this.
Black friday
is always a marathon shopping event for me and my family. We all pile into the car early in the morning and drive to Charlotte, NC to visit Concord Mills Mall. This year Jason went with me and met up with his brother Stephen (who still lives in the outer banks of NC). We don't get to see him a lot throughout the year so this was nice. We also had lunch with Jason's Grandmother who lives in Concord and this Uncle Mike and his wife and 4 kids.
Down the Mall We Go
The Rohrer Boys
Lunch @ Quaker Steak
Mike Rohrer, Grandma Rohrer and Jason Rohrer
The Twitty Women
Jason new girlfreind: Emma (my cousin's 2 year old daughter, gorgeous!)
After a long 10 hour shopping expereince where I took over 300 photos and got LOTS of inspiration, but no actual shopping done, we finally got home. Went to bed at 8PM. I think that explains the day in a nutshell.
My New BFF :: Emma
We were both pooped but no one would carry me.
Tonight after another day of shopping the whole family will be hitting the Riverbanks Zoo for the Lights Before Christmas.
Thanks
I'm thankful for my four legged children, my parents, my grandparents, my friends who I never get to see and the ones that are always around. I'm thankful for my car, my house, my clothes, my computer, the Internet, cameras, food, sharpies, cupcakes, Wild Wing Cafe, Starbucks, pedicures, debit cards, my job, flip flops, pools, rain, pansies and tulips, duvets, Sunday mornings, pillow talk, 409, aunts, uncles and cousins, rainbows, stickers, canvas, paint, and much much much much ( moocho much) more things that have blessed my life.
Cupcake Making 101
1. you will need cake mix. :: check ::
2. you will need eggs :: umm....run to store....check ::
3. you will need vegetable oil :: crap! ::
maybe sometime today i will get around to making these cupcakes i want to make so much. i keep forgetting ingredients! i have everything i need for decorating the cupcakes, just not for baking them.
Paper: Scenic Route, KI Memories, Basicgrey, Foofala and Making Memories
Paper: Scenic Route, BasicGrey and Bazzill Basics
Thought Sticker: Stickopotamus
Paper Frill: Doodlebug Design
Clip: Making Memories
Ticket: Indiana Ticket
Chipboard: Maya Rd
Pen: Zig Memory
Rub-ons: Urban Lily
Sticker: Lil Davis
Letters: Heidi Swapp
I know, I know. I need to get my digital camera fixed. soon.
Audubon Zoo Jungle Gym
Despite his beaver teeth expression, I ♥ this photo. Fun, great angle, texture and the best of all, my man. Love it.
Daily Catch-Up
November 8th thru the 19th Dailies
Ok, so how long is it supposed to take you to get back into your normal groove after you've been gone a week? Too long for me, I missed getting on the lists for the handmade ornaments swap. There are a couple of these going on this year. You can find info on a couple here or here. Also, you can make the pledge to make and buy handmade this year here.
On the other hand, I am in the whirlwind process of cleaning my house so it shines before I have company over the Thanksgiving holiday. It's amazing the clothes that two people can accumulate over the year and I loathe to put clothes away. I am in the process of weeding out the unused clothes which I will be donating to the Goodwill down the street.
Home Sweet Home
I truly enjoyed NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) but it there's nothing like coming home.
New Orleans is more beautiful
than I remember. Even after all the mess of Katrina it is still a colorful and vibrant city. The french quarter was even more lucky when the storm came through. It only got about 2-4 feet of water. It is still the gorgeous and lively place I remember back on 2002.
We have been very busy, site seeing for the first two days we were here. Hitting the French Quarter for Bengiets at Cafe at Cafe du Monde and wandering around the streets.
On the weekends the local artists are out by Jackson Square displaying their work, some even painting right there on the streets. There is a lot of talent here, wishing I had some money to spend on paintings and etchings!
I plan on hitting the flea market today. Unfortunately the French Market is under construction for some reason and is closed. And as you can tell, I found a computer cafe, the Bastille on Toulouse Street and they have saved me from way over spending my bank account by allowing me Internet access to check it!
That's it for now, off to take more photos!
Tomorrow
we leave for New Orleans @ 5 in the morning. That's early in itself, but we have an hour commute to get to the airport and we should really be there an hour before our flight. Thursday is going to be a LONG day.
It's Jason's first trip to New Orleans and my 2nd. I went in 2002 (?) before the Hurricane. I am interested to see the differences. Locals say the French Quarter is pretty much the same, it's the out lying areas that are still in need of lots of support.
I'm looking forward to taking lots of photos and eating some great food. Everyone has been giving me restaurant suggestions for the last week. I'm going to try and hit some of the most famous ones, but I hear the hole in the wall places are the best places for beer, music and fried food (mmm...yum).
I love flying, but hate what i does to my ears. I have MAJOR scar tissue in my ears from two ruptured ear drums and 3 sets of tubes ( all which took place before my 5th birthday). So the pressure change is really hard on me. Luckily my *love* Jason did some research for me and is committed making my flights this trip comfortable and fun.
So I'm off to pack...making sure I don't pack anything I'm not supposed to bring on the plane!
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