Birthday Party Details

I had a great birthday (even with the uninvited guest in the form of a  .....tornado). So I thought I would share some pics of the food. You can see some of the other decorations I used here and a full view of the party here.

Sunday Best

OK, so here is our first attempt at Sunday Best. I hated my front view...lol. The suit came from JC Penney's years ago. The shoes are from Payless (again from years ago....lol and the purse was from Walmart). I wish I could say I did my shopping at the expensive retail shops, but I don't and rarely if ever do I pay full price. I have pants to go with the suit, which I wear way more then the skirt (go figure). Nicki loves Forever21 (shoes, and earrings), and the top is from Rue21. This week she had Senegalese twist put in. As much as I would like to have them done (would love to not have to think about maintaining my hairstyle for three months) after her experience I'm thinking I will pass. The girl had to come home and take Excedrin!

My newest obsession! Back in January I started posting my Sunday attire on twitter. Not for any particular reason, just for the fun of it. I have been a lover of fashion since High School. At one point I wanted to to design clothing, and even went to school after graduation to study Fashion Merchandising. At one point my dream was to work for Marcy's in New York as a buyer! Instead I became a mom and the only people I was buying clothing for was my three adorable rugrats! In a lot of ways I'm still doing that. Nicki and I spend a lot of time shopping together, and my husband it turns out is even more of a fashion guru then I am! No seriously the man has way more shoes and clothing then I will ever own (which may explain why Quisha tends to ask him for advice more so then me...lol)! Anyway long story short this week I have been scouring the internet looking at Fashion Blogs. And the one thing I have noticed is that most of the blogggers young, very beautiful and slim as all get up. I on the other hand wear a size 14 and in a few weeks I will turn 47! Sooo I tweeted..... where are all of the blogs for the slightly curvy women over 40? My friend tweeted back I should start my own. HAHA, as if I don't have enough irons in the fire (decorating, event planning, disney trip planning oh and ministry). But the more I thought about it the more I like the idea (at least maybe as a "Sunday Best" feature on my blog). Hoping I can get my girls in on it also, but we will see. And as usual this is just for fun and I don't claim to be an expert at anything, but since its my blog....well we'll just see how long I last and if anyone else notices besides a few friends and family members! LOL 

Its Been Way to Long!!!!

Wow, its been way to long! Life has been so crazy that I just have not had the time for much else besides church, ministry, and family. But I am hoping this year will not be as crazy as last year and that I will get a chance to be more creative. Right now my scraproom looks like a place to store stuff so I really need to get in there and clear out all of the stuff that I don't want or need. Hoping to update it and make it not only a place for crafts, but my office space so stay tuned. I plan to make an appearance here more often. If you want to know what I have been up to you can check out my personal blog which I have managed to keep updated.   http://cyndiakadisneyqueen.blogspot.com/

The Mantle Decor

Just a few of the things I have been adding to my fall decor. Next week I should have the dining room done and then the kitchen. We have been busy doing some remodeling in the familyroom, which was interrupted yesterday when our 24 year old waterbed starting leaking, so that got a makeover of sorts. A new mattress! It's as if our house is saying redo me now or else! LOL

Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Fall!






Its no secret that I'm not big on summertime weather. So at the first sign of fall (like cooler weather) I started decorating for the season. I started collecting things to decorate my home last year. So this year I'm expanding to the outside. Who knew I would have as much fun decorating in the fall as I do at Christmas (and Valentines Day). Now I just need to figure out how to store all of this stuff! LOL

Its a Scrap!







I did it! I actually scrapped for the first time in a very long time. I completed two mini albums. This is the first album which is filled with "My Hero's"! The other one is a mini book I recieved as a gift a long time ago when I attended the Scrap Etc Weekend in Birmingham, AL back in 2007. I'm going to fill it with pics of my Valentine and our Valentine Weekend pics from last years Sweatheart Banquet (so I will post pictures once I add the photos to the album)!

I had a great time hanging out with my disneyscrappaddict girlfriends this weekend. It was good to just laugh, scrap, eat and have fun with a group of friends who get you! And it didn't matter that I was sick, and a bit cranky from a week without sleep.

Cruising through Life!



I just got back from a 5 day cruise aboard the Carnival Glory. Had the time of my life, did some things I have not done in forever (like dance) and tried out some things I never thought I would. I will be heading to DC in a few weeks to meet up with some special friends to scrapbook and then back to DC at the end of the month for a conference. In between that I will be spending a week with my mom getting her set up in her new house ( I can't wait to share pics of that). I went from hardly any traveling over the last few yrs to a flurry of travel this month (I will be unpacking my bags from the cruise just to pack them all over again for the DC trip).

I'm going to try my best to scrapbook something with all of those goodies I have been picking up from the stores the last few months! It will be nice to actually post some scrap pages on this old blog! Its been way too long.

4Th of July






We took it easy for the 4Th of July. Honeslty, look at that sky? What would you have done? LOL About the most I did this weekend was put up a flag! My tablescape needs a few more things. Maybe some red or navy bandannas as napkins. I have some white handled flatware and blue mugs, but I didn't pull them out. May have to make a trip back to Walmart for a couple more plates and bowls though. I hate purchasing something then kicking myself later for not getting all that I wanted in the beginning.

Heidi Luv!

Who can resist a little Heidi Swapp? I picked this up at Tuesday Morning last month. I think I paid like $10.00 for the entire kit and kaboodle! I resisted the urge to go back and get the other two kits, but now I'm kicking myself for not giving in. LOL

The kit included the heart mask, ghost alphabets, ghost shapes(flowers), florals in various colors, black chipboard letters, runway mask, clock overlay, foamboard alphabets in pink, and my favorite...clear extra's! See why I'm kicking myself? LOL

Scrappy Goodness!






It's been a minute since I posted. Ministry keeps us fairly busy. But I did want to share a few things I have picked up in the last few months (all in anticipation of my mini scrap weekend with some great gals in August). I'm hoping to make a few mini albums to highlight some of the trips I will be taking this summer. Including a cruise to Canada!

Most of the items came from Tuesday Morning (which I have been trying to stay out of because every time I go I find something else). I even picked up a Heidi Swapp kit, which I will share in another post.

If you like my table decorating then stay close by because I plan to do a 4th of July tablescape in a few weeks!

Summer Loving

I'm determined this summer to do some entertaining in our back yard. Recently I celebrated my birthday and thanks to my son I was able to pick up these lovely dishes from Walmart. The best thing is that almost everthing on this table was either $1.50 to $4.00 a set. I have a few more peices to pick up, but all and all I'm pretty happy with my choices.

Eye Candy!









I hate that word when it comes to woman, but if your talking scrapbook supplies.....Well, that's OK. LOL I have been collecting supplies for an upcoming trip this summer to meet with some longtime friends for a girlfriends scrap/Disney meet (no its not at Disney). We have all been friends for years, a few of us have met in person but this is the first time that most of us will meet together all at the same time. I hit the jackpot this past week at Tuesday Morning. Oh my goodness, I actually had to make myself leave the store (although I am already plotting how I'm going to go back this week. Figured I would use my birthday as an excuse).

O course we all know how much I love Heidi Swapp products. I was shocked when I relized I had a whole roll of Heidi Swapp stickers for less then $2.00 each. I plan to share with my girlfriends, but I also plan to share with some teen girls at an event I'm planning at our church. The mini album was less then $4.00!

The stamps are all from Ollies. And I think most of them were under a $1.50 each! The biggest bang for my buck went to the Martha Stewart punches at Tuesdays though. Those suckers were $3.00 a piece and the average one runs $9.99 to $12.99. I also got her rotary cutter ( $4.00) and additional blades (.99 cents). Not bad for a girl who's been out of the game a while.

Happy Valentine's Day (Early)!!!



Remember this tree? I've added a few new ornaments, although looking at this picture you wouldn't think so. Guess I will have to play with it a bit more.



What Disney girl could turn away from this? They were at Walmart stores over the Christmas Holidays. The price started at $12.00 I think. I picked up a few over the Christmas holidays for $5.00 each and then after Christmas I picked this one up for like $2.00!!!!



The centerpiece is actually a set of candle holders from Sam's Club. I watched them all through the holidays but refused to pay the $29.00 price tag. After Christmas I picked them up for $4.91!!!! Plus it was the last set on the shelf (you would have thought it was waiting just for me).The flowers are actually candle wrings from the Dollar Tree that I picked up ages ago.




I also picked up a lot of linen tablecloths, napkins, etc after Christmas from Target. The napkins were like 59 cents a piece from Ollie's. The tablecloth was like $6.00! I have had the red chargers for years. Christmas items are great for recycling over Valentine's Day.




My goddaughter and her parents gave Marc and I this basket for Christmas. We will be cracking the sparkling cider open on tomorrow to celebrate Marc's birthday. They also gave us a certificate to the Outback! Guess I will treat Marc on Sunday to dinner. LOL Well, I wish you and yours a very Happy Valentines Day. Tell someone you love them. Even better make sure you tell them each day and not just on February 14th!

Note: If you would like to see more Valentine Tablescapes then go visit here.

Snow Day !!!!!!!!!!

I did not expect to get snow this year so after Christmas I left the garland up outside, made a special wreath for the front door and added some winter wonderland lights. All with a snow theme in mind. Well guess what? The joke was on me! We got the biggest snow storm in years!!!! Its been fun taking pictures and I am so glad that I kept up the decorations. It sure added to the "Winter Wonderland" theme!

Determined in 2010!

Hope you all had a blessed and wonderful Christmas and New Years Eve. I have been spending the last two weeks hanging out with my family. I even took a blog break from my usual Sunday Mind Dump over on my personal blog. Can you believe its 2010? I'm excited about what's in store for us in this new year. In preparation for that I choose my one word for 2010. Its determined. At first I couldn't think of a word that would equal the words I picked the last two years but something said wait, pray, and it will come to you. Then I start thinking about all that I hope to accomplish this year and "Determined" came to mind. I am determined to do whatever I need to do this year. I am determined to do what God has called me to do. I'm determined to change some of my habits this year (including spiritual, physical, and mentally). And I am determined to make a difference is someones life. I realize that any order to do any of these things I have to first be determined to stay the course. But I am determined to do that also. So bring it on 2010. I ready for you!