poor neglected bloggie

hello out there - if you're still out there!  wow...it's been a month since i last blogged.  my bad.  things must've been off kilter here in the land of the parks.  well - i did just catch up on my shuttercal / P365 so there are some pics of recent events or non-events should i say.

hmmm...let's see..what has transpired that i can really think of.

-celebrated Valentine's day with the hubby.  he got up early to pick up breakfast and flowers for me.  after church we went to jamba juice and then headed to the couple's mani/pedi he made an appt for :)  afterwards for dinner we had churrasco's and it was all so good (well, except for the service but whatevs...i was just glad the food was delish)

-went car-looking again (i say looking b/c i'm not really sure of when we're buying)  i'm pretty sure i have my eyes set on the 2010 Chevy Equinox.  it's a pretty little thing with some nice bells and whistles. it'll be nice not to worry that my car will die on me in the middle of traffic...my poor honda.  she's been a trooper i tell you.

-got my first Copic markers...still trying to get used to using them.  i do love how they don't cause paper to pill for sure.  Jennifer McGuire had a great post about these the other week that i think i'll have to go back and study again.

-I made a bunch of cards...a set of bday cards...and two more set of greeting cards. good thing i was able to pick up a couple of additional stamp sets that made these last batches of cards more fun.

we've had a couple of baby showers at work...one was for Trisha and Brad who both work at our company.  this is one of the shower's that i actually didn't coordinate for work so it was nice to have a little break from my shower throwing duties ;o)  i did however make the framed card that everyone signed for them. my dear co-worker Natalie, who is like my right arm at work, made the lovely cake - it was not only so cute it was so delicious!  it was a fun shower and i can't wait to meet their baby girl!

he boss made her think she was coming into an important meeting with one of the VPs...but that clearly was not the case :)  surprise!

 the proud parents-to-be!

-celebrate Andra's 40th bday at the beginning of March.  we put together a gift basket as a group that contained all kinds of goodies (gift cards from her favorite places...starbucks, DSW, iTunes, Smoothie King, Target...two bottles of wine, and a set of Tina Park greeting cards) and then Vanessa and I picked up balloons and decorated her entire cube in a non-"over-the-hill" theme...we kept it cute and fresh with sky blue, orange, white and brown.  yes...we are good friends like that :) i think she was pretty happy with it all :)

the following day at work, we had an Finance/Accounting team outing that our CFO treated us to.  it was a beautiful day and we went to the Aquarium in downtown Houston. good times with good/goofy people...

like i said...goofy co-workers.

the next two baby showers i attended then helped with were both for Vanessa.  her mom through her one this past weekend - lots of games and i even managed to win one of the games :)  here are some pics from Saturday's baby shower...

after Vanessa's shower on Saturday...Andra and I spent the rest of the day hanging out.  we headed to Ikea for a bit and then went to see Dear John.  Oh.  it was good.  le sigh.

picture source here

then this past week Andra and I put together Vanessa's baby shower at work...me thinks V was quite happy with this shower as well - yay! (sorry in advance for the blurry pics...don't know what was wrong with my shaky hands, i guess)

okay - i think i'm pretty caught up now. looking forward to combined house church tonight :) 

happy friday to you all!

P365: Day 22-41

hello friends!  my it's been a while since i last posted anything hasn't it!  well...it's been a busy past couple of weeks to say the least.  a quick recap of what's been going on:

my mom suffered a "mini-stroke" and was in the hospital for 5 days :(  doctor's ran all sorts of tests and fortunately all tests came back with good results.  seems that stress was the biggest factor in triggering the attack.  it broke my heart to see my mom in that condition. i'm so thankful to live close enough so that i could get to her side as quickly as possible.  anyhoo - she's do much better now and although her energy is still low, she's feeling 100 times better than that Friday.
the day my mom was discharged was also the day we had new guests arrive from opposite sides of the country to attend a house church seminar that was being held out Seoul Baptist Church / New Life Fellowship.  We had a young lady from southern California and another young lady from New Jersey.  both wonderful to meet and get to know over a period of about 5 days.

during that weekend, DH and I also managed to go see The Blind Side movie with Sandra Bullock.  LOVED.IT.  Seriously...I had to control myself b/c I just wanted to cry out loud so much.  Maybe I'd just had a very emotional past week or so...but this movie was SO GOOD.  if you haven't watched it.  GO NOW.

i also didn't get to work out for that entire last week of the month...but that's better than not working out the entire month, right?

last weekend we celebrated my niece's 100th day of life.  it's a Korean tradition known as "paegil" believe.  something about it being a signifucant milestone for Korean babies to make it to the 100th day of life.  her parentals held a lunch at Todai and we got to hang out with family and friends.

also, this past weekend was Nancy's bridal shower hosted by her friend Lola - who is an extremely sweet and kind friend of the bride to be.  it was a Sex and the City themed shower complete with Cosmopolitans, yummy food, and of couse all the girls looked fabulousl  one of the best things about the shower was being able to spend time with out of town girlfriends...Jane, Kai, and Diana - was soooo good to see them all!

i made two sets of cards this past weekend as well.  a set of thank you cards..and then a set of kid's birthday cards.  it was so nice to get back into my card making. it felt like it had been forever since i last scrapped.  i even had to pick up a few new tools and goodies to get me back into the swing of things.
my mom suffered a "mini-stroke" and was in the hospital for 5 days :(  doctor's ran all sorts of tests and fortunately all tests came back with good results.  seems that stress was the biggest factor in triggering the attack.  it broke my heart to see my mom in that condition. i'm so thankful to live close enough so that i could get to her side as quickly as possible.  anyhoo - she's do much better now and although her energy is still low, she's feeling 100 times better than that Friday.

P365: Day 22-Day 41

 

Day 22 = trip to costco during lunch

  

Day 23 - dinner with my niece and her parents :)  love her in the cute little Puma track suit we got her for Christmas

 

Day 24

 

Day 25 - fruit bowl in preparation of arrival our of house guests

 

Day 26 - the only pic captured of my mom's hospital stay..my parking stubs from visiting my momma

 

Day 27 - appetizers (water crackers topped with cream cheese, cucumbers, and smoked salmon) we made for a special dinner with our two guests and our house church members

 

Day 28 - arrived to find this on my desk at work :)  thanks, Chris!

 

Day 29 - the formally bare wall at our church that got a beautiful makeover with some specialized wallpaper...design courtesy of Chan Do :)

 

Day 30 - last day of the House Church Seminar.  This is a group shot of the attendees along with their hosting shepherds (i'm in the pink scarf, DH behind me and our two guests are to my right)

 

Day 31 - wow.  this first month of the year went by FAST

 

Day 32

 

Day 33 - my running shoes need to look a bit more worn in.  clearly i work out indoors.

 

Day 34 - a rice cooker.  no Asian home is complete without one.

 

Day 35 - a sweet surprise that DH brought home for me.  Cupcakes from Crave.

 

Day 36 - the new goodies i got to get me back into my card-making :)

 

Day 37 - cosmos from Nance's bridal shower

 

Day 38 - congrats to the Saints on their Superbowl XLIV...and this is what happens to Colt's fans in my workplace.

 

Day 39 - meeting A for the first time!  such a cutie!

 

Day 40 - flowers at my mom's house

 

Day 41 - hanging out with my mom and her friends for an early Lunar New Year celebration dinner.

Okay, i think i'm pretty up to date now...i'll post more pics from that past weekends event later!  TTFN!

P365 - Day 21

21/365 = cozy delight

this is a hand knit scarf that my brother's wife made and sent to me all the way from New Hampshire.  i called them to thank her for the scarf and my brother said she's made like 3 for everyone in their family. and that it only takes her a day to make one.  makes me want to pick up my knitting again.  i attempted knitting about 5 years ago and ended up making a 4"x4" square. lol

today was a really lovely day in houston.  temperatures in the 70's, sunny, and just gorgeous.  what a shame to have to be inside an office for most of the day.  except during lunch when one of my sweet co-workers took me out for a belated lunch :)

i did manage to make one card tonight.  i purchased a new black ink pad which really impressed me with it's non-smearingingness (yeah - i just made that word up).  it's made by Ranger and i hope it lasts awhile b/c it's a rather large ink pad:

this picture makes me want to invest in a good desk lamp.  my pics are just dark. (and i'm just not a big fan of using a flash when taking pics)

and here's the card i made using the stamps i got yesterday...and then i colored in the cupcake images with regular felt tip markers but i really am curious to try out the Copic markers.

okay - that's all for now...i'm super sleepy. what a surprise. not.  maybe it's the weather?  i dunno.  i  hope i get my energy back soon.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Well, hello there 2010!  It's a beautiful cool and sunny day down here in my neck of the woods.  DH and I slept in pretty late today (close to NOON) - and it was great :)  then we got up and headed to our HEB to get groceries for HC tonight.  we watched Zoolander while putting away the groceries and had lunch.

DH is making the entire meal including a cake (for me and Ryan's bday) and he's been gracious enough to let me hole up in my happy scrappy place :o)

So today is the first day of the year and that means the first day of my Project 365 - taking a picture every day of this year.  I've posted my P365 pics on my shuttercal and i'll likely post it here to if there's every more than 1 pic i want to capture for the day.

So what was today's pic?  My refillable water bottle that I got at Wal-Mart a few months ago.

My goal this year is definitely to get into better shape, eat better, exercise more and hopefully lose about 30 lbs.  What are some other things I want to do?

spiritually
-read through the entire bible this year
-pray for my HC members 5 times a week
-complete the Transforming Life Bible Study that starts at our church on 1/11...and have perfect attendence.  13 weeks - I can do it, right!

physically
-get up earlier and have a good breakfast daily
-exercise 4-5 times a week
-eat smaller lunches and have a snack 2x a day
-lose 30 lbs
-"to not look like a 'before' pic everday" - The Creative Junkie

creatively
-P365
-52 Layouts
-12 mini albums
-365 cards
-blog 3x a week

well...those are a few of the things i'm going to try to do this year.  ahhh.  New Year's Day...when all seems possible :o)

anyhoo - here are some cards I made today.  this was from Barbara's challenge.  Here is my card using a scrap piece of ribbon lying around in:

Here's the challenge to use a yellow and purple color combo:

Looks like a cut out too big of a ribbon slot - oops :oP

Okay - time for me to tidy up a bit before our HC peeps get here.  Hope you all have a lovely 2010!!