Playful Pickles Designs

Carly, you have really gone and done it this time. Playful Pickles Designs is where the party's at. My blog was in need of some spring cleaning and I couldn't be happier with the way it turned out. Talk about exceeding my expectations. I gave her a few ideas and she blew it out of the ballpark. I love the mixed media artist Claudine Hellmuth. I have one of her books and I really love her little creations. I plan on creating a few gems of my own someday but I'm not much of a self-starter. So...this little design was inspired by good ol Claudine. I feel that I must be honest and tell you that I am a bit lumpier around the mid-section in real life. The chest is pretty accurate though. I'm not complaining and I'm definitely not going to request that more weight be added. Thanks Carly! I LOVE IT!

The Rad Issue Of My Life

I've been digging through old boxes today in hopes of finding some long lost photographs. In my search, I stumbled upon my old "Hello Kitty Diary." I think I got it in elementary school but since I'm horrible at journal writing it lasted until my sophmore year in highschool. I opened to the first page and died laughing.


Apparently I decided to name my diary "the rad issue of my life." The illustration is pretty self explanatory. I hated school(snowcrest) and wished to stabb the building with a knife(that's supposed to be blood dripping from the knife).
I'm surprised I had friends. With all the violence in schools these days I'm sure I would have been under surveillance. You might notice that I covered up the bottom portion of the page on the left. Maybe because it was an illustration involving another weapon. So, this is pretty revealing. I'm okay posting it right now. Don't be surprised if I take it down. I do that sometimes if I feel that I've given too much information. Well, I must say I continued reading my little diary and I felt like I didn't know the girl who wrote it. I was really embarrassed for myself. I've always felt that I can share anything with Nate. I would seriously die if he read this diary. I'm considering burning it. If my children got a hold of it they would think their mother was the biggest dork.

Happy Anniversh To Us

Nate and I celebrated our two year anniversary today. It feels like we have been married for a lot longer than that. We decided to stick close to home this year. The afternoon was spent at the Fashion Place Mall followed by the Cheesecake Factory. We ended our evening with Drillbit Taylor. It was pretty cute. I love Owen Wilson's humor.
As most of you know, I didn't marry young like a lot of folks. I was accused of being picky many a time. I think it's absolutely 100% okay to be picky when you are "picking" the person you want to spend eternity with. I don't think I had unrealistic expectations. He didn't have to meet a height requirement or have a certain blood type. I just really wanted to be with someone that I could laugh with. Don't get me wrong, I went out with a lot of funny characters but there was always something else missing. Well, the wait paid off in 2004. Nate is the funniest person I've ever met. He also knows when to be serious and sincere. He is patient and just an all around good guy. I just love him.

P.S. It would be cool if I had a montage with this post. Maybe next year.

Cute Overload!

I've been pretty shameless today. I'm not the kind of mom to shove their kid in everyones faces. Today that is all I wanted to do. I just thought Campbell looked so dang cute. I wanted the world to know how cute and see how cute she is. Usually at church I leave Campbell in her carseat until she gets fussy. Nope not today. I took her out as soon as I stepped in the building. I mean, I made a dress for her, she had a hat on that color coordinated perfectly. This baby deserved some exposure. I tell ya, I was shameless. I felt like I had a glimpse into the head of a pageant mom. I definitely don't want to be one of those...no offense. Any who, I've confessed and I feel better and I'm sorry(kind of).
I hope everyone had a really nice Easter. I'm glad it was such a beautiful day. I'm looking forward to more days like this.

I have lost control

This morning I had a thin mint in one hand and a samoa in the other. I've been double fistin' almost all day. I need help.

The little german

I thought Campbell looked so cute in her little church outfit. Nate said she looked like a little german girl. I don't know any german girls so I could not agree nor disagree with his observation.

I think it's kind of awkward.....

I think red lights can be awkward. Today I was stopped at a red light and I looked over and saw a friend of mine. I honked we waved exchanged "how are yous" etc. Light turns green we both drive only to stop at almost every red light on the blvd. We are talking miles of road. I've been in this situation many times before and I still don't know what is expected of me. I don't want to be rude. Do I acknowledge my friend at every single red light? I usually fumble with my cell phone or pretend to search for something. I'm probably not preaching to the choir on this one. I'm probably just awkward. The end.

Rolls

Campbell has now joined the mobile club. She took her first roll yesterday and she can't get enough of it. I haven't captured this new trick on video but I will.