Stephanie Howell

a few clarifications/annotations to yesterday’s post.

a. i eat grouper. yum. however, i am frightened of the actual fish. when it is alive.

b. re: people talking about being busy. i’m not talking about busy moms. we are all “busy”. i’m talking about people that feel the need to constantly and loudly brag/complain about how important and busy they are. 🙂

on to today:

hey y’all! thought i’d do a scrappy saturday post, since i won’t be doing a big blog post tomorrow.

next week i will be accepting one of the challenges from the comments this week…scrapbooking using a gingham pattern.

supplies:

studio calico anthology (patterned paper, newsprint sticker, fabRips, game night sticker)

studio calico rubons

studio calico homefront (brown stickers)

flowers- maya road

buttons- sassafras

twine- studio calico

happy saturday, sweet friends.

hope it’s beautiful.

xo

 

1. i love reading young adult fiction. i finally embraced this (thanks, meghan!) and now i devour YA books. it’s the kid in me, i suppose.

2. i finally gave in and stopped watching grey’s anatomy. and i don’t even miss it. it was so depressing. ugh. i couldn’t take it any more.

3. i have a reality TV addiction. especially bravo reality shows. totally stupid and fake, but i love them.

4. i love hip hop. the first CD i ever bought was a hip hop cd.

5. i get my feelings hurt easily.

6. i could eat mexican food and italian food for every meal for the rest of my life and be a happy camper.

7. i don’t save paper scraps. THERE! i said it!!

8. i’m really truly grossed out by grouper. have you ever seen them? they are the grossest looking fish EVER. fish scare me.

9. i snort when i laugh.

10. i’m cracking up b/c i cannot stand narcissistic/self-involved blogs…yet this post is about me. huh. i promise, i’m not self-obsessed.

11. i’m actually quite self-conscious. working on this and getting so so much better.

12.  i think my girls are the most beautiful babies i’ve ever seen.

13. i don’t like people who constantly feel the need to tell you how busy they are. it’s close to being my number one pet peeve…but that honor goes to people who say “GROSS” about something you are eating. sooo rude.

14. sometimes i go to the basement and fake “doing laundry” for 5 minutes so i can give myself a time out. 😉

15. i love being a mom, and i’m also terrified of it at the same time. always wanting to make the right choices.

16. i adore audrey hepburn. always have.

17. i bite my nails.

18. i have a scar between my eyes. a boy threw me over his shoulder in college and dropped me on my head.

19. i love peonies.

20. i love  blogging. LOVE it. i kind of think it’s changed my life.

what are your confessions?

happy friday, sweet friends! xo

1.My sweet biggest is letting me take LOTS of pictures of her lately.

She’s such an awesome juxtaposition of girly:

 

 

 

and not quite so girly. even though she did want to wear pearls and princess shoes to her team photos last night:

 

 

2. Notice the littlest is nowhere to be seen?

That’s because she’s a blur. Invisible to the naked eye.

Always going, running, doing. Never stopping.

I wish i had a tenth of her energy:

 

3. I’ll be teaching a class at the Scrapbook Shoppe in Columbus on May 22. I’ll be using Hello Sunshine products from Lily Bee. Also thickers, border punches, and some other fun products.

Please consider coming if you are in the Columbus/Atlanta/Alabama area! The shop phone is 706-321-0202 if you’d like to reserve a spot. I’m teaching two one page layouts and will have samples up soon!!!

class cost is 25 dollars and you must pay ahead. i SO hope so see some of you there!

4. Remember a few months ago I talked about doing a challenge a week? One that y’all came up with? Well, being Scatterbrain McGee over here, I completely forgot about it, but I decided last night that every now and then I’m going to pick a challenge from y’all’s comments, and use it for Scrappy Sunday.

It can be a challenge for topic, supplies, design…anything. So if you’d like to share an idea for this sunday, leave a comment here.

You don’t have to contribute, if you want to leave a  comment without a suggestion, that’s totally cool.

I just know I have the best readers out there, and thought some of you might like this idea!!

5. Sic ’em Lady Bears!!!! FINAL FOUR!!!! still mourning over the men (but so proud).

so BEYOND proud of my alma mater this season.

 

that’s about it. happy wednesday!

xoxo

s

seven reasons he is the love of my life:

1. he can make me laugh like nobody else in this world. i have literally both: a. fallen down and b. peed my pants from laughing at him before. he seems so introverted and shy, and then when you really know him…really, like no one else knows him, he is witty and clever and so dang funny.

2. he loves with all of his heart. wholly and fully. our marriage is not always perfect. whose is? but he loves me so very much. even when we are frustrated, he never calls me hateful words or says anything spiteful. neither do i. we love each other too much. and you can’t take words like that back. he loves me and respects me.

3. he makes me feel safe. every night when he is home, i can sleep without worry. when he is away, i worry…but he is there keeping me safe. keeping my children safe. he is strong and brave and he does what he does to keep us safe.

4. he gets me. he can tell how i’m feeling and what i’m thinking just by looking at me. we can pretty much have a whole conversation without saying a single word. he knows what i need. whether i need to be left alone or whether i just need to be held.he will just listen. or talk. and he’s never afraid to say he’s sorry. nor is he afraid to wait patiently for me to say i’m sorry.

5. he is the best father i’ve ever seen. i have fallen in love with him a little bit more with each child we have. he’s loving, fun, protective, silly, wild, gentle, stern, a pushover, fierce, tender. he adores them.

6. he isn’t afraid to admit he’s not perfect. to admit he has things to work on, that we have things we could be better at. no facade of perfection. no expectations. just love.

7. he is my best friend. my secret-keeper, my cheerleader, my make-out buddy. 🙂 the holder of my heart.

happy seventh anniversary, jimmy.

i love you!

and a lot of heart…

life is oh so very fun.

something my mom taught in me at an early age, and now i’m teaching the girls the same.

you don’t need a TV, gaming system, cell phone, computer, DVD player, GameBoy to cope.

to have a good time.

no being bored. moping. complaining. expecting to be entertained every single second of every single day.

what you do need is an imaginative, creative spirit. a happy heart.

oh, and crepe paper, twinkle lights,glitter, tutus, and feathers never hurt.

thanks, BB for teaching the girls what you taught me. and for instilling in me a creative spirit.

i look forward to strengthening these gifts in my sweet girls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

have a beautiful thursday!

xo

s