Coaster Goodness

Holidays being around the corner means partying. And partying means lots of coasters... I love letterpress coasters. 12fifteen on etsy has a beautiful collection of coasters and limited prints. Fun!

November

I've been so busy... I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do with HelloPrints. I want to do so much, but my freelance work has definitely become the stable income I need and money is tight. HelloPrints going have to be put on hold until I can really sit and think on what I can offer. There are so many talented people out there already.

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Scott had joined the Cub Scout and is loving every minute of it, he was in the Halloween Parade. Can you believe this, living in my town for over 11 years and this is our third time going to this all out event. People actually mark their spot with chairs, some chained and padlocked the day before the event. Kind of funny, driving down Main Street seeing all the empty resin lawn chairs.

We had a wonderful Halloween, Amanda only made it to 3 homes. After the third house, she climbed into the carriage with her poofy belle costume on and said, "Mommy, I have too much candy. I'm all done." Unlike Scott, who was already running to the next house with his friends, Eamon and Mariah. (Note to self, stop getting costumes for him that requires me to carry things as the night progress; mask and toy weapon.) Oh, Scott was Jango Fett.

A New Site to Fancy

Thanks, Gia for updating me on your new site.

Paper Dolls Design has a new name and a new site. { betsywhite } a word from old Barbadian dialect, which refers to the song of the local black bird. Their boutique ranges from wedding stationery to baby announcements, they offer very sophisticated designs from tropical, traditional and contemporary. I always love reading their blog, Flights of Fancy, full of inspiration for brides. The blog features real weddings and they are spectacular to look at.

The Twilight Saga

{ twilight, new moon, eclipse, and breaking dawn }

My cousin Jennifer suggested that I read Twilight. I guess with the impending Halloween festivities around the corner, I kind of got all absorbed in reading about Vamps. Well, let just say the books are a real good read. I got hooked real hard and fast. I can't seem to put it down and had to keep going. I felt as though I was a Vamp junkie. Every chance I got for myself I would read, I even stayed up to 3 in the morning. Not good being a mom and all, 2.5 hours of sleep was tough. Trying to wake up and take the kids to school was even tougher. I finished all four books in 5 days. I know...sick!

I know other people think that the book was a stupid, plus it's for young adults (teens). I don't want to give anything away since the movie is soon to be released in theaters. But I seem so overly obsessed about the saga, that I felt I had to talk about it, so I could at least stop feeling as though I am an addict. Sorry for the rambling...

I just love the heroine, Bella, I can totally relate to her and her feelings of insecurity and sadness. I even understand her continued stroke of bad luck and clumbsiness. I know it's all stereotypical teen stuff, the norm... weird kid, not fitting in, etc. But I felt a special connection with Bella. Not to mention, Edward, the totally hot and sexy Vampire that loves Bella so deeply. The daily lust to kill her, but can't be without her is so intense you wrap yourself into their emotions so easily. Yeah, some people would say yuck, true love crap. But if you feel that way, I'm sorry for those of you who couldn't feel the connection of the characters. I just had to keep reading to find out what will happen next. I wanted to keep myself absorbed in the world I was reading about.

Every author have their way of explaining the history of Vampires; their quirks, their abilities and their legends. I wasn't sure how I felt about the addition of Werewolves. I know we always read about Vampires and Werewolves being enemies. At first, I didn't like it. When I read about Vampires I want to read only about Vampires and not about Werewolves. As I continued reading, I got so caught up with the characters and the relationships, that it was hard not to like and want to understand about Werewolves as well.

Now that I am done with the saga, I felt alone. I know I'm being overly dramatic, but I can't help myself. Like I said, I'm an addict and now I am having withdrawals. My husband thinks I'm weird that I get too emotional like this, but it's a flaw in my character. I don't know if I want to see the movie or not. I want to keep what my mind came up with, rather than have it ruined by Hollywood.