Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

I haven't been very good about blogging but I saw this cute little costume and had to share. It makes me wish my sewing was straighter and my faith in myself stronger... too cute.

New week.

I've been so busy scrapbooking, learning watercolors, working on invites that I haven't thought about blogging. I'm so horrible about I know. I'm going to try harder though.

Last week, I redid the test for 100 pushups and got 25 (the last 5 were really hard). Today before my regular workout I did the section for 100 pushups week 1 for level 3. This time, I will finish it and I will be able to do it at the end. I promise myself!

Another lull.

Sorry... I haven't been very good about writing regularly. I'm going to be honest and say I do think about it... but it usually happens as I'm heading out the door on errands or the middle of cooking dinner or some other important activity.

I got my pictures from Shutterfly a week ago Friday and then was waiting on batch number two from Scrapbookpictures or something like that. They came in good time and the sizes (ranging from 6X4 pictures my MIL took to 12X12 panorama sheets) were fab. The price was better too than some of the others I've used in the past.

Been awhile.

I haven't posted lately because I just didn't think about it. Horrible but true.

We had a great time in Hawaii last month and are getting back into the groove of being home. I've ordered my pictures for scrapbooking and am waiting for the first batch to arrive (hopefully today) and I put in the second batch this morning so I hope to get those early next week.

I ordered the dress for my friend's wedding and now need to find some silver shoes to go with it... I'm sure it'll be fab. The dress is from Alfred Angelo, style #6546. I liked the seeming and think it was the most flattering on me. I didn't like where the beading was on some of the other dresses/separates. So that narrowed down my choice a bit. I also wanted something not too fussy. I dig the buttons down the back... reminds me of my wedding gown.

Back from vacation.

T and I got home on Sunday from a 10-day trip to Hawaii. I took over 4,500 pictures. I'll post some when I'm done working on my friend's wedding invites.

Back to work.

Another week.

I did my progress test for the 100 Push-Ups Challenge and it did not go well. So I'm going to repeat week 5 starting tomorrow and see what happens. I'll probably need a week or two on that level before advancing to week 6. It's a bummer but I don't want to hurt myself and it was uncomfortable...

Yesterday, I jogged on the treadmill for 45 minutes and then lifted some weights in a circuit for another 20. I took a walk in the afternoon to get some fresh air too.

Today was an easy day with a Pilates session first thing and then just relaxing with some errands (bathing suit shopping ICK) and trying to get a spare key made. Ended up having to go to the office and have them make it. UGH.

Could be worse though.

Took a walk this afternoon while I was waiting for the dishwasher to run (it's too loud to stay inside while it's going) and my honey flax bread to rise. It's still chilly out, considering the warm weather of early last week - but I guess I should appreciate this while it lasts. I'm thinking our new area is going to be rather warm come summer.

Hello weekend!

Hello weekend! I've missed you; where have you been? Somewhere exciting I hope. No real plans for you but we're glad you've arrived. The week hasn't been too bad. T went into Sunnyvale for work on Wednesday and then yesterday went back to SF only to realize he left his laptop here at home. So he took the next train home and worked from our office instead. We had a nice lunch at the elephant bar and then I did some reading while he earned money. Worked out well for me.

We're counting down the final weeks before vacation and I'm just too excited to do to much around the house or job hunting or any of that nonsense.

On to 100 PushUp Challenges - week 5 was hard. I did the pushups but I'm not doing well with any set more than 12. I barely managed the 30 required for the final set today - and only because I paused to rest... not sure if that is cheating or not. UGH. I may have to start from week 4 or 5 after our trip and try again...

In other news, I got my new lensbaby (the composer), an optic kit with single glass, plastic and pin-hole optics, and a wide angle lens to play with. I'm a happy girl.

My paper samples for my friend Melissa's wedding invites came. I'll think more on that after our trip as I know she needs some decisions to make before I can really do anything anyway.