REFLECTIONS LOFT

Finally finished these layouts from a class I took at CKC 2008 taught by Piggy Tales.

 
Tough Dude

Choo Choo

The colors didn’t come out quite right from scanning. The left page is a darker and deeper color compared to the right page. Hmmm, kind of frustrating I’ve spent over 3 hours trying to fix it.

I was never a big Starbucks fan. I would occasionally get Americano and a pastry, but when Dark Cherry Mocha debut last March 9th there was no turning back. I was addicted! It’s a combination of fresh brewed espresso, bittersweet chocolate sauce, dark cherry flavoring, milk, whipped cream, and chocolate curls. It goes well with the chocolate marble pound cake Mmmm… yummylicious!

The idea started when my 4 year old son Humza kept asking me everyday since mid-September “How many more sleep until Halloween?” It got to me after awhile, so I thought of creating an advent calendar for Halloween. As I searched the web, I came accross this and  this. I used an 18×24 canvas from Michaels for $8.99 (2/pk), cut orange felt to 2.5×2.75, hand stitched the border with black embroidery floss and glued to the canvas coverd with black felt. I only glued 3 sides of the orange (almost square) felt to create a pocket. Each pocket will have a piece of paper (like from the fortune cookie) that will give them daily fun surprise until the “Spooky” day. My favorite part when creating this project was painting the numbers to the color of my choice and embellishing the project with the help of my boys. They were so amazed, excited, and very appreciative since they saw how hard I worked plus they helped create it too. It was a very FUN project. I created these 2 advent calendars in 3 days.

I’ve always loved this song, but just recently that I actually listened and internalized the lyrics. It gives me a message of HOPE… there is always hope with whatever is troubling us. It is hard to smile when you feel your whole world is crumbling down, but you’ll get by if you just smile.
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(A tribute to Charlie Chaplin taken from the stage version of “Smile”)
Words Written by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons.
Music Composed by Charles Chaplin.
Produced by David Foster and Michael Jackson.

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You’ll get by…
If you smile
With your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile if you’ll just…
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you’ll just…
Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You’ll get by…
If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you’ll just Smile…
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you’ll just Smile

Cheers!

Remembering MJ on his would have been 51st birthday. I still mourn his passing and sad to see that he is still not laid to rest.

Unfortunately on this day, the king of pop Michael Jackson is pronounced dead this afternoon at age 50. He suffered from cardiac arrest leaving his 3 beautiful children.

I’ve never felt so sad and devastated from a celebrities death except Princess Diana’s on August 31st, 1997 and now MJ’s. He’ll always be in my heart and to many others and he will NOT ever be forgotten. He was a good person with a good heart and a very talented one. He will now have peace that he deserved.

I saw this movie with my girlfriends today and I just love, love, love the movie! It was very funny, cute, lighthearted, chick flick and I left the movie theater wanting to go shoes shopping. I am not a shopaholic per say, but when I get in the mood… I DO SHOP! And I love shoes!!! What girl doesn’t? I want the fuchsia pink shoes Isla Fisher was wearing at the end of the movie. Pretty, pretty, pretty fuchsia pink strappy stilettos. I am just drooling over it and hoping I can find something similar.

…my nails are. I got my manicure and pedicure done today at my usual nail salon in Factoria called Nail Touch. I’m not always happy with their work, but today there is this new girl Angel is her name, she worked on my nails and she is just amazing. She has a light touch, she does what you ask her and does a very good job. I learned that she works at another nail salon (Nail Design) which is the same owner of this nail salon I frequent and they’re only 2 blocks away. So in 2 weeks time, Angel here I come. It’s so funny, this morning I was ready to search my favorite nail technician from when we used to live on Lake Union over the internet and all I know was her first name. I was so desperate to drive to wherever she may be working just to get my nails done and look what luck brought me today – I found my “angel”. I would say I’m the finickiest person when it comes to my nails (ask Nasir he sees me inspect my nails thoroughly when I come home). It has to be done right, cuticles clipped clean, and nail polish applied close to the cuticle but not touching it.  I am so tickeld pink…