Long time no blogging...

Above is a typical screen shot of my work computer. Can you spot the one thing that is NOT typical and would cause me to be EXTREMELY happy today? (You will have to read this entire blog post to figure it out! I know, I'm sneaky... Click on the image to see it larger.)

Walk update:
My team is about $850 away from our $9,000 goal! There is a little less than a month left and we are SO close! I am so proud of us... I know we are doing a wonderful thing and it feels good. Thank you to everyone who has helped us get this far. You are all truly generous with your wallets AND your time and we are incredibly grateful for your help. Honestly, you deserve some warm brownies fresh out of the oven from me (however, if you ever really tasted my cooking you would know that is not such a treat after all!)

A little bit of randomness:

Jason and I are making healthier food choices in an effort to live healthier lives... so far I have developed quite the addiction to raspberry yogurt and baby carrots.

I really like Taylor Swift's song "Our Song." I haven't loved country lately but this song makes me want to take the boat out into the middle of Long Pond and either cast out a line or jump in and swim for hours knowing that I am not strong enough to pull myself back into the boat if I tried. I feel inclined to sing it with my best "Redneck" accent and secretly hope that no one other than Jason (sorry for already making you endure this honey) has to hear me sing it... ever.

I am starting Weight Watchers at Work soon. I wonder how many calories I will burn walking 40 miles... hmmm. I also wonder if Nutty Bars and Chewy Sweet Tarts are really THAT many points. Haha, I think I will have to get used to my baby carrots.

I had a great idea for Jess' wedding present the other day and will be taking (dragging) Jason to AC Moore tonight to get supplies.

Jason and I went Geocaching in Jamaica Plain on Sunday with some friends (it was their first time!) So much fun and some interesting places these caches were hidden in. One was near an old bear cage that used to be part of the Zoo. The Zoo moved and they (apparently) turned the area into a park and didn't take down any of the cages. I little creepy though, I must admit.

I am wearing mascara today and it's bugging the crap out of me. That's what I get for trying to be a girly-girl.

Last weekend when we were home I helped Jess dye some fabric rose petals blue to match her wedding colors. They came out really nice. I love being crafty. Rit Dye is amazing I tell ya.

I actually got a chance to scrapbook this past weekend a little and created a nice mosaic page using a picture from Camp in Maine. I will have to post a picture of the layout soon.

To answer the above riddle:


Yes! It's 85 DEGREES in Cambridge right now! Mr. Spring, thank you for finally showing your beautiful face. It's amazing how us New Englanders forget what it is like to go outside without a coat. I am currently welcoming the warm (and even humid!) weather with open arms and people are looking at me weird because I look like I want to hug my computer. :-D

And just for emphasis (and because I love screen shots!)

SCraPbooking the Walk

This weekend was incredibly overwhelming, but in a really good way. I can't count the number if ideas running through my head right now! I attended a scrapbooking show in Framingham, MA for store owners with my Mother-in-Law, Denise. The weekend (Friday-Sunday) was filled with classes and events about scrapbooking for retailers. As you may know, Jason's family owns an office supply store, The Front Desk, in Vermont and they have a scrapbooking section of their store (I just want to go on record saying that this section was in no way my idea regardless of any email I may have sent to said store owners.) Anywho, we were at the show getting some great ideas for classes and products and came back with some wonderful ideas and inspiration! The show was informative, creative, productive, and a bunch of other "ive" words all at once! (Denise would like to add the word 'expensive' to the list... we bought over $1,000 in new scrapbooking product for the store!) I can't tell you all how excited I am to make some samples, get some kits together, and head back up to the good ol' Northeast Kingdom to teach some classes using all these great products! After the Walk (which is consuming most of my time at the moment!) you can bet I will be visiting to teach some classes and attend some crops! To hold me over until I get to do that, I have combined two things I am passionate about and created this page using our team photo (click the image to view it larger.) I can't wait to take a million pictures and scrapbook the Walk!



Also stay tuned for a link to my NEW blog! It will showcase different projects every week including (but certainly not limited to) layouts, cards, mini scrapbooks, home decor projects, and tips and techniques to try yourself! I will be teaching classes at The Front Desk this summer and I will put up all our projects and materials you will need to complete them (all of which can be found at the store or your local scrapbooking store!) It will also have projects from Denise (my Mother-in-Law), Amanda (my Sister-in-Law) and Erin (my younger sister!) We all have VERY different styles so there will definitely be something for everyone! (Sorry, I sound a little like a used car commercial... it's early!)

I have to tell you, after going to this show (and a couple others in the past) and this being my first year doing the Walk, I have noticed that it is possible that I am part of two of the most incredible networks of women (and men too!) All the walkers I have met so far, as well as the scrapbookers are such honest, hard-working, wonderful, friendly people! I consider myself very lucky to be a part of all this... (Also, it seems like all scrapbookers have a distinct laugh, like a cackle. It's hilarious to be in a room of scrapbookers and listen to them laugh!)