Dysfunction Suits Me

...It's really just me looking...well, me looking and then playing "show and tell" with P-Dub. The good (exciting) part is that looking at engagement rings and saying what I like and don't like can be part of regular conversation...the part that I have to remember and you have to remember is he has not asked me to marry him. As of right now, today, these are my favorite ring/setting/diamond choices in order from top to bottom...starting with most favorite...my favorite cut is Marquis...even thought it's not the best cut...and I LOVE how this ring has the diamond set East/West.

It's hard, expensive and...SUPER FUN!!!

I bought a whole bunch of new frames this weekend. I decided it was time for all of them to match. So, for all of Gabby's 8 X 10 photos I bought all black frames instead of wood, silver, gold...mismatched like crazy! I also got a new black collage frame and decided it would be cool to print out the pictures in black & white, and then I decided to go for a different effect...kind of black & white. Not sure if I like it though...these are all of them...except for one which is on the True Romance? blog (there's two more I did in complete black & white over there, too that I put in a collage frame for two pictures).

So, now that Jess, Eric and Carly have received their Christmas Craft gift, I can share. I made balls this Christmas. A bunch of balls. Why? Because Chicks like balls. I started to order them online and decided I wasn't going to pay $15 for a monogrammed ball...so I made my own...and then I made more and more and more...I've put anything you can imagine in a clear glass ball. Here are some pics to prove it...I'm kind of pissed that my favorite two...one for Andrea and one for Joy were wrapped before I got pictures of them... I made one similar to this for Andrea, Kelly, Becky, Joy, Jess and a little one for Carly...all black and white filled with white feathers and topped with a 2009 ribbon and pearls (This is Andrea's). Then I made "personalized" ones. So, Becky loves the beach and I made her a ball with sand and shells. Kelly's was all sparkly like this...and like her... For Joy I did "earthy" and I did a "traveling" one for An...

I've had crazy energy lately. On the go. Ready to just get things done. Crafting for the first time since like junior high. Putting up my tree for the first time in 2 years. Finished with Christmas shopping for the first time ever. Sending out Christmas cards for the first time in like 3 or 4 years. Happy. Most of the time. Content. Busy, frustrated and stressed as hell at work still, but not such a big deal since I just got my end of year evaluation with glorious things said about me, my skills, my knowledge, etc. and my impeccable work ethic. Yea, bet you didn't know that about me did ya? I'M ONLY LAZY AT HOME, PEOPLE! But, haven't been lately. It's weird. Maybe it's P-Dub. Maybe it's not being drunk and hung over all the time. Maybe it's being heavily medicated for ADHD and anxiety. I've even had patience with Gabby. Whatever. I'm just gonna go with it.

Reason #103 to not "craft" in your bed: Sometimes glass breaks. Then you will have shards of glass all over your sheets. You could change the sheets to be on the safe side, but you're tired and your bed is covered in glitter and ribbon and one hundred other things. And, also, sometimes you might just be lazy and willing to risk a few shards of glass in your back as you sleep because you got most of the big pieces. Reason #99 for not getting rid of your dining room table: It can be used for crafting instead of your bed.

A month or so ago, P-Dub and I spend an evening with friends at Andrea's house. When we got back to my apartment, I really wanted to give my cats some of the new treats I had just bought them. I found these treats that they absolutely go crazy over...Temptations. But, I couldn't find the bag. P-Dub kept saying, "Maybe you already fed them all of them." And I was like, "No way! I bought two bags. We finished one and there was a brand new one on the counter this morning!" We didn't find them and just went to bed. The next morning we woke up and P-Dub said, "Look!" I looked at the floor near my closet in my room...and there was the bag of Temptations. The empty bag of Temptations. Apparently those treats really are like crack because my cats have never...EVER...gotten into food like that before...Look at the perfect little hole they made in the bag...how did they do that??? There are also little teeth marks all over it.

That would be going to see the Nutcracker tomorrow with Gabby and my girlfriends. Gabby thinks it's very UNcool and doesn't want to go. We'll see....more on the crafting later....

Yep, that's me. I know you don't believe it. But, it's very true. I'm obsessed (I'm sure that's believable)! It started by looking around online for Christmas gifts. Looking for something specific. And then I realized I could make everything I kept seeing. I didn't know what I was doing. I thought I'd just experiment. And then the ideas came flooding into my head. And then I crafted my first Christmas gift and was so pleased I couldn't...can't...stop. Last Saturday morning I was at Hobby Lobby right when the doors opened. Two hours later, P-Dub met me at Hobby Lobby so we could do other shopping. He took one look at me and started laughing. Apparently I was sweaty and covered in glitter. In fact...he thinks it's hilarious that I've been covered in glitter ever since. Everything is covered in glitter. After a few mishaps, I've become really good at this. I don't think I will ever stop. Maybe I'll end up opening...

I've been trying to get Gabby to clean her room. She was given a week and if it wasn't clean, she would lose her Twilight posters. She lost them. The second week, she would lose her MP3 player. She lost it. The 3rd week, she would lose her Nintendo DS. She lost it. P-Dub set up a shoe box last week named "Gabby's Punishment Box". Everything she loses goes in there. So, last night I needed the shoe box to help me with a craft (more on this later). So, I started to take Gabby's stuff out of the shoebox...and the MP3 player was not in there. She had just gone to bed and I marched into her room...and demanded, "Where's the MP3 player?!" She lowered her head and said, "I took it to school." I asked where it was. She said in her backpack. DOUBLE WAMMY! Not only did she sneak the MP3 player out of her punishment box, but she also took it to school! I got the MP3 player out of her backpack and said, "You're not doing A...

I'm sure I made it clear in my last post that my Bellhop costume never arrived. Still hasn't. PISSED doesn't even describe it. So after frustration and mad scrambling on Friday and all day Saturday, I chucked a Bunny costume and decided to be a Burglar. This is me looking dumb with Kelly the Beer Wench (Theme of the Letter B...remember?). I was the warmest person though. Hat, long sleeves and gloves. To see P-Dub's costume you'll have to go to True Romance?

I'm not sure I've had a "real" costume in at least 20 years. This year, I just had to have a real costume, out of a bag. The annual Halloween party will be at Andrea's new house. This year's theme is the letter "B". Last year was "A"...of course...and I went as "Assault and Battery". See? Always making costumes. Never buying one. So, yesterday, after wracking my brain and not being able to think, trying to come up with a fun costume starting with the letter "B", I finally made a decision. It's quite boring compared to my original ideas like Barbarella, Bodybuilder, Burglar (Baby Snatcher)...I decided on a Bell Hop. It's super cute, but I'm kind of hoping it's not really that super short!!! P-Dub has decided to be the Brawny Paper Towel man. Kind of funny.

I had three days left for the year...and they don't roll over. So, I took Monday and today off from work. I didn't realize when I requested the days that Gabby had yesterday off from school, so I actually got a 3 day "alone" vacation...and then Gabby was home last night and off to school this morning. Friday P-Dub, Andrea and I went to see Paranormal Activity . It was my B-Day present for Andrea. The movie was in limited release the weekend before. P-Dub and I were going to go. We both don't "like" scary movies. He doesn't like them at all. I like them ALOT. I LOVE to be scared...but know it has too much of a lasting affect...like having to sleep with the lights on. So, I don't usually watch them. In fact, I've only ever seen two scary movies in the theatre... The Ring and The Others . Anyhoo, when P-Dub and I tried to see it last Friday, it was sold out. And then we spent a week thinking about it and hearing about it. I think...

Unfortunately, I didn't take many pictures. Most of them came from my favorite day while I was there and were taken on my phone. On Sunday, we just spend the whole day outside on the screened in porch. Carly slept out there for a really long time. So cute. Jess and Carly right before we drove to the airport. Sleeping in the car. Every single time I go to VA, we end up eating at steakhouses, chili restaurants, taco places...pretty much everywhere that has the exact same kind of food I could get in San Antonio. It's pretty funny. Although I find some way to get a crab cake in. Before we drove to the airport we stopped at this little Mexican restaurant (surprise, surprise) and wouldn't you know it, they actually had a plate named after San Antonio. Hmmm...this looks familiar...see the pic directly below from our trip to Colorado... Carly sleeping at Hard Times. Awww... There's that froggy arm... Fart smile? Sleep Smile? Either way, she's sleeping on my shoulde...