Goodbye 2011

Another year under my belt whilst I'm quickly approaching my 29th birthday, Eeek! All in all I think it was a good year. Lots to be thankful for my wonderful family, my sweet boyfriend and his family, my puppy little bear, my friends, my health, and my job. Of course the list goes on and on, I feel so blessed. I have some goals for 2012 not necessarily resolutions (I will do a post on those later).

2012 I welcome you with open arms and all the good things you have to offer. I wish all my readers, family, and friends a peaceful and prosperous New Year!

Love, Nae

The holidays have come and gone yet again. They make for such busy time of year. I love the holidays and it's bittersweet to see them go but on the other hand nice to have some down time. I'm going to enjoy this time without deadlines or custom orders. I'm going to be catching up with family and friends. Put the crochet hook down and pick up my knitting needles. I'll also be trying out my new Cricut cutter I got for Christmas. I'm so excited to startaling stuff with it!

I'm thrilled to start a new year and welcome any positive changes it may bring to my life :) I want to go Ui alot more outdoor activities and try to tone down anything that causes me stress.

If I'm not back before the end of the year I hope you ring in 2012 with lots of kisses from the ones you love!

Scary Cute!...

Sooo it's pretty much been forever since the last blog. My life has been seriously crazy and I barely even get a chance to sit down at my computer which I hope now that it's getting cooler I will have more nights in than out. Guess what!? I moved yet again! I moved into a cute little house with my friend Rhonda. She is buying it so we get to do whatever we want to it. It's been hard work like painting, pulling up carpet and tack strips!!! It's soo cozy though I just love it. I painted my room "Sunny Tulip Yellow" it's gorgeous. I will do a house tour once we get new carpet. My room is staying with the wood floors they are soo pretty.
I NEED to start working on my Halloween costume, I won't reveal what it is until I know for sure it's gonna happen. I'm just in love with our Fall weather in here in Colorado. THe air is crisp and the pumpkin spice lattes are amazing!

I'll be back soon, scouts honor! lol

xoxo. Ren

Scentsy Stampede and Work...

Hello Lovlies!

So my medical leave of absence is finally winding down *tear* I took one to get my diabetes under control and let me tell you I feel completely better! Still tired but I don't think that will ever go away but my numbers are good, I've lost weight, and I feel happy. I go back to work on Monday and I'm actually ready to go back, I guess I needed a break from the stress too.

So in other new the Scentsy convention in Fort Worth, Texas was soooo much fun! I don't even know where to being telling you about it! Which is why I've been putting off this blog! I'll give you a quick run throughs of each days of the trip and end each post with some pictures :) There is too much to cover in one post!

*We left early early Wednesday morning & caught our plane in Colorado Springs thanks to my little sis driving us to the airport* We switched planes in Denver after our 20 minute flight in a teenie tiny plane to the Dallas/Fort Airport* From there we took a van to our hotel The Omni which was directly across the street from the convention center, talk about convienent!* We all unpacked and then head over to the convention center to register* We got out lanyard/badages/tokens/and other info* Later that evening we took buses to the Stockyards where Clint Black and Gloriana were playing a concert* It was sooo dang hot out there so I opted out of going to the concert and decided to go do my favorite thing ever SHOP!* There were some really cute shops I discovered and restraunts too * I found an amazing bead shop where the bead were super cheap! I was a happy camper in that store * After that I took the bus back to the hotel and just hung out and I think I ate at the restraunt in the hotel? hmm can't remember I ate soo much it all kinda runs together :/

Now on to the pictures!!!

You got discounts at most of the stores at the Stockyards if you wore your Scentsy bandana!

Just some random cowboy hangin' out.

Our goodie bags our Directer Kolsie made for us! She went way overboard...she's awesome!!!

I knew Scentsy girls loved bling but didn't even understand the true meaning of BLING! until I went to convention!!! It was soo fun wearing all this stuff, it's right up my alley.

Here are the Colorado girls from our team :) Yes, I look like a complete nerd, I was excited ok!

I thought this restraunt was too cute!

The Stockyards

Oh that's just me on the brink of dying of a heat stroke :)

World's largest belt buckle @ Billy Bob's

Random Gigantic spur! You don't want get kicked in the rump with that sucker!

CANDY!!!

How cute is this sign?

100 thing I love in the world

1.flowers
2.puppies
3.babies
4.bicycles
5.cameras
6.mountains
7.purses
8.shoes
9.music
10.ipods
11.beds
12.ikea
13.hot tamales
14.green apples
15.yogurt
16.hamburgers
17.nail polish
18.computers
19.cars
20.concerts
21.church
22.friends
23.family
24.libraries
25.coffee
26.coffee shops
27.crochet
28.knitting
29.embroidery
30.quilting
31.beading
32.snail mail
33.scentsy
34.lady bugs
35.turtles
36.snuggles
37.kisses
38.hugs
39.nieces
40.pens
41.markers
42.stamps
43.dresses
44.water bottles
45.swimming
46.balloons
47.hello kitty
48.yarn
49.bracelets
50.hair color
51.scarves
52.yoga
53.zumba
54.hats
55.nachos
56.drive-in theaters
57.movies 58.popcorn
59.piggies
60.bling
61.lipgloss
62.raisins
63.craisins
64.trail mix
65.vintage
66.cupcakes
67.baking
68.kitchenaid mixers
69.sunglasses
70.icecream
71.frozen custard
72.fro-yo
73.puppy breath
74.hot air balloons
75.hot cocoa
76.christmas
77.halloween
78.costumes
79.sandals
80.rain boots
81.smoothies
82.popsicles
83.cozy blankets
84.camping
85.camp fires
86.smores
87.snowflakes
88.rain drops
89.soft grass
90.swing sets
91.sno-cones
92.glitter
93.bubble gum
94.baseball
95.kickball
96.hockey
97.antiques
98.massages
99.sunshine
100.GOD

July has come and gone...

Wow! This month seemed to fly by faster than any others this year so far! I'm will say I am glad it is just too dang hot for comfort and the closer it get to the Autumn months the happier I am. Alot has been going on especially since I haven't posted in a month, keeping busy busy is what I do :) Here is a little run down of what I have going on to bring you and the blog up to speed.

* I started working back at the Salon by appointment only, I had a bunch of appointments

* I went to my first Scentsy Workshop. It was in Colorado Springs and I had so much fun and I came home with soo much cute stuff!

* I drank lots of iced COFFEE!

* Went to the drive-in movies a couple of times

* Ate lots of BBQ!

* Participated in our first ever backyard yard craft fair and it was a raging success!

* Started vending at our local farmers market on Fridays, my sister and I have really been enjoying doing this, it's so much fun. (minus the heat!!!)

* Most importantly my mom brought home the most precious little guy Llittle Bear" our baby yorkie, he is the sweetest cutest puppy EVER!

So that about sums up what I have been up to. Right now I am working on a buttload of booties and numerous other custom orders. I can't keep up! I also can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing :) I side with good.

Next Wednesday my mom and I will head out to Fort Worth Texas for the annual Scentsy Convention. I am soo excited. The more fun I hear I'm gonna have the harder it is to contain myself. I got all my luggage ready, outfits picked out in my head, headbands and accessories ready to go, water bottles, misting fans, and a ton of other junkjust waiting to be packed! I'm sure I will have lots of photos to post when I get back.

A little reminder for FB friends...


The sweetest little baby...


All packed for the farmers market...


These little booties are a big hit!...


My newest hats...


Our new glitter banner...


Drivin' on sunny days...


Loving the boat rides with friends, sooo much fun!...


I hope the these warm months are treating you well!

xoxo.
Rennie

June is here...

Happy June everyone!

xoxo. Ren

Livin' the life...

Howdy and Hello! I'm just sitting here on my lunch break watching some MTV and eating popcorn. I love working at home because I can actually relax on my breaks! When your in the workplace on a break you still at work.

This last weekend was Addison's Hello Kitty pool party at the YMCA. It was so much fun and the kids had an awesome time, this coming weekend is Adrianna's Shrek party. I can't believe my babies (nieces) are getting soo old. It makes me sad and wish that they would stay tiny forever. I love being an Auntie soo much they always make me feel like a million bucks and tell me I'm their best friend. Nothing beats that!

Also this weekend my mom, our friend Juanita, and I are making our way to Denver to go see Adele live in concert! I'm over the moon :) I'm pretty sure it's gonna be amazing. Her voice is just magical.

Well I hope you have a great long weekend, my next post is bound to have a tons of fun pictures from the HK party, Shrek party, and Adele show. So stay tuned!

Oh and I did a mini update in my Etsy shop with some Sping hats so check them out!

Waiting for Summer...

OMGsh! It's almost summer and I can't wait! I'm not usually one for the heat but I've been so cold lately it's sounding pretty good. The two places where I "live" both have swimming pools so you can bet I'm gonna have a great tan this year. Which also means I need to hit the gym like I should be there right now doing something to tone up! I have lost an amazing amount of weight since the begining of the year and I feel awesome, Nearly 30lbs!!! I can't believe it happened and pretty much by just not eating fast food and being careful with the sweet stuff. Being a diabetic it's hard figuring out what to eat and what not to eat and how to balance. I was diagnosed last April and I still have my struggles with it but I just try and take it one day at a time.
In my crafty world I have been crocheting as usual making pretty flowers headbands and clips in time for summer and some flowery hats!

Here are some pretty amazing photos that make me yearn for the summer and a sweet vacation!









Hopefully soon I will get to go on a little getaway :)

What's going on in your world?

xoxo. Ren

Arcade Fiber!...

Hello There! It's been a ghost town around here on the blog. Trying to keep up with everything is so hard. I'm gonna try to schedule a weekly time to at least blog twice a week. I miss writing. Soo here is a little run down of what's been happening and going on here in my little world.

I finally got to see Arcade Fire!!! It's was amazing and more. I had so much fun. Jeremiah and I met up with some of our friends Cameron and Liam. We went and had hot wings before and after the show, ha ha! It was one of the only places open in the area so and we weren't ready to turn in yet so that's how that happened. At the show I dance the entire time. I got the most comfy and soft zip-up hoodie, I love it.



Here are few projects I finished lately. I made them for a trade with another crafter. She sews and I got two amazing bags in trade for the items in the photos below.






Happy Mother's Day weekend!

xoxo. Ren

Water and sleep my bffs...

So I woke up today around 12:30pm! What a lazy butt, I know. Jer and I went to a show last night in Denver and didn't get home until around 2 am. I am so glad I took today off work in advance because I knew I was going to be dead tired. I was kinda right. I feel like I'm on a "fun" hangover, completely drained and parched! I drink soooo much water all day long when I don't drink every fifteen minutes I can't handle it. I LOVE water and water bottles. You should just see the ever growing collection of them. This habit of collecting bottles always killed my mom and now the hoarding is slowly taking over the kitchen too! Once I decide to roll out of bed today I'm gonna clean and re-organize the kitchen cabinets. I'm short so I need to move things I always need to the lower shelves.

So our little excursion yesterday was quite lovely. We took off to Denver about 2pm. Went to eat at Thai Basil one of my favorite places ever! The food is so yum and the prices are really reasonable. Well actually before we went into the restraunt we had to change a tire on the Jeep cause we got a flat. It kinda sucked but we didn't let it put a damper on the trip. So we ate then headed down to the venue. We got there too early to pick up our tickets so we walked around "LoDo" for a little while and shopped a teeny bit. Jeremiah bought a shirt at a could little studio. Then we went to Marco's Pizzeria and had Nutella pizza for dessert. It was soo good, we want to go back there next time we are in Denver and have their pizza it all looked so amazing. After pizza we headed back to the Marquis Theater for the show. We saw "Akron Family" the show was really good and had a good vibe from all the opening acts. Then we headed home and as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out like a light.

Here are a couple photos from the day/night.

Crochet Everyday...

Well almost everyday anyway, I have been crocheting mostly at work these days since I have been so busy most evenings I can't really fit it in. I have been super productive however! I was making little Easter chicks for about two weeks (pics later) and now I'm onto cotton spring hats. I love hats! I like to wear them and make them. Right now I'm using patterns from Speckled Frog's etsy shop along with some of my own little tweeks to the patterns. Her patterns are super easy to read and follow so check them out if you get a chance. Here are some photos of the hats I've made since last Thursday, they will be posted in my Etsy shop when I get a spare second to post them...Enjoy







Happy Wednesday! Yay only one more day of work for me tomorrow is my Friday :)

xoxo. Ren