Hello All!!!

I don’t know where to begin.  First of all Hello! Happy New Year!!!!  I’m so looking forward to 2010.  Are you?

Today was my first time to login to my wordpress blog and actually clicked on my blog.  I can’t believe that the last time I wrote a post was waaaaay back in November 19th.  Yikes!

Long story short….. I’m ok.  I just had to decide what had to come first.  I had to put work first…since that pays the bills.  My day job got a tad bit demanding (tad bit is an understatement).  I’m an amazing multi-tasker at work.  However  in my personal life I can’t seem to do it.  Once I get home from work I just have to crash..on the couch in front of the tv…get my mind off of things and eventually fall asleep.  So my creative alter ego had to stay on the DL (down lo) for a bit.  I even became a hermit for awhile…. it was really uncharacteristic of me to do that too.  I felt the need  to hide in a shell for a couple of months to decompress and find the balance in my life.  All these became a distraction to me.  I felt the need to focus my attention on work so I disconnected from Twitter, FB and my email accounts via my phone.   It just became too much at one point. I think I was being more social online too than in person.  Haha!  Anywhoo. . . .

My craft room temporarily transformed into an office

If only data sheets and numbers were as colorful and cute as stamps and paper

I bought Amir an early Christmas present…. a 2000 piece puzzle of Las Vegas.  Good Luck!  I was luring him to spend time with me while I worked.  This was our way of spending time together.  Poor Cece passed out due to boring parents.

I have a few days off for the holiday and I intend to do some crafting and catching up.  I’m so sorry if any of you felt like I left you hanging.  Trust me it was not my intention at all.  It was a decision I just had to make.  If anyone sent me messages via Twitter, FB or email I will respond this weekend.  I have to sift through my 1000+++ of emails (im sure mostly junkmail) during my time off and finally read some blogs in my reader.  I think it has stopped working now.  I’m going reconnect to all social media sites once again via my Blackberry and communicate with you all.  Im looking forward to it.  I sure have missed it and I have missed you all.

I haven’t done much crafting but I did make several handmade presents this year.  I’ll share those pics this week.  I still took my camera with me wherever I went so I’ll post pics and share what I did while I took a break from here.  Oh and I’ve been reading.  HOLY CRAP that’s huge for me!!!

Last…. I’m doing the Ali Edwards my little word.  I did it last year and it has helped me tremendously.  I really did live my 2009 based on the word “Positive!”  Boy has it changed my life.  I eliminated everything negative in my life and made it a point to be positive and to find the good in everything.  It changed my life.

So to welcome 2010 my word for this year is “PURPOSE!”

We are all looking for our purpose in life and we may never know. But for the coming year my goal is to try to seek it. To try everything thats comes my way, to continue to learn as much as I can, to contribute to society and to be a good influence to people.  Life is so short, I’d like to make the most out of it and possibly leave a mark in this world. I’d like to find my purpose in life… whatever it maybe.

Do you have a word for 2010?  If so what is it?

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  The New Year!  I look forward to the amazing things 2010 will bring.

Hello!  This post will have more pics than words.  Here’s a recap of my weekend.  A co-worker Hao and his wife Li who are based out of Jacksonville spent the weekend with Amir and I.  We went to Big Cat Habitat located here in Sarasota, FL, ate some Vietnamese food at Pho Cali and had Li’s favorite dessert…. frozen yoghurt at Whiteberry (yup just like Pinkberry).

Enjoy the photo’s.  At the end don’t forget to check out a video that I created on Zingfu the White Tiger and another video I found from youtube that brings awareness to White Tiger breeders.

Note: All exotic animals in the sanctuary have been rescued from abusive owners and owners who can no longer take care of them.  They were all purchased as pets.

A Liger in the sanctuary:

Bear kissing his caretaker:

Florida Panther….look at those eyes.  What a beautiful creature:

Amazing pics of the goats playing…or fighting.  I’ve never seen this in person before only on Planet Earth

Eli the baby chimp…. he’s so cute:

Dinner at Pho Cali:

Hahahah….these two love spicy food.  I think they made their soup too spicy:

Desert at Whiteberry….I love their Green Tea Frozen Yogurt:

If you have time please watch the video’s below.  I created the first video, “Meet Zingfu”…. he was rescued from an abusive owner.  He’s such a beautiful creature.  I learned so much about Big Cat abuse, cruelty and breeding from this non-profit organization.  It’s so wonderful to see that these animals are now being loved and taken care of.

I’m not an activist.  Just an ordinary person that was exposed to this yesterday.  If you are interested to learn more I encourage you to visit Big Cat Rescue’s website and read this article HERE

About Ligers:

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  people who care…..big cat habitat and all animal rescue organizations!!!

Hey there!!!  Happy hump day!!! Woohooo the weekend is almost here!  So I’m still killing time because I really havent had any time to create anything.  Hopefully I’ll be able to make something tonight or tomorrow.  So here’s a recap of my Boyz II Men concert.  I couldn’t believe they were here in Sarasota.  I think they couldn’t believe it either and they seemed shock that the concert was sold out.  It was so much fun by the way and I still knew all the songs!!  I went with Amir and my concert buddy Nikki.  I went with her to see New Kids on the Block too.  Now if only Color Me Bad would do a reunion show…. I would pay to see them too.  Haha!!

Anyway they were awesome!!!  They had a dance move for every song.  It was just cool to see them in suits because when I first saw them when I was in college they were wearing jerseys.  I miss songs you can sing along too and real R&B music.

If you want to see pictures of the concert check out my ALBUM or FLIKR STREAM.  Add me to your contacts on Flikr if you have too.

So here are some videos…if you’re a fan you’ll enjoy seeing them again:

Motown Philly

On Bended Knee

Four Seasons of Loneliness

Hard To Say Goodbye & More Motown Philly: (I started dancing so the video is kinda shaky)

Mwah,

From Amir:  ”Today I’m grateful for the show Million Dollar Listing on Bravo”……hahaha he can’t stand those guys!!!

Hey!!!  Did you guys have an awesome weekend?  I’m not a big fan of Halloween like the rest of the population (I’m more of a Christmas kind of girl) but I still had a blast at a friends party.  Just wanted to give you guys a recap of my fun night.  I didn’t dress up…yup I’m that friend.  But since I was armed with my new awesome paparazzi camera I gave myself the title “Asian Tourist” hahah!!!  Amir was a Gangster (I don’t think people got it here… its a west coast thing I guess), Julie was MJ, Jim (Julie’s husband) was Lumber Jim, Michala was Red Riding Hood and Chip was Grandma Werewolf.  He made a kid cry.  Awesome make up by their friend Jen.  Anyway check out my pics below:

3 tears (Jim used a sharpie to do this)

We needed some tats!! Yup I totally used my stamps from Unity, Hero Arts and Paper Source for this.  StazOn worked great for this!!!

Hahaha I forgot that this was Julie!!!!

She totally rocked the whole MJ outfit!!

Ahhhhh…. I love this picture!!!  So dramatic

Billy Mays!!!  The Oxy Man was there to clean up the Sangria mess!!

RUN DMC!!!!

I think I had the best costume that night!!!  Dont you think???  Hahah!  Amir and Chip are so sweet.

For more pics check out my ALBUM or my FLIKR STREAM.  I’ve joined Flikr…. add me to your contacts please

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  Awesome and Fun Friends!!!

Welcome to my new home!!!  Thank you so much for following me over here.  I’m so excited to launch my new blog and blog design.  So what do you think??  Well I hope you will stick around.  Keep in mind that this blog is still a work in progress so please be patient.  I still have to organize my categories, move my pictures over and update my pages.

I’ll still be doing the same things here but I’m hoping to do more videos, tutorials and projects.  I have a couple of things in mind that I’ve always wanted to do.  So stay tuned.

Don’t forget to subscribe to my blog on your reader.  I’ll get my email subscription up soon!!

PS: My blog looks weird and wonky on IE 6!!!

Special thanks to Jim Martin from Captivation Media for helping me with my new home!!!

Mwah,

Day 2

We're having so much fun!!!  Tonight Julie came over and we had grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner and we went to target to purchase The Proposal!  Have you seen it?  I call dibs on Ryan Reynolds!!!  Then the Chipala (MIchala + Chip = Chipala) couple came over and watched it with us.  HIlarious movie you have to see it if you haven't yet.  I couldn't stop laughing  

Check out Amir below…. he's such a party animal!!!  Hahah

Have a great weekend everyone!! 
 

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  Mwah,

 

Today I'm Most Grateful For: Thank you lord for Ryan Reynolds…..to the window…to the wall…….!!