Shelbell's World

Okay....so I did a bad job of keeping track when I was at home...but I only used cash, and I only had $350 when I left Pennsylvannia - and I came back with about $10....so you do the math. I'll be back to keeping track again now!

And people wonder why I don't want kids....well....its more because I'm afraid of kids like my little brother....but this contributes.... I'm very annoyed by my littlest sister at the present time. Those of you that know me well, know I've been concerned for sometime at how she would grow up. She's quite spoiled, and my dad and stepmom provide almost NO discipline (ie - failing science class - is told she's grounded - but still gets to watch tv, use the computer, use the xbox, and have friends over. Oh...and if she pulls her grades up to a C then she gets a cell phone of her very own). My sister has always acted quite differently around me than she does around her mom and dad - because at a VERY early age I taught her that I would not tolerate poor behavior. I'm talking...when the kid was like 2 and she smacked me while I was carrying her through a shopping mall - I set her down on the ground and told her if she would hit she had to walk. And thats...

I did get some non-Coach items for Christmas as well...but this is what I'm particularly excited about this Christmas! This first pic is my square legacy stripe scarf (it was a surprise gift!) along with the Legacy Striped Katy Travel Tote. Next is some of my accesories: Legacy Stripe Ipod Case, Legacy Stripe Hair Scarf, Star Loop Cell Phone Lanyard. You can see the Ipod case and Cell Lanyard again, along with two pairs of gloves I got, the ones on the left are the ones I actually asked for. The second pair came from my mom (funny enough I bought her the exact same ones!) and will get exchanged at the outlet for something else since I don't need two pairs of black leather gloves!. And all my new babies together!

$15 at JoAnn Fabrics on more finishing touches for Christmas presents and stuff for holiday cupcakes $25 on groceries $6.50 to see The Holiday - very cute

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My replacement purse came yesterday! Yeah!!!!!! It seems a little dirty so I'm taking some time to clean it...but very happy to have it back!

$20 for dinner at STir Crazy YUMMY! $50 on groceries

$28.95 on Visa gift card for christmas present $26.28 on more crafting supplies for Christmas presents $11.21 at Bath and Body for Christmas present $4.30 at Taco Bell for lunch

$14 on lunch at Red Robin $20 on assorted supplies at Jo Ann FAbrics to finish off Christmas presents

So my new Coach legacy leather shoulder bag in the dusty rose (see October 1 blog entry) is defective. I noticed earlier this week that the turnlock was missing....I knew coach would take care of it as soon as I could get into a store...and was more bummed that I couldn't use it for a while. Mom decided we needed to go to OakBrook after my long day in the car so I could walk around some - so we brought the purse into the Coach store there. Unfortunately they'd just sold out of it in that color earlier in the week. BUT...a nearby store had them...so they processed a return on my damaged bag and are having the replacement shipped to my mom's house for me. They say it will ship Monday and I should have it 2 days after that. YEAH! I was afraid they'd be sold out and it would have to get sent back for repairs and then it would be WEEKS before I got it back.....but instead i'll have a brand new bag in just a few days....... And some of you wonder why I spend s...

UG! What a long day...drove from Harrisburg to Naperville....exactly 700 miles from my garage to my mom's driveway. $6.01 at starbucks for venti cinnamon latte and diet coke $5 for breakfast at McD's $8.95 for the Ohio Turnpike $5 for lunch at McD's $4.15 for the Indiana Turnpike $.80 for the Illinois Tollway before I realized my EZ Pass works with Ipass $35 at Sephora for face wash $45 at Walgreens for contact solution, cleaner, a GIANT remote control (christmas present) and milk for mom's house I also had tolls on the PA turnpike and 2 more in Illinois..but not sure how much they were since I used the EZpass.

$4.97 for lunch at McD's

So....we started remodeling our office a few weeks back...and we're kinda stuck because our new cubes/furniture which was suppsoed to be delivered this week...is MIA. The furniture dropped off temporary desks...but look how funny it looks.....

Your Kissing Technique Is: Perfect Your kissing technique is amazing - and you know it. You have the confidence to make the first move. And you always seem to know what kissing style is going to work best. Sometimes you're passionate, sometimes you're a tease. And you're always amazing! Are You a Good Kisser?

$6.25 for breakfast at starbucks $54.95 for visa gift card for my admin who is looking in on Joey and Zella while I'm away for the holidays $16 on bowling and drinks

$6.05 for breakfast at Starbucks

$28.50 at UPS Store to ship Christmas presents and buy stamps $80 at Salon for Highlights and Cut - including a larger than normal $25 tip for the holidays $19.07 for Netflix

So....I've been to 4 days of various holiday parties now..... Friday and today were luncheon's that were work related. Saturday was my office Christmas party, and Sunday was the meetin.org Christmas party. To top that off...I spent the weekend with a KILLER headache...and had an emergency vet visit on Friday. Where to begin....Tuesday of last week I got home late..and noticed Joey's one eye wasn't open all the way....occasionally I see that...but usually a few minutes later its fine...so I didn't worry too much. Wed AM I noticed he still wasn't opening all the way...but had a long day away and by the time I was home to check on him it was too late to call the vet. Now....just the eye not opened may not seem like a big deal....but he's been sleeping a LOT more than normal lately...and he was snoring a lot LAST weekend when he was sleeping...so I was a bit worried. When I called the vet on Tuesday...they couldn't get me in until Friday....I wa...

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$27 at Target

$29 for Curves

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So I got asked this week to share some of my recent knitted projects....so here are some pictures. The first is a little purse I knitted and then felted for my little sister for Christmas. For those of you who don't know what I mean by felted.....have you ever accidentally shrunk a sweater in the wash? That's felting!!!!! You agitate your wool knitting in very hot water and the fibers grab onto each other and shrink up. This purse was twice the size before felting! The next picture is one of the felted poinsettia's I made. I actually have a few finishing things to do to these...but I made several and have some pins I want to put on the back so they can be pinned on to show holiday spirit. I'm giving away I think 5 of these for Christmas this year. Tey were actually made in 4 separate pieces and then felted and then attached together (you were supposed to sew but I got lazy and glued!). Hope you've enjoyed my knitting!!!

$51 on my student loan $126.56 to comcast

You Are 80% Boyish and 20% Girlish You have a tough exterior - and usually a tough interior to match it. You're no nonsense, logical, and very assertive. Sometimes you can't understand women at all, even if you're a woman yourself. You see things rationally, and don't like to let your emotions get the best of you. How Boyish or Girlish Are You?

$ 20 Dinner at Red Robin I also called comcast and dropped my HBO and 30 of my digital channels - will save me about $20 a month.

$49.95 for annual Myfico kit (gets you all three credit reports and credit score and some "coaching" on how to improve your credit scores) $18.50 on set of 15 naturopatch sleep aid patches (naturopath.com)

$73 at Ann Taylor Loft.com (but only because I had a $25 of $50 purchase coupon and the dress pants were on clearance). Also, I ended up with extra money IN my checking account yesterday! I decided to return a pair of shoes to Coach that I bought in NYC back in Sept and hadn't worn yet. Turns out I'd paid for them with my DEBIT card..not my credit card....so I added $236 back into my account yesterday! Yeah me!

So yesterday I hosted a Stitch n Bitch for my MeetIn group. There had been a request that a couple of people wanted to learn how to knit and I volunteered to teach....because I felt I could....and I'd been thinking it would be nice to have some girls in the area to start a Stitch and Bitch with. So yesterday I had just one student. And she'd actually learned a couple of things from her mom before...including continental knitting. Now, I'd tried continental knitting once before...and I did something wrong that made all my stitches backwards....and I'd not attempted it again since then. We had our class....my willing student let me show her how I did a purl stitch and she continued using continental method for her knit stitches. Before we finished I told her she was going to have to learn how to purl in continental and then she could teach me BOTH next time we got together. So today...i was inspired...and did some experimenting and figured it out for mysel...

$24 at Walmart on gift boxes, yarn for christmas gift projects, and pillow protectors (for felting knitted Christmas projects) $60 electric bill $110 to cingular for first month service and new acct activation fee

$17 on more knitting needles for Christmas present projects $103 at target on various cleaning supplies, personal items, a 27 foot lighted length of garland (for only $10!), and gift wrap. $16 on dinner and comedy show

69 Questions to Start the Winter. 1. Are you in a relationship? nope 2. If no, would you like to be? um...I wouldn't avoid it if I met the right person, but I'm okay without it 3. How often do you visit your MySpace profile? once or twice a week 4. What is your favourite candy bar? hershey bar 5. What are your favorite shoes? anything from coach! 6. Have you ever tripped going up steps? yeah...but I hurt myself a lot worse when I fell down them 7. Where did you go on vacation last summer? LA for Mandy's wedding 8. Would you bungee jump? no 9. Do you own a Fallout Boy CD? I don't buy CD's since itunes...but I do have some Fallout Boy songs downloaded 10. Do you like amusement parks? LOVE THEM 11. Do you ride rollercoasters? Hell yeah, and who'd have though the best coaster I've been on is right here in Hershey! 12. What is your current favorite CD? The soundtrack to wicked (the entire thing) takes up most of my top 25 most played songs on my ipod...so I'...

$963.xx for primary mortgage payment $64 for leather gloves at the coach outlet for mom for Christmas

Today is pay day thank god! I had $2 cash in my wallet all week and was not allowing myself to get any more!!!! I even turned down dinner out with a friend this week until payday rather than getting more...I'm so proud of myself! $120 on groceries that should get me through til I go home, including I picked up the supplies for food I need to bring to various holiday parties. $1000 to my chase credit card $14.92 to Verizon for my home phone (thinking I should cancel this line) $25 at Color Me Mine on a gift for someone for Christmas

$00000 again....getting tired of soup for lunch though...

$35 for Homeowners Association

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$15 on breakfast at Chilis at Ohare $2.78 on milk $35 on parking at airport for 9 days (what a deal!)

$9.23 on mid afternoon lunch at Panda Express $9.50 on movie tickets for Happy Feet

$4.00 on breakfast (and small donation to Ronald McDonald House) at McDs. $110.69 at Ann Taylor Loft on sweater and jewelry for the theater that night! $23.37 on new dress socks (6 pairs) at Target

Nothing...its Turkey Day!!!

$196 on ugg slippers for dad and step mom for christmas $7.00 on cat toys/dog bones for Christmas presents for Altoid, Redd, Squeakers, and Aria. $4.25 on a gingerbread latte at starbucks $9.15 on dinner at chipotle (why oh why doesn't chipotle open in Harrisburg?????)

$50 on Thanksgiving groceries $335.53 for my second mortgage payment (I wish these both got paid at the same time!)

$3.46 at McD's for breakfast $11 for dinner at Chili's $3.03 for milk

$4.57 at Panera for breakfast $16.15 at Meijher on a rug for my brother for Christmas $25.62 at Target on towelsfor my brother for Christmas

$6.50 at Starbucks at the HBurg airport for a latte and water. $287 at Cingular on a new cell and blue tooth headset...there's a $50 rebate coming on this though.

$17.86 at UPS store to ship the last two items sold in ebay which I FINALLY got paid for $10.66 on knitting needles for Christmas Present project

$31 at CVS for packing tape, deodorant, shampoo, batteries and a magazine. $21 at UPS store to ship more ebay sales $87 at Tres Chic salon and day spa on my hair color and cut.

UPS Store $9 to ship another sold purse $6.67 for lunch $.65 for some skittles for afternoon snack. And..sold my old mini ipod on ebay for $108.25!!!! There was lots of crazy last minute bidding! Also sold a pair of shoes...but for way less than I wanted to (or what I paid for the barely worn things).

$13 at Post Office for shipment of sold bags $20 at UPS store for shipment of OTHER sold bags $6.54 at starbucks for breakfast $18.77 on water bill $36 to capital one

$9.86 for lunch (and afternoon dessert) at Panera $29 for Curves Membership (too bad I don't go) $9 at UPS Store to ship sold purse

Well..not really.... You know how McDonalds had Monopoly last month? Well...I'd gotten some stamps but then I didn't go back...and I had to stop while driving someone back to Hburg Thursday and ended up getting more. I didn't look at them then, but I looked when I got in the car to drive to Virigina this weekend..and I swear I had the missing railroad. I then let my mind drift away since I wouldn't be able to see for sure until I got home. So yesterday as I'm driving back from Virigina, I see the little stamps and start fantasizing about what I'm going to do with my $5million. Consider of course that approx half will go to taxes...so I'll get about $2.5 Mill to put in the bank. First thing I'd do is pay off my credit cards and school loans and then buy an SUV...either splurge on a Mercedes or just do a done up Honda Pilot. Then I'd call the realtor and put the house on the market and the cats and I would hit the road for Chicago. (Guess...

$4 on gingerbread latte $71 at coach outlet on hair scarf and passport wallet $43 at Yankee Candle outlet $68 at Michaels on more felting yarn for gifts

$5 at McD's for breakfast and donation to Ronald McDonald House $1.27 on a cookie $76 on 2 pairs of jeans

I'm visiting my aunt and uncle in Virgina this weekend. Here's a picture of their boxer Heidi.

$11 on lunch and dinner for today $4 on pins for my felted flower gifts for Christmas $8 on shipping of my first sold purse

Green suede carryall...I'll miss you more than you know..... But I like the $95 I just added to my Christmas shopping funds. Hope my other auctions do as well...no other takers yet...just some watchers.

I love that even 3000 miles apart Michelle and I are still so in sync with one another. Let me start by saying...Michelle is the BEST gift giver I've ever known...she has this knack for remembering some little thing you said you loved, wanted, etc...but never would have thought to buy yourself. And she remembers and gets it! I LOVE my birthday and Christmas just because I'm dying to see what thing I always wanted and never thought to buy that she would give me! I on the other hand...not that great a gift giver. When its time for me to buy...I'll remember that a person TOLD me something that I should remember...but I don't...and I just figure something out. But this year...I was SOOOO excited for Michelle's birthday. Michelle took a sushi making class last year with Seattles top sushi chef. Now she and the girls make sushi every so often. On one of my trips to Color Me Mine earlier this year...I noticed they had sushi plates and wasabi dishes. I thoug...

$4.87 at Starbucks (no more venti gingerbread lattes on the turnpike! yikes!). $28 at Color Me Mine - It was supposed to be a present for someone else..but it was so cute..may need to keep it!

I'm sure none of you thought the day would come, I know I didn't. But as part of my new cost awareness, I've decided to sell some of my Coach items which are not getting much use. Here's a taste of a few of the items. Be sure to check out my listings! Item Number 280047076736 Item Number 280047091125 Item Number 280047076736 Item Number 280047085922 Item Number 280047082742

$4.25 on Venti Maple Mocha for Breakfast $3.91 on McDonalds for afternoon snack on drive home from Baltimore.

Another goose egg! Yeah!

Another goose egg! Yeah! Correction $50 on my school loans

Dropped $300 a dinner.... But it was expensed so it doesn't count.... That puts today at $0! I'm so proud of myself!

So....ever since I brought home my little bundles of joy last February...my sleep has suffered.... Originally they played all night long...and as time passed...Zella started behaving and Joey started getting worse. He jumps on top of me...licks whatever part of my skin is not under the blankets....starts nibbling my nose of the licking doesn't get his desired attention. Talks at the top of his lungs.... Just generally keeps me from getting any sleep.... It usually starts about 4am...and I throw him off the bed every 20 minutes or so til I finally get up. And on weekends the latest I ever even try and sleep is 8am. Recently Joey expanded his torture to include laying on my pillow at the top of my head...and pawing my head..and CHEWING my hair. My mom has asked all along why I didn't just lock them out...and I guess I don't have a good answer...Zella is such a sweetie...that I don't mind her being in bed with me. And I didn't want to separate them b...

Nothing!!! Wanted to go to Hallmark and use up my birthday coupon...but made myself stay home so I wasn't tempted to spend too much money! Instead I worked on my knitting at home. About 2/3 of the way through another poinsettia - and I got the first one felted. Its drying now so I can put it together. Also got caught up on my netflix movies...I've been bad the past few months letting them sit and instead doing PPV....but part of my reduced spending is no more PPV....better to make good use of my netflix membership.

$25 on a flu shot at target $6.87 on size 10 double point knitting needles required for Christmas present making $44.52 on 10 skeins of assorted wool yarn for Christmas present making Already got two mini birdhouse ornaments made. Working on a pointsettia now.

Lunch was expensed today.... Stopped at Target on the way home...spent $77.42. Purchased: Crock Pot, Cat LItter, Garbage Bags, Laundry Detergent, and some assorted Crockpot Classics frozen meals for the new crock pot. Staying in tonight so thats it for today!

Okay...I'm putting myself on a self imposed spending ban....between stuff for the house....and being bored out of my mind and shopping online (since I can't go out and shop in this crappy town).....and my coach habit..... I've allowed myself to up the balance on my credit cards .... and I'm not going to share the amount...because ANY balance is bad....but this is really bad. And in another 18 months is when I get moved again....I'd like to have some equity in my house by then so I don't have to finance 100% next time.... And I don't want a lot of debt looming over me because I'll have to buy a car again next time I move since I won't get a company car anymore. So....in order to help keep myself accountable...I'm going to report my daily purchases on my blog! I'm allowing myself necessities....and some entertainment on weekends....but other than Christmas shopping I'm really trying to not spend money.... And I'll not be inc...

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North   You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop." The Midland   The Northeast   Philadelphia   The South   The West   Boston   North Central   What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes

I drove right past it and missed it...but then I was standing in front of a little window in my bedroom and looked outside... I have a STREET sign!!!!! No more confusion with local delivery drivers....I can order pizza again...I can order chinese delivery....no more missed package deliveries because they can't find me. Only bad thing is a stop sign too.....oh well....

We had a pumpking carving party for my office last weekend. Look at my masterpiece!!!

Shortly after posting my last entry (gotta love the broadband air cards for laptops) we FINALLY got moving..... a few folks that were part of our group and also trying to get to the hotel fell asleep in their cards (so did two of our passengers) and the highway patrol woke them up to start moving. I was in my hotel room about 12:30am (some didn't get in til 1am)....and we had to leave again at 7am for the meeting....and then they thermostat was set at 60degrees the whole time....so I got home yesterday tired, cold, and cranky.... Seriously though..the air card....that late at night we couldn't find a traffic report on the radio...so it was nice to be able to go online and see what the problem was causing the accident...even if we had no way to get around it...

So I'm down in Baltimore right now...we had a social event this evening and a meeting starting again at 7am....we left the meeting at 10pm ....got on the free way.....only to stop about 5 miles later...turns out there's a jack knifed big rig and a fuel spill...about 0.5 miles ahead of us .....we've now been sitting for almost 2 hours.....stay tuned....

Jean Finder The site in the above link will ask you some questions and then recommend blue jeans for you...including size recommendations. Kinda cool....

This is so awesome...I know (well I knew) one of the actors in in this commercial, Parvesh Cheena. He went to my high school...he even had a tiny part in my student directed one act play. I love seeing him on TV (I've seen him pop up on ER and The West Wing...and I think in a Tmobile commercial) or the big screen (he was in both Barbershop movies) - there's something just really cool about seeing someone you know.... Anyway....his myspace mentioned he'd gotten this commercial....I've started seeing it on TV a bunch...you probably have too....but I wanted to share it anyway because I crack up every time I see it.

Okay...probably the first exciting thing has happened since I moved to Harrisburg...I've been eagerly awayting this day...and it finally arrived. My new Target opened!!!!! Before I had to drive like 10 miles through some windy roads (or on the freeway in ridiculous traffic for this tiny burg). But now, just 1.5 miles away, is a brand new, jumbo target! And as if that wasn't great enough...it has a Starbucks in it...thats right folks...I now live by TWO starbucks! Hard to imagine those days of having them on every corner....but alas....now I have two! And...they sent me a coupon in the mail...so I got $5 off today since I'm a "new neighbor". I picked up lots of goodies..including some groceries...since they had a great selection of that stuff....and more importantly...I started my Christmas shopping and picked up a game "Apples to Apples" for the Nelson familly...since we play all the games at their house on holiday's I thought that would b...

So I'm staying at the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia for a meeting right now. You'd think it would be amazing..and my room is pretty awesome. The bed is great. The bath products are the same line from Bulgari that we had at Mandalay Bay when I went with Ann and Amanda. BUT...There's a problem. I don't know if there's a crazy high crime rate in philly or what...but the police sirens ALL NIGHT LONG kept my whole meeting from getting any sleep last night! And we're here tonight again too. I'm in desperate need of some ear plugs!!!! On a happier note...the Coach Legacy line, celebrating the 65th anniversary is officially in stores. I couldn't get everything I wanted, because Mom is buying some things for christmas/birthday. But I did pick up a couple of beautiful things outside her price range.

Is fabulous!! he throws himself all over the floor laughing! I think he's the best one yet! Check out my video of him on YOUTUBE: Elmo

Its been a while since I shared an update on my coach collection...so here are my purchases over the past few months....

So I made a trip to NYC this weekend. My first day trip since I moved to PA. I'd been trying to plan a trip with a friend...and our schedules were not working...and at the last minute this weekend turned out to work for both of us. I had mixed feelings about going this weekend...given the anniversary that was approaching. This was only my second time to NYC...the first was back in April...I think of 2004. Michelle and I purposely scheduled a walking tour that included a stop at Ground Zero. We wanted some time to pay our respects...I think we spent about an hour there. It was really a very surreal stop. To look at the space there ... its hard to fathom those two towers standing. Particularly to someone like myself..who never saw them that way except on film. We were touched at that time, by all the memorials surrounding the site. And the storyboards depicting a lot of the actions not only on that day...but in the weeks following. There was even information po...

So I'm trying to figure out what to do with the cats over Christmas...since I'm thinking I'll be in Chicago 2-3 weeks....and with our office on shutdown..my admin won't be close by to come check on them..... Working on the parents to see if they can come home with me. Was PLANNING on DRIVING home. But I think Zella wants to go UPS....

Here's 30 questions stolen from my friend Carolyn: 1. What is in your left pocket? No pockets...changed into my pjs when I got home....is that bad at 6pm? I mean...I've been in them a couple hours now! 2. How much alcohol did you have this weekend? None...I was a hermit this weekend except for a movie Saturday. 3. Do you eat gas station food? Snack stuff sometimes... 4. Ever drive all night to get to someone? HEHE...yep...summer after freshman year. This girl I'd just met through a friend and I decided to drive to peoria to see this guy I'd started seeing right before school got out. I told my mom I was staying at the other girls house and we drive down to P-town. Got there around 3am...stayed for breakfast and drove back. We were so tired we ended up pulling over on I-55 to sleep for an hour! 5. Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie? Not my kind of movie.... 6. Do people that scream into their cell phones annoy you? Except when I'm the one screaming........

That fateful night in November 2003 when I took a little tumble down a big flight of nasty stairs has claimed another victim. Monday I had my very first root canal. What surprised me is that it was NOT one of the fractured teeth that required it...but the only front tooth that did NOT fracture. The signs however, were exactly as Dr. Chin said they would be....the tooth was rapidly turning a dark color. Both the dentist and the endontic specialist said the reason it was THAT tooth that turned was because of the impact it took that night..WITHOUT fracturing. The damage was so severe I had to go to a specialist for the root canal. Luckily...due to his skill it was a FAST 1 hour in and out procedure. And fortunately...because its a front tooth the dentist is working to restore the tooth without a CROWN. We're doing a "walking bleach". They left a hole in the back of the tooth..and every 2 weeks we're putting some bleach INSIDE the tooth...then packing it...

Okay..the resolution on Missies camera wasn't great...but here's the picture we snapped of Jared a little while after meeting him.

Okay...let me put this in perspective for you. I woke up this morning with CRIPPLING cramps. And....after all my crazy traveling the past few months...surprise surprise...I started developing a cold (come on Zicam!). But I'm having a GREAT day! Wanna know why??? I stopped this morning at my new STARBUCKS! Which is on my way to work!!!!!!! No more gas station lattes for me! You are all probably thinking I'm crazy...or finally started smoking the wacky weed..... But Harrisburg is SOOOOOOO not what I'm used to and this is HUGE!

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says: "and caught in a garage door mechanism, and I've also lost kittens" 2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. what is the first thing you touch? curtains 3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?: the morning news 4. Without looking at the clock, what time do you think it is?: 2ish 5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?: 2:41pm 6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?: The guys installing my ceiling fan right next to me 7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?: getting out of the car and walking into my house around 1:30. 8. Before you came to this website, what did you look at?: The Purse Forum 9. What are you wearing right now?: Black dress slacks, multicolor striped button down shirt, purple ugg slippers 10. Did you dream last night?: not that I recall 11. When did you last laugh?: hm...not sure..that's kind of sad! 12. What i...

So...from the minute I brought home my sweet kitties everyone remarked that Joey looked like Hitler due to his unfortunate little black nose and mustasche. I was just thankful that it was Joey with the mustasche and not my sweet Zella. I'd never seen what is now being refered to as "kitlers" before...but assumed that with black and white cats it must be fairly common. Then yesterday I'm reading my Entertainment Weekly and it mentions the below web site. http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/ And there are LOTS of cats like my Joey....so I posted his pic...he's showing under "latest kitlers" and is ranked 40 out of 219 for Best Kitler. Disclaimer: I don't mean any offense by this....Hitler was a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE person...just thought it was funny there's a whole web page devoted to this since I have one!

Orange County You're rich, pretty, and living a charmed life. (Or you seriously wish you were.) From Disneyland to Laguna Beach, you're all about living the California dream life. Just make sure to marry rich - so you don't have to work for it! Where Does Your Inner Californian Belong? You Belong in London You belong in London, but you belong in many cities... Hong Kong, San Francisco, Sidney. You fit in almost anywhere. And London is diverse and international enough to satisfy many of your tastes. From curry to Shakespeare, London (almost) has it all! What European City Do You Belong In? Your Blogging Type is Unique and Avant Garde You're a bit ... unusual. And so is your blog. You're impulsive, and you'll often post the first thing that pops in your head. Completely uncensored, you blog tends to shock... even though that's not your intent. You tend to change your blog often, experimenting with new designs and content. What's Your Blogging Personality?

You Are 48% Bitchy Generally, you're an average woman, with average moods. But sometimes... well, watch out! Sometimes, you let your mean side get the better of you. And you enjoy every minute of it. How Bitchy Are You?

1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Open..the cats will just pry them open and wake me up if they aren't already open. 2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? Depends on the hotel / shampoo conditoner brand..I do take the soap usually if there's one still wrapped up. 3. Have you ever 'done it' in a hotel room? Yup 4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before? Nope. 5. Do you like to use post-it notes? Definitely! 6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? Used to..so I stopped cutting them. 7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees? What the hell kind of question is that? 8. WHAT HAPPENED TO ..8? ???? 9. Do you always smile for pictures? Usually. Even though it shows my fat lip... 10. What is your biggest pet peeve? Idiots 11. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? Don't sleep with a top sheet...just the fitted sheet and the comforter. 12. Do you ever count your steps when you walk...

You Are Not a Gold Digger You go out of your way to take care of everything in your life. Including money - which you've got plenty of, thank you very much. And you have no intentions of being a trophy girlfriend for some bald guy. Just make sure that hottie you met isn't scheming to be your boy toy! As a successful woman like you knows, gold digging goes both ways these days. Are You A Gold Digger?

Okay...so the wedding...I won't bore you with the details (they aren't that exciting anyway). I will say...Mandy looked BEAUTIFUL! Michelle and I were SO happy she went with the dress we'd picked out for her....it was definitely perfect for her. And I got to meet Mandy's mom finally...hard to believe after 10 years that was the first time...but that's what happens with us crazy girls from all over the country! We got off the yacht at 11pm and headed back to the hotel to crash. We slept in a little Sunday morning...and then we were off...to Hollywood this time. We somehow found free street parking like 1 block off Hollywood Blvd..and at the end of the street so I didn't have to risk getting boxed in! We wandered the Walk of Fame until we came upon Graumans Chinese Theater. While we were browsing the tour opportunties a woman from the tour company came up to us...pointed out 3 tours..and said forget about the rest.....so while we were deciding she...

OK....here goes! Believe it or not...my flight from Harrisburg to Chicago ACTUALLY got to Chicago on time! Of course the minute I landed I saw that the next flight..the one to LAX was delayed. I called Michelle to warn her that Missie and I would be late...she was so shocked...and then went to meet Missie at her gate. Which was kind of exciting in itself for both of us. I have seen Missie since last July when I was in Peoria...and she thought it was cool to be met at the gate at the airport since you can't do that anymore. Anyways...we grabbed some grub and went to wait for our LAX flight. We got to LAX around 11:30pm. Michelle had just landed too and we met her on the car shuttle to the rental car place. I remembered it was the same place Ann and I rented a car last summer...so when we got off the shuttle I darted inside to get in line...because it took FOREVER when Ann and I were there! My bladder was not too happy with the decision...but when the girls saw the line ...

Things have just been CRAZY for me lately!!!! Lets see....work is insane....and lots of travel lately. Last weekend I went white water rafting with some cool girls I met in from the MeetIn group. We had a blast...but MAN was I sore on Sunday! And I banged up one of my knees pretty good that's still smarting a bit. This week I had a meeting in Chicago so I flew in and decided to stay the weekend. Friday Stepmom and sisters and I went to 1154 Lill on Armitage to make purses. I made a Jeanne ..will post picks after it arrives. Stac made a Molly - which is like the bag I already have, Steffo made a Lucy...which is like a Molly but smaller. CK made a Andi ... which is huge and beautiful! Now I just have to wait for it to be made and find its way to PA. I also picked up a small silver wristlet for the wedding next weekend. Oh yeah...speaking of the wedding...apparently I've been gaining weight in my BOOBS! So my BEAUTIFUL dress I'd previously posted no longer ...