Monday, March 10, 2008

Walking In The Spider's Web

"Sorry I'm not home right now. I'm walking in the spiders web. So leave a message and I'll call you back."- That is our new theme song! Gewn Stefani nailed it because the only time we are home, is when we are asleep. Ha!
So, so much happened in just a few short days! Let me catch you up to speed!!

Friday night:

I was so excited when David's boss personally invited me to a "crafty" night with a few other ladies from the bank! I packed the kitchen sink, let me tell ya. We had such a fun time, and I made three great new friends. Considering I knew nobody when I went, I feel like I came home with a new circle of comrades! : ) I knew I was with my "own" people when Holly looked over my shoulder at one of my cards and said, "She's a beauty, Clark." Any gal who quotes Chevy Chase from Christmas Vacation is bound to be my soul sister. My favorite part of the night was using the other girls' Cricut machine. Do you know what a Cricut is? It is a little gem sent straight from the pearly, white gates! It is a computer that cuts out whatever shape, image, letter, or design you want. It is basically a diecut machine that is fast, accurate, and ingenious. You can decided the size, down to the centimeter. I want one so bad. Our seven year anniversary is in April, so I am going to start dropping some HEAVY hints. The party started at 5:00 p.m. and I didn't get home until almost 2:00 a.m. I thought a cop may pull over for being out so late and swerving, but I was really trying to keep all my card stock from falling out of my bag! : )









































Saturday afternoon:

David and I went to C C's Pizza in Fayetteville to celebrate our niece, Chyann's, 8th birthday. First of all, I totally claim her when her mom is not around and act like she is mine. I love her blonde lil' bob and her pretty blue eyes. She is perfect in every way and I hope someday my little girl looks and acts just like her- which is the perfect combination of sweet and sassy!













After the birthday party, we met up with my parents at the new stadium seated theater to see 10,000 B.C. Wow! It was super good! Really, I loved it. It was really historical, and I have a minor in history from the UofA, so it was right down my alley. It was also a romantic love story AND it takes place partway in Egypt. Oh man, oh my.. what a great flick for me! : ) The only problem was that the theater was packed, and we seriously found the only four seats left that were together, and we sat down so quickly that David ended up between my mom and I. By the end of the movie, David wanted to slap us silly because we kept leaning over his lap to whisper or ask each other questions when we didn't get something in the movie. Ha! David was so flustered he could have moved to the front row.







Sunday afternoon:

We met up with our ski buddies to discuss this coming week's ski trip! Yipee! We are ready and set to leave and ski in the Rockies for a week. I am so ready for a break from Arkansas scenery. I was born to ski, and me and the snow are tight. I am not a beach gal (Gasp! Shock!) I love the cold weather, so I am desperate to see some of that beautiful white stuff. There are 14 of us going, so it was so fun to meet and get our nerves revved up with trash talk about who is skiing on the bunny slopes and who is not. : ) We had shirts made to match with nicknames- which my friend Dawn calls "Fairground Clothes" because we will all be corny and match. Ha! We have a cabin in South Fork that is about 4,000 square feet, which gives every couple their own room. The front door is literally 14 feet from the Rio Grande. I can't wait to post on all the fun! : )







Sunday afternoon:

We went to our nephew, Brandon's, 4th birthday party at David's sister, Susan's, house. Brandon was just as cute as he could be with his Spongebob ice cream cake. By the way, I am a total convert to ice cream cakes at Dairy Queen. When he saw the tile Susan bought for him that I had painted, he pointed and said, "Cowboy hat!" It made my entire day. We got him a big, floor puzzle that is of dinosaurs. As a teacher, I feel morally obligated to purchase educational gifts. : )



















Sunday I also put out my new monnogramed placemats that I bough at T.J. Maxx. I took them to be monogramed and decided on a lime to match the harlequin in the dining room. Well, needless to say, I am in love them. I find myself looking at everything to see if it could be monogramed. I asked David what he thought about taking our pillowcases in, and he kind of gave me a glazed over stare without speaking. I take that to mean my answer is like the line from Dumb and Dumber, "So, you're saying I have a chance??" : )







Have a great week!

56 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness you've been busy. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the lime green monogrammed placemats! Great idea - I'm totally stealing it.
    I have always loved DQ ice cream cakes - the blizzard cakes are the BEST!
    Your nieces could be your daughters - they look like a perfect mix of you and David.
    Your ski trip sounds like a lot of fun even though I would MUCH rather go to the beach. I hope you have a great time and I'm jealous that you are on a spring break trip!!!! Can't wait for lots of pictures and a total recap!

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  2. Love the placemats! They turned out so cute. Have a great Spring Break trip. I'm with Kelly on the beach thing. I can't stand the cold. Can't wait to see lots of pictures. I know ya'll will have lots of fun!

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  3. I love the monogrammed place mats! The ski trip sounds so much have.

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  4. I agree about the placemats--adorable! You need to convince David to buy you a monogrammed machine for the next holiday!All of your nieces and nephews are just too cute! I hope you have fun in CO, I wish we were going at the same time and we could meet up!

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  5. I am totally with you on the skiing thing. We went every year growing up.I'd much rather be in the mountains than on a beach! Sounds like you've had fun, I love the placemats, they turned out cute! Have fun skiing, enjoy the break from Arkansas!! :)

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  6. GIRl YOU ARE BUSY!!!!! I love your whole weekend and the placemats are my favorite. they look great in your dining room. Ski trip....i am so jealous. I love to ski and it has 3 years since I have been. There is nothing better than hitting the mountain early in the morning. so beautiful that you have to yell PRAISE THE LORD

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  7. 1st...LOVE your blue and white shirt!! I also LOVE the monogrammed place mats! Oh man...I've got some ideas now! Sounds like one of our weekends...go go go!!

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  8. Your placemats are cute! Your blog is so full of cute ideas...too bad I am not very creative. I might have to use your ideas as inspiration!

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  9. You ARE a busy girl! Looks like you had a good weekend though. The Cricut is great. Several of my friends have them and I get to use them :)

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  10. I can't believe you don't have a Cricut! My parents gave me one for Christmas, and I am OBSESSED with it! I'm actually going to take a class in April so I can learn more about it! You totally have to get one! I love love love your monogrammed placemats - you have given us all a good idea! Looks like a fun weekend - so jealous of your ski trip :)

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  11. LOVE LOVE LOVE the cricut. I don't have one, but I have used my friend's. I just haven't talked myself into spending that much money yet...give me time.

    LOVE the placemats.

    Can't wait to see the ski trip pics!

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  12. Oh my your weekends sound like ours. I love the placemats where did you get them done? I have some stuff monogrammed but not placemats. I have a table runner...

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  13. I LOVE the lime green monogram! Everything I do these days is lime green...my house, my wedding, my registry! It's nuts! Where did you get them monogrammed?
    I'm jealous you get to go skiing! I want to go! I do love the snow and mountains but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the beach!!!!

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  14. I have missed you! Glad you're back, only to be gone again. I cannot wait to see the pictures from yoru ski trip and your cute matching shirts.

    Also I adore those placemats. I used to embrodier (owned my business). Someone did a great job with the embrodiery! To cute. I am going to have to make me some of those!

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  15. Jessica,

    You girls looked like you had so much fun scrapbooking! I was looking through the pictures and saw my old boss, Mariette! How fun.

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  16. So glad to see the latest post. Looks like you have been so busy. I love the placemats and can't wait to hear about the ski trip.

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  17. Love, Love, Love the placemats!! Your nieces and nephew are adorable too!! Lots of birthdays this weekend! I hope you guys have an awesome trip. I can't wait to hear all about it!!!

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  18. As always you had a GREAT weekend!!! I made one of your tile like ideas for a baby shower Mom and I hosted for my niece! I painted a canvas (thanks to Amy dropping me the hints on the baby shower I posted...she told me about the one you did for her baby shower) You can check out my blog to see a pic...it's not the best pic but you will get the idea...I had everyone sign it...now I just need to add the ribbon!!! It turned out GREAT...I just want to THANK YOU for the inspiration! Now if I could get into card making...you do such a GREAT job!!!

    The ski trips sounds like a BLAST! I've never been skiing! I just saw snow for the first time in Jan when Shad took me to Ohio for New Years! It was great! We went to the snow trails and tubed!!! I would have to say...all in all...that I'm a beach girl...I can't deal with wearing all those layers of clothes...it's just to much bulk!!! I'm a tank top, shorts wearing flip flop girl!!! All the way!!!

    Hope yall have a WONDERFUL week!!!

    By the way....I Totally DIG the placemats!! That would be a CUTE idea for the lake house...have a fish and our names or something...TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!

    Do you realize how many GREAT ideas you leave for people to pick up!!! I love your blog and I’m sooooooooooooooo glad I stumbled upon it!!!

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  19. WOW! You really have been busy...really busy! I absolutely ADORE the monogrammed placemats...I am sure Lena and I will be stealing that idea =)! I am so excited for you and your ski trip, even though I am a beach gal myself. Have a great time and take lost of pics. Be sure to include pics of food so Kelly can see them...lol.

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  20. Wow! You pack a lot into your weekends and your posts.

    Let me see...

    Love the monogrammed placemats!

    Got to try one of those Dairy Queen cakes. You have my tastebuds drooling.

    I hope you guys have fun on your trip. It sounds like a lot of fun. We may have to second guess our friendship though. What do you mean you are not a beach person.

    Glad you had fun at the crop. It is always fun to be crafty with other friends who are like minded. Yes, the Cricut is fabulous! You must get one.

    Hope you are having a fabulous week!

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  21. I can't believe those bank girls stay out until 2 am!! They are a fun group!
    Love your monogrammed placemats! You've got me inspired to find something to monogram!

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  22. Wow-you are one busy girl! Your neices are so cute and they look alot like you! Thanks for always sharing your cute creative ideas! I really like your placemats. Have a great time on your ski trip! :)

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  23. Hey girl! I've missed chatting with you! How are things?

    So much to say! Let's see.........cute pics of the b-day parties! Your nieces do look a lot like you and David! I love giving educational gifts too...many are so much fun! I buy a lot from Discovery Toys or at the local teacher supply store. :)

    I love LOVE love the placemats! I have yet to find a good place to take anything to around here. I've got to get to TJ Maxx to get some new placemats. I haven't put any on my dining room table, but I just may have too now. I think monogrammed pillow cases would be awesome! I want some done myself. I saw some in the Pottery Barn catalog and I keep looking at that page. LOL

    We are heading up to Gatlinburg for spring break at the end of March. I'm so excited! Take lots of pics of Colorado. I would love to go there and visit.

    Email me sometime so we can chat again!

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  24. I so look forward to your weekend posts! You have such an exciting life, that I like to live vicariously through you :) Can't wait to read all about your ski trip!!

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  25. The placemats are fab! Love the green.

    I've seen that diecut machine infomercial on tv. It looks amazing. I'm glad to know it really works. I am loving that Halloween file folder scrapbook. Look at all those cards!

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  26. Love the placemats! You guys have a wonderful time on your ski trip! Your little nieces do look so much like you! All pretty blondes!

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  27. too bad you're not coming to Utah! we still have FABULOUS snow for skiing! i only live about 20 minutes from about 5 different resorts! i might even head up this week! we do that scrapbook night about once a month here! you'd fit right in! you're projects look great. those cricuts are so handy - i wish i had one too! i look at them everytime i'm at Robert's Crafts (the sister company to Provo Craft who makes the Cricut) and I just wish i could afford one - but then there's all the inserts you have to buy too! too rich for my blood!

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  28. Jessica,

    I am in LOVE with the Cricut. I don't have one, but three of my friends do, and it is so stinkin' cool! I'm cropping with them on Friday and I have a list of things I need to cut out! I want one badly, but it's low on the list right now. :(

    I'm not a beach girl either, but I love to ski! I hope you have a great time...we'll be needing to see some photos of you on the slopes!

    And your placemats are beautiful. I love how the monogram turned out.

    Have a great week!!

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  29. How do you have enough hours in the day?! YOu sure have been busy. How cool that craft night must have been - looks like so much fun!

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  31. OH how I want to be crafty like you. I used to have a little craftiness in me. Where did it go? I love how you're so close with your family.

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  32. Oh, I am missing your regular blogging! LOL
    I love the placemats. Those really turned out great!

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  33. I am LOVING those placemats! I'm so jealous of all those cards you made. That is my kind of get together!!! Hope you have a great trip. Must be nice to get a spring break!!! Looking forward to the pics!

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  34. I want to use a Cricut so bad! I never have!

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  35. Just a few things:
    I so quote Christmas Vacation. It is, like, one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. Also my aunt owns a monogramming business and we have everything monogrammed including pillowcases and let me tell you, they are adorable. Do it! I say, go forth and monogram darling! Hope you have a blast on your trip, you little snow bunny!

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  36. love it all girl and i am so under involved compared to you! Maybe i should get a motorcycle so I can get places without spending a ton on gas! =)

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  37. I can't WAIT to see pics from the ski trip! That sounds like SO much fun! I would love to go skiing! I have never been! Can you believe it?!

    I absolutely ADORE the placemats! I love to monogram things! I would LOVE to have a monogram machine...whatever you call them!

    Hope you are having a FABULOUS week!

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  38. Wow! When you post, you REALLY post! Loved it, there's so much to comment on & so little space! ;) First off, the cards you made are beautiful! The scrapbooking group at my church would so be drooling over them right now. And your nieces eyes must run in the family...they totally have David's eyes! The ski trip sounds like so much fun! I'm not a skier (clumsiness & slick wooden boards don't go well together) but I love the snow too! We went to Wyoming on our honeymoon in May and it snowed on us every day!! Ha! Your nephew is also adorable and he looks like a sweetie pie! The monogrammed placemats are genius! I have a friend that monograms bags, burp cloths, etc. so I'm always monogramming stuff in my mind's eye as well. I love your blog (not sure if I've said that before) and it's always so fun to read the new stuff you've been up to! Have a wonderful week!

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  39. Oh my word...so many comments her!! 1) I LOVE THE CRICUT! My sister has one and I go to her house at least twice a week to use it. It's the BEST! 2) I love the cards you made...SOOO creative. 3) I adore the placemats!

    Have a GREAT ski trip!!!

    Ashley

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  40. I'm totally loving the placemats...I may steal the idea. Just wanted to let you know!

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  41. I'm totally loving the placemats...I may steal the idea. Just wanted to let you know!

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  42. I'm totally loving the placemats...I may steal the idea. Just wanted to let you know!

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  43. The placemats are wonderful!
    By the way, will you give your mom a message for me?
    Please tell her thank you for the prayers and wonderful supportive comments!
    I love your 'weekly' blogs! I find myself checking for them daily!

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  44. Girl, you're busy!!! Love reading about it all though! Can I hide in a suitcase for the ski trip...I'd love to try skiing again, but L is just not a cold-weather type of guy. Y'all will have a blast! I love your new placemats!

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  45. I love your stuff!!!!!! I also want one of those machines!! I have looked at them and looked at them!!! they are the bong!!
    Sounds like loads of fun you had!! I have wanted to go see that movie but hubby has been too busy!!
    Seems like the little guy really like your sign!! for cute!! have a great day!!

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  46. oohhh pss I used to have that message as our answering machine message!!

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  47. Jessica - can you email me? I've looked all over your blog and cannot find an email for you...it's about a comment you left on my blog. Thanks!

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  48. Love the placements!! Yes the cricut is beyond awesome. I use it for everything!

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  49. Those placemats are precious!!! You are so cute and creative! I just love your house! I always look at your blog but I never leave comments, so I am sure I will have to borrow some of your ideas!

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  50. Yes! Hi! I will have to add you to my list o' blogs! Its so much fun to keep up with people in blogland!

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  51. I love my Cricut expressions...but more importantly, I LOVE the placemats. So so so adorable. I might be stealing the idea. Thanks for sharing with us in blogland!

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  52. Love Love Loving your dining room walls and mono'd placemats! FANTASTIC!

    Your blog is so cute. I will def. be back again!! : )

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  53. I watched a 2 hour infomercial about the Cricut the other day. I want one!!! And I love the placemats!

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  54. Where are you "weekend poster"?!?!

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