One last post for 2011

Dear 2011,

You've been good to me.

While you were around, I finished my teaching degree.

I had a baby girl.

I got a new car.

Sure, there were some bad things along the way...

but all the good outweighs the bad.

I can only hope that 2012 can be as good as you.

Love,

Jamie

Random Life Update

Since the last time I blogged I....

• graduated from college.

• started back to work at my minimum wage job until I can [hopefully] get a big girl salary job.
• started my 32nd week of pregnancy.
• came home to 92 unread blog entries. woo wee, I've got a lot to catch up on.
  
• said goodbye to my husband for 2 weeks while he goes to Annual Training for the National Guard.
• made another cute dress for Adelei. [I can't WAIT for her to get here]

What have YOU been up to?

This weekend...

This weekend has been very relaxing and very productive.
I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you to all of you who sent me well wishes.
I am feeling MUCH better, and I have my voice about 75% back.

My husband had drill this weekend, and there were a TON of things that I've been wanting to do, but haven't had the time. So I used all this free time I had to get it all done.
First off, since I passed out before 8pm on Friday night, I had an early start Saturday. Yep, my body decided it was time to get up at 7 am. What kind of craziness is that?!
Anyway, I took advantage of it and painted my nails
while watching Letters to Juliet.
Finished up two fun little side projects for two special friends, more on that later.
Made a bunch of new headbands and started some new hair clips, too.


Speaking of headbands, all of my are on sale, 15% off.
Just use the code VDAY2011 at my shop.

Today I made 4 1/2 dozen cookies, 4 dozen mini cupcakes, framed two paintings and one print, made chunk crayons, went grocery shopping, and worked on my lesson plans/examples.

As good as this weekend was, I'm REALLY sad to see the week approaching. But with every day that passes is one day closer to my due date :):):)
Hope you all have a great week!

This was fun..

Say these words: Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught

Now answer these questions:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?

This is me....

Katie over at Illustrations by Katie gave me a stylish blogger award. Thanks girl!

For this award, the guidelines are:

* Link back to the person who awarded you
* Share 7 things about yourself
* Link it forward to 15 recently discovered bloggers
* Contact those people about the award

7 Things about myself:

1. I am not scared at all [yet] about being a mother.
2. I am obsessed with candles, especially soy candles.
3. I'm also obsessed with the Martha Stewart extra fine glitter collection [go ahead and judge me ;)]
4. I have been spending a lot of time daydreaming about living in a house [rather than apartment] and hoping that I have the funds to make that happen in the near future.
5. My kids names will not be ordinary, but they won't be as crazy as HALF of the little kids I come across at school.
6. I really want a Wii, specifically a red one. But only for Mario Bros & Donkey Kong.
   
7. I have been thinking of things to write on here for at least 45 minutes...the end.

I'm tagging all my blogger friends ;)

Random Life Update

*After almost two years of growing my hair out, I finally decided it was time to chop it all off. So that is what I did.
I'm missing my long hair already.
*Registration for Spring Semester was last week, yet I didn't register because the powers at be STILL have not told me whether I am going to be able to intern or not.
*I miss my friends.
*Aaron showed me how to hook my laptop to the T.V. using the HDMI cable, and it was so exciting to have a 37" computer monitor! haha
*BIG things are happening. More on that later.
*I miss the days when Aaron worked at the movie theater and we would get to see all the new movies BEFORE they came out...for free.
*If I never eat a piece of chicken again, it will be too soon.
*I have a feeling that the holidays this year are just going to seem like any other day.

Jumbled mess.

Have you ever had so many different things going on it was hard to remember which way is up?
That's how I feel right now. I have so many painting ideas/project ideas running around in my head. Now I have a job, which means less free time. I have so many books I want to read, but I've been struggling to keep that up because every time I sit still I think I need to work on my 'projects'. But then I have to cook dinner. At this point, I don't have enough energy/time to do ALL the things I want to/need to do in a day. It's kind of frustrating, actually.

Moving on...
I'm really excited about Halloween. I'm excited to start decorating my house for fall, and even more excited for the halloween costume party we are going to have at our house at the end of the month.

Aaron and I took Kami out to play today, and she made some new friends. There is an after school program behind our apartment complex, and they had the kids outside playing. Kami was on one side of the fence, and three little girls were on the other. They were chasing each other up and down the yard. It was SO cute, until someone told them that 'that dog is gonna jump the fence and bite you!' And then they got scared and ran away.
LIKE this adorable little face would ever bite anyone............not hard, anyway.

What have I been up to?
A new painting....
Homemade Jewelry Display...
AND a few surprises. But those will have to wait ;)

You dirty little hamster.

I've been trying to think of things ALL day to blog about. How pathetic is that?
Here is what I came up with.......NOTHING.

So here is a bunch of random stuff, instead.

After months of searching for a job, I finally gave up and got my old job back. Which means I'll be spending half of my week in my home town [an hour away], and the other half of my week here, with my husband. It isn't the most desirable situation, but I'm thankful.

Fall is finally here. I can actually feel it. I played frisbee outside with Kami and DIDN'T break a sweat. I wish it would stay this way forever.

I have been really productive lately--in a crafty kind of way. You guys will get to see it here first. But not quite yet.

Go to Sara's blog and vote on the worst car ever! Trust me, there are some funny ones on there.
While you're there enter her giveaway.

P.S. I miss hearing from all you bloggers who have fallen off the radar.

Only in your dreams

You know how Picasso had the blue period?

Well, I must be having a childhood fantasy period, because I keep painting things like this:

& I keep creating things like this:

& as much as my husband laughs at me for it, I don't care.

I'm currently working on a water color series titled 'Today, I am....'
and an acrylic landscape series titled 'Wish you were here.'

One thing I realized that I haven't been doing like I should be.....reading.
I bought/traded SO many books this summer thinking that I would be reading non stop. I read 4 books before I got too busy, and somewhere along the way I forgot to start back.
So, my goal is to read AT LEAST 3o minutes a day, every single day. I know it's not a lot, but it's definitely better than going weeks/months without picking up a book.

Any suggestions for good reads?

twice as nice

1. If you could host a Reality TV show, which one would it be?

I would host one of the real world/road rules challenges. I LOVE those shows :)

2. Do you put your seat belt on before or after you start the car?

After...usually.

3. Shave or hair removal cream?

I shave. I've tried hair removal cream, but it never seems to work on me.

4. What's your favorite feature in a house?

Large open kitchens!

5. What is your favorite "Fall" scent?

pumpkin spice!!!

6. What tv show are you looking forward to seeing the most this Fall??

Gossip Girllllll.

7. Personal Shopper or Personal Chef?

Is this something I am, or something I need? I would love to be a personal chef, but I would definitely NEED a personal shopper ;)

8. What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of "Fall"?

pumpkins

30 days of me::this is getting nuts

Day 27: This month, in great detail

what's happened so far:
-went on a mini vacay
-cooked, a lot
-held try outs for color guard
-sat in a boring graphic design class for 5 hours a week
-got my dog spayed
-watched tv, a lot
-got addicted to true blood
-pinched pennies like no body's business
-grieved over the break up of one of my fav bands, envy on the coast

what's going to happen:
-finish that stupid graphic design class
-teach routines to my c/g girls during band camp. oh joy
-finish season 1 of true blood [yes, i'm behind]
-read at least 1 more book in the gossip girl series. if i can get my hands on it
-try not to die from the heat

Day 28: This year, in great detail

what's happened so far:
-quit my old job
-started school
-adopted my lil kamzalina
-did lots of projects/worked my BUTT off [for school]
-spring break at Panama City Beach with friends
-studied for & ultimately passed the praxis
-got a new job
-finished the semester
-quit my 'new' job
-started my first summer semester ever
-went on mini vacay
-started my first gig as a c/g instructor

what's going to happen:
-hopefully pass my summer class
-make amazing routines so my girls will make all 1's at competition
-take a semester off, because my school is stupid
-hopefully get a second job
-finish seasons 1 & 2 of true blood. patiently wait for season 3, since we don't have HBO
-finish all books in the gossip girl series
-read all books on my 'to read' list
-lose 10 lbs
-renew my license

Day 29: Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

-to be healthy & happy
-to decorate matt's new apartment. when he actually gets a new apartment
-to try a gazillion new recipes
-to get out of this financial slump we're in
-to be a better friend, in general
-to stop procrastinating so dang much
-to get an internship & blow them out of the water so I can get hired as soon as I graduate ;)
-to graduate
-to get a big girl job

30 days of me::My week

Day 26: Your week, in great detail

- came back from our mini-vacation in Florida
- lazed around
- watched a lot of tv
- went to school a lot
- did homework
- cooked dinner a few times
- finished a bunch of stuff for color guard
- had my first phone interview ever. it was awkward.
- drove 2.5 hours north west.
- had my ear talked off.
- conducted color guard try outs.
- drove 2.5 hours back home.

30 days of me::A day in the life...

Day 25: Your day, in great detail

- woke up
- went to class
- came home
- ate lunch
- attempted to take a nap
- finished making up color guard routine
- took a shower
- went to sonic for happy hour
- went to walmart
- got my car washed
- bought a few movies at movie gallery's going out of business sale
- came home
- finished some paper work for the color guard try outs
- cooked dinner
- ate dinner
- did homework
- watched 2 episodes of True Blood
- went to bed

30 days of me::22, 23, 24.....

Day 22: A website

My favs:

http://www.picnik.com/
http://www.sumopaint.com/home/
http://www.swaptree.com/
http://www.pandora.com/


Day 23: A YouTube video



Day 24: Whatever tickles your fancy

I got a job as a color guard instructor at a high school that one of my friends is the band director at. I am a little nervous, but mostly excited to get back into it. It doesn't pay much, and I'm hoping I can get a second job, but I think it's something I will really enjoy. And, at least I'll be getting out of the house!

Embarrassment to Society

I will never understand why some people choose to air their dirty laundry out on facebook.
I mean, yes, it entertains me to read that you cheated on your boyfriend with a married man and now you don't understand why he doesn't want you anymore. Or that you had a baby and didn't know you were even pregnant, but COME ON people.....who in their right mind thinks it's okay to share that kind of stuff with the world your so-called friends? Don't we have any kind of values or morals these days? I guess reality t.v. really has rotted our brains.

WW::My Make Shift Vegetable Garden

[Tomatoes, Squash, Peppers, and Okra]

Celebrity Crushes Pt 1 [Movies/TV]

Remember when Mr.O posted about his celebrity crushes here?

Well, it's my turn.

Without further adieu....





& As if I even have to tell you:

Just heard a knock on the door...

and guess who it was?

THE UPS MAN!

And guess what he brought?

MY PERFUME!

I feel like I've worked really hard this semester, and I really wanted to treat myself to something nice. Since I've been using the SAME Britney Spears' perfume for the past 3 years, I decided I needed a change.

You see, once upon a time, my sister went to Belgium.
She brought us all back presents, and one of mine was a sample of Lolita Lempicka perfume.

I fell in love. Seriously, I used that sample until it was all gone, and I searched high and low for more. For the longest time, I couldn't find it any where in the states, and to order it online and have it shipped here would have cost an arm and a leg. I eventually gave up.

Until last week.
It was like destiny.
I had a few gift cards for fragrancenet.com, so I decided to check it out. I honestly didn't think I'd find it, but there it was, in all it's glory.

It retails for $65, but on the site I got it for $35, plus free shipping. You guys...I don't think I've been this happy in a long time. [what can I say...it's the simple things in life] I couldn't help but tear gently open the package and spray some on my wrist.

So Thank you Cassie for introducing me to it, thank you fragrancenet for having it [and selling it at such a good price], thank you swagbucks for the gift cards.

Life is good.

Simple Sunday

Seeing all this cute easter stuff every where made me want to decorate my apartment. And then, I saw this cute centerpiece that my sister made, and it inspired me even more!

So, here's what I got:







And I got this sign for our front door 50% off!
Isn't it cute?



Are you decorating for easter or spring? What are some of your ideas?

My baby is growin up!

Remember my little baby girl, Kami?

[ignore the crappy picture quality]
Well, she's not so little any more.

[she can barely fit in her bed now!!]
She's 4 months old and growing up fast.
She is now 28 inches long [not including her tail]
and 24 lbs!!!

She's still just as sweet as can be, though!