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SNAP!

Wow! Were you starting to believe that I made it up?!

I was there… it was awesome… the women were amazing…

it was the best Girl’s Weekend ever!!!

{I didn’t bring my camera. I was at a blogging conference for Heaven’s sake, I knew there would be a plethora of SLRs. I forewarned my friends I’d be stealing their pictures!}

{My Posse: Kristen, Suzette, Me, Kirsten}

The beginning:

I walked into the hotel where I found Kirsten from Kojo Designs {far right} and Kristen from Kristen Duke Photography {far-left} sitting at a table near the front entrance. Kirsten was to be my roommate, so I walked over and “introduced” myself.

I say “introduced” b/c Kirsten and I have been emailing each-other for 2 years now! We “met” when we competed against each-other in SYTYC. Over the course of many silly emails, we became great friends! It was SO fun seeing her in person, we’re definitely two-peas-in-a-pod!

Kristen from Kristen Duke Photography is SO fun! I was immediately drawn to her infectious personality! She is an awesome photographer and really fun person to be around.

I met Suzette on the first day, she’s such a doll! Don’t judge her scrunchy-use to harshly, she was going 80s style for one of the events ;) She sells the most whimiscally-romantic headbands for kiddos {here}.

The Middle:

Apparently, when I’m asked to do a silly-pose, Charlies Angels always comes out…

I have 3-4 more pics with me in this pose… kind-of embarrassing… ; )

and if it wasn’t Charlie’s Angels, I was blowing kisses… hahaha…

I also met Jess from Craftiness is Not Optional and Kate from See Kate Sew. These two girls are after my own heart! So sweet and fun to be around! We hung out most of the weekend. Definitely the kind of girls you want over for craft night! any night really!

{Kirsten, Me, Jess, Kate}

Ashley from Mommy by Day, Crafter by Night and Rachel from Family Ever After were two of my favorite people! Kirsten, these two, and I stayed up till 3 in the morning talking! 3AM! It was so much fun getting to know two people that I have admired from afar for so long now.

I also got to hang out with my roomies from CHA: Linda and Jamielyn. They are two of the cutest people! Love them!

The End:

and we danced… yes, we danced… I haven’t danced like that in years.

P.S. I can’t be held responsible for the ridiculous moves I pulled out, when you get me started… there’s no stopping that train!

Yay for SNAP!!

{and yay for looking 5 months pregnant in the pic above! never take pic with a flowing shirt, after gorging yourself for 4 days on rich food, with an expandable three-kid belly!}

Happy Mother’s Day

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I L.O.V.E. being a mom. It's THE best job. Today I woke up {at 9:30! Good man, Mr. V!} to 3 of the most adorable kidlets in the world, teeming with excitement as they handed me their Mother's Day offering - a bowl of Raisin Bran & a handmade card. Sorry no play-by-play pics, 'cause in real, … [Continue reading...]

Miss M’s Photoshoot

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I FINALLY got around to taking pictures of Miss M! Good grief, life sneaks up on me & I get SO bogged down in tasks. I still need to blog about SNAP & my sister's wedding! Here are a few of my favs. Click {here} to see more. Don't forget the giveaway that ends tonight at … [Continue reading...]

My Organizer & a Giveaway!

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  Check out my new organizer! I LOVE it! It was so easy to make. Grab some galvanized sheet metal (you can find it at Home Depot). Cut w/ metal snips (or have the employee at Home Depot do it for you!). Using a stencil, paint a pattern on it. Wait for it to dry and cover it in clear Mod … [Continue reading...]

Didn’t quite make it…

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This is what happens when you do some after-dinner grocery shopping, leaving your hubby in charge of putting the kiddos to bed ;) I came home to find Little L sound asleep on the floor! H.I.L.A.R.I.O.U.S. In Mr. V's defense, she'd told him, "I want to finish my dinner!" (she refused to eat … [Continue reading...]

LAST day people!!

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It's the last day of our Mother's Day Extravaganza! I hope you had fun getting to know our fabulous vendors, participating in the blitz-style giveaways on Facebook, and snagging some Mother's Day Cupcake Toppers! Don't forget the giveaway here!! ENDS at midnight!!! You don't want to … [Continue reading...]