SCRAP ON!

Simply enjoying my June 2012 scrapbooking kit from Studio Calico.  

The kit was named SO CAL.

I really enjoyed this kit.

BRI LOVES KATIE

GLEE

HE LOVES HER

STOLEN MOMENTS

  

The layout below is not from the kit.  However it does showcase some of Studio Calico's products.  

Patterned paper and Wood Veneer.  I love the veneer products greatly!

BZSKKB

I have been to the farmer's market this morning and 

I believe I am going to break into my July Studio Calico Kit called Elmwood Park.

So, one could say..."I am getting my SCRAP ON!"

Self-Portraits...embracing the lens.

You know what happens when one loses a great deal of weight?  The camera is a new friend.  Well, at least for me anyway.  I enjoy seeing the changes on a monthly basis and I am now incorporated in my memory keeping as "part" of the story rather than just the "storyteller."  We as storytelling scrappers hardly embrace ourselves within our photography.  But for me, this is going to change.  I know this because when searching for pictures of my mother...they were few and far between.  Not many exist and it is rather sad really.  So, I plan on changing this for my family and my storytelling.  I am important, too.

Embrace the lens.  A giggle is good, too.

Robin and I at Bob Trauger's Retirement Party

Carla and I at Bob Trauger's Retirement Party

Brian and I at Bob Trauger's Retirement Party

Brianna and I in the car headed home after swimming all morning

Me...after a weigh in

Brian and I at the Hot Rods Game

DITTO

DITTO

Brianna and I right before her performance at the Phoenix Theatre

In the car in my Orange Crush shirt...No, I am not mad-just did not smile

Brianna and I in our Fourth of July attire (shirts)  No MAKE UP DAY!

So, you see?  It is not selfish or egotistical to take self-portraits.  

It simply makes one part of the memory and the story.  It says,  "I WAS HERE, TOO!"

They do not have to be perfect or always in focus.  They do not always have to have you looking your best.

They simply are proof that you had just as much part of the memory as everyone else that was there.

So, go ahead...SNAPSHOT yourself into the memory, too!

Happy SHOOTING!

Summer Loving...having some fun!

Wow, this summer is simply flying by and we are keeping very busy with lots of family, food, fun, and of course...soaking in some rays.  I have so much to catch everyone up with that I just believe I will start in the middle with glimpses.  I have been creating but I have not finished two paintings that I am working on. 

 I have not taken the time to scrap or any other mixed media...I am simply concentrating on MAKING the MEMORIES that I can document when school is back in session. 

 Of which, by the way, is just one month away.  WOW!

So, to at least get something on my blog here...here are some glimpses...

MamMa Bea...she wore these Coca-Cola Pants every 4th of July

 I dug through an old scrapbook from 2005- (the year I began scrapbooking) and pulled out this page to display in my kitchen.  Just a reminder of wonderful Fourth of July past events that were tradition.

New Baker's Rack for kitchen with side table to match.

 I find myself really in love with dark woods and metal/iron.  So, I am revamping a bit. 

 I started in the kitchen.

GLEE REVIEW at W.K.U Van Meter Hall/Auditorium

 Brianna was on the BIG stage for an entire week which ended with a fabulous show.  We enjoyed ourselves greatly and she has been bitten by the MUSIC THEATRE/ACTING Bug.

New Towel  Rack/Signage

 So, I painted the small bathroom and made it more masculine.  Studio Gray Valspar paint and a few goodies from a local store (door knobs) and I had Brian put them on stained wood to be used for towel hanging.

I decided I liked the silver/nickel color of the screws he used as the other colors in the bathroom are nickel and silver.  It looks great!

Hand Towel Rack

 I had Brian do the same thing for the towel rack in the bathroom.  I like that the board is complementary to the other fixtures in the bathroom and it helps keep moisture from the towel away from the wall.  

Emily and Zachary

 Well....what can I say?  Zachary has found him a new girlfriend.  She is from Texas and moved to Kentucky recently.  They seem to be getting along great.

Stephen and Katie at the water park

 

Stephen and Katie on the Fourth of July

Stephen and Katie came up from Atlanta for the week of the Fourth of July.  We crammed lots of celebration in just 3 days and we really had a great time.  Nothing like visiting "the parents" while it is 105 degrees and 95% humidity.  Still, we had a great time.  

Now, the NEW NUMBER!

STILL LOSING!

Here is the PROOF! My Journey...

Today is the love of my life's birthday!

Orange Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (I will have one bite only).

Brianna decorated the cake for her Daddy.

With the above stated...

Here is the proof of how supportive a husband he is...

He has been the most important person throughout my weight loss journey.

Today, June 13, 2012

STILL LOSING!

Instagram fun, Macbeth, and NEW NUMBER!

I know you are thinking, "Macbeth and Instagram?" 

Well, I seriously needed a title and these are two things that are currently happening.

I am also involved in an online painting intuitively class as well.  

I am simply learning to, BLOOM!

Brianna is in her first, "real" actors workshop.  As I dropped her off today...

I found myself reliving the feelings of the "Theatre" from my younger years.

I loved every bit of the process. Whether I was a supporting actor, set director, costume maker, make-up artist, or the leading role.  I felt the urge and the calling of what once made me very happy, the stage.

Funny, how life can flash before ones eyes.

These young Thespians will be putting on Macbeth:  A Kid's Cautionary Tale.

I cannot wait to see the performance.

As for Instagram...gosh I simply love it!  Here are some of my recent favorites.

After a day at the pool

Me, H20 and He, Home brew

My favorite "GO TO" snack- all fresh from the Farmer's Market- Kentucky Grown

Sunny Day-after an afternoon at the water park

Margarita yumminess...after 3 sips-I a done for!

I simply love the sun on their faces.  Love.

My silly girl and her bike

It's blurry...but I love it.  Zachary and I.

My favorite water shoes.  Another blurry shot...oh, well.  It is with an iPhone.

Chynna- my constant companion throughout the day

MY NEW NUMBER...

213!

Wrinkles and You Know..."The Droopies!"

Okay, considering I have lost a great deal of weight I never realized that I have actually grown, should I dare say it, "OLDER!"  Yes, it is true.  The wrinkles do not lie.  I moisturize daily several times and I am frantic about it after a shower because of water droplets that remain on my skin where I leave them there specifically to hold on to the water moisture that I so dreadfully and deliberately take out of my skin on a daily basis.

  I know, I know...but I love the sun.  It makes me feel better and during the summer months I have NO PAINS in my joints. 

 If I do, they are GYM related.

G T L

gym, tan, life

But I have become thought filled with the aspects of actually having some plastic surgery.  Not what you are thinking though.  Not a face lift...GOD forbid!

 I am thinking I will have my stomach done for sure.  

But I have thought about face lifts lately and especially watching some celebrities that go under the knife or get "puffed up" for 3 months at a time.  It is just not the progression of things is it?

I mean, one could still know that you are aging if they personally know you or glance at certain areas of your body.  Knees are a for sure sign that you are older.

Skin between your legs.  The ever icky "ARM WINGS!"  Yes, those may have to be tucked as well.

But what about these parts?

Yes, so wrinkles are on my mind.

I eat well.  Better than I have ever eaten in my life.  Food is fuel

But do not get me wrong.  I do allow myself a bite or two of something

sinfully good.  Although, it is followed by the "how many calories were in those two bites?" 

"What was the fat content of those two bites and how many grams of sugar?"

It can be nerve boggling.

I eat a great deal of protein.  Lean protein I might add.  Oatmeal is at least 3 days a week. 

 I add almond slivers for the texture.

I drink a great deal all day long.  Water, Tea, and Green Tea.  I am an lemon addict.

Vinegar, Tomato, Onion, Fresh Garlic, Cilantro, Jalapeno, and Feta Cheese.

My go to snack.

I just want to know...

why can't wrinkles be cute?

Know what I mean?

Super Summer Scrapping

Just sharing some scrappy fun.

Nothing fabulous but I am dragging out some of my stamps and giving them a go.

Hurry Up and Wait

No. 34

Shut the Front Door

My favorite thing about scrapping is telling the story.  

It is just fun.

My New NUMBER

214