Cancer SUCKS!

Hello Everyone! Although I have kept myself busy today doing laundry, dishes, and cleaning up... I am still upset. My Aunt Charlene passed away this morning from Cancer. She was diagnosed in September. Hard to imagine this year getting any harder for my family, but I assume it could be worse.

I feel for my cousin Nicole, and her children. Losing someone is always hard. #CancerSucks is all I have to say.

When Chris got home from work, we hung some laundry, and started cleaning the pool. It is getting warm enough outside that we need to be immersed in water or something! :)

Tomorrow we're going to my dads to visit and have dinner, and I am hoping that before we go there I can find something to put my moms ashes in. A late Mothers Day present, but it still counts!

This is all for today...

-Mel

Home is where your Mom is...

5.11.13
Saturday--

Caroline and Nate's Gender reveal party was so much fun! While Esther watched Christopher, we headed out to their place and ate, played some games, found out the gender, and of course opened presents. Chris and I bought them a pack of newborn diapers and a little bath pack. Because we didn't know the gender prior, it was more of a diaper and toiletries party, so at her baby shower it'll be more of a gender themed gift. I already know what we're getting them!

TEAM PINK WON! THEY'RE HAVING A BABY GIRL!!!!! Paisley Claire will make her debut [approx] 10.15.13

All of us ladies were soooo happy! Glad I wore pink! We also got to see their gender reveal pictures and they were perfect! A lot of time and effort was put into the party planning, and I really enjoyed playing the games, and watching her open her gifts! She'll be a wonderful mommy!

5.12.13

Today--

My Mothers Day was relaxed. Christopher and I played outside for a little bit, I tanned, read my book, and watched Chris as he cleaned out our deep freezer. My mother was with me in spirit as I cried. Cried for losing my mom, and cried because I'll also be losing my aunt to cancer. (she is no longer responding). 

Kevin and Esther got me a pretty cute card with some cash inside to do whatever I want to with, and Chris made me a card (I have yet to see it). 

I made Esther a couple of things and luckily I have pictures, so I can show you down below!

                Esther's Mother Day Card made by yours truly! Thank goodness for Cricut Machines!

Inside the envelope we put a Mounds Bar and a Hershey's Bar (She doesn't care for Mounds) and the envelope is taped to a Mountain Dew bottle. I found this on Pinterest and thought it was the cutest thing! It says "Mounds of Thanks 4 all u Dew"

                              This is from Christopher to Esther. I still have yet to put it in a frame. 

So today has been bittersweet so to say. But everything will heal with time, and although it hurts to no longer have my mother around, and to find out that I am losing another relative to cancer, I consider myself blessed. I am blessed to have the family that I have. To have the love that I have. 

Happy Mothers Day!

-Mel

Happy May, Movies, Balloons, Girl or Boy? and Mothers Day Weekend....

Hello Everyone! Hard to believe that it is already May, and the only reason why I say that is because if you lived in South Carolina you would know that the beginning of May was NOT pleasant at ALL! This is the 2nd Sunny Day!!! NO LIE... it rained for almost 2 weeks. UGH!

Chris and I went out on a date yesterday! Gosh it was really nice. I haven't been to the movies in awhile, I think the last movie we actually went to see in theaters was Hansel and Gretel and that was last year around the time that we moved into our in-laws. We really wanted to see Iron Man, and because the last time I saw a movie in Imax was at Disney World in 2008, we splurged and went and saw the movie in Imax 3D. It was a really good movie, and I enjoyed our date! We had icecream before the movie, and we had popcorn during the movie, and we came home and Dorito crusted chicken for dinner. (A very junk-food day apparently).

Today is my nieces Megan and Miranda's 12th Birthday! I made them a couple of birthday cards and I'll be sending them out tomorrow. ( A little late, but hey I've been busy).
Their brother Jake's 16th Birthday is later this month. I remember being 12 and 16. My 12th birthday was spent with my friend Rebecca, eating an icecream cake, and wearing pig-tails with overalls. My 16th birthday was spent with my friends Jocelyn, Lindsey, Mark and Neil, eating pizza, listening to music, eating cake, and we Lindsey glow-sticking for me.
Those  days seem like forever ago. I sometimes miss those days.

Saturday we will be going to a friends Gender Reveal. :) I've never been to one, so this should be interesting. She was my former boss at Wet Seal, and we've been friends since. I'm excited to see whether she is having a little girl or a little boy. She has asked each person to wear either Pink or Blue to cast a vote, so Chris and I are being cute and he is wearing blue, and I am wearing pink. The card I was crafting a couple weeks ago was for her!
It is also a diapers and toiletries party, so those are the types of gifts you're supposed to bring. (I won't say what we bought, just in case she happens to read this blog entry ;))

Sunday is Mothers Day!!!!! This year will be really hard and really different, because most Mothers Days I would spend going to my moms and my mother-in-laws. I am so happy that I have my little man to wake me up in the morning with kisses and to say happy mommy's day, because without him, I'm not sure how I would act for Mothers Day. I miss my mom. I miss her a lot. I have been giving Chris *subtle* hints for a Mothers Day present from him and Christopher, so it'll be exciting to see what he comes up with.


Well...
this is all for today :)
Happy May!!!


-Mel

Visiting Family, Reading a good book, and laying out in the sun....

Hello Fellow Bloggers!

I had a pretty good past couple of days. We went and visited my Papa yesterday. Talked and played with Christopher. He enjoys it when we come over, and we try to do it at least once a week if not at least a couple of times a week. I'm trying to get pictures printed out, so when he goes to New York next month he can take them up to the family members they belong to. We'll be keeping Daisy for a week or so while he is up there, so we'll also have to prepare for her arrival by cleaning the upstairs and downstairs.

Today we spent most of the day outside. I was reading my book Buffy The Vampire Slayer 2 and watching Christopher play in the water (and of course I got my tan on). Chris cleaned out some of the brush between our fence and the neighbors fence, and he also mowed some of the yard.

Tomorrow we have to go to the store for a few things, and it's supposed to rain a little bit... so I will be doing a little laundry. I am also going to make some rolls tomorrow, and probably laminate some more of my recipe cards.

This weekend I'll be washing the car and washing Kevin's bike and I'm not too sure what else we will be doing... Probably not a lot because Chris doesn't get paid till Thursday.

Well this is all for today.

Getting Crafty.....

Hello Fellow Bloggers!!!!! As I am waiting for dinner, I decided to write a little entry. Today was a good day!

Today after I got my tan in, and had Christopher outside, I did a little card-making. I got out some of my stickers, glue, ribbon, markers, and card stock and made a couple cards for a couple of friends that are having "parties" soon. My friend Amy is buying a new home, so I made her card and my friend Caroline is having a gender reveal May 11th. I also have a couple of birthday cards to send out as well.

There's a sneak peak of Caroline's Gender reveal card!---->

This is all for today! :)

-Mel

Family Fun Weekend, Movies On Main, Birthday Parties, and Unpacking....

Hello Everyone! I had a wonderfully FANTASTIC weekend!!!! Friday we went and visited my dad before the storms came through.

           On Saturday we went to a birthday party for Peyton (my friend Samantha's (now 2) year old daughter). Christopher had fun with all the kids!  We had cupcakes and hotdogs and chips. And Christopher got to see Peyton open all of her lovely gifts. We bought her a GC for Once Upon A Child and Christopher bought her a pretty little dress (so she can wear it on a "date" night with him :))

Saturday evening we went to Movies On Main. It was in Elgin (where we're living right now) so we didn't drive far. I did not know this wasn't there first year doing this, or else I would have done it last year as well--- but basically the town puts on a Podunk Parade and then we have activities and a movie at the end of the night. We brought some canned goods for a good cause, and we bought some  baked goods to help the local churches. We won a door prize! A T-shirt that says Movies on Main on it :) We also got free popcorn and water. The movie that played was HOP on this BIG blow-up projector screen. Christopher and I didn't make it too long after the movie started--- I was getting too cold, and he was getting really antsy. We enjoyed ourselves though, and the town of Elgin worked so hard to make sure we all had a great time. I am hoping they do it next year as well!

Sunday we spent most of our day unpacking more boxes that have been underneath the tarp. We're trying to convert all the things that are in boxes into totes, so they are easier to move around. We're still at our in-laws so we don't have much space to bring it all inside and place it, so we're keeping 90% of our stuff in totes until we can rent our own place.  Most of the things that I unpacked were part of my scrapbooking stuff. I have a lot of birthdays coming up that I need to make cards for, and I may be helping a friend of mine make a scrapbook soon, so I was attempting to search for my cricut cartridges.

Today we spent shopping. I had to go to the bank to deposit a check, and then we went to Michaels. I had to get some new mats so I could use my cricut machine. We also browsed around. We went to Applebees for some lunch, and then we went to Target to pick up some Sippy Cups. Then to family dollar to pick up another birthday gift for my mother-in-law and then finally home. I unpacked more scrapbooking boxes today, and tomorrow we'll clean up the bread machine, so that I can make some homemade bread. I'm also going to spend a lot of time at my desk, re-writing recipes and laminating them. I also have to go through some more pictures, and put them away. Along with some more cards. I also have some laundry to finish tomorrow.

Random Question of the day: "You've successfully slain the dragon! How will you toast your marshmallows?" LOL So cute! First off I would NEVER slay a dragon--- However; if I had I would toast my marshmallows by building a fire, because apparently I was use to roasting them by dragon fire? Heehee ;)


Well... This is all for today!!!!




-Mel

Summer time, tanning, and being creative.....

Hello Everyone! So--- technically it is only April, and it is not summertime, but here in good old South Carolina it has felt like Summertime for awhile. This is the first year that I have been outside as much as I have, and it is also the first year I've actually gone outside and tanned. I haven't done that since 2006... So 7 years. I am taking the pre-cautionary measures and using tanning lotion.... :)

I usually just tan on my own, but I asked Chris to pick me up some tanning lotion. I also put sunscreen on Christopher to ensure he doesn't burn (I really don't have to worry about that though... he browns right up) I call little man my little california surfer boy--- We don't live in Cali, but he is a perfect depiction. Blonde hair, green eyes, beautiful tan, and a fish in the water!!!!

And because I have cleaned out my desk, I have been creating or writing little notes to people!!! I wrote a little note to my friend Becca because it has been a long time, I wrote to my sister in law Jade just to say hi and that I miss her, and to my Grandma Susie because I knew it would brighten her day.

I like getting/being creative!!! :)





Well... This is all for now.


-Mel