I have been ridiculously busy lately. With all of the wedding planning and school I have barely had time to breathe. The weeks before the shower were jam packed, and now it is the last two weeks of school. I have already had two papers due this week, thankfully they are now complete. However, I still have two books to read, and one more paper to write, not to mention the several finals I have to take.

Next week is my birthday, but I will hardly be celebrating because I will be engulfed in history and literature review. I suppose that is ok though, I am not REALLY looking forward to turning 23. I am beginning to feel old. Crazy right??

What I am looking forward to is being done with classes. I have had no time to work, mainly because when I do have free time all I want to do is sit around and relax. I do not want to work when I am done with school work and wedding tasks. I am exhausted by that point and have no desire to work on cards or scrapbooking. So, I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things.

Hopefully  I can knock out a few mother’s day cards early enough for the big day. The weekend after finals I will probably pump some out.

We still have to do the wedding invites. It is so incredibly frustrating since the church fell through. We finally got the information reprinted. My mom is coming over on Sunday to help Jason with them, since I have to finish a book and write a paper on it. The plus thing is, the aper is only 3-5 pages. We have to point out the thesis, which we went over in class. soooo that is good. the bad thing is, the whole book is slamming Bush, so it is difficult for me to read because I get angry. This author is so closed minded and one sided. IT is a polemic piece of garbage.

well I should actually put the laptop down and get to reading that piece of garbage. ooooo  I also got the dress for my Bachelorette party, which I am very much looking forward to!

I have not written in some time, so I figured I may as well squeeze out a quick entry this morning before I get ready for classes.  I have been feeling rather overwhelmed as of late. There have been a million things going on. We got all of the invite information printed yesterday! Which is rather exciting because now all that is left is cutting papers and putting it all together. I also have to find a green ribbon that I like enough, which I will probably look for tonight.

However, the news with the church is somewhat upsetting. Well, not somewhat, rather entirely upsetting. We received a letter 3 days ago informing us that they are ‘certain’ it will not be completed until June 1st, at least no earlier than June 1st. Subsequently, I am certain I will not be getting married at Holy Name Cathedral and I could not be more unhappy. Jason attempts to reassure me that  it will be done in time, that it is 13 days before the wedding and all of that jazz, but I do not buy it. I figure,I may as well prepare myself for this utter disappointment and be pleasantly surprised if all works out rather than being hopeful and utterly disappointed that day.  My mom asked my dad and I the other day why the glass cannot be half full instead of empty, I replied, there’s a glass??? Apparently I get my pessimism from him.

I am noting the lack of my LOST evening tonight. Which is going to be boring, but I suppose it allows for time for a trip to the store to stock up on adhesive for the invites and regular projects as well as paper for the shower thank you’s, since I should be finishing those in advance of the shower. I have several papers due the week after the shower and the week following that is finals, I will hardly have time to construct and write out all the thank yous.

Saturday should be a blast. We are going to find tuxedos, for everyone even the little guys. Then we are going to buy cheap rackets and hopefully make our way to millennium park to play some tennis.  I hope the weather keeps up so we can do something fun that the two of us enjoy together. Sunday we have dance earlier than normal, but that allows for us to be rather productive. Perhaps we can finish the invites this weekend. I think that they are much simpler than the shower invites, less intricacy, but still great looking.

I am pretty much aggravated over this situation with my grandpa, and not the one who was sick last summer. He is super supportive and excited about the wedding. He was asking Jason to find out tuxedo information for him because he feels it will be easier for him to rent something. He also was having Jason help him with all sorts of things at Easter, plugging in his nebulizer and all this. It was nice to see because  he is comfortable around Jason. It took grandpa forever to accept help from me when he was lying sick in the hospital for over a month. He always wanted me to BE there but often would not want me to trouble myself with things, even though I did not mind. Anyway, no, my other grandpa has put me in an awkward position. The one I lived with for almost 2 years of my life. He has threatened to not come to the wedding if my father and I do not succumb to a demand of his. Well, I am stubborn and it is a quality I inherited from my dad, so unfortunately, laying ultimatums on he and I is not something that should be looked at with hope. He and I mutually agreed that we are going to continue with what we want. I just do not appreciate people who are manipulative, callous, and deceitful. I refuse to be treated that way and I especially refuse to accept people who treat my family members that way. I am not saying my grandpa is this person, however, he is defending this person and in the process has placed me in an unfair situation. My dad keeps saying, “This is Nicole’s wedding and it is unfair to place this problem on her” He is right, my mom is right, this is their problem, I am a victim, but because I am the first one to be married, I will take the brunt of the situation. I suppose it will be easier to deal with when Dan gets married, things like this are always most difficult the first time around. Anyway, it is hurtful and I am quite disappointed. However, as I told Jason the other day, I am sick of people and their demands for our wedding. Frankly, I will do as I please and if someone has a problem with it, they can complain all they like, but it will not change my mind in the least. I have already made too many compromises with things that I do not want to occur during this  event, perhaps, at this rate, soon to be circus.

At least I do not have any tests this week. And at least I received a B+ on both parts of my Chicago History exam! That was exciting and an A on the research paper for that class. Its a tough 300-level course, so I quite pleased with myself. I was up till 5am studying for that exam, got up at 9 to study some more and it paid off. Essay exams are always difficult, so I am proud of my two B+’s

Well it is off to get ready for another day of classes. I look forward to 2:45 when I get home and I can relax for a bit, play my game, perhaps cut some paper and then work on laundry and other invite stuff. Mostly, I am looking forward to relaxing for an hour or two. Tomorrow I have one class only, then I am going to the “Surprise Party” at Missy’s with all the girls. Too bad Jason cannot come, I could use a glass of wine. HA! that is how you know its been a rough week, when I am craving a drink.

I was just looking through our old photos, and I decided I feel like posting some! They are a few years old, but it is fun to look back and remember the times when you took them. I am a photo taking fiend, so we have thousands of photos. I get it from my mom, who used to photograph me all the time, making me pose by trees and such, so it is ingrained in my consciousness!

This was before we even exchanged “I love yous” The night he took me to see Wicked

Same night! haha we totally put the camera on the fireplace and put the timer on. DORKS!!!

this is random, but it is one of my faves

he looks so cute in this picture, and much younger! look at all MY HAIR!!!

This was from my 21st birthday. i just think its cute, the glass looks bigger than my head! but its not. it is actually one of the smallest glasses we own

part one in a sequence

part two….he’s not going anywhere!!!

Jason LOVES this photo of us. I believe it is one of his faves. it is super cute.

this is from when we first met, when i first had bangs, lived at home, and had a MESSY room haha, and when i still had boobs…..

harley when she was still a kitten….. 

this is the first night we met! again, i HAD boobs!! and i was TAN…..that is maggie, jason and myself, obviously

Right after Lizzie was born, now she is standing up in my WEDDING!!!

gotta love makeup photos!

That is all for now, but it was fun!!! I am just in this mood because I am working on the slide show thingie for the wedding!! I have to narrow my choices down sooooo much

Ok. Time for the LOST blog. I do not even know where to begin tonight. I enjoyed tonight’s episode, a lot. Mostly, because it really confused me more than I was when I began watching it. AND because I got to see Juliet get the shit slapped out of her.

I really cannot grasp where Juliet got the idea that it is appropriate for her to announce Sun’s affair, when Juliet is a little hussy herself. Seriously. Wow, I said to Jason, OK I hate Juliet, it is OFFICIAL. I used to only dislike her, now I hate her.

Well, I guess Sun HAD to get off the Island, ABC cannot let a pregnant woman die miserably. I am just confused, is Jin considered one of the Oceanic Six?? And what the hell was going on with that?? He is alive, but everyone thinks he is dead, and he’s been married for 2 months!?!?!? WTF?!?!? Unless, his was a flashback?? Maybe???? I do not know, I am baffled. My jaw was literally left hanging open. I always write my blog before I read anyone else’s blog about the episode; I do not want my thoughts to develop from someone else’s so I am not sure what the speculation is on this situation.

I loved the heart to heart between Bernard and Jin. Bernard is such a good guy, kinda doofy, but he means well. He was right about Locke, he is a murderer and a bit unhinged, so the right thing is to be with Jack, but Bernard is so scared that Rose will get sick again. Anyway, the heart to heart fishing trip was just a touching moment that I enjoyed.  It was nice to see Jin realizing how important family is.

I will say, I mentioned to Jason a few times, that I bet Michael is the spy on the boat, and I was RIGHT!!!! I thought to myself where is Walt though?? And then I remembered when Locke saw him, he WASN’T going crazy, he REALLY DID see Walt, cause Ben has him somewhere. Hmmm I am beginning to believe that Ben is really super evil.

Especially after everything the Captain said. I like the Captain, at least he is straightforward, someone has to be! My favorite is Sayid, and he did not fail to impress me for another episode. He did not do anything exciting per say, no super torturer tricks, but his expression and cool and collected demeanor when we all laid eyes on Michael, was great. “Nice to meet you Kevin” GREAT moment. I truly appreciate the character of Sayid, and I would love to have him on my side if the shit hit the fan. If I had to pick one LOSTIE, it’s him.

Ok, but enough of that, back to what the captain said about the plane. He is right, obviously this is the truth, Sayid is standing in front of him. My question is , hmm why  would Ben do this?? Does he really want the Island to stay this private? Obviously, yes, he is obsessed with the island, which is fine. So that question is answered. The other question is, why is Whidmore thinking about finding out about the truth of the wreck? Who did he know on the plane so well as to be concerned with losing them? I feel like I am forgetting one of his connections to one of the LOSTIES…..but if I am not then I do not know. And seriously, where do you get over 300 dead bodies to put into a plane??? We know it was not the bodies he killed off with the gas from the dharma thing, they were in the grave he shot Locke into….

You know I started to tear up at the end when Sun was at the grave site with Hurley, I felt bad for her, but I had to stop myself because if that was not flashback and  it was a forward then I can’t feel sad, Jin is a scumbag then. I said to Jason if it is a forward, maybe he too is working for Ben like Sayid. I think on this boat is where Sayid ends up being recruited by Ben to be one of the oceanic 6 and get off the Island to keep an eye on things….

I would also like to know who was shot in the head in the room that is soon to be inhabited by Sayid and Desmond??? And the cockroaches were nasty too. Blood and bugs, nothing like hospitality!

Previews for next week look great. I give this episode a B+. Not quite an A because I’m just not that into the Sun and Jin story.  And I would like to see more of Sawyer this season, I miss him. He makes me smile too!

I have been so busy this week I haven’t had any time to write! It has been rather hectic around here and I find myself with some extra time this early morning to squeeze a few words in!

Last week was spring break, but it was hardly a break for me, I found myself drowned in an immense amount of work around the house, with my cards, shower invites, and other projects I am currently working on. Then came Saturday, which included dance and going out for Dan’s birthday. That was probably the highlight of my spring break. I had such a blast with my family, I cannot even begin to describe it. Other than the phase “ and then a bum will eat grandma,” came out of it. If you were not there, you do not even know!

Here are a few photos of the night. It was spectacular. We closed down this little pub and I cannot wait for the next “cousins” night out on the town. Hopefully my mom and dad can join us next time.

Sunday was Jason’s grandma’s 80^th birthday party. It was a rough start to the morning with the time change and the getting in the house at 4am, but we made it and it was a nice time. I had a midterm due Monday, and I found myself struggling to complete it when we got home Sunday night. It was as if my brain was so tired it went on strike. The thing is, on Saturday, the only thing I drank, was WATER! I will attribute this to being overly exhausted and overworked. So Monday I had to get up early to finish the exam. Thankfully it was not due until 4:15. Tuesday I had a 7 page paper due, which I ended up writing about 8 pages for! All about Holy Name Cathedral. It took me a while to complete, and then Tuesday morning I reread it several times, so I hoping for a B at least. This teacher is tough and I got a C on one half of a written exam, a B on the other, so I desperately hope for a B on this paper. Our next written exam is Tuesday and I plan to do rather well.

So that brings us to yesterday, which was a crazy day. I started freaking out about the church. For those of you who do not know, it is closed entirely. It has been since Valentine’s Day with no “reopening” date set. They are redirecting weddings to other churches, mostly St. Joseph’s. Well I am not happy about this, I do not want to get married somewhere else. I do not have flowers prepared for ceremony because Holy Name is so beautiful that I do not NEED even one flower.  So if it is moved, other expenses will be added to this massively expensive wedding already.  I had a major anxiety attack, freaking out to Jason, my mom, Jenny, and Wendy. Then Wendy, my great maid of honor, calmed me down and we came up with the idea of calling the rectory asking about what they thought. We also decided it was best if Jason did this, since I am emotionally invested in the situation and it is not the poor church lady’s fault a piece of the ceiling fell 70 feet and crashed onto the pew below. So Jason called and they reassured him that it will be open for our wedding.

I know that it seems like I was overreacting, but if it is thought about deeply, I was not. I cannot even print out one invite until I KNOW 100% where the ceremony is going to be. I would have possible flower expenses, or redirecting the entire wedding to the hotel, in which case I have to find a master of ceremonies because the deacon cannot marry us anywhere but in a catholic church. Then there is transportation to deal with. Holy Name is 2 blocks from the hotel, so on a June day there is no need for Limos and the guests do not have to worry about driving from one place to the other. But moving the ceremony can change all of that. But they say it should be opened by April latest the beginning of May. I will be ridiculously furious if this is otherwise and I send out my invites, only because of all the extra costs and work involved. I don’t have time to prepare a contingency plan for the wedding.

I have not even had time to participate in my scrapbook forum this week, and I feel so guilty. All of these nice ladies have been leaving me lovely comments on my work and I have barely returned the kindness. I am going to attempt to squeeze that in today during my break, but I really should be reading instead.

Plus my Grandma fell and has a hairline fracture in her hip. She had surgery and is in the hospital. I plan and making a trip there tonight. I still have to make a quick card after class, since I didn’t get a change to last night. Jason and I spent an hour or two practicing dance. We are having some song choice difficulties and we are working on that.

Saturday I have a dress fitting, which I DIDN’T work out yesterday and I feel guilty. Shame on me skipping a day, but that means tonight when I get home from the hospital at who knows what hour, I have to run for a minimum of 20 minutes, although id prefer 30, then do a minimum of 30 minutes on strength training.  Then after the appointment I have to prepare my famous Greek salad and head to Nicky’s third birthday party!! Which that I am excited for, I always have such a blast at family events. I get to see all my little lovelies, and my Gavin!!! Who is now standing up in our wedding! We lost a ring bearer due to a schedule conflict so I thought, hmmm who is perfect to join our party, my perfect little man, Gavin Elster!!! It will be adorable.

Then Sunday Jason is taking me all over Chicago-land to find outfits for the boys to wear. I am going to find them and give the information to all the moms and have them call and order or go and order the outfits. It needs to be done. Jason and I wanted to go to a museum sometime over a weekend, but it does not look like we will be doing this before the wedding. I guess it will have to wait until the summer!

Well, that is it for now. I have to hop in the shower and get off to classes.

Well it is time for the weekly LOST blog….

I was disappointed with this episode. The previews of it they showed after last week’s episode were far more enticing than it turned out to be. I am not a fan of Juliet, and I have said that before, so I did not care for her story line today.

I think she was foolish for continuing an affair with a married man in such a small community, even though his wife was crazy and a terrible psychiatrist! Then, when Jack kissed her I was confused because only a few days ago in LOST time, he told Kate he defended Sawyer because he is in love with Kate…..hmmm…….He acted like he was willing to fight Ben to the death for Juliet, so he loves them both???

The following was the most interesting part of the episode for me…..

I did not like that Locke let Ben out, but I will say it did add some mystery to this pretty lame episode. They never showed us Ben telling Locke who is the inside man on the boat. I said  I think it is Sayid, and Jason does not agree with me. He said, so Sayid just happened to be on the very plane that crashed on the Island.  I think, well then maybe it was not a mistake that it crashed there, since Ben seems to be able to control so much. Sayid IS working for Ben after the fact, so who is to say that he has not been working for Ben the entire time. Secondly, what the hell is going on with Penny’s father?!?!? Did he have it so that Desmond crashed onto that Island purposely? Probably not since he can barely have his crew find it. Does Penny know it is her father’s boat, since she has the number for it???  None of it makes sense. I suppose I could see him wanted to explot the Island for all its mystical powers and mysteries, but I do not trust Ben very much, so who is to say that the video tape proved anything??? It was just a tape of him roughing up some faceless guy.  It does not prove that he is after the Island or that the guy being beat up was one of Ben’s people. This could all be another one of Ben’s tricks. He knows the connection between everyone, because after all, all humans on this planet have a “file” with their life history neatly tucked away inside.  I did enjoy the shot of Sawyer at the end being pissed off, and shirtless, that Ben has been released. Ben’s comment was hilarious, see you at dinner. As much as I do not trust Ben’s actions, he makes me laugh, and I do not hate his character. He is a smart guy who knows how to play his piece to win. I just do not trust what he does because I know there is always an ulterior motive.

The only thing this episode proved, was that Ben still has some weird hold over Juliet, and can still somehow manipulate her to do his will. I think the LOSTIES should be careful around her. Ben “called” and she answered, leaving Jack and a bleeding Kate alone. If I were Jack I’d be a little more pissed that she did this. But, Jack needs to fix things as usual and so she needs to be saved and fixed from Ben’s clutches. Jack will be sticking around Juliet for a while.

I would like to find out who the other Oceanic Six are sometime. They keep alluding to it, but then they pull that carrot away. From the previews for next week, and we all know how accurate those have proved to be,  it looks like Sun may be getting off…..hmmmm probably not. We shall see.

I just hope next week we see less of Juliet and more of something interesting.

Oh and one more thing, I though tit was absolutely disgusting that she rubber her hands all over Goodwin’s dead, GREEN decaying body and they touched her face several times. I know  it was not a REAL dead body, but come one, gross. It made me a little queasy. That body had been sitting out for a while in south pacific heat…..and first of all you touched the skin, secondly you touch your nose and mouth after, vomit.

I have been working on designing a card for almost an hour now and I have been struggling with it. I am just not feeling inspired or I am too critical of myself, perhaps it is a mixture of the both. Maybe I just have too much to do this week, even though I am off of school. I am not sure exactly what it is. I will say I have been out of allergy meds for several days now, and it just so happens that I have been hit with a terrible allergy attack that has been here since Sunday. My left eye is entirely messed up, it feel scratchy all the time. I finally sent in my prescription to be refilled, so hopefully this afternoon things will start to feel better. Who knows?!?!?

I just needed a break from working on the cards, so I decided to write a little. I am on the last step of the shower invites, hopefully. I have a feeling I am going to have to make some more because there is a ridiculous large amount of people on the list. Which irritates me, but I am not going to get into that cause I will just upset myself. I have several invites entirely completed, but I need envelopes. I found some online that fit it perfectly, but in order to get over night shipping I have to pay 50$$$ on top of the 30 for the envelopes. So that is a no go. Honestly, I am so sick of wedding planning, I just want it to be over with already. I have been planning this wedding for almost a year now and its annoying. Not the getting married to Jason part, but the celebration part and all that goes into it. I do most of it on my own, with help from people here and there, which i appreciate dearly, but the nitty gritty research parts and all that is just me.

I am just so tired all of the time. I really feel like I never get any sleep. Well, I do go to sleep at night for several hours, but it is never a restful sleep. I have so much on my mind that I am restless always. My dreams are filled with things I should be doing instead of sleeping.

Anyway, I wanted to include some of the pages from the scrapbook in this post…..so I am going to do that now.

I also made two new cards yesterday as well as a recipe card set…..

it is blank inside

2nd card

inside

Recipe Cards–they are an assorted set but these are just two. They also include tags for actual dishes….

So today, I am beginning to feel calm again, I have passed my most busiest time. At least to this point!!! The Baptism was so wonderful yesterday. My aunt really loved the scrapbook I made for her. Her father in law, Elster, asked if I could make one for Christmas for him. So I am going to of all three kids. That should be fun. I love all my little cousins so much that I really enjoy all the photos of them.

I took a few awesome photos of Gavin yesterday using just natural light from outside. His bassinet was in front of the large sliding glass doors, so it was perfect.

This one was taken in the kitchen, so the lighting is not as wonderful, but the photo is sweet. My Uncle’s wife is holding him, and he was holding on to my finger.

So, ya, the Baptism turned out great. I think everyone had such a nice time. I know I did!!!

I made a new card today as well. I did it quickly before I worked out and got ready for my appointment at school, but I think it came out pretty cute. I know my mom will love it. It’s monkey-rific. 

the inside:

It is a big card, 6×6 but I had to make it this size so I could fit the squares that I wanted to fit on there. I get annoyed when I do not have enough working space with tiled cards.

I have been brainstorming for Shower thank yous….but I am coming up blank. I have to work on that this week I suppose.

I have also been going through some old photos of growing up, and I am having so much fun taking a trip down memory lane every day. I scanned some in and they are super cute!!! My brothers and I were really adorable kids haha. I think so at least. And, I was just as much of a camera ham then as I am now. some things do not change.

We are ballerinas. I remember doing this, we were at my grandparent’s house. I am sure Dan will kill me for spreading this photo around, but I don’t care its an awesome memory.

Me and my daddy. this is too cute

i was holding Danny, and im rocking dog slippers!!!

We all look like we are having so much fun in this photo!

I love this pic, because I have pictures from my adult years with this exact look on my face. Jason saw it and was like ohh i KNOW that lil attitude filled face haha

I just think this is sweet. i love my momma!

I have hundreds of photos to go through, and I have been working on it for a few days now, but it gets overwhelming. I might make Matthew come over and help me out. I love having my baby brother over! plus, I think he would enjoy looking at all of these, but I have to convince him to step away from the Xbox 360 live for a night, which may not happen.

Jason and I had some fun this weekend photographing the kitties. They are really photogenic and are used to us always having cameras in their faces by now, so they tend to set pretty still and let us click away.

Harley hanging out on the bed

pretty green eye

bella relaxing on the bed

she lays like this a lot….sometimes here eyes are entirely covered.

She is learning from mom and dad, all work is done on the computer!!  (harley)

Harley’s paw.

Bella is totally in love with her daddy!!!

I love this photo, cause she is in MY spot on the bed, but is looking at me like I am the one doing something wrong by bothering her. What a little Princess.

Harley is working out with me. She wants to get slim Every day when I work out she hangs out with me, she is my lil motivator, always watching, so I dont skip things hehe

Well, I am going to get to working on some cards. I just got an email about a custom card and I have to figure some things out. Also, I started some recipe cards today to put on the site, but I only have 4 done, and I want to make more so I can put them as a bigger set. They are cute so far.

busy busy busy.

I finished the scrapbook finally. I was up till almost 3 last night working on things for the Baptism, but it is completed, and I have every page scanned into my computer. Yay!! I am so nervous to give this gift to my Aunt and Uncle. I am concerned they will not like it. Jason says that is silly of me, but I guess I am always self conscious about my work.  I get nervous that people will not respond to it the same way Jason does. He is a little biased because he loves me so. Everything I do with my crafting is good in his eyes. I wrote a poem for the scrapbook, for and about Gavin, and Jason told me I was talented and that it is good. I still had to call my mom to get a second opinion, as if she is not biased. J But I did and she loved it. It made her cry.

I used to do a lot of writing, back in high school. I wrote poems and stories all the time. And then, I just stopped one day, and never started again. Well, a few weeks ago in my Lit class I got the itch. We had to, on the spot, write a short story of what happened after the end of the novel, and I LOVED it. When I got the paper back this week my teacher wrote a wonderful response to my work, telling me I captured the character wonderfully and that I am also a very good writer. So I have been thinking about writing a lot since then. It felt awesome to get this poem finished. I really enjoyed working on it.

My biggest problem with writing is the same exact one with crafting, I am so self conscious and to me, everything is terrible. I am my biggest critic.

Here is the poem. It is about his birth and his job here on earth:

Gavin’s Job

I was so excited on the day of your birth

For you to be with us, here on this earth.

When your little heart beat began to slow,

I prayed and prayed for it to go.

Your dad was so scared, mom started to cry

I thought to myself, please don’t let this child die.

I wanted to fix it, to make it all right,

But God took care of that, you were always in his sight.

You came into this world, so safe and so small,

Little fingers, little toes, and all.

A perfect little face so tiny and round,

You even were able to make my heart pound!

But God had a say, and he decided to speak,

Making you, Gavin, so special and unique.

You have this talent, a special skill,

It’s in  God’s plan, it’s his will,

That you, a little baby, Will bring this family near,

Helping us to overcome all fear.

You help us all see lots of  love,

Of those here on earth, and from God up above.

This is your job, it is your duty,

To fill this family with never-ending beauty!

Well that is it. I wanted to include some photos today of the pages and also some funny ones of the kitties, but I don’t really have the time for that. I will maybe blog tonight or tomorrow. But tomorrow I have to make a trip to Lakeshore campus for a meeting and to do something other school-related things. (even though I am on spring break ha!)

So I have been working hard these past two weeks. My teachers have decided to spread midterms and midterm papers over 4 weeks!!! Last week I had a paper, an exam, and a presentation, this week that ends today I had a paper and I have an exam today. Next week is spring break, so I have off right??? NOPE….I have a take home midterm due Monday when I get back and a midterm paper due Tuesday. So I have not been able to really get crackin on some cards.

Also, I am working on a gift for my Aunt that needs to be ready in two days. I have a lot done, but I still have more to do. Tonight Jason and I are going to my mom’s house to finish making the shower invites. Last weekend I never made it over there cause I was feeling ill on Sunday. I had a terrible allergy attack that pretty much decommissioned me.

Tomorrow is a little better, we did not schedule a dance class, so we plan on finishing our registering for gifts!!! And I can work on cards and finish the gift.

Anyway, I have had a little time, so I have three new cards, which I am pretty excited about. They are all birthday cards.
The first one makes me think of spring, it is so light and fun.

I am including a photo of the inside as well, sometimes I think the inside of the card is just as important of the outside. All too often cardmakers neglect the inside, but I like to spice it up once in a while, and you will see that with the second card especially.

I call it Be Happy Birthday

Inside

This is the second card. I think it is my new favorite card. Every once in a while I get one of those, a favorite card I create and I am sad when it leaves my home for its new home! I know that sounds silly, but, I make these cards, so it is my artwork, thus a piece of me!!!

This is The Birthday Cake purple and brown

The inside, I spiced up!!! Those are brads that I used to make it look like they are secured to the page.

This is the last new card I have. I got a BUNCH of new stamp sets, so I messed around with them a little with this card. I am looking forward to this week when I have a lot more time to utilize all the new things I have!!!

To Me Fair Friend–gotta love Shakespeare

Inside: it is simple, but like I said, I have been lacking in the time department

That is all for now. I want to post my gift, but I do not wanna give it all away before I am done, so look back for that this week. I have most of it scanned already and waiting to be added!!!