Chillin at the Jelly Belly Factory.

My favorite flavor is Tutti Frutti!

Erin stole some pears!

Love. It. Here.

*sigh*

West Coast!

"Air Force One due to land momentarily."

Waiting patiently... Our flight is delayed because someone with the
last name of Obama is landing here at Logan. What a hot shot... He had
to close the whole airport down just to land. Hehe. I suppose it's ok.
Just this one time Barack, I'll let it slide. :-)

This is where I'm going...

Our flight is delayed but I don't care. That forecast looks just about
perfect to me. :-)

Dear So & So....

Dear Clutter in my Apartment,

Where do you come from anyway? You are always there! Go away! No one likes you. Seriously.

Dear Vacation,

You really think I can wait until Friday for you? You are WRONG! Come here now! RIGHT NOW! I want you, I need you.

Dear Plants in my Apartment,

I'm really sorry I killed you. In my defense I often tell people that they should NOT get me plants. Ever. I always kill them. It was kinda inevitable. In a way, it may even be your fault. You should have left when you had a chance. Just run out the door at some point when my back is turned. But, you didn't think of that, did you? No. That's why you're dead.

Dear Booger, (my cat)

Why is it that you could care less whether I am around or not during the day but at 3am you want to cuddle like you have never cuddled before? Also, why must you climb over me scratching me up in the process and lay on my face? All I can hear is your purring. If I didn't know better I would think you are trying to suffocate me. Is that it? I bet you are trying to kill me. If so, it would be great if you stopped that.

Dear "Hyundai" Warranty People,

Stop emailing me. Stop calling me. Even if you were REAL Hyundai warranty people I probably still wouldn't call you back! You are wasting everyone's time by being dumb. If that's your goal in life, then mission accomplished... you can stop now.


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The idea behind this post was stolen (with permission) from Nikki over at WhimsyLove. If you haven't checked out her blog you should! She is cute and witty and basically a crafty genius! Go check her out! Now I say!!!

Small Sidenote: If anyone wants to get me a present, I would absolutely love one (or 8) of these badges inspired by the movie UP! :-)

Ugly Pincushion #2

I'm thinking these little guys will be making their ugly way into our shop soon... :-)

Sam Adams!

Enjoying some free beer at the Sam Adams Brewery with Kristen, Dane,
and Ben. :-)

Anniversary Party!

This past Tuesday (August 18th) was my parent's 25th Wedding Anniversary. :-) Erin and I have been planning a party for them and the fun went down this past weekend. It was so much fun and I hope that everyone who was there had as much fun as we did! Congrats Mom & Dad! Love you!

Champagne that the family toasted with which was given to my parents on their wedding day by my (now no longer with us) Uncle Kenny. So special.

The cake!

Cutting said cake.

Shoving said cake in each other's faces. :-)

My family. :-) (If anyone has this same photo that includes Jason can you email it to me? The only one I got on my camera is one where virtually no one is looking at the camera. :-)
Me and my hubby.
Real and Brit being silly with Champagne glasses.

Me and Eric... Love this boy, especially when he gets a few Twisted Teas in him. :-)

Brit popping Champagne corks... I love this photo with Erin and Shelby in the background looking up!

And, the rest of the weekend was spent with visiting family hanging out in Vermont. This is my parent's front yard... Beautiful isn't it? Yeah, this is where I grew up. :-)

This is the back deck looking at the apple trees and my Dad's old truck.


And finally the "puppies" playing in the yard. (Jake and Mikki... both 'puppies' weight over 100 lbs. but I still call them puppies anyway.)

My love of lists continues...

Some of you may already know this, but Jason and I will be moving to Minneapolis at the end of the year. (I know, I know, moving to one of the coldest parts of the country in the winter isn't the best plan... What can I say? We are just like that.) Anywho, before we move I want to experience all the cool things about Boston that I haven't gotten to do yet or those things I have done and want to do again! I've decided to make a list and cross things off as I do them. This will be similar to the Things I Want to do this Summer post from a few months ago (an update on that will be coming after summer actually ends, which is sooner than I would like!)

Things I would like to do before moving:
(The bold items are things I have never done and the rest are things I have done before but want to do again.)

1. Visit the Sam Adams Brewery
2. Go to the Franklin Park Zoo
3. Visit Salem, MA
4. Go up to the SkyWalk at the Pru
5. Go to the Children's Museum Recycle Store
6. Get squished pennies at the Museum of Science
7. Go to the Bizarre Bazaar
8. Take a Segway tour of Boston (thanks Groupon!)
9. Get dessert at Finale
10. Go to the Museum of Fine Arts (I used to go every Monday when I was in school.... :-)

If anyone wants to join me in completing one or more things on this list let me know! The more the merrier! :-)

Pincushion!

The new pincushion I made is not happy to actually BE a pincushion at
all. In fact, he's quite ugly, isn't he? :-)

Love Comics... Love Cupcakes

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Giveways Galore!

Since Kristen and I are having our first giveaway I thought I would point you in the direction of a few more that have caught my eye. There are so many GREAT handmade (or generally crafty) items out there and it would just be wrong not to share them! :-) If you want to enter, a lot of them end tomorrow so be sure to hurry!

All these giveaways were found by following the Etsy Giveaways Blog. It's a great source for great giveaways taking place in the handmade world. Go check it out! I hope you get lucky!

Click here to ever the giveaway for this pair of earrings:



Click here to enter the giveaway for this oh-so-amazing devil cupcake necklace:



Click here to enter the giveaway for this a-dor-able felted bunny! (Also check out the shop because there is SO MUCH cuteness there! I SO want to get my paws on the cute skunk, or the squirrel! SO great!)



Click here to enter the giveaway for this hummingbird necklace:


And, of course, click here to go to the giveaway page to enter to win a tote from our shop!

This made me smile today...

New Shop and a Giveaway!

I would like to officially and excitedly introduce you to the new Etsy shop We Are Kindred Spirits. Kristen and I started this shop to sell the many handmade items we create. We are SO EXCITED to open our shop and absolutely love making items to post for others to purchase and enjoy!
As part of our first month in 'business' together, our friends over at We Are Not Martha (don't you LOVE that name?) are hosting a giveaway for us! They are great and we love their blog! Head over to their site and enter to win an awesome (and CUSTOM) bag from Kristen!

You can always get to Kristen's blog, the Kindred Spirits Blog and Shop and back here to my blog using the buttons on the right side, over there... --------------->

Here are a few items I have posted:


Check out our shop: Wearekindredspirits.etsy.com
...and...
Our blog: http://wearekindredspirits.blogspot.com/

Enjoy and come back soon!

PS - I designed our shop banner and logo and I'm super proud of it! Hee hee! I just wanted to toot my own horn there for a minute... ok, I'll stop now. :-)

Where I will be this weekend...

camp /kæmp/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kāmp] - noun. The place at which Heaven exists on Earth. Located in Greenwood, Maine, this location is known to instantly relax any person who sets foot near it. Most find that sleep is easier to come by while inside and life is generally better and more clear while at camp.

Requirements of camp include but are not limited to: Reading, Relaxing, S'mores, Adult Beverages, Sleeping in, Relaxing, Klondike Bars, Brown Bread (if you like that sort of thing... which I don't), Oh, and also some relaxing.

Synonyms: "Camp Paradise"

Quotes: "A bad day at camp is better than a good day anywhere else."

See also: Relaxation, Summer Home, Vacation, Amazingly awesome Grandparents who let us stay at their place :-)

Things I Love Right Now

- Cutting fabric & making jewelry
- Time with Erin
- SoCo & Lime with K
- Potential change
- Lists
- Warm weather
- Lots of books I want to read
- My current playlist (a mix of indie & disney music... hee hee)
- Using an ampersand instead of typing 'and'
- Cravings: Vinegar, Peanuts, & Gummy Bears (thanks C!)
- Vacation in 24 days
- Discovering new blogs
- Cuddly kitties
- Anything by Amy Butler... anything
- Maps as home decor
- Any Italian food (especially lasagna)

What are you loving right now?

How do I get in on this!?!?!

What an amazing thing! The girls from We Are Not Martha (amazing name, by the way) hosted a Gap Party this past weekend for Boston-area bloggers and friends. They all got free jeans and it looks like they had a great time! (There were also ice-cream cone cupcakes and bacon-wrapped cherries... *sigh* You know I LOVE cupcakes!)
Kristen has had the pleasure of meeting these lovely ladies (I'm jealous!) at a recent event but I have not... Hopefully I will get to soon! I love their blog! If you have any interest in cooking or just like thinking about how if you COULD cook you would love to make some wonderful things (cough, me, cough cough) you should check out their blog!

Also, they are having an awesome giveaway for Gap Gift Cards so go over there and enter yourself to win one! You don't even have to share with me if you win... unless you want to... hee hee.