Getting Ready...

I've been really busy this week working and getting ready for our road trip next week and I just haven't had much time to post. I am about to run out now and pick up some clothes since I currently own like 3 outfits and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need more to make it through a week long vacation. Before I go here is a sneak at the travel journals I put together. I will eventually post more pictures of what they look like (hopefully soon!):

Random Favorite Photo

Here is one from my trip to Maine a couple years ago which is when I first learned that I like taking photos... I took it on a 3 megapixel point and shoot camera. But it's still one of my faves:

Mom in Maine June 2006

Watch for a "real" post tomorrow

I think I may have convinced him...

I think I may have convinced Dustin to move to Raleigh and start having babies... here's the story...
Dustin and I were walking through NC State University campus taking pictures. We came up to the brick yard and there was a dad who had taken his two daughters there to ride bikes. I was like "aww look at that, that's cute" Dustin had the "aww" look on his face (ok I might have imagined that)

(the brickyard... see the bike?)

Anyways... so later we were walking down Hillsborough street trying to avoid the drunk guy asking for money and turned to Dustin and said, "We should move to Raleigh and then every Sunday you can take the kids up to NC State to ride bikes".....(pause).... "while I'm at Archivers**!"

Ok maybe I actually convinced him NOT to have kids.... hmm... in retrospect I should have left out the Archivers thing... and added something about engineering.... you can pretty much get Dustin to do anything if you can relate it to NC State or engineering... for example I should have said"

"Dustin, don't you want to move back to Raleigh, home of NC State, GO WOLFPACK (insert wolfpack hand gesture thing) then every Sunday you can take our little engineering babies up to NC State, GO WOLFPACK (insert wolfpack gesture) where you can teach them how to ride bikes in the brick yard and take them on a tour of all the NC State Campus engineering buildings and teach them all about this great school ... and engineering... GO WOLFPACK (insert wolfpack gesture)

yeah that would have worked better....

**FYI Archivers is a scrapbook store that I spent a little too much money at this past weekend.... just in case you didn't know what one was....

Vintage Travel

Here are a couple of things I made last week when Scarlett and I got together to scrap. The one on the left is an ATC and the one on the right is actually a 5x7. I think it would be kinda cool if was made into a cover to a mini book or travel journal (with a label on the front). I might turn it into that.

Random Favorite Photo

Flooded Apple Orchard

Brookings, South Dakota
March 2007

What I am working on this week

Creativity Challenge: These never go very well for me. But its good to try. I did use some of my paper scraps that I wanted to use a couple of weeks ago but then I just ended up adding more scraps to the pile too. For the next couple of weeks I am going to be working on this:
Yep… that’s the manual to my camera… I figure I’ve had the camera for 3 years it’s about time I learn how to use it! I will post my progress (if I make any!).

Projects I'm working on: I still want to start an etsy shop but that idea hasn’t gone any further. I also have came up with a couple class ideas and have to have proposals in by the end of the week to the store owner so I am still working on those. And my most urgent project is travel journals for our road trip. Yeah that’s right Mom and Danielle, I’m creating travel journal/mini books. And you are going to like them, and use them! Deal with it! Here are some of the supplies I plan on using. I’m going for a distressed/vintage travel theme…

Budget Update: Well I was definitely over budget BUT wasn’t doing too badly….that is until we went to Raleigh and I went to Archivers for the very first time (and second time... yeah I went twice!). I wouldn’t have done too badly except I found a lot of 7 gypsies stuff I needed to make travel journals. Oh well… there’s always next month….

Road Trip Update: Mom, Danielle and I have decided to stick with the VA/NC mountains idea and have even booked hotels!!! Go us!!

A cuteness update: Not to be outdone by all the cute kittens here are pictures of Cinnamon looking just as cute... but much much bigger...ok lets be honest... it looks like he ate the kittens...

I (heart) Raleigh

Dustin and I went to Raleigh this past weekend. It was our first time back in Raleigh and back on campus since graduation 4 years ago. It really really made us want to move back. Of course we took pictures. Here is a little bit of NC State (we were shocked because we couldn't remember it looking so good and having so many trees!!)