My New Satchel

I'm not the type of girl who likes carrying around a purse when I go to a sporting event, concert, festival, etc. So instead I carry a satchel/cross body bag/slingpack...whatever you want to call it.

Well a few weeks ago I had plans to go to a baseball game after work, but had left my satchel at home...NOOOOOO! What was I going to do?!?! Buy a new one of course!!

So I ran over to Charming Charlie real quick and found one that suited my taste...woo hoo. And here it is...

I just love all the buckles and zippers on it...actually I don't know if I own a purse with out these features...ha ha. When I met up with my peeps I showed my new purchase to Elizabeth (she is always up to date on all the latest fashion trends) and she told me my new satchel resembled a Balenciaga bag. Well I had no idea what that was so she showed me a picture...

I'm like hmmm...it does have some of the same features...so then I was all excited. It's the little things in life right?!?!

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Mmmmmm...just looking at these makes my mouth water.

We were having some family over for mother's day and I thought it would be nice to make everyone a chocolate covered strawberry. This was my first time making chocolate covered strawberries and actually letting the chocolate harden (let's just say chocolate doesn't last long around me...ha ha)

Tip: Make sure your strawberries are completely dry before dipping them

Does anyone else have tips for these or any other fun strawberry ideas?

Mother's and Father's Day Cards

So I'm a little late on these posts, but better late than never right?!?!

Disclaimer: Please excuse my handwriting...sometimes I think I write like a 5 year old.

Mother's Day:

Father's Day:

Can't take credit for the wording on the Father's day card...got that from Hallmark online

Horrible Bosses

Funny! It wasn't non-stop laughter, but it was still really funny. If you want a good laugh I would definitely recommend you go see this movie.

Jason Sudeikis + Charlie Day + Jason Bateman = hilarious

Oh and Jennifer Aniston is HOT with a darker do and darker personality...ha ha...not saying she isn't other wise but it was nice seeing her play something different for a change.

SYTYCD Season 8: Top 14

Favorite Dance: performed by Melanie and Marko, Choreographed by Ray Leeper

Favorite Girl: Melanie (she really is the best dancer...I don't know why it took me so long to like her)

Favorite Guy: Tad (so here's the thing...I do think the guys have loads of talent, but they don't impress me as much as the girls...so that's why I don't have much to say about them)

The Social Network

Finally watched The Social Network. I'm not a big fan of Facebook, but there was so much hype surrounding this movie and it was nominated for so much and won some that I felt like I needed to see what it was all about.

I was annoyed the whole movie, but looking back I guess that was good. That meant the actors were doing their jobs. Jesse Eisenberg's character (Mark Zuckerberg) was suppose to be a butt-hole and I truly felt as if he achieved that status. There was a line at the end of the movie where someone told him "you're not a bad guy, you just try really hard to be one."

Overall, I think it was interesting to see how everything started since I was in school at the same time and witnessed the craziness that ensued when a school finally got Facebook.

Birthday Cards

Here are a few birthday cards I've made so far this year. I don't know many people with birthdays at the begginning of the year so I don't have much to show in this category but there will definitely be more soon...

This was for my baby brother. Okay so he's 20 now, but he will always be my baby brother! The ticket theme had to do with his present...rodeo tickets (I'm such an awesome big sister...ha ha)!!

This was for Erica's birthday. I really like the little cupcake and I was testing out some new pattern paper I got.

So I can't tell you who this is for because they haven't gotten it yet, but I thought I would feature it anyways. I got the idea to thread the ribbon through the cut outs from B's mom. She's quite the card maker! This was also the first time I used my new color pens! Woo Hoo!!!