December Daily 2

It's me again. Wow, I'm impressed that I've blogged twice already. I don't know how long the momentum will last but here I am. I finished day two today on my December Daily. I ended up creating two layouts because I took a couple of cute pictures and I couldn't decide.

We went to my hubby's holiday party at FIU for the executive MBA program and I was able to meet some of his classmates. I also took a bunch of fun photos at home before we went so I used them all. I'm so proud of the fact that I am truly journaling... I'm somewhat of a who, what, where, when and why kind of girl.

I also wanted to share a cute Christmas present that's super easy to put together. I don't know if you know but my husband loves wine. We have an extensive collection of wine in our bar. Every Christmas he buys a couple of cases to give as presents. I wanted to do a little more than gift a bottle of wine so I bought these cute cookie boxes from Target to give along with the bottle

of wine.

Thanks for visiting and if you are doing a December Daily please let me know so I can visit your blogs too. I love getting fresh new ideas.

Goodnight,

Ady

December Daily 1

It's the wee hours of the night and guess what I'm doing? Well, besides posting here! I just finished creating the 1st page of my December Daily. You know the concept that Ali created three years ago. I've tried to make it simple, not over analize it, blah, blah, blah but you know what? I can't... I can't do simple, I can't go with the flow, I can't just create and be done with it!!! Like my friend Damaris always says " If it's not beautiful than why bother".

I lifted the album design from Amanda (through Ali's blog). Why mess with great design. I'm gearing towards bright cheery colors this year. I glimmer misted the cover with Midnight Blue and I used a dabber around the edge. The dabbers are really thick so I mixed it with water and it went on like butter. The stars I used was from this awesome kit from Stampin Up that I purchased from my friend Esther.


cover:

inside album:

back:

I finished my Christmas tree and by the way I LOVE IT... I went with the non tradition colors this year. It's blue, pink and purple... I have two complete collections that I alternate with. This set hasn't been taken out in four years because my hubby really doesn't care for it but I wanted a change this year. The only thing missing is my beautiful Angel tree top that is MIA but I will find her by the end of this week.

Day 1

Well peeps, I'm exhausted and I have a mess to clean up. Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite. Thanks for stopping by...

Hugs,

Ady

Thanksgiving Day

was perfect because we had great food, family and friends... My DH made a fried turkey this year and it was a total hit. It was juicy and tasted heavenly. The side dishes were out of this world too. My brother gave a beautiful speech that made me teary eyed. All in all it was a wonderful day. The great part for me was that I was able to enjoy myself in one place without having to worry about going anywhere else.

Black Friday was a good... I bought a lot of great stuff at great prices. Thankfully I didn't need to worry about buying electronics because I had already bought that stuff so I didn't need to make the long lines for those. Damaris and I walked, talked and spent some dough. I went home, took a long need nap and started wrapping up presents.

Look at the cute bags I made for presents. I stamped the brown bags using this Stampin Up roller with this ink pad. I love how easy it is to decorate a bag for any occassion. I'm still wrapping but I'm way ahead of the game.

My mom decided to stay a couple of days longer with me. I love it when she comes over so we made crafts together. I grew up watching her create stuff and let me tell you she's got skills. We spent hours talking , laughing and creating. I even had D'Angelo make an ornament for a school project.

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree... Oh how I love my Christmas tree... We bought it last night and it was the fastest tree we've ever picked out... On the first try.

If you read this far... Thank you...

I'm off to beautify myself for my Christmas photo session later with Margie at Schnebly's Winery. I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend. I know I sure did.

Have a happy week.

Hugs,

Ady

Thankful

Hello peeps...


I wanted to take a moment to wish all my readers a wonderful Thanksgiving... May God give you peace and love. Remember to love with all you heart and to forgive with all your heart. Life is short and we only have one chance to live it so make it count...


I'm thankful for my beautiful family that I love unconditionally and who love me unconditionally. I'm thankful for my wonderful friends that have stood by me through all my ups and downs. I'm thankful for the great people I have met through scrapbooking because you get it. You get how much this hobby means to me.


Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to visit my blog and for the comments you leave. Have a wonderful day with your families.


I'll be having a wonderful dinner with my family, in-laws, and friends... I'm so happy that I only have to go to one place this year so I can be home early to rest for the next big day.

Yes, I'm a Black Friday addict... I love the challenge and the addrenaline I get for the deals. LOL

Flower Power Challenge

Here's my take on Challenge Three Flower Power over at Cocoa Daisy. I'm not one to use too many flowers even though I have a beautiful two tier basket full of them. I do like using one or two when called for. Thanks for visiting my blog.

I'm off to bed... I can't wait to work on more challenges. These challenges are a great way to stimulate creativity and in my case "use up my old inventory of yumminess". LOL

Ad Challenge W/Christine

I'm having so much fun playing along with the Daisy Divas at Cocoa Daisy. They have created a weekend full of fun challenges. I wasn't able to do any this weekend but they are open until November 22, 2009. This is Christine's Ad Challenge. I consider it more like a lift because she used this tree that I've been hoarding for two years now and I had to put it to use before I sold it a garage sale for 25 cents. I love how it turned out. TFL

You should definitely join in on the fun. I'm off to my next challenge.

Jam packed weekend...

Happy Sunday ... I've been in bed all day recouping from my weekend and now I have a boost of energy. Note: This is a long post...

On Friday my mom had a double catherization procedure on both of her legs. She's been suffering for many years and Dr's had said it was a pinched nerve. After a recent Stress test it was discovered that she had two clogged arteries in her legs and the Dr. felt that this was causing the lack of circulation in her legs and this is why she had so much pain. The procedure was quick and the Dr. says it went well. Know we wait and see if the pain subsides and she's able to walk again without a limb. Cross your fingers and say a little prayer.

Saturday was jam packed... I was scheduled for a garage sale at Scrapbooks N Stuff but I was double booked with cub scouts so Vanessa volunteered to sell my stuff at the garage sale. I ended up staying with her to set up and sell for awhile before I headed off to the cub scout event. Good thing I did... 90% of our stuff was sold by 10:30 am. Talk about timing. I'm so happy that I got rid of two bins of scrapbook stuff. I still have a lot more to go through but I'll have plenty of time to go through my stuff for the next garage sale in 6 months. Nana, Vanessa and the girls did an awesome job organizing the store, they provided us with drinks and lunch and gave us a wonderful incentive to use our store credit. If you haven't been by the store you should definitely go. They are doing a wonderful job in supplying us with products that we love.

The Raingutter Regatta was a success. D won a second place trophy for his boat. They had a great time. I love the cub scouts and I love all the families I get to spend time with.

Last but not least... I've been working on some Thankful cards for a challenge on BASB. This has been a great little project for me. I've been making cards everynight with scraps of supplies I have laying around that have been neglected. I love how they are turning out. I'm not holding my breathe that I'll win so I put the 7 gypsies carousel on my Christmas wishlist just in case. LOL I need to display these beautiful sentiment cards I'm making.

I wanted Jorge and D to make some cards but they have had so many school projects that really there is no time but D had a school project about Thankful and here's a picture of his collage. He drew me, Jorge, himself, our house and the dog. It turned out super cute.

Thank you for reading this super long post. Have a wonderful week...

Hugs,

Ady