Cricut Love the new E2

I had been on the fence about this. Pros- Love the light, love the paper guide, love the rotation of your image, love no overlays, love that the sides can be changed to different colors- although that can be a con since I understand the Gypsy owners are STILL waiting for that feature as well.....hmmmm

Cons- Its pretty large looking, I JUST bought my fuchsia colored Expression just shy of a month ago, Is the new screen feature easy to work with and is it large enough to show images.... This is one reason why I never jumped on the Gypsy wagon- the screen was a lil too small for me......

So after waiting, thinking, and watching Babe said "Just get it!"

Free shipping worked for me, and I have 30 days to try it out, if I am not blown over impressed, then I'll pack it up ans send it back.....Done that several times with HSN and no problems there.....

As for now, the E2 will be here by Mother's Day! Thank you Babe!!!! xoxoxox

Monterey Bay Aquarium

We are blessed to have this Aquarium about 30 minutes from our home.

Last weekend Hunter surprised Kira with a trip to the Aquarium and she said she swore her eyes turned to hearts when he told her where they were going!!! hahah!
Here are some pictures of their day. I love these kids! They make my heart smile!

4 Friends

These girls have been together since elementary school. They have been together through lots of good times, and several bad times. They support each other, laugh with each other, and love one another. As they grow into young women, they remind me of how important it is to have loyal and true friends. They have that.

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Hunter And Kira

Kira's boyfriend Hunter is a sweetheart. Not only is he simply adorable, but he is super kind and loveable! He adores Kira and it shows. He is kind with her, and treats her like a queen. Not bad (Thank you God!) for a first boyfriend eh?

We were on our way to drop Kira off at his house and I had my camera, the sun was FINALLY out so I told her to tell him to come out and meet us at the covered bridge for some photos.....sigh...Teenagers act so annoyed UNTIL the camera is in their face and then they are all posey and smiley!!!! lol!

So here they are......Olivia was also snuggled around his legs in most of these pictures....you can't see her because he's 6'3!!!! But yes, she (Olivia) is smittin with him too!!!

Just cruising along.....

I will be having lunch with my honey in a few hours to celebrate my birthday today, then Chinese food for dinner with the family.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I can't wait to be with my family, my aunts birthday is tomorrow and my grandma's is the 28th. Great food, great family and lots of laughs.

I am beyond blessed to have the family I have.

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Halloween

This was a great Halloween this year. Olivia was BEYOND excited about dressing up and going out to Trick Or Treat. My mom practiced with her over and over how to go to the door and when it opens, you say, "Trick Or Treat" ..... soooooooo at EVERY door she said that WHOLE thing as she marched up the steps to knock on a door! It was the cutest thing EVA!

We carved our pumpkins on Sunday afternoon and Liv was adamant that she wanted an intricate spider and web on her pumpkin so I got to use the stencil and spent an hour getting that perfect spider on her pumpkin!!! So here are some pics from our great Halloween of 2010. Liv is Jessie from Toy Story....which while we were out Trick Or Treating everyone asked her, "where is Woody?"........at the LAST house we went to, there was a lady and her two boys that were dressed as Woody!!!! We laughed so hard and I told her we had been looking for them all night!!! I HAD to take a pic of the three of them together!!!!! hahahah!

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Thank you Becca for rockin' my blog!!

end of summer

Seems like summer is coming to an end, but the heat is the last to leave! It's about 90 degrees today and still is pretty hot even at almost 7 at night.

This summer wasn't my best summer, but some good times and events showed up here and there.

A few things I discovered:

I am SO not in control, and I'm now OK with that.
I have put my complete trust in God and I'm finally able to sleep at night and rest.

I have more family and friends support than I ever knew I did

I will not let people bully me

I am more in love with Tod than ever before

I know exactly what Jesus means when He says He loves me

Even though I talk a big talk of taking a mini vacation to escape the daily drama and busy life at home, I miss and yearn for my family and children more than I enjoy being away.

I will fight for my children like a big momma black bear. I am blessed to have them, and will not go down without a BIG fight. They make my heart happy with delight and at the same time break into a million pieces. Who else can do that but your own children!?

I can NOT wait to start a new year with my family and friends, and to start new adventures.

God has truly blessed me and my life, and He loves me no matter what I was in the past.

Above are some pictures from our summer

Blessings,

Jen

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