Facebook . . .

You know, I have so much to keep up with that I totally forget I even have a Facebook account! Well, this morning I actually logged on & I have had the best time catching up with family & friends!! We live so far away from all my cousins, aunts, & uncles and Facebook is such a FAB to keep in touch!! I got to chat with family this morning as well as some friends I haven't chatted with in a while!! And it's only 9:20AM!!!

What an awesome start to this day!! Hope ya'll have a FAB day & as always . . . peace & love!

TGIF . . .

We went to play Bingo last night & my kiddo walked away with about $70!! Gina won $16 & I won $18! Once again, we had FUN!!! Look forward to next month when we go again!!

Tomorrow we go to the funeral of our retired Pastor. He passed this past week. He suffered so long with cancer, so he's in a much better place now & is finally pain-free. Rest in peace, Pastor Johnson.

Found out last night that my good friend Patti has cancer. She goes to the oncologist today. Thoughts, prayers, love & hugs are with you Patti!

Here are a few layouts I finished this week:





Have a fabulous Friday & weekend. As always . . . peace & love!

The beach . . .

One of our very favorite places to go is to go to the beach. The one we seem to go to most often is Sunset Beach. Ken likes to fish & I like to read & take photos. I'm not quite sure if being a Pisces has anything to do with my love of the beach, but it's possible. When my world is full of ugly, when I'm sad & blue, when my heart hurts, a trip to the beach seems to make it all better. Even it's just for the time we're there. Watching & hearing the waves, feeling the sand between my toes, finding bits of nature, watching children having fun. Whatever. It seems to make all the ugliness disappear & a blissful peace sets in. Ken & I decided at the last minute to head out to the beach for a while last night & I'm so glad we did! Here are some of my favorite photos from last night:













Hope you enjoyed a bit of our little heaven here on earth. As always . . . peace & love!

Monday Scrappin'

Quick post with 2 layouts I finished today:




Hope you enjoy & as always . . . peace & love!

Butterflies, Springs & a Friend . . .

Yesterday we went to The Butterfly Attraction & Rainbow Springs!!! Two AWESOME places!! And as FAB a time as we had all day long (from 9am to after 9:30pm!), the highlight of my day was meeting my friend Cherrie!!!! We only got to spend about 15 minutes together (because we got lost) but I know that we will be meeting up again VERY soon & spending much more time together!!! Cherrie, thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for meeting up with us even after we got lost & got delayed as much as we did!! It meant the world to me!! I'll share photos of the gorgeous butterflies & the awesome-ness of Rainbow Springs later & on layouts, but I wanted to share a photo of Cherrie & I!



I also need to thank Cherrie for the heads up on Rainbow Springs!! If she hadn't posted the photos from her visit we never would have made our visit!!! So, THANKS, Cherrie!!!!

As always . . . peace & love!

TGIF!!

I had SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much FUN at my very first crop & cannot wait until next month when we do it all over again!!! There were 7 of us there & we all laughed so much!! It's really so much fun to be able to share this addiction/passion with others who are just as addicted/passionate!!!! Here are a few photos of my new scrappy friends:







Like I said, I cannot wait until we do it all over again next month & each month after that!!!! As always . . . peace & love!

Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday!

No layouts to share today, but maybe after tonight there will be!! I go to my very first scrapping crop ever tonight!!!! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited & cannot wait!!! I bought the cutest tote to carry my stuff in & now I just have to figure out what to take! I can't imagine not having everything right at my fingertips like in my scrap room! ;-) But, it's going to be so much fun just scrapping with new scrappy friends!!!

Let's see - what else. Tyler has spent the past few nights here & I have enjoyed every second with him! He really is an awesome kid & I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy, that at 15, he still likes hangin' with his G-pa & G-Ma!! Today he is off to Adventure Island with a bunch of his friends & I know he will have a blast!!

Jilli spent the night last night too & she is just too cute for words! She is so used to being the Queen around here & she was certainly out of sorts because we were watching the All Star game on "her TV" as she called it! "Turn Noggin on, Mimi!" was her mantra . . . but I propped her up in bed & she was somewhat appeased! ;-)

Our very own Carl Crawford took the MVP award for the All Star game & our very own Joe Maddon coached the American League to it's 13th straight victory!!! WHOOHOO!!! Our RAYS definitely represented!!!!!! So, so proud of all them!!!!

Saturday we're heading up to the Butterfly Attraction & Rainbow Springs for the day! I'm really hoping we can meet up with my friend Cherrie!!!

Well, I guess that's it for now! Have a wonderful Wednesday & as always . . . peace & love!

Saturday Layouts . . .

Finished a few layouts in the past few days! Kind of had a little fun being a little funky with one of them! Can you figure out which one that might be? ;-) Thanks for stopping by & as always . . . peace & love!

Thursday Layouts . . .

Here are a few layouts I've completed in the past few days. Hope you enjoy them & as always . . . peace & love!

58 years ago . . .

My parents walked down the aisle. Today they celebrate that VERY special day!!!



Although this is your special day
To share with one another,
It's special, too, for everyone
Who love you, Dad and Mother
That's why so many loving thoughts
Come with this wish for you
For everything to make this day
Just perfect for you two!

Happy Anniversary With LOTS of Love . . . always!!!