In a rush, but here are some new pages!

Oops!

It's been nearly a year since I posted last... well, 9 months. Things have been very busy for me since the last post. I got a new job in August and I didn't have a lot of extra time to scrapbook- nor did I have the room in our house in Turkey. But we moved to Germany in March and I have a dedicated ROOM now! I have tons of space, a huge new desk, and it's inspiring to be in! (I'll post pictures soon.) I'm also not working but I am going to school full-time. I've been trying to squeeze some pages in between homework and have a few done so bear with me and I'll get the posted ASAP!

Sketchbook 2 Sketch 1

Yay! I did it! I started this last night and squeezed it in this morning while Luke watched some Mickey Mouse house.


Hopefully I can keep up with this and do EVERY sketch.

In other news, I actually ran this morning. Granted, it wasn't for very long, but hey, it's something, right? I know I'm going to be sore in the morning; I can already feel it. But I'm sticking with it- gotta get skinny before we go to Paris so I feel comfortable actually being IN pictures!

I'm off to get the baby to nap and hopefully work on some cards for Studio Calico's blog challenge! See you tomorrow!

Nothing new...

...well, not really. I don't have any cards or new pages to share today. I haven't really been in the mood to make anything over the weekend so I've been taking it easy.

I did join Kelly Purkey's Sketchbook 2 class which started today and I'm anxious to get making the page for the first sketch. I'm going to try and stick with it for the entire thing so I don't get behind and not do any of the pages (woops, Sketchbook 1). I also have to remember to do my Project 12 for July.

In the meantime, I've decided I don't like the way I'm looking these days. Well, for the past three years I haven't liked it. It's time I start doing something about it- starting tomorrow morning, bright and early. I'm waking up at 4:30AM (MUCH earlier than my usual 9AM LOL) to run as long as I can. And I'm going to stick with it and do it every day. I'll come back tomorrow and tell you how miserable I am. My usual self is saying blow it off and use the excuse that Hubs didn't load up the ipod with my songs, but I'm ignoring her for a while.

Back again after a long week...

I've had a few job interviews and some impatient waiting in between for a call back and finally got one today! So, YAY! Back in the workforce. I starting thinking about how I'm going to miss having Luke all to myself everyday while Josh is at work, but this will be great for us and will provide us with some more money to travel while in Europe. I'm SO ready!

Thought I'd share this picture of Luke we took a few days ago, probably my favorite one to date.

And, I pulled a few papers from my stash that have been in there a while (Jenni Bowlin and Lily Bee) and grabbed everything I could that matched. I put this one together and couldn't be happier.I think I've decided that I'm a "grid" scrapper. I like things to be grouped together and I feel like I'm the most comfortable that way.
I've been thinking about scrapbooking lately. Been down in the dumps about some design team calls I didn't make, publications I didn't get chosen for. But then I dusted myself off and thought, WAIT. I don't do this to showcase product. I don't do this to impress anyone. I'm preserving my photos and telling my stories. I just don't get the single 2x2 photo on paper with a messy mist spray in the background. It's just not me. I want people to SEE my pictures and cherish them, not squint their eyes to try to even tell who was even in the picture... haha.
Okay, rant over; sorry about that.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to starting my job as an accountant with my own OFFICE! Now, I'm on the hunt for some cute office supplies and things for my desk! YAY!

Dinner at Uptown, and my new favorite layout!

So it figures, I forgot my camera when we went to dinner last night. But Fatos was thinking and she brought hers so I borrowed this picture:

The food was awesome, the weather was perfect, and the view was gorgeous. I wish I had a picture of my dinner- I had spicey kebap wrapped in a sort of bread with roasted tomatoes. MMmmm. It was amazing.
And just a little bit ago, I decided I needed to use up some of my Studio Calico Documentary papers. (I always buy two of everything SC makes and then I selfishly hoard it, so, since Elementary is coming out soon I need to use up what I have to justify my next purchase!) I tuned out the babe, my husband playing video games, the dishes in the sink and I put this together.
And, I LOVE it. It's my favorite one to date. I love it so much, I took a picture of it on my kitchen floor at 11PM instead of waiting for the better lighting in the morning. haha
Anyway, if you don't have this line- get it. It's not just for travel themed layouts either- the geometric prints alone are awesome, and the colors... oui. It's yummy.

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Studio Calico
Stickers: Studio Calico
Ink: Stazon, Stampin Up!
Pen: Uniball Signo, Zig

Travel Page

Hey there! I missed posting this to my blog for some reason so I'm going to share it today.

Over 2 days and 24 hours and this is the ONLY picture I took throughout the whole thing. And ya know what? I made my husband lug the DSLR in his carry-on because I just HAD to get pictures of Luke on the airplane. Good thing he ended up being as exhausted as I was and didn't notice I hadn't taken it out the whole time. =)

Tomorrow night we're going to dinner with our Turkish friends out by the lake so I'll be sure to take some pictures and share them tomorrow. (I won't make the husband carry the camera this time, though.) The region we are in is so beautiful, it's just too bad it's so hot outside all day or I'd be taking pictures of everything!

I'll leave you with my favorite pictures I've taken here so far. Aren't the colors amazing?