The Lovely List

It's Wednesday already & here is what made my Lovely List this week ~

~ Hot Dogs ~ Pompeii Purple by OPI ~ Oil of Olay Scrub ~ Entourage ~

Pop over & see the ever lovely Ms. Cupcake of Cupcakes & Ruby Slippers, the lovely host of The Lovely List!  I promise you will find many other lovely things!

Have a LOVELY Wednesday! ;)

A new book!

It's time! A New Book!!!! Here it is...

 Another recommendation, & now officially a Rocketgirl's Book Club selection. 

And a gift from my lovely Mr. Rocketgirl.  (aaaw)

I will try to keep you posted this time...

as opposed to last time where I promised updates...

and then there I was, finished the book.

Have you read this? Comments?

Happy Reading!

it's happening! it's happening!

my tomato plant...at long last...

It seems like yesterday...

But it was one year ago today

that one of my besters married her absolute bester.

Much love to you both!

Happy 1st Anniversary "Cupcakes"

(sung to T-Pain's I'm On A Boat)

I made a dress!
I made a dress!
Take a good look at me I made a....well you get the point... ;)

McCall's M5425. Easiest summer dress ever! Well ok, I'm a novice seamstress, but I'd definitely categorize this as easy. It's basically the adult version of the pillowcase dress!

Material is a vibrant kelly green cotton and the accent/ties is a Michael Miller. 
Now we just need some sun so I can wear my frock!

PS. I made this! HA!

Another Friday Pretties!

It's that time of week again!

The time of week when Joyce over at I Love Pretty Little Things

calls together all her faithful followers for a blog-hop!

Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray!

Today I chose to do my "pretty" on my pretty charm bracelet!

I got the idea from reading one of Miss Janice's posts...

she blogged about some of her pretty charm bracelets and so I thought I would do the same.

My bracelet is not like hers, but a charm bracelet nonetheless. 

Some of my besters have them and we enjoy picking each other up a

 pretty little gift aka charm, every now and then!

Here is my pretty bracelet that I pretty much totally adore! 

 It's called a Pandora bracelet...

(Sorry the photo quality isn't the best...)

My charms are as follows from left to right; 

~ murano bead, turquoise with white dots, a gift from hubby

~ cutie pie "scroll" spacer

~ "scrolls" clip, they hold your beads/charms in place

~ pretty little silver bead adorned with many shimmery white hearts & gifted to me (xo to you Ms. C)
~ silver stiletto (ode to mona!! hee)
~ murano glass bead in white with turquoise polka-dots, a gift from hubby
~ beautiful bejeweled sparkly bead, a gift from a Trifectess, the whole Trifecta has one (xo to you Brokeshopaholic)
~ a teacup! cutie! gift from hubby
~ matching scrolls clip
~ murano glass bead, turquoise with navy dots
~ owl bead! oh glorious owl! i love owls! hooooooooo!
~ daisy charm...love daisies, of any kind

Happy Friday Pretties!

Pop on over and see Joyce for more Friday Pretties!

PS. Do YOU have a charm bracelet???

What's on it?

Anne Imposter? I like...

The LOVELY List!

The ever lovely hostess, Ms. Cupcake

 of Cupcakes & Ruby Slippers

is once again hosting the Lovely List!

Here is my weekly list, 

a Lovely List;

of things I LOVE

RIGHT NOW!

~ my Scentsy...esp my Perfectly Pomegranate ~

~ dandelion print fabric ~

~ the republic of tea | tangerine orange green tea ~

~ my iPhone (i really wasn't sure at first...) ~

~ balsamic vinegar & evoo. mmmm! ~

What's on YOUR Lovely List this week? 

Be sure to pop over & see Ms. Cupcake for Lovely Lists o'plenty!

I didn't even write a speech!

I don't even have a ballgown picked out!

If I had KNOWN I was up for an award,

 I think I would wear something like this...

 

Thank you! Thank you! to Roses & Rutabagas

for bestowing upon me,

 my FIRST BLOGGER AWARD!

 I feel honoured!  No serious!

So honoured that I can have such a great effect on someone...
who incidentally, I adore....

Thank you Thank you adoring FAN! ;) 

 This Inspiration Award shall be displayed with pride!

Happy Summer Solstice!

namaste

i'm trying out a new yoga studio on wednesday.

yoga did wonders for me last year, in so many ways.

this year, it's been sporadic, i have been going on & off...

now it's time to make more of a commitment again.

for me.

 i'm so excited.

i feel SO good when i am on my mat.

Update...

Well, not really an update...sorry! The book is finished. My intent really was to check in here and there during my read...offer little bits of goodness, you know, parts of the book, what I thought...likes & dislikes.

Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it...every spare moment I had since I started the book was spent reading it! Hey hey now, don't judge me!  I went to work, the children are fed & clothed, the doggies bathed...ok there are laundry piles, dustings of...dust, Mr. Rocketgirl seemed confused at some of our meals this week (hey...I was READING!) but I couldn't help it. You know how you just get LOST in a book????

Secret Daughter.  A VERY easy read.  The story itself spans about 20 years.  It's more like two stories that run parallel to each other throughout the whole book.  Each story is about a different family, one that lives in California USA, and one in Mumbai India.  Both stories intertwine and I cannot tell you how. Hee hee, you will have to read the book!  There was nothing I disliked about this book...except the one thing that I thought would happen, that I wanted to happen, did not...but I guess that's the "romance" of a story...the what ifs and the sheer imagination and where it can take you...

Many parts of the book "spoke" to me if you will...and truth be told, I spent the last few chapters BAWLING!  Now I don't mean misty-eyed, or a few tears rolling silently down my face, I mean uncontrollably bawling, having to put the book down and not being able to pick it up! I'm such a softie!

Rocketgirl says "A" for Amazing!  I will keep you posted on my next book choice! Happy reading!

Happy Father's Day!

First off, you know how I love the particulars and the reasons "why" behind everything! Here is your next history lesson tid-bit...I will keep it brief.

Father's Day! First recognized & celebrated in 1910, started in Spokane Washington! WOOOT! That's right next door! Now, onto MY DAD!

• His name is Barry
• He is exactly 20 years my senior
• A total kid at heart. HEART. OF. GOLD
• Talks alot...ALOT
• Used to always get mistaken for Harrison Ford
• Top of his field, has "built" almost every highrise & skyscraper in the downtown core of Vancouver
• Loves astronomy
• Would bend over backwards for anyone especially his three children and his grandchildren
• Worked his ass off, long hours when we were small so he could give us everything he never had
• When I was a baby, he was pushing me on the swings, I let go and went flying....he feels bad to this day! HA!
• Made it to every game,  performance and begrudgingly accepted every boy I brought home
• Cried tears when I did as a wee kid and a teen & when I had my first child
• Taught me to be strong & independant and always speak my mind. No matter what.

Athough sometimes it was tough love, I feel very lucky to call him my Dad.  I'm thankful it meant something to him to raise confident, happy children with values.  I thank God everyday that my children get to know him too.  He has always supported me and he even let me drive his vintage corvette! ONCE. But only once.

This is my dad on the very left....I'm not sure what year...early 60's? mid 60's? and his sisters & brother.

My Dad & his mom...

Dad...

My very proud father and my husband on our wedding day in Las Vegas 2 years ago...I love this pic!

Which leads me to my wonderful husband....who is THE GREATEST step-FATHER EVER to my two boys...who has accepted them from day one, when they were oh so very small, and loves them like his own.

And lastly to my ex-husband, who is SUCH a good Dad. 

I am so thankful that my boys will one day grow up to be fathers with all of the wonderful qualities that each of you instill in them each & every day.

All you Dads out there, the step-dads, the Grandads, Grandpas, the father-in-laws, uncles, brothers and every father figure in between, lots of love to you, I wish you a very Happy Father's Day!

She does NOT look like me!

Friday Pretties! Week 4!

Lovin' Fridays!
 Lovin' Friday Pretties!
A big shout out to the lovely Joyce @ I Love Pretty Little Things! for hosting this "blog hop"!

My youngest son is quite focused on the fact that it is 2 months til his
"half-birthday"
which does include a wish list....WHAT?????????

Which led me to thinking, hey!
I JUST passed MY half birthday 2 weeks back...
which also means we are 6 months til Christmas...(sorry).
Therefore, my post for Friday Pretties this week is,
all about the colour of my birthday! er, birthstone!

Aqua, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, Tanzanite...seems us Sagittarians have not QUITE decided on our OFFICIAL birthstone!

This is my "Friday Pretty Wishlist"
(remember? 6 months? birthday? cough cough)
of items in my birth colour....
PRETTY!

I SO enjoy this colour...even though as you know,

I am in a green way these days. 

But whenever I am blue, 

 (no pun intended)

this colour does the trick for a quick pick me up!

Happy Friday Pretties!!!

So confused!

WHERE do my days off go???? It seems I just finished my set...and I have to go back tomorrow already! BOOOO! HISSSSS!  Good thing I like my job...

And on that note, I better go polish my shoes...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ya right...check out this awesome vintage advertisement! C'mon nursing buddies! Let's go polish!

Actually I think I did polish when I was a student nurse...those were the days!