STACKED!

Sometimes I answer questions before I fully understand what is being asked! This happened yesterday. On a whim, I went to get my hair cut. I told my hairdresser to "cut it all off!" I was just tired of having such long hair. It looked nice when I fixed it but I never did. It was always in a ponytail. I knew it was time to get it cut because I usually wear it down when we go someplace nice but last Sunday I got ready for church and what did I do? Stuck it in a ponytail!

Now back to answering questions too fast. My hairdresser asked me if I wanted it "stacked" in back. Not being very knowledgable about hairstyles, I said "sure!" And then watched about 7 or 8 inches fall to the floor! LOL! I'm not sure I wanted it quite this short but I like it and so does Marty. But the back is really short! My daughter, Lauren, was also excited. When I got home, she said, "You have my haircut!" She also had long hair and just recently got it all cut off.

Dallas Museum of Art - Tiffany Exhibit

I wrote in yesterday's post that Marty had a big surprise planned for our anniversary. It was a wonderful day and I created this scrapbook page to remember it. (Click on the picture if you want to see a bigger version.) Big thanks to my mom for watching our kids while we went out!

The journaling reads: On our 11th anniversary, Marty surprised me with a visit to the Dallas Museum of Art to see the Louis Comfort Tiffany exhibit. It was pretty cool. We don’t usually do such arty things so it was neat to get a little culture! After we left the museum, Marty told me we were going to dinner. He knows how much I love steak and had made reservations at Del Frisco's which is one of the best steakhouses in the country. We ordered king crab legs as an appetizer and both had filets for our main course. And for desert, we shared the best cheese cake I had ever had! It was a great day all around and I’m so lucky to have such a wonderful husband.

I had to get the Tiffany lamp and window pictures from the Internet because they didn't allow photography in the exhibit. The only picture I got was the one here in the lower left which was outside of the exhibit and I thought it was ok to take a picture but got in big trouble for taking it! OOPS! At least they didn't confiscate my camera. LOL! Besides the scanned in stuff, almost everything here is from Michelle Coleman's Grandma's Attic kit available at Scrap Artist. The only exceptions are the gem butterfly and staples which are from her Free Spirit kit. Fonts are Times New Roman, B0bmono and Antique Type 1 (by Hope Wallace available at Scrap Artist). Created in Photoshop CS2.

Eleven Years ... Our Anniversary!

Eleven years ago today I married Marty. It was a small wedding at The Little White Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The only people there were my mom, Marty's mom and sister, Marty's dad and stepmom, and two of his friends. The ceremony was short and sweet. I wore a short dress with a beaded jacket and carried some flowers we bought at the chapel. Marty had on a wool suit and his tie had dice on it! The suit was really hot and it was about 112 degrees in Las Vegas that day! Marty was pretty miserable. I probably wouldn't remember the ceremony at all but Mom surprised us and bought the video and I am so thankful for that. We watch it every once in a while. The best part of the video is where Marty's sister is staring out the window while we are saying our vows. It cracks us up every time! And then at the end of the video you can see Marty's dad wipe away a tear.

This picture is one of my favorites from that day. After the wedding we all went to the Luxor Hotel and had a few drinks and this was taken there. It was a fun weekend but Marty and I lost every penny we had taken. In fact, we had to have my mom come pick us up in her cab to go to the airport because we didn't have any money to pay for a cab!

After the wedding, when we got back to Texas, we had a reception party with some of our friends. And then just a few days later, we packed up everything and moved to Nova Scotia, Canada and started our life together. That was a fun adventure and a story for another time.

A lot of people wonder how Marty and I make it work because we are SO different! Really it's not hard at all. We have just learned to accept our differences and love each other for them (or in spite of them!). We have been blessed beyond measure with our children and our business. I can't wait to see what the next 11 years have in store!

A BIG SURPRISE!

Marty is pretty excited about whatever we are doing today. I have no idea what it is. My mom is coming over at 2:00pm to watch the kids and we are going somewhere. He said we should be home by 8:00pm so I know it's not an overnight thing. All he has told me is to be hungry and to wear something nice. And that it's somewhere we've never been. Hmmmm... No idea!

Hi Mom!

I got an email last night from my mom and she mentioned something about my blog and I am pretty excited because now I know that she actually reads it! Since I am not a famous sports figure and will probably never get to say it on television ... I'll say it here ... "HI MOM!" Now you're famous because let me tell you ... this blog is big time! LOL! I'll even put a picture of us together. This was taken last year on Mother's Day when we ate at Don Pablo's. Looking at this picture, I realize a few things.

• I liked my hair that short. I think I may get it cut soon. I'm tired of wearing a ponytail every day!
• I need to see my mom on more days other than just holidays and when she babysits my kids. After all, we only live 20 minutes from each other.
• I need to take more pictures of the two of us together. I had to really search to find a picture to post with this!

Not much going on in happyland lately. We're just trying to sqeeeze in the last bit of summer fun before school starts on August 14th. We took the kids to Six Flags yesterday. Man, was it HOT! And we're not very smart because we always save the water rides until the end and then we have to drive home in wet clothes. Of course, we never carry towels in the car. The kids were so wet that we made them ride home in their underwear. LOL! We didn't get home until about 10:30pm. Lauren is so tired that she is still asleep and it's almost 11:00am. I'm going to have to wake her up soon because we are going swimming with some friends as soon as Nick and Austin's camp lets out at noon.

I don't think the kids are excited about school starting but I sure am. I like having them home but between running them around to various activities and having to work, I feel like I'm going a little crazy. Ask my mom! She has seen me in action this summer. Sometimes it's not a pretty site. Is it August 14th yet?! And before I close I must say thank you to my mom for helping out with the kids this summer. Mondays would have been impossible without you. See you Saturday! Big anniversary date with Marty. I wonder where we are going!

Angels!

Sometimes I just start playing with a kit because it is so beautiful and see where it leads me. This is what happened here! I got this kit from Doris Castle and just had to create something. This started out as sort of an art-journal page and then I added some pictures. It took on a life of its own. Perhaps the angels made me do it. LOL!

The ladies are my great-grandmother (Margaret Archamboult) and great-great-great grandmother (Minnie Moll). I did not know Minnie as she lived from 1847-1905. However, I knew Margaret very well. She lived from 1892-1995. She was such a special lady to me and I know she is looking out for me even today!

The lyrics are to a hymn we sing at church:

We are standing on holy ground

And I know that there are angels all around

Let us praise Jesus now!

We are standing in His presence on Holy Ground.

The paper and elements are from Doris Castle's Mirabella kit. A few exceptions: Lace corner and fancy scroll are Doris Castle's from her Pure Love kit and the stick pin is from her Bella Donna kit (all from Scrapbook Graphics). The word 'Angels' and the fairy are by Hope Wallace at Scrap Artist. And the scroll border is by Nancie Rowe-Janitz at Scrap Artist. Fonts are Miss and My Old Remington. Created in Photoshop CS2.