I-rock Rocks!

So I got to try out my lovely new pink buddy this weekend and she is FABULOUS!  Love her!  After I scrounged around for some batteries..which I stole from the Tv remote and may have forgotten to put back before Anthony got home and wondered where the hell the batteries went, I finally went to work.  First I put my gems down in my design on my paper.  Then I turned her on and held the button down for 15 seconds to get her to the right temperature.  Then I put the tip of the I-rock on to the top of the gem and held for about 10 seconds.  I noticed that obviously the bigger the gem you are using the longer you need to hold it down for.  Also if you are using it on top of chipboard it seemed to take longer no matter what the size.  I continued doing this until my design was completely secured.  I really don't feel like it was that time consuming.  It takes longer to stitch things so I thought it was a great new way to bling up my page.  I'll post my layout on here after I take a picture of it tonight!

Sigh

There seems to be a lot of death and sickness going along lately.  Early this week I found out one of my residents passed away.  Then Anthony's cousin was told he has a very short time to live due to cancer.  And today I received an email from our corporate office that one of our employees will not be returning and is only expected to live for a year at most.  Makes you think...:(  Also makes me want to scrap all my memories :)

On a brighter note, Nicole is coming over tomorrow for a Scrappy Saturday and Susie is coming over next Saturday for some more scrappiness.  I bought the I-rock yesterday!  Super excited to try her out tomorrow.  Don't worry, when I finish my layouts I will definitely post :)  P.S.  I did these two last year for my friend Amber's Wedding.  I just found them today and thought I'd post.

Long time..no type

So..I've been definitely slackin on this whole bloggin' thing..you know just about a year behind. But I won't bore you with what has gone on over the past year. Looking at my friend Kelly's blog lately has made me feel like I need to blog about my scrappiness. So I am starting.

Hi, my name is Angela and I am addicted to cropchocolate.com. Whew..there I said it. I am constantly refreshing my phone or computer to see if a new deal has come up. It is rather ridiculous. I'm also obssessed with the new Cricut Imagine that is coming out. It looks fabulous..though I'm not sure how I can afford it..but I will think of something :)

ABC's of me

I decided to steal this idea from a few friends on blogger and do a list of the ABC's of me. So here goes...

A- Anthony, my boyfriend, love him dearly
B- Bingo! We love going to big top bingo with all the old foagies and see if we can win anything
C- Cricut...I love listening to them chirp all day long....and not the kind with the legs
D- Doggies! I want two dogs. One name Gus, who will be a basset hound, and the other named Ralph, and he will be a miniature dachsund!
E- Eggs....hate em...I don't know why but I despise eggs.
F- Flowers..nuff said
G- Gordmans. I love this store! I just got 2 shirts and 3 pairs of dress pants for under $80!
H- HGTV- I can't get enough of this channel! Especially House Hunters...(Yep, I got 3 H's in there!)
I- Ice cream
J- Journaling...I love journaling, especially on my scrapbook pages!
K- Kissing. I like kissing my boyfriend.
L- Laughing. I'm a laugher.
M- Money please
N- Naps! I am a totalll napper. It started in college when I get naps in between classes and work....and it still hasn't stopped
O- Oreos! My favorite cookie.
P- Penguins! My favorite Animal.
Q- Questions. I'm a questioner. I like asking questions and finding out as much as I can...especially when it comes to work...usually comes in handy to at least sound like you know what you are doing sometimes!
R- Rollercoasters. Love em
S- Stickles! P.S. I love the fact that Anthony helped me figure out a good S!
T- Teaching. I love teaching others..whether it be work, school, or new scrapbooking techniques, I love teaching and learning from different people.
U- Uniqueness. I love when things are unique. Whether it be in design, or fashion..or just someones personality!
V- Vacations and Vegas.
W-Winter...
X- X-rate movies....I had no idea what else to put here....:)
Y- Yellow...Definitely my least favorite color.
Z- Zoos...I always like going to a city's zoo and seeing the animals...especially if they have penguins!

New Purchases!

So I'm sniffing around ebay today..which was my first problem, and I found the Cricut Design Studio that was being bid on that only had 30 sec left and it was at $35....so I put in a bid for $37 and won!! I've never really researched into the design studio but I had heard that you can weld letters together which is something I really have been wanting to do..and for $35 with free shipping...I thought it was a pretty good deal even if that is all I do with it. So after my first fabulous purchase....I did some more sniffing....and found the Lyrical Letters cartridge for my Cricut up for bid as well with 30 some seconds left with a bid at $40..so I put one in for $45 and won that too!!! I'm so excited to use my fabulous new purchases! I hope the sellers ship them asap!!!

New Stuff everywhere!

So I know I haven't written in awhile...but I have an excuse!! I've been working like 45-55 hours a week! Mainly because I finally got my own site!!! Yep, I am the new property manager of Griffin Court apartments. I have 13 buildings in Moorhead,MN. Pretty pumped. But I came into this site at the worst possible time..I had no cleaners, my one leasing agent was leaving in a week, my closest boss got canned (though I'm quite happy about that one) and I came in at the busiest week of the year for our business...but after some swearing, tears, and drinks...I did make it through. Things are going well, looks like I'll be getting Gold for my first month!

I've been scrapbooking a lot too...I've made a few cards, started working on Anthony's Love book for his B-day, started working on Amber's wedding book, and I have been keeping up with my 2009 book as well. Quite proud of myself.

Food Diary

So...I have decided...I'm fat...at least that is what my Wii Fit tells me...sooo...I have joined a gym...and am proud to say I have gotten up two mornings in a row at 5 am to go work out. I have also made a huge step..and when my boyfriend wanted to go to McDonalds last night..I went..and ordered a salad!! woop woop. Anyway, I have decided that I need to start writing down what I take in food wise...so here it goes.

1 cup of coffee
1 Bowl of Soup
4 yogurt pretzels
1 mini chocolate egg.... I'll add on later