new years turkey

New years eve this year was so much fun. 

We didn't have a plans. all the parties we were hoping on fell through. 

So around five in the pm the two other main gentlemen in my life  besides bk came in for haircuts, 

so killing two birds with one stone we brainstormed the plans for the evening while I gussied them up. after a couple of dead ends ideas and two haircut/shampoos we finally decided that we should go bowling for new years eve! 

YIPPIE! 

BOWLING!

 I am fairly obsessed with bowling, I don't find it weird, dated, or pathetic at all.. I would be absolutely giddy (giddy would be an understatement) if i got the chance to join a weekly bowling league. It might happen sooner than you might scoff at; I've been doing my research into such matters. if anyone in the Sacramento area actually knows of any place that houses such weekly events please send me information...

so after my work day was over we headed over to Shawni and Andys' place to have a little time together and eat some dinner before we headed over to our lanes. Our reservations were at ten thirty. not very much time to bowl but enough time to have a great time. That's pretty much the only words that are necessary the pictures tell the story of the night so much better.

 ^here is our hostess with the menu for the evening:

 willies and champagne^

^I can say so many things about my best friend. but this picture just shows one of the reasons^

^pre-gaming before we headed out. we lost count^

 

 in front of our venue for the evening

^Shawni taking a selfie, she is so adorable^

i love the fact that they provided us with hats, headbands, beaded necklaces, poppers, and a variety of noisemakers

^ that's the start of the "i just threw a strike" dance^

you can think  i got a strike if you want to :)

^cooling down the hand thats on fire, no big deal^

pure happiness and so much fun^

so handsome^^

any chance to show it off right? ha jk^

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1!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! balloon drop, poppers, noise makes going off around the alley and the nye nyc ball drop on the screens... ^^^

I love this shot

as well as this action shot^^^

so all and all the night was a blast. I am very happy with how the evening ended up coming about. The whole going somewhere for new years eve has always been a discussion and I am very thrilled with the outcome. Ringing in the new year with some of the people I love doing something I enjoy was a great tradition or if nothing less that a great way to start the new year doing something out of the norm for me. 

I hope everyone had a glorious and bright new years eve two thousand and fourteen. I hope this  year brings you happiness and joy!

My One Little Word 2014

I have decided to be more involved in my project life spreads this year. I also have decided to do monthly or semi monthly spread pages instead of weekly since I would just get behind and frustrated last year which would lead to me getting discouraged, I know that's not the purpose of the whole project life so this go around I'm changing my outlook and my attitude towards it.

i have signed up for Ali Edwards one little word 2014 ! I am very excited to broaden my horizons and also have more fun and expression instead of just writing down what has happened this or that week followed by pictures. trying to make it more about me, selfish yes. but this whole scrapbook process is my doing so i should do something with it that makes me happy and helps me grow.

so for choosing my word i thought it would come easy to me... I of course was wrong, i couldn't narrow down just one word at the beginning... i didn't know if i should do fun and witty, funny, serious, literal, and or just copy Ali's "thrive", because honestly its a really good word for the year and it would work perfectly for me and all that i want to accomplish... then i thought about positive, happy, and smile, all things that i really really want this year. then i went onto positive, confidence, growth, expand, save, wealth, all things relating to work. Then i got to me, the whole reason why i wanted to do this exercise in the first place, love, accept, positive (which was the front runner until i decided on....the real word of the year) and SHINE.

my one little word for 2014 is SHINE... and oh man once it popped in my head it hasn't left... so I know for certain this is the word for me... I want to shine this year in absolutely every possible way...
inside, outside, vocally, emotionally, relationships, work, life, crafts, mentally, I want to blind people.... dazzle.. wow them and me.... I am so so so excited now for this chance to make this happen

project life 2014: title page

 Don't mind my messy work space.... I tend be a little messy.... 

but here is my title page for my 2014 album.

front (above) back (below)