But it isn't like I haven't been doing anything!
So here are some interesting things that have happened since oh...January.
I went to the Napoleon Exhibit at the Muzeo museum in Anaheim with Edana.
Geocaching on New Year's Day with Jeremy from the Geekitude group.
January had a few celebrations in it. Jen's Birthday, Shanelle's Going-Away party (she and her two children moved to Washington state), and then one of my scrapbooking friends; Denise, had a crop at her new house for her housewarming party!
January also brought a few day trips. A belated holiday trip that we called Christmas with the Carpenters as we traveled to Bakersfield to visit with my Sis-in-law and nieces. And of course there was the Scrapbook Expo. It usually takes place in February but this year it was crammed into the last of January.
The last day of January we gathered with the friends from the Geekitude group to have fun and raise money for an excellent chairty: Childs Play, set up by the good folks form Penny Arcade, one of John's favorite online comics. Their web addy: www.childsplaycharity.org
February was just as packed and crazy as January, if you could believe it!
We had the Geekitude group over for a Rock Band Pary, fun!
I went scrappin' at Denise's again, more fun!
We made a decision to bring a pet into our home so on the 18th we brought home Steve!
and its been so much fun since!!
I went back to the Muzeo with Edana again, this time to see the frog exhibit
John and I attended the Jonathan Coulton show at the Largo in LA one evening. We went to dinner at the Stinking Rose before the show. YUM!!
The rest of the month was spent celebrating John's birthday with family and friends at different events.
March was just as jammed packed with activities!
We saw the new Alice in Wonderland with some of the Geeks.
Steve started obedience classes AND had his first playdate with Terra, Nic and Jen's dog.
Then we celebrated Nic's birthday, followed by a Geek Karaoke party at our place (who'd a thought we could cram 30 people in the condo! Not me.)
The end of March brought a bitter-sweet activity of the last scrapbook crop at Theresa's house. She will be moving to Colorado as soon as her house sells. I will miss her and her family very much! :(
April was really rainy and gloomy, but it had some really nice bright days!
I've gotten to spend a few good days with Vanessa C. helping to get ready for her wedding in October. It's gonna be here before we all know it!
We all spent Easter at Vonda and Big John's and was shaken up by a decent size earthquake that really had me scared.
And in April I finished my Marquoir!! A three (or is it four?) year project that we had all planned to have done in two, but it is done. And I love it!
one of my goals is to get on here and blog about this project and all nine of the squares that make this sampler, now family heirloom.
And of course the biggest project that I've been working on - that is ALMOST DONE - the Paris scrapbooks! I had originally planned for it to be a 4 album set, but due to the size and bulkiness of each book I have broken them up into smaller ones and looks like it will be a seven album set! As soon as I have them finished I am planning on having a show-and-tell gathering so people can come over and look through them while we chat and snack. I'm not sure if that is conceited or not, but I worked so hard on them that I want to share them with everyone.
Other projects that I am working on:
Steve's scrapbook - this will be an on-going project that will chronicle the first year of him with us.
Monterey Scrapbook - capturing the vacation of October 2006 with Nic & Jen to Monterey, California
Paris Mini album - because it will be really hard to carry 7 volumes anywhere - this is meant to be a "best of" book
Wedding Mini album - My Mom has asked me for an album of my wedding. Why I didn't think of that when I was working on my main album, I have no idea
And LOTS of other things - Including working with Vanessa for her wedding, did I mention that its in October?
