:35:00.000-05:00

You know what I hate about northern Virginia (well, one of the things I hate)? The sense of entitlement everyone has when they're driving. I'm sure it's not just northern Virginia in particular either, but I live here so I hate it.

On R66 there is a lane that is only open during peak traffic hours (i.e. between 6-10 AM and 3-8 PM) which means you can only drive in that line during THOSE hours. However, without fail there is always a handful of people that drive in that lane REGARDLESS of what time it is, and that royally pisses me off. Sometimes I'll let it go if the person has an out of state plate. Sometimes. But seriously, the big honkin' bright red X hanging over the lane should be a sufficient indicator that unless it's a designated time period you are NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THAT LANE!!!! Phlippin' idiots, I swear! Oh, and I have massive road rage, so I'm the fool you see yelling at the fools driving in the restricted lane. Mmmhmmm. That's me. But I could care less, because they piss me off so badly. UGH!

Anyway, there's my vent for the day.

The day after

2006-04-11T08:53:00.000-05:00

So since it's the day AFTER my birthday, which ultimately becomes that day where nothing is as cool as before because now you have to wait 365 days for your birthday to come back around again, I thought I'd make a little list of stuff I'm thankful for/digging on and share it with you. :)

*My family
*My friends
*The opportunity that my in-laws have given me to go back to school
*Scrapping
*2peas (duh)
*Starbucks
*The sun and a nice, cool, crisp day
*My son's laugh when I tickle him
*New scrapbook stuff
*Sushi
*Crayons
*Bookstores
*Burt's Bees lip balm
*The color orange
*Flowers
*Baking
*Rascal Flatts

Ok, I could probably go on for like 50 trillion years, so I'll stop here. ;) But share with me what you're digging on right now. I wanna know!

So I'm 25 now.

2006-04-10T08:47:00.000-05:00

Morning all! :)

So...today's my birthday. The big 25. I don't think I really feel 25. I feel younger than that. And I know a lot of people are thinking "holy crud, 25?? That's ALL!?" but really, to ME it seems old...for me. I thought I'd have a lot more accomplished by now that I don't. However, I will admit that I'm taking steps to getting where I want to be, and for that, I'm happy. :)

Even though I don't have everything accomplished, I do have two of the most amazing driving forces in my life: my sweet baby boy and my wonderful best friend/husband. Seriously, without them, I can't imagine the way my life would've turned out. So it's all for the better.

Now, because it's my birthday and my blog, I'm taking a trip down memory lane. I phlippin' LOVE looking at old pictures of me and my sisters/brother and my mom and dad. Love it. So I'm going to share some with you. :)

This is a picture of me and my Mom the day I was born. I love it. My mom is so pretty and she looks so happy! It totally reminds me of the day B was born and that just melts my heart. :)

Here's another one of me and my mom. I love this picture! (me thinks I'll be saying that a lot. heh.) No idea what's up with the goofy grin on my face, but it cracks me up!

This is probably one of my all time favs. Although, it is missing my brother (*note* he wasn't born yet. *end note*) That's me in the rockin' Rainbow Brite nightgown. (Don't lie...you used to have one) Those are my two sisters, Haley (being held by my mom) and Alicia (right in front). Look how phlippin' sweet my hair was!! *sigh* It does NOT look like that anymore. :(

And now for some useless information. I found this slammin' daily blog meme website that gives you useless questions to post on your blog on Mondays. Seems kinda fun, especially if you're drawing a blank on what to talk about. So here are today's questions and my answers:

1. When eating pancakes or waffles, do you put your syrup on top of the pancakes/waffles or on the side and why? On top. And it HAS to be maple syrup from Vermont. That watery Aunt Jemima crap is *not* syrup. I most definitely have to put it on top of waffles so it is evenly distributed in each of the little square hole thingys. Otherwise it's a waste of a waffle. And pancakes? Well, it just makes sense to put the syrup on top. Duh.

2. Do you cut your sandwiches on the diagonal, straight up the middle or not at all? Diagonal. It seems easier to eat that way. You bite off the corner first and work your way around.

3. Do you tuck your top bedsheet in with hospital corners or do you like it on the looser Dude. I don't make my bed. So, N/A. HOWEVER...if I'm in a hotel and they tuck the sheets in to the point where you're mummified, I pull them out so I can breathe and all, ya know?

So...that's me...on my birthday. :)

Birthday RAK

2006-04-09T17:06:00.000-05:00

Great job Melissa and Laura!! :) You both had the highest scores at 70! You're fantastic guessers! Since I'm so dang generous I'm going to RAK both of you. Just email me your peanames and addresses and I'll get the RAK out to you. Thanks to everyone for playing!!

*****

Ok, so I've decided to put my birthday RAK up a day early...this will give you more time to take the quiz and me more time to select the winner...so...here goes! Good luck!

My phlippin' sweet birthday quiz!

p.s. I forgot to mention...when you take the quiz, post here the number you got right and the highest amount will win. I trust we can all be honest...mmm-hmmmm. ;)

Phlippin' Sweet!

2006-04-09T12:33:00.000-05:00

So. I've joined the blog bandwagon. I posted about it on my favorite site, 2peas to get some opinions on whether or not I should even bother and I've decided to just do it. It will help a lot when it comes to journaling for my scrapbook pages. I'm terrible about keeping a book-type journal so I'm hoping this will ease me into writing something daily. ;)

Now...as far as the address of my site goes, I realize that "phlippin" isn't a word. I wanted it to be "flippin" but some other blog loser stole it from me. Grr. Well, I guess they didn't really steal it so much as they got it first. But I digress. Basically, phlippin sweet encompasses a lot of who I am. One of my all time favorite movies is Napoleon Dynamite and that's where I got the quote from. The use of "ph" instead of "f" was because, well, someone already had the flippin title and because I wanted to keep the title of my blog as such and I'm just that clever. Well, not really. My husband's clever. He came up with the idea. Also, I've got a "ph" in my name, I'm studying to become a nurse and we learn about body pH, and...and...well, now I'm just grasping, but you get the idea.

So, should you choose to ride the "phlippin' sweet" bandwagon, hold on tight. Sometimes I make no sense, sometimes I do, and sometimes you'll just leave scratching your head. But I hope you'll enjoy the ride. :)

*p.s.* Tomorrow I'll be 25. Yuh huh. A quarter of a century! *cringe* Come visit my blog tomorrow and I'll be hookin' someone up with a phlippin' sweet RAK to celebrate!

Phlippin' Sweet

Does anybody bother reading this thing anymore? lol

Movin' on up to the east side!

Holy moly, I'm a blog slacker

I'm dreaming of a GREEN Christmas!

Energy Scrooge™

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG.

Eco greatness!

Oh man.

Diabetes Risk Test Results

O.M.G.

The Business of Being Born

Raise your hand if you even read this blog anymore.

Um, yea.

Good day.

Elliott.

Buddha!

I waaaaant her!

...Dreamy...

Goodies!

Why why WHY?

LOVE this video.

Mission Organic

The 11th Hour

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!

Hehe check it.

Arrrr!

Tomatoes for breakfast?

I'm alive!

Cancelled dates, puking toddlers, and magic

so.tired.

Safe adults.

You know what I like?

Um, what?

Be still my Italy-loving, organic-eating heart!

Etsy

Cool!

Yes, it's late, but I'm up.

Randomness.

Stuff.

The Green House!

Poor little guy.

Particle Man

How cute is this little store?

Lazy Sunday

Want to annoy yourself or your friends?

Coolio!

Check me out!

A*Muse*A*Palooza!

I'm tired.

Carrie Underwood - I'll Stand By You

Happy Earth Day!

She's here!

Home Depot kicks butt!

This makes me so happy!

No friggin' way!

15 years later...

Sustainability

God bless soy!

"The Spooky" - a Bradleyism

My kid's a genius!

Just when you thought he couldn't get any better...

An anatomy & physiology lesson with a 3 year old

CUTE and green living...!

Never Gonna Give You Up!

I LOVE good grocery stores.

One word.

Completely Uncalled For

Fuel from corn husks? Nuh uh!

Heavenly!

Thanksgiving!

Randomness.

A meme. At 11:46 pm.

Are YOU wearing the wrong sized bra?

5:55 pm

Blogger loser.

Alphabet URL

Litterbug.

Cassie.

....

AMuseA*Palooza!

sigh