picture love

some of the pictures i did of a family last week at the beach... man i wish my photo shop was working right now, but what can you do... here they are anyway, starting with the most fun!!

~xoxo~

i want to do this...

the other day i was logging on to my aol, like i always do, and i was watching the different subjects flash through the screen; entertainment, news, lifestyle etc... i saw this idea and i so badly want to share it because i so badly want to create it for someone. these arent my designs, but love the idea of personalizing stationery for another as a gift. doesnt get more personal and thoughtful than that. so, so cute!!! im lovin' the holidays already!

~loves~

sooo thankful!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!
i have to admit, this thanksgiving was one of the best ~ EVER!! i loved it. i have come to realize that it isnt about stressing over getting to where you need to be, its getting there when you can ~ and its about getting there safely. we went to rica uncles house for thanksgiving this year ~ as we have for the past three years ~ and we passed a car accident on the side of the road, thank God it seemed as though everyone was alright, but that isnt the way i would have wanted to spend my thanksgiving ~ picking up the pieces of my car accident on the side of a mountain, but then again who does?? Thanksgiving is all about time with those who mean the most to you ~ although i have to admit, i didnt see my parents today and that was kinda a bummer, but those are the sacrifices that you make as a married woman. we will be with them all day Christmas ~ and i cant wait!!! im over stressing and hustling and all of the pressure that life holds for us ~ if we allow it to enter our lives. the last two family events that we have been to we have been late, and i think that rica and i have both come to realize that when it is the four of us, we will be late and we know that our family will love us no matter what. if they dont ~ then how are they really family?? family loves no matter what. anyway, this is what i truely am thankful for ~ in no particular order;
~ ricardo ~ always and forever. i love his passion for the family. i love how excited he gets around Christmas time and that going to starbucks and walking out the door with a red Christmas cup makes his day. its so fun for us when we are in an area we dont know very well we search and search for a starbucks like its a game. its so fun to watch him being a child all over again through our own little boy. i love how he loves taking daniel to the driving range just to hit some balls. he is such an amazing daddy, hubby, son, brother, son in law, grand-son and friend. i love him more today than yesterday......
~ daniel ~ and every little thing about him ~ minus the whining. i love his big ol' heart and his chubby feet. i love his love for the game of golf and how one day i know he will do something to change the game forever. i love his love for his grandparents and the love they give back to him ~ all four of them. i love him because he loves me and he knows how much it means to me when he shows me. i love that he reminds me of myself. im thankful for his health and that the Lord protected him when we needed him to protect him the most. so much more to be thankful for ~ but im so, so, so thankful for him as a big brother.
~ sofia ~ i love her smile, her hair, her feet (too) and her little butt. i am so thankful that she is just like me so therefore i will be on to her every waking move. i love her love for daddy. i love that she doesnt settle for anything and she knows exactly what she wants. im thankful for her being left handed ~ just like me. i love her for being so sure of herself at such a young age. i love her because she is every little piece of me that went missing ~ she is me all over again.
~ our family, our family, our family... i love my mom and dad, im so thankful for them. im so thankful for my brothers too ~ and that fact that i am the only lady born into the family for well over a hundred years. im so thankful for my mother and father in law and brother in law too.
~ our house ~ and the fact that we have a nice roof over our head. im also thankful that abuelos live right down the street, and abulitos live right across the grove.
~ the kitchen ~ and the fact that we have food to cook inside of it. sound cliche?? doesnt really matter to me. i had such a nice time preparing dishes this morning for Thanksgiving that i literally stopped to acknowledge to myself how awesome it was to be doing what i was doing at that moment and how nice it is that i have a hubby the helps to make that happen. i really, truly love cooking. i pretend like i am on the cooking channel.
~ my craft room ~ need i go any further???
~ sorry ~ i have to do it ~ IM SO THANKFUL FOR VICTORIA'S SECRET PINK!!! ~ i love it, i love it, i love it!!! gimme more!!!
~ so thankful for the clients that have come my way and have allowed me to help them to set the standard for their Christmas party of birthday celebration. i really, truly love what i am doing right now and i couldnt ask for anymore.
~ me ~ is that bad that im thankful for me??? im so grateful for my life and the people that i am surrounded by. i will continue to say that till the day i die. I REALLY TRULY LOVE EVERYONE!!!!!!
~ so thankful for those around us whom have an open mind, and i hope, wish and pray that one would consider me amongst those with an "open mind". it is really important to me.
~ LIFE IS GOOD ~ LIVE WELL, LOVE MUCH AND LAUGH OFTEN

~peace~

here we are

so i have only seen three of our pictures from the beach so far, and seeing as though our babies were crying like i havent seen them cry in a long while, i kinda like these shots. i guess when you have two babies, your Christmas card photo isnt like the photos you see on the wall at the portrait studio ~ this ~ is life, and i wouldnt change it for the world!!!

p.s. mel ~ i love you!! thanks for your help ~ always!!!! xoxoxo

~cheers~

whoa ~ can somebody stop time?!?!

PLEASE??? man oh man, i cant believe we are going into Thanksgiving week!! i have been so busy lately and i have to admit, i kinda likey!!! i have been working like a busy little bee trying to keep my cards up to the promised deadlines, while picking up a few more orders along the way, oh ~ yeah and taking a few family portraits for the upcoming holidays. i was trying to upload some of the images, but surprise, surprise ~ mama couldnt master it in time (time to go to bed that is). i will be uploading them in the next few days, but i had a lot of fun taking them. ricardo, myself and our babies also took our family pictures over the weekend at the beach. the kids were pretty bummed to be at the beach. they dont like the sand, so i dont know what we have to work with... makes me sad, but what can you do??? anyway, im out!!
~peace~

some esty love!!

so i guess i havent been up to much of anything exciting or out of the "norm" as of lately... well this is how i feel ~ but ~ when in all reality ~ i guess i have been working as hard as i can getting cards ready to go for christmas this season. im pretty excited, so far i have a good amount of card orders in for this year ~ but i have to admit, i wouldnt mind a few more... also ~ i have been working as hard as i can on getting my own etsy account set up. as for now, i have to admit ~ etsy is my new "go to" stalker site. i love it!!! so, i have a question ~ if i just bought this print online, do you think its in my mail box yet?!?! i dont think that i can wait any longer!!...

another fun find from miss elsie flannigan ~ one day i will meet her and tell her how fabulous she is!!! until then i will just patiently wait for more of her product to hit the scrapbook stores and more prints or goodies to buy on etsy. seriously ~ how cute will my pirate map look next to my pirate ship and skull prints i have below?.?.?.?...

~cheers~