Monday, May 30, 2011

catching up and proud momma i am...


catching up...
on things that have been happening with the fam...
before i forget 
because i often tend to do that ; ).

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”aaron siskind

my guy and the chick fil a crew!
and here he is at work with one of his coworkers for super hero day...
dressed as spiderman!
kiddos asked for autographs and some even took pictures with him!
well, the school year is wrapping up...
the final days of testing is coming to an end...
and for the record...
here are a some highlights, recognitions & accomplishments...

my guy has been extremely busy...
he spent a few days in NYC with his junior class and they all had a blast!
they did so much in 5 days!
they enjoyed broadways shows, visited NY Times Square, 
chinatown, empire state building, grand central station, ground zero...
they rode the subway, they frolicked at central park, they shopped, ate good food...
and made banners and woke up early to stand and get a good spot on the 
today show...

on top of school work, testing, working, 
he's been putting together and producing a few videos...
 the board of directors of the school asked him to 
produce a video about the history of the school to present at 
the town hall meetings...
he produced a video for the town of monroe...
produced the senior slide show for the school graduation...
and his latest project is
a character education video for the school as well...

below he is receiving awards for student council...
 selected and nominated by school administrators
for being good leaders and role models
my guy was selected to be
 to be one out of 8 school prefects for the 2011-2012 school year...
such a huge honor!
the eight prefects being recognized and given their awards...
i'm so proud of them!
moving on miss bling
has a prefect for a brother and a prefect for a boyfriend : )...
two awesome and amazing young men!
she has been busy studying hard for her final exams...
she received an excellence award in recognition for achieving honors for the third quarter
and she's hoping to make it for the fourth quarter ...
she's been training and conditioning for a spot on the varsity football cheer squad...
there was a process of a two day try out...
learning a chant, cheer, dance and jumps that each girl had 
to learn and perform for the try out...
super stressed and thinking that she didn't make it...
i'm proud to say that her hard work paid off and she
will be part of the varsity cheer team next school year...
making it her 2nd year to be on the football varsity squad.

miss bubbles also received an excellence award in recognition for 
achieving honors for the third quarter and like her sissy...
she's hoping to make it on for the final & 4th quarter of the year.
sadly, miss bubbles middle school soccer season
has come to an end...
it was a very good season for the team.
and she had the opportunity to bond with girls that she probably
wouldn't have been able to if she hadn't played for the team.
 below is the middle school girls soccer team at the spring sports assembly...
with their soccer coach mr. b!
and that's a wrap for this catch up post...

super proud of their big and small accomplishments!
 such a proud momma...i am!

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

embrace the camera...may 26th!




and this is why i embrace the camera every week.
not because i think i'm cute.
not because i think my kids are cute (even though they are).
but because we aren't always going to be around.
and it's important to document moments...memories...our life."
emily anderson


if you didn't already know...
my girls have the bieber fever!
here they are embracing the camera with their life size
cardboard cutout of j.b.!
and might i add they were both very dissappointed last sunday night...
whilst watching the billboard music awards 
jb got up, turned to his girlfriend selena gomez and gave her a kiss!
not only were these two quite unhappy about it
but for sure there were a gazillion more girls feeling the same pain : ).

oh, j.b. you're such the heartbreaker!

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

what i wore wednesday...

linking to pleated poppy's...
"what i wore wednesday"
for some fashion inspiration!

pardon the crooked mirror...
i can never seem to get it straight : ).

black cardigan - F21
ruffled blouse - Marshall's for $7.99 (score!)
lucky jeans - lucky store
vera wang flip flops - kohl's
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

that time of the year...

e.o.g's (end of grade)...
e.o.c's (end of course)...
and 
final exam tests!

preparing physically and mentally for an exam
is just as important as learning the material.
eating properly before testing can help you focus on answering
questions correctly.
in order for your brain to work at peak performance
you need to eat a well rounded breakfast
that includes protein, which fills you up and carbs which helps keep
you full longer.

i made breakfast burritos this morning...


the kids had them for breakfast...
and off they went to school to take
round 1 of their tests/final exams!

do you have any special breakfast foods you like to eat
before testing?

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Monday, May 23, 2011

miscellany monday...

Miscellany Monday @ lowercase letters
{1}
we tried this new chain restaurant called genghis grill 
a mongolian stir fry...
you start by building your bowl with meats and veggies of your choice,
then choose your own spices and sauces.
next you choose between, rice, noodles or pasta...
then they grill it right in front of you.
taken from my i phone here's my bowl!
it was good but i've had better.
unfortunantly, i don't think we'll be going back.

{2}
this is what i  tweeted and facebooked yesterday....
Doing the happy dance! I just had my 30th sale in my etsy shop!!!

a rose and a pearl necklace...

{3}
and this little girl got her haircut!
and that's a wrap!
happy monday friends!
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

new fabric and what i wore wednesday...

lollipops
wanting, crushing and loving on 
my new heather bailey fabric that finally arrived!
i love, love, love the designs and colors.
i just made my camera a new outfit!
hoping to make some more to 
add to my shop!

and it's been a while but linking to the pleated poppy's
"what i wore wednesday"
gray cardigan- target
gray cotton dress- F21
black leggings- F21
black flip flops- Vera Wang @ Kohl's

happy wednesday friends!
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Monday, May 16, 2011

miscellany monday...

Miscellany Monday @ lowercase letters

1.  since blogger was down last week it feels like forever since i've posted.
however, i was thankful for the little break.

2.  the break helped me to fulfill a few orders that needed to go out on saturday.
3.  thankful for customers who come back, re-order & give me the
pleasure of creating something special for loved ones.
above: is a re-order from cathie who was gifting it to a special friend.
below: is a re-order from beth who ordered two more initial charm necklaces
to add to the 11 that she ordered for graduation gifts a couple of weeks ago.
4.  and all weekend i think the girls watched justin bieber's
dvd "never say never"
about a million times!

5.  our doggie mei-mei seems to be quieter than normal
and she's already pretty chill to begin with.
hope she's ok.


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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

embrace the camera...may 12th!


and this is why i embrace the camera every week.
not because i think i'm cute.
not because i think my kids are cute (even though they are).
but because we aren't always going to be around.
and it's important to document moments...memories...our life."
emily anderson



me and the mr.
taken on sunday, mother's day 2011.

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sweet obsessions...

a blackberry...
a droid...
and 4 years later...
i finally own my very own i phone in white!

yes, i have been wanting, crushing and loving on this since forever...
and i am loving it!

and since i can't have my macbook with me at all times
with a smartphone i can conveniently correspond with
my etsy shop customers in a
in a quick and timely manner!

so i phone users...
any good apps out there you care to share with this newbie i phone owner?
do share : ).

happy wednesday friends!
lollipops
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