Mom, on your birthday

I celebrate you being you,

my extraordinary mother.

You have made such a difference,

created so much good in my life!

I celebrate your smart mothering,

your clever, creative methods

of gently molding your beloved child

into your vision of me:

a strong, capable adult,

an unselfish person of good character.

I celebrate your boundless

physical and emotional energy...

loving me, leading me, supporting me,

lifting me when I fall.

On your birthday, Mom,

I celebrate the best thing about my life...

having you as my mother.

Happy Birthday. I love you!

Cricut Circle

Early in June I received an email from Cricut.com inviting me to join the Cricut Circle. I decided after reading all that was included that it would be a perfect opportunity to get to know people in my area who were as crazy about their Cricut as I am.
You might wonder what exactly is the Cricut Circle?
The CRICUT CIRCLE™ by Provo Craft is a select community of Cricut® enthusiasts. Cricut owners are the most creative, passionate, social, and fun-loving people on the planet. The Cricut Circle is our way to celebrate your enthusiasm (and ours!) for Cricut! The shape of the circle signifies inclusion, unity, kinship (think King Arthur and the round table). The goal of The Cricut Circle from Provo Craft is designed to bring this community of amazing people together to learn, share, and grow The Circle love!
What does life look like inside the Cricut Circle?
•Four exclusive cartridges a year, one each quarter, (starting with French Manor) ONLY available to The Cricut Circle members
•Special buying privileges like rebates, monthly coupons, and opportunities to buy other exclusive products for your Cricut, from friends and partners of Provo Craft
•Extra reward points and special cricut.com discounts
•A members-only bracelet with an exclusive Cricut Circle charm (get ready to be the envy of your friends)
•A special Cricut Circle Community will come together through an exclusive Cricut Circle forum on cricut.com
•Inspiration and education from exclusive Cricut Circle webinars, swarms, meet-ups, and events
•A fun Cricut Circle blog and a monthly project-inspired online magazine to fill your mind with ideas galore
•Charter members will have access to information and opportunities to become a part of the decision making process of future Cricut products by participating on research panels
So I joined and not to long after paying my fees I got this email

Here the Cricut is assembling the welcome kits to be sent out to all the members

After weeks of impatiently waiting my kit showed up at my door.


Cute green shipping box!

Stayed tuned for more adventures brought to you by the Cricut Circle.

It's not too late

If you own any cricut products this might just be the thing for you and they have extended it to Friday September 17, 2010 until 12:00am MST

The Cricut Circle by Provo Craft is a select community of Cricut enthusiasts. Cricut owners are the most creative, passionate, social, and fun-loving people on the plant — and you have been personally invited to join the Circle by one of your friends.
Cost is 275.00 a year and:
As a new member, you will have access to exclusive content and information, including:
Four exclusive cartridges a year — one each quarter starting with French Manor...ONLY available to Cricut Circle members.
Special buying privileges like rebates, monthly coupons, and opportunities to buy other exclusive products for your Cricut, from friends and partners of Provo Craft
Extra reward points and special cricut.com discounts
A members-only bracelet with an exclusive Cricut Circle charm
A special Cricut Circle Community that has come together through an exclusive Cricut Circle forum on Cricut.com
Inspiration and education from exclusive Cricut Circle webinars, swarms, meet-ups, and events
A fun Cricut Circle blog and a monthly project-inspired online magazine to fill your mind with ideas galore
Cricut Circle enrollment will be closed after 9/13/2010. Now is the time to join. If you are interested in joining please contact me for a referral as there is an on going contest. If I can get people to join I have the the opportunity to win:
A Gypsy
A free membership for a year
A ticket for me and a guest for the 2011 Cricut Cruise.
If one person I refer joins for a year I get a Gypsy.
Remember to contact me so I can send you the referral email!

Our 15 year Anniversary

This year our Anniversary fell on a Thursday and being "old" and having to work early the next morning we opted to wait until the weekend and celebrate both our Anniversary and Jared's Birthday. Jared did of course have these beautiful flowers sent to my work. He is so sweet at doing that.

So Saturday we decided since the Bees were playing at home and there were Fireworks after that we would go to dinner and then to the game. We went to Iggy's for dinner since that has become one of our favorite places, and then off the ball park.

It was a nice night and the fireworks were fantastic. We sat directly underneath them.

Sometimes it is hard for me to believe that we have been married for 15 year as it doesn't seem that long ago when we 1st met and fell in love. It seems like such a short time ago that we got married and started our lives together. We have definitely had our ups and downs but we have a lot of fun on our journey to where we are today.

Here is the card that I made for Jared

Jared's Birhhday

I bought Jared cupcakes for his birthday and used my Cricut to cut little Happy Birthday signs to stick in them. Unfortunately we did not have toothpicks so I had to use Spaghetti.

The card that I made for him

I decorated the house up a little.

We let the dogs join in on our celebration.

We had a nice quite celebration at home since it was in the middle of the week and we both work early hours.

Have a Safe and Happy Labor Day!

However you choose to celebrate labor day this year please be safe. Happy labor day to all my friends and family!

Here is a little bit of interesting history on Labor Day that I found on Wikipedia:

The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.[1] It became a federal holiday in 1894, when, following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with the labor movement as a top political priority. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.[2] The September date was chosen as Cleveland was concerned that aligning an American labor holiday with existing international May Day celebrations would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair.[3] All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday.
The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday: A street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families. This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.
Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer. The holiday is often regarded as a day of rest and parties. Speeches or political demonstrations are more low-key than May 1 Labor Day celebrations in most countries, although events held by labor organizations often feature political themes and appearances by candidates for office, especially in election years. Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer recess. Similarly, some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school, although school starting times now vary.
In U.S. sports, Labor Day marks the beginning of the NFL and college football seasons. NCAA teams usually play their first games the week before Labor Day, with the NFL traditionally playing their first game the Thursday following Labor Day. The Southern 500 NASCAR auto race was held that day from 1950 to 2004.

July 24th 2010

Still working feverishly to catch up on my blog. Now we are up to the 24th of July celebration. There are quite few pictures so I am just sharing the link to my Picasa album if you click the picture it should direct you there.

This year was a little different as Jared had to work bright and early on the 25th, even though it was a Sunday. So instead of going down and hanging out all day like we normally would. Jared and I went down in the morning for the Parade and a BBQ at my mom's. The we left so Jared could get some sleep and I went back later in the evening for Fireworks and such. It was such a nice day and great way to celebrate the summer.
I had also went down to my mom's earlier in the week so we coould go down to the park and walk around the booths as well as walking around the carnival. It was nice to spend some time with her and we had a great time people watching too.