Waiting...

I'm playing cards with Adam but he plays so slow that I am actually blogging while I wait my turn (chris, I know you know what I'm going through right now). So, I got a response from my stats professor and the answer is no...he's not passing me. Oh well, I'll pass it with flying colors next time...and no more stats talk on my blog! It's annoying me!

I spent the day with Marie today. It felt so good to hang out with her and shop! I miss doing that! We went out to lunch, went to the stamp store, and old navy...bought a bunch of cute stuff. I did nothing else but scrapbook for the rest of the day...I loved it! Check it out...

fact: I'm a paranoid person...leaving a message about a 13 yrs old dead dog named Lucky will freak me out...hint hint Foof : )

It's official

I failed statistics...by .2 points!!! Yes, that's right, .2 points! What bullshit!!! I'm beyond mad! Especially since the professor knew how hard I tried. I put so much effort into this and then he fails me by .2 points! I just can't get over it! Marie composed a pretty good email basically begging him to pass me (maybe i'll get lucky and he'll give me extra credit...or maybe that's just wishful thinking)...

Well, I don't have to think about studying for a whole week! I can't wait to scrapbook! I actually have a lot to do. I need to finish DT stuff and turn that in and someone is interested in wedding invitations...350 of them! I'm meeting her Friday with some samples. I'll post some pics when they're finished. Oh speaking of pics...how cute it she...

it's my 13 yr old dog, Lucky! I just love this thing! She's like my baby...so much cuter than Goose (Adam's dog) : )

fact: The oldest dog ever died at age 29. (according to davidson.edu)

Response to Comments

1. First of all, I just want to say that I love the fact that you guys read my blog...it's so much fun. I just wonder if you guys (aside from Farah who never leaves messages) are the only ones that read my blog? But I love that you guys read and comment. I swear I post mostly for you guys!

2. Candice.... my new camera is a Kodak V1003...and it's BROWN! I love it but I have to say that I was bummed when it saw that it didn't have the feature you camera had. I even read the manual in hopes of finding that awesome feature...oh well, I'll settle for this...it's pretty awesome and cute!

3. Chris....you must be REALLY bored! I can't believe you bought 3 books b/c they were a dollar and you're not planning on reading them!!! I hope they at least have pictures!!! Chrissy....how can you post such a comment to a book lover? Marie, what do you have to say to your brother??? Go finish recording so you can hurry home b/c I know over here you won't waste a dollar on a book.

4. Michelle....COME OVER! I am having Michelle withdrawals and I need a change of scenery around here...Besides, I've been KICKING ADAM'S ASS in 51. I mean really kicking his ass. He told 2x that he's not playing for a few days. According to Adam, "this game is really ticking me off"...imagine how bad he's doing! I need some competition! Now don't you wish you were here Chris?

5. Marie...you NEVER come over! That's why Michelle said, we need a Michelle, Adam, and Renee night...you're too busy to ever be in the equation! But, you know you're always part of the crew : ) Come over too! How about some wine tomorrow night at my house...outside?

fact: I always spell check my blogs before I post them b/c of the grammar police..aka marie. And yes, I originally spelled grammar wrong!

Giving up

and not really giving a shit! I'm talking about stats, of course! Farah came over to help me with some of the equations. We literally spent 2 hrs (at least) on one statistical procedure! She was getting so frustrated...I'm glad she got a taste of what I've been going through for the past 7 weeks. Well, after a good 5 hrs, we gave up. I just don't give a rats ass about stats anymore. So what if I have to take it over again...it's not the end of the world. We'll see. Just 2 more days and I won't be blogging about that bitch class! Aren't you guys so annoyed by my stats posts?!

So, we went to Jennifer's graduation party yesterday. We had a good time with our family and friends...here are a couple of pics...

Cliff and Adam chillin with some scotch

Lori (my aunt, jennifer's mom) doing a lemon drop shot...

Me, Farah, and Marilyn...

I love summer! It feels so good to be in the sun with a nice tan!

fact (from Marie): according to an article from a couple years ago in the wall street journal, 59% of Americans do not own a single book, not even a cookbook or the bible!

Happy Birthday....

to me!!! It's my 30th birthday! It's strange to know that I'm not in my twenties anymore. I didn't really like that feeling, but quickly got over it (unlike Adam who had was very depressed on his 30th).

Although I'm sick with a sore throat and cough, I had an awesome birthday! This morning Adam made me breakfast in bed and bought me my favorite coffee (Dunkin Donuts), along with some cough drops : ) I was so surprised to wake up to that! Notice how he even cut up my pancakes and sausage (I would never think to do that)! Adam even took a personal day off of work so we could hang out! Fun!

After breakfast, Adam brought this to me...

...flowers and inside that box was a brand new camera! I LOVE IT! I have been so sick of my old camera! The battery kept dying even right after I changed it. As a matter of fact, it took me a few minutes to take this pic b/c the battery kept dying! I was so annoyed by that, but I'm sure Adam was all smiles inside. I was so happy when I opened the box! Yeah! I can't wait to take TONS of pics at my cousin, Jennifer's, graduation party tomorrow! Gotta go, my glass of wine is waiting for me : )

fact: A recent survey suggests that more people are born on October 5 in the United States than any other day. October 5 holds a not-so-surprising significance, as conception would have fallen on New Year's Eve. The least common birth date in the U.S. is May 22nd.

What this!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XqVqJ1HLHNo

This 6 yr old girl is so adorable and absolutely amazing! I wish I could play it directly on the blog...you have to check it out...you'll love it!

Lazy morning

Just laying in bed before class surfing the web. I'm being SO lazy. It's 10:30 and I'm gonna have to make myself get in the shower! I'm just so tired! I really don't know why. I can't wait until next week when I have a whole week off! Can't wait sleep and scrapbook! And that's all I plan on doing! Here are some pics of my brother's engagement party.

Left Cousin Chris, Uncle Mazin, Cliff (my bro), Cousins Noor, Nina, Marie, Me, and cousin Michelle (that's my aunt hanging off on the side).


Michelle, Me, Foof (Chris' gf), Marie, and Farah (another cuz)

And finally, Me, my bro, Jenan (future sister in law), and Adam

It was a fun party. I will definitely make some pages of that night!

This is a must see video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=u17nOCMR4Js. It's the cutest thing I've seen! I would post it directly to my blog but for some reason, youtube is not recognizing my blogger url so it won't let me do it. But check it out, it's really cute!

fact: i'm really late, don't have time to look up a fact, gotta go....

Happy Father's Day!

This is my dad...the most amazing man I have ever known! I know that most people say that about their fathers, but no one is quite like him! He's so understanding, patient, and kind to EVERYONE! He's also extremely smart! My dad is a physician (a family doctor) who has patients actually come in from out of town for their annual visits! I think that's crazy! Anyway, that's my dad and I love him to death! Happy Father's Day, Bob ("bob" is short for dad in arabic)!

My brother's engagement party was last night...it was a blast and we took TONS of pics that I can't wait to scrapbook! I'll post some pics later.

fact: I am so lucky to have such a special man as my father!

by the way, does anyone know why blogger sometimes doesn't put in the spaces between the paragraghs as I have them originally? I don't understand why my paragraphs look so clustered
when I make a post sometimes...anyone know why?

I got...

a 0.7 on my stats test (out of 4.0)!!!! My first failed test in college! It's very disappointing and extremely discouraging! I guess I shouldn't feel too bad because the average class grade was a 1.0! What a shitty class! I have to do basically get an A on the final to pass the class....as if that's really gonna happen. Oh well, enough about stats already! I feel like it's all I write about!

So I'm making a mini vacation book for the DT. It's turning out pretty cute. It's not complete but here's a peak...I love the colors...

I scrapbooked downstairs today since my scrapbook room feels like a sauna. I created such a mess!! And I'm usually a neat/organized scrapbooker so this was extremely messy for me. I seriously couldn't find stuff...this is just half of the mess. I had things all over the floor and behind me on the couch. It's all good though. I actually enjoyed hanging out with Adam and scrapbooking. Check out what I call a scrapbook space disaster...

I must say, it's a fun looking mess! I love it and could scrapbook all day! In fact, that's what I plan on doing on June 26, right after my finals...with a glass of wine of course.

fact: The basic form of life is female. The fetus begins as female and it is the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, which is responsible for initiating the sequence of events that leads to masculinization of the developing fetus.

PISSED (with a smile on my face)

First off, someone asked me if I was pregnant at the wedding last night! What an insult! I was in love with my dress, thought it was gorgeous and then someone asked me if I was pregnant! Imagine what a blow that was! I was basically called a fat ass...Nice! Here's a pic anyway...me, Marie, and Michelle (my cousins).

SO....I fuckin hate stats!!! I have been studying for literally 7 hrs and I still don't know shit!! I just don't understand why it's so damn hard to get?! I'm ready to give up and take my test on tuesday. I mean I can't just sit there and not have a clue on how to start the damn problems...I can't believe this confusion and that I'm about to give up...with only 4 class meetings left! God, why the hell am I still in school?? It's so frustrating! It's so frustrating that after 7 hrs of studying, I actually threw my phone across the family room. Adam was just looking at me like I was crazy! I was about to throw my book too but I thought that was a bit much so I cried instead! I think I've lost it. I settled down and turned my laptop on, signed onto blogger to check my blog, and I got a comment from KRISTINA CONTES...my all time favorite scrapbooker!!! I was so happy! Then Adam really thought I was crazy! I mean, I feel kind of crazy/stalkerish for getting so excited over that. It's like back in the day when I was obsessed with NKOTB, only now I'm 29 and obsessed with a woman! I don't care though, Kristina is an awesome artist and yes, I am obsessed with her! She's so inspiring. Check out her awesome work on her blog http://soundsofscience.blogspot.com/.

Surprise, Surprise

I didn't study for my stats test. Instead, I did this...

Been Busy...

1. I cleaned my house like a mad woman today! I swear you could eat off my floors! It's so clean...I love it!

2. Picked up some DT goodies...I can't wait to play with it!

3. Farah and I helped Janan, my brother's fiance, put together a scavenger hunt for him. He's hunting for a surprise...his wedding band! Usually the guy does it for the girl, but I think it's so cute that she's doing it for him. Can't wait to see the dread on his face when he realizes he's going on a scavenger hunt on his own.

4. I bought an awesome dress for a wedding tomorrow. I can't wait to wear it! It'll look good with my Arizona tan : )

5. I have a statistics test on Tuesday...I have no idea what I'm doing in that class (again). I seriously will be the happiest person after that exam...it's such a dreadful class. I really hope I can get my ass in gear and study for it tonight...I have so much to do and I'm so behind...I bet I'll end up scrapbooking.

fact: The Bible, the world’s best-selling book, is also the world’s most shoplifted book.

Are you kidding me?!

I saw this mug shot on Good Morning America and CNN this morning.

Why is Paris Hilton's jail sentence the talk of the news? I don't really care what she bought to occupy herself during her sentence time, what her mug shot looked like, or how long she's going in for! I mean who really gives a shit? Does the media not have more important information to focus on? Perhaps they think reporting on Paris Hilton is more important than, oh I don't know...maybe the war that our country is involved in...the thousands that are dying each month because of it, our terrible economy leaving so many unemployed, the AIDS epidemic in Africa, the inhumane ways people live in underdeveloped countries, the effects from global warming on our world, the honor killing that takes place in the middle east to innocent-helpless women, child abuse, animal abuse, obesity epidemic in our own country.... WAKE UP PEOPLE! STOP BEING SO IGNORANT!

I'm so sick of these fucked up celebrities making the news and all over magazines over their irresponsible behaviors. That shit shouldn't even make the news. Maybe the media needs to concentrate on educating us...giving us the facts about what is really going on in our world? Imagine what happen? We'd be educated and so much more aware of the huge things happening outside of the little world we build around ourselves. Maybe more of us would actually do things...contribute/voice our opinions about helping those who are starving, dying, suffering, etc...Isn't it our responsibility as human beings to help other human beings?

Fuck Paris Hilton's Jail time. Fuck Nicole Richie's 90 pound body. Fuck Britney Spears' shaved head. Fuck Angelina Jolie's and Brad Pitt's family life. Fuck Jessica Simpson's love life. Fuck Lindsey Lohan's drug addiction.

fact: Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 15 million children under 18 have been orphaned as a result of AIDS. More than 12 million of these children live in Sub-Saharan Africa, where it is currently estimated that 9% of all children have lost at least one parent to AIDS. By 2010, it is predicted that there will be around 15.7 million AIDS orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. (copied from UNICEF website)

Celebrating Beauty

I was inspired by this Ngaire Bartlam's blog today. She challenged women to create a layout celebrating beauty. I made one celebrating my mom's beauty. If you'd like to see more layouts go to her site http://scrapblogmebaby.typepad.com/beautiful/.

Playing Cards...

..without you, Chris! We miss you! This post is actually for you...as we wait for Adam to play his turn (surprise, surprise). By the way, we're drinking wine and Michelle is kicking our asses at 51 tonight and Adam isn't happy.

Adam and I are still recovering from our red eye flight...we woke up at 12:15 pm today! Adam NEVER sleeps in...this is a really big deal for him. I actually felt pretty shitty waking up that late too! The day just went by way too fast...so much to do, so little time. I was hoping to scrapbook tonight after Adam made dinner but Michelle came over and we ended up playing cards. Hopefully, I'll get a page done tomorrow...

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