So this is pure bliss.........

She is the best

She may not be our Marketing Director at Bliss anymore, but she is still one of my very closest friends and confidants....I love you Karen Carter.  I was truly blessed the day you came into my life over a year ago.  Thank you!

Blue

Congratulations. You are BLUE. BLUES are motivated by INTIMACY. They seek to genuinely connect with others, and need to be understood and appreciated. Everything they do is quality-based. They are loyal friends, employers, and employees. Whatever or whomever they commit to is their sole (and soul) focus. They love to serve and give themselves freely in order to nurture others' lives.

BLUES have distinct preferences and have the most controlling personality. Their personal code of ethics is remarkably strong and they expect others to live honest, committed lives as well. They enjoy meaningful moments in conversation as well as paying close attention to special life events (e.g. birthdays and anniversaries). BLUES are dependable, thoughtful, and analytical; but can also be self-righteous, worry-prone, and moody. They are "sainted pit-bulls" who never let go of something or someone, once they are committed. When you deal with a BLUE, be sincere and make a genuine effort to understand and appreciate them.

Understand that no two BLUES are exactly alike. Although you share the same core motivation as many others, your personality is still unique to you alone.

Happy Valentines Day

Do you remember your first Valentine's Crush?

I've been tagged!!

By the cute and sassy Wendy Reed :)

The tag was to list six weird/quirky things about me.  Hmmmmmm.... there are weird and quirky things about me???  How odd! Umm, okay, I'm sharing, but don't freak here.

1. I always have to brush my teeth (with my fabulous Sonicare toothbrush) BEFORE I get in the shower, no if's or but's about it.  If I start to jump in the shower and forget, I stop and get out.  Yup, weird huh!

2. This is pretty personal, uh huh.  My bras and undies have to match. Uh huh, they do, I'm a big color coding chicky.  black with black, beige with beige, Pink with Pink (sparkles and all) You get the idea.

3. Food can't touch each other on my plate.  Maybe that's why when I went to a smaller plate to loose weight it REALLY worked for me!! I even had to have smaller portions since NOTHING can touch. I mean, come on, veges and sauces don't go, really now.

4. I can't stand the sound of other people crunching on food, in other words, loud eaters or people who leave their mouth slightly open as they eat.  I really get grossed out and loose my appetite. (oh and hearing someone on the phone talk and eat sorta does the same thing)

5. I am a neat freak.  What I consider my house to be a mess, others consider to be clean.  I tend to make little neat piles that I build to put away.  I am always re-organizing.  My office is probably the messiest room in the house and it drives me crazy since I never have time to fix it right now. I would love to have everything labeled all nice and pretty :)

6. I will reserve the right to add one more later. I am sure there is one. I am pretty quirky :)

Oh yes, I am tagging, Karen, Paula, Stacey, Kendra, Colleen, Jen, Monica & Jaime.

Isn't She Beautiful?

Seriously now, Kristin is so gorgeous and she has the best personality ever.  I had the best time flying with her to CHA, we love the same music, cracked joked the whole way there, never got cranky with each other, she gave great advice, was my helper, didn't mind sharing Room 411 with 3 crazy gals. Oh yeah, and you put up with Wendy and I when we did our speed walking.  Oh and really, is two hours really that far between scrappin friends, really? huh huh? You cute gal you!!

P.S.  As you can see, I got my pics off my Nikon.  No I didn't buy a new usb cord. I well, looked under my nose literally.  I knew I had a big one but geesh.  I forgot it was a black cord, not a beige one. 

              Mmmmm...happiness!  In fact, total BLISS!                    

                  

There's nothing like that kiss in the moonlight.  Nothing that can give you tingles up your spine like being with that special someone.

Well, nothing like it except opening the box at the front door with those new scrapping supplies you just ordered. Or, finally finding the perfect paper trimmer that gives you a straight cut every time. Now, THAT is Bliss! In fact, that would be a Scrapper's Bliss!

Scrappers Bliss has teamed up today with Pub Calls Blog for their Birthday Bash.  (Don't you just love their site!)

So, here is the deal for today's Birthday Bash celebration, They are whipping out the tools! Today's mission, should you choose to accept, is to "build" your card or page or altered project. And, you have to use at least 3 tools! Think about all of them we use...so just pick 3 (and no, your paper trimmer doesn't count as one of them!!! lol) How about the eyelet setter, a sewing machine, embossing gun, melting pot, your Crop-o-dile...so many tools to choose from! You have until midnight PST to post your layout/card/altered project!! There's no special theme...just the use of tools!! Though, if you need inspiration...how about a page about your most romantic get-away spot...and why!

Make sure you register at Scrapper's Bliss   really early!! Remember, it may take awhile to activate your account, so please be patient!! Label your gallery entry as "Pub Calls Party". There is a thread in the Scrapper's Bliss Forum, so make sure you link your project there! By the way, you can do a layout, card or altered item! No digi...since you have to use tools (oh yea...PC doesn't count, either! lol), but it could be a hybrid layout!

What are you playing for?  Oh, let's see.  Scrapper's Bliss will do three $25.00 prize packages.  Oh, did I mention that one winner will receive a $200 prize package?  That's right...TWO BEN FRANKLINS worth of yummy, inspiring and well...blissful scrapping stuff!  Thank you Scrapper's Bliss!!!

Thanks again Pub Calls for letting us join you in Celebrating your Birthday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Uh Uh Uhhhhhh........

Wendy Wendy......

I just love this girl.  Not only is she a Bliss girl, but she is a friend of mine.  I love that she was able to be a roomie with me at CHA with Leslie and Kristin.  I will never think of curly hair in the same light again however. *wink*  Oh, but I will still drink my Crystal Lite, sorry babe, love it too much, I will just die happy is all, maybe early, but happy :) This girl is fiesty, sassy, and sweet.  Her and Leslie are a hoot to listen to, can I just tell you they are like an old married couple? But they are definately CAAA--UTE together, you would think they have know each other for years!! Oh yeah, and I will always think of Wendy when I see someone point their finger and go "uh uh" at me. Then there is Mrs. Leslie Ashe. Always having something sweet to say to everyone.  Always ready to cheer me up with her southern accent.  I was so excited to have her as a Bliss girl.  I tease her that she gets whinny to me, but really, I just like to give her a bad time and I hope she knows it.  Her and Wendy were a big help to me at CHA and I can't thank them enough for how much they helped me!! I am also so so proud of Leslie for how hard she is commited with her WW.  She is an inspiration to a lot of ladies out there and I don't think she realizes how much she is.  With her upbeat personality and her "can do" attitude, this gal can do anything she sets her mind to it.  A true inspiration to me.  I love you two.   *edited  10:25am pst* oops, in my excitement to get this up I forgot my caa-ute pic of Leslie.  I will  upload it in a bit :)

Saawwwweeetttt!!

Okay, since I didn't post yesterday I will upload a few extra photos for you today :)  The first one is of Wendy, Leslie, Becky and myself.  Can I just tell you how saaaweeet Becky is? Not only that, she is gorgeous!! It was instant friendship you know, she shared her stash of throat lozenges with me and we also shared that sinfully good chocolate desert at the Scrappers Bliss dinner.  YUMMO!! 

Can I tell you about Kimberly now? She is just the cutest thing ever!! For some reason when I saw her avatar on SB, I imagined her to be like 5'10 or something.  Oh and get out of town Kimberly, you look like your in your 20's, tell me your secret okay? I believe you when you told us about the school story you cute thing!! I am so glad I got to meet you at the Sass booth, and can I tell you, your work is A*M*A*Z*I*N*G!!! The last photo is none other than Wendy Reed, Rachael Carlson and Leslie Ashe, need I say anymore? I wish I had a little more time to get to know Rachael, but I could tell that girl had spunk and she was so funny!!

I have so many more photos of so many amazing ladies to share with you, so don't think I left anyone out yet.  I will get to each and everyone of you okay!! I still have to get a new usb cord for my nikon camera so I can share the photos from the SB dinner too.  If you don't mind this taking some time, I have some fun stories to share with you all.  Okay Okay, before Wendy and Leslie expose me with this one, I better do it myself.  Yes, this is me, shakin' it for all to see.  Guess I was a bit excited.  i was trying to get the girls in the mood to have some fun.  I think this was the night that Wendy, Leslie and myself crashed in our room by 7pm and didn't wake up till 5am.  So much for hittin' the town in the convertible.  Oh wait, I just remember, Wendy or Leslie still has the photos with me kissing the mannequin and the "kisses" photo.  Alright girls, how much are they worth to you, huh huh?

Burrrrrr...........Varrrooommm

Ohhh now come on its not too bad back there is it gals? After all we were in Cali, even if its January and its sorta a tad cold out and we're drinkin starbucks to stay warm.  It just wouldn't be the same in Cali would it without renting a Convertible Mustang? And seriously, whats the point if you don't put the top down? I really didn't see the problem, I was plenty warm.