a work in progress

Libby & Randy's Wedding

This post is long overdue, I had the pleasure of helping Libby with her wedding. We started with the save the dates and worked all the way up to the week of the wedding with her wedding arch & centerpieces! I will post pictures of the invites once I have those uploaded, but until then here are a few pics from Libby & Randy's beautiful day!

My favorite out of everything I helped out with would be this wooden monogram, I just love it!

The place cards...

Just a random shot of the Bride and her bridesmaids before the "I do's"



Centerpiece's with vinyl monograms and table number


The programs that dueled as a fan

"That's what fish do, they die..."

 

This has been the re-occuring message given to me this morning by all of my dearest friends/family. I awoke this morning to the sadness of my new fish, Finneaus (Fin for short) floating to his fishbowl in the sky. Swammy who has been dubbed his sister was happily swimming along this morning and I couldn't locate Fin until I saw the him and shreaked, "NOOOOO, FIN'S DEAAAAD..."yes, I totally acted like a 5 yr old over this. I just can't believe how sad I have been, maybe it is because I think I may have contributed to Fin's death, I changed their water last night and I think I didn't wait long enough before putting him in his new water...I probably gave the lil guy frost bite (if that's even possible, haha). To make it worse, when I let Saki out of her crate she ran over to the counter where I keep the fish bowl and was jumping up as if she knew what just happened. I know I am coming off as an extreme dork right now, so be it!  Well Fin, you were a good fish...Rest in Peace buddy.

Coming Soon...Twins!

Here are a few photos from Colleen's baby shower on Saturday. She will soon have two bundles of joy, Jamison and Eden...I know she is anticipating being comfortable again, I can't even imagine how carrying twins feels! She was just glowing on Saturday, Suzy & Margie you did a great job!

(a little sign I made for the door)

Lookin' good for having a lil girl and guy in there!!

Silly shower games, but they were a lot of fun! 

Koren's fab circles that she placed all over the house...

 

I had to bling out a onesie, however, I think this would be a one time wear...I don't think the Heidi Swapp Crowns are washer friendly :)

Loved how this one turned out! 

Colleen was looking so great in blue! 

Koren and I...twin wannabes

The work crew...me, Koren, Colleen, Kim S and Dessi

 

Colleen and Suzy, the hostess! :)

Halloween 2008 Style

So this year for Halloween Mandy talked me into dressing up. The weekend started off with me being Debbie Downer and I got a lot of "wa, wa, waaaaa's" from Tmk and Mandy...thanks guys, I have the best friends ever. If you can't tell from the picture below, we debuted as Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen which ended up being a hit at the party. We carried our starbucks around filled with some tasty foamy beverage and exuded some attitude. My sister went as Madonna and her husband, Rob went as Brett Michaels...it was greeeat! Tmk kept us laughing all night with his blind referee costume...we dubbed him Ed Hochuli...GO  BRONCOS!

Watch out Ed!

Some Classy Attitude

No Pictures Please! I'm kinda a big deal!

Okay, Okaaaay...

So slight correction to the previous post...Saki is no longer at "rooster" status as I have been informed she looks like a chicken. Better yet, the chicken that Gonzo is in love with on the Muppets...Camilla. Thanks leenback for your keen knowledge of poultry! This will just make my dad love it even more since he refers to all my mom's rooster garb as her chickens, ha!

Where do you put a smart hot dog?

...the honor roll, tee hee!

So I am hoping my mother doesn't read my blog on a regular basis or her surprise will be ruined! The plan is to drop by my parents on Halloween with her "grandchildren" dressed up in their costumes. Saki's costume is definitely for my mom because her  love of roosters! I bought them at Target, love that store!

P.G. for short

Since I once was dubbed by friends as, "Pumpkin Girl" or for short "P.G." due to a silly little article in the AZ Republic on how I fake fall and my obsession with anything pumpkin related, I decided to share my pumpkin finds of the day. Thanks to Martha Stewart online and Koren I came across these fabulous pumpkins! I will be trying my take on the alpha letters some time this week...wish me luck!Oh, and HAPPY FALL Everyone!!

Saturday Bliss!

I had such a fun Saturday this past weekend, a much needed girls day out with my best friend Mandy and my mom. We started the day by heading over to Blissfest where we perused through many different vendors, the creativity was endless and it was amazing to see how many were out to support the Nielson's recovery. I purchased a sassy purple bag and Mandy, who shares the same taste as me grabbed the exact one in ivory. After awhile we headed to Rosa's for some delicious Mexican food, it is my mom's favorite place and they have the BEST green salsa, I am craving it right now, YUM!  Our day didn't end there, Mandy and I decided to put our own creativity to work and went shopping for beads at Beads Galore, holy endless supply of beads batman! We spent a few hours stocking up on some fashionable beads, ran to  Michaels for extra supplies, stopped off at my house to grab my handy dandy crystal tool (which ended up not working for Mandy) and headed back to Gilbert to get started. We spent all night making bead necklaces and had so much fun! Here is a picture of my first piece, look for more soon!

Baby Kai

"A new baby is like the beginning of all things- wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities." Eda J. Leshan

On Saturday Emily had a second baby shower hosted by her family. Emily asked me to snap some shots of her baby bump one last time before her new baby boy arrived! I am pleased to announce Kai Emmerson Benton was born this morning at 8:03 am! I can't wait to see him!

(sent from Emily's phone)

Feelin' the Burn

Well, yesterday I broke down and purchased Jillian Michaels, "30 Day Shred" this was much needed after seeing pictures of me at Libby's wedding, wow I have let myself go!  My friends Kim & Krissi, who are in perfect shape mind you, swear by this workout and I have told me how tough it is. So after running to Best Buy to pick up a copy I pop in the DVD for a quick glance, I watch and put it aside for a few hours thinking, eh...no big deal...I can do this! So about 10ish last night before bed  I decide to give it a whirl...holy smokes this is NO JOKE! I think halfway thru I almost broke down in tears... my dog Saki was looking at me frightened!(note, this is ONLY a 20 minute workout) I woke up feeling ok but as the day progressed my muscles are sure getting sore. Tonight is Day 2, wish me luck as there are 3 levels to get thru...so we will see how this month goes! :)