Kissing Bridge

An oldie, but goodie. This 2 page spread took longer than any other by almost double. I worked on this bridge diecut for 2 days, measuring and cutting by hand. I like to make my own super big diecuts anyway, so this is my piez de resistance'. (Hey, I'm not French, and yes, I realize I just tortured it.)

Just in case you're wondering about the kissing bridge...it is on the campus of The College of William and Mary where we were married, my husband is alum. The legend goes that if you kiss your future spouse on this bridge, the only way to make a "clean" break-up is to toss the person off of the bridge. It's not deep, but I rest easy knowing Rich couldn't get one of my LEGS over the railing much less the rest of me. Yep, he's stuck with me...

Water Baby

If you're considering a visit to the Bahamas resort Atlantis, wait until the kids are walking- there is zero stroller access. Other than that, the place is unreal! Waterslides, animal life, and food everywhere! My mom had the unusual knack for putting DD#2 to sleep in the pool. The lazy river was all it took for me. If you go, I recommend the conch fritters, yum!

Our Little Hokie

We are diehard Hokie fans!- class of '98 here. (Yes, Matt. I'm old, shut-up.) This is DD#2 at just 4 months old and already geared up for the game. My husband and I attended the first home game last Fall after "the tragedy" at 9 months pregnant. The nosebleed seats almost put me in labor, but it was so worth it to hear the crowd go absolutely bonkers when they played "Enter Sandman." I'm not much of a Metallica fan, but when I hear that song, I immediately want to start jumping up and down like a student spectator. HOKIE, HOKIE, HOKIE HI- TECH, TECH, VPI! Wooo-hoooo!!

Fabulous!

The sad reality is my oldest just has more scrapbook pages. She must have 3 baby books of nothing but her. My middle child has better pages because my art evolved over time, but fewer of them. And the baby? Fuh-get-about-it...I have to remind myself to take pictures.

So here is one of many of DD#1 playing dress up. FABULOUS! What you don't see is her Uncle Matt actually squeezing into a size 2T tutu. Why did HE get all those genes??

Ship Rek-ked

Everybody else is doing it!... I'm so high school, I'll admit it. When all my other friends started blogging their art/crafts/issues/scrapbook pages and in my sister's case- alien experiences, I decided, what the hell? I don't really have any goals for this blog, except to have fun and see where it goes.

So this being my favorite page is where we will begin. My sister and I were in the middle of entertaining our kids playing dress-up when an impromptu photoshoot seemed like a good idea. Who doesn't love pirates, and, as I'm sure you'll see in the near future...Johnny Depp? Arrr we loco??