on second thought...

its a WONDERFUL DAY!!!!

chris got a job!!!

he starts training on monday morning with the school district as a bus driver!! yay!! wahoo!!! i'm so proud of my man! its something he's done before, so he's already has the licence and endorsments needed, so he's all ready to go.

i'm sooooo happy!
<3

its a beautiful day...

this picture was last night...at about 4:30 pm. crazy eh? it was so beautiful, i ran out of the office to take a picture.
<3

i have something exciting to share!!! i got some awesome HAPPY MAIL today!!!


as "payment" for re-designing her blog jamie mailed me a bunch of yummy scrappy goodness! it feels so good to have new scrapbooking stuff. its been so long...
along with that, she included one the elsie felt dolls that everyone has been making from the class. i've loved them from afar, but now i have one of my very own!!! and she's my two favorite colors!
thank you sooo much jamie! i love everything. :D




yesterday i got a couple of my ATC sets finished for swaps i'm in. so i thought i'd share! :D

this one is for the "love quote" swap on SIS. the quote is from one of those dove chocolates. i got it just after chris and i started dating. i'm glad i listened... <3>

this one is for the SIS nov/dec swap. the theme is thankful. chris is the one thing i am most thankful for in life.

these are the complete set of THe CrEative TyPe design team swap. i'm so honored to be a part of this amazingly talented group of ladies. we have so much fun!!

well, i guess that's all for today.
love*love

yesterday was a sunny day...

it felt good to be outside for awhile.

but today is a different story...
i feel like i've hit a brick wall of frustration.
so many things are spiraling out of my control, and i'm not dealing very well with it. i have things to say, but i don't know how or when or if i even should say them.
i'm wasting days.
i hate that...

i can't believe that its already december. in a week, chris will have been unemployed for 2 months. the time goes by so quickly.

okay shaina....need to focus on the POSITIVE!!!!

i got 2 of my recent test back from my course i'm taking. A's on both!! im really enjoying what i've been learning.

last night i had a talk in the TMS. it went really well. i enjoy doing that. :)

my mom bought me some fabric to make curtains for our house. its the perfect green color with flecks of brown. i'm so excited to make them.

got 2 huge loads of laundry done this week. i wait till i can't wait any more to do it, cuz i have to go to a laundrymat. :( but, while the clothes were drying i just loved the colors blended together and just needed to take a picture. <3
tonight we've having a friend over for dinner. her husband is out of town for the week, so i thought it would be nice to invite her over so she's not so alone. chris is cooking again! yay!! so

now i will leave you with a smile for today. have a wonderful week one and all!

a quick update....
no job yet. his interview went really good, but the problem is that its a new manager who is wanting to get rid of the current staff.... which he has to do before he can really hire. so again its a waiting game.
chris is going by the school district bus garage today, cuz we heard that they were looking for someone. he's driven bus before, so that will help him. we'll see how it goes.
:D

finally!!!

chris moved the AC out of my scrapbooking room last night, and i got 3 whole pages done. :D :D it felt so good to create something after so long. its been about a month and a half already. that's HORRIBLE!!! i'm hoping i can keep my mojo going now that i've got my room back. happy shaina!
so here's what i created:

this one is for the Work-Your-Soul challenge this go-round. the challenge was to take a dishes pattern and use it on a layout. i love how it turned out. this picture was taken when i was about 11 up in smithers, BC canada, where my dad used to live. some of my greatest memories were made there...

this is a picture of my cousn hannah's little baby Aiden. he is the sweetest baby, with an ever-ready smile. such a good baby. :)

this one i did for prompt #8 over at THe CrEative TyPe. the challenge starting today is to focus on one word. i chose the word "beauty" and a picture of my best friend kelly.

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on friday night chris and i drove to moses and i went by Maurices again. i had a gift card with some money on it to use. and i bought this new purse. :D isn't it fabulous?? i *heart* it. its huge and perfect and leather and it makes me happy!

on saturday night we had our friends cassy and matae over for dinner and a movie. chris made pork ribbs and i made rice and vegetables. everything turned out so good, and we had a really nice time. we had invited another couple, alan and tonya, over too, but tonya got sick. which is too bad because they are moving back to whidbey island next weekend. i'm really going to miss them.

chris has a job interview today. keep your fingers crossed!!! :D