feelin' it.

1. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/67074597@N00/137233639/">insadong stamps Seoul South Korea</a>, 2. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/46973832@N00/2225425251/">time for poems !!</a>, 3. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/46973832@N00/2336631871/">Spring comes!!</a>, 4. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/55049166@N00/2385777035/">flower + toe</a>, 5. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/22554961@N00/2385180170/">for the show</a>, 6. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/37451064@N00/2385551750/">the bots</a>
Love those bots! photo taken by Cinnamon, bots created by Lockwasher

I'm know I sound like a broken record when I say this but man.......
I.
Love.
Fridays.
It's doesn't get any better, well, it can but it's very very good. The office witch has taken the day off. My creative energy is at an all time high. I've got a little spending money for some summer clothes. My back feels great thanks to my therapy........the list good list goes on and on. Oh yeah, the sun is shinning and it's supose to get up to the 50's this weekend. That may be a not chilly for you but it's just about t-shirt season for us. The snow is taking it's time melting into the ground but it's going.
I'm also lovin the Yo MTV Raps anniversary stuff they've been playin. J and I were kickin' it old school in the kitchen while listening to the songs we grew up with. Ice Cube's Today Was A Good Day.......yeah, that brings back memories of my b-girl ways as a freshman. That b-girl still exsists within me mixed in with a little metal ala Poison and Lita Ford. It's weird how certain songs fill your head with memories of your youth, good and bad.  Aahh..youth.

Happy Friday,
Tina

just a quickie.....

Here's some peeks from the May Studio Calico kit.
:) Tina

simple sunday.

The recent snow fall is not going to stop me from wearing my new spring flats from Old Navy. It's April and I'm ready to shed off some of this winter bulk. Today I will hopefully be motivated enough to start yoga. I did get an early start this morning, drove the dog to Starbucks to get a little motivation on ice and headed back to tackle laundry, the waffle mess my husband left me and our taxes. Yes, taxes. I have waited till the very last minute to do them. I really don't know why, not that it's really all that difficult. I guess I just look at it like homework. I hated homework then and I hate it now. But I can happily say that they are now done and ready to be mailed off.

leaving off with a listy.....
-downloading new music....currently loving Adele.
-I can't stop listening to the longest Death Cab for Cutie song, Stability. It moves me.
-I had the most exciting Friday night.......scrapping until 2 in the morn'. ;)
-Looking forward to the release of Juno.
-I'm secretly addicted to the Ultimate Fighter show...ssshhh...
-getting ready for the sneak peek premiere over at Studio Calico.
-looking through all the little goodies Vee sent me. Thanks girl!
-so happy the Office, 30 Rock and Scrubs is back!! When the heck is Gray's making a return?
-new Hills tomorrow. J says he can always tell when I'm watching 'cause it gets all quiet.
-posting some SC peeks tomorrow.

laters.
Tina

stating the obvious.

Hhm.....it's funny how these little fortune cookies can be so spot on at times but I know it's pretty generic. Not like most everyone's path can be difficult. But it is true. Thinking back at my most difficult times, I've been rewarded greatly from them. Just being alive and well. Owning a home, having a great partner and true friends and family. That's all very rewarding.
Guess I'm just waiting for, what I consider, the ultimate reward for this difficult path J and I have been traveling on for a few years now.  We're now taking the next step which is testing and hopefully a diagnoses and treatment. I've been reading a lot about Clomid and hoping that that will be the answer as all the other options such as in vitro are not covered by our health insurance. It's shocking to see the costs on these procedures. I knew having kids would be expensive but goodness.
And no, this isn't one of my usual pity posts. I'm going to stay hopeful about this. There are a million and one couples that are going through the same thing. One thing I'm not doing is talking to certain "friends" about this. I just can't take the looks that they give me when I'm update them on my situation. The "I'm sorry you can't get preggers as easily as I or my daughter or sister had" looks. I just can't.  But I do want to document this difficult path for my future so you'll read more about this as I go through dr apts and such.
On the brighter side, tomorrow's Friday!
I.
am.
SO.
looking.
forward.
to.
the.
WEEKEND.

Take care!
Tina

finished.

My first ever completed mini. I've started a lot.....never finished. I wanted to document the 29 days before the big 3-0 and I accomplished that. Maybe being 30 has changed me to a "get it done" person rather than a "start but never finish" person.  Have to say I'm feeling pretty good about that.

And this is what we woke up to Saturday morning. I just got my studded winter tires off my little civic. That still didn't stop me from going up to Starbucks though. I just sort of slid around and barreled through the bigger piles of snow so I didn't get stuck. I know, I'm admittedly one of those crazy Alaskan drivers.  It was early enough though, no one was really around.
All the snow we got over the weekend is just about melted now. hooray. Let's get a move on with Spring dammit.

Leaving off with a little FYI. Elle's Studio is having a big blog party this Saturday starting in the early morn. She's got lot's of stuff happening throughout the day including some sweet give-aways so mark your calendars! April 12th starting at 8am.
Tina