Movie and Dinner

Yesterday we met up with our friends that we seldom get to see at the mall.

Beauty and the Beast was playing in 3D.

The boys weren't really into seeing it, but when we mentioned that the other boys would be there, they changed their mind!

After the movie we tried to figure out what to do about dinner.

The restaurants in the area were super busy with 3 hour waits...ridiculous!

So we headed to the food court.

The kids were so happy to be with each other and had so much sugar running through their veins that they were CRAZY!!!  As is the way with anywhere we go with a large group of kids, we get stares and the area we are in becomes owned by the children.  I couldn't get them to stay still long enough to get a proper group picture, but this is what I got...

In hindsight, I should have taken pictures while they were sitting down eating dinner....

Silly snipets

I completely forgot about these cartoons that I made of the hubby and myself...

Thought you might enjoy them, Good day.

Chick Flicks, Peanut Butter Cookies, and a Mocha Shake:
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5886495/brandon-and-katie?page=1

DDR, Grilled Cheese, and Target:
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5891609/ddr-grilled-cheese-and-target?page=1

They're Here!

Today the postlady dropped off a special package to our front door.

Remember our totally awesome photo-shoot that I won in October?

Well, I fell in love with every picture and wanted to order each and every one of them.

They arrived today on our doorstep and even the packaging was awesome.

I am all about packaging.  Call me a package fanatic, from the box to the envelope to the color of ink, every minor detail is appreciated by  ->this<-  girl.

She even used cute tape!

 So I grabbed a knife and proceeded to tear {very carefully} into my package...completely forgetting to take pictures.  She had everything so cute and perfect and I ripped it apart trying to get at the goodies inside.  A few hours later, I remembered to take pictures, so I tried to put it all back together, but somewhere in my angst I lost the other cute ribbons that tied the look all together and forgot the proper layout, but take my word, it was super cute and perfect. 

{And I'm keeping the boxes}

Want to see some of what I ordered?

This picture refuses to turn the right way :/

I know my pictures are terrible...sorry, it's night and these were taken on my table with no flash...yeah, I know, sorry.  You'll just have to come over once I get them all into frames and on the wall, and admire them with me.

I am SO happy to finally have a Family Portrait and to have an awesome wall of family photos!

Faces In Focus, thank you, you.are.amazing.

I think I'm like your biggest fan.

And to all of you out there looking for an awesome photographer, look no further, they are here.

Latest flower

Apricot Dahlia

The first flower made with the new felt!  

I love how soft and pretty it is!

New Wool Felt Colors!

After much anticipation and waiting and waiting, my beautiful new 100% wool felt has arrived!  

{As I said before, man, I am LOVING my mailbox this week!}

I have 12 new colors to choose from.

I can't wait to get started on more flowers!!

Bombings

Anyone heard of Yarn Bombing before?

Apparently, it has been around for a while now.  

If you don't know, it's yarn graffiti.

Well, I just stumbled upon such a thing recently and wanted to share with others who may not be in the know, such as myself.  Even in our town, there are yarn bombings popping up all over.

My favorite one has got to be of the bull, how adorable is that?

Now that you know what it is, be on the look out, people are bombing everywhere!

{oh, and take pictures...and share!}

more great stuff

Man, I am totally LOVING my mailbox this week...aside from that tiny issue of the post being closed on Monday.  But I will overlook that complaint.

Everyday something awesome has arrived.

Today has been no exception...

First, my Anthropologie Catalog arrived...squeal.
{I think I'm turning into a pig, I've had so many things to squeal over lately}
Man, is it possible that one store could have in it's possession everything that is lovely and covetable?
Yes, and it's name is Anthropologie.

This catalog did not disappoint.
A few of the new items to put on my list of things to wish I could wish for are:

Greenfinch Setee
$3,898

Bike Lane Dress
$158

So those are my most drooled over items in their recent catalog.

While I'm on the topic of Anthro, here are my most favorite pieces of their furniture...

$3,298.00

$2,898.00

Can't you envision me lounging on that Poppy Covered Sofa?

MAN, I LOVE IT!  It's my fave.  Maybe it'll go on sale?

The best part about the Anthro catalog is tearing out the pages, wiping off the drool, and making envelopes :)

Next up for mail arrivals is my netflix dvd.  What did I get?

I Love this movie.  I saw it with my little sis when it came out.  Now I get to enjoy it at home, until I mail it back...  This should probably go on my "to-buy" list at some point.  I love Anne Hathaway.  The main reason being that she reminds me of my dear friend Sharon.  Not really in looks, except they both are beautiful and had naturally gorgeous red lips.  But the highest similarity is in quirkiness.  When Princess Diaries came out, I couldn't stop thinking "this is Sharon, this is Sharon, this is Sharon" over and over and over.  And ever since then, every time I see a movie with Anne Hathaway I get to think about my beloved friend Sharon, whom I miss terribly. 

  

So not only does this movie make me cry on it's own, but because of the missing my friend factor, I sob.

Watch it with a box of tissues.

Third up in the mail today is....

E's first grade pictures!

YAY!

Took them long enough, that's for sure!

I had him sit down and personally address almost every single one.

And while I'm at it, I'll share what KennaKat worked on yesterday...

She's making a book.

It's so cute.  She even made me sew it.

Okey doke, time to get off of here, start dinner (pot roast, mmm), finish preparing for the meeting,

I can't wait to find out when our convention is!  Hopefully our whole circuit will be together this time.

Have a great rest of the week!

Getting Stuff

Guess what came in the mail Tuesday?

The business cards!

It's official!
{Business Cards makes it official}

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Guess what I picked up on Monday?

I found a local lady on Etsy who makes ties!

Check her out at Duckystuff

She's right down the road from Harris Teeter.

She does ties for size 3m and up.  Bow ties, neck ties, fake neck ties, guys ties, you name it.

The best part is, she gets her fabric from an etsy store called fabric shoppe with hundreds of wonderful fabrics.  So you choose whatever you want, she orders it, and makes the tie in the style you choose.  I also got her to throw in a 6in square of fabric {for free, though I offered to pay} so that I can make a matching hair bow for KennaKat!

I can't wait to order more!

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Guess what I picked up in Burlington Tuesday?

My Platter!

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Hubby and I got to sneak in a little date night Tuesday night!

Ethylwolfe spent the night with P&K, and KennaKat with Nani and Papa! WooHoo!

Hubby and I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie, it was great.

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That's where I am now.  This is the last few days of Ethylwolfe's break and I'm really bummed.  I don't want to send him back.  We didn't get to do as many fun things as I would have liked, but I think he enjoyed his time off.  Besides, we'll be having another 3 weeks off in 9 1/2 weeks, so no worries!

There are still many more things I'm anxious to get in the mail...letters from pen pals {yes, I have pen pals and I love it!  The paper, the handmade envelopes, the stamps, the waiting, the receiving, all of it!}... wool felt... pictures... movies... and the beat goes on....La de da de de, la de da de da