Glitter Glue Addict

I don't want to push the limits of my company's IBB (Internet Big Brother) so this will be a quick post. I'm actually quite surprised they haven't blocked this site!

I was going to blog last night but got into making cards and stuff. A CTMH order I placed with my co-worker came in yesterday and I couldn't wait to get home to try them out. Also, I think I'm addicted to glitter glue. Last weekend, I bought a set of glitter glue pens at BJ's. It's from Elmer's and there's probably 30 different colors in the set. Too cool. I want to make everything all 3-D and sparkly!

Hope everyone's enjoyed the warm weather so far... I hear it's going to be a cruel weekend (in the 40's and rain tomorrow?). Hopefully, I'll be able to get myself away from the glitter long enough to post all the FUN pictures from Joey & Michelle's thing last week. Till then, HOLLA!

Quick Weekend Rundown

Pics and details to come...

11/22 - Went out to celebrate the marriage of Joey & Michelle at Blue Gin in Georgetown
11/23 - Turkey at MIL's house (good eats all day long!)
11/24 - Headed down to Breton Bay for the weekend
11/25 - Watched the MD / Wake game with William, Fred and Mike
11/26 - Jackass got an oil change and we headed home

OK... back to work. Merrrrrr.

Wedded Bliss

Congratulations, Joe & Michelle!

Wishing you a lifetime of love and bliss together. John says, "Hope you're as happy as we are!" Can't wait to celebrate with you.

Love and Hugs,

John and Jal

Gestures of Goodwill

I was summoned to help my boss with a gesture of goodwill between our company and one of our customers. We crafted handmade holiday cards to be handed out to patients at hospitals. We used supplies provided by the customer. My co-worker, Mary, was also involved and she sells Close To My Heart stamping/scrapbooking products. I've been involved in stamping and making cards (using CTMH) since she introduced me to it last December.

BREAKING NEWS!!! My Cowboys just beat the Colts, handing them their first loss of the season!!! Woot!!!

Anyway, we had to be extra creative using the basics provided us, since we're so accustomed to having a wide array of stamps, stamp pads, papers, embellishments and the magic of the heat gun for embossing our stamping. Here are some of the cards we made:


Mine are the two in the front and the two in the back. Mary's are the two in the middle. She made a bunch more, but they were on another table. Not bad!

In other big news for the week, John and I have booked our flights to go to THAILAND in January. Can you believe it? I'm so excited! It will be John's first time out of the country, except for the time he went to the Bahamas and when he went to Vancouver with Freddy. He hasn't been the same since he came back from Canada, by the way. Something about too many modes of transportation taken in a 24-hour period and White Russians. And a "Vancouver Hover"...

The last time I was in Thailand was in January of 2000. The toughest thing will be the 12 hour time difference. I find that coming back home is the most brutal though. You wake up at 4:00 AM all wide awake and by 3:30 in the afternoon, you're ready for bed.

This past weekend, we had FND at my parents' and on Saturday, we met up with the guys to watch the Maryland football game at Caddie's. John went to see Brian Wilson with Freddy, William and Mange that night while I did a little early X-mas shopping. Today, we ran a bunch of errands between Silver Spring and Columbia. Lots of driving! I think I'm ready for bed!

Sorry about the infrequency of blogging... I have soo many food blog items to catch up on! Hopefully, I'll be able to blog again this week. We're heading to the beach cottage on Friday after filling our pie holes on Thursday. I've been put in charge of bringing a veggie side dish to my MIL's house. John said to make a Caesar Salad... I'm thinking Brussel Sprouts. LOL.

Happy Turkey Day, everyone!

Hello, Goal Line!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Veteran's Day Weekend! John and I were off on Friday and took advantage of this by heading down to Breton Bay on Thursday night to check on the house. One of the screen doors had been damaged by the wind (wasn't securely latched) but all else was fine with the house.

Friday, we headed out in search of a new screen door, but most of them are a standard size these days and we needed one a bit smaller than standard. It looks like we're gonna have to special order one. After a trip to Target and some lunch at Popeye's, we went to see "Borat". I thought Matt & Trey (of South Park fame) had pretty imaginative and sick senses of humor (right up our alley!), but Sasha Baron Cohen is just as sick. The movie didn't bring any hyperventalation or tears to our eyes from laughter, but was pretty funny. Very nice.

We headed to the yarn shop and the Apple Basket (or Apple Bucket, as John likes to call it). John found some $99 lamps he wanted to buy, but we held off for now. We'll be back down there after Thanksgiving, to check 'em out again.

Of course, we had to have dinner at Happy Dragon, where they serve up the best General Tso's (according to John).

Saturday morning, we packed it up and headed home. After a trip to the grocery store (and many calls from Freddy to pick up a few extra things), we met up with the gang for some Maryland Football tailgating:

Bianca and Jay were entertaining us with tunes from their satellite radio... until Bianca's car battery pooped out. How many guys does it take to jump start a car? Bianca was well prepared with her own cables, but sadly, they were defective or something. Freddy borrowed some (in exchange for a few swigs of Captain Morgan) and we got the car started.

At the game, the stands were full. It may not look like it (top right corner), but it filled up and was a really beautiful night for a ball game. Maryland scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and that was to be their only points. They managed to pull off a win against Miami. It was another nail biter! But a great win!

We headed back to our spot for more tailgating. Here's what happens when you get freebie poms at a game:

Today was a yucky day... cold, windy and rainy. John was on call today and got one at 8:00 this morning. I didn't leave the house at all today! I was planning on going to Recollections (a scrapbooking store) but decided to just stay in and do some laundry.

Hope everyone was able to enjoy the outdoors yesterday! It doesn't seem like we'll be seeing 70 degree weather again any time soon.

All I Can Muster

My goodness it's been hard getting reacquainted with my old PC! I've been loading up all the software John's PC and my work PC have (picture editing, iTunes, etc...). Anyway, lots has happened since the Internet Big Brother came into my life at work and since Blogger has been a little bit cooperative tonight, maybe I'll be able to give you a quick run-down on recent happenings.

Thursday, Oct 26th: My mom, dad and I went to dinner to celebrate my mom's birthday at Pearl in Wheaton. It was a chic Mediterranean-style seafood place. Maybe I'll get a chance to blog about it soon over at the Baked Beanz.

Saturday, Oct 28th: We celebrated my mom's birthday again, but this time with my brother and his family too. My bro and his family were also celebrating my very belated 40th. We had an early dinner at Cesco in Bethesda. It was fabulous! More about this joint later...




Here's my mom and dad:

After dinner, John and I changed into our costumes (he was a Nerd, I was a Fashion Tragedy) and headed to the Halloween party of the year, hosted by Bianca and Jay. Jay and B were the Croc Hunter and his wife:



Ghoulies Michelle and Joey:



Flava Flav Jake:



Go check out the Moreno Family Site for more pics!

Sometime Last Week: Bianca sent me a recipe for a steak marinade that called for one CUP of Scotch Whiskey. I was only marinating one steak for me and John and only had one of those little bottles of Dewar's in the liquor cabinet, so I made due with what was on hand.

Boy was this YUMMY! It was a little sweet 'cuz I didn't have any soy sauce. I know, I know... What kind of Asian chick doesn't have soy sauce on hand???? I used a bit of Teriyaki sauce instead, which is sweet. Oh well. I promise to make this again, Bianca! With the correct ingredients! Thanks again for the recipe! I'll share this one too once I get a chance!

Thursday, Nov 2nd: Jackass hits 200,000 miles! WOOT!

Saturday, Nov 4th: John and I met up with the guys to watch the Maryland/Clemson game at Caddies. It was a really tense game, but a fabulous win for the Terps!

Sunday, Nov 5th: John and his bro Mike's friend, Kevin, got some tickets for the Ravens game through his company. Their friend, Jay, couldn't make it, so I got to go instead. This ticket included a pass to Bud Light's Backyard Bash tent, which had food catered by Ruth's Chris and two free drinks. Once in our seats, a Ravens rep (?) came up and passed out free hats, little radios, and $10 Ravens Bucks, good for food at the concession stands (no beer though). Here's the view from our seats:



It was an awesome time and a good game. I've never seen so much purple in my life! Do 'Skins fans wear burgundy and gold camo pants??? I think half the Ravens fans had purple and black camo pants. The stadium was LOUD too! I should have borrowed some of Freddy's green foamy ear plugs.

Well, that's what's been going on -- in a nutshell. It was actually much more fun and exciting than this. Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up the foodie blog soon. Lots of stuff to tell over there! Till then, have a good one!

p.s. If anyone has any hints on how to stop my double-spacing from being like quadruple spacing via HTML, please let me know how!

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