Home Sweet Home

We're back home from Arizona and we're TANNED and at least 5 lbs heavier! All we did was layout in the sun, drink, and eat...literally! It was very relaxing and we had a bunch of good laughs (thanks to my cousin, Chris, who met us there from LA) Here's a picture of the jokester who is working on getting a record deal (keep your fingers crossed everyone)...

It feels so good to have my laptop back! I am attached to this thing! I checked my regular blogs and saw Stacey's (who is also on the DT at Scrappy Chic) blog post today. Her layout (along with Janiece's who is also on the DT) was published in Scrapbook Trends. I love this LO and have to scraplift it!

Check out their blogs if you want some inspiration (jeniece's might have her scrapbook trends lo posted but i only checked blog enteries for today, check it out though, they both post a bunch of layouts)

http://www.myscrapblog.com/Cflattop/

http://myscrapblog.com/jeniece

By the way, you know how I said that I am terrified of flying? Well, I took 2mg (highest dose) of xanax b/c i just couldn't fall asleep and could feel the turbulence. I came in on a red eye flight, arrived at 5:30, got home at 6:30am and thought I could take a quick hr nap but I slept through the alarm clock, 3 phone calls, and woke up at 1:45. I am ready for another nap b/c I still feel like I'm walking on clouds! This is a miracle drug!

fact: There is no such thing as an "air pocket". It's a term the media uses for turbulence.

This is what the pilot told me last night when i asked him if the plane can crash from air pockets. By the way, the answer to that is question is no.

AZ

I'm leaving for a family trip to Arizona tomorrow morning. 10 of us are going and we're all going to be staying under 1 roof! It's gonna be interesting...and loud! Our plane leaves at 7am, got my Xanax and my little shots of Vodka in my purse...I'm ready...have i mentioned that I am terrified of flying...

I can't get enough...

All I want to do is sleep! I get a full night's sleep and I still don't want to get up in the morning and take naps during the day! What's wrong with me??...And NO I'm not pregnant for those that are going to leave a comment about that (Marie & Chris). I think it's that damn stats class that's making me want to do nothing but sleep. I hate that damn class! It's just a bunch of gibberish bullshit, i'll probably never use!

I was supposed to study for my stats test yesterday, but did this instead...

And then I said I was going to study when i finished that layout, but instead I took Adam's credit card and went scrapbook shopping online! I told him that I'd only spend $40 but i ended up spending $62 (without shipping)...oops! I even removed somethings out my my shopping cart ($20 worth).

So I woke up early to study for stats, but instead I've been on the internet for the past 1 1/2! I really have to get my ass in gear, grab some coffee, and just get this shit over with!

fact: The human body produces its own supply of alcohol naturally on a continuous basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

WHAT?!

Adam is beating me at my own game! I can't believe this!! Michelle and I taught Adam how to play 51 and he's been dominating the game! He's been obsessed and we've played every night this entire weekend. By the way, I can't believe how fast this weekend went by!

Friday...we went out to Mon Jin Lau (great Chinese/Japanese restaurant) for Adam's friends birthday. They came over afterwards and we got to show off our remodeled house (they loved it). After they left, we played cards and Adam kicked my ass (i was buzzing though).

Saturday...Marilyn and I went to drop off my DT layouts and on our way back we stopped at a neighborhood garage sale. It was actually a pretty good one. I spent a whole $1.25! I bought a thick black bracelet, a wicker basket, and a gorgeous towel rack...go Renee (I NEVER find a bargain). Did some more shopping at Target, bought stuff for my scrapbook room and started to remodel it (nothing big, but definitely better). Then Adam and I made dinner, played cards, and ate dessert.

Sunday...studied, watched the Wings lose, hung out at my parents, and now Adam and I are playing cards (he's very slow, so as I wait my turn I'm blogging). I really should be studying for my child development exam tomorrow...oh well, I guess I'll wake up early tomorrow. Yippee...

So is anyone still interested in the facts that I post? I was just about to post one, but wonder if anyone finds any of it interesting. Keep "the facts" or ditch "the facts"

Inspiration

She paints. She takes photography. She makes jewelry. She writes poetry. She's amazing. She's my cousin, Marie (one of my best friends too!)! Check out her beautiful work.

A few of my favorite pieces...

If you want to see more (including photography) go to her website http://mariegabrielonline.com/index.html

fact: The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.

The Storm

The storm is freaking out Goose! Adam was eating dinner and Goose jumped up on Adam's lap when heard the thunder. Adam had no warning! it cracked me up...I just had to take a picture! We had to literally push him off when Adam wanted to get up. Poor Goose, it's very stressful for him.

I made another layout for the design team (janiece, if you're reading, i'll drop them off this week).

fact: Barbie's full name is Barbra Millicent Roberts. Who would have known?

The Day After Lunesta...

for Goose! So here's the hilarious story...

I dropped a sleeping pill last night and before I could get to it, Goose ate it! I wasn't sure if that was going to be funny or a disaster! Thank God it turned out hilarious! Goose jumped up on the bed after he took the Lunesta (on Adam's side of the bed, thank God) and literally passed out after 10 minutes! Normally Goose lays on our bed for a few minutes and then gets off and goes to his own bed...well not last night! He did not move the entire night and left barely any room for Adam to move either (luckily we have a king sized bed) and he didn't wake up until 9am! That's very late for Goose who normally wakes us up at 7 to go out. The poor guy went out to, ate, and went back to sleep (snoring) for a few more hours. Needless to say, Adam and I had a good laugh!

fact: approximately 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia

Tonight...

Adam and I watched the Wings play Anaheim tonight and we WON! I used to be the biggest Wings fan...watched almost every single game years ago... so watching the game was fun tonight.


I sent Chris a funny email today about what happened to me last night that made him laugh. He enjoyed it so much that he said he was going to save it forever and that I needed to tell the whole world about it...but I can't really do that...it's just not appropriate : )
(chris, your respond cracked me and adam up...come home already!)

Went to Taco Bell for the first time in years and I did NOT get sick...it wasn't that great though.

California Chrissy sent my mom roses for Mother's Day. She was so surprised and happy, especially after she read the attached note that said "to my second mom, happy mother's day".

I tried to understand statistics. I don't even know where to start on my homework assignments. This has to be the worst/hardest subject on the face of this earth...i just can't believe that I am so lost...there must be others feeling the same way in my class...i think i'm actually gonna have to get a tutor.

After almost smashing my computer over stats, I decided to scrapbook. I made a few layouts for the Scrappy Chic DT...

Fact: There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month. (I've also heard that nothing rhymes with silver)

If anyone can rhyme those, i'd love to know b/c i've tried and can't come up with anything.

Poor Me...Poor Goose

Both Goose and I had ulcers today. I'll start with Goose's crisis: the thunderstorm! He is absolutely terrified of thunder. He sits SO close to me and even tries to sit on my lap sometimes. Since this morning was very stormy, Goose was glued to my body on the bed. I got up and showered. By the way, when I'm home alone I keep the bathroom door open and the shower door cracked open just to hear what's going on or if something's going on in the house. Anyway, I saw a lightning and new that Goose was going to come in. I look and sure enough, he's sitting right next to the shower. A couple minutes later, we heard a huge thunder and there was Goose freaked out trying to get into the shower. He had his front 2 paws in the shower when I noticed him trying to come in. Of course, I had to kick him out of the shower...poor Goose! oh keep in mind that goose is a 100 lb black lab!

My Crisis: my mom's 17 friends who came over for DINNER! To say the least, I was not happy especially since I had statistics homework to do and the abnormal psy that I never got to. 17 Ladies! They were cooking, it was HOT, they were over from 4-8, and all I could think about was my stats homework. I didn't complete it b/c I'm already confused and it's just the first assignment! Oh God, this class is going to be a BITCH!

So both Goose and I were a little stressed out...i think it was goose who had it worse though!

fact: statistics is hard

NSD

Ok, I have to say something...National Scrapbooking Day is so LAME! I absolutely love scrapbooking but to have a "holiday" for it is so ridiculous....no wonder people make fun of scrapbookers! What is the point of NSD? It gets on my nerves! Especially those who make such a fuss over the holiday for scrapbooking! Give me a break...Finally, I let that out!

Anyway, we had some family over our house yesterday for Adam's grandmother's birthday. My family came over and surprised her with gifts, she was so happy and excited. It was fun. I had such an genius plan to get out of cooking for 15 people...we had a BBQ and you know what that means...Adam cooks! I was gonna make mashed potatoes and I even got out of that by making baked potatoes that Adam also had to grill : ) Yup, I'm patting myself on the back.

Here's a layout in honor of such a special "holiday"...National Scrapbook Day. It looks crooked but it's b/c of the way I scanned it.

fact: A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

Time is running out!

I can't believe tomorrow is friday! How fast! My little vacation is sadly coming to a quick end. And what sucks about it is that I was sick the whole time!!! I'm so mad! I'm just dreading sunday night! I need to buy a count down clock for graduation. I heard about them today and I have to get one! This lady just bought a count down clock specifically for her wedding. It counts down the time and days until her big day. She can reset it for anything else after her wedding. I am gonna have to find out where she got it from, i think it's pretty cool.

Since hell is going to start on monday and i'm gonna be studying my ass of, i thought i'd get a few more layouts done. I wish i could just quit school (i would be an idiot if i did that), and have a job like ali edwards. Wouldn't it be nice to get paid for your hobby and have a huge fan base. How fun, i don't think it would get better than that! ali is a lucky bitch!

today's fact: The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!

Maybe that's why the Mona Lisa is so damn ugly? was she supposed to be drawn to look so dull and ugly? i don't understand why it's so famous? I find no beauty in that piece of art.

Thank God For Michelle

It was stormy and I am terribly sick, so Michelle (my cuz) spent the entire day keeping me company...literally. She was here from noon until 8:30 pm. We layed around all day, she made me soup, and prepped dinner for Adam and me. She went to work out and Adam and I made her come back and have dinner with us. It was delicious! Thanks for spending the whole day with me Mish! You're awesome!

I made a layout after she left. I love the way this picture of Adam and me turned out so I just had to scrap it. It took me forever! I just wasn't in a very creative mood but it turned out okay.