On my radar

I am always thinking of things that would make my life complete. Of course, none of these will ever do that, but sometimes I like to imagine that I'd be the happiest and cutest girl in the world if I had these things. Don't remind me I can be sort of shallow okay? Thanks.

Lip gloss! Of course, I always could use some more. And then new tropical flavors are perfect for spring!



Address labels. I write so many letters, cute address labels seem sort obvious.
A Vera Bradley! I already ordered mine in the new spring color, so this shouldn't really be on the list. But I don't actually have it yet, so technically I want one still.
A cute $75 dollar coat with striped nautical, navy lining that I wont wear? I want this so bad.

What have you been wanting lately? I hope they are in your budged, unlike mine. I'm sort of a dreamer like that.

Just a bunch of jiberish...

Oh my goodness! Every time I sit to write a post, all interesting information leaves me and I am left with nothing to show, tell or even blab about!

This weekend I was crazy busy planning and executing my AHG project. I planned a party for my troop, decorated it and used a microphone in front of 50 people. (I was really nervous about that.) The party went well, and I am so jazzed that I got it over with.

I am here right now to apologize for the celebrations page. I forgot to gather the January celebrations. I think I need a co-celebrator. Any volunteers?I promise to get back on track with February. I'm just guessing that there are some pretty awesome holidays for that month.

One last thing, I ordered my Vera Bradley. (Big woot!) I absolutely could not decide, I wanted one I could carry on my wrist. Because that's what they did in the 50's and 60's and those cute little handbags are totally in. But then I went to Michaels and I got so fed up having to carry my purse, that I decided right there I would order a cross body. And that's that. I won't tell you which one I got, but I'll show you the fabric....
Please don't judge me. This is way cuter in person. I was not a huge fan when I saw it online, but I changed my opinion when I saw it for real.

Happy Monday? It is Monday right? I keep forgetting which day it is, and for that matter, I still keep forgetting its 2012!!

It's Thursday

This blog is getting pretty embarrassing. No posts - not cool. It's just that whenever I feel like writing a post, all I want to do is write all about the wonderful projects I've been doing. And as much as you love me, do you really want to know? So I'm having trouble deciding weather to suck it up and find something else (Which clearly has not been working) or break down and go crafts galore.

I usually end up breaking down. I'm not really one for self persecution.

I am so excited! Valentines day is almost here! Valentines day is super cool, because you have an excuse to wear red and pink and eat sugary things and just have a delightful day. I am busy planning and making decor for my room so it stays festive and all. Scratch that, I'm making decorations. Decor is such a stupid word. I hope I didn't offend anyone by that. It just sounds stuffy.

I was about to start writing about how sad I am that I am thwarted at every turn Vera Bradley wise, but I just found a lip gloss under my keyboard, so I'm happy again. Yes, apparently I keep lip gloss under the keyboard for just such times.

I am weird.

Weekender

It's the weekend and I am prepared for weekend awesomeness. Weekends usually involve church, watching news out the wazoo, homework and bike rides. Nothing over the top, but still fun. I'm going to go to Joannes tonight so I can have plenty of craft supplies to last me all through Sunday.

You wanted to see pictures of Punk all shaved and groomed?

I personally think Sophie looks adorable shaved. But this time they cut her tail really short. I'm not a fan of that.And now, Bubby looks like a huge monster compared to Sophie. Bubbles is taller than Sophie, but with all that fur, she looks even bigger. (And see how much she loves wind!)

That's the weekender. Have a great day! xoxo

Fangs

Every now and then, the pups pull out their fangs. Its their most popular weapon.

I am serious, I would die if I didn't have these puppies. They are constantly entertaining me.

Bacon....Chocolate?

Have you ever tried Bacon Chocolate? I have, and it does taste like bacon. It also smells like a dog treat. I usually never venture from my norm of milk chocolate, but I had to try bacon chocolate. After all, I'm a pig predator! While I'm not sure I'll get it again, it was fun to try. Bacon bits can go on salad and baked potato's, but chocolate? I'm still not convinced.



Here's a peek at the next tutorial for you all. I never thought I'd be smitten on bow ties, but then again, I never thought love and navy blue would ever be said in the same sentence.

And, With my big girl camera, I've been able to get some really cute shots of the neighborhood squirrels.
Okay, this is pushing it. I wouldn't say this is cute.

More like odd and abnormal.

10 Things

1. I am scared of mannequins and clowns
2. I could live on bread, cheese and potatoes for my the rest of my life.
3. I love reading the newspaper.
4. My biggest pet peeve is crusty milk.
5. I like stripes, especially chevron ones.
6. I am also scared of homeless people and casino's.
7. I am NOT a picky eater - thank you mother!
8. I wear ballet flats 97% of the time.
9. I have never a sport played on a team before
10. I am beginning to love navy blue.


I didn't mention lip gloss once - shouldn't you be cheering?!

The coolest

Admit it - birds are so totally cool.

Happy things

Dad and KJ are out of town. Its party time! That is, if you consider reading economics or studying Greek partying. I don't.

So instead of thinking of terrible things, lets think of happy things shall we? Like Navy blue and white stripes?
All from Kate Spade, all over $300. All of these will never enter my closet. I thought we were supposed to be talking about happy things to get our minds of economics? This conversation is turning dismal.

Lets talk about glasses. Glasses are happy. I got my 2 new pairs. I love one. I have not worn the other pair enough to know if I love them or not. When I do wear them, I feel like I have goggles on and end up taking them off 5 seconds later.

You can sort of see them here.
Yeah, they're fairly happy glasses!

Also, I started to achieve one of my new years goals! Happy Happy thought. If you want to look back at them, click the lovely image with chevron stripes to the right of this. I'll let you guess which one I'm working on, I think you might know.

And if all else fails, I resort to Hand Sanitizer. A forever source of happiness.
And it happens to be a little cheaper than a Kate Spade dress. Like $298.50 cheaper.

Wind

Did you knowThat the puppies love wind?


It's true.And if you don't believe me, this is proof.

I.Want.This.

This week Dad is traveling to a wonderful place that is home to a store filled with lovely little delicious things.

Can you guess what I'm talking about??Ohmygoodness - this sounds so divine! I am very interested in the frosting. It sounds heavenly.

And If I'm not being mean enough, here's a picture of it.

(I also love the skirt!)

I want that cupcake. Really bad.

What I would wear

There's a homeschool dance coming up and as much as I'd like too, I won't be one the attendees. But just because I'm not going does not mean I can't think about what I would wear...right? Okay, I make no sense.

I personally am not a fan of skimpy, teenage prom dresses. They are always, too tight, too short and sometimes fairly ugly. I prefer a little more elegant looking style.

I wish I had $200 dollars laying around so I could get this! Isn't it just darling? I love the color, and the bow is sort of weird, but with a cardigan and belt this would be extra adorable.This one I could actually think about buying, but it seems kind of silly to waste all my Christmas money on one dress. I love the layers of pleats on this one and while green is generally not my favorite color, I love this shade.

So that's what I'd be wearing if I were going. I get my new glasses today, I'll show you some pictures I'm sure!

Felt Flowers

I'm slowing down on the tutorials, but this is too cute not to share. I am thinking of posting a tutorial every 3 or 4 weeks.
To start off, you'll need 6 petals and a circle about the size of a quarter. For my petals, I just drew a flower on a piece of paper, cut it out and used that as my template.
Fold it in half, then glue halfway up one side, then fold. You should have one little petal. Do this with all six flower cut outs.
To assemble the flower, cut of the tip of the petal, add hot glue and press onto the circle. Put 4 Petals on the circle, then glue the other 2 in the center.

These are super easy and so fun to make. I have already worn several as hair accessories and I am thinking of adding pins so I can wear them on cardigans and scarfs.

Happy Thursday!

Please Pray

My sweet friend Emily was diagnosed with cancer about 4 years ago. She had a tumor in her skull, but it was removed and she was in remission for one year. Just today we found out that she has another tumor in her spine. Would you please pray for Emily and her family as they go through this challenging time?

If you would like to read more about Emily, click here. Thank you all so much!

Goals (that involve lip gloss.)

New Years Resolutions anyone? Here are mine. Be assured, I'll forget them all by February.

Get more lenses and improve my photography-Improving is always a good thing. I think first on my list are filters and a macro lens.

Sew More- I want to sew fancy, pretty dresses with lovely material. Enough said. Oh, and I'd like them to be retro/vintage.

Play a sport- This is a new thing for me! I would really like to play volleyball and maybe track? On second thought, no thanks. Volleyball is just fine.

Learn HTML/Corel Draw- I have always wished I could design my own templates and stuff like that. 2012 is the year to do it!

Grow my lip gloss collection - Wow this is really something to aspire too right.......right?! Okay, not so much, but I still would like to do this.

And there you have them. What are your new years resolutions? I hope they are all a little better than Number 5.....

I'm off to bath and body works to begin accomplishing goals!

Year or years?

While I was making this, I had a huge debate with myself about whether to use "Happy new year" or "Happy new years". I am still not sure which is the accepted normal phrase, but anyhow, Happy New Years will have to do.

2012 sort of snuck up on me. I know, I sound like an adult. But I was sort of enjoying 2011 and ending it is fairly cruel. But a GREAT thing about 2012 is that I will be able to get my permit (that might not be such a great thing for everyone else!)

Happy New Year/Years Everyone!