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So my girlfriend and coworker casually mentioned that her 3 year old daughter wants a princess birthday party. That’s all it took. Ever since, I have been thinking of designs for her party invitations, decoration ideas and all around general cuteness ideas. Her mom, Shannon, had this really great idea that since her daughter’s name is Luna (moon) she would like a moon wearing a princess crown.
Her birthday’s not until December, so there will be plenty of time to be inspired and dream of princessy-lunar goodness. Until then, here are some things I’ve been working on and being inspired by:
I have months to stew on this. And Shannon’s being a dear and listening to me ramble about all the ideas I have. God bless her.
What’s inspiring you lately?
 So do I. I love to crochet. I love to buy yarn. I love to look at yarn. I’m mildly obsessed. Ask anyone that knows me and they can attest to this. So about a year ago or so, I designed this tshirt design with every intention of just having it printed for myself, which I did. But, to my surprise other people started to buy the design on shirts and tote bags. So, if you’re so inclined, check out the shop and see if you’re interested. Thanks for looking 
We have travelled from Austin to Orlando. We drove, 2 brave souls with 3 teenagers in the back seat. Many electronic things blinked buzzed and broke on the way. We stopped in Biloxi on the way and stayed the night. We dined at the Beijing Buffet which was very good.
Next day it was back in the car for another 9 hour trek to arrive at our final destination. Our goal on this trip was to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter which is a section of the Islands of Adventure at Universal Studios. Immediately after we checked into our hotel, we hiked it over to the park and rode the three rides in Potter land.
I’m glad we did it then, because we couldn’t even get into the Harry Potter section the next day unless we wanted to stand in a line that was 2 hours long, just to get a ticket to get clearance into that section. I guess there are just too many other Potter nerds like us that have made this small part of the park their target destination, and it just can’t hold all of us. I was on a mission, I wanted to visit Olivanders wand shop and get myself a wand. It never happened, lines after lines after lines. Alas, I did manage to buy some memorabilia in a random gift shop at the exit of a ride and I did get to taste a butter beer. Maybe some other time.
On the other hand, we did ride many rides. Most notably for me was the Revenge of the Mummy which is still my favorite ride of all the parks. One night we rode it 6 times in a row and it was great every time. We even bought a picture of our last ride. I’ll post it when I get home.
That’s right, I’m still not back home. I’m blogging from our favorite resting spot half way home in Biloxi. We got in last night and paid our fine friends at the Beijing Buffet another visit.
Time again to test your movie recall…
What movie is this line from?
Don’t let the beard fool you! He’s a child!
Thanks for playing.
It’s that time again-guess what movie this line is from.
For you children of the 80’s, here it is:
But the worst thing I ever done — I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa — and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life.
Enjoy!
I know it, you can say it, I’m a nerd…a geek…a dork. I don’t care! I LOVE Harry Potter. And just to prove it, I’m taking my family +1 nephew to Universal Studios Orlando to see Hogwarts Castle in person. I can’t even tell you how excited we are. Me, the husband, the boy and the girl went a few years back and we loved Universal, but when we heard they were opening the Harry Potter section, I got all ferklempt.
So, off we go soon to check out some of this awesomeness:
  
I’ll be sure to post pictures of our trip.
We’ve been very busy around my house lately. A lot of visitors in and out and not a lot of focus has been placed on my poor little blog and especially my etsy store. I promise I’m going to get back to blogging every day. I have some new stuff i need to post:
1. some pictures of the activity around our backyard birdhouse
2. a delicious and cute cupcake how-to
3. progress on my UO dress remake
I promise to update you soon.
Howdy! Today is the day that I am participating in pin it forward, a fun blogging mashup up started by sfgirlbybay and pinterest. I’ve started to build some interesting inspiration boards in pinterest, but keep finding more wonderful things to add every day. And, more importantly, I find great things other people put out there for me.
and so, here’s a little glimpse of what home means to me…
 I was born in Philadelphia, PA, and although I've never been a fan of visiting center city, I love the idea of the city especially as it's portrayed in Rocky. Makes me proud to be a Philadelphian.  As my bumper sticker says, "I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could" There's something magical about Texas that makes everyone who comes here feel at home. I'm Texas proud! So happy we've moved here.  When I learned we were moving away from our families and to an unknown city, I was devastated, but then I realized that wherever I go with my husband, that's home. Hokey sounding I know, but true nonetheless.  Home means sitting with your family and sharing a meal.  Some of my fondest memories are of sitting around Aunt Doris' kitchen table playing games with my family.  Any time is a good time to watch TV. When I was little the family all watched Dallas. Now my family gathers for LOST, Bones, and CSI  This isn't my craft room, but I wish it was. So pretty. Sometimes, home means having all your stuff just where you left it.  Home can be as simple as a big comfy recliner  I really associate home with family and comfort. Having pictures all around me of my family is truly a comfort to me.  My favorite spot in my house is my kitchen. Heart of the home. And mine is decorated with lots of vintage tin signs. It's my favorite room in my house. Pinterest is by INVITATION ONLY… if you would like to be invited please leave a comment and your email address and I’ll send you one.
Be sure to check out Small Wonder on Monday to see what Home Means to Her.
I don’t know about you, but I love Billy Joel. He’s so talented, as a singer and a song writer. His song “You’re My Home” wraps up all in one short song how I feel about my husband. It’s very simple, wherever he is, that’s home to me. Here’s the lyrics. What do you think?
It’s Wednesday again. Time for me to give you a movie line and see if you can guess what movie it’s from. If you know, leave the answer in the comments. Have fun and good luck.
I just wanna go to the rooftops and scream, “I love my best friend, Evan.”
Here’s a hint. It was hard to find a line from this movie that didn’t have an F-bomb in it.
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