This has been a really busy week for me. I have so many orders, I am trying to get ready for New Release Monday and of course this awesome new book template that Erin Ink is releasing next week. I was so excited when she asked me to be one of the first ones to do a book and I knew which book I would do. I have been waiting for some inspiration for Aubrey's First Birthday Party Book and this did not let me down!
February 4
"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love,
the things you are, the things you never want to lose. "
It was a pretty awesome day today!! I had an AMAZING day on Etsy. I was asked to be a featured artist on Cara's Blog and wait for it. . . . Shutterfly featured my Words of Wisdom Book in their gallery. Later this evening we had to pick Joey up from work and they were getting ready for some event and had balloons all over the place. I thought how appropriate because the SKY IS THE LIMIT :)
Can you believe it? Can you believe that 2009 is over? This year has gone by in a flash for me. If you had asked me January 1 2009 where do you think you will end up 365 days from now I would have not even come close to describing my life as it is today - I will discuss more of the details when I do my post on the 2009 wrap up (cliffhanger lol).
I wanted to take a moment to wrap up our Christmas and Aubrey's first REAL Christmas. Last year she was 4 months old and none of this stuff even mattered to her. I can't honestly say that any of it mattered to her this year but hey at least she was aware of it all - hahahaa. I loved this Christmas - for some reason I was in more of a Christmas spirit than I have ever been. Maybe it was I was experiencing it through the eyes of Aubrey, someone who was seeing it all for the first time. Maybe I have just learned to appreciate things more this year? Whatever the reason was I am not complaining it was a great Christmas.
| THE DECORATIONS | This was the first time we decorated the outside of the house and I have already warned JoJo (husband) next year there will be climbing and a ladder involved!!!!
The Wreath - gotta love Target
The Windows - I used real garland
The Mantle
The Christmas Tree - we have used the same ornaments and tree since we moved into our house 3 years ago. I really do love it!
I love a tree with gifts under it and every year I match all my wrapping paper to my tree - hahaha!
| MEETING SANTA |
We were so excited to take her to see Santa. Everything was going great. . . she loved standing in line talking with the other kids. She loved all the decorations that were up and she seemed sort of interested in Santa. . . until she met him and then it all went down hill!
Enjoying the wait and the decorations.
Still happy. . . .
Not so happy anymore!
| THE GIFTS | Of course the gifts we mostly handmade. This year I stepped it up a notch and created shuttefly books. I decided I would create one for my 3 oldest cousins (18, 15, 14). I used my photography plus some family pictures. I then searched the internet for some really great quotes and words of wisdom. This is what I came up with (completely inspired by Brit Girl):
Finally it is done. . . . I have been married 1 month and 5 days and I have already finished my 58 page wedding album. I had over 4000 photos to flip through but I did it. I guess when I get inspired there is no stopping me. Check it out if you get a chance:
This is my blog and I can't promise that it will be updated daily or even weekly. I will do my best but if you follow and check back in with me I can promise cuteness well at least when I post pics of my daughter.
