I purchased Photoshop yesterday and most of the afternoon I played on it trying to figure out how to do things with photos and create a scrapbook page layout. So, first of all, I love the tutorials on The Shabby Shoppe website! They were very helpful when I was trying to figure it out. Now I still don't know how to do everything but I've created 5 scrapbook pages on our paris trip!!! Woohoo! I love The Shabby Shoppe and the same person has another site that has some free digital scrapbooking products which is all I've used so far. I figure I'll wait to spend money until I've gotten a little better at it. I found Photoshop at Wal-mart for the cheapest price but still, that cost me a little bit. Jason is glad that we finally have something to do with all of our photos, if I can do a couple pages a week then I'll be caught up, ok, well at least get a lot done, quickly!!! I'm currently trying to figure out how I can post an image of one of my pages on my blog, when I do...I'll post one!
Onto the veganism...it's still going well - yeah! This week we'll be trying some soy hot dogs and I found a recipe to make chicken nuggets using tofu - not sure how that will be but Jason is willing to try it! I don't plan on making too many "fake" alternates b/c I don't really think that doing that is THAT healthy, but one every so often isn't bad. :) A controller at my company switched to vegan last August and suggested some other books to read for more information and also to reinforce the reasons why I switched. I ordered a couple on Amazon and waiting for them to come in.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Scrapbooking
So I've always been jealous of those that scrapbook for a hobby. Usually the scrapbooks are so creative and cute! I, on the other hand, am notorious for taking pictures (when I remember) and just saving them on the computer. I rarely print them and never seem to have them available to post on blogs or facebook.
Given this...I am going to try to become a digital scrapbooker! I have a website (thanks Whitney!) that sells all the things you need and for a relatively cheap price too. I need to purchase Photoshop and so far the cheapest place I can find is to buy it on Amazon. I don't know how to use the program so I'll have to learn that too - if you have any advice, PLEASE let me know!!! I'm hoping to get the software and get started by the end of January. I'll keep you updated on how I'm doing.
I was looking through photos on my laptop, all are very old and came across a couple of funny ones of Sadie. :)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Happy New Year!
Wow, first off, let me just say I have no idea where 2008 went! I feel like it flew by so quickly. We celebrated the end of the year by going to a friend's house for a small get together. We stayed until midnight but left pretty quickly after that, I was very tired. :) New Year's Day we had mine and Jason's family over for lunch. It's become somewhat of a tradition and something I think we'll keep doing. This year we had soups, cornbread, black eye-d peas of course and dessert! It was fun to visit with everyone without the craziness of Christmas! Unfortunately I don't have any pictures!
There's not much else going on but I'm trying to keep to my resolution of blogging more often, so far, not too bad! I'm not looking forward to tomorrow, going back to work after being off for 11 days - yikes!
Hope everyone had a great 2008 and that 2009 is even better!
There's not much else going on but I'm trying to keep to my resolution of blogging more often, so far, not too bad! I'm not looking forward to tomorrow, going back to work after being off for 11 days - yikes!
Hope everyone had a great 2008 and that 2009 is even better!
Monday, December 29, 2008
What I've Been Up To
My first resolution for the New Year is to be a better blogger!
Ok, so what have I been up to? Let's see.... since August we have gone to all the UT football games, including the TX/OU game in Dallas with our friends Laurie and Paul and the UT/KU game in Kansas where we met my cousin Danielle and her boyfriend, Rich. We really enjoy going to the football games, there is so much energy and college football is something both Jason and I like!
A few trips to Houston for work - various training and a Christmas party. Busy at work with year-end close, our audit, annual plans and we're down one person so just generally keeping up!
We had a great Thanksgiving that was made better by a UT win over ATM! We enjoyed spending time with our family and seeing our nieces and nephews, they seem to be growing up so quickly.
Christmas was good as well. LOTS of family time but spread out enough so that we really enjoyed seeing everyone! Our nieces were both too cute in their Christmas outfits and of course our nephews looked very handsome as well. I wish we had more time to visit all of our friends and their kids during the holidays. I love seeing them and experiencing the joy of Christmas through their eyes!
Lastly...I've become a vegetarian or almost vegan as I say. I made the decision to try it after reading some articles and books and it's now been 4 weeks! I say almost vegan b/c most people think of vegetarians as eating dairy, eggs and sometimes fish and I am not eating those things. I don't feel like I can really say vegan b/c I'm still working on switching to soy butter and reading labels to cut out all animal products - they seem to sneak into a lot of dishes. Anyway, surprisingly it's been the easiest thing I've ever done when it comes to changing something about the way I eat. AND I feel great! I've always had a sensitive stomach and since going almost vegan :) my stomach has calmed down a lot.
Ok, so that's all that's been going on, I think anyway. As I said, one of my resolutions is to be a better blogger!
Later
Ok, so what have I been up to? Let's see.... since August we have gone to all the UT football games, including the TX/OU game in Dallas with our friends Laurie and Paul and the UT/KU game in Kansas where we met my cousin Danielle and her boyfriend, Rich. We really enjoy going to the football games, there is so much energy and college football is something both Jason and I like!
A few trips to Houston for work - various training and a Christmas party. Busy at work with year-end close, our audit, annual plans and we're down one person so just generally keeping up!
We had a great Thanksgiving that was made better by a UT win over ATM! We enjoyed spending time with our family and seeing our nieces and nephews, they seem to be growing up so quickly.
Christmas was good as well. LOTS of family time but spread out enough so that we really enjoyed seeing everyone! Our nieces were both too cute in their Christmas outfits and of course our nephews looked very handsome as well. I wish we had more time to visit all of our friends and their kids during the holidays. I love seeing them and experiencing the joy of Christmas through their eyes!
Lastly...I've become a vegetarian or almost vegan as I say. I made the decision to try it after reading some articles and books and it's now been 4 weeks! I say almost vegan b/c most people think of vegetarians as eating dairy, eggs and sometimes fish and I am not eating those things. I don't feel like I can really say vegan b/c I'm still working on switching to soy butter and reading labels to cut out all animal products - they seem to sneak into a lot of dishes. Anyway, surprisingly it's been the easiest thing I've ever done when it comes to changing something about the way I eat. AND I feel great! I've always had a sensitive stomach and since going almost vegan :) my stomach has calmed down a lot.
Ok, so that's all that's been going on, I think anyway. As I said, one of my resolutions is to be a better blogger!
Later
8 Things about ME
I was tagged by Elizabeth and figured I needed to post something... :)
8 TV shows I watch:
1) The Office
2) Fringe
3) Brothers and Sisters
4) Grey's Anatomy
5) The Bachelor
6) What Not to Wear
7) Family Guy
8) Any chick flick on the movie channels!
8 Favorite Restaurants
1) El Mercado
2) Austin Java
3) Clay Pit
4) Hula Hut!
5) Mr. Natural
6) Maudie's
7) Thai Passion
8) Apple Annie's
8 Things that happened Today
1) woke up too early considering I'm off work
2) took my car in to get a new windshield
3) shopped at Academy and Best Buy
4) ate lunch at Twin Peaks - yes, it's like Hooters, not sure how I was convinced to do that
5) bagged up some old clothes to take to Goodwill
6) got bag ready for spa day tomorrow!
7) put up all the holiday wrapping paper and ribbon
8) made a fire
8 Things I look forward to
1) Day at Lake Austin Spa on Tuesday!
2) 2009
3) New episodes of The Office
4) The UT/Ohio State game on Jan 5th
5) the new Bachelor on Jan 5th - this will be dvr'd
6) ski trip in January
7) sleeping in for a few more days
8) our patio being finished!!!
8 Things I wish for
1) more patience at work
2) more appreciation for having a job with a good company
3) an end to the poor economy
4) to be able to run the Cap 10K
5) to be a better vegan
6) this next year to not go by so quickly
7) see out of town friends sooner than later!
8) positive ending of cancer for my friends that are going through treatments
8 People I tag!
1) Renee
2) Whitney
3) Joni
4) Suzanne D
Ok this is sad, I don't know if I really have anyone else to tag! ha ha!
8 TV shows I watch:
1) The Office
2) Fringe
3) Brothers and Sisters
4) Grey's Anatomy
5) The Bachelor
6) What Not to Wear
7) Family Guy
8) Any chick flick on the movie channels!
8 Favorite Restaurants
1) El Mercado
2) Austin Java
3) Clay Pit
4) Hula Hut!
5) Mr. Natural
6) Maudie's
7) Thai Passion
8) Apple Annie's
8 Things that happened Today
1) woke up too early considering I'm off work
2) took my car in to get a new windshield
3) shopped at Academy and Best Buy
4) ate lunch at Twin Peaks - yes, it's like Hooters, not sure how I was convinced to do that
5) bagged up some old clothes to take to Goodwill
6) got bag ready for spa day tomorrow!
7) put up all the holiday wrapping paper and ribbon
8) made a fire
8 Things I look forward to
1) Day at Lake Austin Spa on Tuesday!
2) 2009
3) New episodes of The Office
4) The UT/Ohio State game on Jan 5th
5) the new Bachelor on Jan 5th - this will be dvr'd
6) ski trip in January
7) sleeping in for a few more days
8) our patio being finished!!!
8 Things I wish for
1) more patience at work
2) more appreciation for having a job with a good company
3) an end to the poor economy
4) to be able to run the Cap 10K
5) to be a better vegan
6) this next year to not go by so quickly
7) see out of town friends sooner than later!
8) positive ending of cancer for my friends that are going through treatments
8 People I tag!
1) Renee
2) Whitney
3) Joni
4) Suzanne D
Ok this is sad, I don't know if I really have anyone else to tag! ha ha!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Birthdays, games and the holidays
So now my birthday has come and gone. It was fun, small family party with a super yummy cake which I don't have a pic of but am trying to get one from someone that took a photo of it. I can't believe that I'm closer to 30. I remember when I was much younger and thought about what my life would be when I was out of high school for 10 years...probably married, with kids, not sure what else. Well guess what? My 10 yr reunion is this year - wow! I've been married for over 5 yrs and no kids at this point in time. And no I'm not going to my reunion because....it's the same night as Jason's 30th b-day party!!!!! I am so excited about that. My friend, Renee, is helping me make the coolest invites ever, seriously these things are awesome! They will be worthy of a picture post when I have one done, well one that is done right.
Other than that the only other thing going on besides the usual work and house work...college football has started!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!! The first UT game was this past weekend where they won against Florida Atlantic 52-10, go Horns! The game was fun, hot but not as bad as in years past. However, the traffic leaving the game was horrible! They have something like 8 events scheduled in downtown Austin this weekend and already had streeets closed for The Human Race on Sunday. It was bad. Seriously took us an hour to get out of that area. Ugh. Anyway, I'm excited, on to the next game. Hopefully they'll play better than they did tonight. The score may not reflect it but this team has a lot of needed improvement to make in the coming weeks. GO HORNS!!!
And, the holidays are coming up. Do you realize it is less than 4 months until Christmas? Yep, it is. I have already had family party planning convos regarding Christmas. On one hand I'm super excited, on the other, well, geez, how is it that time already???? Time seems to be flying by these days. Anyway, I am convinced that this year will be the year that I have a lot of shopping done WAY ahead of time. That is my goal and I'm going to work really hard to achieve it. I'm thinking it will help with the stress level and plus I'll be able to put pretty gifts under my tree sooner and enjoy the deco they'll provide! Halloween is first though, I hope we have some great trick-or-treates this year!
Other than that the only other thing going on besides the usual work and house work...college football has started!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!! The first UT game was this past weekend where they won against Florida Atlantic 52-10, go Horns! The game was fun, hot but not as bad as in years past. However, the traffic leaving the game was horrible! They have something like 8 events scheduled in downtown Austin this weekend and already had streeets closed for The Human Race on Sunday. It was bad. Seriously took us an hour to get out of that area. Ugh. Anyway, I'm excited, on to the next game. Hopefully they'll play better than they did tonight. The score may not reflect it but this team has a lot of needed improvement to make in the coming weeks. GO HORNS!!!
And, the holidays are coming up. Do you realize it is less than 4 months until Christmas? Yep, it is. I have already had family party planning convos regarding Christmas. On one hand I'm super excited, on the other, well, geez, how is it that time already???? Time seems to be flying by these days. Anyway, I am convinced that this year will be the year that I have a lot of shopping done WAY ahead of time. That is my goal and I'm going to work really hard to achieve it. I'm thinking it will help with the stress level and plus I'll be able to put pretty gifts under my tree sooner and enjoy the deco they'll provide! Halloween is first though, I hope we have some great trick-or-treates this year!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Catching Up
Yes I have a lot of catching up to do... In a nutshell I have been working, working, working over the last few months!
In June I went to Denver once and Houston twice, in July, Denver twice and Houston once. I think I have a clear schedule for the next month.
Other than that we're not up to a whole lot. We're getting close to starting construction on our new covered patio in the back, getting a sprinkler system and stone planters! Yeah, I can't wait!!! Oh and we have a new addition to our extended family...a new neice who is absolutely adorable! We are looking forward to seeing her grow up and develop her own little personality.
Not much else, my b-day is coming up next week and I'm excited!!! I ordered the yummiest cake ever for my party, mexican vanilla cake with buttercream icing. I had this cake before for Whitney's baby shower and it was soooo good! I can't wait to eat a piece this Saturday when I celebrate with a small group of family and friends.
The other BIG thing coming up...UT Season Tickets!!! They should arrive any day now in the mail!!!!! Best part of the year made even better since they always come around my b-day!!!! I am so excited for college football to start. It's the only time of year that I am 100% willing to clear my entire weekend schedule to be sure I don't miss a game! GO HORNS!!!
I'll make it a goal to update my blog soon after my b-day, more yummy cake reporting to come....
Later
In June I went to Denver once and Houston twice, in July, Denver twice and Houston once. I think I have a clear schedule for the next month.
Other than that we're not up to a whole lot. We're getting close to starting construction on our new covered patio in the back, getting a sprinkler system and stone planters! Yeah, I can't wait!!! Oh and we have a new addition to our extended family...a new neice who is absolutely adorable! We are looking forward to seeing her grow up and develop her own little personality.
Not much else, my b-day is coming up next week and I'm excited!!! I ordered the yummiest cake ever for my party, mexican vanilla cake with buttercream icing. I had this cake before for Whitney's baby shower and it was soooo good! I can't wait to eat a piece this Saturday when I celebrate with a small group of family and friends.
The other BIG thing coming up...UT Season Tickets!!! They should arrive any day now in the mail!!!!! Best part of the year made even better since they always come around my b-day!!!! I am so excited for college football to start. It's the only time of year that I am 100% willing to clear my entire weekend schedule to be sure I don't miss a game! GO HORNS!!!
I'll make it a goal to update my blog soon after my b-day, more yummy cake reporting to come....
Later
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