STMC # 117

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I love the song Scrapping the Music Challenge Blog came up with this week: Say Hey by Michael Franti & Spearhear. I actually heard this song a while back when I went to go see him in concert at the Hollywood Bowl and liked it but you know didn't think twice about it and forgot about it. Then one morning while watching VH1 Jump Start Videos, the video for this song came on...and I was like whhhoooaaahh I remember that song. I started doing a little boogie and that evening I downloaded that song.

The layout.. uum... what can I say I love this puppy. He isn't mine, he is my sisters little baby. Pain...in the butt he is but I love him so. he comes over and jumps all over me, of course I pick him up. He barks at me and plays this little game with me. I lay on the sofa and he comes in and lays next to me wanting a belly rub. Totally love him. His name is Capone. Yes just like Al Capone. The dog is full of personality. :) You can't help but love him.

For your viewing pleasure here is a little video I did of him when I was babysitting him. He must have been about 5 or 6 months in this video. Enjoy... :)

To view it on YouTube click HERE -> Capone

Whose paying attention anyway??

I've been a slacker. A real bad slacker. I don't update my blog, I don't scrapbook yep just call me slacker.

BUT while I was on vacation, the few days I was at home I did scrapbook. :) I'd sit at my table and think...look at magazines...look at websites...and then I started thinking when did things get so complicated anyway. Who am I trying to impress? Why no one. So that is when I got into my grove.

Me and my niece. I just love this girl to pieces. She is at that age where we can hang out at times, but others ... well what can I say she is a teenager. I was there once..lets just say VERO I love you. You are an awesome mom and thank god she is your daughter and not mine. :)


This layout is about my Marathon Virgin: Mark. I've been running since 2006. I can't remember how many times I've asked him to run with me and each and every time I got a no, well not a flat no but a HELL NO. Finally I got a YES. And now..I think he is addicted and I think I like it. :)




My Team in Training Friends. Really they are more then friends they are my other family. Not sure what I'd do without them.




It's been a while that I've showed off my boys. Aren't they just too cute. I'm allowed to say that right, I am the mom.





Las Vegas Rock n Roll Half Marathon. It was such a great weekend!!! I've been trying to catch up on my marathon event photos. I have gathered all my race bibs... I've got a lot of catching up to do.






There is a story behind this layout. I've know Bridget (middle) for maybe 2 + years. All of a sudden I see these facebook post from this Lauren chick. I was like who is she and how did she get all buddy buddy with my buddy. Lauren is on the same running team we are on except she is on a different season. So the idea of bringing the two seasons came along with this thing called "Sunday Funday". Both groups meet at a bar and drink and eat and be happy. Fun right. So I went one day and Bridget didn't go. I got to know Lauren and totally understood why she was so awesome. So here we are the 3 BFF's. That is my story and I am sticking to it. :)


Besides all these layouts I did work on an altered album. I can't show that off yet because it is for a gift. :) Will post pictures later.

Playing catch up

Honestly can't remember when the last time I blogged was. I've been busy but also have been sleeping a lot. Kind of wishing I was a bear so that I could hibernate. Wouldn't that be nice. :D

On to Thanksgiving. To say the least it was one of the nicest ones I've had in a while. I was with my family and it was just so..how do you say, it was fabulous and I felt all warm and cozy the entire time. Took my sewing machine over and created a few projects with my niece. Of course I didn't take pictures, forgot. I got to spend it with both of my boys. It's hard having big boys, even harder having to share them not only with their dad but now the oldest has a g.i.r.l.f.r.i.e.n.d who is also requesting his presence at her family events. Yeah it's not fun, but I know some people are saying let go, I am saying NO. I'm not ready. Oh the food was totally to die for. My sister Veronica did all the cooking and everything was just perfect.

Thanksgiving 2009 - Me with my boys

Thanksgiving 2009 - The Family

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Las Vegas Half Marathon

Not sure how I did it or maybe I had nothing to do with it, but Mark completed his first half marathon with me - The Inaugural Las Vegas Rock n Roll Marathon.

27, 600 people participated in this race. There were showgirls, Bengal tigers, skydivers, and fireworks, all this at the start line. I've done quite a few Rock n Roll marathons, but never had I see all this go into a Start Line spectacular kind of show. It kind of makes sense now why they are pushing the price of the marathon up. Would I do it again, maybe - but for $150 I'd have to think about it. The course it self was awesome, it was a flat and we totally ran on Las Vegas Boulevard the whole time. I have driven the strip before but you miss a lot when you drive it. I was like oh I didn't know that store was there or better yet where did that hotel come from. The best part was the drunko's on the course cheering us on. Not sure what was funnier the crazy people who were up at 4:00 am getting ready for this race or watching people come out of the casino's with their beers cheering us on. You CAN DO IT...YOU CAN DO IT ALL NIGHT LONG. I was like...Wrong movie. LOL.

Committed To Cure Cancer. My friend Christy asked us to wear blue shirts with the quote on it in honor of her aunt Drena, unfortunately her aunt lost her battle and passed away on Friday.

Race Photos - the funniest ever and oh so cheesy.
I've made fun of my friends, crossing the finish line with your man and holding hands..really? BARF.
Yeah look at me. SO CHEESY!

To top it off..I wore leg warmers. I swore to take them off as soon as I warmed up. Umm.. it never happened. My sister called me Rainbow Bright I laughed and said Really? So I guess looking at the photos, yep I had Rainbow Bright Legwarmers on but at least I was warm.

And more cheesy photos. I woke up on Monday and saw Mark's medal hanging on his side of the room. I was like look at him so cheesy and yet totally adorable at the same time. So below are our his and her's medals. He has a lot of catching up to do. According to him this is his first and last half marathon..yeah I don't think so.

7 more business days and counting...until I am on vacation AGAIN. 2 weeks of catching up on my scrapbooking. Yeah imagine that. al le al le Alleluia.

By the way..totally found myself dancing in the grocery to those darn Christmas carols. My feet were moving my butt was doing this wiggle action.. does this ever happen to you? Hahaha yes I crack myself up.