My Cousin Jessica's Wedding

What a wonderful weekend! My cousin Jessica married T.J. Schofield in Cumming, GA :) It was so beautiful!!! The rehearsal dinner, visited some wineries, the wedding of course and the after party... I am having a hard time picking out what pictures to post - so here are some :) Maybe I'll post some more later. Enjoy, xoxox

New Mural

We've been doing some redecorating... we hired an interior designer and she is awesome!!! She recommended and painted this mural in our bar - I LOVE IT!!!! Enjoy :)

I watched my nephew...

I've never watched anyone (childwise) overnight before and I offered to watch my 16 mo. old nephew last week. Well, my sister took me up on it (I think she was very nervous). Well, Brayden arrived on Saturday afternoon. We played, went for a walks, took naps, went swimming, ate yummy food, watched some movies... had a good time and he only cried 3 times (2 of those times was when my sister would call and check on him and I left him with my hubby, he didn't want me to leave the room) It was a good weekend. My family came over on Monday for a cookout and my sister took him home. I talked to her today and she tells me that I spoiled him... what are aunts for???? Here are a few pics from the weekend :) P.S. That is my sister letting him go thru the cat door on my back porch - next time he comes over i think he will wonder why i don't fit thru there anymore, LOL

September is here :)

September is National Stamping Month. To celebrate this event, Close To My Heart has a contest going on where you can enter daily to win prizes! They are also offering little tutorials each day. How exciting! The first 15,000 people to register will recieve a FREE stamp set :) starting today, September 1st...

Go to my website at www.adriane.myctmh.com and click the box that shows National Stamping Month.... make sure you visit everyday to see the new tutorial :)

Also, September brings another GREAT promotion... From Me to You - a really nice card kit that include a stamp set, 3 mini ink pads, cards, all the accessories you need and an adorable little box that it all fits into :) To view, go to my website. Also the Stamp of the month for September is Doodle Alphabet - so adorable.

Let me know if I can help with any of your stamping needs - Happy Stamping!!!!

CTMH Hostess Club!!!

Oh la la... a preview of new CTMH paper that isn't available til September 1st! I just finished this layout and love this paper :) I am starting a Hostess Club in October and this is going to be our first layout to make. Do you know what a Hostess Club is? Let me explain... the club is limited to 6 people, you must commit for 6 months. The club/group will meet at my house (I have selected Sundays once a month, or if you get a group of 6 we can have it whenever and wherever you'd like) during our meetings we will make a 2 page layout - no charge. The commitments mentioned above are for 6 months and you would purchase $25 of CTMH products each month (prior to or at the club meetings). Each month there would be a different hostess therefore each taking turns earning the FREE Hostess merchandise (minimum of $25 FREE each month, depends on sales of club members)Make sense? Its a great opportunity to make some layouts, chat with other scrappers and get some great CTMH products!!! Space is limited, so sign up soon... email me at scrappinadriane@yahoo.com Let me know if you have questions :)

Goodbye Purple wall...

I have been doing some remodeling the past few weeks, been working on the guest bathroom, living room and our bar, hence the post on saying goodbye to the purple/green bar. I will miss the purple wall, but looking forward to the faux painting and tuscany mural that we will be having painted this week!!!! :)

Today's CTMH gathering!

Today I had a CTMH gathering with my friend Dani, tomorrow is her birthday. She wanted everyone to make cards, we did 8 each! It was a lot of fun. The food was fabulous too!!!! I just wanted to post the cards we did...

CTMH August Stamp of the Month

Yeah! I had a little time this morning to play with this months stamp of the month, Free Spirit. I made this card and love the way it turned out :) the colors I used are Hollyhock and Chocolate, and had inspiration from a fellow consultant on one of my yahoo groups. I am going to be making this card tomorrow night with a bunch of ladies at a gathering... Enjoy!

My Personality Quiz

You Have A Type B+ Personality

You're a pro at going with the flowYou love to kick back and take in everything life has to offerA total joy to be around, people crave your stability. While you're totally laid back, you can have bouts of hyperactivity.Get into a project you love, and you won't stop until it's doneYou're passionate - just selective about your passions

http://www.blogthings.com/doyouhaveatypeapersonalityquiz/">Do You Have a Type A Personality?

To Remember...

Yesterday was a day to remember my grandmother, JoAnn Goetz. She was 80 and a loving woman - my favorite memory was when she would babysit me and she taught me how to play poker and we'd watch the Love Boat till we fell asleep in her bed.... Her urn was buried next to my grandfathers, Joseph O. Goetz, whom passed away 11 months ago, they are at Bay Pines National Cemetary, my grandfather was a vetern. After the ceremony we went to the Palm Pavilion on Clearwater Beach which is my grandmothers favorite restruant - the majority of us had the beer-battered shrimp, her favorite! It was a very emotional day :)

New Window Treatment!!!

I finally got my window treatment that I ordered at least a month ago :) Hubby installed it for me tonight. I don't like it as much as I spent on it, but I do really like it! I think it makes the dining room so much cozier...what do you think?

Bowling Layout

I finished a layout today :) This is from 2006 when I bowled in a few leagues with my SIL, Kari.

I hope you like....

Oh so good recipe!!!

I made this recipe this week and oh, this was so good! I found this recipe in Easy Summer Meals by Cooking Light. Enjoy!

Breaded Pork Cutlets (would taste good with chicken too, i think)
2 slices white bread (I used whole grain wheat)
3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage (I had fresh in my garden, so I used a little less)
1/2 teaspoons dried sage (I also had fresh in my garden, so I used a little less)
8 boneless pork chops (1/4 inch thick) (I just had 2 butterflied ones)
1/4 cup all purpose flour
3 large egg whites, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons canola oil (i used vegetable, but next time probably will use peanut)
Cooking spray (didn't use)
4 lemon wedges (didn't have and don't think you really need)

*place bread slices in food processor, pulse until coarse crumbs (at least one cup). Place bread crumbs in shallow dish. *combine kosher salt, pepper, sage and thyme, sprinkle over both sides of pork. Place flour in shallow dish, place egg whites in another shallow dish. Dredge pork in flour, dip in egg whites, and dredge in breadcrumbs. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add pork to pan. Cook 2 1/2 minutes until lightly browned. Lightly coat surface of chops which cooking spray, turn chops over. Cook another 2 1/2 minutes until done. serve with lemon wedges - OMG, so good!!!!

Sad day :(

Today is a sad day... my grandmother passed away this morning. Unfortunatly, it was expected to happen soon. This is my dads mom, my dad also lost his father 11 months ago - its been a tough year. Please send prayers and thoughts to my family. Thank you, God Bless.

How pure are you?!?!??

You Are 68% Pure

You're pretty pure, and you have no plans on changing that. You do have a devilish side though... and it will probably get the better of you.

The 100 Question Purity Test