My Favorite Things

I have had a fantastic weekend.  With the hubby away in New Orleans for a bachelor party, I was able to fully indulge in my favorite things:  scrapbooking and cooking!  (With the television tuned at all times to either HGTV or Food Network, of course).  

In addition to the corn and poblano rice pilaf I mastered, I created this adorable Event Calendar* featuring our Pair-a-Phrase stamp set (which I got for frizzle in August) and every single one of our eight paper packets!  And you can learn how to make one too at my Event Calendar class on December 15.  Email me for the deets.  

Now I'm off to design some Christmas cards . . . and then it's time to cook shrimp scampi for my H.B. as a homecoming present!  :)  Hope you had as much fun this weekend as I did.

* Inspired by CTMH Consultant, Jen Rubio.

Somethin' to Scrap About

On September 11, 2011, I was in our nation's capitol with my amazing husband, who was competing in his first-ever Olympic triathlon.  (The swim in the Potomac was cancelled because of debris, so technically it was a duathlon, but we won't talk about that). 

I have never been so proud of him!  He started the bike ride near the Lincoln Memorial, passed the Washington Monument during the run, and finished the race just beyond the Jefferson Memorial.  I ran all around the course filming him and taking pictures that I can't wait to scrap!  Here he is crossing the finish line: 

(I, um, didn't realize when I turned the camera vertically that the video would not also be vertical, and instead would simply be turned on its side and give me a crick in my neck when I watched it, but you get the picture (literally)!)  

Anyway.  Just wanted to take a moment to gush.  Love you, HB!