Well, I know that I've been neglecting my poor blog as of late. With some personal stuff that's been going on at home, my hubby and I had to move all of our stuff temporarily until we move into our new place. So that means I haven't been able to sew or craft or anything, and won't be able to for another month or longer. Moving is such a pain!
As of right now I'm reading the Anita Blake vampire slayer series. I'm on book #6 of 18 (wowee!!) right now, and I can't get enough of them! My next series on my list of books to read is the Hunger Games series, I keep hearing great things about it!
So for now I won't be posting anything on the blog until we get settled in. As Tigger says; TTFN!!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Congratulations Stacie and Mike!
My "little sister" Staci got married today!! Her wedding was pretty small, like mine, and she was ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. I couldn't believe it! She looked better than I did on my wedding day!!!
Here's a quick picture of myself and the beautiful, blushing bride on her wedding day:
Of course, I was bawling like a baby when her dad and mom walked her down the aisle. I lost my dad when I was 15, so I always get very emotional when "the walk down the aisle" comes along. Movies, real life, anything; say goodbye to my eye makeup because it's GONE. I'm so emotional. My husband was pretty good about me leaning on his shoulder when the crying commenced, lol.
Again, to my beautiful "little sister", congratulations!! :) Thanks for letting me be part of your special day!!!
Here's a quick picture of myself and the beautiful, blushing bride on her wedding day:
Of course, I was bawling like a baby when her dad and mom walked her down the aisle. I lost my dad when I was 15, so I always get very emotional when "the walk down the aisle" comes along. Movies, real life, anything; say goodbye to my eye makeup because it's GONE. I'm so emotional. My husband was pretty good about me leaning on his shoulder when the crying commenced, lol.
Again, to my beautiful "little sister", congratulations!! :) Thanks for letting me be part of your special day!!!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Back from vacation
Well, I went down and spent a whole week with my Mom in California. It was so great being able to see her again, along with all of my friends.
Mom and I went to church on Sunday morning, and then I went to visit my friend. He's having a really hard time because his girlfriend who he is ABSOLUTELY in LOVE with broke up with him. Poor guy. I'm glad that I was able to spend some time with him and console him a bit. Sunday afternoon we had a BBQ at mom's house, so some friends came over and it was great to see them!
Monday I went and visited with my friend Tiffany, who is so pregnant she's about to pop!! We had a lot of fun going shopping, and I treated her to a pedicure. She'll be going crazy with two kids in the house soon, so I wanted to pamper her.
Tuesday Mom and I drove down to San Diego and went to Sea World!! It was SO MUCH FUN! I haven't been there since I was a kid, so it was great spending a whole day together and relaxing, watching the shows and such. We had such a great time! We went to my niece's singing recital afterward and spent the night at my brother's house. It sure was great to see them again.
Wednesday Mom and I were planning on going to the beach, but it was pretty cold and gloomy so we decided to just head home and spend the day relaxing at home. We stopped at In N Out on the way home, so of COURSE I had to order some animal style fries!! Yum!!!!! We rented Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, which was great!! I can't wait for the next one to come out next month!
Thursday Mom and I just relaxed a bit. I went to see my friend again, since he was pretty down-in-the-dumps. We watched a movie and then I had to say bye, which was hard because he's such a good friend. I miss him a lot, hope he's doing OK now. Mom and I went and ran some errands and then relaxed at home. I finished the second book in a series that I'm reading, so that was great.
Mom #2 and I went to Disneyland on Friday!!! It was SO much fun! It happened to be a little chillier than I had anticipated, so I ended up having to get a sweatshirt on the way in. Most of the rides that we went on didn't have that long of a wait, so that was really fun. I went on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror for the first time! It was fun! Sure makes you giggle like a kid once you're off!! A lot of the great rides like Indiana Jones, Space Mountain, the Matterhorn, and Peter Pan had such long lines we didn't want to wait. That's okay!!
Saturday my plane left pretty early in the morning. I get really bad motion sickness on planes...and I usually didn't up until my last plane ride in October. Funny how things like that sneak up on you as you get older.
It sure was great to see my mom and friends and such, but I sure am glad that I'm home. I missed my husband a lot, and it was great to give him some hugs and kisses when I got home!
Mom and I went to church on Sunday morning, and then I went to visit my friend. He's having a really hard time because his girlfriend who he is ABSOLUTELY in LOVE with broke up with him. Poor guy. I'm glad that I was able to spend some time with him and console him a bit. Sunday afternoon we had a BBQ at mom's house, so some friends came over and it was great to see them!
Monday I went and visited with my friend Tiffany, who is so pregnant she's about to pop!! We had a lot of fun going shopping, and I treated her to a pedicure. She'll be going crazy with two kids in the house soon, so I wanted to pamper her.
Tuesday Mom and I drove down to San Diego and went to Sea World!! It was SO MUCH FUN! I haven't been there since I was a kid, so it was great spending a whole day together and relaxing, watching the shows and such. We had such a great time! We went to my niece's singing recital afterward and spent the night at my brother's house. It sure was great to see them again.
Wednesday Mom and I were planning on going to the beach, but it was pretty cold and gloomy so we decided to just head home and spend the day relaxing at home. We stopped at In N Out on the way home, so of COURSE I had to order some animal style fries!! Yum!!!!! We rented Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, which was great!! I can't wait for the next one to come out next month!
Thursday Mom and I just relaxed a bit. I went to see my friend again, since he was pretty down-in-the-dumps. We watched a movie and then I had to say bye, which was hard because he's such a good friend. I miss him a lot, hope he's doing OK now. Mom and I went and ran some errands and then relaxed at home. I finished the second book in a series that I'm reading, so that was great.
Mom #2 and I went to Disneyland on Friday!!! It was SO much fun! It happened to be a little chillier than I had anticipated, so I ended up having to get a sweatshirt on the way in. Most of the rides that we went on didn't have that long of a wait, so that was really fun. I went on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror for the first time! It was fun! Sure makes you giggle like a kid once you're off!! A lot of the great rides like Indiana Jones, Space Mountain, the Matterhorn, and Peter Pan had such long lines we didn't want to wait. That's okay!!
Saturday my plane left pretty early in the morning. I get really bad motion sickness on planes...and I usually didn't up until my last plane ride in October. Funny how things like that sneak up on you as you get older.
It sure was great to see my mom and friends and such, but I sure am glad that I'm home. I missed my husband a lot, and it was great to give him some hugs and kisses when I got home!
Monday, May 30, 2011
My new dress!!!
I was sick of going shopping and trying to find a super cute summer dress that I liked with a bold pattern (okay, I know I'm asking for a lot there...). I could never find one, so one day as I'm shopping at Jo-Ann for some odds and ends...I think to myself, "Why not just make one?" And voila! I go to the patterns and find this one!
And while it took a little while to make it...Here it is!! I am SO happy with it! My very first piece of clothing make entirely from scratch and by myself, and here it is!! I'll add a picture of me in it soon on my FB account, considering that I want to surprise my mom with it!
I just adored the blue fabric with the apples and pears on it, so I of course had to buy it and make a dress out of it! I also bought a shirt pattern from the same manufacturer, so hopefully I'll get that done before my trip down to CA. I'm so excited to wear this out and about!
Happy Anniversary, Nataku!
Yesterday marked the very first anniversary for myself and my husband!! I am so happy and proud to call him my husband -- he is such a wonderful, caring, thoughtful and loving man, and I couldn't ask for anything more from him. I found out that he didn't really have much or any of our wedding cake last year, so I called up a friend of mine that does custom cakes to make one for our anniversary. I knew that she was talented, and I gave her an idea of what I wanted from the cake...but I am just blown away by her talent and the thought that she put into the cake. The first picture is our wedding cake:
We had a cherry blossom theme, because my husband's maternal side is Japanese, and I thought that cherry blossoms are just beautiful! Just a way to honor his side of the family that couldn't make it to the wedding.
Here is how the anniversary cake turned out:
Thank you so much, Danielle!!! You did an awesome job!!!
I also got my hubby a little something extra....I know that he just adores sock monkeys, and what do I come across at Target? A baby sock monkey! Now the family is complete!!!
Happy Anniversary, my Nataku. I love you!
Here is how the anniversary cake turned out:
I also got my hubby a little something extra....I know that he just adores sock monkeys, and what do I come across at Target? A baby sock monkey! Now the family is complete!!!
Happy Anniversary, my Nataku. I love you!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Happy Birthday to me! =]
Well, Happy Belated Birthday to my lovely self =] My birthday was two days ago, but that's okay. My wonderful husband surprised me at work by bringing flowers and balloons!! Okay so it wasn't much of a surprise considering I told him that's what I wanted for my birthday, bu needless to say, I have the greatest husband in the world. I haven't got much for presents (which is totally okay), but my mom said that she'd treat me to whatever when I'm down in CA in about 3 weeks!! I'm so excited to see her again!
On a side note, I finished my "surprise" present for my bestie. It was going to be a birthday present, because I thought it would take FOREVER to finish and obviously as the queen of procrastination here, I gave myself ample time to finish it. But voila! I finished it tonight (albiet I should be in bed right now as I have to get up in 6 hours for work...) and I am kind of impressed with myself! I'm more impressed with my ability to *paint* Japanese characters pretty darn well. My husband was impressed with me, that's saying something =] I made it with pieces of felt that I cut out myself, and then sewed on to the little bag. I filled in any little characteristic things with black, white, and yellow fabric paint. If you know anything about the anime Naruto, then you know that this is the "chibi" version of Naruto's Jinchuriki: the 9 tailed fox.
Here's a picture of it:
And here's a picture of it next to the original art by my close-to-no-ink printer by some unknown fabulous artist online:
What do you think? So it's going to be Roxie's graduation present, and I'll get her something from CA for her birthday. Love you girl, I hope you like it!!!
On a side note, I finished my "surprise" present for my bestie. It was going to be a birthday present, because I thought it would take FOREVER to finish and obviously as the queen of procrastination here, I gave myself ample time to finish it. But voila! I finished it tonight (albiet I should be in bed right now as I have to get up in 6 hours for work...) and I am kind of impressed with myself! I'm more impressed with my ability to *paint* Japanese characters pretty darn well. My husband was impressed with me, that's saying something =] I made it with pieces of felt that I cut out myself, and then sewed on to the little bag. I filled in any little characteristic things with black, white, and yellow fabric paint. If you know anything about the anime Naruto, then you know that this is the "chibi" version of Naruto's Jinchuriki: the 9 tailed fox.
Here's a picture of it:
And here's a picture of it next to the original art by my close-to-no-ink printer by some unknown fabulous artist online:
What do you think? So it's going to be Roxie's graduation present, and I'll get her something from CA for her birthday. Love you girl, I hope you like it!!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Update!
It's been a while since I updated my poor blog. I feel like I've been neglecting it!
Well, an update as far as crafts go -- I finally finished those darn crib bumpers. I decided I didn't want to tackle quilting the blanket (even if it is machine quilting) that goes along with it quite yet, so I decided to do a mini project! I made a "Moo Moo Measure" for my bestie's mom, fondly known as "The Mame" :] Here's how it turned out:
I also decided that I'm going to make a present for my bestie for her birthday. Hopefully I won't put it off too much and get it done by her birthday in June. Also, a big fat CONGRATULATIONS goes out to her for getting her B.A.!! I was so excited to see her graduate! Congratulations, Roxie!!!
The weather here has been so cold and gloomy lately that when we get some sunshine and the temperature is over 40 degrees it definitely is cause to celebrate! I'm hoping that it won't rain on my birthday next week, even though it's supposed to. Went shopping to the Mall of America on Saturday, with intentions of buying a sundress, but I couldn't find anything that I really liked for cheap. Thus, I decided that if I can't find something, then darnit, I'll just make it myself, so I picked up some patterns and CUTE fabric from JoAnn Fabrics. That's next on my to-do list (after the bestie's birthday present :).
Not much else going on here right now, just working and spending time with the hubby every chance I can get!!
Well, an update as far as crafts go -- I finally finished those darn crib bumpers. I decided I didn't want to tackle quilting the blanket (even if it is machine quilting) that goes along with it quite yet, so I decided to do a mini project! I made a "Moo Moo Measure" for my bestie's mom, fondly known as "The Mame" :] Here's how it turned out:
I also decided that I'm going to make a present for my bestie for her birthday. Hopefully I won't put it off too much and get it done by her birthday in June. Also, a big fat CONGRATULATIONS goes out to her for getting her B.A.!! I was so excited to see her graduate! Congratulations, Roxie!!!
The weather here has been so cold and gloomy lately that when we get some sunshine and the temperature is over 40 degrees it definitely is cause to celebrate! I'm hoping that it won't rain on my birthday next week, even though it's supposed to. Went shopping to the Mall of America on Saturday, with intentions of buying a sundress, but I couldn't find anything that I really liked for cheap. Thus, I decided that if I can't find something, then darnit, I'll just make it myself, so I picked up some patterns and CUTE fabric from JoAnn Fabrics. That's next on my to-do list (after the bestie's birthday present :).
Not much else going on here right now, just working and spending time with the hubby every chance I can get!!
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