It's been awhile...

...and my how things have changed! We have moved.....AGAIN. No big shocker, I suppose. This was our 3rd move since April. Yes, I said THIRD. We have returned to Alberta.......the land of opportunity, so to speak. And things are looking up for us, for the first time in 11 years.

Firstly, I am back with my son. Well......in the same town, anyway. He is all growed up now, after all....but it is wonderful to be able to see him more often.

What brought on this sudden change, you might ask? A few things....

Back in September I attended my yearly scrapbook retreat and as always, had the time of my life :) Realized how lonely I have been, and enjoyed the time with Loni and my g/f's very much. I wanted to be near them all again.....even though leaving my family was tough. We seem to have a "closer" relationship from afar though, for some reason.

My husband also was offered an incredible job opportunity that we couldn't over look. He has started an apprenticeship for his "picker truck" ticket and is on his way to becoming a crane operator. He is very excited and I am thrilled to see him thriving, working towards a prosperous career and the best part.....OFF THE HIGHWAY and safe at home with me every night :)

I too am starting a great office admin job in the near future. My start date is not yet determined, as I will be taking over for someone going on mat leave and no one is certain when that will be yet.....sometime in the next 2-4 weeks. For now, I am biding my time crafting and hanging out with my Chica.

We are currently sharing a house with my Chica for a few months, until we are ready to find our own place in the early spring or so. It's a beautiful house in Sherwood Park and I am enjoying being roomies.

That is an update, in a nutshell! Now on to tonight...

The Mister and I ventured out onto the frosty winter roads for a date night.....something that we haven't done in a very long time. We went and saw a movie at the theater and it was so good that I came straight home to post the trailer for all of you, so that you don't miss your chance to see it.

The movie is called "About Time" and it stars Rachel McAdams. It is by far, the BEST movie I have seen in a LONG time. The story was fantastic, and I can't wait for it to come out on blu-ray so we can add it to our forever collection! It will be one that I will watch over and over again.

In case you have yet to see the preview, here it is for you to see......and if you get the chance to enjoy this one on the big screen....I give it THREE thumbs up! And THAT my friends, is impressive...



It is now time to go and enjoy my tea and the rest of my evening with the Mister.....take care and stay warm out there! I shall be back in a much timlier fashion...

~*~The Broad who wants to blog about...EVERYTHING.~*~

One of my favorite covers.........EVER

I have to share this with you today, though it has been a favorite for quite sometime now.

Introducing (unless you are already a fan like I am) Elise Testone........she was on last year's American Idol and performed this song then.

It has been played many, MANY times on my iPod :)



Let me know what you think!!

New BLING :)

When my husband and I went to Vegas back in April, my beloved wedding ring was lost. I swelled up pretty bad on the plane and took it off, and the Mister insisted on putting it somewhere for safe keeping. He suggested his pocket, I suggested the inside pocket of my purse that has a zipper...........and he went with his pocket. Said ring was never to be seen again.

And I have been walking around with a very naked finger since! It's weird how imcomplete one feels without that precious piece of jewelery on every single day.

But alas, my finger is fully clothed again :) At first I started to look at styles that closely resembled my original ring but in the end chose something that was very different. I will forever miss my "I DO" band but I am completely smitten with my new one :)

There she is, in all her glory!! Ain't she purdy?!

♥

SALS #48...

I am so excited to finally be able to play along with the SALS team again!!! It's been so long since I made a card for one of their challenges!! I even took a break from desiging the sketches while we packed, moved and got ourselves settled in again. BUT I AM BACK!!

And here is my card for the challenge #48 sketch!! Come on over to the SALS blog and have a peak at the sketch and see what the rest of the team did! And then jump right in and join us :)

This time around we are sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs and I used their ADORABLE Tinkerbell Honey for my card!

Hope you can join us!!!

A new member...

The mister and I have found a kitten. She is still too young leave mama yet, but we are excited to bring her home in about 4 weeks! I think that Diesel will be happy to have a buddy again too, she is acting pretty lonely again these days. She is pure black, just like our Dee and so far has blue eyes. (Though I am sure they will change color!)

I've asked the Mister and the Junior to come up with names........so far Kiki and Bella are the front runners.

So I ask you, readers, can you suggest a cute name for a pur black little girl kitten?

:-D

Allsorts Challenge # 224...

Playing along with some challenges today! It's been a long time since I have :) First one I decided to play along with is over at the AllSorts challenge blog......their challenge is anything BABY. So I decided to make a baby card, and wanted to do something different!

I have seen and admired many "Tri-Shutter" cards in my travels but have yet to make one myself! Until today, I found a simple tutorial over at Beccy's Place that gave me the measurements I needed and I was off!!

Here is my finished up card:

The patterned paper at the end is not really purple like it looks, this card ended up being pink & brown only......which wasn't what I had originally planned, but it turned out great! I really like this card and think that I will be making more of these in the near future :)

NEXT!!

Finally a CARD!!

We are finally all settled in......AGAIN. Here is hoping we don't have to move again for at least a year!! I am so tired of moving!!! But we are all settled and I finally had some time to play in my craft room!

This one actually was a custom order, a local friend of mine wanted a card for a wedding her and her hubby are off to this weekend. She wanted me to use the invitation somehow, like I did last time for her.........and their colors, blue & yellow.

At first I was un-inspired......I only had one "image" to work with from the invite, and blue & yellow scare me together!

BUT.........I pulled it off.....and it's actually a beauty! I love how this one turned out :)

Today is Saturday and I plan to spend the whole day in my room.........I have SO many projects to catch up on and some planning to do for the retreat I leave for on THURSDAY!!! EEEEEK!!!

Off to get my hands dirty!!

~*~The Broad who wants to blog.........about everything!!~*~