The One with Joey's Second Puppy Party

We took Joey to his second-to-last training session this afternoon in Redondo Beach and stayed for the puppy party afterward.My how he's grown since his first puppy party! He's even been upgraded to a big boy leather collar.This is how the puppy parties are 95% of the time - blurry, wild, and crazy.A video to prove it:Sometimes Joey gets a li'l too rambunctious, so Chris has to hold him on "time out."Joey...

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The One with the Griffith Observatory

Before I begin my coverage of our trip to the Griffith Observatory, I want to take a minute to express my deepest, most sincere condolences to the daughter of our dear family friends, the Milletts. Lindsey's husband hit a moose while driving home from work in Rexburg, ID last night in foggy conditions and died. They'd only been married a year; she's only 21, he was only 24. I'm so sad and so upset....

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The One with the CARDS Challenge Card: Squares and a Movie Rec

Every Friday I do a post on the CARDS blog, and here is my take on my own challenge which was to use squares:HeyCard is 4.25 x 5.5"Supplies: Cardstock, patterned paper, buttons, ribbon, letter stickers: American Crafts; Scalloped square die: Nestabilities by Spellbinders; Die cut machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft; Adhesive: Helmar; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark; Paper cutter:...

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The One with January American Crafts Layouts

Here are my two monthly layouts for American Crafts featuring 100% American Crafts products. They carry everything. I mean that literally. At least as far as scrapbooking products goes. Cardstock. Patterned paper. Adhesive. Albums. Page protectors. Stickers. Rub ons. Ribbon. Stamps. Embossing powder. Chipboard shapes. Pens. What DON'T they carry is the more appropriate question. I heart them. So here...

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The One with Connect the Dots

I'll be the first to admit it: I have zits. Pimples. Acne. What have you. Ever since we moved to LA in August and I ran out of my magic cream called Duac, my skin has resembled that of a teenager. I'm nearly 25 - this is not okay. I told myself, "Self, if your face doesn't get better in such and such amount of time, do something about it. There is no excuse." Such and such time has long since come...

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The One with the Book Reviews Book

First of all, I feel like I've posted a lot of crafty things lately and not very many "what we've been up to" things. Well, Chris is still in dental school, he's on the morning schedule now so he leaves at 7am and gets home at 12:30pm. I leave for work at 1pm and get home at 6pm. So I see him for approximately four hours every week day. It's okay, we make those four hours count and we live for the...

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The One with Valentine Cupcake Toppers

I have a thing for cupcake toppers. Ever since I saw Nichole's 4th of July cupcake toppers last year on the American Crafts blog, I can't help but make them for most every holiday. So when Elle from Elle's Studio asked me to make some cupcake toppers for Valentine's featuring their new Valentine product, I happily obliged :)I used my Cuttlebug die cut machine by Provo Craft and Nestabilities heart...

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