Today I am dreaming of this. A small private island in the Bahamas.
Day three of no power, and it's the beginning of a rainy weekend. Thrift store shopping is in my future, so that's happy!
Have a great weekend : )
Friday, May 18, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Blog Frenzy
I guess I'm a roll today. I figure since I haven't actually introduced myself yet, I will now. My name is Jena, and I will be your blog host this evening. Would you like to start out with an appetizer?
So I have been engaged to a crazy nerd of a guy for a year and a half now. We are getting married in June of '08, and I can't wait. I will be blogging about the process and stresses as it nears. As of now, I have my invitations created (I did them myself!) I have a dress that I desperately want to post photos of, but I can't just in case Lee (that's the future hubby's name, duh) sees this. We also have a hall, an official, and a ceremony site. It will be at the wonderful Candlewood Inn in Brookfield, CT. 
Here we are actually standing in the gazebo we will be married at. Cute huh? I think I'll keep him. We also have the most adorable cat ever. Yes, I am going to go on about my cat. I used to laugh at people when they did that, but come on, how freaking cute is my Harley Quinn? And If you understand her name, you are awesome.
A Mew of my favorite things
Really though, How great are these? My friend from the famed MewPaperArts (check her out on etsy!!) made them as save the date cards for someone we work with. I think that I want them for my thank you cards after the wedding (which I will post about in a minute). Mew has all sorts of great cards and designs for sale.
Here is another of my favorites from her:
How amazing are these?! Go check her shop out http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5060494
You shot me!
Well, doctor's visit over, and I'm pretty much fine. However over the entire course of my body, the once spot they had to take, was on my butt. Umm...what? Sure you can stick a needle into my butt cheek...I just love it.
So I wanted to be a bit more interesting and start posting photos and whatnot, but we had a gimormous storm last night and i am without power. So as soon as I can I'll be up and running. I think today I will start by posting a few of my favorite etsy things.
So I wanted to be a bit more interesting and start posting photos and whatnot, but we had a gimormous storm last night and i am without power. So as soon as I can I'll be up and running. I think today I will start by posting a few of my favorite etsy things.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Dun Dun Dun Dun...
So I am freaking out a little bit. I have a doctors appointment at 2:15 to have a full body scan. This is to check any marks (my mom calls them beauty marks) to see which ones could be cancerous. This is scaring the crap out of me. Plus the fact that I get to stand pretty much naked (I have them everywhere) in a cold room while someone looks reeeeeeaaal closely at my body. Just in case I was self conscious at all before. I guess I'll write what happens next when I get back.
In lighter news, I started drawing again last night. I like to draw letters or my name using objects. I did a lotus flower, a moon, waves, and such to spell out my name. Not so bad.
In lighter news, I started drawing again last night. I like to draw letters or my name using objects. I did a lotus flower, a moon, waves, and such to spell out my name. Not so bad.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Creative Time
This whole working in a cube thing doesn't really suit me. I spend my free time here searching etsy.com and looking at blogs. I think that it is time I start to paint again. This was a painting I did for my brother's birthday. I've started to get away from drawing, painting, and writing. It's been somewhat of a sad existence not doing anything creative. Coming into work and staring at the same beige cubes all day. I really want to go Office Space and knock down one of the walls.
I think that tonight I am going to go home and start a painting. I've started to go out and take photos again (I'll post some of those later). That always makes me happy. Now if I could only do this for a living...
Monday, May 14, 2007
That Old Nostalgic Feeling
I recently just moved and we are juuuust getting to putting away the last of the boxes (since November!) The one thing that I love about spring cleaning or moving is going through all of my old stuff. This sparked a conversation with my FH and my sister-in-law (to be) about all of the things we used to do and play with as kids.
I can remember setting up the picnic table outside under a huge tree in my old backyard and setting out pie tins, shovels, buckets, and all kinds of things. We would make mud pies (even baked them in the sun) and decorate them with leaves and berries. We even had "chicken." There was this type of wood that we would find that was really soft and easy to break apart and it looked just like chicken. I had this playhouse that my uncle built me complete with real dishes and silverware. It had a Dutch door and a sliding window for ordering food. I loved that thing. It currently has been chopped in half and houses my father's firewood. That was a sad day. At school we even did this. The girls would bring in jars and plates and we would make "food" and play house. At the beginning of recess we would run out to get the best spot or "house." When it was time to go back inside, we even had a bunch of hiding places for all of our stuff.
It's amazing, once a memory is brought up, tons more come flying back. I remember I was the Skip-It queen. I remember making igloos out of the snow mounds and making forts out of leaves and branches. I remember riding my bike everywhere. I remember the corner store and buying a sno-cone everyday, usually with pennies I found around the house. Camping and family trips to the aquarium, making friendship bracelets on the playground at recess, playing football with the boys (not allowed at the catholic school I went to, but we did it anyway). I miss summer vacation. I wish that adults had it too. I remember reading The Adventures of Huck Finn on my couch during a summer thunderstorm and it made the book so much better to have the dramatic sound in the background. If I think back, I can still remember how my old school smelled, how the carpet in my old room felt, where my secret hiding place in my closet was, how I felt when my mom would let me help her cook or watch the baby, that feeling in my stomach when my favorite song came on the radio, how much my stomach hurt from laughing with my best friend, and what it felt like to have the wind in my face on a long car trip in the jeep. How excited were you when Oregon Trail was the game of the day in computer class? I still have most of my notes from friends in high school, my creative writing projects from 7th and 8th grade, tons of pictures from all around my life, and little pieces of my past in boxes. I'm sure that I could keep on going, remembering and reflecting on all that has happened in the past almost 25 years, but frankly, my fingers just don't want to type anymore.
I can remember setting up the picnic table outside under a huge tree in my old backyard and setting out pie tins, shovels, buckets, and all kinds of things. We would make mud pies (even baked them in the sun) and decorate them with leaves and berries. We even had "chicken." There was this type of wood that we would find that was really soft and easy to break apart and it looked just like chicken. I had this playhouse that my uncle built me complete with real dishes and silverware. It had a Dutch door and a sliding window for ordering food. I loved that thing. It currently has been chopped in half and houses my father's firewood. That was a sad day. At school we even did this. The girls would bring in jars and plates and we would make "food" and play house. At the beginning of recess we would run out to get the best spot or "house." When it was time to go back inside, we even had a bunch of hiding places for all of our stuff.
It's amazing, once a memory is brought up, tons more come flying back. I remember I was the Skip-It queen. I remember making igloos out of the snow mounds and making forts out of leaves and branches. I remember riding my bike everywhere. I remember the corner store and buying a sno-cone everyday, usually with pennies I found around the house. Camping and family trips to the aquarium, making friendship bracelets on the playground at recess, playing football with the boys (not allowed at the catholic school I went to, but we did it anyway). I miss summer vacation. I wish that adults had it too. I remember reading The Adventures of Huck Finn on my couch during a summer thunderstorm and it made the book so much better to have the dramatic sound in the background. If I think back, I can still remember how my old school smelled, how the carpet in my old room felt, where my secret hiding place in my closet was, how I felt when my mom would let me help her cook or watch the baby, that feeling in my stomach when my favorite song came on the radio, how much my stomach hurt from laughing with my best friend, and what it felt like to have the wind in my face on a long car trip in the jeep. How excited were you when Oregon Trail was the game of the day in computer class? I still have most of my notes from friends in high school, my creative writing projects from 7th and 8th grade, tons of pictures from all around my life, and little pieces of my past in boxes. I'm sure that I could keep on going, remembering and reflecting on all that has happened in the past almost 25 years, but frankly, my fingers just don't want to type anymore.
First Off...
I guess before I go posting blogs and writing up a storm, I should say a big "Hey Thanks" to anyone reading this. I'm actually starting this blog as a way for me to remember more. Weird huh? I figure if I write about my thoughts and experiences I will then have something to look back on. Remember cleaning out your room and finding your old diaries? I love that. It's great, albeit sometimes embarassing, to look back and see what state of mind you were in at a particular stage in your life. So welcome weary blog traveler to my blog. Hope it entertains you a bit.
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