Story Telling

This looks like it will be so much fun! While I do think blogging and scrapbooking are great ways of capturing our memories I am totally interested in this class. When I saw this I thought of my great grandparents who passed away in the last year. As I said before I only met them twice and not for very long periods of time. I wish that I knew so much more about their lives and who they were. The biggest reason why I started scrapbooking was to preserve our memories as we started our lives together. I want our kids to one day be able to look at these albums and share in those moments with us. This class seems to take things bit further when you don't always have a picture to capture the moment but you still want to tell the story....It's taught by Photoshop Guru Jessica Sprague and the best part? It's FREE! Any takers to sign up with me?

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My brain is not working very well again today due to lack of sleep so you guys are going to get a taste of the Rambling portion of this blog today.

1. Having a sick husband is very much like having a sick baby.....How so?

a. They wake up at all hours of the night

b. They need immediate attention

c. Even though they are grown up you will be wide awake from 10 things being knocked over in the kitchen while they are looking for medicine. You will then have to go and point out the NyQuil for them. ( I did this without my glasses and I am basically blind if I don't have them on)

d. When you have to get up 2 hours later for work they are fast asleep as if nothing ever happened.

e. The only saving grace is they are cute when they are asleep so you can't be mad at them. Love you jay!

2. We try to go to the weekly Ab Attack class at our YMCA, I used to really enjoy these classes but now we have a new instructor. She is very nice don't get me wrong but she expects me to do this:

Several times in the 30 minute class and I can't balance it for so long! The first time we went the ball fell on my face, this last time it rolled away and the instructor said "Please don't play with your ball". There was only 6 of us in this class and I was pretty embarrassed, but at least I was attempting unlike the others! (Photo from about.com)

3. The gym was closed yesterday and will be closed again today so I have had some time to work on our engagement album, I am still not back into the groove of scrapbooking so in two hours last night I only finished two pages....and they weren't anything to brag about either!

4. Are you wearing pink today? Today is Breast Cancer Awareness day so put on some pink to support all the brave, amazing women who have survived, are going through, or will go through this! (Photo from http://www.serenitybeginswithin.com/)5. I was drooling over this post on What I Wore today.....Scarves are one of my two weaknesses and I can never have enough! I am currently in love with this one:If you like it you can find it here: http://ww3.komen.org/promiseshop/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=706-04670

6. Someone loves hummus sandwiches just as much as me! http://www.katheats.com/ I don't know that I could do such heavy breakfasts in the morning but it is interesting to read about.

7. Gossip Girl makes me want to wear headbands all the time although I don't think I could pull them off these are still pretty cute! http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/ I love the blue lace one...a cute way to turn a bad hair day into a good one!

8. I think I have rambled enough so I will stop now....Hopefully you were able to make some sense of this!

Back to Basics

As many brides know planning your wedding is pretty much like having a full time job. Most of the time everything else gets put to the side so you can plan your perfect day. Luckily I was able to find ways to use my creative juices to add fun personal touches to our wedding. I did however miss scrapbooking, reading, towards the end the gym, and most of all photography. Anyone that knows me knows I LOVE taking pictures, I always have my camera on hand to catch those everyday moments as well as the special ones. As of late the picture taking has been at a bare minimum just when it is needed and more posed for shots.
I really want to get back to capturing things that speak to me, with fall coming it's the perfect day to take a walk and take a few pictures. Here are some of my favorites from my collection....I call it

"Attempts at Photography"

I love this picture of Jay with the twins.
This is the skyline in Delhi as the sun sets. Just fooling around in photoshop with a fun picture, I love peacock feathers! I was trying to capture these gorgeous bangles I have but found when I super saturated the picture it had a cool effect.
Puerto Rico!
More Puerto Rico!
A print I did for my cousins sports themed room.

Flowers in my mom's garden
Purse Seller in India
I sent my uncle this one last year for Father's Day.This is one of my all time FAVORITE pictures I feel like I just caught it at the perfect moment. I always wonder what they are thinking.
I think this picture of an old fashioned well would be cute for a bathroom.
And last but not least the beautiful dancing lady in Puerto Rico. I hope you enjoyed them!

Crisis....

My day off yesterday started out with this flashing on CNN..... The Dow dropped below 10,000 for the first time in 4 years. As a newly married, new homeowner is this scary??? Most definitely! But at the same time I can't help but be thank full....I have an AMAZING FAMILY, a roof over my head, food to eat, clothes to wear, hot water showers, and last but not least a husband who will always be there no matter what! So I am not panicking, I have full confidence that we will figure this out and although it may take some time things will get better for our country.

While I do believe you need to be up to date on current affairs, continually hearing bad news only fuels the fire. As they have been saying on the news as people begin to panic it causes a man made financial crisis. Not panicking however is much easier said then done for most of the US population who is living from paycheck to paycheck. So let's all take some time today, turn off the news and just spend some time appreciating the people we love that will always be there. Crisis or no crisis I can't think of any others I'd want by my side to figure this all out.

Happy Birthday!!!

10 Reasons why I love Jay

10. He makes funny faces when he works out at the gym.
9. He puts up with my girly shows like Gossip Girl and 90210 even though he would rather watch CNN.
8. He makes the best breakfast ever!
7. He pushes me to strive for my full potential and backs me 100%.
6. He leaves his clothes ALL over the bedroom.
5. He is ALWAYS clean trust me he takes longer in the shower then I do.
4. When someone tells him his wife is pretty he says "I'm not so bad myself."
3. I can kick his butt in Wii!
2. He can dance!
1. He always keeps me smiling and loves me for exactly who I am!

What more could a girl ask for??? Happy Birthday Babe and MANY more to come!!

Win a free purse!

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Vote!

This presidential election has been VERY different from ones in the past. With the economy so bad voting this year is more important then ever! I just registered under my married name yesterday....all of you please make sure to register. It is super simple at http://www.rockthevote.com/home.html. Do it now it only takes a few minutes and you could be apart of making history. I saw the debate last week and am interested to see the results of Thursday's VP update.