Me and My Mom!

Mom and me at Duke's Restaurant!

Isn’t she pretty!?  My Mom came for a very short visit the weekend before Thanksgiving last month and Brian and I got her all to ourselves!  She flew in from Las Vegas on Saturday morning to attend a Celebration of Life party for Sy Weiner, a friend of her and my Dad’s, who passed away last year.  Brian had to work, so my Mom and I went to lunch on Lido Isle and then on to the party.  When we got home, Brian made us a delicious steak dinner and afterwards we all relaxed together and got to spend the evening talking before retiring for the evening.  Sunday morning, she took us to Duke’s in Huntington Beach for the most wonderful Sunday Brunch!  We had a really wonderful time together before I had to take her back to the airport.  I’m so fortunate to have such an awesome Mom!  I love you Mom!

The Zombie Prom King and Queen!

Well, this was a fun Halloween!  It was the first time ever that Brian and I have dressed for the occasion!  Brian picked out the costumes and I did our makeup.  I learned some cool movie makeup tips a long time ago when I was going to become an Esthetician in the 90s… obviously that never panned out, but the classes I took finally paid off!  Everyone was so impressed with the makeup jobs I did on both of us, which was nice to hear!  I’ve posted a few of the photos we took that night so you can see how ghoulish we looked!  We spent the evening at Jack and Virginia Hagerman’s house… Jack is one of Brian’s best friends.  They make a haunted house maze thingy in their driveway and Brian got to spend the evening scaring all the kids.  I gave out candy and watched Jurassic Park 3 on the movie screen they put up in their front yard… very cool!  Halloween is always great fun in their neighborhood… everyone gets in to it and there are a lot of trick-or-treaters in the area too!  This dressing up thing was very fun.  I’m actually looking forward to it again next year!

Our spooky faces!

Zombie Prom King & Queen

Beautiful!Oh so scary!

Now here are Brian with his two best friends.  In order from left to right:  Brian, Phill, and Jack!  That whole Raggedy Ann thing with Phill surprised us both… we were not expecting that!  Jack was the grim reaper, but he was wearing a mask and a black cloak most of the night so you don’t see it here since it was the end of the evening….

Brian, Phill, and Jack!

And last, but certainly not least, here’s a picture of our baby girl Toffee!  She did very well considering how many people were out on Halloween!  We got her groomed at Petco on Wednesday and she came home wearing a cute little Halloween bandana with ghosts all over it!  I don’t condone clothing on pets, but I figured a little bandana wouldn’t kill me just this once.  Besides, it’s not like I put pants on her or anything!  She’s so cute!

Our Toffee Girl!

She Thinks She’s a Cat!

Toffee!

We sometimes wonder if she’s a cat living in a dog’s body!  Toffee likes to be on the back of the couch or on the windowsill looking out like a cat!  Silly little girl… no matter where she is, she’s happy, just as long as she’s in the middle of everything!  I thought this photo was funny and had to post it because of the way she’s holding on to the sofa as she reclines! 

Oh!  We went on our walk this morning and she met her first cat up-close!  The cat seemed very mellow and just sat there while Toffee went cautiously up to her to check things out.  They were a few inches apart and the cat was sitting there, sniffing Toffee, when all of the sudden Toffee got smacked across the face by a little cat paw!  No claws, just a smack!  Well, you would have thought the world was ending!  Toffee ran away from the cat yipe-yipe-yipe and the stupid cat just sat there looking all smug.  It was pretty funny!  We continued on our walk, but as long as we were on that street, Toffee didn’t want to turn her back on the cat!  Hilarious!  She met her first kitty cat today and I’ll bet she takes a wide berth on all future cats she comes across in the future!

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Here’s My Plan…

My first post… what to say, what to say… well, here’s my plan.  When I get some Scrapbooking done, my plan is to photograph the layout and post it.  When I do something fun, same thing.  I have some catching up to do too.  Brian, my wonderful hubby, has just completed  a major renovation of our patio just in time to enjoy the summer!  It’s really beautiful and we sat in our new chairs last night for an hour and a half just enjoying the evening.  Tomorrow we plan on finishing the decoration with plants and then I’ll take some photos and post them for you to see.  Brian is very industrious indeed… it may take him a while to get things done because of our busy schedules, but when he finishes a project it’s always amazing!

I’m here at my store, The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach, and I have a lot of new product to check in, so for now I’ll sign off, but just wait… this will be fun!

It’s Just Me…

I’m not usually very good at this “all about me” stuff, but here goes…  I’m happily married to an amazing man named Brian.  We do everything together and life with him is awesome!  He’s everything I dreamed about when I dreamed of being married.  And he’s cute too, so that doesn’t suck!  He works as a meatcutter at a market in Orange, and together we own and operate The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach, California.  I love to Scrapbook when I have time, I love all things Disney, and I love my husband and our little puppy, so overall, things are pretty good.  Not much to tell other than that, so if you want to know more you will just have to check in here every now and again to read more about me as things come up.  See you soon…

I’ve been tagged…

Alice was tagged and thought it would be good for me too, so here goes with the questions:

I am: happily married to a wonderful man.
I think: I’m being a little lazy today, but I’m entitled to feel that way sometimes.
I know: I am a good person.
I have: an amazing life that I wouldn’t trade for anything.
I wish: I had been able to have a baby with Brian.
I hate: dishonest people, mean people, and traffic.
I miss: my Dad who passed away in 1998 and I still think about him every, single day
I fear: anxiety and I’m afraid of being afraid all the time.  It’s something I work at overcoming every day.
I hear: music…  I swear my life has a soundtrack!
I smell: far too many nasty things if I don’t keep my windows up while in the car.
I crave: lots of things, but it usually has something to do with a dessert such as ice cream or chocolate.
I search: to educate my self, so I’m constantly reading and looking things up to learn more.
I wonder: what my life will be like when I’m my Mom’s age.
I regret: not being able to find Brian sooner in my life, although I realize that wasn’t something within my control.
I love: my husband, Brian, with everything I have.
I ache: to take a vacation right now…. luckily, I only have to wait until September!
I am not: someone who takes risks… it’s just not a smart thing to do.
I believe: I’ll have another piece of chocolate!
I dance: only when Brian gets a few beers in him at a party… otherwise, I dance alone when no one’s watching!
I sing: constantly.  Like I said, my life has a soundtrack and I love music!
I cry: much too often for no good reason.
I fight: anxiety constantly.  It’s no fun.
I win: at love… hence the awesome man I married!
I lose: at fights because I hate conflict.
I never: say never or always, or at least I try.  I also never turn down the offer of homemade cookies or brownies.
I always: tell my husband I love him several times a day and always before going to sleep.
I confuse: not too many things these days…
I listen: to others very well, however, I’m not so good at listening to myself.  (I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.)
I can usually be found: at The Scrapbook Garden… my store, so I need to keep in running!
I am scared: of something happening to Brian and being alone.
I need: the love of my husband.
I am happy about: too many things to list.
I imagine: winning the lottery, then going on, and sending my Mom and some of my friends, an awesome holiday!