Drinking a bottle of wine by yourself is never a good idea...
Oh yeah, I rule.
So, today I have made a Spice Cake (from the box) and a Carrot Cake (from scratch). What possessed me to go at this project, i'll never know. but i now have a new respect for Betty Crocker and the Pillsbury Dough boy. Sifting is a pain in the patootie, grating the carrots is mind numbing, and getting all the necessary tools is expensive. But the cakes have just come out of the oven and they are cooling now. It's my first attempt at a layer cake, so lets hope it comes out ok. And for tomorrow I've got all the stuff for my macaroni and cheese casserole. This will be thanksgiving number three with the boyfriends family. Last year was a little stressed because L-mom was diagnosed with cancer. But she has gone into remission, so this year she has tried to keep me from cooking much. She felt bad because I cooked the whole thing last year. I don't know why she feels bad. I didn't have to do it. i wanted to cook for the family. My mom was out of town, so it's not like I had anything else to concentrate on. This year is going to be stressful though, because I have promised my mother that I would take her out to take advantage of all the BF Sales. *sigh* Wish me luck...
So, it's been a while since I've actually played on Illustrator or Photoshop. Since that's what I went to school for, I figured I oughtta go ahead and make some use of these valuable programs. I've decided to make some banners to try and get myself back in the groove. Drop me a line if you want a commission =)
it seems that I have been blessed with a stomach bug. This one seems unique though. There is no coughing, sneezing, or other cold or flu symptoms. Thankfully there is no gastrointestinal discomfort other than the tummy ache.
Last night I had a nasty little stomach ache... More at 11...
well i was sitting at my computer today looking at my homepage and said "oh yeah, I forgot i had a blog" sooo yeah, long time no update but here's a little one. Still at Hallmark, still loving the new house, got enough taxes back to pay off all but one of our credit cards, still struggling with school, can't wait until summer, love the people I work with, switching my major back to psychology, got diagnosed with ADHD so hoping the medicine I am on will help with school, we got a new car, traded in the dreaded Fit for a Chevy Equinox, LOVE IT it's Christopher's baby, we are both a year older, my family came to visit for my birthday weekend and it was awesome, i'm looking forward to going to Vermont for the demolition derby in July, I'm procrastinating as usual, so i'm going to get stuff done! I'll try and not wait so long so that I forget I have a blog!
so as much as it sucked having ash live with us, i do miss having her nearby. i liked being able to go out and get pedicures and go shopping... it's not the same with other people... anyway i was, sadly enough, just reading my old away messages and i remembered a lot of fun things we did... anyway nothing exciting is going on, classes (i have dropped down to part time) are crappy, im taking english and retaking java programming UGH. work is work, much better though because Michelle quit! not as good as I hoped though, I think i'm just burnt out working retail... anyway we had an awesome weekend in NY for my mom and bothers birthday, it was lots of fun.. thats about it i guess, boring
Valentines Day was great. I am still getting accustomed to not being dissapointed. It's... not as bad as it used to be, but after so long, even two years of being with him isn't enough time to let all of my barriers fall completely. So my gift to him was small but cute. He absolutely loves bacon. His favorite saying is "Bacon is what makes other foods worth eating". So, I got him two small Bacon bars from Haut Chocolate. One for him to try, and the other for him to just have. The look of his face was priceless. I only wish my camera wasn't busted. Even with fresh batteries it goes into coniptions and won't turn on. I think it's still mad at me for not using it as much during my photography class. Anyways, Along with his mini bacon bars, I also got him an assortment of dark chocolates, because I know he loves it. I got him a Hershey's Special Dark (The easiest one to eat), the Cherry Chili concoction by Lindt (One I know he likes), and another Lindt bar that is just straight 85% Dark chocolate( He likes it, but he says its so strong it will take him a while to eat it all). And ofcourse, he topped me again.
Chocolates or flowers? Nope, none of that. I bought flowers for myself though. No, he did something better though. He tricked me into going to the mall. He said that his parents wanted another painting of a lighthouse to add to their collection. So I walk in and begin to look at a languid pace, because you can't just rush when it comes to looking at art. And I try to get his attention, but he barrels on through the store like the brute he is. When he goes up to the clerk and gives his name, I was a bit put off because I wanted to look around and pick out a nice print for his parents, otherwise why even invite me to look with him. And before I could give him a piece of my mind, the clerk of the store comes out with the painting. It wasn't a light house at all! It took me a few moments to gather my wits because I was ready to be very annoyed with him. Then I realized what the painting was. It's a print of the hands of God and man in a lighter but still warm sepia/peach tone. It was one that I found and took to MONTHES earlier! But it was so long ago that I had completely forgotten about it! They were talking and asking me if I liked it, but I was still absorbing it. The clerk was soon touched by the tears that soon followed, well seeped as I realized exactly what he had done. I picked out a frame that went well with the tones in the print. There was a dark wood frame on it, but it darkened it too much. So I went with a lighter wood. I was in a bit of a daze though. So now here I sit with a lively print to remind me just how incredibly lucky I am to have such an amazing man. Of all the men I've dated, I have never... EVER felt so Loved. I have no idea how many times I told him that I loved him yesterday, but it didn't feel like enough... He could have gotten me jewelry, he could've gotten me a giftcard, or flowers, or anything else... but to show that he really does listen and really cares about me... and Really loves to see that ridiculous face I make when I get a great surprise... It means so much to me...
well i didnt have to do anything today so i guess it's not really a snow day but it's the first snow of the season (here at least) i have so many pics i wanna post but this really isnt the place to post a lot of pics so i'll just post a couple and let them do the talking. i have like 600 professional wedding photos (obviously i cant post all those!) and a bunch of before and afters of the house... anyway here are a couple of both!
